Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-11-22
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gle us to see oursels as others see
u.s.
Walhalla and surrounding coun-
| try-seen from a distanco--is place
| Of many advantages. Nature has
| been lavish in her gifts, in the way of
climate and other natural advantages.
But have the citizens improved these
gifts?
When stranger arrives (say on
the 7.3O night train) he stumb,as
| around and sees few lights twink
ling in the distance, with perhaps
some old-fashioned lanterns carried
| In the hands Of some pedestrians, and
the stranger mutters to himself
"This Is dark corner"
The stranger. perchance from the
| marshy lowlands, imagines that the
drinking water will bubble from the
foot of the nearby mountains; but
again he is disillusioned when he
sees the primitive we'll. He has been
| taught that wells, in even very small
towns, are not considered sanitary
When the stranger strolls around
to see the town, he finds some very
| pretty, up-to-date buildings, and he
| also sees some shell-like structures;
and again he wonders why the "City
Fathers do not condemn these fire.
traps as other towns have done.
Many other things he sees, some
W., Il
he is sure-Walhalla is not living up
to her natural advantages.
1t Is noticeable that very little pre-
paration is made to entertain the
summer tourists or other strangers
entering her gates. So they pass on
to other places; and in this, again,
Walhalla Is sleeping over her rights.
Walhalla would be an ideal place
for small manufacturing plants, but
1T is this way: There are some who
could, if they would, and others who
would If they could. So the town is
holding her own-by doing nothing.
For instance, an up-to-date canning
factory would give employment to a
number of people and insure the far
mers market for all surplus fruits
and vegetables.
broom factory would start the
cultivation of broomcorn.
A soap factory would use up much
material that is wasted If this lit
tie industry only saved the freight on
the tons Of soap that are shipped in
We think it would pay to remember
that
Some water and oil
One day had a broil,
And would not unite,
But continued to fight,
Without any prospect Of stopping:
But some pearl-ash o'erheard,
And as quick as a word.
Jumped into the midst of the clash
ing.
When they all three united with
speed,
And soap was created for Washing"
Again, why not have factories for
producing the various breakfast
FOODS, such as puffed rice, corn flakes,
whole wheat, Oat meal, etc? No, we
ship these raw materials North and
some smart Yankee sends them back
to us at about a hundred per cent
profit.
We use quantities Of Northern
Irish potatoes when we have the cli-
mate and the soil, which could be
combined with "elbow grease" and
our potatoes would be home-raised.
We eat Northern apples, when we
have sunny hill-sidcs. by the thou
sand, which would produce apples
just as good. 1t is the same way
with grapes and other small fruits.
Even the peanut and popcorn VEN
der orders his supplies, when acres
and acres Of our land are growing
weeds.
We send off for candies, when, per-
haps. half dozen girls could make
all the candy needed for the average
community.
We use the timed chemical syrups,
when molasses cane is among the cas-
| lest things cultivated in this climate.
Many other things could be mcn-
toned. These are only few of the
little leaks that are helping to sink
this cotton-craZy Sunny South
A Traveller.
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