Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-09-24

RANT pasture lands spread and CRATE
full orchards toss their arms full Of
red-cheeked and golden appels and
velvet checked peaches in the sun
light, while the purple grape on the
uplands, ashamed Of it's own sweet
ness, hides in the shade beneath bill
lows OF emerald leaves.
1t is those people who first set
tied here that we have to thank for
this. We should feel proud to-day,
my friends, to know that our ances-
tors helped found nation, the equal
of which has never been, nor will
ever be, seen, and whose power and
influence are such that, were she to
fail, the effects OF her downfall
would sweep over the world in a day,
withering it's prosperity as do the
hot winds of the desert the blossom
ing harvest. But in speaking Of
honor to the dead, let us not forget
that due the living-thoSe who, by
their steady and determined effort,
organized our association and
brought about our yearly gatherings.
To these are due honor, and when
the flight of time is increased and
we who are here to-day are num-
bered among the memories Of the
past-when our association, now in
its infancy, has grown in proportion
to numbers they will receive as
much honor rom our descendants
as we now offer to those whose days
were spent in developing our unex-
celled Land Of the Sky"
The history of our ancestors is
familiar to you all, yet | cannot pass
them by without reference to their
achievements. They found a wilder
ness here and left it an earthly para
disc, and we who are accustomed to
the luXuries OF the present day can
not realize the enormity of their
achievements. And to-day, from a
few members liv:ns among the
mountains of Western North Caro-
lima, we find representatives Of our
family scattered from the busy and
pOpulous shores Of the Atlantic to
the Golden Gates" of the Pacific,
and from Alaskas ice-bound coast to
the sun-kissed sands Of the Southern
Gulf, and wherever the Stars and
Stripes hold dominion. Among these
people are found no mi''ionaires or
men Of great fame, but there are
many who are an honor, not only to
their name, their forefathers, and
their communities, but to their ma
tion as we'll
Fortunes Here
But, my friends, diverging from
the present subject, let me say that
it is no longer necessary for men,
bers of our family to scatter to the
four winds Of the earth in search
OF their fortunes. They are here
at home. Should we but stop for an
instant and view the industries of
the South to-day we would readily
see the folly of being strangers in
strange lands in search of opportu-
nifty. Horace Greeley's advice of
GO West, young man, go West"
has changed, and the slogan now is:
"Go SOUTH
Amid the great CONNER cal con-
flicts OF competition the SO lth is in
dustrially az well as politi ally set
apart from the world, not in doubt
ful, but in assured independence.
The pro luction Of cotton gives her
this position; it makes her queen,
1t brings immense sums Of money to
her each year, besides the wealth
derived from the agricultural pro-
ductions upon which human life is
dependent; she leads the world in
the production Of corn per acre. Yet
not only in agriculture has the South
vast investment, but also in her
mineral and timber resources. III
the mountains and plains Of the
So"tn are found the finest hardwoods
and timber, together with an almost
exhaustless supply OF the most need
ed minerals. She is to-day furnish
ing an evei-increasing amount Of
iioh' 4No Ioh6ei uoeS TlltSDurB ulc-
tate the price of this barometer OF
the worlds industrial progress; no
longer does Sicily fix the price Of
sulphur. In Texas alone there is an
unlimited supply of coal; in marble
and granite we have no rivals as to
quality and quantity. She has, be-
sides these, her great forests Of pine
and harwoods. making the South the
best timbered region in tho world
to-day. The one thing needed IN the
South is good roads. Should she take