Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-07-15

lighted. He is a graduate Of New
berry College, having entered that
institution just after it's removal back
to Newberry from Walhalla, and he
had heard student tales from those
who had attended Newberry College
when at Walhalla that had given
birth to his desire to see the town.
He spoke of his splendid institution
at Anderson, and extended a cordial
invitation to the citizens Of Oconee
to come and see Anderson College
and to send their girls there for
training and education.
W. Il. Brissey,
of Anderson, was called upon, but he
found himself in such position that
the relating Of joke would suffice
for him. Two men, said Mr.. Bris-
sey, were transacting business to-
gether when one announced that the
proposition made must be accepted
or rejected on the spot, for, he said,
Il am man Of few words.' Yes"
was the reply, 81 also am married"
SO is Mr.. Brissey, and he had little
to say. Mr.. Brissey was charmed
with what he had seen and heard
on the trip to Walhalla and beyond.
NJ. Nj. Hunter,
or PendletOn, told of his delight at
what he had seen and congratulated
Walhalla on the part she has played.
He was followed by V. L. Norman, of
Seneca, Mr.. Hawkins and Mr.. Pell,
OF Cashiers Valley, each of whom
spoke briefly, but to the point, show
ing great satisfaction over what they
had seen. Mayor Harper, of Seneca,
was called on also, but was not pres
ent at the time to respond.
Porter A. WhaIey,
secretary of the Anderson Chamber
OF Commerce, was the next speaker,
and he found great source of pleas
ure in his visit here and had profited
by his trip to the hill country. He
saw great possibilities for the future,
not only in the mountain sections
above Walhalla, but the whole Pied
mont section Walhalla, he said, is
the most favored town Of any sec
tion he knows of. This whole sec
ton is natural orchard, a vast ex-
panse Of fine pasture. We have such
country that We can make of it
just what we want, and fifty years
hence, he felt sure, this section will
rival or surpass the great West in
its work Of assisting to feed the rest
Of the world.
Prof. II. G. Harbison,
Of Highlands, followed Mr.. Whaley,
showing why he has been putting
time and money into good roads in
the past and why he is still doing it
hot because he is a philanthropist,
he said, but because every dollar
put into road improvement is a dol
lar well invested, from which each
business man may expect an ultimate
return Of five for one. He agreed
with DR.. Kinard that good roads and
education go hand in hand, and now,
he said, you people help us to get
roads over which we can haul our
produce, so that we can exchange
cabbage heads FOR educated heads. "
(Referring to DR.. Kinard's Col
lege).
Frank II. Shirley,
Of Westminster, spoke briefly in con-
nection with the work in hand, show
ing qualification over the work on
the automobile route and the inau-
guration OF the new schedule on the
Blue Ridge. He looks for great
things In the future for this section
of the Piedmont in particular, and
believes that the increased facilities
that have been given to our people
are but the entering wedge, and that
they will be followed by even greater
progressive strides than the recent
past has brought.
Major VIM. j. StTibling
was called on, but stated that he
desired to give any time that he
would consume to Commissioner f..
J. Watson.
commissioner T.. j. Watson,
Of Columbia, was the next and last
speaker, and he spoke in MS usual
energetic, practical and forceful
manner. He was in a happy mood
and opened by saying that he was
glad to come to a town where the
Mayor always did things up Brown;
glad 10 come to county that had the
best Supervisor in the State, and
where the roads were always under
his Fostering care; glad to be so
near good town like Anderson
which has the biggest Banks in the
State, yet which, even if DR.. Kinard
claimed the prettiest girls, didn't
have them all because Walhalla had
a monopoly Of the James. Mr.. Wat
son felt particularly good on this
occasion because, although he was
credited with being the ugliest man
in the State, he felt easy here, for
there were several near at hand who
were close rivals for his title if in
deed II did not belong more properly
to some of them-R. T. Jaynes, for
instance; Kay, the proprietor of the
hotel, the man who always winks
the other eye; Norman, from Sen
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