Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-07-30
TRIP THROUGH OTHER COUNTIES
They Are Good, but Still Cannot
Como Up to OcOnce.
Westminster, July 81, 1919

| ''' va 'hio HioHlh toOk trip by
way of Seneca, Piedmont, Anderson
Bolton and on to Greenwood, From
there went to Mccormick and Plum
Branch, then back up the Lowndes-
vile, Iva and Starr road to Ander-
son.
we saw quite a lot in the papcrs
as to the fine country and cheap
lands. They have them, but they
cant come up, in some respects, to
Oconec. We do not have as many
| negroes; 1T seems as hot here as
there; our lands are in a much bet
ter state Of cultivation than theirs:
we have much better buildings, espe-
clally our barns or stables, and our
| dwelling houses are better, too. The
land that saw in Greenwood county
lies well. but it has been plowed wet
until its productive power is very
greatly diminished. 1t would take
years to get it to make a fair crop.
Orchards are very scarce-so much
so that failed to see very many, Cat
tie III large herds are scarce, too.
| just cotton fields. and the cotton very
| small; no timber; no pastures. |
saw few patches Of alfalfa, and
they looked we'll. Corn is very sorry,
but | did not go over all Of the
county.
They have quite a charming little
city at Greenwood, Of about ten or
twelve thousand population. and il
is IL very nicely located place. met
with all OF the kindness and welcome
man could look for. They have fine
| schools. colleges and churches. The
hotels arc splendid, and they have
nice banks; but farm l.. Ids that |
saw-that is, desirable lands-arc
from $40 to 1925 per acre.
The air up here in Oconce seems
purrr than that down there. did
not see any mosquitoes, but they
| con'd be there.
AS to Mccormick county, il seems
that. years ago, it was practically all
in cultivation. The old, original tor
cSts are about all gone: but this
land is very productivc-morc so
than expected to sec it. There is
quite lot Of ii that has lime in it.
visited the home of II. G. Wal
ker, one of our old Oconee men. lie
is located just three and half miles
southeast Of Mccormick. lie has IL
large amount Of lime in his soil.
There | saw the best crop to it's size
\ hup ;,,
ker has about $40 acres OF that good,
productive land. and about 1875 acres
all in one tield--not level land, but
almost so. His corn is as good as or
better than any have seen anywhere
else. His crop this year is worth fifty
,houSand dollars to Mccormick coun-
ty. and it will have its bearing for
years to come.
}. ID. Vaughn and John Cason, Of
the Ebenezer section OF our county,
spent the night at Mr.. Walkers the
same night that was there. The
next morning Henry" as always
knew him, drove us over to see his
fine crop. and 1t was indeed a great
| pleasure to see it,
There are but very few terraces
on this large farm--sOme fifteen or
sixteen. spent several days down
there. They have good and bad wea-
| ther just as we have here. and the
| houses are some good and some bad;
some fruit. but not much. Schools
and churches are not as plentiful as
| they are in Oconee.
The town Of Mccormick is a nice
! little place Of about twenty-five hun
| dred tnhabitants--nearly all white
people. The water is good, but not
as cold as 1t Is in the central part Of
Oconee. Fruit grows we'll, but they
do not have it as plentfully as we do
up our way. They have modern
homes and fine ones. too The hotels
are very nice and the proprietors ac-
commodating. Their churches are
far behind ours as far az the build
ings are concerned, but hope spir-
1tually they are not. It's the coming
county. but 1t will he Il few years
of sacrifice for those who develop it,
fhey have one highway from Au-
Susta leading up to Anderson, or in
that direction, and another that way
10 Greenwood. These arc both real
fine.
1t doesn't cost much to take Il look
over these counties If | wore
younger man | would take an inter
| est in that section. They do not mind