The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-06-02

cation and suffrage and or these Is
sues he delivered the state in 1876
from the negro domination imposed
on it by federal arms. April 10th,
1877. the federal guard filed out the
south door of the capitol at Columbia
and the negro government collapsed
without struggle.
Immediately after this, the white
people began to restore good govern
, ment. Much was accomplished and
slowly but surely the material inter
ests of the state began to recover
from the scurge of the war and the
worse scourge Of negro misrule.
When the United States govern
ment issued the call for volunteers
at the outbreak of the war with
Spain, as in every other conflict in
which the nation has engaged, South
Carolina did her full duty. This cal
came in April, 1898, and South Car
olina soon had two full regiments and
an Independent battalion, a battery
of heavy artillery and command OF
naval reserves in the field.
Nothing in South Carolina history
can compare with the remarkable ad'
vance that the state has made in the
.ast three decades. The state has ad-
vanced in manufacturing at a rate
not excelled in the history of the
world. Today, the state leads the
world in the production of upland
cotton per acre, yield Of rice pei
acre, yield of oats per acre, in the use
of transmitted electric power for cot
TON mill drive, and the tensile
strength of granite. South Carolina.
among the United States, ranks sec
ond in cotton manufacturing, fourth
in the manufacture of commercial
fertilizers, fifth in the canning indus
try, fifth in the manufacture CT hos
iery and fifth in the production Of
raw cotton.
The mineral products Of South
Carolina are gold, granite, iron ore.
marble, phosphate rock, kaolin and
small quantities of silver, lead and
copper.
South Carolina has a climate un-
surpassed by that. of any other state
all parts of the state are ha5itable
While manufacturers have gone to
he fore, agricu lrre is still the
foundation of the prosperity of the
;tate. The farmer is growing cotton
fo- the manufacturer, foodstuffs for
he thousands Of operatives and 9TH
er products that the markets of the
World demand that she has hitherto
reelected because of concentration
Of effort on one crop alone. The on
lought of the boil weevil for the past
TWO years will be "a blessing in dis
guise, making the farmers grow a
diversified crop which will reap the
harvest from these other branches.
Indeed, South Carolina IS but upon
the threshold of her real prosperity.
She is the Garden Country of Amer
ica," a country flied with hospitable.
earnest, hard-working people, but a
people ever jealous, of honor. The
state is well supplied with railroad:
and most of its rivers are navigable.
Charleston has a good harbor. 1t is
worthy Of note here, that South Car
'olina built the first railroad in the
WeGtern Hemisphere, between Ham
burg and Charleston.
South Carolina has made rapid
strides in ducation-among the col
leges of note are: The University of
South Carolina, Clemson College for
boys, Winthrop for girls and many
denominational colleges and acade-
mes, besides the graded system of
schools which is fast reaching out in
rural communities, so, on the whole,
our educational outlook is very bright
as all the schools are engaged in the
great work of enlightening the hu-
man race, to elevate mankind, and TO
make a better people and stronger
citizenship.
In the churches of tie state the
Baptists compose the leading denom-
nation, being closely followed by
the Methodists. Churches of all de-
nominations are found in South Car
olina, many Of which are very old and
very full of history.
The pricipal cities Of the state are
Columbia, the capital; Charleston,
Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson,