These And The
Savannah River Send Enormous Quantities Of Cotton To The Savannah Market.
One Should See, With The Bodily
Eye, the multitude of bales of this
commodity accumulating in the warehouses and elsewhere, in order to form
an idea
Of the extent to which it is produced in the southern states - long
trains of cars heaped with bales, steamer after steamer loaded high with
bales coming down the rivers, acres of bales on the wharves, acres of
bales at the railway stations - one should see all this, and then carry his
thoughts to the millions of the civilized world who are clothed by this
great staple of our country.
I came to this place by steamer to Charleston and then by railway. The
line of the railway, one hundred and thirty-seven miles in length, passes
through the most unproductive district of South Carolina. It is in fact
nothing but a waste of forest, with here and there an open field, half a
dozen glimpses of plantations, and about as many villages, none of which
are considerable, and some of which consist of not more than half a dozen
houses. Aiken, however, sixteen miles before you reach the Savannah river,
has a pleasant aspect. It is situated on a comparatively high tract of
country, sandy and barren, but healthy, and hither the planters resort in
the hot months from their homes in the less salubrious districts. Pretty
cottages stand dispersed among the oaks and pines, and immediately west of
the place the country descends in pleasant undulations towards the valley
of the Savannah.
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