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| THROE EDITION |' ESTABLISHED 1887. Abound * Tytle's* Spring. A CHARMING PLACE Woodland Bowers and Never Failing Streams. THE PLACE FOR A DAIRY FARM Lands at Low Prices to Progres sive People. TINE FOR MARKET GARDENING The Cream of South Rome Beal Estate Lies Within the Boundries of That Desirable Property Keep your eye on South Rome. The beauties of the Fifth ward coun try have gone ahead. Crossing the substantial river bridge accross the placid Etowah, and follow ing Main street out through the swelling hills and fertile valleys, one meets with many pleasant surprises between there and Lytle Spring, the •lovely pleasure ground where the young people and happy children most do congregate. There is no finer spot for a picnic ground and pleasure resort than this •cold spring whose crystal waters of purest freestone well up at the foot of a swelling hill, forming a little rivulet that goes tinkling down the valley to unite its waters with those of Silver •creek. A neat little station house, a re freshment stand and pavilion for ■shelteringpleasure parties, with rustic seats under the shade of fine old trees and swings for the little ones have been placed by Capt. L. Lytle, whose heart beats in true sympathy with all that is conducive to the enjoyment of the young. It is an ideal pleasure resort, the lordly eminence clothed in native for est trees, with all the underbrush re moved, commanding one of the most superb views to be found around Rome. Roadways for drives have been constructod, and the place is fiusceptible of the highest improve ment and might be made a perfect paradise of beauty. The City Electric Railway line’s present southern terminus is at the spring, and across the way is the lovely old suburban home of Captain Lytle, with its green lawn filled with fragrant flowers and choice shrub bery. PICTURESQUE SURROUNDINGS. Captain Lytle owns about two hur dred broad acres there, amid the most picturesque surroundings, charm, ingly diversified by undulating hills, fertile valleys, sunny meadows and sparkling streams. The land lies in lots No. 284 and No, 317, seventy-five acres of which lie within the incorporate limits of the city and one hundred and twenty-five in the beautiful and prosperous suburbs adjoining the city. It in cludes the entire hill above the spring, nearly all of the beautiful knoll near Loeb’s mills, the old Cohen mill property and a large portion of the commanding eminence o. the farther side of which is the Hebrew cemetery. There are about a hundred acres in cultivation, thirty-five acres of which produced forty seven and a half bushels of corn to the acre last year. It is about all stocked with orchard grass, blue grass and clover, all of which thrive luxuriantly on these rich valley lands and furnish pasturage for the herd of choice cattle which he keeps for dairy purposes. There are six or seven beautiful per ennial springs on the place that fur nish a never failing supply of pure mountain water all the year round, and every field on the place is watered, the different streams form ing the division lines between them. Those portions of the estate that have not been cleared for cultivation preserve the handsome contour of nature, which has done so much for this splendidly favored section of country, and are still clothed in the •original forests that have stood the storms of centuries. Silver creek, the loveliest stream in Floyd county, traverses the estate, with its shining current rippling forever over its pebbly bed, never failing in summer heat or winter cold, and adding its beauty to the loveli ness of the scenery. It is a veritable land of enchantment, where nature in her most generous mood has showered her blessings with a lavish hand, and where peace, plenty and prosperity reign supreme in the hearts of the .progressive inhabitants. A UTILITARIAN VIEW. From a utilitarian standpoint the Lytle property is unsurpassed in points of interest to the prospector and home seeker. To begin with, it is intersected with THE ROHE TRIBUNE. two broad macadamized roads, form ing beautiful drives extending from the city to the county line, and fur nishing the easiest access to the city by the settlers of this part of the county. Then there is the Electric Street Railway line, which will soon be ex tended out to Silver creek to accom modate the increasing population of that quarter of the city. Then there are the two railway lines, the Southern and the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus, furnishing ample facilities for transportation and sidetrack privileges for manufactur ers. The property lies about midway be tween the city and the new cotton factory site, forming a connecting link that will soon bring the two together and result in a continuously populous town, extending all the way along the valley of Silver creek. On the property are some of the finest sites for manufacturing enter prises to be found in North Georgia. They are elevated, adjacent to an un limited water supply and ample facili ties for transportation, and in a few years the smoke from the tall chim neys of many manufactories will float above the peaceful valleys and the hum of busy machinery wiil be borne on the mountain breezes that sweep thislovely land. The rolling hills are most especially adapted to grape and peach growing, and the day will soon come when these new industries will cause the land now lying barren and unfruitful to blossom like the rose. The rich val leys look as if they were intendad by nature for the growingof strawberries and small fruits, and the future gar dens and truck farms of Rome are des tined to be located right there. Their fertility, exposure to the genial rays of the southern sun, watered by living springs, make these lands the ideal localities for such paying industries that are rapidly springing up around the city and suburbs. STEADY IMPROVEMENT. That section is undergoing a com plete transformation and there is a steady improvement observable on every hand. Cosy cottages and com fortable suburban residences are going up, and there is an air of progress and property in everything. It is the coming section of the city. The resi dence as well as the manufacturing portion of Rome is tending that way, and the population is increasing rap idly. Among the titber natural resources of the property is a valuable quarry of that purple slate rock that has been used so extensively and has proved to be the very best material for macada mizing in road making that is to be found in the county. Captain Lytle has laid out a portion of the property, nearest the city, into beautiful building lots, about seventy five of which are seventy-five feet front and one hundred and fifty deep, fronting on ample streets and inter sected by Main street, that runs right through the heart of the property. There are other larger lots that are of the most desirable character for residences. There are parties now looking over this beautiful property with an eye to securing sites for manufacturing es tablishments, which will be located later on. There is land enough there to sup port a large population, and Capt. Lytle is willing to dispose of a portion of the property at very reasonable figures to locate manufacturing estab lishments and thus encourage the growth of the city. He thoroughly appreciates the vast advantages to be derived from the advent of such en terprises, and how much they mean to the future of the Hill City. Right along the line of the creek, where there are already several such enterprises located, there is room for half a dozen more, and although Cap tain Lytle virtually holds the key to the situation, he is doing all in his power to foster such things and to up build the city by offering this valua ble property at terms so reasonable as to impress the purchaser with his liberality, generosity and public spir itedness and progressive ideas. ITS PROSPEROUS FUTURE. Within easy reach of the city, gar deners will find in the rich valleys and sunny slopes, ample room for the building up of such small industries as add so much to the prosperity of the future city. Then a handsome income awaits the industrious man who plants an orchard or-vineyard on those hills that are so beautifully adapted to that branch of industry, as has been clearly demonstrated by many others who have won success in localities that fell far short of this in natural advantages. There is no excuse for idleness or indigence.when such in ducements of large and generous re turns await those who are willing to turn their attention to such agreeable and remunerative occupations. A man with a small capital can go out there, and by industry and economy, and the practice of intelligent effort and proper methods of husbandry can soon posses a home where he may live in peace and contentment under his own vine and fig tree with none to molest or make him afraid. It is such industries as these that tend to build up a town or section and that attract a good, agreeable, whole some and law-abiding population. There is every reason in the world why that should be one of the most pleasant places of residence, as well as one of the most profitable, to be found any where in North Georgia. The eyes of the world are .upon TRADE EDITION—ROME. GA.. DECEMBER, >1895. Rome and her attractive surround ings, and men from afar are quietly looking over thelground, with a view to selecting their locations before the great rush comes. There never was and never will be again a time when such opportunities and such inducements are offered to the home-seeker. Those who take advantage of them will rejoice in their' foresight in days to come when these valuable locations that can be had on such reasonable terms now, will be priceless and al most unobtainable around Rome. A NEW ORDER OF THINGS. The influx of new blood and business methods in and around Rome is going to bring about a new order of things. New industries will be inaugurated, new systems devised and a new popu lation will spring up with entirely new methods of living. The location of that one big factory will bring in at one swoop an increase of population of fifteen hundred or two thousand souls. These people must be fed, and the food must be produced by others than themselves, because their time will be entirely taken up with their regular work. Gardeners, truck growers and fruit raisers will find a ready market for their products, and every foot of that splendid valley land on the Lytle property will be fully utilized. While such land can be secured and a choice location selected, is the time to go in and win, for these bargains are not going to remain on the market long. The inducements and opportunities are entirely too obvious to the most indifferent for that, and all along the line of those splendid high ways will be upreared the attractive dwellings of those who will reap the reward of their labor and investment. There is no such desirable property around Rome, and Captain Lytle is only willing to dispose of the property on the score that he has more than he needs, and that the bringing in of a number of industrious people and the establishment of various enter prises will tend to build up the city and elevate society in every respect. FLOYD COUNTY ORES. Millions of Wealth Now Awaiting De velopment. The extent, variety and value of the resources of Floyd county are simply in estimable, There is enough hidden wealth lying undeveloped within our native hills to supply the manufacturies with the raw material to keep them going on full time for many years to come. For a long time Floyd county has taken the premium for the best display of minerals of all kinds at the various expositions and state fairs held in Georgia. No less than twenty varieties have been found, and so far only a few of these have been utilized or the deposits properly prospected and opened up. Comparatively few people recognize the fact that no section of the state, and forthat matter none in the United States, can boast of a greater variety sf useful mineral deposits contained within its borders. Time alone with capital and skilled labor combined will unfold to a wonder ing world its millions in hidden wealth and resources. Within the limits of the county have been found three varieties of iron ores in abundantly paying quantities, large beds of manganese ore, both red and white, bauxite ores, so useful in the new metal, aluminum, extensive deposits of ochre, bituminous shale, iron pyrites, gold, silver and lead. There are also extensive deposits of variegated and black marble, slate, cement rock, lithographic stone, brown stone kaolin, brick clay, and an inex haustible ledge of limestone extending from Cave Spring entirely across the county. All these useful ores and stones are of easy access, the cost of mining and quarrying being reduced to a mini mum, and on account of our splendid facilities for transportation, little diffi culty is found in transporting them to the distant marts of the world. For road building and macadamizing material there is nothing equal to the native chert and red shale which are found on the surface in inexhaustible quantities. In addition to this there are ore beds from which the finest mineral water is obtained in numerous combinations which, as shown by ample analysis, are the equal of any to be found in the country. With limited capital and the crude methods heretofore in vogue, thousands of tons have been shipped to distant points, and men are making money now hauling the output of extensive bauxite deposits which are sold for remunerative prices in Pittsburg and other markets. Furnaces have already been erected for working these ores, and at no distant day they will prove a source of great wealth to the people of Floyd county. There are a number of other minerals that exist which have not been touched by the prospectors, and the development of which will prove exceedingly profit able when the proper amount of capital and energy are put to work to bring out these wonderful resources. These mineral lands can now be bought at merely nominal figures and those in search of investment can find no better investment can find no better paying propelty anywhere on this continent than within, the limits of Floyd county. •* ■ . - -.. '■ ’ •SHORTER COLLEGE* A Grand Institution for Young Ladies! WE HUNDRED ffl WMD DOLLARS IS 1 FREE GIFT TO III! DAUGHTERS OF THE SOUTH. On a commanding eminence of healthful altitude. Unsurpassed ad vantages in science and literature. Splendid Conservatory of Music- An ideal School of Art- Superior finishing school for advanced pupils, with a faculty and business management excelled by that of no institution in the whole South I In selecting a school for their daughters, parents very wisely have in view the following requi sites : Healthfulness, Superior Educa tional Advantages, Material Comforts and conveniences, Pleasant Surroundings, Parental Care and Kindness, Accessibility, Reasonable Charges. Shorter College combines these essentials in a remarkable de gree. HEALTHFULNESS. This is of the very first impor tance, for without health, educa tion is worthless. The altitude of the college and freedom from malaria of the city and surround ing country, secure phenomenal heathfulness. It is the testimony of some of the most eminent phy sicians, that Rome is freer from epidemics than any city in the South. Drs. Battey and Holmes selected this place for their sani tariums, on account of its supe rior climatic conditions. Shorter in its long history has never been visited by an epidemic, and it is credibly reported that not a sin gle death has occurred among its pupils. Young ladies from Florida and the seaboard come here to build up their constitutions in this sa lubrious and bracing air, while pupils from the North seek the more genial influences of this health giving climate. Girls deli cate in constitution become healthy and robust after spend ing a few months in this tonic atmosphere. EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES. These are of unsurpassed ex cellence. In breadth and thor oughness of scholarship, in effect iveness of discipline, in the abil ity of the faculty, and in the su periority of equipments, Shorter ranks among the best. At great expense the College has secured the services of the most able and accomplished teachers in litera ture, ancient and modern lan guages, mathematics, science, music, art, elocution and physical culture. A school of French on the Berlitz method has been es tablished, directed by Prof. Lus trat a distinguished graduate of the University of France, himself a Parisian,whose success in teach ing the pupils to speak French has created much enthusiasm in the College and city. There are also classes in Latin, Greek and German taught by competent in structors. The conservatory of music is well supplied with every facility for instruction. The Di rector is a progressive, liberal, cultivated man, and, as a teacher of piano and choral classes, is a master. His assistant on the piano is a lady of distinguished reputation, and an artist of great merit. The vocal teacher is re garded as one of the finest singers in the South, and, as a trainer of the voice, has no superior. The violin, viola, violincello, guitar and mandolin are taught by a gentleman of finest teaching abil ity, and of rare powers of execu tion. The art department has at its head a lady who enjoyed the best advantages that can “be af forded in New York City, and the work she has accomplished here entitles her to rank second to none. Elocution and Physical Culture receive much attention in Shor ter and are taught by experienced and skillful teachers. Indeed none but experienced, faithful and suc cessful teachers are employed, and parents need have no fear that their children will be at the mercy of novices or charlatans. Careful attention is given to the morals and manner of the young ladies. Nor is religious influence overlooked. A daily prayer meeting is kept up among the boarding pupils, which is never omitted, and is attended by nearly all the girls. Regular Bible instruction is given to the school, a missionary society holds monthly meetings, and the pupils regularly attend Sunday-school and church. The Shorter girls are noted for their graceful manners and their good deportment in all places. MATERIAL COMFORTS. All the comforts and conven iences of a firstclass hotel are af forded in the College building. The sleeping rooms are supplied with elegant, furniture, and with all modern heating, lighting and water conveniences. The build ings are all lighted throughout with incandescent electric lamps, and the grounds are well illumi nated by a great arc light. The buildings are the finest in the State and were erected at a cost of $130,000. SITUATION. Everything about the College strikes the visitor with admira tion and delight. Its elevation on one of the highest hills of Rome, the beauty of the grounds, the elegance of the architecture, the charming and picturesque scenery—all combine to make Shorter “The Beauty of the Col leges,” as a distinguished gentle man has phrased it. THE BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS. The scenery around the college in the highest degree is beautiful and inspiring, Miles on miles of picturesque and enchanting land scape stretch before the view in every direction—mountains, val leys, forests, riven, fields and meadows combining to form the loveliest pictures on which the eye ever rested. To live in tire midst of this glorious scenery is an education in itself. Such en vironments expand the mind, ex alt the imagination, refine the feelings and heighten the pleas ures of a school girl’s life. The grounds are laid off in PAGES 1T T1 241 PRICE FIVE CENTS, broad and beautiful terraced walks, neatly graveled and bor dered by evergreen hedges and trees, and every variety of flow ering shrubs, while the slopes are nicely turfed with blue grass. The long, broad, winding terraces afford to the girls the very best opportunities for outdoor exer cise, while in the sports of the gymnasium and play-ground, amusement is combined with nec essary physical exertion. PARENTAL CARE AND KINDNESS. It is one of the cardinal princi ples of the institution to rule by kindness. Teachers are enjoined to do all in their power by affec tionate attention and sympathy ’ to win the love, confidence and respect of the pupils. As far as is consistent with wholesome dis cipline, formality in the inter course of teachers and pupils is dispensed with. Indeed the dis cipline, while never lost sight of, is scarcely felt, and the inter course is that of one large family. Discipline at Shorter is to guard, protect, help and encourage, rather than to repress and pun ish. ACCESSIBILITY. No city in the entire South combines so many advantages as a seat for a young ladies’ college as Rome. Situated in the North west corner of the State, closely bordering on the States of Ala bama and Tennessee, with nu merous railways radiating in every direction, making it con veniently approached from more distant sections, Rome is the key to all the Southern and South western States. It is the point of intersection of the Georgia and Alabama divisions of the South ern Railway, of the Rome and Decatur; the Chattanooga Rome and Columbus, and the Rome Railroads. Situated about 75 miles from Atlanta and about the same distance from Chatta nooga, Birmingham, Anniston and Gadsden, it forms the centre of a circle whose periphery cuts the most importont cities of the South Atlantic and Gulf States. REASONABLE CHARGES. Shorter College does not belong to the category of cheap, shoddy schools. Good advantages have to be paid for. the best teachers come high, and hence this insti tution places its charges high enough to meet the demands of its position. It is not supported by the State, hence cannot afford its advantages free, nor can it descend to the plain of those schools which make loud pre tences, the chief of which is their cry of low rates. Yet the charges are as moderate and reasonable as can be afforded for the advan tages offered. Correspondence on this point and any other is solicited. A J Battle. President, Ivy W. Duggan, Business Man ager.