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MAYOR HEWITT’S SPEECH.
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On March 20, 1889, at the Armstrong.
Mayor Abram 8. Hewitt, of New York
delivered a speech in reference to this
section from which the following is
taken:
In the presence of the governor of this
Empire State of the South, I feel a sense
of satisfaction in eehoinx the words, the
graceful words of Mr. Graves when he
said that no party who have ever come
to the South would carry away with
them more pleasant and more grateful
recollections. Since we crossed what we
supposed at one time co divide the South
from the North, we have been overpow
ersd with the kindness which has wel
comed us into every town and city and
hamlet and 1 doubt not would have wel
comed us into every family in the South
if we had the opportunity or time. [Ap
plause. ] For myself, I have never set
my foot on the soil of this state until we
crossed the line yesterday, and I felt
that I was coming not merely among
friends, but to some extent in to the land
of my father. For when I was born one
half of the year was passed by him in
the state of Georgia. I have, therefore,
TIES OF MANY KINDS
to this state, but those which are the
most recent and toe freshest are the ones
which at this moment come instinct ve
ly to my mind. During my tenure of
public life I was brought into contact
with many sons of Georgia whom your
governor so honorably and eloquently
represented at the national capitol, and
I found them to be men of truth, of in
telligince, of patriotism, and more than
all thoroughly versed in the principles
upon which this free government of ours
is founded, and upon which if it survives
it must be firmly set.
“In every controversy we could al
ways count upon the vote of Georgia for
sound principles in politics and in politi
cal economy. In coming here we natu
rally bring with us traditions to some
extent prejudices. And yet when we
contemplate
THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
we can hardly understand that we have
passed from the cold climate of the
North into the sunny regions of the South
These Dills, these running waters, this
clear sky, these warm airs, this gener
ous English town, all tell us that we
are not strangers, but that we are
brothers in one family and children of
one great Father. [Applause ]
SOUTHERN RESOURCES.
‘‘You wish to know what we think of
your resources. That great Father for
his own purposes, which seem to me
clearer than they were fifty years ago,
has brought together into this region
within a narrow margin the geological
formations which at the North spread
over many hundreds of miles. Here they
are compressed together so that the
sources of wealth are all within easy
reach of man, stretching out his right
or his left hand he can grasp this wealth.
You do not have to climb lofty moun
tains and wide valleys in order to bring
io.’H'her rhe-e elements upon which the
modern in hurries depend; they are all
pl< rit nt your feet They remained
undeveloped because there was some
thing more profitable for you to do—for
those who settled the South and gave it,
its past developement. These recources
were placed here, however, for a pur
pose.
PURPOSE OF RESOURCES.
■“ln the providence of God millions of
men belonging to another hemisphere
and another race have been brought
within civilizing and Christianizing in
fluences of this great western develop
ment. Here they are placed in juxta
position to themselves deposits of
IRON AND COAL,
the like of which is not to be found else
where around the habitable globe, and
you can never separate it, or at least I
can never separate it. I cannot explain
the Divine order which broughthese peo
ple here except that you being Christians
and sons of God, you will use these re
sources for the elevation of tne human
race, no matter whether white or black.
[Applause],
“I said no country possesses physical
forces in the same profusion and so
easily accessible as they are to you. I
am aware that no other country has so
large a fund of that physical power that
is necessary for their development.
MR. HEWITT ON THE RACE PROBLEM.
“You are accustomed and others out
side are accustomed to look upon this
race problem as being difficult of solu
turn. To my mind the Divine order
seems clear
“You have been provided with the
only force which could have been made
available for the rapid development and
exploitation of the coal and iron and
other minerals of this region. Here
you have done in ten years what has not
been done in any other part of the world
IN ONE HUNDRED YEARS.
| Applause], I have not been unob
servant of the labor I have seen em-
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ployed in the South aronud these fur
naces and in the iron and coal mines
which we have visited. I think that la
bor is quite as necessary for the future
progress and growth of this country as
the resources with which you have to
deal.
SELF HELP THE BEST
“Therefore comfort yourselves with
the fact that in relation to these great
natural gifts you have the human ele
ment which is necessary to make them
available.
“Mr. Graves said something about
looking abroad for capital. I think he
is mistaken. I think in life everywhere
self help is altogether the best reliance,
and in looking over the peculiar condi
tion of elements which I see here, in my
judgmrnt they will make you the rich
est and most prosperous people on the
habitable globe. [Applause].
‘‘la speaking of these elements I
might particularly rjefer to the fact that
you have a monopoly of one product
which must always bring into your
midst
THE TRIBUTARY GOLD
and silver of tbe world.
“Thatyou have a resource unknown
landsand to other parts of this country
which brings a tide of wealth and trade
every year in exchangeable value greater
than any other known.
“Before the war you were accustomed
to speak of cotton as king.
COTTON IS KING
in a free country where every hkman be
ing stands enfranchised in the presence
of his Maker. [Applause]. But cotton
was not king unt 1 free labor came in
with its potent and solvent power to con
vert your resources into that form of cap
ital which can build furnaces and stretch
out railroads carrying your people from
one portion of your country to another,
and into the outer world.
‘‘Then cotton realizes the old claim
for it, that no matter what fortune may
come to the rest of the world and eveji to
your brethren of the North you have here
the surest bank upon which you cau
make your drafts that ever any people
in the world have been furnished with.
[Applause.]
“iNow 1 tell you that you want no
help; you may
WANT THE EXPERIENCE
of people who have been engaged in this
kind of business in other places. You
are right to invite such here and I am
not at all surprised that the most intelli
gent men engaged in the coal and iron
business are turning their attention and
have been turning it for the last ten
years from the north toward the south.
At Birmingham I had the pleasure of
visiting the works established by the
■sons and grandsons of my old friend
David Thomas, who in 1836 left his
Welsh hills and came here and first ap
plied an anthracite coal to tbe manu
facture of iron. He lived to see his grand
children who knew all the resources—
the wealth of the Lemgh and Susqueha
na valleys—he lived to plant them upon
your Southern soil. Applause.]
MAGNIFICENT PROSPECTS.
“Under such circumstances I feel ab
solutely appalled in the presence of this
magnificent prospect. I cau see no limit
to your future provided those much
abused people who have kindly made
me their guest on this occasion, continue
the true and liberal policy which has
enabled the South to make as I said, a
developement in ten years which else
where would not have been possible in
a hundred years,”
A SPLENDID HOiILERT.
The Result of the Enterprise of a Cave
Spring Citizen,
The Watts House at Cave Spring, one
of the most popular stopping places in
North Georgia, is the result of the en
terprise and public spiritedness of Dr. J.
C. Watts, one of the foremost citizens
in Floyd county.
Recently the old building was torn
down and the hotel built entirely anew
with bath-rooms, water-closets, hot and
cold water and other modern improve
ments added until it is one of the best
equipped hostelries in this part of the
state.
It is situated in the heart of the town
and contains twenty four new and com
fortable rooms, elegantly finished and
furnished with brand new furniture
and all modern conveniences, with free
sample rooms for drummers and free
transportation to and from the depot.
The proprietor has secured tbe services
of a competent chef, a reliable steward
and a corps of trained servants, render
ing the table service first class in every
particular. Located in the midst of a
section teeming with abundance it is an
easy matter to keep the table supplied
with all that is freshest in the way of
meats, fruits and vegetables in season
and travellers fr quently make it a point
to reach Cave Spring Saturday night so
as to be able to remain over Sunday and
rest and recuperate at the Watts House.
Dr. J. C. Watts was born in Cave Spring
in March 1860 and began the practice of
medicine there sixteen years ago. In
this line he has made an eminent sue
cess and in connection with his profes
sion he has for eight years conducted
the hotel in a manner that has won him
the friendship of a host of friends
among the travelling public. Hois a
gantlenian to the man or born, under
stands and appreciates the needs of his
guests and spares no pains to minister
to their comforts.
For eleven years he has bean the state
school for the deaf, being re appointed
annually by the board of trustees be
cause of the confidence and esteem in
which he is held by the of the
board and the public at large. Those
who stop at the Watts H>use will al
ways be given tne boat of treatment, Dr.
Watts looking after the management of
the hotel in person and seeing that every
thing is kept in the best shape for tne
success of the business and for the com
fort and convenience of his guests.
THE ROMS TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8. 181)6.
GREAT® ATER POWER
Easily Obtainable From Our Springs
And Streams
THE SUPLY SIMPIY UNLIMITED
Adcqu I'« to the Denmnde of All Sorts of In
dustrial Enterprises F.r Many
Years to Come.
Within the limits of Floyd county
there are ten bold,never-failing creeks
emptying into three grand rivers that
are capable of furnishing water power
that is simply imtneasureable.
Only a few of these have yet been
untilized, and they with only compar
atively small corn-mills, cotton gins
and saw mills. The immensity of the
water power that is running waste in
these great rivers alone is simply be
yond comprehension. The time will
come when they will be harnessed in
active utility, and will turn the wheels
and spindles of innumerable manufac
turing establishments.
In some instances a comparatively
small capital will turn these streams
to good account, while in others it will
take a large amount of money, but the
advantages in every instance will be
far in excess of all the trouble and ex
pense necessary for their utilization.
As a manufacturing section of this
broad union that possesses more ad
vantages and attractions than Floyd
county. It has been said by distin
guished authority on climate that a
mean temperature of sixty degrees is
tne most conducive to comfort and
and health.
The mean annual temperatu-e of
Floyd county, Ga., is 66.6 degrees,
ranging from 69 to 52 The average
for winter is 44 and summer 71, spring
and fall 61. The range between max
imum of the year is 81 degrees. At St.
Paul it is 132, Denver 129, Cincinnati
119, Chicago 116. The daily range of
temperature is in spring 18, in sum
mer, autumn and winter 15, being- far
1 ss than any of the places just named.
The rains in tiiis latitude are semi
tropical in character, drizzling weather
being of tare occurrence and two
thirds of the rainfall occurring be
tween 6 o’clock p. m. and 8 o’clock a.
m., giving a high average of cloudless
days. This rainfall is well distributed
throughout the twelve months so that
this section never suffers from drouth,
the yearly average ranging from 52 to
58 inches. Thus Floyd county, com
pared with points in the northwest
noted for their cloudless skies, gets
twice as much rainfall, but has a
greater number of clear days. There
are seven to eight months between the
last and first killing frosts.
These statistics go to show how ex
tremely valuable are the natural water
powers when properly utilized for
manufacturing purposes. Even now
enterprising men are looking into
these matters, and such men as the
Rounsavilles, Briant, Loeb. Wright
and others are displaying their wisdom
by putting in improved machinery to
meet the exigencies of the times. Still,
so far. only twenty-five or thirty water
powers are in use, while more than a
hundred c< uld be made to pay.
Corn
is a vigorous feeder and re
sponds well to liberal fertiliza
tion. On corn lands the yield
increases and the soil improves
if properly treated with fer
tilizers containing not under
7% actual
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A trial of this plan costs but
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profitable culture.
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Our etore is full up with elegant goods Dry Goods, Dress Goods.
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We also carry a catefully selected stock of Groceries and Provisions.
Will take in exchange for goods Corn. Wheat, Oats. Peas, Wool, Hiufes,
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