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J High Authority i A V —«*-✓ X V'-'*—/ ♦ MAYOR HEWITT’S SPEECH. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦.♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 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- DELICATE bralDfieixD's FEMALE REGULATOR. IT IS ft SUPERB TONIG and exerts a wonderful influence in strengthening her system by driving through the proper chan nel all impurities. Health 30(1 strength are guaranteed to result Irorc its use. "My -wife was bedridden for eighteen months, after using BRADFIELD'S FEMALE REGU LATOR for two months, is getting well.- J. M. JOHNSON, Malvern, Ark BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, Qb Bold by all Dru.gi.ta at *I.OO per bottla 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 Potash. A trial of this plan costs but little and is sure to lead to profitable culture. All about Potash—the results of its use by actual ex periment on the best farms in the United States—is told in a little book which we publish and will gladly mail free to any farmer in America who will write for it. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. OIYVIW rrrfjSfvSV ZVNCE MORE in harmony ifflnnilll'fiiit’® " with the world, 2000 i'l I B completely cured men arc ife-VV slug'ug happy praises for J rise 1 the greatest, grand- est end most buc cessful cure for bcx i;|! || hi llllfiSsCg’wJjf ual weakness and H '' A 'Ax ' bXv l° st vigor known to I jiiMkX vCf medical science. An 111 y account of this won- IpJ/ derful discovery, in <—t>ook form, with ref erences and proofs, Er will be sent to suf- sering men (sealed) .free. Full manly vigor permanently restored. Failure impossible. ERIE MEDICAL CO..BUFFALO.N.Y. Buy a \ Smooth White Skin For Your Face! it probably renewing, for It Is rough, rod freckled, blotch*d or plmp!<‘d, until It busbecome repulsive instead of attractive. 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Sam Veal Bookseller and Stationer, 205 Broad Street, Rome, Ga. -A,T iT I T’on Xmas and the Holidays! Our etore is full up with elegant goods Dry Goods, Dress Goods. Clothing, Hale, Boole, Shoes, Etc We art- determined not to let any body lead us in the quali'y, style and price ot the go ds we handle. We mean wbat we say, and an inspection of our stock will prove it. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. We also carry a catefully selected stock of Groceries and Provisions. Will take in exchange for goods Corn. Wheat, Oats. Peas, Wool, Hiufes, Tallow, Dried Peaches, Chickens, Eggs, Etc. Will purchase cotton at highest market pi ices. EB. E. TIZLZu-2- Sz, CO., CA.VE er’miLVG, The Excelsior Stove House GIVES LIVING PRICES ALWAYS. A SPECIAL INVITATION TO MERCHANTS* And the public generally to examine before purchasing our large stock of Stoves, Ranges, Honsefurnisbing Goods, Furnaces. Stamped and Plain Tinware, Japanned Ware. 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