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>< FORMER TRIUMPHS RECALLED. *
The following is an extract f rom the
Atlanta Constitution, at the time Floyd
county carried off the honors at the
great exposition of 1891:
For five successive years the Piedmont
exposition, unfolded under the genius
of Henry Grady’s touch, the old county
of Floyd met aud coal’enged every
where by magnificent competition i< all
of these states, has swept every field of
exposition, conquered all rivalry and
carried off the laurels of every contest
of conutits made in the. Piedmont
country.
To accomplish this really remarkable
series of achievements, it has been ab
solutely necessary that Floyd county’s
exhibit should be better every year than
the year preceding, as her compe
titors have come up every
year for the grand struggle in better
shape, and with more elaborate prepar
ation than the year before. The ex
hibit that won for Floyd the Piedmont’s
first prize in 1890; and would not have
touched the first prize in 1890- and
would not have won fourth place in the
great competition of 1891. Never in any
past exposition has Floyd county had
such competition as has compassed her
during the last three weeks. The agri
cultural exhibit of the counties in the
great hall has been the central feature
in the great exhibition of 1891, and the
wonder of the thousands who have vis
ited the grounds. It is generally
agreed that by long odds the greatest
agricultural exhibit ever made in the
South, and one scarcely surpassed iu
any section of country.
To have swept every laurel from such
unusual competition is equivalent to
saying that Floyd county’s exhibit of
1891 is, by many degrees the greatest
display this wonderful county has ever
made, and naturally follows, the great
est agricultural and mineral display of
wealth and resource ever made by any
county in any state in the South. It
was simply overwhelming and irresisti
ble, and victory for Floyd was inevita
ble from the outset.
Crowned for the fifth time with the
first laurels of the Piedmont exposition,
the question of pre-eminence would
seem to be finally settled, and among
the rich and fertile countios of this
wonderful southern section, even the
most captious criticism must hereafter
concede that Floyd county is easily first
in wealth, resource, fertility, advant
ages, aud in the intelligent vigor and
method which knows howto develop
and utilize them Surely to have estab
lished this fact within five successive
years is a glorious and profitable work
for the enterprising and public spirited
citizens of tuat county.
The men who have done this work
have rendered to Floyd county incalcu
lable service. Far Beyond the small
profit which their premiums will bring
as compensation foFthe constant labor
and heavy expense of preparing, trans
porting and arranging these exhibits,
must be set the surpassable and dura
ble advantages of the wide advertise
ment which these successive premiums
have given and will give to this heaven
favored region. It is impossible to esti
mate in mere money the value to Floyd
county of these premiums regularly won.
A hundred thousand dollars expended
in advertisements would not have been
worth half as much in results as the le--
gitimate triumph of its own resources
against interstate competition.
It is no discrimination to say that the
chief and essential credit for this great
agricultural display belongs to Floyd’s
champion farmer, Mr. D. H. Shelton.
Blood Poison.
Contagious B'ood Poison has been ap
propriately called the curse of mankind.
It is the one disease that physicians can
not cure; their mercurial aud potash
remedies only bottle up the poison in
the system, to surely break forth in a
more virulent form, resulting in a total
wreck of the system.
Mr. Frank B. Martin, a prominent
jeweler at 926 Pensylvania Ave., Wash-
. ington,D.C.,says:
I was for a long
time under treat
K,' ment of two of
e b es t physi
—tw cians of this city.
1 I tor a severe case
t of blood poison,
but my condition
grew worse all
JcL' ll>e uot-
SjgffyJ withstanding the
they
-‘' IVAltwf r'l ~~ c ’ lar K me three
'WiW / / hundred dollars.
’vyjiT I My mouth was
filled witu eat ; ng sores; my tongue was
almost eaten away, so that for three
months I was unable to taste any solid
food. My hair was coming cut rapidly,
and I was in a horrible fix. Iliad tried
various treat ments, and was nearly dis
couraged, when a friend recommended
S.S.S. After T had taken four bottles, 1
began to get better, and when I had
finished eighteen bottles, I was cured
sound and well, my skin was without a
blemish, and I have had no return oi
the disease. S.S.S.saved me from a life
of misery.” S.S.S. (guaranteed purely
vegetable) will cure any case of blood
poison. Books on the disease
and its treat
ment. mailed
free by Swift
Specific Co., L- Kw
Atlanta, Ga.
Hts zeal has been indefatigable, his
courage unfailing, and his energy and
taste have been equal to all the great
demands of tremendous competition.
When the judges ruled out competition
for the first prize the wood display and
mineral collection which Mr. Allen
brought down Dave Shelton, not a whit
daunted, quietly remarked: ‘‘All right,
I’ll beat them anyway. 1 have more
corn in more variety, more wheat in
greater variety, more hay, more meat,
more agricultural matter of every kind,
and I will win on merit without the
wood and minerals.’* And he did. He
has been working for the year past on
this great exhibit, and his dill i’gence,
industry and judgment, are richly re
warded in the great victory of which he
is the hero. It Floyd county is as grate
ful as she use to be, she will give Dave
Shelton a medal to commemorate his
splendid service to her reputation.
Mr. J. H. Allen has also done a splen
did work. The collection and arrange
ment of that wonderful mineral and
wood exhibit was largely the product
of his brains aud energy. His tactful
and tasteful energy was of great serv
ice to Mr. Shelton in the arrangement of
the entire exhibit, and his intelligent
comprehension of Floyd's advantages,
havebeeu found to be of signal service
in explaining and expressing these
things to visitors. He is generally es
teemed one of the first citizens of Rome.
Os course there is nothing of empha
sis to be added to a great victory like
this, by enumerating in cold type the
articles which made up the units iu this
winning exhibit. A list ,is not like the
living picture of plenty and prosperity
which was framed under the legends of
Floyd county. But the agricultural vic
tory was won on a few salient features
which made the body of the exhibit.
As one entered the great arch of baled
hay winch made the entrance, the first
object that met the eye was in itself a
masterpiece. This was a bale of cotton
placed on a Standard scale and pla
carded with these striking lines:
Floyd County Cotton
Fertilized with .Floyd county guano.
Cultivated with Floyd county plow’s.
Covered with Floyd county bagging.
Sewed with Floyd county thread.
Bound with Floyd county ties.
Weighed on Floyd county scales.
All roads lead to Rome.
A little peyond this an old-fashioned
corn crib and smokehouse, each team
ing with the plenty of the olden time,
made up a grand beginning to this great
display. Among the teaming plenty
back of this graceful -opening may be
mentioned twenty-five varieties of corn
by the bushel, ten varieties of hay by
the ton, six varieties of wheat by the
bushel, five varieties of oats by the
bushel, seventy-six varieties of woods
i'l massive array and in high polish, 544
jars of fruit and other preserves made
by Mrs. Shelton from a Floyd county
orchard, forty-two varieties of wines,
whiskies, etc.
Every variety of iron ore side by side
with the charcoal for smelting, and the
limestone for smelting, and the pig iron
product at the end.
Floyd county’s position is unique in
this contest. Lying at the confluence of
the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers, and
including tht rich, alluvial lands of the
Coosa river valley, as well as a large sec
tion of the hili country at the foot of
the Blue Ridge, the county combines in
rare abundance the two great elements
of mineral and agricultural wealth, well
flanked with timber. To these incom
parable elements of prosperity the en
terprising people of Rome have added
an astonishing variety of manufactures.
You find there stoves, scales and cotton
ties made of iron dug from the neigh
boring hills, cloth made from cotton
spun and woven in sight of the fields
where it grew, and buggies of native
wood. This striking combination has
been happily epitomized in the bale of
cotton, of which the fertilizer, the plow,
the bagging, the twine and the ties were
all made at Rome, and the scale on
which it stands was made at the same
place.
In this combination of agriculture,
minerals and woods with manufactur
ing enterprise, Floyd typifies the state
of Georgia, which is the Empire State
of the South, because as a state it has
this well balanced combination, and
has throughout its territory the same
enterprising spirit manifested by Floyd.
As far as the premium goes Floyd must
stand or fall on agriculture alone; but
when it comes to a combination of all
the elements of prosperity, it is not un
fair to say that she leads all the coun
ties that have made exhibits.
When you take minerals, Bartow
gives her strong competition, and in ag
rtculture all the counties make a favora
ble comparison, but when you add man
ufactured products aud take the combi
nation as a whole, Floyd is ahead.
There is no telling what Fulton might
do if she should undertake to make a
similar combination, for she has more
manufactures than any other county in
the state, but so far she has not made
that showing as a county. The display
is due chiefly to the efforts of Mr. D H.
Shelton and Mr. J. H. Allen.
e -
at tbeold stand.
And Now Knady t'> Servo the Pub ic nt all
Tliuea.
The Hanks Furniture Company, No.
—, Broad street, is still at the old stand
ready to serve the public in their usua 1
satisfactory style.
They are old experienced hands in the
furniture and undertaking line as their
patrons know after years of business
dealings with them. They have been
in the undertaking bhsiness for many
years in Rome, and in their big store
they have an elegant line of coffins,
casketsand undertakers’ good, They
have a handsome hearse and outfit and
are in every way prepared to take charge
of funerals and conduct them in the
most satisfactory manner.
THE ROME TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1896.
COLORED SCHOOLS
How Tiiiy are Provided For 'in
Rome
A MiGNIFICEHT BRICK BUILDING
Is BeiDR Completed For the Occupancy
Os »hr» •»cho" , s and it. Will Ke
Ad» quatelj? Furnished.
The people of Rome have paid care
ful attention to the requirements of
the colored public schools.
The Rome public school building
for colored school ch.ldren, recently
destroyed by fire, was an elegant brick
building, beautifully situated on a hill
overlooking the Etowah river in the
northern section of the city. It will be
substantially rebuilt of brick, and is
to be a sac simile of the building for
the white children, thus showing the
good feeling that exists between the
races in this section of the state, and
an earnest ot the firm belief that the
best elements among the whites think
that the negro’s condition will be
ameliorated by pleasant environments
and good education- The structure
was built in 1891, seven years after the*
public school system was inaugurated
iu this city. It was the finest brick
building- in the state except one in At
lanta.
This surely is complimentary to
Rome, when it is known that there are
only four brick buildings in the state
for colored children, situated respect
ively at Savannah, Athens, Atlanta
and Rome. The new school building
will be completed by March 15, and
will be fully up to all the modern re
quirements.
Prof. T. M. Dent has been its able
principal since 1891, and the school has
steadily grown under his administra
tion until the annual enrollment has
reached about-500 pupils. The school
has a splendid and conscientious corps
of teachers, who tench grades respect
ively: (Miss) M. E. Cothran, Ist A,
(Mrs.)C. B. Barrett Ist B,(Miss F. L.)
Tavlor, 2nd (Miss A. E- Williams 3d.
Miss E- L Ray 4th (Miss) N E. Tay
lor sth, (Mrs.) L. E. Samuels 6th.
Thirty eight have finished the pre
scribed course and several of them
have taken a higher course.thus fitting
themselves for the more advanced av-.
ocations of life. Every year there are
thirty or forty non-residents that come
from the county or adjoining counties
and pay a tuition according to their re
spective grades.
This is another indication of the ex
cellency of the system, that was for
many years wisely managed by the
lamented and beloved school veteran,
Prof. J. C. Neely, and now conducted
so successfully by the able and brainy
superintendent, Prof. J. C. Harris.
The board of education has been con
scientious and vigilant in looking af
ter the welfare of the schools, and will
do all they can to increase their effi
ciency and facilities. The steady in
crease of the colored schools shows the
interest the colored population has in
education, an'd their appreciation of
whatever is done for them in this line.
While the teachers and school officials
have done admirable work according
to the means at their command, it is a
fact that the needs far exceed the
means to properly meet them. Only
about fifty per cent of the colored
children attend school, not because
they do not care to do so, but because
the room is not sufficient. It is the
devout wish of every one who desires
to see a strong and intelligent citizenry
hereafter that this splendid issue of
The Tribune may awaken new life in
this line and make the school system
truly the pride of modern Rome.
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31 Whltehall.St.,'Atlanta, Ga. iiiMm
The Rome Grocery Company
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
No house in'the State is better prepared to conduct a wholesale
business than ours. Our large and commodious building gives facili
ties to handle goods at a less cost than if we were in cramped quarters.
Fireworks, Cannon Crackers,
Roman Candles, Fire Crackers,
Fi nits and Christmas Goods arriving in car load lots, Canned Goods,
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Our motto is “Quick Salesand Small Profits.” We made large
purchases before the advance in freight rates and prices, and are in
position to make close figures in all lines of goods. It will be to your
interest to get our prices before making your purchases.
RETAIL MERCHANTS CALL AND BE CONVINCED.
THE ROME GROCERY COMPAHY,
Nos. 7 & 9 Broad Street, Rome, Ga.
We Want You to Know
WE CAN AND WILL SAVE YOU
FROM ONE TO TWO DOLLARS
ON ANY PAIR OF PANTS MADE IN ROME.
Get the best price from other tailors and
then take off one to two dollars and you
have our prices. This is plain talk, but we
will do this very thing. We will save you
from $5.00 to SIO.OO on tailor-made suits.
We buy ten times as many goods as all
other tailors in Rome combined, and hence
the low prices we can give you.
BURNEY TAILORING CO.
No. 220 Broad Street.
