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, , CJ '~' : SL i t X/ ,///'"'> I V O '^SSs^sxC > \ /A ‘J C ~ z LISRARY yoLjfMwfC IN VOLUME SEVEN NUMBER THIRTY.SEVEN THE STORY OF A BEAUTIFUL CITY IN TWO CHAPTERS-CHAPTER ONE ANY years ago, a number of rich men, possessed of the very laudable desire to advance their own worldly interest, and, at the same time, as sist in developing the wealth of the country, and helping their fellow men in their effort to obtain an honest livelihood, decided on the plan of building a beautiful city. LU For this purpose they joined their fortunes, or ganized their company and at once set about looking for a desirable site. After much prospecting and investigation, they found what suited them, and purchased several hundred acres of land, lying on both sides of a somewhat large and fast-flowing river. It was a beautiful stream with sufficient “fall” to develop an extensive water power. Knowing well how necessary “The Bucket Brigade” is to the prosperity and upbuilding of a city, they very wisely resolved to make a speciality of manufacturing. For this purpose they built a great strong dam across the river, thereby forming an extensive and beautiful lake, which furnished no end of pleasure in boating, fishing, bathing and other innocent sports. From the dam to the city there was a “fall” in the stream, so they converted the bed of the river in to a “race” to convey the water power to the several factories. Then they laid off their city. They made broad streets, carefully selecting and arranging the “Business Dis trict,’’ the residence section and laying off the lots accordingly. All the land on each side of, and facing the great “race” was reserved for manufacturing sites, and the ground laid off in lots of sufficient size to accommodate large factories. Their next step was to advertise their city, and to tell the people far and near, what a beautiful city they had; what future possibili ties it possessed, and what special inducements they offered to manufacturers to come there and locate. Soon the city began to grow, and in a com paratively short time became a prosperous city. Manufacturers saw the advantages it offered, and many were induced to locate there. Ere long the great race was lined on either side with gigantic industries, and the roar of ma chinery and the hum of active business made music for the city, “from early morn till dewey eve.” A great cotton mill was located there, ATLANTA, GA., NOVEMBER’ %, ’’ which bought the farmers’ cotton. A large flouring and corn mill made a splen did market for his wheat and corn. A good woolen mill took his wool, and an extensive canning factory provided a market for all his fruits and vegetables. Then they built a ma chine-shop, a lumber mill, a shoe factory, a clothing factory, a furniture factory, a stove foundry, besides several smaller establishments. An electric light plant was also installed. As is always the case, soon other branches of business followed the factories. The dry goods merchant saw the advantages the new city offered, and came and built a dry goods store. Other retailers followed and soon every branch of legitimate retail trade was repre- r.nmn.A i i {i ’ . rTT t kif 111 B | IFTTI . at I I 11 I l-.JSPWR v 0 - I |... —*|s «* I > > Sr’" W' wUL JI B I- eE ' i I ‘ ? HI - I r I -I ■*• » i( | Fw-HI — MM I J . iTZi n hwtTmrWWAiztg; ' . THE CITY BEAUTIFUL. sented. Every variety of business prospered. Nor were the moral or spiritual interests of the city neglected. A splendid system of schools was established, churches were built, and the Sabbath dedicated to divine service. A public library was built, and a free public reading ’room provided. Railway companies also marked the progress of the city, and recognized its growing possi bilities, and ere long two railways were run ning their trains into a union depot, and using, each one their own part of a joint freight house. At the time I knew the city, which is the time my story opens, it was a city of about 25,000 to 30,000 inhabitants. The various fac tories and mills combined, employed about 2,500 hands, paying an average of two dollars a day—ss,ooo per day, or $30,000 per week. By H. P. FITCH. This money went to support the dry goods merchant, the grocery men, the shoe and cloth ing dealers, the meat market, the jeweler, the milliner, and the bookseller and printer. The city supported two daily papers. There were no saloons and, consequently, no pawn shops. The city was quiet and orderly. One day marshall and two night watchmen were all the “police force” the city needed. At this time they tested their water power and found they had power enough, with none to spare, to operate all those factories, ten hours a day, six days in the week, thus furnishing constant employment to those 2,500 employes, thereby causing from $25,000 to $30,000 per week to be distributed among the retail deal ers of the city, each one getting his proportionate share of the earnings of those 2,500 employes. At this time a new element was in troduced about which I will tell you in the next chapter. LIQUOR DENOUNCED IN HIGH COURT DECISION. Denouncing the evil of intoxicat ing liquor as monstrous and meas ureless, the Georgia Appellate Court, in a decision handed down Tuesday morning by Judge Hill, declares that strong drink is responsible for at least three-fourths of the crimes that occupy the time of Georgia courts. It is liquor, says Judge Hill, that fills the jails, penitentiaries and asy lums. The decision is in the case of Lang ston vs. the State, in which a young man killed his drunken father, after I* 21 • i • i .1 i i . « a terrible family row in which the boy s moth er had been attacked. The Langston boy was convicted of manslaughter, and the decision sustains the verdict. The main interest in the decision rests in what Judge Hill says of liquor. “It is a hydra-headed and remorseless mon ster, which with ceaseless and tireless energy wastes the substance of the poor, manufactures burdensome taxes for the public, monopolizes the time of the courts, fills the jails, peniten tiaries and asylums, destroys manhood, terror izes helpless women and innocent children, baf fles the Church and mocks the law. “ ‘Answering its inexorable demands, Each new morn, new widows mourn, New orphans cry, New wrongs strike heaven in the face.’ ”—At lanta Journal, Nov. 7, 1911. ONI DOLLAR AND FIFTY CtNTS A YRAR n FIVt CRNTS A CORY