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industrial GEORGIA’S RESOURCES. The Committee appointed by the Savannah Branch of the Internal ional Chamber of Com • meree and the Mississippi Valley Society of | London, make the following report: Independent of our own knowledge many of the ft cts and figures we get from otlieial sour ces. That the State of Georgia is unsurpassed in resources as to soil, climate, productions and mineral wealth, is not for a moment ones tioned; and the only reason that can be given for her not ranking with the States of the north and northwest, in population and mana facturing wealth, is found in the tact that the vast majority of our citizens arean agricultur al people, and devote their time and attention and means alone to agricultural pursuits. Small grain, such as wheat, rye and corn, is mostly produced in the northern section, and cotton, corn, rice and sugarcane in the middle and southern portions of the State. Immense bodies of land are held by late slaveholders, who held it alone for future farming purposes. The destruction of their slave property has, of course, jxreiitlv drprechited the value ot all our | lands. Plantations of from 1000 to 3000 acres , were common amongst us, and well worked by slave labor. The wealth of the State was, before the war, mostly in land and negroas, and our productive wealth came direct from the soil. ~ , , , . , * * AV ith free labor comes new ideas, new thoughts, new systems ami new conside rations. We have to adapt ourselves to the , new order of things, and step out of the old beaten track of simply being content to be an agricultural people. Georgia’s resources are too great and varied to coniine her to only one pursuit. Her water power and mineral re sources call for thought and investment. GEORGIA’S LOSSES BY THE WAR. Georgia’s loss in the freeing of her slaves amounted to $302,694,855, as returned by t he tax ; payers of the state the year just previous to the war—that is for the year 1860. Her wealth, j however, independent of the slaves, was $369,727,922, making the total wealth of the state i in 1860. $672,422,777. owned by a white population i of only- 591,550. Our total losses were near $525,965,355: that of course, including the great depreciation of our lands by the freeing of out slaves, and the destruction of our homes, and the desolation of the northern part ot our state by an invading army, that eventually marched through the entire state. By the Comptroller-General’s report for 1866, one'year after the war, the return of taxable; property amounted to only $146,457,422 on a gold ; basis, ft will be seen at a glance how fearful I was the loss of the state by the disastrous end-1 ing of the war. Yet, after ten years of com parative peace, though laboring for a part of that time under great disadvantages and an noyances, from the unfriendly and uncalled for legislation of the national government, with our labor system negroes demoralized and a heavy taxation upon us, our State, arc happy ; to report, is fast Comp- ’ troller-General’s report for a taxa-; ble property, as returned, of an in- j crease over that of 1866, of $126,635,870. Nothing but the fertility of our soil and the producing of our great staple, cotton, and also wheat, corn, rice, sugar cane, and the exporta tion of lumber and naval stores, could have advanced us so rapidly in wealth and increas ing prosperity- aftcrßur great losses, and under such embarrassing clisaavantages. THE STATE OF GEORGIA is divided, into three great geographical divi sions, called north, middle and lower Georgia. It is also divided geologically into the alluvial, tertiary, cretaceous, siluvia.i, tuconic, meta morphic and plutonic. It is bounded on the Norf hby North Carolina and Tennessee, on the South by Florida, on the East by South Caro lina and the and on the West by Alabama. AV claim for our state that it is the -‘Gate wrte,” or Atlantic water front for a portion of the states constituting the Mississippi Valley. Our system of railroads give us direct and rapid communication with the Mississippi river, and hence with the Mis sissippi Valley states. The state has an erea of 58,000 square miles, and with 640 acres tothc square mile, we would have 37,120,1X10 square acres, nearly as large as the whole of the New England states put to gether. Making due allowances for the area covered by towns, cities, and for swamp lands that are at this time considered of but little value, and not given in, we have by the Comp tmHcr-Generars report, a return of 34,535,639 at an aggregate value of $08,703,789. not qiTm- an average of $3 per acre. We have thousands and thousands of acres of what are termed Wild Lands, and at present used as cattle ranges, though comparatively few are raised when we take into consideration the advantages and inducements that arc offered. The state is about 300 miles long from North to South, and about 250 miles, as an average, from East to West. It lies in the pavrallels of latitude of from near deg. to 35 deg. RIVERS —CREEKS. The state is well rilled with rivers, and inu merable creeks and branches of small water courses. Fish of all varieties abound in them and young shad are now being placed in the rivers of northern Georgia. A number of rivers flow into the Atlantic ocean, and are navigable for steamboats and vessels of lighter draft from 100 to 300 miles, while, the Osstanaula and tributaries Mowing into the Coosa and Ala bama rivers into the Gulf of Mexico, are nav igable to Murray county, on the Tennessee line. RAILROADS. Georgia is not wanting in railroad facilities. The chief of the bureau ot statistics in Wash ington City, in his report for the year ending December 31st, 1873, gives to Georgia2,2o2 miles Os railway, and for all ot the southern states, 15,434 miles. An additional number of miles have been constructed since then, and two im portant branches are now being constructed in the north eastern portion of the state. The state is well supplied with railroads, here be ing th>-ty-thi ee now completed and in running order, and more are being constructed. What is now more needed is a larger population and more productions of all Kinds from the soil.— Facilities to market in and to any portion of the state and other states are easy- and rapid. SOIL—CLIMATE—PRODUCTIONS. The state of Georgia has every kind of soil that can be desired, and our productions are as rich and as varied as our soil. Our climate is one of the most pleasant and delightful of any of the states—neither too hot nor too cold, but generally of a pleasant temperature the year round. One can work the full year with out any drawbacks from January to December. Vegetation of different kinds is growing and maturing in different portions of the state, at all seasons. There is not a month m the year but what some garden vegetables can be had for the table. • On the Atlantic coast and in the more southern counties different kindsSf veg etables are quite common at all seasons. There is a difference of nearly six weeks in the ma turing of vegetal ion between the northern and southern sections of the state. NORTHERN GEORGIA. liinorthern (better known asCherokee)Geor gia, we have a beautiful rolling country, with high mountainsand rich valleys. The scenery is tine ami inviting, the air bracing, the coun try healthy and tree from all malarial influen ces or epidemics. The table and valley lands are rich, producing corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats and cotton. All kinds of grasses for rais ing stock, can be grown to perfection. It is a fine fruit country for apples, pears, cherries, grapes, quinces, peaches, etc. All kinds of garden vegetables are raised. The climate is peculiarly pleasant in summer and the tnoun tain breezes invigorating. It is asummcr re sort for many from the lower portion of the state, who desire a change of climate and at mosphere for a few weeks or the summer sea son. In winter it is about cold enough, not covered, however, with snow, and’out door work can be carried on with a good degree of comfort. This section of our slate Mcs within the parallels of latitude to 35 deg. f ‘ 1 MIDDLE GEORGIA. a‘Middle Georgia is in every sense the same as Sioiihqrn, as to production, but not so rnoun- hilly. There is a difference of about three weeks in the planting season.— The climate is a pleasant medium between northern and southern Georgiy This section is embraced within the latitudes of from 32 to 33’4 degrees. SOUTHERN GEORGIA. Southern Georgia embraces all that section of the state bordering on the Atlantic ocean and Florida. It is generally known as the great pine region and “wiregrass” section, ii om a peculiar grass that grows abundantly, and affords a fine range for sheep and horned cattle. Northern and middle Georgia are dis tinguished as the oak and hickory lands, while southern Georgia for its pine lands. The yel low pine ot'Georgia has a world-wide reputa tion, and millions of feet of it are sold annual ly to northern and foreign markets. We have several millions of acres of pine land untouch ed as yet. The soil and climate is somewhat different from the other two sections. We get into a good cotton section; but, however, not superi or to the other two in staple or fineness of quality. The staple is not considered so fine, but more cotton can be cultivated to the hand, as the soil is lighter and more sandy, and hence more easily cultivated: w hile the' soil of the other sections is stiffer and has more red clay in it. Small grain can be raised, but it does not do so well as higher up. Sugar cane is cultivated with success, and many of the farmer.-- make their own sugar ami syrup, and from its profitableness increas ed attention is being paid to its production.— Rice is cultivated mostly in the counties on the seaboard. The long staple cotton, known us sea island—the finest in the world —is also raised in the seaboard counties. The climate is always mild ; never any snow, and heavy frosts enough to keep the country healthy. ' Vegetation is more or less green and growing the year round. Such fruits as peach es, tigs, grapes, pomegranatesand apricots can be raised to perfection. Oranges and lemons grow in the seaboard counties. Olives can be raised successfully in our seaboard counties. As to sweetpotatoes, they grow to perfection in the sandy lands of southern Georgia, though they are raised in large quantities in every section of the state. We make from 100 to 300 bushels to the acre. Irish potatoes are mostly raised for table use and not largely as an arti cle of sale. Yet two crops can be raised with ease in the middle and southern portion of the. state. Two and three crops of vegetables have been raised on the same land in one year. We can with ease have a wheat and corn crop on the same land in same year. So far, then, as to raising anything to eat, no stale in the union can hold out more or greater or better inducements. We cannot be surpass ed for quantity or variety if the farmer feels at all disposed to cultivate his land to its full producing capacity. With ordinary care, en ergy and industry, success will certainly at tend his efforts. We have the soil, the climate and its productive capacity: and all that is needed to make Georgia tlie empire state of the union, as she is now the “empire state of the south,” is more population for agricultural purposes, and artisans, machinists, manufac turers and miners to invest in our lands and minerals, to develop our truly wonderful and illimitable resources. CLIMATE. It is merely a question ot’ taste with one as to the climate he likes best. He can be accommo dated to a bracing mountain air, or one less sharp among the hills of middle, Georgia, or to tbe balmy sea breezes that blow in upon us from the Atlantic and Gulf and strike our southern section. , HEALTH. As to disease, no state can show a better health record, take it all in all. We are not sub ject to epidemics of cholera and yellow fever, while in the, interior of the state nothing of that sort is looked for or feared,the very nature of the climate forbidding it—being higli and dry. FORESTS—TREES. We have in our forests nearly all kinds of trees and woods, and suitable for almost all kinds of We have no less than twenty varieties of oak, differing in grain, leaf, texture, strength, durability, wear and life; a half dozen varieties of hicKory; then comes the ash, chestnut, walnut, beach, sycamore, dogwood, poplar, wild cherry, magnolia, elnp cottonwood, bay, maple, persimmon, cipress, cedar, the black and sweet gum, sassafras, the white ami black mulberry,-chinquepin. haw, and many other kinds less general and impor tant. We have given the most important and abundant. As to our pine, we have four varie ties, and the finest in the world, and it has a general and universal reputation. THE FLORA of our state is rich and varied. Plants and flowers of all descriptions and kinds, and many with flue medicinal properties. Our genera is large, and the species number 2,063. FAUNA —WILD ANIMALS. Our fauna is not without interest, embracing as it does, mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, Crustacea and shells. In years past Georgia was a paradise for hunters and sports men, and there is yet a good deal of wild game in the state, such as deer, wild turkevs, ducks, partridges, doves, snipe, plover, woodcock and like game. In and near our swamp lands, when hunted, the black bear, wolf, cougar, panther and wild cat can be found. The raccoon, skunk, mink, otter, beaver, gray and red fox, squirrels, rabbits, and opos sum are found in all sections of the state. Os birds we have 110 genera and 273 species. MINERALS —METALS. The state has never had a thorough, practi cal and scientific geological survey until the last year. That is to say such a survey has begun, and is now being prosecuted. Our state is rich in minerals, and cannot be surpassed by any in the United States. The minerals arc mostly found in Northern Georgia; and are given by Prof. Little, and others that have been known for years, as follows: Copper, several mines in the state. Iron ores—hematite, fos siliferous, magnetic, pyrites—inexhaustible as to quantity and quality. Gold, a number of mines, and some that pay well. Silver, some veins ot which have been assayed, ranging from S2O to S4O per ton, and at one point SIOO, with a paying per cent of gold. Galena, or lead ore, found in four districts. Marble and lime stone in great quantities. Slate in large quan tities. Mica, caolin, as fine as can be found any wheie. Firestone, ourmaline, raolle, coal, kyanite, garnet, graphite, gneiss, granite, asbestos, steatite, staurotide, polishing sand and sandstone, itacolumite and chert, horn blende, wavelitte, tetradymite, baryta, tripola, soapstone, manganese, titanium, shale, flour spar, chalcedony, burr millstone, and a solid ! granite mountain 2,360 feet high, besides inex haustible quantics over the state. MINING. Our gold, copper, iron, coal, slate, limestone and marble mines and quarries are receiving some attention; but for want of sufficient capi tal, they are not one-tenth developed. Our people are ready and willing to sell their mines and quarries, or enter into copartnership with parties that will furnish a part of the capital, so that the mines can be worked to advantage. As it is. we have the mines, but lack the capi tal to work them profitably. MINERAL SPRINGS are scattered in every section of the state, but principally in middle and northern Georgia. Different kinds of sulphur, iron, salts, etc., constitute the peculiar properties, and health seekers invariably find relief from the free use of the waters. Several our Springs are highly improved, and are well known throughout the United States. WATER POWER—FACTORIES. The water power of the state, with fine, nat ural faMs, well adapted tor manufacturing pur poses, cannot be excelled by any state in the union. There may be some that can equal us, but certainly none that can present, superior advantages. There are states that have a great many more manti fact tiring establish ments, from the fact that they’ live by manu facturing. They have neither our soil,climate or productions. Since the destruction of our negro- property, as property, the .slaveholding stales must, from necessity, turn t eir attention to manufactur ing, mining and commerce. We will be driven as a natural consequence* to the manufacturing of our own cotton ami wool. Ami as our Iron and copper mines are developed we will also divert our capital to the erection of foundries and machine shops of all kinds. Our surplus earnings cannot ami will not be invested in lands and negroes as in former days. The field is large, ami inviting, but unoccupied both from the want of knowledge and capital. Northern and middle Georgia could be made unrivaled for manufacturing purposes. When we take into consideration such natural ad vantages as are presented, success and large profits could but attend wise and skillful ef forts. All that is needed issimply an enlarged experience in such business. Sites and water privileges will be given free of charge to par ties who will erect mills and factories. ADVANTAGES GEORGIA PRESENTS. Georgia, in her desire to become a manufac turing state, as well as an agricultural one, has, by an enactment of law, exempted all manufacturing establishments from taxation for the term ot ten years from building. That fact?alone is an extraordinary inducement to capitalists to invest in tin* state. In the man ufacture of cotton goods, the raw material can be brought direct to the factory without one cent, of charges for hauling or freight; can lie bought even from the fields in the seed. But, as is now generally done, it is bought from the wagons that bring it from the farms to the towns for sale. We have known it bought in the seed, and the cotton ginned in the factory and turned into cloth with not one particle of waste. The seed may be compressed, and the oil used for many purposes, and the oilcake fed to cattle, of which they are very fond, as it has fine fattening properties. Cotton seed oil is fast becoming an article of commercial im portance, and it is now so refined as to be sold for sweet oil. In Georgia but little thought is given to thus utilizing the seed, and the developing of an other source of wealtii that is so convenient and so easy of manufacture. As it is millions of bushels of cotton seed are used simply as a manure, and found to be a most excellent one. But in the light of true economy, and the de velopement of an important manufacturing interest, it is sheer ami wasteful extravagance to simply make manure of an article so full of oleageinous and nutritive quail ies. We would respectfully invite t he attention of capitalists to the subject, as it is one deserving of consid eration, and an unquestionable source of wealth. COTTON YARNS. Again, our cotton can be spun into yarns, and shipped to northern and foreign markets and find a ready sale. A far better profit can be thus realized t han in the shipping of the raw material with all of its attendant waste, as is now the case. The waste, as is well known, is really astonishing—all that can be saved and made a source of profit. The north ern factories buy immense quantities of south ern yarns, as they find it more profitable anti far cheaper than'to make it. The time will soon come, and is now near at hand, when factories will be erected solely for the purpose of manufacturing yarns for shipment, and where now bags of the raw material are ship ped bales of yarn will take the place. Our ad vantages being so great, and the inducements so tempting, capitalists who understand man ufacturing will not long hesitate to invest in such enterprises. Again, our rivers never freeze over, and no drawbacks as to freezing weather. A factory can run every working day’ in the year, and labor can be had at all times, and a plenty of it as to the white people of the state, who can not be profitably’ employed on the farms, would gladly’ embrace the opportunity of earning something by’ manufacturing. Wood can be bought outside of cities from $2 to $3 per cord. MANUFACTURING STATISTICS. From the United States census of 1870, we take the following statistical returns, as given in by’ different manufacturing establishments in the state. It embraces all kinds oi estab lishments —from the man who runs a little pri vate affair, to the largest incorporated body. We give the sum total: Number of establishments, 3,736; steam en gines, 405; horse-pox er of the same, 10,826; wa ter wheels, 1,729; horse-power of the same, 27, 412; hands employed, 17,871; capital invested, $13,930,125; wages, $4,844,508: materials, $18,583,- 731; products, $31,196,115. Georgia, as we have previously stated, is as large as all the New England states put to gether, yet the products of those states from manufactures largely composed of cotton, vastly’ exceeds our own. The manufactured products of those states amounted in Connec ticut to the sum of $161,065,474; that of Massa chusetts to $553,912,568; New Hampshire to $71,- 038,249: Rhode Island to $111,418,354; Vermont to $32,184,606. The wealth of New England is at once seen in her manufacturing interests, and we wish, with our resources and advanta ges, to be her rival and equal. In the face of this comparison of facts and figures, Georgia in her natural advantages and resources for manufacturing is quite the equal, if not far superior to the New England states—certainly tar superior in the manufac ture of cotton goods. What we, the people of Georgia, now desire, is to make our state one among the first manufacturing states in the union. Coneious of our great advant ages and resources, we cheerfully and cordially invite in capital, and will readily’ give site* for fac tories. We have water power enough to run half tbe machinery of England, it not all of it. A finer or more advantageous field for the em ployment of capital cannot be presented, we care not from state or section the offer may’ come. IV e can clothe England with the cot toil made in Georgia alone. Could we but erect factories of all kinds, for we have the minerals and metals, direct trade would follow at once, as a necessary result. POPULATION OF GEORGIA. By’ the census of 1870, we had 1,084,109 inhabi tants; 538,926 whites; 545,183 negroes. With an area of 58,000 square miles, we would have an average of near 21 inhabitants to the square mile, when we ought to have, to begin todevel opc our resources, from fifty to one hundred to the square mile. Give us 100 to the square mile, anti we would have a population of 5,800,- 000; or if but 50, then we would number 2.900,000 people, while now it. is but 1,200,000, making an est imate tor five years’ increase. We can easily upon our soil and with our cli mate, support 5,000,000 people with comfort, making enough to eat and having plenty to sell besides. farms —SIZE. By’ the census of 1870, 79,965 farms are report ed, with an average size of 338 acres. Cotton made, 473,934 bales. As a matter of interest, we give figures to show what Georgia could do with a larger pop ulation. With so much land we could haveauy number of small farms. The way the farmer now farms,-he makes a 500 pound bag of cotton to about three acres, which is i eally poor farming and a waste of labor. Three and five bags of cotton have been made to the acre, but that was extraordinary’ fine culture and cropping. From 100 to 120 bushels of corn have been made to the acre, and 40 and 50 bushels of wheat. These were ex periments, but show what can be done. With 100 acre we should have on our 345,356 farms an average of only’ five bales of cotton to the farm, which would give us 1,716,- 780 bales. Should ten be made, then we would have 3,453,550 bales. On 50 acre farms, let us see what we could do. We would have 690,712 farms, and withfivebags to the farm, would have 3.453,560; but should 10 be made, we would have 7,907,120 bags. Let it be borne in mind that with ordinary’ good cul ture, a bag of cotton can be made to the acre, and with very good culture, two and three. Your cominitte made the above calculation to show the extraordinary capacity and resour ces of our state In the above we made liberal allowances for other crops, orchards, etc. GEORGIA’S COTTON CROP. Georgia has in the last ten years made about 5,000.000 bales of cotton, which, at an unq ues tionable calculation we put down at SBO a bag, which would give us $100,000,000 for our cotton crop alone. These are not fancy figures, but actual facts. No estimate has beenmadeof the value of the corn, wheat, rice, sugar an<r syrup crops, or of the pine lumber, spirits ot turpentine, rosin, tar, etc., that has been ex ported, which would perhaps have netted about $200,000,000 more. , . , ' We ought to be, as a state, among the richest people on the face of the earth, when we take into consideratian our vast resources ot wealth but unfortunately we have never studied the true principles ot economy. We have bought stock and provisions that we should have raised, and sold the cotton that we should have manufactured. GENERAL PROSPERITY. There is an air of general prosperity that pervades the state, and it would be Stillmore perceptible if the planters of the country would pay more attention to the raising oi provisions for home consumption, instead oi exclusive cotton crops. However, they’ are beginning to learn from the sad experience of the past, arid to profit thereby. STOCK RAISING, The farmers of Georgia pay’ little or no atten tion to stock raising. They seem to be indif ferent to that source of wealth, yet no state can present a finer or more inviting field. We have thousands of acres of unfenced grazing grounds, anil our grasses commence to grow in March and keep green till November. SHEEP RAISING. We know of nothing that would pay better than sheep raising, and yet, strange to say, we have not more than 500,000 sheep in the whole state, when we should have, for wool and food, 5,000,000 or more. GENERAL REMARKS. The Committee, in conclusion, give the fol lowing statistical informal! on: Taxable prop erty 1874, $273,092,999,an increase since the war, of $126,635,870. Railroads, 35; number miles, 2.300. State owns $6,000,000 of property; public debt, not due, $8,105,500. Value city property, $57,- 218,248. Capital invested in cotton and woolen factories, $3,692,989. Iron foundries, $735,580. In mining, $55,342. In shipping and tonnage, $6,000,000. General education is receiving attention, and liberal state appropriations are made so that every child can be taught. Churches are scattered over the entire state, and our people are entirely free from the isms and prejudices so common in portions of the country. Delegates to State Agricultural Con vention, Dalton, Aug. 10th, OFFICERS. Gen. A. H. Colquitt, President. Malcolm Johnson, Secretary. Col. W. J. Lawton, Treasurer. MEMBERS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Amos F. Rahn, Dr Peter Statesberry’, Gen Geo P. Harrison, R II Hardaway, Capt E F Davis, Dr H A Curry, Col Jas M Mobley’, Col C A Rudd, Dr J S Lawton, Dr J S Lavender, Col E C Grier, Capt F G Holt, Judge John Colley, R J Redding, lion John Mcßae, Hon James D Frederick, Col R A Alston, Col A J Lane, W Il- Bonner, Esq, Gen Geo S Black, Gen AVm Phil lips, Pope Barrow, Esq, P J Berckman, Esq, Col F J Smith. Dr W L Jones, Capt J II Mont gomery’, Col J F Hansen. Appling County.—B II Patterson, G J Hol ton and Aaron Johnson. Baker —W W Dews, John O Perry, GGLark. Dougherty—W II Roberts, Thos 11 Willing ham, Capt S P Davis. Beach Island Club—Jonathan M Miller, Dr II R Cook. Bartow—Dr SAV Leland, Z W Jackson, WII Stiles. Baldwin—Richard II Lamar, Jas D Myrick. Berrien—L E Lastinger, John J Williams, F AV Williams. Bibb—Thos Hardeman, D B Lansden, J W Stubbs. Brooks—R J Denmark, Dr J J Grover, Hon W B Burnett. Burke —John D Munnerlyn, J P Thomas Wm J Hodges. Jalhoun—Chas M Davis, F M McKenney, J C Beck. Campbell—Jas Ileadden, W II Steed, S P Steed. Catoosa—J M Gordon, A Graham, AV II ‘Wal ker. Cherokee—D B Medford, Jabez Ganel, M S Paden. Clark—Judge Lindsay’ Durham, Amos M Willoughby, S S Fambrough. Clay—M L McDowell, R E Kennen, T E Speight. Clayton—Rev D L Dnffey, James Davis, T J Poland. Clinch—ll D O Quinn, M M Caswell. Cobb —Geo Roberts, James S Morris, J T Burkhalter. Powder Springs—A C Mclntosh, J C Butner. Coweta —W G Hill, W A Smith, J Y Carmi chael. DeKalb—Simeon Smith, Wm P Bond, Eason J Bond. Dr C P Hartwell, J Dozier, B F Milder. Decatur —A J Veal, W J Veal, PB McCurdy. Early—B II Robinson, S J Collier, J B Mulli gan. Effingham—Jas Bird, Augustus M Morgan. Emanuel—M B Ward, John H Sherod, EII Edenfield. Fi.oyd—Dr Eben Hilyer, Col A Shorter, C Mc- Donald. Fulton—T W Connally’, Chas Dowman, J J Fain. Fayette—J F McLane, T B King, Isaac G Woolsey. Gordon—J W Swain, W S Walker. Green—Jas B Hart, Jas Davison, Capt R B Smith. Gwinnett—D A Stone, Geo II Jones. Hancock —II A Clinch, J S Hewnan, Geo White. Harris —Three delegates, names not known. Hart—M M Richardson, F S Roberts,J Asbery Teazeley. Heard—E A Reid, W P Edmondson, II E Carey. Henry—J M McDonald, C T Zacliery,* G G W eems. Houston—W J Anderson, Jll Branham, II C White. Jones—ll J Marshall, John P Hunt, Wm T McCullough. Jackson—J L Elder, E M Thompson, R F La mar. Lee—Dr J P Stevens, II L Long. Lowndes —Il B llolledday, J R Staples. Liberty —I B Faseiy B F Allen, J E Martin. Macon—W II Reese, M J Hatcher, Capt J J Massey. Milton —A C Maxwell, M J Lott. Monroe—O Holland, jr, A Dunn, R J McMul len. Montgomery—J E Hicks, D J Mcßae, M D Hughes. Morgan—Emanuel Huyser, Marcus A Woods and David S Johnston. Murray—John O’Connor, J Gregory’, Capt John Seay. Muscogee—Dr E C Hood, W A Cobb, J C Cook. Newton—Dr J D Graves, T J Spear, W P Jay. Oglethorpe—B P Taylor, A N Asbury, J W Patrick. Pike —John C Middlebrooks, John P McLean and JasM Middlebrooks, jr. Polk —S M H Byrd, F M Pace. M A Brew. Paulding—G W Lawrence, W AV Reynolds, Putnam —R C Humber, Dr J T DeJarnett, Dr J D Ethridge. Richmond—R C Griffin, W K Nelson. Rockdale—J G McNair, AV L Peck. Schley—C H Smith, Robt Burton. Spaulding—J A Boeks and two others. Talbot—Jas F Little, Rod Leonard, J B Gor man. Telfair—C C Smith, I J Mcßae, Al‘ Smith. Terrell—Elijah Bellflower, J R James, and one other. Troup—AV O Tuggle, C AA r Mabry.J F Boykin. Upson—J. F. Blalock, AVm E McAndrew, J AV Rose. Warren—J N Pool, Geo V Neal, J S Johnson. AVashington—Dr II N Hallifield, Col R L AVarthen, Hon J F Youngblood. AVilcox—D T McCrimmon, Lewis AViloox. Wilkes—Wm A Pope, C A Alexander. THE GFREAT * > GEORGIA STATE FAIR, ' The Annual Fair for 1875 of the Georgia State Agricultural Society will be held in MACON, GEO. AT THE BEAUTIFUL CENTRAL CITY PARK GROUNDS, beginning Monday, October 18th, AND CONTINUING ONE AVEEK. A LARGE variety and liberal Premium. List covering all Departments of Indus try, from which the following are extracts: Field Crop Department. For the best and largest display in merit and variety’ oi sample products from the field, garden, orchard, dairy and ( apiary—the contribution of a single farm, SIOO For the best six stalks of cotton—to be come the property of the Society, 50 For the best five bales, crop lot of short staple cotton, by’ one exhibitor, 150, For the best stngle bale upland long staple, 50 * For best single bale es short staple, 50 • Horse Department. Bsst Thoroughbred Stallion, SIOO Best AVorking Horse, 50 Best Saddle Horse or Mare, . 75 Best Single Buggy’ Horse or Mare, 75 , Best Combination Horse or Mare, 100 Best Double Team, owned by one exliib’r, 100 ( Best Georgia Raised Mule, 50 Best Mule, open to the world, 50 Cattle Department. Best herd—one Bull and four Cows or Heifers—all to be of one breed and owned exclusively by one exhibitor, SIOO Best Milch Cow, 50 Cow giving the Richest Milk, 50 S4O and S2O for the Best Bull and Cow, res pectively, of each of the following breeds: Alderney, Ayreshire, Devon and Durham, Best Sow and Pigs under six months old, 50 Poultry Department. z For best trio of each variety, $ 10 Best and largest display in merit and va- riety’ of Domestic Fowls, raised in Ga., 50 Best and largest display’ in merit and va- riety of same, open to the world, 50 Best display of Pigeons, 20 Best display’ of Rabbits, 10 Horticultural Department. Best display’ of Garden Vegetables, grown by one person, $ 25 Home Industry Department. Best collection of Jellies, Preserves, Cat sups, Pickles, Jams, Syrups and Cor dials, mabe and exhibited by one lody, $ 50 Best display of breads by’ one lady, r 25 Ornnmental Needle Work. Best display’ in merit and variety’ of Fe male Handicraft, embracing Needle AVork, Embroidery, Crocheting, Knit ting, etc., by one lady, $ 50 Fine Art Department. Best Oil Painting, (any subject.) $ 25 Best Port rait Painting, 20 Best Paihtihg in Water Colors, 20 Best display of Paintings and Drawings by’ one exhibitor, 25 Best collection of Drawings by’ a girl un- der sixteen years of age, 25 Best display of Paintings and Drawings by the Pupils of one Senool or College, 50 Best display of Photographs, Silver Med- al and ' 25 1 Best display of Jewelry, Silverware, etc., Silver Medal and 25 Merchants’ Displays. Best display’ of Dry’ Goods, SIOO Best display of Fancy’ Groceries, 100 Best display of Glassware and Crockery, 50 . Best display’ of Clothing, 25 1 Best display of Millinery; 25 Special Premium for Granges. To the Grange in the State making the largest and finost display in merit and < ' variety, of Stock, Products,and results of Home Industries, all raised, pro duced or made by the members of that particular Grange, $l5O JSS-THB ABOVE ARE BUT SPECIMENS Ot a comprehensive list of large MONEY PRE MIUMS. &S“Thc BEST and LARGEST LIVE STOCK show ever held in the State or South. More and finer Horses, Mules, Catile, Sheep, Swine and Poultry than ever before exhibited. Par. ties wishing fine Stock, as a fine Harness or Saddle Horse. Milch Cow, Thoroughbred Bufl, Trio of etb., will find the occasion of this Fair a rare opportunity’ to secure them. W-SEVERAL EMINEMTand REPRESEN TATIVE MEN from the North and Northwest, have been invited to deliver addresses at the Fair,and many d istinguished visitors through out the whois country are expected. jBS“THE PUBLIC will ae kept posted of the progress and developments of the Fair in fu ture advertisements. «3“SEND TO THE SECRETARY at Macon for Premium Lists, embracing a full schedule of the Premiums, Rules, Regulations, etc., and containing two engravings of the beautiful and magnificent Fair Grounds. A, 11. COLQUITT, President. T. G. HOLT, Gen’l Superintendent. MALCOLM JOHNSTON, Secretary. Augnst 5,1875-td.