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About The new Western railway guide (Atlanta, Ga.) 188?-1??? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1887)
THE Kimball House, ATLANTA, CA. Years before its destruction by fire, gained * reputation among tourists and the commercial fraternity, not a whit behind the phenominal progress made by the city of At anta, which, twenty years ago, lay a smouldering mass of ruins, which now numbers dose a population of 70,000. After a lapse of eighteen months there arose, Phoenix like, from rhe ashes of the old Kimball, the present structure, a marvel of skill and beauty, as shown£by the annexed cut; and now, after having Been open two years, has not only kept pace with the original reputa tion, but has made such improve ments in every department, that it c far ahead of anything the most sanguine’anticipate d. With pardonable pride the pro prietors would call the attention of all "tourists to Florida and New Orleans, during the present winter season, to the many advantages possessed by Atlanta and her grand Hotel. Atlanta, with her high altitude and atmosphere of unexceptional purity, needs no commendation here as to her healthfulness. Sta tistics show her to be one of the ■tost healthy in the Southern tier ci cities; and the United States Government, in selecting her over many others as a permanent mili tary post, with barracks to accom modate 1,000 troops, has endorsed his point beyond question. Her acknowledged thrift and i enterprise will lead her to take ' ourtv.. . .. RAZZLE DAZZLB. Let the Others go. A man while fishing suddenly fell into the water. A fallow fisherman, of benevolent aspect, promptly hauled him out, laid him on his back, and then began to scratch his head in a puzzled way. “What’s the matter?” asked the bystanders; “why don’t you revive him?” “There are sixteen rules to revive drowning per sons,” said the benevolent man, “and I know ’em all, but I can’t call to mind which comes first.” At this point the drowned man opened his eyes and said faintly: “Is there anything about giving brandy in the rules?” “Yes.” “Then never mind the other fifteen. How it is Out West. A sullen looking man with a horse whip entered a Nebraska newspaper office and asked the boy where the editor was. The boy “sized him up” and answered: “Gone to Ohio; won’t be back in six months.’’ “Where’s the foreman?” “He’s gone to Washington with an invitation to the President, and won’t be back ’fore cold weather. What do you want —want to paralyze ’em.-” “No, no; I owe four dollars, and thought I’d pay up.” “That’s so? Hold on a second; perhaps the ed itor hasn’t started yet.” He whistled; a long, dark form crawled out of a wood box, and the editor was ready for business. Old men, like old dogs, love to sit in the sun. The man who knows himself has learned one thing well. There iz a great deal of the literary culture of the times that iz like the growth of the pumkin-vine on prolific soil —about twenty feet of vine to one punkin, punkin small at that. A man needs to live twice before he knows how to live once; and then he will all the time keep thinking how much better he could live if they would only let him try it once more. THE KIMBALL HOUSE, I Ife ilß®' Jii in illjwy > ■ .g fcJk®si wwK J? * -wmSw »fte r CHARLES BEERMAN & CO., - - - Proprietors. THE NEW WESTERN RAILWAY GU We Me SCO’I'T Successors to FRIERSON & SCOTT, REAL ESTATE AGENTS. Office adjoining Hotel entrance in Kknball House. Stores, City Residences, Farms, Water Powers, Mill and Factory Sites, Timber Lands, Tracts for immigration colonies; iron beds; manganese, marble, gold, sliver, mica* ochre, asbestos, talc and corruudum mines, etc., for sale in Georgia and other Southern States. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. ENCLOSE STAMP. GEORGIA, THE EMPIRE STATE OF THE SOUTH. (Our Mr. Scott was formerly Adjutant 13th Wisconsin Vet. Vols. and is Quartermaster ot O. M. Mitchell Post G. A. R. at Atlanta, where all G. A. R. comrades will be welcomed.) We say to you, now is the time to come South, while you can make cheap and profitable investments, in the most inviting section of the United States, where soil, climate, water, seasons, and low prices of property, are all that could be desired by the manufacturer, the large planter, the stock raiser, and the dairy, fruit, vegetable and poultry farmer. We will, on application, mail copy of the “Commonwealth of Georgia,” etc., the official and reliable report of Col. J. T. Henderson, the efficient Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of Georgia. We add brief descriptions and prices of a few of the many farms we have for sale at prices that should tempt you ; farms at $5 to S2O per acre, that in Northern States would readily command (as they will here in a few years) SSO to SIOO per acre. Large Tracts for Colonies.— Colonies of any size, or any number of families, who wish to come South and settle all together, can, by writing to us, be suited in land, location, prices, etc. We will give reliable information and valuable aid. For Safe and Profitable Investments, the South is a very attractive field. Parties having money to invest will do well to consult us; as we can invest with perfect safety and great profit to them. Loans at Eight per cent. net. — We can place loans on best real estate security that will net the lender eight per cent, perfectly secured by first mortgage on city and farm property worth two to five times the amount loaned —in no instance less than double. Write to us for full information. WE HEREWITH GIVE LIST OF A FEW OF OUR CHOICE INVESTMENTS. Near Hapeville, on Central Railroad. Four choice Truck Farms, cheap. Eight miles from Atlanta. Accommodation trains. Near Decatur, three choice small farms, at low figures. Just suited to grape culture. Accommodation trains on Georgia Railroad. Six miles from Atlanta. Near West End, three miles out. Several choice Truck Gardens and Dairy Farms. 8,200 acres Virgin Pine. Railroad runs through it; only $2.50 per acre. 1 650 acres richest mineral property in Georgia. A true vein of manganese runs across the property—an almost inexhaustable quantity ‘ also has on it a large vein of nickel. The manganese analysis is 56 percent, manganese, 3 per cent, iron, 31-1000 of phosphorus. The nickel shows 3 and 89 100 per cent, metallic nickel. $25,000 is well worth $250,000. Here is a. Marram.- Splendid Fruit Farm, at Vineyard. Ga., 2J4 miles from Griffin, 30 acres in a high state of culti vation in a neighborhood of northern men, mostly from New York State and Michigan, and in close neighborhood of the largest peach orchard in the world; railroad depot right at hand; land rolling; sandy loam; fine water; freestone; 2,500 one-year old neach trees- 750 five year-old apple trees; 100 five-year old goose plums; 1,000 five-year old Catawba grape vines; 500 Concord; 500 Woodson- lso Pinkinton I white]; 100 Salem; 100 Linsley; 2,000 young vines, assorted; 400 yards from postoffice; 2>£ miles from Griffin, with schools, churches, etc. Only small cabin on the place. $2,000 buys it. The vines are worth this money. One good season’s fruit crop will pay for it. 400 of the beet North Georgia Farms at Low Figures. arrival call at our office and get FREE map and guide of the city. SCOTT <SZ? CO. No 4—12 Successors to Frierson & Scott. IDE. A Boston lady who contemplated purchasing a homestead in North Carolina wrote to an old set tler in that vicinity, asking if it was true, as re ported, that the grass in that country was infested with “jiggers” that creep into the flesh. The reply was: “Yes, but all you have to do is keep your legs greased and they won’t trouble you.” She con cluded not to buy. Each Entertained a Different Opinion. Bobby was in the parlor when Albertus called, and Maud was up stairs getting ready to present herself. “Good evening, Robert,” said Albertus, briskly; “Maud has not yet arrived I see.” “Nope,” replied Bobby, carelessly. “She’s mak in’ somethin’ I s’pose.” “Industry, Robert, is a shining virtue. But what is Miss Maud making?” “I dunno; they were talking about you at the tea table, and Miss Maud said she was making a mash, ma said she was making hay while the sun shines, and pa said she was making a fool of herself.” A Writer for the Press. “What are you doing, Thomas?” asked the min ister, patronizingly. “I am writing for the press,” said the lad, proudly. •‘lndeed! You are quite young for that. What do you write?” “I direct wrappers.” Critic. Economy is Wealth. “What is the matter?” asked a lawyer of his coachman. “The horses are running away, sir.” “Can’t you pull them up?” “I‘m afraid not.” “Then.” said the lawyer, after judicial delay, “run them into something cheap.”—[Chambers’Journal. Different Customs in Different Localities. Down South they eat pepper on on watermelon. Up North they sometime mix cayenne pepper with the mustard to warm the plaster after eating water melon.—[Journal of education. Pit Games for Sale. Tne finest and fastest fighters that this country can produce. Strains ot the noted South Carolina “War Horse,’’crossed with the famous Dr. Allen Green stock, of Columbia, S. C. This stock is genuine and have won many mains in South Carolina. Color rich, dark red, with black breast. Eggs can also be had. For prices, etc., address Robert Andrew Williams, Memphis, Tenn. No 4-12 THE Kimball House, * ATLANTA, CA. advantage or every point to in crease her popularity and popula tion. To those prospecting for new business opportunities, she opens her doors with alacrity, and extends the true Southern hospit ality, so far-famed throughout the world. With her immense system of trunk railroads and their branches, centering in her midst, she lays tribute on every State in the Union, thus making her t. center of trade. The many places of historic interest that surround the city, give pleasant excursions to those . who take an interest in viewing them. Stone Mountain and Ken esaw Mountain are within view from the windows of the Kimball. while the many battle-fields of 1863-4 are within a few hours’ ride by rail. The new 11. I. Kimball House is the pride of the South; it con tains accommodations for nearly 1,000 guests, has every convenience that me present age has produced to make those who may, through sickness or lassitude, need quiet and the attention necessary in such cases, either while going to or re turning from winter resorts; while to those who are looking around for an abiding place in our South ern clime, it offers all the advan tages that can be obtained in any of the leading hotels in the country. Altogether, the city has many points that will excite pleasure and interest in those who visit it.
