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00LUMBTJ8 BJIQUIRER-SUN, SfTNPAY MORSHm, OCTOBER 10, 1866.
tD’S-EYK VIEW
IV Oity ■« It W«* and as It >• Now.
|M Ways sad Old Sntlnn. (tlTf lM«rc to tkf Ago
•f Proarfmi - AobusI Reflow of tho fill’ll Boh-
kw F.ru Aboat Oar Finance*- Magnificent
Wraith In Wator Power -Other lntnre*l* of tbo
M Prraented.
fei 18*7 tho site of ColumbuH was a dense,
wabroken lowland forest. Where some of
•w finest buildings now Htand was at that
Mme marshes and ponds, from which
aaany of those who are now residents have
•ften angled the trout and perch. Prom
one block north of whore the Perry House
now stands, all south and east was a muddy
awamp, filled with briars and vines and
•mall undergrowth among the larger trees,
so that In many places it was difficult to
get through. Between Oglethorpe street
mid the river the land wus generally high
and dry, interspersed with pretty groves
of fine shade trees, but east of that street
-was wet swamp land. Where the court
home stands wns a large pond, and not
long since wo heard an old resident say that
he has seen the water there almost suffl-
•tontly deep to swim a horse. The place
was laid out as a trading town in 1827, and
an act of the legislature provided for the
appointment by the governor of five com
missioners to select the most eligible site
and appropriate an oblong square of 1200
r aores for the town and commons, which
was to be coiled and known by the name
of Columbus. They were to lay out not
less than GOO building lots of half an acre
eaoh, and to make a reservation of ten
-•ores for the public buildings of the county
of Muscogee.
At that time there were but few com
fortable houses, there being a few log
houses, some board houses or tents, and a
few Indian huts. This, in brief, is how the
Queen City of the Chattahoochee had its
origin.
TUB OOLUMBUS OP TO-DAY
is very different from what it was in those
oarly days. The locality is almost an un
broken level, and the wide streets, ele
gant residences and magnificent business
houses hnvc given her the title of the
'Quocn City of the Chattahoochee,’’ and
her cotton mills and other manufacturing
interests justly entitle her to the proud dis
tinction of the “Lowell of the South.’’
*Phe principal part of the business is done
on Broad street, though some of our
largest business houses are on other streets.
The residences are to be found on every
jftreot in the city. The residences also
■Irotch out to the north and east, climbing
the ascent and roaching far away into the
gountry. There arc no narrow streets to
Interrupt the view or check the
breases as thoy are wafted to
ttte city. In the erection of the
' "feufldings the plans have originated from
■o set architectural fashion. There are
stately homes which stand back from tho
- •trusts with imposing columns; elegant
palocus with marble stairs and carved
architraves; more modorn, but yet equally
elegant cottages with mansard roofs and
grounds; the good old-fashioned south-
•mresidenoe, with its uiiy rooms and mar
velous vorandus,and hundreds of designs in
little, well-kept cottages where the sweat
of toil is cooled and the uching muscle
calmed in repose. These homes, with
l.hoir wealth of shrubbery, flowers and
luxuriant shade, furnish the eye with an
almost endlessj panorama of beauty. It is
not surprising that the Columbus of to-day
has been christened the “Queen of the
Chattahoochee. ”
TUB POPULATION
of Columbus, arc the people who oamo
here with a fixed purpose and not as an
experiment. No city in America can boost
More law-abiding and honorable inhabi
tants. They work and expect a living by
the sweat of the brow. Men do not get so
Tioh that they retire on a competency.
The drones must get out of the way or be
. run over. It is this that gives us one of
the liveliest and most progressive cities in
•he south. No enumeration has been
token since 1880, but thore has been an
increase of at least 20 per oent. since
•hat time. On the first day of October,
1886, wo ostlmute that the number
«f people living within a radius of one
Mile of the court house, and who trade
in the city and carry on business
here, to be between 24,00 and 25,000
ju&d this pouulution is constant
ly increasing. Every new enterprise,
•very now railroad, every new industry
implies an inorease to our population.
Our new Industries and railroads are
Springing up so rapidly that it is not only
possible but probable that the United
States oonsus for 1890, will give Columbus
between 80,000 and 40,000 inhabitants,
perhaps nearer the latter figure than the
former. With an
INCREASE OP NEW ENTERPRISES
and population, thero comes also an in
crease of wealth. Borne of the oostliest
and tastiest houses in the south are being
built in CblumbuB by citizens of the
town. ’ Some of the finest equipages
in all tile laud ure to be seen traversing
cur streets. With this increase of wea'th
and luxury, however, there has been no
development of shoddy elements among.
Tho incroasu of wealth has been normally
slow, and has been marked by a corre
sponding degree of culture. Tho society
of Columbus is at once its pride nnd its
fame. In it, character, intellect, merit and
Wealth are prlsmatically blended. It os
tracises uo man without enuso and admits
no man without merit. What it cannot
assimilate it ejects; and yet no man or
Woman lius ever suffered unjustly at its
bands.
T1IE HISTORIC ASSOCIATIONS
that cling about Columbus like the scent
ol roses to a shattered vase, are many and
Interesting. About the city are the battle
ground of the Indian and confederate wars,
to both of which Columbus contributed her
Quota of heroes and blood. Some of our
tmassuiulng families bear the names and in
herit the blood of the groatest statesmen
the new world has produced. Citizens yet
living in our midst have been bonorod
with the hlghestofflccsthecommonwcalth
of Georgia could bestow. Taken all in all
there Is nothing,nolthcr prestige,commerce
associations or advantages of society, edu
cation and politics, in which Columbus Is
not the equal of any city In Georgia. Her
adopted citizens love her as a bride like the
natives do as a mother, and each one is
ever alert to defend her fame and inter
ests. In tho unwritten and undeveloped
future there is not a prospect more radiant
with promise than the prospect that hangs
over Columbia!. And it only rests with us,
her citizens, as to whether or not this
prospect and hope shall become a glad
fruition and a lasting reality.
ANNUAL COTTON REVIEW
For the f'onserclil Tenrof 1886-86— Colnmbn*
Reelefod 01,746 Ag*ln*l 78,160 Last T«ar-The
FacllltlM or Oar Warehoaaea for HandlingCot-
Therc is probably not a city in the south
better capacitated for handling cotton than
the city of Columbus. It is an established
fact that no city in the southern states has
more secure warehouses from all the
dangers and disasters to which cotton is
subject. Our cotton merchants have
every facility for handling the staple, and
they pay better prices than many com
peting markets. Several of our ware
houses are entirely new and the Btorage
capacity is ample. They are all under
the management of os competent men as
are to be found in the country. They
have none but the best and most compe
tent clerks and others connected with
their warehouses, and any trust or con
fidence placed in them will not be abused
or misplaced. Prominent among our
warehouses are
Planters— George P. Swift & Son, pro
prietors.
Alston—Flournoy A Epping, proprietors.
Lowell—Slade & Etheredge, proprietors.
Fontaino— Hatcher & Wilkerson, pro
prietors.
Alabama—Blanchard, Burros A Co., pro
prietors.
Webster—Bradley & Carter, proprietors.
Georgia—F. J. Jenkins & Co., proprie
tors.
These are all gentlemen te be com
mended to the public. They have induced
a large cotton trade to come to Columbus.
Tho Indications are that the crop will be
somewhat smaller than that of the year
just ended. There has been bat little com
plaint about rust and caterpillars, but it is
h’Vrd to estimate the damage that may be
done, as the reports are greatly at vari
ance. It may be relied upon, however,
that a smaller crop will be mads in this
section than last year. The total receipts
for the past year were 97,745 against 78,160.
Below will be found the statistios giving a
foil resume of the cotton business for the
year;
MODUS OF RECEIPTS.
The following table shows the cotton re
ceived in the city of Columbus for the year
ending September 1,1886;
Southwestern railroad 11,676
Mobile and Olrnrd railroad 11,076
Western railroad 7,110
River 16,502
Wagons 27,942
Columbus and Romo railroad 16,606
BBUKJPTB OF TOTAL CROP FROM
1886.
1836 to
Yearn.
Orop«. |Yefir«.
Cropfl.
1880437
1888-39
1,300,532 1806-67
...1,951,988
1841-42
1,880.574 1809 70
...3,114,192
...3,347,200
...2,074,351
1843-44
2,010,409 1871-72
1845- 46
1846- 47
1847- 48
1,178,051 1874-75
...4,185,534
...3,832,991
2,090,766 • 1877-78
...4,773,805
18504>1
1881-62
1868-69
3,853,491j
Total 91,745
OOTTON SHIPMENT*,
TOTAL CROP OP THE CNJTF.D STATES.
The total crop of the United States for
the season of 1885-86 ending September 1,
is estimated at 6,516,654 bales, againBt
5,629,948 bales last year. Below we give a
TAIII.H OP THE TOTAL MOVEMENT.
Receipts at the ports Aug, 81, 1886 5,359,738
Stock at interior towns 25,782
Overland (estimated) 821.134
Southern consumption (estimated) „.. 310,000
Total 6,516,654
FACTS ABOUT FINANCES.
■oner In the Treasarr to Meet nil Dtniili-Tkt
Bonded Debt of tka City and How It la Paid.
No city in this section of country is in
such healthful financial condition as Co
lumbus—thanks to the efficient city offi
cials and finance committee—and we pro
pose to give the official figures to prove it.
It is an easy matter to say that we have
the healthiest city in the country; that no
city is in a better financial condition; that
to no community is offered better facilities
for advancing the commercial interest;
that everything combines to make a city
prosper and grow, but when it comes to
substantiating such statements by nndis-
putable proof, it is quite another thing.
It is a habit the Enquirer-Sun has got of
not saying anything abont Columbus that
it cannot prove. There is no sense in
making a statement just for blarney, and
when we say that Columbus is in a health
ful condition, we mean every word of it.
To start with, here are the
AAHBTfl OP TBS OJTT.
Value of real estate in dt; Unfits. (6,359,675
Noil-taxable 610,000
Commons belonging to the dty—sur
veyed, and lots ready to be put on the
market 60,600
Wharf. 40,000
Two bridges 60,000
Market—meat and vegetable 12,000
Public buildings—engine houses, council
hospital and
chamber, school houses,
magazine , 00,000
Stock in Mobile and Qlranl Railroad
Company, preferred 122,600
Stock in Gm Light Company 11,500
17,366,675
Columbus, like the average citizen of the
city is not rich, but $7,366,075 shows that
the city is in tolerably comfortable means,
so to speak. One thing, the city does not
owe more than she is willing, able and
anxious to pay. Here is the
TOTAL BONDED DEBT:
South western railroad 64,335
Mobile and fliranl railroad... 5
Western railroad 125
Columbus factories 15,806
River 4,222
Burnod 3,353
1883-4 1884-5 1886-6
ftt.asw 48,259 52,566 I
13,313 16,565
16,620 21,545
Total 81,493 78,192 90,666
STOCK IN WAREHOUSES.
The following was the stock in the ware
houses on the first day of the cotton year
by actual count:
Planters 222
Alston 196
Lowell 125
Alabama 140
Fontaine 50
Georgia .. 807
Webster 40
Total 1079
FIRST BALM.
1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1886. 1886.
Aug. 6. Aug. 7. Aug. 7. Aug. 17. Aug. 6. Aug. 12.
COTTON RECEIPTS OP COLUMBUS FOR PRE
VIOUS YEARS.
We give the years’ receipts since 1842-3
and the modes of receipts as far hack as
1866. In 1866 no record of the modes were
kept; if so they have been misplaced, and
we do not find them among our cotton
books. The following is an accurate table
of statistics for the years indicated:
1842 43..
1843 44..
1844 45 ..
1845 46 ..
1846 47..
1847 48 ..
1848 49..
1849 60..
1860 61..
1851 52..
18f>2 63..
1863 64 ..
1854 55..
1856 66..
1866 67..
4857 58..
1858 59..
1859 60..
1860 61..
1861 62.
I860 67.
1867 68..
1087
2003
1868 69..
1869 70.
1870 71.
1871 72.
a
3090
54822
J61287
84499
51715
54241
56678
58190
60935
65461
41669
55175
70730
65839
101628
81249
76664
115885
i122110
83516
70000
27339| 44841
*632 40780' 85685
5204 22901 48500
6016 32759 67274
7495 37121 75007
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Amount ootMaadinc
Donomi nation.
Whan loaned.
InUroat Payable.
Principal Payable.
When Payable.
lately made and now in progress, are in a
great measure due to the satisfactory ad
justment of the bonded debt of the city,
which insures a guarantee of low taxes in
the fbtnre. In this respect we compare
fovorably with any city of opprox.mate
size in the union. The city clerk tells us
that parties have paid in their taxes in
order to get the advantage of the liberal
discounts offered, and that the sales of the
commons lots gives the city
A PLETHORIC POCKHTBOOK
that enables it to meet ail demands and
have a surplus for taking up the bonds.
Columbus has the advantage of ail other
cities in the fact that by the laws of the
state the city cannot increase its debt
without a special act of the legislature.
Under this same special act of the legisla
ture the city commons are placed in the
bands of a strong and prudent board of
commissioners, who are authorized to dis
pose of the commons. The sale of com
mons lots must be made at public outcry,
so that nil the citizens may have an equal
opportunity of securing this valuable prop
erty. One-fourth of the proceeds is to go
to the public school fund and three-fourths
to the payment of the public debt. This
gives bondholders the assuranoe that the
Interest will be promptly paid and that
taxation will not be onerous, thus assuring
a healt hful condition of our finances.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
! a twelve-inch main, which is conceded to
be of sufficient oapacity nntil the city
grows to three times its present number.
It is carried a distance of three and three-
quarter miles until it approaches the up
per bridge on the Chattahoochee, when it
is sub-divided into two nine-inoh pipes and
led across the river underneath the bridge
to the east side, where it is again concen
trated into one twolve-inch pipe and con
nected to the distribution of the city,
which consists ot ten, eight, six and four-
inch pipe and oovere an area of five miles,
and whioh is fitted with double fire
hydrants, and which nnder the pressure
can deliver the water on the buildings
when on fire, independent of fire engines.
THE WATER
is pure soft spring water and usually olear
as a crystal, and for drinking and domestic
usos far superior to any used. It is now
used by,most of the residences and stores
within reach of the main pipes, and in a
number of cospb furnishes the motive
power for running light machinery. At
the end of one of the most extended
drouths last year that was ever known in
this section, the water was pure and good
and the supply ample to have lasted the
city four months if the springs had ceased
to run. It was claimed on yesterday by a
gentleman who onght to know, that there
was more water wasted over the dam than
would supply the city daily.
The Kale. for tho Tear Amounts to Irarl7 Too
Million.—An laeroiao Oror Last Tear af loro
Than Half a ■lllloa.
The business of the year shows a gratify
ing increase and adds another to the hun
dreds of evidences that Columbus is pro
gressive and prosperous. The business
amounts to (9,859,246 againBt (9,068,513 for
the previous year, showing an increase of
(790,733. The efficient clerk of council has
just made up the aggregate of sales for the
past year. The sales are from the sworn
statements of the merchants, and can
therefore be relied npon as accurate.
During the present year they have been as
follows, and on the various classes of mer
chandise they are thus enumerated;
CENTRAL COTTON COMPRESS.
BDOAPITUIATIOB.
Letters handled ,
{*»«»!• rffi®
Newspapers -1,667.400
Registered Letters I.i'vib
Postal notes
Orand total .4,242 634
Money orders can be obtained payable
at money-order post offices in the follow
ing countries; The United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the German
empire, Italy, France and Algeria, Den
mark, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands
(Holland) Luxemburg, tho Grand Dnchy of
the Dominion of Canada.
It is a matter of official record that the
Columbus post office pays the department
more revenue in proportion to its recepts
than any other post office In Georgia
where there is no public building. This
speaks well for the management of the of
fice under the admlninistration of Postmas
ter Watt.
CITY CHURCHES.
Dry Goods
Groceries
Hardware
Stoves and Tinware.
Foundries. ...
Shoes
Harness
Wagons and Buggies
Drugs
Clothing
Furniture
Lumber
Goal
Crockery
Books
Sewing Machines
Bar Rooms
Bakeries and Confectioneries
Jewel rf
Sundries
Cotton and Woolen Factories..
Flour Mills
Livery Stables ....
Premiums on Fire Insurance.
Premiums on Life insurance.
Cotton Sales
Guano Sales
Total.
1884-86
( 624,000
1,066,000
08,140
26,456
172,610
248,480
6,634
20.864
09,630,
147,800|
80,870
42,614
37,078
17.864
20.066
16,670
88,618,
26,460;
21,426!
182,430
1,449,170
830,000
84,826
64.876
8,692
8,128,400
226,776
1886-88
( 627,643
1.044.000
165,400
25,827
200,073
286,484
6,829
23.846
116,456
166,614
07,812
89,115
84,482
16,020
26,874
15,244
62,012
24,824
17,742
136.000
1.636.000
846.000
36,240
64,419
4,862
8,609,800
275.745
(9JI68 5131(9,869246
It will thus be seen that the largest busi
ness done outside of cotton is in the sale of
groceries, their sales amounting to (1,944,-
000. Factories come next with (1,636,000,
and dry goods following with (627,543;
shoes (285,484, and foundries with (206,073.
CITY WATiR WORKS.
1875
1870 77..
I 1877 78.
I 1878 79..
' 1779 80..
I 1880 81..
1881 82..
1882 83..
11422
4063 15749
I 2621 12788 1 4985 ....
1 3679 20517 4273 ...
! 271124103 3248,...
1285 11698 ■ 1674 6 4919 20078 40050
I '2040 181311 2010 18351 6818 263S4! 5S057
I 4216 18272' 2930 2888 8410 24418 61048
1 2858 14198’ 2828 2142 11112 28168 58107
3627 14843 llt'6 1613 10969 19850 51873
! 8913 16038 1352 2686 150-14 17699 72534
I 612.5,13600; 2323 3297 1 9658 282471 78350
! 6469 17570 6500i 3819j 18100 31003: 87100
10637.119)6 7450 3953 19292 33307 87171
15162 17365 8701 9867 26593 34344 112431
16144 14390 10178 12304 17739 32705 113460
128233 13943 9000'10658 23220 3220111122.54
It will thus be seen that the total bonded
debt of the city, at this date, is (507,700, j
and this amount is gradually being re
duced by the purchase of bonds. Since
the first of January the city treasurer has
paid (7500 of the 5 per cent, bonds and is
anxious to take (20,000 more at par.
Eighteen months ago these 5 per oent.
bonds sold at 85, and six months ago they
could be bought at 00, but before the July
ooupons were clipped they were in de
mand at 103. The interest for the past six
months was paid as fast as the coupons are
presented, and even with these coupons
off, the 5 per cents, are readily taken at
par, as any who will take them to the city
treasurer will find out. The city
OWES NO FLOATING DEBT,
and in a few years the reduction of the
debt will be more rapid, as the policy of
the city council is to retire as many of the
bonds as the revenue of the city will per
mit. The funding of tiie old 7 per cent.
One of tka But System. la the Country—Storage
Capacity for 140,1160,000 Gallon*—Pare and
flood Wator for all Parpocca.
The Columbns Water Works Company
furnishes our city with water for drinking
and other purposes from two reservoirs
located in Lee county, Alabama, on lands
purohased by the company, about three
and three-quarter miles northwest of the
dty, on an elevation of 118 feet above the
level of our streets. The water is deliver-
ed in the city by the gravitation system,
and at a pressure or head of fifty-five
pounds to the square inch, giving power
for ordinary fire purposes. The reservoirs
are located on what is known as the Mc-
Elve.v farm, at the foot of a divide be
tween two water sheds leading into Hol
land’s creek, the one east covering con
siderable area and receiving the delivery
from numerous perennial springs, and the
other receiving the waters delivered from
what is called Pierce’s creek, both cover
ing an area of fully twelve square miles.
{THE FIRST RESERVOIR
built by the oompany was commenced in
April, 1882, and completed in the Septem
ber following, and located on the site of
McElvy’s old mill on a granite or trap
rock foundation. The dam is of solid ma
sonry at an elevation of 201 feet above the
city datum, or 118 feet above the level of
our streets. This reservoir has a capacity
of 20,000,000 to 30,000,000 gallons and was
estimated would store a sufficient quanity
of water to supply the city and its increase
for several years to come. The water be
ing pure and good and our citizens being
strong believers in water the consumption
of it increased so rapidity, that the com
pany concluded to build another reservoir
of much larger capacity.
THE SECOND RESERVOIR
was commenced in the early part of last
year and completed in August last. It is
located about half a mile above the dam
ot the first reservoir. The dam of this res
ervoir is also of substantial masonry, built
with great care and expense—of strength
sufficient to bear all the pressure that can
be put upon it. The pond or lake is a' mag-
Wltha Prnurareof 2500 to tbeftqaara Ieoh-Some
Interesting Fact. Aboat It.
The cotton compress has become one of
the institutions of Colnmbus. Few of our
people know the magnitude of the under
taking to build and run a first-class cotton
compress. The one in the eastern part of
the city is owned and run by the Central
Railroad and Banking Company. It was
erected at a cost of over (60,000, and aside
from the great benefits to be derived from
it, furnishes employment to more than one
hundred hands, it requiring that number
daily to run it.
The force is divided into two squads for
day and night. The whistle blows in the
morning at a quarter of 7 o’clock for the
day sqaad to begin work at seven. This
squad is again divided into small groups,
five to bring cotton to the press, one to put
it on, and after it is pressed and before
taken out, one to clip the ties, four reavers
to pnt on ties, which requires two more
than the old bale, and four to tie the bands.
After the ties are clipped and fixed secure
ly, the leverman pulls his lever, the steam
escapes with an unearthly shriek and the
compressed bale is rolled off. It is raised
on the end by two headers, and one of
three truokers carry it off, where
four men sew np the loose bagging and it
is ready to be loaded. Two “strippers,” to
carry off clipped ties, four men who take
these pieces and make new ties, two floor
boys to pick np scraps of iron bnckles and
loose cotton, one watchman, engineer, fire
man, oiler and two re-markers compose
the rest of the squad, which works until
six o’clock in the evening, when they are
relieved by the night squad. The night
squad is composed of the same number of
men, and work the same number of hours.
The blowing of the whistle at 12 o’clock at
night is a signal for one hoar’s rest, and
the two short, sharp whistles at 1 o’clock,
to begin work.
It Will be seen that both squads together
make up the total of twenty hours of work.
During this time about 1200 bales of cotton
are compressed. This capacity can be
made 1600 after the hands become more
experienced and expert in tying and clip
ping bands, sewing, etc.
An average car load of uncompressed
cotton is twenty-two bales, of compressed
forty-four, or just double.
In addition to the cotton shipped from
this point over the Southwestern railroad,
all the through cotton on the Mobile and
Girard and Colnmbus and Western rail
roads passes through this compress,
making a total of about 40,000 bales com
pressed. The steamships from Savannah
to points north and east allow shippers a
rebate of sixty cents per bale on all com
pressed cotton.
Statistical laformatlon Concerning the Placet 0 f
Religion* Worship la the City.
Columbus takes just pride in her
churches. No city in the south afford*
better religions opportunities. The build
ings are large and comfortable, are well
ven.ilated in summer and heated in
winter. The churches have been pe
culiarly fortunate in the selection of min
isters, as they are all fine speakers and
i enjoy the highest moral and religious
character. They have endeared them
selves to their churches, and have won the
respect and admiration of the public at
large. Under the ministry of such able
gentlemen our churches could
not be otherwise than popular.
Great interest is also being taken in the.
Sunday schools, which are ably superin
tended and managed. Parents who feel
an interest in the future of their children
should send them to Sunday school regu
larly, or, better still, go themselves and
take their children with them.
Below we pend a table giving the names,
of the pastors of the various churches, and
statistical information concerning the dif
ferent churches and Sunday schools, which
show that all are in fine condition in every
respect.
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Value of all Church Prop
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Amount of Money Raised-
Number of Sittings.
POST OFFICE.
j bonds in new one3 bearing 5 per cent, in
1 to rest, has worked advantageously both to j uittceut body of water covering about
| the city and the bondholder, as the city twenty-eight acres of land, and from six-
i was thereby enabled to pay the interest ! teen to twenty feet deep in tho middle of
and ut the same time reduce the principal j it. It is a natural basin closed in by sur-
I in some degree, without having to resort ! rounding hils, and capable of being made
Businas for the Tsar—Whs Haadles tho Kails
and What flora Through Theai.
The business of the post office has large
ly increased during the past year, and be
low we compile the statistics to show what
has been done. The rapid increase of the
business makes it hard work for those em
ployed in the office, and while each one
has well defined duties to perform, the
work is sufficiently onerous to require all
the energy and dexterity he possesses to
properly discharge them. The following
are the
OFFICIALS;
T. J. Watt, postmaster.
W. N. Battle, assistant postmaster.
A A. Bivins, delivery clerk.
Geo A. Robinson, mailing clerk.
Mrs. L. A. Hay, stamp clerk.
Walter Mimms, assistant mailing clerk,
and special delivery messenger.
During the past fiscal year ending June
30, there have been 948,660 letters, 196,400
postal cards, and 1,575,000 newspapers sent
! from the office, while 811,440 letters, 696,-
I 240 postal cards and 5,972,400 newspapers
j have been received. In addition to this a
l great many packages of merchandize and
I the like are sent and received by the of-
| flee. We find the following transactions
in the money department:
SOUTIIIRN RAILROADS.
The increase in the mileage of the rail
roads of the south within the last five
years has been more than GO per cent. In
1880, according to Poor’s manual, the total
mileage of southern railroads was 19,572
miles, and in 1885 it was 30,674.63 miles, an
increase of 11,000 miles. This increase in
railroad mileage is a pretty good indica
tion of the development of material re
sources that is going on in all of the south
ern states. The new railroads were not
built as a rule to meet the demands of
trade and travel between distant points,
but to supply the wants of newly settled
sections of country. In Florida, for in
stance, the new roads reach oat into sec
tions which produce vegetables, oranges
and other fruits for market. The roads
went to these sections when they were
needed and not before, although they have
assisted wonderfully in settling up the
country. What is true in Florida is true
to a great extent in other states. It is
safe to say that all the new roads pay ■
good interest on the money invested in
them, and, doubtless, they will soon pay a
much better interest.
Within the last year there has been
comparatively little railroad building in
the south, The same is true with respect
to other sections of the country. The
prevailing depression in ail kinds of
business has checked railroad as well as
other enterprises. There are, however,
a good many projected roads in the south,
and as the promise of better times is ap
parently about to be realized, some of
them will doubtless be constructed very
soon. The spirit of progress has taken
firm hold of the south, and her develop
ment is bound to be rapid. If business re
vives to the extent that it promises o.
the number of miles of railroad that -
be built by 1890 will be as great as was . >
number built from 1880 to 1885 inclusive.
The above table gives all the informa
tion that could be desired upon the subject.
The largest crop received in Columbus was
in 1859-60, when it reached 122,100 bales;
the year previous the ieceipts were 115,885
bales. The largest since the war was in
1880-81, when the receipts were 112,131
bales, being .177 more than 1882-83, when
the crop reached 112,254 bales.
l to oppressive taxation. The bondholder
has been benefited by receiving a bond of
undoubted security, the payment of the
principal and interest of which, at maturi-
i ty, is beyond all doubt. The market value
| of the bonds has also advanced
| more than 40 per cent, since the ex
change and the 7 per cents of which
' there are (36,800 outstanding, are now
! worth 112(5)113 cents on the dollar, which
value will doubtless continue to increase,
os they are now principally held by capi-
] talists as an investment and are seldom
| offered in the market. The great boom in
PRICES OF REAL ESTATE
| and the man/ substantial improvements
to hold 500,000,000 or 600,000,000 gallons.
The dam was constructed in view of being
raised higher when an increased storage of
water was required. At its present height
it is estimated that the reservoir contains
120,000,000 to 130,000,000 gallons, and it ;is
claimed by the superintendent that every
foot higher the dam is raised would in
crease the storeage capacity 10,000,000 gal
lons. The company claims that the storage
capacity of both reservoirs is fully 140,000,-
000 gallons, an adequate supply for years
to come.
the Water Delivered
to the city from the reservoirs is through
POSTAL ACCOUNT.
Gross Receipts (15,785.77
Expenditures 5,620.62
Net Receipts..
MONEY OBT)BB£.
Number. Amount.
Sold 6987 (161,80600
Paid 6590 98,860.00
Foreign 90 1,350.00
Paid 87 565.00
Fees.
(1,018.05
98.00
Totals...13,694 (205,560.00 (1,066.05
Registered letters received 3,864
“ forwarded 1,818
“ “ in transit 8,004
Making Total 13,718
Nnmber. Amonnt. Fees.
Postal notes issued. 2,278 ft,556.00 (98.34
“ .“ paid 2,500 5,000.60
Making totals 4,778 (8,656.00 (96,34
Jibes on a Sovereign Slate.
“What state do we all live in?” asked a
St. Paul teacher ;of a little girl who had
recently become a member of the class in
geography.
“State ox sin and wickedness?” queried
the child, ;us if doubting the correctness
of her reply.
“This is not a Sunday school,” sternly
remarked the teacher. “Next. What
state do you live in?”
“The state of Minnesota,’ responded the
little scholar.
“That is correct,” continued the teacher.
“Now, my little girl,” said he, addressing
the little girl who first missed the ques
tion, “what state do you live in?”
“I’m only a visitor in Minnesota,” re
plied the child, “I live in Minneapolis.”—
8tr. Paul Globe.’ •