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- . - U 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 eg • L a » a.u 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. ifpiiiH fi&iM l «gr#in r !s>p&ps.wi. fllpiS mm 11 Si 2g!i S88K83 No. of Church Members Value of all Church Prop erty. 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.’ •