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TOCCOA FA LB LAND COMPANY.
J h b slock company wa 3 organ-
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from in arii.de publishe l by us
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VICKERY BROTHERS STORE.
con falls and the land adjacent.
but tht'owner of this property, who
lives in Atlanta, was not disposed
to sell it except at a wry fancy
price. Our people bided their time,
and rece ltly communicated again
with this gentleman, who agreed
to be more moderate in his
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The neccessary money was soon
furnished by toveral of our citizens,
and the trade consummated.
This property consists of about
five hundred acres of land sur-
rounding Toccoa falls. Most of
it is forest land and contains a
wealth of the finest timber. In
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order to have everything right, the
company purchased of Capt. Ram-
say ten acres of land he owed near
the falls.
Now this is a brief outline of the
plan proposed by our citizens:
A stock company will be formed
with $l’oAXX 3 capital. The stock
will be valued at $-5 per share, so
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W. R. BRUCe's RESIDENCE.-WITH SHR"BBERV REMOVED.
that almost anvone can become a
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fctockludder.
The officers are E. P. Simpson,
president: Dr. J. McJunkin, vice-
president; K. Schaefer, secretary;
B P. Brown, Jr., treasurer. The
boafd of directors is composed of
‘l.etht-aw mentioned officer...
oi d H. M. Pavne, G.W . Edwards,
Dr. J. Davis and J. B. Simmons.
Before no: 'Ummer a large
lintel is to bo"huiit near the fulls.
Several cottut c will be erected.
t*.*>. The grounds around will be
beautified by fountains summer
holes -s. terraces
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by Mr. Sanders an artificial lake
will be made. By building a
dam a lovely body of water cover-
ing four or five acres of land can
be made. It is the intention of
the company to begin work on
1 ike in a few days,
The next thing to be considered
is transportation to the falls,
For the present Hayes & Kamsay
will run a hack line from here to
\ the falls, charging twenty cents
i for the round trip. But a
speedy mode of travel than by
hack is contemplated; a dummy
; lino is projected. A civil engineer
lias been over the ground, and he
says such a line is practicable and
could be built for less than $10,000.
By following the course of the
small stream which begins in town
the road would run right by Gar¬
net spring, a pleasant stop: i lg
point,
This, in brief, is a portion of the
plans that have hem r Highly ouN
lined by our townsmen. Their
intention is to make Toccoa falls,
which now is one of the greatest
natural curiosities and at the same
time one of the nust beautiful
sights in the United States, a pop-
ular and noted sqm me r resort.
A. the work procomL numerous
other plans will be devised that
will aid in rendering the
THE TOCCOA HEWS: Friday, July 4.—'TRADE EDITION,
i igs of the falls m nv comfortable To eoa will lie reaping s mie < >f the
and more charming, l*enofits and will have to spread
It would bo difficult t >e meeive herself. There is no tellign what
of a plat?.»mom attractive than this she mav not do. She will doubt-
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with the blossoms ot wild flowers summer resort.
and green with feathery ferns. This is no fairy story nor the
abound. The temperature is visionary schemes of imaginative
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delight fully cool, and in the hot-
test weather one can get near the
falls and be as comfortable as
hrau-t could wish. Pure, cola
mountain water which needs
ice . is abundant, and the ozoi.e
laden breezes come from the
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mountain sides, fresh and invigo¬
rating, while from the hotel could
be discerned through the trees
Toccoa falls, white as the driven
snow, graceful as the folds of
drapery about a shapely form and
entrancingly lovely. To these
advantages will be added numer¬
ous pleasing features devised by
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man’s ingenuity, acoesibUity to the
town and to railroad facilities. In
fact it will be an ideal summer
resort, and as a natural conse-
qiuMice, will be immensely pop-
ular.
And there is talk of utilizing
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electric plant winch will furnish
force to light the hotel and Toccoa
with electricity, to run a street
^ ar j^ndto drive the machinery of a
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And while all this . . . happening
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minds, if it does sound rather
romantic. M< ney can do this, and
1 the eirculatin; nodiun will be
j llavethe mut t>r in ehivrge a,o level-
headed, though progressive, and
they may be expected to have
every thing done right.
.J ust allow us to prophesy a little:
Within a year or two Toccoa
falls will be the most attractive
summer resort in Georgia, and the
town of Toccoa will be a hum¬
mer.
TOCCOA FALLS.
This noted cascade is just two
miles from our town, and it attracts
many sight-seers. It is a
failing source of pleasure, even to
those who have seen it
of times, to gaze upon this grand
spectacle. No pen can do justice
to h : s subject, and in advance we
beg the pardon of our readers
attempting tt y a description a • *• of t this
beautiful object, which has been
poetically termed the “Bride
\he Mountain.” The following
was written after our first view of
Toccoa falls, ’ and is reprinted 1 onlv
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because it seems proper that ,
description ►f the falls should
appear in this issue:
Toccoa creek is not a
stream 1 ut it i. '
alibiing and hurrying, like a
» UM ,u bov that has bum,
along the way to school and
deni v realizes that he will
to hasten to escape being marked
tardy. It is as clear as
and sings a merry songs as it
its tortvous way between lofty
hills crowned with stately
archs of the forest, and dashes in
foaming haste over rocks that
attempt to obstruct its journey
seaward. In spring and
its banks are fringed with many a
sweet-scented gay-colored, wild
flower, but in winter only pines,
and other trees denuded of their
luxuriant foliage, mark its winding
course o’er its pebbly bed.
But suddenly in its rapid flight
the mountain stream is confronted
by a yawning precipice. In some
freak, or impelled by a mighty
force, Nature has torn from a
gigantic rock all that once was
there and left a vast wall of granite,
seamed and scarred in the struggle,
apparently, but perpendicular and
18(3 feet in height.
The stream does not hesitate,
and as if scorning danger, it glee¬
fully accelerates its speed over a
few feet of sloping rocks, and then
leaps gently and gracefully. As it
descends it spreads out and divides,
becoming two long twin sheets of
thin, milk-white spray, which re-
bounds from the rocks below and
is scattered many feet distant. In
the sunshine the falls give forth
the colors of the rainbow and
make a charming picture.
Up on the rocks from which Toc¬
coa creek begins its long leap
one may get a good view of
Toccoa, two miles distant, the
houses of which, with their various
colors, please the eye as they dot
the lofty hills.
To the lover of nature Toccoa
falls will be “a thing of beauty
and a joy forever.”
CURRAHEE MOUNTAIN.
A description of Toccoa would
be incomplete without some men-
tain of Currahee mountain. This
noted mountain is a picturesque
sight. It rises in grandeur 1740
above the level of the sea and 700
feet above Toccoa. It is heavily
wooded and dotted with mammoth
gray rocks. It is visible for
twenty-five or thirty miles south,
and is a favorite resort for the
people of this section.
Currahee valley forms a beau-
titul picture and fertile farms,
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lhe greater portion of it belongs
to the family of Maj. Young Davis,
whose hospitable home is a favor¬
ite visiting place. Through the cen¬
tre of the valley flows Broad river,
on either side of which stretch out
broad and level acres that produce
good cotton, fine corn and luxuriant
grasses.
Visitors to Toccoa should not
fail to go to Currahee mountain
and take a look at Currahee val¬
ley.
POSTOFFICE.
We present a very good interior view
of the post office, but it does not show
the polish of the wood and tlie hand¬
some bronze on the doors of the lock
boxes. Our postoffice is quite nicely
fitted up, the outfit and other needful
preparations costing $250. The post-
master is Mr. J. J. Bright, who was
nominated for this place in a primary
election held here last December, and
through Congressman Carter Tate
secured the appointment. Mr. Bright
is, so far as can be ascertained, the first
postmaster in‘the South who was elect-
ed. and we can say of him that he
makes a good one. He is obliging, and
he keeps mail pretty straight The
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McJunkin & Co’s, store.
town council.
The following gentlemen compose
on*”municipal officers: W. J. Hayes,
ma J or > eouncilmen, M . A. Matheson,
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Brown, Jr., J. B. bimmons; recorder,
t x. Goode, These gentlemen are
all good citizens ami progressive men,
an«l so tar they have served the town
Very WeIL
police.
Marshals .T. IV. Price and A. M Grib-
Me w.m h xvi.il,- others S |, H , P That
thiw officers are vigilant and efficient.
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tilt* books of the recorder amt t lie town
treasury can bear testimony. They
will arrest any man who is disorderly,
even though he be as big as the side of
a meeting house and they have to
call on the citizens to aid them in drag¬
ging him to the calaboose. Marshal
Gribble has distinguished himself as a
“blind tiger” catcher.
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A. H. M’ALLISTER’S RESIDENCE.
THE CARY COTTON CO.,
a cut of whose splendid brick ware—
house appears elsewhere, have been in
business here but tvvoor three years,
yet they have made the cotton
lively and thus aided in advancing the
growth and business of the town. We
wish them a prosperous business this
year.
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T. S. DAVIS’ RESIDENCE.
LIVERY STABLE.
The only livery stable in town is run
Hayes & Ramsay. They keep some
t eanis tliat are very different from the
average Jivery turnout, for their
horses are all kept sleek and fat, and
they have some stylish , . buggies, . hacks , ,
and phaetons. They are reasonable in
their charges and get a good patron-
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age. The fact that they have no com-
petition shows that Hayes & Ram-
>ay a stable ‘fills the bill. "
sch.efer’s warehouse,
E -f^*f«-gince 1874, has been Wen-
titled with loccoas interest and
growth. He served as mayor of the
cown ; n it s turbulent days and made
one Q f the most efficient officers she
has ever had * He built the Capps’
block, his present warehouse, the im-
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by fire in {1889. He represents S. M.
Inman & Co., the largest cotton #rm in
the world. There are in his employ-
meat 15 to20 hands, bookkeeper, clerks,
etc., and thus severa 1 thousands of dol-
lars are paid in wages and spent here,
WAGES.
We doubt if the average citizen re¬
alizes the value to Toccoa of her wage
earners. It will doubtless be a surprise
to many to know that the railroad and
three manufacturing eaterprises pay
to their employes nearly $100,000 annu-
J dly* Add to this sum wliat is earned
'W professional men,clerks,carpeuters,
blacksmiths, servants, etc., and you
wdl see that the wage earner is a most
important factor in developing our
resources. And besides, you will see
fhe absolute necessity of establishing
more industries, if we expect our town
to continue to prosper. Let us have a
$100,000 cotton factory and invite cap¬
ital and labor to come to our town.
PHYSICIANS.
Dr. J. McJunkin is the oldest phy¬
sician here, and he is scarcely middle-
aged. He is a physician practice. of consider-
able note and has a large Dr.
vtcJunkin is the R. & D. railroad phy-
gician in this section,
Dr. Jeff Davis, having been reared
near this place and being a sterling
young man as well as a skillful phy-
pStl’ce " P “ exten,,ve
Dr. Jas. X. West has been here about
sidering two years, and keeps pretty busy, con¬
the salubrity of this section.
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