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THE BANNER-TV XTOHMAN, ATHENS, GEORGIA MAY 6,
1889.
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Fcrmit,
What seer
Te*fam,
edffcatioi
Of the Georgia
Teachers’ Association.
to jour minds
<iie essential, .heart of eyery ri^tt-feeling man and
-nfthic now woman that tolls us this fir a blessed
Prof." Colib’s AddrSss of
Welcome Responded to
by President Chappell.
Tlie President’s Annual
dress.
Ad-
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
The Georgia State Teachers’ Associ
ation was called to order in the new
opera boose yesterday morning at 10
o’clock, by the president,J. H. Chappell,
of Columbus. A large number of dele
gates was present, besides many -citi
zens. The exercises were opened with
prayer by Dr. C. W. Lane. m
Bon. A. J. Cobb then delivered the
address of welcome in behalf of the city-
lie paid a high tribute to the profession
and extended a most cordial welcome to
its members, llis address wrs received
with hearty and grateful applause.
President Chappell responded to the
address of welcome in behalf of the con
vention. He spoke in highest praise of
the generous hospitality, the citizens
of Athens extended the Teachers’ Con
vention six years ago, adding : “It is a
fine place to holds Convention; it is the
home of Georgia’s great University;
of two of the finest female colleges in the
South; and of a most excellent system
of public schools.”
He then delivered his annual address
to the convention, as follows:
Fellow Teachers—Just fifteen
years ago to-day, I first attejidr-
ed a meeting of the Georgia
Teachers’ Association. I was at that
time teaching a little country village
school nestled among the historic red
hills of dear old Jones county. The
meeting was held in Macon, and it was
the largest assembly that the Associa
tion has ever gotten together. There
were two hundred and fifty teachers
present, and I shall never forget the
feeling of awe and trepidation that
agitated my timid young soul as I ap
proached the wide open portals of Har
monic Hall, where the sessions were
held, and viewed from the rear that
august assembly, one of' whom I was
about to become which. But just as
soon as I stepped in the dooiy I was
greeted with a most hearty welcome by
a committee, a self appointed commit
tee of five or six school book agents
After a few moments conversation with
these bland and insinuating gentlemen, I
felt a great deal better, for if there is
anything on the face of the earth that is
calculated to make a poor little timid
country school teacher feel that he is of
some consequence after all, it is to talk
to a school book agent. So, mightily
helped up in my feelings, I walked down
the aisle and took my seat, a member of
the Georgia Teachers’ Association.
Glancing over this audience now, I
recognize here scarcely a score of per
sons of all the two hundred and fifty
teachers who were present at that meet
ing fifteen years ago. From that day
to this,the Association has met fourteen
times in annual session, I have be^n
present at nine of these meetings, and
it was at first my purpose to devote this
opening address entirely to reminiscences
of these gatherings, and to reflections
on the gopd that the Association has
done, on the greater good that it might
have done, and on the greater good still
that it may do in the
future. But while I was
preparing my speech on this line, I was
irresistably drawn to treat another sub
ject which has long occupied my
thoughts.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, I beg
that you will pardon me for beginning
what I have to say to you to-day by re
marking that we iive in an age of pro
gress. Maybe some of you have heard
that before. It seems to me 1 have
heard it on an average of about one
thousand times a year for the past fif
teen years, I have heard it until it makes
me tired to hear it, and I do sometimes
wish that this glorious 19th century
would go on progressing without so
much everlasting talk and boasting and
self conceit about it. Still, I feel con
strained to say something to you to-da
about the progress of the age.
That New Civilization, of which we
have been hearing so much, is no longer
a coming thing. Its gray and mistv
dawn is past. Its full day is now upon
us, and man rejoices in the light and
warmth that it sheds upon this,his earth
ly habitation. One principal function of
the school is to prepare citizens for this
new civilization, and one prime duty of
the school master is to acquaint kimself
thoroughly with the meaning, the ten
dencies, and the requirements of this
new civilization, and so to order the
studies and discipline of his pupils as to
fit them to meet its conditions and to
deal wisely and vigorously with its
many new and complex problems,
think we cannot justly charge that the
schools and school masters of to-dav are
wanting in a tense of this imperative
obligation. Throughout the length aud
breadth of the land there has been going
on for a number of years, and is still
going on, a great educational revolution,
and from this revolution there has been
evolved a radically new education, and
this new educarion corresponds and
harmonizes exactly with the new civili-
e to prese
o me to
alient points of this new
It is daimed by marly all
tegchwa i>f the day that
eatjiohis Superior to "ilie olJ.
I think the claim is a just and well
founded one. It seems to me that the
new education is superior to the old in
four very important particulars:
1st. In the education of the Senses.
21, In the education of the Hand.
3d. In the education of the Under
standing. -
4th. In the education of Character.
Let us take a cursory glance at each
of these. And, first, 1 say the new edu
cation is better than the.old in the edu
cation of the Senses. Th;s phase of
mind development, Which was formerly
left almost entirely to chance and ac-
cub-tit, is now universally recognized as
a distinct branch of education, and is
treated with the -utmost care. This
stone which the builders rejected has
become thfl’ehief corner stone in the
great temple of education. According
to the new education, almost from in
fancy the child’s physical senses must
be brought systematically and scientifi
cally in contact with various objects of
the material world, so that , long before
he has reached the high school he shall
have learned to distinguish their quali
ties with a learned spirit. Forms, colors.
Sounds, textures, odors and tastes have
for him a definite name, a’definite
meaning, a definite character. Kinder
gartens, object lessons, free hand draw
ing, of which we hear so much of late
years, of which we formerly heard little
or'nothing, all have this object mainly
in view—to educate the physical senses
to a near and accurate perception of the
material universe.
2d. The new education is belter than
rpr. There is an instinct deep in the
zation.
the old in the education of the Hand.
Having trained the senses to perceive
material objects aright, it undertakes to
train the hand to handle them
aright, to handle them expertly, intelli
gently, and wisely*. But this can only
be done by putting the braia into the
hand, and this is being d«,ne better to
day than it ever was before since the
human race was created. “Subdue the
earth, and have dominion over it,”—
six thousand years ago that decree
went forth from Almighty God, but
never until now has its meaning seemed
thoroughly understood by man. . Iu
nothing are the schools of to-day more
earnestly engaged than in training and
equipping an army to obey that great
command. Our school*of technology,
our industrial schools, our agricultural
colleges, the manual training depart
ment for all schools, which has already*
been established in many countries in
Europe, which is beinggradually intro
duced at the North, and which will in
time undoubtedly reach the South, are
all for this purpose : To put tlie brain
into the hand so as to enable man the
better to subdue the earth and have
dominion oyer it. But in this education
of tlie hand, the new*education accom
plishes another and a higher end than
mere material results. The reflex action
of intelligent labor on the soul of the
laborer is more precious than any ma
terial points his toil may produce. In
the act of creating material good, char
acter is purified and enoblcd. In con
tending successfully with material evil,
we learn to contend with all other forms
of evil. Then all hail to this noble ed-
ucatiin of the hand. It is destined to
do more good to the human race than
any* other movement of the 19th
century. Let us rejoice that our own
State of Georgia has caught the spirit of
the movement, and has shown her faith
by he works in the establishment of her
State School of Technology. Let us
hope that the . good work will go on
from more to more,’ until we shall have
in the State well organized, thorough y
nipped industrial schools for youths
both sexes and a manual training de
partment attached to every* school.
3d. The new education is better than
the old in the education of the Under
standing. The great school master of
tlie understanding is science. As art
and literature develop taste aud imagi'
nation, so science develops the under
standing. Thence the tie w education in
sists with mighty stress upon the study
of science. The sciences are more
taught and immeasurably better taught
to day than ever they were before,
is an accepted principle of modern peda
gogics that every branch of knowledge
must bs scientified (if I may be allowed
to coin a word) before it is presented
the youthful mind. Everything
scientified in these days. We have the
science of history, science of rhetoric,
science of reading, science of compo
sition, and aven the human sorl has
been reduced to science and all nicely
cut wild dried and put into a book called
Psychology*; and all ot these sciences
must be taught in every school. But
after all the clearest and most beautiful
domain of science is. the material uni
verse. Intuitively recognizing this
truth, the new education lays special
emphasis upon the study of the Natural
science^. In these studies, as in the
education of the hand, it sees a nobler
purpose than mere material results,
The truths revealed by natural science
are infinitely precious for their own in
herent beauty. To study that great law
that pervades the material world, that
beautiful and perfect law, “whose voice
is the harmony of the universe and whose
seat is the bosom of God,” attunes the
mind to a like harmony and disciplines
the understanding to deal with all oth
er forms of truth and all other kinds
law.
4th. The new education
better than the old in the ed
ucation of character. 1 make this
assertion with much less positiveness
than I have the other three, becaue
cannot be so clearly demonstrated. This
much, however, is certain, that there
is a great deal more talk and theory
these days about the education of char
acter than there used to fane,and in many
school rooms teachers are, perhaps
making more conscious, -studied ef
fort in that direction. If is also certain
there has been one great pracdcal
change in school room management
which it seems ought to have powerful
bearing on character formation, and
that is the almost total abolishment of
corporal punishment, and the substitu
lion of a reign of love for a reign of ter-
woman that tolls us
and’a noblejehange. (
; Perhaps after ail, tlielqs^we H»c@-
iie about ch^'rav'dr education, the bea
ter. It is toos'ubtle, t o transcendental,
too divine# thing to be reduced to a
science. America’s wisest philoso
pher has said, “He who preten-ls to
know man’s moral nature out and out.
and who can tell you exactly how char
acter is formed is a nedapt and a hum
bug ” After all bis most conscious
ana studied efforts,it is the teacher’s own
unconscious character at 1-st that will
do the most efficient character teach-
If the men and women who pre
side over our school rooms to-day are «•
obler cla=s ot persons than those of
past generations, ilien better character
edu,carion is being done, otherwise, not.
I sincerely believe that under the fine
inspiration of the new education,' the
personnel of the great ar»y of teachers
Pas. improved, is improving. Let us
hope that it will continue to improve
ntil this noblest of all human work
shall be done by only the noblest of
men and women.”
Mr. Chappell concluded in an extend
d and able appeal for a proper regard
for the moral training of the children in
the public schools. He said that the
hew methods of instruction were edu
cating the hands *nd heads at the ex
pense of tlie soul. This he deplored,
insisting that a child should he taught
that he had a soul as well as a bead.
TRANSACTION OF 11USIXESS.
The president then announced that the
convention was ready* for business,
which was at ouce entered upon
On account of the absenee of the sec
retary. Prof, Otis Ashford, of Savan
nah Public Schools, was elected assis
tant secretary.
The president then announced the
following .Committees, on resolutions:
Messrs. John Neely, Bothwell, Gra
ham, C. B. Spencer. On membership
Messrs. Lawton B. Evans, J. E. Gross
and N, E. Weir. A recess was then
aken, in order’that the names of the
members of the association might be re
corded. .
Prof. John Neely*, principal of Tub-
man High School of Augusta, was
introduced, and read a most excellent
paper, on School Discipline, in which
he gave some solcndid advice to teach
ers in governing their pupils. The dis
cussion on this subject was opened by*
Prof. W. J, McKinney, superintendent
of the public schools of West Point, in
few interesting remarks;
Prof. John W. Glenn of the Martin In
slitute of Jefferson; chairman of the
committee which was appointed by the
last convention, to wait upon the Geor
gin L-gislature oil the subject <f Local
Taxation, made his report, which was
accepted.
President Chappell then ^introduced
Dr. W. E. Boggs, Chancellor of lh
University of Georgia. Chancellor
Boggs expressed his pleasure at bein
able to meet with the convention, s
the representative of the University of
Georgia, or as he expressed if, “of your
University, asjt is you re, every bit of it,
and in behalf of vour University*, let me
bid you a hearty and cordial welcome
We all love and honor you, because of
y*our work. The faculty* of the Uni
versity, or rather y*our University,
wants you to ha(ne an hour when you
will pay us a formal visit. Every de
partment of the college will be opened
lor you to examine, and see the sub
stance of your work. Education, next
to the ministry is the highest work of
man, but I have always, said.that the
best trainingirv. the world was the in
fluence of a pufe hearted mother. We
iuvite-yoaiover to examine our • appa
ratus, of all kind, and to examine the
pictures of many of the parents of the
institution, some of whom have made
their name famous throughout the
borders of the United States, for their
statesmanship in 1time of peace, and
valor in the terrible ordeal of war. We
hope y*ou will depart, feeling that you
have a.deeper interest in your Universi
ty having visited it, and seen the result
of its work.” >
The Doctor stated that the Universi
ty regarded all the teachers as broth
ers, and he was happy to state that to
day, he was a member of the Georgia
Teachers’ Association. He continued
tjiat it bad- been suggested among- the
professors of the University,that at some
time which will be most convenient to
all the teachers of the convention that ten
days be set apart for normal instruction.
When the teachers would be invited to
the city annually*, and they will be at no
expense, further than their railroad fare,
and further they propose issueing a
circular, devoted to this work. The
Doctor here stated that he had another
proposition which he wished to lay be
fore the convention. “Let us go fur
ther to aid the teachers. Let us get
the Legislature to help us in this nor
mal instructions. For the Univer
sity of our state, let us have one man,
whose duty* shall he to train teachers,
and let him begin as soon as possible.,
Then those of us, who are not able to
send our children to Nashville, New
York, or other normal schools, can
have them trained at home, and trained
well.”
Here Chancellor Boggs dwelt upon
the importance of having competent
teachers, and the means of making them
so. His ^remarks were received with
great applause after which Prof. Lane,
of Atlanta, arose and said :
“Mr. President: I move that a com
mittee of five be appointed by the chair,
to wait upon the Georgia Legislature
in June, toward the establishment of a
chair of normal training.” The motion
was carried.
Dr. Boggs then expressed his thanks
to the convention for carrying the mo
tion, aqd si»id that he regretted very
much that he would not be able to at
tend every meeting of the convention,
but business of the University forced
him to leave in the afternoon for Savan
nah.
The convention then adjourned until
3 o’clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
' The convention was called to order at
3:30 o’clock.
/ Tl>e president then announced the
following committee on nominations:
W. H. Baker.
Chas. Lane,
E.. B. Smith,
A. P. Mooty.
Prof.
Bothwell Grihr.ni Sujerint n
dent *.f ilie - Public Schools at Griffin,
was •introduced, and read a line paper
on die subject of “School Legislation.”
The discus^n on this subject- was
opened by Pi of. W. H. B iker, Supfrifi-
•endent of tin-. Public Schools of Savan
nah, and was followed by Profs. L. II.
Ford, J. W. Frederick, J. W. Beck,
Miss M’*rii.', of Dalton, A. A. Murphy,
E. B. Smith, J. E Gross, J. IV. Glenn,
A. I. P.rphen, A. W. Van Hoose, D. Z.
Abbott; ’
Major Slaton, of Atlanta, read resolu
tion^ upon the" uniformity of text bunks,
and desired that it be laid on the table,
for the present.
J'r f. Lawton B. Evans, of Augusta,
chairinau of the committee appointed by*
the last convention to memorialize
the L- gislxiure in reference to a
state normal school, made his report.
He s sued tha-t just after the committee
was appointed, he opened correspou.-
d -nce with prominent educators of the
stiite, and ir. r. ply they stated that in as
much as an ellori. was being made to in
crease the common school fund of tlie
State, mat they deemed it unwise at
that time, to proceed further with tlie
subject. His report was verbal, and in
condition, he stated that he hoped th-ij
the c iiniuit.iee would be discharged.
I’he report was accepted and the com
mittee re’ieved.
Commute.s on education, as also
the superintendents attending the con
vention, held short meetings la«t night,
President Chappell announced that on re
ferring to the constitution, he found
that the actions of the body in the
morning session, in reference to a com
mittee of live being appointed to me
moiinlize the Legislature concerning
the establishment of a normal branch of
the University, was. unconstitutional,
and the committee could not bo ap
pointed. A morion was then made that
const! tu ionai’amendment, article 3, act
4, be stricken out.
Mr. Thigpen offered an amendment
that it oe referred to the committ.e on
education.
EVENING SESSION.
At S o’clock the eVeiiing session-was
called to order, and Dr. I. S. Hopkins of
the Technological School, read a paper
on the subject of “The Place of Techno
logical Sbiiools in the Work of Educa
tion.’’ lie commenced his paper by
giving a-sketch of the foundation of the
first Technological school in the world,
andafterits first establishment of its rapid
growth; , It is a school of the present
century. To France belongs the honor
of having one in 1802, and in other
countries—there, are in Germany eight,
Switzerland one,Italy* thl*e-*, Austria seven
In Berlin is found one of the finest in
the world
In England is found not only Techno
locical schools, but also schools for the
purpose of teaching weaving, dyeing
spinii-g &c
In America, schools of Technology are
constantly being organized, and are
meeting with great success, and with
the light of facts, which we gather on
every hand, we say that the school of
technology certainly has a place in the
school work of educaiion, not teinpotary
but pe-manent.
The studies'to day are Mathematics
Algebra,Geometry, Trigonometry, l'fiys
ies, Solution of Problems, Laboratory
voik, and two or. more languages.
Drawings, Geology,Mining *c.
DiV Hopkins Baid, of the total number
of manufactories in the United States
according to the census of 1880, only 9
per cent, tire in the South. In dwelling
upon the competency* of thp students
who are turned out, lie spoke of many
SOUTH WEST GEOJMilA.
'VRICIS.VRKSTON & LUMPKIN
AILKOAD, A F ACTOR IN
ITS BEVELorMENT.
TImb country above '
when it has passed throw*
prorcess ot development. £ ’
of the leading men who eivcted different
large bridges throughout the country, as
being students of some Technologic)*
school. The paper was listened to with
great interest,and was loudly applauded
President Chappell stated that the As
sociation would like to hear from Dr
White, on. the subject. The Doctor
stated that he agreed with* the orator,
that the school of Technology has
place in the great work of education
lie f aid that he differed from Dr. Hop
kins in one respect. That was that the
object of the Technological School like
all others is culture, and the chief good
to be derived by the state would be, not
in furnishing skilled mechanics, but
skilled teachers .in all elementary
schools.
[continued on i*age 8.]
An In teres in r Tetter From* Correspon
dent, motoring tUe Marked Gr .wtU
ol That Section of the S rate ...
of Which Americus is
the Centre.
Mr. Editor:—It was my good fortune
to ride over the Americus, Preston
& Lumpkin road a short time since
The ride gave u»e so much pleasure,
and I was so surprised at what it has ac
c nnplished, that 1 determined to write
something of it, that the readers of the
Banner-Watchman might.be informed
to some extent, of what is being done
n the way of development iu this part
of the State.
It was Easter Monday. It was a holi
day. The President of the road, Col.
Hawkins purposed, with a party of
friends, to take a-ride over the road on
that day, and I was kindly invited to
be of the number; which invitation, as
you may well suppose, I readily availed
myself of. We left Americas early in
the morning. The party was pleasant,
the weather was fine, and we rode over
the whole road, returning to Americas
just at dark
This is anew road, most of it not yet
two years old
Where and in what, direction does it
run ? Its direction is north-west and
southeast. (Starting from Americus, it
runs northwest to Preston, in Webster
county, to Lumpkin, iu Stewart county,
and to Louvale, its present western..ter
minus. likewise in Stewart county,
forty-eight miles from Americus, and
within 25 miles of Columbus. Starting
:.gain from Americuqit runs in a south
east direction to Cordele thirty-three
miles, thence to Abbeville, on the Oak-
mulg.-e river, the* county* site of Wilcox,
county, and’nxty-five miles from Ameri
cos. This is its present eastern termi
nus. So it will be seen its present
length is 113 miles, and that it runs
through the counties of Stewart, Web-
st-*r, Sumpter, Dooly and Wilcox.
The road is indebted for its existence,
to Americus capital and enterprise.
The causes that brought it into exis
tence, were of a two fold character. On
the west they were threatened with be
ing cut off by other projected railroad
schemes, and have their territory cur
tailed, and on the east they were moved
by a desire to open up for 1 themselves
another, and a more direct cutlet to
tide water.
As I understand it, these were the
two great causes that led to action.
They first went to work on the West
ern end of their road, and the result was
that they not only held in tact the terri
tory already in posession, but added
largely to it, running up to within 25
miles of Columbus. This western end
of the road runs through some of the
finest farming land in Georgia, and must
in the future contribute, and each suc
ceeding year, increasingly contribute to
the trade that centers iu Americus.
After having secured their western
frontier from encroachment, they turn
ed their efforts eastward, to secure,
their second object, viz; to open lo
themselves anoriicr direct, and
cheaper outlet to the sea.
In two years they have taken their
road eastward, across Flint river, and
all the wate-8 that empty into the gulf
to Abbeville, the county site to Wilcox
county, on the sooth bank of the Oc-
rnulgee river, there connecting with
navigable waters running into the At
lantic ocean. Steamboats run from Ab
beville to Darien and Brunswick. In
deed a line of steamers is established
between Abbeville, the present termi
nus of the road, and Darien and Bruns
wick. A steamboat—the Abbeville—
came up.to the railroad wharf while we
were there, loaded with iron for the
railroad, and other freights. On the
its extracted from' jt w
industry are exhaust a A®
Ver has been taken fr.^ > n 1
nulls converted into lumhl* 1
jiVer this road and uf,ii Ze T; *•**
sources of income have c " ’
itself to be one of th e r Wn
sections m Sout'uw. st V nest f»
high and dry, a soft w ar m° rg '?-
w irked, i.s soi-Lco
enough to wash, but amply
give it good dtaino e. 4 ‘
ally well watered. Th„ 4
here the head of the Aliai, '
there is no large st eam
again crossed the siiuil (,
as they gatherei l,-, Wei .
themselves into the ab >\
It is a country similar
features to the country
in its a ,
the South of it. M it hell 4
with small farms, the horn- <
in* a population as
State, healthy an.d s
■'
i-in
* chuittl
was buili,I
A low condition of health is common
with many who allow themselves to
worry. Mental anguish causes bodily
sufferings. Anxiety and care has brok
en down many constitutions. A train
of disorders usually follow^nental dis
tress. Heart affections, nervousness,
sleeplessness, dyspepsia,liver complaint,
kidney trouble, etc., are among the list.
A sure remedy for relieving all mental
and physical distress is Brown’s Iron
Bitters. It at once strengthens every
part of the body, making work a pleas
ure aud care unknown.
LIVERPOOL & ATHENS.
A Cotton Buyer Comes Over to see How
•we are Getting .on.
Mr. Kinish ;Barnes,, of Liverpool,
England, has been in our city for the
past day or two. Mr. Barnes is a repre
sentative of one of the largest firms in
.the world, and represents a great many
of the spinners across the waters.
Messrs Orr & Hunter are his corres
pondents in Athens, and he is hero for
the purpose oi looking after the ship
ment of cotton. Mr. Barnes is perfect
ly delighted with Athens, and the
country surrounding. He says it is the
garden spot of the world. lie was ap
pointed one of tbe committee from
Liverpool, to visit New York to con
fer with the cotton exchange of that
place on the classification of cotton. Mr.
Barnes had no idea that Athens was so
full .of business. The live firm
of Orr & Huuter has done well in se
curing the trade of such a firm as Mr
Barnes represents^ Ho will go from
here to Rome, and from there to Texas.
Athens always welcomes such gentle
men. —
:,u . y ‘-‘ourtv ;
so too will be this com.tv of T
ard Willcox, along the iino () i
which must look to.it to t,' K „
ductions, and bring its sin, ; 'i
thus be made a most valual,]!. 1 ! 1
able feeder to this rovl. Tb^
being mutual.
Thus much as to what Auw
done for the r-ad, and thruudiVf 1
country througli which it **
us now in turn, inquire what t 1 * 1
has done for Ameri us. 4 j/ ' j
to estimate the ber.etiis
crued to Americus btciuseof iu
istoncc of this ro ;d.
You, of Athens, no doubt, u .,
folldly to say, and truly,
Northeastern roau, is your city
indebted for th£'increased ant a‘J
ing prosperity which it enjevs ’
much as the Northeastern rouhjJ
for Athens, the A. 1\& L. roadh»j2
even more for Americus.
Its first marked effect wss t
deliverance from the odious ani
times oppressive monop iy 0 f
road. The moment the rails 0 f thl
P. & L. touched the Ocuniljeervtil
moment this thraldom cose.i
It has given to Americus
routes. Before this road
city and the country around it, wajJ
jected to the. necessity uf
upon the Central railroad aud
.transport evervehi ig they wishel J
rted out, and likewise everythin; d
wished brought in. And like ill J
ject people, they were forc -d ti «
the convenience of those whu hm j
the power over them. It isnotso*
This road gives them another«
and for all productions goingout,ui|
all articles of trade and comment j
the east, that is, the Athntio-ssiij
it is far the cheapest route,
Since this road was buiit, tie cs|
receipts of Americus per annuai
nearly doubled, not withstanding q
deal of cotton grown along iis evJ
end, has gone by it,’direct to S«|
nab.
Thetrndc of Americus. I am told |
some of its largest merchants, has
trebled: a good many houses rowel
a wholesale business ot‘several htaij
thousand dollars a year.
But at last, perhaps the grr&Ki
efit to Americus, derived from thebi
ing of this road, is to be seen in 1
strengthened confidence it has gits|
its people, in their future.
This is evidenced by their wilHspj
to be taxed for permanent and costlti
provements, Witness their
wot ks,none better in the State. H
gas works, lighting the city, 1
'presently, 1 am told, to be done byd
tricitv; their street railroad, thete:j
of which are now lying along J
streets, and present h to be hid M
The cars to be propelled by eld’triiij
the ouly one in the State. All I
demonstrates that tbe people of Ah
cus have such confidence in theirKj
as that they are willing to spenuaf
money to make that future heaiff.u
comfortable. And in the humblyOr-l
of your correspondent, tbebuilfij
tha A. P. and L. may be proper--^1
sidered the largest factor in btfjl
into existence this condition ot t'
Ocosioaf
Americus, Ga., April 27.
Their Business Boomin;
Probably no one thing l' as ^
wharf was corn, oats, hay and .various
kinds of merchandise, from the city of
Brunswick, consigned to parties on the c7awfo?*d & Co.’s or L. I). Sledge*
road, showing that an established lme « ^ pllo . Stnpft their ffi vinsrawavto
ot. trade was m existence, through the
agency of this road. Another steamer
was being built just below the railroad
wharf by builders from Ohio.
A government dredgeiboat was lying
at its landing. < 1 1
This road leaving Americus going to
the Eastward, passes in Sumpter and so
much of Dooly as lays along Flint
river, through bodies of land that cost
before the war ten dollars an acre, and
a good deal of ittwerity dollars an acre ;
then owned by large cotton planters,
and up to the war were not for sale.
Great crops of cotton are grown on them
now. This road provides a more direct
and cheaper transportation for them
than ever before. Passing still east
ward along this road you will find that
lor forty miles, and until this road open
ed it up, it was almost an unbroken
forest, a growth of timber abundant and
of the very best quality, which remain
ed untouched until this road penetrated
Now all along through it are steam
such a general revival of trade at J
Drug Store as their giving!
customers of so many free tn*l -|
of Dr. King’s New Discovery for J
sumption. Their trade is simp J ,1
mous in this very valuable * rtic ;'
the fact that it always cures mj |
disappoints. Coughs, Colds. *1
Bronchetis, Croup, and all I j
lung diseases quickly cured. “J
test it before buying by ge tu "=J
bottle free, large size $1- 1 - T ' • 1
warranted.
if
saw mills of the largest size, and turpen
tine farms and distilleries along the line
of the road, all owing their existence to
this road. We dined at Cordele at the
Hotel de Hamilton,. a large two story
building with all tbe appointments. This
place Cordele has a bank; a newspaper
is printed there—tbe Cordelian; is regu
larly laid off iu squares, is incorporated,
and certain chosen corner lots are held
of such value as to be sold by the foot.
Verily, a well located road is a great de
veloper. Now, this place Cordele is the
identical spot where Governor Brown
placed his family, his valuables, and
himself, too, at times, far away and re-;
tired as could be from danger, during
the latter years of the war. The house
he occupied is still standing, and was
pointed out to me as such. The Governor
hunted for, and found, a most retired
spot. Now, that spot is a busy, preten
tious town. What made the change?
The only answer—the railroad.
CHANCELLOR BOGG s
And His Work in the Interest of th*’!
sity—Making a Canvass of tw- J
Chancellor Wm. E. Boggs is C 1
a thorough canvass of the State 1
interest of the University. J
appointment to meet the A l ' J
Bibb county in Macon, Mo® J
He is organizing - J
wherever ho goes aud tnro 6 j
hopes to bring the Univei^ . I
the people. m0S tj
His efforts can but result “ J
vantageously and tend gre»t I 1
larize the Uuiversity in t“ e f ot -j
times are most auspiciou nCfi oJ
a movement, as at this com - £i i
we will celebrate the Cent 6 . “ I
the establishment of the bn ' *
large attendance is e f?- eC Sl ol d 1
usual enthusiasm for tn
Mater will be awakened.
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