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VOL X.
WHAT THEY THINK
Of the Beautiful Queen City of
the Etowah.
New Citizens and Strangers Give Their
Opinions of the Live, Bustling Town
Her Grand Future.
“What do you think of Carters
ville ?”
That is a question the Courant-
Atnerican lias recently propounded
to many strangers who have re
cently visited the city. Invariably
the answer has been most lauda
tory—indeed, what would seem to
one not acquainted with our many
advantages as somewhat extrava
gant.
“I am amazed at the boundless
resources of the country and the
grand possibilities of your town,”
says one. “It is the garden spot of
the world,” says another, ‘and I
intend to cast my lot with the peo
ple here.” Such remarks are con
stantly made by people who seem
to be carried away with delight at
Cartersville and vicinity.
This is all very well, but what
would interest people more is
whether, after an acquaintance of
a year or more, the same parties
would retain their first pleasant
impressions. A Courant-American
reporter has asked a few of our
comparatively new citizens, most
of whom have lived here at least a
year, and came from different states,
what they now thought of the town.
Below will be found the replies:
Mr. W. S. Crosby, president and
manager of the Kennesaw Refining
Company, who came to this city
from Baltimore a little over a year
ago, said: “lam charmed with Car
tersville and her people and am
thoroughly satisfied with being a
resident of the place:”
Mr. Wm. B. Miller, superintend
ent of the gas works, who came to
this city from Chicago, said: “Car
tersville has the best all around
■climate I know anything about,
and I have lived in several states,
including the piney woods region
of Mississippi, which is claimed to
be very healthy. She has also the
finest water 1 ever drank. S hon
estly believe there is a great future
before Cartersville. The people
here are free-hearted and courteous
and make good neigbors and friends.
One thing that particularly pleases
me is the abundance of game, which
make the country around the sports
man’s paradise.”
Mr. R. C. Miot, the druggist : “I
think that Cartersville is as nice
and pleasant a little place as one
cares to live in. I have been here
about eight months and have met
with great courtesy and kindness
from the citizens. My business is
increasing each day and I do not
think that I shall ever regret mov
ing here. In fact, Cartersville is
such a thriving town that any one
who comes here and attends to his
own business can surely succeed."
Mr. A. G. Clark, representative of
the Illinois Steel Company, who
has been here a grear deal during
the last year or more, says of Car
tersville and vicinity: “Surrounded
as it is with, apparently, inexhausti
ble supplies of iron ore and manga
nese, and a soil capable of produc
ing all the cereals, vegetables and
fruits, grasses for stock, indeed
e ,-erything necessary for the enjoy
ment of good living; with a good
cotton growing district tributary
and with a climate unexcelled, it is
simply a question of time, when
the inducements here presented for
the investment of capital in indus
trial enterprises, will be appreciated
and advantage taken of same.
“At the present time, to my mind,
the most natural enterprise for es
tablishment, and one which would
aid materially in development of
the district, is a cotton factory. A
little later closer connection with
the coking coal fields, will bring
furnaces for the utilization of the
ores in the manufacture of pig metal,
and possibly, of ferro-manganese.
“The healthful, equable, all year
climate, enabling outdoor work the
year round, affords great advan
tages in the employment of labor,
and all enterprises founded upon
the natural resources of the dis
trict, with judicious and capable
management, must meet with com
mensurate success.
“Fifteen months sojourn among
the people of Cartersville, have af
forded me opportunities of observa
tion covering their social inter
course and the high religious and
moral sentiment pervading. Its
numerous churches and schools
make the town a most desirable
place for residence.”
Mr. N. J. Beane, president of the
Cartersville Ochre Company, said:
“Cartersville undoubtedly has with
in itself the elements of a perma
nent growth. In Minnesota and the
northwest generally the question
for the energetic and pushing busi
ness men is, ‘where shall I find an
opportunity for investment?’ In
the south the question js, ‘which op
portunity shall I take?’ This is
particularly true of Cartersville and
the surrounding country. There is
certainly everything to be hoped
for in its future and much that
seems well nigh assured. After a
THE G OURANT-AMERI GAN.
varied experience in nearly every
kind of climate I can say that the
climate of Cartersville has no supe
rior in the United States.”
Mr. F. Sharp, of the Southland
hotel, says: “My opinion of Carters
ville is summed up briefly. I think
it has more advantages than any
place I have yet visited. And I
speak from an experience in thirty
states, from New York to the Pa
cific coast, as general agent for
manufacturing firms in Chicago for
nearly twenty years. I watched
the wonderful growth of that city,
and towns and cities west of it. 1
know of no place with the possi
bilities of this town. It is not a
question as to what it has. What
has it not? As regards air, noth
ing can be purer, with the eleva
tion 1,230 feet. The water is supe
rior to anything I know of on the
continent for city water. Its min
erals need no notice from me. More
competent men can tell of their
richness, magnitude and variety.
The surrounding scenery surpasses
for beauty anything I know of in
the south, and 1 carefully investi
gated many places before deciding
on this as a desirable place to move
my family, whose health were giv
ing away under the severe winters
of the north. The people of Car
tersville I have found exceedingly
hospitable, cultured and agreeable.
The three summers 1 have spent in
Georgia have been the coolest and
most pleasant of the twenty-three
I have spent in this country.”
The above is only a few of the
answers received. There are oth
ers who would be glad of the
opportunity of adding their endorse
ment of the city and county were
they asked to do so.
A PARTY OF VIRGINIANS.
They Talk Freely in Regard to the
Prospects of Cartersville.
Messrs. \V. P. Moomaw, Armstead
P. Neal and Oscar D. Derr, of Roa
noke, Va., are in the city, quarter
ed at the Shelman hotel.
It was the pleasure of a Courant-
American reporter to call on these
gentlemen and enjoy an hour’s con
versation with them. They spoke
encouragingly of Cartersville and
her prospects and said that no place
they had visited had better oppor
tunities for the future, but that to
bring quick success and enterprises
to Cartersville it would require new
and progressive acquisitions to our
population and that our people
would have to meet new 7 comers in
a spirit of liberality and offer them
every inducement to locate, by sel
ling them real estate at its worth
and not at fancy figures. They re
gard the price of land as high, look
ing from the standpoint that as yet
Cartersville was unknown and un
developed. They thought every
dollar invested by the stranger
w 7 ould place $lO in the pocket of
the citizens. Cartersville could
only ne pushed to the front by un
tiring energy, experience and vim.
They said the iron region must be
developed and worked here, not
sent away, furnaces should be built
and manufacturing industries fos
tered, the streets lain out in some
systematic way.
"()ne thing they called our atten
tion to w r as that so many of our
business buildings w’ere susceptible
of rigid improvements, remodeling,
etc., which could be done at very
little cost and add so much to the ap
pearance of the town. The business
men, banks and other institutions
should vie with each other in this
matter. The resiliences they were
delighted with and thought them
erected with an eye single to beau
ty, taste and comfort. The morals
of the town so far as they could dis
cover were exceptional good, the
people refined, warm hearted and
kind after the typical southern
style.
The gentlemen w 7 ere much pleas
ed with the magnificent surround
ings, balmy climate and grand re
sources so close to hand.
New 7 railroad facilities were urg
ed, and when w 7 e told them of new
roads projected, they said it wouid
add much to Cartersville.
In answer to their intention to
stay to the land sale on the 29th,
said such was their intention and
that after visiting other points
south, they found more artisfactory
inducements for the future, by in
vestments in Cartersville than any
other point. One thing to Carters
ville’s advantage over any other
point, are its famous and unlimited
as well as undeveloped manganese
deposits, which, if fully developed,
and the product manufactured in
its many forms, Cartersville vould
grow 7 to the second city in Georgia,
as the uses to which manganese
were put were so numerous.
In conclusion, said these gentle
men, Cartersville has grand and
unusual opportunities and advan
tages for a large city, provided her
people embrace them.
An Accident nt a .Mine,
Nat Baker, a young man of this
county, hud his left hip crushed at
the Culver ore bank last Tuesday
by a cave in. He was taken from
under the debris as soon as possi
ble and the young man is now rest
ing very well. He is a nephew of
Mr. James Rich, of this city.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1890.
THE CENSUS 0F1590.
A List of Questions to be Asked
the Farmers.
It Is Worth the Carffill Perusal of Ajfricul
t lira lists That They May he Able to
Give Prompt Answers.
The eensus year began June 1,
1889, and ends May 31, 1890. Each
state has from one to eleven super
visors’ districts. There are 175 su
pervisors in all. There are 42,-
000 enumerators, who in all parts
of the country will begin their
work Monday morning, June 2,
1890. Every farm will be visited
before June 30, anil the f< llmving
questions will be asked, keep
ing in mind that the figures
you are to give nearly all pertain
to the crops of 1889, and not to the
growing crops of 1890:
(1) Your name as occupant of the
farm. (2) Are you owner, renter
for money, or for-share of the crops
of the farm? (3) Are you white or
black ? (4) Number of acres of land
improved and unimproved. (5)
Acres irrigated, (fi) Number of ar
tesian wells flowing. (7) Value of
farm, buildings, impliments, ma
chinery, and live stock. (8) Fences:
cost of building and repairing. (9)
Cost of fertilizers. (10) Labor:
Amounts paid for labor, including
board: weeks of hired labor, white
or black. (11) Products: Estima
ted value of all farm productions
sold, consumed, or on hand for 1889.
(12) Forestry: Amount of wo id
cut, and value of all products sold.
(131 Grassland: Acres of each kind
of grassland cut for hay or pastur
ed : tons of hay and straw sold: clo
ver and grass seed produced and
sold: silos and their capacity. (14)
Sugar: Cane, sorghum, maple, and
beet; sugar and molasses, acres,
product and value of each. (15)
Castor Beans: Acres. (10) Cereals:
Barley, buckwheat, Indian corn,
oats, rye, wheat; acres, crop,
amount of each sold and consumed,
and value. (17) Rice: acres, crop,
and value. (18) Tobacco: Acres,
crop, amount sold, and value. (19)
Peas and Beans: Bushels, and val
ue of crop sold. (20) Peanuts:
Acres, bushels, anil value. (21)
Hops: Acres, pounds, and value.
(22)Fibers: Cotton, flax, and hemp,
acres, crop, and value. (23) Broom
coni : Acres, pounds, and value. (24)
Livestock: Horses, mules, and ass
es; number on hand June 1, 1890;
number foaled 1889; number sold
in 1889; number died in 1889. (25)
Sheep: Number on hand June 1,
1890, of “fine wool,’ “long wool,”
and “all other;” number of lambs
dropped in 1889; “spring lambs”
sold in 1889; sold in 1889 other than
“spring lambs:’ slaughtered for
use on farm in 1889; killed by dogs
in 1889; died from other causes in
1889. (20) Wool: Shorn spring of 1890
and fall of 1889.(27) Goats: num
ber of Angora and common. (28)
Dogs: On farm Junel, 1890. (29)
Neat Cattle: Working oxen, milch
cows, and other cattle on nand
June 1, 1890; number of pure bred
grade and common;calves dropped
in 1889; cattle sold in 1880, slaugh
teredfor use on farm, and died in
1889.J(30) Dairy: Milk—totsl gollons
poriluced on farm; sold for use in
families; sent to creamery or fac
tory; used on farm, including for
or cheese; used on farm in raising
cream for sale, including for cream
ery or factory, Butter —pounds-
made on farm and sold in 1889.
Cream—quarts sent to creamery or
factory; sold other than to cream
ery or factory, Cheese —pounds
made on farm and sold in 1889. (31)
Swine: Number on hane June 1,
1890; sold in 1889; consumed on
farm and died in 1889. (32) poultry:
Number each of chickens, turkeys,
geese, and ducks on hand June 1,
1889; value of all poultry product
sold; eggs produced, sold, and val
ue in 1889. (33) Bees: Number of
stands, pounds of honey and wax
produced, and value. (34) Onion:
Field crop—number of acres, bush
els produced and sold, and val
ue, (35) Potatoes: Sweet and
Irish, bushels produced and sold,
(36) Market Gardens and Small
Fruits: Number of acres in vegeta
bles, blackberries, cranberries, rasp
berries, strawberries, and other
small fruits, and total value of pro
ducts in 1889. (37) Vegetables and
Fruits for Canning: Number of
acres, and products, in bushels,
of peas, and beans, green corn, and
tomatoes, other vegetables, and
fruits. (38) Orchards: Apples, apri
cots, cherries, peaches, pears, plums,
and prunes, and other orchard
fruits- in each the number of acres,
crop in 1889, number of bearing
trees, number of young trees not
bearing, and value of all orchard
products sold. (39) Vineyards:
Number of acres in vines bearing,
and in young vines not bearing;
products of grapes, and raisins, and
value in 1889,
Besides these questions on the
regular agriculture scoedgule No.
2, Superintendent Robert R. Porter
has orderod several special investi
gations In the interest of agricul
ture, among which are Victiculture,
Nurseries, Florists, Seed and Truck
Farms, Semi-tropic Fruits, Oran-
ges, etc.', Live Stock on the great
ranges, and in cities and villages;
also the names and number of all
various farmers organizations, such
as Agrii ultural and I or icultura
Societies, Poultry and Bee Associa
tions, Farmers’ Clubs, Granges
Alliances, Wheels, Unions, Lea
gues, etc.,
In no part of the census w 7 ork
nave the lines been extended more
than in the direction of agriculture,
and if farmers will now cheerfully
co-operate with the enumerators
and other officials in promptly
furnishing the correct figures more
comprehensive returns regarding
our greatest industry will be ob
tained than ever before.
THE BYNUM COLLINS! AME.
A Card From the Foreman and Jurors
of the First Inquest.
The members of the first jury of
inquest in the ease of Bynum Col
lins, who recently lost his life, un
fortunately, from injuries received
in a difficulty with Mike Goode,
furnish us the follow ing card for
publication:
Pink Log, Ga., May 6th, 1890.
There appeared in the Adairsville
Ledger of April 24th, an anony
mous communication, editorially or
otherwise, that slanders the reputa
tion of the first jury of inquest in
the Bynum Collins case. We were
much astonished at the bold and
confident attack of the Ledger. It
was charged in that paper, “that
Goode had threatened the life of
Collins only a few days before he
killed him;” also that three of our
body “w ere present when the threat
was made.” “Moreover, It declared
these to be “facts,” not rumors, but
“trom parties that are reliable.”
It then calls for light to he turned
on. This we propose to do in this
communication. We pronounce
the whole charge a base fabrica
tion, manufactured out of the whole
cloth. An infamous assault upon
private reputation with malicious
intent. We demand the authority
for so unprovoked an attack. Who
are the “reliable” parties? To
whom did the above jurymen tell
“what they heard Goode say?”
Home evil-hearted, under-strapper,
who was thirsting to become the
hero of a sensation, brings the
grave charge, and now 7 we demand
proof, retraction, or infamy.
The time has fu ly come in our
history, when some one should lie
learned a lesson concerning the
value of reputation, and the malev
olence of slander. We all regret
the killing of Bynum Collins, and
feel that we discharged our duty,
with the light before us, and will
risk the rectitude of our intentions
into the hands of the Judge of all
the earth.
W. L. Adams, Foreman,
B. A. Barton,
O. C. Bradford,
L. C. Franks,
C. B. Smith,
O. J. Smith,
J. If. Barton,
A. R. Jackson,
W. J. Adams,
Wm. White,
J. M. Barton,
Bud Landers, Jurors.
ALA IVN FESTIVAL.
An Entertainment to be Given by the
Ladies of the Episcopal Church.
Tiie ladies of the Episcopal
church of this place are making an
heroic effort to put the church in
good order for the reception of their
new minister, who will be here and
conduct services and preach his
first sermon on the 22nd day of
June next. The church is now one
of the coziest in town, but they de
sire to paper the walls anil make
some other improvements. To do
this they will give a lawn festival
at the residence of Mrs. J. A. Baker,
on West Main street, on Friday
evening, June the 6th. The house
and lawn will both be thrown open
and brilliantly illuminated on this
occasion. Several of Cartersville’s
most charming young ladies will be
dressed in character costumes, and
will serve all kinds of cake and
ices. The ladies of this church have
been giving a series of dime read
ings, all of which have been decided
successes, and greatly appreciated
by the most cultivated people ot
the city. At this law n party the
ladies purpose to combine the at
tractions of tiie dime readings, with
other unique and attractive fea
tures. These ladies deserve the
success they have accomplished in
the past, by their untiring energy
and appreciate the hearty encour
agement and aid they have receiv
ed from the people of the city, who
always in a cheerful manner “lend
a helping hand” to any deserving
charity. Every one is most cordial
ly invited to this lawn festival, and
may expect a most charming time.
Death of Miss Ellie Owens.
Miss Eftie Owen, the daught r
Mrs, Mary Owen, who lives near
Ford, this county, died last Sunday
and w 7 as buried Tuesday morning
at the Euharloe burial ground. She
was twenty years of age and w 7 as
a bright, lovable girl.
CORNER LOT FOR SALK.
Corner Leake and Tennessee streets
improved with comfortable dwelling
good water dee. Call on A. G. B, Vandi
vere. in ay Lit.
P 0 RTE R#&# V AFGHAN
=ARE NOW OFFERING CREAT= '
Attractions in Every Department.
'Vo Have Determined to Close Out Our Stock of Woolen Dress
Goods. Commencing' This Week We Offer Our Entire Stock
of Colored Dress Goods at Greatly Reduced Prices.
Njw is Your Chance to Secure Bargains in Dress Goods.
OUR0 UR SALES IN DRESS GOODS HAS BEEN IMMENSE THE RAT
as ance must be closed out at once. We prefer to sell them at cost rather than
carry them over to next season. Now is the time to make your purchase Fy
amine our goods is all we ask. We can and will save you money.
Our Wash Goods Department
HAS BEEN A 810 SUCCESS.
THE PEOPLE APPRECIATE OUR LOW PRICES. WE ARE NOW
1 offering still greater bargains. In satines we have led the town. We now pro
pose to close out this line of goods at prices which defy competition Fine French
satines reduced to 20c. per yard. Fine American satines worth 20c reduced to i2'/ 2 c
In colored muslins we are showing the handsomest and cheapest line in the citv
Beautiful lawns, organdies and mulls, French patterns, at the lowest and prices in
North Georgia. F
Our Shoe Department
—ALWAYS IN THE LEAD. —
In this line we are selling the greatest bargains to be found in North Georgia
Don t fail to see and price our shoes. Remember we have reduced the price on ali
our fine shoes. No shoddy goods in this department. We buy direct from the fac
tory and can save you money. See and price our line of ladies’, misses’ and chil
drens low cut shoes, made up in all the new styles in black and tan patent tips, com
mon sense, opera toe, etc. Great bargains in low cut shoes at
Porter & Vauglian’s.
Full line ladies hand turned shoes for tender feet in all styles at prices which
are sure to please.
OUR WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT LEADS THE TOWN
Ihe most complete line India linens, Victoria lawns, Persian lawns, mulls,
striped and plaid India linens in the city. Splendid quality check muslins sc. yard,
lull line plaid and striped lawns at 7c. Bc. 10c.
3rice. In finer goods we are showing an elegant line swiss stripes and plaids, very
landsome and stylish at prices you pay elsewhere for shoddy stuff. We are still sel
ing 1 rion mills best heavy yard wide sheeting at per yd., cotton checks at
per yd., figured dress muslins yd., worth 5c., dress ginghams sc. per yd.
worth 9 cents.
<—-PARASObS AND FANS.^>
In this department we are offering special attractions, complete line parasols in
all grades at popular prices. Full line fans in all grades and styles. The handsom
est and cheapest line of fans in the city.
SPECIAL LOW PRICES
In gents and boys straw hats, embracing all shapes styles and grades. See them
and we guarantee to please you.
PORTER Sc VAUGHAN
ARE CONTEMPLATING LARGE ADDITIONS AND jIMPROVE
MENTS IN THEIR BUSINESS FOR THE FALL TRADE.
We have determined to close out every dollars worth of our spring and sum
mer stock preparatory for these improvements. We are now offering our entire
stock at. prices which defy competition don’t fail to examine our goods. Remem
ber our advertisements mean business.
PORTER & VAUGHAN,_
o< Headquarters for Dry : Goods and Shoes.
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