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The Cartersville Courant-American. VOL. VIII. \DIIU THE SUNNI SOUTH. judge Kelly Says it is the Eldorado of a Bright Future. „ Vast, Varied und Ac<;e*Hible — (liniHte I'iiKurpasNed U.v Any Other— Will Supp*' l ' l a Gret PopnliDion. r ( - he wisdom and ripe experience of 1 Lr( , Kelly makes his expressions ~j,,s,ry when he chosen to give them on , [U x important line. He lias, of late, ’r,/.,.!, the South, her general charaeter [airs. iihmlh and prospects, much study, M( j t 0 a Wiinhiiigton correspondent of | „ \,.w < Means States he gives his views ()11 the general outlook. He says: •One who has seen as much as 1 have , (jankers overcome and ot the coun trV's growth in wealth and prosperity, of th* ability of our people to meet as it irow . any emergency, however great and terrible, and deal with it successfully, ~ ( | 0 f their adaptability to constantly (hanging, - conditions, cannot doubt as j n the future. Compared with the task , t [ )f . past, under all its difficulties and ( |. in^( , rKj the work of the future is but luVs ] day. The result achieved since 0. ] under all the stress and loss and (Mru.-tion of war, and through years disturbance following the war are wholly unparalleled and unapproached iu t IK world’s history. The rewards uti Ti the future offers us, if we wisely 1;1 ke them, will be, compared with those tin past. it) proportion as out greater ntii'Ugtli in experience, skill, capital and labor to do with, will be to the lessoned difficulties to be overcome. To doubt we shall take what the future holds for us is to distrust the common sense of the American people and the overrul ing kindness of l’rovidedce.” ■■Hat," I asked, “haveWe not already tiil *n up and occupied the largest and richest part of our field?” ■ fly no means,” responded the judge. "Wc have barely laid a foundation for liniioi and harmonious development. [When 1 first came to congress we were ■two people, with interests and feelings Its hostile and with conditions as antag onistic as those which divided the Span iard and the Moor. To-day we are one li'ople, our interests are common, and ■very day is making this more clear and ■•at to all our people. We are every ■nine at work on this foundation. Our ■f iitcst and most varied natural wealth, JLfnf the South, is almost untouched, it will be opened to enrich and de flop the South and to be exchanged for In products of other portions of the Wintry, while the great development I the North, and particularly of the ortlnvest, will be found to form only a road and solid foundation for still renter growth. The agricultural pro net ion of the West and Northwest, like ic manufactured products of the East, i> in excess of a present market, but i" development of the South will give ) the West and Northwest anew mar rt in which to profitably exchange its irplus bread and meat for timber and inerals and the earlier and different 'eductions of Southern soil and climate. Mitlicrn development will also afford to ■Eastern States a profitable market its surplus capital and manufaeturred ''duct by like exchange, and to all rts oi flu* North a field for its surplus bor.” I 'o you think the Southern field I oad enough to afford a development I ftiviently great and rapid t-> meet the I ossit.ics of the North?" I asked. I ‘Most assuredly,” was the reply. “In I ‘dosing paragraph of my little book, I be old South and the New,' two sen- Uvs !i' '.v caused meitmeh questioning, ‘wealth and honor are in the a of the New South,’ and again, I' is the coining Eldorado of American jpnhuv.’ My friends have thought ! 110 *aiiguine. lint the States south I " dliio and east of the Mississippi, ; | ll their half million square miles of ■ ointaiu a wealth great enough for l°’'tiiH‘nt, a wealth so vast, so varied I " ‘‘l'Mnents and character, so advan | ; dv placed for development, that I ' N ta(i > alone can sustain a popula te greater than that of the United I Their products would be I ''''‘lit from those of other portions jr country as to afford the most pro- I 1,1 exchange advantageous to all. ■ 11 these States that we must find ! ' v am] greater market for Norfch- | ,n 'I'lus, whether that surplus be in it > hape of accumulated labor of the ■ ’ r!lilt is to say capital, or the future W n ' tioTis of labor, or of labor itself, I *' the Southern States more jf ‘-‘lsewhere the natural condition of ■^exists. the rapidity with which it can the past growth of the West the best answer. It was the of an empire in the West that m*. 1 anr l enriched the East as well as ■ The enormous energies—the "Usi-d i n that task, unparalleled l l( Magnitude of the work and the of the reward to all, is now | a new field of investment, and there is no spot on earth sufficient for it and within its reach but the South.” “But tell me, judge,” said I, “how do you weigh climatic influences, the moun tainous character of large portions of the South and the labor system, so largely composed ot the colored people, as obstacles to southern growth?” “I have traveled much in the South since the war,” said Judge Kelly, “and have always been keenly interested in every of progress she has made, and eager to learn all I could of south ern resources and advantages. I have urged my friends to go there, and my son is there now, with all that he posses ses embarked in a manufacturing enter prise. Tdo not consider that there ever existed in the Wost, great as its wealth is, or in any other portion of the coun try, anything like the natural wealth of the South. Avery large part of the South is blessed with a climate unex celled if equaled elsewhere in the world. As to the mountainous region of .the South, it is richer in natural wealth and in advantages for the development of that wealth ; it has a finer climate,better water and higher conditions of health than any region of which I have any knowledge, and is withal one of the most beautiful regions in the world. Whoever will read the little pamphlet written by Mr. George B. Cowl am, of Knoxville, Term.. ‘The Undeveloped South,’ will get some specific informa tion that is valuable because based on accurate knowledge and facts, a/nd when the present local and scattered develop ment of the South shall give place to such development as Mr. Cowlani sug gests, not only will southern manufac- tures be consumed at home, but they would need to be vastly increased and of a character of more highly finished product, and it will take the surplus of the North to supply southern demand." “Southern manufactures to-day are largely based upon local -conditions favoring cheap productions, but with out local demand, and this forces their product into northern markets, whereas a iiioie general development, based upon the building of such railroads as would convert the wealth of the mountain wilderness of the South with >its valleys, and its existing railway system, and thus with all portions of the country, would lay a foundation for such diversi ty and magnitude of mining and manu facturing industry in the South as would at once diversify Southern agriculture. When this is done the last and most important'of the causes which led to the attempt to establish the Southern Con federacy will have disappeared. It is as important to do tins as it was to abol ish the Confederate government, because so long and so far as the South may remain solid under the domination of the ideas which founded and .controlled the Confederacy so long and so far does the Confederacy vote in the congress of the United States. *‘So far as the race question is con cerned, there is but one way the South can seltle it. It must outgrow it, and it will. Every new industry will dimin ish its relative importance until by in creasing the foundation the negro will cease to be a controlling factor in any industry and become a valuable element in all. “It will,” Judge Kelly continued, “cer tainly be more pleasant to develop the wealth of the South for the good and profit of both North and South aaid for the defense of the Union, than it was to light the South through the long and bitter years of the war, which removed the greatest material obstacle to Union —human slavery —and opened tne way for the completion of the work. This is what l mean when I speak of securing the results of the war. Southern men are fighting the battle and we must re enforce them. The development, of the South is not a Southern but a national question. Tlie Spelling liee. The ladies of the Methodist church in this place have a nice treat in store for for our fun-loving community. On Fri day night, Nov. 9th, they wiU give an entertainment, which is new to our peo ple, although it has been a success in other cities, namely, a spelling bee. It will be conducted by six of our most popular young ladies, who will act as captains for the spelling fraternity. Their names will appear in next week s issue The public is cordially invited, and the price of admission will be so low that everybody with their young folks, great and small, will find it a most de lightful way of sending an evening. It is organized under the auspices of the ladies’ relief society, and the ten cents admission fee will help the suffering poor in our midst during the winter that is coming. Be ready with your “blue bucked” Webster spelling book. lioll of Honor, The following is the roll of honor for good deportment and studious habits in Mrs. Harris’ department of West End Institute for October, 1888. • Misses Sallie Stegall, Edna Ferguson, Tessie McDade, Katie Sofge, Katie Chris ian, Jessie Christian, Mary Lewis. CARTERSVILLE. GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1888, THE BALL BEGINS TO ROLL. A Grand Spread by the Georgia Land Company- New Streets and Avenues Opened—High land Park—A Beautiful Lake —Mag- nificent View*, Etc. We have been on the mountain —or rather Dodge Hill, in theeastern suburbs of the city—and must say we were agree ably surprised to find what was going on in that quarter. Reaching the for mer end of Main street we emerged into a splendid new GO foot street, nicely graded through Harrison’s field to the projierty of the Georgia Land Company, which we followed on to the summit of Dodge Hill. As we ascended the gradual slope higher and higher, Ah. Baker would occasionally say, “wait till we reach the point,” until we finally stood on a beau tiful plateau on the summit, and as we looked over the city, the lovely valleys, waving fields, blue-capped mountains in the distance, we were reminded of Bun van’s Pilgrim, as he caught the first glimpse ot the delectable mountains. We might search the country in vain from one end to another for a more picturesque and lovely view. Right here it is intended to erect a magnificent hotel. Looking north and south, we see a broad avenue opened up, and to the east of it, one of the most splendid scopes, naturally for a park, with cliffs and bluffs, lovely drives, a bold spring, and a location for a lake, as if intended by nature for this very pur pose. The hotel is to be located on the corner of Main street and Highland avenue. It is the intention of the com pany to donate a half block for the site, and take liberal stock ia the hotel be side. A more desirable location;for such an enterprise could not be found. Skirting along the hill side runs Cliff avenue, with its charming sites tor beau tiful homes, with scenes of enchanting beauty spread out before the eyes. AVe must say that before this we had no conception of Cartersville’s splendid situation, and as we stood spell bound by the enchanting scene spread out at our feet, with the furnace grounds and their busy works, the magnificent new building going up, and the already ac tive movements of our stirring little city, as an inspiration, we could but indulge in a day dream of a magnificent city, in the near future, with towering smoke stacks, glittering spires, and humming machinery, until Alex Willingham broke the spell by saying the gently rising smoke from the kitchen chimneys made him hungry for supper. Returning, our attention was directed to the valuable and beautiful lots lying along the newly opened streets. Adjoining the hotel site five acres have been set apart for a public park, and the company propose to donate a half block, to the south of the hotel site, on the most elevated point for waterworks. Tuis would be convenient to the river for abundant supply, and would do away with any necessity for a tower, as from a reservoir located there, water could be thrown from a nozzle at least 125 feet at any point in the city. A dummy line is also contemplated, beginning at Highland Park, running along Main street to the Tabernacle, thence along Cassville street to the furnace. Another important point is the great abundance of rock upon the hill. The company have two crushers, and they propose to macadamize Main street, through their own property, and furnish the rock for macadamizing the streets of the city. The new streets and avenues are sixty feet wide, with ten-foot side walks, and alleys twenty feet wide running through the center of the blocks. The surveying and platting is being done by J. I. Hen derson, an experienced and skillful engineer. The lots are each about one-half acre in size. The company will have about two hundred lots to place on the market. The Georgia Land Company is com posed of Messrs. Baker A Hall, John H. Wikle and J. A. Baker—alive set of first class business men, who always succeed in their undertakings, and they will doubtless make this one of the most attractive parts of the city. When such men have faith enough in the future of Cartersville to do the work they are doing, the future of our city is assured. Let the good work go on. The Yellow Fever. At Jacksonville yesterday there were 36 new cases—equally divided between the whites and colored—and 4 deaths. Total cases to date 4,095; total deaths 452. Bishop Weed is convalescent. Gainesviile, Fla., reports no new cases and no deaths. At Enterprise there were 17 new cases and 2 deaths. Decatur, Ala., is well nigh depopulated, and reports are not furnished regularly, but we suppos# the epidemic is ended there, as they are having frost. Vote Mini itYe lour Ticket* HigDi. It is very important that the tickets for thel’reakh'iTtmJ election should lx* correct iu "every* particular. We have see sifveral forms of the Democratic ticket in this State, but most of them are incorrect iu some particular. We are confident that the following ticket is absolutely correct, and that it may be safely used as a guide iu the printing of ballots in this district: NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For President: Grover Cleveland, ot New York. For Vice-President: Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio. For Electors-at-Large: Thos. E. Watson, of McDuffie. John T. Graves, of Floyd. For District Electors: 1. Janies A. Brannen, of Emanuel. 2. Augustus L. Hawes, of Decatur. 3. Thomas B. Felder, Jr., of Laurens. 4. James M. Mobley, of Harris. 5. Janies A. Gray, of Fulton. G. Roblev I>. Smith, ot Crawford. 7. M'Counell L. Johnson, of Bartow. . 8. John T. Jordan, of Hancock. 9. llov ard W. Newman, of Cherokee. 10. E. Howard Callaway, of Burke. FOR CONGRESS, 7TH DISTRICT, GEORGS A: \ Jndfson C. Clements. Remember the election will occur next Tuesday, November 6th. Georgia ought not to send up a small and scattering vote for the Dem ocratic ticket on that day. The people should turn out in every militia district and give Cleveland and Thurman a rous ing vote. Seventy-five thousand majority is what we want in Georgia. Nothing less will be worthy of [the prestige of this State as the leader of Southern Democracy. Vote and see that your neighbor votes. Hymeneal Again the two gem cities of North Geor gia, Marietta and Cartersville, have been united by the bond matrimony. On Thursday morning last Mr. F. M. Durham took the South bound train, and soon landed at Marietta, where, at 2p. in., lie was married to Miss A. R. Stripling, ot that city. The happy couple returned to Carters villepntheafternoon train, and at night, a company of Mr. Durham’s friends united with them at his pleasant home in a sumptuous feast, of which the Courant- American received liberal samples, and returns thanks for the same. Everybody will join us in wishing for clever Frank Durham and his amiable and accomplished bride, long life and a full measure of happiness. On Thursday evening last at 4 o'clock, at the home of the bride's father, Mr. Virgil Tumlin, Mr. W. A. Kirkpatrick was married to Miss Lottie J. Tumlin, Rev. J. S. Hillhouse performing the cere mony- Thus two more of Bartow’s worthy young people have linked their fortunes, and as they together proceed down life’s pathway may no thornscome in their way, is the wish of the Courant- Amerioan and numerous friends. A re ception was given the same evening at the home of Mr. Napoleon Tumlin, and numerous relatives and a few friends were present- The marriage was quiet, being witnessed by near relatives <^lone. Gorton’s Minstrels. Gorton’s Celebrated New Orleans Min strels, an organization with an enviable reputation for refined and artistic per formances, will appear at the city opera house on Friday evening, November 2d. This company comes highly endorsed, and we have every reason to believe every one who will attend will go home perfectly satisfied. The following complimentary notice is from the Winston, N. C.,Twin City Daily, Sept. 19, 1888: “A large audience greeted the appear ance of Gorton’s Minstrels at Brown’s Opera last night, and about one hundred colored people were turned away owing to the crowded state of the galleries. Quite a number of ladies were present, representing our best families, and it af fords the reporter pleasure to be able to state that not a word was said nor an act performed to bring the blushes to their cheeks. It. was a refined, first-class perform ance, and every one went away perfectly satisfied with the evening’s entertain ment. The Daily commends Gorton's Minstrels to the theatre-going public as an organization worthy of their pat ronage.” Public Speaking. M. L, Johnson, Esq., Presidential elec tor for the 7th district, will speak at Cassville, Friday, Nov. 2nd, at 6:30 p. rn., and at Cartersville Saturday, Nov. 3d, at 1 o'clock p m., on the issues of the present Presidential campaign. Let everybody turn out and hear the Demo cratic side of the question. It Tourists to Yellowstone Park next season might encounter a Northwestern blizzard. If they are wise men they will take a supply of the famous Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup. CARTERSYILIT S INVITATION To Home Seekers From the Colder Regions. She Open* Her Arm* to Investors and Workers —Her Geuial Climate, Itieh sad Richw Minerals. • Thousands of jmople from the North will visit Georgia this winter with a view to investment and a change of location. AVe ad vise every one who reads this paper to see Cartersville and her rich surround ings before deciding in favor of any other point. We have all the advantages of climate, health, good water, etc., that can bn offered by other points, besides mineral and agricultural surroundings far superior to any other point in the South. Our city is beautifully located in a sec tion just enough broken for fine natural drainage, lovely building sites, etc., while the sun-oundingseenery is simply charm ing. Oursuperioriron ores are being shipped in largequantities to Birmingham, Chat tanooga, Pittsburgh, Pa,, and nearly all the iron working centres, to mix wit l ' their inferior ores. The fact can not be disputed that the ores of Bartow county are not equalled in quality m any other part of the South, while the quantity is inexhaustible. The Etowa river flows through our county within a mile of Cartersville, and along this stream is found the richest farming; lands in Georgia. AVe are located on the famous “State Road,” (AV. & A.) the most important line in the State—the route selected by Gen. Sherman for his “march to the sea.” AVe are nearly midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga, two of the most im portant and rapidly growing cities of the South. A\ r e are now building a large iron fur nace and steel plant,- which are being pushed rapidly to completion. Contracts have already been made, and the plans are being perfected for gas and water-works. Splendid brick business blocks and ele gant residences now in course of erection, evince the confidence that our own peo ple have in the future of our city. We have a large, splendid female col lege building now approaching comple tion, and we already have two fine schools. The subject is being agitated and we will doubtless soon have public schools. AVe offer superior inducements to all wishing to engage in manufacturing, farming, market gardening, dairy busi ness, poultry raising, stock raising, or, in fact any other legitimate line of bus iness AA T e have a sociable, intelligent, warm hearted people, who give a hearty wel come to all good citizens, no matter where they are from, according to every man the right to think and vote and worship according to the dictates of his own conscience. If you are seeking a home in the Sunny South, come to Cartersville and you will be pleased. Bishop Beckwith on lugersolism. The following brief synopsis of the able sermon of Bishop Beckwith in this city last week was prepared too late for last week's issue, but we deem the question discussed one of great importance, and know that such matter will be appre ciated by the intelligent rentiers of the CoriovxT-American at any time. The talk of the bishop was ironi the text, '‘lf any man will do his will he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speak of myself.” He pressed the position which he had a few days ago taken in a meeting of the trus tees of the University of Georgia, that Ingersolism must be met and combatted by the clergy by reason and not to rely too much upon the faith inculcated at the mother's knee. He said that he de fied the most powerful rationalist of the day to prove by any process of reasoning that “I am myself’ and not another. He illusti ated with morphine or opium and said that no process of reasoning could beforehand demonstrate that they would allay pain and suffering. It could only be learned by experience or observa tion, the reason meanwhile standing by taking observations for future reference. , That there were many other facts that could be known or learned only by expe rience. So the only way to know that religion was a fact and not a myth was to take up the cross and follow in the footsteps and obey the laws of the blessed Master. By so doingand by continually aking aid from on high, the spirit of the Savior would be gently instilled into the heart like the dews of the night, and we would be forced to snvthat “I know that my Redeemer livetb.” After the service Misses Mary Hall and H W y Kgi m H |IV- Frank Gilreath were confirmed, and the Holy communion was administered by the bishop aided by the Rev. Mr. Holley. These are two of the most solemn and sacred rites of the church, and the man ner of their observance by the Episcopal 1 church is very impressive. l>oui(la* Wikl**s (^nrrt. Iteinga candidate for Solicitor-General, my friends have kindly large number of the citizens of this county to certify as to my character, integrity and ability, to till the office I seek. The paper signed is not a petition, nor does it ask my election; and I have expressly as sured them that I could not and did not desire such action nt their hands. Now, I submit to your sense of justice and fair play, that T have quite as good a right to stand for office as A. W. Fite. I leave it for you to pass upon the mod esty of the man, win' presumes to deny me the poor privilege, (which he has so long enjoyed) of being a candidate, and to forbid “the people of Bartow county” from saving that at least one of their number besides Mr. Fite, is an honest man and worthy to hold office. 1 a standing for the office of Solicitor- General, 1 exercise a right equal to that exercised by Mr. Fite in seeking the same office. I have conducted my canvass, so far, in a manner becoming the dignity of a gentleman. It is true, i have not so far, bet'ii as omnipresent and seemingly omniscient as Mr. Fite. It is also t rue. 1 have not been as loud and fussy. Nor, navel sought to profit by any moral position I have taken. 1 have not pur sued so peripatetic a canvaVs as to merit and receive the term recently applied to him, by the Constitution, of anger/’ for I am not favored by the Government with the salary and perquisites lie enjoys. But notwithstanding these disadvan tages, and the further one of being a quiet, unassuming, and i hope, gentle manly citizen of Bartow county, 1 persist in believing that the people have a right to endorse me as worthy, if they believe me so, despite Mr. Fite’s orders to the contrary. Indeed, lam constrained to believethat thegood}teople o f th is county have the right and the intelligence to testify to thecharacter and fitness of any one of their number who has conducted himself in such a manner as to deserve their approval, without the permission ol this man, who presumes to be their dictator or “boss.” Possibly, it might not be assuming too much, to say, that many good people of old Bartow are in clined to think that the affairs of the county would prosper just the same, if Mr. kite were less officious, even to the management of her every election, the selectionofexecutiveeomrnittees, and the manipulation of her political conventions. As to the charge in Mr. Fite’s card of last week, that the petition, as he termed it, was being circulated by his “enemies,” and to be used by them, f desire to say in the most emphatic way, it is false. His “enemies” had noth ing whatever to do with it; nor have they anything to do with my candidacy, though lie has been endeavoring to im press such an idea upon the minds of some people, in order to prejudice them against me. This method of fighting his opponents, is getting]ratherjthread-bare, and the people are growing weary of it; and many have concluded that he has ridden this poor horse enough. lam not lighting Mr. Fite. He is only making himself ridiculous in attempting to dictate to the people of Bartow county. He deserves the censure of all fair-minded men for endeavoring, in his desire for office, to rob me of my right to as* my friends to at least testify to my integrity. Hoi glas WiivLE. .-Viwtuer Are*.v House. As evidence of the continued growth of our city, we take pleasure in chronicling the iact that Messrs. Rorter \ aughan will, early in next year, open a large first class dry goods store. The stand now occupied by Peacock tk Veal, furniture dealers, will be elegantly fitted up for their use. Messrs. Peacock & Veal will occupy the large splendid building now being erected by Mr. M. G. Dobbins, on the corner of Main and Erwin streets. Mr. Porter is well known to the trading public of this section, having, for some four 3’ears past been with the popular house of Scheuer Bros. He is a gentle man of sterling business qualities, and a degree of cleverness that wins him many friends. Mr. \ aughan is also a gentle man of experience and splendid qualifica tions, and we predict for this new firm a career of great success. Miss Ida Hubbard died at the home of her grandfather, Mr. R. R. Wilson, with whom she lived, near this city, on Satur day evening last, of consumption. .Just as the evening shades dispelled and fol lowed the last dying glows from the waning day's sun, her tired young spirit was wafted away to join those of de parted parents gone before. She had suffered for quite a while from that wast ing disease which carries with certain force so many from earth, and during her afflictions fixed her hopes on those treasures above they expect to share who believe in the Savior's promises, and therefore met death calmly and with a resignation becoming more those who had carried the cross through a long life s trials than the young personage she was. She was buried at Oak Hill ceme tery Sunday. 21