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The Cartersville Courant-American.
VOL. IX.
ON TO THE ACE OF STEEL,
And Its Center Will be In North
Georgia-
Jtevival of the Iron Industry Begun In Bar
tow County Fifty Years Ago—Develop
ments About, Cartersville.
ptvff Correspondence Atlanta Constitution.
CAKTBitsYILbK, Ma.\ 30.—Iron making
jn Georgia began in Bartow county be
tween forty and fifty years ago, and
twelve fur nace stacks remain to tell the
story.
They reach out in a semicircle from
lingers’ station two miles above Carters
ville to the headwaters of Stamp creek
and then down to Iron from the gray
ore on the Etowah river was converted
into steel from which Colt made firearms
that are still in existence.
At a time when most Southern men
were thinking of cotton, slaves and poli
tics, and some were hastening the prog
ress of the coming storm, a revolution
was begun in these picturesque hills by a
doughty set of developers nearly fifty
years ahead of their times. Rugged old
pioneers they were, grand in their self
reliance and led by a man the greatest
and best I ever knew, great in resource
and in the confidence of his kind.
There on the banks of the river was
built, the first rolling mill in the Pied
mont region, and a quarter of a century
before Birmingham had a habitation or
a name the iron of the Etowah valley
was known in the markets of Cincinnati.
Those were the clays of charcoal iron
and without going to the coal fields,
these pioneers remained among the ores
of higher grade in the region where their
prophetic genius saw the future center of
the steel industry of this country.
Birmingham lias had her iron age and
will have it still, but in North Georgia
we will have the age ot steel. Nature
lias put here in close proximity the Bes
semer ore and manganese for that
purpose.
When steel by the cheapening of its
production is taking the place of iron,
at nearly the same price, in a variety of
uses from nails to boiler plates and rail
road bars, the supremacy of the region
of steel is apparent. With access by two
lines to two coul fields, within 150 miles,
there will be no trouble about fuel. After
[the coke is loaded on the cars as it must
be to go five miles, the additional cost
for motive power to carry it a few miles
farther is not a large item and amounts
to no obstacle when we consider that it
is only a question whether it is better to
carry two kinds of ore to one kind of coke
or bring one kind of coke to two kinds of
ore.
Now, under new circumstances and with
improved methods, the work is to be re
sumed on a larger scale. The mines are
to be opened, and the old scenes of in
dustry will swarm with a busy popula
tion; in those old ruins, where no man
has lifted a tool since Sherman’s desola
ting march the anvil will ring again its
prosperous music, and where the night
hawk prolongs his mournful cry and the
owl hoots solemnly at dawn, there will
be the whirl of wheels and the voices of
many men, the laughter of children and
the sounds of home; and as these val
leys wake to busy life and the hills laugh
back its happy tumult, sweet will he the
dreams of the pioneers.
Cartersville has passed its Rio Van
Winkle stage. All about you see new
houses and a touching up of old ones.
New gas works on on ) side, and the
streets muddy where water mains have
jeen recently laid. There are big pipes
Jong on the side streets, and a reservoir
sto be built on the highest hill. New
streets are laid out from afar, and Arling
ton Heights have been checked with ave
lues.
I went up on that eminence with Mr.
■Aubrey and stopped where Major Smith
■has reserved a lot on the summit fora
■Bummer hotel. Kenaesaw mountain is
wtsible on the south, and the view on a
■summer day is one of surpassing beauty.
■Cartersville down in the valley, and a
Knile below, and the Etowah valley back
■on the east. The white clouds float high
Buid their shadows play among the hills,
W gray mist hugs the mountain side and
Ha morning vapor rises from the river,
Hnarking its wandering course like a pil-
Har of clouds. Away to the north the
Hnountains on the horizon are clothed
■with blue enchantment, the air is still, a
Bight breeze stirs the leaves, the bustle of
■the town is hushed by distance and the
■valley rests in the calm of summer. Sud-
Bienly there is a bright flash of metal and
Boetween the Allatoona hills beyond the
Biver. a littie cloud of steam follows it
a locomotive comes out on horse
3phoe curve. Slowly it creeps along,
Hpcarcely seeming to move. Now it is
■crossing the high bridge and the sound
■runs up the river, reverberating among
■the hills. Its roar becomes louder as it
■rushes past the foot of the slope and its
■shriek echoes for miles around. But it is
Siar away, its noise is subdued. This is a
■place of restfulness and calm, a place
FSvhere a man may draw away from cor
rodiug care and review his youth like an
eagle.
And there will be nej 1 of a place to
rest, for it is a busy life they have mark
ed out down iu the valley. With the
hauling of ore to the town for shipment,
the grinding of ochre, the busy planing
mills, the foundry, ice factory, carriage
works, dynamite factory, and lime works,
and the furnaces, cotton mills and other
industries that are likely to follow, this
will be a bustling valley.
The Pennsylvania concern that bought
the Etowah property of 17,000 acres on
the river is not the only strong company
that is operating in this vicinity. Sena
tor Brown and the Dade Coal .Mine com
pany have over sixteen Thousand He res
only a few miles to the north of the other
tract. They began building a mineral
railroad from Rogers’ station two miles
above Cartersville some years ago, and
it is now nine miles long and will be ex
tended three miles further to the sugar
hills and bank mines. Along this road
Mr. Brown has boughtover 16,000 acre's
of land on which half the old furnace
stacks are situated. This land is rich in
iron and manganese, and twenty cars of
ore a day are being shipped to the Rising
Fawn furnace. It is said that the Dade
Coal company will build a furnace at
Rogers station.
Another mineral road runs out from
the Western and Atlantic road nt the
river two miles below Cartersville to tire
ore mines on the Etowah property, and
ore has been shipped from there in large
quantities during the last two years.
It would be natural for these mineral
roads to converge at Cartersville, for
that is the junction point of the two rail
roads that run into the Alabama and
Tennessee coal fields; the two routes also
by which surplus ore seeking a market
would reach the large iron districts of
Alabama and Tennessee.
Of course there are, as at every other
town, numerous projected lines of rail
roads The one that seems most likely
to be built is t lie chartered line toGaines
ville. It is in connection with the Rome
and Decatur, which runs directly to the
Sand mountain coul fields, that this
Gainesville road is likely to tie built.
The completion of such a line would
bring Cartersville within about a hun
dred miles of one of the best coal fields,
and one into which the Birmingham min
eral road is already being extended.
Put within 100 milesof good coal, with
better iron and manganese than there is
in Alabama, and with the Pennsylvania
iron concern operating a few miles to the
east and the Dade Coal Company, which
own one of the finest coal mines in the
South, operating a few miles to the north
east, Cartersville near the centre of the
semi-circle of the twelve old furnace
stacks, is in the very heart of tremen
dous developments that will soon begin
to take shape.
The people realize all this and have or
ganized to build up their town. TheCar
tersville Land company has bought 450
acres on all sides of the town and is iu
position to offer manufacturing sites free.
With vast resources of iron, wood and
cotton, they are alert in using their ad
vantages to bring outside manufactur
ers, and have already organized several
prosperous industries like the ochre mills,
dynamite factory and lubricating oil
works. They are now negotiating with
capitalists for a cotton factory, stone
works and other enterprises. ■
Besides all this Cartersville is in a
county where the farmers have learned
to make it pay; and their Pettit’s creek
club and Stilesboro club are models for
the farmers of Georgia. But let a man
tell this who ht 6 tried it ten years:
“Bartow county is not one unending
farm like the Texas prairie,” said Maj.
Smith. “There are breaks, but the bot
toms and valleys between are rich and
productive, and the broken country is
full of treasures that more than makeup
for the interval in the farming land.
Then our land has more surface than you
find in a level country. We have more
area to the square mile than Texas.
“This country, according to the cen
sus of 1880, raised more wheat and
more to the acre than any in the Stu+e.
I believe Sim Munford will raise 20
bushels to the acre on 200 acres. He
sows wheat every third year on clover
sod and never misses a crop. Clover is
indigenous to the soil. Sam Gibbons,
over her 0 , told me he had on his farm
clover which has not been renewed in
fifteen years. In Kentucky, I am to’d
it has to be renewed every five years.
“The farmers here are prosperous.
Their condition has vastly improved in
the last ten years. They make every
thing at home, and are doing well. This
is a fine stock raising country. Sam
Jones is going extensively into that bus
iness. He has two or three hundred
acres and is negotiating for more land
for that purpose.”
I have not said much of the people of
Cartersville, because they do not need to
be talked about. They speak for them
selves. From this country in the past
have gone out men, in the words of Bar
tow, “to illustrate Georgia.” The same
genuine people are here now, kiudly and
CARTERSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1889.
hospitable, thrifty and {strong, and
while their minerals lay hid they have
built up their agriculture till it is about
the best in the State. Wealth is diffused;
there are few rich and hardly any poor.
It is a rare thing to see a beggar, and
the poorest have food and clothing and
a place to lay their heads. Withal, they
are a temperate and happy people.
W. U. COOPKK.
A Kecruit for the Naval Academy.
XAVY I)EI ■ A HTV. KNT,
Washington, May 7th, 1889.
Sni; There being a vacancy in the Na
val Academy from the district represent
ed by you in Congress, you aredesired to
recommend a candidate for appointment.
He must not be under fifteen nor over
twin y years of age when examined for
admission, and an actual resident ofyo ,r
district. The recommendation must ire
made prior to the first of July next, as
after that date it by law becomes the
duty of the Secretary of the Navy to fill,
the vacancy. Accepted candidates will
be required to report for examination at
the Naval Academy on September 2nd,
next. Respectfully,
John M. Hogg, Chief Clerk.
By direction of the Secretary of the
Navy.
Hon. .T. C. Clements, representative of
the Seventh Congressional District of
Georgia.
Rome, Georgia May 28th, 1889.
Pursuant to the foregoing notice a
competitive examination will be held at
Rome, Georgia; on Saturday, June 29th,
1888, for the purpose of selecting a
proper person to fill the vacancy above
named.
The examination will bo upon Ihe fol
lowing subjects: Reading, writing,
spelling, English grammar, arithmetic,
geography, history and algebra.
The following named gentlemen are re
spectfully requested to be hPrc that day
by 10 o’clock a. m., and to conduct the
examination:
From Bartow county—Albert Johnson.
Catoosa county—Rev. A. I. Le*>t.
Chattooga county—Capt. W. T. Irvine.
Cobb county—ll. G. Coryell.
Dade county—Hon. M. A. B. Tatum.
Floyd county—Prof. W. G. Dillon.
Gordon county —Capt. W. M. Dyer.
Haralson county—Dr. Frank Smith.
Murray county—\V. C. Martin.
Paulding county—Dr. T. J. Foster.
Po'k county —Dr. E. 11. Richardson.
Walker county —Capt. N. C. Napier.
Whitfield county—Thos. I). Bard.
Such of the gentlemen above named as
attend, and such persons as any of them
who cannot attend shall designate as
proxies, and who are present, will consti
tute a quorum.
The board of examiners will meet at
the Armstrong Hotel, and there determ
ine where the examination will beheld.
Applicants will report there to the board
at the time above designated.
J. C. Clements.
Cedar Creek High School Exhibition.
The leading event of last week was the
exhibition of Cedar Creek High School.
Unfortunately the house, though large,
could not hold the immense crowd which
gathered to witness the exercises—which
were thoroughly enjoyed by those near
enough to hear distinctly. We regret
that there are people in the world who
go to such places solely to create a dis
turbance—this was quite evident in the
Dehavior of some present on this occa
sion. Taking everything into considera
tion, the programme was well rendered,
both in the literary and music depart
ments. The little fellows all did well.
We noticed some splendid original
compositions. The Paul online, “Spring.
Summer, Autumn and Winter,” and
“The Spirit of the Seasons,'’ read by the
little girls, was very pretty. The next
group was also good: “’Tin Kindness
Wins the Heart,” “What We Small Girls
See, Know and Think,” “To be True is
Beautiful* “As Time Flies weShouldlm-
prove It.”
The declamations by the boys, who
never tried to vie with Demosthenes be
fore, were creditably spoken. (If the
Cor ha nt-Am e Rica n will be kindly indul
gent. we hope their names w ill not be al
together “unknown to fame.”) Hut-lie
Linn, J. Mosteller, John Elrod, J. 11.
Linn, Robt. Luthtr and T. C, Barron.
The music by the pupils was enjoyable.
Miss Minnie Blalock doubtless made
“The Dude” congratulate himself on bis
many charms. Miss l’henie Hayes told
us w hat charming people liked —although
warned by Miss Annie Rhodes “to the
contrary.” And we hope Miss Mary
Stevens wont be “left” long to look for
the “right fellow.” The others who con
tributed to the music were Misses Lai Ia
Lewis, Minnie Burns, Ida Littlefield,
Julia Littlefield, Della Anderson, Janie
Rhodes and others.
We are glad to state that Prof. Boyd's
method of teaching meets with the
hearty approval of the good people of
Cedar Creek, who congratulate them
selves on securing the services of both
himself and Miss Carrie Reed for tue fall
term, to begin the first Monday in July.
Handy Feet.
$111),01)0 IS THE PRICE.
Which Is Paid fop the Etowah
Mining Property.
It In Bought Presumably for the Bethle
hem Iron Works—The First Payment,
of $5,000 Has II- en Made.
Atlanta Constitution, May 31.
The sale of the famous Etowah prop
erty of 17,000 acres of mineral land in
Bartow county, was announced in the
Constitution three weeks ago.
At that time tire deeds were signed but
no money was paid and twenty days
were allowed to examine the titles.
Some apprehension was felt that as
long as no money had been paid the
trade might not be consummated. This
apprehension is now at an end. Five
thousand dollars were paid by General
0. Granger, of Philadelphia, on Monday
afternoon, and $25,000 more will be
paid on the 15th of June.
General Granger, with Mr. Wiggins,
Ihe expert of the Bethlehem iron works,
and Messrs. Proctor of New England,
Buzby of New York, and Burkes of Nash
ville, spent three days looking over the
property and verifying the representa
tions of the venders.
Their investigation made them enthu
siastic, and they came to Atlanta and
paid $5,000 earnest money and will
make the other payments at agreed
times, the first on the loth of June.
The price is $190,000.
The property is conveyed to General
Granger and his associates, and it is not
definitely Known who he represents, but
from the frequent trips he made to Beth
lehem just before coining down to Geor
gia, it is thought that the property is
bought for the Bel hie) em Iron Works of
the famous Lehigh Valley, of Pennsyl
vania.
Messrs. Burkes & Buzhy. the brokers
who worked up the trade, intimate that
the purchasers will begin by mining irou
and manganese ore on a large scale and
shipping it to Pennsylvanb'. When, in
thisway, the quality and a\ ila rility of
the ore is practically demonstrated they
will build a series of furnaces on the
property to the east ol Car tersville, and
probably also a ferro manganese furnace
and rolling mills. The parties left Car
tersville for the North Wednesday night.
This revives the development of the
iron industry begun in Bar tow county
forty years ago and prosecuted up to
the war with much vigor by Mark A.
Cooper and others.
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn for fJ>Jy Tenn Hartow Superior
Court.
GUAND JIJBOKS— FIRST WEEK.
Aaron Collins, T B. Maxwell,
Arthur Davis, J. B. Mullinax,
D. W. K. Peacock, J. T. Bailey,
C. P. Sewell, W. A. Chunn,
E. H. Adcock, J. C. Tumlin, %
A. R. Jackson W. 11. Renfroe,
Joshua Bradford, B. A. Barton,
Samuel Burns, B. B. tjnillian
W. C. Edwards, „B. F. Bibb,
Win, Brown, Win. Chitwood,
Geo. S. Cobb, J. K. Gilrt-ath,
P. C. Bradford.
TRAVERSE JURORS— FIRST WEEK.
R. H. Ellis, X. L Williams,
.J. F. Ka.v, F. M. Thompson,
Sam Randolph R. S. Tuff,
N. D. Allen, T. E. Graves,
W. W. Collins, H. R. Maxwell,
A. D. Gilbert, V\ Y. Bailey,
fra H. Johnsey, ( T. Leak,
W. 11. Kitchens, J>-se Beck
It. B. M<,mu, 'V. B. Lowe,
G W. Covington Jas. Uren,
Wm. Everedge, C. P. Armstrong,
J. P. Tomlinson, Jas. E. Lewis,
Geo. 11. l eadden, J. C. Reynolds,
S. E. Casey, W. G. Kennedy,
Jesse N. Jolley, A. R. Kerr,
O J. Smith. E. B. Elrod,
Silas A. Mat'hews, J. 11. Ward,
J. .J. Bedimui T. E. McCollum.
TRAVERSE JURORS—SECOND WEEK.
S. L. Bur'ord, F. A. Milam,
E. B. Rolmck, -1. C. Rogers,
Osborn Shaw. T C. McTier,
no. A. Shinall, A.J Collins,
W. I*. Pitfnrd, Van W. Davis,
G. ML Waldrup, JnoT '-’artin,
G. Y. Layton, J H.
T. S. Knight, Tho>. F. A ■■■'<*,
.1. M. Bartou, S. W , Brad.o. 0,
N. C. Anderson, Jno. J. Beavers,
J. P. Hatchett, W. P. Lanier,
J. A. Bailey, J. D. Freeman,
F. J. Bray. B. E. Boswell,
W. C. Maxwell, H.J. Adams,
J. 11. Mosteller, J. D. Rogers,
Robt. R. Beasley, J. C. Rawlins,
J. P. Anderson, T. W. White,
A. D. Yandivere, Thos. G. Lawhorn.
Sat igOvctory.
The CoFrant-A vie Rican last week
turned out a set of tax books for the city
of Tallapoosa, Ga., and received the fol
lowing on their arrival:
“The tax books came in on Wednesday
in good order, you did yourselves credit
in getting them up. They are more than
we expected iu binding, &c.”
We are prepared to compete with any
of the cities, and guarantee work equal
to the best, and prices as low as the low
est.
Marshall Field, the Chicago million
aire dry goods merchant,employs a man
at a regular salary to see that his chari
ties are worthily bestowed. He spends
'■ 425,000 a year in charity.
PORTER & VAUGHAN
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J..F. Swain & Co.’s Fine Shoes for Children.
Just received a big shipment of
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Bosilively, the best shoe iu North Georgia. Every pnirsold uudera positive guarantee.
Ladies, see our line of
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The best shoe ever sold in this section for the price. All styles and widths.
Great Reduction in Summer Fabrics
At Porter & Vaughan's. We will close out
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Bee Our L>ne of
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We will offer for the Next Thirty Days o ;r Stock of Dry Goods
AT THE LOWEST PRICES IN THE CITY.
PORTER & VAUGHAN.
Veterans Association.
Editors Courant-Amekican : I note
your item and query, in last week’s paper,
touching a Conferate Veterans Associa
tion for Bartow county.
For myself I desire to say that I heart
ily favor such an organization for this
county and ~m ready to co-operate with
the old < on federates to this end.
If we are to have lenuions of regi
ments this year, as is usual iu thisconnty,
1 suggest that at that time an organiza
tion be effected. If not, then I will unite
with any number of the old soldiers in
calling a meeting at some suitable time.
A movement is on foot iu Fulton coun
ty, to form a State association composed
of local associations in the State.
This seems to me to be very desirable,
and I hope we may soon have a county
association connected with the State
association. Very truly yours,
A. M. Foute.
The Baltimore Sun, in noticing a re
cent report of Hon. J. T. Henderson,
bearing on the progress and prosperity
of Georgiu, says: “It is shown that the
value of property has increased from
$225,093,419 in 1879 to $327,863,331
in 1889, being an increase of $102,709,-
912 in ten years. This is independent of
the railroad property, which has in
creased in the same time from $9,836,-
129 to $29,303,127, an increase ot $19,-
137,898, or 212 per cent., making an ag
gregate increase of all taxable property
i.i tin StcL'inten yearsof $122,207,910,
or a.i jifci cent. The percentage of in
crease in the chief items is also an inter
esting study. In ten years the value of
improve 1 mud i.nsincreased 29 percent.,
city and town property 73, live stock
22, farming implements 69. cotton man
ufactories, 393. mining investments 102.
bank stock 71, and iron works 91 per
cent.”
“My daughter was greatly troubled
with scrofula, and, at ofie time, it was
feared she would lose her sight. Ayer’s
Sarsaparil'a has completely restored her
health, and her eyes are as well as ever,
with not a trace of scrofula in her sys
tem.”—G. King, Killing!,), Conn.
Eighteen thousaud public school chil
dren were thrashed in Boston during the
past year. Thus does the silent influence
of one great pugilist permeate an euti’.e
community.—Burlington Free Press.
SSOO Reward offered by the proprietors
of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy for an in
curable case.
ProceedlngNot' the I.uliaiiee J^trnie> h' Club
Euharlee Farmers' Club met at the res
idence of Mr. Daniel Sullivan. Mr. Sulli
van is one of the oldest members of this
club, having been a fanner nil his lile,
and being a close o, server, the young
members always look to him for counsel
in matters pertaining to agriculture.
Subject for discussion: “The best way
to make the greatest amount of produce
with the least amount ot work.”
Mr. Sullivan opened the debate by giv
ing his plan, which might be summed up
as follows: “Deep und thorough prepa
ration, with rapid cultivation,” would
bring about better results than any ha{-
hazard way of farming. The discussion
being over, dinner was announced, which
met with a hearty response. Your rend
ers can imagine what a delightful scmie
met our gaze as we entered the dining
room. A table ladencd with tliesu! inn
tiais that farmers alone can enjoy, us
well us the goodies that go to make up
Hie hereafter oi all good dinners. Dinner
being over, President G. A. Fink request
ed J. C. Dodd to take the chair, in order
that he might offer tfie following resolu
tion, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we, ns a club, agree to
co-operate with the State and National
Alliance in regard to jute bagging, and
pledge ourselves to use cotton bagging
to wrap our cotton crop, and that we
use our influence with all out-siilers to
bring about the use of cotton bagging.
Your correspondent having fiiqm i.tly
heard reports to tne eUeet tim; ill- it.
Zens of this district were vi rv m. cn dis
pleased wish lie •stock law,” made ii a
point to inquire imp viduuiiy ol the mem
bers ot this club. Every olie expressed
himself ns highly pleased w'tfi stock law
and their ouiy regret was that they did
not get it several years ago.
There being no other business, the
ciub adjourned, to meet at President
G, A. Fink s thefourth Saturday in July.
“Once in Awhile.”
A Career No Pay
is what the proprietors of Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical Discovery guarantee to
those who use that wonderful medicine
for any blood taint or humors, erup
tions, pimples, blotches, scrofulous sores
or swellings. Money refunded if it don’t
benefit or cure.
1
It looks very much as if Mrs. Langtry,
having made not far this sideof aniillion
dollars out of dear America, is about to
resume her home on the other side of the
water.
NO. 1.