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VOL. 1 -NO 321 THE precious metals Which Underlie the Soil ol' Georgia. Sfrtiinff Facts and Figures Whtcli Sliou Wherein the Supremacy of the State of Georgia Consists. Constitution.] What a royal empire God made, when Im* mode Georgia! For a century she led her sisters in de velopment, and as New York stood to the North, so stood she to the South. Within the past few years Alabama .Hid Tennessee seem disposed to chal lenge her supremacy. They base their , laims on coal and iron. Somehow or other the storm-centers of the iron flurry settled about Birmingham and Sheffield. Recent developments show that Geor gia has better iron ore than either A la lidiia or Tennessee, and in exhaustless fcuautitiesl f Watch the storm centers shift 1 1 \n<i as they change their bearings, see Atlanta become the great iron and steel renter of the South! Do you want the straws that note the mining current of the trade-winds? The Georgia Pacific road carries daily car-loads of Georgia ore to Birmingham to he worked up there. Mr. Hines M. Smith is making $l5O a day profit shipping Polk county ore* to Birmingham, and lie cannot meet a tenth of the demand. Georgia ore is shipped from Carters ville by the t rain-load daily to Carnegie Brothers, in Pittsburg, who could never jiiul in. Alabama mines what they wanted. Chattanooga buys every pound of her steel-making ore hpm Cranbury (N.U.,) and will buy from Georgia when our Bes semer mines are opened. Tip* reason of this is that, there is, but little manganese ore in Alabama and Tennessee, and no fiessemer ore. The immense mines of Alabama could not furnish enough ore to run the steel plant a 1 Bessemer a month. In Georgia there are magnetic ores in enormous deposits and of unequalled quality. Here are some analysis, for instance, Ironi Lumpkin county, a county in which pio one thought of iron. They are made by Professor Pratt. One specimen show ed 71.01 per emit of metalic iron and .005 of phosphorous. Another 70.94 of metalic iron and .007 of phosphorous, and neither with a trace of sulphur and remarkably free of silica. * There are dozens such specimens, each taken from different pits. There is another speci men yielding 09.10 per cent, of metalic iron, with 1.01 of silica, and no trace of phosphorous or sulphur. But here is the test. Mr. 1). G. Wylie, president of the company owning the Property, sent specimens of the ore to 1 liattanooga. and Pittsburg. The Chat tanooga firm replied immediately that ■ hey would give $7.50 a ton for the ore, -rood ore sells at $2.50,) and would take ►OO tons a day! The orders from Pifcts ■ mrg were large, and the writer said and mch ore was to be found in sufficient quantity it would save such firms as the 1 'onegies from importing ore from Eu rope. Georgia ores are rapidly coming into notice. The Hon. Charles Dougherty -mit some specimens to the Hon. W. L. ''cott, of Erie, who submitted them to l his own chemist. The result was he of r'rcd Mr. Dougherty $30,000 for his ■property an, l is coming to Georgia in r 1 ’ 8011 to inspect it. Mr. Samuel Noble ius been inspecting iron lands in Polk "Mity and has made large investments Mere. Ihe Home Land Company lias Mountains of land that will result in a lull-dozen lnrnaces in less than so many > 'urs. A company has just leased a por -1011 ot tlle “Etowah” property, the best combination jiroperty in America, and preparing to ship large quantities of °ic. In 1 iitoosa and Whitfield county mu* are important developments that pan out richly. 1 tolessor Pratt says: “The triangle ♦'tween Pickens and Rabun county on ! le * ,orth - swerving around the Alabama UU ’ nearl * v touching Atlanta, is richer in miiierala than the Cornwall district in 'U gland. 1 have found tin, the most |ul liable metal, except gold, and have 1,1(11 it tor miles. 1 here are sulphurets T !'“ ver y quality, which, if devel 'T( 1 , would stop the importation of sul 1-on-from Sicily and the Mediterranean, are in exhaustless quantities. As non, there are brown ores in enor- enou Sh magnetites .; hi eßßemer ores to run the furnaces of r, ns country.” tlm m^ V l 1 t^ ial weknow so little about U, | a wealth of thft t section?” U "' stopped the a S, "' vey of *• State before it W 'P' 1 a, “ d before our a thinlv 1 , P the rest , that section ■oads, a, l( n! f. “ npe “ etrate<l rail ■f tire in i ,a J a terra incognita, anlustnal world knew what was THE COCRAHT-AMEBICAN. v.aktk,Bvii.i.e. ooKiNT E.tabliehcd lg3 , tON T1!1 , 18 7. CAKI K •gviLL.K AMKKICAN, 18oC. ) hidden in those mountains and uplands, we should see such a rush in that section as was never surpassed at Birmingham.’’ Why lias this development been so re tarded? 1. For the lack of railroad facilities, which has left much of the now develop ing region a terra incognita. 2. The immense finds of iron elsewhere, which absorbed attention. It is only the eager search for the better manganese and Bessemer ores (without which Ala bama's future is doubtful), that has shown Georgiato have them of best qual ity and in great quantity. The fact stands that we have them. We are shipping them daily to Bir mingham, Chattanooga, Pittsburg and other points, and the amount we ship is limited salely by the amount we are min ing. See what Professor Pratt says of Lumpkin county iroirore: “The magnetic ore of this belt are re markable for their purity and absolute freedom for all deleterious substances. The belt is one and a half miles west of Dahloncga and has probably not less than 50 to 100 feet of ore-bearing strata.” Again he speaks of Lumpkin county ore “as equal in quality to that of the island of Elba." Professor Cahlon says of this ore: “I have compared it with the famous Cran berry ore and it is exactly the same class of ore and lode.” It is not only in Lumpkin that these finer ores can be found but all over North Georgia. From Polk county to the State line they show' up wherever they are look ed for. There is no doubt that Georgia is richer in this class of ores than any state or section in this country. What shall we do about it? Shall we continue to ship our ores to build up distant cities? Shall Mr. Wylie accept the offer of $7.50 a ton for 300 tons daily for Chattanooga, and double as much for Pittsburg and ship our raw material unworked. Shall Cartersville and Polk county continue to strip their hills and send ore at a nominal price to feed the furnaces of Birmingham? Or shall we build furnaces in Georgia and utilize our matchless resources for our own upbuilding? A steel plant in .Atlanta to cost $500.- 000, fed with Bessemer ores and manga nese from our own neighborhood would do more for Atlanta than two or three new railroads. It would bring millions of outside capital into Georgia. The working of pig iron may be easily over done—the working of Bessemer ores nev er can be. The Constitution shall let the world know precisely what we have in North Georgia in the way of ir<en ores —of such quality as cannot be found in Alabama or Tennessee. To clear the decks for this work let it be remarked in advance that this work shall be done at our own cost, and that we have not a dollar’s interest in any of the properties or localites dis cussed. Professor Pratt is one of the best ana lytical chemists in America. It was he who discoveeed the phosphate beds of South Carolina, and he developed that industry through his own efforts. More than $16,000,000 was invested in South Carolina in the phosphate industry. It was he who also developed the sulphuric acid business in the South. He built the first chemical works in the South and has since built eight more. He says he is surer of the outcome and development of North Georgia than he ever was. Many People Refuse to Take Cod Liver Oil on account of its unpleasant taste. This difficulty has been overcome in Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites. It being as pala table as milk, and the most valuable remedy known for the treatment of Con sumption, Scrofula and bronchitis, Gen eral Debility, Wasting Diseases of Chil dren, Chronic Coughs and Colds, has caused ph vsicians in all parts of the world to use it. Physicians report our little patients take it with pleasure. Try Scott’s Emulsion, and be convinced. Dr. Thomas Hall, Holly Creek, Ga., says: “I am using Scott's Emulsion, in the case of a little child one year old, wast ing away, and it is improving fast. Before nothing would stay in its stomach, but the Emulsion Agrees with it perfectly. jan 20-lm Every one who knows much .about Benjamin Franklin knows that he left, by special bequest, a sum of money, poviding for the payment annually to each of the cities of Boston and Phila delphia of |SOO, the same to remain as a trust fund to be applied to the assis tance of young married mechanics in their efforts to secure homes and estab lish business. This fund now amounts to .$328,000 in Boston; but in Philadel phia, by poor management, only $70,- 000 is accumulated, or nearly five times as much for Boston. The period of the trust has now expired, and Boston will use the investmene to purchase and lay out a Park, to be called the 1* ranklin Park. The vast amount of good done by this bequest should be something of a guide to our present millionaires as to what to do with their money when they die. It is high time the founding of new “universities” and new institutions cease 1. CARTERSVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, JAN. 20, ISSS. FAIREST OF THE FAIR. Dost Thou Recognize the Pho tos, Ladies ? •.* * • * Some Lt*aji Yeiic Pointers by the “Tender Iftit <t m >Vho*ure now Posing 1 iu the .Mat* Hmonial Market Waiting for the Question to be Popped. •‘ Why differ ou which is the fairest form, When all have the power the heart to warm ? Although by different charms they strike, Their power is eqal rnd alike.” \Ye salute you, ladies, and wish you a successful lea]) year, but you must pay your money “before you take your choice.” The packages in winch we come before the public are small, but very pre cious, and our manias do not desire for us to be enticed from the maternal shel ter until some provision is made for our future coinfort and ease. A word, there fore, is sufficient to lot.you know That we must have positive information as to your bank axomt, and your general good temper—no zantippes need apply. We think it but fair to inform you that all acceptances made will be on proba tion and subject to revision or cancella tion. Our mamas have obtained from the matrimonial bureau much valuable information which we publish below for the benefit of the unsuspecting young man. We are determined that leap year contracts shall not be leaps in the dark. All differ, “but he who knows one wo man will, by heart, knows all." 1. Standing first on our list is a bru nette of grace, possessing a willowy fig ure, and whose movements rival the fai ries. Her deep blue eyes evidence a world of tender fueling and her silver toned voice subdues both in song and conversation many a stubborn heart. Now there bows at her feet a gentleman whose only objection to her is that she is not Young enough. year’s privileges she may convince him that she is„ No black mark required here. 5. A blonde comes next on our list, with much becoming dignity, which lends height to its possessor. The pale pearly pink of ocean shells has been stol en by her cheek and the merry twinkle of her eyes gives information of her genial nature. Quite a favorite with all who know her. Always look for the gray horse when trying to catch her. 3. Still another blonde gives trouble. West Main street’s “silver-haired” is said to be bound hand and foot by this fair 0 and graceful maiden. Young, bright, vivacious and charming. She is inde pendent in manner, and leads her cap tive with a strong hand. Dame Rumor savs she is fond of a certain “forbidden * * sweet.” Before the year is out a good bargain will doubtless be made. But iook out, old boy. 4. Another blonde teaches the young idea how to shoot, and as the year sanc tions the act, she may try her hand ou some of the older boys. Quite charming in manner, and beautiful in mind, she has many friends, and she is aching to eiiange her name. 5. Not a great distance from the last mentioned resides one of nature’s better works, whose accomplishments are many, whose information varied and correct, and whose person and manner are graceful and easy. Catch her who ean. If you are too hasty she will still be-W are. (j. Our bureau tells of a brunette, gen tle, petite, and who is most graceful in dance. Accomplished in music and art, she is also bright and witty, loves home and its surroundings, as is unwilling to leave them long at a time, Dame Rumor says she has contracted, but of this noth ing may come, for many’s the slip twixt the cup and lip. If she offers accept her at once, she is faithful in the extreme. 7. In this little brunette we have grace and wit. May her beauty never fade nor her shadow grow less. A general favo rite. She passes many accomplishments. Dances divinel with a graceful glide step which you will recognize as she passes. She excells as a linguist, having achieved much reputation “parley,vousing frail - eais.” Is said to be an epicure on bangs. Quite coquettish in manner, but has not field enough for operation in this effete civilization, so thinks of joining a party going west. An authoress of some note whose style is like herself, bright, spark ling, and pleasant to read. Take care, boys. 8. One whose beauty is hard to de scribe, neither blonde nor brunette, has some literary productions in common, with the authoress above mentioned, and also “parlezvous.” Hard to catch. If she bites at your hook be sure and jerk at the proper moment. f). Anew name appears on our list, and already her short blonde locks have created no- iittle consternation among our youths. Our verdant and unsus pecting Aesculapian has laid down his arms before the battery of her bewitch ing manner, and needs assistance. Her pupils are many, but over no one of them has she such control as this one so “tall as a god.’ His “military bearing’’ avail, eth nothing, but being a good listener, no doubt lie makes a good pupil. 10. In the vicinity a broad palmetto bends in the breeze. Her gray eyes, with their steely hardness, show that she top will do to command her many followers. Bright tfud entertaining, she pleases all whom her beauty attracts, and ere the flowdts bloom again, some of our young men, will be sadder and wiser. The race is to the vigilant. 11. Another popular blonde whose art consists not alone in the use of the brush and crayon, but whose eyes, with this un winking gaze into vacancy, also possess an art which has brought to feet the hardest of hearts. “Daniel” is in the lion's den.. Beautiful and intertaiuing, it goes without saying that she has improved the chances offered, and may, not be iu the field. But if she is, more’s the pity—hearts will be broken, 12. Even now as I write, a bright bru nette has bound captive an unsuspecting foreigner. Her example will be imitated by all of the fair sooner or later. “Time and tide wait for no man.” Leap year, the time, has come, and soon the tide will be upon you. Breast it like a man, and soon will it pass over. Congratu late yourselves—there’s one more the less. 13. Under the shade of the broad pal metto a fragile maiden stands in all her beauty. Her heart is whole, her fancy free, but not inclined to Rome. She may be persuaded to draw Cupid’s bow, and if she does, we wager she will be a-Head-in the race. Gentle and kind, we envy the man who wins her hand. 14. So noble, so stately, so tall; her charms ever changing, please as they fall. With step superb, she moves a very queen ; in spirit, and in form like fair; her heart all humanity. Such an one, she possesses critical taste, and hard will it be for the young man who succeeds iu winning her favor. She will always pre serve her dignity, and the lucky man will sometimes wonder the meaning of the term subjugated. Who will be the man. Dame Rumor says his chains are clank ing even now. May he rest in pea£e. #• ~ On theeveuing ofthelOth of December a drunken fellow refused to pay his bill at a restaurant in Narbunne, France, and was taken to police station. He said he was a priest froib Persia, and was called Feilx Andras Jacobo. lie said that the bishop of Ispahan had sent him to Europe to collect money for building a church at the capital of Persia. .Jacobo had a large book with him, on the first page of which the letter of the bishop commissioning Jacobo to travel yi Eu rope and make collections frtr the bishop was found written in Persian, and on the next-page was found a translation of the letter into French, made and attested by an official interpreter at Marseilles, France On the following pages were a great many names of subscribers in Germany, Italy, Spain and France and if Jacobo got all the money subscribed he had enough to have built the eh urch twice over. He had not more than six cents in his pocket and, ha ving never remitted any money to the bishop all the money eollect ted seems to have flowed through his throat. The authorities are still investi gating the strange case. Syrup of Figs Is Nature’s own true laxative. It is the most easily taken, and the most effective remedy known to Cleanse the System when Billions or Costive; to dispel Head aches, Colds, and Fevers; to cure Habit ual Constitution, Indigestion, Piles, etc. Manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal. jan2o-lm The illness of Speaker Carlisle may delay the report of a tariff revision bill by the committee of ways and means, as his continued counsel and assistance may be very desirable before the report is fully made up. We notice that some republi can papers are already twitting the demo crats about their tardiness in presenting their scheme, bat this is altogether un reasonable, as no bill involving as com plicated a system and such a variety of clashing interests as the tariff was ever perfectee in so short a time. A man who has practiced medicine for 40 years ought to know salt from sugar: read what he says: Toledo, (>., Jan. 20, 1887. Messrs. F. J. Cheney & Co.—Gentlemen —I have been in the general practice of medicine for most 40 years, and would say that in all my practice and expe rience, have never seen a preparation that 1 could prescribe with as much con fidence of success as I can Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by you. Have pre scribed it a great many times and its effect is wonderful, and would say in conclusion that I have yet to find a case of catarrh that it would not cure, if they would take according to directions. Yours truly, L. L. GORSCH, M. D. Office, 215 Summit St. We will give SIOO for any case of Ca tarrh that cannot be cured v\ith Hall's Catarrh Cure. Taken internally. F. .J. CHENEY’ A CO., Props., Toledo, Ohio. l@iL.Sold by druggists, 75ets. jan2o-lin • ♦ m A large addition to our line of Hats just in, and at prices that can’t be beat. Also a nice line of Caps for men and boys at Montgomery’s. Glass, alll sizes at Wikle’s Drug Store. tf. OUR PIC TURK GALLERY. The livetf of successful men convince us, We may make our live*a success. And, departing:, lea ve behind us. Precept® that may guide the rest. The portrait in our picture gallery to day presents to our six thousand readers the genial, sunny countenance, of the /ill tZ&SS&tPtdL- - prince of conductors, Richard R. Hargis, of the Western and Atlantic railroad. Dick, as lie is familiarly called, is proba bly more widely and intimately known than any man in North Georgia and is deservedly the most popular conductor in the borders of the Empire State. To his employers he is the strict business man, always on time and prompt as to every duty. To the traveling public he is the urbane, gallant, courteous gentle man, who does not regard the trouble of giving information or looking after the interest of his passengers. Mr. Hargis was born Sept. 9th, 1842? at Cass Station, Bartow county, of Welch and Scotch-Irish parentage, near the spot where now his beautiful and pleas ant little home is located. His parents were poor, but by dint of energy and perseverance lived well, and raised a large and intelligent family, supplying them with common comforts and a limited ed ucation, endowing them especially wit h energy, integrity, thrift and brawn. Richard was the fifth child and his tender years were employed in aiding his moth er in her various household duties. At the age of nine years young Hargis was : trompted and made aid de cain-p to hie father’s forces on the farm and learned to plow a straight furrow and hoe a clean row. One noted characteristic of Dick’s iife has been to excel in every position he has filled. This cropped out and was ap parent even in his early boyhood, and we ;ind him by the time he is cleverly in his teens intrusted by his father with the nost important work on the farm. When he was fourteen years old he lost his father and the management of the farm and support of the family devolved ipon him almost entirely for several years. At the age of sixteen an irresisti ble impulse came over him to ride on a train, to see some of the world, and es pecially to go to Atlanta, which was, to iiis youthful imagination, the greatest city he ever heard of. Up to that time Dick had never wandered much farther than the limits of his own immediate neighborhood and never in all his life had he seen a larger town than Cassville. To carry out his design, he went earnestly to work, after crops were laid bv, in his brother-in-law’s livery stable to earn the money to buy a suit of store clothes and get the necessary fi n!s for the trip. At last his great ambition was achieved, and with a five-dollar suit of clothes and money enough for his ticket and fifty cents for spending change, he hurried home to announce to his mother’s .fami ly that on the morrow lie would go with his brother-in-law to the big city. That night the expectations of the trip drove balmy sleep ftom his eyelids, and he lay awake talking to his younger brother of the big trip he was going to take and the wonderful things he would see in the great city. At early dawn he was up and at the railroad, nervously walking up and down the track, anxiously await ing the train. At last it came in sight, greatly to his relief, and as soon as it stopped, in company with his brother-in law, lie got aboard, and in due time was landed at the Atlanta depot. As he alighted from the train the whole world seemed presented to him in panoramic view, aad as he stood gazing in wonder and awe, totally oblivious of his sur roundings and the departure of his com panion he was startled by the cry of some wag: “Lookout for pickpockets!” Dick immediately slapped both hands over his fifty-cent treasure, which was in his pants pocket, safely incased in his home-made squirrel-skin purse. From that moment he kept a sharp lookout for the slick-handed gentry, who, he felt satisfied, knew of and coveted his riches. He spent the day in wandering around gazing at the sights, keeping ever in view of the depot, lest he might get lost amidst the interminable marge of streets. We simply mention this incident of his early life to show how limited was his knowledge of the world and how late in life he commenced the endowment of those traits of character which have ex alted him to the honorable trusts of his : employers and made him so deservedly I popular with the traveling public. A i $1.50 Per Annum.—sc. a Copy. few years after this incident he entered the Confederate service in the cavalry brigade commanded by the brave and gallant Gen. P. M. B. Young, the chiva lier band of the South, and with his com mand took an active part in all the cam paigns of Northern Virginia. He was al ways the life of the bivouac fires, ever ready for a frolic, and never took on more of dull care than he could well shake off at his heels. After the war was over he returned home and commenced his railroad career, taking up the pick and shovel as a track hand in May, 1865. At the end of one month he was made telegraphic line man and after fully restoring the line was ap pointed temporary depot agent at Cass Station, and after a few months entered the mil road service as a train hand, which he filled with promptness and cred it for over two years. He then accepted the appointment of night yard-master at Chattanooga. After six months' service at this work lie became a freight conduc tor, and at the time of the lease of the road was exalted to the place of his early ambition—that of passenger conductor. For seventeen long years of arduous and faithful duty he has held the position to the entire satisfaction of the officers of the road and to the delight and comfort of the traveling public. 4 When the president, and Mrs. Cleveland and the distinguished parties who accom panied them entered the State en route to the city of Atlanta and the Piedmont Exposition, Mr. Hargis was honored by the lessees with the commission of con ducting the presidential party over the Western and Atlantic road and enjoyed the exalted privilege of dispensing the courtesies of this great thoroughfare to the honored guests. So clear has his conception been of or ders and-so good has his judgment been of the railroad schedules, that not a sin g’e accident has happened to his train in all the many years of his railroad life, and it is known far and near that to ride on Dick Hargis’ train is better than a life insurance. Outside of his railroad acquaintance, Dick is socially very popu lar and numbers his friends by the' score. His name has been mentioned frequently •n connection with legislative honors. Mr Hargis set out in his boyhood days to make a first-class passenger conduc tor; to buy the parental farm and sur round himself with all the attractions and allurements which constitute a hap py home. Amid all the arduous duties of a busy life, he has never lost sight of the prize, but lias kept the gould of his aims and ambitions steadily in view ris* ing step by step, until the whole has been fully accomplished, and that, too, ere his manhood has reached its zenith. He has truly been eminently successful, and we are glad to present this fine picture and a sketch of his life, with the hopes that it may be a stimulant to the exertions of many young men who desire honorable preferment in the world. S. Personal. Mr. N H Frohlichstein, of Mobile, Ala., writes: I take great pleasure in recommending Dr King’s New Discovery tor Consumption, having used it (or a severe attack of Bronchitis and Catarrh. Lt gave me instant relief and entirely cured me and I have not been afflicted rince. I also beg to state that I had tried other remedies with no good result. Have also used Electric Bitters and Dr. King’s New Life Pills, both of which I can rec ommend. Dr King's New Discovery for Con sumption, Coughs and Coids, is sold on a positive guarantee. Trial bottles free at J. R. Wik e & Co.’s Dug Store 1 Southern Steel Blooms In speaking of the Anniston bloomery, which is successfully turning out twenty-five tons of semi-steel blooms per day, the Atlanta Journal says: This is the first steel made in the southern mineral region exclusively from the ores of this section. The blooms arc espe cially adapted for the imyiufacture of boiler plate, horse shoes, chains, cables, car axles, car links, etc. It is said that this steel is of a quality suitable for the manufacture of tools. The owners of the bloomery are in corre spondence with a number of parties who desire to use the bloonts, among them a •Birmingham concern manufacturing screws, and an Atlanta firm making ag ricu Itu ral impiemen ts. This is a practical demonstration that steel can be successfully manufactured in the south, and the experiment is one of great value to Atlanta. If steel blooms can be made in Anniston they can be made in Atlanta, for an ore exceedingly low in phosphorus has been discovered within six miles of this place in the last few months. The Cohutta range of North Georgia also contains ore of this kind in close proximity to a high grade of manganese and there is no doubt that North Georgia will eventually become the centre of steel manufacture. The most successful tonic of the age— Pemberton's French Wine Coca—is re commended by twenty thousand emi nent physicians for the cure of all ner vous affections, dyspepsia, sick head ache, etc. Is pleasant to take, and will prove itself beyond price. Sold at Wikle’s Drug Store.