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BIRTH OF A NEW CITY.
A KjEcUco.tr of New England and
Capital of 85,000,000.
The new to,vu of Carlilf, about seventy-fiva
miles north of Chattanooga, Tenn., on the
Cincinniti Srithern Railroad.
A reprvs.'iirat vc of this paper visited Rock-
wood, Tenn., during the wji k, where the c >m-
pany’s offices are temporarily located, and had
av.ry interesting interview w th Mr. H. 0.
Aoung, Vice-President of the <■ mpauy and
genera! manager of the work now in progress.
A drive of ah) .it four miles nor.!; t f Rock.vooJ
brought the reporter to the town site of Cardiff.
The conpany has shown great julgment in
their t election. The locility is a most bcauti-
ful oue, situated in the valley, which is about
one and one-half miles aide to tiro h.otbilH of
the mountains on either side, aid about two
and oue-lialf miles long, slightly rol ing,
which insures perfect natural drainage, and the
nunnrous mountain springs, with their never-
ceasing 11 o v of sparkling water, furnish an
abundant supply for al! purposes and a 1 times.
Not alone lias the company shown judgment
in selecting this locati >u for its natural ad¬
vantages as a town site, as stored in tho moun¬
tains are untold millions of tons of c >al and
iron. The iron ore is the richest deposit that
can bo found in the whole length of thia valley
—from Birmingham to its most northern po nt;
this is no guess work, as for the past twenty-
one years two large furnae s have been located
at Rockwood, four miles south, aiul their out¬
put has demonstiated the truth of this asser¬
tion. Coai is found in unlimited quantities
and of easy access; the quality is of the host,
and produces a superior quality of col e.
With abundance of limestone on the
ground, Cardiff is in a position to mine and re¬
duce ii on ore at the lowest possible figure and
will be able to compete favors bly with any
other Southern point.
The company will be known as the Cardiff
Coal & capital'f Iron timjpany, and has been formed
with a five million (*5,050,000) dol-
lars; Mr. Rice’s plan involves i;s stai ting off
with no incumbrances; two million (*2,000,-
000) dollars cash in the treasury, to be receiv¬
ed from the rale of stock; a mammoth sa e of
lots is to take place on April 22d, and for this
tale it is proposed to foimulate a plan which
will enable purchasers to secure lots at reason¬
able and not tp culative prie s; the intention
being to give patrons of the sale a chance to
make a piflfit as we.l as the company.
On the 19th of April it is proposed to run a
mammoth excursion from Bo don to Cardiff, to
attend the opening rale of loti, for the acjom-
laudation of « horn ten tra ns of vestibule cars
will be provided, freighted by the bra n and
wealth of New England, and accompanied by an
English syndicate at the same timo excursions
will also bo run to Cardiff from New York,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, Lexington,
Iranklort, Nashville, Atlanta, Birmingham,
Montgomery, New Orleans, Kansas City and
other prominent points.
Mr. Rice and his assoc'ates have b en at woik
preparing for this en'erprise audits presen ation
to the public for several months, aud while Mr.
_Bicc was ft firm b li verin Fort Payne at the
start, the developments of the past twelve months
have more than confirmed that faith; he is
equally confident that Cardiff will be fully ai
salt factory as Fort Payn ■ has proved.
By Mr. Young tho reporter was shown the
work iq progress and in prospect; a vast amount
has already been accomplished, and everything
was found to be running in a very systematic
manner, insuring the completion of an immense
amount of building and improv. ments during
the next three weeks before the sale.
Tho representatives of the syndicate have
taken hold of the enterprise individually, and
have shown their faith in the future of Cardiff
by contracting for some thirty brick bit cks,
which are now in the course of construction.
Mr. George Boswortb, a prominent architect
of Boston, is on the ground with a large num¬
ber of assistants, busily preparing plans for tho
company’s buildings and those to be erected by
others.
The company has now about 609 men at work,
besides about 130 teams, grading tlie streets
and putting in side tracks; the plans for a fine
hotel, to cost $100,000, are complete; it will be
a handsome structure and an ornament to any
city, containing 156 rooms w.th every modern
improvement.
The comp my has al-o plans f or a fine three-
story brick building with stone trimming,
75x125 feet, whore will be located the First Na¬
tional Bank of Cardiff, with $50,000 capital,
paid up; the Hon. J. F. Tarwater.of IDckwood,
Tenn., will be its president. The offices of the
company will also be located in tins bu lding.
A large exposition building is about complete
and will be in charge of A. C. Gill, the compa-
nv's geologist.where a fine exhibit of the natur¬
al rrsources will be on disp av. Mr. Gill has a
number of assis ants cons antly at work in the
mountains, prospecting for new openings for
coal. 1 he company has over 100 miners at work
taking out iron ore, and the number will bo
grea ly increased as soon as house* can be built
to shelter them. A large force of carpenters
are at work erecting boarding houses. residences
and other buildings.
Work has been started on a new depot by the
Queen A Crescent Railroad, of a design in keep¬
ing with the style and class of work being done
by the company, and to cost $5,000.
Mr. O. Sonne, tne engineer in charge, it
working a large force of men, and will have the
streets in first-clags shape by the time of the
aale, April 22 to 25, inclusive.
As soon as possible the company w.ll start the
erection of two large furnaces of the most im¬
proved patterns, besides coke ovens, etc.
Mr. Young is doing everything in his power
to forward the enterprises already started, and,
by the time of the sale, there will be accommo¬
dations for all.
A project is now on foot to build a dummy
line from Cardiff to Rockwood, which will take
definite shape within a few days.
Assiou as p aotical a daily paper wi 1 be
etarte will 1 an l everything abiisbed. pertaioing to a first-claei
town be es
Tnat t .e future of < ardiff is assured can be
readily been frem the I Bowing guarantees
from tne company, who win, during the first
year expend one million dollars in the erection
of iron furnaces water cost in ' $£0,000; $75,000; a hotel line, to
cost $1(0 000; works, motor
ST5 000; $50 electric 000; light budding piant, ♦25,000; loan public
building, an 1 company,
$150,000; church, $10,000; school house, $15,-
000; ice before plant, $.5,000, the history and coke ihe plant, South $50,00 has J.
Never in of
enterprise < f this nature been started under
such flattering conditions. Tne fact of Mr. W.
P. liice being at the head assures success, not
oulyforthe c unpany, but for every investor
wnomay become in.crested in Cardiff in t. e lu-
ture.
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Where could be found anything of the
sort prettier than the square before the
great white cathedral of San Jose, Costa
Rica; They call it Central Dark. It is
enclosed by a high iron fence, with gates
at each corner. Huge old trees afford
sufficient shade at midday.
Near the centre of the park stands a
dainty kiosk, decorated artistically with
the blue, white and red of the nation's
colors. Here the Government band plays
twice a week, of an afternoon, while all
the world comes to parade in silk attire.
The soldiers, also, drill every morning at
eight, in the broad path at the eastern
end. Hen?, too, they come for review
at six of the afternoon, the officers pass¬
ing down the line while the band plays
“La Oracion,” a sweetly solemn hymn.
This little picture of vivid coloring is
one which can never be forgotten. The
scarlet of the band’s uniform is like a
flame against the emerald and deeper
green of foliage. And on every side the
rarest flowers, carefully tended and
always in full bloom, are seen.
Birds of all kinds sing or chatter in
the tree-tops. Seven gorgeous macaws
—huge creatures of splendid scarlet
plumage—wander, unhindered by cord
or cage, about the park. Half a dozen
wonderful green parrots, ot similar free¬
dom, carry on intelligent conversations
with each other and with the people who
•approach them. A huge king of zopi-
lotes, an uncanny-looking bird, occupies
a spacious cage not far from the central
fountain .—New York Journal.
A “Tale of Woe.”
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so.”— Harper'a Youmj People.
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Judge—“Prisoner, you're charged with
having stolen two dollars in small silver
coin from the oomplainant.”
Prisoner—“But, your honor, suppose
your honor hadn't had anything to eat in
two days?” talking about?
Judge—“What officer are find you twenty dollar
Didn't the a
bill on you?” honor, but you
Prisoner—“Yes, your it.”— Judge.
see I didn’t like to change
Knocked Them in Again.
During the civil war Mr. Charles Ness,
of Searsmount, was a member of a Maine
regiment. While in the South he had a
bad fall, striking the back of his head
heavily on the ground. It left him par¬
tially blind, and for nearly twenty-five
years he has been in the same condition.
While he could see somewhat he was
unable to read. During the icy time last
week. Mr. Ness fell while carrying a pail
of milk into the house and again struck
the back of his head heavily on the ice.
Strange to say, his eyesight lias been
restored and now he can see to read as
well as l*efore the accident.—[Pittsfield
(Me.j Advertiser.
A Wonderful Fountain.
The artesian well at Oharleville, on the
Warrego Hirer, Queensland, is the new¬
est and most remarkable instance, of the
natural resources of marvelous Australia.
The well is situated quite near the rail¬
way station, but in one of the most un¬
likely places that could have been im¬
agined. Who on earth would have
expected that this artesian well, which is
the best in the world, or at all events
yields the largest amount of water, was
sunk upon top of a sandy hummock ? Yet
so it is.
Crossing the swampy Hat leading to
this hummock, attention is drawn to a
wide channel cut through the drift sand,
and it is explained that the outflow of
water had done this ere the apparatus for
bore controlling itself looked it had been obtained. enough kind The
a harmless
of thing. Jt might have been taken for
fi rather high standpipe placed in an
idiotic position in the bottom of a hole
sixiy or seventy yards long, thirty broad,
and ten feet deep. But a moment’s ob¬
servation showed that the harmless-look¬
ing standpipe had made the hole. As a
matter of fact, the water when it was
tapped rushed up in such a volume that
it washed away .the sand around the bore
in a few minutes, and cleaned out the
foundations of the derrick and threatened
to wreck the whole contrivance. If they
had not got a plug in it pretty soon, it
would hare washed Charleville into the
Warrego. On top of the pipe there has
been fixed a right-angle band, so that the
water can be turned in any direction.
Subsequently a nozzle, one inch in and di-
ameter, when the was attached turned to the it pipe, ascended
water was on
in an even jet to a height of nearly one
hundred feet, returning to earth in a
heavy shower or dissipating in mist
clouds through which the rainbows
played it with an effect that was as beauti-
tal as was wonderful. It seemed that
the visitors would never tire looking at
it. They simply stood and gazed, hardly
saying a word, for, in the presence of
this marvelous phenomenon, speech
seemed poor and commonplace, and the
mind simply gave itself up to childlike
wonderment.—[Queenslander.
A RAILROAD COMMISSION
DEMANDED I5Y TIIE FARMERS’ ALLIANCE
OF NORTH CAROLINA.
The farmers’ alliances of the various
counties of the state met at Raleigh, N.
C., on Saturday and adopted the follow-
iug resolution:
Whereas, It is the opiuion agricultural ot
the alliance that the
interests of North Carolina would be ad-
vanced by the creation of a railroad com¬
mission for this state*, and also the pas¬
sage of the Therefore, sub-treasury bid pending in
congress. be it
Resolved, That we hereby pledge our-
selves not to give our legislature support who to any is can-
didate for the not
known to be in favor of a railroad com-
mission for North Carolina, nor any can-
didate for congress who will not pledge
himself to exert his best efforts to secure
the early enactment of the bill before
congress known as the “sub-treasury
bill.”
FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION.
SIX MEN ARE KILLED AVHILE boring A
TUNNEL FOR OIL.
A special A from accident Santa Barbara, occurred Cal.,
says: terrible at
Adams’cannon, near Santa Paula, Friday
morning, where the llardiron and Stew-
art Oil company is boring a tunnel for oil.
An explosion of gas occurred in the tun-
nel and a sheet of flame shot out, blowing
away a building one hundred feet from
the mouth of the tunnel. Two men were
terrible burned; one of them dying short-
ly after. A force of men were
put to work to close the tunnel, and
during the afternoon an@ther explosion
took place, collasping the whole tunnel
and hurrying in the ruins five men, who
are certainly dead.
A JUTE GROWL.
manufacturers want a more harmon-
ious arrangement of duties.
Three New Yorkers appeared before
the committee on ways and means, at
Washington, on Friday, to request a
more harmonious arrangement of the duty
reduce proposed it on in jute correspondence manufacturers, with so as to
the
placing of the raw material on the free
list. They argued that increase the effect the of the
change would the manufactured be to products protec¬
tion on to
thirty per cent from ten per cent.
BLOWN AWAY.
AN IOWA TOWN COMPLETELY WIPED OUT OF
EXISTENCE BY A CYCLONE.
A dispatch of Monday from Burling-
ton. Ia., says : It is reported that Pro-
hetstown, Illinois, has been swept away
by a cyclone. There are no particular*
except that twenty freight cars were
blown to atoms. and*that the whole town
was wiped from the face of the earth,
and that many people were killed, The
wires are all down aud further particulars
rannot be learned.
FERTILE in expedients.
Agent—I’d make you my janitor, only
I must have a married man.
Applicant—Keep the place open for an
hour and III fix that. It’s easier to get
married t han to get a job,—[The Epoch.
The Lancet insists that a human body
can by modern processes of embalming
be so preserved as to insure identification
3.000 years after death. Bat who, asks
the New York Press, is to do the indent-
living?
f. n. wrigiit.
WRIGHT & ALLEN,
---DEALERS IN-
We can furnish you with High Grade
Fertilizers, the best on the market,, Try
them, Best quality Corn, Hay, Oats, Bran.
Our stock of Ladies’ Goods is complete, and
we extend a cordial invitation to cal! and inspect
S 3 !T10 You will be pleused with what we have
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CRAWFORD SHERIFF’S SALES.
[2 EORGIA —Crawford County.— Will
” t 'oe sold before the court house door
! u he town of Knoxville, Ga., within the
hours of sale on the first Tuesday
ia A P ril ,,ext > the following described
projperty, to-wit: Lot of land No. 77, in
tu e Seventh District of said couDty, cen¬
talnin . g 202 1-2 acres, more or less, levied
on utKler a A. fa. issued from the Justice
Court of the 529th district, G. M., said
count y* iu favor of John A. llouser, vs.
• bee, & M. L'*e an 1 E. S. Lee, as
the.property of said defendant fouud in
tneir possession. Levy made by the con-
stable of said district and turned over to
me for sale. Terms, cash. Witness my
hand officially, this February 26th, 1890.
B. A. HARTLEY,
Feb. 23th, ’90. Sheriff.
G LORGIA—l rawford County.— W,
J. McGee, Administrator de bonis
turn of David AIcGee, deceased,has applied sucb
'o me for letters dismissory, and
letters will be granted applicant on the
first Monday in April hcxI, unless hand good
objections are filed. Witness my
officially, this January 1st 1890.
O. P. WRIGHT, Ordinary,
Jan. 1st 3m.
P EORGIA— Crawford County. —Ed¬
U ward Michell has applied to me foi
exemption ol personalty aud valuation
homestead. I will pass on same on the
tirst Monday in March next. Witness
m y hand officially, this Jan. 31st, 1890.
O* P* WRIGHT, Oruinary.
G EORGIA— Crawford County.—
James A. Moore and John J. Clmm-
pion, executors of James Roberts, de¬
ceased, have applied to me for letters of
dismission from their executorship. Un¬ will
less good objections are filed, I
graut them letters dismissory on the first
Monday in June, 1890. Witness my
hand officially this the 4tli day of
Mr ch, 1890. O. P. WRIGIIT,
Ordinary.
f* EORGIA —Crawford County.—
||W. K. Eubanks Executor of Eligah
Eubanks, deceased, has in due form ap¬
plied to me for letters of dismission from
his executorship. Unless good objec-
tions thereto are filed, I will grant to said
W. K. Eubanks such letters dismissory on
the 1st Monday in June, 1890. Witness
my hand officially,
O. P. WRIGHT,
Ordinary.
G EORGIA —Crawford County. —W.
M. Taylor, administrator of estate of
Rufus Carter, deceased, has administration applied for
letters dismissory from the
of said estate, and such letters will be
granted on the first Monday in May next,
unless good objections are tiled. Witness
my hand ofticiallv, * this January 27th,
1890. O. P. WRIGHT,
jan 31-13 Ordinary.
K n EORGIA— Crawford County.- A.
U C. Sanders and James M. Sanders,
executors of the will ofTlios. J. Sandeis,
deceased, huve applied tome for letters
dismissory from their executorship;
therefore all persons concerned are here¬
by required to show cause, if any they
have, on the first Monday in May next,
why such letters should not be granted.
Witness my hand officially, January
27th, 1890. O. P. WRIGHT,
Jan. 31—13t Ordinary.
P EORGIA —Crawfohd County. — H.
U M. Burnett, administrator on estate
of Mrs. Martha Stembridge, deceased,
has applied to me for letters of dismis
sion from the administration of said es-
tate, and same will be granted on the
first Monday in July next, unless good
objections are filed. Witness my hand
officially this April 1st. 1890. WRIGHT,
O. P.
Ordinary.
p EORGIA —Crawford County.—W.
|] J. Slocumb, as administrator of the
estate of S. P. Williamson, deceased, has
applied for letters of dismission from
said trust. This is therefore to cite all
persons concerned to show cause, if anv
they law have, within application the time should prescribed
by why said not
be granted. hand officially this, the
Witness my
31st day of March, 1890.
O. P. WRIGHT.
. . Qrdinarv.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
R. D. Smith. W. P. Blasingame.
SMITH i BLASINGAME,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Knoxville, Ca.
Prompt and faithful attention given to
all business entrusted to their care.
MOSEY CHEAP AND EASY.
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If you want CHEAP AND QUICK
MONEY, on easy and liberal terms, you
can get it by calling on
W. P. BLASINGAME,
Attorney at Law,
Knoxville, Ga.
DR.W.F. BLASINGAME
UBNTIST,
Knoxville, - - Georgia.
I respectfully tender my services in the
Practice of Dentistry to the citizens of
Knoxville and effort surrounding country, and
will spare no to secure my patrons
competent wofk and perfect satisfaction.
Charges Reasonable.
KNOXVILLE
HIGH SCHOOL
SPRING TERM.
Opens January 13
Closes ... June 27
FALL TERM.
Opens .. .September 1.
Closes .. .December 19.
Rate of tuition for All Classes, $2 pel
month. A pro rata allowance will be
made for Public Fund.
Each pupil will be taught by the most
modern methods.
ther I cordially solicit will your patronage. Fur¬
information be cheerfully fur¬
nished by
C. C. POWER,
Principal.
THE HARRIS HOUSE,
If MiUAflLLt, NflYI/ll I T ftCflDPIA UlUiiuIA.
Always open to public patronage. We
try to please our guests. Comfortable
Room and good Fare. Free hack to and
from Depot.
Z, T. HARRIS,
Proprietor.
Addie \ arei.es, a young girl about
10 years of age, who lives with her
parents on the CalevareS River, in Cal¬
ifornia, captured a deer one day recently,
and at onee became the heroine of the
county. The girl heard some dogs bark¬
ing in the direction of the river, and ran
down to where the dogs had a buck deer
bayed in a hole and of the water. She returned
to th e house, only weapon she
could find was a butcher-knife. Her
presence encouraged the dogs, and when
she re-appeared deer, on and the with scene the the aid dogs
sprang at the of
Addie the buck was thrown down, and
| bi less time than it will take to tell the
story the deer’s throat was cut from ear
to ear. Addie says it was no small task
to hold the animal down with his throat
out, but she knew that to let go of the
buck before it was dead would endangaf
her own life.
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