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8t»S Correspondence Atlanta Journal.
Griffin, Ga., May lO.-The selec-
eety and worth.
Griffin made the lowest offer, mid
said less in praise of what she had to
offer. And yet she had the best site
in Georgia foranexperiment station,
and, all things considered, was the
most suitable place among all the
competitors. It J i
is rare, even with such merits to
speak of, that A city presente
recognized.
c Thecommissionthathad in change
the establishment of an experiment
station, were tempted by bigoffers of
W^Mtawiv# tracts of )anf|.
they could have greeted a site
where, from the windows of the
station, the eye could view as many
broad acres as constitute a German
principality; and they could have
chosen so that buildings would have
been erected for the station, hundreds
of acres be placed at its disposal and
isszzzzzzs:
of the cause of agriculture in Georgia.
Griffin, in th^faoe of these magnifi¬
cent offers, presented as her “bid” a
small farm of 123 acres and compar¬
atively insignificant sum of $4,000.
She said nothing before the commis¬
sioners. She made her offer, and in¬
cited the men who had to choose the
site to come and look at what she
had to give before they made their de¬
cision. They went, and as Louis Na¬
poleon wrote afterSedan, “went, saw
and were conquered”—“veni, vidi,
vice versa.”
THE CHOSEN SITE OF THE STATION.
I reached Griffin this morning a
few minutes after eight, and alter ft
delightful drive around the city, went
to the Bates farm, the site of the
Georgia experiment station.
Griffin is familiar. Everybody in
Georgia knows a great deal about this
beautiful little city. It is onthe high
water shed of the state, from which
the rain and springs flow to the At¬
lantic on one side and the Gulf on
the other, and it is plainly in view of
all.
It is a city that cannot be hid. It
had a population in 1880 of nearly
4,000. It nas probably 5,000 now.
But as yet it is a quiet, delightful
httle rity wijth just enough city ways,
with its fine situation, to make it de¬
sirable as a home, and yet enough of
thh perennial peace and charm of the
country. The healthfulness of Griffin
has never been made a question. Its
airs are pure and bracing, and during
the spring and summer "wax faint
with perfume” of flowers. The hills
around are covered with grapevines,
and this section of Georgia is destin¬
ed to be the wine-producing coun¬
try of the south.
Griffin is “a city beautiful for situa¬
tion.” The railroads lead in five di¬
rections, and her nearness to Atlanta
and Macon adds to her advantages
and accessibility the accessibility and
advantages of those two cities. Grif¬
fin is even more accessible than Ma¬
con, because as everybody goes to At¬
lanta first he would have to pass
through Griffin to get to Macon. It
is only forty-three miles from Allan-
ta.
THE BATES FABM.
Griffin possesses so many advant¬
ages for the experiment station tnat
it would be difficult to hit just the
one thatcaptured the commissioners.
If any one thing convinced them that
here is the {dace for the station,! it
was the incomparable beauty, con¬
venience, adaptability and accessibil¬
ity of the Bates farm.
There could not have been picked
out from all the terms in Georgia (one
that would rival this place in its entire
fitness for the purposes of an experi¬
ment station. It is a mile and a
quarter from Hill street, the main
business thoroughfare of Griffin, and
probably three-quarters of a mile
from the corporate limits. All three
oi Griffin’s railways run in front of it,
and then branch off, going to the
northeast, north and northwest. The
Savannah, Griffin mid North Ala¬
bama, known as the Carrollton road,
runs directly in front, and forms the
northern boundary of the farm. A lit¬
tle farther off the Central leads to At-
world: Tko-Gssrgia
Midland is insight beyond the Central,
leading into Henry county to McDon¬
ough, and thence south and north to
Macon and Atlanta. Tbe southeast
and southwest are reached by the
Central and Midland. Three roads
in front of the
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proprietors. Mr. Brown^ef the Grif¬
fin Sun, gave me a letter of introduc¬
tion to Mrs. Be tee, and she favored
me with a history of tbs place and
gave me full permission to go overit.
She also secured Cor me a guide in the
person of old Mr. James Thomas An.
sley, who bad worked on tbe term for
years, and who is familiarwith every
inch of earth on it.
Fifteen years ago old Major Bates
purchased the farm, then consisting
of a small piece of cultivated land and
a large tract of original forest. The
grove on the hill had been selected as
the site of the homestead, but it had
hot been improved. After a residence
there of four years Major Bates great¬
ly improved the place, cut down some
of the woods, extended the farming
lands and built a comfortable home
In the grove.
I Mr. and Mrs. Milledge L. Bates,
who now Uve op the plate, took up
their home here eleven years ago.
They also have greatly improved
place. As it is now it is a beautiful
and delightful home. It can be ma
more beautiful, and when tbe station
erects its buildings in the grove to
the left of the home place and puts
up its dairy and its barns and im¬
proves the body of land along the
road, it will have the finest experi¬
ment farm in this country.
THE-BOOSE AND GROVE.
The Bates farm extends for a mile
along the Griffin road and the Car¬
rollton railway. About a half mil®
of this is on the road. To the right
and towards Griffin are about
twelve acres of cultivated , land, one
acre being jn clover.
On tbe crest of the hill overlooking
the city and the railways stands a
beautiful grove. In the side nearest
Griffin, and amid the tallest trees of
the grove, is the house. It is a com¬
fortable honse of seven or eight
rooms. Wide halls let in the breeze
which seldom fails have fall sweep.
As the grounds fall away to the front
right and rear, the drainage is per¬
fect, and a clean trim yard and a
neat flower garden add to the
charms of the place. Large oak
trees rise above the house and cover
it and the yard and the flower garden
with shade.
\T< W, To the right, looking towards Grif-
r, is an acre of clover in good
stand and luxuriant; and further on
stretches an almost level trapt of
land under cultivation, rich and
pliable.
On the west you still see grove and
forest. The trees here are younger
and smaller, but they are large
enough to give abundant shade.
The ground ascends from the house
in a very gentle slope until it reaches
its highest point in the young
grove.
WHERE THE COLLEGE WILL BE BUILT.
It is in this fresh, beautiful grove
that the scientific department build¬
ings wHl be erected, in all probabili¬
ty-
It is by far the most beautiful site
around Griffin, and is but a stone's
throw of the house, which will be
used as the home of the agricultural¬
ist and director. The situation,
too, would make it convenient for
using the water from the tank, al¬
ready erected, which* is pumped
from the r pure spring five hundred
yards away by mean oi a hydraulic
ram. There is room here for a half
dozen buildings. The grove as it
stands, is about six acres, but this
can be increased from the forest that
is the continuation of thegrove and
sweeps down and away to the fish
pond, and beyond to the limits of
the station land.
FOREST AND FARM.
The Bates place, now the experi¬
ment station, comprises 123 acres, a
few more, probably, certainly no Ires.
Of this about 60 acres are woods,
and about 65 in cleared and cultiva¬
ted land. A clover patch of one
acre and an orchard of three acres,
leaves about 60 acres, say, of good,
typical land for-tbe experiments
the Station. It is enough.
In tbe orchard are fine varieties
peaches, figs, pears and plums.
As I have already stated,' the east¬
ern boundary of the farm is the Grif¬
fin road, and tbe northeastern is the
Carrollton railway. On the west it
touches upon the lands owned by
the Drewry family, and the dirt road
leading from Griffin to Newnan
bounds the farm on tbe south.
Directly back of the house and
grove is a fine body of cleared land
now planted in oom and cotton.
Eleven acres on the front are rented
out for this year, and if the commis¬
sion want to take possession this
summer they wfil probably have to
let the tenant, Mr. Stillwell, gather
his crop.
The woods slope gently from tbe
grove to tbe spring and lowland
where Mr. Bates has recently fixed up
tbe old fish pond. Some years ago
there was a beautiful pond here, well
stocked, t
spot
could not be chosen for a dairy.
There would be an abundance of rich,
well watered pasturage and a shady
wood for tbe cabtfe The ground lire
peculiarly. A semi-circular ridge goes
down to the stream, and this little
ridge is covered with fine trees. The
ground in the lowest places is not
boggy. A tew ditches and good pipe
carrying most of the water of the
spring up to the Station houses, and
a liberal thinning out of the under¬
brush would turn tide little lowland
into a splendid pasture and a beauti-
suggested, the Spring needs at.
tention. A good iron pipe and a
steam engine to force water to the
station, would be a great benefit.
NO WASTE LANDS.
In fact there is no waste land on
the place. A field of seven acres or
grow up in
pines. But
lies well, be.
yond and to the left of the obe^rregular grove.
The woods are all in
body, Tl^ey extend in a sort of balf-
cirele along the rear of the farm. All
of this land lire well. Itis undulating
and has a luxuriant growth of tim¬
ber. It slopes towards the Newnan
road, forming desirable building lots
along the entire stretch.
Across the road are the old fair
grounds, recently improved by the
fitting up of tbe race tract. This is
also owned by the Drewrys.
HHE BOIL OF THE STATION.
Griffin and its -vicinity represents
the average soil of Georgia. The
land of the place chosen for an exper¬
iment station, represents the best
type of this soil.
It is a little sandy, having enough
grit to make it easy to work. It is
exceedingly productive, aiid responds
readily to fertilization. The body of
land lying next the road is somewhat
stiffer, as it is not properly drained.
There are several varieties of soil on
the place, running from stiff loam to
light sand, and will afford opportuni¬
ties for all kinds of tests of fruits (
cereals, cotton and vegetables.
But when all is said that can be
said, it will be found that the Geor¬
gia commissioners have selected the
beet site possible, and have most ful¬
ly and completely complied with the
letter and spirit of their duties.
Stanhope Sams.
W ben disease racks tbe frame, when
sores cover the person, when aches
are in every joint, when the muselre
exertion are soft and given flabby, fatigue, when when the the mind least
is filled with gloom s J despondency,
what hi there in life worth living, and
yet many eke out just such a miser¬
able existence, living only for those
who love them. When it is generaly
known that Brown's Iron Bitters will
cute the above disorders how many
hearts will be made glad! How many
homes made happy!
Politenc** P*j»
The gentleman at the coil office was
giving some instructions to One of his
suboidinates in the suburbs by tele¬
phone.
“What time do morning?” you expect to get in
here fa-morrow I-—“
“At 8 o’clock. Giro
“Hello, central. me 099.”
The interruption came from a man
whose wire had “plugged in” by mis
fake with the one over which the con¬
versation “Go chase was going. yourself around the
block,” replied the employe in the
suburbs. “This isn’t the central
office. Hello, 13311 Are you listen-
“All rigliElt BjH IB—
was listening: In a voice like that of
the gentleman at the coal office he
called out:^
“Well,” suburbs^" responded the employe in
the “Have you forgotten
“Thunderl That’s tough.”
in” “Soitia But you’ll have to come
•TUcoma.”
When the fresh young man in the
suburbs reads this, he will know why
hornet nobody at
though he came in
ering; ?«£?«& and it will dawn _ upon him,
perhaps, that tile person whom he
teldtocbase himself around the block
was a newspaper man, who considers
Tribune. bimse]/ amply avenged.—Chicago
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The name of Alexander Dallas Bache
•4 once suggests teeUaHwi States coast
a grandson of Beniamin Franklin, and
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pane of glass, occasionally as shown air. Where
removing Jt for
very fine seeds are sown in pots, the wa¬
tering, unless carefully done, generally
results in great injury. A wet afford paper
placed over the top of the pot will
moisture enough for the germination of
fine seeds. If pots are used tt fa well to
sink them to the rim in a box of moss, or
something of the kind, that will bold
moisture, and prevent the drying of the
earth in the pots. A shallow box may
be used to advantage, sowing the seed
carefully in narrow rrow drills. <
MARKING OUT STRAIGHT
All the operations of the garden should
be done with neatness. There fa no ex¬
cuse for crooked rows. In the second cut
fa shown how easily lines may be marked
In a bed with a rod or ruler. When
practicable transplant on a dull, showery
day: otherwise the plants may require estab¬
seme shading until they become
lished.
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Farmer** Intfate,
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, has
Introduced into congress a fall which
proposes to establish a system of farm
institutes, to be held annually In the dif¬
ferent states. These are to be under tire
direction of a superintendent of insti¬
tutes. He fa to have two assistant Super¬
intendent* and fifteen district clerks.
The scheme embraces lectures, instruc¬
tions, experiments, Illustrations and ag¬
ricultural discussions, and the sup '
leadent fa to have authority to hire
were at fair rates of compenaatk* tire
the time actually employed, completed After
circuit of institutes is every
year, the superintendent the proceedings. fa to Exctorfv* publish
oftio reports of
cost of maintaining thfa pabUea-
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