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THE EMERSON NEWS. Volume THE EMERSON NEWS Seeks an introduction to you, t< •ur next-door neighbor, and to him that is afar off. YVe have some thing to say to you.. Your attention is called to the claims which the town of Emer son, Georgia, has upon the consid eration of every one who seeks o good home or who has a little money to invest. To appreciate the town in its pojsibilities of growth, you must know something of the immediate •action, of which it is the center. It is not too much to say that the territory tributary to Emerson has nothing to fear from rivalry in the combination of those factors that go to make a people prosper ous and contented. Here are broad and fertile val ley b, whose farming lands are adapted to almost every product. Over these fall the shadows of ad jacent hills that teem with mineral deposits that are marvelous in va riety and exhaustless in extent. A healthful climate, pure water, and inspiring scenery—everything, indeed, to invite capital, to incite enterprise and to encourage in dustry. Spread upon this sheet, which we lay before you, is a fair exhibit ot what we have. We ask you to share all with us. Read, ponder and COME to see us. LOCAL NEWS. Mr. W. E. Stegall, of Marietta, spent Sunday in Emerson. The farmers of this section are busy chopping cotton and planting corn. Mrs. L. J. Tilly is visiting her re'J-r- Cut. and Mrs. C. M. Jones, near here. Mr. C. W. Jones and family, of Stilesboro, attended the visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Abramson, of Adairsville, have been spending a few days with the lattar’s father, Mr. J. P. Stegall. Miss Bessie Grim and Miss Drawn, the former from Florida and the latter of Marietta, are vis iting Mrs. M. D. Costepens. .The annual picnic at this place Ust Saturday, the loth iir% proved in every way ’•» «ucc“4- liy 3 o clock the people began to gather and before the noon hour quite a large crowd had assembled. The forenoon was spent in singing and an address by Prof. Camp, of Aeworth* which abounded in elo quence and pathos. Next we were favored with a genuine Sunday school talk by Rev. Mr. Allday, of Cartersville, in which he capti vated the entire audience, even to the smallest Sunday-school pupil, with his splendid illustrations. Then came the dinner, which was in abundance, and no one was al lowed to go away unfed. The af ternoon was devoted to games, the old fashion “base” predominating and participated in by old and young alike. About sunset the crowd dispersed, carrying with tbam the memory of a happy May day festival. Devoted to the Best Interests of Emerson and Bartow County, Georgia. IT WAS A GOOD MEETING Fruit Growers Have a Most In teresting Time. SEVERAL ABLE PAPERS ARE READ Many Subjects of Interest to Them Are Thoroughly Discussed By Practical Men. ‘ Fruit growing f<sr the markets, and upon scientific principles, is a comparatively new industry in north Georgia, but it gives promise of becoming quite a factor in the advancement of this section. Among the agencies that are awakening interest in this impor tant branch of endeavor is the No£,th Georgia Fruit Growers’ In stitute which has just, closed its tllfro reguVir session. It is not i coin pose Ci of a very targe body of I gentlemen, but what it lacks in numbers it more than makes up in the enthusiastic and intelligent in terest of its membership. The fruit growers were the guests of the Cherokee Club Tues day and held three highly instruc tive sessions at the opera house, in the morning, afternoon and night. A good attendence of citizans, la dies and gentlemen, attended all three of the meetings, and wefe highly entertained. Among the delegates who at tended the meeting were G. H. Miner, J. C, Miller, Martin On.- haai. Fletcher smith, of Rome ; J. W. Gray, W. W, Trimble, G. R. Casey, Adairsville; F. J. Bray, J. H. Gunn, J. H. Brownlee, Plainville ; W. L. Hillhouse, Cal houn ; M. E. Cooper and A. O. Granger, Cartersville. At 10:80 o’clock the meeting was called to order by G. H. Mil ler, the president. Rev, W. F. Hollingsworth offered up a fer vent prayer for th 9 blessings of an all-wise Father to attend the delib erations of the body. Col. ’J. W. Harris made the ad dress of welcome to the visitors, which, though brief, was happy in expression. Mr. Miller, the pres ident, responded in a few well ohosen remarks. “Diversity in Fruit Culture a Necessity” was the subject of Hon. R. T. Nesbitt, state agricultural commissioner. Mr. Nesbitt con- EMERSON, GEORGIA, MAY 20, 1897. RESIDENCE. tended that the successful farmer was one who did not depend upon a single crop, but who, by diversi fication, raised everything u coded on his farm and that would enable him to be thoroughly independent. A blight on the product of w.e sin gle idead man meant disaster to him, but his wiser neighbor would only receive a slight set back. As this is true in farming so it is in horticulture. No man should be entirely dependent upon a single crop. He called attention to lfie '.‘Uaplpuij.iy oa T ttTI? ■VT . , ’.Viv.' state for fruit growing p: ooses and predicted that in a fe. years it would become a great i, instry here. Mr. Nesbitt treated much interest in his subject ret was most attentively listened t< A general discussvo > [owed Mr. Nesbitt in which everal members took part. The president state- in bis travels over the < • ' yen it * 4 was learned from what yion he came, he was often ; -.1 about “our Bili Arp,” as tin -tgli the people had a proprietary Interest in him. He was glad .Sat the meeting was held at the ■ ome of the distinguished gentlemen and it was a pleasure to him to introduce to his fellow members so 'toted a man. Maj. Smith made one ot is in imitable talks, full of rich humor and philosophical reason it, He told an exceedingly intt sting story of the life of Dr. Be man, a noted horticulturist, wh. 1 his latter days, became th*y ;; t p* + L-; voosii’-ydns. After M»j. Smith had finished the morning session was adjourn ed. IN THE AFTERNOON. Two Able and Instructive Papers Are Read. “The Peaoh Orchard from Now Until the Crop is Gathered,” was the opening subject of the after noon session, which came to order at 2 130 o’clock. Mr. J. C. Mil ler’s paper on this subject exhibited a thorough knowledge of peach culture and he gave advice that would be invaluable to the grower. Mr. Gunn and Mr. Bray Uvo gentlemen whose practical ideas have brought success in peach growing and the marketing of their made talks whieh were listened to with as much in terest as any of the addresses of the day. While it was quite ap- parent they were unused to mak ing public addresses it was no less evident that they had profited by a term in that sometimes severe school of experience, and were rich with valuable information to the listeners. “A Horticultural Boaiding House” was the unique title of an interesting address by Mr. H, V. Starnes, and contained much sci entific information concerning the growth of plants and foods that should be given them. AVer Mr. Starnes had tiuisned the committee on constitution and by liws reported which were adopted without change. Officers for the ensuing terms were elected as follows : -President—G. H. Miller. Vice President —J.H. Brownlee. Treasurer—W. W. Trible. Secretary—G. R, Casey. The meeting then adjourned to meet again at 7:80 o’clock in the evening. CHAT FROM CORBIN. Capture of a Blockade Still Relieves the Monotony. It has been some time since the news has been sent in from this place, but there is a good excuse for not doing so. Nothing has happened around here of a newsy nature in some time except the cap turing of a blockade still. Cotton and corn are not looking so well as usual for this time of the year. Cotton has been very slow about coming up. v, . I', ; “ITU TV. r. rCay went to Adairsville last week on business. Messrs. Dunoahoo and Brown, of Cartersviile, passed through here Sunday afternoon, A few of the young folks of this community attended the footwash ing at Mt. Olive last Sunday. Rev. Robt. Y. Hannon, of Car tersville, will preach here next Sunday. The all-day singing at this place was a decided success. Rev. T. Wallace Rogers will preach at the school house the fifth Sunday in this month. He will no doubt have a good congrega tion ae .this 13 where he was raised. Quite a number of workmen are busily engaged in grading the new railroad from the iron ore beds of Col. Jones to the black lead mills of the Southern Plaster Company. CROESUS-LIKE WEALTH That Lay Hidden in the Allatoona District. To tiie Editor of Thk N kwh : Allow me space in your paper to call attention to the gold fields in our section of the state. The gold belt crosses the Wes tern & Atlantic railroad at Alla toona Station, within three miles of Emerson and ten miles of Car tersville, and in a strip of country two or three miles wide. It is be lieved by expel ts and others who speak from observation and expe rience that there is gold enough to interest capitalists and miners to an unlimited extent. All that is necessary to show valuable gold mines at our door is capital, ener gy and vim. Immense amounts of placer gold has been taken from the branches and hillsides in the long ago, and if capital and en terprise were employed here like it is in the west, the result would not only be satisfactory but marvelous. Think about it: In other coun tries millions in gold have been taken out, but they have gone down for it from 1,000 to 5,000 feet, and in five miles of Emerson gold has been found very near to a million dollars, and perhaps be yond it, and how was it found? The answer is simply by watching and using sulphurel veins, by us ing cheap, indifferent mills where the gold has been forced by decom position of the ores. Now, if ouch amounts of gold have been realized in the manner aoovc niwiciued, aim there Vs TTo doubt about it, where no shaft has been blasted out 150 feet deep, what will he the result when capi tal takes hold of these properties and shafts are sunk 2,000 feet deep? The history of these mines, which have already been partially opened, is that the ore is better the deeper it is found. The Glade mines, recently pur chased by a London company, and which was successfully worked before the war, wh, n the proper treatment of sulphuret ores was unknown, is going to he operated by capital, skill and enterprise— aided by a large plant of modern machinery. And then I think gold properties will rise to fabulous prices. This Glade mine is two miles east of Allatoona station, and the writer of this article owns Horten sia mines, which corners with the Glade on the northeast, upon which there is a sulphuret vein twelve feet thick, opened tbirtw feet (h ep Lj/fcWO j-iaV-, -ti ‘ oie smeUed in Piiiladelpnla, tro?n SB.IB to $59.68 per ton. And a few pieces of surface ore which erme from a vein either on the Glade or the Hortensia property are now in this office, which will make $20,000 per ton, and these ores are shown to the editor with this article. Hortensia mine is for sale, for the want, of the means and practical knowledge which mining requires. There is a for tune in it for somebody. Come and see. M. R. St an sell. A Missouri farmer who had t,400 acres of land in &trawher ries, adverrised for 10,000 pickers and 20,000 people responded. This is a pretty good indication of the vast number of people who are out of employment, and who are really anxious to find something to do. If McKinley is really the advance agent of prosperity why in the name of humanity doesn’t, he liurfy up his show? Number i.