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THE GEORGIA CRACKER, SATURDAY JANUARY 18. 1902.
system, three banks three brick plants,
two newspapers, (Cracker and Eagle) j
iron and machine shops, repairing
plants of every discription, three cot
ton mills, employing all told 1,850 peo- j
pie; an oil mill, two railroads (G. J & i
S., and Southern,) lumber and planing
mills,'immense* tannery and shoe fac-I
tory, mattressofactory, jewelry manu
factory, three tombstone and monu
ment works, hotels, liveries, bottling
works. £600,000 produce business, one
of the larest in the world: solid blocks
of both wholesale and retail houses of
commerce, representing in its metro
politan and advanced-forms every fea
ture of general merchandising, and a
new eleetrie railway system, now be
ing constructed. •
The presence of these enterprises and
the fact that they are in operation,
handling, and paying for supples, meet
ing their pay rolls and marketing their
products, is surely evidence that
Gaineville has superior advantages as a
manufacturing and 'wholesale center,
and forms a large, progressive commu
nity, ~
AN INSTITUTION WHOSE HALO OF FAMF
S0LUBLY LINKED WITH THAT OF GATNi
A FOUNTAIN OF LITERARY AND MUSICAL EDUCATION
LADIES EXCLUSIVELY.
To attemp a review of Gainesville I which
minus due mention of Brenau College indical
and Brenau Conservatory, would be the inf
like producing spectacular opera, In oi
minus the star actor. ' compr
In diffusing this pure'and noble in- a t by 1
stitution of learning, there are two the fa<
features interwoven witn its name and gether
progress that are crowned with con- where
spicnity. First—the renown of its rep- Schc
utation as a high glass institution. Univei
Second—the phenomenal success of its Metapi
students at large in the world, after Collegi
bidding adien to its portals and accept- 0 f Bib
ing its farewell blessings. Riley,
The accompanying engraving will G f jjisi
give the reader a correct idea of main q.
building, surrounded with a eharm- Michig
ing.campus, and accompanied With all Ibene
the usual scenic beauties so character- uie M
istic of the Southern country Occupy- Greek,
ing a gentle eminence in. the Nortwest- Mat he:
ern part of the city, the location is tor in
excellent, in that it is removed from JSbrma
the noise and hustle of commerce and Hoose.
sufficiently near to enable pupils to Baily.
supply their needs at the stores and Miss Si
attend divine worship in the church of supplit
their faith. The
Historically speajdng, Brenau Col- and ar
lege and Brenan Conservatory was or- the fin
iginally founded as the Georgia Bap- m the <
tist Seminary for Young Ladies in 1878 among
by Dr. W. C. Wilkes, backed by a duly directc
organized Board of Trustees. Dr. who ec
Wilkes departed this life in 1886, after aries ii
which Prof. A. W. Vanhoose accepted is listei
his responsibilities, being re-enforced
seven years later by Prof. H. J. Pearee, jj onor
of Columbus, Ga. In this connection jg^ yme
it is significant to state the enrollment ^ pi^
increased from 30 to 150 from the per- yiolin
iods of 1893 to 1900. During the latter
named year Dr. M. M. Riley became ^ ew
interested, since which time its fame
and usefulness have increased by ^ ano >
bounds, and the most sanguine hopes ^oose.
o f its most ardent friends
have been exceeded, with every mdi- su PP* ie
cation of a robust health and fair bailie I
weather for the future. Retracing. „
T4. . ... .. „ Pans. .
It was agreed that the college name -
. r , . , Floren<
was too inexpressive and lengthy, and jg mersc
prolonged discussion and research ^
resulted in making useful that beauti-
fnl passage in Isaiah which says: “And L
, ... , .. ,, ,. nan Ooi
I will make me a man finer than gold,
_ , . „ _ . . stantiaJ
yea fiper than the golden wedge of
Ophir,” which expresses so fully the
work of the true teacher, elevating the ’
soul, refining the character, taking .the ^ ^
young woman through the eruelble of f
college life and turning her out “finer
than the gold of Ophir.”
hood.
The school, or schools, therefore, by dene
have taken for their name, lines, b
BRENAU* form of
STEADY (JEOWTH IN INDUSTRIES, POPULATION AND
WEALTH
Unsurpassed as a Health Resort, and a Community
Wherein Progress is the Watchword Among
Business Men.
BIOGRAPHICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCHES OF PUBLIC SPIRITED
CITIZENS, WHOSE INTERESTS ARE BOUND UP IN THE WELFARE
OF THEIR TOWN.
I essentials to recovery from the effects
of overwork. When we reflect that
this entire section is eminently salu
brious, combing, as it does, all the
features deemed essential to health,
such as « elevation, drainage, dryness
of air and exemption from epidemic
and malarial visitations, it is easy fb
see. why Gainesville possesses unrival
ed attractions for the home-seeker,
who finds here elevation, (1,300 feet
above the sea) a porous aud sub-siol
which absorbs the rain and prevents
humidity of atmosphere and the nox
ious influences consequent upon the
decomposition of vegetable and animal
matter, and the absence of stagnant
marshes and ponds, freedom from zy
motic diseases and those of an epi
demic character that few sections of
the South offer.
The geographical situation makes
this one of the most pleasant and de
sirable localities in North Georgia. To
repeat a learned scientist, “the topo
graphical conformation, Equable and
salubrious climate, clean, light and
shaded streets, the ample, highly cul
tivated and tastefully ‘ arranged
grounds that surround its dwellings,
conspire to make this one of the most
desirable and inviting places of. resi
dence I have seen in the South.”
Our people regard their homes with
reasonable pride and affection, and are
as free from selfishness as any people
on earth. Strangers who come within
In this artiele it is not our purpose
to enter into lengthy details ol private
enterprises, not a few of which are no
ticed elsewhere in this issue, but give
un intelligent discription of facts as we
find them, in order that our readers
may form an idea of the advantages
-and surroundings of Gainesville.
These will, we are confident, demon-
> strate that Gainesville is equalled by
few, and surpassed by none, of the
smaller cities of the South in beautiful
surroundings, educational and social
advantages, the essentials to health
and comfort, and attractions and ad
vantages which should favorably im
press the home-seeker and capitalest.
We shall deal lightly with past his-
. tory. There are tender memories,
pleasing reminiscences and splendid
achievements almost without number,
but we shall pass them by. The story
■of the glory of the past is foreign to the
purposes of our pen-picture of the pres
ent, and while we honor its past,
•cherish it and gratefully accept its
teachings, we shall permit the dead
past to bnry its dead, and endeavor to
-to grasp the present in the interest of
bhe city. The business world today is
wielding and working the present m
preparation to meet the future, and
appkrenily has little 'time to ponder
the past, however wise and profitable
it would be to do so.
Lost: One black and white spotted
bog, weight about 110 pounds. Re
ward will be paid for its return to R.
D. Mitchell & Son.
Gainesville possesses manifold resour
ces and advantages as a place of resi
dence, business and manufacturing,
and the purpose of this article is to
present these m a condensed form, ac
curately showing the railroad resour
ces, banking and mercantile facilities,
religions, educational, industrial and
hygienic advantages and genuine at
tractions, which contribute to make
the “Metropolies of North Georgia”
both famous and desirable. We have
a community of 5,000 energetic, perse
vering, hopeful people—a cause that
will stand upon, merit, and requiring
no artful, labored picas as a support.
dable enterprise. The chasm that di
vided the South from the North has
been bridged over. Georgia hospitabily
awaits the people of the North, the
East and the West who may desire to
locate in a community posessessing.in
numerable advantages, and presenting
opportunities for investment and en
deavor that are not duplicated in any
othter state in the Union.
the leading and highest classed insti
tutions m the South, for the education
of young women, is noticed elsewhere
at length in this issue. The Constitu
tion of Georgia makes liberal support
of free schools for both races obliga
tory, and the white tax-payers very
cheerfully submit to taxation for this
purpose.