Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-09-07
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MACON, GA, August ~. 1870
The weather continues very dry and sui
try here, and throughout central Georpia.
The cotton yield is suffering rapid abrdpe-
ment. Guano and other fertilizers of the
cotton lands have been used this season
far more freely than ever before. Wherev-
er THESE fertilizers have been employed in
the slightest excess or their chemical char
acter happens to be unsuitable to the par
ticular soil in which they are used, they
prove to be an injury rather than BEN
eft in adrought. A larger area of land is
planted in cotton throughout this region
than last year. Present indications point
TO yield of the staple" no greater, if as
great, than in 1869.
Our prospect is far better in regard TO
corn. Our corn crop natures several weeks
sooner than yours, and the fate of our
middle Georgia yield of that grain was fa-
vorably decided before the present drought
set in. We shall have far better home
supply than last year-almOst enough to
answer our purposes.
The other crops of middle Georgia are
comparatively unimportant, except fruits.
Peaches have been abundant, and apples
TOO. The Scuppernong grape-the best
grape by far for this region, and a very inn
portant fruits yielding we'll
Our merchants are beginning to receive
supplies of fall goods and as the cotton is
has the benefit of guano opening fully two
weeks earlier than that which has not
we may expect at once lively trade to set
in.
Our chief topic of local interest of late is
the passage by the Georgia Senate of the
railroad bill, in which your section is SO vi
tally interested. We allude to the bill in
cooperating the proposed railroad from this
city directly to Knoxville, Tennessee. The
bill, as it reaches the House of Representa-
tives, grants liberal charter, and guaran-
tees State aid of $4,000 per mile This is
unmistakable edrnestneSS in the matter.
We hope East Tennessee will meet us at
the border in spirit equally determined.
The aid of twelve thousand dollars per
mile secures the building of the road be-
yond doubt. The purpose is to build the
road through Dahlonega's gold mines, and
the Copper Mines of Polk county in your
State. Let the Tennessee portion be built
so as to meet Georgia on her State line. 1t
will be the most important of KnoxvilIe's
railways, considered in commercial point
of view. 49,
We cannot close without paving a lust
tribute to the excellence of Browns Hotel,
of this city, where we are pleasantly So
journing. TO the Knoxville man it is the
Southern AtSin House, and that is saving
all. The Messrs. Brown are owners of this
house, and keep it in a manner which
shows that they are determined and able to
please all guests, even those of the carping
species. 1t is the nearest hotel to the pas
senger shed, and the best
There is one scene visible to Maconian
eyes worthy of the cunning pencil of your
fine East Tennessee artist, Mr.. f. J Fisher,
of Knoxville. | wish he would come to
Macon and paint it. We allude to the fine
view of the lower portion of the city in the
foreground, and the fine range of hills be-
yond, to the southeast, as seen from the
fine hill covered with the most elegant resi-
dences in this city. If Mr.. Fisher will
come here and paint it, and bring with
aim his exquisite paintings of scenery in
Eastern Tennessee, we are sure he will find
ready demand for very many of those fine
,reations of his pencil. OCMULGEE.