The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-06
NORTH GEORGIA.


writer says:
The soil is well adapted TO the
raising of all the cereals--corn,
sweet and Irish potatoes, and '6ne
chance" Of cotton can be produced,
especially on the bottoms and
everywhere grapes, peaches and
pears grow to perfection. With
good care ana attention, cattle,
horses, hoggand sheep, &C., would
do well in moderate numbers. The
cost of ra;sing ! am satisfied would
not be OYER half of the outlay in the
Northwest from whence they are
mostly brought. Since the war, and
especially within the past two years,
a gradual change in the views of our
farmers as to the wisdom of raising
and keeping good their stock, has
and is taking place. 1t is not now
an unusual sight to see colt follows
ing its mother through our city
Improved farms can be purchased
from 50 20 $50 an acre. To bring
even $50 the improvements have to
be first>clas and situated neer
good market and Aourishing villages.
While all our lands are not as good
as that of the Northern and Western
farms, the m0nied value Of the pro
ducts which can be raised when sci
en,ihcally and closely titled, is
greater than that Of those lands
Even an outline Of this "neck Of
woods" would be incomplete without
adding that it is rich in minerals !;
that everywhere is to be seen beau
t.ful, clear spring water streams, and
every few miles irst-cIass water
r p.wers.
: The drinking water from these
} springs and all the wells is the, cool
: est and best / ever drank tit not
= surpassed in the middle distret Of
New York and so soft that clothes
, can be washed in it with as much
ease as in rain water. "a cistern is
as rare here rs wells in your city,
Besides capital sulphur, iron and
combination mineral spring waters,
found in most of the counties, there
are four within a mile of this city
three at GainsvilIe--all possessing
r active medicinal qualities.
rs to the climate. Before tho
war lived most of my days in New
/ York and in the great Northwest
e During that eventful period | was il
most of the Southern States, anC
have witnessed the several seasons
. in the most parts Of our land, and
= say ! believe this to be the Italy o
America.
The question, | presume, will be
3 certain to arise in the minds of some
, Of your many Northern readers Is
= it safe aud would it be pleasant for
Northern man and his family to
live in Georgia? answer: As
safe as anywhere, if an Independent,
straight forward course of conduct
is pursued. All that is expected or
desired is honesty liberaity of senti
mcnt. and willingness to grant the
same rights to the mhoIe people, rs
they wish for themselves Many Of
the most prosperous business men Of
this city are from the North so
with some farmers and planters in
different sections of the State. BY
the thinking, better class of gentle~
men and ladies, they are treated
with marked roliteness. 1t is true
there is a class Of narrow minded,
conceited persons who have no indi-
viduality of character, who dare not
recognize the claims of Northern
gentleman or lady. Your Broad
way, any hour Of the day, has inter-
spetsed through its vast crowd many
last such specimens Of humanity
They assist to swell the numbers.
and, like flies. may annoy that is
all.
/ While am forced to admit that
all classes OF the Southern people
have, since the war, been badly
treated by many Northern represen-
tatives, yet, | assert, they need not
have had, or will have, any reason to
complain of treatment received when
found TO be worthy of confidence
Your best society would not receive
a Southern gent'eman without he
brought the best of testimonials, or,
by his gentlemanly bearing, proved
himself entitled to such a position.
came here willing TO have the same
rule applied to me and mine, and |
have had no reason to complain. |
think life can be enjoyed here, and
am satisfied if some of your pleas
ure seekers will visit the Kim
ball House of this city, they will re
turn home convinced that this is not
only maa-climate and live city,
but that said house is second to none
/ in New York.
Respectfully, WV. II. W.
/ p, S.-The mass of the white peo-
pie of the South are certainly for
Greeley. Does it not indicate that
they are willing to6ury past trou-
bles ? Greeley bss been their mdrk-
80 foe. He is a big pill for them to
swallow, yet they are going to take
him, having confidence in his hon
esty, and because they believe