The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-09-05
The Grandest journalistic Achieve.
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Owing to frequent changes in the mails, the
delivery oftte JOURNAL has been delayed at
several ponts. This worked inluriously 10
us. We knew this was progressive age and
the well. known enterprise OF the JOURNAL in
keeping ahead Of such papers as the Atlanta
Herald and Constellation, with their special
trains, and the New York Graphic, with its bal
loon, made us undertake the erandest enter
prise of the age We knew we could outstrip
any paper when we wanted TO. So good
idea" mot Dickson's) struck us and we con-
cluded to put on foot something bigger than an
elephant, "Credit Mobilier" monkey, or a
Cross-eyed Ben Butler Salary Grab. What
would il bei All ! now we have il! We will
not only run Especial train" but we will build
the Railroad upon which it should run. We
consulted our devil and told him of our in
tentions and plans. With a Satanic laugh, he
shouted Eureka y We then called around
us the ''press gang" and they listened and
heard with profound establishment and cried
aloud Bully Go in lemons and get squeez-
ed % We summoned "Old George CAVITY" the
colored man that turns our power press, and
we told him and he said "Bess de Lord how
good-dis chile gwine to ride on de kyars one
more time. Glory halareugeuu We broke
dozen bottles of sham -paigne and Illuminated
our Office with red noses
The news of our enterprise spread through
out the city like wild fire or the small pox, A
delegation from Lickskiet came up and con-
graduated us and offered us half dozen nickles
| aud said they would back us with all the im-
| mense wealth OF that growing metropolis.
| The ladies sent us boquets and the "bustle
| they made was tremendous Others encourag
ed us by sending us a Switch" especially
| adapted 10 rail road tracks and ringlets. Our
red headed friends offered their services as To-
comotive head lights. Our drug men sent us
Simmons Liver Regulator to help regulate our
Engine. At last the Old Fogirs came and re-
| monstated and said don't do this thing-you
will attract the attention of the world to Mari
et,a--population will crowd in, factories and
work. shops will spring up and we will be
jostled about by greasy mechanics-we want a
quiet, pleasant town, where we can rest in
peace and pleasure. free from that thrift and
activity that will be the consequence of this
foolish movement of the JOURNAL.
We laughed in their faces and told them to
clear the track or they would get run over
We told them they had defeated every railroad
project by their antiquated cries and pleas
Of quietude, but newspaper progress is inevifa-
Bile. Rats back to your holes Little children
| crawl under the bed for dads coming home
drunk, shouting Long live the Journal and
| success to the new railroad !" Ye owls and
bats HE away to the darkness of your own
seeking. The die is cast. Lay on Macduff.
Progressive journalism cannot be impeded.--
Cobb county must be redeemed
Our hundreds of thousands OF subscribers at
Roswell desires us to deliver our paper there
forty minutes sooner. This would give them
the latest news at their breakfast tables. We
are therefore going to construct narrow gauge
Railroad from Roswell to the Airline Rail
road, distance of nine miles. We have just
completed the contract with Grant, Alexander
e. Co., to build the road. The papers have
been signed sealed and delivered. Work has
commenced andin s;1ty days the JOURNALS
grand railroad will be completed and our en-
gins will be passing backwards and forwards
over that nine mile of track with lightning
rapidly, flying the flags of all nations and al
morning the shrill whistle Of our locomotive, as
Guild pushes into town, will awake the in
habitants Of Roswell and all the chickens and
pigs will make the wrlkin ring with cackles
and squeals. This is a certainty. Oh. ye At
| lanta papers. you may gnash your teeth and
tare your hair, but your glory is departed.