The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-05-23

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better natural advantages than Cobb Having
good lands with rich soil susceptible of the
highest culture. and a salubrions climate, pure
water and invigorating air. she offers superior
inducements to capitalists and those seeking
new homes, and men of iieans are taking adj
vantage Of this fact and are making purchases
and permanently locating within the borders OF
Cobb.
MARIETTA,
4 the county seat, is the piettiest Incorporated
city in North Georgia AMI stands unrivalled as
a summer resort by any place in this section Of
country. tits situated OH an elevated plateau
about 1900 feet above the level of the sea, on
the Western & Atlantic Road, just 20 miles
from Atlanta, the Capitol of the State, 8 mile.
from the Chattahoo.hee river, % miles from
Gainesville, and 60 miles from Rome. 1t Sac
cessible as but few towns are that claim consid-
Grafton of the great public mind. Marietta
also, is surrounded by the richest counties in
the State--Cherokee, Barlow. Paulding Mil
ton, Fulton, Douglass, Ccmpbel-all of which
are good agricultural counties, teeming, like
Cobb, with all the products OF the farm orch
ard and garden. krnnesaw Mountain stands,
like a sentinel overlooking the town that mes.
ties n, its base, being but y miles distant, af-
fording from its summit view Of the country
and its surroundings al once gratifying and
beautiful In a Southerly direction can be seen
in the dim distance the rising smoke and flash
ing sleeples of Atlanta, and further TO the East
looms up Stone Mountain, while the Blue
Ridge Mountains stretch across the Eastern
and Northern horizon On the the Northwest
side few miles distant is Pine Knob, where
Gen Polk was killed. while in the direct West
ten miles away is Lost Mountain. All these
places and much beautiful scenery are plainly
visible Marietta was laid in ashes during the
late war and everything devastated, but
! Phmnix-like she has assumed her proud posi-
i ton again, her waste places rebuilt aud now
in her recuperative strength, she shines in her
pristine lustle panoplied in beauty and sur
1 rounded with wealth and elegance, and has a
population ofoyer 5000 souls.
/. She has large number Of business houses
Dry Goods, Groceries, and Drug5stores
and shoe factories, taiineres, &c, that supply
all the wants Of the people. She has good
streets and a beautiful City Park, A fine $780,
600 Court House has recently been built with
a steeple 80 feet high, in which is a clock,s the
Clear strokes Of which tell us of 'fieetng time
and serves as prompt friend in urging us to
business A fine, new. two-story brick Jail is
/ IN,
nesaw FIGURING Mills is located in the city, the
sales of which amount to one million of dollars
per annum Mansfeld's Steam FIGURING and
Grist mill also adds largely 70 the business OF
the place Henderson & Dyeon's steam sash
and blind factory, Brumby's steam barrel fac
(. tory, two carriage and wagon factories, carried
on respectively by George M. Manning and H.
Reid, and other industries make a handsome
showing for Marietta. Withers' Iron Foundry
two miles from town is worthy Of any place
Four Churches Baptist, Presbyterian. Episco,
pal and Methodist, rear themselves in oul
midst, the latter church being newly erected
/ The educational interest is well cared for by
Mrs. Harrison and Miss Bradley's Day School
the Marietta Female College, the Marietta Male
Academy, j. j. Hunts school and others. Tn,
Kennesaw Hotel and private boarding houses
afford ample accommodations in their line
The Odd Fellows, Masons and Good Templar
all flourish The Marietta Savings Banl
3 keeps MS in healthy and convenient financa
condition, whilethe Mutual Protection Insuranc
Company, of this place, insures our property
For the benefit of the young men we will stat
that there is more beautiful ladies in Marriott
than any place under the sun.
ROSWELL,
another one of C0bb's TOWING, is II miles dis
tant and has two splendid Factories-Roswel
Manufacturing Company and the Empire-botl
noted for their good machinery and excellen
thread. The town is a prosperous one, has {
thrifty population, good houses, schools ant
churches. These are not all the
FACTORIES.
The Concord Factory, seven miles from Mari
eta, on Nickajack creek, is pronounced one sol
the best and most complete factories in the
/ South, turning out 40 different kinds Of jeans
and cassimeres The Oakley Mills Manufac
turing Company turn out excellent thread and
is located on Soaps Creek, seven miles from
town, and the Paper Mills is located on the
same stream and manufactures book, news and
wrapping paper. On Mondays creek. Lati-
mer's extensive Touring mills is doing good
business. And thus all through the county, al
Powder Springs, Smyrna and other places
similar marks of progress are visible and pros
pering.
4 ACWoRTH,
/ twelve miles from this place, on the Western 4
Atlantic Railroad, is thriving town in the
county of Cobb numbering considerable pop
ulation. 1t has fine brick Churches schools
and a very large and costly Touring mill and
several tanneries. The business houses are
good and an extensive business is done in the
town, while E. l. Litcbfeld Keeps the hote
accommodations all right. AT Big Shanty 9th
err valuable property is located. George NJ
Lacy conducts an excellent hotel while some
trade is carried on by merchants. The PEG
pie throughout the county are Intelligent, zen
terprising, Industrious, peaceably disposed, and
are bringing the agricultural, manufacturing
and industrial pursuits T. the highest state o
perfection, excellence and pIs Bit; Tie q
III MINERAL
Interests are not neglected; there are ricl
; mines, some Of which are worked with fai
compensation For varied products and tn
best county display, Cobb received the pre-
: MUM OF Five Hundred Dollars in gold, at tn
: State Fair, held last year in Atlanta, all Q
; which 90 to show that Cobb Glands as tn
Banner County Of the State
The cereals, clover, cotton, frhiis Of variou
kinds, grow in lnxuriant abundance The tor
ests TEEN with convertible timber and lumbe