Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-07
MILLEDGEyILLE GEORGIA. LETTER.
Delicious Climate-Peaceful Elections
Z Voters Of Various GolOrs-Liyely Trade,

MILLEDGENILLE,G Ga, Jan. ., 1915. e,
pray that you may be enjoying in
Knoxville to-day the soft blue sky, the
balmy atmosphere, the songs of wild birds,
and all the accompaniments of early
Spring, which we are blessed with here.
Yet, we have had winter-rigorous winter,
for US, with the stiffened mercury down to
II degrees of Fahrenheit, and ice even
plentier than blackberries, and huge fires
of the Anderson county coal at a pre-
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Our county elections passed of, on the
1st instant, very harmoniously, everybo-
dy voting who were entitled to do so, with.
out dispute or ill feeling. Considering
that our colored brethren have about two
votes to one of the pale,faced race, and
that we have only one voting precinct in
the county, a little Dragging on our good
behavior is admirable. All of the elected
officers are Democrats and National poll
tics seemed to be ignored in the election.
The trade of Milledgeville has been
more lively during the present season than
at any time since the war. Our little city,
situated at railway crossroads, occupies
an admirable position in the midst Of a
fine cotton-growing country. We have
here, also, a very large cotton manufactO-
ry.i Our business prospects were never
finer, the cotton crop having been large
and the prices remunerative. On these
two circumstances hang all "the law and
profits" of our prosperity.
We hear much qualification expressed
here by parties who are using the Coal
Greek coal this season for the first time.
1t is found to be more economical and sat-
;cfo f1or nd nf
transportation are enormous. A ton of
coal on the cars, at the mines, costs $3.50;
delivered here in our coal house, it costs
$1,000. Transportation costs three times
as much as the coal. Yet the cost of wood
redy to put on the fire is about SIS per
cord ; and one ton Of coal is worth more
for its practical utility than two cords of
wood. If freights could be reduced little,
the use of coal would become general
The horse and mule market offers good
field for dealers just now. Col. johnson,
Of Kentucky, has seme fine animals here;
but competition is the life of trade.'
The provision market is quite lively.
Corn is worth here, by retail, Sl.15 per
bushel meal, Sl.25 -four, best article,
S12 per bbl. bacon-hams, Is cts. per 10. !;
shoulders, &C. sides, Sc. Mules, 500 to
$3.50 each, according to quality average
about SITS. = 1kREf
Inc healtn or thlS region was never
better; and, in fact, we have one of the
very finest climates in the world.
Our very large brick hotel was burned
a few weeks since, but the indefatigable
McComb brothers, skillful and practiced
hotel keepers, have thoroughly repaired
and refitted the old McComb hotel build
ing, and will open the house for guests
next Monday. This house has about sixty
rooms, and will be better kept than was
the hotel recently destroyed.
I'VE spent last Sabbath in Savannah and
had the pleasure of meeting there some old
Knoxville friends of ante 6elLune days:
Mr.. Henry Elliott, and Mr.. S. p Hamil
ton, the jeweler, the latter having the
handsOmest jewelry store in the city. We
looked after our old and esteemed friend,
John Triplett, once of Morgan county, but
he had gone into the country for few
days, and we failed to see him. C1l
We were recently at st. Mary's, the sea-
coast terminus of the st. Mary's and
Western Railway. The interests of this
undertaking are in satisfactory shape,
and the President of the Company, once a
citizen of your city, is actively engaged in
this enterprise, and in another railway
project entrusted to his hands-the Sea-
board and North Western, of which Com
pany he is also the President. st. Mary's
is beautiful little city, enjoying the finest
climate in Georgia, in summer and in
winter, abounding at this season with the
finest oysters and fish of all sorts, and