The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-12-24
LETTER FROM ATLANTA.

THE PROBLEM OF ATLANTA-wHAT
MAKES THE CITY-CoTToN, STEADY
INCREASE IN SHIPMENTS
PAL COTTON MEN-EAsT TENNEs-
sEEANs-A COMPLIMENT AND AN
NsINUATION-wILEY AT THE MA
TIONAL = PERSONAL - POLITICAL.
GossIP-&C., &C.
DEAR GAZETTE For the last ten
days | have been pilgrim and So
jonrner in this busy little city. The
problem of how Atlanta ever came
to be Atlanta, or any other place, or
of how it came to be place at all,
is still agitating the minds of all its
visitors and most of it's inhabitants.
But still it is a place, and one of no
inconsiderable importance.
Trade of every kind is brisk, and
that in cotton very active. Year be-
fore last there were sold in Atlanta
about thirteen thousand u3,0OO)
bales of cotton, last year about thir-
ty thousand (9O,0OO, and this year
will reach quite if not beyond sixty
five thousand (65,OO0). From these
figures you will see that this is bound
to become quite an important cotton
market. The staple is selling here
at from 49, to IA cents so that each
bag of cotton brings from sos to $75
according to weight and quality. The
principle cotton men here are East
Tennesseeans. S. nj. Infnan handles
more than all the other firms COM
bined, while G.. w. Parrott & Bro,
do a very extensive business. It is
matter of considerable patriotic pride
amongst Tennesseeans who visit
here, to look about them and see
how their countrymen thrive who
were transplanted, by force O ofcircWn1-
stances, to this more friendly cline.
A Georgian remarked to me a few
days ago, when [ was speaking of
the matter, ''Yes, all Of you people
who have had sense enough to leave
home and come here have done
well.' In order to avoid anything
of personal nature, I passed on
Another told me that he thought
there must have been a law passed
in Tennessee expelling all the best
people. I told him that they had
not expelled all the muscle yet, and
that it would be matter of personal
interest to him to guard his language
little, and not cover quite so much
territory in his insinuations.
Fortunately for me am stopping
at the National Hotel where every
body stops who comes from up our
way, and SO there is not day pas
ses but that see some of my per-
sonal friends. Aside from that con-
sideration. though our mutual fuiend,
the ever courteous Wiley, formerly
of the Atkin House, has charge of
the Office and by his genial smiles
and winsome manners makes one
feel quite at home.
The great American named M. J..
Hughes. was in the city yesterday.
When he left it was for parts un-
known, but his bill was paid. w.
III. Turley was also in town day or
two ago, and came back to day.
understand he has been in big luck
lately,
Mai. Jim Williams-Tub, you
know--is one Of the heaviest bust
ness men of the place. He astonish-
ed me the other night by appearing
in public with lady on his arm.
Who knows but what he may get
married to the prettiest woman in
Georgia YETI
The only political gossip here is
the stir thatJsome of the papers are
making. to get up another Constitu-
tional Convention, The object il to
get the capital removed back to Mil
ledgeville. A very foolish idea,
think.
As / wander about. ! win drop you
q line occasionally. WANDERER