The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-02-07
LOG "A L TT z Nj s.
OUR TRIP TO DALLAS.
A Few Thoughts.

A Few Thoughts.
Las, Monday to Dallas we went, and back
we arv-and. in the absence Of local matter,
we how hurri+dly give rambling sketch Of
Our trip.
Bouncing in one Of Chuck Anderson's bug
eies and giving rein-direction to Fox, one OF
the best travelling horses in his Livery Stable.
We were soon rolling towards Pauldng few
minutes stoppage at Powder Springs, gave us
MI opportunity to see our friends and make
new ones. Powder Springs is one OF the pref
test little villages in this section. True, i is
lacking in symmetrical arrangement, YET in
beauty and neatness. it is rarely surpassed
One long, wids street, lined on either side with
handsome residences, good storehousrs, fine
churches, and workshops, constitute its forma.
ton. Several valuable mineral springs, in
close proximity, bubble up with sparkling WA
ter. some Of which to the organ oftaste is quite
repulsive, being imprsgnated with sulphur.
magnesia, and other medicinal properties that
many invalids have been bettered in health by
drinking. Good society, intelligence and in
dustry are characteristics Of the people. In
that District alone twelve hundred balss Of cot
ton have been ginned. Among those selling
Dry Goods and Groceries, in that place, ore
Anderson & Butler, Bennett 4 Son and A. j.
Kis.r & TO-. of the latter firm, Andrew opens
business in Atlanta this week and Matte J.
Kiser takes coutrsl.
on THE ROAD
to Tallas many evidences of improved agricul-
ture were yisible. Farm work has been great
~ retarded, owing to the severe and very hard,
freezing weather of this winter. The beauti-
full weather the first part of the week, gave
some ofthe farmers All opportunity to delvs he
first plnw in the ground this ssas9u, while
again others dssoite the geld weather are lit.
lie more adyanced. Cleaning the i-lds and
fence corners and burning brush and rubbish,
have occupied the time and attention Of not a
few. Wheat has suffered from the extraordi-
nary freezes Of the winter. and lis growth stunt
ed and in some instances deadened. But genial
weather may bring it all right. Preparatory
work for cotton planting has commenced and
very large area, to the neglect of the cereals,
will be planted.
THE LANDS or PAULDING
have many rounded elevations and deprrssions,
while again you will find an extensive plateau
smooth apd level, with dark, rich surface,
and then again you observe sandy soil with
sub.etratum Of clay. Various streams Of water
course her limits, capable ofpropelling machin-
cry of great power and some Of il is put to that
purpose. The people of Paulding, after being
thoroughly impoverished by the late war, and
forced to the necessity Of blowing mich cows,
oxen, WORKOUT, crippled mules and horses. all
seem now TO have fully emerged from their
straitened circumstances, and are the happy
possessors of stout. welltrained young mules
and fine blooded horses. The abolition Of
slavery seems to have wroughts
wosDERFUL CHANGE
In the Ideas and prosperity Of the country"
Slave owners aud planters, who regarded .
plantation thckly populated with negroes as
the sum total of all wealth, no longer, under
the new regime, invest their hard-earned dol
lars in perishable negro flesh, and, as then, do
not now set up all night. distressed in mind,
fearing some sick celored man or woman would
clay down de shovel and de hoe" and Ego where
i. good darkie go;' but now they sleep sweet
", hire their laborers, have no doctor bills to
pay, and invest their money in good land, fne
stock, comfortable dwellings, excellent farn
houses. improved agricultural implements
mills. factories, &c and thus the money re-
mains with us and adds to the general comfort,
happigess and permanent wealth Of county and
atAte
Poor! No, sir! Wsar rlch
The rich lands aud mines Of Pauding and
adjacent counties, stand as monumental facts OF
the truth Of TIL assertion. The patrimony OF
this people lie embedded and deposited in the
VEINS OF GOLD, IRON, COPPER AND SLATE,
that pensirates hill and valley, and only needs
for US to show forth courage and sfrength IN
redesming it from its crude state. The rich
ores and the productive fertility the soil are
susceptible Of the greatest wealth, es Turning
peasants ip,o kings. Lands which would, IN
their natural state, with the cid mode VI cui-
ture, produce only to 10 bushels OF corn,
wheat and oats per acre, now, well fertllized
and reeuscitated, yield the surprising quantity
Of 80, 40, so and 60 bushels Of the above named
cereals to the acre and the same acres that did
not produce more than 200 and 300 pounds OF
lint cotton TO the acre, now with modern modes
of improved cultivation, yield 500, 200 and
1000 pounds to the acre. This is enormous,
but nessrinsess j, ~ tue seit will hs seen
that We alp no. needing 30 much the appropria-
tipn apl expenditure Of money in securing
German, French, aud Swedish emigration, but
the p,upsr expenditure, application and utilza'
ton If
THE MUscLE AND BRAIN
of,he natives Of our own sunny South" This
will build up our country, make il prosperous.
and fill the vacuum so much complained Of.
On our arrival 81 Dallas, the Supreme Court
MAS in session and large concourse Ut people
usrs in attendance Among them, the gentle
u6suS editor ofths Rome Courier, Mr. Dwineli,
vhoasas there in the interest Of his paper. Ne
criminal eases and sery fsw o: auy stisr kind.
engaged the attention ofths Court, which Is an
ocular demonstration Of the
DECREASE or cRiME
aud that the people are peaceful and law-abid-
ing. We saunt~red into the court room and
listened to some "chin music" from Eye law
yers" and observed several familiar faces Of the
legal profession present ThEt slen ipr-propor-