Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-01-08
MILLEDGEYILLE GEORGIA. LETTER. d,
Delicious Climate-Peaeeful Elections
Voters OF Various COlOrs--Llvely Trade,
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MILLEDGEvILLE GA, Jan. 5, 1878.
L pray that you may be enjoying il
Knoxville to-day the soft blue sky, the
balmy atmosphere, the songs of wild birds,
and all the accomplishments of early
Spring, which we are blessed with here,
Yet, we have had winter-rigorous winter,
for us, with the stiftened mercury dowr to
- degrees of Fahrenheit and ice even
| plentier than blackberries, and hugefires
of the Anderson county coal at a pre-
MUM.
Our county elections passed oil, OH the
1st Instant, very tremendously, everybo-
dy voting who We're entitled to do so, with
out dispute or i'll 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 III
the county, 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 a railway crossroads, occupies
an admirable position in the midst of a
fine cotton-growing country. We have
here, also, very large cotton manufacto-
ry. Our business prospects were never
finer, the cotton crop having been large
and the prices remuneratve. On these
two circumstances hang all "the law and
profitsn of our prosperity.
We hear much qualification expressed
here by parties who are using the Goa!
Creek coal this season for the first time.
1t is found to be more economical and sat-
lstactory than wood, and yet expenses of
transportation are enormous. A ton of
coal on the cars, at the mines, costs So so:
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 S. per
cord; and one ton of coal is worth more
for its practical utility than two cords of
wood. If freights could be reduced a 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 SEINE fine animals here
but competition is the life of trade"
The provision market is quite lively.
Corn is worth here, by retail, S1.15 per
bushel meal, Sl.25 flour, best article,
81 per bbl. ; bacon-hams, Is cts. per Id.
shoulders, &c. sides, &c. Mules, 800 to
$3.50 each, according to quality average
about $l75.
The health of this region was never
better; and, in fact, we have one of the
Our very large brick hotel was burned
few weeks since, but the indefatigable
McComb brothers, skillful and practiced
hotel keepers, have thoroughly repaired
and reftted 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.
We spent last Sabbath in Savannah and
had the pleasure of meeting there some old
knoXyille friends of ante belEune days
MIR. Henry Elliott and Mr.. S. p HaifiI-
ton, the jeweler, the latter having the
handsomest jewelry store in the city. We
looked after our old and esteemed friend
} ohm Triplett, once of Morgan county. but
he had gone into the country for a few
days, and we failed to see him
We were recently at st. Mary's, the sea-
coast terminus of the st. Mary,s and
Western Railway. The Interests Of this
are in a satisfactory shane
and the President of the Company, once n
citizen of your city, is actively engaged i'm
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. MarvI,
is beautiful little city, enjoying the finest
climate in Georgia, in summer and in
winter, Astounding at this season with the
finest oysters and fish of all sorts. and
blessed with at least one hotel 1.-THE Spencer
House, where the troveler will find real
home. Many Northern guests are now at
81. Mary's,. to escape the rigor of the
Nortnerh climate. W. G.. NJ.