Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-23
THE PTTTSBURG OF THE
SOUTH.
A Prosperous Future Before it-Its Ad.
Vantages and Industries-C0IquIf
the Next Governor OF the "Em.
pire state.''
From an Occasional Correspondent of the

From an Occasional Correspondent Of the
Appeal
ROME, GA, July 20-Rome possesses
q great advantage over would-be rivals
In Its latitude, in the way of location,
being situated at the intersection Of the
Etowah and Oostanaula rivers, which
unite at this point to form the Coosa,
which is itself q tributary OF the Ala
bama. The expeL diture OF 3 few thou
sand dollars has very lately pu; the Oos-
tanauls in navigable condition as far
as Resacs, and the rapidly increasing
trade is q sufficient argument to prove
the wisdom Of the appropriation. Hon.
W. b. FELTON,, member of congress from
this district, learn, secured an appTo.
priatiOn of forty thousand dollars for the
improvement Of the COosa, which vii
open communication at al seasons OF
the year to the Selma bridge, and add
still further to the prosperity OF Rome.
The manufacturing inter- SITS Of the city,
which were, until the panic of 1873, in
state of growing activity, have bEep,
since that unfortunate period, either en-.
tirely stagnant, or in q state of suspen-
sion. During the present year, however,
the manufacture OF iron has bsen re-
vived, and one largo mill ia now run
ming day and night, U1aking nails, ear
wheels, railroad iron, and every species
Of heavy hardware. Furnaces through
out this section, which have been in D
condition of enforced idleness, are again
beginning work, and the day is not far
distant, it seems to me, when the iron
industry Of Cherokee, Georgia, of which
Is, or ought to be, tine commercial GEN.
ter, will be as vigorous and prosperous
as in ante 6ellGD1 time. The mill l have
alluded to is in the hands of the Noble
Brothers, gentlemen whose business ca
pacity, skill and capital are ample guar
antees of success in their enterprises
There are also, in the immediate neigh.
borhood of Rome, five large Touring
mills, all ef which are now running to
their utmost capacity, and producing
flour, meal and grits Of a quality unsur-
passed in the United States.
THE MEMPHIS BRANCH RAILROAD.
The enterprise in which Memphis is
most nearly interested, in common with
Rome, is the above named railroad. /.
is a narrow gauge, and was started Just
before the panic. A bridge over the
0 Ostsnaula and five miles of road were
finished. This is road Of considerabl
as it runs directly through
the great iron and coal regions of Ala
bsma, and taps the Memphis and
Charleston railroad at Decatur. There
is prospect of its completion, as soon
as business revives sufficiently. I'm
provements have been slowly but stead
lily progressing here ever since the war
The population is, as 8 rule, active, en-
ergetic and full of Cuisines" sboundipg
in hospitality and cordiality, making
the "wayfaring man and the stranger
feel comfortable at once. Several bust
ness blocks are now in progress of cree
ton, and will be ready for occupancy in
the fall. The dwellings are as beautiful,
tasteful and elegant as in any city with
in my knowledge, and display an ap-
probation of solid comfort and a dislike
of ostentatioD, which is one of the char
acteristics of the people. Rome has
of nearly eight thousand,
and it is impossible, with its
many advantages of climate,
location and society, that it should
not, in 8 decade, be three times that
Among other things worthy
of note, is the admirable sy stem OF water
supply. The city is furnished with an
stream Of the purest and
brightest water from large and mex
haustible spring east of the city, whence
the water is pumped into q tower one
hundred and forty feet in hight, which
is built upon hill, much higher than
the general level Of the town. The tow
er is q constant place of resort, both for
citizens and strangers, pc II affords an
view of the surrounding
country, which, with its alienation OF
hill ami vale, is certainly one of the
Il velies Landscapes in this CT in any
Otn, land.
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Georgia will give Tilden and Hen.
bricks the largest majority of any south
ern st te, save Texas, somewhere in the
of seventy.five thousand,
Gen. Alfred II. Colquitt ia destined to
bs her next governor. Trademarks
will strengthen the Colquitt
which now numbers one hum
dred and ninety-seven to twenty-eight
for Hon. II. V. Johnson, his only oppo-
nent having any show Of a following.
CROPS
The wheat crop in this section has not
been large the past season, but the quail
ity is good. 1t sells ftOm one to ore
dollar and fifteen cents per bushel. Rye
and oats are in abundance, selling at
from thirty-seven and halt cents to 8
half dollar bushel. Irish potatoes, the
finest ever saw, Ego begging" at forty
cents, while other vegetables are in the
greatest profusion and very cheap.
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