The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-11
A VISIT TO RIOS
A Lovely Village and Magnificent
Enterprise.

E. :
In company with crowd Of young people
of both sexes. on picnic iaunt we visited, fol
the first time last Friday the little village of Ros
well, situated l2 miles from Marietta, near the
Chattahoochee river, in this county. The
place is located on an extended eminence, and
has several stores, and some very fine resi-.
church, good brick school house, (whers our
| friend, L. Faw, has fourishng school,) a
town hall, etc. all giving quite a pretentious
appearances to the place. The streets are clean
and well worked. We observed that two new
dwellings were being erected, while another
was unfinished. There are no bar rooms in
Roswe-a town pump being the only public
drinking place visible, significant indca-
ton that the people are moral, r. fined and we'll
TODD.
The grandest enterprise in Cobb county is
also situated at this place--the "Rosweii Man
ufactnring Company" We We're conrteously
shown through this factory from 'pitto dome
by Mr.. Charlie King, young gentleman OF
pleasant address and intelligence. The factory
il very large and cOmmodious structure, a
four story brick building, with opening room,
picker room. and dye room outside OF the main
building. On the first floor is the weaving
and folding rooms; on the second fioor Is the
ruling, spooling. beaming and dressing rooms
OF, the third floor is the card room and the fourth
floor is the spinning room In every apart
ment busy men, women, girls and boys were
engaged in something connected with the pro-
cess of manufacture and preparation for mar
ket of arms, checks, sheeting aud shifting
Two hundred and sixteen operatives fluid con-
slant employment there, over half OF them BE-
ing females while several teamsters and teams
make daily trips between Marietta and Roswell
transporting to and fro manufactured goods
and raw material. Seven thousand yards OF
cloth per day are made, besides two thousand
pounds Of yarns. Eight thousand spindles and
one hundred and twenty-five looms ale CON
stantly in operation. Ten bales of cotton per
day are used and deity fingered by 432 hands
and watched by as many bright eyes, while
FURNISHED machinery move with the clear ring
of well -adusted power, grand triumph OF
thinking brains inventive genius and marvel
GUS mechanism There were no discordant
sounds or confused voices inierminglins but
smoothness and regularity of the whole, the
hum of spindles the swiftness OF shuttles, the
canking looms, the revolution ofspools, made
the interior resound with the music OF industry,
as profoundly interesting and enhancing, az
the thrilling ivory touches of grand piano by
a mastery hand. Its ALI enterprise that Cobb
should justly feel proud Of and which we wish
could be speedily duplicated in every portion
of the State for it is in thecensruetion ofsuch
enterprises, in the development Of our vast ma
terial resources, in the utilization OF our magn
fcrnt waterpowers, in the diligent tilling OF
the soil, in the production Of home necessities,
and not IN politics, that the prosperity of our
Southern people depends, and it is in this our
pen delights to trace encouraging words of what
we have and what we may have for never yet
have politics been blessing only when it ceas-
ed to NEEDLE and de.poil, and patrotically de-
voted It's energies to bring about such state OF
affairs as will restore confidence and peace.
revive the industries and commerce, and give to
the masses remnnerative employment and
bring content and happiness to their hearts and
homes.
The Roswell Factory has not only been use
full in giving employment to others, but profita'
BILE to it's stockholders in dividends, thus doing
two-fold good. Col. james w. Robertson Is lis
efficient President, aud under his judicious
management, and that of its Superintendent,
Mr.. O. Eldrdge, it is doing a successful and
prosperous business aud sustaining its we'll
deserved and creditable reputation.
There are other factories near Roswell we
didn't have time to visit-tle Willeo Factory,
by Gen. A. ]. Hansell & Son. and the Laurel
Mills Manufacturing Company, by J. S. Wood,
both very fine successful and valuable factories,
rapidly winning popular favor and an extern
sive reputation. The Concord Factory is sit
uated near Smyrna.
We noticed this side of Roswell that our
friend, VIM. Kelpin, has some Of the finest
wheat we have seen this season. He has very
rich river bottom land, and in fact we think he
has one of the best farms in the State. His
fields of corn were clean and well worked. He
is a thrifty and Industrious farmer, has a nice
residence, outhouses, good stock and an extern
sive orchard of fruit trees. His home IL stua-
ted on a level stretch of ground, while in the
rear is huge hill with its massive rocks and
trees while in front rolls the silvery waters OF
the Chattahoochee. II is lovely and pictu-
rescue spot and would excite with keen admir-
alton the pencil of the artist.
The pcnickers had an enjoyable trip, and
feel richly repaid for their visit In their route
they took in the old bone mill and INDUCED in
pscatorial pleasures, but as usual on such oc-
casions very few fish were brought to Marietta
with the return of the party.