Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-08-08

tnB ~ theS lsons 0uses at tho hands Of its
hospitaple proprietor, Mr.. y j H. Keith. s$ s
IE After resting for awhile we comm iced GU :
tramp over the city. we first visited our old
townsman. MIR. j. q. Carter, who wo arc glad
to cay, is doing thriving business in tho
Wholesale grocery line, He was Just moving
into now store house whore hc can accom- :
modato with more ease and despatch his OK :
tensivo patronage.
HaVing visited other business houses We
boarded tho street car for tho Ponce de Leon
mineral springs, rido of about two miles.
for nioklo. We wcro very much pleased
with the springs which were strong. The
grounds arc neatly arranged and afford a.
pleasant place for recreation.
returning we visited the cemetery. Hero
solemn and imposing sight meets the eve.
IN an enclosure of some thirty or forty acres
rises smonumentafter monument to the memory
OF somo loyod ones. The grounds ore laid
out IN beautiful walks and drives, and oil
along tho hodges of ovorgreon and flowers
add natural beauty to the scene. PASSING
over and near tho contro Of the park mag.
nifioent column rises above all tho rest to tho
memory of the Confederate dead. This lofty
tower of solid granite, with its broad baso.
ment, is indeed fitting monument to the
memory of our 'sFallcn Braves" but it also
stands to show the true devotion of those
noble wonen of Georgia who erected it by
their own persovering efforts.
We next turned our attention to tho iron
works and factories of tho city, and tho first
we visited wore tho Atlanta Machine Works,
by Porter and Meakin. We wore pleased with
the order which prevailed. Every man was
at his post and tho machinery worked as if
by intellect. Here we had the pleasure of
seeing casting in iron for the irst time and
the ease with which the fcry metal was con-
Veyed from furnace to mould was surprising.
We next came to the "Rolling Mills Iron
Works." We were convinced of the mower
OF machinery in tho works and wc opened our
eyes when wo saw block of iron about five
feet long pass through the rollers several
timos and come out finished railroad track
iron fully twenty feet long.
We next visited the bag factory Of Elsas.
May & Go. We did not 20 through tho whole
works, but from the quality and quantity of
tho work which they turn out they are surely
doing good business.
We visited other factories of different
kinds. Indeed we can not tell by far all we
saw in factorios. We notice manufacturing to
be q prominent feature of Atlanta. and M
doubt to this she owes tho rapid progrcss
which sho has made of lato Sho now rivals
any city of the North in the quality of her
manufactures and tho day is not far distant
when the South will exceed the North in
quantity.
This brings us to the close Of our tramp
we feel that wo have fallen Tar short of giving
full description of our trip, but wo have
trcspassed too far upon the patience Of your
many readers alrcndy.
Saturday o'clock finds us on board tho
train homeward bound. Tic dust of tho
preceding day has now been laid by refresh
ing shows, and our return promises to bo
pleasant. Sadly we leuve Atlanta, with the
hum of business, the singing of her factories,
and more than oil. tho hospitality of her
citizens; but we must bid hor adien, to return
to those wo love best. We feel much re-
troshcd after our visit of only three dollars and
q half necessary expenses.
Wo appreciate very much the action of the
railroad authorities in Offering these reduced
rates occasionally. They afford the Door
class an opportunity of visiting their kindred
and also give to tho people of tho two Caro-,
l!nas and Georgia in general privilege Of
shaking hands in one common unity.
JOANNES.
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