The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24
MARIETTA.
A Graphic Sketch of Place. People and
Peculiarites.


We arr permitted 10 copy a letter from a
Northern gentleman, who aftsra residence OF
one wear bought a home here for his tamily -
He has been here now going on two years and
we are glad to hear him speak that which he
knows from experience as 10 our place
MARIETTA, GA. June 18th, 1880.
DEAR -. 1t gives inc pleasure 10 respond
to your enquiry as 10 the health, deslrN6ilty
a. place of re idence, etc. Of this locality.
Marietta is an incorporated city of 22lS in
habi ants census Just nmplrled-situated in
Cobb count,. Ga, % miles north of Atlanta,
the calital of the State and about two and a
half miles from the base Of kennesaw noun
tain. on the line of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad, sometimes called the "kennesaw
Route" This road is owned by the Stale, but
worked by lessees II il Thoroughly equipped
its road bed complete and steel rail laid. 1t ia
The main outlet to the Southeastern seaboard
for the products of the west being almost the
only route through the great mountain ranges
between the Atlantic ocean aud the Tennessee
River The highest point on the line, being
1857 feet above s4a level. a short distance
north Of the iowa; our piazza is nearly 1900
feet some 80 trains daily traverse this road.
The North Ga Railroad has It's southern
terminus also at his place. s aa. ...e.
In 1851, the Georgia Military Institute was
established here, under all act Of the Legisa
ture, from which had gradual some OF the
brightest men Of the State lts alumni are
now scattered over the Southern States while
some are gracjng favored stations in life in
northern localities But Shermans passage to
the sea terminated lis history. unless it be that
Col Henry ID. Capprs' school now in operation
here, shall form nucleus around which Its Old
friends tn4y rally and the Old Institute be born
again To, as | hope, brilliant future. DO
you remember Major Gen ..egrand Capers
who lived near u ON Henry Street, Brook IN
Well this Col Capers is his nephew, hence our
mountaineering has been like the meeting OF
old friends.
But to return to my text Marietta, as a
place Of residence or temporary resort either
for health or comfort aud the enjoyments Of
country lie is chiefly to be priced. II man
has no money or wishes TO obtain the most
moderate of livelihoods at a trade, in his pro
fession. or in business, and hopes 10 obtain al
most any kind of paying work this is not the
place, at present to come to. Every line of
business is more than filled but for those who
have "a moderate competency II is Just the place,
a eriect home 'fh4 cost of living is exceed
inely moderate, land cheap, averaging the
county. cultivable laud will range from Sl2 to
SIS per acre. The country is well wooded
Poplar, pine chestnut hickory, and several
kinds of oak prevail. The soil is OF two kinds.
gray sandy clay and red clay, both stiff the
latter preferable, both requiring thorough
working for generous returns In general ap
pear.nce the soil seems to be Of poor quality
aud all of it pays for iis building up. Ii the
careful. faithful labor of ihe north could be put
upon this soil with intelligence to guide its
conduct, would scarcely venture 10 iorteI
what might be done here. SdlI, with even
such slip shod labor as we have, our gardens
Weld abuudanty with reasonable att. ntion aud
composing and as every one has Tor the most
part heretofore relied upon their own gardens
for vegetables and the like Garden-truck has
net been much ou sale in town until recently
Now, however, most vegetables are To be had
in THEN season. A. TO seasous, what itte OF
winter we do have is short the summer long,
so that OF many things we have spring and
ftll crop Fruit houii>h here and is abun-
dant. have been eating an early variety OF
peach, (-'H aies Early" | think is the Kane.
very Ike om Northern Rare ripes,) since the
l2th of June from our own orchard. Straw
berries aud Rsspberries are cultivated, while
Dew and Black berries are weeds which we
have tronbl- to root ont. To enumeraIe the
fruit trees, must name1 peach, apple, plumb,
! apricot Cherry, pear, crab apple and persim-
mon Those which grow wild, English wal
nut, pecan, chestnut, hickory, beach chinque
| pn, ETC. and the tx, the latter yielding some
times three crops in one season
Stock. average we'll, although the cnstom of
| turning loose to forage has deterl0ratlng ten
dency But the country people think they are
| too poor TO keep up their fences, that Is the
! reason they give, while ifthe truth was ton
without reserve it Is they mean 10 have their
cows and hogs feed at some oth~r persons ex
pense than their own They cannot yet see
that such policy does not pay.
The resident society is excellent, and Mari
eta. occupying as it were, aud ! might say
| does Ia fact, middle ground as to heat aud
| cod (never being either as hot or cold as New
| York Two classes Of annual visitors frequent IT,
| those from Northern States coming in the vim
| ter. while those from the Southern sea board
aud low countries vsit us in the summer
months and this influx Of strangers, so different
! in many thugs, adds change and piquancy t.
! ohr social atmosphere. %"
With health, then in view, $50 far as pure
water, brecing atmosphere and fine scenery are
concerned more desirable locality TO live in
can scarcely be found" This is what White
| the historian, says Of Marietta. and it is the one
attestaton Of all travellers, especially those who
| suffering from pulmonary anu thIOhb Ailii'il
| Ties have sought the most favored parts OF the
world in search Of relief and health l am sat
isiiad that | do not put II too strongly when
| saw that for health did comfort, and reasona
| bic social life Marietta is the spot Oh earth It
come To-, at any season of the year, while there
| is no day in year when person need to leave
! il to better him self in either of the above pre-
! requisites in this life.
There are every variety of carriage roads
very few on a level for any great distance, the
topography of the country being much broken
undulating and billy Within radil OF three
miles you find, say, twenty, or more, eiava
tons, giving yOu the most picturesque scenery
and what strikes The traveller as remarkable, is
that SO many points furnish an outlook cover.
ing such wild range OF vision, say 10 aud
! even Is miles stretch Of broken country
| These drives are numberiess, of any length
| and in every direction. That to Atlanta Is
| beautiful. though hard one on the team, toT
the hills are steep. In taking this ride you
| have to cross the Chattahoochee river on flat
| boat.
| In and near Marietta are the large Kennesaw
| Flour Mills Drumby Il Bros Chair Factory, a
! Wagon Factory, two Tanneries, Shoe tacto'
ry a Planning mill, a Foundry ana Paper
mill all in successful operation, and the business
of the place. which includes Fertilizers and
Cotton makes iiVrly actlVlty CurlhB lIle odsy
season
As 10 market, Atlanta being only twenty
miles distant, any want ola reasonable being
can be supplied on SHIRT notice. We have not
had occasion to send TO New York for any lack
in quality or excess Of cost for hardly any
thing since we settled here, eighteen months
| ago, Ice is brought from Atlanta daily and
served at one cent pound Fresh fish from
the sea boa I'd, sLerps head, blue snapPers
drum and oysters in their season, weekly, and
if you must have lectures. theater or literary
entertainments they are to be had ia Atlanta IN
re reasonable qdantity andquality from 'Ialmage
either way, in their seasons.
must make one other reference here TO at
mos phere Last year the thermom ster only
raised above ninety degrees twelve times. and
its cores ondng nights were from 20 10 % de-
preps coO'er than The day.