Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-25

McRAE, TELFAIR COUNTY, April 21.-Editor
Morning NetoS From the FiIls and red lands
of Houston to the wiregrass region is quite a
transition-more in the character of the land
than in the distance between the two points
No section Of Georgia has improved more dur
ing the last decade than that penetrated by the
Macon and Brunswick Railroad; and yet not one
half of its resources have been developed.
The possibilities of the future are rich with
promise.
The Uplands Hotel, at Eastman, has had a
very prosperous season, and many applicants
were turned away for want Of room. Another
wing will be added by the opening OF the next
season.
The business of the road has wonder
fully increased in all departments. The p's-
senger traffic was never more prosperous, and
the freight business astonisheS even the man
ayers themselves New rolling stock Is being
added continually, and yet the supply is not
equal to the demand. A more attentive and
efficient set of men are not to be found on any
road. learn that on the 1st os May, when the
WaycrOsS division of the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railroad Is finished, this road
will put on fast train from Macon in the day
time to make connection at JeSup with the Sa-
vannah train for Jacksonville and it Is thought
by next September a through train direct
from Macon to Jacksonville will be the order
of the day This will facilitate the Florida travel
greatly.
The turpentine farms are doing well, and
many new ones are being opened at all avail
able points within easy distance of the road.
This industry has almost trebled itself within
the last two years. This may also be said of
the lumber business / notice quite a number
of new saw mills have gone up since the winter
Of 1880. The traffic has increased greatly,
and especially to foreign ports. The only un-
promising feature in all this is the fearful de-
struction of our pine forests. Some, know,
regard me an alarmist upon this subject, but
cannot help lamenting what seems to me a
wanton destruction of pine timber. There
never was State so butchered in this regard
as Georgia, and the next generation will realize
1t with more force than we can depict it now.
The failure Of Mr.. Woodbridge, of Savannah,
has created quite a panic in this section. A
large number of people here were his patrons
and while none have large claims, yet they
run from one to one hundred bales of cotton,
| and IN the aggregate will be very serious loss
| to the people.
McRae, the county seat of TeIfair, is grow
| ing slowly, and increasing business upon q
| Surer basis than some of her neighbors. This
place draws large trade from the interior
| and is the shipping point for many country
stores found the Superior Court in session
with Judge Pate presiding. A considerable
amount of business had already been disposed
! of. To-day was taken up with the trial ol
/ Lewis Clark for the murder of Burrough Mann
both colored, on last Christmas day. Bott
had been drinking, and as an old grudge ha6
existed between them for some time they re
! solved to settle it that day, resulting in the
death of Mann, who was horribly mangled, ant
! Clark badly wounded. The case was given tC
the jury at dark, and to the surprise of ma
! jority of those who heard the testimony,
| verdict was rendered for voluntary man
| slaughter" The prisoner was ably defended
by Colonel Stanley, of Dublin, and Genera
Horn, of Hawkinsville. Solicitor Easol
thought and it looked like he had an easy
case, but the jury thought otherwise. 1 leave
| before the court adjourns.
Quite number OF people through this sec
tion are interested in the wool question anC
they watch the quotations in the MORNING
NEWS with great deal of interest. grea
many sheep have died in consequence of the
hard winter through which we have Just pass
ed. The yield win be limited this year to wha
it was last. A large number of cattle have
also succumbed to the rigors of the winter
and the scantiness Of food. Farming opera
tions are as far behind here as in Middle Geor
! gia, but the oat crop is more promising. The
fruit is also unhurt in this county, and whilC
the orchards are smaller and the varieties moi
so great, the wiregrass is going to furnish us
with the best peaches this year.
! DR.. Cooley, well known in Georgia, is here
with good troup, and is furnishing the people
with excellent amusements every night
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