Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-08-04
A Visit to Atlanta, the Gate, City
The Railroads The Cotton
Exposition, &c.

| MsSoRp' IiUlTOhS: lue Ot AtS
lanta and Charlotte Air Line Railroad has
brought about many pleasant things to those
that live along the line of that first GLASS road,
and among the many advantages and pleasures
We and her excursions second to noue They
afford cheap rates to all who may desire to visit
Atlanta at leisure time and who wish to spend
q breathing spejl In the way Of pastime or In a;
business view or BOTH On such an occasion r.
ayailed myself Of making flying visit on a.
recent date to the Gate City I boarded the
unique train Of tho Elberton Air Line Railroad.
at Lavonia at balf.past O'Clock P. NJ. and one
hours pleasant ride brought us to Toccoa City.
The timo and capacity is not equal to the main
trunk line on the road, but It is sufficient ir
| either respect to answer the demand. This
rairoad has beon the means Of building up the
counties Of Franklin, Hart aud Ebert and
especially In agriculture. I was Informed that
before the road was built the lower portion Of
Ebert was much the best farming country, and
now the upper portion through which the tsa&
passes Is far in advance in her agricultural pro-
ducts.
Toccoa Is beautiful place and is improving
and It's very namo gives II farno Of romance
and interest that will always mako it attractive
| 10 the tourist. We remained hcre but q short
time. There were two well filled trains from
| Charlotte. yet this well equipped road found
ample means for transporting The passengers Of
the Elberton Air Line wihoat being crowded.
The run from this point 10 Atlanta WAS made i'm
good time; the excursioniss were quiet anb
| orderly. the air was braoing md no dust, owing
to tho rain that commenced falling al Mt Airy
and continued 10 Aslant@. Tnoticed jupt beyond.
Goin liz Iho a. -.
fall of rain The crops along the railroad in,
dioated partial showers. We reaobed the city
at O'Clock. We stopped al private boarding.
house where we enjoyed goed nights sloep.
and got board on the Europsam plan which is
| especially convenient to those who think 'fruits.
and farinacea" The proper food Of man. To
sny Atlnnia is improving is TOO tnn,o phrase
TO express the boom like strides that this modern,
Gotham city is making. One item Of note
claiming her attention just now is her water
famine" owing TO the increase Of machinery
and other improvements. The remedy in con-.
temptation is TO build canal thirty or fortSS
miles up the Chattahoochce. Gen. Sherman,
who contemplated building this canal and had
ii surveyed, if he had remained in Atlanta with
his army in 1854 has rendered the company
with profile of his survey and will be of
service in the survey. The canal will not bo
used for transportation unless machinery Is
built on the canal in which case the raw ma
terial, coal and manufactured wares will be
transported in this way
The Legislature was in session Tho BODY
were engaged with appropriation for aiding;
the cotton exposition. From what could learn,
there is considerable element of prohibitory
feeling in The body.
Ponce DcLeon Springs, in the suburbs of the,
city, is quite resort for the elite of the city.
In The sixteenth century n Spanish adventurer
was impressed that there vas river that
flowed through the land of flowers (Florida) of
which If person drank he would never die.
licnce the namo Ponce DcLcon Springs and to,
witness the hrongs of people wEo gulp down
the nauseons stuff one would he impressed that
Ponce DeLcon has many followers
Bnt tho granlest attraction connected with
Atlanta now is the cotton exposition, descrip-
ton of which might better be imagined than
described. There are thirteen competitors for
Blk hundred dollar prize. in half ncre lots, oil
on the fair grounds. The whole plan of oul-
'nrc fertilizng &c, Is inspected by commit
tee, the prize to be awarded to those that make
me most cotton at the least expense Tho
prospect Is fascinating to behold 10 those that
love TO ill The soil and believe in progressive.
farming. Each lot has few rows unfertilized
TO show the contrast and assure you that that
contrast is so striking that q blind man maw
read if he will run. Hundreds Of hands are
employed OH the building and The appearances
begins to be quite imposing and will no doubt
or'ng the )argest crowd 10 Atlanta In October.
thal ever assembled there and nose interess
manifested and more ntili'y brought 10 light
'nan can now be conceived Of. only stnyed
one day in The city and lsst the second day at 4
O'CLOCK a. A., reaching home for dnnes. pleased
WIN my tying visit md feeling nnder renewed
Obligations to ,he railroad s2iners for their
courteous attention and safe return.
FRANK.
The United States Ceasi opened at Green.
7'l'e on the LIST Instant. There is very little
business from this county.
Col. Buroh, Secretary of tho United
States Senate, is dead. The "deodlock" oyor
him and his Office will now 10 oil probability
cease.
QUICK WonK.-At 4 o'olobk last Friday
morning force of 5000 men commenced tho
WORK OF changing tho gauge of tho Chicago, st.
Louis and New Orleans Railway extending from
Ne" Orleans 10 Cairo, Ill., distance Of $50
miles exclusive Of sido tracks, from fiye feet to-
Tour foet six inches BY three p. II. the work
wns completed and trains running. It COST
$4,000 600 10 do this work.
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