The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-12-21
ATLANTA coRREspoNDENcE.
ATLANTA, Ga. Dec. IS, 1851.

EDITORS CLARION: It was the good for
tune of your correspondent to spend tire
days in this wonderful city which ha
sprung into immense proportions, both il
population and wealth in such short tim
for tie South had this young giant beer
located in the great Northwest, where cities
attain magic growth in few years n
thought would be given the subject; not 50
however, if in the South, which has had nc
living stream of immigrants pouring il
upon her from all parts of the world Il
build up her waste places, to wipe out, as il
were, the last yestiges Of terrible war anC
to Ell her heart full of gladness and of JOY
Atlanta in 1888 was 4 dense forest, and .
small stream was running through gentle
rayine where the Kimball House, a mag
fcient Hotel, now stands There are mel
living to-day who shot deer all along where
the passenger depot and busiest blocks OF
buildings are now located, and scores ol
men who remember where the first house
was built. In earlier days very desperate
and famous Indian battle vas fought where
Atlanta now is. 1t was first called Ter
minus" being then the terminus of tht
Georgia Railroad, projected from Augusta
then in 1872, when another railroad having
been built, it was called "Marthayille," in
honor of a daughter Of Governor Lumpkin
Finally, in 1917, when the town had attained
n of
named Atlanta, in honor of that swift footed
goddess of that name John G. Calhoun
riding through the forest that marked the
present site of Atlanta and noting the
peculiar junction Of the heavy ridges there
predicted at some future time great city
would be planted where he then stood
1t would take more space than l can de-
vote in this article to say that Atlanta was
growing rapidly at the breaking out of the
war in 1 SCI, that in 1864 it sustained a
siege of about fifty days, and finally after
the battles of Peachtree creek and Atlanta,
and various smaller battles and skirmishes,
the Confederates abandoned the city on
September the I'd, and the Federal troops
took possession. Peace having been con-
cluded Atlanta Immediately attracted the
attention of capitalists and live business
men from all parts of the Union, and from
a population of 500 in 1915; 1000 in 1850
1900 in 1860; 21,7S9 in 1870; 10000 in
1880; it is now estimated at between a.
900 and $4,000 inhabitants ; and in view of
all the points of advantages over other local
tiles in the South, there are persons who
believe that Atlanta will double her popu-
lation within the next ten years
THE ATLANTA EXHIBITION,
which in all its departments is upon a most
extensive scale, although intended or iginal-
ly only as an exhibition of cottonin all its
aspects, growth, production and manufac-
turo. By all who attended the Centennial
at Philadelphia, the cotton interest at Allan
Ia is represented as far surprising anything
exhibited at Philadelphia, while in all other
departments it is universally conceded as
second to it. The Exposition is being held at
Oglethorpe Park, beautiful plot of ground
nineteen acres, about two miles
from the city, and easily reached by special
railroad trains and street railroad cars leav-
ing the city every seven minutes. The
main Exposition buildings are in the form
of Greek cross of immense proportions,
and under their spacious roof is found col
lected together the greatest display of the
products, mineral, timber, and mechanical
skill of the South, besides the magnificent
display aud al
Il IL. L1f,
Southern soil. Here everything is to be
seen, every individual, be his or her pursuit
whatever it may be, will find something to
interest him or her and never tire apparently
of sight seeing. believe that fully two weeks
can be put in to advantage at Atlanta by
any visitor desrous of fully informing him
self as to the capacity, produetiveness and
of this wonderfully great
of ours.
THE COTTON DEPARTMENT,
of course, is the most complete. Cotton
being seen growing upon the grounds, being
picked, ginned and baled upon the ground.
Then being taken to the manufacturing
room it is carded, spun and woven into all
manner of cotton goods, such as domestics,
checks, ginghams, etc. etc, but that which
attracted the most attention in this depart
ment was the manufacture of spool cotton
thread, it being spun, sized, spoiled, ticketed
or labelled and packed in the presence of all
The facility with which the
intricate and complicated machines used in
the above operations did their work was
perfectly marvellous and kept a crowd
around all the time. By way of contrast
with the improved modern cotton looms of
the present day, side by side is exhibited an
old fashioned home made loom, operated
by an old lady of the olden time, reminding
one of the day when home spun clothes were
worn and deeds of trusts for Ohio bacon,
Illinois corn, and store clothes were un-
known. Close by this group are also to be
seen silk looms weaving gros-grain black
silk, and beautiful colored silk handerchiefs,
with pictures of the Exposition buildings
woven into the same. During the progress
of the Exposition the cotton was picked,
spun, dyed, woven and made into suits upon
the same day, and presented the Governors
of Connecticut and Georgia, and Col. f. 9.
Morehead, President of the National Cotton
Planters Association. Speaking Of silk
goods reminds me of the display of the
Women's Silk Culture Association of the
United States. 1t includes fine assort-
ment of raw and manufactured silk cocoons
and should not be overlooked by visitors.
1t shows what ladies can do in branch OF
industry well suited to their taste for the
elegant and the beautiful.
In addition to all descriptions OF
machinery for the manufacture of cotton
goods, planters will find here every deserip-
tion of cotton gins, cotton presses, cotton
seed planters, cotton cultivators, cotton seed
hullers, cotton ties, cotton cleaners, cotton
feeders, in short every appliances necessary
to cultivate and prepare cotton for market,
bnt / failed to see or hear of the cotton
picking machines that the papers informed
their readers would be exhibited at Atlanta.
THE CLEMENT ATTACHMENT,
4 much spoken Of and much written about
machine is to be seen here turning out
the prettiest slivers ever made by any
machine. OF it the Boston Bulletin says,
this wonderful machine is in the east wing
of the main building, opposite the Brides
burg Company's display of machinery.
One cleaner is used to prepare cotton for
the gin which is placed in the feeder, and
then it starts on its wonderful journey
through the gin to card-the gin and card
forming one machine; which produces a
perfect Silver at the rate of 200 pounds per
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