Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-21
CORRESPONDENTS.

1 VI. CORRESPONDENCE. By Steamer to BrunsVvfck, Georgfa-To Macon-Augusta-AtI Hotels | Wonderful GrOvvth-The Internationa al Cotton Exchange-what Northern En, terprise Has Done for the City. ATLANTA, Ga, March IT. | To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: Like ourselves desiring to go from Florida
 to New Orleans, two gentlemen from Pense-
 cola were also obliged to go from Fernandina
 round about via Montgomery, Alabama, five or six hundred miles out of their way, to
 reach home. But we were told the powers at Tallahassee had recently passed an act to em- power some party to build the road to Mobile | junction, which will cut of the five or six hundred miles by road of one hundred We all took the steamer H. B. Plant for the Brunswick route, and had beautiful inside sail of about six hours, passing the ocean Inlets at intervals, then channels narrow and crooked, and once ran aground, but backed off without trouble.
 Just before reaching Brunswick the eIe- gant steamer Florida, coming from Savan- nah, was signalled, lying upon the flats wait ing for the tide, but needing no assistance The Plant went up to the dock, and we took to the cars. It was Saturday night Some miles on the way there was a rush and inqui- ", What's to pay" Negro raftsmen fill the platform. shot and one falls We are
 cautioned to keep heads in Another car is
 provided for the raftsmen, and they go on for
 Sunday frolic as was stated. After an all
 nights ride Macon, Georgia, is reached
 Sunday the Methodist church is sought.
 Monday morning early 8 guest, who it was seen had been drinking, jumped or fell from the third story window, and he was no more. Three days in Macon sufficed. Augusta was then visited for three days. Augusta is one of the southern cities to be seen if possible This season the foliage is six weeks behind time. The beautiful cemetery owes it's beauty to Mayor Robert H. May, who twen- ty years ago caused seven hundred magnolia trees to be planted. MT. May then held the office which he now holds. Augusta has a model successful cotton factory. The canal which supplies the power for the machinery is seven miles in length, and is of sufficient capacity to furnish fourteen thousand horse power from the Savannah river which falls nearly forty feet in the distance. Summer vile. three miles from Augusta, is beautiful suburban village, with handsome places, ele- vated above the city over three hundred feet It required four horses to raise one talked of for Augusta people. At present the popular resort is eighteen miles in the opposite direction.
 Atlanta is reached after eight hours ride Atlanta, the place I saw fifteen years ago, entirely devasted; Sherman's S army had left nothing but ruins. The Atlanta of to-day has its hotels of five stories high and smaller ones The Kimball House, the largest, is crowded. Two nights each week in the cor riders the Arsenal band discourses rich music for the guests and invited friends. This, I suppose, is for an advertisement. The Kim ball House is magnificent in it's design. The corridors and vestibule will accommodate wifi aaCa civ h11r11 roI ooioh ht l,oI people. We have been here nearly week, and, having the freedom of the city, have i'm proved the same. The Markham House was patronized by President Hayes, and is we'll spoken of The two houses are at either end of the depot Seven track of railroads running under their inspection afford ample business for the porters and hangers-on. The new postofice and custom house is an admirable structure. The churches vie with those of older cities. Horse railroads run in various directions. An iron bridge spans of the crossings of streets over the seven tracks, and more ought to be built at once. Atlanta is called the Gate City, owing it's name to it's locality as an entrance from the mountain regions to the fiat countries of the South, but various projected routes to the sea may hereafter rob it of it's name in a measure. Wonderful has been its growth and revivifcation. Where fifteen years ago were only ruins now stand depot houses, man ufactories public buildings, churches, ele- gant residences, stores for the retailing of goods, and everything which city of forty thousand people might be expected to have.
 The great matter to-day is (and it is expect national Cotton Exchange to be located at Atlanta. I suppose it is to be an organiza- tion similar to the northern agricultural expositions, except it is to be permanent institution. Large sums are to-day being subscribed for the object. It is designed to encourage manufacturing, as well as produc- ing cotton, and to stimulate the former the same as your agricultural and horticultural expositions have heretofore stimulated the northern farmer to produce the best by the best means. venture the remark that your board of trade, your exposition socie- ty, your Chamber of Commerce, might all take some note of the enterprise and energy with which local and national affairs are here taken hold of. I inquire where docs all this energy and activ- ity come from ?" and am answered, it is north ern pluck To all appearances we are in a northern city. quote from this mornings paper ''There is no man in Georgia who can do so much with the enterprise, and his name (H I. KimbalD is considered here sure promise of success s.' This refers to the International Cotton Exchange. Mir. Kim tall is president of the Atlantic cotton mills, which through persistent effort he has suc- cessfulIy established. It is unusual thing
 
 Georgia speaking in MT. KimbalPs favor. Mir. Kimball was formerly New Haven man, man of the most sanguine tempera- ment, and of equal energy, he has accom- plished more toward building up Atlanta than any other man. May he have wisdom, prudence and ability now to carry out the plans of his head and heart, is the wish of the people.
 The city is spreading Suburban residences are springing up here and there. Decatur, six miles away, is quite a pretty town with cottage residences. Marietta, twenty miles distant, is said to be one of the healthiest spots in the country. It has its boarding houses for city residents and those seeking health At Marietta, on high hill, may be seen eleven thousand graves of Union soldiers, and perhaps as many more of Con- federates in another cemetery. Cotton, as heretofore, will be the a1l-absorbing article of cultivation. I see in every quarter the proof that fertilizers are being made use Of by all who can purchase the manufactured article. The residence in Charlottesville of Alexander H. Stephens, and the residence of Ben Hill in Atlanta. are pointed out as those of re- markable men, As straws show which way the wind blows, will note one Sunday ob- servation, viz, it is nothing unusual to see the darkey bootblack polishing his better dressed brothers boots around the hotels for nickel Day and night constant string of cars pass under my window into and out from the depot from nearly all parts of the country. This is the place where fifteen or sixteen years ago witnessed the return from the mountains of fugitive plantation gang, knowing nothing then, ignorant of what freedom was and supposing they were going back to Carolina. What change! M.
 
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 [From the New York Herald.l