Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
Special Correspondence PUBLIo LgodER.l
NEAR LAKE CITY, FLORIDA,
February 10. 1881

February ~, leol
A trip from West Tennessee to
Fllrida is full of interest to the trav-
eler,. pleasure-seeker or invalid
Leaving Memphis via the Memphis
and CHI eston railroad, the most de
sirable, comfortable and available
route, n is scarcely out Of sight Of
SOME OLD BATTLEFIELD
or fertilization rntii the coast Is
reached at Brunswick, Georgia. Your
correspondent made such a basty trip,
however, that any attempt to add any,
thinr new in the associations which
the historical ground from Memphis
TO Ohattanooga, near which latter
place Hooker wss said to have waged
a great battle in the clouds, and from
C~hattanooaa to Atlanta, on which
route lies Missionary Ridge, Chicka-
manga, Resacca, NJ %rietta, Pine
Mountain, and hundreds of other
fields that were baptized with The
best blood oftwo mighty armies, would
be s%uperfuous and NAL apropos in an
article Of this kind. Fortunately
A NEW SOUTH,
teeming with smiling cities and VIII
lages. has arisen out of the blood
and caanlge and dismantled homes OF
its former b~attlefelds.
Passing through the Gate City, the
young giant Of the south, after a lux
urious ride over the Western and At
llntic road, | drew up for the first
time on the journey at Macon, a
charming city Of
TWENTY THOUSAND INHABITANTS,
according to the late census. For
wide streets, charming avenues, lux
uriant shade trees, palatial residences,
6ne stores churches aud schools,
Macon has scarcely an equal in the
south. The dilapidated southern
architecture, Of which we occasionally
read in northern papers just before
elections, is not visible in the city Of
Mac5n. 1t is a live, progressive, pros
porous place, and will compare favor
ably with any city Of its size this side
of Chicago. 1t is the seat of three
frst-class colleges, one of which, the
Wesleyan Female College. has the
proud honor Of being the first female
college
EVER ESTABLISHED IN THE WORLD.
Neon is the third cotton market in
Georgia. 1t boasts Of several -four
isliag cotton factories. which add i'm.
mensely to the importance Of the
Place. Here ~also,are located the gen.
eral Offices Of the Macon and Bruins
wick railroad, a cooperation that la.
been Of vast service to the south il
developing and bringing into motto.
southeastern aud middle Georgia
DWing my short stop / had tn
pleasure Of meeting the two principa
officers ofthe road, Messrs. Edward
and Sh rpe, superintendent, and gen
era passenger agent. TO them bot
was placed under special obligations
or exceedingly courteous treatmen
and much valuable information cor
corning the growth and %reeources
that portion Of Georgia lying betwea
Macon and Brunswick, a distance
1856 miles. On either side of IL
route are located vast forests OF
THE FINEST PINE TREES
ia the world. When we consider Il
proximity Of this timber to the raj
road and the coast, it IS surprisit
that the lands are only worth on Il
market from fifty cents to two dole.
per acre. II was estimated 10 Ia
that the United States consumed
THIRTY MILLION toss
Of growing timber each year. Wit
the humiliation Of the pine IN the es.
it is only a question Of time VIII,
these cheap Georgia lands will vie
immense fortunes to their owners.
regret that a want Of space proven
any further remarks on the resourc
Of this part Of Georgia.
Continuing cur journey in a comm
I,..laonar On tho Macon and Brur