The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-08-17
MARIETTA.
From the Savannah News.

The country round about Marietta is famous
for picturesque scenery fertile hills and valleys
delightful summer breezessand cool, pure en-
ioyable water. At this wIitinc ihe fields are
green with growing crops 81 corn, cotton, peas,
potatoes, sorghum, Uillet. sc and the corn IN
striking contrast with that etthe southern part
OF the state. where the fodder has been pulled
and the fields already broken for the harvest
Like all other sections of Georgia the present
year. Cobb county has made an unusually
heavy crop, and her citizens once more rejoice
in peace aud plenty.
There is perhaps no city IN the state so well
located for the pleasure ard convenience OF
summer residence, and why any south Geor-
gian should pass by this healthy and beautiful
region to paironize even less favored localities
far away among strangers l am unable to com
prehend unless. it be attrib0ted to the foolish
vanity of appearances so prevalent OF going
abroad"
Within an hours easy ride OF the busy, thriv-
ing newsy, populons capital OF the state among
The mountains, with every advantage OF health-
hIl, breezy elevation, OF educational and relS'
ioas facilities aud association, and with tha
spurest and most refined society, Marietta Is al
situated for the summer homes OF those
who uhsbit the warmer region OF the south,
where The long summers euervate ana reduce
the physical energies. 1t has tOI a long time
been thus recognized by many, but It's adyn-
tages should be better known, and hope these
references may tract thithtr some who spend
thousands to much less advantage IN more pre-
tentious localities of higher latitude. The so
ciety Of Marietta has ever been considered the
best equaliDg the most pretentlous cities OF the
country, aud numbering smong It's summer
visitors from tile south. and It's winter visitors
III. T. Of
descendants Of noble ancestors maintaining the
honor and dignity OF their names. Some at
this class are also COMMUNICATIONS here aud
may say from my own observation, as well
as from the abundant testimony Of others, none
more honorable OF Ithy than the Mari
eta survivors OF the famous ola Hnguen0t
house of Count hobart, OF France. The taste
and elegance OF home life IN Marietta are not
surpassed IN the state -resideuces are beautiful
V designed aud located ornamented with eX-
callent taste and surrounded with ntellieently
cultivated shrubs and flowers Nowhere have
seen more attention ami good taste exhibited
in the management OF flowers, and their ar
rangement for proper display about the dwell
ngs
The love of flowers among the citizens is
universal and eQualed only by their hospital
ity, OF which your correspondent can speak
from personal experience from the hands OF
the good Doctor Greer aud his excellent con
sort. Some of these days, not very distant in
the future, hundreds OF elegant and costly
mansions will rise like Alad iin's palaces among
the beautiful hills Of Marietta AMI other line To-
cafies in the sishity ofxtAtlanta. That re
markabe city Of remarkable energy and
growth will need them, and thousands of her
business men will pour III in the morning and
out in the evening 10 beautiful homes in the
less crowded suburban towns on her numerous
ralroadR. H. q. 49,