Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-18
LIFE AT MACON
Jack Plane Tells the Racy News of the
DaY in q Letter.
C0TgesJoadeHce of tie Aorai5,g News.

Co4yesDcadeDce of tie AoTniag NeWs.
MACON, August 16.-We have been hay'
ing copiOus showers for the past two
weeks and the gardens and flower yards are
looking splendid. Above us and below us
the drought prevails. DR.. j. p. Stevens re-
turned from his plantation in Lee county,
ana says be has not had a good season of
rain in seven weeks and the crops are
burned up.
Now and then we see a few loads of
watermelons on the streets, but the sea
son is about over. Peaches are fast dis
appearing -from the market, and the APP
pies come in slowly,
The insurance agents have had some
trouble with the electric lights. The
Brush Electric Light Company have APP
pointed Mr. George Payne electrician, and
certificates can be had on application.
This removes all difficulties, and nearly
all the larger stOrerOOms are supplied
with electric light now.
Real estate continues to appreciate. and
some fine transactions have taken place
in the city. Property that was given in
to the Tax Receiver at $500 could not be
purchased to-day for $500 or $4,000. A
great MANY pcOplC nave FCls loNot kOn-
sciences when il comes to Yaluing their
own property for taxation, Rents are
rating high, and the demand for houses is
in excess of the supply.
OUR CITY FATHERS
continue to multiply ordinances, and the
s'Code of the city" will soon equal the
"Code of Georgia" in bulk. Some Of these
snactments are timely and wise, and some
are otherwise These City Dads are grow
ing esthetical. They have hushed all the
whistles in the city limits, because they
were offensive to ears polite. And it was
reDorte,l on the street that an ordinance
would be introduced to silence all the
church bells and muffie the town clock,
so that their 9sthetical dreaminess might
not be disturbed. The only bells on which
no restrictions are placed are the dinner
bells and the society bellies, Fhe RAILROAD
engineers think that their rights have been
invaded. and while they cannot open the
valve within city limits the steam whistle
lifts up its voice yOciferously the moment
the line is crossed. Every workingman
must now have a clock. There are no
whistles announcing the hour for work.
1t is good for the clock vendors if not for
the sons OF toll. 1t is an i'll wind that
blows nobody good.
some months ago the Southern News
Company turned over their contracts and
interests on all the railroads leading out
of Macon to Capt. Thomas Henderson, of
the Southern Express Company. Captain
Henderson has made sundry improve
ments. and the public are more satistac-
torilv served than ever before. He gives
every paper a chance, and consequently
there are more copies Of the MORNING
NEWS sold over the Sonthwesterh Road
than used to be on all the roads leading
out of Macon. He informs me the demand
is increasing, especially as the trains
near Eufaula, and this fall his order will
be greatly enlarged.
TRAVEL THROUGH MACON
was never known so good during the
summer season as it has been for the past
two months. Every train going and COM
ing seems to be wen filled with passen-
gers,
Our merchants are preparing for Q
large fall trade. Many seem to think
that the cry Of failure of the cotton crop
is premature. They say that Georgia has
always made more cotton than she ought
to, and the preseht yiell Eill be ample to
meet every contingency.
The election Of Col. Thomas Hardeman