Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-14
INSPECTING A RAILROAD.
One of the Many Interesting Items i'm
the Budget from Atlanta.


One of the Many Interesting Items i'm
the Budget from Atlanta.
ATLANTA, June 12.-As went to break
fast this morning l noticed Cant. q I
FOreaere and a party of DISTINGUISHED
looking gentlemen at the Georgia Pacific
Railroad depot. 1 learned that Gen
1. NJ Logan and other prominent officials
OF the Richmond and DanviIle Railroad
We're starting on an inspecting tour of the
Georgia Pacific, which Capt. Foreaere is
now pushing rapidly on to Birmingham.
Ala.
Speaking Of railroads, I see that the
tennessee truck farmers and fruit grow
efs are as bad of as some in Georgia. and
are at law with railroads to recover dam
ages Tor the delay of fruits and yegeta-
Dies. The fact Is fast becoming clear as
L stated in my letters long ago. that too
many inexperienced men have gone
into fruit culture and truck growing. and
the markets are already flooded with a
poor and inferior class of fruit and truck.
men must learn to assert at home and
ship properly. Poor and small stuff is
more worthless in New York than i'm
Georgia, and the eStsprOducts. poorly
packed, will be ruined before they reach
a market. But sad experience will this
year learn many needed lesson.
Ii is time, also, for fruit men and truck
farmers TO learn that sensational newspa-
Per articles dueit give success to their en-
terprises. There are certain rules and
business principles, aside from the agri-
cultural and horticultural points. that
must be clearly understood and cIOsely fol-
lowed. Any ordinary man can raise fruit
and truck, but it requires a good share of
common sense and keen business talent
zh nn.I
tage. All failures do not result from de-
laws or earelessness on the part of rail-
roads and steamships, but many can be
traced TO other causes. Good products
cannot be well handled unless well packed
at home.
After long waiting Atlanta is to have
three mounted policemen, which is two
less than our widespread city borders
demand. While our present force is eff
hcient in many respects, it is far too small
to cover some of the worst sections of the
city. With three policemen mounted we
shall have better and quicker protection
outside the centre of the town.
The Columbus Times says johnson has
confessed the murder of the De FOOr
family, and on this account thinks ought
10 explain my white mans theory. Well
it is also true that Asa Gum confessed
the same murder and was convicted, but
acquitted on second trial. JOhnsOn's con-
fessi0n is worth nothing as showing that
no white man was at the bottom of this
foul deed. Time will show.
An exchange alludes to our present
Governor as ''COlOnel." This is great
Injustice, as he stands out cOnspicuOus
among our military Governors as one who
never held the rank of Colonel. 1t is
true that Major Mcdaniel did command
both his regiment and his brigade and
was grand and heroic soldier i'm the hot
test of the fray, yet his highest military
title is that of Major.
The Executive Department of Georgia
seems to be a favOrite refuge for newsCa-
per men who desire public office. The
names of j. X. Sneed, p. w. Alexander,
}. W. Warren, L. W. Avery, c. w. Seidell,
W. ii. Harrison and I'll. +. w. Palmer
suggest themselves to me as / write. and
all have been journalists and secreta-
ries since Governor Smith was inaugu-
rated.
/ am glad to see a revival of Confederate
soldiers reunions. Some ten years ago
the Third Georgia Regiment and Hamp-
toms Cavalry Legion inaugurated quite
boom in this direction, and il is to be
hoped that the present boom will be made
permanent. One thing should not be over
looked any lOnger-and that is the gath
ering up for permanent preservation of
the records of companies and regiments,
who alone could have given reliable his
tory Of their commands. Now all attempts
to supply the desired information will be
in vain. Few seem to realize that nearly
twenty years have passed since the late
war, and that we are growing old fast.
No meeting or reunion this summer should
neglect the getting together of historical
war records.
Cadet Henry X. McCay, who was sent
to the prison ship Santee, with other
cadets Of the Naval Academy, for cheer
ing, is a native Georgian, being the son of
Prof. Chas. f. McCay, Ii. D., of Balti-
more, formerly of the University of GeOr-
gia. Cadet McCay is named for his uncle.
Gen. Henry Kent McCay, now Judge of
the United States District Court i'm At
lanta.
An AleXandrian, in correcting ''LOun-
gers" list of Confederate Generals, re-
fers to Gen. IvisOn, living near Mutland,
Fla. He probably refers to Gen. Alfred
IyersOn, Jr., a Georgian of the old army,
who resides near Maitland, Fla, in front
of Lakes Faith, Hope and Charity, the
greatest of these being Charity.
Unless some prOvidential cause cuts
short the approaching session of the Gen
eral Assembly it will continue at least
sixty days. An immense amount of new
local business is already in sight, with
more TO be heard. from, The Congressional
1UlNIlloulHt-uts lut new AOdu AttMs luC
school of technology, and the new capt.
tOl bill viii be among the prominent
measures that will occupy considerable
time. The friends of the new capitol
building are eager, and organized for a
long pull and a strong pull and pull all
together. Yet / do not think the people
of Georgia are ripe enough to be ''picked"
by any such glittering scheme. A year
later will be time enough.
Only little while ago the Hotel Mems
Mutual Benefit Association paid the heirs
of the late Johnny Poole the amount due
on his death, and now they have paid
over 81. 730 to the heirs of the late Joseph
GOOdsell, of the Pulaski House in Savan-
nah. This association is well conducted,
and has done much good.
A portion of the programme of Miss
Bunnie Loves school entertainment, at
DeGive's Opera House on Friday night,
embraces an 'In MemOriam" of Governor
stephens. participated in by seven Of the
little boys and girls. There will also be
a children's orchestra from the school
whose performances are remarkably per-
feet. A little girl plays the first violin.
CHATH AM.