The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-05-15
southwest Georgia ExpIOra-
lions.
dawson and MOntezuma
ArtesIan Wells A Fa-
vOred Land,

Editorial Correspondence Southern World.
Through a night of tempest and
storm and rushing rain. and amid the
din OF ''heaven's artillery the wri
ter, leaving Atlanta at 5 p. IN. on
the train of the East Tennessee, Vir-
glma and Georgia Railroad, sped
rapidly away to Macon.
Magnificent time WAS made des-
pl'e the warning elements and it was
very evident that the road is in first
class condition. Strong faith in
predestination and full reliance in
Gods providence, however, are es
sfntlal to perfect tranquility when
whlrling along in Egyptian darkness
on the brink Ola swollen river and at
the rate of forty miles per hour.
But not the slightest mishap occur
red, and We should always tpraise
The bridge that takes US safely over"
A rainy Sabbath spent in she de-
liGhtful seciusion Of his own home,
and your correspondent is again an
humble integer in the long process
sion Of cars and human beings, which
follows the lead of the powerful To-
connective, this time bound for Daw-
son.
1t was long before the sun could
dlSpel the creeping mists which COW
cred with tilry evil the whole face
of nature, and even then the triumph
Of the king OF day" was short Soon.
the carecring clouds rallied their
battallons, and charging right aud
left, ovrrran the biue empyrean.
Then they began to weep, and
for several days poured forth th,ir
tears in copious streams upon the
bosom of mother earth But not
drop too much descended, for the
thirsty soil, FIVE month drought,
eagerly drank up and appropriated
the pluvial blessing.
As usual, we'll appointed, controll-
Ell and directed, the train on the
Southwestern Road" went on the
"even tenor OF its way coming
sqnarely up to schedule time at
every station.
A good dinner was provided for
the numerous passengers at Smith
vile, and there they separated,
some going south and others west
The writer took the latter direction
and in less than one hour had reach
cd his destination, Dawson, the
AoulishIng county seat of Terrell.
This county is the pride OF it's in
habitants, they boldly claim that it
is the garden spot of Southwestern
Georgia Unlike some of the neigh
boring districts, the surface is al
most as level as billiard table, and
though not very rich, responds gen.
erously to the fertilizers and indus
try Of the hnsbandman. Real estate
has advanced fully so per cent. in
side of five years, and there is very
little upon the market. Some tracts
have sold as high as twenty dollars
per acre.
Truck raising is BEGINNING to at
tract general attention, and small
farms and the intensive system of
cultivation are rapidly coming into
vogue Tie people are contented
aud happy, and net even the rich
fields CT Texas can hegule them
into leaving their comfortable
homes.
Dawson was settled in 1853 and
is noted fer the thrift and enter
prise of her citizens. The town con-
tains fifty-twO stores aud business
places, two thousand inhabitants,
one cotton seed mill erected ut
cost of $4,000 and owned at home,
one car factory and machine shop,
three steam gins, one grisi mill, two
saw mills, several churches, one ex-
tensive carriage and buggy wagon
factory, one manufactory of patent
medicines aud two Furnishing
schools.
OF the latter, the Male aud Fee
male College, presided over b, Prof.
MrNllty, numbers 15) students,
aud tue elegant college editice wolld
be an ornament to any city. The
school of Mr.. j. w. +. Lowrey al
so is deservedly held in high repute,
and shows about 100 pupils ON its
catalogue.
The cotton seed mill began oper-
atoms very late, and exhausted it's
supply after grinding 5000 bush Is
only. The whole product was read