The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-06-05
Editorial Correspondence
LETTER FROM ALBANY.

1t must seem to our people at home,
that q resident of Dawson should
come to Albany in order to find
restoration of health! And, yet, it
is true. that the people not only from
Dawson, but, rs well, from every
section of the whole country, are be.
ginning to look to Albany as one Of
the greatest sanItariums now known
to the invalid world. Only few
years ago Albany was regarded ar
the very hot bed Of mslarial poisons,
but by . system of sewerage hardly
equalled upon the continent, she has
succeeded in draining the surface OF
every vestige of malaria-prodncing
conditions and, to day, she stands
almost un,ivalled as a city of health.
But TO accomplish this result. Albany
has spent manytlousands o. dollars,
and a less determined people would
have given mp the work, years ago,
as task entirely too herculcan to
have promised success. But by u
courage, as rare as it iS honorable,
the city has persisted in its work
until it has trinmphsd over every
obstacle and placed every enemy un.
der its feet. And what is peculiar
OF all Albaniaus, they seem to realize
the full value of talking up their
town. They never lose an oppor.
tunity in putting in good word for
their handsome little city and her
numerous, growing enterprises. In
this respect, at least, Dawson might
learn q valuable lesson from her
more pretentious and more resoiute
neighbor, for nothing adds 80 much
to the strength and growth OF any
people as unity of thought, unity OF
expression and unity Of action.
But Albany has become particular
ly fam Gus abroad, as everyone knows,
on account OF her artesian wells
Hundred Of invalids from every sec.
ton of the country have already put
this water to the test, and the writer
has yet to learn of a single instance
where it has not accomplished good
results; and, indeed, in many casss,
cures wrought have been SO won
derful as to seem almost miraculous.
To tell Of these manifold cures aud
what the water will do for others
similarly affected, is the average
citizens most delightful employment.
After enumerating list of diseases
that this water is guaranteed to cure,
a prominent old gentleman, of this
city, said to the writer this morning
that sit is also a sure cure for the
habit OF whiskey drinking" This
latter assertion, however, will not
bear the test of investigation, for it
onIY requires a glance at Albany +
many bar rooms and beer gA' dens to
find a refutation of thiS statene 1T
and, yet, the old man delivered his
opinion very learnedly upon tLis
point as il be expected the writer to
swallow it all without question.
Not only is the visitor struck with
these evidences of thrift and enter.
prise but more than all is he i'm.
pressed with the hospitality of the
people. To be SO warmly greeted
and, apparently, so thoroughly alp
preciated is always a matter OF self.
graduation to every one who visit.
the city. But, then, Albany has
other enterprises besides her al tesisl
wells.
Next to these iS probably her
newspapers and hotels. The Daily
News and Advertiser, presided over
by Mr.. H. NJ. Mcintosh, is one of the
most thoroughly enterprising news.
papers in all the state, and TO the
well directed efforts Of Mr.. McIn.
tosh is due much Of the prominence
to which Albany has attained as q
city. 1t is hardly necessary to say.
that the people Of Albany cherish and
foster the News and Advertiser as
one of their most potential factors
in the development of enterprise and
success, and it affords tie scribe O
real pleasure to know that it's most
worthy editor is held in such high
esteem by its many patrons.
But to write letter from Albany
without making mention of the
Artesian House would be an mex.
cusable blunder, for of all the pet
institutions that Albany can Law
claim to there is not one Of which
her citizens are more justly proud
than of the far famed Artesian House.
Indaaa fhia hntal ,orasiLad nro. L.