Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-11
FROM SUMNER TO WINTER
JACK PLANE'' COMPARES THE
NORTH AND SOUTH.
shivering with the Thermometer at OF
Degrees Below Zero-The Winters
Ehect on the CrOps-SOmething About
the Metropolis of the Western state.

ShiYering with the Thermometer at o7
Degrees Below Zero-Tbe Winters
Effect on the Crops-SOmethins About
the Metropolis of the Western State.
C0rresDondence Of the Morning Ne,os.
FT. WAYNE, IND, Feb. THE transit
ton from Middle Georgia, where the
piows were running and preparations
were being made for farming, to this
seml-arctic region, with the mercury
down to q degrees below zero, is more
than the ordinary citizen can stand. 1
acknowledge my inability to do so with
any degree of comfort. And vet these
were the figures reached. On the morning
OF my arrival the weather measured 10
degrees below, and in three days after
| got down to p degrees, the coldest that
mas ever beeh experienced by the oldest
lnhabitant here. To-day there is every
sign of breakup.
The main crop of Indiana is her grain.
Ihls was sadly cut off during the present
| season. Business has felt the loss severe
! ly, ana many people have suffered in con-
! sequence. There was plenty of hay made.
| by which the stock has been sustained
during the hard winter upon them. There
was also heavy crop OF Irish potatoes
n K
! ing the prophesies of the weather wise. did
not take sufficient care to house these eat
| aDles, and when the cold weather came
they were frozen and are now decaying
rapidly, and consequently many suffer for
| the necessaries of life, especially in the
| northern portion of the State. just what
effect the unusual cold weather has had
/ on the grain IN the ground would be hard
| 10 determine. Under ordinary circum-
stances the snow which has lain on the
| ground longer than usual would be re-
| garded as capital fertilizer.
But whether the intense cold
has not greatly damaged the
wheat which had already ventured
above ground remains to be seen. The
snow is now rapidly passing away, but
| the weather continues cold and unsettled
A thaw is thing to be dreaded here, much
more so than cold weather. The latter
part of February and the month of March
| IS always looked forward to with fOrebOd-
lngs of evil. The streams all get out of
their banks, and in their wild sweep
bring destruction to property, and not un-
| frequently loss of life. The common roads
| become impossible, and the railroads are
delayed by broken rails and the carving
away of bridges and culverts, and not un-
frequently with frightful accidents. Of
| course every effort is made to overcome
these difficulties, but with all the
skill and genius applied, they continue.
FORT WAYNE IS THE METROPOLIS
of Northern Indiana. 1t has 80, 900 in
habitants and is a great railroad centre.
There are three main lines. running east
and west, passing through the city-the
wabash, st. Louis and Pacific, Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago and the
Nickel Plate. The Lake Shore and other
through lines have a connecting branch.
which really makes four through lines.
Then there are two main lines running
north and sOuth-the Cincinnati and
Grand Rapids and the Cincinnati and
NJ MuncIe- Transportation facilities are
abundant, and all the roads seem to be
doing we'll. During a rate war they have
lively times.
The Indiana common school system is
noted far and wide, and Fort WAYNE is
one OF the great centres of education. hav-
ing three or four colleges, with many
other schools of high grade.
Ihls city supports four daily papers,
two morning and two evening Dublica-
tlOnS, with quite number of weekly and
monthly papers. In politics the city and
county are strongly Democratic.
Here also is the headquarters and
mandatory of the machinery for the
''Jenny Electric Light Company" who
have been given the contract to light up
the Werld's Exposition in New Orleans
next fall. The managers are pressing
everything now to be in readiness for that
work.
Among the many agencies that 90 to
make Fort Wayne great and attractive
city, is the enterprise and energy of her
citizens. Men of wealth do not hoard up
their capital as many are doing in the
oouth, but they put it into active opera
| ton to increase the business and prOsDer-
lty OIL their city. There is one establish
ment, colds Wagon Factory" which
| furnishes work for 300 or 400 men. Their
massive four-story building. covering
| nearly half square, resOunds with the
| hum of machinery and the tread of busy
men. was carried through it, and won
dered where all these vehicles found
| purchasers. There seemed to be
enough to supply the demand
of dozen States. The question was
soon solved by the gentlemanly superin-
! tendent. They go into every part of the
| United States. They had lust made a
shipment of five car loads to Portland,
! Oregon, to one customer. They are to he
! found all over the South. Mr.. Henry G.
Olds is the capitalist furnishing the sim
ews for the carrying on of this great enter
| prise, but the brain work, which keeps
| every machine in motion, is supplied by
Mr.. Finis Cartwright, nephew of the
| celebrated but eccentric Methodist
/
wright. This is only one of the many.
| The question naturally comes, while
seeing all this display of energy
and enterprise. Why cannot we of
the South have such industries? We
have every advantage they possess and
every facility at hand for carrying on such
work, unless it be that of capital, and |
am inclined to believe there is a sufficien-
cy of that if it could be brought out into
active use. We have the coal convenient,
! the material, both wood and iron, as easy
! of access as they have here, and a supe-
! riOr climate in every respect. We have
transportation equal to any emergency.
Perhaps in the good time coming we may
wake up to our possibilities. In fact.
there is great improvement in many
parts of the South, and manufactures are
being established to meet the increasing
demands of our people.
POLITICALLY INDIANA IS AN UNCERTAIN
STATE.
With fair vote and honest count she is
Democratic always. When commercial
methods prevail She has been carried
otherwise. There is considerable activity
now manifested in both political parties
and the vote will be close. One of the
best posted Democratic politicians as
sured me, that if ''hOnest Joe Mcdonald"
as they call him, were nominated as
Presidential candidate, Indiana would
roll up a big Democratic majority. He
will 90 into the convention with Indiana.
Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas and Wis
cOnsin certain, and the Ohio delegation
after any Ohio man shall have been
withdrawn. They claim that he can
command more support West than any
man in the Democratic party. AS an evil
dence, they cite the recent facts develOped
by the Cincinnati Enquirer on the tariff
question, which is substantially that of
Judge Mcdonald. There were 4, 100 de-
clarations made from various parts Of the
State, and 70 per cent. of them were for
tariff for revenue, affOrding incidental pro-
lection; leaving only % per cent. for pres
ent protective tariff. Eighty per cent. of
these writers were pronounced for Nc
Donald. Some prominent Democrats think
that Mr.. Hendricks is not "toting,
fair with Mr.. Mcdonald. When he
was in active political life Mcdonald
was faithful, and ready for any work
necessary for his success. But now.
when Mcdonald needs his assistance
most. he goes away to Europe on an ex-
| tended tour. 1t is hinted that Mr.. Hem
bricks has become willing to take the
second place on the old ticket. although
he stoutly refused it four years ago. He
now evidently thinks Uncle Sammy will
not live long, and he may thereby realize
the great dream of his life.
Mr.. Mcdonald undoubtedly has the
hearts Of the Hoosiers, and can control
| his own State without let or hindrance.
! he is man of commanding intellect,
OF strong convictions, and courage to
| announce them whether they meet
with the approval Of the pOpulace or not.
| A prominent Republican assured me that
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