Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
ATLANTA NOTES.
The Sale of Building Lots at Indian
Spring-FultOn and Her Legislative
Candidates-Her Railroads and the
EXPOSITION

The Sale of Building Lots at Indian
Spring-FultOn and Her Legislative
Candidates-Her Railroads and the
Exposition.
Correspondence Of the Morning Nsaos.
ATLANTA, Aug. 25.-At Indian Spring
few days since there was a sale of build
ing lots that PANIED out handsomely for
the owners Of the property. Among the
lots sold were two fronting on the reserve.
These were purchased by Col. Edward
Galloway, the popular hotel manager of
Atlanta. Col. Galloway purchased these
lots for the purpose of erecting upon them
at an early day a handsome hotel of $50
rooms. Since the burning of the Collier
house at Indian Spring, which occurred
nearly two years ago, hotel facilities at
this popular resort have been in a great
measure far short of the demand. The
construction Of Col. Calloway's new hotel
will to a great extent supply this demand.
The hotel will be ready for occupation by
the opening of next season.
A Lumber and Building Material Ex-
change has been organized here, the or
ject of which is to establish uniform
grading and classification of lumI ar with
special reference to Northern and North
western markets, and also for the general
regulation Of the trade in these products.
The exchange has established it's head
quarters in large and airy hall on Broad
street, near Marietta. The enterprise
is already established on a fine
basis and bids fair to be an important
factor in the business interests of Atlanta.
w. S. Bell is President of the Exchange,
j. G. Wilson is Secretary.
Within the past few days the enter
prising firm of d. e. Bacon & Co. have
opened a branch office here, with F. NJ.
Fremont, late of Savannah, in charge.
WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK
Fulton will hold primary election for
members of the Legislature. There are
eight candidates in the field subject to the
nomination. The list reads B. F. Abbott,
w. d. Ellis, X. ii. Knapp, WelbOrn Bray,
4. f. HOge, James A. Gray, j. NJ. Boring
and John Thomas. These applicants have
been in the field for some weeks working
up their strength. Although plenty of
hard work has been done none of them
have accomplished much. There is a
striking absence of sugar and in con-
sequence the campaign moves slowly.
All of the candidates seem to feel conf
dent of coming to til surface IN good
order when the votes are counted. AS
only three can get the nomination it is
plain to see that five Of the number will
get left at the polls. Who the three win
ners will be no one seems to know. The
canvass has been so dull that no estimate
can be given with any degree of GER
taintY.
l hear it floating around that Justice
Mark BlanfOrd, Of Columbus, viii not
have smooth waters to sail over in his
race for the seat on the Supreme Bench,
which he now occupies ana fills very ably.
Judge J. W. II. Underwood, whose name
is not unknown when an election for a
seat on, the Supreme Bench is held, has
already announced himself as a candidate
for Justice BlanfOrd's seat, and is said
that Judges POttle and Stewart are on q
still hunt for the same position. Why
Justice BlanfOrd should be removed no
one knows, unless it be to give some other
man a chance. There is no good ground
for his removal, and his opponents viii,
for this reason, find it uphill work to dis
place him.
THERE WILL BE NO CONTEST
in this Senatorial district this year. Clay
ton county viii put up Col. Tignqr in tie
nomination, and Cobb and Fulton Will
support him. 1t is a matter of surprise
to people all over the district that Fulton
has not a candidate this year. Generally
che has one or two, and whether Bnti. led
to it or not, almost Invariably gets her
man nominated. Frank Rice, who was
TO have gone into the contest, has It'll
drawn, and Col. Reuben Arnold, who it
was announced some time ago would
make the race against Rice, if Rice was
the nominee, has come out and said that
he is for Clayton and ClaytOn's man. In
this way the Senatorial matter rests, and
Clayton once more takes the pie.
A near friend to the Board of Railroad
Commissioners tells me that the COM
mission will make no point with the next
Legislature as to its powers, unless it be
that some measure is introduced to clip
its wings. This authority says that the
Commissioners are satisfied with things
as they now stand and VIII make no
effort to have their power inc eased. On
the contrary, however, il any effort is
made to lessen the authority of the board,
a strong fight will be made by the Com
missiOners to show that the power of the
board is no create" than it should be 10
protect the interests Of the people. II
left alone it will remain quiet, but if
medded it viii show its teeth and fight
to the finish.
THE RAILROAD LINES IN GEORGIA,
written TO by Commissioner Bacon for tbe
purpose of ascertaining what assistance
they will give the Commissioner in Che
way VI CHEAP iiSl, gus, nave dlIuO9b Wltu-
out exception answered that they " II
haul everything to Atlanta free of charge.
This action upon their part is highly CON-
mendable, and it is 10 be hoped that the
people Of Georgia who can get up an eX-
hibit Of any kind Will put their products
on the cars so that it can be forwarded to
Atlanta. Mai. A. q. West, Of the Easi
and West Railroad of Alabama, says
that he Will not only haul everything free,
but will give any assistance in his power
in the way of collecting together the re-
sources of Georgia.
He is enthusiastic upon Georgia's dis.
play at New Orleans and says that fine
exhibit will do incalcula6le benefit to the
State, and that by making a fine show
capital by the million will find its way
into Georgia. A base ball club is being
organized here by the newspaper boys fOI
the purpose of appearing in the diamond
face TO face with the executive commit
tee of the Atlantas. The lawyers have
also made up nine TO ,cross bats with
the reporters and the executive commit
tee mines.