Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-16
SOUTHWARK, HO:
The Journey from Savannah to Atlanta
Over tho Central Railroad.


good system OF railways, on which regu-
/ lar, frequent, safe and cheap trains for
transport OF freight and passengers are
run every day. And this demand is fully
met in Georgia.
THE CENTRAL RAILROAD
in the medal channel of the state, through
which the mineral, vegetable, animal
and human current is carried between
savannah, the terminus, and Macon,
Atlanta, Augusta, Albany, Columbus and
INTERMEDIATE points. It's headquarters IN
the city by the sea are conveniently
situated and suitably c0mmodiOuS. Its
steel lines are well laid, its engines and
cars wen made. Some idea of this con-
catenation Of commercial links may be
formed from knowing that the Central
railroad and its leased lines extend over
1886 miles. The company, chartered
in 1895, owns 81 locomotives and 2,024 cars
of all sorts, 100 of which are for passen-
gers. The total earnings Of the road in
1884 were $3.2l3,775. This amount repre-
sents business Of which Georglans may
justly boast. The accommodation for
passengers, like the American train SER
vice in general. is excellent. Old Eng
land is prOVerbially oid-fashiOned, and not
seldom ''the old is better but an Eng
lishman travelling on an American train
Is compelled TO cOncede, unless purblind.
by prejudice, that the younger country
is wiser than the older in many OF IT'S
works and wavs. Here we are now, rid
ing in cOmfOrtabl e car which seats about
80 passengers. two on a seat, all looking
towards the locomotives and what one
thing do we lack? The seats are reyersi-
bic, so that a family or friendly party OF
four NAV journey face to face, sometimes
with a table between them. If the wealth
er be cold. and it is sometimes cold. we
need not SILVER and shake, as we do across
the water, in ulsters and turs, shaw's
and rugs: we are sOlaced with
a liberal ire. If the weather be warm,
and 1t IS sometimes warm, we need not
be dried up with thirst; we are provided
with iced water al tibitam. II the society
in our vicinity he disagreeable we are not
compelled to savagely grin and bear it;
we are free TO remove TO another seat, On
open passage running from end TO end of
the car. Ii we choose to smoke at one
time and enjoy the company of the ladies
at another, we can pass at pleas
ure while the train Is at full speed
and without the slightest peril to a
smoking compartment and return. If We
have any complaint to make, instead of
waiting in agony Till we stop, we may in
need other cOnveniences, which At times
are Indispensable, we need not suffer, but
find them within easy reach. The daily
papers and the fruits of the season also
may be purchased on the train. Our Eng
hsh carriages are more select,
more private, and afford large number
Of passengers quicker egress, by means of
heir many doors; hut on most accounts
trey must be considered far behind the
4.
the International sea. Old England will
some day be young enough to
make a change. One OF our first stopping
p aces IS Eden. where we alight for mo-
ment and look round for indications of
Paradise. We look in vain. A traveller
from New NOrR once came to a Southern
station. and seeing only few sheds, iu-
Quired the name Of the place. Being told
ne further asked elbow big is tg' The con
ductor replied: at is as big as New York
but it isn't built up yet" SO we believe
respecting Eden; it is as extensive, per-
maps as productive as Paradise; but it is
not perfect yet. Another halt is made at
Egypt; and we have half a suspicion that
those cotton bales on the platform may be
Egyptian mummies. Yet that cannot be,
for this is not the land of the dead, nut of
the living. All along the line we see
signs of industry; though we see here
what we observe everywhere in the State,
vast tracts Of waste land that wait the
Adam who will till the soil. But
let no one pass Judgment ON
Georgia from simply viewing the first
100 miles Of the Central railroad. which
run along the low valley of the Ogeechee
river. Farther inland the ground is high
and dry enough for all kinds Of produce,
and for the healthy homes Of all sorts and
conditions OF men. Al Millen and else
where we find artesian wells from
800 to 800 feet in depth, sending up a con.
staat supply of cool, wholesome
and beneficial water. At every station.
nat * to SAY about every i've miles, we
mark the ubiquitous colored man. God 5
ina Ie carved in ebony" was DR.. Thomas
GUTIERREZ phrase. The doctor must have
seen some beautiful specimens. But we
believe that the sample has been known
90 be OF finer grade than the bulk
in men as well as in cotton. The eloquent
doctor would no doubt have called the
white man Goods image carved in ivory. -
And yet that Georgia cracker" yonder.
with the shapeless hat and hang
ing garments, that lOunger with his
hands deep in his neither pockets, his Jaws
macerating the tobacco plant, and his
face cracking through a scarcity of emol-
hent soap and water, would hardly be
taken as the type of his noble race. Gods
image carved in ivory OF ebony is an ex-
allied conception; but we fear that al
present il Is nothing mere. This much.
however, is certain: "An honest mans
the nOblest work of Col" whatever his
color or clothing, his class or creed.
WE REST AWHILE N MACON,
where we meet with good hotels, roOmy
warehouses, very pleasant residences
very excellent colleges and very worthy
people. Some of the streets of this little
central city are wide enough for rows OF
houses 10 divide them lengthwise in the
midst. The population, numbering ABOUT
1900, are flOurishing In that natural
growth which is sure because slow. AS
we travel from Macon TO Atlanta. we
find that the elevation and character OF
the soil, with the temperature OF the
atmosphere have greatly changed. In
Griffin, tor example, which is /, 100 feet
above the level Of the sea. no outdoor
work need be suspended on account OF
cold or heat In winter or summer the
climate is equable and invigorating. and
the land is 81 fertile that IL will yield M
great variety ot agricultural and horti.
cultural products as may be raised In any
section OF the south. Here, too. as ia
other towns. is cotton factory. com.
plcted in 1884, AZ a cost o; 100000. An
iron foundry has also been established
and the enterprising inhabitants have
many irons in the Gre.
on ARRIVING IN ATLANTA
we are accOsted 10y a young man who
tells us that he likes Atlanta better than
savannah. "Sayaunah." he eXclaims.
"is an Old-time place; Atlanta Is chOc