The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-02
GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION,
A Trip to Southwest Georgia, Florida,
Alabama and New Orleans.

On the l6th ult. we left Marietta in company
with our better half to attend the annual meet
ing of the Georgia Press Association which conyen-
ed at cambridge on the 18th.
En- route, We stopped at Albany, Ga, a thriving
town of 5000 population, and drank OF their artes-
ian water and enjoyed their hospitality.
THoNAsvIILE.
We next stopped at Thomasville Georgia, the
oyliest and prettiest inland town in all that part of
the State. We were met at the train by Mr.. Hail.
OF the Enterprise, and Mr., Chastan of the Times
who demanded an unconditional surrender to their
generous hospitality AT the Gulf House an excel
lent and sumptuouS dinner was served, to which the
editors did ample justice In the afternoon the
citizens with their carriages and ph;ctons were on
hand and gave the editors ride over their queeny
little city. Dr. Diker ehaperoned US On this drive
and a more afahe and intelligent gentlemen we
have seldom met. lie was brave Confederate sol
der member OF the Goth Georgia, and fought all
around Marietta and Kennesaw Mountain
Townsville certainly has much to be proud Of
in her rapid growth and picturesque beauty. The
city after the numbered about 800, now she
counts her population at 4,20o and is still growing
We were told that over 200 new buildings were built
there last year and some forty in course of
construction. The weather is so pleasant there
that there is no obstruction to building and the
work goes brayely Old fields have been bought
and are being laid of in town lots and streets. Real
estate there is far above speculative prices, The
towp is differently Ioeated from ,tber towns, In III t
section of pipev owlands IT is ON an elavatio, If
rolling ground. and has a perfect natural drainogn
which gvesi healthfulness that is justly regarded
a sanitarium for inyaids with pulmonary diseaS-
es. The streets are wide, wel-shaded by live oaks
and water oaks, and presents an attractive appear
ance. Ills in her elegant dwellings and beantifuI
flower wards that rhomasville excels Taste and
skill Refinement aud wealth are evidenced in tbasa
toa large extent It's here that the fomous ,Conte
near is cultivated to perfection and luscionspass
ncer,n,rable In fact Thon,asvilIe il the homo Of
a.. ~, -. -, -,
"0 peat Inv e''" an" t'ie sl"ie' Large orcharus
OF the lie Conte trees are seen throughout the town
and uburhs Their uItivgtion has ,rovan .,,il
: t4t a.. ..: ~, y
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Isl IN tbs south, Mr.. Ii. IL. SANFORD, showed at
his lovely home place two very large trees of the Ie
Co,,+o 49,, nh;dl l., ~, -.., 20 KIM
N"i'V' 'iN'i "'i'h nc s"VieN" "S' season ~ oush-
els OF pears, which Melted him over $500 per bushe
He has a very large orchard ri tho IL Couta and
tos;,,os - o,to,si,.ol ,,..7 - .n;,i4' -
~ " ~ e"s"9'' Al "'i i'"i'"ie ""u
horticulture. 1t is here we saw the successful Gull
tvation of the tea plant and the India rubber tree
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an" many o'"oi rare pants ana mowers nut Whle
the lie Conte pear is to Ihomasvie what the orange
is to Florida the town has received its greatest boop,
from, +b, ,t,v Of Nrtbor,, ,,1 N-tt,,,.,, ~,
ilVi te inhuA oi Noi'heIh ana NorthWestern VlSi-
tors whose annual pilgrimage there in such vast
numbers eives the town the air Of a fasbiouo l ,y,
t;., -r,.;t 80
'ciils Pl"ce' Ahese winter NlSl'"Is remain uhti
about May then, like wild geese they strike for 4
Northern clipe N,py Of tIa,, Inv. t,.,-i. l..
1,,iIt ,ra',,,ffaa,,t = r.. 'o'S
an" ""'i' N's"ii'eii' Hoies tneIe' me hotes are
inadequate to accommodate all who go there, con-
seoueutly nearly EVERYDAY takes boarders Tho
..pi,,,, WI H., ,,
,.e! "o'u' iio'e ieoe".iy 'o'nple'eu at cost
OF 100000, has 1850 elegantly furnished rooms fronts
on the railroad 400 feet while inst onnosit 10 or
g i, .,,.,,t ,;, III, Pa"
vi pines through Whlch WlhuS avenues ana drives,