The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-11-11
GEORGIA. GLEANINGs.

GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
The Legislature will be asked to
grant charter to build a Railroad
from Gainesville to Gainesville.
The mill owners and Knights Of
Labor in Augusta have settled their
differences and resumed work.
Gov. Mcdaniel in his message gives
some facts in regard to the peniten-
tlary. The number of convicts re-
ceived in the penitentiary for the
past two years is TT. There has
81 escapes and 68 deaths. There
are in the penitentiary now 1927,
showing an increase in two years OF
159.
The stockade farm has proven quite
a surprise to Atlanta. Thursday
Mr.. Mahoney, commissioner of pub
lie works, submitted report of the
operations at the farm for the past
year. The report showed that 1872
"a had been expended on the farm
during the year and that hay, corn,
fodder, potatoes, etc, valued at ST.
1880 had been raised.
When Jailer Brooks went into the
corridor of the Jail at Columbus, Ca,
to lock the prisoners in their cells,
he was attacked by six of them.
They threw him down, tied towel
over his mouth and tied his hands
and feet with rope. They took his
pistol, the key to the outer door and
a small amount of money from his
pockets, and then took their depart
ure.
A Georgian who forty years and
four months ago bought clock that
has been steadily running since, fig
ures out that it has oeen running
fourteen thousand seven hundred
and twenty days, three hundred and
fifty-three thousand two hundred and
eighty hours, twenty-one million one
hundred and ninety-six thousand
eight hundred minutes. one billion
two hundred and seventy-one million
eight hundred and eighty thousand
seconds. In winding up the clock
his hand has travelled ffty-six miles.
The clock has struck two million two
hundred and ninety-six thousand
three hundred and twenty times, and
licked one billion two hundred and
seventy-one million eight hundred
and eighty thousand times.
The true road to prosperity for the
South is home manufactures. In
Ringold, Capt. W. J. Whitsitt, an
enterprising, energetic, wide a wake
business man is leading the way. His
basket factory is very great success.
lie cannot begin to supply the de-
mand for his wares, and will be fore
ed to double its capacity. At pres
ent he makes 3, =, l, J, t, bus. bask-
ct, and also one of the 4 and 2 quart
size. They being respectively $500
$500, $500, Scots, 40cts, and 33 cts.
per dozen. The output of his es-
adjustment at present is 80 doz. per
day, about half a car load. He uses
per week 1000 # of ridge pine lum-
Der, which when worked into splints,
make the body of the baskets, and
five hundred feet of oak for the bands
and handles. The ridge pine is free
from turpentine. Ten hands are en-
ployed, an engineer, timber dresser,
spllnt maker, u receiver, three
braiders, and three moulders. The
lumber is dressed by machinery,
worked into splints Of different widths
according to the size of the basket
The splints pass into the hands Of the
braiders, who by machinery weave
square mats. The mats are taken
by the moulders, who, with the help
of moulds of basket form shape them,
and tack on the top and side bands,
according to the form. The Savan-
nah and Florida truckers take all
that are made. The mandatory is
on boom, and it is in good hands.
1t deserves the success it has so fair
by earned.