St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
GENIAL GEORGIA.
The Great Empire state of the Sunny
South.

To the Editor of the Globe:
On recent visit to Atlanta, Ga, it was
my fortune to enjoy the coolest weather ex-
perienced in that locality for thirty years.
On the morning of the 10th the mercury
stood : below zero, and during the day
did not rise above the freezing point Those
unacquainted with such weather went out
without sufficient wrappings, and heard
OF several whose ears were frozen. Of
course that degree of cold would be much
more perceptble TO resident of that
city than 800 below would be
to Minnesotian. Here our houses are
constructed for cold weather, there, for
warm weather usually; a small crate i'm a
large room will keep it warm enough, but
on the occasion referred TO, the old settlers
complained bitterly of the insufiiciency of
heat in their houses.
know of no city i'm the South which so
nearly resembles st. Paul as the Gate city.
The energy and enterprise of her people
place her in the very front rank of
SOUTHERN CITIES.
The daily papers are creditable alike to
Atlanta and to the newspaper fraternity.
and any one becoming acquainted with
their editors and managers can readily I'M
derStand why such should be the case.
Georgia. as whole, is far in advance of
all other Southern states. When the war
was over the people retained to their homes
and began the rebuilding of their lost for
tunes. l was told of man who, after the
surrender, was asked what he intended
doing. He replied that he was going
home to behave himself and work for a liv-
ing if the Yankees would let him alone, but
SAYS he, eff they will not let me live peace
ably then we will whip them again."
The soil of Georgia is under better cult
walton to-day than at any period in her his
tory. met on the cars a gentleman who
informed me that he had contracted to de-
liver 1000 tons of a fertilizer To one or
more persons in Georgia. This shows that
the farmers are retaining the lands which
have been worn out by constant use for
so MANY YEARS.
As the country grows so grows Atlanta.
the principal city in the state. The work
on the capitol building is progressing, and
when it is finished will be an ornament to
the city and a credit to the state. On the
way to and from Atlanta | looked i'm vain
for places familiar to me during the war.
Our old breastworks have been leveled
and the towns so built up and
improved that | could see none of
the old landmarks familiar to me during
the years of that desperate struggle.
One part of the city is occupied by negroes.
l learned that as general thing all of the
old slaves were doing well, and generally
owned their own homes, while those born
since the war are not doing so well, but are
disposed to be idle and dissipated. With
the schools they already have, and the
prohibitory laws they are soon to have.
there will be either improvement in this
class or
A GENERAL EXODUS
to other fields more inviting to them.
With valuable ores and coal at the very
doors of the people of the state, with soil
inferior TO none in fertility, with climate
neither too hot nor too cold, with an edu-
Gated and refined population, who can esti-
mate the great progress in this state within
the next fifty years? 1t seems to me. how
ever that the state authorities stand i'm their
own light by falling to provide an emf
grafton bureau, through the workings of
winch the thrifty Germans and the hard V.
INDUSTRIOUS Scandinavians and other emil
grants from the old world could be induced
10 pour INTO THAT state. These are the peO-
PIE VINO nave TO great extent, built up
Une Northwest, and these same people
would reclaim the mountains and hills of
Georgia and make them bloom under their
industry and enterprise. Next TO Mime
sofa L love Georgia. for it is the home of
those near and dear to me and hence L should
like to see her move rapidly forward TO the
great destiny which awaits her. After a
pleasant stay of several days / returned To
my Minnesota home more thoroughly salts
fled with that providence which. wears ago.
guided my footsteps to this land of blne
skies, pure, clear waters and life-giyiug
atmosphere. r. w. j.