The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-17
Jaunt of the Georgia Editors.


The members of the Georgia Press Asso-
citation, who started on their annual excur
sion last week, have about all returned to
their respective homes. They are doubtless
well pleased with their visit to Canton. and
their subsequent trip through Northeast
Georgia and into Western North Carolina
over the Marietta and North Georgia rail
road. AT Canton they were entertained by
the citizens. Mr.. Ben f. Perry, the editor
of the Canton Adrdnce, was master of
ceremonies, and so admirable was his man
agement, that it was difficult for the visitors
to realize that they were in a town which,
though old enough to be larger, has only
about 500 inhabitants As an indication of
the kind of a newspaper Mr.. Perry con-
ducts, it may be stated that the morning
after the Press banquet it had full account
of the proceedings, including the speeches.
Canton is twenty-five miles from Mari
eta, and is well known in Savannah as the
home of the Canton Copper Mining Com
pany, in which, about thirty-five years or so
ago, some of her citizens in
vested good many hard
earned silver dollars, from which no
profits were ever realized. The stock is still
largely owned in Savannah, and one of
these days, perhaps, it will be worth all its
original owners expected it would be when
they purchased it.
Senator Browns farm, where he was
| binding grain when the convention of 1857
| nominated him for Governor, is one Of the
| historic spots to which the Cantonians point
with pride, and Joe Browns mill" where
the Senator first got his start in life, is an
| other. However much we may differ with
| the old war Governor of Georgia on some
| public questions, no one can deny that he is
one of Georgia's greatest sons, who,
by his ability, industry and strong
common sense. has risen, step by step, from
poor farm boy to the highest positions in
the gift of his State
The Press Association spent Thursday in
Canton, and left there by special train on
Friday for Murphy, N. c., stopping on
the way at several places of note.
| Among the objects of interest visited were
the Georgia marble works, which are
| reached by branch switch back railroad,
about mile and half in length. These
marble works are one of the great indus
|
| opened, and million of dollars spent in
machinery and improvements The pres
| ent output is 1000 carloads of marble a
| year. The marble is shipped to all parts of
the country. A great deal of it is manu-
| featured into building material, and other
articles of commerce, such as monuments,
| pillars, paving blocks, mantels,
etc, at the American Marble Com
| pany's works, at Elizabeth. Ga, and
the Blue Ridge Marble Company's works,
at Nelson, Ga. These works have all the
| improved machinery and mechanical APP
planes necessary for the production of the
best class of marble articles. The last
named company turned out, last year, 8, 900
| finished monuments, besides large guam
| tity of articles for exterior and interior
| decorative purposes. There are mountains of
marble in Northeast Georgia, and the time
will come when marble houses will
be as common in this State as
brick houses are now. The
owners of the quarries get &c. par cubic
foot for all marble quarriad. The Messrs
Tate, who own the Georgia marble quarries,
enjoy a revenue from them of $50, 900
year, and the prospect is that the amount
will steadily increase.
The Marietta and North Georgia railroad
runs entirely across what is
! known as Cherokee Georgia. It's
track is now being widened to standard
gauge and extended to Knoxville, Tenn.
| These improvements, it is understood, will
be completed by January next, when it will
be one of the great railroads of the State.
The Press Association spent Friday night
at Murphy, N. c., the roads present ter
minus. Murphy, as yet, is very small
town, but it is beautifully situated at the
| confluence of the Hiwassee and Valley
rivers. 1t is believed to be very advantage
ously located for trading purposes, and
destined to become an important city. At
present it is not quite as large as Canton,
but its expectations are much greater.
All the railroads of the State were very
kind to the Press Association, extending to
it every reasonable courtesy. The Marietta
and North Georgia railroad, however, had
possession of the press party for three days,
and the members of it are greatly indebted
to j. B. Glover, Esq, General Superintend-
emit, I. w. Glover, Esq, General Travelling
| Agent, and F. b. Chandler, General Freight
and Passenger Agent, for numerous per-
sonal kindaesses AMI attentions.
The excursion over the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad was post
poned until to-day when those of
the association who are not too
much fatigued with the journey of last
week, and who have the time to spare, will
gather at Atlanta, Macon and other points,
and go to Brunswick, where they will be
extended the warmest welcome from that
growing city by the sea.
Congressman Martin. of Texas, became
belligerent the other day and wanted to