The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-05-17
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Tour 10 North Georgia and the Land Of the
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tensive and largest marble works in the
United States, the machinery of which i,
the best in the world, much of it being in
vented and patented by Mr.. J. w. Maloy
the brainest and most ingenious inventor o.
the age, and one Of the principal stockhold
ers in this vast industry the editors ther
boarded special train provided by the Ma
rietta and North Georgia Railway Co. il
charge of General Superintendent J. B
Glover, Mr.. T. W. Glover, General Travel
ing Agent, and Mr.. F. B. Chandler, genera
freight and passenger agent. The run was
made TO Canton, Is miles, in 45 minutes
Supt. J. B. Glover, being at the throttle o.
the engine. Arriving at Canton at hal
past ten, the citizens had vehicles in wait
ing and conveyed the editors to the Court
House where the business of the Associa
ton was transacted. Mr.. Charles r. Stand
ard, Of the Advance, delivered an appropri
ate welcome address to the Press, which
was responded to by Rev. j. w. Burke
Vice President of the Association. Senator
Poole of Murphy, N. G., was also present
as one OF a committee sent in advance tC
extend an invitation to visit Murphy. His
speech was strong in lungs as well as ad
jectives, but elegant in dictioR
The dinner hour having arrived, the hos
pitality of the citizens of Canton were duly
sgDalled by assigning the editors and Ia
dies to homes. 1t was our good fortune to
find home at the Ellis House, a new hotel
just opened, where everything is clean and
nice and the table fare unsurpassed. 9th
ers found good accommodations at the
McAfee House.
In the afternoon the business of the As
ISOLATION was entered into and most of ii
finished electing J. II. Estll, President; j.
W. Burke and B. F Perry, Vice Presi-
DENTS s. r. Weston, Treasurer; j. W.
Chapman and j. f. Stone, Secretaries
Patrick Walsh, W. l., Glessner G. p.
Woods, T. NJ Peoples and p. T. McCutch.
en-, Executive Committee. The next place
OF meeting was left to the decision of the
President and Executive Committee,
Carriages were also furnished in the af.
ternoon and the editors were conveyed over
the thriving and beautiful little town out to
the alum spring. copper mines, and other
points of interest. Eight O clock at night
found the editors and other guests seated
around four extensive tables in the acade
my building The walls of the building were
decorated in notices of evergreen, and the
tables we're loaded with feast of good
things fit Tor the gods. The menu was ex
cellent in variety, quantity and quality, and
those hungry editors did full justice to the
occasion Editor Perry was master of Ger
emonies and presided at the banquet witt
an ease and ability highly creditable. Hon
George r Brown delivered the welcome ad
Dress which was one of the best speeche,
of the evening. The following toasts anC
responses were made
THE Press as an Educator. Respond
ed to by Hon. Patrick Walsh, of the Angus
ia Chronicle.
"Cherokee-Its Present and Future AT
tainments" Capt. H. w. Newman, tn,
typical North Georgia Cracker"
The Weekly Press n T. McCutchel
Of the Franklin News.
North Georgia-Its Grandeur and Posi-
bilities. Hon. Clark Howell, OF the Allan
Ia Constitution.
Purity of the Press Col. j. II. Seals
OF the Sunny South, Atlanta
The speeches were fine and frequcntl
applauded
Music, vocal aud instrumental, interspert
ed the exercises Never were the editor
more royalty entertained than they were a
Canton. The citizens certainly exerte
themselves to make the editors have goo
time and they succeeded admirably.
Friday morning special train left Car
ton Tor Murphy, and along the entire rout,
1t was succession OF ovations. At Nelso
stop was made at the Georgia marbl
works, where the editors we're shown throug
and presented with specimens. of polishe
marble for paper weights. Another sto
was made at Tates and the Quarries WEI
visited, where the huge blocks of marbI
weighing forty and fifty thousand pound
| are being eXcayated and hoisted from tn
| deep quarries 1t was a novel sight to th
editors of lower Georgia who had nevt
seen anything of the kind
At Blue Ridge the citizens had turned oil
| en- masse and provided a sumptuous bar
quet, and eating and speech-making rule
the hour
Murphy was reached about o clock an
| the population of the surrounding oountr
were at the terminus Of the road to gre,
the visitors Vehicles were in READINGS
and soon the Murphyites, after welcome a,
dresses had been made, had the editors an
their ladies assigned to comfortable home
The banquet at night was served undo
oyerhan1ilE silver poplar trees, enclose
with arches and picketS of eyergreens, viii
variegated Chinese lanterns and lamps mad
| brilliant the scene Three long tables WEI
| literally laden with the richest of viands.
which the editors were invited to partak
while music was waited on the breeze
| number of addI esses were made by distii
| guished citizens and responded to by men
beers OF the press.
Murphy is situated on an eminence,
the confluence of Hiwassee and Valley Ri
ers, and is t. town of ancient existence.
| is l32 miles from Atlanta, 100 from Chatti
nooga and 80 from Knoxville, and with tn
prospect of two other roads centering ther,
in addition to the NJ. & n Ga X. r., wi
tnase it city of no mean proportion Tow
property thare is very high, lots of not NOR
than two acres with IN inferior house there
on, priced at $4,000, while small building
lots are priced at $500, 81 900 ana $1,000
Some property holders wont price their lot
at all. They expect to be made rich by tn,
boom, but such high prices will retard tn,
growth of the place
On the return trip, when Mineral Bluff
was reached, the citizens surprised the ed
tors with ; spread that was lavish and pal
atable Editor smith of the Gazette wei
coined the fraternity to the hospitality o.
the town which was responded to by Mr.
Glessner, Of Americas. At Jasper magnif
cent dinner was in readiness. The vel
come ceremonies were goge through and
the editors turned loose on that dinner and
devoured much thereof The hospitality o.
the people of Jasper was as unbounded n.
the scenery around their beautiful tow