The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-22
GROWING TOWNS IN GEORGIA.
What One of Bradstreets Agents
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Thinks of the A., P. 81 L. Section.
What railroads do to develop a country
may be seen from what has been the result
along the line of the Americas, Preston and
Lumpkin railroad.
Mr. Warren Williams, Assistant Super
intendent of Bradstreet's Mercantile
Agency in this city, has just returned from
a trip over the eastern part of the road
from Americas to Abbeville, near the DC
mulgee river, and in an interview with a
MORNING NEWS reporter yesterday he said
that the springing up and rapid growth OF
towns along the line is phenomenal.
Taking the stations going east from Amer
icus MIR. Williams says that the history OF
one is the history of all, as far as progress
siveness goes. At Bailey's Mills new and
extensive saw mill has been erected, and is
kept busy. This station is quite a cotton
and naval stores shipping point.
AT DeSotO quite extensive shipments of
naval stores and cotton have been made,
and this will prove an important point.
Quite number of new houses have gone
up and others are being built.
At Cordele, the next station east, every
house is new, and the town has about 200
inhabitants, although it is but few months
old. The Land Improvement Company
has laid out the town into large lots, with
wide streets, and trees have been planted
along all the streets, presenting handsome
appearance. On the rise of the hill a new
church has been erected. A very large bust
ness is being done there, and the place is
growing very rapidly.
Seville, twenty miles west of Abbeville,
has been overtaken by solid hoom About
| fifty new houses have very recently been
completed, and others are being built. j. D.
Peacock. son of P. L. Peacock, Of the firm
of Peacock, Hunt & Co., Of Savannah, has
large turpentne farm and distillery neal
Seville, and the town promises to be one OF
the most important on the line
The most important station on the road
Mr.. Williams thinks, is the town of Ros
| chelle, Five months ago it was in the
woods Now it has over 800 inhabitants, ter
general stores, and promises to make 6
strong fight to wrest the Wilcox county
seat from Abbeville The town is rapidly
filling up with settlers, principally from
Irwin county. The Roschelleites claim that
| their town is centrally located while Able
vile is on the extreme eastern border of the
| county. Building at Roscnelle is progress
ing vigorously. There are two large tur
pentine farms and dlstilleries near it, anc
the naval stores and cotton shipments have
been large and will be greatly increased il
the future.
of the road, is place of considerable i'm
portance. 1t is an older to WI, and is giver
by the State Gazetteer of 1867 popula
ton of $50. An idea of its growth may bt
obtained when it is learned that it now
contains 500 souls. 1t is building very rap
idly. Five large turpentine firms are 10
Gated here, and it has nine general stores
Four new boats are now building on the
Ocmulgee near Abbeville, to accommodate
| the increased naval stores and cotton ship
ments which the new railroad has devel
oped.
Mr.. Williams says that the rapid COM
| mercial growth of the towns along the
Americas, Preston and Lumpkin east OF
| Americas necessitated a personal visit il
| the interest of his agency, and while he was
prepared to see evidences of the progress OF
| the people along the line he had no idea
how the country is being developed, and
towns building up until he saw it on his re.
| cent trip. He says that Savannah has a re-
spectacle share of the commercial trade OF
that section, but when the fertility of the
soil between the Ocmulgee and the Chatta-
hoochee is considered, and the extent of its
| timber and naval stores resources is properly
appreciated, he thinks that Savannah will
have wide and rich area that could be
made tributary to it by proper effort.