The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-08-23
THE HILL CITY.
A LETTER FROM ROME.

ScFcu Vi GucSS dIc lIOH, GnIcO VI
which are draw bridges Two pairs
of double bridges-that is two bridg-
es so close together that persons
can converse from one to the other.
The bridge of the Rome Land Co.,
and that of the Chattanooga, Rome
& Columbus R. R., over the COSTA
naula river-two that form one of
these pairs are draw bridges and
look to me so close together that
when they are drawn person could
almost step from one to the other.
Rome will certainly be the city of
bridges when these are all finished
which will be done in a month.
What is the meaning of these bridg-
es? Simply business. Rome is do
ing big business and she hasn't
fairly got started. If there is an
idle man in town he is certainly
lonesome for I doL't think anybody
else has time to talk to him. Every
body is on the go.
AS | said in my other letter the
Rome Land Co. are the prime NOV
ers in nearly every enterprise start
ed here, and right now | might tell
you something about them. A few
years ago, perhaps three or four,
some OF the moneyed citizens, who
could see few PAGES ahead, formed
this land company. They first
bought up all the land they could
get, anything like in body and
was near Rome. Back of East Rome
they have hundreds or thousands of
acres, and in West Rome a great
deal. They engaged an engineer
and had all this land laid off into
streets and lots. That back of East
Rome was laid off for residence lots,
while that in West Rome was in
tended for manufacturing purposes
and dwellings also. The land in
East Rome was planted in clover
and shade trees were set out on the
streets. Last winter they built a
railroad from East Rome depot out
in the country so that it passes al
their land. This road is about foul
miles long and goes to Noble,
Springs and to the Expositsol
| grounds. The fare is only cent
each way. Last spring they ha
their first public sale and goo
: many lots were sold at nice figures
Some of these are being improve
and every inducement is being Of
r fered the people to buy and bull
out there. The more settlers tn
more nickels in the tills of thos
dummies, don't you see?
In West Rome they will give yo
land enoug to build any sort OF en-
terprise on, and if you need an
more will sell it to you at their owl
price. Certainly you see througl
this.
There is a mattress and eXcelsio
factory, "A nail factory, scale facto
ry and | don't know what else, hay
built up on some of this land il
West Rome, and other things ar
talked about. 70 make their Ian
more valuable in West Rome the
built the bridge of which | have al
ready made mention, and charge n
, toll for crossing it. l guess, befor
they ever get to run their DUNN,
trains into town, they will have t.
build another bridge over the Etc
wah tor 1T seems the people ar
determined it shall not run over tn
county bridge. Nearly every eli
terprise started here recently, thi
land company is backing it. TIL
new Armstrong hotel, a secon
Kimbsll in finish, though not il
size, is owned mostly by this com
pany or its members.
Speaking of Rome's natural ad
vantages over Marietta, she ha
none, except her rivers, and all tn
advantages. | see in them are tina
they rise about every two years an,
wash things away, stop business 70
a time and leave lot of slick mu,
over everything when they go down
| am told that the steamers which
plough through their waters barrel,
pay expenses.
We are going to have big expo
sition here this fall. 1t is for tn,
benefit of this section and we wan