The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-08-16

siderable growth Of cactus, or prick
ly pear. This shows that the same
atmospheric conditions exist at and
near Marietta as in New Mexico,
which is considered the sanitarium
Of America for all afflicted with pull
mOnary or bronchial diseases, mas
much as this growth abounds in the
territory named. The dry, bracing
atmosphere is very exhilarating to
invalids, and has been much resort
ed to on this account, and is greatly
to be preferred, during the fall and
spring months, to the damp, warm
air Of Florida and the adjoining re-
gion.
Concerning the other advantages,
it may be stated that the roads are
fine, and there are splendid and
picturesque drives in almost every
direction from Marietta which has
good livery stables.
The road toward Smyrna is par
ticularly fine. Another favorite
drive is about q half dozen miles
long, all around Kennesaw noun
tain and in the vicinity of the beau
tiful and historic MONDAY creek.
Others might be mentioned which
have choice attractions.
The accommodations OF the city
for visitors are very good; but dur
ing some seasons of the year it can
scarcely supply the demand. The
hotels and boarding houses are we'll
kept and would do credit to a
larger city. During late fall and
spring they are taxed to their ut
most to accommodate the visitors.
and during mid-winter and mid
summer they have large number
of people from the north and from
the coast region Of Georgia and
Florida.
THE NUMBER OF NORTHERN PEOPLE
who come to Marietta during the
months from September and March
inclusive is astonishingly large.
AS a gentleman remarked: ct
sometimes seems almost like yam
kee town. You meet them in the
hotels and in the boarding houses
you see them walking on the streets
or riding, and sometimes the trains
between Atlanta and Marietta have
crowds of them
This influx of northern tourists
is the work of the past year or two.
| MARKETS. has been the best advertise
ed town in the entire south, and
its attractions have beenput before
the northern people in almost every
conceivable shape in the publications
sent out by the Western and Attain
tic Railroad company. Within the
past four years the Western and
Atlantic Railroad company has dis
tributed through the north and west
and in Florida, south Georgia and
other sections. over sixty thousand
copies of their pamphlet entitled,
"Marietta, the Gem City of Geor-
gia.''
The great advantage of Marietta
over almost any other point in the
south is in the fact, as indicated
before, that it is an all-the-year-
round resort. People from Boston,
from Chicago, from Milwaukee and
from the north and west generally
come to Marietta to spend either a
part or all the winter, and people
from Savannah, New Orleans, Florl-
da points and other points south of
Atlanta come to Marietta to spend
the summer.
Atlanta derives considerable
benefit from Marietta's entertain
ment Of these visitors, because they
do a great deal of their shopping in
Atlanta. They come to the theater
in Atlanta, and in hundred differ
lent ways.spend their money here.
The town is connected with Allan
ia by'telephone, and it is a very
common thing during the day for the
central office in either place to be
called upon to connect with parties
residing in Atlanta or Marietta, re-
spectively.
CONVENIENT RAILROAD FACILITIES.
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