The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-12-20
MARIETTA.
A BEAUTIFUL AND ENTERPRISING
LITTLE CITY.
Evidence Of Thrift and FOrerunners
Future Growth.
Chattanooga Times.

Twenty miles from Atlanta, a halt honr's
ride by the Western 4 Atlantic railroad, is
Marietta, Ga, one of the most beautiful
and enterprising, as well as the most
charming OF Georgia,s ambitious little
cities. To be sure there is not the hustle
and rush observable in some other of the
ambitious young towns of Georgia, Ala
bama and Tennessee, taking a new lease
of life from the boom that not long since
visited the new South, yet there is a quiet
determined, steady progress that promises
sure growth and future prosperity. The
citizenship, while not wealthy, is composed
OF we'll to do, substantial people, able to
take care of themselves, and public spirit
ed enough to take advantage Of everything
offered by the commercial and industrial
activity now characterizing the movement
OF enterprise in this section.
The population now numbers $500. The
increase within the last year is probably
more noticeable than during any previous
two years. the many new roofs, houses of
modern design and architecture evidenc-
ing the unusual activity OF the past twelve
| months.
The North Georgia marble mills is To-
Gated here which is probably the most snc.
cessful mill of the kind in the South.
met Col Sickles, who belongs to the man.
agement of the mill and he is enthusiastic
over the prospects of our county. He is a
Northern man, but he is in hearty SYN.
pathy with the patriotic effort to build up
the South the politicians of the country
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The First National Bank of Marietta is
a new institution, hardly twelve months
old, and yet it is now on sure footing
and is in the fight to remain. Its capital
is $50, 900 and its deposits from $4,000 to
100000
Marietta has several manufacturing en-
terprises which, because of the bad wealth
er prevailing while was there, l did not
visit.
The city is on the Western Il Atlantic
railroad, and is abe present terminus Of the
Marietta & North Georgia road, running
from Marietta to Murphy, N. c., and
which is being rapidly extended to Knox
vile. 1t has seven trains day running
into Atlanta, two of which are accommo-
dation trains, starting from its depot and
running for the convenience of the people
and the good of Atlanta. A daily train
runs to Murphy
met Tom Glover, we'll known in Chat
tanooga. He is an institution in Marietta
and is one of the leading men of the town.
Tom is, with his usual pluck and energy,
into everything that helps Marietta and, of
course, with an eye to the recompense of
the reward to himself He is mayor of
the town, and under his management and
that of his board the yearly report to his
constituents will show the city for the first
time in many years with handsome bar
auce in the treasury. He is in the directo-
ry of the bank, member of the board of
trustees Of the female college, he is inter-
ested in land developments, is in the d.
rectory of the Marietta and North Georgia
railroad; in fact, he is one of the pushing
energetic, driving young men, to whose
activity and puoltc spirit the South own
much of its present thrift and prosperity
Marietta is popular health resort, be-
ing over 1882 feet above the level OF the
sea, and is annually visited by hundreds
of those unfortunate people who hope to
escape the doom of consumptives fate
The health-giving fresh, pure mountainous
atmosphere is as nearly a specific for this
deadly malady as can be found anywhere,
and which can be attested by many who
have found extended leases Of life by
breathing it.
The city is provided with ample accom-
modations for guests. The Whitlock house
is one of the best and most elegantly furn-
ished and thoroughly equipped hotels in
the country, and it is crowded in season
by pleasure and health seekers. Mr.. Whit.
lock and his estimable lady never fail to
win the esteem and gratitude of their
guests by their courteous attention to their
needs and wants. Their table is the best
in Georgia, and is always provided with
the best the country affords, and that is
everything, prepared by an experienced
chief who is employed both in and out of
season. The location and grounds of the
hotelsadmirably adapted to the pleasure,
taste and convenience of resorters.
For place OF pleasant residence or for
delightful summer recreation, / know Of no
place that can be commended before Ma
rietta FAHNEsTooK.