The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-31
THE TIDE TURNING.
The Verdict is, The Half
Has Not Been Told"
Decatur Arises in New Vigor and
After Glory Runs.
A Statement Of Her Financial Con-
dition Begets Renewed
Confidence.
The South Needs More Cities to Handle
Her Trade and Manufacture
Her Products.

The record of industrial events
at the south for the past two weeks
shows an undiminished energy. The
Manufacturers Record, the central
repository of industrial information |
in sits latest issue is overfowlng
with details of transactions cover
ing all the states and running
through the whole realm Of manu-.
featuring development. One of the
most important projects yet set
afoot is in its incipient stage, !. e..
the holding of an exposition at Au-
gusta, Ga, next fall for the exhibit
tion of southern products that have
grown up and been developed since
1st January, 1882. Already, it is
said, the demand for space insures
a magnificent display. It will be q
tangible exhihstion Of what has
has been done in the shors period
OF six years and will thus be liv-
ing confederation of the incredible
things that have been told concern
ing the wonderful Development of
progress in this section. 1t can
not fail, therefore, of being of in
calculable advantage to the south
in thus presenting in mass the
solid evidences of her new work.
The system of northern railroad
excursions to the south has been
fruitful of good results. Every time
train load of these people come
south theyigo back and invariably
say sthe half has not been told"
The roseate prospectus of some new
city or enterprise which at first
reading excites smile of increduli.
ty has been found almost invaria-
bly, to be tame exposition Of real
facts. A party of New Englanders
went to Admission expecting to SEE
little town with small surround.
ings, and they carried with then
the glowing, rose-colored advertise
ments that had been sent then
from Admission in order to maxi
comparisons and have some fun
They were astounded to see tina
every detail was exact and that a.
they themselves told it, "the hal
had not been told"
They went to Decatur in tn
!. same spirit of incredulity and wer
amazed to see the surgfng elements
q of development in a state of up
heaval. Decatur did a great thin!
!, for herself when few months ag'
she instituted a series of excursion
from New England. The Recort
u sums up the verdict of this visitin;
y jury of view in the terse statement
5 ITS groa0th in tDelve months ha
J. been simply immense"
The reader may not be unac
quainted with the fact that Their
has been internescine war in Deca
tur for few weeks. We mention
it only to state that thorough ant
i laborious investigation fully AM
t completely exhonerates and vindl
: Gates Judge Bond, the manager. /
Twas personal affair purely. Their
we're forebodings, of course, tha
Decatur herself might be made t.
: suffer, and the publicity given L
the matter was bewailed with mucl
anxiety, but the result of it has on
. ly emphasized the real, solid, sub
o stantial value that underlies Deca
t. tur. Energy never tagged. Actio
8 was not impeded moment. Tn
mighty work of building went O.
unimpeded.
It Decatur's latest acquisition is a
o immense cotton mill plant fror
o New England that will work 70
o operatives, Think of that-a pop
ulation for good town brought i
= by one enterprises regiment 9
- well-paid operatives.
" The papers there tell of house
- being built on every hand, ever
= day you may see that Mr.. So-and
- So-is building mill or store
house or residence and that sue
= a Co. is preparing to erect il
- buildings to manufacture this an
= that. 1t is the even inaow Of th
:, tide of development the sure an
:, :, ever increasing accretion of wealth
~ the laying of the stones in tn
:. grand superstrnctpre-a New City
The personal controversy las
week between Judge Bond and D
q Forrest elected a statement frol
" the Land Company which shows
n wonderfully gratifying state of a
b fairs:
01 ASSETS.
lie Stock red for land at so. IS 6S,695 {
% Land notes. ................ 596,916
Open real estate accounts. 21,325
Due FROM individuals and
nj firms. .................. 15,0S5
Stocks and bonds, other coma
panies. 1T. 1000 {
&c Switches and r. r. sidings.. 27,64S S
: Cottages and buildings. 62,SH
lie Cotton compress. ... rs 533 s
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