The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1889-01-30

lhdIeIlh "S'eSs' Wttnln the past
few years. Indeed there is no town
of the state, that / know of that has
brighter prospects than Dawson.
Her prosperity and future promise
are equally due to the thrift, intelli,
gence and industry of the farmers
of Terrell county, as to the vim, enc
terprise anlpublc spirit Of the citi-
zens of the town. This favored
Southwe tGeorgia town has doubl.
ell her population within the past
five years-now Boosting $500 peo-
pie.
The sitizens of Dawson are gonial,
hospitable and thrifty
The Southwest Georgia Male and
Female College, located in Dawson
is a fine Observation-Disclosures and
has been an important factor in the
building npof Dawson.
Prot. NJ. L. Parker, an eminent
educator, is now president of the
institution, and is adding to its
already good reputation. There are
175 pupils in attendance at present,
many OF them from abroad.
Among the industrial iustitu-
tons noticed a large planning mill,
carriage and buggy factory, car
riage and wagon repair shop, foun-
dry and oil mill and variety works.
! The latter institution known as.
THE DAWSON VARIETY AND MANU-
FEATURING COMPANY,
The proprietors are b. G. Adams,
T. r. Hannah snd F. A, Rnggles.
This large establishment is the pride
and glory Of Dawson and has con-
tributed more to the substantial
growth and prosperity of the town
than any other single enterprise
1t employs l05 men go in the estab
lishment at home and As in Macor
Americas and Albany, who are do
ing special work in those cities
and goods manufactured by thi,
company comprise We rythinJ
known to the builder and architect
such as doors, sash, blinds, doc
and window frames, mouldings
brackets, stair works, sawed an
turned ballasters, wood mantels
counters, pulpits, church furniture
and every article made of wood
brass or iron tor building purposes
Ills company supplied all the ma
terlal for and finished the inside O
our elegant court house in Ameri
Gus, and built the splendid residen
&C of our iellow-townsman. Mr.. j
E. d. Ship. and the Americu
Methodist parsonage. They hav,
recently received many other order
for our city, which they were oblig
ed tie decline on account ofhavin,
contracts sufficient to tax their ut
most capacity for months to come
The Dawson Variety and Manufac
turing Company ship on an averag
one car load day. Their sales o
manufactured lumber per mont
exceeds $500 feet. They ar
running three dozen kilns, with
capacity offs, 900 feet.
The company have building con
tracts in Atlanta, Macon and Alba
ny, amounting to over S25. O0C
They are also supplying insid
work tor the Library of the Gram
mar school of Atlanta, the Cordel
Bank and other work Throughout
Georgia, Florida and alabama
The machinery used at this estab
lishment is all of the newest an
latest improved mechanism and in
genuity. Last year the business @
this company amounted to S 175
900, being an increase gilmore thar
fifty yer cent, over the precedin
year.
Americas should have q 81 ailar es
adjustment.
There was a sparse attendance q
farmerso on Superior Court last week
owing to the fact that it was an ad
iourged term. The civil docket wa
hurried throughin one day OWN,
to the absence from sickness of leaC
ing counsel employed in most of tn
cases, the criminal docket was tax
en- up on Wednesday, and the far
mers. probably apprehensive of be
ing caught on the Jpsy, SHE'D clea
Of town for the remainder of TIN
week, But those who were presen
were fine looking prosperous look
ing body of men, whose appearan
ce was indicative of prosperity an,
thrift. The horses and mules wer
sleek and fat, showing that thei
owners were not patrons of WesterI
corn cribs.
The farmers of any countr
Al