The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-06-05
DAWS0N'S STEADY GROWTH.
Pop2fuhin Doubled in the Last Few
Years. Three Banks. Several
Manufacturing Enterprises,
New Churches

j. T. Galloway was in Dawson
last week in the interest of the
Macon Telegraph, aud to him
Dawson is indebted for the follows
ing handsome write up" which
appeared iu that paper last Sat,
urday;
Superior court is now in session.
This circuit is fortunate in its
Judge No one can come in contact
with JudgeClark without recreting
that a LAWYER Of his eruditionis not
OF the supreme bench Of Georgia.
About his decisions would APP
pear that finish and tersenes5 which
characterized old Jere Black.
DAwsON's STEADY GROWTH.
Dawson, like many other cities
of Georgia, has been steadily i'm
proving for several years, until it
can be said to enjoy a "boom."
But unlike these Others, it has
not grown at the expense of the
surrounding country. Dawson is
not a little city Of farmers who
have lett the country for town. On
the other hand Terrell county has
doubled in white population in the
past fifteen years. Take a ride out
into the country on any of the
many roads leading into Dawson
for eight miles or more, and a
pretty farmers home adorns the
way for about every halt mile.
That popular warehouseman
Mr.. l.. A. Iowrey, remarked to
the writer that the farmers of Ter
rel are now prosperous, and he
knew this to be true from obser-
walton and from the fact that they
were so prompt in meeting their
obligations. These facts furnish
key to Dawson's prosperity,
and the city furthermore enjoys
a large trade from the counties OF
Lee, Webster, Stewart, and CAL
hOun
SOME OF DAwsoN's SPECIAL AT
FRACTIONS.
But let Us glance moment at
some Of d wsou's special attrac.
| lions. The city has / most complete
telephone system. Some twenty
five new residences were built last
year and about fifteen in course OF
erection now, some of them very
tasty and elegant. A Building
aud Loan Association has been
organized and is open for business,
Mr.. l.. A Lowrey president, Capt.
VIM. kaigler local agent. A ma
tionaI bank has also been organized
with $4,000 capital, A. j. Carver
president
j. w. Wo ten will open a pri.
vate bank in August. The First
State Bank j. Il. Mercer, cashier,
has been in operation for many
| years. So in future Dawson, with
her three banks, wi ! be independ.
ent in the financial world. Mr..
j II. Mercer is young man oil
push and enterprise, has erected not
less than dozen residences for sale
and rent in the past eighteen
months.
DAwsON>s HOME INDUSTRIES.
Nor has Dawson been insens;bIe
to the advantages OF home indus.
tries. Baldwin & Co. and Geise
run a large machine shop and plan.
I'M mill and do thriving business
They also own the Dawson oil
works and manufacture guano and
find ready market for all then
goods. The Dawson Variety
Works is also a big establishment
On The pay roll is nearly one
hundred work. en-. This firm is
building now handsome $4,000
residence in your city for Mr.
William Cox. The material wa,
shipped ready for construction
from their shop here.
Three new churches are now IN
projection. The Presbyteriani
have a neat frame building going
up, the Baptist will soon common &c
a $4,000 structure on theil
present beautiful site, and the
Metl odists have'recently purchased
the old Mills place and contem'
plate building brick edifce a;
early YES possible.
AuANDsoME NEW COURT HOUSE.
Is being discussed and it is more
than probable the present gIand
jury with recommend the erection
OF one. This Terrell county
needs. Set in the midst Of that
beautiful oak grove where the old
unsightly one now stands, it would
he an ornament and a comfort in,
deed.
Dawson, if not of her court
house,i is proud of her male and fe'
male college, with its one hun
dred and fifty pupils. The loca
ton, en- a commanding eminence,
amid a pretty grove OF shady trees
Is unsurpassed
In this city also are hotel accom-
modations worthy Of special men
ton The 81. James is large aHd
Toomy. The writer however is a
guest this time OF the famous Far
mum House, the great resort of The
drummers. Mrs. Willie Carver i.
proPrietre>s. She is wonderful il
energy and exercises a Sonderfu
influence over the boys Of the