The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-11
NOTES FROM CHARLTON COUNTY.
The Rains Damaging Ehect-Rsce
Ponds Future aEd Great Need

The Rains Damaging Enect-tSsce
Ponds Future and Great Need
RACE POND, GA, July 9.-Chariton
county being very low. dry and wet weather
have quick and injurious effect upon
crops. The corn crop was damaged by the
drought the subsequent rains. Mt
over a third t a crop viii be made. But
little ate ton Is paid to farming in this
county O4e Of the great drawbacks to 1t
Is the timber business. Tee farmer,
becoming tired of the dull routine Of
far n lif--no money conf & INTO his pocket
until near the close Of the year-aoan-
dous the noble pursuit, shoulders his Ak.
and bidding adisu to quiet home life, turns
his attention to tle logging" business,
with the hope of jingling little cash in his
D 'cket Home is neglected, work Is
harder, and at the end of the yea he mas no
crop. no money, and is much poorer than
be was at the beginning of 1t.
This fact is practically demonstrated
every year, and will. uutil the log
Ring" business is Numbered with the
things Of tie past. Race Pond is soon TO
become 3 most importa point on the
Savannah. Florida and Western railway
between Waycross and Jackso lviile. There
is erected here a large turneutine distilery,
y ed By Mes>rs. Millikla 81 Burbage,
with two large stills kept consta thy
running. These gentlemen employ over
100 la do and are turning out more naval
stores than anv firm ai0 Z the line of the
road. In addition TO the above NJ ssrs.
Oval & Cpchurc of Florida u e erecting
nlnety-fiye horse power steam mill hlch
will be cunning by Sept. |. TneJ have
erected a neat sIxroom dwelling aud Il
large and cOmmOdious two-stOry store
house, and viii, as soon as they get to saw
ing, erect quite number of buildings, which
will give to Race Pond decidedly town
appearance. They have a substantial tram
road running out some three miles, over
which the mill is to be sup lied with logs.
the capacity Of the mill wilt be 10000 feet
Of merchantable lumber per day,
which will be al important item
of freight to the railro I'd. hey
also will employ over 100 hands. L.
addition t. the large number of hands EN-
ployed by the turpeatlne farm and mill,
the Swan Iah, Florida and Western Rail-
way Company will erect a large wood rack,
which will give employment TO twenty or
thirty hand, These hands, together with
the patronage of the country people, will
make the postotiice at is place the best
paying office on the line of road. Before
work was conmence1 on the mill
the office payed over SGD quar-
ter. Now, with the addition of about $50
more hands, the cancellation viii be Ia
ceased nearly double. In view Of the above
AdCLa, I -eie IL y = mug greatly He6u6'i ny
our rapidly increasing town, a i'd that Is a
good substantial freight house and tele-
graph Office NJ ssrs. Millikln & Oval are
making every effort to secure its erection,
aud it is to be hoped the
company will favorably consider the
matter and supply the desidera-
tun. There is no telegraph oifice between
Waycross and Uptouville, a distance of
twenty-eight miles. At Uptonville 5here is
one, and another at Folkston, dista~ce of
only six miles from Uptorville From Rice
Pond to Folkston, tue distance is fifteen
miles, d twenty from Race Pond to Way
eros, The null at UptonvIlle will be re-
moved to Florida this winter, rendering the
freight house and telegraph office at that
place aim Jst Useless The amou t of
frelghts that would be shippe tuere would
not warrant the employment of an agent.
The freight to this place will soon be doubIy
lncrea'ed, making good freight house
much needed