The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-05
THRIFTY GROWING CITY
WITH A PRODUCTIVE COUNTRY
ALL AROUND IT.


A,,ar,ons savannah's New Terri
tory Americas Merchants want
closer Trade Relations With savan-
nah-A Suggestion for Celebration
Mora Daily Trains Needed Other
Points Of Interest.
ANER1cUs, July 3.-This is one OF the
4briftiest little cities in Georgia
Its steady growth has attracted the at
.antion of everybody. All eyes are turned
.,pon it. 1t would be diff cult 10 hno on
this globe a happier people than live mere
and here about
A stranger cannot remain stranger long
in their midst. They opea their arms and
receive their guests, and ask that the rest
of the family be brought They know no
class. they respect intelligence, thrift and
uprightness.
The president of the Georgia Press Asso-
citation. president of the News Telegram
Association, the general agent Of the Cen
trails Immigration bureau and one of the
leaders in Americas affairs resides here.
He came from the heart OF the
north and cast his lot here in their
midst. A northerner in the heart OF
southern country is ne. ne mas
succeeded He has made friends
and a fortune. He was welcomed and he
has prospered. He loves Americas; he
loves Georgia. His native state has not
more charms for him. This is the home of
Col. s. H. Hawkins, one of the greatest
railroad men which Georgia has ever pro-
duced. Vice President NJ. B. Harold Of
the Savannah and Western resides here.
Congressman Crisp lives here, and Gen.
Phil Cook has always made this his home
H., of
tongued orator and polished gentleman,
Charles Goode. Judge of Supreme Court,
Thomas j. Simmons calls this his old home.
1t is the abode of the refined, the home Of
the cultured.
A RICH COUNTRY.
The country about here is fertile, and the
fields are green with growing grain. Here
is the home of corn and cotton. Georgias
wealthy planters live round about here. l
spent Yesterday with Sumter county
farmer. There were his broad fields, as
they stretched away TO the creeks. The
tops of the thrifty cotton weed almost
kissed. The corn rustled as the wind blew
through it, and the tassels waved in blue
and yellow and red. There was a sweet
smell everywhere. The pigs come home at
noon time to be fed on rich butter
milk and the fat COWS come waddling into
the pen at night to be MIXED. They looked
as If they were fattened to be killed the
next day and were then waiting for the
butchers knife This is not the case with
only one planter. 1t would be an exception
if it were otherwise.
A SPLENDID OUTLOOK.
They say all over this section of the state,
as far out as the Chattahoochee river, that
the biggest crops will be made this year
that have been gathered in years. They all
say that last year was glorious year, but
they look for even better this year. The
crops have been blessed with rain and sun
shine, aud the people have been given
health. Everything portends an abundant
yield and prosperity for the heretofore
hard run planters. They have made the
greatest melon crops that were ever known.
The Central railroad has hauled up to date
thousand carloads from here against a
hundred during the biggest year No
wonder everybody is wearing a pleasant
face. 1t is time to.
IN sAvANNAH's TERRITORY.
And this is the city aud this the country
which has recently become Savannah's ter.
ritory. 1t belonged to Macon and Atlanta.
but the distance from these places was so
great that nobody was particularly bene-
fitted. The territory round about here
was undeveloped. The farmers lived
poorly, they planted scantily and they
reaped small profits. Their outlet was
limited. They were compelled TO sacrifice
great deal to market what they harvested.
This very great drawback caused many to
cultivate only small portions of land and
plant only those things which could be used
on the farm as food While they realized
that they were able, by reason of their pro-
ductlVe lands, to grow every marketable
thing, they found that business was I'M
profitable, since they had no way to market
A GREAT HELPER.
The building of the Savannah, Americus
ana montgomery railroad through this sec
tlon was godsend TO the hard run planters.
You may go from one end of the line to the
other end, and you will find the most grateful
people in the world. They have enough to
make them so. Without cent of expense
they have been given an outlet, q market
tor all they can raise. 1t is the policy of
Ghe Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
railroad to create market at all of their
stations to induce the farmers to engage in
planting what the lands will produce
A WONDERFUL CHANGE.
An entirely different aspect has been given
affairs, and the rich territory, which has
been almost wilderness for these long
years, is made thriving, enterprising and
go-ahead section. 1t car be seen WHY the
progress is SO marvellous
This is Savannah's territory.
Savannah will reap, with the nIaptars
the products of the fields.
The new railroad is continually pourino
into the great seaport town wealth from
southwestern Georgia. As this traffic in
Greases SO rapidly the business channels in
savannah are necessarily obliged to feel
tHe good effects. Savannah will get some
I'll m. lhe progress and push of these red plains.
Inc SURFING up will become general.
EVERYBODY IS PLEASED.
~, M have talked with the business man
16ey are as happy as the planters.
Ii Lact, all have reason to be proud All
aig cohJoihtly moving to make the progress
Inc railroad is furnishing the CONVEYANCE
whereby the planters may dispose of 70 the
merchants their product. 1t is harnonions
THE BEGINNING AND THE END.
!, "A gentleman told me that the neonla j.,
TINS section regard Savannah as tha e.
tain head. 1t is the place from 49,
everything from now on will be COT T. ;o
the 9, point with which all traffic hereaftas 20
VIII be carried on. Being as near th;s
section as it is Macon. and naarar
Dy a great DEAL than AtIanta -
nolds the trade in its hands. The raiat,ons
OF the Americas district and SavannaS
should now become very close, an Amartn
cuslan said yesterday. The two -
always been separated by a vast territorv
Oh undeveloped country, and beinn 10?
TecClV COnnaOtad Wit Al1ul-