The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
GEORGIA THRIFT.

A new Presbyterian church is being built
at Danielsville.
There are said to be fifty acres in NAM
moth saw-mills in Georgia.
The Smithville furniture factory will be-
gin to manufacture furniture in a few days.
A raft of scaD timber, 755 feet average,
brought SIS IS peF thou sand feet in Darien
last week. sn h
The Cherokee .AdUGnce suggests tri-
county fair for the counties of Forsyth,
Cherokee and Milton.
Timber to the amount of 6,000, 600 feet
was measured at the public boom in Darien
during the month of March.
Boxite, or silveriue, as some call it, has
been discovered near Adairsville. 1t is said
to be worth $40 Il ton, and is being mined
One hundred and one acres of land near
Crawfordvllle, Owned by Mrs. Humphrey
was sold there last Tuesday to j. NJ Lacy
for $500.
The Darien bank, only g few months old,
seems to be doing fine business under the
management of President Srain and Cashier
| Thomas.
Mayor helms of West End has signed a
| five years. contract with the Atlanta Gas
Company for fifty street lamps to be put up
| in West Fad at once.
A two-story residence is being erected on
jackson street. opposite the Presbyterian
| church, at Americas, for Max Altman, who
will occupy 1t upon its completion.
The election to allow Louisville to issue
| bonds to buy the lands between the town
and river resulted in over fifty votes being
cast for the bonds, with none in opposition
A cotton oil mill and guano factory are
| assured for Whighem. At meeting Tues
| day more than 1000 persons were prescott.
Over $4,000 was pledged for the enter
prise.
1t is said that nine-tent hs Of the people of
West Point and Franklin are conf lent as
| to the opening of the river between the two
places. j. NJ. Harrington and r. a. S.
freeman are canvaSsing the territory
assigned West Point committee, and in a
few days will report as to their success.
One of the richest manganese mines in
the south is owned and operated at Cave
| Springs by James NJ. Copper. The output
| is ten tons per day, all of which is shipped
to the firm of Carnegie Bros. 81 Co., at
Pittsburg, and averages $40 to $l2 per ton.
| he may consolidate with tue men operating
the mines at Tunnel Hill and Cartersville
A furnace would then be erected at Rome
| a meeting of the business men and citi-
| zens of Smithville was held last Thursday
| for the purpose of ascertAining how much
inducement Smithville would give for the
establishment OF the bagging factory now
in contemplation by the alliancemen. In
less than half an hour about 81, 400 was
subscribed as a donation to the enterprise,
provided it is located there. Several prom
ineat citizens could not be seen, but il is
safe To say that Smithville will give at least
| $4,000.
Samuel NJ Inulan w ent to Atlanta in
| 1867 from Augusta. where he had been
! clerking, and catered the cotton busin ess
with his father, under the firm name of s.
| w. Imam g. S)n. They handled abort
| 1900 bales of cotton the first " ar. In
1865 T. o decline in co5ton eliminated a tue
low price of lis cents, aud from that IL
| advanced to 81 cents. The firm bought all
the cotton it could while 1t was
down and sold it when it advanced,
thus making a large amount of
money. The receipts for Atlanta were
then 1900 bales, and the Inmans bringing
to bear all their energy, talent and money.
were instrumental in bringing them up TO
| l75, 900 balos The firm Of S. NJ. Inman g.
| Co. now handle from their offics in Hous-
ton, Tex, about 10000 bales, while from
the Atlanta Office md other points in
! Georgia, South Carolina and Memphis
| 100000 bale5 are handled yearly. They are
now tho largest interior buyers in the
| world.