The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-01
RAINRRInin NOTES
A Growing and Prosperous Section OF
Country

A Growing and Prosperous Section of
Country.
BAINBRrDGE. GA. April 2s-Since my
last report of progress We have not been
asleep, but our Improvement and con str lc-
tion company Is daily growing in public
favor, and regard it as a certainty. The
are the first things needed, and are wanted
before the opening OF the next season. Ha
the stock is pledged outside if cambridge
will raise the other. One neighborhood in
the country, learn, will take $40, 900
stock in the guano factory alone.
The air has been full of rumors the
last few days anent the building
of the Alabama. Georgia and Florida for
merly the Bainbridge, Cuthbert and Column
busl railroad from Cuthbert to cambridge
within time to move the next cotton crop
along the line, but have beel unable to
learn anything definite. The president,
Hon. Jno. E. Donaldson, is as silent as a
clam, but looks as wise as an owl. He
visited Cuthbert last week on railroad bust
ness, and rumor says his road is already
graded from Bainbridge to Cuthbert-sixty
miles-requiring only crossties, rails and
rolling stock to put it in successful opera
ton 1t will develop as fine farming and
timber country as can be found in the
south, and the local traffic will pay all ex-
pense Of operating from the start.
rode over twenty miles of this road last
week-from cambridge to Colquitt, in
Miller county-and have never seen finer
tlmbered lands in any section Much of the
country traversed will yield az average of
$500 cubic feet per acre of timber, above
800 foot average per tree, of the finest vel
low pine in the world. When this road is
built there will be a saw-mill for every few
miles OF road from here to Cuthbert, for the
world needs this timber and will have it.
These lands are cheap now, there being a
lack of transportation facilities, but as soon
as this road is assured they will come into
Immediate and active demand. Besides
their valuable timber, no better class of
fine farming land can be found in any
country. Much of it is now in cultiva-
ton, yielding bale of cotton per acre with
the aid of fertilizers.
This road will develop several towns trib-
utary to Savannah, viz One place between
this place and Colquitt; Coquitt, in Mill er
county; Damascus, in Early county;
Arlington, in Calhoun county, aud one
other point in Randolph county vet
unknOwqA
BesideRthis road two other roads are
pointing in this direction, viz, the Dawson
and cambridge, and the Cordele, Albany and
cambridge, both of which will develop
magnificent sections of country. as rich in
one just described. The first named will in
tersect the Blakely extension of the Gen.
trial, probably west of Leary, in Calhoun
county, cross the Itchaway Notchaway at,
or near, Milford, Baker county, and thence
running south will develop a magnificent
scope OF country to Bainbridge, which only
lacks develop nent to prove its great rich
ness and value. The Cordele, Albany and
cambridge will leave Albany and enter an
un1nVplODpd and rich or1
timber section lying south between AL
bany and Newton, running down the
valley of the Flint and crossing the Notch
away at or near Haggard's mill, and thence
to cambridge. The magnificent lands along
this route are what made the county of
Baker, in ante-bellum times, the richest
agricultural county in Georgia. This rail-
road will cut these immense plantations,
now In charge of negroes as tenants. int1
small farms, and settle them up with pros
porous two aud three horse farmers, ana
dot its rich pine forests with humming saw
mills. Our eyes are set hopefully in this
direction, and our people will help the prof
ect along TO the extent of their means at
the first available opportunity.
Albany, note, is moving for line of
boats on the Flint from that CITY to this.
to connect with the three lines now running
regular by here from the Chattahoochee
and Apalachicola rivers. This is a move ia
the right direction, and cambridge will put
money in the project at the first oppo 'tu-
nifty. cambridge wants all the outlets she
| can get to distribute her wholesale exports
and to bring her cotton to compress; fol-
foreign expectation. Her ge graphical 10.
cation and the material drift of commerce
entitle her to become the city OF
Southern Georgia commercially and indus.
tri ally, and present indications Justify me IL
claiming this for her with advancing wears.
Our Ice factory building is completed,
and the machinery is being put in position.
Our electric light plant is assured, the
building being already bought. This will
be in operation on or before July l.
Our Oak City cigar factory emp oys
| about ten hands and is running on full
| time. Decatur comfy raised tobacco is usec
almost exclusively, and the cigars compare
favorably with the best Key West brands
| in the market.
Mr.. Charlie Peacock, well known il
Savannah as most competent and faithful
telegraph operator, and son of DR.. l.. Fl
Peacock of this city, died here yesterday n
| the house of his parents after a lingering
| illness of many months with consum ption
bis remains will be inferred to-day
Mr.. Lew nj. Griffin, an old and esteemed
citizens is liable to die also, his disease beinl
| consumption of many years standing
The regular May term OF on.
superior court convenes here on Monday
the 18th inst, and probably remain in SEES
sion two weeks.
The political pot is beginning to simmer
and glance over the field shows severa
lightning rods to be up, hoping to b
struck. From present indications it is i'm
possible to give any forecast of the out
come Decatur will furnish the senator thi
time, as well as two representatives, to thu
general assembly. The farmers alliance i
strong in this county, and for f.overno
Northen appears to be their choice by
large majority.
HUBBY'S BRIDE.