The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-04
GEORGIA THRIFT.

w. NJ. Tullis of Americus is having new
residence built.
Macon's new ice factory will probably be
running in twenty days.
Twenty-Five new houses have recently
been erected in Brooklyn Heights, a suburb
of Americas, and more are now in progress
and nearing completion.
Col. E. C. Machen has purchased of H.
M. Conner of Savannah the building ccou-
pied by the Macon EUening Ne,os. The
EUenirlg Neoos will continue to occupy it
The capacity of the Planters oil mill al
Macon is to be doubled during the coming
summer. 1t is thought that an oil refinery
will certainly be erected in Macon during
this season.
The Milledgevllle oil and fertilizer works,
which now has capacity of crushing
twenty-five tons per day of cotton seed, IS
to have its capacity at once increased to
fifty tons per day.
Mrs. Dickey Of Abbeville recently sold
the Americus Brick Company eighty acres
in Abbeville. The conditions were that she
was to be paid S2,0 from the first sales
and half in the balance.
An ordinance has been passed by the city
council of Gainesville ordering an election
for the citizens to vote on the issuing of
bonds to the amount of $4,000, with which
to establish q system of water works and an
electric light system. The authorities pro-
pose buying the light plant now owned by
private parties and run it in connection
with the water works.
Scotch paving cutters are arriving at
Llthonia every day. and the contractors are
still not supplied. Fourteen hundred thous-
and blocks are to be got out at Lithonia
this summer, besides curbing and building
stone of all sorts. The calculation is that it
will take ninety carloads per day to move
the stone that is being got out around
Lithonia for this season.
w. I. Gentry, superintendent of the At.
lanta telephone exchange, says that if the
business men and citizens of Griffin will
purchase $500 worth of tickets line will be
put up at once connecting Griffin and At
lanta by telephone. Tickets will be sold at
twenty-five cents each, and any holder of q
ticket will be entitled to talk with any teleI
phone station in Atlanta for five minutes.
Nearly 200 people went from Macon to
Wellston Tuesday to attend a large sale
conducted by Collins 81 Bro. of Macon.
Fully 600 people were in attendance from
other points. A great barbecue was served.
A great many lots were Sold The sales
amounted to between $40, 900 and $50, 900.
Wellston is in Houston county. on the Geor-
gia Southern road, few miles from
Macon.
j. Rice Smith. general manager of the
Georgia chemical works of Augusta, has
just been in Macon again. 1t is now def
nltely settled that a branch of the large
plant will be located in Macon if the neces-
sary arrangements can be made. Fifteen
acres of land will be required. The new
concern will require a capital of $3.50, 900.
and will have a capacity of 10000 tons Of
fertilizer per annum.
One of the latest, and it may prove
most valuable, discoveries in the state Is
the green sand mari bed, resembling the
celebrated New Jersey marls, which Will
lam BrunSon of Perry is about to develop
and place upon the market. The beds or
mari in question are located upon the
plantation of Mr.. Brunson, which embraces
2 200 acres AS yet it is not fully known
how extensive they may be. 1t is certains
however, that they cover vast area. By
actual analysis this green mari is found TO
contain phosphoric acid, phosphate of lime,
and pure potash iii various proportions,
which hereafter will be carefully noted. An
expert says doubtless the mari will improve
In richness and value when the excavations
are made deeper.
Athens Banner: Hon. James NJ Smith,
Georgia's great planter and most enter
prising citizen, is now at work on two new
railroads. The first is a branch to Sandy
Cross, In Oglethorpe county, and Will be
completed the coming summer If the citizens
interested will give him the proper aid. The
other road he is building to his convict camp
and brick yard, and will be finished up in
few weeks. He will then go largely into the
manufacture of brick, and thinks he can
lay them down in Athens at about IS per
1000. But this road will not stop there but
be extended on to the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern. 1t is also Col. Smiths intention
to carry this road to Gainesville and Bow
ersville, on the Elberton Air Line. The
Sandy Cross branch will be extended to
Augusta. He has one of the most liberal
charters ever granted in the state for this
road and is in earnest about building IT.
Smithonia is destined to even rival Athens
as business centre when its enterprisina
proprietor carries out all Of his undertake
ings.