Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
THROUGH GEORGIA.
A RICHMOND MANS VISIT TO Au-
GusTA AND MACON.
Atlanta and Macon .Contrasted--A "ord
20 Our Railroads-Things We sho"'o
po-she Admircs Richmond, Etc
Written for tho Dispatch. J

every city of any size in the South, 80
the railroads which enter our goouiy W,
10 note and tell our people why sucn y nVe
the case in Richmond. We must inase
"fuss y about II. Augusta. Ca. IL oailt on
What we would call "low;grouno, tne
river being nearly level with the streets
And the water kept out by leyees. soihs
time since one OF these lcYees uios0 o." 1.,
nearlv the whole city was inundated vi
account of this the streets are not III ~
good condition as they ough, 10 DC -
principal business street, extending ,no
length Of the city quito. Is very Hiuc-pv., =,
hans a third wider than Broad street IN
pinbmond = while Green street, when
MIGHT he termed the chief promenade,
10 sonallv "a wide and made beautiful, now
tbsf The foliage is full. by four rows OF
,n"cnificent elrn-trees extending its entire
length. One could not help thinking OF
how beautiful il could be made II cut
shaw and few thousand dollars were
turned loose on II.
THr SAND HILLS.
Summerville. OF what is known "a inc
"Sand Hills" is q beautiful hlgh eroun.u
constituting one Of the fuburb9h spo'ss
around Augusta, and here IS tound SOM ~
her handsome residences. Ou' ~ III. ,Sd
ing Built the same year our HEi."
bnildino was. 1t is not as large as our
bnildine nuite. and now don't you tel any
one I said SO. but the winds nave peer,
lust trifie rough with this structure anu
X f. far from 'plunb" to-day suppose
some of those who knew the weak point
in the Virginia building 90 0ut tneIe anu
try a plumb line on H. me AuS usV'
bullding will have to be stTalgh'eileu w,
IL such is possible. But VIII No, n e.,
longer here. for tomorrow the sOutilcI !,
rress excursiou will reach tins point ana
tben ali the land will hear OF Augusta
left Augusta for Macon by way OF
,,,acs called Camak. and al this latter place
ne sfonped for dinner. Should ever take
The same route will take along nv dinner
also. The distance from Augusta to Macon
IL one hundred and forty miles. Two trains
over two lines daily from one TO tne otnt5
place II takes by one line ten houIs aIu
by the other SIX and halt hours 10 n"Ae
the tri's
You con study the country at leisure en-
ro,lt. swap yarn. and stroll thTougn tne
and are being laid out by the railroads at
each station. These littleparks, ABOUT the
length of a long train Of cars ana rom
sixty 10 seyenty-fve feet wide, arranged
with little lakes OF pools Of water d"o" a
fountain throwing mp feathery spray, ana
splendid flower beds all bright IN DlOonl'
of endless shapes. certainly please the eye
of the traveller and make lasting impress
SONS. WHY can't our roads display some
.ncb enterprise Come, gentlemen Of Nlr-
ginia railroad management, keep us aoreast
with the times as TAR As yOu are concerned
The cost of this is trihing, the ehect
nniookcd-for frost late in the spring
has cut short the cat crop and damaged
the fruit in this section, think, one hali,
II not two thirds. Indeed. did not see
field of oats worth harvesting whers mere
tofore | have seen good crops ana large
IAN out for Maconi" And now the
long line Of passengers are hastenlng along
the length of the Union depot here. As
cending n fight of steps at the end OF the
dep6t brings YOU right out on principal
street and here. "Ths way TO the Hotel
Ienierlr PORTER for the Brown House; "
"Carriage. sir?" and such greetings make
yod feel that there are some at least giau
TO see you.
A RICHMOND BOY.
] was taken in hand by an old Richmond
bov-Henry WOrtham-who Is the lunior
member Of large business nrn. henry,
as the bows knew him, turns the beam ut
perhaps 200 pounds shows good keeping,
and bets high on the future OF Macon, !
agree with him. Macon is snugly nestled
among and upon hills. Many OF her streets
are beautiful and residences exceedingly
handsome. The once very VIDE avenues
have been parked down their centres,
Leaving a street on either side Of these long
erass- plots. protected by stone curbing.
Her merchants are in the best Of spirits.
and altogether / can but congratulate the
Central City, upon ITS auspici0us out
look. | should say. comparing Atlanta
with Macon. that Atlanta's growth, &c, IS
due TO the enterprise of her people, while
Macon's is due to natural causes.
II was my privilege to meet quite full
representation of Macon's society folk at
reception rendered by the Commercial
C1nb, Charming ladies, courtly men, and
an elegant repast made the occasion
striking and exceedingly pleasurable. Ellis
Talbot, one of our Richmond boys, who
now resides in Macon, representing TAI
bott 4 Sons. came TO me as soon as l en-
tered the large receptlon-room, ana ms
ewes seemed TO fash little as he looked
into Richmond face. Ellis Is deservedly
popular: the older men have spotted INN
as worthy, while the girls-well, Ellis is
"getting there" rapidly.
WAGONS DEVELOPMENT.
Macon shows signs of development on
every hand. Her merchants tell me that
not for many years has the trade OF TINS
season been equalled. The farmers VINO
trade here have put in" large acreages
and are beforehanded in their money mat
tiers. | did not think to ask what the capl-
tal invested in business here ~, but few OF
us have any conception OF what IS done
here ia wholesale groceries, hardware, dry
goods. etc. Commanding great back
country, Macon does al Immense business
comparatively. Walking down one OF the
streets had several limitations that some,
thing had happened, and presently
heard some one say, Yes, caught him m
a great net. down near the bridge" Well
/ supposed that some unfortunate had
been lifted out Of a watery grave. and III
due time approached young lady Whom
recognized, and as she seemed little ex
cited over it, asked what was 1t that had
been caught.
why" said she, "a shadl"
"A shad?" said.
Eyes, indeed; they Just dipped him III
with a net down in the river " (Ocmulgee)
l found that this was perhaps the frs
chad which had been caught at Macon, anc
one Of the results OF the Government
efforts To stock the river with fish. WheI
i remarked that fisherman would con
slider himself IN poor luck did he not brinl
up more than one shad at a haul In Rich
mond, my fair friend stuck out out he
pretty lips and said:
"Oh, YOU Richmond people won't LEI
Richmond be surpassed in anything.
knew she had visited us, and asked bel
what she thought Of Richmond.
We'll" she said, Il don't blame you fol
loving such pretty city.
DRAwBRrDGEs.
Orders have been issued that Sll bridges
below Macon shall be made drawbridges
and the work of clearing the channel rs tC
begin at once under Government appro
priation. SO that her merchants are bet
ting high on what this water transporta
tion will do for them. Several new manu-
featuring establishments have been re
Gently finished; an electric, q dummy-en
CINE, and a mule street-raiway. The pub
Re spirit of her citizens, &c. indicate tina
here is 70 be one of the leading southern
cities.
Leaving Macon and Augusta by way o
Millen and in the direction OF Savannah W,
travel greater part Of the route through
swamp section and here we see tn,
trees festooned with gray moss-.the pal
metto plant, cypress. DC. One is strucl
with the amount OF travel in Georgia. ant
the many little villages along each rout'
tell how rapidly the State Is filing up.
In the fields cotton is fairly up; corr
about eight inches high. What is left o
the oat crop will be harvested in the mex