The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-01-30

vuSs. anu Auuerson street, -FOUR. Here are
lag hrst-class houses, costing some Of them
five and six thousand dollars each, while
the namber OF small tenement houses in
oil parts OF the town, will number several
hundred. People have come in and filed
these houses, and for all to, fnd constant
work is hardly to be expected The busi-
ness portion, while it has increased some
It is true, has not kept pace with the resi-.
dent growth; but Marietta's past history
can show nothing to equal her present
gratifying record in improvements.
Then if there should be a dozen empty
| houses and some colored tenement houses.
out of so vast number, we think that
there is nothing in it to create alarm.
Property still commands good prices and
cannot be bought for less than it cost the
owner.
Atlanta, cur States capitol, with her
great system of railroads, is the great
sponge that is largely absorbing the trade
Of towns surrounding her. Atlanta seems
10 be the center of attraction, a1d all the
towns are paying tribute to her wealth and
growth.
Many persons find it more desirable and
cheaper To live in the towns adjacent, and
do Business in Atlanta, than to remain in
its crowded limits, and Marietta has a
number of such residents.
The hardest blow made at the CONNER.
cial prosperity of Marietta, is. struck by her
own citizens, who persistently 60 to At,
lanta and do their trading, when in fact
they should trade at home and help sus.
tain home business and home people. We
don't believe these citizens would quit
trading in Atlanta if we should build a
dozen manufactures, new hotel and in
augurate public free schools. This is the
channel that drains Marietta and will con
tinue to prove an injury to our town a.
long as so suicidal policy is practiced
We heartily concur with the writer il
saying that Marietta needs manufacturing
enterprises, a new hotel and a system o
public schools. We have long advocated
them, and expect to keep hammering ava,
until we get Them; but we are not discour
aged because we see few vacant house
and some mechanics forced to 60 to Allan
ia for employment. Atlanta has a larg
number of men out of employment, and
large plumber of houses placarded so
rent" 1t seems with all her factories an,
public schools she is unable to give al
who go there employment or keep all he
houses filed with tenants. In the natur,
of things it is bound to be that way. On,
man committed suicide there last week be
cause he had been unable to secure worl
and his money was exhausted; yet Atlantis
is growing and prospecting all the same
and will continue to do so. And so will
Marietta.
Vet we think A. W. Us suggestion thai
our citizens cooperate and invest their
money in manufacturing enterprises, and
less in tenement houses, eminently wise
He is right in saying that we should pro-
vide employment for our laboring men.
1t is the way to build up a town, and we
hope his advice will be needed. Towns do
not grow Of themselves, but they lnust be
made to grow. In place of investing in
booming towns elsewhere, invest it here
and boom your own town.
AS to the reference to the trouble in the
Male Academy, we know nothing and this
is our first information. However, there
are ITO pupils in attendance and the school
seems to be fourishing. II any parent
should think he has cause for complaint
it is only necessary to see Prof. Harris
personally, and knowing him to be deeply
interested in giving satisfaction to every
patron, and jealous Of his weil-earned re-
putation as teacher he will ever be
found obliging and courteous, and willing
to make matters right where they per-
chance have gone wrong.