The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-15
RAINBRIDGE,s BOOM.
The Town and County Entering on an
Era of Prosperity.

Ira OF ETCSDcIlIy-
BAINBRIDGE, GA, April IA -Bainbridge,
and in fact all Decatur county is entering
upon an era Of progress and en-
terprise unknown in its past history. The
Alabama Midland railroad mas opened up
all the western part Of the county. There
are farms, furnishing villages, turpentine
farms, saw-mills, ETC., springing up along the
line Among these are Brinson, Brooklyn,
Donaldsonville, and the ChattahoOchee
river bridge opposite Gordon in Alabama.
These things have greatly enhanced land
values and big deals in timbsred lands are
not infrequent.
cambridge, feeling the Inspiration. has
begun 70 build and improve at rapid rate.
Last year she built sixteen nice residences
Of modern style, ranging i'll cos from
$1,000 TO $1,000 She also put on successful
footing a cigar mandatory employing ten
hands, which manufactured Decatur county
raised tobacco as good as any raised in
Florida. or else where in the United States.
A $40, 900 saw mill. opposite the city on the
river, by MesSrs. f. Swindeil x Co., has
been busily employed since its completion
on contracts for foreign shipment via Apa-
lachicola, and have contracts on file that
will engage them all this year. This mill
employs from fifty TO seventy-6ve hands,
and their pay roll is quite an item in our
local circulation.
AN ICE FACTORY AND ELECTRIC LIGHT
plant were added to our other local enter
prises last week, and these are both now in
process of construction. The ice factory
will be "A sten-ton plant, and the electric
light will be ample in capacity for all local
demands, and Of the Edison incandescent
make. The city has taken fifty lights for
her Streets and the plant will be operated
by local company. the ice factory will
be il operation in thirty days-the electric
light plant within SIXTY days.
AN $4,000 BRICK ACADEMY.
The city will vote to issue $4,000 20-year
bonds, bearing per cent interest, and
build and thoroughly furnish aud equip
commodious and elegant brick academy
during the coming summer, and have the
same ready for use at the opening of the
fall session of the graded school. The sue
cess Of the project is certain.
AN INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENT COM
PANY
is in process of organiz alton, aud will GER
tainly prove of incalculablo benefit.
The plan is to organize with not
less than 1000 shares of 500
each, the payments of stock subscriptions to
be made payablei in 81 monthly instailments,
aud invest tine same as fast as 1t comes in
IN local manufactures, unuer the OIecUlOn
of a local board of directors. The city has
agreed to encourage all such projects by
relieving them from taxation from five to
ten years. The company will organize this
week
GUANo FACTORY AND OIL MILL
are among the certainties also--in coniunc-
ton with the farmers alliance. This city
will take one-fourth or one-third the neces-
sary stock in a So, 900 TO $50, 900 plant aud
give over the entire management of the
same to the alliancemen. This is the best
point for such an enterprise in Georgia on
account of our railroad and waterway
transportation lines to procure raw mate
rails and to distribute the output
of the mill in Georgia, Alabam 4,
and Florida. Conference committees from
the city and alliances are now in consulta-
ton upon plans for organization and opera
ton, and will report very shortly.
COTTON COMPRESS
is our next need, and the improvement and
Investment Company and local capitalists
will probably assure its constructions. More
anon. j. NJ. B.