The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-12
CHICKAMAUGA.

Chickamauga is a name familiar TO every
school boy as that OF the field upon which was
fought the bloodiest battle of modern times.
But Chickamauga. the town, is not so well
known, although it is destined to become an
important commercial and industrial center, as
well as a resort second to none in the south.
1t has received great deal Of attention
from the newspapers during the
past two years owing to its being the location
selected for the great reunion of the blue and
the gray, when Il, 900 old soldiers OF both armies
met here, and because it is the natural entrance
to the national park for which congress
has already appropriated 1926 900, be-
sides the appropriations made by the
different states. 1t was further
brou hit into prominence by reason OF the con
test for the encampment of the Georgia
state militia during the coming summer. The
legislature passed a law appropriatng SOS, 200
for the state encampment Nine cities, includ-
ing Chickamauga, bid for the honor, and it was
at first awarded to the city of Macon as being
the most central So many protests were
received that the matter was reopened and
Chickamauga was selected the choice giving
satisfaction throughout the state, although 1t is
situated at the extreme northern edge of
Georgia, being only thirteen miles from Chatta-
nooga.
Crawflsh Springs as the place was CALI ed
until recently, has long been noted as place
of resort, but there were no hotel accommoda-
tions, and until three years ago there was no
railroa nearer than Chattanooga. Notwith-
standing this fact, many people visited II on
account of the scenery and to see the spring
itself which is great natural curiosity, gush-
ing from under rock with flow Of 3000O,000
gallons Of water every twenty four hours.
But since the building of the railroad and the
purchase of the property by the Crawfish
Springs Land Company there has been a
wonderful transformation and those who used
to visit it would scarcely recognize it. A live,
progressive town is springing up, and there are
signs Of activity on every hand.
of the finest hotels in the south has been
erected at an expense of about $4,000. IL is
fitted up with every modern convenience,
heated by@steam throughout, lighted by cleo
tricity, elegantly furnished and surrounded by
beautiful park laid out in the highest style OF
landscape art
The spring has been left as il was, except that
dam has been constructed Two miles below;
which forms lake around which Is a boulevard
four miles in length, affording most pleasant
The streets Of the town are we'll laid out and
paved with gravel, the town site presenting
most attractive appearance.
The company is building railroad TO its coal
and iron BEDS there being 300 men now at
work on the line The iron is the richest mined
in the south, showing an analysis OF so per cent.
and a furnace test of "a per cent. The coal has
been coked, and the result is exceedingly satis-
factory. showing 70 per cent. OF fixed car
bon, or more than any other coke in the south,
this being per cent. better than the well
known Pocahontas coke. 1t Is also fine bur
den-b bearing coke. The quantity is inexhausti-
BILE.
As place of resort no town in
the south combines so many historic
scenes and climatic advantages, as
residence town it could not be surpassed, and as
a manufacturing and commercial city it com
bines every advantage, being surrounded by a
fine farming country, and having coal, iron,
timber water and limestone in abundance.
The property has not yet been placed on the
market the company, which is a very strong one,
prefering to first develop 1t. There will,
however, be an Introductory sale
on April % and 30 to which reduced rates are
made on all railroads. The indications point to
a very successful sale, parties from all over the
country taking a great interest in it,
The land company is composed OF Hon. A. S.
Hewitt. Alfred Sully, Sinner Borg, Lehman
Bros, Of New York; A. Keyser & Co, London;
John c. and Patrick Calhoun, j. W. English. w.
b. Lowe, George W. Parrott, S. F. Parrott, j.
w English, Jr., of Atlanta; Gordon Lee. OF
Chickaumauga j. D. Williamson, president Of
the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus railroad;
Gen. ]. T. Wilder, of Johnson City, Tenn, and
others. The names of these men are a suffi
cient guarantee of the success Of the new town.
With special service ON The Chattanooga.
Rome and Columbus railroad Of three daily
trains day between Chattanooga and Chicka-
mau2a in addition to the two regular passen-
ger trains a day and three other lines now
beng constructed. Chickamauga has most ex-
cellent railroad facllities-Ad.