The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-28
A THRIVING TOWN
Whose Merchants are Not Winding the
Hard Times.

Rocky Ford, Aug. 26.-RoclIy Ford is
situated on the Central road sixty-five
miles from Savannah Only a few years
ago Mr. Geo. Heard erected the first
store house ever put up here. 1t
now has population of 300.
A fine school and two
churches, Methodist and Baptist. four
general and one drug and one millinery
stores. The firm Of Tindall, Parker &
Co., beside having large store here, have
three branch stores in Bulloch county.
The Rocky Ford Brick Company supplies
the home market and ships thousands
to other points. Rocky Ford is
surrounded by one of the best agricultu-
raj sections along bhe Central, The
farmers are among the most progressive.
Last year there were T, S72 bales of cotton
shipped from this place, and already 1l2
bales of this years crop have been re-
ceived. There will be more cotton
handled here this season than last not,
perhaps, that there has been more made,
but the push and energy of the merchants
are not excelled, and the inducements
held out to the trading public
viii bring their trade here. The town
is abundantly supplied with pure
health giving artesian water The first
thing to attract the attention of the visi-
tor is the gushing, rushing sound of the
pure. crystal water that shoots up from
mother earth as if anxious to quench the
thirst of man and beast. The
well is near the Central
track, and its sparkling water
receives many wistful looks from the pas
sengers. The old Ogeechee river is only
a short distance from town, and the fish
ing is unsurpassed. The river is famous
for its quantity of the finny tribe. Who
has not tasted or heard Of the juicy Ogee-
chez Dream?
Two railroads connect here with the
Central, the Sylvania road and the
road of Z. +, Foy & Co. The Sylvania
road connects with both day trains on
the Central The road of Messrs. Foy &
Co. reaches out twenty miles among the
pines of BullOch county. These two
roads are good feeders for the
Central. Foy & Co. ship immense guam
titles Of lumber and naval stores. The
business done here demands better rail
road accommodation from the Central
The present warehouse is simply
makeshift, perhaps more miserable
than the Sherman law. The freight
room is not sufficient for the amount of
business done, and there is no passenger
accommodations. If it were not for the
generosity of the good people of Rocky
EOIu lu6 Oeubfdl'S passengers WOuiO
have to take the weather as it
comes. The passenger and the
shipper are Justly entitled to better ac-
commodatiOns. The merchants along the
Central, who talk blue and feel blue
should visit the cheerful merchants here,
and they would hang their heads with
shame. The business men here are doing
business, while the calamity howlers are
gradually dying with dependency.
Some time ago this place was invaded
by newspaper man on the hunt for sub
scrlbers, and John Tom Parker says he
caught several suckers here, and because
he John TOM would not bite the news
paper scribe wrote him up in very I'M
affectlonate style. He says the newspaper
man called him a rare bird and wanted
him Gagged and placed on exhibition
at the worlds fair. John Tom is
one of Rocky t'ord's leading merchants
and no man can persuade hir against his
will. He has a head of his own, and
never was known to bite at sIch untempt
ing bait. John Tom says when he fully
makes up his mind to become
candidate for congress, he will send for
that newspaper man, and subscribe for
his paper three months and he will write
him up as the coming congressman. I'm
til then he will not be a subscriber.