The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-04-01
PINK AND WHITE.
THE FRUIT BLOOMS OF THE WIRE
GEASs GLoRIoUsLF RADIANT.
The Possibilities of wiregrass Georgia as .
Stock Raising Country-No shelter Re-
ouired and Food in Abundance

Jesup. Ga, March 2s.-Staff Correspond
euce TO Tho COnssitution.)- Pink blossoms
peach and pale flower OF pear, contrasted
with green carpet OF field and azure sheen
OF sky. form a picture bright enough TO
please eye and gladden. soul
And such a picture il Is that opens out
to view as the northern traveller penetrates
through the region OF wiTegrass. and teeilnS
the warm touch OF the spring air laden
with healing balm from the pine forests,
Ms seEses respond to the invitation Oh ma
ture. and eye. ear and nerve receive the
soft impressions Of restful calm whlch
characterize ala this land
Locking upon the broad expanse Of wire
grass. broken here ana there 10y pine Tor
ests suggestive OF turpentine hackers mt
tiIstIOn. herds of cattle are seen lazliy
chewir.. the cud. and hOcsIs OF sheep dainti-
IL nibbling At the fresh sprout-
ing. succuIent grass. This IS tire
stock-raising region Of Georgia, anu
no county in the state AFFORDS
finer herds or better fiOcks than Wayne,
OF which Jesup is the courthouse site.
Something About the County.
II Is the memory OF Mad Anthony
Wayne" rs he was known during the war
OF the revolution. that has been placed in
honor by the state OF Georgia in naming
this county. Its population from the be-
gfnnins, has been OF that hardy stock which
assures she coming OF men when men are
needed. The soil is sandy, the growth or
which is wiregrlss, scrub palmetto and
stately pines. ard its possibilities under
cultivation unlimited
mo man." said Hon. ]. W. Bennett,
member OF the legislature. need want for
anything here. The farmers Of Wayne
county are among the best fixed in the
state. They live within the long cotton
belt. which brings IS good a price per pound
ir seed as cpland cotton does when ginned
Z ~ rrnsa sold
at his hone. in the seed, for cents a
pound. The price Of long cotton Tor the
poorest grade never falls below 10 cents.
while The better grades reach al the way
w To - Then the money which our people
get for stock keeps business moving One
fact. which is not true of many counties
in the state. is that our farmers have large
deposits in bank. This county IS fertile and
healthy. with an excellent population, and
aTor.lin- abundant opportunity for success
IN life"
-.Ys-." said Hon. Zen Nilliken. editor OF
The utiH-l. there is no county in which
a young Wau can have better chance.
BeEeirE AIR Benefits pardon FOR telling
il in his presence. a few years ago he was
"A poor hoy chipping turQentinc boxes. lie
MADE The money upon which be PASSED
throIEh the university. AMI since that time
lac has been solicitor OF cur county court
ard the people have twice sent him TO the
legislature. with other honOrs yet i'm store
FOR him This was all plain merit on his
part. and only the usual application which
cur people pay to those Who prove worthy
OF it,
Living 90 Wayne county" continued Alr.
Nillikeu. who IS 9ue ri the largest land
holder and stock r,tiSers in this section,
''why. have never seen the day that there
was NOT only enough here but il has gone
10 waste. With cuEHtrJad. potatoes Vcge-
tables uf al kinds sugar and sirup. rice.
mutton. PORK and beef in such profusiOn
that we are actually Wasteful. we feel that
We are veritab.y living iu the promised
land The Estey backs Of Our sheep give
Is clothing. which Is nunb,y fashioned out
by the delft fingers of cur ladies. And then.
we have -aoi many aius 10 our pr1SI Gritty.
Hundreds ~ -n are engaged ia the Alta
r-IEL valley ir cutting cypress timber and
floatirE ia down su usrill. Tor which they
Eet t1<h. Diners are Cuga-eL in cutting
railroad ties, To be shipped through Bruins
wick north, and u Europe and South
Amer "a. which brings as more money.
Then there are the lumber and turYentiHc
interests All these avenues q ready cash
keep il circulation an amount Of money
not appreciate elsewhere"
The Oder 81 n Had Name
There es.~ts iu many places q belief that
Jesup is tine e.rtfr ur 4u Unruly people,
ami that Iass-. s=-l.-s is Characteristic OF the
country. Tails unjust opinion hal ats orisin
iu state % affairs which has always been
regretted ty the people If this section. y
more orderly. thrifty and h0sp.table people
is not 10 be found within tine limits of
the state. whose misfortune it has been 10
o. blamed FOR the acts Of rowing aliens
Shortly after the war. when the turpeHtlne
operators 81 No~th Carolina found 80 ncces-
sary tp seek Vlr=in forests their attention
was directed Go the pine lelt 1T Georgia.
Thousl uds upon thousands OF acres of pine
r..H He- rgfts
moved their entire gangs ui hands leo the
new grounds Ih-se L--rprz, ass riilc
were stout. staiWart suvu. making good
wa-e=. ami spending = ost of lIeir money
for drink Camg-d Gus i'm the wilderness,
they were strangers - q strar cc land. and
whatever degree Of vicS.tiUess they might
have had iu their North Carolina homes
Il was intensified 10y their lacking sense of
rsspeet8uiiity ia their new homes. Pay
dlv with them was an occasion of drunk
tuurss and murder From the disorder
which they Thus created alonE the entire
pine belt ~ Georgia. the genuine citizens
have had to suffer. tor the stranger never
stopped 10 inquire into the difference be-
tween the residents of the county and the
mere camp inhabitants. THESE men traded
in al the small towns contiguous 70 the
Cau.ps. growing bolder and holder as time
went hy. until finally they transferred the
lawIes~uess ~ Ghe camp 10 tho streets of
the town The murders and riots growing
out 81 this state of affairs were duly elab-
orateI in the press OF the country. Jesup
was one Of the principal centers Of this tur-
I-ntiue industry. and derived a large GUS
tom from this uHruiy class, until finally the
people were driven 10 the necessity OF pro-
Iectiu-s themsclyes. Such riots as these OF
which the notorious Bob Brewer was the
leading spirit were unfortunate for Jcsup,
but the manner ia which they Were met
was unavoidable.
Now, however. that unrUly class has
rasseI in and out. and people abroad are
beginning % realize the fact that no COM
rnuuIty should De- held responsible FOR the
lawIessuess Of Toyer5 who are passing over
TIE country Ike a plague Jesup Is an
energetic town 81 1,-1 inhabitants, with
a tributary territory which must make of