The sun., 1896-06-21
THE STORY OF COLUMBUS.
NOT CHRIsToPHER. BUr COLUMBUS
ON TIE CHATTAHOOCHEE.
The Trading Town that Was Founded BY
Act or the LeRisisture. and One OF the
Busiest Citiesin nGeorEin-Esriy Troubles
Over Our Noble Bridge"

| Bu.iest Citie.i In Georgia-Esriy Troubles
| Over "Our Noble Bridge"
COLUMBUS, Ga. June 16.-When q visitor
from: tho North travelling up the Chattahoo-
chee River hears this place spoken OF as "the
Lowell Of tho South" he is not likely TO expect
anything reminding him very strongly Of
| Lowell or any other New England city. He
has heard OF tho Queen City OF the Altamaha,
| and the Prido OF tho Tombigbee, and Is not
to DO taken In with nowery names. Even
after he learns that there are six or eight big
cotton factories, running about 90, 900 spindles,
| besides any number OF other factories, and q
| tremendous water power, ho naturally associ-
ncs these industries.with what ho has been
| taught OF the languor and lnsstudc OF tho
South and its alleged fondncss for shaky old
franc buildings and dislike OF fresh paint.
| Ii Is well for tho traveller to be thus skepu-
cal about Columbus, for he enjoys tho sensa-
tions of n discoveror whom no dnds here real
New England manufacturing town set down
on tho western cdge OF Georgia, with long rows
| of immonso brick mills Lining tho water front,
with electric cars running through Its broad
streets, with substantial brick and stone build
| ings everywhere, and with everybody in a
hurry and busy ns n bee. II Is such scene
OF lifo aud activity that 1t IA an actual disap-
pointmont to q visitor who Qiko THE Sun man,
for instance) is looking for traces OF tho slow
ana roinahtio Ola South. Even 'he traces OK
"hut was a'o h"ru W hhu ho"' aha ,ne
searchor ior ,hoh s ueatohoo ana hustleo
"Is there nothing really old-fashioned. moth
Ing dstinctively Southern, In this gono-astray
New.England cty7" THE Sun man asks of Gen.
r. j. Jackson, tho venerable and kindly his.
,"'.ai ~ y. 'io pi''oe' "no'h he nno' se'1ihs ''po
in tho Faquirer-Snn office.
~ "'' n'tn''k- u 'nas o"..' .no "on-
',, w., ouS !, sou "a'' 'ti, 1 ni'ish
'ui, ,,'o 1iNo W .ho YOU Wy " eeo 'ho haRio
"nu ~ + no'"'A oo''o'h.ihilis.
nus. nav .'o'leenii's IeIo .o reii,nu nv.
y'u VI o'1 .'h',s' susses'eu 10 Eap.' w.
N Moo'e, "no mas pun pue hlihseii anu MS horse
"u. ousss u. i"h ,, s.N iiiau serVioe'
us no' 'he olu 1l'hos Mo u ,niIk aoout' us
viz Nv n' "n9"os. W. urn w 'nis
o'r"e.' .ot wan. 10 SNOW you =, .he inrRese
.'out 'i'I, " ~. 'io SSh'o "a "ootbia. Ahen "eh
~ "Nu soo sn' e, wv .oe ta0'o.ie'
eo'nono" ueso.it'loh ., VI q COTTON mil SOL
, aoli. ~ n''Ae' i.'oto'',''s toeutns "nu 'he CHI
, oufiassineh' VI going .iroush.a oie factory ana
i"oi'.s eonio 'houS"uus Vi eeorHia girls 10 700
tbs h,s dam and the 80, ou no ,,s anu
sor;h.d ,rha, Co,,r,h,,. I,-..uoI ,I.sIe. -
England city OF 10000 Inhabitants. That
term includes also tho woollen mills aud great
,r;o -. 4
mourning miiis' the national banks ana home In
surance companies tho Iron works the jute-
oos ooo % S.uaon uns =, tno
tive fire n1 ,s tho ssho.s the roytsTh h
three cotton nross.. ,ooL .t-on,.,v o,t ~ ,I,o.
.nf.e eo,ton presses iook stfansely ou. OF place
In this MASSACHUSETTS, city In west Gcorgin.
Busy Columbus, however, cannot hide her
romantic history behind Nor big cotton mills.
1t does not take a very old man TO bo able to
say, II hunted over all this land before there
was a house here and had some narrow es-
Gapss from the Indians" by taking Gen.
,ns n,s0r,nm ana Dohn ~ Martin
nu1.nc. nisVo.,au' anu ihoiias u''oert' the
colnmou. pnbli'ho, and printer, and COM
inarv Gsoryian of-h.la and ho,rtv o,d a',e
mary neoFe'un oi .hale ana nearly oid age
turesaue early days of this CITY. And tho
story begins with tho night whom tho Govarnnr
the river bank lust below.the present steam. M
boat landing and pitched his tent there. bo.
sido ono Of tho dozen clear and sparkling
springs sha. then % flowed from the bluir There
the nmSer has out and
The .ingniar snectoc,a of rho Gov.-no- o,a
great state Camping out or Pt river BANK p phe
rroet fnaars n1 th aoresi Etth .o9So
80. II rnsd -" ~, hn ,, @ across the
~, IN; % S | ~ uot boid d, nt VI put Duliet
obo mn nv as S ismTy M was or9nEht
a.; o}y,a ~ an raua1I{ ; unl suS VI tne teor.
5nscrpcS ns 1Io an. Inaans we're even thon
drSGrord drSntord remnant tf OF 9egKars and
a S th "ba WI il1I & s .he tHnd, anu
@ soiiIo oi .nt.h ; nnu Liqncy W 10 speHa. WIZ tnis
~ me OH anu IA we" % 1t tGe Possi
Et u nn, ,rn ~ s1 o s.ad 10 ," "ui tne Leg
.ti .sa"S,,e ~ tes, pnssnio an as! 10 !ay OUT q
noar s Ca anu Eo, 20 % o1 fno stete snds
Pire- 'hG eU~et1 ais on tGo oheettaLoochee
,. ~ vas iel' 70 Hre nno Noinhiissiohers 10
son b,cS sb se o aS acTes nor tne new
~" ,iin; mnIi mue 10 20 caIleo Spitho ous ana
the ,Sommissi2hnSrs chose SO wisely that the
town 20 this dsy thoueh IN 'pen nob da
es eense , ~ ID anMhltuea py al! tne oia lnhaoi-
water noWer ~ SowSta FsIs haG G greSt
mnter WIZ. power on Lo"eIa fats itad hTn,hlng 20 DO
nn. mitn tne sebc'En nc OF the rite Inc ho induce
nsslit I,' o uia o % M Win ahd te
possioiAiles OF na'iRathg ths river. ana the
fterP Waasr PI"er ,h was no. c3nsiuored until long
e pr @ IL me 1otnIissieners one Wefn reg ulred
VI, W t"y ouL iiot iGss tnan ooV puiiuihg iots OF
n.i nr ,, nn ncre frn, ana @ eaare qua or teh acres
i,pr ,pr Puonss nul!aihSs. me me site they selected.