The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-04
FROM THE Sunny SOUTH.

from a short visit TO Fitzgerald, Georgia,
gives TO the readers of The Pilot de-
scription of the country that he passed
through on his journey Leaving Chi
cago April 4th, arriving at Birmingham
the next morning, one OF the greatest
iron ore smelling cities Of the United
States Also a great manufacturing city
in many other lines Birmingham is to-
day beginning TO feel the Mckinley pros
peritv in earnest as one can readily see
by looking the city over. The large IN
dustries that are now locating there and
the fine blocks of stone and brick build
ings that are now being constructed con
vince one of the fact that it is destined
to be Cf not already zone of the foremost
cities of the south in the way OF manu-
featuring. Leaving Birmingham we
made a stop at Celery, thirty miles
south. 1t is typical Southern town, "A
mort lener cannot fail to see that tie
moment he alights from the cars. The
industries here are limited on &C
count of lack Of northern people, al
though they have fine country. The
soil is adapted to the growing Of cotton,
cane rice, corn and all kinds Of vegeta-
able, also the growing of fruit. While
there we made the acquaintance OF Mr.
Clute of Chicago, president of the Unit
ed Fruit Land Company of milwaukee,
The gentleman showed Us over his col
ony grounds six miles south of Celery.
They have laid their lands off in ten dtte
tracts and are as soon sold, clear and
fence two acres of the ten, and put the
same ont into fruit, grapes, peaches,
pears and such other fruit as the pur-
chaser may want. They sell the same
upon the small monthly payment plan
50 that ten acre tract is within the
reach Of all In short they will III few
years have vineyard all over the large
tract of land that they have plated.
We made stop off in Montgomery.
There we also noticed that Mckinley had
struck them hard as was told that bust
ness never was better mot even at the
time it was the capital Of the southern
confederacy of sixty one to siXtytive.)
Montgomery is a thriving city, a great
railroad center and also situated upon
the banks Of the Alabama river, Mer
chandise is shipped via boat from here
to Liverpool and London. Located in one
of the richest cotton belts of the south, it
also is destined to be large city.
Leaving Montgomery for Fitzgerald
Ga. some two hundred and thirty miles
east toward Savannah. Fitzgerald was
founded AS colony four years ago by p.
II. Fitzgerald Of indianapolis. 1t now
has population Of some nine thousand
people, principally all Of northern people,
some from every state north from Maine
to California. 1t was called the old sol
diers' colony There is ut the present
writing some seven hundred there, locat-
ed upon fine ten and twenty acre tracts
of land adjoining the city. The city is
very nicely laid ont covering one thous-
and acres of land. They have many fine
brick business houses. hotels and church
eS besides many fine residences. IL mas
a fine water and electric light plant own
ed by the city, The supply of water is
taken from artesian wells at a depth of
some eight hundred feet. The water is
of fine quality and in inexhaustihle
quantities. The people are entering into
the growing of fruit Of all kinds, making
a grand success. Strawberries are now
being marketed in large quantities and
at good prices. All kinds of fruit are to
he had in this season, they can also raise
ali kinds of vegetables. The colony is
to-day a garden in every sense of the
word. In conclusion | will say my "trip
was one of the trips of my life, and To
northern man or woman it is worth tax
ing the warm balmy sunshiny days and
the cool and refreshing nights are fine at
this time Of the season.
Respectfully yours,
F. F, HUBBELL.