The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-10
THE NEWS At EATONTOS.
Peach season at Its Height-New
Factories Going Up.

Eatonton. Ca, July 9.The fruit season
is at its best in this county, and all is ac-
tivity. The hotels are full of men in
terested in the peach crop. either as com
mission men. canning men or owners Of
the peach farms. There are three peach
farms in this county of considerable size,
ana several smaller ones. About 1000
acres are planted In fruit for market,
and this year the growers expect 10 real
ize about $1,000 from the seasons bust
mess exclusive of the profit from the
canned goods The industry in Putnam Is
yet young and the next season VIII wit
ness a large increase in the shipments.
The early varieties. such the Snead
Triumph Early Tllotsen. Ledy Ingod and
St John have about all been shipped. and
now comes the liberia, the queen of the
market peaches In about three weeks
the seasons work will have been over,
but while it lasts il goes with rush. The
Putnam County Canning Company has
been opera ting a plant here for ten years,
and another canning factory with latest
steam processes has been erected at B.
W. Hunts orchard by Mr. Moore. gem
tloman from Savannah. He will give
special attention to the liberia. and it is
quite likely that no other kind will be
put up at this factory
The brick work on the electric cotton
mills has been completed and the placing
OF machinery will begin soon. Work on
the spur-track from the Centrars line
to the site for the Middle Georgia Fac
tory is nearly completed and when this
is accomplished the building Will be push
ed forward
The Quintette Manufacturing Company
has applied for charter, and It is under
stood that they viii erect cotton mil
The Putnam County Manufacturing
Company has been reorganized with the
purpose OF building a yarn mill.
The shoe factory will begin work in a
week or two, having placed the machinery
and otherwise got things in readiness for
business. The machine shops are also
about completed, and preparations are be
ing pushed for the election OF big round
bale ginnery. The year 1900 will be mark
ed down with a red letter in the history of
Eatontons growth.
petition has been sent TO the head
quarters of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, asking that an Office be esta blished
at this place. II is believed that the petit
ton, which is signed by all the business
men OF the place, will accomplish the end
sought.
Oconee Spring. Putnsms health resort,
is fast becoming famous Each year
brings more visitors from distance.
erected, and until then there was no ac-
commodation for the guests except some
rude huts erected for private use. The
health-giving properties of the water is
beyond cavil. Among those who have dis
covered this are exGov. Northen and
wife, who have a cottage at the sping.
Socially, Eetonton was never Ivelier
| There are number of visitors in the
| town and series of entert ailments are
| being given in their honor The lates
| was d garden party Monday evening, Civ.
en- by Miss Josephine Reid to her guest.
| Misses Hin OF Athens, Finney and Will
| Iams OF Jones county.
Prof. 0. b. Nisbet OF the Ea tonton Aced.
| envy is at the University of Chicago foi
! the summer Miss Fannie Lee Leverett
also of the faculty of the city school, i;
| in New York
Miss Florence Adams is in Boston at The
| New England Conservatory. She is ar
! accomplished pianist