Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-23

who, with his wife, Is making an ex-
tended trip through the South, writes
the Democrat as follows:
Atlanta, Ca, Jan. %, 1000.
Editor Democrat:
Atlanta, the Gate City Of the South,
and one Of the most ambitious towns
was ever In, Is enjoying just such
weather at present as smiles upon Ak
ropians--Once iu n great while.
During the months of May and DC.
tober, when the weather clerk is put
ting forth his best efforts to do him.
self proud and make the people of
Summit county feel that they are en-.
joying the best there is in the shape
of weather., he dishes out Just what
the people Of Atlanta are feasting OH
now. True 1t may not last, for they
nrc likely to have their coolest wealth
or during the month Of February, but
only n couple Of weeks Of that Mt most
is right plenty, for they are not
prepared to entertain anything very
much more severe than frost-thc
water pipes, sewers and whatever
should be out of the reach OF Jnck
Frost can he found on top Of the
ground In place Of under. And the
houses to give you an idea in
few words of what the average house
here is like, might sny 1t has about
the same kind of foundation and about
as much ventilation as Northampton
township corn crib. Tho bon ton
street, peachtrec, Is 10 Atlanta what
Euclid avenue is to Cleveland. was
going to say what East Market st.
is to Akron, but Judging from what
the papers say Of the condition of
that thoroughfare, such comparison
would leave rather poor impression
on the minds of Akron people of just
what PeacEtrec Is. Peachtrce Is wide,
with several miles Of asphalt paving
n row of fine large shade trees on
either side, the residences as n rule
nre fine large buildings, but not MS
substantially built MS the best houses
in Northern cities, They look cheap
and really are, for u number of them
are plastered on the outside aud given
q heavy coat of paint-tinished In iini-
tatiou of brick, stone, marble OF gran
ite.
In writing of Peachtree l might
mention the fact that General Sher-
man took up his residence on this
street nearly forty years ago, and the
house remains almost as he left 1t;
large Southern mansion, which l I'M
aylne at that time must have been one
of the finest In the South-built for
entertaining and have no doubt but
what the General enjoyed his living
there more than some Of his neighbors
did; and Judging from theway he is
spoken Of at times, I imagine he left
very few really good neighbors be-
hind-about as many as he left build
ings, and those you could count on
tho fingers Of one hand.
This building was spared because
It was the property Of Northern
man.
The business blocks will compare IA
yorably with those Of northern towns
of about the same size, although At
lanta can boast dozen sky-scrapers,
lie 10 and IL story buildings come under
that head. Arrangements have been
completed for IA story block of
Georgia granite which will soon he
under way.
The hotels are nothing to boast Of
and the depot-car shed, they call 1t
here--would make an Akron man think
, they had moved the old rolling mill
here after the fire and set 1t mp for Il
lepot--and the state of Georgia owns
II, too.
While the state does own this miser
able looking depot It also can truth
fully say II owns one of the finest cap
itol buildings of any state In the Union
built out Of Georgia marble and
Georgia granite, taken out Of Stone
Mountain, 1S miles east of here. II
stands a fitting monument to the In
dustry and prosperity Of the citizens
g of the state Of Georgia.
Tho county court house Is II large
, substantial brick building, erected som'
10 years ago, but the business Of th'
county has grown too large for 1t ant
they are now putting In the foundation
a for hundred thousand dollar annc'
to bc built of Georgia granite.
The city aud county jalls--were
to name these buildings in the order o
their sizc-this one. no doubt, woul'
? take second place. 1t is rather nn over
grown building 10 be called II jail