The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-13
MouLrRIE,s RAPID GROWTH.
A Hustling, Thriving Town Down In
Southwest Georgia.

Moultrie, Ga, Feb. 12-Moultrie, the
county seat of Colquitt county, is an
old town, but is having such a rapid
growth that it may properly, be called
new town. Just few years ago If any
one had estima ted its population to be 100,
conservative people would have said it
was an inflated estimation.
To-day Moultrie is a live. hustling busl-
ness town of 5000 inhabitants. Mayor j.
G. Culpepper and his Councilmen look well
after the city's interest. The Mayor is
an excellent and vigilant officer.
Knby Murphy is marshal and N. T.
Quicker and j. A. Golfer are policemen.
The Georgia Northern Railroad has been
chiefly instrumental in building up the
town, and developing Colquitt county.
George F. Pidcock is president and Charles
w. Pidcock is vice president and general
manager The first schedule train on
the Georgia Northern arrived at Moultrie
on March q, 1893 The town then con-
sisted of Inc Court House and three or
four very humble cabins. The steam whis-
tie of the Georgia Northern engine an
nOunce that Colquitt county should no
longer be numbered as one of the I'M
developed, backwoods counties of Georgia.
The people of Colquitt owe a debt of graf
itude to this road, che pioneer of enter
prise and the up-building of Colquitt. II
is now operated with double daily sche-
dule to Doren, a new and rapidly growing
town. fifteen miles north of Moultrie. The
grading is completed to Albany and track
laying commenced last Thursday from Do
rem. The work will be rapidly pushed I'M
til the road is completed to Albany.
When completed it will be sixty-nine
a tWanfV
stills and thirty saw mills dependent upon
il for transportation facilities.
In Moultrie you can see the primitive
long ago, and the present. l notice one
or two old log homes, perhaps retained
by their owners for fond recollections, or
ancient association. BY the side of these
rude log huts you will see the large,
handsome well arranged modern home.
Moultrie has excellent school facilities
The school building for whites is a hand
some two-story building, beautifully 10
Gated. Prof Jasen Scarboro is principal
with Miss Willie Patterson, Miss Maggie
Mckenzie, Miss Jessie Renfroe Miss AL
ma Mckenzie assistants Miss Simmie
Twitty is the teacher of music Prof.
Scarboro is a Bulloch county boy. The
people of Moultrie are to be congratulated
in securing his services. The colored
school is in charge of J. b. jenkins and
wife, and is well conducted
Moutrie is lighted by electric lights, and
her citizens have artisan water, as well
as stronger drinks to quench their thirst.
The artesan well is ego feet Deep but is
not flowing well. The water is pumped
| by a powerful engine There Is a tele-
| phone connection with Pidcock, Triton,
| Sparks and Nashville.
There are -four churches. namely Metho-
| dist, Missionary Baptist, Presby terrain and
Primitive Baptist The Methodist is now
| erecting a 5000 brick church. The
| others denominations all have neat
| churches To simply say that Moultrie Is
| on a boom would not express the progress
| and development to be seen on every hand.
The majority of the dwellings now being