The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-10-31
MARVEL OF PROMISE
A GEORGIA TOWN THAT IS MOVING
TO THE FRONT.

Result OF Concerted Push by Its
HustIing Citizens.
Not long ago the board of trade Of
cambridge. Ca, thought the time had
arrived to let the outside world know
what kind of town they lived In and
represented With a zeal commenda-
BILE to all live communities they took
an entire page In the Atlanta COnstitu-
ton as a means of accomplishing that
result. Here are few of the reasons
they give for their belief in the future
prosperity of the town:
Wrapped in the vestal robes of count
less numbers of live oaks, Bainbridge
sits. a veritable Eden of beauty, on the
banks Of the Flint river. Luxuriant in
natures plenteous bestowals and an
absolute monarch of trade, being on
the Plant line of railroads from Sa-
vannah to Montgomery, she is now
building the Georgia, Alabama and
Florida road to Tallahassee and the
gulf on the south and toward Column
bus and Birmingham on the north.
With a regular line Of heavy tonnage
steamers plying between Columbus and
the gulf, insuring trong competition in
freight rates, her commercial position
Is as stable as her natural surroundings
are inspiriting.
The census gives cambridge 200
souls. Aside from being incorrectly
taken, this does not consider some of
the leading industries that are without
the limits of the corporation. Accord
ing to commercial benefits, therefore,
cambridge has a population that will
exceed the census report by 1000.
A thriving little city, you say. whose
outside Industries add a thousand to
her population? Yes. When it is con-
sidered that this is the status of an old
town that has donned these new
clothes within the last four or five
years, the surprise becomes intensified.
Yet this Is the case. Within the last
Eve years cambridge and vicinity has
advanced as follows:
An abundant supply of artesian wa
ter.
A fine underground system of sew
erage.
A splendidly equipped fire depart
ment.
A standpipe water system.
An up to date electric lighting plant.
An Ice factory that supplies outlying
districts.
One of the best cooperages in the
state.
A modern variety works plant.
One of the largest rift flooring mills
In the country.
A sawmill with variety works that
ranks second to none.
Turpentine industries that show
combined capital Of 100000.
One of the best appointed hotels in
the state that cost $4,000.
Another splendid hostelry in course
of erection to cost $4,000.
A new bank. giving two institutions
of this character.
Two new handsome brick churches.
The best kept streets in any town Of
its size.
A half mile track in one of the pref
test parks of the south.
A graded school with military disci-
pline under splendid management.
A brass band. made up entirely of
local talent.
More handsome private homes than
any town Of twice the size.
Three wholesale grocery stores that
do trade of a half million year.
A business center, where nearly all
the old stores have been replaced with
new ones.
One new railroad.
One new steamboat line.
A tobacco plantation that Is the lar
gest independent management in the
world This grows the best Sumatra
leaf, has $50 acres under cover and
shows an annual product valued at
SSOOOOO
These are the changes that have &C.
CURED within five years-and Balm
bridge is still growing.
What has brought about this trans
formation? Why, natural advani
that have lately been appreciated. re-
sulting in intelligent concert of action
that, in addition to other things, has
made the best use of her river trans
portation as an adjuster Of freight
rates.
In addition to all this, cambridge Is
not an abode of Puritanism in any re-
spect. Even her ministry, representing
FIVE denominations-Met Bap.
fist, Presbyterian, Episcopalan and
Catholic-each having a commodious
church edifice, are men Of liberal
thought and broad ideas of mans mis-
sion, all vying with the business ele
ment in material upbuilding and there
by adding to the glories of the moral
vineyard.
No institution has done more for the
Ipbuilding Of cambridge than the
Georgia, Florida and Alabama rail-
road. In 1897 Mr.. ]. p. Williams, G
progressive millionaire of Savannah,
took charge of an old charter that was
granted under the Bullock regime. 1t
Is now operating forty miles, from Ar
lington on the Central. to point below
cambridge, under first class passen-
ger service. Grading is going on at
both ends toward Tallahassee and the
gulf, which will add forty-two miles In
length. On the north it is heading to-