The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-08
WHITE MANS COUNTY.
CARROLL RICH IN AGRICULTURE,
MINES AND ENTERPRISE.

MINES AND ENTERPRISE.
Third on the List of Cotton Growing
Counties of Georgia and a COIOred
Face Rarity-Named After
Charles Carroll of Maryland, Last
Survivor of the Sfgners Of the Dee
cInratfOn of Independence-Car-
rOlItOn, the County Seat, "A Busy
City of the Northwest Tier-SOme
of the Institutions and People OF
Carroll.
Carroll county is two counties west
of Atlanta and is in what is called
Northwest Georgia. 1t is a white man
county, colored face being rarity;
doubtless to that is due its great
prosperity. Its citizens claim that it
is the most prosperous county in the
state. 1t has a variety of soils, gray
loan. red clay and others, and conse-
quently it's agricultural possibilities
are virtually unlimited. According to
the United States statistics it is the
third in the list of cotton growing
counties in Georgia, having produced
last year 2S,504 bales One bale of cot
ton is frequently made to the acre.
Corn is also paying crop, and 40
bushels to the acre is not unusual.
Wheat, barley, oats, sugar cane and
/ all kinds of vegetables do splendidly,
and fruits, large and small, grow to
perfection The land is rolling, but not
billy, and is well watered and drained.
The county was laid off in 1926. The
population, according to the last
! United States census was 26,576, an
increase of 20 per cent. in ten years.
1T was named after Maryland's pa
/ triotic son, Charles Carroll, of Carroll
ton signer of the Declaration of
independence, and the last survivor
OF that noble array of American "reb-
/ els whose success made them pa
( triots, Mr.. Carroll was a millionaire
| twice over, and by far the richest man
IN the colonies. AS he was about to
| sign the precious document. some one
suggested that there were other
[ Charles CAROLS, and in the event of
trouble it would be difficult to iden-
lily the right one. MIR. Carroll. hear
/ ing the remark, added "of Carrollton.
so there might be no mistake as to the
, man.
Carroll county is rich in minerals.
especially in gold, of which there are
number of mines in the county.
There is also a large deposit of iron
pyrltes winch is now being developed.
Educational affairs in Carroll conn
" are controlled by a Board of Edu
cation, of which DIR. w. w. Fits is
chairman, and Mr.. j. S. Travis is
| school commissioner. Mr.. Travis Is a
brother to Mr.. W. C. Travis of Sa
eannah. According to the state school
commissioner report for 1900 there
/ are I6 white and 16 colored schools in
the county, and the enrolment is
white 6,l36. and colored l 1866. The av
erage monthly cost per pupil is S1.O5.
ana the average monthly cost paid bv
! the state is SO cents prof
! j. L. Caldwell is principal If
the Carrollton public school. Rowden
college President V. w. Whatley. is
located at Bowden.
Carrollton, the county site. was In
corporated in 1929. 1t is a prosneroIIs
city. and shows an increase of 81 nor
| cent IN population in the last decade
= According to the census of 1900 its nom
ulation was 1898, and it may now he
: safely placed at $500. The CarrolIton
| census District shows a population of
| 1854. The city has a WaterWorks svs-
| tenn Ior flre purposes, with a stand pine
I a
/ system. The streets are wide and well
/ kept 1t is on the Central of Georgia 8
line from Griffin to Chattanooga, thus
! giving advantage of either the
| eastern or western markets. The
southern Railway runs within ten
miles and connects with the Central of
| Georgia at Bremen. A special train
| from Carrollton connects with the
southern Railway at that point.
| Carroll
handsome structure. surmounted by a
hish tower, in which there is to be
placed clock. Preparations were being
made for placing it in position while
was in the city.
The business houses are large and
| well built, and the stocks of goods
therein embrace everything that is re-
! CURED IN the home or on the farm.
| Though it was neither a court nor
sales day when / made my visit, bust
ness appeared to be quite brisk with
| the merchants.
| Carrollton is one of the wealthiest of
the smaller cities of the state. and its
! future is as full of promise as any.
It's business interests reach out for
| forty to fifty miles, even into Alabama
! and the result is that its cotton re-
| ceipts are increasing every season. and
| viii reach $4,000 bales this year. There
are two banks, each showing a large
| surplus and a handsome credit to the
undivided profit account.
| Prior to the early 70's Carroll
! county had no means of communica-
| ton with the outside world except by
stage coach connecting with the rail-
road at Newman, and received its
freight by wagons. The people lived in
favored land, and We're independent
of the outside world; their means of
communication We're ample for their
J wants, and they gloried in the title of
citizens of the Free State of Car
roll
The Carrollton Cotton mill is a sue
cessful industrial enterprise estab-
| lished by local capital. 1t
has 5000 spindles and 200 looms
and uses 1900 bales of cotton annu-
ally. 1t makes only the finer grades
of thread, 80 and 20.
The city is lighted by electricity. as
are most of the stores and dwellings.
The Presbyterian Church is a new
and stately edifice, recently erected at
a cost of 81, 900. Rev. William A. Mis-
bet of Savannah was the pastor of the
Carroll county Presbyterians for eight
years. and 1 had many friendly in
quiries about him.
The Methodist Protestant Church
iS lcO a Ia rgra denomination in