The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21

! Capts. Tucker and Pike, all under tbs
command of Maj. NJ. Young, tbs
grandfather of John r. Young. Esq.
of Savannah, and Capt. H. w.
Sharpe's company were on the march
against the Indians. Scouts reported
the enemy between Warrior Creek and
Little River, and on the morning of the
18th, Capt. Sharpes company, which
was in advance, came upon a body OF
100 Creeks. Sending word to Major
Young to hurry forward his battalion
Capt. Sharpe led his men against the
Indians, but was forced to retreat with
a loss of one man killed and one wound
ed. Maj. Young and his battalion COM
ing up, advanced upon the enemy, and
put them to flight. The Indians lost
% killed and about 40 wounded: 8
squaws and 9 papooses were captured
The Georgians lost killed and
wounded.
Going from Savannah, Boston is the
first town in Thomas county reached
by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
1t was named for the late John Boston
of Savannah, a prominent merchant,
and at the time Boston was settled the
Collector of Customs of the port. The
location of the town is noted for it's
healthiness and the salubrity of its
climate. There are no better people in
the world than these hospitable South
ern Bostonians. 1t is a strictly pro-
hibition town. and is the center of a
prosperous agricultural section where
the farmer uses up-to-date machinery
and grows everything that can be
grown in South Georgia.
Boston. it is claimed, ships more ma
val stores, cotton, cotton seed and
pears than any other place in Thomas
county.
Boston has one graded school of
which Prof. w. E. Nichols is princi-
pal, assisted by Prof. Calhoun.
There are three churches. all with
large memberships, namely, the Pres
byterian, Rev. w. H. McMeen. pas
tor; Methodist. Rev. ]. w. Arnold,
pastor, and the Baptist, Rev. d. H.
Parker, pastor.
Every branch of trade and traffic,
excepting liquors are represented in
the business community, and there is
evidence of thrift on every hand
There is not a vacant house of any
kind in the town, and contractors have
all they can do to keep up with the
demand for new buildings.
The Merchants and Farmers Bank
is the financial institution of the town
and its stock is owned by home peo-
pie.
Steps have been taken looking to the
establishment of a water works and
electric plant and doubtless the COM
ing year will see Boston we'll equipped
for greater growth.
The principal business concerns of
Boston are the Comfort Trading Com
pany, general merchandise, ware
housemen, etc; Whaley & Daniels,
shoes and gents furnishing goods; E.
w. Daniels, druggist; w. T. Marde,
groceries; /. Livitt, general merchan-
disc; City Drug Store, drugs; school
supplies, etc, ]. B. & w. J. Brooks
Co.; general merchandise; J. w. Tay-
lor, general merchandise; NJ. L. Cook
& Co., general merchandise, and large
farming interest; r. d. Garlette, meat
market and restaurant Mrs. H. c.
Massey, millinery; ]. H. Ansley, gem
eral merchandise; John G. Burney,
hardware; J. B. Way & Co., general
merchandise; NJ. London, general mer-
chandise; S. b. Ziegler q Co., general
merchandise; w. B. Parrish, groceries;
S. j. Kingsley & Co., green grocers;
]. N. McGaughey, general merchan-
disc; w. u. Brantley, general merchan-
disc; Brooks d Clark, dry goods; B.
A. & f. S. Norton. general merchan-
disc; ]. J. Parramere, furniture, wag-
on, buggies, harness and undertakers'
goods; Cone & Milligan, ware house
men, fertilizers, hay and grain.
Cairo might be called 'the Syrup
City" and If one wants to learn all
about long sweetening' he should
visit Cairo. The territory surround
ing the town has mainly been settled
since the Confederate war, and it is
therefore a white mans country and
made up of small farms. The land is
rolling and well-drained, the soil very
fertile. Everything that is grown
elsewhere in Thomas county grows in
this. the western part of it, namely
cotton of both kinds, sugar cane, corn
oats. peas, etc, and vegetables of al
kinds, melons, pears, peaches and pc.
cans.
The products, however, that the
farmers around Cairo put on airs
about is their hog and sugar cane
crops. They say they can beat the
world in making bacon and syrup. o.
course cotton is still king, but Their,
are family of princes that are at
tracing attention, among which ar,
those just specially mentioned.
There are over 1000 white farmers 10
sugar cane as money crop. The fame o
the toothsomness of Cairo syrup ha
reached Boston, Mass, and that cit,
| took last seaon 5000 barrel of Cairo
| sweetness. Texas took $500 barrels
| and about 600 barrels were shipped
away in tins.
The largest cane growers who hav,
| steam cane-g grinding mills and cool
| by the steaming process near Cairt
are: T. S. Wight, 35 acres; w. B. Rod
| denbery, So acres; j. B. Dixon 4
acres; ]. B. Wight 2S acres; C. Walker
| - acres.
In company with Mr.. T. S. Wight
manager, and other gentlemen, 1 Wis
tied the steam grinding an,
| syrup-making mill at 'Ingleside" plan
tation, and Mr.. Wight gave me the fol
| lowing memoranda of last seasons out
put:
Began grinding first Monday in No
| vember, 1901.
Actual grinding time ....... 20 day
| Number tons of cane ground :. Sc
| Number gallons syrup made. 1926
Number gallons per ton of cane 2S1
The output for Ingleside plantation:
| Number acres on Ingleside 800. 9
Number tons cane ........... AZ
Number tons cane to acre $500. Is l.
Number gallons syrup .. 1896
Number gallons syrup per acre 35
Average price per gallon, above
| packing .................. %
Amount received per acre $96 /
Fertilizer cost per acre .......... IL 0
Seed cane cost per acre ....... 10 0
Labor cost per acre ............... 10 @
Labor, stripping and hauling 49,. 20
Manufacturing per acre, 2iac per
gallon ...... ..................... 8
Total cost ........., .............S45
Net profit per acre on IS acres. 81. 4Oe 1
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