The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-19
GEORCIAAND FLORIDA

Athens Banner: His many friends in
Athens will be interested to know that
Gen. John B. Gordon will soon bring
out evidence that the pen is mightier
than the sword, in the shape of book
dealing with the civil war. He will not
go into details of campaigns, but will
contne himself to sketches and person.
alities of the leaders of both sides in
that conflict and in such a manner as
Will give OffenSe to no one. Gen. Cor
don believes this will do more toward
civilization than many of the other eff
forts that have been made and one
thing that assures a welcome for the
book is that it follows closely the line
of his lectures the popularity of which
| is constantly attested. The book is
about complete. and will probably be
brought out by the Appleton Company.
MEMORIAL TO ELI WHITNEY.
Augusta Herald: 1t must have been
extremely gratifying to the cotton
lieds industries to learn that a me-
mortal to Eli Whitney in the form of a
bronze tablet is to be placed on the
| clubhouse of the Eli Whitney Country
| Club at Rocky Creek, near Augusta
ufacturers' Association. The gift is a
most graceful recognition of the COM
| ity between and the interde pendence of
! the cotton growers and those who
manufacture it for the consumer At
ter one hundred and ten years there
is to be erected in the South a me-
mortal to one who did such vast things
for her. The tablet bears an alto-re-
lievo portrait of Eli Whitney, support
| Cd hNylN of he foIlo
! inscription: "A memorial to Eli Whit
ney for the invention of the American
| cotton gin, a contribution to the re-
source of civilization and the material
welfare of the United States, erected
! by the New England Gotten Manufac-
turers' Association, MDCCCCII." In
| the lower lefthand corner the seal of
1 the association forms a die, while on
the opposite corner is a similar disk,
a representation of the original model
| of the cotton gin.
Atlanta Journal: While the At
lapta Electric Company has
been petitioning council for the
right to bring its power from the Chat
tahoochee river into the city, another
company, the Atlanta Water Power
and Electric Company, has been build
| ing 50-foot dam across the river, SIX
miles above the proposed plant of the
first company. 1t is race for the right
and the ability to deliver electrical
/ power from the river This
news win come as an entire
surprise to thousands of Allan
| tians, for the second company has
had more than a hundred workmen
blasting and drilling for more than
/ three weeks A hotel and a number
of wooden buildings have been erected
for the workmen. A capable superin-
| tendent of construction is in charge of
the work. and the Southern railroad
/ has even agreed to make it's narrow
! gauge road to Roswell a broad gauge
/ road on the strength of the new plant,
and has signed a contract 10 haul all
the supplies Of the new company. The
new dam is near what is known as
/ Bull Sluice falls, a few miles below
| Roswell The dam itself is between
two steep rock bluffs al a point where
| the river valley is about 1000 feet wide.
/ The dam is evidently being constructed
with a view Of tying an end 20 the
/ bluffs on either side. This viii make a
dam so feet IN hight and viii give an
/ enormous horse power when the river