The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-08

from it, its bulk seems as huge as ever.
AT present several hundred men are al
work on it, getting out stone with which
to build the great sea wall around CAL
weston island. The jetties also have to be
worked on, and the stone for that is ODD
tanned here.
While the granite is better known, per-
haps, than sandstone, yet that is by no
means a contemplate item in speaking
about the resources OF this section All
around the valley almost are immense
Lodges OF the choicest sandstone, which
makes not only fine street curbing. but Is
used largely in trimming brick build
ings.
1t can be worked much cheaper than
granite and for all ordinary building
purposes is Just as good.
Perhaps little about the farmers
and farm products would come In handy.
This is a white mans country. There
is not a negro farmer living In this val
ley, OF perhaps two hundred families.
The farmers frequently own the land
they cultivate but if they don't the
land is usually rented on the one-third
and One-Quarter plan.
The soil produces most anything II 1t
can get water enough. While this Is not
a desert region. it IS subject to long
droughts, and though can stand 1t
longer than almost any country without
rain, yet it takes a little. Corn. cotton,
wheat, oats. rye, barley. all the varie-
ties OF sorghum peanuts chufers. peas,
etc. do we'll Alfalfa would do remarka-
bly, well if we didn't have the annual
summer drought
Fruits native and cultivated. abound
! The Algiritta berry. the Mexican peach
and the wild plum abound in season.
While the orchards planted and cared
for produce the finest of fruit. Every
thing that grows in middle Georgia
flourshes here except the apple That
don't seem to do much good and from
. somewhat extensive acquaintance with
middle and west Texas | find it doosn t
do we'll anywhere south Of the 3@d dc
gree.
Leslie A. Crawford. OBrien, Fla--Dear
Junior: read your interesting letters
each week.
viii say a few words on the subject
OF "The Progress Of Man" He Is con
stantly learning how to do things which
enable him to live more comfortable.
Thousands of years ago they hved III
caves. wore no clothing and ate fruits,
nuts and roots and such insects as they
could catch and such small animals az
thov could xiii with clubs ana stones.
And some one learned to tie a sharp stone
to a stick and make a spear Win NnlcIl
they could kill fish and small animals:
And some one learned to rub sticks
together to make fires, and then some one
learned to make bows and arrows. some
ore learned how to chip out stone TO
make axes and stone scrapers with
which they could hollow out a log to
make a canoe. Each of these discoveries
enabled people 10 live more comfortable
than before. They have been mventlhS
something new every year.
We have many conVentences hoW-a
DAYS. such as the electric light, sewing
machine. railroads and many hundred
other things. And the Inventions are sun
going on The wireless telesIapny l l,aT
been invented in the last few years t'oi
fear I have worn my welcome out ! VIII
close by asking some one 10 send me
The Boston Burglar
y. Monroe Smith. Fairmont. Okla
Dear Junior: VIII you admit another 1T
tie writer TO the realms of the coy
corner" I too. am an orphan-all alone
In this great. big world. III the iood al
Johnstown. I saw my splendid mother
sink in death and the cruel waves carry
their pitiful burden onward to the sea
Today | thank heaven for a pra Ylhe
mother. I acknowledge, with grateful re-
membrance, my appreciation Oh the U.s.
fulness of such a life, and the impress
sion for good she left with me, for my
benefit. | do love and admire a pure
noble woman--a part OF COO hopieS'
creation. it is true that our great An
cestor did sin and fall. But, again, away
down in the dim future woman ap-
reared upon the stage and acted proml-
nent part in the drama Of life, bringing
light and life to our sleeping world. |,
too. am a southerner by birth. ! 90
love my sunny southland. My father
was an ardent admirer Of that immortal
H. w Grady also The Constitution |
am Is years Of age and have all pros
poets OF a glorious future Therefore
would love to become related to you
Cousins through the medium of the
Juniors and Aunt Susie as our grand
commander. leading US onward to the
better day Dear Cousin, from Oak Hill,
Greenviuc county. n G., send me your
name, please, and address?
Emma IRELAND. Wisdom. Miss.-Deai
Junior My subject is Love.
What a dreary place this world would
be without love. AS barren and desc
late as the vast Sahara desert What Is
love? We can not see it. but we could
not live without it. No. we can not see
It, but we know when we are In pos
session of this power It is love that
prompts us to keep a dear friend out OF
troublc-yea. and we are even taught t
love our enemies. but l fear there are q
great number who do not. We SHOULD
love them. BY so doing we may heaI
Goals of fire upon them. l have Otter
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