The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-17

day happens every two weeks Bat 10
be sure that we make no overes ei.1ate'
We have put the pay roll for the county
at $1,000 though / presume that the pay
roll at Stone Mountain is fully up to that
| at Lithonia, and If this is every two
weeks instead of monthly the amount
4 above should be doubled, though my
! mind is confused on this.
! People at a distance are Liable to con-
! clude, that Stone Mountain is the source
/ of supply Of this granite of our county.
! This is not true. Lying south of Litho-
MIA for mi. es are vast fields of this gram
/ lite while from any vantage ground Of
I.ithonia itself the eye can scan vast
/ plains of the granite with mountain
here and there to the number of i've or
six-however. all this is known in the
commercial world as stone Mountain
granite.
Travelling south from Lithonia, in
region known as Arabia, the traveller is
amazed with the appearance and guam
tity of granite that meets the eye One
naturally exclaims Granite. granite.
granted" and 1t is the best in the world.
At different places an almost level rock
surface stretches out for a mile before
one gray and grim, in the impression
it makes In the distance, to the right
and the left, in front and behind noun
tains of this grim granite looks down
just as they have looked through the CEN
turtles Of time and as they will look till
centuries shall roll US to the end. Man
may come and man may go, but these
same gray sentinels viii stand, defying
the elements and creating wonder among
men,
We had passed out OF this granite re-
gion proper aud had come to the -four
ishins farms along South river, when our
attention was attracted to a mountain
away III our front and in another county,
the county of Henry.
The sun was sinking low in the west
and lowering around this mountain Of
henry like land in the distance were
millions upon millions of bats. These
bats were already in countless numbers
around the mountain, but they We're still
pouring from the depths of the thing in
roaring stream of fury
We learned that this was known as
Rock mountain. and that for time beyond
the memory of the Oldest this same
stream of bats had been appear ring on the
afternoons to return with the coming of
mornings light These bats spring from
a great cave in tails mountain, and no
man could guess Just how long bats have
made it their den-perhaps since the world
began. In time these bats by the mil
hons have died and went to decay in
side this cave. and 1t Is strange that
some enterprising firm has not thought
OF devisins some means to get this ami
NAL decay from the cave as d CONNER
clal fertilizer. 1t would be as great per
haps. as the guano of Peru. and ell of Us
know the value of Peruvian guano. The
day will come, no doubt. wien this will
De accomplished and add another source
OF revenue to the section and to Geor-
gia.
There are strange things in this granite
region of DeKalb, just as there are
strange things and great opportunities
all over the south that the stranger at
distance never dreamed Of Even
thousands of Georgians do not know
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at distance. when we could find min.
mere at home as strange as any. ana
: oilidiices splced with the softness Of
pathos or thrilled by the fire Of adj
Senlufe 10 the fullness of the hearts
cChteaf. and never leave the territory
u our own state to find It.
:" TINS granite region NAV be found
i.oie OF The hardy sons and daughter
u scotland than any other territory ot
NC same size in America, and it is all
y georgia advantage. They are
COO people. and live by the sweat Of
lieir p'o" IN an abundance that is know
. pu. Few or those who labor for their
any oredu' Going among these Scotch.
ne sees them just as thew wopI5 a.
ear in their native land. They eiry IL
ohgs OF Robbie Burns In the notbar
)hsue OF the poet. till one like me feels
hsh there that he str0ls "aiorg fine
Inns Oh Bohny Doom" or are listening
'he iiufnur of Atoms sweet waters
oo0lu no more describe the sweetness
'l"s scotch home life than we could
lure the Impression of merit thai b.
nSS 10 these hardy men and homie
afieS, VINO have been drawn into tha
: ~" ny TINS granite industry every
lere SO abundant
But the Scotch ,ra va -, =.
upon TINS granite. Thousands
:, tne scotch brought among rs and
II profitable to labor there and bere
mes tne only drawback to be fond .,
business. 1t is next to imnoeyihla
neep iahorers upon the farms y, ~
on W mites and blacks nra+er 70
upon the rocks as thev ran !,
:" Consequences agriculture ia sui
ls. hut this disposition 10 engage
o''iei pursuits than farming and r
u uIo" pubic works rather than n
" ana TO hoe is manifest all o,er
isia' ana this is the regret.
ast week we made trim n +bo
l'noliia ana wound and twisted over
3 territory around that place. Wbere
o0'.u prosperous negro Iaborars Nv,
on iolner visits, now the houses are
'n'' ana the laoorers have gone away.
same applies to whites. II is a.
impossible to get farm hands ard
IS the burning need of today. Tbar,
DC some way to secure this labor
; distressing to see the fair fields
IeorSla being turned out to sedga
prlafs- The trend is that wav. PVT
works. and manufactures bid hteher
ms labor than farmers can AFFORD
ay' and this is the blight. 1t is a
lon also The truth is that tbaso
ing higher wages do not turn our
way in the long run. The noorest
s upon the farm has cows and no.
id him There is never a time t1,,-
are strained as these high-paid NIB
orks hands are strained
these high prices have their fascJ-
l. and it is entirely idle to try 10
ace the average laborer that there *
elusion in the matter.
thlhs to do is to go to work to
inns farm labor. 1t is the sre,,
on that confronts Georgia and trs
All other problems" arc insip1s
10 this question of working the
Farming must so on. Everything