The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-13

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. R.-ln MS
speech before the Georgia, Society, at
Chattanooga, tonight Gov. Terrell
represented his state in a, way that is
likely to be of benefit to Georgia
abroad. He paid a high tribute to
! the physical endurance, intelligent fore
sight, and Christian fortitude of the
| first Colonists; referred to the endur-
ing work of Wesley and Whitehead;
and spoke of the great heroism dis
played by Oglethorpe, and his. patrio-
| tic band in their splendid victory over
the powerful Spanish navy and army,
saying that it was without parallel
in military struggles.
His speech covered fully. the record
made by the Colony in material, eda-
/ cational and religious advancement dur.
ing the period intervening between y the.
! time of it's settlement, and the Rev.
dictionary War, touched upon the fact
that Georgia made the first naval seiz-
ure of that war, referred sto the fact
/ that Georgia was first in the invention
/ of a cotton gin, propelled the first boat
! by steam, discovered anaesthesia, and
| took first rank in many historic ways.
! gians in all stages of her growth, Gov.
I Terrell bestowed his best and highest
/ praise on the patriotic sacrifice and
| heroism displayed by the Georgia SOL
/ der, and woman. during the war of the
/ sixties, and the trials of reconstruction.
He then took up Georgias rapid re-
Mobilization, and concluded as follows:
( Georgia without n Parallel.
!, "Georgia's advancement is without a
I parallel in the history of this or any
| other country Especially is this true
as it relates to her varied manufac-
turing, mining and educational inter
ests, and it is relatively true of her
J agricultural development; while her;
| fruit industry, in it's extent and vari-
ETY., is greater than that of any state
in the Union, with the single excep-
ton of California.
In 1879 there was not a commercial
| fruit tree growing in Georgia. To-
| day there are 10000 600 peach trees in
| the state, 100000 of which are bear
| ing. Other fruits, such as apples,
pears, plums, cherries, blackberries,
| ETC., are being grown in enormous
! quantities. In addition to this, Georgia
is known as the greatest melon mar
| ket in the world.
The variety and quantity of Georgia's
farm products present a marvellous dis
| play of agricultural thrift In 1902
! Georgia produced 1,470,0 900 bales of cot
ton, S5,000,000 bushels of corn 5000 600 /
bushels of wheat, 100000 bushels of
oats and 100000 of sweet potatoes.
| besides a sufficient supply of all other
products known to the farm and the
| garden. Her vast Bermuda fields, sec
| ond only to the Blue Grass region of
Kentucky, guarantee a wonderful flu
| ture in stock raising.
There is more and better granite
m d.
| found in any other state of the Union.
| and as varied and large a supply of
timber.
Increase of Population.
I'm 1880 Georgia's total population
was 1,542. 1870 In 1900 it has Increased
to 2,229,660. To-day's increase would
show total gain of more than 1,000,-
900 people, making her present popu1a-
ton about 2,500,000, or Sc per cent, in
crease in twentyfour years. 's
In 1879 the property of all kinds re-
| turned for taxation was valued, under
a system of voluntary returns, at
1924, 959,5iS. In 1903 the total valuation,
under the same system, was .$506, 5s5,-
492, or more than double the states
wealth as it appeared in 1879 The
same period shows an advance of
1857, 1926 in treasury receipts, while
the year just closed showed an increase
in tax receipts of $4,000 over 1902, not
withstanding the tax rate was reduced
from $50 mills to mills.
In 1879 the aggregate value of lands
in Georgia was $50, 493,S 22. city prop
erty $49,O07,2S6,- banking capital $4,667,-
567. In 1903 the value of lands was
$3.50, 800. city property s129 ,o9S ,54s,
and banking capital $16,633,513. The
combined value of these interests has
tripled in twenty-five years.
n 4 1,aa ~.
state amounted to $9,S66,129 In 1903 |
the development of this property had !
so increased as to make it's total val |
uation S6s.197,791. f
In 1879 there was little invested in VI
telegraphs, and nothing in telephones.
In 1903 these branches of investment !
showed a valuation of $4,946. $50.
In 1879 cotton manufacturing in |
Georgia was an infant industry. To- |
day there is invested in this growing |
industry s26, no. 19.
Advance I'm Education.
I'm educational work Georgia has
shown even more wonderful advance
ment. In addition 70 a dozen famous
private and denominational institutions.
the state is sustaining by annual appro-
priauons. amounting In the aggregate
10 ST. 900. University OF Georgia,
Georgia School OF Technology, Geoi-
ella Normal ana Industrial College.
Georgia School for the Deaf, Georgia