Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-06

BY ROYAL DANIEL
There is a lot OF interest in south
Georgia n ADDITION to the weather.
A trunk line of railroad. 80 miles long.
traverstng the wiregrass from west TO
east and normally supplying a score Of
important places. is tied up lock. stock
and barrel by a strike.
- The cotton fields are white to The har-
vest and indeed the Iaberors are few
so few that fabulous prices are being
paid for cotton picking and the pickers
ara whisked about from field TO field in
speeding automobiles and accorded the
dignity OF kings and poteutates.
Politics are huzzing like the song OF
the hdmmfng bird and the gubernato-
rial bee is as busy as a woman trying
70 save her diamonds in burning hotel.
And the national highway is blossom
ing IKE a rose for the Glidden tour
an event that IS discussed from adark fill
dawn and Vp 10 supper time again
All Of these interesting conversational
crusades are being conducted in addi-
ton 10 the steady tide of business and
material prosperity that has ever made
south Georgia stand head and shoulders
above less favored sections Of the state
IL is refreshing and altogether worth
your time TO keep company with the
thriving little south Georgia cities along
the line OF the Georgia. Southern and
Florida. the Atlanta. Birmingham and
Atlantic and the Atlantic Coast Line,
Which penetrate the heart of the pecan.
cotton and lumber belt.
Ccrdele. one OF the night controls for
the GIidden. is full OF other things be-
sides automobiles just at this time. 1t
has completed its third entry into the
Giidden and Is enthusiastic over the tour
and everybody wants 10 ride with the
procession out Of New York. but there
are q lot OF busy people down there
who don't own cars apd haven't time To
take tours. They have crackajack fair
on. showing the resources OF Crisp coun-
- and its neighbors: they are building
good roads. that will bring JOY 10 the
heart OF the speeders as well as land
their cotton and corn quickly and safely
into market They are erecting bust
ness houses and dwellings and paying
attention to municipal improvement and
the city beautiful
Triton is in the limelight with an ex-
position that looks ike state affair
from a. distance and upon closer inspec-
ton assumes even greater proportions.
It's a big show. backed by the enterprise
and genius Of loyal and pubHc-spirited
citizens who make their money by
spending il at home ana fostering local
industries. Z is either the Atlanta spirit
N Triton or the Triton spirit in Atlantis
that makes the two cities close kin. Tiff
ton. by the way, is on the national
highway. and they are already waiting
for the cars TO glide past
It's not far 10 Quitman, with its charm
ing hospitality and intuitive inclination
20 -prossper. II has just completed its
first SkyScraper. is exteding Its paved
streets. and. what IL still better. is max
ing a spotless town and city beautiful.
some time ago the Free Press inaugu-
rated a campaign 10 beautify the city
which was already beautiful with its
pretty homes AID modern business houses
and paved streets and grass plats. The
editorial campaign carried c0ntagiOn into
all sections Of the town and this week
a noted florist and landscape gardener
was engaged and retained TO lead the
movement 20 its contamination The
plan in Quitman is 10 nOurish and protect
the trees. sweep the streets. TO beauti-
" private grounds and use paint. IL is
on in earnest and Qutiman gives every
promise Of even surprising what some
pioneers several weeks ago wisely nod
ded their heads and shook their finger
al as a dream OF the Free Press editorial
writer
comparisons are always odious. but
look At Nsidcsia.- With her streets and
sanitary plans. wonderful trees and miles
of tie sidewalks. she is coming again
with a Great White Way-not Few
lights clustered here and there and
branded b. name that sounds big. but ae-
tuailv To have a blazed trial OF arc
lights covering more than dozen
1Iorks in the heart of the city VAL
dosta has electric cars and all things
which flourish in big cities, and when
YOU get OF the midnight train at the
Georgia. Florida and Southern station
YOU step into a street lined with ele-
can't business blocks and ablaze with
electric signs, and every indication and
symptom OF an alert. enterprising and en-
thusiastic city of modern ways and Sue
cessfuI habits. It's all right there in
vaIdosta. with courage and conviction OF
a gallant citizenship behind IL
II you haven't been down that way
you wouldn't recognize Abel as the same
place. The town has jumped from the
village OF the recent past into thriving