Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
County of Warner

Little Territory From Three
of the States Largest
Counties Will Give Coun-
ty-New County Has Rail
roads-Sentiment Favors
1t.
No county has ever been
created in which the senti-
ment was stronger for a new
county than Warner. The
movement has been spon-
taneous in all sections and
our petitions contain more
than 95 per cent of the
white electors in Warner
County. The people realize
the great Inconvenience with
which they are now burden
ed and have joined unani-
mOusly in the movement.
Situation of Warner.
The proposed county of
Warner will include por-
tons of Pine and Oak noun
tains. In recent years most
of this section was consid-
cred of little value on ac-
count of its inaccessibility
and the rough character of
the country. Little money
has been spent by the coun-
ties in developing this ter
ritOry, and the roads, most
of them crossing the noun
tains and ridges, are bad,
and have received but little
attention.
In 1906 the A., B. & A.
railroad was built, travers-
ing this section with its Bir-
mingham and Atlanta lines
merging at Manchester;
since which time Manches-
ter has grown to be a town
of about 1000 people, as a
result of which the terri
tory adjoining Manchester
has developed very rapidly;
approximately 100000
having been spent in i'm
provements and business
naturally drifted in this di-
rection. The people resid-
ing in this territory buy all
their supplies and sell their
produce at Manchester, Bull
lochville, Raleigh, Chalyb-
cate and Shiloh. Nothing
calls them out of the pro-
posed county except court
duty, and they are deprived
of the privilege accorded the
majority of our people in
the state of transacting
their business and attending
court in the same day.
Demand of Modern Times.
In this day of modern
methods, when mans great
est asset is his time, when
all business has become
greatly intensified and con-
centration and conservation
are occupying the attention
of all progressive, thinking
people, all men must realize
that to make a success out
of any public institution it's
interest must be well guard
ed. In this connection, large
counties can not receive
their just consideration. 1t
is out of the question for the
county commissioners In the
three counties affected to
give the counties business
the attention which it de-
serves. The area is too
large, the business too vast,
the demands too great and
the distance too far for the
county authorities to attend
to the business properly.
General Statements of In
terest
Manchester, the proposed couR-
ty site, contains one large cotton
mill, railroad shops and division
offices Of the A, b. & A. r. r,
one bank, SO brick store build
ings and Is wooden store build
ings, all of which are occupied
by various lines Of general mer-
chandise; two moving picture
theaters, one newspaper and
printing office, three hotels. five
churches, modern school system,
municipal light plant, two livery
and sale stables, two large build
ers' supply houses, fireproof ware
house and gin.
BulloChville has several large
supply houses, one bank, guano
factory. also the Tuscawilla, a
magnificent three story brick no.
tel with modern equipment
throughout, the best equipped no
tel in the State in a town many
times its size. Near Bullochville
.