The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
Macon and Marietta

We would caution friends VINO MAKE neh! !. "
M.con,s claim to the capitol on the grounos Ihat y 10
1co ,eoeranbica one that geography is the thing
YOU travel over to get anywhere. But "heh w" e''
to Macon, where are you at!
0OME weeks ago when we penned TINS careless p~aa
graph we little thought of being answered by SO gen
s-ous and kindly a friend as John Boifeuillet
Tn his delightful way he replies to us by showing sha
Mhe buildinY of the state road, which opened up norm
Georgia and made possible this prosperous cy' was con-
ceived and pushed until it became fact by macon mel
We take pleasure in printing MS repiy ELSEWHERE " WIS
issue.
We GRO also aware that today many ties OF business
d society connect the two cities, and entertain only
the most kindly feeling for Macon and all OF It's people
We could not easily recite the list OF Macons
nents SO long and varied would be- but no macon man
will have cause to regret Macons part ~ 'e WIN
for the development of north Georgia. and IN TINS connec
+o we NAV be pardoned for speaking briefly of Ma
xetta
Historically speaking, Marietta was on the map even
before those days of the Civil War, when the waning
cause of the Confederacy so ercey defendeo at TINS
gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains by the tattered remnants
of Johnson's army. g -
School children in the grammar grades all the land
ecite lessons which the movements OF Sherman
army on its famous march to the sea- and the resistance
which met in the vicinity of Marietta was so great tnat
the big National cemetery here holds the bones OF more
than thousand Union soldiers while the
cemetery on neghboring hill holds several thousand OF
the defenders
Politically it has had its place in the affairs OF the state
and the nation Within the county lived the mother OF
Theodore Roosevelt and William Gibbs McAdoo was born
here Alexander Stephen Clay, senator from Georgia
was a native and his monument stands IN our puDhc
square Joseph M Brown, ex-governor lives mere TO-
dav and the fame of these Others has kept the name
of Marietta bright and clean.
But not upon feas Of arms or upon deeds OF her so
within the political does Marietta rest all her CLAIMS
to aure of victory 1t is true indeed that peace hat
zAS,nfo hof Plf
win is the prosperity and happiness of her people, Ant
In attain these no spectacular display of commerce ant
wealth is necessary. We have here however, mucn ina
indicates that people healthy wealthy and happy
To enumerate some of these would cite the reade
tn the existence of three prosperous banks of hes
only recently having completed of the finest oanK
buildings in the state erected of white Georgia marOi
from the local plant of the Georgia Marble Company
Another financial institution of more than local 1ame
is The Sessions Loan Trust Company whose bushes
covers number of states both north and soutn, ana
still growing rapidly under conservative management
The Glover Machine Works, manufacturers ana re
parers of engines and heavy machinery are big employer
of labor their work goes to all parts OF the south an
Cuba.
The McNee Marble Company is the largest manufae
turer in the state of fine marbles, and they also have
large payroll of skilled workmen
The Kennesaw plant of the Georgia Marble Compan
also located here, and they do large volume OF BUS
ness in Georgia marble.
The Brumby Chair Company, one of the Oldest manu-
facturers the SOUTH increasing its business an
carries large payroll which supports many families
Marietta.
The Marietta Knitting Company, manufacturers OF tn
'Radum Brand" of half hose, is also of the indus
tries of the section which has trade that reaches to tn
South American continent.
% The Kennesaw Hosiery Company younger institution
has growing business and helps to give employment
many workers in that line of trade.
facto hat
ume of business, is among the industries of the town
The town is blessed with good schools and churches
and is surrounded by productive fields and peacefr
homes of happy farmers. The climate is most equitab
in winter and in summer.
For years it has claimed the title of being the Ger
City of the Banner County of the Empire State of tn
South and we believe today she ready and able to DE-
fend this title against all Corners
For whatever she has done for Marietta, Maco
should be proud and should claim extra star in he
crown.