The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-21
crATE OF GEORGIA
AND WHAT 1T HAS
.DrA OF 59,47s SQUARE MILES,
AND CROWS CROPS WORTH
~, es6,O0O DOLLARS.


pos.essing 59,475 square miles of
Ir;torv. 495 of which are water, ex-
d ling $50 miles in length and 254
'bre9dth. together with coast line
155 miles. Georgia, referred to as
emDire state of the south" has
ov accomplishments to her credit
"" a's1I as much of historical lore.
i peng one of the original thirteen
rate. Georgia ranks as the largest
. ,ate east of the Mississippi river, and
''i listed twelfth in population among
fortv-eight states of the Union.
r;gbt OF the nine climate belts in
limited States are to be found in
oorpiq's borders, thereby enabling
!. commonwealth to produce all
novn products of the temperate and
.ov Of the semi-tropic zones. The
.. 'r5 annual rainfall in Georgia is
inches. c
The southern part of the state can
oast OF practically the entire year be-
NJ embraced in the growing season,
lille there is an average growing
.a.or Of 225 days in the northern sec
on making the soil fertile, and UNI
sr the proper cultivation is very pro-
uctiye
# The chief resource from Georgia is
or agricultural production, and from
latest statistics available in 1921
!, state ranked fourteenth in the
mted States in he value of products,
total for that year being $177,-
k6OOO. Georgia ranks as the second
bron-producing commonwealth in
Se country. In 1921 the boil weevil
ayed havoc with the cotton crop of
/; state. and in that season her total
ian was valued at but 500, 900,
b;le her corn crop was valued at
dOS7 900.
Georgia also boasts OF having the
rgest peach orchard and tobacco
antation in the entire union. Her
ZACH crop alone in 1921 brought $10,
10000. totaling 10000 carloads, which
ere shipped to all parts OF the coun-
k The tobacco crop was also valued
the millions, for the ensuing year.
Georgia today ranks first in the
th and sixth in the United States
the production of hogs, and is fast
tcoming one of the leading live stock
ates in the country. In 1921 this
ate's production of hogs amounted
S53.488.O00. while her cattle were
sred at S56935,000 and sheep at
E;O0O000 Thirty million more was
Edrd by poultry products.
Manufacturers.
Georgia can boast of having within
state some of the largest manu-
curing enterprises in the United
ates. being foremost in the manu-!
cture of fertilizers and. cotton seed
Eoducts, which products in 1922 were
ued at S3o,378.827,000. The state of
torgia ranks fifth among the states
textile mills, and in 1922 placed OF
L markets $165326,706.52 worth OF
anufactured materials In this indus
alone are estimated to be employ
more than 41,000 persons.
Still other enterprises, which employ
Ice CAPITAL as we'll as labor, are man
lecturers OF CLAY products, flour and
st mill products, bakeries, canning
Bnts. bottled soft drinks, leather
ods, cigars and cigarettes books,
srndres and machine shops. Geor-
lumber industry in the year 1922
bounted to $359605. 61445 with an
yested capital of $485 ,2OO.43.
Mineral Resources.
As to mineral resources, Georgia is
OF the richest states in the union,
variety and quality, her deposits
bducing "a different minerals, and
boast OF having the largest solid
Ice OF granite in the entire world,
Itch is Stone Mountain. There is al
mined i Georgia on a commercial
lie gold, iron, coal, copper, pyritess
chlorite, and fourteen varieties OF
ines. The capital invested in the
hing industry in the state i'll l9ZZ
ounted to $5,184,479, while the out
of the mines was valued at S4,OSZ,-
h an educational sense Georgia
ks near the top of the list, having.
distinction belonging to no other
nmonWealth OF beng the hrSt stdte
the country to charter state uni
siy as we'll as the first college
pnting d degree to woman, tins
ng Wesleyan, located at Macon. A
OF S25,540,875 was expended by
state in 1921 for educational Ia
les in grammar and high schools
eyes, vocational and rural schools.
Ire are a total of $3.50 schools IN
state, the property of which IS
bed at S23,062,641. The twelve col
fs hold a value in property amount
to |,358,522, together with sew
Zen denominational schools with
Perty value. of 100000.
Railroads.
he empire state of the south has
aroad trackage OF 5000 miles, and