The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-27
MY COUNTRY
'TISOF THEE
By S. J. HULLWOOD

"The Cracker State" is located
in the South Atlantic group of
states. 1t is also one Of the or
ieinal thirteen states Of our coun-
try.
Georgia is bounded on the north
by North Carolina, South Carolina
and Tennessee; on the east BY
South Carolina and the Atlantic
Ocean; on the south by Florida,
and on the west by Alabama.
The seal for the State as seen
on a letter head sent to us. shows
a circle about the size of dime.
Encircling the seal reading from
left to right is written State OF
Georgia.; and at the bottom is
"l776." At the top of the en-
blem which shows three pillars of
veranda, and man leaning
against the middle pillar, is writ
ten Constitution"
The State Flower is the Chero-
kee Rose. The nickname, as told
in the first sentence of this article
lis "The Cracker State"
On February ~, 1888, the
2OOth anniversary of the landing
of Governor James +. Oglethorpe
and company Of Ia. was cele-
brated. Governor Oglehorpe To-
Gated near the mouth of the. Saw
annah River and there established
a colony.
Agriculture is a very important
industry in Georgia. The leading
crop. for this state, is cotton.
Other crops ranking high in I'M
portance are: corn, tobacco, pea
nuts. Livestock include, Horses,
mules, cattle, including milk COWS,
sheep and swine.
Of all the production of turpen-
tine and resin in these United
States, one half Of that produc-
ton comes from Georgia. Cor
sequently 449 establishments are
devoted to that industry in this
great state. And over 10000
people are given employment be-
cause Of it.
In 1888, so we are told, there
were over 1000 industrial cstab-
lishments in Georgia. The cotton
mill ranked high in the number of
plants devoted to industrial On.
terprises.
Years ago lumber was an i'm
portant industry in this common
wealth, but with the constant
draining of the vast acreage Of
virgin timber which stood for
years in this State, the lumber
industry today is almost an absc-
lete one. We Americans can very
well take a lesson from some OF
the European countries in the
matter of conserving our natural
resources, namely: in these Euro
pean countries we arc told, that
when one tree is destroyed by
man, that man must plant q new
Sapling to take its place. Thus
they conserve their timber for Mi
time. Wanton waste Of natural
resources. are not permitted III
some Of the over seas countries.
Conflicting reports come to us
concerning the mining resources
in Georgia. One source says the
state has a negligible amount OF
mining. Another source tells US
that coal, iron, manganese, gold
and silver can be found in the
state. Gold and silver, however,
have not been very highly deIe-
loped, but we are sure that many
of our readers will be surprised
to learn that any deposits Of these
precious metals can be found
there.
Along the Atlantic Sea Coast
in, Georgia, the fisheries Of oys-
ters and other shell fish, are an
important industry.
Railroads bisect the State from
nearly every conceivable angle;
and are one Of the two major
transportation industries in Gcor-
gia. The other, Is the steamship
mode of transportation. Many
tons of shipping go out Of the
harbor at Savannah and Bruins
wick each year. ANY vessels. we
are told, having n draft up to 26
feet can move in and out of the
Savannah, harbor at all times;
and during high tide, the harbor
will accommodate vessels having up
to 80 foot draft.
Georgia has two major institu-
tons of learning which are ma
tionallyN recognized. The Univer-
sity Of Georgia, which was granted
q charter. first among the State
Universities; and Georgia Tech.
There are quite a number IF
smaller institutions in the state.
as we'll. ,..,....
Atlanta tho oon;tol o;t,, &c