Identifier: georgiahistorica00geor (find matches)
Title: Georgia, historical and industrial
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Georgia. Dept. of Agriculture Stevens, O. B. (Obediah B.) Wright, R. F. (Robert F.)
Subjects: Georgia -- History Georgia -- Economic conditions
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : G.W. Harrison, State Printer
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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e of these now nearing completion repre-sents a capital of $1,000,000. In all these manufactories between twoand three thousand hands are employed. The enterprising citizens ofthis progressive town are projecting canneries, wool factories, electricpower-plant for street railways and a manufactory of cotton towels. Ofcourse life and fire insurance companies have their active agents in thisbusy city. In the Gainesville district, which includes the city, there are 5,820inhabitants. The Southern Eailway crosses the county from southwest to northeast,and a branch of it running along its eastern boundary connects Belton,on the main line, with the city of Athens. The Gainesville, Jeffersonand Southern connects Gainesville with Monroe and Social Circle inWalton county, and, by another branch, with Jefferson, the county siteof Jackson county. The roads of Hall county are not macadamized,though the streets of Gainesville are. The county receipts of cotton are about 15,000 bales, about 10,000 of
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BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCK COCK. Fi-om lliil. \o. mi. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 699 which are handled at Gainesville. According to the United States cen-sus of 1900 there were ginned 9,586 bales of upland cotton during theseason of 1S99-1900. The products of the county are marketed chiefly in Gainesville, butFlowery Branch and Belton on the Southern Railway come in for ashare. When the new cotton mill is completed, the mills will use more than30,000 bales a year. The Brenau College and Conservatory of Music is situated at Gaines-ville. It has a large attendance of pupils. The public schools of thecity and county are in a good condition. The Georgia Military Insti-tute for young men was completed in 1900. The churches of the city and county are at convenient distances, andare in easy reach of all the citizens. They represent Methodists, Bap-tists, Presbyterians and Episcopalians. The average attendance in the public schools of the county is 1,995in the 68 schools for whites, and 285

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