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Here©s Georgia! LIBRARIES - the Digital Library of Georgia

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The city <strong>of</strong> Savannah<br />

built its public market<br />

at an expense <strong>of</strong> $150,-<br />

000. To-day over 90 per<br />

cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> people <strong>of</strong><br />

Savannah trade <strong>the</strong>re,<br />

and over 75 per cent, are<br />

regular patrons. Sa<br />

vannah is studded vAth<br />

little paries, cut out<br />

at <strong>the</strong> intersections <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> streets. It is in<br />

one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se parks that<br />

<strong>the</strong> market is built—<br />

at <strong>the</strong> corner <strong>of</strong> Barnard<br />

and Congress streets, in<br />

<strong>the</strong> heart <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city.<br />

The Savannah River<br />

flows not 150 feet a-<br />

way from it, ana trolley<br />

lines radiate in all<br />

directions. The location<br />

is ideal. The city mar<br />

shal has charge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

stalls. Savannah's en<br />

terprise might well be<br />

emulated by o<strong>the</strong>r cities<br />

in <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />

196 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />

FANNIN County, 12,574; Blue Ridge, 1,000; area, 390 square<br />

miles; taxable property, $2,067,324. Farm products: Corn, rye,<br />

wheat, Irish and sweet potatoes, oats, apples, peaches, live stock.<br />

Manufactures: Pure food mills. Average altitude,' i,800 feet.<br />

Average value farm land per acre, $20.<br />

FAYETTE County, 10,600; Fayetteville, 1,050; area, 215 square<br />

miles; taxable property, $1,600,000. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />

ton, oats, peas, potatoes, wheat, hay, apples, peaches, 2,000 hogs,<br />

1,800 cows, o<strong>the</strong>r live stock. Manufactures: Oil mill, fertilizer<br />

plants. Average altitude, 1,100 feet. Average value farm land<br />

per acre, $35.<br />

FLO YD County, 45,000; Rome, 14,900; area, 502 square miles;<br />

taxable property, $15,244,568. Farm products: Cotton, grain,<br />

apples, peaches, pecans, cattle, horses, mules, hogs, goats. Manu<br />

factures: 75 manufacturing plants, including agricultural imple<br />

ments, cotton goods, marble, fertilizers, cooperage, wagons, stoves,<br />

lumber, etc., bauxite and iron ore mines. Average altitude, 680<br />

feet. Average value farm land per acre, $10.80.<br />

FORSYTE County, 12,000; Gumming, 5,000; area, 252 square<br />

miles; taxable property, $2,000,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />

corn, oats, wheat, potatoes, apples, peaches, pears, pecans, live<br />

stock. Manufactures: Oil mills, fertilizers, gold mines. Average<br />

altitude, 154 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $9.<br />

FRANKLIN County, 16,500; Carnesville, 400; area, 225 square<br />

miles; taxable property, $2,856,216. Farm products: Corn,<br />

wheat, cotton, oats, potatoes, hay, peaches, apples, grapes, pecans,<br />

live stock. .Manufactures: 15 manufacturing plants. Average<br />

altitude, 1,700 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $12.<br />

FULTON County, 250,000; Atlanta, 200,000; area, 174 square<br />

miles; taxable property, $132,396,200. Farm products: Cotton,<br />

corn, hay, vegetables, peaches, apples, pecans, pure bred live stock.<br />

There are between five and six hundred manufacturing plants<br />

located in Fulton County, making as many different kinds <strong>of</strong><br />

articles. These include products <strong>of</strong> iron, steel, fertilizers, cotton<br />

oil, farm implements, engines, household articles <strong>of</strong> every nature<br />

and description, and even as small a thing as fish hooks. Average<br />

altitude, 1,050 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $50.<br />

GILMER County, 9,257; Ellijay, 629; area, 450 square miles;<br />

taxable property, $1,250,000. Farm products: Corn, rye, peas,<br />

potatoes, apples, cattle over 5,000 head. Manufactures: Lumber<br />

mills, mines, marble and iron mines. Average altitude, 1,400 feet.<br />

Average value farm land per acre, $25.<br />

GLASCOCK County, 4,200; Gibson, 400; area, 330 square miles;<br />

taxable property, $670,000. Farm, products: Corn, cotton, hay,<br />

wheat, oats. Altitude, 500 feet. Average value farm land per<br />

acre, $10.

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