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.