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City of Douglas
Without setting forth exaggerated claims as to rank
and importance, we give in a concise manner a few
"Facts About Douglas," which we trust may be of
value to interested readers of this volume.
The subject of our sketcji is a thriving city of South
Georgia with a population of 5,000, and situated at the
center of Coffee, one of the large counties of the State,
and at the intersection of two trunk lines of railway,
Viz.: the A., B. & A., and the Georgia and Florida. The
former, with its connections, gives us superior advan
tages of coastal shipping facilities through the impor
tant ports of Savannah', 120 miles; Brunswick, 97
miles, and Jacksonville, 127 miles. It also opens to us
the markets of the North and West through Atlanta and
Birmingham. The latter, (Georgia and Florida) with
its connections, gives us a through line of traffic from
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and other Eastern
cities, via Augusta, to the Gulf Coast on the Southwest.
In point of location, too, we desire to emphasize the
fact that Douglas is situated on the Central Route of
the Dixie Highway midway between Macon and Jack
sonville. Great numbers of auto tourists journey over
this popular thoroughfare which cuts the distance more
than one hundred mile's between Chicago and Jack
sonville.
Topographically, the city is highly favored in being situated 388 feet above sea level, and
on a cluster of hills of moderate elevation making it easy at all times to maintain the best of sani
tary conditions, which conditions are further aided by an abundant supply of health-giving ar
tesian water furnished by two deep wells. The superior quality of this water is fully attested
by government analysis (Water Supply Paper 341, U. S. Geological Survey). No place of equal
size in the state can show a more favorable health record. A look into the faces of the one
thousand rosy-cheeked boys and girls attending the public schools will convince the most skep
tical.
Commercially, Douglas has made wonderful strides within the past few years. Being in the cen
ter of a large inland trade territory in which the agricultural interests are being rapidly devel
oped, and served by lines of railway concentrating at this point from five directions, and being the
terminus of a splendid system of public roads radiating to all parts of the county making the
remotest rural community easily accessible, the city occupies a commanding position in all lines
of trade common to this section. Among her leading business enterprises and industries may be
mentioned two banks capitalized at $100,000.00 each, three wholesale groceries, a Cotton Com
press, lee Factory and Cold Storage, Douglas Oil & Fertilizer Co. Plant, Douglas Foundry & Ma
chine Works, main shops'of the Georgia & Florida Ky., and numerous smaller mercantile, manu
facturing, and industrial enterprises.
The city owns and operates its electric light and waterworks plant, valued at $60,000, sewerage
system at $40,000, public school buildings and grounds, at $75,000, and municipal building, erected
in 1916, at $12,000. The Eleventh District Agricultural School, a state institution, and the Geor
gia Normal College & Business Institute, a high class boarding school, are located here. These two
excellent institutions attract hundreds of students annually from a wide territory thereby making
Douglas an important educational center.
In building the city, the religious interests were not given secondary consideration. The Bap
tist and Methodist congregations have splendid brick buildings, each valued at $30,000. The
Presbyterians and Episcopalians also have commodious places of worship.
The City Hospital, owned by a chartered corporation, is an institution headed by skillful sur
geons and physicians, and enjoys an extensive patronage.
An active chamber of commerce with a paid secretary is supported by the business interests of
the city. Homeseekers and investors are earnestly solicited to communicate with this organiza
tion for full information along lines that may be of interest.
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