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At Lela, in Decatur
County, is the 1^,000
acre farm domain of
J. 8. Cummlngs. In
cluding those at work
in saw mill and lumber
ing, there are TOO peo
ple on the farm, which
produces all the meat
they use, and which
would otherwise cost
from Si/50 to $1,000 a
month. They also raise
practically all the other
food used. Mr. .Cum-
mings has his own ice
and cold storage 'plant.
He has 500 head of cat
tle, including a large
herd of thorough-bred
Herefords. On his horse
farm are some of the
finest riding and driving
stock in the state, and
for hogs, sheep, tur
keys, ducks and chick
ens, few anywhere can
surpass him.
76 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
Transportation Facilities
With all its undeveloped lands, no one can get very far from
a railroad in Georgia. Its transportation system taps all sections,
covers the State like network, and connects all cities, towns and
nearly all villages, with each other, and with the outside world.
There are 7,326 miles of main-line tracks in the State, which, in
proportion to its area, is greater than any other state south of
Virginia. The mileage built since 1889 was 3,370. From the
earliest history of railroading it has been the policy of the State
Legislature to promote the development of transportation facili
ties. There are over 1,500 shipping stations on these roads, with
750 express stations. Frequent© trains bring the most remote
rural districts into close touch with the trading centers.
In addition to the purely local roads, ten important trunk lines
supply fast mail, passenger and freight service to the big city
markets of the country in all directions. These trunk lines are
the Southern Railway, the Atlantic Coast Line, the Seaboard Air
Line, the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic, the Louisville & Nash-
HOME OF MRS. JTJDD, NEAR DAT/TON