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BARNWELL'S
ATLANTA CITY DIRECTORY,
AND
STRANGERS' GUIDE:
ALSO, A GENERAL FIREMEN'S,
CHURCH, MASONIC, AND ODD-FELLOWS' RECORD.
VOLUME I.
Compiled (Principally in January) for the Year 1867.
BY V. T. BARNWELL.
ATLANTA: INTELLIGENCER BOOK AND JOB OFFICE. 1867 .. CARD CATALOGUED.
CONTENTS.
-
Preface.
11
Key to abbreviations
15
Census of Atlanta,.
16
ATLANTA-PAST AND PRESENT.
Condensed History of Atlanta,
17
Corporate Limits.
36
Boundaries of Wards.
36
Atlanta Street Directory.
37
MUNICIPAL RECORD.
Former Mayors of Atlanta.
50
Municipal Government for the year 1865
51
Municipal Government for the year 1866
52
Municipal Government, as first organized, for the year 1867.
53
Municipal Government, as re-organized, for the year 1867.
.. 286
FIREMEN'S RECORD.
Atlanta Fire Company, No. 1
56
Mechanic Fire Company, No. 2.
58
Tallulah Fire Company, No. 3, (prior to Feb. 22)
59
Tallulah Fire Company, No. 3, (officers elected Feb. 22).
.288
Atlanta Hook & Ladder Company, No. 1.
60
CHURCH RECORD.
Wesley Chapel, Methodist Episcopal
62
Trinity, Methodist Episcopal ..
67
First Baptist
72
Second Baptist.
73
CONTENTS.
First Presbyterian.
76
Central Presbyterian.
80
St. Philip's, Episcopal
82
Christian
85
Catholic
85
MASONIC RECORD.
Atlanta Lodge, No. 59, F. A. M ..
86
Fulton Lodge, No. 216, F. A. M ......
89
Mount Zion Royal Arch Chapter, No. 16.
91
Jason Burr Council, No. 18, Royal and Select Masters
92
Cœur de Lion Commandery, No. 4, Knights Templar.
93
White Eagle Chapter, No. 1, Rose Croix, A. A. S. R.
94
Mount Zion Council of Good Samaritans.
94
ODD FELLOWS' RECORD.
Central Lodge, No. 28.
95
Barnes Lodge, No. 55
96
Empire Encampment, No. 12.
97
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
The Executive
99
The Cabinet.
99
The Judiciary, (Justices of the Supreme Court)
99
United States District Court for Georgia.
99
United States Commissioners for Georgia.
100
GEORGIA STATE GOVERNMENT.
Executive Department
100
State House Officers.
100
The Judiciary, (Justices of the Supreme Court,).
101
Penitentiary
101
Lunatic Asylum
101
Coweta Circuit.
101
Officers of Fulton County
.102
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CONTENTS. 5
POSTAL INFORMATION.
Letter and Newspaper postage.
.103
Postage on Transient Matter.
.104
Post Offices re-opened in Georgia
104
RAILROADS DISTANCES FROM ATLANTA.
Western & Atlantic Railroad.
107
Atlanta & West Point Railroad.
107
Georgia Railroad.
108
Macon & Western Railroad ..
.109
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Banks
110
Loan and Building Associations
110
Rates of Drayage ..
112
Weights and Measures.
112
ATLANTA DIRECTORY, PROPER.
Citizens' List, (Alphabetically arranged).
129 to 280
Purchasers' Pilot, or Guide.
113 to 128
Appendix, (Additions and Corrections,) ..
281 to 288
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.
Allen, H. N., Watchmaker and Jeweler, 132 American Hotel, White & Whitlock, Proprietors, 132 Anderson, G. L. & Co., Gro. and Com. Mer. 130 Barth, Carl .F., Dealer in Pianos, ... 150 Banks, Eddleman & Co .; Boots and Shoes. :260 Beermann & Kuhrt, Cigars, Tobacco, etc., 134
Bell, M. A., Atty,. . . . 132
136-160
Bell, M. R. & Co., Gro. and Com. Mer. Blanchard, M. C., Insurance Agent., Bollman, Wm., Jeweler, ..
138
178
Boyd, W. W., Manager Georgia State Lottery, Brown & Wildman, Bankers, ..
162 134 138
Burnett, A. F. & Co., Dirs in Ice, Fish, etc.,. Burns & Dwyer, Dirs in Wines and Liquors,
138
Bradbury, W. S., Sign Painter, etc.,. 276
Calhoun, J. M. & Son, Attys.,. .172
Campbell, J. T., Dentist,. 140
Chandler & Barrow, Masonic Regalia, etc.,. 142
Clarke, T. M & R. C., Hardware, 144 146 Clayton & Adair, Gro. and Com. Mer. .272
Clayton, J. W. &. Co., Com. Mer. and Manuf. Agts., Cook, Lewis, Hardware,: 192
Cox & Hill, Dealers in Wines and Liquors,
148
Dill & Maier, Photographers,.
.168
Earnest, E. E., Watchmaker and Jeweler,
152
Ergenzinger, Alex., Upholsterer and dealer in Furniture, Ezzard, William, Atty,. : :
274
152 Fains & Parrott, Gro. and Com., Mer. 154 Farrow, H. P., Atty, (Farrow & Simpson,) 154
Fay & Corput, Architects,.
154
Force & Co., Boots and Shoes, 156
Ford & Hape, Dentists, .. Ford & Booth, Carriage and Wagon Makers
156
Frazer, George P., Dealer in Furniture,.' 158
Friedman & Loveman, Dry Goods, etc., 158
Garner. T. S., Real Estate Agent, .. See Cover.
Gartrell, L. J., Atty, (Gartrell & Jackson,) .162
Gaskill, V. A., Atty., .... 162
Gullatt, J. E., Brass Founder and Finisher, 268
Hape, Samuel, Dental Depot, 164
525
.158
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.
Heinz & Berkele, Gunsmiths, and Dealers in Hardware, 164 Hillver, George, Atty.,. 172 Holbrook, J. M., Hat and Cap Mer., 166 Hulsey, Wm. H., Atty., .. 168 Hunnicutt & B-llingrath, Coppersmiths, Gas Fitters, etc .. 170 Herman, B, Watchmaker and Jeweler, 140 James, J. H., Banker and Broker, 176 Jenkins, J. T. & Co., Druggists, 176
Johnson, George, Restauran.,. 206
Johnson & Echols, Gro. and Com. Mer. 178 Jack, G. W., Confectioner 174
Jones; G. L., M. D .;. . .278
Kendrick, S. S. & Co., Carpet Dealers,. 180
King, Hardee & Co., Com. Mer., etc.,
.186
Knight, G. Walton, Com. College,
182
Knox; Mrs. W. G., Mill ner, 184
Kuhn, F., Photographer, .. ,180
Ladd, A. C., Lightning Rods, 210 Lane, O. R., Photographer, .. 190
Langston, Crane & Hammock, Gro. and Com. Mer., 194
188
Lovejoy, J. H., Dealer in Wines, Liquors, etc.,. .196 Lynch, M. & Co., Booksellers,. 194
Marshall, H., Dentist,: 198
McCamy & Co., Druggists. 200
McCrosky, R. H., Com. Mer., etc., 200
McDaniel, Strong, & Co., Com. Mer., and Dealers in Cotton, .202 210 Massey, Swanson & Co., Druggists, Meador Brothers, Com. Mer. and Tobacco Factors,
Morgan & Co., Dealers in Furniture, ..
Munday, E. W., Dry Goods, .208
Martin, John, Pro. Tibbs House, Dalton, Ga. 278
212
See Cover.
Paige, Fleishel & Co., Dry Goods Mer.,
Patiilo, W. P., Insurance Agent, ...
.216 .214
Peck, Thompson & Co., Dry Goods Mer.,
220 218
Phillips & Flanders, Dry Goods and Groceries Planters' Hotel, Wm. O' Halloran, Pro 218
Roberts, Reid & Co., Gro. and Com. Mer. 870 Reeve & Co., Clothiers,. .826 Rich,; Wm & Co., Dry Goods, etc.,. 826 Richards, J. J. & S. P., Booksellers, 224 Richardson, F. M., Stoves, Tin Ware, etc., 222
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.
Ripley, T. R., China, Glass Ware, etc., .224 Rogers, J. C., Grocer, etc., ... .220 Scott & Freeman, Dry Goods Mer. 238 Scott, W. J., Pro. Scott's Monthly Magazine,. .234 Seago, A. K., Gro. and Com. Mer., ... .240 Sharpe, George, Jr., Dealer in Liquors, etc.,. .228
Sheldon & Connor, Booksellers and Stationers,. .258
Sherwood, S. B., Contractor and Builder, .226
Silvey & Dougherty, Dry Goods Mer.,. 232
Smith & Richmond, Wholesale Tobacconists .230
Smith, H. Foster, Author of " Science of Love, etc.,'
.264
... 242 Southern Express Co., E. Hulbert, Supt., V. Dunning, Agt.,
Talley, Brown & Co., Dry Goods Mer.,
.236
Taylor & Davis, Druggists,. .244
Tommey & Stewart, Hardware, etc., .248
Toon, J. J., Pro. Franklin Printing House, etc., 246-250 Wade & Kean, Grocers, etc.,. .262 "Wellborn, C. B., Com. Mer., and Ins. Agt., See Cover. Weil, S., Atty., .... .254 Whitaker, Jared Irwin, Pro., Daily Intelligencer, etc., . . 256-266 White, J. H. & Co., Dry Goods Mer., .. 254
Whitner, J. C., Insurance Agent, .. See Cover.
Willis, J. M. & Co., Brokers,. .270
Winn, E. E., Dry Goods Mer., .272
Witt & Norman, Gro. and Com. Mer., .252 Wootten, W. J., Pro. Tenn. Sale and Livery Stables, .244 Wylie, Johnson & Co., Gro. and Com. Mer., .263
Zimmerman & Verdery, Gro. and Com. Mer. .270
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Lawshe, Er, Watchmaker and Jeweler,.
204 206 National Hotel, Pond & Corey, Pro., Oatman, S. B., Agt., Marble Yard,
Oliver & Waddail, Warehouse Mer., etc.
.212 .216 Pease; P. P. & Co., Gro. and Com. Mer.,.
PREFACE.
That "to the making of books there is no end," we do not pretend to gainsay. It is a fact too patent to admit of controversy. And that some pecuniary or other ad- vantage is to be derived from the reading of books, how- ever unpretending they may be, (so long as they do not tend to pervert the good morals of the reader) is another fact equally well founded. The historian, the poet, the novelist, the journalist, and all other writers, have each for himself, to maintain, defend, and support his own pe- culiar vocation. It is the duty of the compiler of a work like this to study, and advance, as far as may be, the in- terests of his patrons. A reciprocity should, and gene- rally does, exist between the compiler and patrons of a Directory - decided opposition and severe criticism rarely coming from such as have the liberality and public spirit to patronize such an enterprise. We do not com- plain at the patronage we have thus far received, but feel truly thankful for the liberality manifested towards us, and the promptness with which most of our bills for ad- vertising have been cashed. We are proud to state that in this little volume will be found the advertisements of nearly all the best and most substantial business firms in the city.
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PREFACE.
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Should we meet with like success in the sale of the book, we hope one year from date to present to the citi- zens of Atlanta a much larger, more accurate, and much more handsome edition. But to accomplish this end, it will require the general and united patronage of the citizens, and especially of the business interests of the city.
We offer as an apology for the many typographical er- rors and other inaccuracies which may possibly occur in the lists of names, etc., the fact that there exists no gene- ral and well understood rule for spelling proper names. We have endeavored, as far as practicable, to give the names of individuals according to their own spelling. As to their place of residence, we have endeavored to locate them at such places as they have anticipated occupying for the year.
For our Street Directory, we have called information from various sources. Maps, city assessors, original property holders, surveys, etc., have been consulted while compiling this department. A few streets never having been legitimately christened, are known by two or three names each : in such cases we have either given the va- rious names, or made a choice from among them, accord- ing to the lights before us. We hope, therefore, it will prove as nearly correct as could reasonably have been ex- pected under the circumstances.
We here present our acknowledgments to the gentle- men having charge of the books, for the names of members,
PREFACE.
and for other information relative to their respective Churches, Masonic and Odd Fellows' Lodges, and Fire Companies herein represented. Our esteemed friend, the accomplished scholar and gentleman, Prof. H. F. Smith, of Newnan, Ga., author of the " Science of Love in Courtship and Marriage," (an advertisement of which may be found on another page) is also entitled to our gratitude for valuable suggestions made in reference to this work.
Finally, we call attention to our " Index to Advertise- ments," and cheerfully recommend the gentlemen whose names appear therein, as energetic, enterprizing, liberal, and public spirited citizens. We bespeak for them the patronage of a discerning public. May their manly ef- forts to re-build, and make of Atlanta a great city, be crowned with unbounded success; and may they, them- selves, live to reap the greatest reward for their labors.
THE COMPILER.
ATLANTA CITY DIRECTORY,
AND
GENERAL RECORD.
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS ..
Agt, agent. al, alley arch, architect. asst, assistant. atty, attorney. auct, auctioneer. b, between. bar k, bar keeper. bdg h, boarding house | frmn, foreman, or fire- bds, boards. man. fur, furniture. gdr, gardener. gro, grocer. h, house. insp, inspector. jn, or junc, junction. jr, junior lab, laborer. bk, book, or brick. b k, book keeper. bk m, brick mason. bkr, broker. bk slr, book seller. bldg, building. bldr, builder. blk s, blacksmith. c, or cor, corner. cab mkr, cabinet ma- ker. carp, carpenter. car mkr, carriage ma- ker. clk, clerk. com, commission, or commercial. cond, conductor. conf, confectioner. cont, contractor. dir, dealer e, east. n s, north side.
emp, employee. eng, engineer, e s, east side. ex, exchange, or ex- press. fam gro, family gro- cer. ft, freight.
m, master, or mason. mach, machinist. manuf, manufacturer. mer, merchant. mil, milliner, or mil- linery. min, mining. mkr, maker. mldr, moulder. n, north. ne, north-east.
n'e c, north-east cor- ner.
n w, north-west. n w c, north-west cor- ner.
opp, opposite. opr, operator. pat mkr, pattern ma- ker. pdir, peddler. phys, physician. pro, proprietor. prov, provision. ptr, painter, or printer pub, publisher. res, residence. 8, south. s e, south-east. s e c, south-east cor- ner.
s s, south side. supt, superintendent. supv, supervisor. s w, south-west. s w e, south-west cor- ner. tchr, teacher. telgh opr, telegraph operator. tr, transfer, or trans- portation. undkr, undertaker. uphol, upholsterer. yu m, yard master.
STATISTICS A Summary Statement of the Census of Atlanta, Ga., taken, under direction of the City Council, in the months of December and January, 1866-'67.
der 18 years old.
Col'd Females over.
19 years old.
Col'd Females un-
der 12 years old. :
TOTAL COLORED.
AGGREGATE.
FIRST WARD. - -
1084
490|1077
519
3170
42
.71
80
92
463
278
601
325 1667
4837
SECOND WARD.
641
2211
463
294
1559
14
24
19
23
363
178
436
213 1190
2749
THIRD WARD.
358
178
205
1150
14
28129
20
229
165
808
184
886 2036
FOURTH WARD. - -
708
422
757
439
2826
28
45
58
53
631
979
689 8063 5888
FIFTH WARD. - -
895
499
857
484
2735
5'7
60 108
63
623
514
800
45 2482 5217
CONDENSED HISTORY OF ATLANTA.
In presenting to the patrons of this book a chain of historical facts, relative to Atlanta, we cannot conceive a plan we think would meet with more general favor, than that of giving the "Sketch of Atlanta," written for " Williams' Atlanta Directory," for 1859 and 1860, by her highly esteemed citizen, Col. G. B. Haygood, deceased, as the history alluded to, prior to that date, The eloquence, the brevity, the accuracy, and other features displayed therein, commend it as the desidera- tum. Were we the most eminent writer, we should scarcely attempt an improvement. We only regret that Col. Haygood has not survived the years of calamity through which our city has passed since that time, and that a pen so feeble must continue a history so ably began.
In our remarks, which follow the "Sketch," it has been our utmost ambition to deal out truth, without favor or partiality, giving such items as, in our judgment, should be remembered by our citizens, not that we would stimulate or perpetuate 'feelings of animosity between individuals or sections but that the facts may be called and weighed in a sober moment the good emulated, and the like evil avoided in the future.
The following is the "Sketch " above mentioned :
SKETCH OF ATLANTA.
the sea. " Atlanta is situated seven miles east south-east ofthe Chattahoo- chee River, on the dividing ridge between the waters of the Atlan- tic and the Gulf of Mexico; on the 34th parallel of north latitude, at an elevation of one thousand and fifty feet above the level of " The Ocmulgee River, which flows to the Atlantic, has its source in the central part of the city. The head spring of South River,
TOTAL. . . . .
White Males over
White Males under
12 years old.
.12 years old.
White Females un-
der 12 years old.
TOTAL WHITES.
Widows of Confeds
erate Soldiers.
Widows other than
of Conf. Soldiers.
Orphans of Confed-
erate Soldiers.
Orphans other than of Cont. Soldiers.
Colored Males over
12 years old.
Colored Males un-
764
3686 1810 3563 1881 10940 155 228 294 251 2442 1766 3124 1956 9288 20288
12 years old.
White Females over
18 CONDENSED HISTORY OF ATLANTA,
its principal tributary, being located within the Railroad Reserve, near the present Passenger Depot, its precise spot being now indi- cated by the large perennial cistern, between the Holland House and the Macon and Western Depot, on the south side of the rail- road track; while Walton Spring, an early celebrity of the place, situated a little north of the road, flows into the Chattahoochee, and thence to the Gulf of Mexico; so that here in the heart of the city, the marriage of the waters of the Atlantic and the Gulf might have been celebrated high in air, by our own engine companies, drawing their supplies the while, from the natural fountains, flow- ing thence to their far distant destinations in the bosom of the At- lantic and the Gulf. But Charleston must needs go to Memphis, that old Ocean, pent up in hoops and staves, may be received into the embraces of his Amazon bride, and the "father of waters" is shorn of his glory, and is changed into a huge "water station" on the road to the West.
"On the 21st of December, 1836, the Legislature of Georgia passed an Act authorizing the construction of a railroad communi- cation by the State, from some point on the Tennessee line, subse- quently extended to the Tennessee River, to some point on the south-eastern bank of the Chattahoochee River, which should be most eligible for the extension of branches thence to other impor- tant points in Georgia.
" The present site of the public depot was located sometime af- terwards, by Wilson Lumpkin, Ex-Governor of the State, upon the recommenation of the Chief Engineer, Mr. C. F. M. Garnett. The station was called " Terminus" prior to December 23d, 1843, when the place was incorporated by the name of Marthasville, in compli- ment to Miss Martha Lumpkin, daughter of His Excellency, Gov- ernor Lumpkin, and whom we thus recognise as the early matro- nomic of the thrifty, bustling village, the embryo city. In the short space of four years. the village had outgrown the expecta- tions of its early inhabitants, and had become too fast, too gross, too great, and too pretentious to wear any longer, with maidenly modesty, the name of its fair matro-nymic; a change was demand- ed, and on the 29th of December, 1847, it was incorporated as & city by the name of Atlanta, a name which is understood to have been proposed by J. Edgar Thompson, at that time Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad. The signification of the name, the rea- sons for its adoption, and the various theories on the subject have now become a theme of inquiry and investigation not without in- terest. The writer has heard it claimed as due in honor to a my- thological goddess, Atalanta, said to have been remarkable for fleet, ness, strength and endurance. It was' certainly a fast town then and may have been supposed entitled to the honor of a recognition by the goddess, by reason of its early character, and its wonderful achievements. The infant has become a giant, and is rapidly
CONDENSED HISTORY OF ATLANTA. 19
...
overcoming the obstacles to its growth and prosperity, and making the surrounding country, and neighboring villages, all tributary to its prosperity, permanency and celebrity. The name was for a short time written Atalanta, which seems to favor the claims of the god- dess. An orator of no mean pretentions, claimed for it the signifi- cation of "A city among the hills," while a shrewd writer has de- clared that it was the opposite of " rus in erbi," and proclaimed it "the city in the woods.""And its commercial and geographical position has recently procured for it the appellation of " The Gate City."
" And still another theory is set up by some who claim for it an origin more worthy of its present importance as a railroad entre- pot and commercial emporium, taken in connection with its future , prospects as a great railroad centre and manufacturing city. The great State work, connecting the western waters with the Atlantic," commencing at Chattanooga on the Tennessee River, and termina- ting at this point, had been nearly completed. The name " Wes- tern and Atlantic Railroad" had been given to it by the Legisla- ture of Georgia, and it was not inaptly considered the great con- necting artery through which must pass the incalculable mass of produce, manufactures, and commerce from the great valley of the West, and the Atlantic coast, and the imports from abroad passing thence to the far West.
"Atlanta had. been permanently fixed as the south-eastern ter- minus of that great State work, and gave a local idea to its eastern terminus, and that idea represented or qualified by the adjective Atlantic, was incomplete of itself, but clearly pointed to something more definite, and the mind is put upon the inquiry for the thing signified. The connections by rail from Charleston by way of Au- gusta, and from Savannah by way of Macon, had both been com. pleted to this point. These roads had been gradually ascending the hills from the coast, in search of a "north-west passage," they had searched the hills upon which the city stands, and here they met the Western and Atlantic road, just emerging from the wilds of the north-west, seeking by a sinuous and difficult ascent from the Western Valley, for a highway to the Atlantic. They met together in our streets, they embraced each other upon these headlands ot the Atlantic.
"These Atlantic head-lands, when embodied in the noun Atlanta, to our mind, meets the demand, and represents the ideal of the thing sought after, and the mind rests upon it as the thing signified by the several indices pointing to Atlanta as the proper name for such a city, in such a place. This we now state to the public as the true derivation, sustained by the facts in the case.
"Atlanta has had a growth unexampled in the history of the South. In 1854, the population had reached 6,025. The increase for several years has averaged 1,000 per anuum. On the first of
20 CONDENSED HISTORY OF ATLANTA.
April, 1859, it is ascertained by the census taken under the State authority, to be 11,500 souls.
" The assessed value of the real estate in the city the present year, 1859, is $2,760,000, and the personality, cash, merchandise, etc., in proportion.
" The number of stores in 1854, was 57, exclusive of drinking sa- loons. The amount of goods sold in 1858, was $1,017,000, and amount sold in 1858 is not known with accuracy, but is believed to have been about $3,000,000, and is now rapidly increasing. It is now widening and extending the area of its supply on every side. Dry goods are sold to the country for over one hundred miles around, on terms as favorable to purchasers as the retail markets of the great northern cities, New York itself not excepted, and still our merchants are prosperous, thrifty and energetic. No respecta- ble house here had to suspend during the severe crisis in commer- cial affairs in 1857 and 1858.
" The great secret of the safety, success, and independence of con- vulsions, is to be found in the fact that sales are made at low rates, almost entirely for cash, and the profits, though small in detail, are often repeated, and amount to a vast sum in the aggregate : a few have fallen by unfortunate speculations.
" The number of stores and other business houses at present is un- known to the writer. Nineteen commodious brick stores were erected in 1858, and as many more are now in progress of erection in 1859, besides a large number of fine dwellings, mostly of brick; many of the new improvements are imposing structures, and would be creditable in the elegant portions of any of our modern cities.
" There are at present four capacious hotels, now open, and in successful operation, and another still more extensive, is nearly completed, designed, we understand, chiefly for the accommoda- tion of families, hitherto a felt necessity in the city.
" The city now has in successful operation four large and flour- ishing machine shops, two of these are connected with railroad companies, and two belong to private companies, where stationary engines, mill gearing, with almost every variety of castings, and machinery are manufactured at short notice. Two planing mills, and sash and blind factories are also in successful operation, be- sides there are various smaller manufacturing establishments in the city ; three or four tanneries, one or two shoe manufactories, be- sides several smaller establishments. The most important establish- ment in the place is the rolling mill, for the manufacture of railroad iron, which is capable of turning out thirty tons of railroad iron of superior quality.
" The clothing trade has become an item of no inconsiderable importance within the last few years, and presents some new fea- tures when contrasted with any other southern cities of equal size and age. The manufacture of clothing in this city is a decided
CONDENSED HISTORY OF ATLANTA. 21
success, and has increased with an unparalleled rapidity for a southern city. In 1854 five hands were employed in the manufacture of clothing, the number now thus employed exceeds seventy-five, the larger portions of whom are females. The clothing made here has been received with favor by the public, and is believed to have attracted much attention to the wholesale trade of the city in that article. In this connection, it may be stated that this is the great southern depot for the sale of the most approved models of sewing machines, the use of which, extensively, has doubtless added greatly to the trade in the clothing department.
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