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In 1849 Dr. N. L. Angier erected a school house on the southern extremity of what is now known as Forsyth street, and rented or sold it to W. N. White, author of "White's Gardening for the South," and late editor of the "Southern Cultivator, Athens, Ga., who was the writer's first teacher in Atlanta. Dr. Angier then opened a drug store the first in Atlanta-about No. 72 Whitehall
Chastain & Fox, Furniture, 7 North Broad St-Page 30.
R. M. Rose & Co., Wines, Liquors & Cigars-5 North Broad St.
Lawshe & Haynes, Jewelers, 50 Whitehall St-Last Page adv.
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RAILROAD CONNECTIONS. MAGNESIA AS BASE IN BOTH 6.01. "Atlanta is now connected by rail with Chattanooga, Nashville, Sulphate of soda Memphis, and thence with the Upper Mississippi; also with Lou- 8.82 grs. 16.06 grs. Chloride of sodium Entire solid contents. - a trace not estimated 55.11 grs- don and Knoxville, Tenn .; Lynchburg, Va., and thence with the great lines North and East; on the south-west with Montgomery, by rail; thence by water with Mobile, New Orleans and all the Lower Mississippi; also with Columbus and all South-western Iron suspended in carbonic acid gas! Rejoice, ye consumptives and dyspeptic sufferers, that nature has prepared such a pleasant vehicle for conveying medicine to your impoverished system, and haste to Atlanta to regain your health. Georgia, and Savannah and the Atlantic through Macon; by the Georgia Railroad, with Augusta, Charleston, Columbia, Green- ville, and most of the prominent places in North and South Caro- lina, Virginia, and the great Northern cities." Lime. Silica. This spring was discovered in 1840, by workmen, while throwing The Georgia Air-Line Railroad is now under able management, and will shortly, it is hoped, be completed, running in the direction of Anderson Court House, S. C., through the beautiful and pro- ductive territory known as North-east Georgia. The iron has already been laid on the first section of the road, and trains will, doubtless, ere long traverse its entire length, thereby adding an- other great convenience to the public, and rendering Atlanta still more useful as a gate to the vast fertile regions of the south-west. up the embankment of the old Monroe Railroad, and is now under control of Mr. George Johnson, and together with his museum, furnishes a beneficial and healthy resort for the invalid and pleas- ure-seeker." It is situated a few hundred yards south-west of the W. & A. R. R. engine house, and during the summer months is kept by Mr. Johnson, in connection with a boarding house adjoining, open for the reception of visitors. Seven miles north of the city dashes the Chattahoochee toward the Gulf; it is pregnant with fish, and invitingly awaits the will of the capitalist to subject its powerful arm to manufacturing uses. The South River, a principal tributary of the Flint, has its rise in the central part of the city- and scarcely a lot but contains a well 1 of the very purest water. The climate of Atlanta rivals that of almost any country in the world, and the scenery is varied and picturesque. On the eastern side we have presented to our view the grand old Stone Mountain, which furnishes inexhaustible stores of granite for building pur- poses; and on the north-west rises in scarcely less grandeur the peaks of the Blue Ridge-of Kennesaw and of Lost Mountains. Only a short distance outside of the corporate limits runs the his- toric Peach-tree, and within the city itself rises innumerable fine and valuable springs, supplying the thirsty promenader with a delightful and healthy beverage, and furnishing abundant supplies The population of Atlanta rapidly increased up to the time of its occupancy by the Federal troops; amounting, in 1854, to 6,000, in 1859, to over 11,000, and at the time of the memorable siege, to about 20,000 souls-being an increase of over 1,000 per annum. The improvements, trade and wealth of the city, kept pace with population. We find, in 1857, only. 57 stores, and the amount of Specific gravity (distilled water being 1) 1.000 goods sold about $1,500,000; in 1858, about twice the amount. The City Hall was completed in 1855, and the city was first lighted Temperature 66 far. by gas in the same year. By the commencement of the late war, Quantity per hour. 32} gals. Atlanta had not only grown to be a great commercial mart, but GASEOUS CONTENTS. had become far advanced as a manufacturing city. for the purposes of ablution. Among these we should not neglect to mention the MINERAL SPRING, a scientific analysis of the waters showing the following valuable and healing properties : Within twenty-four hours ride, by rail, we reach the salty at- mosphere of the Atlantic, or bask beneath the perfumed shade of Florida; and e'er many Directories shall have been published, canals will bring the available waters of the Chattahoochee, or Peach-tree, to our very doors, adding wealth to our thrifty city. "Analysis of Atlanta Mineral Spring water, by Professor Means. Estimate made upon one gallon, Imperial measure : Carbonic acid. 9.66 cubic ins. During the war most of her machinery and manufacturing capi- tal was engaged in converting every available material at hand Hydro sulphuric acid. Atmospheric air, about 1} per cent. into articles necessary for the carrying on of the struggle, embra- cing in the list almost every variety of arms, projectiles, medical SOLID CONTENTS. and quartermaster stores, &c., and Atlanta became, as history shows, a remarkable base of military operations.a full history of Sulphate of magnesia .. 11.84 grs. which we deem it irreverent here to give, but refer the curious to Carbonate of magnesia. 4.15 grs. more elaborate and authorized versions. Suffice it to say that 2.33 cubic ins.' Iron as a psoto-carbonate suspended in carb. acid gas . . 13.34 grs. ..... JOHN T. HAGAN, Sole Agent for the Petro Oil, and Dealer in Coal Off, etc. "Page 12. 1 Insure in the SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Gen. John B. Gordon, President-Page 20 ..
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R. M. Rose & Co., Wines, Liquors & Cigars-5 North Broad St.
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24 HANLEITER'S ATLANTA CITY DIRECTORY. Atlanta was the site of some of the most important and bloody A further evidence of the increase of trade and the business prosperity of Atlanta is furnished by the following railroad facts: That great State revenue agent, the Western & Atlantic Rail- road, transported from October 1, 1868, to October 30, 1869, 111,662 passengers ; 385,699,545 pounds of freight; 29,180 bales cotton; 103,222 barrels flour; 2,808,766 bushels corn ; 23,888 tons coal; 2,635 tons pig iron; 28,250 hogs; 1,100 horses; 7,250 mules; and 3,500 head of cattle. The gross earnings of the road amount- ed to near $1,500,000. struggles of the war, and at its close was left but a heap of smoul- dering ruins, scarcely a third of the dwelling houses having escaped destruction, nearly all of the business houses, many of the churches, and four-fifths of the property value were destroyed. To give an idea of the complete disguisement of the city by the devouring element, we will relate the fact that during the month of May, 1865, the writer, who had resided in the city since the year 1847, and was familiar with every nook and corner in the place, having grown with its growth, and gloried in its prosperity, returned,. The gross earnings of the Georgia Railroad, for freight alone, received at the depot here, in 1868, amounted to $171,278. 72, and in 1869 to $296,678 70. The down freight amounted in 1868 to $63,755 78, and in 1869 $94,463 02. with an honorable discharge, from the "front," whither he had. gone at the first call of his native State, to find that the "place which knew him once knew him now no more." Landing, at night, from the cars near where Porter & Butler's foundry now stands, he The gross earnings of the Atlanta & West Point Railroad, for the year ending July 1, 1869, amounted to $362,665 64, and there has been an increase during the past six months of not less than 30 per cent. wandered, sadly and alone, in search of some familiar spot upon which to lay his weary and aching head. On, on he wended his way, but no remembered spot met his straining vision; no familiar sound reached his eager ears; no "light in the window" gave The Macon & Western Railroad is, doubtless, doing proportion- ately well, but we have not been able to procure the data. hope to his cheerless heart. That moment of return, oh, how different from the paintings of flattering hope at his departure; There are seven iron and brass foundries, exclusive of the rail- roads; three flour mills, besides several others having headquarters in the city ; one rolling mill of immense capacity, and a paper mill, which has been recently refitted with new and improved machine- ry, and is daily manufacturing book, news, colored and wrapping papers. The paper upon which this Directory is printed was man- ufactured by this mill, previous, however, to the recent refitting. but 'twere a fitting reception for the bearer of tidings no less gloomy than his present surroundings. Pressing on through the silence around him, almost sinking beneath the oppression of des- pair and sorrow, he at length espied the City Hall, and then the skeleton of the Episcopal (St. Philip's) Church; ah, this was in- deed home, at last; for there he had spent the purest, happiest hours of his existence and within the walls of that sacred edifice The Oakly Mills Fertilizer Company have in operation one of the most extensive and perfect mills in the country for the mant- facture of pure flour of raw-bone. The machinery used is massive, and operates at a speed of about 1000 revolutions per minute, first crushing the bones, and afterwards pulverizing them by the pro- ATLANTA IN 1870 cess of attrition, and not by grinding. No machinery like theirs is used elsewhere in the country; except at Boston, Mass., and a view of the mills in operation will well repay one for the trouble of mak- ing it a visit. had oft to his Maker laid bare the innermost recesses of his heart. Beneath one of the brave old oaks, which yet stands, he laid him down and, wrapped in his soldiers' blanket, slept till the morn re- vealed more plainly to his vision the heart-rending scene around. Presents a striking contrast to the Atlanta of 1865. One can scarcely realize that so great a change and improvement could have been wrought within the short space of five years. There are four planing mills, several fruit and flower nurseries, THE POPULATION three carriage manufactories, and several of cigars and tobacco, be- sides numerous large and commodious warehouses; among these last are specially worthy of notice that of McDaniel, Strong & Co., which conveniently located, and both from its material and sur- roundings, is almost entirely fire-proof; also the cotton and store ware-rooms of Glenn & Wright, situated on the corner of Forsyth street and the W. & A. R. R., and having the peculiar advantage not possessed by any other city of the South, of receiving and dis- charging freight directly from the cars. This firm is also exten- sively engaged in the manufacture and sale of the celebrated Utley cotton press. Other valuable cotton and hay presses are manu- factured and for sale in the city, among which we may mention the JOHN T. HAGAN, Sole Agent for the Petro Oil; and Dealer in Coal Oil, etex"Page 12. Insure in the SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Gen. John B. Gordon, President-Page 20.
In 1866 amounted to 10,940 whites, and 9,288 colored persons, presenting an aggregate of 20,228 souls, nearly one-fourth of whom were widows. The census of 1869 shows a population of 15,985 whites, and 13,184 colored persons, aggregating, 29,169-an in- crease of 2,000 per annum. The real estate in 1866 amounted to about $7,000,000, and the amount of goods sold to $4,500,000. In 1869 the real estate value was over $9,000,000, and the amount of goods sold reached more than $10,000,000. In 1866 there were on the business streets about 250 stores; there are now over 400, and about 875 licensed business firms.
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R. M. Rose & Co., Wines, Liquors & Cigars-5 North Broad St.
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Brooks' improved patent portable revolving cotton and hay screw press, Messrs. Tommey & Stewart, hardware merchants, No. 79 Whitehall street, being sole proprietors and manufacturers for Georgia. Other manufactories machine shops, &c., will soon be built and in operation, among which is one contemplated by the SCHOOLS, &C. Utley Press Company, for the manufacture of their press and agri- Under the efficient advice of our able Board of Education, there will, no doubt, soon be a well organized public school system; in- deed, steps have already been taken by the City Fathers to build houses and provide teachers. Appropriations have also been Numerous fine public and private buildings have been lately erected, among which is the Kimball's Opera House, a cut of which is to be found in this volume. This building is now used as the State House, and is one of the most finely finished, spacious and conveniently-arranged buildings in the South; also, J. H. James' new five-story business house, No. 64 Whitehall, and palatial res- idence, corner Peach-tree and W. Cain. The Orphans' Free School, of the Georgia State Lottery; the magnificent store of Moore & Marsh, No. 17 Decatur; the beautiful edifice of the First Baptist Church, corner Walton and Forsyth ; and De Give's Opera House, corner Marietta and Forsyth streets. There are in process of erection the fine block (lately destroyed by fire) extending from the Norcross corner to Broad street; another on Peach-tree and the large edifice of the Catholic Church, corner Hunter and Loyd streets. Others, in contemplation and soon to be built, are a first- class hotel, the Trinity Methodist Church, corner Whitehall and Peters; and, last, but not least, a magnificent passenger depot, 320 feet long by 120 feet wide, which will contain four main tracks, elegant reception rooms, restaurants, ticket and baggage offices. It will be arranged with stairways, and passengers will be required to cross over the track, thereby guarding against accidents from the moving trains. The building is to extend from Pryor to Loyd, parallel with Alabama street, and will not be excelled for safety, elegance or convenience, by any in the country. made to secure the location of the Oglethorpe University here, and the removal will doubtless be accomplished during the present year. In addition to this there are many excellent select schools, among which we will mention as worthy of public confidence, Mrs. Prather's school, on Peach-tree; the Atlanta High School, corner Walton and Forsyth streets; the McDonough Street High School, near City Hall; and Prof. W. M. Bray's school. Also, the Atlanta University, which is situated on a very high elevation in the west- ern part of the city. This last is designed to be, as far as possible, a home for those who avail themselves of its advantages; and its doors are open, upon the same terms, to all of either sex, without regard to sect, race, color or nationality. This institution was built by the American Missionary Association, and is under the supervision of Prof. E. A. Ware, principal, who is also President of the Board of Trustees. The Association has about sixty acres of land and have already erected a substantial four-story brick build- ing eighty-five by forty feet, which is neatly finished throughout, and contains dormitories, bath-rooms, dining, kitchen, parlor and school rooms. Others will soon be built. The Storrs School, on Houston street, was also founded by this Association, and also an- der the superintendence of Prof. Ware. This building is two stories high, and has connected with it a large and handsome dwelling for teachers and a spacious chapel; the last named being used by the First Congregational Church for religious service. This school has seven teachers, is very prosperous, is principally sustained by contributions, and has 400 scholars, nearly. if not quite all of whom are colored persons of both sexes. cultural implements. It will be situated on the W. & A. R. R., be very extensive and complete, combining a foundry, a machine and wood shop in one. There are at present published in the city four daily newspapers, viz : the Constitution, the New Era, the Intelligencer and the Evening Express; also six weeklies, viz: the Constitution, the New Era, the Intelligencer, the Christian Index and South-Western Baptist, the Plantation, and the Deutche Zeitung; and one monthly magazine, THE ATLANTA BUSINESS COLLEGE, viz: the Rural Southerner; besides one or two annuals, exclusive Situated in James' building, No. 64 Whitehall, is under the charge and direction of Prof. B. F. Moore, a gentleman of fifteen years' experience as book-keeper and accountant. This institution offers superior advantages to all who desire a thorough counting- house education-the course of instruction being as thorough as any in the country. of this Directory, all in a flourishing condition, and worthy of At- lanta. JOHN T. HAGAN, Sole Agent for the Petro Oil, and Dealer in' Coal On, etc. +Page' 18. BRANOE COMPANY; Gen. Jobs B. Gordon, President-Page 20. THE ATLANTA MEDICAL COLLEGE,
The job-printing and book-publishing establishments at present in the city are numerous and complete. There is no further need of authors going North to have their books printed or bound, and we assert here a fact which may be unknown to some, that both printing, and binding job work are done here for a less price than in most of the Northern cities, being a great deal less, in many instances, than before the war. As an illustration of the foregoing
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facts, we state that the printing and binding of this Directory was done in Atlanta. The paper on which it is printed was also man- ufactured here, by the Atlanta Paper Mill, and will speak for itself.
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Is a: granite building of extensive dimensions, and is located on the corner of College and Bell streets. It having been
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designed and constructed chiefly by medical minds, is admirably arranged to suit the wants of the several Chairs and render the stay of the student pleasant and profitable. The Lectures for the session of the present year will commence on Monday, the second day of May next, and be conducted by one of the ablest faculties in the country, enabling those seeking a medical education to ob- tain it at a very moderate cost and in the most thorough manner.
PLACES OF AMUSEMENT AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
THE RINK
JOHN T. HAGAN, Solo Agent for the Petro Oil, and Dealer in Coal on, etc .- Fu
Of the Atlanta Roller-Skating Association, is especially desery- ing of mention as a place for delightful exercise and healthful en- joyment. It is situated over Glenn & Wright's warerooms, Nos. 1 and 3 N. Forsyth, and is the largest in the country, being over 200 feet long by 50 feet in width. The managers of this institution deserve, and are receiving, the approbative patronage of our com- munity for the enterprise displayed in its establishment, and the ability with which it is conducted. Hundreds of our most culti- vated ladies, gentlemen and children visit this hall at every open- ing, and find there not only a social communion of generous souls and a needed relaxation of business cares, but a pleasant exercise which developes the form and benefits the health. The Rink is open to the public Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings from 7 to 10 o'clock, and Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 2 to 5, also every forenoon for the especial practice and in- struction of ladies and children. Skilled and gentlemanly instruc- tors are always present, and, by their attention and advice, render the place altogether one of the most pleasant, and agreeable in the city.
" THE YOUNG MEN'S LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.".
The rooms of this Association are situated in Granite block, up stairs, No. 1 N. Broad, and are always open for the reception of visitors of either sex, who will find, in addition to a large and well assorted library of about 1,700 volumes, the current news and lit- erary periodicals of the day, many agreeable persons, and that affable and attentive gentleman, Charlie Herbst, Esq., who takes such pleasure in rendering the guests of the Library comfortably at home. Let not the "stranger within our gate" who has a mo- ment to spare, fail to avail himself of this splendid place for social and intellectual cultivation.
THE MASONIC FRATERNITY
Can find an agreeable welcome within the halls of Atlanta Lodge on the 2d and 4th Thursday evenings; Fulton Lodge on 1st and 3d Thursday evenings; and Georgia Lodge on 1st and 3d Tuesday evenings of each month.
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The Odd-Fellow will meet the brothers of Central Lodge on Tuesday, and of Barnes Lodge on Friday evenings of each week. The Hibernians, Good Templars, Turners, and others, will find the resort of their friends by reference to our Record of Societies. At the DeGive's Opera House play-goers will, during the season, see the legitimate drama enacted; while less respectable concerne are open nightly.
Finally, we point the stranger, aye, and to the best of all places in which to forget the busy cares and vexations of the day or week, to the holy sanctuaries that have been erected by our people to the MOST HIGH GOD. All of them are open for service on the Sabbath and nearly, if not all, several times during the week, when the visitor can go and enjoy that communion of the Saints on earth which is so refreshing to the inner man and so pleasing to his Maker.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Is well organized and has for its present Chief, Willis R. Biggers, a young man possessed of a daring energy which peculiarly fits him for the exalted position he occupies, and no city is blessed with more gallant, daring and efficient firemen than ours. We have two steamers and one hand engine, also one hook and ladder company, either of which will compare favorably with those of any other city. Water, however, is not so plentiful as could be desired, but we believe this serious drawback upon the efforts of our noble firemen will soon be remedied by the building of a canal or reservoir.
Here endeth the first lesson. In concluding this hasty and im- perfect sketch of our city, we take the liberty, in the name of her citizens, to extend to all honest and enterprising persons a cordial invitation to settle with and join us in building up what is destined to be one of the greatest inland cities of the world; and we would say, for their further information, that in no other city will they. find a more liberal and Catholic spirit. Here the lamb and the lion lie down together, and if the lamb is a little frightened the first night, he's all right when the day breaks the next morning. Come, then, whatever be your political or religious creed; visit us, live with us, mind your own business, and have no fear of G. A. R.'s, K. K.'s, or anything else.
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LIST OF MAYORS
Of the City of Atlanta, from its Incorporation to January, 1869, inclusive.
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1. Moses W. Formwalt went into office January, 1848. 2. Benjamin F. Bomar went into office January, 1849.
8. Willys Buell went into office January, 1850.
4. Jonathan Norcross went into office January, 1851.
5. Thomas F. Gibbs went into office January, 1852.
6. John F. Mims went into office January, 1853. John F. Mims resigned October 29, 1853.
6. Wm. Markham went into office November 14, 1853.
7. William M. Butt went into office January, 1854.
8. Allison Nelson went into office January, 1855. Allison Nelson resigned July 6, 1855.
8. John Glen went into office July 20, 1855.
9. William Ezzard went into office January, 1856.
10. William Ezzard, re-elected, went into office July 6, 1857.
11. Luther J. Glenn went into office January, 1858.
12. Luther J. Glenn, re-elected, went into office January, 1859.
13. William Ezzard went into office January, 1860.
14. Jared I. Whitaker went into office January, 1861. Jared I. Whitaker resigned November 25, 1861.
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