. The Southern States. erties. These properties,co:nprising over 600 acres of rolling land, PEN SKETCHES OF GEORGIA CITIES. hills, dales, flowing streams and gushingsprings, lie -within ten minutes ride of theheart of the city, and are now being finished, Macon will have an idealsuburb, so near the business centre of the citythat electric cars will reach ones home in aquarter hour, and so beautiful that home-seekers will flock to this delightful spot. Fornatural landscape beauty Ocmulgee Parkposesses unrivalled advantages, and with thework now in progress fully completed thissub
. The Southern States. erties. These properties,co:nprising over 600 acres of rolling land, PEN SKETCHES OF GEORGIA CITIES. hills, dales, flowing streams and gushingsprings, lie -within ten minutes ride of theheart of the city, and are now being finished, Macon will have an idealsuburb, so near the business centre of the citythat electric cars will reach ones home in aquarter hour, and so beautiful that home-seekers will flock to this delightful spot. Fornatural landscape beauty Ocmulgee Parkposesses unrivalled advantages, and with thework now in progress fully completed thissuburb will grow and thrive in accord withthe healthy pulse of Macons growth. Perhaps no other property around the cityhas a greater future before it than OcmulgeePark. The land, comprising over 600 acres,lies oil the northern edge of Macon, and isnow a part of the city. It stretches a distanceof 8000 feet in length, and is flanked by theOcmulgee river. The East Tennessee, Vir-ginia & Georgia Railroad runs through the. CITY HALL, MACON, GA. ]ir())ierty parallel with the river, altordingmagnificent opportunities fur the locating ofmanufacturing plants. From tlie railroads tliclands are hilly and at present are laid out inlots for suburban homes. The company hasalready finished six miles of broad, well-graded streets, running through the park ingraceful curves, and iron for the electricstreet car line has been ordered. This linewill be 4n operation by April 1st, and otherwork completed which will enable the com-pany to begin active work in dis])osing of Park is modeled after the famousLlewelyn Park, near Orange, N. J., and theprincipal streets will be made with the idea ofretaining all the natural beauties of the land,and will run in serpentine curvings through the properties. Pifty acres have been donatedby the company for parks, and these are nowin the hands of landscape engineers to bebeautified and improved. The electric rail-road will follow the principal streets
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