Georgia, historical and industrial . presenting an aggregate capital of$10,650,800; one woolen mill; twelve knitting mills; sixteen flour mills;twenty-five cottonseed-oil mills; twenty guano factories; sixty-three brickkilns and clay potteries; tvventy-six iron foundries; twenty-seven machineshops; twenty-two canneries; sixteen wagon and buggy factories; fivespoke and handle factories; eleven tanneries; twenty-eight ice manufac-turing plants; three granite quarries; 131 dairies and 5 creameries. In addition to the above there were handled from points on the linesof this company during the past
Georgia, historical and industrial . presenting an aggregate capital of$10,650,800; one woolen mill; twelve knitting mills; sixteen flour mills;twenty-five cottonseed-oil mills; twenty guano factories; sixty-three brickkilns and clay potteries; tvventy-six iron foundries; twenty-seven machineshops; twenty-two canneries; sixteen wagon and buggy factories; fivespoke and handle factories; eleven tanneries; twenty-eight ice manufac-turing plants; three granite quarries; 131 dairies and 5 creameries. In addition to the above there were handled from points on the linesof this company during the past year (1900), 126,891 barrels of rosinand 33,158 barrels of spirits of turpentine. Ho compendium of facts bearing on the resources of Georgia, or ofthat territory in the State covered by the Central of Georgia Railwaywould be complete without reference to the great agricultural and horti-cultural interests of this section. Of agriculture should be mentioned themore staple crops, cotton, com, sugar-cane, wheat, rye, oats, potatoes, Q. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 177 field-peas and broom corn. Under this head we would also mention themaking of hay from native and foreign grasses, to which more attentionis being paid than ever before. In horticulture should be mentioned the market gardens, or truckfarms, raising cucumbers, beans of all varieties, tomatoes, cabbages, on-ions, etc. Under this head comes the fruit industry, which has reachedvast proportions. More interest than ever before is being taken in grow-ing peaches, pears, plums, apples, grapes of many varieties, watermelons,cantaloupes, cherries, strawberries, blackbkerries, etc. In addition to the above mentioned crops, special attention should becalled to the grovtdng of tobacco, which has hitherto been a small cropin Georgia. From successful experiments in planting tobacco duringthe past year in lower Middle Georgia it is confidently predicted thatthe section of the State lying south of Macon is destined to become
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