Schley County GaArchives News.....Ellaville's First Bale (McMichael) August 16, 1885 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 June 10, 2005, 3:46 pm THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION August 16, 1885 THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION AUGUST 16 1885 ELLAVILLE'S FIRST BALE Ellaville, Ga., August 15.---(Special)---The first bale of new cotton was brought in yesterday by Dr. J.R. McMichael. It was classed middling, weighed 400 pounds and bought by Judge B.A. Strange for twelve cents per pound. It will be shipped today to I.B. English & Co., Macon, Ga. Macon could get most all the raised here by a little effort. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/schley/newspapers/ellavill2186nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb