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DAILY ENQUIRER * SUN : C0LUMBU8, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING JUNE 22, 1886.
Report of the Committee to Investigate
Books and Accounts of the Road.
Thr Itcuult* of * Thorough Kxsmlnatlon
Forth In thr Hrport—An K»|ilanut1oo of thr
Itrhta ami t’rrrlita of thr linml—A t <»mt>lrir
SUIrnirnt of thr Mortimer Prht Full Fsrtr
llrgariling thr Bunlnrvi of thr Itontl.
To the Stockholders of the Mobile and
Girard Railroad Company : In accordance
with the resolution adopted at the annua!
convention of the stockholders of tin
Mobile and Girard railroad dompany, July
1, 1SS5, which is as follows:
“Resolved. That a committee of three
be appointed by the chair to investigate
the hooks and acco tints of the road in the
most thorough manner, and report the
conclusion ns to the accuracy of the same
and furnish such analysis of the balance
sheet taken front said books as will convey
a clear idea to the stockholders of the
financial condition of the property. Also
to report upon all traffic arrangements of
the road, and the conduct of its traffic
business and their effect upon the revenue
of tiie company. Same report to be
printed by the secretary of the company
ami furnished to all stockholders."
Your committee met, and together with
Captain C. E. Hochstrosser, an expert
bookkeeper, made a thorough examina
tion oftne books, accounts of the road, and
all matters contained and set forth in said
resolution.
Wc find the books and accounts of the
road very neatly and accurately kept, and
the condition of the company on June 1st,
1«85, to be as shown by the followingstate-
ment in annual report of officers of that
date, the same having been examined by
us, item by item, viz:
CONDITION OK TUI* Momi.l: AND D1HAKD RAID-
ROAD COMPANY, JIJNU 1, 1HS5.
I)r.
Road anil Equipment $2,002,237 42
Profit ami loss 312,163 29
l T . 8. P. O. Department 8-12 71
Central railroad hank 31,268 88
Merchants ami Mechanics hank 2,632 60
Public laud sale 1,416 71
Columbus and Rome railway 3,5-12 40
Cash 923 77
$2,356,027 78
Or.
Capital stock $985,815 55
Preferred capital stock 278,967 39
Pike county stock 4,080 00
Second mortgage bonds 8 pr
cent 261,000 00
Third mortgage bonds4 per
cent 800,000 00
Third mortgage bonds 6 per
cent 19,000 00
Equipmei
of road and outfit to June 1st, 1885.
Profit and Loss- We find to consist in
the difference between the earnings and
the running expenses and interest charges;
and amounts to, as per table below:
RECAPITULATION OK PitOKIT AND LOSS.
Dr.
July 31, IS76 M, & E. R’y $ 10,717 32
Interest 313,746 91
May 31, 1885 Note for stock
not good anil charged up 5,074 15
$329,538 38
Cr.
April 30,1879—Old claims... $ 8:18 70
May 31, 1885- Earnings 16,536 39
Balance 312,163 29
$329,538 38
May 31, 1885- Brought down to bal
ance profit and loss $112,163 29
This account has been thoroughly ex
amined from May, 1875, to Juno 1st, 1886,
and verified In every particular.
United States Post Office Department—
We find to consist of amount duo for mail
service rendered and unpaid for balance of
quarter at date of report.
Central Railroad Bank—We find this to
be an amount deposited to the credit of
the Mobile and Girard railroad to meet in
terest- falling due in June and July, 1885.
i" Merchants and Mechanics’ Bank— This
amount to credit of company in daily busi- j
ness transactions.
Public Land Sale -Consists of amount I
paid for taxes in excess of amount realized
by sales. I
Columbus und Rome Railway Company— !
This amount was due by Columbus and |
Rome railway on June 1st. 1885, for mate- |
rial sold them by the Mobile nml Girard
railroad, and t hen unpaid, but which lias
since been paid.
Cash—Amount in (lie hands of the treae- ,
urer on June 1st, 1885.
EXPLANATION OK CREDITS.
Capital Stock, Preferred Capital Stock, j
Pike County Stock.— Reduction in amounts
ns compared with 1884 caused by order of
board of directors, May 31st, 1885, by can
cellation of unpaid certificates of stock and
notes given for payment of same.
Bonds, Second Mortgage Issued by au
thority of board of dire, tors, 111. February,
ISf.'.l, to the amount of £300,000, bearing 8 i
per cent., of which 5*30,000 have been paid
and cancelled, leaving $261,600 still out
standing. I
Third Mortgage- Issued by order of the i
board of directors, Julv 31st, LsTT, to the
amount of $1,000,000.00,'$800,000.00 of which
bearing I percent interest paid to Central
Railroad and Banking company, in full j
payment of indebtedness to that company
at that time; $200,000.00 bearing ti per
cent interest, $107,000.00 of which are now 1
deposit.din tiie Chattahoochee National
bank, subject to order of your company:
#33.000.00 were issued, of which $14,060.00
liave been paid and held by the company,
and arc now nncanccllcd "and on deposit
in Central railroad bank, leaving $10,000 l
outstanding. This leaves bonded indebt
edness of #1,080,000.00 outstanding at this j
date.
Agents’ Ledger We find consists of un
settled balances at date of report, with
agents of your and other railroads, which I
amount changes from day to day.
In addition to above wc find on compar
ison of the condition of your company in
1885, as compared with 1871, an increase in
valuation of $205,284.22.
Receipts and Disbursements- Upon ex
amination of receipts and disbursements
for year ending May 31, 1885, we find fol- :
I. wing statement to be correct, namely:
31, IHK5.
Stc
into
est..
Contract i<
Meichauts’ and Mechanic*
Agent’s ledger
Bills receivable
Cash on hand Mav 31, 1885
Disbursements-
1,022 17
550 00
3,9-18 98
5,126 (i|
7,171 15
962 09
177,736 i
48,9-13
5,071
2,288
Profit anti loss..
Capital stock
Preferred capital stock ...
Pike county stick 550 00
Central railroad bank 2,698 31
United States pos. office department.. 143 32
Public land sale 347 33
* olumbus and Ro ne railway 3,542 40
Cash Oil hand May 31, 1885..' 923 77
, , , . $213,081 30
And explain the same as follows:
EXPLANATION OK DEBITS.
Receipts—Freight Earnings, Passage
Earnings, Mail Service We find to eon-
ness * 10 recei l jtB ^ usual to railroad busi-
Stock Interest, Construction Account—
bul , he amounts received from
cancellation of unpaid stock certificates
• nd the destruction of unpaid notes give*
ir stock.
Merchants and Mechanics’ Bank—W
‘.nd to be the difference in monthly depot
;w with tiiat bank.
Agents’ Ixfdger—Consists of unsettlci
stances of agents of your and other rail
roads, which change from day to day, id
bofore explained.
Bills Recelv . bio—Consist of claims hel
>y your company, nnd at the date of abov.
tatement not collected.
Cash—Amount in hands of treasurer May
1, 188*1.
EXPLANATION OF CREDITS.
Expenses and I nterest—Current expense!
>f the road and interest paid on outstand-
ng bonds.
Profit and Loss, Capital Stock. Preferred
Capital Stock, Pike County Stock—The
eduction of above accounts by the cancel
lation of unpaid stock certificates and thi
destruction of unpaid notes for stock.
Central Railroad Bank—Difference ii
monthly accounts with that bank.
United States Post Office Department-
Difference in account current for mail
•service.
Public Land Sale—Expenses of holding
lands granted by United States govern
ment to your road.
Columbus ami Rome Railway—Sale ol
material to that road unpaid at the date of
the above statement.
Cash—In hands of treasurer May 31, 1885.
MORTGAGE DEBT.
For a full understanding of the condition
of the mortgage debt ol the Mobile and
Girard railroad, and its status at this date,
wo call your attention to the following
history of the company, fhrnlshed us by
Mr. J. M. Frazer, secretary and treasurer,
from the minutes of the stockholders and
directors’ meetings, from time to time, be
ginning some fourteen years bock, and
verified by us and adopted as part of our
report:
On tiie 15th of May, 1871. the board of
directors held a special meeting to consid
er the necessity of making provision for
$60,000 of bonds, maturing on the first day
of July ensuing, and $30,000 interest upon
bonds due at the same time, and after con
sultation it was determined to issue a call
for a meeting of the stockholders on June
1st; and in the call the following words
were used:
"Tiie board of directors are of the
opinion that unless the road is leased, or
measures adopted to provide for the pay
ment of bonds and interest falling due 1st
July, the road must go to sale."
The meeting of the stockholders was
held June 1st, 1871, and after reciting the
foot that the Central Railroad and Bank
ing company of Georgia, "have from time
to time assumed and paid large sums for
this road, and that ways und means must
he raised for this indebtedness, as well as
for the further sum of $50,000 for first
mortgage bonds falling due on succeeding
month, as well as interest due July 1st,
upon the entire bonded debt;” it was
“Resolved, That a committee of seven
persons lie appointed to confer with tiie
Central railroad, asking for extension of
time and assistance to meet same.”
And failing to do this, “the committee
was empowered to raise a sum sufficient
by loan, lease, or sale of the road."
This committee consisted of Hon. M. J.
Crawford, chairman, Homer Blackmon,
W. L. Salisbury, J. Rhodes Browne, N. P.
Banks, Ben May and James R. Rogers.
On June 24, 1871, at a meeting of the
board, Mr. L. T. Downing, after stating the
fact that $80,000 would liave to tie provided
for by July 1, offered a resolution request
ing, 111 the name of the board, “the Cen
tral railroad to advance the means neces
sary to take up tiie bonds and coupons
then falling due,” and, further, offered a
resolution, “that it was evident in the then
crisis that tiie road must either be sold or
leased upon terms that would enable it to
meet its then liabilities,” which were
adopted.
The annual convention of stockholders
was held on July 5th succeeding, and the
committee reported that they liad made
an effort to lease the road to the Central
railroad, but had failed. They stated that
other parties had led them to believe that
a lease or sale could be made, and also, that
the Central railroad had generously stepped
forw'ard nnd had taken up the bonds fall
ing due, and had provided for the interest
upon the bonded debt due July 1st.
The stockholders then passed a resolu
tion that in the event the committee failed
to make satisfactory arrangements for sale
or lense of the road, then the board of di
rectors were authorized to lease or sell the
road upon a basis of $1,250,000.
At a meeting Feb. 10th, 1872, the bonrd
ratified the appointment of G. DeLaunay,
11H agent of the company, to lease or sell
tiie Mobile and Girard railroad, authoriz- ,
ing and empowering him to effect such 1
negotiations, subject to ratification by the j
hoard.
June 20th, 1872, Mr. L. T. Downing, nt a 1
meeting of the board, after reciting tiie
fact that $60,IXX) of bonds would again ma
ture on July 1st, and that interest upou
bonds, amounting to some $30,000, would j
again be due, and that the company was i
without menus to meet its liabilities, and
that it was neeessar.v for the board to make
some provision so ns to save the credit of 1
the company and protect it from loss, of- !
fi red a resolution “requesting the Central i
Railroad and Banking company to pur- !
chase and holds the bonds anil coupons
falling due;” and it was resolved also, ]
“that the bonds and coupons so |
paid and hold at the request of
the board arc regarded as de- I
liinnded at maturity, and are entitled to :
bear interest at the same rate as stipulated
in the bonds, until paid by this company.”
On July 3d, 1882, the stockholders met
and resolved “That the board of directors j
lie authorized to lease or sell the road
without limit," and the action of the board !
with reference to the bonds and coupons |
purchased and held by the Central Rail
road and Banking company was unani
mously ratified.
At file annual meeting, July 2d, 1873,
upon motion of \V. L. Salisbury, Esq., the
resolution passed at the meeting of stock
holders in 1872, namely: “Authorizing
the board of directors to lease or sell the
road without limjt,” was readopted.
At tin* regular stockholders’ meeting,
July 7th, 1857, it was passed unanimously :
“That inasmuch as the company was un
able to provide funds for the bonds falling
due January and July,1873, and for coupons
to fall due,” the *eforo the board of direc
tors were “authorized to sell or lease until
maturity of the latest bonds (,1889) for a
sum not less than the interest upon the in
debtedness of the road,” audit sold, “for
not less than the entire indebtedness of the
company ;” the only conditions being that
"the road be kept in good running order,
and the purchaser conform to all the regu
lations of the charter." And in the event
tiie board was unable to lease or sell, then,
“That the Central Railroad and Banking j
Company be requested to purchase said I
bonds and coupons and hold them for a
limited time under the mortgage—this
company being still bound for interest on |
said bonds and coupons after their ma- 1
turity.”
On April 13, 1876, the board of directors 1
authorized tiie placing of an open account
due the Central Railroad and Banking
company, amounting to $116,593.28, in the
form of a note of that date, which having
been done was ratified by the hoard at a
meeting held June 15.1876. At a meeting
of the stockholders held July 5, 1876, Mr.
John Peabody offered a resolution that
“the board of directors be instructed to
make application to the Central Railroad
and Banking company of Georgia, for a
reduction in the rate of interest upon the
debt of the company to four per cent., and
that the board should take such steps as
would be deemed proper to accomplish it;”
and the board at a meeting July 2 Jt h, of the
same year, appointed Hon. M. J. Crawford,
Col. H. L. Mott, Messrs. John Peabody, N.
P. Banks and L. T. Downing, a committee
to wait upon the board of directors of Cen
tral Railroad and Banking company, aud
“ask a: reduction of the rate of interest
;wn the debt due ' firm, as p r the resolu
on passed b - . Reckholuere,” and o>
r overnber 17, l.n'0, Col. Crawford, aa chair
lanofthat committee, reported to th-
oard the action of the Central Rallroa*
id Banking company, agreeing to tak'
mrper cent, mortgage bonds in paymen'
f all indebtedness, except the principal o'
le first mortgage bonds, which was to re
min for future consideration, “pro-
ided that an enabling act Hhould
0 passed by the legislature of Alabama
iving authority for Issue of new bonds,
nd to execute the mortgage,” and provid-
d further “that the Mobile and Girar-
diroad agree to appropriate all surplus
irnings to purchase or redemption of the
onds so issupd and due.” At the same
meting it was resolved by the board that
implication be made to the general ameni
ty of the state of Alabama for - authority
o issue its bonds not to exceed one mil-
on. and to execute mortgage or deed of
' rust to sec ire la me.
On March 9th, 1877, the hoard ordered
hat the stockholders be called together on
he 19th day of April, next, to take into
■ousideration the acceptance of the act of
’ he genera) assembly of the state of Ala-
jama, approved February 8th, 1877, a. 1 -
ihorizing the issue of bonds, and on April
19th the stockholders met, and under the
■ crms and conditions of the act, accepted
lie same and ordered the issuance ot
bonds to the extent of one million dolJ.-ir.s.
a sufficient amount to settle the indebted
ness to the Central Railroad and Banking
company, to bear four per cent., and the
remainder to bear rate to be determined
by the board, but not to exceed 8 per cent.
At the annual convention of stockhold
ers, July 4th, 1877, Mr. L. T. Downing of-
ferred the following, which was unani
mously adopted:
“Resolved, That the thanks of the stock
holders of this companv be returned to the
board of directors of the Central railroad
and Banking company of Georgia, for
their liberality in reducing the rate of in
terest from eight to four per cent, upon
the debt due by this company.”
In May, 1877, the treasurer made a set
tlement with Mr. T. M. Cunningham,
cashier Central railroad bank, for the fol
lowing indebtedness, namely:
Note in judgment of date April 13,1876..$11B,593 28
786 first mortgage bonds paid 393,000 00
Interest, coupons and past due interest
on bonds and coupons 313,108 25
Total $822,701 53
And in part payment thereof the $800,000
third mortgage four per cent, bonds were
used as is shown in the treasurer’s report
of June 1, 1878. Ail of which shows the
creation of the bonded debt of the com par
ny and its present status, as hereinbefore
stated.
In regard to traffic arrangements of the
road and the management of this departr
ment of the business, we have no means or
facility of investigating the facts, except as
we obtain them from the superintendent of
the road, Mr. W. L. Clark, and the general
freight agent, Mr. D. E. Williams, under
whose supervision is this department of
the business, subject, of course, to the in
structions of the railroad commissioners of
Alabama, and controlling influences of
other connecting roads. We can, there
fore, only submit to you the information
furnished us by said superintendent and
general freight agent. The results of this
management as therein stated, we find
verified by the books of the company, and
which information is as follows:
“Until 1874 the Mobile and Girard rail
road company did only a local business, in
January, 1874, we demanded from the lines
west and north of Montgomery a part of
the Columbus business, but their agree
ments were such that all this business was
sent via the Western railroad, and the line
refused to share any part with us, and al
though our merchants had their goods
marked via Union Springs, we could not
induce the line to give us the freight. We
were compelled to adopt Union Springs as
a point to which our merchants conic take
bills of lading and have their freight come
via Union Springs. This arrangement
worked so satisfactory to us that we suc
ceeded in procuring the bulk of the
western freights into Columbus, and the
Western railroad then decided that it
would be best to enter into an arrange
ment with us to pool the Columbus busi
ness, which agreement went into effect
May 8th, 1876, and resulted in our taking
from the Western railroad one-half of the
freights into and out of Columbus. This
pool, by which the line via Union Springs
secures one-half of the business into Co
lumbus, continues to this (lay and will
continue until disturbed either by the re
fusal of one or more of the four roads in
terested, or by the intervention of the
Central Railroad and Banking company of
Georgia.
After the Montgomery and Eufaula rail
way passed into its possession, the Central
Railroad aud Banking company could any
day have broken this pool arrangement
without being charge.! with injustice or
even unfairness toward the Mobile and
Girard railroad, but pursuing tiie policy of
sustaining this road, as far as it was in his
power to do, President Wadley permitted
tiie pool to continue, and in addition to
this, allowed the through freight train
running between Montgomery and Macon,
and carrying freights for Macon, Savannah
and other points east of Columbus, to be
diverted at Union Springs (instead of con
tinuing on Montgomery and Eufaula rail
way, via Eufaula, 1 passing through Colum
bus, thus giving the Mobile and Girard 1
railroad a portion of the revenue from |
this through business. This policy has |
been continued by his successor, and night
ly a through train each way passes over
the Mobile and Girard railroad.
I11 order that you may appreciate the
value of this business, I beg your attention j
to the following table: ;
STATEMENT OK VALUE TO THE M. As G. R.
R. OK THE THROUGH FREIGHT BUSINESS
WITH THE M. & E. RAILWAY.
Year ending May 31, 1880 $15,577 84
Year ending Mav 31, 18S1 13,054 98
Year ending May 31, 1882 14,734 20
Year ending May 31, 1883 21,051 17
Year ending May 31, 1881 22,335 55
Year ending May 31,1885 22.110 50
Returning to the freight traffic into and
out of Columbus proper, which is pooled, i
between the lines via Union Springs, and !
via Opelika, I would state that our reve-|
nue has been very much reduced on ac- j
count of changes in the proportions of tiie
through rate.
Previous to the year 1884 we claimed ,
and secured an* arbitrary on all busine s
from Montgomery to Columbus, aud i ap- |
pend below dates and changes, viz:
PER ONE HUNDRED POUNDS.
June 13, 1874 ]
Mav 10. 1876 ]
October 1, 1881 1
The M. and Q. proportion of.
these last named was 57 per
cent., say 1
On June 15, 1883, rates were .... i
Of which the M. &G. U. R. got
On December 23, 1883, a still
further reduction to j
M. and G. R. R. receiving !
•Mid on April 10, 1884, a still I
further reduction to..
22
i “ 20 j:
i I
10. l ;
• 12 j
.1 6.8
10 1
.8 6 j
, I l
G. 8 6. 8 8. 9
gets I 3.9 3.9 5. 1 4.4
The reduction of rates was forced upon
us by complaints of the merchants of Co
lumbus, and appeals to President Raoul,
through its press and board of trade.
Tiie tonnage ottin's Columbus busi
ness for the year ending 1883, was
in pounds 33.86s.212
And Lor the year 1884 17,955,175
An increase of nearly 50 per cent;
and our gross income from the
above in 1883 was $37,666 23
While in 1884 it was $32,234 75
A loss of about fifteeniper cent, in reve
nue.
_ After a careful examination of your com
pany’s records from 1868 to 18S5, and a
thorough search into the reasons given by
rmer board of directors why it was nece.-
.ry to issue bonds for your road, and why
te Central Railroad and Banking oo ni
nny was colled upon to endorse such
>nds, and why fliture issues of bonds
- ere made under the endorsement of the
cntral Railroad and Banking company,
e find that at the request of your board
f directors in 1877, they acceded to your
’quest and reduced the rate of interest
•om S per cent, to 4 per cent., thus saving
our company $32,000 a year in interest,
•■hen at other points you would have paid
0 per ce it. We find that they diverted to
our rood a through business of a value of
$22,CCD a ye. r, when their own roads could
ave carried it, to your loss. That by hav-
.g it in their power, by reason
f your great indebtedness to
hem they have refrained from forcing
our road to sale, and thus becoming sole
-wner. That their present trust interest
1 yjv.ri |oad was a voluntary surrender,
ersonally given by each stockholder
igning the agreement, of one-half his
interest in the road, as a guarantee for
heir endorsement on your bonds.
In all the business transactions of your
road with the Central Railroad and Bank
ing company we find that they have acted
in good faith and fairness to you, and that
tire profit of all such transactions has been
more to you than to them, aud to your
connection with that road we must at
tribute the present efficient condition and
increased ability of your road, as com
pared with the date that such connection
•ega?
Iu concluding our report we feel it our
duty to express our appreciation ot the
Kindness and courtesy of the officers of
.vour company In meeting our demands by
furnishing us every facility to aid us in tiie
discharge of our duties, and also our thanks
to Captain C. E. Hochst.rasser for his val
uable service rendered us.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Clikk. B. Grimes,
Fleming Law,
James T. Warnock.
Note.—We suggest to the officers of tlje
company that this report be published Tn
connection with their next annual eport,
or in such other manner as may place it in
the hands of the stockholders.
Cliff. B. Grimes,
Chairman Committee.
Columbus, Oa., June 18, 1888.
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Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons having
demands against Hugh Dever, late of said coun
ty, deceased, to present them to me properly
made out, within the time prescribed by law, so
as to show their character and amount. And all
persons indebted to said deceased are hereby re
quired to make immediate payment to me.
This May 6th, 1886. DAVID A. ANGLIN,
my7oaw6tv
iVID A. ANGLIN.
Administrator, etc.
GEORGIA, MUSCOGEE COUNTY.
Whereas, Charles Philips, executor of T. M. N.
philips, deceased, represents to the court in his
Petition, duly tiled,that he has fully administered
T. M. N. Philips’ estate.
This is, therefore, to cite all persons concerned,
heirs and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, why said executor should not be discharged
from his executorship and receive letters of d’S-
niission on the first Monday iu August, 1886.
Witness my official signature this May 6th, 1886.
my6 oaw3m F. M. BROOKS, Ordinary.
WANTED—Ladies ana young men to decorats
Birthday and Easter Novelties. Easily learned;
good prospects of steady employment and fair
wages. Material furnished and all work mailed
post-paid. For full information address Deco-
.ative Art Works, 7 Exchange Place. Boston
ass. P. O. Box 5118. laplQ tu th safe 12t
Q RAY’S Big Cash Sale
Dry Goods in every Department.
RIBBONS, all silk, new shades, worth 10cand 121c, for 3,-.
^RESS GOODS, all wool, worth 2oe to 40c, at 121c.
and all will be astonished to see the Goods.
0 false advertising with ns ; we have the goods to show.
the prices we are willing to advertise at,
N O pains on our part will be left undone to give one and
all
^URING this week a fair chance to select for themselves.
g ARGAINS will be the order of the day this week.
^TAMANDA SATTEENS, nice shades, only 5 cents.
C ELTEROY’S 1400 fine Imported Linen Lawns, worth 18c,
for 10c.
! what nice styles in White Striped Goods, only 3k.
^ OT Cheese Cloth,
P UT Goods that will give good satisfaction.
NDER no consideration are you limited to quantity.
Y OU will be shown Imported Colored Embroidered Saits,
worth $8 00, for $3 00.
GOOD 12-4 Spread at 75 cents and $1 00.
yiMMERVILLE Tan Suitings at 8c, worth 1.5c elsewhere.
RAY’S fl 00 White Shirts priced for this week at 65c.
REMNANTS in all departments worth looking at.
BIG LOT of New Laces and Embroideries just received.
yOUR especial attention called to our new Table Linens.
CEE our prices this week and you will be pleased.
O. B. GRAY&CO.
OOXATIMIIBTTS, G-Al
AUGUSTA, GA. SAVANNAH, GA.
Opposite Rankin House.
At KIRVEN’S
Summer Silks 25 cents;
Pongee Silks 25 cents;
Foulard Silks 40 cents;
Printed Nun’s Veilings 15 cents ;
All Wool Buntings 15 cents;
Linen Lawns 10 cents;
Linen Drills for Pants 12h cents;
Linen Crash 61 cents;
Cottonades for Boys' Wear 8 cents ;
Manilla Checks, new and desirable, 121 cents
White Linen de India 5 cents;
White Plaid Lawns 10 cents ;
White Plaid Linen de India 12s cents;
White Linen Lawns 12L 15 and 20 cents.
Good Bargains in Silk Umbrellas:
We receive new goods daily, thus keeping our stock fresh
and complete.
j. a. kirven & co.