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,VOL. V. NO. 251.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, APRIL 23,1907.
PRICE:
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Joins Roads in the
Fight Against Re
duction.
MACON DELEGATION
SENT TO HEARING
Railroad Commission Takes
Up Farmers’ Union
Petition.
All of the railroads and the labor
unions of the state have united in the
fight on the petition of the Farmers'
rnlon for a reduction of passenger
fares In Georgia.
The new feature of the fight on the
reduction by the organized labor of the
atate was developed Tuesday near the
dose of the morning hearing on the pe
titlon.
, a delegation came from Macon
present the objections of the labor or
ganizations. It was composed of J. G.
Posted, chairman; R. K. Cason, J. O.
Goldin, J. L. Dekle, D. F. Arnold, E. B.
Campbell and J. L. Jackson.
At the conclusion of the statement
H. F. Smith, vice president and general
manager of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railway, A. Pope, repre
senting the short lines, asked for an
adjournment until after noon, as It was
then 12:45’o’clock.
Chairman Postell asked to be heard
then, but said longer time would be re
qulrrd by him.
“Let's see. Whom does the gentle'
man represent. On whoso side Is he?"
anxiously queried Mr. Pope.
"I represent the labor men of Georgia.
TVe will oppose any reduction for rea-
«ons to be set forth,” replied Sir. PoS'
tell.
"Oh. that's different,” said Mr. Pope,
Hut the session adjourned until 2:30
.Tuesday afternoon.
Hearing Opens.
Hon. Hooper Alexander, representing
the petitioners, In opening the hearing
stated that he had nothing further to
submit at that time, but would wait for
the other side to submit figures.
H. F. Smith, representing the true
tees of the state road, wanted to know
If the Farmers' Union, In Its petition,
represented any considerable body of
the organization.
“That Is a wholly Irrelevant query,
stated Mr. Alexander. "Any one Indl
vldunl can bring such a petition before
this commission. I should liks to know
why that fact Is material.”
-Mr. Smith said that Inasmuch as
some of the national officers appeared
on the petition he wished to know, but
withdrew the point for the time.
“I believe the lessees of the state
road are always willing to be guided
In their management by the expressed
desires of the mass of the ff mere of
the state," said Mr. Smith.
Obligations of Lease Carried Out.
He told of the life of the late Presl
dent John W. Thomas and how he
strove nil his long life to be Just be
tween the property he managed ant?
the people. Ho went Into the history
nf the management of the Western and
Atlantic railroad by the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis. He con
tended that every obligation of tho
terms of the lease had been faithfully
carried out, * nnd that he had never
heard one word of criticism for the way
the state's property had been handled,
Mr. Smith detailed the Improvements
on the property and the enormous ex
penditures during Its term of lease, and
that the average yearly profits tpr
•bout eleven years had been only about
IH.'.OOO.
He said the lessees had on deposit
with the state half a million dollars as
» guarantee of proper stewardship, on
which the state 'paid 3 1-2 per cent
Merest. Yet the lessees had to pay C
Per. ent for money with which to keep
Ole Western and AtlanUc In first-class
condition.
No Desire to Conceal Faetx.
Mr Smith said the lessees had no
noire or Intention to keep any facts
from the people—In fact, that the peo
ple had the right to demand the facts,
,Vf n if there was any disposition
withhold them.
A letter from the late President
Thomas, dated 1901, was read. It asked
'he commission to place the passenger
ran - ,, n the Western and Atlantic upon
the same standard basts as enjoyed by
"tin t roads In the state. As a result
the rates of the road were restored to
* basis of 3 cents per mile.
“For years the whole energy of the
lessee has been concentrated In the ef-
t to build up the Western and At*
htniic road,” declared the speaker.
Stats Road Competition.
He spoke of the present nnd pros
f-'.'ive competition of the Western and
Atlantic road, referring to the ne'.v
branch of the Louisville and Nashville.
He that (he tonnage of traffic
m the past three months had far ex-
, led any similar period In the his
tory of the Western and Atlantic.
1 want to urge the commission at
>">- ilme not to do anything to depre-
the state's property. It will have
V" operated or extended In the future
■no it would be unfortunate to depre-
so valuable an asset.”
Air, Smith said when the lease on
’h* Western and Atlantic began It had
■•-pound rail. Now 50 per cent was
“■0 with 30-pound rail and the bai-
”*5,93-pound rail.
W»nt Service, Not Lower Rates,
ventured the nseetrtlon that a
™ lil, r per cent of farmers travel or
jr* to travel on the railroads than sl-
7*9*' any other class. Attention was
1 to the action of the Tennessee
Continued on Page Seven,
CREW OF SEVENTEEN
GO DOWN WITH BARGE
Pentwater, Mich., April 23.—The help the people at Pentwater manned
steam barge Arcadia, with 140,000 feet
of hardwood lumber, bound from Man
istee to Two Rivers, waa foundered off
this port with the captain, his wife and
fifteen sailors on board. For the past
twenty-four hours the wreckage has
been coming ashore.
Imedlately after the first call for
three life boats and attempted to reach
the Arcadia, which was filling rapidly.
The sea was so high the oarsmen
could accomplish but little and before
they had traversed half the dittplMt ‘
the ship; two miles from shore, they
saw it list badly and then plunge with
stern down.
Watchers from the shore. 6ould see
the sailors clinging to the main mast,
GRAMMAR SCHOOL PUPILS
WILL MARCH IN PARADE
ON MEMORIAL DA >, FRIDA >
Theodore Toepel
Charge of This
Feature.
in
DR. THEODORE TOEPEL.
Physical director of schools, who
has charge of grammar schools’
parade.
GIRL IS WOUNDED
DURING PISTOL DUEL
Was Standing on. Steps
While Contestants
Were in Street.
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., April 23.—In a pis
tol duel this afternoon between J. B.
Marshall, a special deputy sheriff, and
William Reeves, a deputy constnhle of
the Inferior criminal court. Miss Ludle
Gayle, the beautiful daughter of R. W.
Gayle, tho well-known plumber, was
shot In the right leg Just above the
ankle. The shooting occurred on the
stslrsteps lending to the Allen build
ing from Third avenue.
Neither of the officers was hurt. Both
were placed under arrest and charged
with assault with Intent to murder.
BOY IS ARRESTED;
IS CHARGED WITH
ROBBING THE MAIL
8pec!al to The Georgian.
Raleigh. N. C., April 23.—A 14-year
old white boy, whose name is withheld
by the authorities, was arrested In this
city yesterday and bound over to the
Federal court charged with stealing let
ters from the United States mall. The
boy had got a postoffice box key and
took only letters that contained money,
la said, being able to tell In some way
but ho refused to divulge how. He
was caught In the act of removing let
ters from a box.
The boy Is a student at one nf the
city schools.
The papers In the case have not yet
been turned over to the clerk of the
court and the authorities refuse to give
As the time for the Memorial day
parade approaches an unwonted actlV'
Ity Is noticed among the hundreds of
children In attendance upon the gram
mar schools of the city and the
farer who chances to pass by the
grounds of hither one of the numerous
Institutions Is startled Into an lnvolun
tary pause by the sight of squads of
boys, and girls In battle formation,
marching right and left and doubling
back In response to commands shouted
out by youthful voices.
It is the children drilling for the
Memorial day parade, for. In response to
an Invitation from Captain Orville H.
Hall, chief of staff, they will be in line,
339 strong.
The grammar school children will be
led by Dr. Theodore Toepel, physical
director of the Atlanta grammar
schools, who has been most active In
arousing the enthusiasm of both teach
ers and pupils In the coming event.
The children from each school will be
formed In platoons, headed by a cap
tain and one lieutenant to each platoon
constating of twelve children. The of
fleers who have been elected by each
school to lead In the parade are as fol
Ivy Street School—Captoln Jeff Me
Cord. Lieutenants Lawrence Arnold,
Pierce Robert, Qltfton Carson and Louis
Blodgett.
Crew Street School—Captain William
Gomez, Lieutenants Georgo Harrison,
John Westmoreland, John -Hargravo
nnd Frank Stomnkin.
Walker Street School—Captain Jesse
Adams, Lieutenants Gordon Freeman,
Walter Reeves, Clydo Wood and J. K.
Boggan.
.Marietta Street School—Captain
Charles Sheridan, Lleutciuuits Percy
Freeman, Clifford Yarbrough. Klrtley
Wntklna and Richard Peacock.
Fair Street School—Captain Frank
Cochran, Llteutenants Jack Wright,
James Mnngum and Howard Loveless.
Calhoun Street School—Captain Fred
Curtis, Lieutenants Wards Green. Ma
rlon Sims, Starbuck Jones and Lewis
Ira Street School—Captain Fred
Smith. Lieutenants Allen Ford and
John Hill.
Davis Street School—Captain Elmer
LlfTew. Lieutenants Parks Williams,
John Simmons and Frank Ragsdale.
Boulevard School—Captain John
Baldwin, Lieutenants Lloyd Woodson,
Macarton Kollock and Neroton Me-
Knight.
Fraser Street School—Captain George
Orgaln, Lieutenants Roy Mllnei; and
Vester Garran.
State Street School—Captain Har
vey Bedford, Lieutenants Harry Sind
borg and Glenn Martin. ‘
Edge wood Avenue School—Captain
Alonso Dennis, Lieutenants Otto Scog,
gins, Charles Adair, Loren Ivle. .
Formwalt Street School—Captain
George McDonald, Lieutenants George
Blake, 'James Meadors, Robert Hol
combe. Sidney Golay, Brooks Holcombe.
Williams 'Street School—Captain
Paul Corrigan, Lieutenants Leonard
Broughton, George Deedmeyer, George
Holcombe, Poster Freeman.
West End School—Captain Thomas
Stewart. Lieutenants Guy Lipscomb,
Howard Pariah, Harry Watts, Forrest
Klrlln.
Bell Street School—Captain Sam
Herman, Lieutenants Joseph Peacock,
Alphonse Sanders.
Grant Park .School—Captain Arthur
Phillips, Lieutenants Mike Goldstein,
Benjamin McDonald, Robert Gartrelt,
James McDonald.
tho name, which leads to the Imprea- —-— — ——
Sion that he belongs to a family of sfime I Tenth Street hchool-Captaln F. B.
Influence. He was released on bond. D»ncy. Lieutenants Robert R.JForres-
A FAMILY SERMON
BY DR. WHARTON
Dr. H. M. Wharton's sermons at ths
Second Baptist church are drawing
large congregations at every service.
At noon Tuesday the sermon drew an
unusually large assemblage.
Dr. Wharton will deliver one of his
'family sermons” Wednesday at noon,
,o which fathers and mothers, sisters
and brothers and all are Invited. ■
Reports from the various church
Baptist churches engaged In the revi
val movement show great Interest.
NEGRO HANGED'
IN WASHINGTON
Washington, April 23.—Expiating his
crime of wife murder, William Burge,
colored, was hanged at the United
Slates Jail here at noon today, two
years after the commission of the
crime Burge shot his wife because
she refused to live with him.
DEBATERS SELECTED
FOR TULANE CONTEST,
Special to The Georgian.
Athens Oa.. April 23.—The young
men who are to represent the univer
sity In tha debate between the Tulane
University and the University of Geor
gia were selected yesterday afternoon,
frier a heated preliminary contest.
They are Wallace Miller, of Macon,
and t'. C. King, of Monroe. Oa.
The question for debate le one In
regard to Immigration, and the de
bate le scheduled to take place In New
Orleans early In May.
ter. Theodore Davldeon, William D.
Cantejr.
Pryor Street School—Captain Chaa.
Kruger, Lieutenants Inman Watson,
Howard Halre, Miller Stanton.
The members of the grammar schools
are requested by Captain Hall to meet
at the comer of Peachtree and West
Harris streets at 1 o'clock on Memorial
day In order that sufficient time may
be allowed In which to distribute the
wands which each of them will carry
In the parade.
ATHENS TO ENTERTAIN
MAYORS’ CONVENTION.
4 H DEAD,
3MISSINC
ID N.¥. FIRE
Two Hundred and
Fifty Horses Perish
in Flames.
EXPRESS CO.’S
STABLES BURN
All East Side Companies An
swer Alarms and Many
Engines Collide
with Cars.
New York. April 23.—Four men are
known to have been burned to death,
three men missing and thought to be
dead In the ruins, half a dozen men In
jured, one taken to the hospital In a
serious condition, 250 horses burned to
death, fire engines wrecked In collisions
with trolley cars, a number of narrow
escapes from death In the flames and
property loss of 3200,000 were the re
sults of six fires that kept the lire de
partment on the Jump and caused In
tense excitement In a large section of
the upper east side early today.
The molt serious of the fires was
that which destroyed the Dispatch Ex
press Company stables, a three-story
brick building. When the fire was un
der control In this building the charred
body of a man believed to be asUjble-
man, was found in the ruins. A/little
later the searchers found the body of
Carmlno Parso, another stableman. He
had been suffocated on the third floor.
Three other known to have bM
sleeping In the building were missing
and It Is believed their bodies are in
the ruins.
TRIED FOR MURDER
OF GUSTAV SIMON
First Woman of Noble Title
To'Be Thus Arraigned
in the U, S.
TO ASK ROOSEVELT
T STATEMENT
CREDITED TO
Alabama Labor Federation
Considers Heyward and
Meyer Episode.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery. Ain., April 23.—The Alabama
Federation of Labor lit ita meeting this
morning voted down a resolution commend
ing (governor Comer for bin poaltlon In
reference to the Immigration bill, but not
until a warm UIhcumIoii ivblch took up the
entire Reunion.
Another renolntlon which caused consider
able discussion wiin tlio one giving moral
jpport to a llenrst paper should one be
ituldlshed in Alnhttmit.
The atate federation will begin Imme
diately to take Hteps to teat tho Alabama
anti-boycott law. .
A resolution was adopted Instructing the
secretary to write President Itoosevelt aud
ask If his alleged statement In reference
to Heyward and Moyer, the two members
of the Western Federation of Labor, who
ore to bo tried in Idaho for murder, was
correct.
WOULD BUILD CANAL
CONNECTING ATLANTA
WITH THE DEEP WATER
Col. Goodyear Offers
Plan to Solve Trans
portation Question.
MRS, EDDY IN DREAD
OE CALVIN A, FRYEi
HE HELOSECURITIES
Witness Employed in
Household Tells How
Mistress Feared Him.
New York, April 23.—Handsome, tVlm
and ztyllahly drezaed, the Baroneea De
Mozsy .went to the bar before Juzttce
Blanchard today to be tried for her life
for the murder of Guetav Simon,
wealthy spirit-glass maker. , So far an
known »he Is the first woman of un
deniably noble title who has ever been
placed on trial for murder at a court
in the United States.
Confidence waa given the black-eyed,
piquant-faced little woman by know!
edge that the support and financial as.
slatance Is being extended to her by
wealthy and Influential connections In
France. This was evidenced today
when M. Maurice Heilman, of the
French consulate, called upon her at
the Tombs.
RUSSI
Priests Would Do the Job
With 100,000 Parish-
spedai to The Georgian.
Athens, Ga., April 33.—The program
for the convention of Georgia mayors
In this city next month Is now being
arranged. The Indications point to a
very large attendance of the mayors of
the state, which will be In session May
33 and 29. v
EVELYN THAW’S COUSIN
DIED THURSDAY IN OHIO,
Chardon, Ohio. April 33.—Thomas
Neablt, aged 62, of Rochester, N. Y„
claiming to be a cousin of Evelyn Nes-
blt Thaw, died In Newbury today.
Relatives could not afford to ship the
body east and the burial was made
by trustees of the town.
RACE RESULTS
ACQUEDUCT RESULTS.
First Race—Robin Hood, 4 to 6 won:
Taxer, 3 to 1. second; Golden Shore, 4
to 5. tfilrd. Time 1:13 4-S,
St. Petersburg, April 23.—Inflamma-
demands for the dissolution of the
present douma ere being made by the
reactionaries In all parts of the empire.
Priests have sent a petition to the
Csar asking him to approve of a plan
to march 100,000 of their parishioners
to the capital to dissolve the "blasphe
mous and revolutionary douma.”
Beyond thanking the people for their
loyalty, the csar has made no reply to
these demands, leaving It to Premier
Btolypln’a discretion.
OVER ONE DOLLAR
YOUNG MAN IS SHOT
IN CHATTANOOGA
Chattanooga, Tenn.. April 23.—Wiley
ManarU, a young man employed on the
steamer South Pittsburg, was shot and
killed by Walter Kirkpatrick, captain
of the boat, at the Ipcal wharff this
morning. The tragedy took place on the
boat and Is said‘to have been due to a
dispute over a dollar.
Kirkpatrick chased Manard, who was
trying to get away from him. all over
the boat. He finally cornered Manard
behind the pilot house, ami, raising a
double-barreled shotgun, shot him to
dealt,.
Concord. N. H., April 33.—Former
Senator Chandler, In charge of the ault
of the Eddy relatives, declares he lias
an important witness ready to testify
that Mrs. Eddy years ago confess.?.]
herself In mortal dread of tho evil In
fluence of Calvin A. Frye, a member cf
the Kildy eitbinei. Tim witness Is ,le-
serlbed „s wealthy anil nf distinguished
family.
e witness’ story, ns told by Chand
ler, Is that Frye manipulated ,-et'tuln nf
•Mrs. Eddy's papers so that he could
benefit by hor death. Tho witness dis
covered the fact n ml told Mrs. Eddy,
lln recovered the ScriU'ltlcs.
This part of tho story Is corroborated
by Mrs. Eddy's adopted son. who went
to Boaton after the securities. The
wttaeeo says Mrs. Eddy called Frye a
"in Ink linn 1 ini, inn of mull. Ion .'.Him d
magnetism.” The witness also says
Mrs. Eddy told her she hod twice driven
Frye from her house, hut fear of him
compelled her to recall him.
THROUGH OCONEE
WAY TO THE SEA
River Could Be Made Navi
gable to Within 80 Miles
of Atlanta.
STEVE W. POSTELL.
Veteran member of Fourth Estate
who died Monday.
CALLEDBY DEATH
Place in. Old Woman’s
Home Is Already
Claimed.
Mr*. Mary M. Darby, known at the
Old Women’* Home of the Gordon Cir
cle of King’s Daughters, as “Grandma
Darby,” died Tuesday aboud noon, aged
96 years.
At the time she was admitted to the
home, about eighteen months ago,
Grandma Darby was In good health,
and unusually active for one of her
advanced age, and she continued In
good health until u short ttnio ago when
was taken 111.
She
the ..hit.
Supposed To Be Due To Eat
ing Canned Fruit and
Meat.
Charlotte, N. C„ April 23.—As a re
suit of ptomalns poisoning the family
of Hugh Jordan, of Wadesboro, N. C.|
has been visited by two deaths already
and two other members are momentari
ly expected to die. Every member save
the mother Is suffering acutely as the
result of the poison, which doctors be
lieve arose from eating potted fruits
and meats. The two children who died
were aged 3 and 4.
MOB OF NEGROES
WANTED TO LYNCH
WIFE OF MURDERER
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga, April 13.—A mob, of
fifteen negroes gathered in the vicinity
of the city hospital last night for the
purpose of taking Oeorge King, who
killed his wife and attempted to cul
own throat, out to lynch him. Mrs. 1
Fox stood the mob off till the arrival
of officers, who dispersed the crowd.
King cut his wife's throat Monday
anti then cut his own throat. The wife
Is dead but he will recover.
Prominent Frenchmen Dead.
Paris, April 23.—Claude Andre Thou-
rlet, member the French Academy and
officer of the Legion of- Honor, died
here today. .
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"ltO Of til”
homo, and bad endeared herself to the
others and those In charge of the in-
tltutlon by her cheerful disposition
nd kindly wnys. Her funeral will take
place on Wednesday from the parlors
of Patterson 4k Son, under the auspices
of Gordon Circle, King's Daughters.
A pathetic feature of Grandma Dar
by's death and one showing the urgent
need of the home for larger quarters Is
tliat two other old ladles were com
pelled to remain In the room In which
Grandma Darby died for the reason that
there are. only five bed rooms for the
fifteen inmates of the home.
Grandma Darby had a rolling chair,
and already application has been mad-
by an old lady who Is paralyzed, fo:
Grandma Darby’s place In the home
and her rolling chair.
In speaklnr of the needs of the home,
Mrs. 8. J. Purcell, president of Gordon
Circle, said It was necessary now to
wait until one of the Inmates died or
was removed In order for other In
mates to be taken. Then, too, tho home
used at present is not suitable tor the
purpose, in addition to being ' over
crowded. And there are many more
Who are waiting for death to overtake
some of the. Inmates so they may enter.
PARIS STRIKERS
RIOT IN STREETS
Special to The Georgian.
Dublin. Os., April 21—A canal to Atlanta
from tho Oconee rlrer tins been project-,I
by no leas a person tbsn Colonel C. P.
Goodyear, of Brnnawlek. Colonel Goodyear
has written to tho city for Information con- •
corning the Oconee rlrer shore Dublin. He’
thinks that It Is feasible to cnnnllze tbo
rlrer as far oa It ranches nnd dig n canal
Into Atlanta. He says that the scheme does
not present to hint, ■ he rlews It, nnd with
what knowledge he has of the rlrer ns ob
tained from arntlable sources, any serious
engineering difficulties, snd says thnt It
should not he espectslly costly. The Oconee *
rlrer Is practically free of shonls anil can ■
be made nnrlgablo with Ihe use of looks
as far as Morgan county. From there to
Atlanta the distance Is eighty miles. 1
Colonel Goodyear hns hod considerable
experience In harbor nnd rlrer work nn,l
secured at llrnnswlck a considerable depth
by tho use of dynamite. He Is no novice
In engineering projects nnd the fnct tbnc
he has made the suggestion nnd considers
the construction of the cnnnl feasible will
make many people hare confidence In the
scheme.
If s canal should be dng from the Oconee
to Atlnnta every point on tho river would
be grently benefited, nnd Ihe cnnnl would
be worth many thniisnnds of dollars to At
lanta. It would put Atlnntn In touch with
tleep water aud greatly reduce her freight
rate.
Paris, April 25.—Extremely aerloun
labor riots are responsible for calling
out'many mounted soldiers nnd extra
police. Striking waiters, bakers and
other food producing union members
have caused many riots In different
quarters of the city by attempted
demonstrations In the streets.
RYAN'S ATTORNEY
KILLS YOUNG MAN
AT COUNTRY HOME
Country Astir Over Shock
ing Tragedy at Oak
Ridge.
Lynchburg, Va.. April 23.—Ex-Judge
W. G. Loving, personal representative
of Thomas F. Ryan, shot and killed
Theodore Bate Kates, son of Martin K.
Estes, Nelson county's sheriff, without
warning, yesterday nt "Oak Ridge."
Ryan’s home. No one known how the
trouble started, as Loving refuses to
talk. It Is'rumored that Estes has been
paying attention to Loving’s daughter,
a noted horsewoman nnd beauty. Lov
ing called at Estes’ home at "l.nvlng-
ston" yesterday, and, finding him ab
sent, rode to "Oak Ridge” In a rage. He
spied Estes superintending the unload
ing of a car. Drawing a double-bar
reled shotgun from his buggy, he fired
both barrels, one charge entering Eate-c
side and the other nearly tore his head
off. The man died two minutes later.
Loving gave himself up and ball waa
asked for.
A sharp scandal Is expected If the
case comes to trial. The whole state le
aroused over the tragedy. Both men
are well-known aoclally.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian records bere each day noma
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
’rtiere seems to be no marked Inclination toward retrenchment In
productive activities In the South, according to The Manufacturers’ Rer >r,l
of Baltimore, nor In undertakings naturally manifesting the Increase of
wealth In that section. During the past month, for instance, permits rep
resenting 3393,189, of which $376,964 were for new structures, were
granted for new buildings and Improvements at Birmingham, Ala., and
similar undertakings represented 31,179,717, at Washington, D. C.; 3363 -
357 at Louisville, Ky.; 1:47,316 at Dallas, Texas; 1216,844 at Nashville
Tenn.: $331,311 at Memphis, Tenn.; $93,160 at Chattanooga,- Tenn. and
$74,175 at Knoxville, Tenn.
Another sign of these tliqes, when there Is so much talk of a limita
tion of railroad energies, Is the fact that a car works In the South
which has Just about completed a contract for 360 cars for the New i u -
leans and Northwestern railway, has been given orders for 1,800 oars In
cluding 600 dump cars for coal and ore for the Illinois Central railroad
and GOO flat cars for the Gulf and Ship Island railroad. An order of too
box cars for the Texas Central railway, one for 300 stock cars for the St
Louis. Brownsville and Mexican railroad end one for 6,000 tons nf steel
rails for the Norfolk and Western railway are among other reported pro
visions for the future.
Equally hopeful are plans for new railroads In the South. Among
these, as Indicated by charter movements, are the Savannah and South
western railroad, to build about 360 miles from Savannah, Ga.. to Apa
lachicola, Fla., and the Gulf; the Kentucky Highlands railroad to build a
line about thirty miles long from Frankfort to VersallleH and Loglngton,
Ky.; a 100-mlle extension of the Velasco, Braxns snd Northern rallu i,
from Anchor to Hempstead, Texas, with a 20-mtle branch to Houston: the
Panhandle Short Line railroad to build 270 miles from Hercf ml to Stan
ton, Texas; the Kansas City, Oklahoma and Gulf railway to build no
miles from the northern boundary of. Texas to Athei.-. In that state, and
ultimately to Galveston; the Brandon and I-aurel railway to bull-1
miles from Brand on to Laurel, Miss.; the New Iberia, St. .Martins and
Northern railroad to build 36 miles from New Iberia to Port Barra, La.;
the Macon, Amerlcus and Albany electric railway to operate a Mm- loo
miles long connecting the three Georgia cities named, an electric railway-
looking to connecting Washington, D. C„ with Frederick. 61 d.. ami Gett j s-
burg. Pa., and two extensions of railroads In West Virginia.
The growth of financial Institutions In the
During the past four weeks 171 new banks
been organized there. This Is an average of t
It show* that the remarkable development of
South Is compelling provision for banking fad I
some of which have never before enjoyed tin-
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