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rOL. v. NO. 263.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 7,1907.
PRTGP. In Atlanta: Two CENT*,
rOo Trains: KIVU CUNTS.
The Georgian Saves the City of Atlanta $125,000 to $150,000
on Lighting Contract as a result of its fight for municipal
ownership, and the private consumer of light and power will
likely receive a proportionate reduction. 1
New Bids Reduce
Prices About 25
Per Cent.
CITY WILL SAVE
MANY THOUSANDS
Reduced Prices Obviate Ne
cessity of Municipal
Plant at This
Time.
A victory of the movement for mu
nicipal ownership in Atlanta has been
won.
The bid of the electric light company,
submitted Monday afternoon to the city
council, making a sweeping reduction
In prices of lights to the city, shows
beyond question that the company,
realizing the growing strength of the
movement for municipally owned light
ing plants, has determined to reduce its
price to n point more nearly proportion
ate to the cost of production.
That the new bids submitted by the
old company will be accepted by coun
cil there Is little doubt. Advocates of
the municipal ownership movement,
which hns been led by The Georgian,
are Inclined to accept the victory they
have won In securing a reduction of
prices Instead of insisting on the
building of a municipal electric light
ing plant at this time. They figure that
the prices offered are lower than those
of nearly all municipal!)’ conducted
Plants, and, realising that the recent
Issue of water bonds places the city un
der a temporary burden, they believe it
would be unw ise to undertake the con
struction and operation of a municipal
electric lighting plant at this time.
Save *28,000 a Year.
An approximate reduction of 25 per
cent In lights for the city for the next
five years!
An estimated annual saving of J2S,-
CM—5 per cent dividends on an Invest
ment of nearly 1800,000!
This, In a nutshell, is what the bid of
the Georgia Railway end Electric Com
pany for the lighting of the city for
the next live years means. The bid
was submitted to council Monday aft-
• emonn by the president, Preston Ark
wright..
The city of Atlanta has been paying
the lighting company *70 for each arc
light burned, and 133,70 each for in
candescent lights. The bid for the five-
year contract submitted by President
Arkwright average, *58 for each ore
TO THEME
Declared He Had Al
ways Maintained He
Was Perfectly Sane.
light.
The reduction Is 2* 2-2 per cent. The
city now pays about *100,000 for lights,
with the city limits extended and the
natural growth of the city, it Is esti
mated that the average annual light bill
for the next five years will *125,000.
A reduction of 22 2-8 per cent j>n
Jl-i.ooo will amount to *28,000. The
total saving for live years would be
1140,000.
Old Rate Was Too High.
"The bid serves to prove conclusively
several things we advocates of munici
pal ownership have been contending nil
hi' while," stated Alderman James L.
Key, chairman of the municipal light
ing an exorbitant rate for consumers
the btds,^^^^^0HBB0H
, "tt proves that the Georgia Railway
“nd Electric Company has been charg-
}"*,® n ‘ Xhorbitant rate for consumers
L, th ' cit >' and to private consumers,
“i this bid if is admitted that the
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Oda been making more than 25 per cent
Ptam on the city lights.
the profit the company has been
making, over what It should have
made, assuming that the new rate Is a
° 1 n 1 e - la, In reality, as much as the
Pany ' ,nx now pa,<1 by ,he eom ‘
of It! The Georgia Railway
l„. K.ectric Company has been mak-
p!f/ iv er and above what'It should have
• «5-M0 on the city lights alone—
nat w.,uld be a 5 per cent dividend on
..Investment of 2500,000.
-it show* j u *t how i,ear right and
thin !, nrml< lable the municipal owner-
c, movement had become. No one,
thr.nJll would harbor the
Vi ’Pat the Georgia Railway and
1 "mpany would give up 225,000
- wnless It had been for the fear
an , erection of a municipal lighting
Municipal Ownership,
mom this view, and this Is the cor-
thini/ ,IU ' 11 ** “PParrat, and I do not
thiit K p* ns faJr P«r»on would deny It.
•-he reduction is made through the
Birmingham, Ala., May 7.—Alex R.
Chisolm, former paying teller of the
First National Bank, was found guilty
of the embenlement of 2100,000 of the
bank's money by the Federal court
Jury and given six years in the peni
tentiary at Atlanta.
Judge Oscar Hundley, the newly ap
pointed district Judge for Alabama, pre
sided.
Chisolm lost the Money on the cot
ton market a year ago, dealing with
local Arms under the name of 8. M.
Webstar. When arrested last August
he at first denied the embexxlement, but
afterwards admitted It and restored
*20,000. He had deceived two bank ex
aminers. The defense put up the plea
of Insanity, endeavoring to prove that
Chisolm had' a delusion of grandeur,
and believing to a point to make him
unbalanced, that he could control the
cotton market. On the first trial a sick
Juror compelled a discontinuance.
Relatives testified that his great an
cestor, John Rutledge, of South Caro
lina, justice of tho United States, died
Insane; and his mother said her parents
were first cousins. One expsrt thought
he had delusions of grandeur, the ma
jority deemed.him Insane.
The young man Is the son of Robert
Chisolm, a prominent lawyer and a de
scendant of a proud South Carolina
family.
Petitions for pardon have been start
ed already, the first signature being
that of the foreman of the Jury.
When asked If he had anything to
say why sentence should not be pro
nounced, when tho verdict was read,
Chisolm arose and said the verdict was
a Just one. He declared that ho was
never insane and'that he had maintain
ed all along that he waa mentally all
right. Before taking his seat the pris
oner said he was sorry he look the
money.
The sentence of six years become*
effective today and Chisolm will' be
taken to tho. Federal prison pt At
lanta tomorrow. This waa done at the
request of Colonel Chisolm, father of
the prisoner. Hoyward Chisolm, a
brother of the convicted man, asked the
Jurymen to sign a pardon for the man
Just convicted. A number signed.
The father and the slaters of Chisolm
wept In court, the aged mother being
the only one to control her feelings.
TWO ARE ARRESTED
SUSPECTED OF THE
AKERMAN MURDER
The Georgian’s platform as published every day for nearly a year:
OUR PLATFORM: The Georgian and News stands for Atlan
ta's owning its own gas and electric light plants, as it now owns
its waterworks. Other cities do this and get gas as low as 60 cents,
with a profit to the city. This should be done at once. The Geor
gian and News believes that if street railways can be operated suc
cessfully by European cities, as they are, there is no good reason
why they can not be so operated here. But we do not believe this
can be done now, and it may be some years before we are ready for
so big an undertaking. Still, Atlanta should set its face in that di
rection NOW..
Because of The Georgian’s fight for municipal ownership, bids have finally been
asked and received offering lights to the city at an average of $58.00 each per year, as
against $75.00 each paid now, a saving to the city of something over $25,000 a year on
arcs and incandescents, or $125,000 to $150,000 for the period of the contract.
No price is made to the private consumer, on whom, we believe, the electric com
pany makes a greater profit than on the city. If the Georgia Railway and Electric
Company will make a proportionate reduction on its prices to consumers, The Geor
gian advocates the acceptance of the bid for the following reasons:
1. The city is compelled to spend $300,000 on the water system at once. Health
and the city’s safety make immediate action imperative. This will draw heavily on
the city’s resources just now, and will make an additional bond issue burdensome, if
attempted within the ihimediate future.
2. The bid is lower than cities owning their own lighting plants have been able to
produce light for, except in one instance—Detroit.
3. Although the bid is not as low as the estimated cost of production as figured
for council committee by experts, there is little doubt but that costs will develop that
have not been allowed for by the experts.
Finally, there is little doubt but that in three years from now the city will be in a
better position to undertake the building of its own plant than it is now.
The Georgian’8 fight has been for results—we believe they are largely accom
plished, so far as the city’s lighting is concerned—and if the suggested conference be
tween the Georgia Railway and Electric Company and council, mentioned ill Presi
dent Arkwright’s proposition, results in a proportionate reduction to consumers, The
Georgian believes that the best trade for the people, under existing conditions, will
have been made.
A great victory has been won, and, the public will place the credit where it be
longs. ,
TRAINMEN’S CONVENTION
BEGINS ITS REAL WORK
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
TD EXTEND LIMITS
Of CITY TO TAKE
¥
Movement Before Council
Looking to Increasing
Population.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Pensacola. May 77-potMt!vos hare
mml Information which has canard tho
arreat of Jo* Stanley and William C. Smith,
who ar* charnel with * ““
Continued on Page Three.
woo ur .......... having murdered the
Ackerman family, composed of husband and
wife ami acren children, who were
burned In Snots Itoan county nenr here, a
^Stanley waa arrested In Oeneyn. Ale.,
while Smith waa found at tlonanlea nnd
lironaht through here by officers en rout#
to Milton, tho county alto of Santa Roan
comity.
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0 to ahlft for hlmaelf, Harold S.
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0 by the police, the lad shot him-
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MOTHER OF THREE
HAS DISAPPEARED
A resolution, looking to the extenxlon of
the city limits, end an Increase of popula
tlon of from 160,600 to 173,000 before 1010, was
adopted by council Monday afternoon.
The resolution was presented by Coun
cilman Pomeroy. The resolution provide!
for the appointment by tho mayor of four-
teed citizens, eight members of council,
and other officials, whose duty It shall
Im to take steps looking to this extension.
Following Is tbs resolution In full:
"Bo It resolrod by tho msyor nnd general
council, whereas,
The committee of this council, togeth
er with cltlscns. which nbout six years
ago considered the extension of the city
limits at that time decided that before tho
year 1910 that there should be further ex
tension of the city limits, sad that this
view was concurred lu by the opponent*
of the morement ut that time, and
"The population In vnrlous sections of
Fulton county adjacent to the city have
accessed so rapidly, that It Is necessary
for purposes of sanitation, fire protection
and otherwise, that certain of said terri
tory should be tnnexed to the city of At
lanta, and
“It Is desired now that the question of
b, investigated.
» made that II
be necessary to so rearrange the vs
-• — tl to meet the
lions of the city.
cornea, our xor ineir ursi luicLr.i lu.I
both cltlsens and manufacturers outside the
etty limits should be consulted and ad
vised with Iwfore final action be taken.
be It resolved. That I
wncll that
. should be
"Now, therefore, bo It
Is the sens* of the gen
the limits of the city of .
extended.
the mayor; •fffbt members
council, to bo oppolnted
... pro tem.. one from each
the msyor, tho mayor pro tom., city
— :lty «sx assessor, to be se-
ssseosors themselves, the
work* city comptroiler. chief of police,
chief of the fire deportment, president of
Atlanta chamber of commerce, praaldenf of
Atlanta freight bureau, one member of the
hoard of coonty commissioners, to bo select
ed by the board, tbe postmaster of Atlanta,
and chairman of th* hospital committee
of cohncR. ho, and the same ire hereby
ppointed, to Investigate th* question of
itenslon of tho city limits, end to rear
range the ward lines, and report to this
uracil at Ito earliest convenience.
•Hold committee shall meet on May 10.
at 12 m.. In tbe counell chamber, for
the purpose of organisation end such other
work as It may desire. The city clerk to
notify th* members of tbe time and pise*
of first meeting.
Atlanta. Oa.. May I. 1807”
ROBBERS HOLD DP THIN
AND MURDER ENGINEER
Butte, Mont., May 7.—Masked men
early today hold up the North Coast
Limited on the Northern Pacific at
Welsh* Spur, 16 mile* eaat of here. The
robbers ordered the engineer to detach
the express car and go ahead with It;
but before the car could be uncoupled
one of the men fired, killing the engi
neer. A sheriffs posse with blood
hounds from the penitentiary haa gone
to the scene.
When the train stopped two robbers
sprang from a ditch, covering the en
gineer and fireman with rifles and tell
ing them resistance meant certain
death.
At the same time three other men
sprang forward toward the express car,
carrying, according to reports, 2100,000
In currency from Seattle, Portland and
Spokane to the East. The robbers fled
after killing the engineer. They made
no efforts to enter the express or mall
cars.
LUNATIC MURDERS
ENTIRE FAMILY OF SIX
San Francisco, May 7.—Walter C.
Davis, a carpenter, ran amuck In a
crowded thoroughfare today killing alx
members of one family. His victim*
US H( LOST
Marietta Man Asks Injunc
tion Against Alleged
Holder of Stock.
were a man nnd woman, three boys
and a girl, ranging In ages from 6 to 15.
He barricaded himself in a house and
defied arreat for an hour. He was
finally subdued after a severe beating.
BONDS WILL CARRY
E ELECTION
TWO PRdMINENT VI8ITORS TO CONVENTION.
W. T. Newman, third vies grand mastsr of Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, and D. L. Cease, editor and mnnager of the Trainmen's Journal,
the organ of the Brotherhood.
More Than 700 Dele
gates at the First
Session.
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Over. 700 delegates, coming from
every section of the country and from
several points In Canada, faced Grand
Maater P. H. Morrissey Tuesday morn
Ing when the biennial convention of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
was called to order In the Grand thea
ter.
Shortly before 0 o'clock large num
bers or the delegates began leaving
their hotels' for the place of meeting
and tho theater presented a crowded
appearance.
Grand Maater Morrissey presided,
and he was given an .enthusiastic re
caption when he made his appearance
on the stage to take charge of the con
vention. The session Tuesday morning
was an executive one and routine busi
ness pertaining to the opening of the
convention was transacted.
Tuesday night there will be an open
meeting, to which the public and
friends of organised labor are Invited.
This will be presided over by \V. C.
Puckett, president of tho Atlanta Fed
eration of Trades. Many prominent
men will be In the list of speakers, In-
Continued on Psg* Three.
William H. Norris, of
Iowa, Arrived on
Monday.
Deputy Grand High Priest William
H. Norris, of Iowa, who will deliver
the principal oration at tha laying of
tbe cornerstone of the new Mnsonla
Temple Wednesday afternoon, arrived
In Atlanta Monday night and Is stop
ping at the Piedmont Hotel.
Mr. Norris ts one Of the most dis
tinguished members of the Masonic or
der In the United States and In secur
ing him to deliver an address Wednes
day afternoon the Masons of Georgia
have been most fortunate. In addi
tion to holding the office of grand high
priest of Iowa, Mr. Norris Is also grand
standard bearer of the Grand Encamp
ment of Knights Templars, past gran-1
master and past grand commander of
Iowa.
Mr. Norris expressed himself as
Continued on Page Three.
Three «l ;ks ago, Mr*. Mellie Jones, with lean.
bet three small children, aged 2, 4 and 7,
cnuic to Atliinta from Mncoti to vl.lt her
mother, Mrs. I- r. Wnndlngto*. 41 D»M
avenue, lira. Jones disappeared almost at
once, nnd hns not l-ren seen since. Tues
day .fternnon the three children will he
committed to th* Home far the Friend-
Charging that he has been defrauded
out pf 80,000 shares of stock In the Las
Coloradas Mining Company, In Mexico,
A. Armstrong, of Marietta, Tuesday
filed application for and secured from
Judge Pendleton, a temporary Injunc
tion restraining J. W. Connor and the
Marietta Trust and Banking Company
from disposing of the shares of stock
In the mining company, which Is. now
owned by Mr. Connor, and which Is
held by thq banking company as trus
tee.
The petitioner alleges that he went
to Mexico In 1206 to Investigate some
mining property, at the Instance of cer
tain parties In Georgia, and that when
he had completed his Investigation! he
waa approached by Connor, who stated
that he was financially Interested In the
mining property and agreed to give the
plaintiff one-half of his cosh commis
sion and one-half of the stock he se
cured provided he would help consum
mate the sale of the property to a
mining company.
The plaintiff nlleges that as a result
of his efforts the sale of the property
was accomplished, but that Connor has
refused to divide the profits upon the
grounds that he has -nob received on*
cent." The plaintiff ask- that the court
Inventlgate hi* claims.
The petition for permanent Injunc
tion Is set for a bearing on May 1*.
Majority for the Issue Is
Said To Be Over
whelming.
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, Oa., May 7.—The question of
issuing (250,000 of bonds for municipal
Improvements of the city of Rome Is
being voted on today and out of 600
votes cast up to 2 o'clock 450 were
said to be for bonds.
Orchard Testifies First.
Boise. Idaho, May 7.—Realising their
strongest witness, Orchard, Is ac-
knowledgedly a self-confessed perjurer
and a murderer and that It will be a dif
ficult task to convince the Jury his evi
dence Is worthy of credence, the attor.
neys for the state tn the Haywood trial
will establish a new precedent In major
criminal action by calling him ar one of
the first witnesses.
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Growth and Progress of the New South
The dcorclsn records hers esch day some
economic fact In reference to th* onward
march of tho tooth.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
The Woodstock Iron and Steel Company, Cedartown. Gs., has leased
ths old "Cherokee" Iron mine, near the city limits, and begun the erec
tion of a big mining plant. A pumping station will be placed at Cedar
creek, a pipe line laid to the mine, a large ore washer erected, nnd n
considerable fores of laborers set to work. A steam shovel, dinkey
engines, trams and all necessary equipment will be placed on the grounds
for the turning out of a large amount of Iron ore dally.
With the active operations of th* various companies In this mining
district—the Alabama and Georgia Iron Company, the North Georgia Ore
Company, the Wray mines and the smaller mining plants In the country—
this section has seen few Instances when there was greater activity In oro
circles than at present. The old "Cherokee" furnace ts turning out the
largest output of charcoal pig Iron in Its history, and Cedartown Is ths
center of extensive development In Iron properties. Recently the Wood-
stock Company bought an ore bank In this section for 315,000, and many
other properties are eagerly sought by iron men.
King Cotton Is just about to be dethroned in Decatur county. And
this condition Is not surprising when it Is known that In this county
alone last year there was raised over 1.500,000 pounds of tobacco. AH
of the shaded tobacco brought from 60 to 76 cents per pound. It re
quires an expenditure or about 1260 or 1300 per acre to produce shaded
tobacco, and usually about 1.000 pounds of tobacco are raised to the acre.
.Sixteen mile* from Balnbrtdge I* located the Cohn Tobacco Syndi
cate. at Amsterdam. This plantation Is said to be the largest tobacco
farm In the world, employing over 3,000 hands.
Since It has become an established fact that Decatur county alone
produces more tobacco annually than the whole state of Georgia, the
lands In this section known to be tobacco lands, are bringing fancy
prices. Hon. W. E. Smith, who haa a plantation ten mile* below hen, was
offered 6115,000 for his |>lace a few days ago, but refused to accept it.
The prosperous condition of Columbus' cotton mills and cotton manu
facturing Interests In the South generally is . sell illustrated hy the fact
that the Engle and Phenlx Mills, Columbus, Gs., have their output sold a
year ahead.
This Is one of the largest cotton and woolen mills In the South, em
ploying nearly two thousand operatives and turning out an enormous
output.
It would take the company an entire year to fill the orders that It ni«-
has on Its books. At the same time advance orders continue to c- one In
steadily. '