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VOJj. V. NO. 278.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1907.
PRICE:
ARE YOU READING “THE GHOST?” SEE SATURDAY’S GEORGIAN
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OF
Parade of Saturday
Morning Feature of
Gordon Day.
UNVEILING BEGINS
Promptly at noon
General Orders for Parade
Issued by Grand Mar
shal Park.
Marching to the music of four bands,
a great military and civic pageant will
move through the heart of Atlanta
Saturday morning to the state capitol,
where the bronxe nnd marble expres
sion of a people’s love for a great Geor
gian, General John B. Gordon, will be
unveiled.
Ever}' final minute detail of the
event will be worked out Friday, and
without unexpected mishap there will
be nothing to mar the perfection of
the day’s plans. Atlanta will be filled
with thousands of visitors from all
parts of the state and from other
states, come to see the great Borglum
equestrian statue of General Gordon
unveiled by his daughters.
. Contractor McNeel, of the McNeel
Marble Company, of Marietta, placed
the finishing touches on his work Fri
day. He deserves great credit for
the manner In which he has handled
/ his work, completing the foundation
for the statue In record time. It is
proper to say that the general effect
of the statue la as fine as any to be
seen In the country.
8tatue Still Wrapped.
- The bronxe figure was set on the
pedestal Thursday, but remains
swathed in the clothes in which it was
shipped. It will not be. exposed to
the public until the veiling Is pulled
away Saturday afternoon by General
Gordon's two daughters.
The stand for those who are to take
part In the program, for the singers
and the Invited guests, as well as the
platforms for the general public will
be completed Friday afternoon.
Following the publication of the gen-
ernl parade order, Grand Marshal R.
E. Park and Chief of Staff E. E. Pome
roy have issued the following supple
mental and revised orders:
Parsde Formation,
1. Captain F. M. Myera Is hereby
appointed commander of the Second
division, and In accordance with Gen
eral Order No. 1, will select his own
2 The parado will form at Ersklne
fountain and march down Peachtree
to Whitehall; thence to Mitchell,
thence to Washington Itreet; thence
north to East Hunter street.
t. At Hunter etreet, the First, Sec
ond and Fourth dlvlslona will march
west and will be dismissed.
The Third division will march east
on Enst Hunter street until It has
passed the north entrance of the capl-
t0 Th"e Fifth and Sixth divisions will be
dismissed at the corner of East Hun
ter and Washington streets
4 The grand marshal and staff will
review the troops from East Mitchell
Itreet at the north side of Washtng-
tn ". * The* University band. Cadet bat
talton, artillery and hospital corps, will
form- In the . order named on East
Baker street, right resting on Peach-
tr The a 'lfor| i st College cadets. Major
fhe'left 1 of C °t?o'unWersltsTdetachnientl
Ut The^Knlghts of Pythias, uniform
rank, will form on the left of the Marlst
^Tlie Gordon institute cadeta will form
two lines on 'Washington street, at
the north side of Mitchell street, and
salhte the veterans as they pass
through, forming again In the rear of
the veterans, and turning out of the
column at the corner of East Hunter
x '. t r t sI°much We ot General Order No.
1 as conflicts wlththeabove andfore-
irninff Is hereby* Revoked. By order,
going, l* ROBERT EMORY PARK.
Official: Grand Marshal.
E. E. POMEROY,
Chief of StafT.
Division Commanders.
The First division win be command-
adby Brigadier General W. S. Edgerly,
United 8tales army: the Second divi
sion by Captain F. M. Myers, who takes
the place of Colonel Jamea n ’vv U fi l n'
the Third dlvteion by Rev. W. W. Lan
drum; the Fourth by Lieutenant Col
onel A. Gordon Caaebls; the Fifth by
Colonel L. P. Thom**. and1 the Sixth
by Colonel William A. H right.
Grand Marshal Park la arranging
to have the parade formed and move
without delay! In order that there may
be no delay In beginning the exercise#
at the monument promptly at noon.
Four bands will add to the occasion.
ss. wprfpmever'F. the firemen*
UNVEILING OF MONUMENT
AN ELABORATE CEREMONY
The official program for the exercises marking the unveiling of the
Gordon equestrian statue on the capitol grounds Saturday, commencing
at noon, Is as follows:
Invocation By Rev. Wilber Fisk Glenn, D. D.
Music Band
History of Gordon Monument Association Captain William L. Calhoun
Unveiling Mrs. Frances Gordon Smith, Mrs. Caroline Lewis Gordon Brown
Music—"Dixie” Band
Dedication Poent ... Charles W.Aiubner
Music— Sunny South , . Song and Chorus, 100 Voices
Music . Band
Delivery of Statue to State Captain Nathaniel E. Harris
Acceptance ..........! Governor Joseph M. Terrell
Introduction of Solon H. Borglum, the Sculptor. •
Benediction . .By Rev. Richard Orme Fllnn, D. D.
The parade will move from the intersection of Peachtree and West
Peachtree promptly at 11 o'clock.
AIL Am AN IS PRESIDENT
‘ OF GREAT ORGANIZATION
Frank A. Pittman, Atlanta’s’ city
building Inspector, has been elected
president of the International Society
of State and Municipal Commissioners
and Inspectors.
The society Is, as Its name Implies,
an International one. In. addition to
having representatives in all the big
cltleB of this country, it has active
members In nearly all the principal
cities of the world, not excluding China,
Australia and the remotest corners of
the earth.
Announcement to the effect that Mr.
Pittman had been chosen to head tile
International Society of State and’Mu-
ntclpal Building Commissioners and In
spectors has been made by F. W.
Fitspatrick, executive officer.
Prior to his selection as president by
the executive. committee, - Mr. Pittman
had been vice president of the organi
zation.
The selection of Mr. Pittman as pres-1
ldent of a society which embraces In its
membership practically all the promi
nent building commissioners and In
spectors in the world. Is regarded by
those who know him as a wise one and
one that will mean much to the society.
Mr. Pittman Is a man of energy and
force, and will throw his entire soul
Into the work.
FRANK A. PITTMAN.
City Building Inspector, elected
president of International Society.
MRS. M’KINLEY SHOWS
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT
Canton, Ohio,, May "ilrs. Mc
Kinley’s condition la somewhat better,”,
said Dr. O. E. Portman this morning
after a visit to his patient, "She
rallied somewhat during the night and
early in the morning, Aid asked ths
nurse for a glass of water. Heart
action Is stronger and her circulation
Is better, but she Is still unconscious.”
Mrs. McKinley’s strength Is being
kept up by hesrt stimulants.
The physicians have no hope for her
recovery dnd It Is said she might sur-
vlce the week, perhaps longer.
Sketch of Life.
Mrs. Ida Sexton-McKIniey was born
In Canton, Ohio, June 8, ,1847,- the
daughter .of James A. and Catherine
Demslt Sexton. She was educated In
Cleveland and Brookhall Seminary. Me
dia, Pa., but because of her delicate
health she; retired from the seminary
at the age of 17. She became the wife
of Major William McKinley, January
26, 1871, after an almost life-long
friendship. The • happiness of - their
married‘life was marred only by the
death of their only children, Kate and
Ida.
During her husband's administration
as governor of Ohio, she was prevented
from, appearing, at.putdlcfunctlons.by
Invalidism, but durlpg his career aa
congressman she accompanied him .to
Washington. ■ -■ ■■ , \ ' » )
They are Wedemeyer’s, ths firemen'
dnim corps” end the band, from Ma-
cIU and Athens. Dr. Theodore Toepel
announce* that 400 public school chil
dren will be In the parade arranged
In ulatoons of twelve according to age.
They will assemble at the corner of Ivy
and Harris street*.
FIREMAN J. C. SUTTON
KILLED UNDER ENGINE
In a wreck on the Southern railroad
Friday morning at Lakewood Heights,
J, C. Sutton, fireman on engine No,
1417, was Instantly killed.
His engine was pulling a local freight
for Columbus, and when at Lakewood
Heights split a switch and ran about
60 yards, the engine and four cars be
ing derailed. Sutton was caught un
der some wreckage and Instantly killed.
Engineer J. A. Aiken, of 45 Lovejoy
street, remained on the engine and was
Business Men Gather
at the Capitol Foj
Discussion. -
uninjured.
The dead man's home was In Wood
bury, where a wife and two children
survive him. When > In - Atlanta he
boarded at 865 Luckle street. He was
35 years of age and came l from a
prominent* Meriwether county family.
Ex-Repreaentatlve Sutton, of . that
county, ts an uncle, and Mrs. Isom,
who resides In the Boulevard. Is an
aunt of the dead man. The body was r
taken to Patterson’s undertaklng eatab. thirty years, through evil and good re-
Itshment, and will be sent to Wood- port, have In the legislature, on the
bury Friday afternoon for Interment. I — — **— ■’-•* • -* »•>»
A movement of tremendoua Import
to education In Georgia had'its lncep
tlon Friday morning, when near fifty
of the state's most prominent men of
means and educators met at the aenate
chamber at the state capitol.
When Chairman S. M. Inman called
the session to order there were few
absentee? In the committee of fifty.
Organization was penected by the se
lection of S. hi. Inman aa chairman, W.
A. Covington, of Moultrie, vice chair
man, and John H. Holder, of Jackson,
as secretary.
Following the statement of the chair
man, ringing talks were made by W.
A. Covington, G. Gunby Jordan, J. Pope
Brown, Judge Thomas G. Lawson.
Judge E. H. Calloway and Professor T.
J. Woofter. Senator A. S. Clay was
unable to be present on account of
Illness.
At 1:30 o’clock, the committee ad
journed to the Kimball house, where
a luncheon was served. Robert F. Mad
dox acted its toastmaster, and talks
were made by Bishop Candler, John
Tempi# Graved, W. S. Coleman,' J,
R. Gray, W. S. West, Chancellor Bar-
row, Clark Howell, Dr. David Marx,
President M. M. Parks and J. S. Stew
art. i
From 6:30 to 6:10 the delegates will
be guests- at a reception at the execu
tive mansion. In the evening, the
business session will be held In the
Kimball, when addresses will be made
by a number of distinguished men. In
cluding Governor Terrell and Governor,
elect Hoke Smith.
Chairman S. M. Inman, In hts ad
dress before tile meeting, referred to
the meeting of the Southern Education
al Conference at 1‘lnehurst.
"The reports from Georgia,” sstd.he,
"showed progress, hut what wns ap
parent In all the state? was the v«sl
distance from perfection to be over
come; with difficulties In Ineffectual
legislation and lark of means to be nict
at every step along the pathway of
progress.
"Toward the close of the convention
the representatives of Georgia held a
special meeting end much to my sur
prise called me to the chair, and laid
upon me the mandate to call this con
ference of business men of Georgia to
co-operate In helping forward the ed
ucational Interests of the state. I am
grateful to you that so many haw re
sponded to the call. >
"We do good work for our school dis
trict, for our local high school, for our
pet college, for our specialty In educa
tion, but when we begin to take In the
vpst field of Georgia, when we learn
from a study of government reports of
only recent years, compiled by one <f
the most brilliant and painstaking
women In Georgia, that under the cen-
sus of 1900 Georgia had more Illiterates
over 10 years old than any atate In the
Union but one; that In a dozen counties
one white voter-In five could not read
his ballot; that In fifty-eight counties 6
per cent of the negro voters could not
read their votea; that of native-born
white children from 10 to 14, Augusta
had more Illiterates than any other city
of over 35,000 In ths Union, and Atlanta
was fourth from the bottom, and when
we study the great destitution In rural
districts ws are tempted to cry out like
the great apostle, over a mightier prob
lem, "Who Is sufficient for. these
things 7” And we take off our hats t<f
the veterans In the cause, who. for
NO BALL GAME FRIDAY;
SHREVEPORT DELAYED
No game Friday.
Shreveport teaiq tied up tight in
Eutaw, Ala., and nothing doing un
til Saturday.
Railroad wreck!
Nobody hurt—nobody on the Shreve.
port team, anyway. In fact, the team
wasn’t in the wreck. Just got stuck
on the wrong side of It.
The Atlanta team arrived all right
and Its members are feeling fit os a
fiddle. The little rain about noon
would have cut no figure. But there was
nothing doing because you can't play
rdal baseball with one team.
So the opening of Ponce DeLeon
comes Saturday afternoon.
STOCK ISSUE
PAT CALHOUN SLAPPED
' LAWYER’S FACE IN COURT
San Francisco, May 24.—The sensa
tional scene before the committee on
public utilities when Patrick Calhoun,
president of the United Railroads,
slapped the fare of Attorney E. P. E.
Troy, when the latter Impugned hia
veracity Is generally commented on
and developments are anxiously await,
ed. Neither of the principals will talk
much of the affair.
Mr. Calhoun this morning remarked:
"No man may queetlon my veracity
without taking the consequences.”
When Troy made the obnoxious
statements, Calhoun walked over to
him and asked him If he stood by that
statement. Troy paled, but said he
abided by It.
Without n word, Calhoun slopped
Troy In the, face and then quietly, re
turned to his seat.
Supervisor Bnxton ordered Troy lo be
seated, the attorney having Jumped to
his feet to stop Calhoun's blow.
Troy shouted: ”1 expect you to stand
by the man whose bribe, money you
have taken.” Boxton rushed upon
Troy, but fellow supervisors restrained
him.
At the close of the meeting Calhoun
replied vigorously tq his critics and the
committee took the resolution under
consideration.
MEENEY
Attorneys Sum Up,
Case Before Jury
Friday Afternoon.
MANY LIVES LOST IN
OKLAHOMA TORNADO
WICHITA, KANS., MAY 24.-MANY LIVES ARE REPORTED LOST
BY A TORNADO WHICH STRUCK 8IDNEY, OKLA., THIS MORNING.
THE WIRES ARE ALL DOWN AND VERIFICATION OF DETAILS
AT PRESENT IS IMPOSSIBLE, .
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stump, on the platform and at tho
teacher's desk, been struggling with
this great question.
"They hold out their hands In ap
peal to the business men of the atate.
to the farmers, the merchants and
manufacturers and other business men
who are advancing the material things
of the state, according to Mr. Edmonds,
of The Manufacturers' Record, at the
rate of 13,000,000 a day. Will we re
spond to thap appeal 7"
Convention Delegates.
The following are delegates to the
conference:
State at Large—8. B. Adams, Savan
nah; H. D. McDaniel, Monroe; A. S.
Clay, Marietta; O. Gunby Jordan, Co
lumbus; B. I’. O’Neal, Macon; w. J.
Nortben, Atlanta.
First District—P. W. Meldrim, Sa
vannah; R. G. Daniel, Millsn; J. R. Mil
ler, Statesboro; R. C. Neeley, Waynes
boro.
Second District—W. A. Covlngtpn,
Moultrie; J. L. Hand, Pelham; H. II.
Tift, Tlfton; George McDonald, Cuth-
bert.
Third District—D. M. Hughes. Dan
ville; H. A. Matthews. Fort Valley; J.
p. Brown, Hawklnavllle; IT. B. Harold,
Artlericus.
Fourth District—Fred B. Gordon. Co
lumbus; C. E. Cole, Newnan; L. C.
Mandevllle, Carrollton; Philip Lanier,
West Point.
Fifth District—C. M. Candler, Deca
tur; W. A. McCurry. Falrbum; J. K.
Orr, Atlanta; J. T. Duncan, Douglas-
vllle.
Sixth District—W. B. Smith, Barnes-
vllle: C. B. Willingham, Macon; J. T.
William?. Haddock; Dr. N. B. Drewry,
Griffin.
Seventh District—J, J. Conner, Car-
tersvllle: W. S. Coleman. Cedartown;
B. I. Hughes, Roms; P. M. Tate. Cal
houn.
hth District—E. R. Hodgson, Ath-
Copeland. Greensboro; P. M.
Elbertun; Thomas G. Lawson,
Eatonton.
Ninth District—II, H. Perry, Gaines
Eighth D
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hTFm, Elt
Special to The Georgian.
Eastman, Go., May 24.—The state
rested Its case late yesterday after
noon against Mrs. Sallte Freeney,
charged with the murder of W. P. Har
rell some months ago, after having be
gun to submit evidence’about 2 o'clock.
The defense immediately had Mrs.
Freeney make a statement to the Jury
without submitting further evidence.
Mrs. Freeney made a dramatic state
ment, giving In* detail her past history
from girlhood. She claimed that Har
rell declared he would accomplish his
designs that night or kill her; that he
was Intoxicated at the time, and at
tempted toexecute his threats and that
she only shot for self-protection. She
further stated that he grabbed her and
struck her.* Mrs. Freeney gave full de
tails regarding her manner of support
of herself and little boy. She slated to
tho Jury that she bad been doing the
best she could. . She expressed herself
os not being the least afraid that the
Jury would‘convict her.
The state then Introduced rebuttal
evidence. __
A witness declared that Mrs. Freeney
made a statement Immediately after
the killing to the effect that Harrell did
not put his hands on her. >
Argument has begun In the ease and
It la expected to be with the Jury late
this afternoon. The court room s
crowded and much Interest I* mani
fested In the ca«e.
Will Celebrate
Calvin Day
Birmingham, Ala., May 24,-The Hoolhern
Presbyterian general sesembly this morn
ing torned down unanimously an overture
asking for the creation of deaconesses.
The assembly Indorsed sending delegntes
lo the Inter-church conference on federa
tion. The Hague peace conference wee
Indorsed, nnd It ws; decided to name a
committee to provide for the four hundredth
i-elebretton of John Cstvln's btrtb.
Requisition
Not Honored
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Columbia. 8. C,, May 24.—Governor
Ansel today refueed to honor Governor
Terrell's requisition for William P.
Lovette, who Is being held at Bam
berg upon charges mad* by the daugh
ter of Superintendent J. P. Dillard, of
the Greenaboro Cotton Mill*.
ferson; I. C. Wade, Cornelia.
Tenth District—John D. Walker.-
Sparta; John West, Thomson; E. H.
Callaway, Augusta; George Gilmore,
Wartheo.
Eleventh District—W. S. Writ, Val
dosta; Warren Lott, Waycross; A. P.
Brantley, Blackshear; II. M. Stanley,
Dublin.
BOISE, IDAHO,
THIfOLICE
Order Issued to Divest
“Gun Men” of
Revolvers.
Boise, Idaho, May 24r~Is Boise an
armed camp? • ■
Now and then there Is-an Incident
that would Indicate that there are more
men carrying guns than Is good for ths
community.
Tellurlde deputy. Bob Meldrum,' who
shot and killed Ollle Thlasel, a black
smith ployed at the Tomboy mine,
near Tellurlde, Colo., In April. 1904, and
who has a reputation of being reckless
ly handy with his gun, has assaulted
one of the citizens of Boise and has
aroused ths Ire of ths police depart
ment.
Meldrum's supposed occupation in
Boise Is as a witness for the state In
the Haywood case. It has been stated,
however, that he Is here as the special
body guard of General Bulkley Welle.
HI? row with L. F. Whims, the as
saulted man, arose over hie inability to
produce satisfactory credentials as a
union man.
Meldrum's reply to Whim's query
was an effective blow over the head
with a revolver.
His conduct has Infuriated the police
department. Then he was Informed
that a second offense would mean "23”
for him.
Chief of Police Francis has Issued
an order to divest all 'gun men” of
their weapons during the Haywood
trial, believing the promiscuous car
rying of guns to be the real danger, and
a quiet search for guns Is being con
ducted by police and deputies.
Meldrum Is a Wyoming man and was
an Intimate friend and companion of
the notorious Tom Horn.
Injunction Bill Filed
Against A;, B. & A.
Road by L. P. Pairo.
SAYS STOCK IS
WITHOUT AUTHORITY
Former Employee Seeks to
•Prevent Issue of $2,000,000
Stock as Bond Bonus.
and without consideration of his inter
est, Louis P. Pairo Thursday afternoon
filed a bill of injunction to prevent the
Issue of stock until hia claims are in
vestigated by the court. Judge Pendle
ton granted a temporary injunction and
set May 29 ‘its the date for the final
hearing of the petition for permanent
Injunction.
After giving a detailed account of the
consolidation of the three railroad*
which now compose the Atlanta, Birm
ingham and Atlantic railroad and the
nmount of capitalization of each, the
petitioner Bets forth that he is the hold
er of $15,000 worth of Btock in the old
Atlanta and Birmingham railroad. He
nverB that he han been approached with
the proposition to exchange this stork,
dollar for dollar,• for stodc In the new
Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road. This, the petitioner alleges, he
lias refused to do because should he
accept the proposition he would take
something which would be of no value.
Ho charges that all the stock ever is
sued by the company, except $100,000
Issued prior to April 25, 1906, haa been
issued without legal authority, and that,
every dollar of A.. 13. & A. stock which
does not represent cash is fraudulent
and void.
Valuation Per Mile.
Tho petitioner alleges that the A., B.
& A. has a capital stock issue of $24.-
$51,400 and a bonded debt of $30,000,-
000, which gives 1t n total capitaliza
tion per mile of. $86,000. He charges
that as n matter of fact the railway
has not cost, in good faith, more than
$18,000 per mile.
Ho charges that H. M. Atkinson,, for
the purpose of keeping the A.. B. A A.
out of Atlanta, has organized the Geor
gia Terminal Company, nnd for the
purpose of keeping It out of Birming
ham has organized the Alabama Termi
nal Company, thus compelling the rail
road, lo operate its trains over the lines
of companies In which It has no inter
est. This, he chargo.s. has been done
by Mr. Atkinson anti Ills associates
for tho purpose of personal gain.
Wiped Out Road.
In conclusion, the plaintiff sets forth
the fact that the road In which lie was
a stockholder has been wiped out of
Charging that tho stockholders of the
Atlanta, Birmingham nnd Atlahtto
Railway Company are preparing to
hold a meeting next Monday, at which
time It Is proposed to Issue 13,060,000
worth of stock as a bonus for the sale
of 18,000,000 worth of bonds, nnd that
such issue will be fraudulently made
existence without considering his Inter
est or the Interest of stockholders simi
larly placed. He charges that the Is
sue of stock at the proposed meeting
Monday would be “an unlawful over
issue of stock and would be a gross
freud upon the petitioner." He de
mands that the A., B. & A. be com
pelled to show how much properly it
owns, what its capitalization Is per
mile, where It begins nnd where it ends
nnd that at the final henring It l;e i.ei -
manently enjoined from n further issue
of stock. ? . ’ ’ » : iSJJI
The petition ws* filed by Attalne: ?
Bell, Pettigrew & Bell and B. a. Mc
Lendon. ,''
Growth and Progress of the New Sooth
Tbs Georglso records hero each day some
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
The Clover Cotton Manufacturing Company, at Gastonia, N. t\,
haa just completed and started Mill No. 8, which is an annex ljullt
on the north end of Mill No. 1. The building is 390 feet long by 100 feet
wide with a basement 60 feet.by 100 feet, giving a total floor space ot
36,000 square feet, and contains 10,000 spinning spindles and 6,00'i
twister spindles- This room Is used exclusively for spinning, twisting
and spooling, old Mill No. 1 having been converted Into a carding room,
which makes an Ideal arrangement.
While speaking of Clover mills It may not be amlsa to mention a few
facta regarding the past history of this now large and modem plant.
The first mlllwos organised In 1890 with only about 810,000 capital sub
scribed.' Three thousand spindles were put in, majtin# No. 26‘» yarn?.
In 1903 about 3,000 more spindles were added, filling the building and
giving-5.000 spindles all told. No further Improvements were made
worth mentioning until 1999 and 1900, when Mill No. 3 was constructed
and a radical departure made In the quality and atyle of yams to be
spun, that Is fine combed Egyptian yams, end the first pound of combed
yarn ever mads south of Philadelphia was spun In this mill. From a
little mill of 3,000 spindle* In 1890 with a capital of 330,000, Clover mills
now represent an outlay of over 1400,000 with 31,000 spindles and 68,000
square feet of floor space. ,
Mill No. 3 was constructed with a view of giving all the help day
work and of stopping night work, which will be done shortly.
J. O. Bell, secretary and treasurer of the Henrietta Mills, at Caroleen.
:1s spending aomv time at the Green River Falls, near Hendersonville,
N. C„ superintending the work of clearing away the ground preparsiorv
to the erection tt an early dale of a fine cotton mill there. Mr. [tell,
with 8. B. Tanner, and other mill men, recently organised the Green Riv
er Manufacturing Company, with * capital of 1260,000, for the purpose
of developing the water power on the Green river. »nd building n fine
cotton mill there. The power from the falls will be used In running the
mill. The plant will consist of 16,000 spindles, all of which will be de
voted to the spinning of fine yams. Only 7,500 spindle* mil be put
in *t first, the others being added later. The plant will be running likely
by November. 1.