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advertisement in such a
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The Tribune.
ESTABLISHED 1887.
TWENTY CARLOADS OF
FINE PEACHES SHIPPED
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Some is Now the Center of a Great Fruit Grow
ing Industry in North Georgia.
NET PROFIT OF $22,770 FOR THIS SEASON
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Peach Crop That Brings in Gold and
Silver—How it is Handled—Fame
of Floyd County Peaches.
Nineteen cars of luscious peaches have been shipped from Rome thi
season by fast freight to northern markets, and at a very low estimate one car
by express. ' \
Think of it! Twenty cars of peaches shipped from here in what is known
as an off year for the fruit. M
The Tribune has taken some pains to gather figures to show to the
people the magnitude of this industry, and the great profit to the growers.
• Os these nineteen cars, fourteen came from the immense orchards around
and five from the orchards of Frank Freeman near the city.
Eighteen cars were the delicious Elbertas and one car the Beauty Blush.
i The latter came from the Plainville orchards.
There are 550 crates to the car making 11,000 crates in all. Seventeen
cars went to New York and two to Cincinnati. The average price straight
was $2.50 per crate. A little figuring will show that $27,500 was realized on
them. It takes 45 cents per crate to get them to market or a total cost of
$4,950.00, leavings net profit of $22,550.00.
What more argument does one need that herein lies the secret of Floyd’s
future wealth and that we are destined to become a great fruit raising centre?
The main promoters of this great industry in Floyd, and in fact North
Georgia are Messrs. G. H. Miller & Son, the nurserymen. They have furnish
ed the trees that have caused this golden shower to fall into the coffers of pro.
gressive Floyd county farmers.
Already the leaven is beginning to work, and another year will see thou
sands upon thousands of young trees planted and growing. Mr. R. D. Van-
Dyke will plant ten thousand young trees of the Elberta variety on his farm
down the river. ' ,
The industry is practically in its infancy in Floyd, as this is the first
sueh important shipments have been made. Is any more argument that!
cold figures need to convinoe the unbelieving that herein lies the magic key
to prosperity and happiness? Every figure in this article comes from reliable
sources and can be substantiated if necessary.
HOW THEY ARE SHIPPED ,
American Kefrigera'or Transit Company Have
Special Agent Here.
It will prove interesting just here to 1
tell how these cars loaded with their
precious freight are carried safely to •'
their destination.
Mr E. W. Rice agent of the Ameri
can Refrigerator Transit Company of
St. Louis, was sent here especially to
look after the shipments, and is not only
an expert, but a highly accomplished
and intelligent young gentlemen.
When approached by a Tribune re
porter, Mr. Rice talked freely and
frankly.
l 'To begin with the cars we used are
especially made for fruit shipments and
are perfect in their - appointments. We
brought here a corp of expert |packers
to place the fruit in the cars, as a great
deal depends upon this, and it would
be folly to depend upon green or unex
perienced packers. • <
‘ ‘The oars are iced here re-iced in
Atlanta, Charlotte and Alexandria.
Every car shipped from here this sea
son has arrived in perfect condition.
Should there be any negligence in
icing, the loss is sustained by the rail
roads, but we have had no such troubles
with shipments from here.
“The industry here is becoming a
great one. Next season I will return,
and should the conditions be favorable
for a good yield, I think I can show
you some astonishing figures. I will
form an association of the leading
fruit growers. I have spent $402 for ioe
alone here.
‘•! want to tell you what the fruit
business did for my village home in
Missouri. My father lives at Sarcoxie,
Mo., a very small town. Two or three
years ago he began to agitate through
the papers the question of planting
strawberries. Togo straight to the re
sult I will tell you what happened there
this season. There were 235 cars of
strawberries shipped from Sarcoxie. It
took 15,000 strangers to pick this crop
and they received good wages. It
brought to the growers between $400,-
000 and $500;000! Merchants who hither
to did not handle more than SSO worth
of goods, had six and seven delivery
wagons going constantly.
••Sarcoxie looked like ». great country
fair during the sesion, with iu streets I
THE ROITE TRIBUNE.
thronged with happy, prosperous peo
ple.
“The prosperity of your county
hinges largely on raising peaches and
other fruits. The peaches raised here
do not have a superior on the continent
for size, flavor and marketable value.”
GEORGIA PEACH IN MARKET
Esteemed Even Above The Far Famed Cali
fornia Product For Flavor
The fame of Floyd County raised
peaches has gone forth to all sections
ot the North and East. Dealers in New
York, Cincinnati and other places pro
nounce them the peer of any peach in
the world, not excepting the hereto the
California product, which has hereto
fore held undisputed sway.
The Elbertas from here are of unusual
size aud symmetry, and singularly free
from spots, worms or any imperfec
tions. They are filled with delicious juicy
meat from the delicate blush skin to
the seed.
“The demand in New York is in
satiate, and Georgia peaches have the
preference over all others.
Now a word as to what it has done
for Rome, and we leave these figures
to the consideration of thinking and far
seeing of thinking and far seeing men.
The direct benefit to Rome and Floyd
from this fruit will be many thousands
of dollars, and as has been stated else
where the industry is only in its in
fancy.
Floyd will yet become the greatest
fruit raising county in Georgia; !
Mr*. llrHiilev-Slnrtlii a Grandmother.
Newport. R. 1., Aug. 3.—News is
received here by cable of the birth in
England of a son and heir to the Eari
and Countess of Craven. The countess
was formerly Miss Cornelia Martin,
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley-
Martin.
Revolt In Breitnau aland Over.
Capetown, Aug. 3.—lt is announced
that the rising of the natives in Be
chnanaland has collapsed and that
Chiefs Tatoand Lukajujdos, with about
1.000 followers, have surrendered to the
British authorities.
Guillen! Appointed Governor.
PARffl. Aug. 8. - General Gallieni.
oemniander of the French forces iu the
island ot Madagascar, has been ap
pointed governor general of that island.
ROME. GA., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 4. 1897.
GONE TO KLONDIKE
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Beresford Reported to be in
Alaska.
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Dispatch Says He Left Seattle on
• July 23d, Bound; For
Gold Regions.
Atlanta, Aug. 3. —A special to the
Constitution, from Seattle, Wash.,
says that the gay and festive Beres
ford alias Lascelles has gone to Klon
dike to gather in some of the golden
harvest.
Beresford left Seattle for the gold re
gions July 23rd, and said upon his de
parture that he was going there and
make a few millions. He would then
return to Georgia and live like a
prince, and that he intended to make
it hot for some of his enemies in Rome,
Ga., and other places.
The dispatch did not state whether
his wife went to Alaska with him or
not, but it is presumed that she did.
NEGROES NOT SATISFIED.
Propose to Raise a at Not Getting
Their Share of spoils.
Washington, Aug. 3.—A1l those dis
appointed negro politicians who have
been here urging their ciainis to recog
nition by the president, ami who can
obtain the necessary funds, are turning
their faces iu the direction of Galves
ton, Tex.
A convention of negroes has been
called to meet there this week to dis
cuss methods by which they can secure
the reward alleged to be due for faith
ful service to the Republican party.
They claim that under ordinary circum
stances one-seventh of the Republican
vote is cast by their race. This year
allowance is made for defections and
intimidation, and the percentage is
placed at one-tenth of the total. On
this figuring they claim to be entitled
to at least one-tenth of the offices.
Up to this time President McKinley
has nominated only six uegroes for fed
eral offices as compared with the ap
pointment of 1.000 white men. Accord
jug to the ratio established by them
selves, the negroes are short about 100
offices.
GIBBONS IN SOUTHAMPTON.
The Cardinal Preaches at a Little Country
Church on L«»uu Inland.
Southampion. L. 1., Aug. 3.—Cardi
nal Gibbons, whos ■■ health has not been
good, by the advice of his physician, has
sought the seashore and is now staying
with Father Kirby, pastor of the Church
of the Sacred Heart her?. At 10 a. in.
he preached to a large congregation that
filled the church, almost all the cot
tagers coming to hear him.,
The service was conducted by Father
Duffy of Brooklyn. Bishop Foley of De
troit, who is also a guest of Father
Kirby, was present. The music, under
the direction of Professor Dione, was
finely rendered. In the afternoon ves
pers were conducted by the cardinal.
GREAT EXCITEMENT,
Mac in the Room of Two Young Ladies a
Sparks, Ga . Badly Frightens Them.
Sparks, Ga , Aug. 3—This morning
about 2 o’clock two young ladies stop
ping at the home of Mrs 8. E. Roberts
waked to find a man in the room.
They screamed and the fellow escap
ed. Hounds were placed on the trail
and followed it to Headly, where they
lost it.
DENIES REPORTS.
Dr. Ryder Says Pinkerton Detective* Have
Not Been Sent to Talbot.
Atlanta, Aug. 3.,—Dr. Ryder was
in Atlanta tonight and denied the
story printed in the Journal this after
noon stating that Pinkerton detectives
had been sent to Talbot county.
WAS ACQUITTED.
White Man Charged With Killing a Negro
Defended By Tom Watson.
Dublin, Ga., Aug. 3.—Tom Smith
was on trial here today for killing a ne
gro. He was defended by Thomas
E. Watson, and was acquitted.
Marriage at Ksom Hill.
Tecumseh, Ala., Aug. 3.—Mr. Joe
Hackney was married yesterday to Miss
Annie Adams at Esom Hill, Ga. -They
are well known and quite popular.
Elected a Captain.
Atlanta, Aug. 3—The Atlanta Ar
tillery reorganized tonight and elect
ed Lieut. L. D. Morris captain.
Bear Admiral Miller In *Frin«jn.
San Francisco. Aug. 2.—Rear Admi
ral James N. Miller has arrived in this
city. He will sail on the steamship
China, which leaves Thursday for Hon
olulu. where he will relieve Rear Admi
ral Beardglee as commander of the Pa
cific squadron of the United Stale* nay*.
TURKISH
WARSHIPS
Have Been Ordered to
Island of Crete.
SIX GREAT POWERS
Forbade Reinforcements For Turkish
Garrison to Land,
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FRESH TROUBLE IS LOOKED FOR
Peace With Greece Has Not Yet
Been Settled.
DISPATCH FROM THE DARDANELLES
Tells of the Sailing of the Second Naval Divis
ion-Collision With the International
Fleet May Occur,
Paris, Aug. 3.—According to a dis
patch received here from Constantino
ple a division of the Turkish fleet has
been ordered to sail for Cauea, Island
of Crete.
If the statement contained in the Con
stantinople dispatch alluded to is. cor
rect, fresh trouble may be anticipated
in the settlement of the Graeco- Turkish
peace preliminaries. It has been re
ported for some time that the Turkish
ish government was contemplating land
ing additional Turkish troops in Crete
and on Thursday last the admirals in
command of the foreign fleets in Cretan
waters held a conference and decided to
oppose by force the lauding of any Turk
ish reinforcements in Crete.
They notified Ismael Bey, the Turkish
civil governor, of the decision arrived
at. But the Turkish governor replied
that he could not accept such a decis
ion, apparently taking the ground that
the porte would persist in its intention
to reinforce the Turkish garrison in
Crete.
A dispatch from the 'Dardanelles an
nounces that the second naval division
of the Turkish fleet, consisting of seven
warships, commanded by Han Pasha,
has sailed for the Island of Crete.
Fears are expressed here that the de
parture of the Turkish naval division
may lead to a collision with the inter
national fleet in Cretan waters, in view
of the announcement of the foreign ad
mirals that they have decided to oppose
by force the landing of Turkish rein
forcements in the island,of Crete.
HAVANA IS DEMORALIZED.
Inhabitants Fleeing to Florida Since the
Raid on Marlana'i.
Tampa, Fla., Aug. 3. —Senor Calba
jer, a rich Spaniard, who has just ar
rived, confirms the report of an insur
gent attack on Marianao, 6. miles from
the centre of Havana and considered a
part of the city. Forty-nine Spaniards
were killed and 120 wounded. Two
Cubans were killed and 40 wounded.
The inhabitants fled and the town was
sacked, the insurgents getting $40,000
in gold besides all the supplies that they
needed.
Senor Calbajer, accompanied by his
wife and da-ugnter, left Havana imme
diately after the attack. He says the
city is demoralized and that the people
are making preparations to leave us soon
as possible.
A Rich Chattauoogai. abides.
Chattanooga, Aug. 3.—Samuel Blair,
one of Chattanooga’s oldest and wealth
iest citizens, was found dead in a bath
tub, in his residence on Fourth street,
with his throat cut from ear to ear. A
bloody razor lying besid- the tub showed
how the deed had been committed. Mr.
Blair had been considerably worried by
business troubles recently, and these, it
is supposed, caused him to take his life.
The A. P. Sued For I'axe*.
Sacramento. Aug. 3.—E. Q Colgan,
state comptroller, through Attorney
General Fitzgerald, has brought suit in
the superior court of this county against
the Atlantic mid Pacific Railroad com
pany for $1,815.94 taxes due the state of
California in assessments fixed by the
state board of equalization and penal
ties attached.
Sultan s«na« » Note to William.
New York, Aug. 3.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Constantinople says:
Crumbichow Pasha starts at once bear
ing a letter from the sultan to the
kaiser. He stops on his way to com
municate with thp king of Roumauia.
His mission is considered of high-im
portance at t|iis juncture.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Scores Victory
Over Baltimore.
First One Since 1895—Boston Broke
Even in Washington.
Other Games.
Washington, Aug. 3.—Philadelphia
scored her first victory over Baltimore
today since 1895. Boston managed to
breakeven in Washington, New York
seems to be a coming factor in the race.
Today Joyce’s men took the fourth
straight game from the Brooklyn’s. The
scores:
Washington 5, Boston 11, Ist game.
Washington 7, Boston 5, 2nd game.
Brooklyn 2, New York 10.
Philadelphia 5, Baltimore 2.
St. Louis 2, Chicago 7.
Pittsburg 7, Cincinnati 6.
Cleveland 16. Louisville 5.
A BIG SPORTING CARNIVAL.
Prlsefight**, Horse and Bicycle Races to
Fulled Vff lit Nevada.
San Francisco. Aug. 3.—William A.
Brady is going to hold a carnival ol
sport in Nevada this fall. While prize
fighting will be the principal attraction,
there will be other events in the sport
ing line, such as horse and bicycle
races. The carnival will last several
days and will be pulled off probably in
the early part of October. Reno and
Carson are expected to be the rival bid
ders for the fights.
The main attraction is expected to bs
the Maher-Sharkey fight Creedon and
McCoy will be offered a purse of SIO,OOO
for a finish fight, as all at the carnival
will be to a knockout. If George Green
wins in his fight with. Walcott he will
be offered $5,000 to meet Tommy Ryan
at a satisfactory weight George Dixon
and Al Greenfield have been tendered a
$3,500 purse. •
Lavigne and some man in his class,
Eddy Connelly, Kid McPartland, or ths
like, will meet him for $2,500. Dave
Sullivan and Jimmy Barry will be the
litle fellows who will meet for a $2,500
purse.
WHITECAP IS SHOT DOWN.
Leader of a Mob Killed at Concord—Jury
Hold* the Mayer Justifiable.
Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 3. —A band
of whitecappers attempted to enter the
house of Frank Simmons, at Concord,
20 miles north of this city, and the
leader, Dudley Johnson, was killed.
The desperadoes broke the door from its
fastenings and when Johnson appeared
Simmons fired. The leader stepped
back, and after firing several shots into
the house the party retired.
Simmons’ young son found Johnson
dead in the woods a short distance from
the house. The bullet severed the ju
gular vein and ranged downward, com
ing out between bis shoulders. Sim
mons learned that a mob was forming
and fled to the woods.
The coroner’s jury held Simmons jus
tifiable. The moonshiners, who were
afraid Simmons would testify against
them, dressed in whitecappers’ uniform
and went to kill him. When found
Johnson still wore a
Sheriff Fulgham has gone to ths
scene of the trouble and will accord
Simmons the protection of the law.
Decatur to Have Triple Hanging.
Decatur, Ala., Aug. 8. Rom
Buford, a negro woman, has been been
convicted of aiding and abetting Lewis
Thompson and Walter Neville, two ne
gro boys, ii assaulting Nellie Lawton,
The trial lasted only three hours.
Shortly after 2 o’clock the jury rendered
the verdict It was death. The three
prisoners were then brought before the
, bar and sentence pronounced upon
them, Judge Bank fixing Sept 7, 1897,
the day of execution.
cwanutwoatn irvr Their Coal.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 2.—The Illi
nois Central and the Mobile and Ohio
railroads, two of the largest systems in
the south and west, have come to Ala
bama to get their supply of coal on ac
count of the strike in the north. All
miners are working full time, except at
Blue Creek.
Two Pinkertons After Lynchers.
Atlanta, Aug. 3.—Two Pinkerton
detectives have arrived iu this city on
their way to Talbot county to work up
the cases against the 14 members of ths
mob that lynched Dr. W. L. Rydei
there two weeks ago.
Tillman on Senatorial Campaign.
Augusta, Go., Aug. 3.—Senator B.
R. Tillman passed through Augusta en
route to Abbeville, S. (1. where he ad
dressed a farmers' institute. ■ He stated
to a friend that he thought the next
senator from South Carolina would be
either Evans or McLaurin.
Th. M lower'll’* Fast Trip.
Vancouver, B. 0., Aug. 3. The
■teamship Miowera, from Sydney, has
arrived here. She left Sydney on the
eveuing of July 10 and made the fastest
passage pu record of the Canadian line.
Fine Art Work* Ar. Stolen.
Lausanne, Switzerland, Aug. B. An
extensive robbery of art works ana
other articles of great value has taken
place at the Vaud Cantonal museum.
Talk to Your Trade.
The Tribune has the
largest circulation of any
newspaper in North Geor/
gia. It reaches your trade
daily,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WRECK IN
A WASHOUT
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Train Plunges Through -
Bridge With Fatality.
TWO iWERE KILLED
Engineer and Baggage Master Went
Down to Their Death.
FIVE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED
Rains Washed Out Bridge on
Kansas Pacific R. R.’
THE WILDEST CONFUSION PREVAILED
Conductor Walked' Five Miles to Nearest
Station—Passengers in Pullman
Car* Thrown From Berths,
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Denver, Aug. 3.—The fast flyer on
the Kansas Pacific railway was wrecked
about daylight 40 miles east of Denver.
Two trainmen were killed outright, five
passengers are said to be fatally injured
and many others badly hurt.
The killed: John A. Ward, engineer,
711 Twenty-eighth street, Denver; W.
B. Harrington, baggagemaster. Kansas
City.
The names of the injured passengers
have not yet been learned.
, The wreck was caused by a washout.
The rains of the night flooded the
streams and carried out a portion of a
small bridge which spans Comanche
creek. The train was on time and run
ning along at the usual speed when ap
proaching the point of the accident.
Without warning the engine plunged
into the abyss, followed by the mail and
baggage car and the other cars were
piled about iu confusion. The engine
was promptly under water iu almost
the middle of the stream and the engi
neer was under it. Strange to say, the
fireman escaped death, but is reported
to be badly hurt.
Instantly there was the wildest con
fusion. The fatally injured passengers
were riding in the forward cars. Some
sleeping passengers iu the Pullman were
thrown from their berths aud more or
less hurt, but none seriously.
Byers, the nearest town to the wreck,
was 5 miles away and the conductor
hastened to cover that distance on foot.
He arrived at 5 o’clock and the railway
officials in Denver were notified of the
accident by telegraph.
A special wrecking train, with Gen
eral Manager Duell and other railway
officials and physicians on board, started
for the scene of the wreck. In the
ffieaiitine everything possible was being
done for the injured at the wreck.
Little additional information could be
obtained after the first reports owing to
the distance of the wreck from any tel
egraph offices. ’ ',
Engineer Ward was one of the best
locomotive drivers in the country. The
rainstorm was general in the plains re
gion and it is feared that many railroad
bridges have gone out.
Hlue Creek Mine* to Ke*ume.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 3.—The Ten
nessee Ooal, Iron and Railway company
has compromised with its Blue Creek
miners and signed a new wage scale at
28 cents a ton. These mines, which are
the only on- s iu the state now idle, will
resume at ouce, giving employment to
1,000 men.
Glucono Trust Reaching Out.
Chicago, Aug. 3.—The glucose plant
of the American Preserves company, at
Davenport, la., has been sold to the
glucose trus for $700,000. The acquisi -
tiou of this plant, it is said, will give
the trust co trol of a majority of the
plants throughout the country.
Nelson Diugley, Sr.» I« Dead.
Lewiston, Me., Aug. 8. Nelson
Dingley, father of Congressman Nelson
Dingley, Jr., died at his home in this
city. He was 88 years of age. Death
was due to a stroke of paralysis.
More Trouble Near Madrid.
Madrid, Aug. 3.—There were dis
turbances at Tetuan, near this city,
arising from a private dispute. The
rioters used guns and several persons
were wounded.
Steep Duty 'ou Hl ex loan Steers.
' Nogales, .A T.. Aug. 3.—The first
importation of Mexican cattle under the
Dingley tariff law was made through
the customs house here. Six hundred
and for.y head of steers, the property
of E.’ S. Newman, were brought into this
country, the duty being $1,296 over the
duties fixed by the Wilijpu bUi. ,