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WILL YOU
help build the new
HOTEL this year
GAS STOVES
will make cooking
a REAL pleasure
VOL. 72
ESTABLISHEIL
FRIDAY MORNING MARCH 6, 1914
FIVE CENTS A COPY.
NUMBER 20.
PROMINENT ::. u ,.aNOE CITIZENS DECLARE
: OUR GREATEST NEED IS A NEW HOTEL
PRESENT SERVICE INAOEQOATE
Other Cities Have Proven Ben
efit to Be Derived from High
Class Hotel Accommodations.
•WOULD BENEFIT OUR TOWN
MORE THAN ANYTHING THAT
COULD BE DONE.”
Mr. C. V. Truitt says: "If we ex
pect to go forward, we have got to
torrect a condition that is injuring
our town daily. This condition is the
iack of proper hotel facilities to care
for the traveling public. Hotelfe of
a city worth while, are about as well
known abroad as the city itself and
their reputation is that of the city.
The impression that is made on £
■sojourner in a town by his hotel ac
rommodations, largely makes up his
estimate of the place, and when he
leaves, he carries with him, an esti
mate of the thrift and progressive
ness of the community, accordingly.
A modern, up-to-date hotel would be
nefit our town more than anything
that could be done, and mean great-
4 r LaGrange in a very short while/'
Ml Hines Writes
How He Stands
Little Kathleen Huss
Burned to Death
TO THE PEOPLE OF TROUP
COUNTY:
"HOTEL CONDITIONS HURTING
LAGRANGE.”
Mr. J. C. Blanton, traveling rep
resentative of The Virginia-Caro-
lina Chemical Company says:
'Traveling men are clamoring for a
•cal hotel in the best city in Georgia
or Alabama—LaGrange, and are sur
prised that enterprising people like
the city possesses, have not yet buiit
/>ne, consistent with the progress in
other lines. The amazing thing about
,t is that it has been so long over
looked, and still not started. The
hotel conditions here are hurting the
town. What is said is not meant to
t«e “knocking,” but is spoken in a
spirit of friendliness to the city.”
There has recently been a great deal
of discussion in regard to the Mc-
Crory School Book Bill,and 1 feel
it my duty, as one of the Represent
atives of Troup County, to let the
people know how I stand on the
question.
I am heartily in favor of the
School Book Bill and shall support
the measure when it is brought up
for passage.
The bill has a strong following
and had it not been for the action
of the rule committee delaying the
bill, in my opinion, it would have
passed the House by a good major
ity.
However, Col. MoonJjaving given
the difference in the *st of school
in the State of Georgia, Ontario and
California, it is useless for me to
give the statistics again.
Mr. H. S. Bowden, who is a cand
idate for State School Commission
er, has ulso given (through a can-
culation which he has sent out to
the voters) statical conparison as
to the difference in prices of school
books in the State of Georgia, On
tario and California.
I am confident, however, that the
bill will be passed in the session of
this Summer of the Legis lature. And
I pledge my best efforts to do all 1
can for the passage of the bill. Cer
tainly, this is u matter which it is
well for the State to test in actual
operation, which is what the pend
ing bill provides for.
Respectfully,
W. F. HINES.
Little Kathleen, the four year old
daughter of Mr. Q. D. Huss, while
playing with matches last Wednes
day afternoon set fire to her cloth
ing and died a few hours later from
the terrible burns inflicted before
her agonized mother could catch her
and put out the (lames.
The body of the child was prac
tically a solid mass of burns and it
was soon realized that the case was
hopeless, but efforts to relieve and
if possible save the life of the suf
ferer were kept up until the end by
Dr. Brewster and her assistants at
the Episcopal Mission.
Mr. Huss is a valued employee of
the Unity Spinning Mills and the
sympathy of all will go out to the
bereaved family.
Dr. F. M. Ridley
Extends Thanks
Profoundly sensible of the compli
ment paid me by friends in suggest
ing my name for the State Senator-
ship and the flattering comment of
the press of the county, 1 would ten
der exjAljision of my sincere appre
ciation or the distinct honor done me
by them, and the hundreds of my
fellow citizens who nave proffered
their support, with 'the reportthat
for personal reasons I find it im
practicable for me to aecept the hon
or.
I am, sincerely yours,
F. M. RIDLEY, M. D.
LaGrange, Ga., March 5, 1914.
ODD FELLOWS
MR. PITTMAN CLEAVELAND
WITH GOLDSTEIN BROS.
» Mr. Pittman B. Cleaveland, the well
known and popular salesman, is now
with Goldstein Bros, and through the
Reporter extends a cordial invitation
to his friends to call on him there.
LaGrange Was Selected After
Hard Fight. Between 80 and
100 Brothers Expected.
MR. SMITH PRAISES PROGRESS
MADE BY CITY OF LAGRANGE
GOOD HOTEL THE BEST A DYER'
TISEMENT A TOWN CAN
HAVE.
IjaOrange has made great prog
ress in the last few years and much
r redit is due your paper for the stand
has taken in city affairs.
We have a live town but our hotel
accomodations are far behind the
times and are not in keeping with
“‘Progressive LaGrange.”
The traveling men are good spend
ers and thousands of dollars would
yearly be left in LaGrange by them
if they could get the proper ac
comodations but at piesent they
make it convenient to spend as little
lime as possible here.
A good hotel is the best Ldvertise-
ment that a town can have.
Will gladly assist in every way
possible to help build this much need
ed hotel.
Yours very truly,
JNO. D. FAVER.
MRS. HOWELL WITH PHARR
BROS. & CHILDS CO.
Pharr Bros. & Childs Co. have en
gaged Mrs. C. J. Howell as special
demonstrator of their celebrated
"Jewel” Gias Stoves and Ranges. Mrs.
Howell is well known in LaGrange
for her accomplishments in culinary
and household matters, as well as for
her agreeable personality and stead
fastness of purpose in anything that
she undertakes, and the friends of
both the firm and Mrs. Howell are
predicting a mutually satisfactory
connection.
MR. NEILL OF COLUMBUS HERE
FOR TREATMENT.
WOULD STIMULATE ALL BUSI
NESS AND ENHANCE REAL
ESTATE VALUES.”
Mr. Fuller E. Callaway says: “I
fould tdll of numerous instances in
which I have been made to feel
ashamed of my home city’s lack of
suitable hotel accommodations, but
I will not take up tne space for de
tailed accounts. Suffice it to say
that our city as a whole and all of
the interests connected with it are
suffering through this deficiency. It
is a serious matter when every men
tion of the city’s name calls forth
a knock on account of its inadequate
and out-of-date hotel accommoda
tions. We need t Tie good will, the
boosts of these people who are now
avoiding us as much as they can and
talking about us; we need to make
them good advertisers for us instead
of knockers.
“Although I am not in position just
now to assume as large a share in
the undertaking as I would like to,
I will be glad to take an interest and
lend a hand with my fellow citizens
I would do so as a matter of civic
pride even if it meant a certain loss,
but I believe a first-class hotel, built
with an eye to the future and proper
ly operated would pay a small fair
return probably sooner than many
expect, and might in time prove
highly profitable {through enhance
Mr. J. Douglas Neill, cashier of the
National Bank of Columbus, arrived
this week for a course of treatment
at Dr. Slack’s Sanatorium. Mr. Neill
is one of the live wires of the Electric
City and is here to recuperate for
overtaxed nerves. He is an exceed
ingly agreeable and igenial gentle
man, and has already made nume
rous friends who will wish for him
speedy recovery to health and vigor.
Mr. Doe Returns
from New York
Mr. I. C. Doe, Mrs. Georgia McHan
and Miss Lyonda Robertson, have just
returned from a three weeks trip to
New York and Philadelphia where
they went in the interest of their
firm, LaGrange Dry Gioods Company.
While there they studied all the new
est styles in Millinery and Misses
McHan and Robertson, are now
prepared 'to show you the newest
things in spring millinery. Mr. Doe
looked after the buying of ready-to
wear and the dress goods end of it &
you can rest assured he will have
some very snappy new styles to show
the pepple of LaGrange. Their new
goods are beginning to arrive and
they invite every one to call and see
the new spring goods, you are always
welcome.
Mr. Howard C. Smith, who it will
oe remembered was connected with
the soil survey of this county two
years ago; passed through this city
recently en route to Barbour county,
Alabama, where he will engage in
similar work. During his brief stay
in the city he was the guest of W.
W. Caldwell with whom he made a
tour of the city, the suburbs und
contiguous territory. On his return
Mr. Smith expressed ^himself very
flatteringly concerning the rapid ad
vance made by our city und sur
rounding county.
He stated that although he na
turally expected material progress
during the past two years, he was
astonished and pleased at our rapid
growth and development; in part he
said. “The gradual steady increase
in value of the farm lands has hardly
kept pace with the rapid progress of
the city and its industries. However,
this is apt to be the case in any dis
trict where the industrial progress
is rapid. The increase in land values
has been steady and substantial, and
founded on correct economic princi
ples. People are beginning to realize
more and more that your lands have
been undervalued and that thdir in
herent possibilities have only been
partially estimated.”
During the progress of the survey
two years ago it was noted that there
was little fall plowing. On my ride
through the county on the West Point
road for a distance of upwards 30
miles, it was very gratifying to note
that nearly all the land intended for
spring seeding had been fall plowed.
The report on page 11 states,” fall
plowing is usually preferable to
spring plowing, as the heavy sub
soil is thus given a c-.iance to weather
under the winter rains and freezes,
becoming loose and friable by spring.”
“If the deep plowing is done in the
spring, the heavy clay Is in poor con
dition and becomes hard and cloddy;
the coarse material which has been
plowed under also forms a loose lay
er which may cut off the surface soil
from the moisture beneath and cause
the crop to suffer from drouth.”
While the acreage of winter oats
shows some increase over two years
ago there should be a greater acreage
of winter cover crops to prevent dis
astrous erosion and loss of soluble
nitrates.
Concerning our growth as a city
the Surveyor expressed even greater
surprise. I learn, said he, “That ov
er 200 houses were built during 1913
and that many more have been re
built and remodeled. I will not say
of corn, ensilage, hay, and grain, as
well us a wide range of vegetables
for home consumption and fruits. The
county is so well situated for the fur
ther growth und expansion of the
beef, dairy, und hog industries that
it should be only a few years before
.you are largely self sustaining in
this regard.”
“There Is room for the development
of market gardening for the local
supply, while the surplus cun be
marketed elsewhere. That La
Grange is strategically located for
The 12th division meeting of the
independent order of Odd Fellows
will be held in LaGrange on the 16th
and Kith of April.
LaGrange was selected after a hard
fight. Carrollton, Temple and Tal
lapoosa asked that each delegate cast
their ballot in their favor. But the
LaGrange spirit had been trans
ferred among the representatives of
the lodge, and of course, we got what
we went for.
The towns that compose the 12th
division are:
Buchanan, Bremen, Bowden, Car
rollton,’ Chattahoochee, Corinth
Douglasville, Draketown, Frolana,
Greenville, Vanderville, Newnan
Odessadale, Propuville, Senoia, Shi
loh, Temple, Tallapoosa, Whitcsburg,
Woodbury.
There is expected between 80 and
100 brothers.
The entertainment, reception and
program committees are continually
at work and hope to pull off the job
in grand style.
The two local lodges • are working
in earnest and the convention coming
promises success.
Reception committee is composed
of It. L. Render, chairman, M. J. Hal-
man, J. R. Simmons and M. II. Craw
ford, F.‘ T. Fincher and Geo. Simp
kins.
Program committee consists of
Judge Frank Harwell, H. W. Steph
ens, chairman, B. O. Peavy, C. M.
Wardlow, W. U. Thompson, G. T.
Wood.
Program committee, Geo. E. Bil-
hipping is easily seen by an examinu
tion oi the state map. If Binning- linghurst, chairman, G. T. William
ham, Atlanta, Montgomery and Ma- son, W. T. Crowder and H. A. Steph
con be united by straight lines, these
lines will farm an irregular square
with LaGrange almost in the geo
graphical center. LaGrange is con
nected to each of these citiqs by
railroads and this is one of the for
tunate conditions favoring develop
ment of town and country."
“These abundant natural and ar
tificial advantages would not cause
this present advance were it not
backed by the proper spirit of the
people./. During my trip with Mr.
Caldwell when I saw that enough
new houses had sprung up in a year
to make a .town by them selves,
that the new power line was an asset
to the town and farm alike, that your
municipal light and gas plant were
established facts, thut the county fair
was a successful feature not to speak
of the many other new industries
here,on an established basis; as well
as the new and enlarged schools and
churches it seemed to me that the
people here could well afford to cease
speaking of the “spirit” that is so
often claimed to be an asset of some
large nearby cities and proclaim the
inception of the LaGrange spirit.
“It is to be hoped that this indus
trial progress will not outstrip the
agricultural advance. The soil sur
vey came as a basic work and the
state experiment station has already
began to use it as a means for de
termining the proper fertilizers, ro
tations, crops and treatment to use
on the varied types of soid. In the
future it is planned to have results of
such a nature that more and better
advice can be given to the tiller of
the soil in regard to the many prob
lems of farm management and soil
tillage.
“Right at this juncture it is im
portant that preparation be made
for the advent o’f the boll weevil
which is sure to arrive in less than
four years’ Wherever this insect
has come it has, caused a revolution
in the agriculture and it cannot fail
MR. E. KETZKY
Had Been in Bad Health for a
Long Time Taken Suddenly
III Wednesday Night.
Mr. F,manual Ketzky, a prominent
merchant of this city, died at his
home on South Lewis street Thurs
day morning about 12 o’clock. Al
though he had been In bad health for
several months he was not seriously
ih until Wednesday night.
The body was carried to Montgo
mery, Thursday evening where fune
ral and intei-ment will take place
today. Accompanying the corpse
were Mr. Morris Goldstein, Mrs.
Ketzky and little son and Mrs. David
son, of Montgomery, Who is an aunt
of Mrs. Ketzky.
For tho few weeks prior, to his
death Mr. Ketzky apparently had en
joyed 'better health than |he had
known for some time. Recently he
purchased a car anii frequently en
joyed the recreation of a long tour
through the country.
Late Wednesday afternoon he re
turned from a ride and complained
of feeling worse than he had for
some time. He went to bed im
mediately but his condition gradually
grew worse until his death Thursday
morning.
Mr. Ketzky was the proprietor of
the Racket Store of this city and for
nearly four years had enjoyed a
flourishing business. Although there
are no relatives in LaGrange he
made many friends during his life
time if) this city, who deeply regret
his death. Hp is survived by his wife
and one little son, Logue.
Took Child and
Left Husband
J. B. Laramore
Agent for Victrolas
Mr. J. B. Laramore, the popular
jeweler of this city, who is successor
to the Gilbert Jewelry Company, an
nounces that he has secured the
agency for tho Victor Talking Ma
chines and will be glad for his friends
to call and hear their favorite music
sung and played by the world’s fam
ous stars. '
The Victor Talking Machine Co.,
sell talking machines r/om the cheap
er phonographs to the finest of Vic
trolas and Mr. Laramore has the
agency for the entire line. He is
also agent for the latest records and
those, who already have the Victor
machines can get any record desired
by applying at his store.
Maj. J. F. Jones, a well known citi
zen of this city, believes the weather
never gets too cold to fish aB is evi
denced by the fact that he went on
a flshi'ng trip during the recent cold
snap and while the snow was on the
ground succeeded in hooking several
nice specimens in the Chattahoocha.
Maj. Jones is a splendid fisherman
and has a wonderful supply of in
teresting stories about his exper
iences that he will tell if approached
in' the right manner. V
A sad case which may turn out in
the breaking up of a one-time happy
home in Brunswick had one ■ of its
settings staged in LaGrange this
week. The names of the unfortunate
participants are Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Faden, of Brunswick, and the couple
have one child, a little girl four years
of age. The husband is a Govern
ment pilot at the Port of Brunswick,
receiving a good salary, and the cou
ple are reported to have a beautiful
home in that city. It seems that the
only trouble between bhem is that
both are afflicted with ungovernable
tempers. Following an outburst last
week, during which Mrs. Faden
claimed that her husband shamefully
mistreated her, she left with the child
and a nurse, reaching LaGrange Sun
day night. She registered at the
Bostick Hotel under the assumed
name of Mrs. W. W. Wilder.
’('he matter waR brought to the
attention of Chief Reed by a telegram
from Mr. Faden. Chief Reed finally
located the pseudo Mrs. Wilder as the
real Mrs. Faden, and learning some
thing of the facts hi the case under
took to bring about a reconciliation.
The big hearted officer hopes that
the love of both parents for the child
may prove the means of bringing the
couple together, although each seems
quite bitter toward the other at the
stage at which this article is written.
A BIG HARVEST OF BLIND
TIGERS LAST TWO MONTHS
ment of real estate values and growth
in patronage. There is* no question
but that it would stimulate every
class of business and enhance real
estate values all over the city.”
that a boom is in progress for that! to dd so in Troup county. However,
term is so often used in connection | with a well organized chamber of
with schemes of promoters who often j commerce and facilities for teaching
build on imaginary prospects with no j the planter how to combat and adapt
stable economic backing. I will say j himself to the change which must
however, that the geography, soil, j come,. Troup county should not suffer
and climate of this place, plus the j go disastrously as certain other coun-
progressiveness of the inhabitants is ties already afflicted. Although it is
causing a rapid growth of industry, a ! a common fallacy to believe that
spread of the population add a gene-1 some musicians dispensation of
ral increase of values.” I Providence or other power will save
“The (ncreasing population natural- ] locations not already stricken, this
ly demands more food, and this can universal belief has been exploded
nowhere be produced more cheaply wherever the weevil has made its ap
than on the 278,400 acres of Troup pearance, and there is no reason to
county. There is an abundance of believe that this region will not have
cheap pasture land also many areas the weevil in abundance in a few
of soils suitable for the production years.”
The past two months have been
unusually active odes in a branch
of business not sanctioned by the
state and city laws, namely that of
purveying booze to various and sun
dry citizens who, it seems, will have
it despite its known ill effects upon
health, happiness and material wel
fare.
The business of selling the stuff
is meeting with serious discourage
ment, however, through the activi
ties of Chief Todd Reed and his ef
ficient assistants. They have caught
five within the past few days, a*id
a total of nine during February. Each
of these was hailed before Mayor
Edmundson and made to swell the
city’s coffers in such liberal fashion
as will no doubt discourage these
particular offenders at least from
further offenses. Mayor Edmundson
has established a scale of fines which
it would seem should act as a strong
deterrent. The penalty for the first
offense is $110; $150 for the next;
and . the same person com eh up tne
third time he is bound over to the
nfgher court.
-Chief Reed’s collections on lines
for the months of January and Feb
ruary amounted to nearly $2,500, be
sides the offenders who were sentenc-
ed to work on the streets.
To Banish Red Ants.
Get five cents’ worth of tartar
emelie from the druggist. Mix a little
of this with one-fourth as much su
gar and add a few drops of water.
Stir with a match or toothpick until
well mixed. Do not use too much wai
ter. A very thick paste Is best Find
where the ants enter, put tho paste at
their entrance and the ant problem
will be solved.