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PROMINENT CAPITALISTS WILL
VISIT LAGRANGE TUESDAY
URGED BY FRIENDS TO
ENTER GOVERNOR’S RACE
HON. J. E. DUNSON
of this city who ia being- strongly urged by citizens in different sections
of the state, to enter race for governor.
LaGrange Extends
Welcome
Party Will Be Composed of Eas
tern, Middle Western and At
lanta Capitalists Who Will
Make Auto Tour of State in
Interest of Rural Credits.
The city of LaGrange will extend
a cordial welcome to a party of dis
tinguished capitalists, who will arrive
here today about one o'clock, on their
tour of the state in the interests of
rural credits in Georgia. The party-
will be composed of George T. Row
land, of New York; J. M. Stephens,
Atlanta; Edwin P. Ansley, Mrs. Ans-
ley and Miss Mamie Ansley, Atlan
ta; Dr. J. W. Mayson, John H. Mc
Namara, president North American
Life Insurance Company, of Chicago;
Colonel Knox, vice president North
American Life Insurance Company,
of Chicago; J. II. Prentiss, vice pres
ident North American Life Insurance
Company, of Chicago; S. Z. Ruff and
J. Hope Tigner, Atlanta; Kent Pen
dleton, Tampa; W. H. Leahy, indus
trial secretary Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce; A. M. Smith, secretary
Georgia Chamber of Commerce, At
lanta; C. J. Haden, president Georgia
Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta; M.
V. Richards and I. J. Stephens of
the Southern Railway; J. F. Jack-
son, agricultural agent Central of
Georgia Railroad, Savannah; J. P.
Billups, general passenger agent A.
and West Point, Western of Alabama
and Georgia Railways; C. A. Wicker-
sham, president Atlanta and West
Point, Western of Alabama and Geor
gia Railways; W. H. Allen and W.
A. Hemphill, Atlanta, and a repres
entative from each Atlanta newspa
per..
The Chamber of Commerce, of La
Grange will tender to the visitors an
informal luncheon at the Park Hotel
upon their arrival, and immediately
following, a tour of the city will be
made and the industrial resources of
LaGrange will be inspected. The
luncheon will be served by Mr. A. L.
Powell, proprietor of the City Cafe,
and Mr. Powell is determined that the
spread shall be a highly enjoyable
one.
Purpose of Tour.
The big party of Eastern and
middle Western capitalists, escorted
by prominent Atlantans will.leave At
lanta Tuesday morning at seven
o’clock. They will* tour South Geor
gia in the interest of loans on Geor
gia farm lands, which will make mon
ey easier for the farmers.
They will visit Nevvnan, LaGrange,
Chipley, Hamilton and Columbus on
Tuesday; Beuna Vista, Americus,
Smithville, Dawson and Albany Wed
nesday;. Sylvester, Moultrie, Pelham
and Thomaston Thursday; Quitman
and Valdosta Friday; Tlfton, Fitzger
ald and Cordele, Saturday; Montezu
ma, Fort Valley, Griffin and back to
Atlanta Sunday.
Mr. Oscar Grimes
Visits LaGrange
Mr. Oscar D. Gjrimes, the capable
superintendent of the Milstead Manu
facturing Company, spent a few hours
in LaGrange on Friday, much to the
pleasure of his numerous friends
here. Mr. Grimes is a brother of Mr.
I. B. Grimes, who has been the super
intendent of Elm City Cotton Mills
since it began operations about seven
years ago. Both of these young men
have been very successful in their
chosen line of cotton manufacturing,
and have won the esteem and regard
of both their associates in the man
agement and those who work under
them.
Ford Broken and
Repaired in 45 Min.
An automobile accident, in which
one car was robbed of a front wheel,
I occurred on the southeast cornier of
the square yesterday morning, when
the cars of Dr. Campbell and Mr.
Powers, one of the mail carriers
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clashed.
The accident drew a large crowd of
curious spectators, but nothing but a
mangled front wheel of Mr. Pow
er’s car resulted from the accident.
The car was sent to the garage of J.
A. & Cline Bagwell, w-as repaired
and put in running condition in forty-
five minutes after the accident. Both
cars were Fords.
PROF. R.W. SMITH
BEGINS CAMPAIGN
Many New Students Are Expected
for Both the Local Colleges,
the Pride of Lagrange.
Mr. Rufus Smith, known in this
section of the state as Uncle Rufus,
proposes a strenuous campaign for
new students for both the local col
leges this summer.
He has sblicited the aid of the Re
porter and no doubt the determina
tion with which he has begun this
work will result with both the col
leges filled !to their capacity next
fall. The local colleges should be a
source of much pride to every La
Grange and Troup County citizen and
“Uncle Rufus” should have no trouble
:in securing the co-operation of a
large number of people in attaining
the goal for which he is working.
Left Saturday on
Foreign Trip
Messrs. Fuller E. Callaway and S.
Y. Austin left Saturday morning for
New York and will sail from there
Tuesday morning on an extended trip
through Europe. They will sail on
the Steamer Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria of the Hamburg-American Line,
landing in Hamburg on June 18th.
They will visit several places in Ger-
many, Austria, Switzerland, Italy,
Belgium, Holland, France and Eng
land, embarking on their return voy
age the latter part of July or early
in August.
They will be joined at Atlanta by
Mr. Howard Callaway, brother of Mr.
Fuller E., who will make the trip ov
er with them and accompany them on
a part of the journey. He will not,
however, undertake as strenuous an
itinerary as will Messrs. Fuller Call
away and Austin, but will stop at
some/'of the springs, while the La
Grange men visit a number of foreign
cotton mills.
Each of these gentlemen has hosts
of warm personal friends in this City
and section who will wish for them
the greatest possible enjoyment and
benefit from the trip.
MR. DUNSON WELL EQUIPPED
TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.
The Reporter’s announcement last
week that Mtt J. E. Dunson was be
ing urged to make the race for gover
nor of Georgia, has created consider
able interest among the large number
of his friends in this and other sec
tions of Georgia.
Mr. Dunson has not only achieved a
wonderful- success in the world of
business, but his has been an ’exceed
ingly well rounJed development. His
private library is one of the, most
complete in the state and he is on
intimate terms with its contents. Few
men are so well informed on general
subjects. His interest in education
and his effective assistance to educa
tional institutions in the state indi
cate that his ideals are not confined
to business achievements alone.
Blessed with a clear brain and ex
ceptional physical development, the
result of temperate living, Mr. Dun
son is a specimen of the purposeful,
useful, creative type of the Ameri
can man. He is a good citizen, tak
ing an active interest in public af
fairs. He is a good neighbor. He is
the best sort of a friend. And in the
supreme test of a man—his home life
—he has achieved his greatest suc
cess, as attested by a wife almost as
young looking as their grown daugh
ter and four children in perfect
health and of fine promise.
The people of Georgia would honor
themselves in calling this man to be
their governor.
THOSE WHO WILL ATTEND CAL-
LAWAY-PORCHER WEDDING.
The following are among the out-
of-town people who will attend the
Callaway-Porcher wedding, on the
evening of June 10. Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Porcher, Miss Adrienne
Porcher, Misses Maidee and Myrtis
Porcher, Coooa,Fla.;Mr. James Banks,
Atlanta; Col. and Mrs. B. G. Swan
son, Mrs. Howard Callaway, of At
lanta; Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Varden, of
Atlanta, Mrs. DeLos Blodgett, Miss
Helen Blodgett, Miss Marie Blodgett,
Washington, D. C.; Messrs. Willis and
Ralph Pagan, Atlanta; Judge and
Mrs. Ernest Kontz, Atlanta; Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Burnett, Birmingham,
Ala.; Mr. Eugene S. Cox, Bonaven-
tine, Mr. Ross Green , Nashville,
Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Horace Lanier,
West Point; Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Hud-
man, West Point; Mr. and Mrs Arch
Avery, West Point, Mr> and Mrs.
Mandeville, of Carrollton.
Troup County Fair
Has Bright Outlook
Those behind the movement to have
a Troup county fair this year are
sunguine over the outlook of having
the greatest one in the history of the
county. C
From every part of Troup comes
the announcement that the good far
mers are saving their oats and oth
er prize products in an effort to win
some of the big prizes, which will
be offered at the fair."
Considerable work is being done
on the fair grounds now in order to
have the place in fine shape for the
v big show during the fall.
Ladies of Troup county are also
taking a greater interest in the ex
hibits than ever and the prospects are
bright for having^ many beautiful
pieces of handiwork and many choice
bits of food on display, by the fair
sex.
An effort will be made to have the
fair during a time, that will not con
flict with the fairs of the imrrfediately
adjoining counties. Directors of the
institution are not certain as to the
exact date, but it is- thought that it
will be held from October 20th to
24th.
WEST POINT TO
VOTE ON BONDS
$10,000 in Bonds May Be Voted
to Build a City Auditoriurii
for the Enterprising; Town.
The progressive city -of West Point
has set a splendid example in civic
enterprise l>y calling &n election to.
be held on July 13th to determine the
question whether or not a bond issue
of $10,000 shall be floated with which
bo build a city auditorium. The bonds
are to run twenty years and bear inr
terest at the rate of 5 per cent per
annum, provision is made for their
retirement by annual installments.
The auditorium is,to be,for the joint
use and under the joint control of the
city authorities and the trustees of
the public schools.
The election was called as the re
sult of an enthusiastic mass meeting
held last week.
An auditorium will be of great
benefit to West Point and its people,
not only as a means of bringing the
people closer together and inspiring
interest in civic advancement; not
only for the direct enjoyment and
benefits derived through the enter
tainments—but it will prove a splen
did advertisement ^s well.
The Reporter takes this occasion to
compliment the progressive citizens
of West Point upon this latest stroke
of enterprise. LaGrange also is to
have an auditorium fn connection with
the new public school huilding for
which contract has been let, But the
Reporter’will not cease to agitate the
question until LaGrange shall have
erected a handsome and commodious
auditorium located near the center
and dedicated to all the wholesome
and worthy purposes naturally con
comitant with such institutions.
WORK TO BEGIN
ON HIGH SCHOOL
The new addition to the LaGrange
high school will begin construction as
soon as the present work of grading
the site is finished, according.,to Mr.
Cook, ■ manager, of Pike Bros. Lum
ber Company.
According to Mr, Cook’s estimation,
this work will be finished withih two
or three weeks.
Pike Bros. Lumber Company, of
this city, have the contract for the
building and according to their esti
mation it will be completed during
the early fall term.
Chas. W. Carlton and Paul Clark, of
LaGrange, who designed the struc
ture, gave out the following descrip
tion of the building whefi interviewed
by a representative of The Reporter:
The building will be two stories and
basement, the basement being mostly
above ground and well lighted.
The main front will be 141 feet,
with principal entrance in center
through a large cofumned portico in
DIRT DROKEN
FOR FOUNDRY
Will Use Modern
Equipment
Organization Behind Industry
Hopes to Have Plant Completed
In Short Time; Have Secured
Admirable Site and Conditions
Are Favorable for Business.
Dirt has been broken on the site
selected for the new iron foundry in
LaGrange and the men behind the
industry hope to have the building
well under way in a few weeks.
Contracts have been let at admir
able figures and according to Mr. I.
N. Lozier, it will be only a short time
before the people of LaGrange will
be given the benefit of high class
workmanship in iron moulding.
Mr. Cox, of West Point, whq was
long connected with the iron works
of that city, will supervise the opera
tions of the shop, while Mr. Lozier
will act more as an outside man and
business manager.
The fact that LaGrange is to have
an iron foundry comes as a gratifying
piece of news to the business element
of this city as it has long been realiz
ed that this was one of the several
kinds of industries needed here.
On all sides is heard the prediction
that the new busihess will prosper
lord It'' Is an assured fact—that La
Grange people will patronize the firm,
whenever possible.
Mr. J. G. Truitt
Attends Banquet
(
Mr. J. G. Truitt of this city, who
is one of the pillars of LaGrange
business left yesterday at noon to
attend the banquet given by Mr.
Edwin P. Ansley to the large party
of eastern and western capilatists at
the Piedmontt driving Club.
Mr. Truitt will accompany the
group of capitalists, who will arrive
in LaGrange today about one o'clock.
the Ionic order. Above the pedi
ment of this central portico rises a
graceful low dome, giving a some
what monumental character to the
design. Besides the main front en
trance are entrances at each end of
the building through porches which
increase the total length of the build
ing to 161 feet.
On the left of the front entrance,
first floor, is the superintendent’s of
fices, on the right, board meeting
room. Fucing this entrance corridor
are the physical and chemical labora
tories, with the lecture theatre be
tween them. The other rooms on the
first floor are, four standard class
rooms with their cloak rooms, emer
gency hospital, boys’ toilet, girls toil
et.
The second . story contains four
class rooms with cloak rooms, an
auditorium seating 800, botonical
laboratory , and plant ptopagatin
room, teachers rest room, and com
mercial departments.
The basement contains four un
finished class rooms, space for man
ual training department, fuel room,
and the necessary space for /a modem
heating and ventilating plant, and
vacuum cleaner apAratus.
For the present it is Intended to
use most of the space in the base
ment for wet weather play rooms.
The architects were instructed to
plan a thoroughly modem building in
every respect. Acting upon these in
structions they have spent a great
deal of time and study in the develop
ment of their plans:
Competent critics who have ex
amined the plans say that if they are
properly executed, , LaGrange will
have one of the best, if not the very
best, high school buildings of its class
in the entire south.
LET’S HAVE A FLYLESS CITY!
A prominent LaGrange physician stated to a representative of
The Reporter yesterday that, in his belief, the cause of all the
summer sickness of babies, commonly diagnosed as “summer
diarrhea,” could be traced directly to the .contamination of the fly.
It is an appalling situation, that enlighltened people in this age
pf science and progress are too lazy to 'properly screen their
homes and impress upon their children the importance of ‘swat
ting the fly,” when one is found in the ljduse. .
By doing this it is practically an easy tjpatter to entirely elimi
nate the fly from the home, and when this is done we have done
something for the little babies, who are suffering and, who are de
pendent upon older people for relief. 1
Now we could keep up a “hot air” broadside until September
morn, but unless some of the people of this city felt some of the
responsibility of fly-fighting, it would be worth just about as
much as a man’s thumb in an attempt to stop the leak in an ocean
liner.
Lets do some practical WORK!
To begin with, everybody, whb feels that his or her-home ia
properly screened, call up The Reporter; We will take down the
names and publish a list in a few days of all those who have “fly
less homes.” .. j
By a process of elimination the lightj can be thrown upon the
homes, where there are no screens. Then if the owners are so
poor as to be unable to provide screens, it would be an easy mat
ter to get enough by popular subscription to do a great deal of
real “missionary work.” If they are able, but unwilling to spend
the extra money, it will be a good case for the sanitary officer.
When all the homes are emancipated, we can start on the out
side, but lets eliminate the fly from the home first. Who will be
the first to take an interest?