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'TSEE. ‘ * Back Page m&m Hfws FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1914. NUMBER fit CONTRACT Tun WATER WORKS MACHINERY LET WEDNESDAY Contract Amounts to $43,816 Bids on Installation of Pipes and Diltributing System Too High to Be Considered-WillBe Done by Local Plant Will Be Com pleted in Six Months, Bright Prospects for “Better Babies” The contract for the supplies for the new water works system, which win be installed in LaGrange within the next few months, was let last Wednesday, but the bids on the in. stallation of the pipe lines and dis tributing system were so high that none of them were considered and this work will be done by the local water department, of which Mr. G. H. Sargent is superintendent Mr. Sar gent states that the 14 miles of pipe will be laid within four months and that the plant will be in operation in six months. The successful bids for the various machinery and supplies were as fol lows: Intake, low service pump sta tion, coagulating basin, clear water basin, and high service pumping sta tion, awarded to Municipal Engineer ing and Construction Company, of At lanta, for $23,000. Filters, transmis sion lino and electrical equipment, awarded to Tucker and Laxton, Char lotte, N. C., for $12,200. Triplex pumps and auxiliary pumps to Buffalo Steam Pump Company, of Charlotte, N. C., for $7,000. Two raw water pumps to Platt Iron works for $1,010. The total amount of the contracts awarded is $43,816. There were ten companies repres ented at the meeting at the court house here Tuesday when the bids were publicly read. They were Tuck er and Laxton, Charlotte, N. C,; Municipal Engineering and Construc tion Company, Atlanta; B. F. RohertB, Macon; Atlanta Stone Tile and Ce ment. Company; Case and Oothan, S2"»2ST beneflfent work. Atlanta; Buffalo Steam Pump Com- Harlan Decides Directors Ai!e Responsible For Wasted Funds The better babies contest, which ■will be hold at the Mission on July 29th, under the direction of Miss Alice Conover, district nurse, has gained wide spread interest and the prospects are good for a large num ber of infants to be entered as con testants. Mrs. Howard Payne, of Elberton, president of the Georgia branch of |the National yMothter’s Congress will raddtess the meeting at the Mission inext Wednesday evening, when the prizes will be given. Mrs. Payne has long been interested in work of this kind and no doubt her talk will be of grat interest to the mothers. The work of Sties Conover in pro moting the babies’ contest is only another instanco of the wonderful work for good that the Mission carrying on in the Unity, Elm City and Spinning Mill communities. Most of tne mothers at the mill have been personally solicited to en ter their babies and there has been a remarkable eagerness shown to learn more of the care of infants. The importance of this work cannot be overestimated. It has been proved that by proper care and attention the little infant-may be saved the ordi nary illnesses, which imperil their lives in babyhood and with only a little scientific knowledge on the part of the mothers they may be brought up in a healthy condition and environ ment and thus enabled to make bet ter and healthier citizens. For months past the great national magazine, the Woman’s Home Com panion has carried on a crusade for ♦‘Better Babies” and,an inestimable amount of irood (jas been accomplish- Statcs. It is to be hoped that every moth er in LaGrange will take an interest in the meeting to be held next Wed nesday and that Miss Conover will receive much encouragement in her Atlanta; nunaio owam i umy pany, Charlotte, N. C.; International ftp U D Porl( Steam Pump Company, ^Atlanta; Mor-, P' • ' ' ■ 1 rair\ Returns to Office ris Machine Company, Trenton, N. J. When the new waterworks system is installed, I,aGrange will be equip-, pod with a service more efficient than can be found in any city of equal, Dr. Henry Bigham Park desires to size in the south. The city, by a bond announce that ne has perfected an election in 1912 provided sufficient /arrangement of (running .the Park funds for the much needed improve- ,Hotel and that he will be at his dental ment, and Mr. J. N. Hazlehurst of,offices regularly from now on. He Atlanta, the south’s foremost water-; also wishes to thank his-friends who works construction engineer was have waited for his return to his employed to design the plant. Mr. .practice and he will be glad to have Hazlehurst included in his plnns all them phone for an appointment. the modern improvements in the dis- — tributing machinery and filtering de- | Drz-rt/liae vices and when the plant is complete JUQB6 DiL/VICo ed, the people will have the benefit of ... adequate water supply and fire pro tection as well as water free from all impurities. RAISES FINE CANTEL0UPES Urged to Answer ViiC FIVE CENTS A COPY. W. Trox Bankston Keeps on the Move flon. W. Trox Bankston, the gonial \edftor of the West Point-Lanett >News, who is making a vigorous race for the legislature from Troup, was ,in the city Tuesday shaking hands .with friends and presenting the .merits of his candidacy. Mr. Banks ton has a large number of friends In LaGrange and no doubt he will have number of enthusiastic workers for him in his race. E. R. Bradfield Off on Vacation HERE TUESDAY Sharply Raps Gov. ernor Slaton Announces Platform and Then Confines Most of Speech to Attack on Govenor. Evidently Considers Slaton Most Formid able Opponent. J AMES S. HARLAN,o/. Illinois is cliiill'iiuiu ot the .interstate-com»iu;ivi commission, drhii-h lilts condemned the vrnrtfcc* of the board Of dlivr tors of the New York, New Haven Hnd Hartford railroad. ,He vrruti the decision of Ihe board In the railroad rnte investigation. Mr. HmMilii ti of the opinion that the director* ofthe New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad should he compelled by the courts to refund to Moclrtioldere the money* alleged to have been wasted by the former management of the road. DR. HARDMAN’S VALUABLE SERVICE AT STATE COLLEGE i-. i v n n u >i i . Hon. Thos. S. Felder, candidate for Col. h. R. Bradfield the wel, knojin m short term Unitcd sute8 ' g ena _ attorney of this city, has just left for ^rship, spoke in LaGrange at tho * two weeks vacation to Borden Troup dounty court house last Tues- iWheebr Springs The many friends motning at ten 0 > clock> . *>f Mr. Bradfield hope that the change crowd of citizens. r a Vi 3 nt W,U pr0Ve benc * cU1 ' Mr- Welder was Introduced to tho t l ' people of LaGrange by Judge Frank Harwell, who is an old school mate, |the two having graduated the same 'year at the University of Georgia. 1 After a short preliminary talk the speaker settled down to the issues of the campaign and presented his can didacy before the people in an able manner. ft. Mr. Felder states that he is against the convict lease system, he advocates appropriations-, for good roads, favors an extension oi rural credits, and declares that he will nev er vote to confirm an appointment of a negro for any federal office. “Wash ington,” Mr. Felder stated, “is the ne gro’s paradise on earth.” The attacks of Mr. Felder were centered on Governor John M. Sla ton, whom he evidently considered as ,hlk most formidable opponent. He declared Slatpn had assumed that the office belonged to him and that he projected his “20 years experience” .ns the principal reason, why the peo ple should entrust him with the duties of the “office. > • “The twenty year service, of whicn he boasts," declared Mr. Felder, has been n long term in which he accom plished nothing.” Almost the remain- ,der of the address was composed of i sharp attacks of Mr. Platon. - After a brief rest at the Park hotel Mr. Felder left in an automobile, ac companied by Judge Harwell for West Point, where he delivered an address in the afternoon. , He returned to LaGrange late in the afternoon and from hgre went to Hogansvillc and spoke to a gathering lof citizens there on Tuesday night LaGrange|Architect Gets Contract Cordele, July 23.—Pluns and speci fications and contract for the North ern Heights school to bo, erected on Northern Heights, have been award ed by tho bond commission to Mr. Charles W. Carlton of LaGrange, a well known architect. It is under stood that preliminary plans are to bo submitted within the next few days and thereafter shortly bids will be called for constructing the build ing. The proposed building will be a ,handsome piece of structure and will be equipped with all modern conven iences. Corn Glub Now Strong in Troup Atlanta, July 23.—Friends of Judge Nash R. Broyles of the recorder’s I court of Atlanta, candidate for judge , . . „ . „ , , of the court of appeals, are insisting It is one thing to talk about the ^ a t h e an8Wer the groundless attack wonderful possibilities of Troup coun- that jg being made upon him by his ty soils—what they will produce un- opponentt A w . Stephens of Atlanta, der intelligent handling—and another ,j,. >re ca j|j n g attention to the to go ahead and prove the possioTii- . , t hat Judge Broyles has received ties. Mr. E. J. Moon, a progressive the a j mo8 t s lid indorsement of the farmer residing in the Big Springs At i anta bar, notwithstanding the fact community, deserves credit for show- that Mr Stephens has been claiming ing what can be done in the way of commun i ca ti 0 ns to,the lawyers and raising cantaloupes. people generally that the Atlanta bar From a patch of about two-thirds }, a d indorsed him. They say the ques- of an acre Mr. Moon will raise be- t)on hag arisen aH to just how Mr. tween 2o(M) and 3000 fine fla\ored, stephenH w ;n explain his claims, juicy cantaloupes of the Rocky pro j ut iire Broyles’ friends arc point- variety. He is marketing them every . to the fact t hat Mr. Stephens other day in LaGrange, and of course run for j ust i ce 0 f the peace and was is finding ready sale for them at re- .defeated; that,he ran for the legisla- munerative prices. His melons are ture anfj waK ,i e f Ba ted; that he ran far superior to those shipped from f(}r so ij c itor of the city court of At- South Georgia, not only on account of i ant „ promising to give half his fees the thorough methods of cultivation ^ c b ar ity and was defeated; that he employed, but from the fact that has made the race for two Q r three they do not have to be pulled while other officeH :in< i has always been green, as is the case with melons defeated. shipped a great distance. I () n the other hand it is pointed out Feeling sure that Mr. Moon s ex- Judge Broyles has never been perience would be of value to others, de f ea ted, having been re-elected seven a representative of The Reporter in- times as judge of the Atlanta record duced Mr. Moon to tell of his me- er > s cour t i though often opposed by thods of cultivation. He broke the able and p opu i ar lawyers, land thoroughly with a two-horse j udge Broyles’ remarkable race for subsoiler, and used 10-3-3 fertilizer at ^, court of appeals two years ago, the rate of about 1000 pounds to the j g fresh in the memories of Geor- acre. The patch was laid off in rows pians> as } 8 a ig 0 his magnanimous five feet apart and the seed were ( p^j^t ip withdrawing from the con- planted five feet apart in the rows. j n t h e interest of harmony at the The fertilizer was strewn by nana to jj acon convention, after he had tied insure its being placed where needed. with j udge J. R. Pottle in the state When laying by he applied < 100 -mary. pounds of nitrate of soda. The re- j 'php lawyers of Atlanta have never suit is a crop of as -fine cantaloupes i„ dorsed Mr. Stephens, it is stated, as c^n be produced anywhere, ana an y position for which he has run, from the fact that Mr. Moon will Jre- on aC count of an alleged lack of legal alize in the neighborhood of $120 exper jence. They recall also the fact from this small patch alone it can t hat several ydars ago Mr. Stephens readily be seen that the growing of endo rsed and recommended' a negro cantaloupes can be _ made highly politician for admission to the bar. piofitable in this section. I They say, of course, Mr. Stephens had ; ! a legal light to do this, if it met his SACRED HARP SINGING SUNDAY personal tastes and inclinations, but | that a negro lawyer is distasteful, to Next Sunday at two o’clock there the lawyers and court officials will be a Sacred Harp singing at the' generally. Primitive Baptist church on Green-1 Politicians here are predicting the wood street. Everybody is cordially election of Judge Broyles by an over- invited to come and enjoy the music.: whelming majority. The editors and their wivos enjoyed no part of their weekly outing in con nection with the meeting of the as sociation at Commerce more than they did their visit to Athens where they were hosDitahly received and generously entertained. The trip was educational and Inspirational. Their opportunity of looking over the state’s magnificient educational in stitutions there was enjoyed by many who had not vinited Athena he- fore and were not familiar with the vastness of this property and the quantity and quality of the work be ing done. They were first, received at the University where they were welcom ed by Prof. Stewart and several short addresses were made. They had the pleasure of meeting here the six hun dred teachers attending the teachers training school. They next visited the State Normal, were entertained at a seated bdrbeeue luncheon in the immense dining hall, and afterwards visited the various associated institutions on the State Normal grounds. Probably the greatest surprise came when they were taken over the plant of the State Agricultural Col lege. Here is a plant and a work to make every Georgian's breast swell with pride. A beautiful building, beautiful grounds, fine equipment, beautiful farm, magnificent dairy, every line of experimental work, fine herds of cattle, beautiful blooded horses and everything to give the impression that this school is a really great institution, and that the work it is doing for the farmers of the state is invaluable. During a rain the editors were as sembled in the chapel and Chancellor Barrow addressed tnem. He later in troduced Dr. L. G. Hardman, as a man ,y?hbse efforts had helped ge. the appropriation for the school through the legislature, had been most valu able on the building committee, had been instrumental in finding and employing Dr. Soule, who has proven such a boon to agricultural education and development in the state, and finally who had served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees giving a service to the institution that was in valuable. Dr. Hardman’s short talk was an eye-opener. He reviewed briefly the schools The state owns thirteen hundred acres of land here. Several hundred Georgia farmers and farm boys are trained here each year. Experiments recently made in find ing a strain 9f cotton that produces the maximum amount of oil from the seed, will be worth twenty-seven mil lion dollars annually to farmers if they act upon the information given them. The hog cholera work had already resulted in a saving to the state of a million and a half dollars'annually. Millions have been saved if# south Georgia by the work in staTripmg out cotton blight. The boys corn dubs, the girls can ning clubs and the extension work bad reached and, inspired every coun ty in the state. The introduction of the improved stock of dairy and beef cattle and hogs and horseH would soon be worth millions annually to the The editors doubtless left Athens Walter Judge J. B. Strong, county school superintendent, has issued the follow- ling list of members of the Troup coupty boys’ com club for this year. A,ll of the youngsters here men tioned are working hard to win some of the many prizes offered for the largest yield and the contest promis es to be interesting for 1914. Chipley, Route 3. Everett Anderson, W. R. High- smith, Douglas Hagler, Otis Myhftnd, Russell Murphy, R. B. Mobley, Rob ert Thompson. Gabbettville, Route 1. Harry Ayers, Sam Davidson, Paul Potts, Richard Ridgeway, Tom Wilk inson. Gabbettville, Route 2. Pope Haralson. LaGrange. Route 1. Jesse Borders, Johnie B. Davis, Robert Estes, Howard Estes, Ferrell Homer, Marvin Hall, Britt Lanier, J. C, Truitt, George Truitt, Lewis Wright, Horace Wright. LaGrange, Route 2. Cecil Taylor, Ernest Patillo, Mer rill Hogg, Ponton Green, Almon Ggeen. LaGrange, Route 3. Leroy Cobb, Hubert Dye, Hobson Dye, Clifford Freeman, Leo Freeman, Dewey Goss, Curtis Glass, Amos Glass, Hope Hudson, Coleman Hardy, Herman Hopkins, Traylor Loyd, Earl Moore, Claude Moore, Williard Moore, Moore, Charlie Newton, Subscriber Deplores Class Hatred i Editor Reporter. Dear Sir: 1 The habit of some newspapers of .trying to incite class hatred by | picturing the great business builder |us a parasite living on the labor ’ of the proletariat, is an insult to intel ligence. Money is the measure of power, but money for its own sake is not worth the struggle. Modern mil lionaires do not hoard; they invest, and they invest that they may use. The successful man of this age is a great builder. He is, always extend ing, building, improving, and all in the line of human betterment. With best wishes, SUBSCRIBER. with a stronger conviction as to the value of the state’s educational stitutions located there. SOUTH GEORGIA CROPS GOOD. Lundy Prince, J. M. Smedley, .Jim Wilson, Boh Wilson, Lewis >. ilRon, Earl Williams. LaGrange, Route 4. Ridley Fling, Robert Timmons, H. S. Smith. Ilogansville, Route 3. Willis Wilson, Mose Wilson, Earl Wilson, Rufus Johnson, Fred Boozer, LaGrange, Route 5. Richard Bryant, Walter Dix. Mr.' McKee, traveling representa tive for the Liberty Mills at Nash ville, Tcnn., was in LaGrange yester day and spoke of the prospects for - a. 1 through south Georgia, he stated, “and I doiyt believe I ever saw such a bright outlook for farmers in that section. In my opinion they will .make more cotton this year than ever before. The crops in middle Gieor- gia Jlvi A llw vl Utto It l ****\A»X»V —— F“ ” «« a || also look good and I believe 1914 N Hogarmvllte will be a banner year for the farmers. Other traveling men in LaGrange have also expressed similar opinions and the farmers in this section are in deed sanguine over the prospects. Dr- Emory Park Visiting Abroad Dr. Emory Park, formerly of Ia- Grange, and well known throughout the state for his work on the state board of health is how 'traveling abroad. Mr. Howard Park; of La- Grange yesterday received a card from Dr. Park, who is now at Bad Nauheim, Germany. Dr. Park will be in Europe all of .this year, visiting all the fprincipal l ppints of interest. He will a post graduate course months at Vienna, Austi mous rendesvous of noted Dr. Park will continue with the state board of his return to America. Iso take several the fa- ysicians. his work 1th upon Roy Blackwood. Abbottsford. .Albert Bassett, Jack Newell. Glenn, Route 1. Heard Bassett, Oran Whatley. Gilford Newton, David Cooper. Ilogansville, Route 5. Boyd Davis, Herman Reid. Mountville Rpute 3. Henry Count. 1 ;.. James Johnson, John . Partridge, Lewis Partridge. Cordoh ( ^eg Darden.. W jjfri $ood. Chariots, A. Paul; Fjrdeman,Horace Ccjinth. Norman Jackson. OLD FASHIONED DANCE AT ' •: PARK. , V- • An old fashioned square _dai>ce, will be given out at the pavilion at the City Park tonight and everybody is invited to come out and witne*s the fun. , • ' The event was gotten up by Mr. and Mrs. Rip Moore, of near La- Grange and a large crowd of young .people will participate. It has been a long time since a dance of this kind ,has been held in LaGrange and it is a (sure tiling that everybody that goes out tonight will have a world of fun. A "16-Year Older” bays Mr. Gibson In a recent news item carried in the Macon Telegraph, headed, “LaGrange Policemen Are to Go Into Camp,” it was stated that the reason policeman W. S. Gibson would hot participate in this boyish outing was because he was approaching the “three score and ten age.” Mr. Gibson asked a representative of the Reporter to please correct that “age proposition,” that, although, he didn’t mind being called ugly and many other things, he would whip ■the man that so misrepresented him. He said, “I’m only a .sixteen year old- JudgeJohn McCord Visits LaGrange Judge John McCord, of Kentucky, chief land- attorney for the Inter state Commerce Commission, is in LaGrange this week, and he and Col. A. H. Thompson, of this city; who- waa recently appointed. to the legal de partment of the. commission, have be gun a valuation of the A. B. & A. terminals and right of way. Judge McCord is one of the most prominent lav/yers of Kentucky. He held the office of circuit judge in that state for a number of years and is well known to the legal profession in the south. » '•»' As soon as the work on the A. B. & A. is completed they will take up the valuation of the Central of Geor gia properties. _