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THIS PAPER VISITS 2,200 HOMES tun nnUnary VOL 73. ESTABLISHED 1842. FRIDAY MORNING DEC. 18, 1914. FIVE CENTS A COPY. READ THE ADS IN THE REPORTER NUjVIBER 10. NEW MILL IS ORGANIZED Construction Work Soon to Begin Meeting of the Subscribers of the Hillside Cotton Mills Was Held in the Directors Room of the LaGrange National Bank. (The Hillside Cotton Mills, which ■will be LaGrange’s eighth big mill ami add greatly to its industrial and • commercial importance, was formally organized as a body corporate on Wednesday, the 16th, at a meeting of the subscribers held in the director’s room of the LaGrange National Bank. Capital Stock Fixed at $500,000. Following the preliminaries of ac ceptance of charter, adoption of by laws and other ‘ requirements under the corporation laws of Georgia, a resolution was ndopted fixing the capi tal stock at $500,000. Officers and Directors of New Enter prise. Following are tho officers of the corporation: C. V. Truitt, president, S. Y. Austin, vice-president & General Manager. Fuller E. Callaway, trcasurev. J. A. Perry, secretary. The above with the following were elected as directors: J. G. Truitt, S. H. Truitt, Roy Dnl- lis, tl.'H. Childs, J. H.j Edmondson, W. A. Holmes, Ilatton Lovejoji, O. A. Barnard, F. C. Johnson, C. M. Puhlman,, J. W. Lane, Chau. E Perk ins, J. Carroll Payne. Will Push Construction Work. The construetiorf'work will be begun at the earliest possible time and push ed to completion as rapidly as is con sistent with the best standards of building work. Work on several sec tions of modern warehouses will he begun within the next two or three weeks and it is planned to start work on the immense main buildings and the cottages as soon as winter breaks. Meanwhile, a great deal of the most thorough and painstaking preliminary work is being done by the manage ment and the engineers, who are the A. Dallis Company of Atlanta, iile now plant will form the sixth ' iy the chain of successful cotton under practically the same man- jXent; and this experience will no doaia^mean an equally brilliant suc cess iw the Hillside Mills. Will Benefit Entire City. The building of a half million dollar manufacturing plant in LaGrange would be a most valuable service at any time, but particularly so just now, when the general tendency is toward contraction of all enterprise and to such an extent that workers in the building trades are beginning to suf fer. With this important construc tion work assured for -next year, it is' a certainty that there will he a smaller proportion of unemployed in IiaGrange than anywhere else in the | state. Indeed, it is probable that others may follow the example and ake advantage of the favorable con ditions of low-priced materials and abundance of laborers anxious for vork. Part of Sanatorium to Be Made Hotel Among the most important business changes to take effect on January 1st will be the conversion of the greater portion of Dr. Slack’s Sanatorium' at corner Church and Harnlson street in to a modern 20 room hotel, which will be conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Will Andrews, who are now operating a hotel at The Rock, Ga. Dr. Slack will continue his medical practice and will also bo prepared to care for a limited number of nursing patients, hnving reserved his offices and the first floor of the old building. This will leave the entire new build ing and the second floor of the old Jiullding to be used for hotel purposes, affording, in addition to the well- equipped dining room, kitchen and lobby, 20 guest rooms. The building is admirably suited to the proposed new uses, being one of the best in point of construction in LaGrange. It is equipped with olec- tricity, running water, steam bent, elevators, and perhaps one of the bust, kitchen equipments to be found out side of the larger cities. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews como highly recommended in this fiel<f x>f work. They had built up an envu. - repu tation for their hotel at Tho Rock, Ga., and were only induced to give it up nml move to LaGrange by the fact that this city affords a larger field and they believe that they can quickly build up a patronage to the cnpacity of the building. Mrs. Andrews is a graduate nurse and is especially skill ed in dietetics. She will personally superintend the culinary department, which assures that in the. new hotel the traveling public will find that ex ceedingly important hut all too rare quality of good, wholesome food pre pared under the most cleanly and .sanitary conditions. SHORT COURSES AT STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE The State College of Agriculture has announced a series of short cours es, ten days, to be given between January 4th and 15t.h, 1915. There is no examination and no tuition feo to pay only a $1.00 regis tration fee. The course embraces 133 lectures and 40 demonstrations, covering all of the varied branches of farm work and presenting specific answers to many of the problems fac ing tho Southern fanners based upon actual experience on tho farms and stock pens and dairies connected with ■tho College. To make the courses Of greater value, the lectures offered in the soveral short courses will be condensed and furnished in printed form to nil studonts. When tho school is over each pupil will have about 50 sheets comprising a ready reference book on the- special line of study which he has pursued. Over 70 hours of instruction are given in ench of the short courses. Among the subjects embraced Arp: “Cereal Production and Improve ment.” “Legumes." “Insects Injurious to Grain." “Farm Management.” ^‘Cereal Judging.” "Farm Machinery.” “Soils, Fertilizers, etc.” A thorough course in livestock farming. Vuluable courses in horticulture, embracing such subjects ns trucking, orchard management, insects of fruit, spraying, pruning, etc. At a cost of $15.00 to $25 (the ac tual expense) of railroad fare ami board) any farmer can take this tqn- day course and acquire a fund of/in formation and ideas such as it Would take years of individual experiment ing to learn. Rapidly moro and more of the farm- ora of good old Troup arc waking up to tho fact that crop-making neod not be so much of a gamble. The Reporter would like to sec Troup’s farmers in the front rank among tho Georgians who will take advantage of tho short course of their State College of Agriculture. The cost is small; it will be at a time when nothing can bo, done on the farm unyway; and no .bettor invest ment could ho mudo. Those interested should write to the Slate College of Agriculture, rt.hqns, Ga., for a copy of the bullet''*, giving full information about thoso courses. C. D. Cline Brings Fine Pork Sausage Mr. C. D. Cline of LaGrange, Route 3, brought The Reporter four pounds of fine pork sausage Tuesday in pay ment for his subscription one yon in advance. Many thanks to Mr. Ciine. In less than thirty minutes after the sausage was brought to this of fice, they were -sold. This goes to prove that Troup county meat is in great demand. Mr. Ciine states that he recently killed four fine hogs and stored a thousand pounds of meat. This he says will be more than he can use during next year and will go a long way towards supplying his employees. He says that he intends to devote much of his time during the coming year to the raising of hogs. MANY CHILDREN FLOOD OLD SANTA’S LETTER BOX The kiddies of Troup and surround ing counties have surely done their purt towards packing Old St.Niclioloa’ mail box this year. About fifty let ters were published in The Reporter last week and just about twice that many are being carried this week. These letters are very interestin '. Some of tho writers have beon im pressed with the fact that cotton i> selling cheap and conclude that Santa’.) supply has necessarily been cut short, others have heard of tho needy Bcl- giums und request that their presents be divided with these little folks across the water, but Borne of our lit tle folks express their confidence in this wonderful Santa Claus and make their list for him a long one. Somo of the letters follow; others can be found on pages two, three und twelve. id^tgomery May Play in G. A. L. A’call meeting of the Georgia-A!a- ama Baseball league was held at nniston, Ala., last Friday aftfer- President W. J. Boykin and a ^majority of the directors were in at- jtcndance. Mr. Boykin was given 'authority to dispose of the Gadsden franchise, and it was intimated that iOntgomery may enter this league ext year. At the close of last season, Griffin, Carrollton and Cedartown were men- ioned as cities who might purchase J>e Gadsden charter but no definite report has been heard from these cities. l.'i If Montgomery has league ball next (year it is said that Larry Brown, for- |merly the Alabama Presbyterian col lege star and catcher for the South eastern league team at Anniston, later with the Mobile Southern league, may ^ be manager. Sleet and Snow Saturday Night Sleet followed by a light snow fall was the weather program for last Saturday night. The sleet began about ten-thirty o’clock and the snow fol lowed just before twelve. The ground was wet thorougly s the snow melted about as fast as it fell and the LaGrange kiddies wen cheated out of their battles the next day. Only a few bits of snow r mained to be seen Sunday. Bradfield Drug Co. Moves in New Store During the past ten days, Bradfield Drug Company has been moving into the new stores on Main street, next dooi- to Kress. This enterprising company expects to bo ready' to serve the people of LaGrange from their new place of business as well as from the old stand by January 1st. The seed department as well as a retail drug business will be operated at the old stand while the new stores will he the home of the wholesale department and another retail sto The members of this firm should be complimented for enlarging their business at this time when many of the stores of this city are complaining of being hard hit. From Six Little Children. - Roanoke, Ala., Dec. 13, 1914. Dear Santa Claus: Please allow us to thank the Repor ter for a small space in the next issue. Wo have lived in LaGganga all of our lives until thin year. Now we are five miles out from Roanoke, Ala Please bring me a 22 rifle and box of cartridges, a toy train and a wagon. I am going to school. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a doll, a doll cradle, a dresser, a toy stove, apples and orangCH. Dear Santa: Please bring me a doll, a work box, a toy piano and some confectioneries, Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a rocking chair, and a tool box and a little horse and some candies. Dear Santa Claus: > Please bring me a rocking chair, and a hammer and a cocoanut and some candies. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring baby a rattler, a rock ing horse and a rubber doll and isomc candy. Now don’t forget wherje we live and mama and papa; Mama jvants some dishes and papa wants a year’s subscription to the Reporter and Progressive Farmer. Hoping you are well and the weatli*- er will be pretty the night of the 24th, good-by'and good luck. ~ Your little friends, Tj Luther Phillips, a boy, 11 years. Louise Phillips, a girl, 9 years, i Lida Maude Phillips, a girl, 7 yeai/s. Leister Phillips, a boy, 6 years. Leon Phillies, a boy, 4 years. 1 Poillips, a boy, 2 years. “Anything You Have for Girls” Standing Rock, Ala., Ded. 10, 1914. Dear Santa Claus: 1 um a little girl nine years old, I want you to lot me tell you whut I want you to bring. 1 wunt a Roa noke doll', lniggle, bod, orangos, cud dies and nuts, all kinds of fruit. L want a doll dress, soifio Roman'• cannons, flro cruckerB and sparklers and suwl crackers. Bring me anything you have for girls. A merry Christmas. Your littlo friend, LOTTIE DELL HARRIS. Boy in the “Red Hills” Wants Some Nice Tilings. LaGrange, Ga., Ddc. 16, 1914. Dear Old Santa: I am a little boy eleven yearn old, living on a farm out in the red hills. I want you to bring mo some nice things for Christmas. Your fripnd, GARNETT DANIEL. Will Be Glad When Time Comes For Santy. West Point, Ga., Doc. 14, 1914. Dear Old Santa: IIow are you this year. I want you to- bring me a doll stove, tublo and confectioneries. 1 will he so glad when it is time for you to como. Don’t forget mother, father and aunt Jennie. I am, Your little girl, EVELYN BARTLEY. Rocking Horse and Confectioneries. West Point, Ga., Dec. 14, 1914. Dear Santa: I am a little boy two years'old. I want you to bring me a rocking horse and confectioneries. I am, Your little boy, NATHAN BARTLEY. ejUips. ,\Ga., Dec. 16, 1914. Lawrence LaGrange ¥7ntle Girl Wants a Manicure Set West Point, Ga., Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a manicure set and confectioneries. I am Your little girl, MARY KATE BARTLEY. From-a Baby Boy. West Point, Ga., Dec. 14, 1914. Good morning Santa: I am a little baby boy. I want you to bring me a rubber doll, ball and confectioneries, Your baby boy, JIM BARTLEY, Jr. A'Cap Buster and Fireworks. West Point, Ga. Dear Santa: I want you to bring me a cap bus ter, fireworks, and confectioneries. By- by- JOE BARTLEY. . • A Traiq of Cars. Wegt toint, Ga. Dear Old Santa: I want you to bring me a train of' cars, gloves, bugle, fruits and candy, Good-by. i HAROLD BARTLEY. (Additional Santa Claus Letter on '2, 3 and 12.) Will You Help With a Donation? ”1 just wish that more of the big- hearted people of LaGrange knew about these poor little children,” said Mrs. N. E. Murshburn, speaking of the largo numbor of little ones to whom Christmas will bring only disappointment and sadness unless their Santa Claus is given a helping hand by those more fortunately situated. Mrs. Mnrrhburn und cthar ladies of the W. C. T. U. are engaged in the laudable work of providing Christmas present for as many as possible of the children of LaGrange who might he faced with tho pros pect of empty stockings but for provi sion of this nature. The presents will take tlie form of fruits, confectione ries, toys and, in many instances, articles of utility and greater need, such as shoes, clothing, warm gloves and mufflers. Through letters received from the children themselves and cases report ed by those interested, a really dis tressing number of cases in need have been brought to light. There is need for more general interest and helpful ness. One business man has led the way with a check for five dollars, will not others como in for such amounts as they nre able? Donations and reports of pKos should be made to Mrs. N. E. Marsh- burn, president of the W. C. T. U., 80 Broad street, telephone 57(h All of the articles contributed and bought will be assembled at Mrs. Marshburn’s home and fyom there' distributed at Christmas by the children of the Loyal Temperance Legion. Notice to Children of the Loyal Tem perance Legion. Mi-s. Mavshburn requests that nit of the children of the L. T. L. arrange to furnish at least one toy or present euch. James T. Whitley Died Last Tuesday James. Thomas Whitley, a Confede rate veteran and an honored citizen of Northwest Troup, died at 9:45 o’clock on the evening of Tuesday, De cember 15th at tho advanced age of ninety years. Ho had been confined to his bed for several weeks' and it was realized that there was but'slight hope of recovery, but his doath came as a great shock to his family and friends to whom ho had endeared him self by his exceptional and lovable personal qualities. Mr. Whitley was a native of Wal ton county, but came to this Bection while yet a young naan. In 1858 he was married to Miss Mary Ann Gar rett, who survives him and has her self attained tho udvancod age of seventy-eight years. Mr. Whitley re sponded to the call of his country ; the late Civil war and gallantly serv ed in the 66th. Ga., regiment until its close. Although he was wounded and would have been entitled to a pension, he did hot apply for one, holding that such bounty should only be given to those who were actually incapacitated. Besides his widow, the deceased is survived by four sonB, J. B., W, W., P. C. and G. T. Whitley; and one daughter, Mrs. J. M. Barrett, all of whom reside in or near tho Glenn com munity. The funoral services were held at tho Methodsit church of Glenn and were conducted by Rev. C. 13. Martin, pastor of the Baptist churches of Antioch and Glenn. The church was crowded with friends and neighbors of the deceased, mutely attesting the esteem in which ho was held. The pastor touchingly referred to tho splendid character and works of the deceased, his nigged honesty, his gentle, unassuming manner; and to his crowning service to the community through having roared five noble children, all of whom reflect the ex cellent qualities of their parents. Tho beautiful song service was led by Mrs. A. C. Crockett, Miss Nellie Cook and Mrs. I. Q. Adams. Mrs. Adams’ beau tiful rendition of the , song, “Death is Only a Dream," brought tears to the eyes of many. , At the close of the services the cas ket was opened by request and silent ly the large concourse of friends filed by the mortal remains of the gallant old rnan as if to express a sorrowful “good-bye” and a mute benediction. The body was interred in the ceme tery at Glenn. XMAS DAY TO BE OBSERVED Business Houses to Be Closed All Day The Woman's Club Issues Peti tion for Stores to Close. Near ly All Sign Up. Drug Stores Will Observe Sunday Hours. Christmas day, which falls on Fri day of next week, will bo generally observed as u holiday in the business district. All of the banks and most of the merchants have! already agreed to tho plan, and it is believed that the few remaining will conclude to just make it unanimous. This excellent idea was put in mo tion by tho Woman’s Club. Mrs. C. V. Truitt was appointed chairman of a committee to see the merchants, and so earnestly did she present the cause that most of them readily fell in line, and to make it absolutely conclusive and impossible of misunderstanding they have agreed not to open at all during the entire day of December 25. Following is the form of the agree ment together with the numes of those who have ulroady signed: “We, the undersigned merchants and business men of LaGrange, agree not to open our stores and places of business during the entire day of De cember 25, Christmas day. We furth er agree to suspend business of all kinds on that day.” C. V. Truitt Company. Red Star Department Store. Hudson ITardvvaro Company. Goldberg Department Stores. Barnes Furniture Company. Daniel Grocery Company. S. IT. Kress & Company. Edmondson-Christopher Company. Ilunson Hurdware & Furniture Co. LaGrange Hardware Company. IT. M. McCoy. Bradfield-ITutchinson Company. LaGrange Dry Gpods Company. J. B. Luramore. Goldstein Brothers. Lohmunn Jewelry Company. The Ready-to-Wcar Store. Miss Mollio Rowland. Spinks Hardware Company. Jas. S. White. '■ Tho Red Star Shoe Store. Pharr Bros. & Childs Co. Clark’s Book Store. Tho Racket Storo. McCnine Bros. E. 11. Clark Company. Callaway’s Department Stores. J. E. Dunson & Bros. Company. R. L. Adams Hardware Company. Wright & Hunter. C. E. Market. Hunter-Owens Furniture Co. T. H. Caudle. Johnson & Spearman. Hub Tailors. J. T. Rutland & Son. J. N. Allen. C. L. Hearn. Fuller E. Callaway Company. J. D. Gay. The drug stores will observe the regular Sunday hours, remaining open a few hours in the forenoon to accommodate those who must have prescriptions filled. Mrs. Truitt Thanks Merchants. As chairman of the committee ap pointed by the Woman’s Club, I wish to, thank the merchants who so graci ously consented to close their stores all Christmas day in order that the clerks might have tho entire day at their disposal. MRS. C. V. TRUITT. The Reporter wishes to commend both the originators and the partici pants in this excellent move. It is to bp hoped that it will establish a pre cedent for all years to come, thereby making it so that tho merchants and clerks can observe Christmas as it should be observed. Reporter Published Earlier Next Week The next issue of The Reporter will be published On Thursday instead of Friday. It will be issued a day earlier so that every member of the force may spend a merry Christmas.