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STEVENS AND NESBITT. The Two Candidates for Com missioner of Agiiculture and Their Records. FACTS ANO FIGURES About the Administration of the State Agricultural Depot. COMMITTEE'S DEPORT. Chairman Blalock’s Letter Mr Ste ven’s Record in Field of Agri culture, Business, Politics. Th< ptnpl” of Mi. on ind Bibb county, ax M.-li tie thos** turoughout t'ue late, air nianifi suing con:<nh j iable Interest in Lite uii' tor slate Commission* r <>l Agricult ure, tor which important position Hon. <>. 41 Stevens,, of Terrell, oppos s the pres* nt incumbent, c 'am mins loner Nesbitt. ,vir. Stevens is conducting ins campaign upon ~ high plane, and lias; refrained from personal attack.-; on his opponent, which course has made for him many frit mis. Mr. Stevens simply stands on ‘ins own umiits, his long service to his parly ami mate, the Just claim which South and Southwest Georgia has to recognition and his own standing as an agriculturalist and bmdn.ss man. in the same way he allows Mr. 'Nesbit.t to go before the people. Mr. Nesbitt having held the office for several terms, it is natural and proper that I'iie people should review iris official record before casting their votes, and what fol lows below vvill be full of interest to those twho wish to choose the best man for this Important position. MH. STEVEN’S 'RECORD. The distinguished Southwest Georgian who aspires to the agricultural commis sloners'hip—and who, if all reports be true, will win the nomination—has a record that .pecfiarly fits him for thtk particular place. Not only has he a record in the stale's service, having served with distinction in both branches of the state legislature, but he has a record as >a'business man and ag riculturalist that clearly establishes his ability in both callings. In the first place. I.Mr. Stevens is one of the most successful, if not Hie most successful, planter m Southwest Georgia, For a number of years he has owned and .successfully operated seveial large plantations in Tirrell, Ran dolph and tXilhoun counties. In this way he has fully demonstrated his ability .is a practical farmer. 'By understanding his own nn ds and what is beat for bis own agricultural interests, he necessarily un derstands the needs of the’other farmers of tin* state. In other words, he is one of then and a farmer of farm. ns. But Mr. Stevens is a business man as well, and one of the most successful in his .section. ,Foi years he baa been engaged in the ware house and guano business in Dawson, and has always been regarded as one of t'he town's most substantial business men and citizens. . Wlnlo propscring himself through his own efforts and superior business ability, i.Mt, Stevens has not neglected to lend a helping hand to those about him. Indeed, he is perhaps more responsible than any other man for the* success of many of South wi st Georgia's best farmers, in Ter rell. Calhoun, AVelbstcr. Randolph and oth er count les of that section there are hun dreds of prosperous, happy farmers today •who owe their success to the substantial aid and advice received from O. B. iSte» vens. In all the years that, ho has been a leading factor in the affairs >f that .see lion, Mr. Stevens has pursued a liberal policy with the 'farmer. Being a farmer himself he understood their needs and 'their condition, and he has stood by them as a fi it nd year after year until they were finally able to shift for themselvis. 1 lie writer knew.s of scores of farmers in Terrel county alone .who today own and conduct prosperous farms which were bought and operated with O. B. Stevens’ money, or his credit, until the .farmer had made enough out of the ground to reim burse his benefactor. It Is largely in this way that Terrell county has been built up until it has be come one of the most prosperous agricult ural counties in the state. Old fields have been bought up with O. B. Stevens’ money, honest, industrious farmers 'have been put In charge, business methods introduced and soon there was a model farm and a happy, prosperous farmer. Such has been the practical work of this man who now asks the farmers of Georgia to place him in charge of that department of state which essentially concerns t'he farmer. ‘lf it were left to the farmers of South west Georgia to do it. his nomination and election would be practically unanimous. At different times they have already call ed upon him to represent them in the House of Representatives and state Sen ate. and in both branches of the Legisla ture he has served well and faithfully. A few years ago the agricultural and busi ness. element of Southwest Georgia wanted to send O. B. Stevens to Congress. Hut there were politicians in the district who didn't like to see this man of the people rise so high. So a fight was made. The agricultural and business element could have easily whipped the fight, but it soon became evident that there was danger of di.-tupting the party. Mr. Stevens is first of all a Democrat, a life-long Democrat, and he promptly sacrificed a seat in Con gress. already within his grasp, to pre serve harmony within the party. Such in brief is the record of 0. B. Stevens in the field of agriculture, in business and in politics. Who shall say it is not a good one MR. NESBITT'S RECORD. Os Mr. Nesbitt it is only proper to give his official record, for it is upon that he must stand. He himself has said up.cn his record and seeks “vindication. ’’ In order to judge if Mr. Nesbitt is ent • 1 to vindication it is necessary to resiew his record. For the information of its readers,’ there fore. The News gives herewith a rather lengthy but highly interesting review of ■Mr. Nesbitt’s record, with a few comments thereon. INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE’S RE PORT. It will be remembered that the last General Assembly appointed a special com mittee to investigate the affairs of the dif ferent departements of state. This was done in order to ascertain if the state's business was being properly conducted, and for the information of legislators and tax-payers. The special committee rendered its re ports relative to all the different depart ments. and below is the report on the De partment of Agriculture, under Commis sioner Nesbitt's administration. The com mittee submitted the following: The salary of the general correspondent and bookkeeper was increased February Ist. 1896, from $125 to $l5O per month. The mailing clerk’s was Increased February Ist. 1896 from SSO to S6O per month. This department is In charge of the in spector of fertilizers, and In connection therewith the purchase and sale of tags, the inspection of oils as well as the gen eral duties of the commissioner, as pre- scribed in the code. The General Assem bly appropriates annually SIO,OOO to cover the ordinary expenses of the department, not including the salary of the commis sioner and clerk. In addition to this, all the fees arising from the inspection of fer tilizers are handled through this depart mr nt. Upon examination of the books in this office the committee found an entire and deplorable absence of any system of book keeping or otherwise from which could be obtained the numlxr of tags purchased or sold for the years 1890-91 to date. Upon examination of the tag account the committee found that there was no data in the office in the way of bookkeeping adequate to the needs of the department or from which could be- obtained any state factory information as to the transaction through that department. In regard to the purchase of tags, there being no record in the office of the number purchased, the only information obtainable was from statements from the printers of th*- number of tags furnisheel the depart ment. These- statements, taken jn connec tion with the books kept, in the office and from oth«r available sources, did not en <bl' us to find out the number of tags purcha-cd oi the number for whi h the commissioner should be required to ac count. In view of the foregoing the commis 'ioner bad a bookkeeper at work on his books, ind on the 7th day of August, 1897, submitted to the committee a statement of the tag account from October Ist, 1831. to June 2nd. 189,7 a copy of which is here to ittaelnd, marked “Exhibit ‘A’” it will bo observed upon examination of this statement, Jt covers only the period from October Ist, 1891, to June 22nd. 1897, when as the present commissioner went into office in November, 1890, leaving un aeeount**! for eh-v* n months of his admin istration; that the items to tags purchased as contains d in. said department are taken from no records kept in that department, but are taken from a statement furnished to the department by the printers of tags furnish* d to the department; that the en tries of credit as shown in the statement, on acount of tags furnished at the rate of twelve tags per ton are estimated; that Hi*' b;uance shown by the said statement of $1,633.59 in favor of the commissioner is accounted for by him in tags brought over from the season of 1890-91 of which then is no record. The books of the office ■io not contain entries with reference to purchase and sale of tags from which the committee could verify the correctness of tiie statement. Committee's Correspondence About Tags and Cost of Some as Shown by Commissioner’s Books. What Georgia Paid. In this.connection the committee thought proper, in view of the large number of tags used annually (more than four mill ion) to inquire into the price paid for same, and find as follows: , „ Per 1,000 1890, Constitution Pub. Co $2 00 1890, Franklin Pub. Co 2 00 18111, Franklin Pub. Co 2 00 1892, Franklin I’ub. Co ... i yo 1893, Franklin Pub. Co ..... 1 90 1894, Franklin Pub. Co i so 1891, Star Pub. Co \.i 75 1894, Star Pub. Co. (unprinted) 1 65 1895, Franklin Pr’t. and Pub. C 0.... 1 70 1896, Franklin Pr’t. and Pub. Co 1 60 '1 lie committee believed these -prices to be excessive, and so stated to the commis sioner. His reply was: “The tags used have been protected by patent up to the present year, and that he awarded the contract to the Franklin Printing and Publishing Company under the demand of the state printer that he was entitled to it, notwith standing the fact that in the year 1894 he asked for and received a bid as low as $1.25 per thousand from another party. Upon inquiry of the commissioner of pat ents the committee learned that the patent upon the tag used expired during the year 1880, and one of the committee then sub mitted samples, and asked and obtained bids through a commission house in New York. Should Have Cost. New York, June 15, 1897. Messrs. Roor, Childs &Co„ Gents—l submit prices 'as follows on 4’000,000 No. L Manilla tags in gangs, five printed in red on one side, as per your sample, seventeen cents per 1,000, boxed for shipment f. o. b. If the con tract is awarded I should enter into a more formal and detailed understanding. Yours, (Signed) A. C. CUNNINGHAM. New York, June 16, 1897. Messrs. Root, Childs & Co., 18 and 20 Thomas St., City. Gents —We beg to quote you on the en closed tag printed in red and hooked in lots of four millions (4,000,000) or over at 34 cents per 1.000 f. o. b. (factory Wilming ton, Del.) Trusting to receive your order for same, we remain, yours very truly, (Signed) THOMAS M’F’G. CO. New York, June 15, 1897. Messrs. Root, Childs & Co., 18 and 20 Thomas St., City. Gentlemen—Answering your favor of the 14th, we quote for four million tags, com plete for the state of Georgia, printed, dead locks put on In one thou sand boxes, at 65 cents per 1,000 net. cash. Yours, respectfully, (Signed) DENISON M’FG. CO, These bids were submitted to the Com missioner of Agriculture for his informa tion on the 31st of June, 1897, and since then he has contracted with the Denison Company for a Denison “G” tag, the same as heretofore used, at 45 cents per thou sand. , The difference in price paid for tags, seasons of 1896-97, and 1897-98, four million tags, shows a saving to the state of $4,600. In this connection the committee sub mit below letters from the authorities of the states of South Carolina and Alabama showing the prices paid for tags tor the period mentioned in those states. What Other States Paid. Clemson College. S. C., Oct. 11, 1897. Hon. Thos. M. Swift, Elberton. Ga. Dear Sir —Replying to yours of the 9tb inst.. I give you below the prices paid for fertilizer tags for the years 1890 to 1897, inclusive: 1890, price paid 75c. per 1,000 1891, price paid 75c. per 1,000 1892, price paid 75c. per 1,000 1893, price paid 75c. per 1.000 1894, price paid 62*>c per 1,000 1895, price paid 44c. per 1.000 1896, price paid 42%c. per 1,000 1897, price paid 41%c. per 1,000 I would state that our contractors do not deliver the tags to us in bulks, but de liver to the manufacturers on our orders, which, of course, is more trouble and ex pense to them. I would be glad to know the price paid by the Georgia department for tags in 1897. Yours very truly, (Signed) J. P. SMITH, Sec’y Fertilizer Department. Montgomery, Ala.. Oct. 5, 1897.' Mr. Thos. M. Swift, Elberton, Ga. Dear Sir—l am in receipt of your favot of recent date, and take pleasure in reply ing to your request. For the season 189-1-95 we paid 90 cent per 1,000 for fertilizer tags. Season 1895-96, 73c. per 1.000. Season 1897-98, 50c. per 1,000. We have no tags on hand at present. The law allows our tags to be burned on October Ist, and oar new supply has not yet arrived. Trusting this information is Yours truly, I. F. CULVER, Commissioner of Agriculture. CHAIRMAN BLALOCKS REPLY. This report, it will be remembered, brought from Commissioner Nesbitt a de nial. notwithstanding the facts and figures presented by the committee. This denial called forth from Chairman Blalock, of the committee, a vigorous answer to the statements which the head of the Agricul tural Department had made. Chairman Blalock's reply was published in the At lanta Journal on April 13th, and is as fol j lows: To the Editor of the Journal: I ask space in your columns to reply to certain charges made by Colonel R. T. Nesbitt, candidate for commissioner of ag riculture, in the announcement of his can didacy in the Atlanta Constitution, and also in circulars mailed over the state. I have endeavored by all fair and honorable means to get from Colonel Nesbitt a state ment as to the meaning of the charges. When my attention was called to his an nouncement I addressed him the following comunication: “Fayetteville, Ga., March 3, 1398. "Hon. R. T. Nesbitt. Atlanta, Ga. “My Dear Sir—Your announcement in the Atlanta papers of some days ago seems to deny the truthfulness of the report of the investigating committee appoint.*! by the house of representatives February 3. 1897. Do you deny the statement contained in that report? If so, kindly specify your exceptions and let me hear from you. “Yours truly. A. O. Blalock.” To which I received the following reply: “Atlanta, Ga.. March 4, 1898. “Hon. A. O. Blalock, Fayetteville, Ga. My Dear Sir:—Your letter of March 3 Just received and carefully noted. As you are in Atlanta freqeutnly, I would be glad If you would call at my office, where we can discuss the matter mentioned in your letter. Yours truly, “R. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner.” March 12th I addressed Colonel Nesbitt the following letter: "Fayetteville, March 15, 1898. “Hon. R. T. Nesbitt, Atlanta. Ga. “Dear Sir—Your letter of March 4th duly to hand and carefully noted. I would cheerfully call at your office, as suggested, and discuss tQie matter men tioned, but I feel that it would be proper for you to make a public withdrawal of the seeming charges you have made, in the same manner and with the same publicity given them, and then we could discuss the matter without embarrassment. Should you decline to retract, then I renew this simple, plain question: ‘Do you deny re port of committee? If so, specify your ob jections, and let me hear from you. “Yours truly, A. O. Blalock.” To this letter I 'have received no reply. Colonel Nesbitt’s announcement contain ed the following language: “But, like t'he two opposing candidates tor commissioner of agriculture, I believe In rotation in office; and had it not been for the persistent and malicious attacks made on my administration by designing politicians, I would doubtless have refused to enter the lists this year. But I do not propose to retire now, in the face of such unjust and unfounded charges. It is true that the report of the Blalock committee, after being months in labor, fell still-born !u the legislature. It is also true that my political enemies have been unable to sus tain themselves in a single charge they have brought against my office; but I feel that 1 owe it to myself and the people of Georgia, who have supported me by a large vote, to stand on my record, and on that go before them for re-election. This record is my platform, and of it lam not ashamed. * * ♦ I appeal to all these to rise up and vindicate me from these charges, which are as untrue as they are vicious.” Had it been a personal matter, where only Colonel Nesbitt and myself were con cerned, I 'would not have asked space in your columns, nor would I have worried the public with this communication. But believing that the interests of the people of Georgia are at stake, I feel .it my duty to give the facts and only the facts. On February 3d, 1897, I introduced a resolu tion in the house of representatives for the appointment of a committee to investigate the different departments and institutions of the state, and report wherein retrench ment could be had without hurt to any de partment or institution. 1 believed then, and I know now, to “stop leaks” would re sult in a considerable saving to the tax payers of the state, and that was my pur pose for introducing the resolution. The committee was gratified to find many of the departments and institutions in excel lent condition, and we so stated. But where we found irregularities, I am proud to say we had the courage to report them. We did not jump at conclusions. We knew that the honor of each official was at stake, and we could not afford to make a mistake. Our report, therefore, was made only after the fullest and fairest in vestigation. We did ont try to convict any one of wrong doing or incompetency. We let the facts speak for themselves. When I saw in Colonel Nesbitt's announcement that he seemed to deny the truthfulness of the report, I felt it my duty to write and ask him wherein it was inaccurate or un true, and if he had stated to me his ob jections, and I had found that he was right, it was my intention to have cor rected the error. Colonel Nesbitt declines to answer me by letter; I trust now he will answer to the people of Georgia. Respecting that part of Colonel Nes bitt’s announcement 'in which he says. “I do not propose to retire now in the face of such unjust and unfounded charges,” I have nothing to say. I have given the facts, and each voter can determine from these facts whether the charges are “un just and untrue.” As to that part of the announcement which says “it is true the Blalock committee, after being months in labor, fell still-born in the legislature,” I would say that we did not accomplish all we desired to do, and Colonel Nesbitt knows why we were not more successful with some of our bills. For instance, 1 introduced a bill to reduce the compensa tion of oil inspectors in the larger cities, and it passed the house almost unani mously. Colonel Nesbitt had one of his employes to go bofore the senate commit tee to which it had been referred, and it was killed in the committee room. As to whether the bill to reduce the compen sation of oil inspectors should have been passed, I ask a careful consideration of that part of the report which refers to compensation of oil inspectors. The report did not fall as “still-born,” perhaps, as Colonel Nesbitt would have the voters of Georgia believe. It entirely revolution ized the methods of the agricultural de partment. It saved more than double the amount of the commissioner’s salary annually on one item. It caused Colonel Nesbitt to cry out for vindication. Ex amine the report carefully and see from what charges he asks to be vindicated. As to that part of Colonel’s Nesbitt’s announcement which says, “And had it not been for the persistent and malicious attacks made upon my administration by designing politicians, I would doubtless have refused to enter the lists this year.” I have this to say: The people of Georgia are too well acquainted with the other members of the committee for me to comment upon their standing. As for my self, I would say -the people of Fayette county have honored me three times —with one term in the senate and two in the house of representatives. Every citizen will bear me out in the statement that I have never been a candidate before I was nomi nated. Never by intimation or otherwise have I solicited the aid of any voter be fore my nomination. The only office I have ever held was tendered my by the Democratic party of my county, without my solicitation. In conclusion, I wish to assure the pub lic that I am actuated by no feeling of personal hostility in this matter. As mem bers of the legislature the Blalock com mittee were delegated with authority to investigate the affairs of the agricultural department, as well as other state depart ments and institutions. The committee addressed itself to the duty imposed fear lessly and impartially, and the conclu sions arrived at were absolutely free from prejudice or ill-feeling. In the course of the investigation the committee found that there had been irregularities in the administration of the agricultural depart ment. and that there had been extrava gances as useless as they were unauthor ized. The committee so reported and pro duced evidence to sustain its re-port so indisputably strong and convincing as to leave no room for doubt as to the correct ness of its findifig. I will stand by the re port of the committee until some evidence is offered to disprove the allegations therein made. If Colonel Nesbitt has any evidence to offer in rebuttal it is due to himself, as well as to the people who have favored him with their confidence and support, to introduce it now. Mere denials and evasions will not sat isfy the people, and I submit tha<t Colonel Nesbitt has not, as yet, made any state ment, supported by proof, that will dis credit the report of the investigating com mittee. I call the attention of the public to the report of the Blalock com mi tee, or so much thereof as refers to the agri cultural department. The public is in vited to consider the various statements contained In this report In connection MACON NEWs FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 29 1898 with t'he declarations embodied in Colonel Nesbitt’s announcement, referred to above. A. O. BLALOCK. SOME PRESS OPINIONS. In addition to the above interesting facts concerning Mr. Nesbitt’s administra tion of the Agricultural Department, here are some press comments that are equally interesting: Should be Pnsaed Around. Mr. Nesbitt said eight years ago when he wanted to defeat Commissioner Hen derson, that eight years was long enough for one man to hold that office; that it ought to be passed around among the far mers; and that is just what <he farmem think now. Mr. Nesbitt has held the of fice eight years. Cedartown Standard. Two Terma Enough. Colonel Nesbitt has had the office two terms, as long as he wants it, if we a re. to give credence to his campaign utterances when he set out to beat Old Uncle Dan Henderson some years ago. His campaign thunder at that time was “Old Dan had bad the job long enough, and that If he were elected, two terms would be all that he would want.” Bainbridge Democrat A Pointed Criticism. Colonel Nesbitt, by his report, had his favorites, and sold tags in 1894, 1895, 1596 1897, on credit, and up to August, 1897, had not made the collections, nor had he placed the amounts of his credit sales in the treasury. Selling tags on time was illegal, and Colonel Nesbitt knew it. Not only that, but during the year 1897, eighty-two brands of fertilizers in Georgia did not come up to the analysis guaranteed on the sacks containing the guano. T. M. Swift in Blairsville Herald. Wants to be “Vindicated.’’ Probably Mr. Nesbitt wants to be “vin dicated” from that famous letter of his Ln which he published to the world that tho farmers of Georgia could raise cotton profitably at cents per pound. Is it ‘'vindication” that Mr. Nesbitt wants from the fact that ever since he went into office eight years ago—lß9o—he paid an average of $1.83 per thousand for four million tagj annually, when through the aid of that “investigating committee" he contracted for tags for 1898 at only 45 cents per thousand. In 1896, he paid $1.60 per thousand for tags; now he pays 45 cents which means a saving to the state of $4,000 this year on this one item alone. If this “investigating committee” had gotten after Mr. Nesbitt eight years ago, possibly they might have saved the state $4,600 annually,or at that rate In eight years the handsome sum of $36,800. Nobody has made any “charges” against Mr. Nesbitt; these facts are just plain figures. 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ANYONE CAN BRUSH IT ON NO ONE CAN RUB IT OFF! gg§ Plastico is a pure, permanent and porous wall coating, and does not require gjku taking off to renew as do all kalsomines. It is a dry powder, ready for use By adding water (the latest make is used in cold water) and can be easily brushed on by any one. Made in white and twelve fashionable tints. For full particulars and sample card ask H T. C. BURKE, Sole Agt. g 3E>XS. wramoYii ws—— ttgKgtßW... | i £ SbL H HBBfaiVE ed to married ladies. iSs&MvsW Arik for TO. BMJStTsJ S’SKIFSTBOYAI VXCXS and take no other. Send for circular. ¥rice $1.90 per box, O boxes for $5.00. IJSL. MXXTT’S Cli J3LVIIOAI-. CO., - Cleveland, Ohio For sale by H. J. LAMAR & SONS. Wholesale Agents. J. S. BUDD <§6 CO. 320 SECOND STREET. 421 Walnut St. 728 Walnut St. Fill MHI I & 1 171 Oglethorpe St. 460 Oak St. 1 1 < )()4 Second St Dwelling with large lot. head of Oglethorpe street. Rooms and offices in building 258 Second sticet. Store and offices in different locations. We have calls for houses every day. List you property with us. Fire and Accident Insurance. See the gibscbul chainißss Price $75 Catalogue Free y ßcydes ge fn The Celebrated Cleveland the city. Prices iron. The Staunch Crescent s2otosioo The Go-Lightly Imperial. S. S. PARMELLEE. Horne Industries and Institutions. Henry Stevens’ Sons Co. H. STEVENS' SONS CO, Macon, Ga., Manufacturers of Sewer, and Railroad culvert pipe, fittings, fire brick, clay, etc. Wall tubing with perforated bottoms that will last forever. Macon Machinery. MALLARY BROS. & CO., dealers in Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills. Specialties—Watertown Steam Engines, Saw r Mills, Grist Milla Cotton Gins. Macon Refrigerators. MUECKE’S Improved Dry Air Refrigerators. The best Re frigerators made. Manufactured right here in Macon, any size and of any material desred. It has qualities which no other refrigerator or ■he market possesses Come and see then; at tlv* factory <--> St ji~ TALK IS CHEAP! ~1 D 0N ’ T PAV s,o ° FOR A TALKING MACHINE when you can buy one which for amusement will ~ make the children happy and cause the old folks Ko >. - *7-~- - U’i. ■- My - " sm ’le. Complicated machines get out of order F THE UNITED statestalking machine . is simple, durable ; no parts to break or get _ . ' - out or der. Any child can operate it. It is neatly encased in a hard-wood box, . . —— well size B^xii^x 3 l4 inches. C w ith brass hinges and catch; has hearing tubes for two persons, one (Ber liners Gramophone) record and twenty-five needle points. Price complete with one Record texpress charges prepaid) $3.50. weight 4 lbs. Remit by Bank Draft, Express, or Post- Office money order. Agents wanted. For terms and particulars address UNITED STATES TALKING HACHINE CO., (DEPT. T ) 57 E. 9th ST., NEW' YORK CITK THIS MATTER " " OF JEWELRY Is much a matter of taste. No matter what your tastes are, we can suit you, be cause we’ve got the stock to select from, and the prices are right. GEO. T. BEELAND, Jeweler, Triangular Block, take Periodical Tickets. Central of Georgia Railway Company Schedules in Effect* Feb. 25, 1898, Standard Time, 90th Meridian. lI N 2O Jrnl 7 N 40 nm ! —A !*L STA. TiONS | No. 2•( No.’B •( No. 6 12 19am; S w pLi ‘ s st^»nL LV ” Ma , con - • - Ar l <25 pm| 740 am| 355 pm I 335 pm'.... P A iU rort 'alley. . Lv) 6 27 pm' 6 39 am| 253 pm - uu ' Ar - •• -Perry Lv|! 5 Oo pm 11l 30 am .... p- '0 pm Ar. . ..Opelika. . .Lv| 2 45 pm 143 pm 16‘oi pm PU) F/ •; B “‘ham. . .Lv| 930 am t 2 05 pm 10 35 pm Tty A a me H CU ®; * 'W ‘ 5 18 1 2 * P™ 315 pm| 11 05 ptnl... *• / ‘ lle F v i I 465 105 pm 5 50 pm I I"? ’ '* •••loan.-,. ..Lv 4 15 amj n 50 ata 2 55 pmi I V. Ar ” -Columbia. ..Lv 9 00 am • 3 37 pm! . a!?- hanpm 455 pnij I n ’• \ kurt. . ..Lv | n3O anl 725 J k'’'.’.7.‘.' l i ,. a^ 0 . an> t r ■"■■ uS P r ‘ n e s - M 6 ™ ’ pm|7.7.7.7.’.7|’ »15 am ••••••-I Montgomery. ,Lv| < >6*pmj‘‘‘.’kkk| 745 am 500 am' 425 am 4 is'p6*!Lv M a* it ™°’ 2? i* i No -*-*l No ll" 922 am 54? am! fi « sty L? UeOn ,; ’ ™ ara l 11 10 !>“>' ’2O pm 112 05 am '~T>V® tF •^ uesvillo •Lv 9to r 945 pm 605 pm 955 am; 6L6 am> 6 SJm t J ™ * 300 pm . 'll 47 am-' ‘ ‘.'x' ‘ \Criflln. . ..Lv 912 atu 910 pm; sso pm I1 05 mu' ‘F ’ ••^ r ° wnaa - • -Lv it 3 plu —sjTth!t«ls . 730pm11 38 pm! 11 25 aK ' r v *l' N ° *l* 3 ’ *J No- 5 ’ ’ ft 10 Dm 12 I*) am ... V ” •^ acon * • ••Ar! ..I 355 ami 746 am 850 t>m ' 7 IJU ‘ ' r ‘ ’ •-Gordon. •• - Ar i s do pm, 310 am 110 am 10 oo nrn Uan PtU Mi ‘k-d gefille .Lv 1345 pm 830 vjn 10 00 pJ2 J 8 Pm -V.. ..Eatonton. . .Lv !130 pm 525 am ■ ;1 ™ p™l Ar. . .Machen. . .Lv]lll 20 am! I- ' - y " 1 • o 0 Pm; Ar. .. Covington. ..Lv ! 920 ami VW pm *'/ 30 Sif’l 1 Ani Lv ' '■ 'r.* 3 « P>“:‘ 3 WTSiFT4S ma 230 r m 225 am ? P “! ?• - Ten Cv| 156 pm 152 am] 158 pm ! -AVi 2 o A ni , 3 - , p,U| \ r • Wadley. .. .Lv t>2 55 pm 12 50 am 12 55 « nm 711 33 oV VHn ? r -- • - M ‘‘l ville. . .Lv 13 11 pm 12 30 am! 13 11 pm ; r 4 n Cml 4 4-- aw Ih, - Mil len ‘ " bv 11 34 H*< s 5 30 nrn' 635 am s ' 655 „ R ‘ sboro.. .Lv 10 13 am 10 37 pm;slo 47 am s 5 3,. pat| S Xsam! b 55 pm Ar.. Aug usta. . .Lv !«20 am 840 pm| B 930 ata s h las Pm y- Rock y Ford. .Lv 1110 am 1119 pm! j p .7; 1 8 pin Ar.. . .Dover. . ..Lv 10 5 2am 11 00 pin] i —-LCLA-iit . ’ h_oo pm|Ar.. .Savannah. ..Lvj 845 am 900 pm! i K ‘? 6 ’ *i I No. 15. *| | * | 760 amiLv.. .. Macon.. ..Ar 780 inn 2 5 .. .Machen .. ..Lv 527 pm ~ty. - 30 pm;Ar .. .Eatonton .. .Lv 1330 pm i ! 12 20 PmjAr. ... Athens ..Lv| 330 ptn| J'' ’ ’ Daily. Daily except Sunday, f Meal station, s Sunday only. uol.d trains are run to ands from Macon and Montgomery via Eufaula, Savan aar and Atlanta via Macon, Macon and Albany via Smithville, Macon and i\a>jt via Columbus. Elegant sleeping ears on trains No. 3 and 4 between Macon I amt Savanna.t and zvalanta and Savannah. Sleepers for Savannah are ready for occu ! pancy in Macon dej»ot at 9:00 p. m. Pas-sengers arriving in Macon on No. 3 and 8* vaniuia on No 4, are allowed to remain insleeper until 7 a. m. Farlor ears between Macon and Atlanta on trains .Nos. 11 and 12. Seat fare 25 cents. Passengers for Wrightsville, Dublin and Sandersville takell:2s. Train arrives Tort Gainee 4:30 p. m., and leaves 10:30 a. tn. Sundays. For Ozark arrives 7.25 p. m. and leave* ;.4r> a. m. bor further Information or schedules to points beyond our lines, address J. Q. CARLISLE, T. P. A., Macon. Ga. E. P. BONNER U T A K. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager j.' c. HAILE, O. P. A. THEO. D. KLINE, General Supertnteudvnt. ty... Southern R’y. W Schedule in Effect Sunday, Jan. 1G 1898. il.' ■ 5 i CENTRA L TIME READ DOWN | j EeADW No. 7| No. 151 No. 9| No. 13| | No. 14.1 No. 8 |No. 161 No. 18 7 oopm| 4 45pml 8 30am] 3 05amiLv .. Macon .. Ar] 1 05amf 8 10am|10 45am] 705 pm 9 45pml 7 SOpmill 10am| 5 20am|Ar. .Atlanta .. Ar] 10 55pm| 5 30am| 5 00am| 110 pm 7 50atU| I 2 20pm] a SOamjLv. Atlanta.. ..ArllO 40pml 5 00am 5 Ouam 110 pm 10 15am|- | 4 45pm| 7 37am|Lv . .Rtou... Lvj 720 pm 12 Ham 12 11am 9 23am II Saam | 5 54pm I 8 38am|Lv... Dalton.. ..Lv] 7 20pm|12 Ham 12 Ham 9 20am 100 pm, ] 7 20am| 9 50am|Ar. Chatt'nooga Lv| 6 10pm|10 00pm 10 00pm 8 00am |4 30am| 4 50pm|Ar. Lexington.. . .Lv|lo 55amj 10 40pm I 7 20a.r01 7 20pm|Ar. .Clncinnattl ,Lv| 8 3eam| 8 00pm I 7 27amj 7 30pmjAr. .Louis ville. .Lvp74sain| | 745 pm •’ I | 656am|Ar. ...St-Louis. Lv| 9 ISptnj |... [. I I 7 50pm] 9 25am|Ar. .Anniston.. .Lv| 6 45pmj | 8 10am I |lO 00pm|H 45am|Ar. Birm’ham.. Lv 4 15pm| | 6 00am I j 7-iOaml 9 40pm|Ar.. .Memphis. ..Lvi 6 20am| 1 9 00pm I I 7 lOaml 54' pmjAr.. .ffan.Uity. ..Lv|lo 40um| | 9 30pm 9 .50pm | I n.V.i.mi 115 pm: Ar. Knoxville... Lv|2 25pm[ 2 25pm:... ...7.TT 05am” I I No. 16| No. li| South | No. TsPNorTsT - ~~j 110 56am 1 ibaniiLv .. M&conk .Ar 3ft2am 4 40pm1... .T.. J. • : | 615pm|Ar ..Tampa ....Lv| 730 am | | | m |Lv . .Macon. . .Ar| 1 o.samj 8 loam] 7 lOpmf. j 1 50pm|12 lOampl 25pm|Lv.. .Danville. ..Lv| 6 05am | 6 20pm | 5 50am| | | 735 am I |Ar .. Norfolk.. Lv| | (10 00pm | | 6 25pm| 6 00am| 6 00pm|Ar. .Richmond. Lvll2 OOn’t 12 00n’n'12 OOn'n | 3 00pm 8 30pm I. Ar. . .Boston. . .Lv 5 00pm 10 00am THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC. ~ Nos. 13 and 14, “Cincinnati and Florida Limited,” Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars and through vestibuled coaches between Cincinnati and Jacksonville and Tampa via Chattanooga, Atlanta and Fvereett; Pullman sleeping care between St. Ix>uis and Jacksonville via Louisville and Chattanooga; Pullman Palace sleeping ears between Kansas City, Mo., and Jacksonville, Fla., via Birmingham, Atlanta and Everett. Pullman Sleeping Cara between Atlanta and Brunswick. Beiths may be reserved to be taken at Macon. Mos. 15 and 16, Express Trains between Atlanta and Brunswick. Nos. 9 and 10, Etegant Free Chair Cars between Atlanta and Macon. Pullman Sleeping Cars between Atlanta and Cincinnati. Connects in union depot, Atlanta, with “Washington and Southwestern Vestibuled Limited,” finest and fastest traia to and from the East. Nos. 7 and 8, Fast Mall Trains between Macon and Atlanta, connecting in union depot, Atlanta, with “U. S. Fast Mail” trains to and from the East No. 8 car ries Pullman Sleeping Car, Chattanooga to Atlanta. F. S. GANNON, V. P. and G. M. W. A. TURK, Gen. Pass Agt., DEVRIES DAVIS, T. A., Macon, Ga. S. H. HARDWICK, Asst. G. P. A., | . RANDALL CLIFTON, T. P. A., Macon. BURR BROWN, City Ticket Agent, • . 565 Mulberry Street, Macon, Ga. --■■■■■■ ! , . 1889. ESTABLISHED NINE YEARS. 1898. Southern Dental Parlors, Are the originators of “Live and Let Live” charges for High Class Den tistry in Central and Southern Georgia. Gur business is constantly increasing because we prove all our claims. Wb Dtn’i To mu Work We Can’t Guarantee. 5 cent n'!< n <!< i ' </ vr r time prices for dentistry. Our charges are: 221 ( ■ 1g Crov. l, 'x t made at any price $4.00. Bridge work, (per tooth) best made at price .. 4.00 Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate 5.00 Set of Teeth on Bose Pearl Plate (prettiest and best plate made) 8.00 Gold Prillings, governed by size of cavity 1 up Teeth extracted without pain. 50c» (No loss of consciousness or bad after effects) Another Work at Proportionately low Charges We want your patronage, and as an inducement for a j , limited time W b will Pau You Railroad Fare to arid From Hlacon. If you want Dental work done and want to save money you should act promptly, and write for particulars, as our offer is strictly limited. SOUTHERN DENTAL PARLORS, Wm. G. LONG, D. D, S., Propr. and M’gr. 614 Cherry Street, = = = Macon, Ga. Rainy Weather Make seed grow if they are GOOD. We don’t have any other kind. Plant now. • ’ Streyer Seed Comp’y. 466 Poplar Street. 3