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VOL. I—NO. 27. ®|e prorata Visitor D. W. D- BOULLY, Proprietor. CASHSUBSCRIPTION BATES. One copy one year $2 00 One copy six months f OO One copy three months 75 Any one furnishing five subscribers, with 'the money, will receive a copy free. Subscribers wishing their papers changed from one po t-office to another, must state the name of the post office from which they wish if changed, as well as that to which they wish it dept. All subscriptions must he paid in advance. The paper will bo stopped at the end of the time paid for, unless subsciiptions are pre viously renewed. fifty numbers complete the year. CASH ADVERTISING RATES. Spack I mo 3 mos 6 mos 12 mos 1 inch ... $ 2 o(j * 4 50T1T00 S> 10 00 2 inches .. 450 725 11 00 18 00 3 Inches .. 500 900 15 00 22 00 4 inches .. 660 11 00 18 00 27 00 i column., 650 14 00 25 00 35 00 I column.. 12 50 25 00 40 00 00 00 1 column.. 22 00 41 00 02 00 100 00 Mairinges and deaths not exceeding six lines will be published free. 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TIIOS. S. MITCHELL, M. D, Resident Physician and Surgeon, HAMILTON, GEORGIA Special attention given to Operative Sur gery and treatment of Chronic Diseases. |gf Terms cash. LAW. Jas. M. Motoley Will continue to practice law in all the State and United States Courts. Office, Hamilton, Ga. R, A. Russell, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HAMILTON, GEORGIA BT Special attention given to collections. CHATTAHOOCHEE HOUSE , By J. T. HIGGINBOTHEM, WEST POINT, GA HENRY C. CAMERON, Attorney at Law , 1 HAMILTON ; GA HR. J. W. CAMERON, HAMILTON, GA. Special attention to Midwifery. Charges moderate. Sines Lozier, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, WAYERLY HALL, GEORGIA Special attention will be given to all busi ness placed in'my hands. no 2 ly W- J- POGLB, Dentist, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA Office in the building of the Georgia Home Insurance Company. feb2l lyr RANKIN HOUSE COLUMBUS, GA. j. W. BY AX, Prop’r. Prank Golden, Clerk. RUBY RESTAURANT, Bar and Billiard Saloon, UNDER THE RANKIN HOUSE. jan 10 J. W. RYAN, Prof’b THE HAMILTON WEEKLY VISITOR. from the Columbus Sun. NORTH & SOUTH RAILROAD. Report of Supt. Chipley. To IV. A. McDovguld , President ': I have at no time declined any res ponsibility in my position, when, in my judgment, my action would re dound to the benefit of the Company; but I have accepted each matter as it arose, cheerfully, and met events to the best of my ability. In no special work was I more en tirely in charge than at Rome; hence, when I heard murmnrs, in which even the press took part, at the de lay in resuming work at that point, I urged upon you a convention of the stockholders, that our future policy might he definitely fixed. It is now necessary to move for ward, and to do so successfully every effort should be energetically applied, and the utmost harmony prevail. Our duty to ourselves and justice to the stockholders required that a conference should be held, and, after due consideration, such policy adopted as would advance our enterprise and secure harmony of action, A brief resume of the operations of the Company will not he out of place, Its organization occurred at Rome, i on the 11th day of August, 1871,; and on the 10th of December of the following year the Company had ac complished the following: 20 miles in full operation; 40 ad ditional miles graded; 118 surveyed; 80 located; 8$ right of way secured. The outfit consists of 1 locomotive, 2 passenger cars, 1 baggage car, 4 box freight cars, 12 flat freight cars. This status was reached during the space of eighteen months, in the fitee of extraordinary embarrassments, and during the lowest financial depression known since the war. Every sub scription had to be worked out before it could he used, which entailed con stant annoyance upon the executive officers of the Company and retarded the enterprise, and necessarily added to its cost. But another feature of these sub scriptions was so utterly foolish as to almost render them useless. I re fer to the condition locating the penditunc in liar,is, Troltp or Heard, as the case might be. Not being able to alter these terms, I have pushed the work along, investing as required, It will come into use ultimately, but now stands a large outlay utterly un available. Cotild tliese’subfloriptions have been concentrated, the track would have been to-day at Troup Factory, if not at La Grange, The Company commenced running trains for business over 12 miles of road, Septeinbor 11 th. December 10th, the run was extended to termi minus of first 20 miles. From Sep tember 11th to May 31st the earn ings were: Freight $ 5,332 43 Passenger... 0,138 55 Mail service 204 48 $11,735 46 Operating expen es for month of May, not included C,4G7 73 The earnings only include $857.95 on account of contractors or construc tion. Operating expenses do not in clude any of the general expenses of the Company, but only such expend* itures as pertain to the running of trains, maintaining of way, and re pairs. The expectation seems universal that the Company will advance rap idly, “now that the bonds have been signed,” and the expression is fung into my ears daily. It is proper that this point should be well understood in the convention to day. The construction to' May 31st amounted to $037,022 55 Outfit 19,981 27 Showing total of $057,003 82 The subscriptions to the stock paid are as follows: Columbus $200,000 00 IA Grange 25 000 00 Rome 100,000 (X) Individuals 77,089 54 $402,089 54 leaving balance due of $254,014 28 The resources of the Company have been applied with the utmost energy, and, I trust, fidelity, bat no rule can make one dollar pay in full two dol lars of indebtedness. The bonds is sued, however, have been made to satisfy all demands against the Com pany except -—-• To pay this balance and move for ward we must look to the bonds on the next section, additional collec tions and new subscriptions. I be lieve that the next 240 bonds, with such aid as can be secured, will com plete the road to La Grange. The many expenses for organi/.a HAMILTON, HARRIS CO., GA., FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1873, tion, surveys, right of way, and other general purposes, incurred in the be ginning of the whole line of road, will not he required again. To consider it so completed with a bonded debt of $480,000 as An invest ment, I will institute a comparison with the M. & G. Road. ■ The gross earnings for 12 months on that road to May 31st, were $177,314.06, or $2,215.41 ptr mile per annum, This Company, running only 20 miles, finished when the cotton sea son was well nigh over, ending no where, and not touching even a vil lage, before the people had time to be diverted from their customary channels, earned for six months end ing May 31st, $9,709.55, or at the rate of $970 per mile per annum. During the fiscal year just ended, the M. & G, R. R. carried 44,217 passengers. This Company, with 20 miles only completed the 10th day of last December, has carried 17,451 paying passengers to July Ist. This number does not include contractors' hands. The M. & G. Road traverses a Very unhealthy country. This road runs through a section remarkably healthy and already well populated. Its salubrious climate and fertile, re liable lands, with railroad facilities, will soon render the population dense. While a large area tributary to the M. & G. Road is not and can not he cultivated, this entire line to LA Grange is green with growing crops, and swarms with life, to furnish freight and passengers to the Com pany’s trains. The M. & G. Road brought to and through Colmnhus, for the year just ended, 23,600 hales cotton. This road, running 20 miles* With not even a blacksmith shop on the line, fin ished after three-fourths of the crop had been marketed, has brought 1800 bales to Columbus warehouses. .Next season this Company will double this over the same line, and when it reaches a point ten miles north of present terminus, it will bring 8,000 to 10,000 hales Which now go to West Point, Griffin and HoglinsVille. When built to La Gralige, it will enter into competition for the trans portation of from (50,000 to 75,000 bales of cotton annually shipped by Columbus to the sea, with return merchandise via Charleston and Port Royal; also for the carriage of 16,000 bales from La Grange for either the Columbus or Savannah market, or by the latter route to New York. To the local travel will be added a handsome through passenger business to the capital of the State, New York and the West, When trains are put through to La Grange. These comparisons are made- to show that it is only necessary to bring similar good management, which has done so Well with the Mobile and Girard road, under its disadvantages, to bear upon this road, to secure still better results. But place its earnings at the same say 12,215.41 per mile per annum— and on 47 miles the gross earnings of this Company To Til Orange would be $103,123 27 Deduct for 3 engineers, 3 firemen, 3 woodpassers, 8 conductors, 6 brakes men, wood, oil, and waste, say SOO per day, 313 days $18,780 Pres’t, Bup’t, Sec’y slid Treas’r, Agents 10>955 Supervisor and Oar In spector 1,750 Stationery 700 4 section masters and 32 hands, wages and ra tions 9,120 Interest on *4BO 000 gold bonds t 7 per cent., gold at 10 per oent:.. -.87,200 — 78,505 00 Leaving a surplus of * 24,618 29 or about 6 per cent, on the capital stock paid up, with which to Create a sinking fund, make repairs, or pay dividends, as the Directors may de cide is best. The earningß will stead ily increase each year. The M. & G. Road has performed its business with two regular trains— one a passenger, the other a freight— together with an occasional extra. The above estimate for three trains is a very full one, being at prices in some respects larger than we now pay. With three competent engi neers, repairs will not be a consider j able item for some years. Three trains will enable the Company to perform all necessary ditching, and do its business. It is proper to explain that the Company comes out of the comple tion of its first section with a small debt, when the reverse was expected, due to the large excess of the cost of the work over the estimate of the Chief Engineer, Submitted at the an nual meeting at Rome. His estimate on substructure, including ties, was For cleaving and grubbing right of way... . ■. $ 4,000 Graduation.. '87,500 Solid rock 20,000 Truss bridge 4,800 Trestling 13,000 Masonry... '6,096 Cross-ties 16,100 Track-laying 8,000 Incidentals.., 7,744 $167,240 This was submitted as an approxi mate estimate, but was made after the contract for the section was let, and based upon the preliminary line, and should have been reduced Upon the location. The result, however, Was — Cleaving and grubbing right of way .$ 4,768 18 Graduation 96,704 50 Solid rock 7,948 00 Loose r0ck ............ 2,583 00 Truss bridge 4,400 00 Trestling...,,. 28,385 69 Hard pan... 3,581 60 Masonry 24,80i 50 Cross-ties 16,527 70 Laying track 8,000 00 Incidentals 7*143 73 Excess of engineering ex penses over estimate.. 5,000 od $209,843 90 Leaving a total excess of.. $42,603 90 Solid rock, the only item which could not be estimated with accuracy* worked out less than the estimate. The estimate on superstructure also fell short over $15,000, but of course no one could have anticipated the remarkable advance in iron ; never theless, the discrepancy added to the disappointments in the Company’s financial arrangements. Suitable station honscs have been constructed, and the track placed ill good order. The first six miles of track was laid with little regard to the grade line. After Mi’. Harris took charge* this ceased, but green banks and the rectification of the first track laid, imposed upori us a heavy outlay during a winter nuttsually se vere upon such work. No better evidence of the manner in which the task was performed can bo submitted, than the fact, that though carrying 17,451 passengers over anew road iu winterfile Com pany has never lost a dollar or injured a passenger by accident. With gross earnings of $11,735.46 to May 31st, net a demand has been made for lost or damaged goods, and only $2.50 paid for stock killed. I believe the proposition submitted herewith will secure the immediate construction of the Rome division. With the cooperation of all con cerned, I think such arrangements can be made as will advance this end of the Rue steadily to La Grange, At ail events, I have given as con cisely as possible the present condi tion and future prospects of the Com pany, from my standpoint. It is for the stockholders to express their views and wishes.' From causes well understood, the Company has lost several months’ time. I make no question as to the propriety of those causes, but being unexpected, they interrupted very se riously the progress of the Company. The duty of the hour is, by united action and renewed effort, to over come, as speedily as possible, the lost ground. At the last session of the Legisla ture this Company was empowered to build a branch to Talbotton. Tal botton has subscribed $25,000 to the enterprise, and a corps under Mr. F. H. Harris, engineer, in charge, has been put iti the field to make the ne. cessary surveys. I hope, at an early day, to report such additional sub seaiptions as will authorize a begin ning upon the work. The enterprise will add greatly to the business of this Company, and prove a wonderful benefit to both Talbotton and Columbus. Of #77,080.54 paid by individuals upon their subscriptions to the capi tal stock, cltisens of La Grange and Troup county have paid $45,833,12; Harris county, $14,940} the remain der by Floyd, Heard and Columbus, with S3OO from Polk. The counties on the line do not deserve a railroad until they have paid at least $250,000 more. Troup, alone, has approached its duty In the premises. It will require, to complete to Hamilton— Trestiing,. > $3 000 Cross-ties, 2,700 faying truck it.. !K)0 Iron, fish-plate* and spike* 15 000 $21,000 Hauls county should raise this amount At once; for, added to amount already paid, the whole makes a very insignificant subscription for such a county. If half the amount could he secured in approved notes, payable in the fall, the track could he carried to Hamilton without the delay inci dent to such negotiations as will be necessary for the completion of the next twenty miles. I commend this matter to the people of Harris. The county has now nearly $200,060 worth of work done within its limits, with a paid-up subscription from its citizens of only $14,940. These explanations will serve to answer the oft-repeated question, “When will you get to Hamilton?” From the date construction was first commenced, work has never en tirely ceased. At present a small bridge fordo is engaged on trestle, work north of the Mulberry, and about thiity hands are at work on the Chattahoochee division, grading at the river north of La Grange. The money had mUch better he nsdd to advance the track; but, as heretofore explained, the conditions of the subscriptions give the Coriipany no control over the matter. It is therefore being placed where it will do most good under the circum stances. The Company is under obligations for valuable aid from Mr, John King, and for services very kindly rendered by Hon. John Mcllheuny. Captain Tlios. E. Blanchard has never failed to place his time at the command of the Company, and his assistance has been invaluable. The employees of the Company have been faithful, and have served its interest with fidelity. I will only add that I think the Company has renewed cause for con gratulation upon the gauge adopted. One hundred miles of branches— those wonderful feeders of trunk lines, which develop a country so rapidly— in addition to 100 miles of main line, of the narrow gauge, does far more towards building up a country than a single 100 miles of an expensive main stem. The trunk line can he improved at any time when business and the financial condition of the road will warrant. Already one branch is shooting from this line, and others will follow, until Columbus will once more shake hands with friends who, in years gone by, hauled their prodUeo 50 to 75 miles to its warehouses. And as prospers Columbus, so will the entire litte thrive. W. D. CUiiU.kY. Supt. Columbus, Ga., July 2, 1873. San Francisco, June 24 —ln last Madame Deraarales and her family of daughters arrived in this city and stopped at the Grand Hotel. They represented themselves as Cuban refugees, expelled by the war, and wished to establish here a yottng ladies’ seminary. They were very poor, and desired assistance of wealthy merchants and bankers, The ladies were attractive and highly ac complished) and besides they showed letters of recommendation purporting to have beeil written by General Sherman, Secretary Iloutwell and several members of Congress and public men of Washington, and also General Schofield, Bishop Kip and Archbishop Alemany, of this city. On the strength of these the young ladies secured SI,OOO from gentlemen and firms of this city and negotiated for a building, but on the 271 h May left overland for New York, where they have been seen by the British consul of this city, who gave them S2O while here. Beast Butler then and NoVr.— Those of ns—and they are not few— says the Baltimore Gazette, who re member when Butler had his guns pointed from Federal Hill, and mili tary vagabonds, dressed as Zouaves, were swarming in our streets, will read with wonder the following allu sion to those days, taken from a Nor thern paper of high authoiity once, it is Mr. Greely’s Tribune that speaks: “At a time when considerations of personal character and common hon esty were so merged in the oven shadowing one of patriotism, that we almost apotheosized crime in our ad miration of a regiment of Zouaves, made up ostentatiously of cut-throats, pickpockets and thieves, it was not strange that Mr. Butler was tot tt time a conspicuous and notable suc cess. PaT" Success is the best test of merit. 1 roin the Columbus Sun, 3d inst. NOtiTH & SOUTH RAIIftOAD. Called Meeting of Stockholders. The meeting was held last after noon in the office of the company at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Judge \V. L Hudson, of Harris coUhty, was called to the chair, and W. D. Chipley to he Secretary. On motion of L. L. Stanford, the roll of stockholders was called, and those having proxies were requested to lay them on the Secretary’s table. A majority of the stock was found represented. president's report. To the ’Stockholders of the North and South Railroad: Gentle jien: I have called you to gether to confer as to the future pol icy of the company. For a statement of its condition, I refer you to the re port of Superintendent herewith sub jUitled. The company has done con siderable work at both ends of the line, as is shown by the Superintend ent’s report, and the question to l day is the best means which can be adop ted to advance the interest of the company. W. A. McDouciALn, President. Report received. superintendent's report was read by Capt. Chipley. The same officer read the following: Balance Account, Ledger F* & S. R. R. Cos., May 11,1871. ASSETS. Construction $087,022 55 Outfit 19,981 27 Heal c-tate. 5 000 04 Rome bond account 80,100 09 LaQrabge bond account 4,700 (X) Transportation 6,467 73 Due from open accounts 1,770 52 Cash 707 86 s7ll 809 47 tiAßtimia. Capital stock $402 089 64 Rills payabio 91,123 75 Transportation freight receipt*., 5 332 44 I’ui-sago receipts 6,138 55 Mail receipts. 204 48 First nlortuafo bond account... 148,000 00 Duo contractors, including re serves 22,948 07 Due on open accounts 85,912 64 *711,809 47 This statement gives the condition of the Company, May 31st, conciselj' j On June 9th the first $240,000 ot botads were eudorsed, and in addi tion $23,000 on second section were issued, making bonded debt June 30th Leaving of the floating debt as shown above the following unprovided for except by additional collections, new subscriptions or bonds on second section : Rills payable. $15,287 59 Duo contractors 10.871 98 Due on open account 0,345 27 *32,454 84 W. D. Cmri.EY, Treas’ft June 30, 1873. CONTINUATION OF THE ROAD, Superintendent Chipley stated that -An Tuesday a proposition was made by it responsible party to finish up the next twfeitty miles. The Direc tors had not had sufficient time to ex amine it. No doubt it will be ac cepted unless another, which has been proposed, be taken. Had it not been for this meeting, he (Superin tendent Chiploy) would have gone to New York-to complete negoUtions for iron. The parties making the proposi tion for completing the next twenty miles are highly responsible. Only one of the Directors was present, Mr, F. Frost, of La Grange, when the. offer was made to the officers. It will be submitted to the next con vention. QUESTIONS F ROM ROME. Capt* Dunlap Scott, the delegate in behalf of the City Council Of Rome, propounded a nlimber of questions, to all of which atiswers were given cheerfully and willingly. She whs willing to do all in her power to complete the enterprise. Croakers are found everywhere. The questions and answers were publicly made. The officers told Capt. Scott their books were open to the inspection of himself and every stockholder, and in addition agreed to furnish written answers to the questions. These replies showed there were no liens upon the road and sixteen miles had been graded at Rome. CoL Mobley, of Harris county moved this: Resolved, That the ex „ f planatious made and answers given are satisfactory to the stockholders present. This was however withdrawn upon the statement of the fSict by Capt Scott and others that the adoption of j the reports meant the same things $2 A Year The various reports were then unanimously adopted; complimentary resolutions. Judge A. E. Gdx, of La Grange, offered this: Whereas-, Superintendent AV. D. Chipley ha's had the more special management of the North & South Railroad, and whereas his report tii our worthy President, \V. A. M - Dongald, shows a most gratifying and encouraging condition of affairs under any circumstances, and espe cially with the resources at the Com pany’s command. Involved that the thanks of the stockholders are due, and hereby tendered to him. Adopted, Capt. Scott seconded the resolu tion, and paid a handsome complit ment to Superintendent Chipley and President MeDougald, Col, Mobley moved: Resolved; that the officers of the Road be urged to complete the second twenty miles and push on the road as speedily as possible; PROPOSITION TO LEASE THE ROME END. A proposition was read which had been submitted to the direhtofs, It Was t'o lease the twenty r. !V: froiii Rome to W. C. Che:rj '■>., on condition that in eighteen nont.Vs they build and equip them. The lessees are debarred the right to mortgage the road or receive State aid Bonds. The North and South Railroad Agrees to buy the road at market value in twenty years, arid id the meantime, if connection is mado with it, to control the schedule and manage it. it \vds added, the lessees would obtain money from parties who were interested in the iron mines in Polk counly. By Mr. Kimbrough, of Harris: Resolved, this proposition be referred to the Hoard of Directors with power to act, if approved by the city coun cil of Rome. Capt, Scott moved R postponement until the regular meeting in August, Director Blanchard spoke strongly in favor of adopting the proposition,' because it wits' the only mode to do anything for the ttotoe end; Capi talists Wohld advance money to the Columbus end because it is continu ous and promised speedy connection with other roads. The Rotrie Direct tors approved the measure. Capt. Scott opposed, because oif hasty action, and because he did not know the backers of Mr. Cherry* lie promised to bring the matter be fore the Romo Council. To stop discussiion, Mr. Kim- brough’s resolution was withdrawn and that of Capt. Scfttt passed?.' Convention (lien adjourned. Tiie next annual convention is to be held at this place, Wednes* day, August 13tb. Tint Patrons of Husbandry.— Our “ Natural Allies,” Bays the Mo-* bile Register, are moving strongly irt' the rigf'i direction. You may call their movement “ Farmers* Clubs,” “Granges of Industry,” or whatever else you please, but they certainly set forth the rights of the people who live by the sweat of their brow to a fair chance and a just equality with those v.ho live by their wits id the rattfe of life, without favoritism) monopoly or robbefy on the part of the Government. This Is tvliat we have Understood to be Democracy? and its a rose by any oti i*r cams would' smell ns swobt, we bid the f rmers 4 “God speed!” and shall rqjcicehear tily ill their triumph. — —i ■ iSM. " A Sty File that wh’.l Sto£ the lILEEMN OOP TIJ K L A RO EST VESSELS.—- Scrape very fifth two draebins of eas tilo soap, dissolve in two ounces of common brandy, rtiix it well with one drachm of potash, keep it in a closer vial. ‘When aoplied, warm it, afifl dip some nledgets of lint, and the blood wHtmiddvAly c6agulte some distance in the vessel. For deep’ wounds aiid amputated limbs, a sec ond application may be necespary. ■! 1 Keeping Grkk.v Corn.—Dip the ears into boiling Water and let ibenf remain about two iViiniites, take them! out, and when c6ol cut the corn from the cob," and dry it, just as you would dry fruit, and when dry put it away iu clean paper sacks, and by this' means you have the luxury of greed com at any time you want. r~ To Get Bid of FliEs.—The smoke" of the dried leaves of ft pumpkirf burnt oft a bight fire, will cause flies to quit an apartment instantly,'’ Ol* if will kill them;