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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, MARCH 3. 1U06,
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WANT MORE CARS 1
AT PRESENT.
MOON TO SWALLOW BIG STAR.
let ie At
lanta on Important Matter.
Preaidsnt Wilkinson, of the Valdosta
Southern. Among Those Who Ap
peared to Discuss the Reweighing
Scheme and to Advance Arguments
Against it.
(From Thursdays Daily.-
President J. M. Wilkinson, of the
ValJosta Southern railroad* went to
Atlanta this week to appear before
the state railroad commission on
questions that effect the interests of
the railroads and shippers of the
state.
The commission met for the pur
pose of considering circular 312,
which provides for tlhe rewfeighing
of freight cars, and stenciling the
same so as to indicate the new
weight, and the amendment to rule
10 of the commission, which requires
that railroads shall transport freights
upon a basis of fifty miles a day by
the shortest and most direct route
from one point to the other. A large
number of railroad officials were on
hand, among them the freight agents
and traffic managers of all of the
important systems in the state
far as can be learned, both the cir
culars calling for the rewelghlng of
freight cars and the amendment to
the rule requiring the roads to trans
port freights upon a basis of fifty
miles a day or pay a penalty of
a day for a failure to do so. originat
ed with the commission.
The railroad men opposed both
propositions, and quite a number of
the most prominent merchants of At
lanta were lined up with the rail
roads in opposition to the reweighing
scheme. President J. M. Wllkenson
of the Valdosta Southern presented
and read a dozen or inor^ letters
from leading business men and man
ufacturers of Valdosta, in which
they stated that they hoped the com'
mission would not insist upon the
roads being required to reweigh their
cars. The merchants argued that to
inforcc this ruling would work
great hardship to the shippers. What
they needed was more cars and not
a delay in furnishing those that they
are now getting. Mr. Wilkinson
said that while he was president of
the Valdosta Southern, his interest
in the road was very insignificant as
compared with ills business Interests
in Valdosta and the interests that he
was there to represent.
He said that to enforce the re-
weiglilng rule would throw large
numbers of cars out of commission,
and in this way greatly cut down
the supply, crippling every charac
ter of business. He said if the rules
were enforced he would have to send
what few cars he had to some distant
point to he weighed, as he had no
scales on his road that would weigh
a car.
President Wilkinson said that all
of the roads were now having their
troubles furnishing enough cars to
supply the demands made upon them
On the Valdosta Southern, he said
there were today fifty carloads of
freight waiting for cars to move it.
Another objection raised by him |
was that he had no right to re-weigh I
and re-stencil freight cars, and that I
under varying conditions the weight i
of cars changed. j
To illustrate
that had been wrecked might come
< i.t of the repair shops weighing
more or less than it did when it wen*
in. or for weeks would outweigh one
that had been under a cover. On an
average he thought that neither the
railroads or the shippers would lose
much, If things were allowed to re
main as they are.
In his opinion the roads anl the
snippers would lose much more if
anything was done that would de
lay the delivery of cars. He said
An Interesting Sight in the Heavens
Next Friday Evening.
"Watch the heavens next Friday
night about 10:35 o’clock,” the as
tronomers are advising, “and you
will see the moon swallow’ a big
bright star.”
Tills phenomenon is forecasted to
take place high up on the southwest
ern heavens, in the neighborhood of
the planet Jupiter. aesccne of the
wonderful gulp can easily he located
for Jupiter will he the most brilliant
planet then visible. Just to his left
will He a hazy little patch of stars
shoped like the letter V. At the e
corner of this astral V will appear
height reddish star, Aldebaran, by
name and this is the star programed
to do the Jonah act.
At the hour mentioned it will dis
appear with surprising suddenness
and not emerge from the moon until
half past eleven. Though opera glass-
a telescope will be helpful to
the looker-on, the naked eye will be
sufficient to take in the sight.
Astronomers explain the occur
rence as follows.
Despite the star’s bright appear
ance it is as a matter of fact nothing
more than a point of light. Its seem
ing magnitude Is due to atmospher
ic reflection, hq moon, however, has
no atmosphere and when, therefore,
Aldebaran passes close to the moon
it loses its reflection medium and
ceases to be visible.
This Is the student's way of think
ing but to little children and all oth’
er unsophisticated soults, the star
will actually be swallowed. The show
Is to be free and a large crowd of
spectators is looked for.
NINE MORE STILLS
TO BE PUT IN
The Duties of a Coroner.
The duties of a coroner as to when
an Inquest over a dead body should
he held are questions of interest in
Thomas and Decatur counties
present and some warm talk
has been indulged in during the
dispute. Recently M. M. Baker was
run over by a train at Bainbridge.
There was a suspicion of foul pla>,
but the coroner did not hold an in
quest.
The same thing happened when an
Egyptian fortune-teller was killed at
Boston a few .lays ago, Corone- Ga
ly refusing to hold an inquest, as he
has two suits against the coi
commissioners for inquest fees.
Bainbridge Ex-Congressnur. Uea
•i.v-fl has written a scathing criti-
rni of the coroner for failing to
hold an inquest, and in Tl*on:as conn
there are many who believe the
killing of the itenerant fort tv. t 'llor
lonid have been investig'.'ei
The coroners in many c•* :i• I «s in*
st'gate all cases of d>»th wncre
inflicted by another pers»■, .bough
1 generally understood mat th's
t rie'v.y.Tiuy where ’lure are
or more eye witnesses. But
•ers, as well as laymen, disagree
[> what the real duty of the cor
oner Is where human life has been
taken.
Escaped Convict Not Caught.
Will Smith, the white man who
is convicted of stealing a mule at
Mineola and who escaped from the
county chain gang a few days ago
Is still at large. It is said that Smith
as made a trusty by the new su
perintendent, Mr. Byrd, though he
had tried to escape a week before
that time and had to he run down
vitli the dogs. Mr. Byrd probably
did not know he would not do to
trust.
There are now about eighteen men
on the gang, though there were for-
i ty-nlne a few weeks ago. The ox-
lid that a car | plralions of time have been greater
ntly than the recruits.
(From Thursday’s Daily.-
The Concern for Extracting Naval
Stcrcs From Wood by Steam Heat
is to Make an Investment of $30,
000 in Valdosta, After Thoroughly
Testing the P.ttman System.
The Southern Naval Store Distill
ing Company will begin work at once
to increase the capacity of their
plant near the coal schute on
Georgia Southern road by the
ditiou of nine more stills.
Orders for these have been placed
and the work Is to ho pushed as rap’
idly as possible. The plant has been
operating one still for several months
to test the products, as well as the
work. The test has been perfectly
satisfactory and the company, con
sisting of Pittsburg capitalists, are
ready to back it up for a large in
crease.
It is said that the turpentine ex
tracted by this system is Just as
good, if not better than that which
Is taken out of the trees while they
stand In the forest. The test ha*
been carried to all classes of wood,
fat lightwood, dead stumps and live
pines and the results are Uie' same
in each case.
From the fat lightwood as high as
twenty-five gallons to the cord Is ta
ken out. From ordinary stumps fif
teen gallons are extracted from a
cord and from ordinary live wood
from twelve to fifteen gallons are
taken out.
This turpentine has been given a
thorough test In making paints and
in all other departments of business
where turpentine is used and it has
been found Just the same as the reg
ular spirits. If there is any differ
ence at all, it is in favor of the wood
xtraction spirits.
Mr. E. J. Bishopburger. of Pitts
burg. is in the city and will remain
here looking after the plant. He la
financing the concern while Mr. J. I
Pittmann fs looking after * the me
chanical department
The plant is shut down walling
for the large increase in capacity.
White Frost This Morning.
Did' you get up soon enough this
morning to see how wnlte the ground
with frost? Did you wake up ear-
nough to hear the noise of the
arly morning trains reverberating
over the uplands and lowlands? Well
these things are signs that the air is
full of moisture and that a rain may
he expected soon.
There seems to be a difference of
opinion throughout the fruit belt as
to whether or not fruit has been dam*
aged by the cold spell. In the upper
part of the state the trees are not
blooming as they are In this section
nd they probably escaped the freeze
In the lower part of the state where
the trees had begun to bloom the
nther was hardly cold enough to
lo much damage.
It 1* generally believed, til urgh
hat the cold weather yesterday did
re good than harm in this section.
And It Is also believed that' there will
he no more weather so cold during
rhe present winter, in other words,
the recent cold wave lias broken ‘lie
backbone of winter.
Her Third Time on Gang. I
Daisy Bazcll is in the county jail j Were Married at Cochran,
waiting for a guard to come and take Mr. -W. L. Swindle and bride ro
ller to the county convict gang. She j turned to Valdosta yesterday after-
KILLED BY FALLING TREE.
Young Wilkes, Nephew of Judge J
A Wilkes, Loses His Life.
Young Robbie Wilkes, son of Mr
Isaac Wilkes, a well known citizen
of the Autreyville district, lost his
life yesterday in a tragic manner.
He "as in the woods where some
hands were splitting rails and v.-as
aught unJer a falling stump. He
ras severely crushed about the hips
and lower abdomen. He was taken
to ills home and Dr. Daniels of Maul-
trie, was hurriedly called. Dr. Dan
iels found him still under ,the influ
ence of the shock and while attempt’
ing to dress his wounds, death datm
to the rescue of the unfortunate lad.
relieving him of unspeakable pain
and agonies.
Those who saw the acei lent
that a tree had been cut off mid
lodged on a dead stump. It lay the
for some time and the young man
came near Just as the wind forced the
tree and stump on Jo the ground. He
was caught under the stump.
He was 16 years old. The funeral
occurred this afternoon at the family
burying ground near Autreyville.—
Moultrie Observer.
ALL EYES TURNED
THIS WAY.
COLQUIT COUNTY GROWS.
Tfie Tide is Flowing Southward as
Shepard’s Moving Pictures.
A special return ^engagement of the
ever popular and enjoyable Shepard's
Moving Pictures* is announced for
Wednesday, March 7. On this occa
sion a program of entirely new pro
ductions. never before shown diere
by Mr. Shepard, will he offered, com
bining some of the la lose European
novelties and a number of new dra
matic sensations that have met with
unbounded success in New York city.
The comedy element will predomt
nate as usual and the educational tea*
tures will have special attention.
An exceptional matinee program will
be offered at 3 p. m. for the benefit
of the ladles and children. Mr. Shep
ard promises the very finest line of
moving pictures ever shown in this
city.
Died at Trinity. Texas.
Mrs. James Green, of this city yes
terday received a telegram announc
ing the death of tier brother, Mr.
John If. Edwards at Trinity, Tex.
His death occurred after an Illness
of several weeks. Mr. Edwards
formerly resided on Macon, but
haJ been in Texas for the past ten
years. Besides his relatives in tills
stnte, he leave* a wife and five chil
li is remains were
dren in Texas,
interred nt TrUiRy.
Mrs.- Green has the deepest sympa
thy of many friends in this city in
her sorrow.
(From Thursday’s Dally.-
Major G essrer, of the Georgia South
ern was in the City This Morning
and Spoke of the f.'any Inquiries
Which He is Having From all
Sections of the Country.
5 ajor \V. |„ Glessner, wUr is at
he head of the Georgia Southern rail’
vay'g Industrial department,
Phenomenal G.-owth of That County
During 30 Years.
The attorney for a northern, mon
ey loaning company that has been
making investigations into the value
of the property of tills country has
hud Iks eye opened by the marked
increase In value of lands in the
county in recent years.
He followed the tax digest hack to
iN7»t and found that all the property
of the county was returned in that
year at $ in MOD. The number of poll*
ilia! par was $364.
in 1M)0 tile polls had Increase to
G7. T!te v?’ te of the lan is of the
a "i' my lli.-it y.-ar wan *195.4-11;. while-
I the total value of till the property
reached $611,842.
leu years later in UrtO the nunt
*1 her of polls had increased to 15)28.
in | The value of all property in the conn
the city this morning, having Just county had reached $1,787,5)40.
com© up from St. George, th» colony East year the number of (tolls
tow,, between this city and Jackson- rf7,"' li,n , <1< , ' u '\° r 1 e " ,r f' 1 *
$lhj!7J.9J2, ail the total value v>?
v all pioperty had reached the splendid
Major Glessner says that the new ■ total of $3,702,25)8.
town is building up rapidly and that It is hardly probable that any ofrh-
tlie typo of buildings are much more * er coun *y In the state could make
substantial than were built at Fits- j a ,h °" ln *: *»
| ranking with the foremost countie*
Kcrnld when that city waa three years , he » mte ln her VilInOT
old. St. George Is just one year old and also In point of population —
tile colony having been opened on
the 24th of February last year.
Tiie place now has about twelve
hundred people and one thousand
acres has just been added to it. The
town Is not only growing but that
whole section la filling up with thrlf-
farmers and truck growers, each
having places of from five to fifty
acres. These people have begun to
Moultri© Observer.
A Bankrupt from Milltown.
A voluntary potltlon in bankruptcy
was this morning filed by attorney*,
for G. R. Howell at Milltown. Hi*
liabilities are fixed at $2,921.35 and
his assets at $2,855.24.
ses to the resources of this section,
attracting others from the section
clear up the ground, clean out the | fro “ 1 wh1 ^ they “"f
stumps and get their fences built, and a ^ or <8Hnel >c '
(heir places are already beginning to
look excellent.
Major Glessner says that he ex
pects the population of St. George
to grow to 3,500 or 6,000 In the next
e years.
Other Colonies to Come.
He also says thaf there are other
colonies looking for locations In this
rtIon, and thnt thoro Is a strong
probability that a largo colony will
lie located at. or near Thelma on lan 1
that is owned by Chicago parties.
Major Glessner also says that the
largo number of enquiries which he
ecelvlng daily from all sections
shows him very plainly that all eyes
are turned to.vard the southern sec
tion. Many staunch farmers from
north Georgia are coming tills way,
Major Glessner bellovos that
1 kinds of factories are to be started
in this section too. and that the most*
enterprising cities will he the one*
to land most of th'*m. He is glat
to see Valdosta working fo secure
industrial enterprises that will add
to the growth and progress of the
city.
Beautify the Complexion
IN TEN DAYS.
Nadinola
The UNEQUALED
BEAUTIFIED.
dorted by thouMwbe
rccklc*. pimples, all
facial discolorations
and restore tbs
beauty of youth-
evidenced by the fact that over The worst cases in twenty days. 50c. and
— I 111!«•© hundred families were located $1.00at all leading drutf stores, or by maiL.
MONEY TO LOAN—$3,nno to loan on the line of the Georgia Southern Prepare* by national toilet CO., Parts. Teae.
one or several sums. Woodward ! road last, year, and almost every one i Sold ln Valdosta by all Leading
& Smith. 27-d3t-w2t | of them have become living wltnes- Druggists.
Mr. Ray at Home Again.
| Postmaster T. M. Ray has moved
I his family temporarily to the real-
Church Appointment*. 1 donee at 202 Troup street, where he
El ler M. G. Bayne, of Macon, will i will reside until he can rebuild his
preach at the Primitive Baptist j home which was burned this week,
church in Valdosta on Sunday morn* i Mr. Ray desires to thank his friends
ing at 11 o’clock and night at 7:30. J and neighbors, who worked so hard
Mr. Bayne K a lawyer as well as to help save his household effects
preacher and is a strong and forcible from the fire, and who were so gen-
speaker. j erous in their proffers of a homo for
Rev. G. B. Thrasher will fill his J himself Lml family until he could
re gular appointment at Benevolence . q n( j a vacant residence,
church next Saturday and Sunday
o'clock
mother.
was convicted yesterday of stabbing noon,
another woman an.l was given ran
eight months on the gang, which is i
the third sentence she has had and
all of them were for eight months.
A one-arm negro named Ernest
Mayfield is also in the Jail waiting to
j he taken to the gang. He goes up
that the merchants and business men j f or fl V e months under two charges,
down his way desire no change, that j one of two months for cursing on
what they wanted was more cars and j the highway and one of three months
not more rules. ! for carrying concealed weapons
The commission lid not take any i
action upon either ca-'e that was con
sldered by It.
having been married at
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Imperal Spring Hats.::
Imperial in Style.
Imperial in Quality.
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Tiie following Saturday and Sunday
is his regular appoinrment at Ousley.
The New York American (dally)
ami New York American and Journal
(Sunday) for sale at Breedlove’*
book store. Valdosta.
i Our assortment of lingerie and
j wash silk wain’s wm ro-'.nforccd this
j week by the rc-rlpt of a new lino,
which cannot fail to appeal to the
ladies by its beauty, stylo and qual
ity. C. C. VarneJoe & Co.
1 1-Jlt-wlL
friends during her stay.
The groom is a prominent young j |
merchant here, a member of the' \
firm of Swindle & fligell. He was ac- j |
companied to Cochran by Messrs. J. .
H. Touchton and Newton Swindle j
and Mrs. \V. S. Coley. The wed-| *
ding was a quiet, home affair, hut a , I
reception was tendered in honor of , j
the happy couple on Tuesday night, j j
Mr. and Mrs. Swindle will boat
BOWS FINE SHOE.
These are the World’s Best
If You Wear F me Shoes
You Want These.
$6.00 and $7.00.
with Mr. B. J. Slrrnai
ire receiving congra
ood wishes from man;
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The New York Herald
Dally and Sunday editions, con
taiuingall the news from everywhere
on sale at Breedlove’s book store.
Don’t fall to get the New York Her
ald. It is a perfect mine of informa
tlon. It has the best comic magazine
publish© 1. 21-d and »w-2w
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For all kinds of surety bonds ap
ply to B. S. Rlchard»on, Valdosta Ga
M. A. BRIGGS,
One Price to All.
Valdosta, Georgia.
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