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I HE VALDOSTA TIMES, ■tURDAY, MARCH 10, 1906. IIIMIIIIIIIIlinaiieiiklBBlIcillllliiai '■■■■■■■■■■■[(■■■■■■BaoiaBiBaiiBiBiBsiaBBniHu ■■ M0 OB' car SLOAT BROS. We Are Now in Our 24th Year in Valdosta. ' f 4 Everything* in our line complete and up-to-date. Ask your Neighbor, Your Merchant or your Bank about us. ■a ■a ao ao va /.a a a *a wa r a ea no am r'V Send us Your Mail Orders, If you want them filled right and with dispatch. SLOAT BROS., LIQUORS Valdosta, Ga. OB OB BO OB ia ■a UUHHUtllliUUUUI^ — — i BWppii i SEA ISLAND GROW ER WRITES. South Carolina Planter Tells ol tbe Organization There. Ho Tells Why the Sea Island Grow* era Combined and Refused to Ex port their Seed—He Also Relates tlon of the combine will cause a de crease In the acreage on one hand and lower the grade of the cotton grown on the other, as it appears that Georgia and Florida can only grow a good grade of cotton by get ting “fresh” seed from South Caro lina. There Is no doubt that more sen Is land cotton is produced than is need* ed. or at least, that so long as the supply so nearly meets the demand that the prices can be manipulated to favor the buyers. Either condition must work disastrously fo the Inter est of the growers therefore the only relief is to lessen production and it Is at this the planters or South Car ; olina are aiming by their det'ermlnn- How the Growers of That State A Ion not to sell seed. Bettered Their Cond.tion by Hav- j The planters here regard with « ! much interest the actions of the cot* mg One Salesroom Established. ' , ... . ,, , . . , ton association of Valdosta and hope Some Intlde Information on the , that the same success may reward Subject I their efforts as our efforts to main- I tain pi ea during the past senso i Ed Is to island, s. C. March 7. has rewarded us To last season Editor Valdosta Times: Of course j there were several commission hous- It ly known through tioorgla and) 08 ln Charleston who sold the South „ , . Carolina cotton crop, which was con' Florida by the cotton planters of , , . . al igned to them for sale,. and of 1hc*e states that the sea Island cot | ,. ( , ur , e lhcl0 ws8 qulte „ C0 mpetltlt.-| tou planter of Southe Carolina have among these several houses to sell combined not to sell any seed of sea cotton which of itself without! the ef-, Inland cotton out of the state. So ef- * crls *he buyers had a depresy.-u? , . . . . . . .. ... 1 tendency on the market; but Inst factual has been tills combine that ' .. . . . . .. season the planters persuaded these. even the United States department Be veral commission houses to estrvh- of agriculture was unable to obtain ilsh one sales room and employ one thoed for distribution this season. salesman who under a directorate This notion of the Southern Cnro- nlBjo “P of onc member of Mich com' mission house would sell all of the cotton. SinlHUHlUllllllllllllllllS Wild THE IMM Monthly Meelirg Will Be Held This at lira planters is a measure they have adopted with* the hope of preserving This, it will be seen, immediately the life of their Industry which the eliminated all competition to sell decline in price of cotton during the j and n sured a stability of prion* ra*t two seasons, together with the j which have never been so sustain! Increased cost of production serious* , before. Iv threatened. The labor of the cot- j Of course no fancy prices resulted ton belt has become very inefficient j from this measure but the planters on one hand and demands anl com-j know that the best prices were ob- mauds higher wages on the other. I talned that could have been under a Tills condition of labor and the de- depressed market and in fact the 'Us # dine ln the price or cotton aroused I parity of prices between South Car* the planters to the fact thar unless olina cotton and sea Island cotton of they could grow cotton cheaper and Georgia and Forida was greater this get more for it their business was season than it has ever been. The rone. So they bestirred themselves result of the move has been so satis fy discover what coul 1 be done to factory and is so promising for the 'save it. with the result of the forma- future that It It meeting the approval tton of this combine not to sell seed even of those who for n time doubt- oat of the state. ed it expediency. This was the only measure they j j m. La Roche, could devise that promised any re j ——— ■ . ■ 'lid. as labor is in such a condition Just a little while now and the that there is no hope of cheapening baseball players will make the candl* production. It is hoped that the ac dates look like wax figures. Several Matters of Importance Will Come Before the Board, the Elec tion of Firemen Being Among Them—Mayor Roberts Held Ses sion of His Court This Morning. (From Wednesday’s Dally. The mayor and council will have a meeting this afternoon at three o’clock to attend to the regular rou tine matters and also to look after any new matters that may come up. It will be the first meeting the new council has had, or rather the first regular meeting, as the meeting at which the new men were sworn in could hardly be called a regular meeting. The session will be devoted to rou' tine matters, such as the payment of bills, hearing petitions, etc. matter of the deepest interest will be the election of a fire chief and members of the fire department. There are quite a number of appli cations for these positions, but there is nothing to Indicate who will the lucky ones. It is also understood that the new administration will be confronted with the task of providing better ar rangements at the city prison. The present prison is totally inadequate and has been for six or seven years* The cells are small, cramped and clammy and it often happens that a negro has to be turned out to make room for a white man, or vice versa. In view of the inadequacy of the prison, the bedding has to be used by both whites and blacks. The city prison is a disgrace to Valdosta and the humane instincts of the people of the city. The mat’ ter will be brought before the city fathers at their meeting this after noon, in all probability, and the chances are that some provision will be made for better accommodations for those who have to be incarcer ated there. Another matter that will come up for consideration Is ln regard to the election of a .recorder to preside over the mayor’s court. \ This mat ter was considered several years ago and the city charter was changed so as to provide for a recorder. The present council, it is understood is favorable to the plan of relieving the mayor of this work and electing a regular recorder for the service. Another matter will be the selec tion 'of a bank for the next year, this usually being done through bids from the various institutions hera Just what other matters- will come before the new board remains to be seen. New boards usually represent new policies of city government, and it is highly probable that 1 the pres ent board will begin to “show its hand" at the meeting this afternoon. Mayor Had Court Today. Mayor Roberts was summoned to the city hall this morning to try two or three cases against violators of the city ordinance. Among the number was a negro named J. H. Alaskas, of Waycross, a deaf and dumb negro who was accused of drunk and disorderly conduct at the depit. Mayor Roberts heard the evi dence against him and assessed a fine of $2.50. Wip Mitchell, under the same charge, was fined $5. Adam Roberts was accused of getting in a scrap with his wife and was fined $5. All of the fines were paid. RAILROAD OFFI CIALS HERE. G. S. IF. Clock Hands Are Stopped. Wist is the matter with the hands on the north side or the city clock? They went wrong several months ago when the hour h?nd got an hour or two faster than the hands on the other dials. In a little while it was three or four hours faster. A po liceman explained it by saying that a pigeon had taken shelter there In order to keep out of a heavy rain. Two or three weeks ago the hand was adjusted and remained right for j few days, when suddenly it and j the minute hand beth stopped and j refused to work at all. Tne hands j on the other sides are keeping time J all right, but the north-side hands as motionless as the figures on The dial. combination of big stick and pitchfork ought to be rather formid able ia a fight Georgia Southern Officials Also Ex- | pect to Let the Contract for Their j New Depot Today—Roads to Build j Better Connecting .Facilities. Be- j tween the two Depots. 1 (From Wednesday’s Daily. 1 VieePresident and General Manag- j er Parrott and Superintendent Grady, of the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad, and Division Superlntend- j ent Bennett, of the Atlantic Coast j Line, are in Valdosta today and have j had an Important consultation In re gard to matters of local Interest to both roads. It is understood that the roads are going to put an end to the policy of refusing to handle certain shipments that come over the other road and which jhas been very annoying to the merchants and other receivers of large shipments. It is understood that the Atlantic Coast Line will commence at once to improve its track facilities here and that a double-track “Y” will be built connecting the two roads. This will make it much easier to make the transfers of freight and it will re move one of the causes for the rigid rules that have been adopted in the past. Contract for New Depot. It is also understood that the con tract for the new freight depot for the Georgia Southern road will be let today. Many bids have been put in and a number of contractors are on the ground, but there were some de tails that were to be gone over fully before the contract is made. It was thought that this could be arranged today but it was not definitely decld* ed. Mr. Grady expressed the hope that the contract would be let and that work would begin at once. The erection of the passenger sta tion will come later, but preliminary arrangements may be taken up at once. The city officials‘have done their part in the mntter and It is be lieveJ that tbe railroad officials will not delay the matter of building the depot longer than is absolutely nec essary. It is better to make one man laugh than to make a hundred weep. 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