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THE VALl
WORKING FOR OLD
Turned This Way.
Land and Industrial Agents of Sever
al Railroads of the South Return
From Convention—G. W. Duncan,
of 'he Atlantic and Birmingham,
Tilks Interestingly.
George W. Duncan, land and Indus
trial agent of the Atlantic and Bir
mingham railway, who attended the
meeting of the southeastern railway,
Jaud and industrial agents, held at
‘Washington, D. C., April 11, has re
turned to the city. Mr. Duncan, to
gether with M. V. Richards and Wil-
tmr McCoy, of the Southern railway
a.ud Atlantic Coast Line, respectively,
visited the immigration station at El-
lie island. New York, and made a
thorough study of the existing condi
tions there, says the Macou Tele
graph.
The committee of three, of whom
?Jr. Richards is chairman, represents
the railroad south of the Potomac
river, and was appointed some time
ago to perfect plans by which desir
able Immigrants'could be induced to
settle in the south. An entire day
was spent on Ellis island by the com
mittee, under the charge of Commis
sioner of Immigration Robert W.
Watchorn and his assistant, Mr. Mur
ry. Every detail of the manage
ment of the thousands of immigrants
was expounded by these authorities,
as veil as the inducements ogered
the Immigrants to leave their homes.
The question of securing a desira
ble class of foreign immigrants has
been considered by the different
roads, and efforts are being made by
them to secure the hoped for results.
Mr. Duncan stated that the immigra
tion wa» very unevenly divided. As
an Instance of this he showed that
of the 07.1pOO foreigners landing in
AmeriJ^ia if arch New York cijty and
43,000; Penns;
7,000l
hto Georgia, 50
A FINE MUSICAL CONCERT.
Mr. W. D. Jenkins Arranging One for
Valdosta Next Month.
We learn with pleasure ihat Mr.
W. D. Jenkins is arranging to give
a concert on the evening of May 15th
at the opera house for the benefit of
the organ and music fund of the Epis
copal church, of which the Rev. R.
G. Hamilton is rector; and we think
it entirely in order to add it will also
be, and quite as much so, for the
benefit of the good people of Valdos
ta.
The coming of Mr. Jenkins into our
midst has been of distinct value to
the musical life of the town, with
ready courtesy, he has a number of
times sung in several of our churches
at the Wymodausis club and at the
organ recital recently given in the
methodist church, and it is only fair
to say the best quartette singing we
have had this winter in Valdosta has
been organized and directed by him
and the work he has done, and is do
ing, cannot fail to lead to a higher
musical standard in our churches.
We have seen Mr. Jenkins In re
gard to bis proposed concert, and he
states that it will be rendered entire
ly by our own local talent, and to use
his own expression “with the most
excellent material he has to draw
from,” he promises to give as good
a concert as can be heard anywhere
We understand there will be several
fine numbers sung by a chorus of
about 25 voices, as well as several
male quartettes, solos, duets and mix
ed quartettes, and we have no doubt
the concert will meet the support
which its purpose, Mr. Jenkins and
such a musical event deserves.
have his promise to be permit
ted to print the program in advance
of the concert.
COL. RENFROE PASSES AWAY.
Mr.
Editor
Trades
By Mr. W.l
Readers
ta and This!
Mr. John Cj
Music Trades,
est magazine]
to the music
some time
by Mr. W.
Mr. Freunl
magazine to
tures of the court I
building, and Valtj
Dorough, who is
largest music hou|
He also devotes I
of space to Carter]
tem of doing busljjj
followinf referej
city:
“In the eft]
with Mr. Doroug
and into the counl
Although Valdtl
to 10,000 populatlJ
thriving place ancj
road center.
The leading in]
tine and lumber, f
Former State Treasurer Died in San-J a mimber Qf Im]
dersville Yesterday. ! other , lneg
Col. J. W. Renfroe, formerly state „ The b , lc
treasurer, postmaster of Atlanta un- the schools are
der president Cleveland, and well and
widely known throughout Georgia,
died at his home in Sandersville yes
terday, aged 75 years. '
Col. Renfroe had been ill but a few
days. He will be burled In Sanders
ville, near his old ante-beliura home.
Col. Renfroe was a native of Geor
gia and before the war was the
er of large plantation In
surprised to find i
some and eleganfl
splendid churchesT
the two principal
their bright and]
ance put to shan
larger place.
“Valdosta !
me. It has i
York, Philadel
ay City,as the cue may
“The Immigration authorities wish
them to form colonies tn the south
tor several reasons. The cities where
they generally stop are already over-
populated, and among vast numbers
of their feliows they do not become
Americanized as they would in small
er settlements. In colonies, large
enough for congenial surroundings,
Put where the people would come in
■constant contact with us, Is the ideal
condition.
“This state of things is to be had;
aa we now see It, however, only by es
tablishing several colonies here in
the south, the members of which will
Induce their friends in the old coun
tries to Join them, or to found a col
ony In the adjacent country,
.the brigade of Mississippi
commanded by Gen. Batfcttale.
sa w service in all the famous cam
paigns of Virginia, and at the battle
of Fredericksburg, fought December
12 and 13, 1802, distinguished himself
for unusual gallantry in the face of
the enemy. Col. Renfroe, then a
captain, was in the midst of all the
two day’s fighting and received spe
cial mention for his gallant conduct
from his division commander, Gen.
Lafayette McLaws, of Longstreet’i
corps. Later he received a severe
wound, from which be entirely re
covered, and returned to the front.
After the war he returned to Wash
ington county, where he was appoint
ed by Governor James Smith to fill
a vacancy in the office of treasurer
of the state. To this position he
was re-elected under the administra
tion of Gvernor Alfred H. Colquitt,
of our j
of our frlencT
qn account of it.
‘The train out o
late, so it was xmm!
the morning beforg |
Pullman en route.
* TRAINED
Writes a Letter
To the Editor
“I am a trained L
experience in holpl
cases, and for the bt|
'
These people moke good citizens ! and heId the offlce unt11 Buoce<:ded by
The majority are from the rural pop-| D - N ' Speer -
illation, and all pass a rigid exnmlnn- In 1885 he was named by PreBldent
Mon beforo being allowed to enter' Cleveland pbatmaBter ol Atlanta '
the country. Immigration colonies l wb,cb P° 8ltion he fllled four
would do much toward solving thei ycar8 ' ln 1893 ' dur,n * the 8econd od ‘
labor problem and the servant ques- ministration of Grdter Cleveland, he
was tendered and accepted a position
"The Idea of the railroads Is to ln-
' forest owners of surplus land along
their routes, and to divide the lands
Into plots of about twenty-five acres
each. The work will necessarily bo
alow, but much can be accomplished
In time."
Mr. Duncnn, together with his wife
and daughter, spent several days ln
Washington. New York and Annapo
lis where Mr. Duncan’s son Is a ca-
In the general land office, which was,
ns a part of the Interior department
presided over by Hon. Hoke Smith,
then secretary of the Interior.
A Preacher Did Thlt.
Rev. P. A. Jessua, the well known
south Georgia preacher of the Baptist
denomination, was tn hyrultrle last
night. He came ln on the train from
Albany and was telling bis friends a
good Chautauqua story on himself.
det In the United States naval acad-1 His home Is in Ttfton and he had
** ny ' an engagement ln Cordele this morn-
~~~~~~ ling. He had scheduled himself to
He 'Kept up in the Race. [ set' the Chautauqua yesterday, go to
Cordele last night and be on hand
for the engagement this morning. In
James 3. Barron, President Man
chester cotton mills, Rock Hill, S.
C. writes:
“In 1S83 I painted my residence
with L. & M. It looks better than a
great many houses painted three
years ago.”
Don't pay $1.50 a gallon for lln-
the confusion around Albany's mag
nificent union passenger station (?)
he became a little mixed up on th
tracks used by the Albany and North-
oil, which you «o in ready-for-Jem and Georgia Northern. Conse-
D a ' n ?: . Iquontly when a train backed in wltn
Buy oil fresh from the barrel at
** cents per gallon, and mix It with
Longman & Martinez L. & M. Paint
It makes paint cost about $1.20 per
gallon.
Wears and covers like gold.
Every church given a liberal quan
tltT when bought from B. P. Whit
tington, Valdosta, Ga.
The New Jersey legislature has ap
propriated $350,000 for the work of
exterminating the New Jersey mos-
dolto.
Georgia Northern on It he read the
''Northern’’ and taking it for granted
that the word was preceded by "Al
bany &' he crawled on. He met with
no resistance until the conductor
came along and pronounced his tick
et Invalid. He was too far out to
make the change and came on to
Moultrie—a much better town than
Cordele—and this morning took pas
sage over the A- & B. to meet his er-
t gagement—Moultrie Observer.
Pie of Valdosta
publish my
oil preparation
I was compli
overwork,
not sleep, my
els became '
weaker I could
lclne or food
raised blood,
condition waa
prouably die.
'As I had seen
my patients with
results, I decided,
After the first bo]
Ptove. I contlm
begsn to sleei
organ ln my.
and became hi
good to be alive
to perfect health
"I believe Vfno]
and delicious
tion and tonic re
and It Is a bleej
take Into the
building, and mel
cod livef oil
greasy oil Itself.!
I advise all
strength for
rich, red blood,
take Vinol, as
to old fashlom
slons or other
Cremond,
Mass."
Our local di
mock, sella Vli
antee to return
NEW RAILRCj
First 8take WaJ
Y
Savannah, Ap
was driven-
line of
Brinson and
Savannah to Al
Major J. M|
others went
miles from
stakes.
attached to It]
It will not
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