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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 road is |