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,tpm VALDCMTA snug,
FLORIDA ROAD
CHANGES SYSTEM
Increases Supervision,
Reduces Red Tape ■
HIRST RAILROAD IN THE SOUTH
TO ABOLISH PRACTICE OF
CLERKS ., SIGNING NAMES OF
OFFICIALS.
(Fronj Monday's Dally.)
The executive committee- ot the
‘Georgia and Florida Railway, at a
-recent meeting In Augusta, adopted
-wTTat is known as the HIne eystem
- o! organisation from Its originator.
"Major Charles Hlne, an elllcient en
gineer and railway expert
The system which was first Install
ed on the Union Pacific-Southern ra.
•clflc (Harrlman Lines) some three
Tears ago Is being copied by rartous
railways throughout the country
’The Georgia and Florida has thw
■distinction of being the first road In
-this territory to secure Us benefits
As Is shown by the official circu
lars the underlying principle of the of C | Ulen Bank atock M collaterat
DEED FOR SITE
PASSED OVER
THIS EVENING
Trustees of Valdosta Nor
mal College Met Here
to •'
THE MONET FO% MB*. KUGENti”
RESTS PORTION OF- THE
LAND WAS PUT CP BY THE
CITIZENS BANK TODAT.
(From Monday's Dally.-
The 'deeds for the site for : the
new Normal College for ValdoSta
were turned over to the trustees
this afternoon and now nothing la
to be done but let the contract for
the echool building and begin work
of construction.
Mr. W. L, Conrerae, ot the local
trustees and member of the commit
«h was-appointed last Thurs
day ~ , ’ to get up the money to
pay for tne site, secured the money
from the Citizens bank today to pay
Mr. Eugene West for his part ot
the land. The amount wag’d 11,1(0.
and Mr. Conrerae put up fifty shares
-eystem Is that of Indlrldual respon-
•albillty. Incidentally a great deal
unnecessary letter writing Is dis
pensed with. The system discour
ages red tape and encourages a man
-to man contract It will be ohserr-
•cd that the number of Officials Is
increased which la Intended to abol
ish the practice of haring clerks
-sign the names of officials. The au
thority of numerous officials Is broad
ened by giving them more compre-
Tienshro titles than heretofore.
The following appolntenta hare
been announced, elfectlre January 8:
Mr. A. Pond, asslatant general
cmanager. with office at Augusta, Ga
Mr H. C McFadden, traffic mana
ger. with office at Angusta, Ga.
Mr. D. F. Kirkland, superintend,
•ent. with office at Dongh
'^-'Mastntant traffic managers hare been
’announced, elfectlre January 8:
1. Mr O. H Oartla.
2. Mr. J. M. Crete.
8. Mr. W. E. Bltichlngton.
All of the shore named will be le-
•rated at Augusta with one consolt-
•dsted office file In common will) the
traffic manager.
The titles, general freight agent
•and general passenger agent will he
-retained by the present holders or
their succeseora to such extent only
-as may ba necessary for a proper com
pliance with laws and existing con
tracts. " I
The following appointments of as
sistant auditors hare been made:
1. Mr. W. H. Carroll.
2. Mr. F. W. Schanek.
The following appolntmenta of ae-
alstant superintendents are an
nounced:
1. Mr. R. 8, Thompson.
2. Mr. W. A. Walker.
3. Mr. J. F. Shoahsn.
4. Mr. W. A. Swnllow.
8. Mr. A. E. Curling.
They will be obeyed and reapact-
«d accordingly.
Each of the latter named officials
continues charged with the respon- i 1
The n» ta which the dtlsena sign
ed the other day to cover the cost
ot the land will ba turned over to
Col. West as a collateral for hit part
of the land.
Col. West passed over the deeds
to the property and It was turned
over to the Board of Trustees at
the meeting here this afternon. Tha
trustees came In this niornlng and
there was a quorum present, though
the full iboard was not present
The meeting wag held too late this
afternoon to give any of the details
ot what was done. State School
Commissioner Brittain was present
but President Barrow did not ar
rive from Athens,
Among those out ot town who
jfsigned the note to cover the college
site was Mr. W. S. McRqa who came
Those present* at _ the' liieotintktS '**• neVt leglalature vo Increik
day were State School Commissioner.
Brittain, Jndge A. C. Ward,- of-
Douglas, Mr. H. J. McIntyre, .of
Thomaavllle, Dr. S. C. Woodward,
of Adel, and Messrs. W. S. West, W.
Converse and C. R. Ashley, of
this city
There were also present several
architects and President Powell, who
was elected at the last meeting of
the board. Among the matters to
he taken up was the constitution,
and by-laws covering the hoard of-
trustees and some considerations of
tho buildings which are to be
erected. .
State School Commissioner Brit
tain stated to The Times reporter
today that his Idea was to build :or
the future and that he thought the
main central buildings ought to be
built first and so arranged that
wings could be extended ont from
It on each side. He thinks that tho
most modern Ideas ought to govern
the work and that the trustees ought
to look far Into the future In their
plans. He thinks that the next leg
islature ought to make an appropri
ation for dormitories and for an ex-
COLLEGE PLAN
WENT THROUGH
Enthusiastic Meeting was
Held Last flight J .
MONIED MEN (Qf. lyiLDOSTA TO
BACK UP THE . COLLEGE AND
MAKE ITS QUICK ESTABLISH
MENT A CERTAINTY.
rolif
(From Friday’s Dally.) .j
The meeting at the city hall last
night which was called to take steps
In regard to the establishment of
the Normal College In this city was
attended by a representative crowd
of bualnesa men and resulted in lay
ing plans by which the deeds to the
property will be turned over to the
trustees at their meeting next Mon-,
day, ... ....... iti
Dr. George L. Bluer was'made
chairman of the meeting and C. C.
Brantley was its secretary. Col.
Went explained the .object of tho
meeting and spoke'tff the value of
the college to the town. At the con-,
duelon of his address, which was
received with considerable 'enthus
iasm, he called upoh Mr. C. R. Ash
ley for some suggestions. ’ Mr. Ash
ley responded with 1 a statement In
regard to the land 'which'had been
selected. He said that this land
would have to 'be provided either by,
private subscription or by taxation
and he felt It would be a hard mat
ter to raise the money by private
subscription. He also said that the
college was going to be of such
value to everybody In Valdosta that
everybody ought to have a-hand In
paying for the elte for It. He there
fore thought that the alte ought to
be provided by taxation.
He further stated that he thought
the best way to handle the matter
would be tor the cltlsens of Valdosta
to sign a nots to Col. West for the
amount of money to pay for the.
land,; this . note’ to be payable “
fltat,, of next Jamjsry^
promised. »a ini
CLOSING DAYS
ss Than
st Year
ONI S. 8 F.
Two Passenger Trains
off Track Near Macon
ENGINE OF QNE OF, THEM TURN*
I'- ED OVER ON SIDE, BUT DE
LAYED TRAIN ONLY HAJiF AN
HOUR.
(From Friday's Dally.)
Superintendent O. M. Grady, of
jthe Georgia Southern and Flonda
road, used to say that when one
wreck occurred oa the road you
could always "figger” that two oth
ers were going to happen, as wrecks
always go In trios. When one accl-
ddnt would happen on the road he
never telt relieved until tho other
two took place.
Whatever Fats regulates thglngs
fi January 18.—Th*
ho market eased off
and Saturday, but
i It do so le not exact-
teems to have been
iiy of manipulation
situation does
ave warranted any de-
The receipts are
to a large extent
avy rains throughout
ores belt It has been
since lands In various j of that sort evidently lost the
have been free from
p^elpta are not so large at
they weifc this time lsst year. The
price is forty nine to forty nine and
count on the Oeorgla Southern this
week, for there were four wrecks In
two days, going one more then
the altottod number. The Times of
yesterday told of the running off of
‘he "ahoofly'' at Hahtra and of the
one qasrter when It should not bs |iwreck of a freight train up this aids
'lees than fifty cents In the natural of Maco "
order ft things. It Is anticipated
thaUt^e price will go back to that
figure, today unless the same In
fluence that sent It beck yesterday
and tfday can keep It back through
It Is not believed the gov
ernments proceedings against tha
Mean Naval Stores Company had
:hlng to do with the reduction In
PS toward the latter part of this
tax rata in ValUoqta to cover
amount of this note,' thus paying <
-ethllltles heretofore devolving upon
him,‘and, In addition, assumes such
other duties as may from time *o
"time be assigned.
The tltlee .tralnsmaster, general
Toadmaster, master mechanic, chief
-engineer and chief accountant
he retained bv the present holders
or their succeason to such extent
only as may be necessary for a prop
er compliance with laws and exist
ing contracts.
All reports and communications
of the company's business. Including
replies, originating In the operating
department, intended for tho super
intendent, or for any assistant
pcrlntendent, will be addressed sim
ply: ‘‘Assistant Superintendent,"
(telegrams, A. 8.), no names being
-used In the address, unless Intonded
to reach any official away from his
headquarters or to he personal rath
er than official, In which latter ease
It will be held unopened for the per
son addressed.
Each official transacts bnalnesa In
his own name, and no parson shoul-l
sire the name or Initials of another.
The principle to guide subordinate
officials and employes Is to be gov
erned by the latest Instructions is
sued and received.
Train orders will he given over the
Initials of the person on duty as
tension of the school.
He stated this morning that hs
'thought there were wonderful pos
sibilities for the school and It would
-soon he recognized as one of Geor
gia's greatest educational Institu
tions.
Yesterday there were two more
wrecks, both of them happening to
passenger trains, and both of them
were remarkable from the fact that
they were not more eertous than they
were. A wreck occurred to No. 8
three tn-lloa thla aide of Macon, hut
It was not a very serious one, and
the damage was quickly repaired.
The next wreck occurred to ths
northbound paesenger train yescer-
dny at Elberta and Is said to have
been due to the fact that the switch
he effect of this section on tho was left open. One of the big en
of the government will not 'be inea went off the track and turned
until oprlng when the trial bo-' over on Its side. It Is said that the
or at that time If the Govern- motion of the engine was ifo great
t does not succeed In dlslpatlng as to throw It entlre'y from
alleged trust Rosins continue the right of way, so ‘.hat It took
eerd .trend, _Th*y are vary only a few minutes for the trains
and are In great demand. There >„ get by. A freight train happen-
e lota of hide everyday for the eg to come along about that time
„ rosin stocks and the factor can pick.: pulled ‘.he cars back on ihe
onto without signers of thla note hav- ou t the • man or firm ha wants to track and the trip to Macon was re-
Ing to pay It. Hla Idea In having tha „n to. Labor l« getting more plan- (n hm f an „our. leaving the
’note so generally elgned wae to ehpw , fu , ti th , report cent to Savannah h <g 0Ter „„ ,i 4ft The en-
lad prices eeem to he lower than n „i ne waa 554. an4 was the same one
Jear, ago. |- Mrh turned over at Inaha about a
Tha cotton Is now all picked and year a(f0 whlla pulllaig th# Dixie
the laborer la getting back to the F)yrr
naval .tores woods. The price of I Tl( . k#t CollMtor , BaMm0M
laber 1. however .om.wbat reduced the naptr0 flrem „ w „.
ne compared to a year ago because
the -ifoduccr Is not getting as mnch
for <Mi product as hs did, a year
since. Timber lands ere also re
port*} cheape r this year than last
A producer who ships to Savannah
report* that be has leased a pelee
of tin her land for turpentine pur
poses for 8850 this year that ha
offerd (600 for lost year and the
owner refused It.
So far as reported no futures hare . . . , , . . „
been sold In Savannah. This Is on- ’ w charge of Conductor J. V.
usual frir thla time of year. A. a l , '" n ” ,on Rn " lne * r J - D Sa "»™
ikl.. «h... ... ......1 wan »* throttle. The engine fell
over on the left side, so the engineer
was not hurt.
ote so generally signed was to ahpw
'that the representative people of Val
dosta are behind It and to show tha
Mayor and Councilman that publle
sentiment Is with them In levying
the tax. He called upon hie col
league, Mr. W. L. Convene, to say
that he would support the measure
In the legislature.
Mr. Converse replied that ha
would not premise to support the
measure If It was going to Involve
any delay. Thla brought on n num
ber of shot talks and suggestions.
Mr. McCrackln, MaJ. Varnedoe,
Judge S. M. Varnedoe an dothers
made short talks, and Mr. Converse
finally agreed to pledge himself to
rals the amount by taxation, but
he Insisted all of the time that the
-note should be fixed so that Col. West
could pass over the deeds to the
property by the fifteenth, or when
the trustees met next Monday.
Mr. Ashley, speaking for htmaslt
and Mr. D. C. Ashlsy, statsd that
the note would be arranged at once
and that they would guarantee $10,-
000 of the amount to be paid at
once, so as to satisfy Mr. B. E.
West, of Jacksonville, yvho owns
part of th. lend end who, It was
said, might want hla money right
away. Col. West had stated that he
could wait for hie part of the mon
ey, hut that he could not speak for
I-ms, received alight Injuries, hut
no others were nurt,
(t Is said that the switch at El-
THIS MORNING
A. C. L Passenger Struck
G. S. & F. Work Train
THERE WERE SEVERAL' NAIL
ROW ESCAPES, BUT kORODY
WAS SERIOUSLY' ,
BODY TO BLAME FOB IT.:,
(From Monday's Dally.)
There wae a collision thlf morn
ing between a passenger engine on
the Atlantic Coast Line and the
work engine on the Georgia South
ern and Florida road at the eroselng
h-ro, due to the feet that both en
gines were trying to gst over the
crossing at the name time.
The engineer In charge of the
Coast Line engine was Mr. Betgeman
and the conductor wae F. A. Bates.
The engine was No. 806 and waa
pulling the passenger train from
Balnbrldge to Jesup.
The Georgia Southern engine was
No. 117, In charge of Engineer Sipp,
and the conductor wae Mr. Maloney.
The conductor wae riding on a flat
car and one negro waa also on the
car. The engine wae going from
work In the yards and started across
the crossing going north Juet ns the
train of the Const Line started
arroas going east. It seems’ ‘.hat
both engineers blew their whistles,
but th» Coast Line engineer claimed
the right of way. The other engino
had only one car and the engineer
evidently thought that he could gat
across before the other train reach
ed the crossing. The engine had
gotten over the crossing whan ths
angtne of ths Coast Line crashed
Into the tender and flat car, knock
ing both from the track and going
rff the track Itaeir.
Nobody was seriously Injured, al
though a Syrian woman In thw pas
senger coach of the Coast Lin# train
was considerably bruised and was
carried to the hospital. Tha Georgia -
Snuthdrn fireman waa also bruised
and his leg slightly msshed^hut hls
Injuries ere not serious. .Conductor
Maloney was knocked off of th# flat
rar to the grouhd and sprained Ills
heel, but was not hurt In any other
way. The fireman was caught un
der the tender, which turned over
on him, hut he managed to crawl
out from under It with only a few
scratches and bruises. Hie escape
was the most remarkable of the
wreck. ,
It Is not known who waa to blamo
1 "rta Is one that le never need ex- for the collision, but the .crew* of
-st during the peach season, and
that the train was going by there
yesterday without stepping when
the engine took the siding, which
had been turned by Borne person
| with the evident Intention of throw
ing the train off the track. The train
usunl thing there ere several sales
of futures before the middle of Jan
uary.
Valdosta DM Aviate.
They have had a perfectly success- | his brother,
ful aviation meet at Valdosta where Nearly all of those present agreed
‘Jimmie’’ Ward flew to the gratis-1 In ge on the note and It wee also
atlon end satisfaction of all concern- decided that other cttlsena would
but more especially of those en asked to sign It today. Among
terprlslng Valdostanz who promoted those who pledged themselvea to
» farmer aviation meet. And now * , * n * he note to Col. West and hls
the’ town can go on abont lte bust- brother were the following: D. C.
without feeling stunted or | Aehley, C. R. Ashley, w. L. Con-
chagrined or embarrassed In any j Ter **> Frank Roberta, B. S. Rich
way In th# presence of It* neigh- »ed*°n,-E. P. Barber, J. M. Smith,
horn. The blot on Its aviation scotch-1 J - *• ® u * ,r , 8. BOndnrnnt, W.
D. Peeples, J. L. GIddens, O. K.
eon has been entirely ereaed. We
like the spirit of a town that re
fuses to he discouraged— 1 Tlfton Oa-
sette.
train dispatcher, as will message*
originated by him.
The modification ot pre-existing
organization and methods herein or
dered have been carefully worked
out to expedite the compa
ny’s business by the reduction and
simplification of correspondence and
records.
Jones, M. J. Chauncey, B. H. Rob
erts, Robert Black, J. H. O'Qnlnn,
W. B. Conoljf, T. M. Talbot, J. C.
Wilson, N. Holcomb, C. C. Vnrne-
doe, J. G. Mackey.
Mr. W. B. Conoly stated that h»
wa* authorised by C. W. Vera and
W. S. McRea to have their nemo*
put upon the note,
Mr. Frank Roberta moved that a
committee he appointed consisting
of C. R. Ashley, D. C. Ashley and
W. L. Converse to prepare the not*
end to get th* signature* to It. I|r-
Ears of Mule-Eared Rabbit.
Mr. J. A. Dampler, of this county,
received from a friend In Oklahoma
this week two seta ot ears from mule
eared rabbttf, which are very com
mon In that section. Them ears give
some Idea of the else of ‘.he rabbits
In that part of the country. The
ears were over six Inches long and
when spread ont were abont twelvt
, Rnllrosd detectives were started
nut Immediately to try and run down
the perpetrators of the outrage, but
late last night no light hajj/oeen
thrown on the matter.
THE LEAP YEAR STATUTE.
Metis In Leap Year In a Woman's
Reign 021 Years Ago.
On the subject of leap year th*
, . . ,, , ,, , Rrltannlea says that no satisfactory
Inches from Up to tip. Thsy were ,, . . „ _ , ,
a L explanation hs* ever been offered of
the origin ot the custom ot wotpen
bent to Mr. Dampler by some friend
of hi* who resides In Oklahoma.
to woo and not he wooed one year In
every four. But It offers the leap
year statute of Margaret, the Meld
of Norway. Margaret reigned over
Scotland from 1366 to 1190, though
eh* died before she reuld get there.
Iq the year 1288, which was leap
year, the following law was passed
lr. her realm:
‘‘It Is etatut and ordalnt that dur
ing the reign'of hlr malst bllsslt
Megeste, for Iks years known* as
lap* years, ll^mayden layde of both
high and lows eatalte shall has liberty
D, C. Ashley Is th fix a negoUabla ! to bespeaks ye man she likes, alhslt
paper and nearly all of tha bnstneaa .he refuses to talk hlr to he oie law
men end property owners of VaL ful wyfe he shall be mulcted In y«
dost* are to go oa^Q It being stlpu-j«um *»« pundls or leas, as hi* es-
Lightning Hit a Church.
Shept lightning le very often seen
In the winter time, hut It le e very
rare thing thnt lightning at this sea
son of the year la known to strike.
Last week, howivor, lightning streak
the Methodist church nt Moreen, Ga,
and partially wrecked K.
The Hath camv unexpectedly and
a great deal of (urprise waa caused
by tt.|
lated that every
for not more
bio that a b
be added to 1
This endtd
the meeting
crowd adjoair
talt may be; except that awls git he
can make It appear*, that he la be-
throthlt an Ither woman ha than
■hall be free."
8ee na for fancy 1
M1ZELL LIVE STOCK CO.,
both trains lay It to the other,
a matter of feet, It appears to have
been one of those things that are
likely to. happen once In a while
without special blame being attach
ed to any one. 1
The wreck was not a very serious
one, bnt both engines were off ths
tracks and blocked both roads,to ‘hat
trains on ths Georgia Southern road
hnd to come Into the Coast Line
depot and be tranefererd from there
to tho Georgia and Florida cracks
and then to the Georgia Southern,
making a good deal of shirting nee-
easary ns the result of ths collision.
The trains on the Coast Line had
to be swung nrcund on the Georgia
Southern track and up tho "V” by
the guano factory and then to th*
Valdosta, Moultrie and Western to
be turned sronnd. making . a good
deal of shifting necessary oa that
road. '
Ths cast hound train which fig
ured in the collision left her* a lit
tle over two hour* late on Its way
NO HOPE FOR McNAUGltfON.
Prison. Board and Governor are
Likely to Pase np hls Case.
Atlanta, Oa. Jan 18'.—Dr. W. J.
McNaughton of Bmonuel county, un
der sentence of death for poisoning
Fred Flanders, need have no hope
of receiving clemency either from
the prison hoard or th* governor, ac
cording to present belief at tha cap-
ItoL
Toe statement that his attorneys
were preparing to file an extraor
dinary motion with th* etat* su
preme court has caused very little
comment here, owing to the fact
that tha nature of the motion la not
known, bnt It la. not helfcred th*
court will Interfere with the'sen-
tfcncd’ tit! Jeer some entirety pew fea
ture of th* css* la, brought to light.