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PENNY RIDES DONE AWAY WITH
THE CITY A\D SUBURBAN MM’S
PIT OX A THREK-UEXT FARE.
A Good M*n > Pooplr Kicked Bat
They Rode AH the iianii—The First
Day!# Travel I’nder the Inerenoed
Schedule Larger Than Urn Ex
pected—The City and Suburban
Abandons Its Ahercorn and Whit
aker Street Beit and Kano Sepa
rate Caro on the Toro Linen.
From having the cheapest car fares of
any city In the country, Savannah ha*
Jumped in one day to one of the highest.
The increased fares went into efTect yes
terday morning.
Tha fare on all of the Electric rail
way'* lines is now 5 cents. The City and
Suburban and Coast Line fares are 3
cents. In spite of the increase, the travel
was nearly as heavy as it was a week
ago at the 1 cent fare. The rain may have
had something to do with the heavy travel
yesterday, however. Many people who
were inclined to walk paid the extra fare
in preference.
The City and Suburban has done away
with its Abercorn and Whitaker street
belt. Cara run from the foot of
Drayton street out Whitaker to
Second street and out Abercorn street to
Whitaker and Second. The fare on each
line is 3 cents. The division of the Whit
aker and Abercorn street belt caused a
good deal of dissatisfaction. Although
the changes were announced in the Morn
ing News the patrons of the two lines
did not seem to grasp the idea that the
cars would not continue to go all the wav
round tha twit. They thought that close
connections would be made at least and
that they would be able to transfer from
one car to another on Kay street wilh
but little Inconvenience and loss of time.
In this they were disappointed.
Crowds of people boarded the Whitaker
street cars going toward Hay street about
dinner time with the expectation that the
cars would go on around or that they
would make close connection* with the
Abercorn street ears. Instead the cars
stopped at Bay and Drayton streets. A
lot of Bay street men were badly fooled.
The ears are usually so crowded at 2
o'clock that many business men living
out Abercorn street are in the habit of
walking to the corner of Bay and Whit
aker streets, where they could catch the
cars coming down Whitaker strut t in
time to get seats. There was the usual
crowd at the corner of Whitaker street
when the 2 o'clock < ar came along yesier-
day. The conductor collected .1 cents
apiece. When the car reached Drayton
street it stopped, the conductor reversed
the trolley and announced that the car
would return the way it came, and the
crowd got off In the rain.
Many people who have been paying only
1 cent to ride to and from their homes
paid 6 cents yesterday for each trip.
The line being divided at Bay street am)
at Second street, people boarding the cars
on Abercorn street and going to a point
on Whitaker street, or vice versa, pay
two fares, anti change cars at Drayton
■treet. They pay 3 cents when they
board the car on Abercorn street and 3
cents again when they board the second
car on Bay street. One taking a car In
front of the Morning News building to
go entirely around the belt, would have
to pay 9 cents, 3 cents when he boarded
the car, 3 cents again at Bay and Dray
ton, and 3 cents again when he changed
cars at Second street, making 9 cents for
a trip which only cost 1 cent the day be
fore.
President Collins said last night that
the 6-cent fares worked all right on the
Electric railway.
"We carried more people at 5 cents than
we did the previous Saturday at 2 cents,”
he said. "The rain may have had some
thlng'to do with It, though.”
Director Harrlman of the City and Su
burban railroad was asked what his com
pany would do about Judge Speer's order
for the company to show cause why It
should not put its fares back to 6 cents.
He did not care to discuss the question,
he said. Concerning the Increase of fares
he said:
"We think a rate of 3 cents on our
straight lines a sufficient charge for the
service rendered and a fair rate In pro
portion to a 5-cent rate on the belt lines
of the Electric railway. We do not offer
to give as much for 3 cents as the other
road does for five. We only give a straight
ride, where for 5 cents a man can ride
three or four times the distance on one
of the belt of the Electric railway. We
have always stood ready to make a rate
on a mileage basis and that Is simply what
we are doing now."
The City and Suburban Is likely to have
some trouble with its new fares if they
are not readjusted. A formal complaint
was made to Mayor Myers yesterday af
ternoon that the company is violating the
ordinance of July 9. 1890, by which street
railways in Savannah were allowed to
operate their lines by electricity. An im
portant section of this ordinance pro
vides that any railroad company in the
city using electricity as a motive power
shall be required to give a ride from any
point on its line to any other point on Its
line for 5 cents, without extra charge for
transfers. The gentleman who made the
complaint based It on the ground that he
was required to pay 6 cents to ride from
his residence to his place of business on
the line of the City and Suburban Railroad
Company. Mayor Myers said that the offi
cers of the company will be notified that
they are violating the law and they will be
given a chance to adjust their rates.
President Collins of the Electric railway
was asked If his company Is complying
with the law. He pointed to the
notices in the Morning News, which state
that the conductors will give transfers at
Gwinnett and Price streets, where the
lines of the company Intersect, and at
Bay and Indian streets, to and from the
Indian street line. No transfers are given,
however, to or from the Barnard street
line, which is a part of the Electric rail
way's system.
IN THE CITY OF THE DEAD.
Forty-Three Thousand Graves in
Laurel Grove Cemetery.
The annual report of Mr. G. W. Alley,
keeper of Laurel Grove cemetery during
1894 shows that the total number or In
terments &>r the year were 1,242, of which
340 were of''.white people and 902 were
colored. The foumber of interments varied
from 74 in. Juneito 122 in September. There
were 284 intermjents at the city’s expense,
Of which 48 weye white arid 284 colored.
The total nylmber of interments In the
cemetery sin/ce October. 1852, is 43,650;
whites, 15,799;\c010red, 27,851. The receipts
of the ceraetery\during last year amounted
to $2,392, from tlf* following sources: Sale
of 27 lots to whittle. $555; sale of 23 lots i .
colored portion, s23(\ burial fees, $1,607. The
expenses for the year were $6,819.96.
Mr. Alley reported'- .that the number of
lots In condition to seM, is very few-, but
says that there is a lafige area of land
within the enclosure which cpu’.d be made
available for burial lots at a small ex
pense, by proper draining and grading.
Part of the land In the Hebrew portion of
the cemetery is not filled in sufficiently to
make it desirable for burial purposes. He
reports that the hedge fence planted two
years ago is making very slow progress,
and will not be worth anything for pro
lection for several years to come.
bTAXDAHD BALE MEM.
Savaunuhiann Rack Front the Cotton
Convention.
Messrs. C. S. Connerat, I. M. Fleming
and W. A. Wlnburn, who attended the
cotton shippers' convention In New Or
leans last week, returned home yester
day morning. Mrs. George P. Waiker and
Miss Connerat, who were with the party,
also returned. All of the party report a
very enjoyable time In New Orleans. They
were very pleasantly entertained by the
New Orleans people during the progress
of the convention, and afterward w.tnessed
the Mardi Eras festivities.
The proceedings of the convention were
watched with Interest by all interested in
the handling of cotton, from it# entrance
to the gin bouse to the time the bale is
placed on board ship at the port. As has
already been announced by the Morning
News, the convention decided in favor of
a standard bale, with a boxed length of
fifty-eight inches and a boxed width of
twenty-eight inches, with a density of not
less than twenty-five pounds to the cubic
foot, and secured by not less than eight
steel bands.
Mr. Connerat said that the resolution
of the convention as to a standard bale
amount simply to a recommendation, as
the convention, of courre. had no power to
enforce such a standard. An effort will be
made, he said, to have this standard en
dorsed by ail cotton exchanges, dealers,
shippers and common carriers, with the
purpose of gradually bringing about the
adoption of the standard recommended.
The action of the shippers' convention
will be brought to the attention of the
convention of cotton growers, which meets
In New Orleans this month, for the pur
pose of securing action by the growers
favorable to this standard.
THE DECLARATION! FILED.
The Electric nnilvrny** knit of On in -
age* Against Messrs. Harrimnn anil
I.ogan.
The declaration of tho Electric Railway
Company, In Its suit for *25,000 damages
against Messrs. J. N. Harriman and James
L. Kogan, the agents for the Sloss Iron
and Steel Company in Savannah, was Hied
In the United States court yesterday.
This is the suit that was originally
brought in the superior court, the defen
dants being charged with a conspiracy to
place the property of the Electric Railway
Company In the hands of a receiver, and
generally to Injure It. The suit for re
ceiver, that was brought, was tried in the
superior court, and when the bill was dis
missed it was followed with attachment
proceedings arid a suit for damagtw,
brought by the Electric Railway Com
pany.
The defendants, neither of whom ar- iesi
jents of this state, made a motion to have
the proceedings transferred to the United
States court, which was allowed by Judge
Falligant, and the records of the attach
ments, bonds, etc., were sent there. The
paper filed yesterday was simply the de
claration setting forth the grounds on
which tho Electric Railway Company
bases Its claims for damages.
CI SIVEKVS CASE CONTINUED.
The Usual Saturday Criminal Busi
ness In Hie City Conrt.
In the city court yesterday the trial of
John J. Cunneen on a charge of keeping
a policy lottery was continued until next
Saturday on account of a death in the
family of the defendant. Cunneen was
formerly convicted cm this charge,
but was granted anew trial by the su
preme court.
Cyrus Bush and Lee Hayes were given
*lO to 2 months each for simple larceny;
Charles Irwin was fined *5 or 12 months
for larceny from the house; Jerry Clifford
got *25 or 4 months for larceny from tho
house: Fred Hagle for simple larceny
was given two months or a fine of *10;
Sherman Roberts and George Berrlan got
*lO or two months for simple larceny:
Susan Philagan was required to pay *25
or serve three months for assaulting and
beating Estella Jackson; Sarah Jones waa
given a fine of *25 or two months in jail for
larceny from the house; end Mary Green
and Mamie Brown, who were convicted
of stabbing, were each sentenced to servo
four months on the chain gang.
i
THE CASE POSTPONED.
Mrs, Hernnndes to Endeavor to Re
tain Her Step-Children.
The application of E. R. Hernandez for
writ of habeas corpus against Mrs. Thyra
M. M. Hernandez to require her to turn
over to him Jane Elizabeth and Julia Her
nandez. minors, for whom he has been
temporarily appointed guardian, was to
have come up before Judge Ferrlll yester
day afternoon, but on account of the Ill
ness of Mr. D. Griffin, attorney for Mrs.
Hernandez, the hearing was postponed
until next Tuesday afternoon.
The request for a postponement of the
case was opposed by Messrs. W. R. Lea
ken and W. P. Hardee, attorneys for Mr.
Hernandez, but Judge Ferrlll granted It on
condition that Mrs. Hernandez would give
a SSOO bond for the production of the chil
dren before him next Tuesday, which
was done. Mrs. Hernandez will oppose the
efforts of E. R. Hernandez to secure the
children, and she has already taken steps
to show the court why Its Judgment ap
pointing him temporary guardian should
not stand. This will be urged when the
case comes up for a hearing Tuesday af
ternoon.
WILL REPORT WEDNESDAY.
Resolutions on Judge Ersklne's
Death to be Passed t That Time.
The committee appointed by Judge Speer
to report to the court appropriate reso
lutions relating to the death of Judge
John Erskine, who was at one time a Judge
of the United States court for this dist
rict, will not make Its report to-morrow
morning at 10 o'clock, as was at first
intended, on account of the fact that the
court adjourned on Friday in the midst
of a case against two defendants, charged
with counterfeiting, which will be taken
up on the opening of court to-morrow
morning. Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock has been fixed as the time for hear
ing the report, and taking proper action
in the matter. The committee which has
the matter In charge is Messrs. William
Garrard, George A. Mercer, J. R. Saussy,
T. M. Norwood and William D. Harden.
March Weather at Sea.
The hydrographic bureau makes the fol
lowing forecast of the weather at sea dur
ing March:
Gales less frequent than In February and
not so violent. Off the American coast
north of Hatteras occasional northwest
erly gales. Along the transatlantic steam
er routes gales about once in six days
with periods of strong northeasterly w.ntis]
Near the Azores gales about once In ten
days. Fog on the Grand Banks and near
the New England coast. Ice on the Grand
Banks as far south at 43 degrees north,
with field Ice south and east of Newfound
land.
i'IIE MORNING NEWS: SUN DAY, MARCH 3, 1895.
LINT FLIES FROM THE SEED.
A MAC HINE THAT POMSHKS fOTTOA
SEED SOW 1% OPERATION HEKE.
■
The Resalt of a Series of Experi
ments and Expenditure off Mach
Money Which Han Proven Suc
cessful—lt Promises to Revolution
ise the Cotton Seed Oil Industry.
The Machine Cleans and Polishes
Ten Tons of Cotton Seed n Dny.
Tlic Property of n Company Capl- ,
tulixed at gftUO.iHKS—.Savannah's
Commercial Advantages Led to Its
Being Put Up Here.
There is now in orperation In this city
a plant which will beyond a doubt, revo
lutionize the cotton seed oil industry not
only In the south, but wherever there are
factories for the utliization of that pro
duct.
For some months past the inventor,
Mr. O, T. liugg of Baltimore, and his
corps of assistants, representing the
American Manufacturing and Export
Company, have been busily engaged in
setting up at the old Tynan foundry at
West Broad and Indian streets the only
one of these perfected machines that has
yet been made. Briefly stated, the work
done by this machine Is to perfectly de
nude the upland or green cotton seed and
remove from It every particle of lint,
which still covers the seed after ginning.
The plant has once before this been in
successful operation for the purpose of
making a test of Us work, and from the
results achieved then, there is now no
doubt that success is assured.
The seeds, after passing through the
machine, are perfectly polished and can
hardly be distinguished from sea island
or black cotton seed, except that the hull
has a very dark green mottled cast in
stead of black, and that the seeds are
much more plump and well filled.
Tills machine like the majority of suc
cessful devices Is very simple and con
sists of a number of horizontal disks ar
mored with emory. By an Ingenious ar
rangement the seed Is automatically held
and carried from one rapidly revolving
disk to the other, passing between the
disks and heavy brushes held stationary
and carried from one rapidly, revolving
two-Inches above them, until it is dis
charged with evrey particle of lint removed
while a fan absorbs the lint aa fast as tt
is separated and carries it to a condensing
chamber.
Through this operation the bulk
of the cotton seed Is reduced
one half, which alone Is of
great Importance, as reducing the bulk
50 per cent, means a corresponding
reduction In freight and storage charges;
It renders the shipment of cotton seed
to great dietances practicable, as the
great bulk and comparatively light weight
of the upland cotton seed were one of
the greatest obstacles to Its being ex
ported, hence limiting Its markets and
entirely confining Its use to southern mills.
The lint on the green seed absorbs and
retains moisture easily, If the seed Is
closely packed for a length of time, and
this moisture causes the seed to heat
and to ferment, destroying Its value.
The cleaned or polished cotton seed can
be kept for six months or a year, as
there is no absorption of moisture to de
stroy it, and Instead of working night
and day for six or seven months and
closing down the balance of the year the
oil mills will be enabled by their preserva
tion of the seed to work the year round.
Thlß is the first machine of Its kind
that has ever been perfected and the
only one that successfully accomplishes
a complete removal of the lint on a large
and commercial soale at a moderate cost.
Attempts to accomplish the same objects
date back to the year 1882, when a large
mill owner In Liverpool developed a pro
cess for burning the fiber from the seed,
but it was found that this process par
tially destroyed the seed and it was not
a practical success. In 1885 a Mr. Green
of Jackson, Miss., discovered that sul
phuric acid would char and corrode the
fiber from the seed, and that a diluted
bath of this acid would so carbonize the
fiber so that It could be removed by wash
ing. This process was, although sold to
the American Cotton OH Trust for $5,500,-
000, also proved a failure, but It was
this that first called the attention of In
ventors throughout the country to the
fact that some practical method of doing
this work was in great demand. Sulphuric
acid, after many trials, was abandoned,
as the process was not only found too
expensive, but It damaged the seed both
for exporting and manufacturing.
The large amout paid for the process
showed, however, the Incalculable value
of a machine or jjrccess that would ac
complish a complete removal of the lint
without injury to the seed and efforts were
then made to devise some mechanical
means for removing the lint. Immense
amounts of money have been spent to de
vise some such machine as would do the
work, and a large number of experiments
resulted in failure. This machine, how
ever, is the only one that has ever been
demonstrated to be a success and it
overcomes all the objections that can be
and have been made to the others. Some
$40,000 to $50,000 have been spent In the ex
periments leading to the perfection of
the present machine, yet one of them can
be built and put In running order now
for about $750. Mr. Bugg himself has ex
pended a great deal of money In his ex
periments, but with their successful issue
he has found no difficulty in having or
ganized & company with large capital to
back the new Industry thus begun.
The Invention, fully covered by patents,
is the property of the American Manufac
turing and Export Company, organized
under the laws of the state of New Jer
sey, which has a paid In capital stock of
$500,000, which has already been subscribed
and paid In, and the company is practi
cally ready to start the business it pro
pose* to do. There axe about fifteen
stockholders in this company, and they in
clude some of the capitalists of New York,
Baltimore, Indianapolis and other large
cities.
The object of this company Is not alone
to Introduce these machines throughout
the south, but also is to buy, clean and
export cotton seed and to manufacture
and operate machines for cleaning it. It
is the exclusive owner of the patents on
this machine. The annual production of
cotton seed in America Is about 4.500,000
tons, but it cannot be exported like wheat
or other grain on account of the presence
of the fiber, which absorbs moisture and
leads to a sort of fermentation that is
destructive of the commercial value of
the seed. The process by which the lint
is removed w-ith this machine thoroughly
prepares it for exportation, and it is es
timated that the introduction of these
machines will Increase the value of the
cotton seed crop In this country by $5
per ton, or a total amount of $20,000,000 per
annum.
Each machine has a capacity of clean
ing ten tons of seed per day, and a bat
tery of five or ten of these machines will
be used in each plant, which will be
scattered throughout the ijotton belt. Each
ton of seed yields from 175 to 200 pounds
of lint, which is of commercial value, as
it can be employed as paper pulp or for
the making of papier maehe, cellulose, or
for upholstering, also wherever shoddy
finds employment The value of the lint
will range between the cent of juts butts,
which is now *25 per ton. and the%ost of
oil mill linters worth now cents per
pound, and a conservative estimate of the
value of the lint would be l‘x cents per
pound. At this prb e the lint recovered
would yield from S2.SO to *3.00 per ton of
seed cleaned. This would pay for and
possibly leave a small margin besides.
The main profit is, however, obtained
from the appreciation of the seed after It
is polishes. Crude, green or upland cot
ton seed can be bought and laid down in
Savannah for *lO per ton. By polishing the
seed lose* 15 per cent. to
three hundred pounds in weight, the
remaining 1,700 pounds art- worth *23 per
ton in Liverpool, of about *llsO to *IO.OO,
allowing for freight, shipping, etc., the
1,700 pounds would net about *ls, or leave
a net gain of *5 per ton of crude seed.
A gain of *5 per ton, together with *2.50
recovered In lint, means a great deal to
the south and to the cotton planter, on
account of the immense annual production
of seed, amounting to ,5u0,000 tons, and the
recovery of lint or advance in price of
*7.50 & ton would aggregate *30,000,000 If
the machine was in un.versal use. There
Is no doubt that the very moment cotton
seed becomes, or is made an exportable
commodity, a keen competition in pur
chasing the seed Is bound to result sooner
or later, and the planter will be ultimately
benefited thereby.
The machine is not in an experimental
stage, as the seed which it has cleaned
has been shipped to Hull, England, and
the returns were extremely satisfactory.
The cotton seed used In England comes
principally from Egypt and from the Sea.
Islands, and is worth. In Hull or Liverpool
*25 to (28 per ton of 2.2KJ pounds. Tests
of the relative value of the American up
land and Egyptian cotton seed show that,
subjected to the same treatment, the clean
American upland sec-1 contains largely
more oil, more albuminous substances,
more mucilage, sugar and digestible fiber,
and less woody and Indigestible substance
than the Egyptian seed. The only reason
that the Egyptian seed now brings the
higher price in England Is that fiber can
easily be removed from it by the ordinary
cotton gin and no short fiber adheres
to the seed. This seed can, therefore, be
shipped like ordinary grain, while the
American seed, though Intrinsically the
more valuable, Is disabled from such ship
ment by reason of the liber. The result Is
that, Instead of selling in England at *25
to *26 a ton, the American seed is confined
to the home market, where it brings only
*8 to *lO per ton.
The reason why the English* manufac
turers are able to pay as much more for
seed and still compete with the American
mills Is seen In a consideration of the dif
ference between the two processes in the
manufacture of the oil. The English mills
grind and press the kernel and hull of the
seed together and obtain from 2.000 pounds
of clean seed 380 pounds, or forty-eight
gallons, of oil, and 1,000 pounds of oil
cake, the remaining forty pounds repre
senting about the amount of dust and
dirt removed.
Oft the other hand, the American mills,
having only the lint covered seed for
treatment, has been compelled to confine
themselves to decortication, a process by
which the hull, with the short cotton fiber
attached. Is removed from the kernel, and
the kernel alone is used in the manufac
ture of oil and oil cake, the bulk becoming
almost entirely waste product. From the
use of the kernel alone the American mill
obtains about 250 pounds, or about thirty
five gallons of oil and about 700 to 750
pounds of oil cake from a ton of seed, as
against forty-eight gallons of oil and 1,600
pounds of oil cake, obtained by the English
manufacturer. The English manufacturer
is thus enabled to pay tor the Untless seed
fully twice as much as Is the American
manufacturer for the lint covered seed,
and sttll carry on a successful compe
tition In the markets of the world.
Another object which the Introduction
of these machines is expected to accom
plish Is the ultimate use of the English
method of the manufacture of cotton seed
oil in this country. There is no doubt but
that, at an early date, the entire cotton
seed produot of this country will be con
verted and Its utilities appropriated as
fully as Is the cotton fiber product. The
statistics of the question show that the
demand for cotton seed oil and oil cake in
the markets of the world Is largely on
the Increase and that Its uses for food
for man and beast and for fertilizers are
so numerous, that all the available supply
will be consumed and the Industry will
become a rapidly growing one.
The establishment of this plant In Sa
vannah is only the beginning of an in
dustry that promises to become as famous
as has that of making cotton seed oil.
The coast cites will be selected for the
establishment of such plants, and especi
ally those of the cotton growing section,
as it is expected that for some time the
bulk of the cleaned seed will be shipped
abroad. It Is the intention of the com
pany, however, to put up mills along with
their plants for the manufacture of oil
and oil cake after the English method, the
meaning of which can readily be seen
when the difference In the price of seed
in this country and delivered in England
Is taken Into consideration. An oil mill
in Savannah, making oil by the English
method, could obtain Its raw material sll
per ton less than the English mills now
pay for the Egyptian seed, which is an
inferior seed to the cleaned upland seed
of this country. Thus there is a possibil
ity that English competition in the oil
market may become a thing of the past,
and that America may ultimately control
this Industry entirely, as she has suc
ceeded in doing in other cases.
CREDITORS DISAGREE.
An Administrator for the Tynan Es
tat Dismissed and Re-appointed.
It seems that the creditors of the estate
of J. W. Tynan, deceased, are worried
with an internal wrangle. Sometime ago
on an application to the court of ordinary
by certain creditors, Capt. Jordan F.
Brooks was appointed temporary admin
istrator of the estate.
Recently the creditors, ten or fifteen in
number, held a meeting, and decided the
estate could be better wound up by private
sale, and with this view of the case, the
administration was withdrawn and the
estate taken out of the ordinary's court.
Yesterday another meeting was held and
the action of the first meeting was re
versed, whereupon application was at once
made to the court of ordinary for letters
of administration temporary and perma
nent.
Temporary letters were granted to Capt.
Brooks and he again has charge of the
estate.
Application for letters dismlssory were
filed by Charles 8. Ellis, administrator of
the estate of Charles D. Russell, and
Charles P. Connery, administrator of the
estate of William Hone.
The City’s Market Revenue.
The report of the former clerk of the
market, Mr. J. P. O’Brien, for the year
1894 shows that the total collections for
the year were $13,880. The report does
not show the different sources from which
the revenue was drawn.
The Modern Way
Commends itself to the well formed, to do
pleasantly and effectually what was for
merly done in the crudest manner and dis
agreeably as well. To cleanse the system
and break up colds, headaches and fevers
without unpleasant after effects, use the
delightful liquid laxative remedy, Syrup
of Figs.—ad. ' J
IT MAY BE SUPT. HAINES.
REPORTED THAT lIE WILL BE
CAPT. FLEMING'S SUCCESSOR.
Mr. Haines In tlae City In Conference
With lapt. Danhans—The Plan Said
to he to Make Him Superintendent
of Doth the Savannah, Florida and
Western and the Brunswick and
Western With Headquarters in
Savannah.
It was reported yesterday on good au
thority that Mr. George W. Haines, now
superintendent of the Brunswick and
Western railroad, is to succeed Capt. R.
G. Fleming as supenintendent of the Sa
vannah, Florida and Westen, and that
he will still continue to be superintendent
of the Brunswick and Western, but will
have his headquarters In Savannah.
The report cornea from an official of the
system high in authority, and there are
some strong Indications of its correctness.
Mr. Haines arrived in the city yesterday
at noon and was for a time in consulta
tion with Superintendent Dunham of the
Plant system. They left the city In the
afternoon, Supt. Dunham going to Flor
ida.
Mr. Plant is now in Florida. It has been
the general opinion that some such ap
pointment as this has been under consid
eration for several days, but it is not
known just when tt will come. Mr. A. A.
Aveilhe, who is the assistant superintend
ent of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railroad, has been looked upon as a
probable appointee to the superintendency
of this part of the system, and Mr. Haines
has also been talked of to no little ex
ten L
It seems from the reports started yes
terday that Mr. Haines will be Capt.
Fleming's successor, and the understand
ing Is that Instead of making an ap
pointment to fill hls place as superin
tendent of the Brunswick and Western,
he will have charge of both of these
lines In that capacity. These lines are
close together, and both work In closely
one with another, so there would be no
trouble In operating both from Savannah.
Mr. Halnee has been with the Plant
lines for a good many years. He was
at one time an agent for the Savannah,
Florida and Western in Florida, and was
afterward made assistant superintendent
of the Savannah, Florida and Western.
He was appointed superintendent of the
Brunswick and Western about reven years
ago, which position he has since held.
H
A. H. Groover has been appointed by
Col. B. W. Wrenn agent for the Plant
system lines In Paris, France. Col. Wrenn
announced some time ago that he In
tended to have an agent there for the
dissemination of advertising matter rela
tive to this section of the
south, and the state of Florida es
pecially, but the appointment has Just
been made. Mr. Groover, who Is already
establlshed In hls office In Baris, will tell
the people there of the virtues of this
section of the United States.
Mr. W. V. Llfsey, formerly ticket agent
for the Southern railroad at Chattanooga,
Tenn., arrived In the city yesterday, and
has taken charge of the new position to
which he was appointed by Col. B.
W. Wrenn, district passenger agent, with
headquarters here. Mr. H. G. Haycraft,
who formerly held that position for the
Plant system here, has gone to Tampa,
where he will be district passenger agent
on the West Coast line. •
You've no Idea
How nicely Hood's Sarsaparilla hits the
needs of the people who feel all tired out
or run down from any cause. It seems
to oil up the whole mechanism of the
body so that all moves smoothly and work
becomes delight. If you are weak, tired
and nervous. Hood’s Sarsaparilla la Just
what you need. Try It.
Hood’s Pills cure liver Ills, constipation,
biliousness, jaundice, sick headache, In
digestion.—ad.
To Go to Seed.
The special committee of the county com
missioners, to whom was intrusted the
distribution of the SSOO given to the county
by the Savannah Benevolent Association
for the relief of the poor, has decided to
spend that sum principally in the purchase
of seeds, to be distributed to Indigent far
mers and others under the direction of
Chairman Dale.
THE MUSIC FESTIVAL.
Subscription Coarse Tickets Now
Ready—Only 800 to lie Sold-—Secure
In Time and Get First Choice of
Seats.
Third annual music festival, commenc
ing March 21 and ending March 28.
Ten full chorus rehearsals at lecture
room of Wesley Monumental church.
Two grand concerts and one matinee,
March 27 and 28, at Savannah Theater.
Leading professional soloists and grand
chorus of 250 trained voices.
Subscription course tickets, $2.00, good
for one reserved seat at the two concerts
and matinee and admission to all re
hearsals. Box sheet open Saturday, March
23, for course tickets only. Limit, six
tickets to one person.
Single tickets with reserved seat to con
certs, $1.00; matinee, 75 cents. Box sheet
open for sale for single tickets Monday,
March 25.
Family circle reserved entirely for
whites; reserved seats, 75 cents.
Course and single tickets now on sale
at Ludden & Bates, Livingstons, Schrien
ers and by members of the executive com
mittee and Choral Society.
The executive committee: J. A. Bates,
P. M. Dougan. Robert Billlngton, John
Nicholson, Jr.. J. H. Estill, C. H. Dorsett.
C. S. Ellis, M. Temple Taylor.—ad.
Another Sensation.
Savannah Is getting a reputation for
Items of a sensational character, and
after last week’s excitement here comes
another in the shape of an Interesting
revision of Mother Goose. It’s a time
honored story about the old woman who
went to the cupboard to get her poor dog
a bone, and is represented in six hand
somely lithographed designs. The excite
ment which will be caused by this an
nouncement is that every customer at the
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company's
store will receive one next Saturday.
The many enterprising features, and the
interest this company takes in the chil
dren of the families who drink pure and
wholesome teas and coffees, are frequent
ly demonstrated by their beautiful gifts,
—ad.
Certainly Given at Kohler's.
Men's finest
High art clothing
At less than cost of
The material in the garments.
140 Broughton street.—ad.
LIV ING PICTI RES..
A Free Exhibition t All Who Take
the Time to Look.
The most enjoyable living pictures are
those which depict health, fullness in
the features of those we meet in the daily
walks of life. They are superior to ail the
nudities on exhibition at various resorts
of pleasure and pastime. There’s lots of
evidences of perfect health and happiness
shown on the streets of Savannah, every
day, and especially in the morning at the
market, where the ladies go to purchase
their supplte*.
It’s almost useless to state where the
majority of these beautiful specimens of
womanhood can be found, for every one
who is reading this article will say, at
once, "It’s Logan's.”
They are right—although these few
lines, which are a paid advertisement,
nevertheless contain interesting facts to
those who are aware of the health and de
light which is derived from eating the good
things which are dispensed by H. Logan,
the butcher.
The fact is, Logan will not sell Inferior
meats to his customers. He must have the
best of everything. He has the most ex
perienced butchers in his employ—the lar
gest line of the chotcest delicacies that are
procurable, and there's no wonder that
hls customers are the most prominent
among Savannah’s living pictures of
health.—ad.
Five-Acre Lot* at SI.OO Per Acre at
Isle of Hupe.
Five-acre lota at *IOO per acre, at Isle of
Hope; salt water frontage south; healthy
locality; best fishing and oyster ground;
no cash required, but improved; 6 per cent.
Interest. Plat can be seen at residence,
at Isle of Hope. Cyrenius Hall.—ad.
Are Yon Ready!
Ready for ready-made spring clothing?
Our stock has been coming In for the past
month, and we are ready to show you
some styles If you are ready to see them.
The first choice Is always satisfactory.
Do you want a first choice? Appel &
Schiaul.—ad.
March In Time
To secure one of the new spring styles
in Young's hats. They are the correct
shapes and colorings and are the neat
est in the market. You will find them only
at Appel & Schaul.—ad.
INCREASED CAR FARES.
What In Thought of the Matter—The
Wall of a “Walker.”
”1 guess I’ll have to walk hereafter,”
said a gentleman yesterday, who lives on
Eleventh street. “The low fares have
been a God-send to we dwellers of the
southern section of the city, but I guess
I will have to Join the "Independent Order
of Walkers" pretty soon.”
The matter of Increased car fares seems
to be a pretty serious matter to a great
many who during the cheap regime have
been able to ride early and often. "I’ve
spent all my money,” said another com
plaining citizen, "on levy's big discount
sale of clothing, because I knew it was a
soft snap, and hoped to be able to buy
a spring hat, but If 5-cent fares are to
prevail I will either have to walk or
go bareheaded."
No need of any walking—you can save
enough In one purchase at levy’s to pay
car fare for several months.—ad.
Who Mukes the Man?
A question often decided by the admis
sion that nine tailors make a man. It's
an old story and not with space to ex
plain; but we assure the gentlemen of Sa
vannah that we make a man look and
feel when wearing one of
our new spring suits, made to measure.
We Invite you to come and see our line
of suitings, and will please you in every
particular. Appel & Schaul, merchant
tailors.—ad.
Worth S2O, Now fill).
We have 280 fine, high art suits, worth
S2O, which we offer now at $lO. Have
nearly all sizes, but as they are sample
suits, no two styles are similar. Kohler,
140 Broughton, offers bargains In under
wear. Beats all competitors.—ad.
Churchill Is now ready to fill your Sun
day orders for Ice cream. Ring up 43.
ad.
"The Standard of Measurement.”
When about to take a policy of life in
surance, make a comparison by applying
the following questions:
1. Will my policy contain In plain fig
ures, for every year,.the amount of cash
that I can realize In case I desire to cease
payments?
2. Will I receive the dividends on my
policy each and every year in cash?
3. Can I allow these dividends to ac
cumulate and will I receive credit for the
amount of insurance purchased by these
dividends?
4. Can I reconvert these dividend ac
cumulations Into their cash value when
ever I desire to do so?
5. In event of my death, will my family
receive the dividends that have accumu
lated?
6. In case I desire to take the cash
value, will I receive also the dividends that
have accumulated?
7. Does my policy continue to Increase
In cash value after becoming paid-up?
8. Should I lapse my policy after two
years and take the paid up value, will I
receive credit for the dividend accumula
tions?
9. Does this paid up Insurance partici
pate in dividends?
10. Are the foregoing options guaran
teed and embodied In the policy contract?
Every one of the foregoing questions are
answered "yes” when the policy of the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company Is being examined.
A sample policy, showing all the above
features, will be cheerfully furnished on
application, giving age. Address Harty &
Apple, General Agents for Georgia, 93
Bay street, Savannah, Ga.—ad.
The Warm Weutlier
Is the suggestive of spring neckwear.
We have a beautiful line of the season’s
creations In tecks and “four-in-hand”
scarfs. Our display at 50 cents each cannot
be seen elsewhere. Appel & Schaul—ad.
Beer is the national beverage. It Is the
great temperance reformer. The St. Louis
A. B. C. Bohemian Bottled Beer, brewed
by the American Brewing Compatr
Smith Bros., wholesale dealers.—ad.
Churchill will always serve you with
the best ice cream. Ring up 43.—ad.
Hllgey Institute.
Room No. 10 Odd Fellows’ building, cures
the liquor, morphine, cocaine and cig
arette habit; cure guaranteed in every
case.—ad.
Churchill's Ice cream garden is open
for your orders. Ring up 43.—ad.
Probabilities for Sunday: Clear-,
colder; brisk westerly winds. “
GENERALLY GETS
WHAT HE WANTS.
"Well. Bates generally gets what h e
wants, and if he wants cash he wiu
get it.”
So said a lady—after reading our lax:
week's ad
"CASH WANTED,”
And of course she was nght. ladles al
ways are. We do want cash. We be
lieve in advertising—and we believe we
shall get the cash we want.
NEVER
A time yet when cash was so soaree that
BARGAINS wouldn't bring It out.
There are those in Savannah who
WANT P a .os and Organs, who ought
to have them in their homes, and who
have the CASH to buy with.
And if they ONLY knew how much
they could save by buying right NO 'Sl
at this SPECIAL CASH SALE, we
couldn’t build a fence high enough to
keep them out of our doors.
YOU WANT PIANOS.
WE WANT CASH.
Come in and lets both
be made happy.
ludden A bates.
CLOTHING.
f“From
[ Lunnun
Me Boy!”
SPRING STYLES
In the Famous Eng
lish Flatter,
BfITTERSBY.
Other Makes too in Spring
Derbys and Alpines.
COAX, AND WOOD.
Vsi=js SOFTi
FULL WEIGHT
—and—
WELL SCREENED.
BOND, HARRISON & CO.,
TELEPHONE 507.
Office and Yards, River Street.
COAL AND WOOD
Promptly delivered at lowest market prices
D. R. THOMAS & SON,
111 Bay street. West Broad street wharves
Telephone No. 69.
Charcoal,
Coal, Wood and Coke of every description for
sale at lowest market prices.
C. H. DIXON &CO,
Office and Yard foot of Lincoln street.
Telephone 68.
CLOTHING.
Make Up=
Your Mind.=
To order anew
■ -Spring Suit to be
Made to Measure.
■ —We will snreiy
Satisfy yon in
--——Every Particular.
Pit, Workman&hipand Stufe.
Made on the Premises.
APPEL St SCHAUL,
Merchant Tailors.
TH [ 111 dims
DM Hill Hi.
OF LOUISIANA, Limited,
Reliable Agents wanted in
every city and town in Geor
gia. '
JOHN T. ROWLAND
GENERAL AGENT,
SAVANNAH, CA.