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FRUIT TREE AGENTS.
I wish ft were possible for all men to be
honest with one another in the daily
transactions of life. Some men seem to
be actuated with a desire to succeed by
taking advantage of the ignorance of the
“other fellow.” A deliberate attempt at
misrepresentation, if it succeeds, is noth
ing more nor less than the rankest kind of
fraud, and the perpetrator of a fraud
should not only receive the condemnation
of the public, but should also feel the
strong arm of our criminal laws. The
position which I am often forced to take
in so strongly condemning the methods
employed by some lines of business with
which the farmers have to deal Is not only
unpleasant, but is occasion for regret. The
agricultural editor of a great farm paper
has no easy road to travel when he under
takes to honestly fulfil the position he
should occupy with the subscribers. It is
the plain duty of the editor not only to
discuss the beet methods at his command
for the development of the field and farm,
but ft is his duty also to give Information
on all subjects In which farmers are in
terested. I have been many times severely
condemned for exposing the methods of
certain lines of business with which we
have to deal, and for using strenuous ef
forts to arouse the farmers to action, in
order that equal and exact justice may be
meted out to both sides.
There are agents representing many
kinds of business, whose dealings are al
most entirely with the farmers or their
wives, and chief among these are the fruit
tree agents. Some of these men are hon
est and will not for the small commission
they receive on sales misrepresent the
character or value of the goods they
handle But others are not so particular,
so many frauds have been perpetrat
ed on farmers who purchased fruit trees
from such agents that I have in articles
published in the past, advised our readers
never to buy fruit trees of any kind ex
cept directly from a responsible nursery.
My own experience In years gone by
fully bears me out in the position taken.
Whenever my orchards need replenishing,
the trees are purchased direct, and the
traveling agents who often stop at my
house are courteously notified that noth
ing is needed Men who sell on commis
sion are more particularly interested in
the commission and sale. They realise
that several years must elapse before the
ypung trees sold will bear fruit, and that
with the passage of time the purchaser
will not only forget the name of the agent,
but the name of the nursery, and as the
bill was a small one no effort will be made
to appeal to the courts for damages.
Some Extravagant Claims.
Recently a case came under my per
sonal notice, the result of which has oc
casioned this particular article. About
thirty days ago I was approached at my
home in this. (Jasper) county by an agent
who represented the Cherries Nursery
Company, of Cherries. Ala., and who
desired to sell me a bill of fruit trees.
Among the many numerous extravagrant
claims which he rapidly repeated in the
advocacy of the superloriity of his trees
and the fruit they bore over all competi
tors were the following: That the peach
and apple trees sold by his nursery and
which he proposed to deliver to all pur
chasers. were guaranteed against dis
ease and Insect enemies of all kinds,
especially the San Jose scale. When
asked by what secret process he had
secured a peach tree that was immune
against the San Jose scale, and an ap
ple against insect or fungi diseases his
reply was that the peach trees from
his nursery were budded on the stocks
of the imported Mirabaian plum and
apples budded on the Imported French
crab stock. That the virtue of immun
ity lay in the sourness of the sap se
creted by these Imported stocks which
carried death and destruction to the
scale and other Insect diseases.
I did not believe the statement and
informed the agent that I would refer
the matter to our state entomologist. If
his statements were true, I knew he had
struck a bonanza, and it would no longer
be necessary for him to travel to sell
the stock from his nursery- If his state
ments were not true I felt that the public
should be placed on notice as he was
doing a regular "land office' ’ business
throtvfh my section of the state. I Im
mediately addressed a letter to Mr. W.
M.Scott, our state entomologist, cover
ing the claims presented by the said
agent, and asked his views regarding
the matter. I received from him the fol
lowing letter, which is published for the
Information it contains.
“ATLANTA. Ga.. June Sth. 1902.
"Hon- Harvie Jordan. Monticello. Ga.
“Dear Sir:—Your favor of the 3rd Inst,
relative to the extravagrant claims made
by certain nursery agents for their trees
1* received. In reply I have to say that
the use of French crabs and Myrabalan
plums as stocks for the propagation of
apples and peaches does not give im
munity against the San Jose scale and
other insects and diseases. The nursery
man who makes such claims either does
not Ipow his business or is wilfully com
miting a fraud.
“You say th*y guarantee their trees
against future attacks of insects and
diseases: but what is such a guarantee
worth? Doe* the purchaser of such stock
ever stop to consider the worth or worth
lessness of a tree agent's guarantee? Sev
eral year* since some of our best nurse
rymen made the experiment of propa
gating the peach on plum stock. The
plan appeared to work well, and in good
faith a considerable quantity of peach
trees or plum roots were sold and plant
ed. For a while they did well, but about
the fourth year it was found that the
growth of the peach bulged over th«
plum stock cutting off the flow of the
■ap. This of course resulted in the death
of the tree, and it is now a well estab
lished fact that the peach will not do on
plum roots. Such fraudulent business
should of course be exposed, but it ap-
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pears that the people will be ’humbugged’
in spite of all that can be dona
"Yours very truly.
"W M. SCOTT.
. "State Entomologist.”
Exposing the Fraud.
The fraud in this instance is fully ex
posed. whether the farmers who have pur
chased trees from the said agent take
step* to countermand their order* or not.
This agent guaranteed his trees for fif
teen years, and Mr. Scott says that
peaches budded on the plum stocks will
not live tn ore than four years. This agent
also claimed that he was a member of
his firm and not an ordinary traveling
commission man. He may be misrepre
senting the nursery whose fruit trees he
ts selling. But every purchaser who
bought his fruit trees on th* representa
• tions as above stated ought to counter
mand the order at once.
And all parties to whom he endeavors
to sell his fruit trees In future under
such misrepresentations should refuse to
give him their orders.
Fruit tree* require a great deal of care,
and it is an expensive operation to handle
them to th* bearing period and be deceiv
de. If the Chevries Nursery company did
not authorise this agent to sell their fruit
trees by the methods he has adopted, it
should call him in. because the public will
be the sufferer as well as the nursery lat
er on. It is the best plan in all cases to
buy your fruit trees direct from a well
known nursery and not depend upon
agents. HARVIE JORDAN.
‘ INQUIRY DEPARTMENT.
J. C. I* A. 8.. Bookman, S. C.—l am a
subscriber to the Journal and read your
agricultural department with great pleas
ure and profit. I wish you would answer
the following questions as soon as possi
ble:
1. How long ts it necessary to wait be
fore eating Irish potatoes after using
Paris green? I dusted the potatoes with
a mixture of Paris green and flour. The
bugs disappeared, but I have been afraid
to eat the potatoes.
2. Please send me a good formula for
tanning hides.
8. Is there such a disease among cattle
as "hollow horn" or as hollow tail”?
Best wishes for the Journal.
Ans. Dusting the Paris green mixture
on the foliage of the potato plant would
not in any way affect the tubers. There
might be a very small proportion of the
poison taken up by absorption through the
pores in the leaves of the plant, but it
would never reach the tubers.' The only
vegetable* rendered unfit for use the first
week or two after treatment to Paris
green are such vegetables as cabbages,
salads, beans, ete., that are reaching the
stage of maturity. You can eat your Irish
potatoes right along without fear of harm
from any injurious effect from the pois
on. if the poison was only applied to the
foliage of the plant.
I am unable to furnish you with a good
recipe for tanning hides at your home
that would be satisfactory.
There is no such disease as "hollow
horn” or "hollow tail.” The general con
dition of the animal becomes diseased and
.the circulation is bad. which has given ria*
to what is called ‘ hollow horn."
R. H.. Ada. Ga.:
Please answer the following questions
through The Semi-Weekly Journal. Can
you give any remedy that will take lice
off cotton? Also Inform me if the small
yellow bugs, called lady bugs, produce the
lice, or do they destroy them?
I have argued both ways. If they do not
produce the lice please tell me what does.
Any information you can give me will be
thankfully received.
Answer—This particular species of plant
. lice known as the cotton aphis if produced
and multiplied largely by atmosphere and
climatic condition*. Cool nights during the
early growth of the young cotton plants
are conducive to the rapid increase of the
aphis, and as they multiply of course the
damage to the leaves of the plants is
greater. It ts a regular species of the
plant lice and come* and goes during this
season of the year es other insect* appear,
and the amount of damage done is largely
dependent upon conditions favorable to
their multiplication.
The lady bug has nothing to do with
the propagation of the aphis, but the
lady bug does a good work in their de
struction. The lady bug is a harmless
insect and doe* great good in destroying
injurious insects.
It hardly pays to go to the expense of
applying remedies to destroy plant lice
on cotton. As the young cotton stalks
gain in strength and the weather grows
hot. together with the increase of enemies
which destroy the plant lice, they gradu
ally disappear. The only remedy which
would be advantageous Is to spray the fo
liage of the affected plants with the ker
osine soap emulsion or resin wash. Boil a
pound of common soap tn two gallons of
water and mix with it one gallon of kero
sene. churning the mixture rapidly. Next
mix with ten gallons of water and apply
to the injured plants upon which the lice
ar* feeding with a good force spray pump,
or other implement of like character.
ROADS ARE IMPROVED ~
IN LOWNDES COUNTY
VALDOSTA, Ga.. June 14. The county
commissioners of Lowndes county have
been engaged for a year or more in im
proving the public roads and the result is
that many of the roads of the county have
been placed in first class condition. The
sand beds have been the problem in this
section and the effort has been to do
away with them. The sand has been bur
ied in many places and the clay brought
to the top, making a hard surface. To
day an entirely new road from this city
to Horn’s Ferry, on the Wlthlacoochee
river, about 14 miles, is being thrown
open to the public and it will bring Val
dosta tn much closer touch with one of
the very beat portions of the county. It is
understood that the policy of the new
board of county commissioners will be to
improve the public roads, so there ts to
be no backward step tn the change of
administrations. The people have been
pretty well educated on the subject and
they are beginning to demand good
roads. -
Cure* Eczema, Itching Humor*, Pim
ple* and Carbuncle*—Costa Nothing
to Try.
B.’ B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) ts now
recognized as a certain and sure cure for
eczema itching skin, humors, scabs,
scales, watery blisters, pimples, aching
bones or joints, bolls, carbuncles, prick
ling pain in the skin, old, eating sores, ul
cers. etc. Botanic Blood Balm taken in
ternally, cures the worst and most deep
seated cases by enriching, purifying and
vitalizing the blood, thereby giving a
healthy blood supply to the skin. Botanic
Blood Balm is the only cure, to stay cured,
for these awful annoying skin troubles.
Heals every sore and gives the rich glow
of health to the skin. Builds up the
broken down body and makes the blood
red and nourishing. Especially advised
for chronic, old cases that doctors, patent
medicines and hot springs fall to eure.
Druggists. |l. To prove B. B. B. cures,
sample sent free and prepaid by writing
Blood Balm Co.. 302 Forsyth street. Atlan
ta. Ga. Describe trouble and free medi
cal advice sent In sealed letter.
Charles Hebard Dead.
PHILADELPHIA, June 11-Charles
Hebard. one of the moat extensive lumber
manufacturers in the United States, died
last night, aged 71 years.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1902.
DUPONT GUERRY TALKS
OF RECENT ELECTION
In a Communication to
the People of Georgia
He Writes of Cam
paign.
MACON, Ga., June 14. IS®.
To the People of Georgia:
Because of absence and of business since
my return, and prefering reticence dur
ing th* rejoicings of opponents, and while
the disappointments of friends were fresh,
I have delayed all voluntary public ex
pression concerning the result of the pri
mary on the gubernatorial question.
To my supporters among non-voters.
as well as voters, and especially to the
good women of Gqorgia. who modestly
but anxiously supported me for the nom
ination by appeals to men and prayers to
God, I return my heartfelt thanks.
I also sincerely thank those of my op
ponents who were either fair or courte
ous to me in their opposition to my cause
or candidacy. i
'To those nearest me because of ties of
kinship and friendship and others who
during the campaign became interested
in me personally, I wish to say that while
of course I am disappointed by the delay
in the manifesly Just reforms I am advo
cating, I have not for a moment felt the
sting or humiliation of personal defeat,
and that so far as my physical health is
concerned, it has never been better, if as
good.
Pardon me for a few more words per
sonal.
While political candidacy is understood
to be demoralizing, the struggle through
which I have passed and my denial of
every temptation to do anything wrong or
questionable, and my suppression of all
selfish motives and feelings of resentment
and revenge, etc., have made me in all
respects a better man (though this may
not be saying much) than I was at the be
ginning of the contest.
The world is welcome to know every
word I wrote or uttered, and every act I
performed in the campaign.
My chief ambiton was to make an open,
fearless and honorable campaign for your
good, without regard to personal results
and this ambition I have fully realized.
The means and methods by which I was
defeated, it would be inopportune for me
now to discuss. I wish, however, to make
known some facts not byway of com
plaint, but that the struggle I made may
in connection with the number of popu
lar votes I received, be better under
stood and appreciated.
Not a cent was used by me or for me
with my knowledge for any illegitimate
purpose. Not a cent was donated by me
to any good caus* simply because I was
a candidate, although donations were ask
ed of me for such reason and in some in
stances by those representing churches
and Sunday schools.
When I announced my candidacy I ex
pected more help in the matter of funds
as well as otherwise than was received,
but I would have pursued the same cqprse
as to the use of money I did pursue if
funds had been plentiful, for I had marked
out my course on this subject in the be
ginning.
I neither made nor authorized any com
bination or trade or pieage or promise,
except such pledges and promises a* were
made by me in public communication and
utterances.
For want of funds personally it was
with the utmost difficulty that I kept go
ing.
I was almost without organization, ex-
Spring local volunteer clubs, and no or
nization in my interest had at any time
what could be really regarded as a cam
paign fund. For want of money compara
tively little literature was printed in my
behalf and the distribution of this little
was frequently suspended for want of
postage.
Some friends in Macon and Atlanta and
in other sections of the state did great
service and made sacrifices for my cause
and candidacy. t
It would afford me the greatest pleasure
to publish a list of these gentlemen, but
for fear that in so doing I might unjustly
omit some of them I must forego that
pleasure.
While no dally paper supported me a
small number of other papers did most
nobly and without earthly reward or the
hope thereof. After all these heart-felt
acknowledgements it is but just for me
to say that so far as the steady and ar
duous work of my campaign was con
cerned the most of it not performed by
myself was done in my office by my son,
Dupont Guerry, Jr., aged 19, and by my
amanuensis, Miss Myrtle Freeman, aged
IS. .
The ring politicians of Georgia will have
for two years, or longer the spoils of of
fice. •
Our state government during that period
will be dominated by bossism, machinlsm,
railroadlsm. llquorism and lobbyism, but
on account of the recent campaign and
the pendency of the issues raised in it,
there may be less indeceny in lobbyism
and less discrimination in favor of rail
road companies in the matter of taxation
and otherwise, and more consideration
for the rights of the people.
The present contention that the issue
between state prohibition and local op
tion has been settled in favor of the latter
and against the former when the uncon
scionable evasion and cruel suppression
of that question are considered is simply
preposterous, but I reserve for another ar
ticle a discussion of what has not been
decided and a presentation of an element
al analysis of the gubernatorial vote.
1. I content myself now with saying that
there will be on the same platform of
principles I am advocating a candidate for
the nomination in 1904 unless during the
next two years the following reforms are
substantially accomplished.
1. State prohibition at least to the ex
tent of the abolition of barrooms.
2. The enactment of a law making it
penal to buy or sell any vote cast in a
party primary or to use any intoxicants
to influence such vote, etc., and the moral
improvement of state politics and state
government.
8. The destruction of the chronic lobby
ism that is degrading our legislation and
disgracing out state.
4. The enactment of a law making it
penal for railroad companies to issue free
railroad passes to officials whose duties
require them to pass upon the rights of
such railway companies, and for such offi
cials to use or receive such passes.
5. The dethronement of the ring headed
by the Southern Railway company and the
Georgia Liquor association that now dom
inates our state politics and government.
6. The equalization of taxation especial
ly with a view to making railway com
panies who are not doing so pay their
share of the taxes including just ad volor
em taxes on their franchises.
7. A change in our law making our rail
road commissioners elective by the people.
8. The enactment of a law for the as
sessment of railroad property for state,
county and municipal taxation, by as
sessors elective by the people.
9. The establishment by law of some
fair means for making our income equal
to our expenses and obligations without
increasing the burdens of honest taxpay
ers or diminishing our school or pension
fund.
10. The subjection of the Southern Rail
way company to state court jurisdiction
the same as other railroad companies op
erating in this state.
11. The enactment of s: me law in the
interest of fairness and peace between
capital and labor and for the better pro
tection of child labor.
The party custom of election as matter
of course for a second term, is in principle
undemocratic and contrary to the spirit of
our constitution, the object of limiting the
term to two years being accountability at
the end of that period.
A second administration should in every
instance depend upon the merits of the
first.
The reforms I am advocating are mani
festly just and sorely needed, and should
not be delayed in the Interest of those op
posed to them or to Indulge any one
man’s ambition.
Should Mr. Terrell as governor honestly
and earnestly seek these reforms he shall
have my honest and earnest support.
Should these reforms be substantially ac
complished during his first administration
no man will more honestly and earnestly
support him for a second administration.
Yours truly,
DUPONT GUERRY.
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:: SUGGESTIONS
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WANTS JUDGE RUSSELL
FOR SUPREME BENCH
BUFORD, Ga.. June 12, 19®.
To the Editor of The Journal:
Apropos to the information that Judge
Hal T. Lewis will tender his resignation
as associate justice of the supreme court,
presents to my mind no name more wor
thy of the honor and qo better quali
fied to fill that exalted position than the
Judge of the superior courts of the west
ern circuit, the Hon. Richard B. Russell.
True, his many friends are loath to give
him up from his present honorable posi
tion, which he has filled with so much
manly dignity and impartial bearing, yet
we would be greatly complimented to see
Judge Russell elevated to the supreme
bench.
Should Judge Russell enter the race he
would make a formidable campaign and
would muster such a strops following,
not only from the western circuit, but
from all north Georgia, that would be
hard indeed to defeat.
J. O. H. BROWN.
DESCENpANT OF NANCY HART
SAYS HISTORY IS CORRECT
To the Editor of The Journal:
In reference to the numerous pieces in
your highly appreciated paper of Nancy
Hart I beg to advise for the benefit of
your readers that she was my great
grandfather Foote's own aunt, my grand
mother, "Foote’s daughter,” was talking
to me about the same a few days ago.
The facts in reference to same as related
in history ar* correct. Yours truly,
W. C. BARNWELL,
, Manager W. U. Tel. Co.
OLD VETERAN WANTS
ADDRESSES OF COMRADES
LUMBER CITY, Ga., May 31, 19®.
Editor of The Journal:
I am an old veteran, fought in the
Fourteenth Georgia regiment, under Cap
tain T. T. Mounger. I want to know the
address of W. A. Harris and Daniel Gillis,
who fought w-th me In the same regi
ment, Respectfully,
D. J. THOMPSON.
MR. DODSON WRITES
ABOUT GEN. WHEELER
To the Editor of The Journal:
I found the following in the Journal of
recent date:
"Previous to appointing General ‘Joe’
Wheeler to a command in the war with
Spain, President McKinley consulted the
late Senator Davis, <ff Minnesota, about
the matter. ‘I think it would be a splen
did appointment,’ said Senator Davis. ‘I
am a living witness of Joe Wheeler’s grit
and persistence. During the civil war he
chased me like the devil through five
states.’ ”
The Senator Davis referred to was
probably General Jeff C. Davis, with
whom Wheeler and his cavalry had nu
merous encounters, commencing in Ken
tucky and ending in the Carolinas.
(PRIVATE) W. C. DODSON.
JONESBORO DELIGHTED
WITH SUNDAY JOURNAL
JONESBORO, Ga., June 2, 1902.
To the Editor of The Journal:
Sunday's edition of the Journal was
splendid. Jonesboro people are delighted.
Accept congratulations.
Most respectfully,
W. L. GILBERT.
WITH THE STATE PRESS.
Dawion New*: Mr. Estill comes out of th*
campaign with clean hands and much to be
proud of. He fought a good fight and is
stronger In the esteem of th* people of Geor
gia today than ever before.
Calhoun Times: The election i* over and ev
erybody should be glad of it and get down to
business once more. The result has perhaps
disposed of the prohibition question by enact
ment, and it Is doubtful if the question will
again become an issue in state politics. Hon.
J. M. Terrell will make Georgia a good gov
ernor. and the other state house officials elect
ed are capable men and will doubtless serve
the state well.
Macon Telegraph: Mr. Warner Hill did not,
however, carry his 120 counties.—Savannah
Frees. A great American philosopher once ad
vised men to alm at the sun and they would
be sure to hit a star.
Acworth Post: We expect to make July sth
a great day for Acworth. We want every citi
zen within twenty mile* of the town to be
here at 4 o’clock p. m. At that hour a wheel
barrow ride between Mr. Orlando Awtrey, of
the firm of Orlando Awtrey & Collins, and your
editor, W. M. Webb, will take place. We pro
pose to start at Uncle Sam’s postoffice near
the depot and go to the Baptist church and
back. The conditions upon which this ride is
based are as follows: If Mr. Awtrey proves
that J. M. Terrell received more popular votes
over the state than either of the other candi
date*, then Webb does thf pushing act and Mr.
Awtrey the riding. Otherwise Mr. Awtrey will
do the pushing and Webb the riding. Any way
we expect a big day and free lemonade for all.
Lafayette Sun: The primary election in
Georgia resulted in th* overwhelming victory
of Hon. J. M. Terrell, of Merriweather county,
as nominee for governor. Mr. Terrell will make
a most excellent governor.
Athens Banner: There is some talk of War
ner Hill standing for the chairmanship of the
Democratic executive committee of the state
against Ed Brown. Mr. Brown has made a
good chairman and is entitled to re-election.
Augusta Tribune: Mr. Hardwick is a young
man of rare ability. He has served with dis
tinction two terms in the legislature. He is
ambitious, and this ambition will spur him on
to do his best. He is honestly desirous of ben
efiting his district by his service, and though
he will he one of the youngest members of the
next house, there need be no fear that the in
terests of the people will suffer. The Tenth
district will be well represented.
Valdosta Times: Col. Joe Terrell was 42 years
of age last Thursday. Did the executive com
mfttee have the colonel's anniversary In mind
when they fixed the day for the primary?
Waycross Herald: There Is no clause in the
recent verdict which say* that Colonel Estill
must go way back and sit down. In fact the
whole thing is in the nature of an invitation to
come again.
Columbus Ledger: Mr. Guerry ran as a pro
hibitionists in a Democratic primary and the
prohibitionists helped to turn him down.
Put to the Blush.
Life.
Nor was Louis XVI.. howbeit young,
devoid of an anecdotal side.
“A mob without!” exclaimed the Court
Chamberlain one day.
"Without what?” asked the amiable
monarch.
"Sans cullotes, sire!” faltered the ob- <
sequlous official, blushing with great vio
lence.
tOnM BITES
WILL HIKE
INQUW
AGENT OF COMMISSION SUM
MONS WELL KNOWN RAIL
ROAD MEN TO APPEAR BE
FORE FEDERAL GRAND JURY.
The interstate commerce commission
has begun an investigation of alleged
violations of the act to regulate commerce
in Atlanta, and as a first step in that di
rection has subpoened a number of rail
road men and cotton shippers to appear
before the federal grand Jury today.
The investigation is being conducted by
John T. Marchand, general counsel for the
Interstate commerce commission, from
Washington, who has arrived in the city
for that purpose. He is being assisted by
Assistant District Attorneys E. A. Angler,
! W. L. Massey and George L. Bell.
The section of the law under which the
investigation will be made is the fifth sec
tion, or anti-pooling clause, and it is un
derstood has reference to cotton rates.
The section reads as follows:
"That it shall be unlawful for any com
mon carrier, subject to the provisions of
this act, to enter into any contract, agree
men. or combination with any other com
mon carrier or carriers for the pooling of
freights of different and competing rail
roads, or to divide between the aggregate
or net proceeds of the earnings of such
railroads, or any portion thereof."
The penalty for such violations Is a fin*
of 85,000.
Among the railroad men and shippers
whom it Is known have been subpoenaed
are Chairman S. F. Parrott and Secretary
W. L. Magill, of the Southeastern Freight
Association; Traffic Manager J. M. Culp,
of Washington, and Division Freight
Agent L. L. McCleskey, of the Southern
railway; Division Freight Agent J. A.
Sams, of the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis railway; Assistant General
Freight Agent R. I. Cheatham and Solic
iting Freight Agent E. O. Pritchard, of
the Georgia railroad; Commercial Agent
D. W. Appier, of the Central of Georgia
railway; W. H. Beatty. C. B. Howard, G.
A. Nicholson and others.
The determination on the part of the
interstate commission to make the inves
tigation has caused much uneasiness
among all classes of railroad men and
shippers and the investigation promises
to be one of sensational Interest.
General Council Marchand, who will
conduct the prosecution for the govern
ment, appeared before O. C. Fuller, clerk
of the circuit court Saturday afternoon,
and was sworn in as special assistant dis
trict attorney. He was seen today but
declined to give out any information. He
admitted, however, that the investiga
tion would be made.
The interstate commerce commission,
through General Counsel Marchand, last
month conducted a similar investigation in
the federal court in Memphis which re
sulted in several indictments. It would
seem from the aggressive work of the
commission that the government has de
termined to put its foot down on any
thing that savors of a trust.
BI88»0SE
TM ON FRANCHISES
GRAND JURY MAKES A RECOM
MENDATION AS A MEANS OF
LOWERING TAX RATE.
MACON, Ga., June 14.—Bibb county’s
grand jury has adjourned, but before
finishing its work it made some impor
tant recommendations, it suggested a
plan by which it hopes to have the coun
ty tax rate reduced from 1.37 to % of 1
per cent if not to *l-2 of 1 per cent. This
plan is to have a board of equalizers ap
pointed for the county and to have a bill
passed taxing the franchises of corpora
tions. Jt is also advised that the cjounty
commissioners furnish the tax receiver
with a property book, on which all trans
fers of real estate must be recorded. The
jury expresses surprise that so many cor
porations make such small returns soy
taxation, and it also complains that mer
chandise is not-being returned at a fair
valuation.
The Jury also recommends the passage
of a- convict law which will do away
with the present lease system and will
make all chaingang convicts work on the
public roads.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES WERE
HELD IN AMERICUS, GA.
AMERICUS. Ga.. June 14.—Impressive exer
cises were held at the court house this morn
ing by the Americus Bar Association in memo
ry of Colonel Edgar F. Hinton and Judge Wel
born F. Clarke, whose deaths hav* occurred
during the present year.
Eloquent speeches were made by E. A. Nis
bett. Judge C. R. Crisp, Judge J. A. Ansley,
Jr., J. R. Williams and W. A. Dodson, after
which resolutions were read and ordered spread
upon the minutes of the court by Judge Z. A.
Littlejohn. . _ .
After paying a tribute to each of the deceased
members. Judge Littlejohn said the Americus
bar seemed to possess a peculiar fatality, as
in the six and a half years that he had been
upon the bench he has presided over the me
morial exercises of seven members of the Amer
icus bar, while not a single death, to his knowl
edge, has occurred in any other bar of his cir
cuit.
At the conclusion of the exercises court was
adjourned for the morning in respect to their
memory.
HENRY CONNER DIES IN
PHILIPPINES OF CHOLERA
SYLVANIA, Ga., June 14.—News has
Just been received here of the death of
Joseph Henry Conner, a private in the
Fifteenth United States infantry, now in
service in Province Laguna, Philippine
Islands, on April 29, 19®, of cholera.
Conner was 25 years of age. He went to
the Philippine islands in 1900. He was from
a prominent family In this county, and
the news of his death was received with
regret. He has a younger brother now in
service in the Philippines, who writes
that cholera is spreading all over the
islands.
Delegates Are Named.
WATKINSVILLE, Ga., June 14.—The
delegates to the state convention are E.
8. Dobbins, J. H. Lowe, R. F. Miller, R.
E. Thrasher, J. C. Johnson, J. W. Lea, J.
D. Price, L. W. Downs, R. M. Jackson, J.
T. Elder. To the congressional conven
tion, Eighth district, L. W. Downs and
R. F. Miller. To the senatorial conven
tion, Twenty-seventh district, E. S. Dob
bins and B. E. Thrasher.
elephantTravingliad,
IS INSTANTLY KILLED
TOURS. France. June IX—A crowd of about
3,000 persons witnessed the execution at mid
night. in the city park, of the largest of Bar
num 4 Bailey’s performing elephants
While on the way to the railway station the
animal suddenly went tnad, broke its chains,
tried to kill its keepers and had to be immedi
ately killed. Two hundred men held the rope
which strangled the elephant.
COTTON DEALERS WILL
FIGHT THE ELKINS BILL
PRISONER LONG DEAD
WHEN CASE WAS CALLED
NEW YORK. June 14.-Justus Smith
was charged just thirty-seven years ago
with having taken "a drop too much" and
was arrested. There is reason to believe
that Justus reformed and that years ago
he went where the good Smiths go. but
unfortunately for his memory that charge
on the official records has just been ex
punged.
It was on June 14. 1865, that Smith was
arrested by Policeman Gustav von Bus
kirk. He was arraigned before Police Jus
tice Hogan in the old Tombs court and for
some reason the case was held for further
examination by the Justice, who has since
become a magistrate.
Smith failed to answer when his case
was next called, but a memorandum of
the proposed examination has remained
ever since in the box for June 14 in the
Tomba court. Chief Clerk Lewis finally
handed the old slip up to Magistrate Zel
ler. Just at that time Magistrate Hogan
walked into the court room and he and
Magistrate Zeller smiled over the old po
lice court relic.
"Call that case up,” said Magistrate Zel
ler. "Where Is the complainant?”
"Dead," responded Court Policeman
Cooke. "Von Buskirk has been dead for
fourteen years. The defendant is dead,
too. I attended the funerals of both."
Magistrate Zeller assumed his Judicial
aspect and said:
"The case against Justus Smith, charged
w—h being intoxicated and disorderly,
June 14, 1865, Is dismissed.”
MONEYKING OF JAPAN
IS GUEST OF AMERICA
NEW YORK, June 14.—Baron E. Shi
busawa, a leader of finance in Japan,
whose position in his native country as a
financier corresponds to that of the
Marquis Ito in statecraft, has arrived here
from Philadelphia. The baron, who is on
a tour o fthe world, is many times a mil
lionaire and at the head of forty cor
porations in his native country, was met
at the railroad station in Jersey City by
many of the prominent members of the
Japanese colony here.
The salutations to the baron and baron
ess required nearly half an hour, as each
one of the delegation which met them
greeted them in turn.
Later, at his hotel, the baron, through
his interpreter, IcWhara, expressed sur
prise at the great advancement of the
United States as he had seen it on his
travels from San Francisco to this port.
He had been especially interested in Chi
cago and Pittsburg and the locomotive
works in Philadelphia. He considered the
progress of the United States due to the
great material force of the people.
"The advancement of Japan," he added,
"is due to the American people. Japan
has taken the United States for her model.
The United States is the greatest country
in the world, and Japan, new Japan, is
following in her footsteps.”
At the invitation of the president the
baron and his party will visit the white
house Monday. He will then return to
this city, from which he will sail for Eng
land on the Oceanic.
PREACHERS WANT SCHOOL
FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME
CHARLOTTE. N. C., June 14.—The
Episcopal convention for the diocese of
North Carolina, in session at Oxford, un
animously adopted the following resolu
tion, offered by Rev. Dr. Marshall:
"That we (the convention) are in favor
of establishing at Washington a labora
tory for the study of the criminal, pauper
and defective classes, it being understood
that such investigation is the development
of work already begun under the federal
government; that such study shall Include
the collection of sociological and pathol
ogical data in hospitals, schools and other
institutions; that especially the causes
of social evils shall be sought out with a
view to eliminating or preventing them.”
A resolution favoring a state reforma
tory for young criminals was also adopted.
STARNES WILL RESIGN
UNIVERSITY CHAIR
ATHENS, Ga.. June 14.—1 t is currently
rumored that Prof. H. N. Starnes, of the
chair of agriculture at the University of
Georgia, will hand in his resignation to
the board trustees, now in session here,
and the rumor further states that the re
signation of Prof. Starnes will be ac
cepted.
Prof. Starnes has been with the univer
sity for the past three years and has done
much to build up the agricultural course
at the university. He was formerly at
the head of the experiment station at
Griffin. The agitation throughout the
state on the subject of the agricultural
course will cause many changes and im
provements to be made in this depart
ment. The successor for this chair has
not been named.
PARIS TO NAME STREET
TO HONOR ROOSEVELT
NEW YORK, June 14.—1 t is suggested
here, says a Herald dispatch from Paris,
that in order to commemorate the sympa
thy shown by President Roosevelt and
the United States in Lie recent Martin
ique catastrophe, a street of Paris should
be named Rue Du Presidente Roosevelt,
a plate being affixed at each end of the
street recording the facts.
The Societe Francalse des Amis des Arts
is having an engraving made of Mrs.
Roosevelt’s picture painted by M. Chal
ran, which will be Incorporated in the
Album given to the society’s subscribers
annually.
MANY DISFRANCHISED
BY ALABAMA LAW
AUBURN, Ala., June 14.—The registrars
of Lee county wound up the county pre
cincts yesterday and have only 1.200 white
voters and one colored who received cer
tificates entitling them to vote in the fu
ture.
The county usually polls 6,000. With the
negro cut off the entire vote in the future
will be about 3,000. Very few negroes ask
for the certlcate, as they know the quali
fication on moral character is very strin
gent, and on this mahy will fall.
THREE RURAL DELIVERY
ROUTES FOR CARROLL CO.
CARROLLTON, Ga.. June 14.—Carroll
ton and Carroll county are to have three
free rural mall delivery routes on July 1.
One has been in operation since January
Ist. This one to the northeast in a popu
lous and thriving district, serving 475 peo
ple. Another one'will go to the south, by
Bonner’s mines and Lowell, serving 425
people, and still another to the southeast,
serving 425. Two special box delivery star
routes have also been provided for this
county this season.
TERRIFIC SNOW STORMS
SWEEP THROUGH CAPE
PRETORIA, June 14.—Intense cold accom
panied bv heavy snow prevails here. The
Cape mail was blockaded in the snow at
Springfield for twenty-four hours. It was nec
essary to employ three engines to *x
tricate th* train from th* drift. >
Railroad Pooling To Be
Vigorously Opposed by
the Cotton Men
in the South.
I Any bill legalizing the pooling by rail
roads and especially the Elkins bill, which
' is now pending before congress, will ba
| fought and is being fought by the South
i eastern Cotton Buyers’ Association. The
’’ fight has already begun and will be waged
| to the bitter end.
! Prominent cotton buyers and shippers
in all sections of the south have joined
in the fight and it is the intention of these
men to push things until the railroads are
forced out of the pools which have al
ready, in a number of instances, been
made, and until the Elkins bill, which
seeks to legalize pooling, or any other
bill on the same line. Is defeated.
G. A. Nicolson, president, and C. B.
Howard, secretary, of the Southeastern
Cotton Buyers’ Association, with head
quarters in Atlanta, have sent out the
following letter to numerous cotton deal
ers throughout the states of Georgia, Al- •
aba ma, North and South Carolina:
Letter of Atlanta Men.
Dear Sir—Representing and acting for
the Southeastern Cotton Buyers’ associa
tion, composed of the firms as shown on
attached sheet, we write to protest against
the Elkins bill, or any bill legalizing pool
ing by the railroads, and to urge you to
use your vote and endeavors towards de
feating such legislation. You can readily
see that such power conferred upon the
railroads would result in the abolition of
any competition whatever, and shippers in
every line of business would be wholly at
the mercy of the railroads, not simply in
the matter of rates, but also for numer
ous other charges which the railroads so
well know how to-assess, such as extra
charges for concentrating cotton at com
presses, terminal charges at the ports,
trackage, transfer, demurrage, reduction
of compression charges, etc., etc. Power
given the railroads to have one railroad
issue a bill of lading and send the cotton
over another road from initial point would
be followed by a train of evils to the ship
per. We urge you, therefore, as represent
atives of the cotton shipping interests of
Georgia, Alabama, North and South Caro
lina, to defeat the Elkns bill and to us*
your efforts In favor of the Corliss bilk
Yours very truly,
C. B. HOWARD, JR., Secretary.
G. A. NICOLSON, President.
List of Cotton Men.
W. P. Welch & Co., Selma, Ala.
Heineken & Vogelsang, Augusta, Ga.
A. P. Loveman & Co., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Chas. E. Johnson & Co., Relelgh, N. C.
J. B. Holst, Co., Columbu*, Ga.
Weil Bros, Opelika, Ala.
Bashinsky & Co., Troy, Ala-
F. B. Fisk, agent, Montgomery, Ala.
J. P. Ferrall, Mgr., Montgomery, Ala.
W. H. Nance & Co., Sheffield, Ala.
W. D. Nesbitt & Co., Birmingham, Ala.
Smith & Coughlin. Birmingham, Ala.
Howell Cotton Co.. Birmingham, Ala.
Howell Cotton Co., Rome, Ga.
Robinson Bros., Anniston, Ala.
Inman & Company, Augusta, Ga.
Ga. Cotton Co., Albany, Ga.
H. & I. Lampley, Eufaula, Ala.
R. L. Moss A Co., Athens, Ga.
Sanders, Orr & Co., Charlotte, N. C.
Heath Bros., Charlotte, N. C.
B. H. Ford & Co.. Macon, Ga.
W. C. Smith & Co., Opelika, Ala.
Barker & Co., Albany, Ga.
Knight, Yancey & Co., Decatur, Ala.
Decker & Co., Albany, Ga.
C. A. McKinnon & Co., Selma, Ala.
C. Cochrane & Co.. Augusta, Ga.
' Wm. Watson & Co., Augusta, Ga.
Wm. Bower A Bon, Augusta, Ga
Sanders, Swann A Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Maddox-Rucker Banking -Co., Atlanta*
Ga.
Beatty, Hobson & Co., Atlanta, Ga.
John E. Cay, Augusta, Ga.
S. Lesser, Augusta, Ga.
L. G. Doughty, Augusta, Ga.
Letter of Birmingham Men.
The Birmingham Commercial club, of
Birmingham. Ala., has passed resolutions
condemning the pooling of railroads and
the Elkin bill which is now - pending In
the United States senate. The cotton
dealers in Birmingham sent the following
letter to the Commercial club in Birming
ham with the result that the resolution*
following the letter were adopted:
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., June 10, 19®.
Mr. J. B. Gibson, Secretary Commercial
Club. Birmingham, Ala.
Dear Sir: The undersigned firms who ar*
Interested in the upbuilding of the cotton
interests of Birmingham, and who find
that their work is much handicapped and
business interfered with by the ‘ pooling"
practiced by the railroads entering here,
beg the aid of your organization In bring
ing to the attention of our senators and
congressmen the importance of defeating
certain legislation now before the house
of congress, which legislation, if made in
to laws .will legalize this pooling of th*
traffic of the railway lines. The special
bill before the senate now is No. 3521,
known as the "Elkins Bill.” We attach a
copy of this bill that your committee may
see the trend of the legislation. We beg
that you will refer this matter to the
proper committee at once and ask that
they introduce for passage by the club res
olutions along the line of the enclosed
copy, and that they promptly communi
cate the passage of such resolutions to
our senators, Hon. John T. Morgan and
Hon. E. W. Pettus, and to our congress
man, Hon. O. W. Underwood. Yours very
truly,
INMAN A CO..
W. D. NESBITT A Co.,
HOWELL COTTON CO.,
SMITH A COUGHLAN,
THE DUCKWORTH CO
SANDERS, SWANN A CO,
COTHRAN A CO..
Commercial Club Resolution*.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 13, 1902.
"Whereas, It has been brought to th*
attention of f his club that there is an at
tempt being ntade to pass senate bill No.
3521, commonly known as the Elkins bill,
and
"Whereas. The passage of this bill in it*
present form, or any like legislation, would
legalize the practice of the division of
traffic, or the profits from traffic, by dif
ferent Independent railway lines, and
"Whereas, We believe such pooling of
interests to be to the detriment of the
business interests of our community and
place too much power in the hands of
the railroads, therefore be it
"Resolved, That our senators, Hon. John
T. Morgan and Hon. E. W. Pettus, and
our congressman, Hon. O. W. Underwood,
be, and are hereby, requested to use their
best endeavors to defeat the passage of
this bill, or any like legislation that will
give the railroads the right to divide
among themselves the tonnage, or the
profits from the tonnage, of any given
districts.”
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