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WARRANTS (RE
SERVED ON
DFEICISLS
RAILROAD MEN MAKING BOND
AS THE RESULT OFJNDICT
MENTS FOUND BY THE FED
ERAL GRAND JURY.
* No formal arrests have been made of
the railroad officials who were indicted
Friday by the Federal grand jury for
alleged violations of the Interstate com
merce law and the Sherman anti-trust
act in connection with the pooling of cot
ton as they have been notified of the ac
tion of that body and will probably make
bond without having the warrants being
served. * •
The bond In the case of each railroad
official who are Indicted has been fixed
by Clerk W. C. Carter of the district
court, with whom they will be filed, at
SI.MS. Two of the officials made bond
Saturday. They were Chairman S. F.
Parrott, of the Southeastern Freight asso
ciation. and Assistant General Freight
Agent R. I. Cheatham, of the Seaboard
Air Line railway. George W. Parrott was
the surety on the bond of 8. F. Parrott.
Mr. Cheatham gave D. O. Dougherty as
surety. The latter official asked to make
bond as soon as he learned ot the indict
ment for the reason that be would leave
at once on a business trip to New York.
All bonds are expected to be filed within
the next week or ten days.
The officials who were indicted for viola
tions of the interstate commerce taw were
Traffic Manager W. H. Pleasants and
General Freight Agent Charles R. Capps,
of the Seaboard Air Line. Portsmouth;
Traffic Manager H. F. Smith, of Nashville,
and Division Freight Agent J. A. Sams,
of Atlanta, of the Western and Atlantic
railroad; President and General Manager
Charles A. Wickersham, of Atlanta, and
Traffic Manager R. E. Luts, of Montgom
r y, of the Atlanta and West Point rail
road: Second Vice President W. W. Fin
ley and General Freight Agent E. A. Nell,
of the Southern railway* of Washington;
General Manager Thomas K. Scott and
General Freight and Passenger Agent A.
G. Jackson, of the Georgia railroad. Au
gusta and Chairman 8. F. Parrott, of the
Southeastern Freight association.
The officials indicted for violation* of
the Sherman antitrust act were Chair
man S. F. Parrott, of the Southeastern
Freight association, Atlanta; General
Agent 8. E. Magill. ofAhe Georgia rall
r Assistant Frvight AffiNM
R. I. Cheatham, or the Seaboard Air
Una: Division Freight Agent J. A
Bams, of the Western and Atlantic rail
road. and Commercial Agent E. O.
Pritchard, of the, Atlanta and West
Point railroad.
The railroads»are also indicted for vio
lations under both laws. The indictment
•f a railroad is in effect the same as
indicting an individual, that -is to say.
tt charges ths corporations with com
mitting a crime just like an individual.
The only difference lies in the fact that
a corporation cannot be arrested or im
prisoned like an individual, but they are
subject to a penalty of a fine for such
violations. There is a section tn the act
—to regulate commerce as well as the
_ Sherman anti-trust law chat declares that
the word person or persons mentioned in
the act shall also include corporations.
No warrants, of course, will be issued
against the corporation*, as they cannot
be arrested, but service on them will be
perfected by serving the agents of the
roads with a copy of the indictment.
The government officials say that the
roads and their agents can be Indicted
every day that the alleged pooling exists.
There are four counts in the bills of in
dictment for violations of the interstate
commerce law. The first of these charges
that the roads and officials entered Into
an agreement as to freight rates t«tr the
pooling of cotton; the second wt*h divid
ing the business among; tbe*a»ilves on the
basis ot certain fix.-d percentages; the
third ttit-they wot only made but caused
to be made such an agreement, and the
fourth that they agreed to' divide
son of last year, but thereafter.
The indictment for violations of the
Sherman anti-trust law contains three
counts. Th* first count charges the offi
cials with entering into an agreement in
the restraint of commerce and in pursu
ance of that agreement made contracts
to haul* only a certain arbitrarily fixed
portion of the cotton offered them on a
price agreed upon, and none were to haul
for a price less than the one stipulated.
The second count charges substantially
the same thing, except tt states that all
the officials were required under an agree
ment to made reports to Chairman 8. F.
Parrott, of th* Southeastern Passenger as
sociation. as to all cotton hauled and car
ried out of Atlanta In order that it might
te known when each railroad had carried
Its allotted or proportionate share. The
third count states that they entered into
an agreement to prevent another road or
roads from hauling cotton which was not
in the allotment.
PROTECTION TO SHIPPERS
NOW SEEMS ASSURED
The story published tn yesterday s Jour
nal of the indictments found by the fed
eral grand jury against all the railrooads
running into Atlanta except on* and
against Chairman 8. F. Parrott, of the
Southeastern Tariff association, and many
prominent railroad officials, created much
talk in railroad circles, as well as among
shippers of all classes.
The interstate commerce law and the
Sherman anti-trust act have apparently
been dead letters, so far as this territory
was concerned, and much surprise was
created when It was learned that th* gov
ernment had gone vigorously to work to
enforce them and to prosecute railroaods
and railroad officials for violating them.
The pool, as the government alleges It
to be. or the ••declaration." as the railroad
officials call it. has been tn operation here
and shippers have been complaining
against it for several years at least. Ow
ing to the fact that such arrangements
by th* railroads are difficult to get at and
proof necessary to a conviction is not easy
to find. It seems to have been supposed
that nothing would be don* concerning
them. Herein was th* surprise and It
now appears that the government pro
poses to test the questions raised In the
courts and find out once for all whether
or not the statutes on the subject are of
any force in the judgment of the courts
and whether or not violations of them
can go on indefinitely.
As told from time to time in The Journal
prosecutions of this character are being
pushed in various places by the govern
ment and soon shippers will know what
their rights are in the premises, if they
have any. Whether these Indictments will
break up or even suspend the operation
sis the Southeastern Freight association is
not known.
As told yesterday in The Journal three
indictments were found. One against all
th* railroads entering Into Atlanta, ex
cept the Central, under the fifth section
of the interstate commerce act, and an
other against the officials of the roads
individually. Th* penalty prescribed by
the statute for a violation of this act is
a fine of $5,000. The third indictment was
jointly against all thee* railroads and
Chairman 8. F. Parrott, of the Southeast
ern Freight association, and officials of
the road who. according to the indictment.
-are engaged In a division of the cotton
shipped out of Atlant* in accordance with
the terms of the ‘‘pool'' or “declaration.”
so called. This indictment is based on the
Sherman anti-trust act. and the penalty
prescribed for a violation of that act is a
fin of 16.000. and an imprisonment not ex
ceeding twelve months, or both, as the
court may decide. This indictment under
the Sherman anti-trust act is based on the
proposition that the railroads, through the
Southeastern Freight association, are en
gaged in a conspiracy in restraint of in
terstate commerce.
for foTrTerribllTdays
SHIP’S CREW WAS IN PERIL
SAN FRANCISCO. Jun. n.-That the
British ship Monkbarns, which has arriv
ed. 149 days from Liverpool, ever reached
her destination is due to the gallant fight
against fire made for four days and
nights by Captain McNeilley and his
crew.
The Monkbarns left Liverpool January
22. All went well until February 21. when
at 4:30 a. m. smoke was discovered coming
out of the ventilators leading to the fore
hold.
An investigation revealed the fact that
the cargo was on fire. Four holes were
cut into the deck and water was pumped
on the biasing merchandlF'* until the
flames were subdued sufficiently to allow
sailors to descend into the hold, fix tackle
to the smoldering bales and hoist them
to the deck, from where they were
promptly thrown overboard.
Nearly all the cargo in the forward hold
was jettisoned before the fire was extin
guished. Little harm was done to the
hull of the ship.
The cargo jettisoned and in which the
fire started, by spontaneous combustion,
it is thought, consisted of oakum, felt and
chemicals.
UNHfPPY~WO"MAN
COURTED DEATH
IN WATER
MAYBELLE M’CRARY WHOSE LIFE
HAS BEEN ONE FILLED WITH
SENSATfoN CAME NEAR
ENDING EXISTENCE.
The woman who attempted to drown
herself in Proctor’s creek Wednesday af
ternoon proved to be Maybelle McCrary, a
girl well krfown to the police. Within a
couple of hours after the time she was
found she had sufficiently recovered to
tell her rescuers who she was and where
she lived. Latqr in the afternoon the
county police took her home.
The life of Maybelle McCrary has had
many tragic incidents crowded into it.
She first cam* into public notice through
the shooting of a man her brother.
The man was .shot while sitting on the
front porch of the McCrary residence talk
ing with the girl. Since then she has been
taken in charge more or less frequently
by the police. Last Sunday she was found
wandering in the woods near Kirkwood,
where she had been all the night before.
She appeared then to be demented.
The girl is a daughter of Frank McCrary,
a carpenter, who lives at No. 1 Kirkwood
avenue. It was Lee McCrary who shot
the man and the man shot was James
Ray. He had called to see the girl and
the boy did not approve of his attentions.
Getting a shot-gun he fired upon Ray in
the presence of the girl. Ray was badly,
though not seriously injured.
The atory of the attempted suicide Wed
nesday was told in The Journal. G. B.
McCravy, bis son-in-law, H. G. Hubbard,
and a nephew, Ed McCravy, noticed a
young woman walking along the road be
low the city dumping grounds early in the
afternoon. She carried several packages
and the elder McCravy noticed she had
dropped one.
He informed her of the fact. The wo
man repfied that sue did not care. Alto
gether the woman acted sttangely and the
men after going home decided to return
and see what had become of her.
A search was instituted up and down the
creek. In a small washed out hole her
body was found. She was apparently dead,
but the men managed to bring her to con
sciousness after hard work. Hubbard
then came into the city and notified the
police. The other men carried the woman
to the McCravy home about half a mile
from where she was found and the ladies
tn the family supplied her wig. dry cloth
ing. She is said to have declared at the
McCravy house that she intended to kill
herself or her father.
Girl Wants Death as a Sweet Relief.
But for the watchfulness of Matron
Bohnefield at police headquarters May
belle McCrary, the unfortunate young
woman who attempted to drown herself
in Proctor's creek Wednesday, would
have ended her life by cutting her throat
tn her cell Friday.
A large knife was found in her posses
sion and she says she intended to cut
her throat. Mrs. Bohnefield noticed
something in the girl's hand and asked
what it was. The woman denied having
anything and befcre the matron could
get into the cell had concealed it. A
search wes made and a long sharp knife
found. The girl insisted that it be re
turned to her because she wanted to cut
her throat. The poor girl having faller,
to a depth that few women ever reach,
has become mentally affected. It is be
lieved. from grief over her condition.
Thursday she was found by Policeman
Hewell wandering around Grant park
with her clothing not properly adjusted.
Only Wednesday she had attempted to
drown herself and last Sunday she had
been found in 'he woods near Kirkwood
wandering aimlessly about.
Concealed in ibe coils of her long* black
hair the girl, smuggled some red and yel
low paint powder into the station house
and last* night painted her face, hands
and arms. Relatives of the girl have
taken blanks for an application for a
writ of lunacy from the office of Ordi
nary Wilkinson.
ITALY MAY CONSUME
COAL FROM AMERICA
NEW YORK. June 21.—Italy may be the next
European country to try American coal as a
substitute for English product. Signor Hugo
Plzzott. United States consul at Turin, Italy,
who is now in this country, is said to be ne
gotiating for the delivery of 40,000.000 tons of
bituminous coal for export to Italy. It prob
ably will come from Alabama, although the
Cape Breton ooal also has been considered by
him.
Prominent coal dealers in this city *ay they
fail to see any margin of profit in such a
transaction.
They claim that so long as our present pros-*
perity continues the demand for coal In this
country will equal the supply, thus keeping
the price of coal up to a point where it would
not be possible to compete with British coal
even with the export tariff added on.
It was atated recently that the Italian gov
ernment had entered negotiations for the pur
chase of a large tract of bituminous coal lands
tn West Virginia. The report never has been
confirmed officially, however.
moonshinTrfainted
IN COURT ROOM FRIDAY
Callaway Akins of Gwinnett county
was Friday sentenced to two years in the
federal prison and a fine of SSOT for illicit
distilling and for shooting at Government
Officer John R. W*re.
Before being sentenced Akin requested
leniency from the court and when his
request was refused by Judge Newman
he fainted. He had to be taken to the
prisoners' bench, where restoratives were
applied. He soon recovered and heard
his sentence pronounced.
Akins had been arrested several times
for illicit distilling but always managed
to escape.
' THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, AILAXj-ii, CLO..GIA, JiOli.iAT, uCIiL JJ, 1'32.
GOT CiNDLEH
WON'T Till
OF DEPOT
SAYS HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A
LETTER FROM SPENCER AND
DECLINES TO GIVE OUT ANY
INFORMATION.
The stat* of Georgia will probablf not
build a depot. The numerous difficulties
which are set forth by President Spencer,
of the Southern railway, will'never be
overcome, say prominent people and oth
ers who have made a study of the situa
tion;
Governor Candler is evidently displeased
because the Southern has declined to talk
and refuses to discuss the depot situation
at all. The publication in The Journal
Friday stating that a letter had been
written him some time ago by President
Spencer and setting forth the numerous
objections to the present depot site called
forth a great deal of comment. The con
tents of that letter were given In the pub
lication.
"I have not received any letter from Mr.
Spencer,” said the governor Saturday,
"and I don’t care to talk about the matter
anyhow.
“When will you call a meeting of the
depot commission?” he was asked.
‘‘l am afraid I would wiggle my fingers
some more, if I told that.” was his reply.
He did not wiggle his fingers, however,
but changed the subject to a discussion
of other matters. He flatly declined to
discuss the depot at all, saying that he
knew nothing about it.
It seems a foregone conclusion npw that
the Southern will construct a station of
its own on its own property and that the
state will be left out in the cold on the
depot proposition. Judging from the in
terview of President Spencer Friday it
seem* that everything has been arranged
whereby the railroad* now entering the
present union station Including the W eß ‘*
ern and Atlahtlc, will use the new depot
to be built by the Southern.
, President Spencer’s Letter.
Although Governor Candler stated posi
tively on Thursday that no letter had been
received by him from President Spencer,
a letter dated in New York on June 14 is
today printed from President Spencer set
ting forth in detail his objections to the
plans of Bradford L. Gilbert and impos
ing certain conditions on the state before
the Southern railway would agree to ac
cept the new depot. The letter Is lengthy
and argues every phase of the question.
After summing up the depot situation
and Gilbert's plans. In which he states
that the plans are in the first place not
feasible on account of the short space at
the viaduct end of the station, because of
the waiting room facilities, because the
viaduct cannot be raised seven feet and
because the state does not own all the
property on which Gilbert proposes to
erect his depot. President Spencer con
cluded his letter to Governor Candler with
the following:
I believe these leading facts sufficiently
establish the view previously expressed
to you that a suitable and adequate union
passenger station for ail of the railways
centering in Atlanta cannot be built upon
the state's property at the present site.
Ev«*-wUh the use of all the property
proposed to be availed of In Mr. Gilbert's
plans, the proposed station would not be
fully adequate, and in many respects
would not be suitable for the accommo
dation of the passenger traffic in and
through Atlanta for any long period of
time.
Reiterating, however, what I have here
tofore said to you, the Southern Railway
company is desirous of meeting your views
and those of the other state authorities,
and if your honorable committee deter
mines that such a station as that roughly
outlined by Mr, Gilbert will meet the
needs of Atlanta and the wishes of the
people of the state, and can be constructed
within the terms of the act of December
17, 1901, and if you shall decide to so con
struct it, the Southern Railway company,
while disclaiming all responsibility before
the public for the adoption of such plans,
for a station of such importance, is will
ing to enter into a contract to become a
tenant in such a station jointly with all
other railway companies now using the
present station, provided:
1. Your committee shall, by or before
October 1, 1902, ascertain with reasonable
certainty, by means of bids from responsi
ble contractors, based upon plans and
specifications In detail for the construc
tion of the building and approaches com
plete, for the necessary changes In exist
ing viaducts, streets and structures, and
by agreements in respect to damages with
the owners of the most important proper
ty affected, that the total outlay bv the
state on which interest is to be charged
as rental, with proper allowance for Inci
dental and contingent expenses, will not
exceed the authorixed appropriation of
$500.0(0.
2. That your committee shall, by or be
fore October 1, reach substantial agree
ment with the city of Atlanta in respect
to all matters affecting the city’s interest
growing out of the proposed construction,
including alterations in viaducts, changes
in street grades or street widths, the use
or occupancy or obstruction of streets, al
teration or construction of sewers, prop
erty daYnages, so far as the city's interests
may be involved therein, and all other
matters in which the city can impose con
ditions, claim compensation or cause de
lay in construction.
3. That your committee shall, by or be
fore October 1, secure proper agreements
for the use and occupancy of all property
not owned by the controlled by
the city of Atlanta, required for or in con
nection with the construction or the use
of the station, including the amount of
rental, if any, to be charged therefor, and
that this rental, added to the rental, if
any, to be charged by the present lessee
of the state’s property to be used for the
station, shall be reasonable in amount
and be acceptable to all of the railroads
proposed tenants of the new station.
4. That the contractor or contractors for
the construction of the station shall sub
mit with their bids a general plan or
scheme acceptable to the railway compa
nies, which will guarantee the continu
ance of traffic through the present sta
tion with reasonable promptness during
the entire period of construction without
additional charges to the railways by rea
son of such construction. Mr. Gilbert as
sures me that such continuance is feasible
under his plans.
6. That the contract for occupancy and
use of the station shall contain an obli
gation that the station shall be completed
within three years after the signing of
the contract by the several railway com
panies; otherwise, those companies not
to be bound.
6. That the rental for the station shall
begin when the structure is delivered'by
the contractors ready for occupancy.
7. That the contract shall contain all
necessary and reasonable provisions usual
in contracts for the use of union stations,
insuring nondiscrimination between ten
ants, and an equitable division of rental
and of expense in operating the station,
based upon relative use by the respective
tenants.
If the time limit, October 1, named
above, is not acceptable to you, I shall be
pleased to agree upon an earlier or a later
date with you for compliance with the
stated conditions. Yours very sincerely,
(Signed) SAMUEL SPENCER,
President.
SEMI-WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta—Steady, 8 15-l«c.
New Orleans—Steady, 9c.
Liverpool—Steady, 4 29-32 d.
Galveston—Steady, 9 l-18c.
Norfolk—Quiet, 9%c.
Baltimore —Nominal, 9%c.
Wilmington—Firm, 9c.
Philadelphia—Quiet, 9Hc. «
Savannah—Easy, 9 l-16c.
Mobile—Quiet, 8 9-16 c.
Memphis—Quiet, B%c.
Augusta—Quiet, 9c.
Cincinnati—Quiet, 9%c.
Louisville—Firm, 9c.
St. Louis—Dull, 8 15-16 c.
Houston—Easy, 9%c.
New York Cotton.
NEW YORK. June 21.—The cotton market
opened steady with price* 5 to 8 pointe lower
under a flurry of liquidation and bear selling
started by reports of general shower* to light
sains over Texas and a forecast for rain* to
day over the dry district* of Mississippi, Ala
bama and Louisiana. , There was little or no
reaction after the call, the commission houses
having few supporting orders and later news
served to confirm the early rain reports. The
Liverpool market news was quite bullish, show
ing an advance of HOI points tn futures when
g radically no change was due or expected.
lurope sent a few buying orders here, but
these were quickly filled up by room holder*
and the leading bear interests. Wall street
was a liberal seller on the wet weather news,
as was the south and west. The crop reports’
ae a rule were bearish, except from Texas,
where rain was said to be Imperatively needed
to save the crop. The Chronicle's weekly crop
weather review failed to note actual dam
age to the Texas crop as a result of the dry
weather, but indicated a critical stage In the
developments. Southern spot market news
was about a stand-off. Receipts at all points
was a mere shadow of the movement of the
same movement last year and led to estimate*
for the week st the ports of 12,000 to 14,000
bales, against nearly 70,000 bales the same
week a year ago. The temperatures over the
northern belt was exceptionally low, but this
failed to attract special attention in local
trade circles.
NEW YORK COTTON.
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Tone, quiet and steady; middling 914. steady.
Last Close
Onen. High. Low. Sale. Bld.
January 7.74 7.75 7.70 7.75 7.74
February ■ < 7.73
March 7.78 7.78 7.72 7.76 7.75
June 8.86 8.86 8.80 8.80 8.79
July 8 52 8.52 8.44 8.49 8.49
August 8.17 8.20 8.15 8.20 8.19
September 7.90 7.90 7.85 7.89 7.83
October 7.87 7.80 7.73 7.79 7.78
November 7.74 7.74 7.T2 7.74 7.73
December 7.74 7.74 7.70 7.73 7.73
New Orleans Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS, June 21.-Cotton easy with
sales of 1,800 bales Including 100 to arrive. Quo
tations unchanged.
Futures eased off a few points ?wing to re
ports of rains In many sections of the cotton
belt. There were net losses of 1 point on Jnue,
July and August, and 5 to 8 points on the other
months.
Following were the ruling quotations in the
New Orleans cotton exchange today:
Tone, steady; middlings, 9c; steady.
Last Close
Open High Low Sale Bid
January 7.56 7.56 7.54 7.55 7.55
June 8.71
July 8.78 8.80 '8.76 8.80 8.79
August 8.25 8.30 8.25 8.30 8.39
September .. .. 7.83 7.87 7.81 7.86 7.85
October 7.63 7.85 7.61 7.53 7.54
November .. .. 7.53 7.53 7.53 7.53 7.54
December .. .. 7.52 7.55 7.51 7.54 7.54
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
By Private wire to Murphy A Co.
The following were the ruling prices In th*
exchange today:
Tone, steady; sales, 7,000; middlings, 4
»-82 d. I
Opening. Close.
January and February 4.19
May and June .... .. .. 4.48 4.43
June and July.. .. .... 4.47 4.47
July and August.. .... .. i 4.45 4.45
August and September.. 4.39 4.39
September and October 4.30 4.80
October and November. 4.23
November and December.. .. ~ .. 4.20 4.20
December and January.. .. .. 1 4.19
COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS.
~<IBBB-9 1899-0 1900-1 1901-2
Galveston.. .. .. ~ 46 ...... 1,952 16
New Orleans.. ?. 1. 1'934 115 7,119 745
Mobile... *. .. Jf 4.«W'VI* 1 *. 8
Savannah .. .. '167 25 901 399
Charleston ’’..rj, 1 266 137
Wilmington .*• 24 28
Norfolk.. ~,>689 47 1,089 48
New York 200 515 9
Boston 419 1 114
Philadelphia * 27 100 193
Total at al! p0rt5..,..3.486 706 11,672 *1,500
•Estimated.
New Orleans Cotton Letter.
NEW ORLEANS, June 21.—The week’s doings
In cotton in the market show net declines of 45
points on July, 22 on August, 19 on September,
19 on October and 9 on December. The volume
of trading has been rather small, the weather
always an uncertain factor dominating the sit
uation so far a* the deferred options are con
cerned. The slaughter of the innocents in
the July position has been fierce, prices at one
time during the week making a decline of 55
points under last Saturday’s close. The opin
ion prevails here among best informed people
that the big ones have quietly unloaded July,
and that at present very little speculative In
terest exists in that position and that the cot
ton sold in this market for July is about equall
ed by spots to be delivered on July contracts.
Fall and winter months have ruled weak and
strong as reports would come In as to rain
and lack of it. Very little rain reported from
Texas up to this writing and complaints sre
numerous from major portions of the state as
to crop damage The (harket closed steady as
follows: July, 8.7908.80; August. 8.29®8.>90; Sep
tember, 7.85@7.86; October. 7.6407.65; December,
7.6407.55; January, 7.5507.66.
Southern Exchange C'. tton Letter.
NEW YORK, June tt.’—' Th<* cotton market
opened 3 to 4 points lower this a. m., on
the Chronicle report, indicating that there
had been rain during the week tn Atlantic
districts, and in Tennessse and Arkansas and
in portions <M Mississippi and Alabama. There
was rain today at Galveston, with the tem
perature at 74, while at Paris, Austin and
San Antonio it was clear with moderate tem
perature. Trade is a little wary on expec
tation of rain In Texas, which would send
prices lower, on the other hand If It con
tinues clear and dry, prices will favor the
bull side. Receipts at the ports estimated
at 1,500. agantst 11,579. The market closed
quiet and steady, with New York spot* un
changed. 9%c; New Orleans spots easy, un
changed, 9c. ’ t
Tlurphy 4L Co.'i Cotton Latter.
NEW YORK, June 21—Statistical devel
opments in cotton during the week were
unimportant. The Chronicle makes the
total movement to date 9,993,000, against
9 904 000.
The same authority failed to give any
thing new In the crop situation its sum
mary stating that moisture is needed ir.
some districts. Reports to Bradstreet are
much more specific; 1 Their reports state
that conditions have improved in Atlan
tic district; crop in excellent condition in
Savannah district; rains have benefited in
Montgomery district and Chattanooga dis
tricts, while in Texas rain is needed in
northern part. Dallas calls the cotton
situation unchanged. Temperatures have
been as high as 104 the past week in Texas.
Liverpool advices today reflected the hesi
tation of the local trade In adopting decid
ed views, prices there being about 1-2
a point over yesterday with little doing
in spots. While weak longs were selling
freely not a little good buying replaced
thAn, and it was a question whether the
Texas rains were not in a measure dis
counted. Port receipts today, estimated.
2,000; last year, 11,000.
Cotton Seed Products.
NEW YORK. June 21.—Cotton seed oil was
steady again today, but neglected at old prices.
Prime crude f. o. b. mills 35c; prime summer
yellow 44@44Hc; off summer yellow 43 He; prime
white 48048 H; prime winter yellow 43 49; prime
meal 823.00 nominal.
NEW ORLEANS, June 21—Cotton seed oil,
prime refined in barrels, 43%c; off 42%c; prime
crude, loose, 35%c.
MEMPHIS, June 31.—Cbtton seed oil—Carlots,
per gallon, prime crude, 87c; off crude, 33H@
34Hc; prime summer yellow, nominal off sum
mer yellow, nominal; choice, cooking summer,
yellow, lees than carlots, per gallon, nominal.
Cottonseed meal and cake prime 822.50; off
nominal.
C. W. Lee & Co.’s Cotton Letter.
NEW YORK, June 21.—Some rains were re
ported in Texas this morning As was to be
expected the market broke sharply. July made
a new low record, 844 and August touched 816.
Again these rains were not as general nor as
heavy as are needed but the fact that rains
have started there leads operators to hope the
drouth has been broken and during the com
ing week Texan will get a good soaking. In
this event the last bull card will have been
played and nothing can hold the general mar
ket from going somewhat lower. The cotton
situation is not bullish that must be remem
bered outside of the damage to the new crop
there is nothing more to induce buying of cot
ton. Strike* in this country and the 'Shading
off” in formerly bouyant trade accounts
leaves the dry goods position far from bullish.
The condition of the crop on June first was
.95, with good rains there will be no general
decline this month. If the condition is .90 on
July first there will be room for a big decline
in July and August and still bring about a
normal condition in the fall. But everything
depends on rain in Texas. General rains there
over Sunday will cause a weak market Monday.
Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO. June 21.—Weather map argument
was the pivot on which grain speculation
swung today, but it was fair weather and
promise of more of it rather than the soak
ing rains that influenced wheat most of the
week. In consequence wheat slipped down.
Corn and oats had good arguments of their
own to sustain prices. Therefore, when July
wheat closed %@%c lower July com gained
He and July oats stood He higher. Provision*
gained much attention because of their strength
and closed with "net gains of 2H to 7Hc®loc.
WHEAT— Clearing weather and lower Liver
pool cables brought a sharp decline In wheat
at the opening. Parts was a little higher and
there seemed to be conflict of opinion as to the
real conditions and tendencies in that market.
England was having fair weather. Americans
were easy in spite of rain* and the promise was
for clear weather. On this news July opened
down at 73H075%c and after some small
rallies dipped to 73c. Traders who had been
consistently bullish for a week turned sellers.
Commission house* liquidated freely ana many
stop loss orders were executed for bulls wno
came into the market as buyers only yesterday.
September was subjected to some sharp selling.
Very good seaboard clearances helped In a rally
about ths close of the week. July on the rally
sold to 73%@73%c. but closed %@%c down at
73%@73%c. Ix>cal receipts were 24 cars. 4 of
contract grade. Minneapolis and Duhith re
ported 274 cars, making a total for the three
points of 298 cars, against 239 last
388 a year ago. Primary receipt* were 423.000
bushels, against 447,000 bushels last year. Sea
board clearancs* In wheat and flo 'i r „ e< » u , a ' l ? d
647,000 bushels. The seaboard reported five loads
taken for export. Locally 100,000 bushel* were
CORN—Com ended its week s work In a lag
ging manner. After the excitement of the first
of the week today’s quiet seemed abnormal.
The tone, however, made up somewhat for tne
narrowness of trade. In spite of the bearish
weather conditions and the wheat slump, corn
held firmly. There wa% considerable selling at
times and July was well taken.
Deferred options were also In Sood
and were taken whenever offered. Gossip on the
floor was to the effect that farmer* were great
ly tempted to run their com through hogs be
cause of the high prices of
than to ship in the stuff. Ju y still seems con-
Sested. This option today so!d between 66 and
SHc and closed firm %c up at 60%c. Receipts
have improved a little of late, but contract
stuff Is very small. Today 271 cars arrived, of
which only 14 were contract.
OATS—Oats ruled pretty steady• TJ I*™ 1 *™
early dip* on the wheat break and ‘he better
weather, but the briskness of the cash de
mand and the firmness of com a
change of sentiment and a
Profit taking during the week, nduced ‘° ®«me
extent by Improvement* in receipt*, held prices
down somewhat. Today the crowd _huHteh.
though quiet, and July, which **ld at
clos«s flrm He up at 40Hc. Receipt* were 300
Ca pßOVlßlONS—Provisions, while only fairly
active, attracted considerable
the fact that too prices sot the year
in the pit. With the bullish tone rs
nit a strong hog market and with packer*
buying all products offered very good adv “ n
were registered. Traders say the P lt h a » «“ched
a point where it Is almost * YJp
stuff without bidding considerably over
market. July pork sold at 318.00 ana ciosea
atron* 5c up at 317.92 H; September pork sold at
818»f July lard sold at 310.55 and closed 5«
higher at 310.50; July ribs touched 810.57 and
closed 2Hc to 5c higher wheat. 25
Estimated receipt* for Monday. vvneat.
cam; rom. 190 cars; oats. 130 ears. hogs. 38.000
head; hogs for the week, 165.000 head.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS.
The following were the ruling quotation* on
the floor of the exchange y‘ s ‘*™ ay : rlo . e
WHEAT- OP®" H‘gh Low Close
December .... 11,8
Ju < f? RN “ Wi 66 65H 05%
December 45 45% 45 4Ai
December 28% 28% 28 %
RK “ J 7.8?% 18.00 17.87% 17.82%
qXmber .. Z.... 18.07% 18.30 13.084 1117%
&a7r .. ... ... .-W-72% 16.75 16.66 16.87%
jJly Rl> ~ 10.42% 10.55 10.42% 10.50
September 10.50 10.67% 10.50 10.55
Jsnuary ... 8-40 9.40 9.40 9.40
July DKB 10-77% 10.80 10.77% 10.77%
September 10.62% 10-67% 16.60 10.65
Jannwry ... ... ... ... 3.65 8.65 8.65 8.6 u
Receipts and Shipments.
Flour—Receipts. 19,000 barrels; shipments,
Receipts, 119,000 bushels; shipments,
196,000 bushels.
Corn—Receipts, 213,000 bushels; shipments,
161.000 bushels.
Oats— Receipts, 212,000 bushels; shipments,
83,000 bushels.
Rye—Receipts, 4.000 bushels; shipments, 30,-
000 bushels.
Barley—Receipts, 13,000 bushels; shipments,
LOOO bushels.
Chicago Close Quotations.
CHICAGO, June 21.—Wheat—June 74%c; July
73%®%c; September 71%@72c; December 72%c.
Corn—Firm No. 3 cash, 61%c; track 6c; July
61%: September 54%c. _
Oat* —Lower; No. 2 cash. 43%c: track. 43%@
44c; July 32%c; September 27%c; No. 2 white,
47%c. / •
Rye-High, 58c.
Pork—Higher;, jobbing 818.50, new; 818.10, old.
Lard—Steady, 810.25.
Lead-Steady, 83.96.
Spelter—Steady, 84.38.
Poultry—Firm; chickens 9%c; springs, 16©22c;
turkeys B%c; ducks, 6%c; geese, 4®4%c.
Butter—Steady; creamery 18022 c; dairy 17®
19c.
Eggs—Steady, 14c; loss off.
Murphy 4 Co.’s Grain Letter.
NEW YORK, June 21—Wheat was weak
today,, but lower cables caused consider
able liquidation. Commission houses sold
on stop orders and the market declined
eatetly. News was generally bearish and
the market rallied at one time but did
not hold. The local crowd which has
been bullish for the last week was tnore
or less Inclined to be bearish. Corn was
about steady and easier early but show
ing a certain amount of strength. Oats
were easier with wheat and little com
mission house selling trade was not large
and there was no disposition to sell.
Provisions were very strong. Brokers
bought and offerings were mainly profit
taking. The market was not active;
rather nervous.
St. Louis Quotations.
ST. LOUIS, June 21.—F’.our quiet and steady.
Red winter patents 33.6003.70; extra fancy and
straight, 83.3003.40; clear. 33.0003.20.
Corn meal steady, 83.15.
Timothy steady, 85.00.
Bran quiet; sacked east track, 77080.
Hay dull, weak; timothy, 816.50014.00; prai
rie, 86.00010.50.
Whisky steady, 81.30.
Iron cotton ties. 81 05.
Bagging steady. 6%@0%c.
Hemp twine. 9c.
Drv salt meats firm; boxed lots, extra shorts,
810.8?%; clear ribs, 311; short clear, BHI2H@
11.26.
Bacon firm; boxed lots, extra shorts, 311-50©
11.76; clear ribs, 811.62H@11.75; short clear,
811.87H012.00.
Receipts—Flour, 7,000; wheat, 58,000; corn,
38,000; oats. 50.000. I
Shipments—Flour, 9,000; wheat, 40,000; corn.
89,000; oats, 12,000.
Wool Quotations.
ST. LOUIS, June 21.—W00l flrm, unchanged;
territory and western mediums, 14%®16%c;
fine, 15®15%c; coarse, 11@14%c.
New Orleans Sugar Market.
NEW ORLEANS, June 21.—Sugar strong, open
kettle 2%@3 3-16 c; open kettle 3%03%c; second*
203 3-16.
Molasses steady; centrifugal 6@lsc. y
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. June 21.—Turpentine firm,
47%c; receipts 892; sales 610.
Rosin flrm; receipts 2,035; sales 1.302. Quote:
ABODE 81 20; F 81.30; C, 51.40; F 31 70;
I 82.05; K 32.65; M 83.06; N 83 0; W G 33.56;
W W 83.70.
WILMINGTON. N. C., June 21. Spirits tur
pentine. nothing doing; receipt* 104 casks.
Rosin steady. 81-1001.16; receipts 258.
Crude turpentine firm, 81-40, 32. oO and 32.60;
receipts 79.
Tar firm, 81.45; receipts 53.
CHARLESTON, June 21.—Turpentine and
Rostu unchanged.
Live Stock Market.
KANSAS CITY, June 21.—Cattle—Receipts 50.
Unchanged, choice export and dressed beef
steer* 37.0007.50; fair to good 34-9007.00; Stock
ers and feeders 33.0004.85; western fed steers
34.5006.25; Texas and Indian- steers 83.2504.75;
Texes cows 82 .4503. TT; native cows 81.7604.90;
> native heifers 83-2505.25; canners 81-5003.00;
Bulls 83.0004.75; calves 83.6005.25.
Hogs-Receipts 3.700. Market steady to
strong. Heavy 87.5&©7.75; mixed packers 87.50
©7.70; light 87.1007.45; yorkers 87.4007.45; pig*
36.5007.19.
Sheep—Receipts 1,500. Market steady. Native
lambs >4.80@7.00; western lambe 84 9606.30;
native wethers 34.9005.25; western wethers
83.8005 26; fed ewes 34 3005.26; Texas clipped
yearlings 35.0005.40; Texas clipped sheep 34.00
@4.86; Stockers and feeders 2.3503.90.
ST. LOUIS, June 21—Cattle—Receipts 250. in
cluding 100 Texans. Market steady. Native
shipping and export steers 36 0008.16; dressed
beef and butcher steers 34.5007.00; steers under
1,000 pounds 34.0006.50; stockers and feeders
32.5005.15; cows and heifers 82.2506.00; canners
5176@2.85; bulls 33.0006.25; cauves 36 0006.50;
Texas and Indian steers 33.0006.25; cow* and
heifers 32.7004.50.
Hogs—Receipts, 1.700. Market firm, 5 cents
higher. Pigs and lights 87.1507.35; packer* 37.25
07.55; butchers 37.4007.80.
Sheep—Receipts 50. Market nominal. Native
muttons 33.7504.50; lambs 35.007.50; culls and
backs 81.3004.75; stockers 31.0003.00; Texans
83.2504.50.
McCullough Bros.’ Fruit and Product
Letter.
ATLANTA, June 21.—The market on fruit
and produce has been In a state of fluctuation
during the entire week. On some articles a
famine would exist one day and a fea*t the
day following. The sale of peaches has been
both unprofitable and unsatisfactory to handler
and buyer. The stock that has been arriving
has been of poor quality and ver> susceptible
to decay, whereby a great deal of the stock
has been dumped, as ready sale could not be
madv on arrival.
arrivals, generally speaking, hav«
of poor quality. Those arriving sound
and the right kind of varieties have brought
satisfactory prices throughout the week.
The movement ot melons, both Florida and
Georgia stock. Is Increasing dally. The stock
thus far ha* been of email slse. There Is no
better market in the country than Atlanta on
melons of good slse and variety, and we desire
to impress the shippers of considering this
fact. The eastern and western markets, in
many cases, prefer round varieties.
Receipts of berries of every class, from an
old field blackberry to cultivated dewberries,
are heavy with a low range of prices pre
vailing.
New crop Irish potatoes now arriving in very
bad condition; many of them will not bring
freight, especially small sizes.
Cabbage are scarce with a strong demand
and good prices.
Not in the history of our market have toma
toes prevailed in such abundance as at the
present time. They have poured in from every
section of the country at the rate of about
300 per cent in excess of demand and con
sumption. These conditions have necessarily
forced prices down to where it is a hard mat
ter to obtain express charges on anything
but the choicest of stock.
The market is hire on old Irish potatoes,
and there is some demand for these goods,
with one car now en transit for this market.
Onions slow sale at low prices.
The demand for large fries and hen* Is
strong at fancy prices. Small and medium
fries, however, are in excess of supply at low
prices with a certain per cent of each day's
receipts having to be carried over.
Eggs continue to hold their own at quota
tion prices, with only a moderate supply and
demand.
There is a fair demand for fresh table but
ter, but any other quality is slow sale at
low prices.
Demand for bananas throughout the entire
week has been very active and prices have
ruled so as to warrant liberal dealings.
ATLANTA MARKETS*
✓
Cotton.
ATLANTA, June 21.—Middling cotton quiet
St Sc. '
'.’egetaDiea.
Cabbage. Florida. 2®2%c per pound; new
onions, 81 00 pei crate; tomatoes. 81-0001.50;
green beans, no sale; wax. no sale; new Irish
potatoes. 12.0003.00 per barrel; whortleberries,
305 c; cucumbers, 40c per crate; squash, yellow,
50c basket.
Country Produce.
Butter—Georgia Jersey. 15020 c; Tennessee
.Jersey, 18020 c; Tennessee choice, 14®15c;
Irish potatoes, old crop. 81 per bushel; onions,
81-2501.50 per bushel; honey, new crop, strain
ed, 607 c ped pound; cemb. bright, B@9c per
pound; white peas. >1.25 per bushel; stock
peas, 81.0001.10 per bushel; eggs. Stiff, 14015 c.
Cotton Seed r-roducta.
Cotton seed «.U steady. 36%@37c per gallon;
rotton seed, 817 per ton t. o. b station; cotco*
seed meal. 824 per ton; cotton seed hulls, bulk.
M.OJ per ton; bale hulls, |7 to n«r ton.
Frujt.
Melons, 75c@81.50 per car: cantaloupe, 31 2502
per crate; lemons, choice, demand good.
33.5004.00 per box; pineapples, 82.000150; ba
nanas, straight. per bunch. 81 6001.75:
culls. 31.0001.35 per bunch; prunes, s®6c per
rund; currants, 8019 c per pound: pie peaches,
lb. 82 M per crate: table 2 lb.. 12. M; table, 8
lb. 83.00: raisins. 81.500’ «0 per box.
Live Poultry.
Hens, 30033 c each; fries, large, 20©22%c; me
diums, 140160/small. 10®i3%cy. cocks. 15©17%c;
guineas. ISc* geeae, full feathered, 85c; duek%
puddle. 20c; Pekin ducks, 23c; turkey*, live,
10011 c per pound.
Fisn.
Pompano, 12%c: Spanish mackerel, 10e; trout,
salt water, 6%@7c; trout, fresh water, 7@7%c;
blue fish, lc; snapper, 6%@7c; bream. Sc; mixed
fish, sc; Grouper, 4c; mullet, 87.0007.50 per
barrel; market antivs.
Crackers.
Standard soda, 7e; milk, 7%c XXX cream.
’He; lemon cream. 9c; oornhills. tc: assorted
penny cakes. 8c; assorted jumbles. 10c: lunch
milk, 7%c; XXX soda. CHc; JCXK linger
snaps, 6%c pearl oyster. 7c: excelsior. 7%c.
Fleur a.iu Gram.
Pure winter wheat flour—Fancy Diamond
patent, 35.10; first patent, 34.75; straight. 84.20;
extra fancy, 83.95; fancy, 83.86; choice fainlir
88.0009.90 per barrel; limes, 75c®31.99 per 199,
83.26: family, 83.25; spring wheat flour, first
patent, 3».09; bran, large sacks. 81.29; smafi
sacks, 31-20; corn meal, plain. 82c; bolted,
75c; Hudnuts, 92-lb., 81.90. Corn-Mtxed, Mr;
white 87c; Texas rust proof oats. 75c; white
oats, C3c; No. 2 mixed. Me; hay, timothy. Ne.
j large bales. 81-10; small bales. 81-09; No. 3.
90c; Georgia rye, 81.10; Tennessee rye, 31. M;
barley. 81-00; victor feed, $1.50 per 190 pounds;
orange can* seed 32.30 per bushel; Early Atiibo
calu seed. 32.25 per b<iah>*
Groceries.
Coffee—Fancy, 810.30; low grades. 7010 c; Ar
buckle roasted. 310.30; Lion. $9.90. Sugar—Cut
<oaf, 7Hc; cubes. 6%c; powdered, C%c; grant*,
is led. New York, to. 00; New Orleans. $4 N
extra C. 4%c; refined yellow. sc; New Orleans
clarified, 4%05c. Candy—Assorted stick, per
box, Cc; per barrel. 6%c. Metches— Sifla,
81.10 b 1.00; Cs, 45©*5c. owing tn brand, aoda—
Box 83.45. w-eg, 202%c Rlcer-Fancy head.
8c; head, 7e. Starck—Pearl, 3%c; lump,
Cheese—Fancy full cream. 14c.
Powder—Rifle. 34.00 per keg; drop shot. 81 M.
Meat, Lsrd and Harm.
Reg. R., 10%c; half ribs. UH*; rib 8.. 11%«;
fat 8., 9%c; lard, best, 12c; 2d, ll%c; break
fast bacon, 13©15c; hams, 13015 c, according t*
brand and average; Cal. H.. 10%c.
Bagging and Ties.
2% lb., per yard, 7%c: 2-lb.. per yard. Tt; I*.
ib., per yard. 6%c. Tie*. 46-ib.. steal arrow,
bundle. 81. la.
Feathers.
Geese feathers, new, white. 6M860c per lb.;
aid geese feathers, 15025 c: duck and geese
mixed, 30040 c; duck feathers, pure white, 35®
40c lb.; duck, colored. 26c lb.; chicken. 19c.
Nuts.
Mixed nuts, 12He; Bruxti nnt*. «40i7c: Eng
lish walnuts, No. 1, 12-ie; No. 2. 9%Bioe]
North Carolina peanut*. 4H*: hand-picked Vlr«
glnla, 4Hc; extra fancy Virginia, s%c: almond*,
13014 c; pecans. llOrtUc.
Hides and Skins.
Green salted hides, 60 lbs. and up, per lb..
No. Is B%c. No. 2a 7%c;' green salted hides, 40
to 60 Itos, per lb.. No. Is 7Hc, No. 2* 6Hc; green
salted hides, under 40 lbs., per lb.. No. Is 7c,
No. 2s 6c; dry flint hides, over 16 lbs., per lb..
No. Is 13Hc, No. 2e 12Hc; dry flint hides, under
16 lbs, per lb.. No. Is 12Hc, No. 2s HHc; dry
salt hides, nver 20 lbs., per lb.. No. Is UHc. No.
2s 10Hc; dry salt hide* under 30 lbs., per lb.. No.
Is »%c. No. 2a B%c; tallow. In cakes No. Is 5Hc,
No. 2s 4He; tallow in barrels and tubs, per lb..
No. 1 sc, No. 2 4c; beeswax, per lb.. 26c: green
salted horse hides, each, 82.0001.50; green salted
colts’ and ponies’ hides, each, 75050 c.
Wondenware.
Two-hoop pine pans per nosen. 81-40: 8-hoop
pine pads, per dozen. 81.56; 8-hoop bras* oound
palls, white cedar, 82.76; 3-hoop brass bound
pails, red cedar. 86.50; shoe brushes, 86c to 84;
brooms, from 82.25 to 34.50; domes pins, per
box of 5 gross, 75c; washboard*, from 85c te
83-00; pine tubs, 8 in nest, per nest, 82.50: gal
vanized tubs, 4 in nest, per nest, 82.40; bread
trays, from 82.'00 to 34.50 per dozen; wood-rim
sieves, per doaen. 99c; axe handles, 60c to 81-23
per dosen; No. 1 chimneys, per case ot 6 dosen,
92.10; No. 2 lamp chimney*, per case of 6
dozen, 83.00; No. 1 pearl top chimneys per case
of 6 dozen, 84.50; No. 2 pearl top chimneys, per
case of 6 dezen. 86.40
Miners Give SIOO For Relief.
BIRMNIHAM, Ala., June 19.—The Unit
ed Mine Workers of Alabama, now hold
ing their annual scale convention at Bes
semer, have adopted resolutions of sym
pathy for the Coal Creek sufferers and
made an appropriation of 8100 to go to th*
relief fund which is being raised for those
who aufferered by the explosion.* The sum
of SSO was also donated to the fire suffer
ers at Alexander City.
The scale committee is still at work and
It Is not yet known when it will be ready
to submit its report.
Rural Mall Routes.
WASHINGTON, June 19.—Four rural
free delivery routes will be established
August Ist at Oglethorpe, Macon coun
ty, the routes cover an area of 70 square
•miles, containing a population of 1,660.
The postofflees at Fountalnvllle, Gran
gervllle, Lewis, Ingold and Deland are to
be discontinued and the postoffice at Ry
ley supplied by rural carrier from O’a
thorpe.
TMGEWES
S2O.OODIH
CISH
PRESIDENT HALL ANNOUNCED
AT COMMENCEMENT THURS
DAY THAT THE NECESSARY
, MONEY HAD BEEN RAISED.
The graduating exercises of the Georgia
School of Technology occurred Thursday
in the chapel of the school, and were
the most successful In the history of th*
school. Twenty-five young men received,
diplomas from the institution.
The feature of the exercises was the
announcement made just as the exer
cises were closing by President Lyman
Hall, that the SIO,OOO necessary ta secure
the gitt of SIO,OOO from the general edu
cational board of New York, had been
raised, and that the equipment of the
electrical and experimental laboratories,
for which this money was raised, would
be installed during the summer months
and would be ready for use by the stu
dents when the school cptmed for the fall
term.
The graduating exercises were very sim
ple. The small chapel in the main build
ing of the school was crowued almost to
suffcation, and many persons were unable
to secure admission. The exercises begat)
about 10:30 and closed at l:$0.
The shops, laboratories, mill, gymnas
ium, dormitories and section rooms were
opened for inspection that morning at s
o'clock, and were kept open for one hour.
The shops, smith and mill were running
in full blast, and the students were at
work in all the departmenu, showing
every detail of the work of the various
mechanical branches of the school.
At 10 o’clock the shops were clos*d. and
the exercises in the chapel were begun at
10:30 o’clock, with 'a prayer by Rev.
Theron Rice. Wurm’s orchestra was on
hand and rendered music during the
morning. After music, the theses of the
students ivere announced. None of these
theses were read, the subjects only be
ing announced.
After more music, the annuel address
was delivered by Richard H. Edmonds,
of Baltimore, editor of the Manufacturers*
Record. His address was a masterly one.
and he was followed closely by the gradu
ating students and the large audience.
Then followed more music, and then the
baccalaureate address by President Ly
man Hall.
The degrees were conferred by Chan
cellor Walter B. Hili of the University
of Georgia in a neat and happy little
speech. He gave some splendid advice
to the graduating class and conferred the
following degrees:
Mechanical Engineering—Thomas Meri
wether Thompson, Harold Bernard Wey,
Roy Gibson Merry, Robert Lee Hicks,
Morgan Tayjor Hochstrasser, Edward
William Klein, Henry Lenn Strickland,
Jacob Henry Paulsen, Anselm Herbert
Morton, Charles Harmon Kicklighter.
Milton Graham Smith, Maxwell Rufus
Berry.
Textile Engineering: James Thaddeus
Anthony, Isaac Hardeman, Jr.. Charles
Walter Rainey, James Glgnilllat West.
Jr.. Edwin Henry Bacon, Dontgan Dean
Towers, Folger Johnson, Arthur Alvin
Jones, Paul Howes Norcross. Julian Car
roll Prioleau and Louis Gardner Yankey.
Civil Engineering: McDonald Lawrence.
BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS OF
PRESIDENT LYMAN HALL
President Hall said In part:
“The number of graduates in the differ
ent classes, beginnlftg with 1890 and end
ing in 1901. are as follows: 2,8, IBkII, I.
12. 10. 8, 9. 9. 9. 17.
, “This year your class breaks a record,
in quantity, and you will leave more va
cancies in the corps of your fellows here
than any class which has preceded. But
remember you are record breakers in
quantity only, so far.
“The records of your predecessors are
luminous points in the history of our in
stitution; not luminous for brilliancy of
achievement in every case, not luminous
with genius, not luminous With infalli
bility, but luminous with intelligent effort,
with constant endeavor. With the ability
to give additional impetus In the develop
ment of our country.
“Your predecessors are well worthy of
your imitation. When we pause to think
that there have been 122 of them to leave
here and pursue, in almost every case, the
line of work for which they were pre
pared; when we reflect that not one of
that 122 has ever had a whisper against
his good name in his business or in his
social relations, well may we direct you
to all of them as object lessons for your
own future conduct, and more convincing
than the arguments of the sages, more
attractive than could be described by any
flight of eloquence or charm of oratory,
more prolific of good ,advice than th*
spoken precepts of the philosophers of all
the ages. All of them are young men still
end yet they begin to have power and
feel responsibility.
Nine bear the title of superintendent.
Five are independent electrical engin
eers.
Twnty-eight are in business for them
selves and independent of employers.
More than 90 per cent have responsible
positions in mechanical lines.
Since and including the year 1807 there
have been 40 graduates, and 40 of them—
-100 per cent—hold positions in mechanic**
pursuits.
One graduate Is a lawyer, who shall al
ways remain counsel for the defense of
his alma mater.
One is a minister, respected, beloved In
his community, the chaplain of the alumni
association.
One is a school teacher—just one—pos
sessing all the virtues and erudition of
his profession. He has done well to do
this, for in that profession there Is noth
ing else to possess.
One is a physician, but he is the best
phys|pian in southwest Georgia, where he
is loved and honored.
One is a farmer, the son of Congress
man Everett, by the way. Whenever any
machinery needs attention within a radius
of 50 miles of young Everett's horn* he is
sent for.
Maj' each of you continue your efforts
along the particular specialty you have
adopted as your life work till your talents
may command the admiration and respect
of your fellow men, and give y6u that pe
culiar power of proficiency in your profes
sion which cannot be bought with gold,
which time cannot effect, which no enemy
can destroy, which will insure for you a
substantial prosperity, and win for you
the respect, the love and the admiration
of youi* people.
Randolph is Selected.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., June The
board of trustees of the University of Ar
kansas has elected Harrison Randolph, ot
Philadelphia, president of that institution,
vice Dr. John L. Buchanan, resigned.
Miscellaneous.
WANTED —One representative In each county
of the cotton states to sell rights to valuable
farm patent. Particulars, address T. J. Lee.
Patentee, Cary, Ga.
AI as r> f" Bl C* Hardy ant easily cultivated.
lalraXr II I, »5 000a year from one acre.
UlllwtallU wild supply almost gone.
All about it in THE GINSENG NEWS.
Blue Ridge, Ga. 60 cents a year. Sample copy
10 cents
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