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THE CEDARTOWN STANDARD
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1901.
TO I1K HtJRK.
In case of mum pa or measles,
You may right well believe
That II la lar more blessed
To give tbau to recolvo.
Tiik Ruhtlkh.
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Tomorrow is Geo. Washington’s
Birthday.
Instead of peace Germany evi
dently wants a piece of China.
Editor Majors, of the Itook-
mart Slate, is giving the people
of Rockninrt. some wholesome
pointers as to what they should
and should not do.
Callahan, one of tho abductors
of young Edward Cudahy, of
Omaha, Nob., has been captured
and fully identified. It is to be
hoped the others will soon be
caught.
Forty armed Kansas farmers
followed Mrs. Nation’s tactics in
saloon-Binashing Monday night at
Millwood, Kan., and in the fight
that ensued killed a sister of tho
saloonist. Poor “bleeding Kan
sas!”
It is announced that President
McKinley will ride in tho inaug
ural parade March 4th with Sen
ators Hanna and Jones, chairmen
of the Republican and Demo
cratic national executive com
mittees.
Romo followed Oodartown’s
example by holding a white pri
mary with the Australian ballot
Tuesday, and had a gratifyingly
quiet time of it—in decided con
trast with her previous franchise
experiences.
Just as soon as the railroads
are all in the hands of one big
syndicate, you will find its mem
bers secretly fomenting the doc
trine of the government, owner
ship of railroads, with a view to
unloading on Uncle Sam at fabu
lously fancy prices.
We venture to say that thero
are many crankified individuals
north of Mason and Dixon’s line
who applaud Mrs. Nation for her
lyneh-law methods against the
Kansas saloon keepers, and yet
lift their hands in holy horror
whenever a negro is lynched for
the unspeakable crime of assault
ing a white woman.
In view of the fact that, tho
Alanta papers have published a
statement that now ti. fas. have
been prepared for the unroturned
lands remaining unsold at the
recent, tax sale, and that the Oe-
dartown papers have refused to
publish them, we wish to say that
no now li. fas. have yet. been
issued, and that the Oedartowu
papers will not. refuse to take
them when issued.
Congressman Maddox tired an
effective broadside at. Congress
man Cannon, of Illinois, Monday.
Cannon has been fighting the
payment of small and just South
ern claims, pretending to he a
watch-dog of the treasury, yet
either actively or passively help
ing along pieces of extravagance
from the other side of the line,
and Judge Maddox has seen to it
that the whole country under
stands the situation.
Dr. D. M. Russell, chairman of
the Board of County Commission
ers, informs us that the Arring
ton family, near Berry’s, have
entirely recovered from smallpox,
and he has thoroughly fumigated
and disinfected the house and
premises. All their household
effects have been boiled and
washed, and there is no danger
now whatever of infection from
this case. There are no suspects
now of smallpox in this county.
SHOULD MAKE EFFORT.
OKDARTOWN CAN SECURE TWO
DIO INDUSTRIES
By Making the Proper Effort, and
Should Do So at Once.
Tiik Standard in in receipt of
the following interesting and
timely letter from Hon. Charles
Adamson, who is now in Phila
delphia putting in most effective
work for Cedartown. Wo com
mend its sensible suggestions
most heartily to our readers, and
sincerely hope we can secure im
mediate, favorable and united
action thereon:—
Philadhlphia, Feb. 10,1001.
Eds. Cxdaktown .Standard :
Gentlemen—I have read with great
interest and pleasure your able article
on the moving of industries to Cedar
town. I oannot too strongly urge upon
you the advisability of getting the
town to do something towards aiding
me in locating the line and twine fac
tory. Iam familiar with this enter
prise, having visited their plant some
years ago for the same purpose that I
am now corresponding with them —
namely to move to Cedartown. I ex
pect to have a communication from
them soon and am trying to induoe
them to aooept a larger amount of acre
age in consideration of abandoning
any inducement in the shape of cash,
knowing as I do that this is the hard
est to raise. I am also trying to get
the minimum amount of cash that
would be required to move them.
If we can have oo-operation on the
cash question, our Company will join
liberally with the town.
In regard to the acreage, we feel that
there are many of the old citizens of
Oedartown who have large amounts of
land that will be beneilted, and we
think they should respond on this
question. As you know, our company
has recently donated two sites, the one
for the Josephine Mills, and the one
for the mill that I am organizing, and
which 1 am pleased to say is nearly
(inished.
The town and every citizen in it
must recognize the fact that we oannot
simply depend on the fact that Cedar
town is a good location, a delightful
place to live In, with all the advant
ages of a much larger town, but that
we will have to do as other places do
when we want to get industries.
I will cite, as an example of what I
mean, the Wayside Knitting Mills,
which we were trying to locate last
year. There was competition between
myself and Mr. Pratt, of Huntsville,
as to who should getthis plant. Hunts
ville got it because Huntsville was
willing to subscribe for $40,000 of the
stook, besides giving them a liberal
amount of acreage. I believe it was
60 acres. .
1 do not expeot our town to do any
thing that is unreasonable, but we
have got to show the same enterpris
ing spirit that other towns manifest in
order to locate the industries. If we
do this, I have no hesitation in saying
that we can get all the industries in
Cedartown that we need—in fact, one
year more of the same kind of good
work that has been done will put us at
a point where we can stop making any
attempt to get outside industries and
develop the town from within instead
of from without.
Your suggestion that there should
be 100 men in Polk county who would
subscribe and pay for $500 stock each
in the blanket mill (wool and cotton
blankets) is an admirable one, and this
could and should be entirely a home
industry, organized and oillcered by
home people, and if that is done, the
gentleman that 1 am corresponding
with, who is the manager of a large
blanket concern that is forced to go
out of the business owing to death and
the consequent distribution of inter
est in the mill, has had a life-long ex
perience in the business; lias a large
trade that he can immediately bring
into the mill, and guarantees hand
some dividends from the start. Hi
would take stock himself later on af
ter he had disposed of some property,
and in the mean time would manage
it, and it is a magnitlcent opportunity
for tho organization of a home com
pany. I feel sure if you gentlemen
will take hold of this matter actively
that you will have no trouble iu get
ting the 100 men as suggested.
In regard to the line and twine com
pany, l make this suggestion : There
are ways, which I do not care to put
in writing, but which will be ex
plained to you by Mr. J. Wright Ad
amson, by which part of this money
oould be raised, and L feel now that
the time has come when our Board of
Trade and the citizens of Cedartown
and Polk county should take hold ac
tively with me in organizing and get
ting these two plauts, otherwise there
is little use of my seDding industries
to Cedartown for the reasons already
explained in an earlier part this letter
i. ?., if we won’t help ourselves other
towns will get the industries.
The record of the growth of Cedar
town is such an amazing one that we
all should feel the same pride that At
lanta people have about their city, and
there is no reason in the world why
Cedartown will not be larger than
Rome if an active persistence is made
in the direction indicated in this
letter.
I have written to my good friends,
Capt. Peek, Mr. Hand and Col. Wad
dell, who have large tracts of land
that will be greatly improved and
benefited by the addition of indus
tries, asking their co-operation.
1 cannot urge too strongly on you
not to allow your efforts to end with
the fine article in your last issue, but
to make up your minds that you are
going to get one of these industries at
least and take up the active organiza
tion in conjunction with ourcompany.
If at any time you think my efforts
locally would assist, all you have to do
is to write me and I will oome on the
instant to attend any meeting that
you may be able to organize-to accom
plish either of the above purposes.
I am now in communication with
parties who desire to start a paper box
factory in Cedartown, and will xdvise
you about this later on as it progresses.
I have applied to Mr. Andrew Car
negie for money to build a library at
Cedartown, and will advise you if I
get any response to my application.
Yours very sincerely,
Charles Adamson.
PROMINENT CITIZEN DEAD.
Mr. Wesley Harris, of Buncombe
District, Passes Away.
Mr. O. W. Harris, one of Polk
county’s best and most, respected
citizens, passed away Sunday at
his home in Buncombe district,
and tho news of his death is re
ceived with sadness throughout
the county. His remains were
taken to Oartcrsville for inter
ment Monday.
Mr. Harris was a man of quiet
and unassuming manners and of
sterling character. He was a
gallant Confederate soldior, serv
ing through the war as a member
of Phillips’ Legion. Judge Janes
recognized his ability and worth
by appointing him as a Jury
Commissioner, in which capacity
he has served the county faith
fully and well, llis death is a
genuine loss to his district and
the county.
Tho flllibusters iu the recent
session of tho Georgia Legisla
ture who prevented the improve
ment of tho state’s railway ter
minal “property by fighting the
Atlanta depot hill, can now re
flect. on their foolishness and
cussedness. The Southern Rail
way did not see that it. was to its
interests to join in the plan for a
union depot on the state’s prop
erty, hut agreed to it for the
public good on terms most, ad
vantageous to the state. Now
that the Legislature would not
accept, it, however, tho Southern
and Central will build a depot of
their own, which will mean a
great, deterioration in value of
tho state’s property. The men
who killed the hill in order to
spite Atlanta are thus defeated,
for Atlanta will get a new depot,
just tlie same, and the state of
Georgia will have to stand the
loss caused by their short-sighted
ness—or worse.
Tiik Standard lmd the pleasure
last week of giving the good news
that Mr. D. J. Lowry would es
tablish a big brick manufacturing
plant here. Mr. Lowry has since
secured from Mrs. Mary Janes an
excellent site on the C. R. & S.
road, and some of the machinery
is now being placed. lie will
have this much-needed plant in
operation some time in March.
A P I* It KOI AT F. OUR FIREMEN.
The prompt response of the Cedar
town Fire Department to the alarm
turned in by the McDonald Furniture
Co. last Friday, demonstrated the efil-
ciency of our department, and the ser
vice rendered by our laddies is thor
oughly recognized and appreciated by
observant citizens. Mr. I.uke McDon
ald, the excellent manager of that
company, was so favorably impressed
that on his return to Rome he wrote
the following letter to Chief C. Van
Wood, enclosing his company’s check
for $1&. This handsome recognition is
deeply appreciated by our firemen, the
donation being wholly unexpected
Romk, Ga., Feb. 20, 1901.
Cedartown Fire Dept.,
Gentlemen—Please allow us to ten
der to each and every one of your de.
partment our most sincere thanks for
valiant services given in extinguishing
the fire at our store last week. We
also thank all who lent a helping hand
in saving our stock. Please accept
check enclosed as evidence of our ap
preciation. Yours truly,
McDonald Furniture Co.
HO! FOR THE NEW CENTURY!
The Beginning of the New Century finds the
McDonald furniture
COMPANY
InTlie Fun Rank, Fighting AGAINST HIGH PRICES
carry a line of our own HARD-WOOD
MAKES, suitable for all classes. We are constantly
improving our machinery for making FIRST-CLASS
STUFF with all the LATEST PATTERNS.
We boldly Challenge Competition in
the Make-up of both our Furniture and
our Prices!
Call at our Cedartown Branch house and get our
prices on OAK and IRON BEDSTEADS, SIDEBOARDS,
DRESSERS, CHIFFONIERS, EXTENSION @ CENTER
TABLES, HALL TREES; PLAIN, DINING & ROCKING
CHAIRS, COOKING STOVES and HEATERS; in fact,
All Kinds of House=Furnishing Goods.
We have polite and accommodating Salesmen to
show our goods. We sell for cash, or on Easy Weekly
or flonthly Payments.
You will find us in Front of the Court House, Cedartown.
DAD SHOOTING SCIXAPK.
Berry Cr
Severniy XVo
Carter.
A had shooting scrape occurred
about eight o’clock Saturday
night. Messrs. Berry Grow and
Will Carter, employees of the
Alabama it Georgia Iron Com
pany, lmd just eaten peacea
bly together in Govatos’ restau
rant, notwithstanding an old
quarrel of several months ago.
After leaving the restaurant
Crow asked Carter to cross the
street with him, and when in
front of Scheuer’s store pulled
Jiis pistol and fired five shots at
Carter in rapid succession. Two
of the bullets struck him near
the heart, penetrating his lungs;
one hit him in the arm, another
struck some silver in his vest
pocket and glanced off, and the
fifth hit him in the shoulder as
ho turned away from his assail
ant. The pistol was 32 calibre.
Carter did not fall, in spite of
his serious wounds, hut walked
into Bradford’s drug store, where
he received prompt medical at
tention. In the meantime, Crow
ran to escape arrest,hut was soon
caught after a sharp chase by
City Marshal J. M. Jolly and
Bailiff W. V. Tumlin, a couple
of efficient officers. Crow was
taken at once to jail, and is the
guest of Sheriff Hutchings in the
“cage.”
Carter now seems likely to re
cover from his injuries, and it is
to be hoped the court will thus
be spared the handling of a mur
der case. Carter’s friends claim
that it was a case of cold-blooded
attempt at murder, while Crow
and- his friends allege self-
defense.
New Store!
New Goodsj!
DRUGS that are not a “drug on the market!”
Get your prescriptions filled by —
RUSSELL DRUG CO.,
Who are the Manufacturers of Xtiifikscll’tg; Head-
aflie Poxvdcrs.
Fresh Garden and Field Seeds.
Cor. Main and Herbert Sts,
BIG BARGAINS in
FINE FURNITURE!
By buying my Furniture in Car-Load Lots
for Spot Cash, I secure avery possible
Discount, and will
Give My Customers the Benefit.
FOR ACCURATE
WORK, CALL ON
LOUIS WADDEY,
At office of Bunn A Trawick, in t!
RiebardsoD Building,
Pay up your subscription.
COME TO ME FOR BIG BARGAINS IN
Parlor and Bed=room Sets, Dining
Room, Hall $ Kitchen Furniture,
ST0VE5!
Carpets, Rugs, Hattings,
BLANKETS, COVERLETS.
J. S. COLLINS.