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VOL. II. The Times W. Al. Fowler, Editor and Proprietor Subscription Price |i a Year THEY TURN ABOUT When tlie sugar schedules were voted on in the Senate, the demo¬ cratic members voted for protec¬ tion and the republican members against it. When the McKinley bill was passed, the sugar trust was as yet incomplete, and the re¬ publican congressmen excused the twenty per cent, protection they gave 'the sugar refiners on the ground that it was needed by the refineries which were fighting the Trust. After the passage of the bill all these outside refineries joined the Trust, and the democra tic majority in the House decided that no protection at all was needed. When the democratic senators—at the dictation of the protectionists I'rust among them—agreed to give the five per cent, pro¬ tection, the republican senators promptly took the position of the . House democrats, and voted that the Trust should no longer be pro¬ tected- againsf foreign competition, but that the people.' should be pro¬ tected by foreign competition against the Trust’s extortion, Th$ populist senator and Mr. Hill voted' with the republicans on this issue, and the Trust won by a majority of only three votes. This, hdwever, is thearust’s less important triumph. One of the amendments included jn the Gorman-Brice compromise deferred the tariff on sugar from • the first of next month to the' first of next year. During this interim the sugar refinerjes can buy un¬ limited quantities of untaxed raw sugar, and thereafter can sell it to consumers protected by the new tariff imposed. As this new tariff amounts to 40 per cent, on raw sugar (45 per cent. on refined . sugar), and the jjrice of sugar is practically certain to advance the full amount of the duty, the gain of Trust through this postponement is estimatdd’as high as • thirty mil¬ lion dollars. As Senator Te||er showed this postponement of the tax is made worse by the fact that the treasury is in need of revenue. The sugar trust seems to be the only gainer. .Yet every demo¬ cratic senator except Mr..Hill, and one of the populist senators, voted to give the trust this indefensible extension of time*, in which to “stock up” against an inevitable advance in prices. It is. to be hoped that the democrats in the House will stand out against the consummation of this iniquity. * SOME CONVENTIONS Republican state conventions ■* have been held in Maine, Ohio, and Kansas. The Kansas conven¬ tion significently refused to endorse either prohibition or woman’s suf '• ineach^f these corfven however, the most note worthy thing was the disposition of the silver question. The Maine against either of .gold or rod ddbhue U) favor “international bimetalisfri, to be secured by all suitable means and the moefr' strenuous efforts -of National pbwer.” Ohio went farther yak in demanding the res¬ toration of silver to the currency. The pianlc,adopted rta^ as foUows; “We favor brmetalism. Silver as wet?as gold is ode of the* products mf i&eTJtrited States.’ £ts coinage and me as a circtriatSng mainlined medium *sbouRt be ffeeadily ao$i encouraged by. the nefl^ent; and we ad policy* ai wilL hy i mimlinjr legislation * « . or I Bali** ■ HE ^*V ' g§| '-■ . - 4 . • 'U „ mm f, 3 . m -v. - app v-. COUNTY, OA., JUNE 29, 1894- ets of the country, its farmers and its workingmen, demand that the mints be open to the coinage of the silver of the mines of the ^United States, and that Congress should levy a tax upon importation of foreign silver sufficient to fully pro¬ tect the products of our own mines.” These declarations in favor of a re turn to bimetalism—so remarkable as/joming, from the party whose representatives in Congress last fall voted 123 to 31 for the uncondi tional repeal of its own silver coin ag; r are ®°* *he onl y iudica ti^ns of a disposition on the part of thfe republicans to oppose the mon orhetallist policy of the democratic administration. Several, weeks. ago Senator Lodge of Massachu setts, offered a resolution that dis¬ criminating duties,be levied against the products of all countries which refuse to enter into an international agreement fqr the free coinage of silver. Last week Blarr, of New Hampshire (ex-sen ator), introduced into the House a resolution in favor of another inter¬ national conference to be held with the understanding that if interna¬ tional action is not agreed upon, national action shall be taken to re¬ store silver to the currency. Ajfoffi wners of coal mines in which strfkes now prevail, it is alleged, have abmitted that if they did not foment disturbances and encourage their men to quit work, they did not at least discourage them. The reason is thus explained by a con¬ temporary : “The price of coal to the consumer has not varied appre¬ ciably for |eyeral years. No matter ivhat the price was at the mines, the operators, who are also interested in the transportation com¬ panies and in the business of dis -tributing tne product, raked off the same profit year in and year out. The deprqssionditVbusiness caused a falling off in the demand for coal and foupd the operators with large stocks on hand. What would have been a misfortune to most business men was turned into an advantage by the mine owners.* Instead of reducing prices,they raised fliem by curtailing the output, and at the same time seized the pretext to cut down tlje wages of the miners.” This allegation is plausible, if not correct. It seems to have been merejy a “question of finance.” At their Springfield (III.) State convention recently, the Populist, in tluqr declaration of principles, after adopting one relating to the labor question, added their reliance “upon the initiative and referen¬ dum for its practical opperation.” ■Thus a public measure may origin¬ ate with the people, and be sent to Congress, to be framed and made a law. In*this case the initiative js in the people. O/, a measure may originate,in the legislature or Con gress, but cannot become a law until it has been referred to the people for approval or rejection. In this case the initiative is in the legislature or Congress. In either case the n^qjsure js referred to the people for final action, and this com¬ prises the referendum. The refer ence is always with the people. The legislature may enact, amend or reject a measure, whether it orig¬ inates in that body or comes from the people, but the latter have the last word in rhaking it a law. The idea is an enlargement of the old Massachusetts town-meeting law, and is a ^pstriction upon foroe Corrupt the legislation, brihging into principle that the majority should govern, with die consent of the gov it is the principle extolled in^b$ Declaration of Independence. A cold sweat will brtai out on Beniamin ClfFnaon and William McKinky they l«q> It will be a curious thing •r ma _ 1 : * . - TRIP TO THE ASBESTOS MINES A Sketch Written by One of the Party. :r . ‘ A company consisting of Mr.and Mrs. Dunlap, Mrs. A. A. Camp¬ bell, Miss Ruth Starkweather, Miss Ollie and Mr. VanHise and Miss Anna Bell Dunlap, having become enchanted by the smiles of jy ame Nature as she peeped at them from every hill an d dale a nd gurgling brook about the ’town of Demorest) decided to follow her footgtgpg as she retreated to® her mountain JJ d ells. Accordingly f ew a y S since, saw this merry party started off-in the direction of Q f Nacoochee Valley, bound for the asbestos mines at Sal mountain, distant about fifteen miles, west of our little city. They took their way through the town that has sprung up inconsequence of the establishment of Porter’s yvooien and cotton mill upon the banks of the Soque’river, where the turbu¬ lent stream, one of Nature’s own, has been 'captured and like Samp¬ son, set to turning the wheels of the mills of the Philistines. Leaving this beautiful place they drove out on the Valley road till, just as they were.preparing for the first view of the green fields and pretty homes of Nacoochee, the driver, in a wonderfully uncon¬ cerned manner, turned into a hitherto unnoticed byroad. It was no use. He would#not .return. So on they went with mountains in front of them, mountains behind them and mountains on each side of them. The road wouhd rq? ount I among the hills disclosing every¬ where with what a lavish hand the old Dame; had poured out her gifts in this northeast Georgia land. At last a halt was - called and a building that at first dppearence re¬ minded one of a prosperous, well to-xlo saw-mill attracted their atten¬ tion. But they were hungry and so they left the investigation of the mill ti\l after the bountiful lunch was disposed of. Then they were invited by Manager Benjamin to visit His doiriain. They found that this was the site of the only asbestos mine in the South, and also the only mine iq the world where one ton of asbestos direct* from the mine -will make one ton of marketable asbestos. This mine is owned and, worked by a com¬ pany of far-seeing New York capi¬ talists who have faith enough in the success of the undertaking to invest in and push the enterprise. The asbestos is found near the sur¬ face of the ground. . A trariiway has been constructed to>carry it to the mill where it is thrown into a hopper mid crushed. It is ground into several degrees of fineness, each ope of which serves a certain purpose in the great world* to which it is given jyherv it leaves this mill. When ready for market it is placed in bags and teams con vey it to the railway. T^e mine is several miles from the railroad, making the hauling an adtjtional expense that will be over in time, probably. There are/quan¬ tities of ore in these mountain gions lying useless for want of facilities to reach them. * A railroad is needed to the mines —many r#lroacfs are neede£ in-#eorgia and when she has pro¬ cured these facilities she will aston¬ ish the world with her, as yet, un¬ developed resources. This party was pleased to learn that they ha 4 met the first load of asbestos ship¬ ped from the mine, The machin ery has been in place only « short time and as yet its full power has not been tested. It is that w&gi it is Running in -regular order it will crush about thirty-five tom per day. They left the mine anil turned their faces homeward, following gae seed, which brought > * & end. The return trip offered no new adventures and at last the wanderers sought their homes, weary and yet rejoicing in the pleasure of a recollection of a day happily spent among the most beautiful natural scenery. in Georgia One ok the Party. A Friend of Demorest I give an extract from a letter from a former resident of Demo¬ rest, and who has at all times shown himself a friend of our little city* June “Cedartown, Ga., 20. Mr. W. A; Fowler, Remorcst again Ga. in the I notice that you are newspaper business, at the head of The Demorest Times. My love for fair Demorest still lingers with me. I can’t help it. I. love its hhis and valleys, its springs and brooks, its skies and mountain views, its people both native and new comers. I love them all. Kindly send me a sam¬ ple copy of The Times.” Yours Truly, , B. M. Davenport. A Well-kept Hotel A reporter went through the Lakeview Hotel one day this week and was surprised to find such a model hotel in Demorest. . The Lakeview commands one of the best vi^ws to be obtained about the cit^. It sits on a commanding hill overlooking the city and also the lake and from the piazzas and al* most any window, on any of its floors the beautiful Appalachian mountains may be seen rising above the clouds in some places and at others the white flfccks pf smoke covering them like so and mqeh tleapafid snow. The rooms are neat the beds are a positive lhixury. kept The culinary department is up to the standard, and the manage¬ ment strives at all times do all in \heir power to satisfied,Reside make guests com¬ fortable and setting an excellent table. Tcrms*at this hotel are very reasonable and their rooms with ten and- twelve foot ceilings are probably as cool or cooler than any others in the qity. We recommend the Lakeview to those who want either Summer or Winter board. F. D. Hahnenkratt is the busiest ! man in Demorest, but he will “oc¬ casionally take a day off,” he re¬ marked the other day,’“to take prospectors out through the new orchard* and vinyards adjacent to Demorest.” He took Mr. H. Langtry, esq., through these new fields, and the next day he became the owner of o'ne of the choicest pieces of fruit land in this section. Mr. Hahnenkratt is very enthusi¬ astic on possibilities of fruit culture in this seotjpn and says he feels con¬ fident that fruit-growing will do more for this country than aitything else. i . * *L 7 ' - The first big, round silver dollar to roll into the capacious hand of ye editor came from that estima ble lady, Mrs. O. M. Snyder, of Demorest.* May her shadow never grow less, DEATHS . Miner —Died at his home, three miles scU|h of Demorest, Thurs¬ day morning, June 28, Rolland t Miner, aged about 21 years. * We are pained to note the death of Rolland Miner, who passed away yesterday morning, after a sickness of about three weeks; Mr. Mines was shocked by'fightnin^a few Weeks ago and a day or so *!nd later he wrethrown fr osriji mule later wds faken to his bed wi{h some thing like nervous prostration*J roni which he steadify sank, in spite of .the best medical attention. Rolland was a steady, sober and industrious young man* also a'corr icientjous Christian ^nd a consist ent member of the Methodist church beta. Rl leaves ayuung widow, a wife of |»nly three months^ a father and mother, one brother and three * ¥■ NO. so; O Foundry a Machine c WORKS • General Founders iiifd Machinists .* - •« Demorest, Georgia; • mm ' Calf the attention of mill and machinery Qwherg trf diir facilities tof doing their work and repairs. Good worfe^and low prices. Our foun dry and pattern, 1 shop enables us to do repairs of all kinds . in ^ iion or brass with the jpast possible delay; We' solicit correspondenCls witlf those who desire work in oug cane-mills,%e<tfrmgs, line; Our specialties are castings aria repairs on engines, shw-mills, grate bars,' etc. * -~ r They all Do tiUla It! Do What? ■ Complain of Cu Tim&s f 9 Some have promised tq secure for us better times, but in the medur time, while the hard times are on us, $vhat shall we’ 3 o»? ECONO‘S MIZE? But how economize? This is one answer: ♦ • 1st. Buy only what you need; 2d. In buying pay more attention td quality than to quantity; 3d. Do not be deceived by the catcK word* “Largesf*stock,” “cheapest prices,” etc. This often hidans cheajd goods to The purchaser. Be your own own judge judge of 01 goods goods and and prices paces, Investigate for yourself. In your investigation do‘not fail to call uporf Safford & Dunlap, \ ** • ■ .. ■ . * — DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Hardware and Groceries. We also handle crockery, glassware, paints,* oiler, varitisftes, ft Call and see U6. DEM^EST. OfORO The Bank of Demorest. * ’ ~ * * , • - Capital, $25,000 ..’'A i. ♦ » " ‘.t • Doing a business under a special charter from the state. JLt approved security. Pay interest on time deposits. Uw HWKI * money on v in domestic and foreign exchange. Transacts a general banking v bi ness. CORRESPONDENTS: *• Chase National Bank, Nbw York. Lowry Banking Cri.j A Board of Directors: Safford G. W. Dqplaji Bmitelle* ‘ A. A. W. H. VanHise A. A. Campbell A. Hampton. Officers: A. HAMPTON, President. A. A. CAMPBELL, Cm W. H. 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