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CONCUR WITH GEORGIA.
AND SOUTH GEORGIA
IhomioTlUe Time*, Tol XXX.
fbemaavlUs Enterprise, VoL XLTH.
THOMASVILLE. GEORGIA, FRIDAY JULY 20, 1007.
HOT FIGHT
ON THE Biu
$40,000 PUT UP
Tie Prililitiin Measure
Real Scctid Time !i
Ituse.
Atlanta, Oa., July 1*9.—A red hot
fight Is on In the houae over the
prohibition bill.
An effort Is being made to keep It
from being read a second time today,
and other bills are being read to dis
place the temperance measure.
Seab Wright, leader of the pro
hibitionists, says bo will hold the
house till midnight, If necersary to
have the prohibition bill read.
The BUI Finally Rea u . '
Atlanta, Ga„ July 19. S p. m.—Af
ter a filibuster lasting to 2:45, the
motion of Representative Murrphey
Candler, of DeKalb, to suspend tbe
rules and read the prohibition bill,
prevailed, 78 to 16, and the bill was
read a second time. An aye and nay
vote was ca'lled, for and is under way.
Williams Dlsfran r hi»cm r nt Bill Re
ported.
Atlanta. Ga., July 19.—The Wil
liams disfranchisement bill was
recommended for passage by the
house committee this morning by a
vote of 12 to 1. Mr. Nee! of Bartow,
voting against the report.
w “.rJlGHAM
III
MtneyftrGraiy’s Build
ings Put in Ink
Yisteriay.
GREAT GAIN
IN MELON CROP
1810 Cars Bring $150,-
OOOto South Georgia
Fanners,
The total melqp Movement for the
aeaeon Ot '907 will approximate
1,800 *7,1-1, which Is 531 cars Ahead
’.ast years total of 1509 cars.
Prices have been b*Uer too, and the
buyers have turned loose a large
amount of money In South Georgia.
A fair average for tbe entire crop
from all pointa wluld bo at leaat
175 per car, making the value 6t the
crop to the growers of this section
$135,000.
The exact number shipped fro*
Thomasvllle "and Thomas coahty
points cannot be obtained, but the
above are the figures for points on
the Coast Line, most of which are In
this Immediate territory. They do
not lnclnde the shipments over the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic,
which will raise the total. It Is safe
to say that watermelons mean $150,-
000 to South Georgia planters this
year. This is a striking Instance
of what a’minor crop will do for a
fatmer.
Mr. E. N. Clark, commercial agent
of the Coast Line states that the to
tal melon movement to and includ
ing the 22nd of July was 1,723
cars. The movement to tbe same
date last year was 1,028 cars. Eigh
teen cars were loaded on the Montl-
cello branch yesterday, and the other
cars that will be loaded later In the
week will bring the grand total for
the year up to at least 1,800 ear* a*
compared with last year - aggregate
of 1,269. The end of tbe week will
wltneaa tbe practical end of the mel
on seaaon.
Tbe total number of car* of eante-
lope* loaded at the Coast Line sta
tions In Georgia wa* 197 np to last
night, and a few more car* will be
loaded. Thia la about 50 car* ahead
of last year. In thl* branch too the
price* have been aatlafactory to grow
er, broker, comlatlon mem, and pur-
The citizen* of Whlgham hare
raised forty thousand dollars aa a
fond to erect the county courthouse
and jail for the county of Grady In
case the county site Is moved to that
city from Cairo.
The last of this money was put up
yesterday morning and the whole
amount waa deposited in the Bank
of Whlgham at ten o’clock. 80
says Mr. W. M. Quinn, postmaster at
Whlgham, who was in Thomasvllle
Friday.
Mr. Quinn states that the citizens
of his tqwn are thoroughly in earnest
over tho matter of moving the coun
ty rite and do not Intend to let up a
moment until after the election.
The charge was made that the sub
scription list for the building was
a bluff and would never be paid over
In cash. The money says Mr. Quinn
was put on deposit as a guarantee of
good faith.
This step having been taken tna
next will be tho presentation of tbe
petitions for an election on the mat
ter, to tho Ordinary, who will call
the election If the required two-
fifths of the registered voters are on
the lists. The Whlgham people say
th*re Is no doubt that they har* ths
requisite number and more.
NEARLY A MILLION
TAX VALUE INCREASE
Sffeiiii Skiwiigltfely Tkcm&s Ceuty-Ta-
tal Vtlns Mire Thai Six utf t ffalf Milliii-
Priperty Now Greater Than Befere Cuoty
Wax Diviitl • ail Grady Was Cot Off.
An Increase of nearly a million
dollar* In tbe tax returns of Thomas
county, over last year la the splen
did showing made by the consolida
tion of the hooka, which was com
pleted last night by Receiver George
W. Howard and hla assistant*. The
total property valuation for the year
1907 Is $6,502,662. The total prop
erty valuation for 1906 was $5,561,-
414. This makes the total Increase
$941,248.
The full meaning of this splen
did showing Is apparent when a
comparison Is made with the proper
ty values’-for 1906. That was the
year before the partition .of Thomas
county took place, and the Cairo and
Duncanville districts were cut off In
to Grady. The total values for that
year were $6,112,951. This Bhows
that the property of the remaining
districts has so increased In value
that It now more than equals the
highest mark ever reached by the old
Thomas county. In fact It la
$389,711 (greater than the old,and
undivided county ever reached.
Tho returns fro ma dozen or more
counties have been sent In to the
state officials and to date Thomas
county leads the list. It Is doubt
ful If any other county la the state
$493,046
19,405
16,332
174,355
8,715
30,614
53,823
22.962
13,972
34,215
73,842
will show a greater per centage of
gain, that In this county being In
round numbers 19 per cent.
Below are given the figures'for the
Increase In each district:
Thomasvllle
Metcalfe
Glascow
Boston
Ways
Pavo ... .
Murphy .
Merrllville
Ochlockoneo ... ... ..
Meigs
Ellabelle (new dlstrlcj).
These figures are very Interesting
and show that the progress and pros
perity Is general all over the county,
for not a single district shows a de
crease. Next to the Thomasvllle
district the Boston district shows the
largest increase. The Increase In the
Meigs and Ochlockonee districts
would have been larger but for tjie
fact that the new Ellabelle district
was created from parts of these two
districts.
The figures showing the amount of
property owned In each district, and
the distribution among white and
colored will be presented in a day
or two. i ’
JAMESTOWN FUND SHORT,
•'*d-
Exposition Folly Will'Cost Georgia
Dear. Champagne and Carriage*, .
'
Atlanta, July ^.“-Georgia's
Jamestown commlaatOn find* Itself In
a pretty bad financial muddle. It
lacks about $7,000 of having suf
ficient funds with which to pay the
bill for the Georgia buildings, and
It does not seem that a isle of the
property can be negotiated to make
up anything like this amount. The
state fund cannot be uaed for this
purpose, and at present the commis
sion has on hand only tllB as
against outstanding account* of more
than $7,000. I/cludlng In the build
ing account la an lt*m for $1,000
for completing the building by June
iota, Georgia Day, which members
of the commlrslon My waa unau
thorised. The commission haa al
so received bill* for $300 for ebam-
palgno and $165 for carriage* used
on Georgia Day. Just where the
money la coming from with which to
pay the bills is. what Is puzxllng the
membera of the commlsafon.
Mr. J. E. Nobles, Cashier of the
Bank of Coolldge passed through
Thomasvllle Sunday returning from
Montlcello.
chasers, and profitable to all.
Thera Is considerable regret at the
almost total failure of the pear crop.
So far there have been no shipments
and few are in sight This la usual
ly a very profitable side line for the
farmer and brings a good deal of
money, but the -pear crop oT this
county Is a failure.
Most of the commission men and
railroad agents that made this city
their headquarters, hare returned to
their homes, and regard the season
aa ancient history. It la probable
that tb« profitable crop this year will
cans* an Increase Is the acreage for
next season.
DAY’S WORK
OF SOLONS
BIG PLANT
lasnraace and Anti-Pass
Bills—Big FroMMtSoii
Fight Today.
Atlanta, Oa., July 23.—The
house this morning pasted a resolu
tion by Mr. Barkslde providing for s
legislative bureau of Information of
five members to be appointed by the
governor to get Information about
Insurance, It Is al—ed at “wild
cat” Insurance. The membera are to
get $4 per day whii* Investigating.
Anti-Pass BUI Passes Senate.
The Felder anti-pan bill wa* pass
ed by the senate this morning. 11
was a substitute for the bill by Sen
ator Born and not so drastic as the
Born bill. The Felder bill is under
stood to meet the approval of the
governor. A
Atlanta, Oa., July 23.—Notwith
standing the fact that the opponents
of prohibition have given It out that
they will offer amendments a-plen
ty to the Hardman aenate measure,
which Is scheduled for a third read
ing In the house on tomorrow, those
who are backing the bUl declare
they will stand pat on the proposed
law as It stands and will not con
sent to any changes.,
They have asserted that they have
a following of thrie-fonrtha of the
house, and proved It last Friday
when It came to a test. They have
farther declared that If tbe oponents
of the present bill seek to kill the
bill by amendments or block Its pas
sage by filibustering tactics, they
will change the bill so that It will go
Into effect Immediately after Its pas
sage, and tpen enact it into law with
out delay.
Dr. E. R. Young of Metcalfe wa*
In Thomssvlll* Thursday.
FIRST BALE
Faiois Albany Negro
Seats Ust Tear By
a Week.
(From Tuesday s Dally)
Last night's Albany Herald says:
son's crop of cotton.
Deal Jackson, Dougherty county's
progressive negro farmer, again
markets the first bale of a new sea-
The bale reached Albany by wa
gon this afternoon shortly after 3
o'clock and weighs 323 pounds.
This season’s first halo comes to
market lust a week earlier than did
the first bale of the crop of 1906.
Last year Deal Jackson reached Al
bany with the first bale on the 29th
of July. It was the expectation of
cotton men generally that first-bale
day this year would be later than
last, owing to the general lateness of
the crop, though those who have seen
Juckson's fields recently were pre
pared for the announcement today
that be had broken his last year's
record by seven days.
The new bale Is on exhibition this
afternoon at the Albany Warehouse
Company’s place on Pine street,
where the lint is being pulled out
and closely Inspected by all the local
classification experts. All agreed that
the bale Is unquestionably made up
of new lint. ' i -» 1 cl
The first bale of cotton was sold
to Weslosky & Co., at a price ot 25
cents a* pound. The bale will be
shipped this evening to Savannah.
The cotton In the hale classed fully
middling.
Lizzie Jacksoi
JUDICIAL CHANGE.
Gild Progress in Great
Iidistry of Philips
Lunber Co.
Although merely tho preliminary
work oa the big Philips mills near
...
Fetter Counties and More Frequent
Meetings Advocated.
Senator J. A. Wilkes of this dis
trict has Introduced a bill fo.’ tho
purpose of cresting a new Judicial
circuit. It will be cuinp sed of Tur
ner, Worth, Colquitt, Tift and Ber
rien. The last three named of these
are now in tbe Southern Circuit
town has been done It already Is aj presided over by Robert G. Mitchell,
revelation to the Thomasvlllo people. The other two are from the Albany
as to the extent and magnitude of «»rcult of which Judge W. N. Spence
Is the presiding officer.
the Industry that will mean so much
to Thomasvllle. The companion pro
ject, the Florida Central railroad Is
The bill also provides that th*
sessloni of court be held three times
a year. At present the court con-
progressing steadily, and the survey! venes only twice a year in all these
and grading will soon be complete, counties. The southern circuit is
Already about a mile of track around one of the largest in the state and
... . , ... ..... ,.lthere Is an Immense amount of lltl-
the mill has been laid and this l*i
| gatlon. Tbe bar In the varloue coun
being used In construction work. j Ueg aBe< , ted ^ ^ change and
scene j havo aeD t petitions urging It to the
legislature.
The mill presents a busy
with tbe carloads of material, the
scores ot workmen, and the buildings
and macolsery are already on the
ground. Th* site Is an ideal one for
a sawmill and experienced, lumber
men have wondered that It waa not
utlllied years ago. The great ad
vantage will be in the huge pond
where the log* will be floated. This
win be of value In handling and al
so In holding them until such time
as they are needed. The great dam
la a splendid piece of engineering,
and looks as solid as Gibraltar. The
red clay hill has been cat down, and
the dam looms high to the left. Tbe
water has not yet been stopped.
Tbe runway for the logs has been
built and workmen are now engaged
There h also a movement on foot
to transfer the county of Grady to
the Albany circuit, and It both of
these changes are made it will leave
only Thomas, Byooka, Lowndes,
and Echols In the Southern.
Farmer*' Union Meets.
Atlanta, Ga., Jnly 23.—The Far
mers' Union of Georgia Is holding its
annual convention la Atlanta this
week. It will be tar tbs most Im
portant ever held. Since the head
quarters were moved to Barnesvllle
the growth of the organization haa
been little short of marvelous. The
membership in this state Is now
(From Tuesday!*
Prohibition is all the
gla and
front with a blind
more tban this It wai
and was caught with
A woman went Ini
son’s house yesterday .
Is alleged to have
of whiskey for a dollar
ter. Officers Milton and Doss were
next to the deal and when the trail
was still hot they found another
quart In the house and saw evidence
of much that had been sold.
Lizzie protests her Innocense and
claims that she loaned the woman
the booze. She plead not guilty and
was placed under a hundred dollar
bond for appearance next Monday nt
the regular session of the police
court.
The tiger was situated In the long
boarding house on Stephens street
just back ot Bob Mitchell's store.
The place has been under suspicion
for some time, but only yesterday
were the officers able to get evidence
enough to make the arrest
MAN KILLS ! '
TWO VICTIMS
New Yirker Rios Amjck
and Scatters Death
in His Wake.
New York, July 23.—After In
stantly killing Miss* Esther Norllng
at tbe en'rance to a -haberdashery In
Forty-second street, and sending sev
eral Ineffective abate st tbe manager
today, Charles Warner escaped to an
adjacent store, where twenty police
officers failed to And him.
Warner Commits Se c ond Murder.
New York, Jnly 23.—Several
hours after tbe shooting ot Wm
Norllng In Forty-sefcond street,.
Charles Warner appeared at the hail..
store of John C. Wilson on Broad
way, asked for a loan of ten <fcHarc-.
and then shot WUson through the.-
body Inflicting a fatal-wdundl. Hat,
then escaped to the sidewalk, where-
a trackman knocked him Muscles-*
with a cotton book. ^
South Carolina Lumbermen to Cloa. 0 '
Mills For 80 Day*,,
Sumter. 8. C., JulJr *4'-'—The fun*--
bermen of North and South TaroUn* '■
i more tban 75,000, and every depart-
on the framework ot the mllL ve maQt I( nU to be la a preeperoua
large boilers tbrt are to be need are cosdlUoSa 0Ttr soo delegates are
on the ground. ^ ! i n attendance.
A number of cottage* will be built |
for the workmen at the min, and the Lou Walker and Gra-
that -win be
many .new families »«»* — de Bandars of Lakslsnd, Fla., are
brought to town will add largely to g{ Ul( j ] . #Bnt Mri> Frank-
the volume of trade. iu n Lana •
met here today.
The meeting wai held behind clos- ,
ed doors and the only statement giv- %
en out was to th* effect th it the sep
aration of the Booth Carolina men
from the North Carolina association
wa* not mentioned.
It wa* decided by th^ miu ive. ot
both state* to doee their -nills for
thirty days to secure better pn: H
and conditions. I
It wa* decided to .hold a - irtlu?
of th* representatives from both
efefes at Norfolk August 6, when an
effort will be made to extend -the
general movement for better prices
Into Virginia ana Maryland.
Mr. D. M. Horne of Boston spent
Friday,In town.
