About Weekly times enterprise and South Georgia progress. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1905-???? | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1908)
V Great Telephone Company Favors Public Control. New York, April I.—The greatest country bn* come out in (tror of the public control advocated by Presl- dent Roosevelt' for great coropra- tlona, as is shown by the annual re port of the American-Telephone and company of the Bell system, made public by President Theodore N. Vail today. In view of the dominant position of the company In the telephone bus lness and following so closely upon the declaration of Judge Gary of the Steel Corporation for the same pol icy, the official declaration of thii At the meeting of the State Ph&r- maceutlal Association In Savannah last May there was a decided tenden cy on the part of the association to offer Thomasvllle the next meeting.t who was' rlfs. Injectors, Inspirators, Saw Mill Machin ery, Shafting,) Pulleys, Hangers, Engi neers* anil Steamfttters*Supplies, tic. :J. S. Schofield's Sons Co., Company Is especially noteworthy. The report says: “It is contended that If there Is to be no competition there should be public control. It is not believed that there Is any seri ous objection to such control, pro vided it is Independent, Intelligent, considerate, thorough and Just, re- Interstate Mr. J. 8. Montgomery Jr. at the meeting wds approached upon the subject and requested to offer' the Invitation on the part of this city | This Mr. Montgomery would not do without some authority, but Imme diately wired Mr. C. W. Cooper, who was secretary of the Board of Trade asking his opinion upon the matter. Mr. Cooper conferred with several members of the Board and other cit- lzent and as a result of that caucus Immediately wired Mr. Montgomery to invite the association here In be-' half of the Board of Trade and ett-i lzens of Thomasvllle. j This waa done and all other cities who wanted the plaoe dropped out offering no Invitation because the ms jorlty of the body had shown In many ways'lhat they would like to come to Thomasvllle. The meeting was unanimously voted to thla city, at the same time donating MM for entertainment purposes. During the past few days there has been a slight disposition on the part of a few to refuse to aacede to this Invi tation and to tell the association to go elsewhere. While there are very few who are of thin opinion there ape some, and If there should be any fslctlon, the meeting could hbt he successful. There will he a meeting of the Boaud of-Trade at the City Hall at foir o’clock on Monday afternoon for (he pigrpose of discussing this meeting. If there are any citlsens, who me to 1 teres ted hs (fee well fore of the elty, they are requests?! to attond tigs cognising, as does Commerce Commission In Its report recently Issued that capital Is en titled to Its fair return, The new Gun and Bicycle Shop is now iready to do your work such as guns, bicycles, trunks, sewing machines, typewriters, adding •machines, gasoline engines, and all kinds ol musicle instruments^ Ali work guaia r. <e , J. W. ASBELL . 107 Madison Si., Thomasvlll, Ga and good management or enterprise to Its re ward.” . The report shows that there was a greater growth of telephones In the United States during 1907 than In any prvious year. During the year the dally average number of tele phone calls reached a total of 18.- 624,000, or about 5,997,000,000 for the year, equal to 75 calls for every man, woman and child In the coun try. The total number of stations In use through which these calls For Sale. Will sell for cash a small farm containing IT acres, of which ffi acres are In cultivation, and haring bouse, barn and stables, also very good fence on same. And situated three miles north of Boston on the Berwick road, and being in the 13th district of Thomas county. In lot No. 3(3. Address all oommunlcatlons to Mrs. A. W. Battle, Moultrie, Oa., sr H. M. Stanaland, Boston, Ga. Broth or* Will Try to Break, Amount Involved Over $100,000.00. were added during the year. The latter amount would encircle the earth more than 45 times while the total amount In use wquld reach around it more than 344 times, or would stretch to the moon 35 sep arate wires. The gross earnings for the year were 3120.753,200, an Increase of 315,311,000 over 1906, and the to tal expenses 387,908,000 aa compar ed to 377,845,600 In 1906. In these figures is found the cost i to the American public of Its annual talk opportunities. The balance for 1907 after deducting Interest Is giv en as 25,819,700 out of which 319,- 20-6,100 was paid In dividends to the 23,469 shareholders of the 1,525- 280 shares of stock standing. The average holdlhg la shown to be 65 Valdosta, Oa., April 2.—The will of the late B. J. McRee, former re presentative In the legislature from Lowndes county, whs died this week, leering an estate worth con siderably more than 3100,000. The bulk of the torture Is left to the chil dren of McRee’a elder brother, W. S, McRee. To his younger brothers, Frank and Toung McRee, the deceas ed provided that they sum of $10 each shoulB be given. The first step In the contest of the will was taken yesterday when Toung McRee filed application lor temporary adminis tration of the estate. Under the terms of the will Mr. McRee gave to Ms hoasekeeper, Mrs. Taylor, 31,000 .and to her eon, who lived on his plane M.000. TVs will provides that the young man shall be sent to the common sckeels and af terwards BULLETIN Littlo dabs of powder Little daubs of paint Of course wll make a pale faoe Look es If It It ain’t But n little Rydale’a Tonlo Taken thriee a day. Makes the pale cheek rosy la wise old nature’s way. It heats the artificial Applied both thick and thin, And can’t be rubbed olfwith a Far its underneath the skin. 50$ MBs mote Family Ticket $11.70—Good over the Atlaatlo Cdast Line lit east state for the head or dependent member of a family,- lim ited to one year from date of sale. 1,000 Mila Interchangeable Individual {Picket $20.00—Good over the Atlantic Coast Line or 30 other lines in the Southeast, aggregating 8.0,090 miles. Limited to one year from date of sale, a,OOO Mile Finn Ticket $40.00—Good over the Atlantic Coast Line and M other lines In*the Southeast aggregating 30.060 miles; lor a man ager or head of firm and employes, limited to five, but good only tor one of sash persona at a time. Limited to one year from date of sale. 1,600 Mlo Southern Interchangeable Individual Ticket $33.00—Good over the Atlantic Coast Line and 75 other lines In the Southeast, Limited to one pear from date of date. paintless pink looks beri, 'dale’s Tonic never falls le’er given a test. the public. Only 16 persons hold meeting, more than 6,000 shares. The total! The a ouisandlng obligations of the assocl-i [0 -^ # ^ ated Bell Companies are given at! 3554,939,000, thus making this one’ a 18 81 of the greatest corporations In the two * lun world. • the sfat. ar .aw . va* aggregating 41,000 miles. All mileage tickets sold on and after April 1st, 1908 wfil not Be Honored fer passage on trains, ner In cheeking baggage (eaeept Irom I non-agency stations and stations not open for the sale of tickets) BUT MUST Bil PRESENTED AT TICKBT OFFICB* AND THERE HX- CyiANOED FDR CONTINUOUS TICKETS. 15 seats saved in passage Mire by purchasing local ticket from oar agents. e to the Technological School. The Interest on 35,000 Is to be paid te an aged lady relative while she lives. The entire balance of the estate Is to be divided equally between the children of W. S. Me- Ree. E. J. McRel waa never married, and hie only immediate relatives are his three brothers, W. 8., Toung and Frank McRee. In addition to a splendid home, he owned some splen* did farms. He had life Insurance penclee aggregating 349,000.—Val- tofMNON FOB INVESTIGATING The Paper Trust, But Net For Hit ting At It Through tho Tariff. Washington, April 2.—Speak* »»<*• “sir opportunities and are Cannon, aa a member of the House ‘ after all of them tksft they can get. today Introduced resolutions dlreet- $.-2 the attorney general and tho sec retary of Common Inform the House T. C. WHITE, O. P. A., Wilmington, N. O. W. J. CRAIG, P T. M Wllmlnetnu V C. offer and lend a helping hand ts and Labor to. _ . _ , . rhat step, havei ma * e th « » mCCe "* been taken by these departments to! question will be anewered Monday investigate the aetion of the Inter- afternoon when tblk meeting Is hold, national Paper Company of New York and other corporations suppos ed to be engaged In an effort to ere- ade a monopoly in print paper. In a statement Mr. Cannen said If tho cMms of the - publishers are correct the manufacturers ef paper are subject to penalty and the “trust’ con be dissolved In the United States Mail Dog Causes lNsltcmoot . About hslf pest sight last night, at the eerndrs of Broad and/Madlsbn streets a black dog rae arouad, bit- lug at other doge aad gating aa If It was mad. Quite a tew people eaw It and made endeavors to get It shot, hut did not acoompllsh this mission. The dog dSeaped, running ap Madl- lt tackled several dogs AGKXTH WANTED. Atfartta, Sirnittjham & Atlantic R. R., la Grange aid Atlanta & West Point R. R. With the inaugarauoo of the schedule of the Athena, Birmingham A Atlantic railroad now lu effect e new end eecvaoleat route Is epsndt up to Atlanta and polmts beyond via LaOrange, Ga. Atlanta, Birmingham A Atlantic railroad (rain No. 1. arriving Lg- makes does eepneatlen with Atlanta A West Point Coiifia°nfal Casualty Canpauy. 1208 Michigan Ave„ Chicago, ID whet Is now Its great-set minoyenoe. 70 eifswea a telephone by oelliir “Well” or “Allright” la aot enough. The name should be given instead, tor the caller meat know that ho la ■(leaking to the right person beMse be sends his message. Thla should make unnecessary the usual quoo tlon, "Who la (hat,” which feHowi the wrong answer te the sail. II te the lneorreoS farm of answering M- cphoifo calls "Which la the sauee of | ntaoh of Mho telephone Incivility, aid benoo the proper form abould Be oh- sorved by 'ell. Another abuse or mlesse of tfie telephone should he avoided. (Erie Is lengrconvnraaiaai - Bverpbedg should remember -that telephone service la not. private. Any Chevsr- aatlon may be overheard by another and yery often they are. Young people who eoart by ’phone, or per-, sons who relate private stairs ever th'e wire, room to fosget fhb. And then a long take may keep eoaie one elso waiting, fer It constantly hep-' pens that several calls lor the same number or that are connected by the save Wire, come la qnlck succession. sou street, on the etreete one of which was own ed by Mr. W. N. Bibb, Jr. Mr. Bibb made several swlpee at It with his foot and kleked ft about ten feet or more, ncoordlag to the etoiy of by standers, until It finally went Away yelping. * NoH«e. Thd Postmaster of Coolldge, Ga., «nd>. Postmistress, Mrs. Emma Stile, of Ochlochnee, Georgia desire, to eall attention to the> prac tise of some patrons of rnral deliv ery of placing loose coins In their boxes each time they desire to dis patch a letter instead of supplying themselves with postage In advance of their needs. This practice Imposes undue hard ship on rnral carriers in removing loose coins from boxes and delays them on the service of their routes.- Tho postmaster, therefore, urgent ly requests that patrons of rural de livery. provide themselves and keep on bead e supply of stamps consis tent with and In advenes of their | needs. It Is also very desirable that rural patrons place In their mall 'tones email detachable eupe of t^tod n- tfa In which to place coins, VqV r-er-v-harv. In purchasing *up F. * stamps. t^V/KENNEDY, P. M. , \\FMMA 8lLL8. P. M. Champ Clark, <j( Missouri, denounced Speaker Cannon and the twelve Re publican numbers et the Commit tees on Ways end Means for persist ing In their refusal to bring In a hill plaelng wood pulp and white paper an the free list. Ho said that the Re publican editor* and publishers 'V they wece worth the powder and shot to kill them,” would lash the Speaker, Chairman Payne aad the other- Republicans of the semmlttee. “I they don't do It,” hu eaclalmed, “tfr-y ought to Bold their peace and veto for u# In November.*’ Orangt 5:49 p railroad train No. 34, leering LaOrange at 8:50 p. m„ arriving Newnan et 3:53 p. m. and narirtag Atlanta at 8:35 p. m„ oooaoctlng with all out going night trains. Tbe trip to Atlanta Is through u now and beantrtui territory. The the asms to>k othse routes and the sendee enexceSed. % E. ROWLAND, Trad. Mgr. W. H. LEAHY, G. F. Agt Atlanta, As Atlanta. Go. B. P. SEARCY, Cum. A$t. # BAYID FOOTER, Age, ,(i>- • aa „ Thoniasvfile. Ga. Kodol la today tho beat known rem ody for all disorders of tk* stomach, puch as dyspepsia, heart burn, sour stomach end belching ef gee. Sold here by, Montgomery A MacIntyre. . Mr. Leo Wise made e business trip to-Cairo Thumday. Mr. Will Platt was anuvri Che vis itors from the oily to Cairo Thurs day. Telephone Manners. Users of the telephone should stu- 4r the proper rules that govern Ks urn. The person who answers a tel ephone call does not know who. la 'Sailing, and should flnt of all give bib name that the person origins may know bo Is speaking to the desired party; and the caller should then In torn give his name, or make brief and proper excuse tor the proper mistake If'wrong so inaction wss madp. These roles are based on common sense. They ere easily obeyed, and proper observance of them would rob telephone service of Mentha Pile Remedy epmas ready for eee, put up hi a collapsible lube with aossle attached. One applica tion proves its merit Soothes end Every woman desire* a good atom plexiou, but oft-ties so either wins the one she has or falls te (Mu eue hy toe paint end powder method toe employs. A good skmplexiou is frets within sari Can’t he painted on pow dered oa. Tyo things a re nacscrory ie ordsr 90 be the possessor of a goud i complexion, a heritor actio* -of tkt v . S (>**( >°d reed rl.h blood. Rydale’a Telephone talk should be brief, end Uror Tablets taken eeeteleaelly mi It should be aeurteous. Long talk- 1 fdkfwed fer e week or tooyday* bp lng over tbe ’phone to silly, end ex- 1 Rydels’s TJmfe tad plenty offtoto Ktorion of Impatience °V“ d81 "T ’ tSfpTMd pEte* tte proceed from Ignorance end naturri vorId Try K lust one).aid see. ill manners—Balabrtdge Democrat. I.80I1I by aM drgg atone, Negro Woman Gets Ball. Idxzte Montgtouery tbe negro wo man who became mixed up la a gen- : *ral free lor all cutting scrape the other day was yesterday released on a ball of 3100. The scrap from' all account* was a most lively one, one negro woman knocking Lfiule In the heed With e etlok and Liasie retal iated by catting the other one. The wounds ere very painful but not dangerous by any menus. She will be compelled to appear at the June term of the city snort lor trial. Haves seres ess and Itching. For all forms et piles.' Prt^e 50 cents. Guar aateed. Bold hy City Drag Store. Kodol tt a scientific preparation of vegetable aside with natural dlges- fanta and contains the same Juices found In a healthy stomach. Each dose will digest more than 3,000 grains of good food. Sold by Hont- gomery ffi MacIntyre.
