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Series— Vol. IV—No 12
farmers organize
TO HOLD COTTON.
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting of Planters of Bar
tow County Last Saturday.
Harmony of purpose and determi
nation both characterize the feelings
0 f the farmers of Bartow county on
t j, e c otton situation asevineed in the
presence and expressions of the very
I large gathering at the court house
[last Saturday.
I The meeting was called by M. L.
■Johnson, chairman of the previous
[meeting several weeks ago.
1 Iu the assemblage numbering three
■hundred farmers, were seen repre
sentative men from all portions fof
|rhe county; eight of the districts
| were found to be represented.
I chairman Johnson, just returned
■ir un the Cotton Growers’ Conven-
Ition at New Orleans, said the surplus
Inf cotton this season was between
|f„ur and six million bales. Farmers
1, mid not carry over this surplus with
lav reasonable hope of getting more
■ban present prices for it without
Branding together and demanding
■uore. It was simply up to the farm
er to do this or not. The recommen
■lations of the committee on acreage
Bind fertilizers werj read. [These are
|, found elsewhere in this pa
ll or.—E.]
U (01. Robert Pattillo, who had been
■ u New Orleans, spoke of the influ-
Bnce and work of Georgians in the
B<invention, and especially referred
In Mr. Johnson’s efforts. The bears,
Hu said, opposed a ten cent demand*
|L;; j|j- Johnson urged that as a price
In be waited for. and it was adopted.
I ( apt. Tom Lyon said his work and
Interest had been, and his heart and
Heeling were now, with the farmer.
Ihey had whipped the jute trust,
Ind they could whip this fight by
■ticking together.
f| Dick Hell thought the guano men
It-re the ones to fear, and he wanted
lime safeguards against fertilizer
■mpositions.
B Hayne Dodd endorsed the action
HKthe New Orleans meeting heartily,
urged the fact that the farmer
K just as much for the smaller as
Br the larger crop.
■ The rules and recommendations for
|eneral organization, as adopted at
l*-w Orleans, were read, and a county
|rganization was gone into.
■M, L. Johnson was made pentea
lent chairman of the county organ
|ation and D. B. Freeman perma-
Hent secretary.
B Chairmen for the different districts
■> the county were chosen as follows:
■ Cartersville—J. S. Leak.
■ Adairsville —W. M. King.
■ Kingston—Ous McMickin.
■ Cassville—R. B. Bell.
■ Stilesboro—Joel T. Conyers.
■ Taylorsville—W. A. Dodd.
■ Huharlee—R. H. Dodd.
■ Kmerson—C. M. Jones.
■Tine Log—D. McDaniel.
■Alliitoona—Charles N. McMicken.
■Stamp Creek—William Cowan.
■lron Hill—Charles SweAman.
■Salacoa—E. B. Richardson.
■Wolf Pen—Jeff Bostwick.
■Sixth—H. D. Lewis.
■The action of the New] Orleans
■nvention was unanimously adopt
■ a rising vote.
■l'lu chairmen of the county organ-
were constituted An execu
■e committee, with the county
■airman as chairman of the same.
■Saturday, February 11th, was elm
s' as the day for the chairmen of
■e several districts to organize their
Btricts.
■ ’ decided then to hold a county
■ etin E again on Saturday, Febru
■ T'b. and the meeting adjourned
date.
| BVRNEI) TO DEATH.
B le baughter of Mr. Sam P. Burns Meets
■ heath at Taylorsville.
■T .a't Thursday morning the lit
■ fun year old daughter of Mr. Sam
C Burii ' at Taylorsville left the bed
B approached the fire in her night
B"' Bhe approached too near
■ and her clothing caught fire,
■ 7 -’ttle one was so severely
L * bat she died Saturday after
■f r > offering.
■7 uneral occurred Sunday and
: ' lc ted by Prof Verner Vin
-Iwo other members of Mr.
m h ] aiuily are seriously ill. The
! of all their friends
Neighbors go out to the bereaved
Adair was confined to his
W A ! grip for a few days this
The Cartersville News
DAMAGE CASE SETTLED
Suit of E. M. Anderson Against W. A. Rail
soad is Compromised
The suit of E. M. Anderson versus
the Western & Atlantic railway in
which a verdict was rendered against
the road for #B,OOO at the October
term of Bartow superior court, and
in which anew trial had been granted
has been settled by compromise.
It will be recalled that the suit grew
out of damages alleged to have been
sustained by Mr. Anderson* while
working as a fireman for the road in
Jauuary 1903. The accident occurred
at Rogers Station, when the engine
is said to have moved a few feet while
taking water and in this way Ander
son was injured.
The trial was one of unusual interest
and the verdict one of the largest
ever rendered aginst a railroad in
north Georgia. The opposition was
represented by Hoke Smith and J. W.
and P. F. Akin and the defense by
Payne & Tye and J. M. Neel. The
new trial was set for the past term of
court, but the matter being settled by
compromise no trial was had. The
amount agreed upon in the com
promise is said to be #4,000.
* The Case of Jones.
The following ooem many
years ago by Sydney Lanier is es
pecially timely now, when the reduc
tion of the cotton acreage is attract
ing so much attention:
That air same Jopes which lived in
Jones,
He had this pint about him;
He’d swear with a hundred sighs and
groans
That farmers must stop gettin’ loans,
And get along without ’em.
That bankera, warehousemen and sich
Was fatt’mn’ on the planter.
And Tennesay was rotten-riejx
A-raisin’ meat and corn, all which
I)raw’d money to Atlanter.
And the only thing (says Jones) to do
Is, eat no meat that’s boughten;
But tear npeyery iOU,
And plant all corn and awear for true
To quit a-raisin’ cotton!
Thus spouted Jones (whar folks could
hear,
At court and other gather In’s,)
And thus teep’ spoutin’ many a year,
Proclaimin’ loudly far and near
Sicli fiddlesticks and blatherin’s.
But, one ali-fired sweatin’ day,
It happened I was hoein’
My lower corn-field, which it lay
’Longside the road tbat runs my way,
Wharf can see what’s goin’.
And after twelve o’clock had come
I felt a kinder faggin’.
And laid un’neatha plan?
To let my dinner settle sum,
When long come Jones’ waggin.
And Jones was settin’ in it, so;.
A readin’ of a paper,
His mules w as goip’ powerful slow.
Fur lie had tied the lines onto
The staple of the scraper.
The mules they stopped about a rod
From me, and w ent to l'eedin’-
’Longside the roaa upon the sod,
But Jones (which be.hgd took a nod)
Not Allowin', kept a readin’.
And presently says he: “Hit’s true;
That Clisby’s head is level,
Thar’s one thing farmers all must do
To keep themselves from goin’ tew
Bankruptcy and tho deyil!
“More corn! more corn! must plant less
ground,
And musn’t eat what’s boughten;
This year they’ll do it; reasonin’s sound;
(ADd cotton will fetch ’bout a dollar a
pound),
Tharfore, I’ll plant all cotton.’’
Stilesboro Farmers.
The farmers of Stilesboro district
are requested to meet at the Stiles
boro Academy Saturday, February
11, at 10 o'clock for the purpose of
organization on the cotton situation
in accordance with action of county
organization. By order of
Joel T. Conyers.
District Chairman.
Read the advertisement of Chap
man A Conn in this issue. They have
some very attractive bargains in fur
niture and it will pay you to call and
see them.
Mrs. J. H. Gilreath spent several
days in Atlanta recently with her
mother. Mrs, Tomlinson.
Mrs. A. O. Granger returned last
week from a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Will Hansell in Marietta.
The many friends of Mrs. Logan
Vaughan are sorry to hear of her
continued illness at the home of her
parents in (Quitman.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1905
INCREASE CAPITAL
Bank of Cartersville Will
Enlarge its Stock
TO BUILD NEW HOUSE
Foreign Stock Bought by Others
Now a Strictly Home
Institution
All the foreign stock held by the
Bank of Cartersville has been pur
chased by other stockholders and the
bank is now strictly a home institu
tion. Anew and handsome banking
is to be erected at once.
It will be at the present site and
will be white pressed oriek with mar
ble and plate glass front, marble
wainscoting and tiling floor, It will
be refurnished with modern furnish
ings and altogether will be one of the
most convenient and handsome bank
ing houses in the state.
The capital stock is to be increased
from #25,000 to #50,000, and the new
stock of the bank will be found to be
a very desirable investment being
free from all stock liability being met
by ’ the new insurance feature on
banking. The depositors also, are
insured against loss. The board of
Directors and cashier will receive
applications for the stock for the next
thirty days.
The net earnings of this Bank will
average 16 per cent per annum since
its organization. The net earnings
last year were 26 per cent.
SMALLPOX IN POLK.
Reported Tbat Many Cases Exist About Ara
gon and Other Places.
It is reported that smallpox has
appeared to a ecmtiderable extent
about Aragon and at other places in
Polk county, and the fear is expressed
tnat it will invade Bartow.
The authorities of Polk, it is said,
have communicated with the state
board of health and every effort
s being made to control the disease.
It is thought by vigorous and effec
tive measures the disease may be
checked and controlled.
In the meantime it is well for Bar
tow’s- authorities to keep a close
watch for the appearance of the dis
ease in this county, and to take such
steps as the circumstances may de
mand.
Accident
Mr. Welcher, who lives near Tay
lorsville, happened to a serious ac
cident Monday. He was cutting cord
wood, when his axe struck a, stump,
glanced, and came negr cutting off
his foot.
Part of the bone w T as removed and
the wound an ugly one, successfully
dressed by Drs. Adair and Lowery.
Personals
Miss Virginia Brandon, of Stiles
boro, spent Saturday with Misses
Kittie and Bessie Conyers.
Mr. Cell Conyers, of Stilesboro,
visited the city Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Reueh have
returned from a very pleasant week's
trip to Atlanta. During their visit
they took in the Grand Opera, Ben
Hur, and Chancy alcott.
There is a permanent visitor at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
James, at Ladds, in the person of
a little girl. The father is doing as
well as could be expected he says.
Rev. H. E. B. Turner has for sale
a lot of bedding and bedstids and
other furniture. Also six room house
to rent on Leake street.
When needing laundry, remember
the Cartersville Steam Laundry.
Mrs. John R. Kendrick, of Phil
adelphia, who in early years was a
resident of Atlanta, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. H. H. Cabaniss, at Sum
merville. Augusta. Mrs. Kendrick
will spend February at St. Augustine
Miss Lucy Dunahoo returned last
Thursday from a plesact visit to
Atlanta.
Mrs. Jule Trawick, of Little Rock
Arkansas, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Mary Todd,
Messrs. Bob McGinnis, Albert
Strickland. M. L. Johnson and R. M.
Patillo have returned from New Or
leans, where they attended the cot
ton convention.
Judge A. M. Foute attended the
Baptist general meeting at Ringgold
last Friday and Saturday.
Messrs. Young and Adams have
opened anew livery stable in the
building east of the railroad, formerly .
used by J. M. Knight as a warehouse, j
Mr. Rob Maxwell and solicitor
Maddox, of Daitou, visited Atlanta, i
recently.
PROF. ly. ROSE
Elected to Succeed Prof.
W. W. Daves.
COMES FROM VIRGINIA
He Lived in Cartersville When a
Child and is the Son of
Mr- W. K. Huse-
Prof. Harry N. H use, of Roanoke,
Va., has been elected superintendent
of the public schools of Cartersville
to succeed Prof. W. W. Daves resign
ed. Prof. Huse is twenty-four years
of age, a member of the Presbyterian
church, and comes highly recommen
ded as an educator. He is a first
honor graduate of Washington and
Lee University, and lived in Carters
ville when fc boy. He is a son of Mr.
W. K. Huse, who was a citizen of
Cartersville aboat twenty years ago.
He was a most excellent gentleman
and is well remembered here by the
older citizens.
The board feel that Ihey have been
especially fortunate is securing Prof.
Huse, whose gifts and acquirements
in eyery way pre-eminently fit him
for the position to which he has been
called here.
Mrs. E. Rector has gone back to
her old home, the Tennessee house,
where she will be glad to greet her
old customers again. Everybody
knows Mrs. Rector’s way of doing
things. She has always kept a neat
and attractive boarding house.
FUNERAL SUNDAY.
Body of Miss Aaaie Milner Will Reaeh Car
’* tersyille from Colorado Sunday.
The remains of Miss Annie Milner,
who died recently in Denver, will
reach Cartersville next Sunday at 10
o’clock and at 2 p. m. will be buried
from the residence and the funeral
will be conducted by Rev. W. A
Cleveland, pastor of the Presbyterian
church.
Judge Milner Mrs. Milner and
daughters, who have been in Denver
arrived in Cartersville Thursday.
Maniy’a Baby,
[LITTLE MARY JOE.] ""
I have kissed your little fingers, baby,
Pressed them gently to my lips;
Kissed you, loved you little darling—
“You was Mamy’s baby child.
But the angels claimed you, baby,
And my heart is sad and aching.
How I miss you, precious darling!
Yes miss “Mamy’s baby child.”
Your little life was short, my baby;
Too pure and sweet to last;
A flower open at morn, faded at night.
That was “Mamy’s baby child.”
How 1 [tressed you to my heart, baby,
When thy little life was spent;
For I felt I could not let you go—
“You was Mamy’s baby child.”
Yes my last, my only treasure, baby;
God took you from my arms—
Empty, aching, broken hearted,
Grieving over “Mamy’s baby child.”
Some day may not so faraway, baby;
I shall come to claim you, dear,
In the bright beyond where angels
dwell;
There with “Mamy’s baby child.”
—Minnie Lee Arnold,
Stockholders Meeting,
There will be a meeting of the
stockholders of the Bank of Car
tersville and the office of said Bank
in the town of Cartersville at 9 a. m.,
on March the 10, 1905, for the purpose
of increasing the capital stock of this
bank and for other purposes.
J. S. Leak, Pres.
C. M. MiLam, Cashier.
4t
Mr. J. C Reynolds, who left here
January 3rd for Washington has re
turned and says, after all Bartow
county is the best county on earth.
Mr. Reynolds came from Washing
ton to Okolahoma and Indian Terri
tory, but nowhere did he find any
better country than North Georgia.
He says he will hereafter make his
home in this section, and we see
where he is right.
Miss Nell Deweese, of Emerson,
spent Wednesday with her sister,
Mrs. Clarence Taff.
Master 1 rank Bates, of Barnesville,
is visiting his grandfather, Dr. F. r!
Calhoun.
The many friends of Mr. M. P.
Maxwell are sorry to hear of his
illness, at his home.
Mrs. John Mullinix, of Eulmrlee,
visited Mrs. Warren Tinsley last
Thursday.
Mr. Joe Dodd, of Euharlee, spent
last Monday in the city.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
FOR CARTERSVILLE
Movement Towards Securing - a Second Ligting - Sys
tem for the City at Early Day, *
IN BARTOW COUNTY.
Two Ohio Citizens Write of Bartow County
a
and Cartersville.
The following letter from two Ohio
gentlemen now in Cartersville to
their home paper in Ohio, the Zenia
Gazette, will be read with interest:
Editor Gazette:—We thought per
haps you would publish a few lines
from north Georgia which might be
interesting to our people at home.
On December 6th we boarded the
train at Xenia for Georgia. A few
days after we arrived the mercury fell
to 20 degrees above zero, anu as this
was the first cold weather we had
seen, we began to think we had bet
ter go back home, but when we heard
of your zero weather up there we be
came better reconciled. However, it
only lasted a few days and we are
now enjoying as fine winter weather
as we ever saw,
We were advised to come to north
Georgia on accoudt of the high alti
tude, pure water and healthy climate,
all of which we have found as repre
sented and beyond expectation. As
we understand, this (Bartow) county
is one of the best and richest counties
in the state.
We have seen some as poor land as
we eyer saw and some as good as can
be found anywhere. The country is
more broken than we expected to see,
but the hilly land is valuable for or
chards and the mineral under it,
while the valley land, embracing
about two-thirds the area, is very
rich. Good farming land can be
bought on easy terms at from fl 5 to
S4O per acre.
They raise about everything here
that they do in Ohio and have a good
market for all kinds of products
which command good prices. Cotton
is the money making business here.
They make a bale to the acre on good
land, which sells on an average at
SSO per bale, about one half of which
is clear profit. The peach industry
is getting to be a large business. Sev
eral hundred carloads are shipped
north from this county every year.
And there is no end to the valuable
mineral of different kinds which is
dug out of the hills and shipped from
this county at the rate of a hundred
car loads per day.
We believe this is a good country
for a poor man to get a start or for
investment of capital, or for people
in delicate health.
Money is in demand at from 7to 8
percent., which at first seemed to us
to be an extortionate rate of interest
until we took into consideration that
the mineral resources in this country
are yet to be developed to a large ex
tent and the improvements to be
made in farming and the upward
tendency of eyerything, on account
of new railroads now building and to
be built the country, in
which new towns and industries of
various kinds are to be built up and
the immigration just beginning to
come from the north.
The Georgia people are as clever as
they can be and give us Ohio people a
hearty welcome and are glad to see
us come. We have not made any in
vestments yet, but may do so, as it
looks to us as if a man is sure to
double his money in anything he puts
it in. We will take pleasure in giv
ing any information about the coun
try we can to our Ohio people who
may w ant to come South.
J. P. Fawcett,
Hiram Bijrdg.
Mr. I). W. Webb, one of the head
line artists of the Atlanta News, came
up and spent Sunday with his brother.
On last Saturday night, Deputy
Sheri® Warren Tinsley and constable
Bill Goode arrested in Mechanics
ville Henry Williams, a negro against
whom a true bill for selling whiskey
had been standing for a long time.
Williams had beeh in Chattanooga
Until within the last few days.
Mr. Mort Covington, of Pine Log,
visited Cartersville last week.
Mr. Warren Tinsley visited Taylors
ville recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Grogan spent
last Sunday in Acworth.
Judge Aaron Collins has been seen
in town the past few days, to the
delight of his many friends.
J. H. Corbin, of Euharlee, visited
Mr. Zim Jackson last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Nelson, of
Euhariee, visited Mr. and Mrs, J. C.
Fink, last week.
Old Series—2stli Year
Cartersville may soon have electric
lights and sewerage.
At the last meeting o" the city
council the following committee was
appointed to take the matter in hand,
make a full investigation and report
to the council. The committee from
the council is composed of W. H.
Milner, Chairman, J. 8. Leak and
J. M. Field. A committee of three
citizens will co-operate with this
committee. The citizens’ committee
is composed of E. Strickland, M. F.
Word and J. R. Trippe.
This committee will take up the
matter at once and make a full inves
tiimtion of thf? cost stud priitic&foility
of both an electric plant and a
sewerage system.
When this committee has made its
report a proposition v ill then be
submitted to the people of Carters
ville to vote on the issuance of bonds
1 pgrhaps to the amount of #30,000 or
#40,000 for the purpose of putting in
these much needed improvements.
What effect the present movement
will have on the city gas plant is not
yet known. It is understood that
some members of the city council
favor improving the plant and keep
ing it, others favor selling it if a
satisfactory sale can be made.
It will be recalled that the city
bought the gas plant a few years ago,
paying therefor $7,000, to be paid in
three installments. The last one
comes due January 31, and will be
paid this week. The money for this
payment is on hand and after it is
paid the city will own the gas plant.
It is said that the expenses of operat
ing the gas plant and the income
from it just about balance, there be
ing, perhaps, about one hundred dol
lars left after the expenses are paid.
Therefore it would seem that the only
profit the city derived from the gas
plant is the lighting of the streets.
This lighting of the streets has re
cently been the cause of much com
plaint, some citizens making the re
marks that the “lamp posts were
very ornamental in day time, but
you couldn’t find one without a lan
tern at night.”
There has also been much com
plaint about the quality of the gas.
Many consumers complain that it
smokes and does not give satisfactory
light. For this reason a number of
merchants have installed acetyline
plants in their stores and no longer
use gas. It was said by the merchants
that the gas smoked and damaged
their goods.
Superintendent Wikle, of the gas
works was asked about the mat
ter, and said that the gas now
used is as good as can be made by
the present process, and the process
canhot be changed without changing
the .plant. “The present gas,” said
Mr. Wikle, “is nothing more than
vaporized oil. It is too rich in carbon
to make satisfactory lights. The
process could be changed to an air
and oil process, which might be bet
ter. This would require the invest
ment of about S3OO for an air mixer.
The better plan would no doubt be to
change to water gas. This is the
kind used in Atlanta and other large
cities and is the eleanest and best
kind of gas. To make this would re
quire new machinery to the amount
of $1,200.” .
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Smith visited
relatives in Cedartown Sunday, re
turning to Cartersville Monday.
NEW COMMITTEES,
City Council Organized for Work During the
Present Year.
Mayor Gilrealh has appointed the
xoiiowmg committees, which will
constitute the working machinery of
the city council during the present
year:
Finance—W. E. Smith, chairman;
J. S. Leak, W. H. Milner.
Waterworks—W. H. Milner, chair
man; N. A. Bradley, J. Stanford.
Lights—F. C. Watkins, chairman;
J. Leak, N. A. Bradley,
Streets—A. S. Brevard, chairman;
J. Stanford, W. E. Smith.
Cemetery—A. S. Brevard, chairman;
J. S. Leak, J. M. Field.
Sanitary—N. A. Bradley, chair
man; J. S. Leak, F. C. Watkins.
Relief W. H. Milner, chairman;
J. S. Stanford, N. A. Bradley.
Public Buildings—J. S. Leak,
chairman; J. Stanford, J. M. Field.
Ordinances—J. M. Field, chairman;
W. E. Smith, J. Stanford.
Fire Department—.T, Stanford,
chairman; A. 8. Brevard, W. E.
Smith.