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V , v Series—Vol. IV—No 1:j THE old road VERY DANGEROUS _ ) Declares James M. Barr, President of the Sea board, Regarding E. & W. ~ readers of Thk Oartkrsvillk | NKW> w i]l read with interest the j ... eu ts of president James M. . 0 f the Seaboard Railway system in regard to the East and West Rail- L and the management of that ....-<y funner President John Skel*- r()U Williams, of Richmond. The <to rv comes from New York and says: “James M. Barr, president of the Seaboard Air Line, has prepared a statement replying to the recent attacks made on his management by hilm Skelton Williams, arid has mailed this statement to the stock holders of the company. In it Mr. Harr charges that Mr. Williams was incompetent while president of the company,. that he “skinned” the property for the purpose of making h go.d showing and that if his mana gement had continued trains would not have been able to run safely. “Mr. Barr’s statement, which is highly sensational, is, in part, as follows: “The East and West railroad was nought by Mr. Williams, acting for the Seaboard Air Line railway, before surveys and estimates of cost were made to determine whether or not it could be made a part of a practic ibie through line between Atlanta ami Birmingham, as proposed. His attention was called to this fact by me in the presence of others upon the day and immediately before the pur chase was made. In revising its line to secure a through 1 per cent line between the points named, 02.24 miles thereof were abandoned, and taking into consideration the cost of revising the grade line of that part of the East and West railroad which now formed a part of the line between, Atlanta and Birmingham, said railroad con tributed to the construction of such through line only to the extent of the value of the rail and ties removed therefrom and placed in track on .the •revisions thereof. “The work of construction of the Atlanta and Birmingham line was ordered begun by Mr. Williams before surveys were completed, before an estimate of the cost was made and before any provision was made for money for such construction.. “The cost of the Birmingham line, exclusive of terminals, when com pleted, will, according to engineer’s estimates of October 15,0904, exceed Mr. Williams’ estimate $4,461,442.55. or 142 per cent. This estimate xvas made by him without any examina tion of the country between Atlanta and Birmingham, except such as could be made from the rear end of passenger train on the line of the East and West railroad between Rock mart and Coal City. “I was present at the first inter view had between Mr. Williams and Messrs. Thomas F. Ryan and James A. Blair, when the former applied to the latter for aid for the Seaboard Air Line railway. They told him they would furnish the aid asked by him under certain conditions. Mr. Will iams said to me that the gentlemen named demanded that he. Mr. Will iams, relinquish the presidency of the Seaboard Air Line railway and that I take his place, and asked me if this xvas satisfactory to me. 1 s aid, ‘lt is Satisfactory to me if if is to you; if it is not satisfactory to you, it is not to me.’ Mr. Milliams replied that it xvas satisfactory to him. “It was definitely agreed with Mr. Williams, at the time I took charge f the Seaboard 4lr Line railway for its operation, that if I found reduc tion in the cost of service could be made by grade revisions or by pro viding necessary facilities fur the economic handling of business that money would be provided therefor. This has not been done. When I took hold of the property in 1901 1 found it vo be in bad physical condition, and it was being skinned, for the purpose of making a showing. If the methods then in effect had been continued it would have been impossible to move trains safely over the road. Thew r ork of improving the property was im mediately begun and has been car ried forward systematically since. This has bee 1 done, however, with out the support of Mr. Williams, who desired instead that a showing be made which wouki kicreasethe mar ket value of the company's securities ■at the expense of the property-’ 1 Hon. Mart King, .of Adairsville, was among the visitors to Carters vvjlle Monday. The Cartersville News FARM MRS SlIOl/Ll) UNITE. Hob. M. L Johnson Writes of Xew Orle.nis Conyfcntiou and the County Organization. Mr. Editor:— The New Orleans con vention of Jan. 24th, and 26th is now a parr of the history of our country. It adjourned sine die on the night of the 26th, leaving behind it a name and a record of which every sout. erner may and shouhMie proud. It assembled for a purpose—to do a work, it accomplished that purpose, did that xvorkand passed into history. Succinctly stated, its work done was: Ist, agreed upon and recom mended a way for holding the surplus of the cotton crop of 1904-05. 2nd That the cotton acreage for 1905, should be reduced at least 25 percent. 3rd. That the commercial fertilizers for 1905 for cotton should be reduced at least 25 per cent. 4th. That the remainder of this past crop should be held for the minimum price of ten cents. This last is not the least important j of the important work performed by | that convention. Verily, do 1 believe that xve should ask and get this price, | sure it is that if xve do not, it xvill be ; our fault. The trouble with us farm- J ers is that we have been letting the other felloxv price our stuff for so long that xve hardly kno w how to do other wise. Then generally we price too low. I xvill not discuss this further now, although there are many sug gestions which might here be made xvell Worthy our consideration and our practice. There xvas much else done by the convention of vast importance to us and xvorthy of our utmost considera tion and study and xvhieh I hope to have the privilege of calling your at tention to in the future. It is enough just qow that our whole attention be directed to the thought of and the work of carrying into effect the first Jour headings of this article, holding cotton, reduction of acreage and fer tilizers and the price of cotton ten cents. The accomplishing of these four things necessitated the conx r en. tion —called it together. Having done its work, all that it can or could do, it places on you the future work. It has discharged well its responsibility, will you do yonrs equally as well? That you willl I fear not. The three last, theivaAuction of acreage and fer tilizer and the price of cotton are de pendent on each other. Reduce the former and the price of your cotton is obliged to go up. Fail to reduce and it is bound to go down. You have already proven that you will ‘•‘hold,” let the world know, prove that you can and will—nay! that you have reduced and nothing save a cat asthophe, can keep the remainder of the crop below ten cents, there ought not to be a bale sold below. I’m not advising, I am simply telling you what will happen if you will do your part. If you fail to rise equal to the responsibility and fail in your part, cotton will go very much lower. There has been no hesitation, there must be none. The farmers never have failed to rise to any emergency. They will not fail. Remember that we have a prospective surplus (accord ing to the government) from this crop of from three to four million bales and to provide for its sale, we should not make over eight million bales. I would stress one thing further. Remember it is not what we all do. but it is what I do, what you do, what each individual does. It is an individual responsibility. Let each do his part, and our southland will be saved. In conclusion I will say. I trust every district held its local meeting last Saturday and began, its work of organization. Have it as nearly done as you can by next Saturday, the 18th, and let’s have each report from each district at our county meeting at that time. I presume each district named its delegate for the county meeting. If not, please do so. Also* let every one who ean attend the county meeting, and by your pres ence and help in every way rush this work to completion at as early a day as possible. M. L. Johxsox, President Bartow County Cotton Growers' Association. Notice. Hunting strictly forbidden on my farm knbwn as the H. F. Price, W. E. Puckett farm. Ale Truitt. 2t CA KTEIiSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 <5. 1905 VAST PROSPERITY Iron, Steel and Coal In terests. THINGS LOOKING UP Prophetic Words Regarding Pos sible Trend of Capital Southward •> Reviewing tin* great prosperity prevailing throughout the iron and steel interests of the country, the Manufacturers’ Recoid points out how this is reflected in every* part of the south in the development of coal and iron properties and in the trend of capital southward for investment, in the enlargement of pig iron produ cing capacity, as well as in tlie build ing of enterprises to turn the iron into the finished product and in the opening of anew coal territory. Ex tensions of railroads through Green brier county, West Virginia, are re ported to hax*e opened up x r ery great ore territory which will be developed oma large scale by a company recent- ly organized to build in that section a 200-ton furnace, xvhile the same com pany proposes to build a 100-ton fur nace at or near Lynchburg for utili zing the high-grade ores of Pittsyl x-unia county, Virginia. Nexv York and western capitalists have also purchased ;t large iron property in Virginia, idle for some years, on xvhieh it-is proposed to make large expenditures looking to putting it into active operation again. In other parts of Virginia and West Virginia, as xvell us in Tennessee, a number of iron and coal enterprises are reported, while Alabama continues to attract great attention. The recent purchase of tlie controlling interest in the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company by the International Pow er Company of New York and Boisse x'ain & Company, bankers of New York and Amsterdam, will still fur ther tend tp develop activity in the iron and steel interests of the state. The International Power Company controls a number of large engine building works and other manufactur ing enterprises of New England, in cluding the George H. Harris Corliss Engine Works of Providence, the Green-Wheelock Engine Works of Worcester, the AmoskeagPire Engine Works of Manchester, N. H., the im mense ordnance plant at Bridgeport, and at the same time holds the largest block of stock in the American Loco motive Company, which wasorgan ized by the International Power Com pany. Whatever may be the final outcome of the purchase of the Ala bama Consolidated, in which, how ever, there will be no change of man agement, it is quite certain that soon er or later a number of the big ma chinery enterprises of New England will be moved to the south in order to get nearer to the scene of raw ma terial. This is but another illustra tion of the southward trend of indus trial development. New England, buying its pig iron in the south and turning it into engines and other fin ished products, ships it back to the south with double freight added. Now that the question of basic-steel making on a large and profitable scale has become an established fact, that state will become the radiating point for great industrial interests which will make Alabama as important to all the business interests of the whole South as the vast iron and steel inter-' ests of Pennsylvania have been to the middle and New England states. in this connection it is interesting to quote a prediction made some years ago by Col. A. K. McClure, the vete ran editor of Philadelphia, who after an investigation of the iron interests of Alabama wrote as follows: “It is idle for Pennsylvania and other great iron and coal-producing states to close their eyes to the fact that we have reached the beginning of a great revolution in these products. No legislation, no public policy, no sentiment, can halt such a revoltion when the immutable laws of trade command it, and the sudden tread of the horde from the northern forests upon ancient Rome did not more cer tainly threaten the majesty of the mistress of the world than does the tread of the iron and coal diggers of Alabama threaten the majesty of the iron and coal fields of the north. These lessons come upon us as plain as the noon day sun, and it is mid summer madness not to read them un derstandingly. We can not war with destiny: we can not efface the benefi cent gifts of Him who lead )the waters to the seas and sends them back in the dews and rains of heaven. Ala- II DEPOT WAR. Fai. ; mount Citizens Trou bled About Location. TO liuril) SINGLE TRACK L- 4 N. Wanted to Buy More 1 Land But Balked at Price Asked by Citizens- The citizens of Eairmount are wor ried about the prospect of losing a depot at that point. It seems that when the L. A N. be gan the work of locating its right of way some of the citizens gave the de sired right of way to the company through their iands, on the under stan ling that the road xvas to do cer tain things and that a depot and such other facilities as were needed he lo cated in the village of Fairmount. The company first secured a strip two hundred feet wide on the south side of ShJacoa creek and it xvas thought the depot, would be located there. BuPit seems that later the plans of the road were changed and an addi tional hundred feet xvas asked for on the-north side of the creek, extending Through the village of Fairmount. When the owners of this additional right of way were approached it is said they named prices the road con sidered too high. It is said by the citizens this price xvas asked because of failure of the road to do what had been promised on the other side of the creek. The request is thut the road has ordered, so it is said, that only a sin gle track be built through Fairmount and the inference is that no depot xvill be erected in the village. It is supposed, hoxvexer, that one xvill be erected at some point near the town. It is supposed, however, that the citizens and the road xvill get togeth er uid that the town xvill yet have Its depot, and the road also get what it .waits. • * W V/• HANKS. Tliey Give $10,000.00 to Southern Cotton Growers Association. When the cotton men of the south met in New Orleans, on January 25tli there met xvith them a committee from each Bankers Association in the southern states, and so enthused did these bankers become, in the effort of the farmers to hax r e a better price for their cotton, that these representa tives of the banks subscribed as a gift to aid this movement, ten thousand dollars, to be paid into the hands of the cotton growers association by February 25th. There are fourteen cotton growing states, and in these states there are 4,478 banks and they are all cheerfully responding to the call made upon them, for their pro rata share. The First National Bank of this place lias already remitted tlie amount called for, as shown by the following letter. Cartersx-ille, Ga., Feb.-14, 1905. Mr. J. D. Walker, Sec. Treas. Sparta, Ga. Pear Sir:--We hand you herein our draft on Hanover National Bank, New York, for your assessment on us in response to the call made by your committee for our pro rata share in the bankers contribution to the Cot ton Grower’s Association. Tliis movement has our hearty ap proval, and it gives us pleasure to make this donation for the benefit of the farmers. Respectfully, Geo. S. Crouch, Pres. Negroes to Haog. In Floyd superior court the other day Courtney Baker and Sutherland, both colored, were sentenced to hang on March 7. The negroes seemed per fectly unconcerned as'to their fate. The hanging will be held in private, and only a few will lie allowed to witness it. Sutherland killed two negroes at a dance and wounded two others by firing into a crowd. Baker killed his wife some time ago at Cave Spring. The supreme court affirmed the decisions of the lower court in both cases. bama has been gifted far beyond even our boasted empire of Pennsylvania, and the time is at hand when a lartte portion of the great iron and coal pro ducts of the country which enter com peting centres will be supplied cheap er from Alabama than from any state in the north.” What is true of Alabama in iron and steel is equally as true of other parts of the south in other resources as compared with the north, and e\ery profitaoleenterpri.se started in any southern state adds to the progress of the whole south. GROUND TO DEATH IN A LOG WASHER Horrible Late of Bob Dover at Bartow Mines on Last Saturday Afternoon. FA KM Fits MEET. District Meetings Yield Preparatory to the County Meeting Next Saturday. T-he farmers of the Cartersville district met at the courthouse day and began the xvork of practically and effectually reducing the cotton acreage and tlie use of fertilizers. The meeting was-presided over by John 8. Leak, chairman, and R. M. Pattillo xvas made secretary. Speeches were made by Capt, T. J. Lyon. Hon. J. J. Conner, Levi Shaw, James Gilreath and others, and the sense of the meeting xvas that the farmers of this district act cordially and fully with the plans and aims of the Southern Cotton Gmxvers associa tion. The following committee xvas ap pointed to see the cotton growers of the district and secure pledges from the farmers to reduce the acreage this year: J. S. Leak, chairman; Levi Shaw, R. Walker, James Layton, Thomas Mansfield, It. M. Pattillo and 11. L Kineannon. This commit- * tee will see the farmers this xveek, j and on next Saturday xvill report to j the meeting to be held at the court! house in Cartersville for the purpose ! of consolidating the results from all ! the districts in tin* county. All the ! other districts held similar meetings Saturday, and it was expected that reports from all the districts will be made to the county meeting Satur day. At that meeting the results xvill be consolidated and forwarded to the headquarters of the associa - tion. KTHARLEK DISTRICT. Pursuant to a call from the county organization, a goodly number of farmers met at Euharlee Saturday, .February 11, and were called to order by B. H, Dodd. ,j On motion R. *H. Dodd was made permanent chairman and H. H. Mi lam secretary. The following reso lution was adopted: Resolved, That we, tlie farmers in mass meeting assembled, do hereby endorse the action of the New Or leans convention with regard to the reduction of tlie acreage in cotton for 1905, and also the reduction in the use of fertilizers, as stated in said convention. We further urge the farmers to hold on to their cotton for some time and we will realize a fair price for the same. The result of the meeting showed a reduction of 33 per cent in acreage and fertilizers. A committee con sisting of M. C. Nelson, C. A. Dodd and A. I). Owens was appointed to secure pledges and report at Carters ville next Saturday. R. H. Dodd, Chairman, H. H. Milam, Secretary. Grand, Spectacular. The magnificent Drury Lane spec tacle, “The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast,” announce and to play at the Grand Opera House in Atlanta, is gaining more popularity with play goers at every performance and con tinues to meet with capacity houses everywhere it is presented. Many elaborate productions have been made by various managers, but none of them have approached this pres ent wonderful fairy spectacle. It might be termed a series of specta cles by reason of its lavish scenic display, its wealth of gorgeous cos tumes, of which one thousand are worn, and its splendid ballets, group ings and stage pictures, all of which follow swiftly on each other with in creasing brilliancy. There are seen-.-s which do not simply show you their magnificence, but fairly hurl their magnificence at yon. One is called the “Dream of the Year,"’ in which the ballet of the “Four Seasons" is introduced, and it is doubtful if a more exquisite effect has ever been realized on any stage. Over two hundred persons are in the stupen dous cast, besides one hundred me chanics, carpenters, electricians and property men. Music Club. The Music Club will hold its regu lar meeting with Mrs. Susie Freeman Abbot, Saturday, February 18th, at 3 o’clock. The programme for previous meet ing will be rendered. All members are requested to be jfresent, as plans for the year and other important bus iness wi'l be discussed. Mart Lu Wiklk, Pres. Old Series—2sth Year Ground to death in a log washer was the terrible fate which befell C. Dover, familiarly known as Bob Do ver, at Bartow Saturday afternoon. No more tragic deatli ever occur red in Bartow county. Mr. Dover bad been working in the mines of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com pany at Bartow for four or five years. He was about thirty years of age, and had a wife and five children. It is said that he and some others had been drinking Saturday after noon. He went to Number One Washer, which was being operated bv his brother, and, approaching too near the machine, staggered and fell into the revolving teeth. The log washer is a contrivance made from a log, into which are drix-en huge spikes or luggers. These luggers pass be tween other stationary luggers and stir the ore while water flows through it and washes .the dirt from the ore. r lhe huge luggers caught the body of the unfortunate man and ground him to death. His limbs were broken horribly and his body fearfully cut and torn. He was removed from the machinery and died soon after. He was buried Monday at Olive Vine. His family has the deep sym pathy of all their neighbors. HAPPY M YIUtJ YGE. Miss Dodd and Mr. Dent United in Matri mony on the Bth. The marriage of Miss Pear Dodd and Mr. Fritz Dent occurred on the Bth inst., at the residence of Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Dodd. The occasion was a bright spot in the social calandar of that part of Bartow, in spite of the fierce weather. At two o’clock p. m. a few of the rela tives and friends of the contracting parties were gathered in the parlor', The slop and slush and gloom out of doors mad# the beauty and warmth and cheer within the bouse a very welcome contrast. At half past t vfo o’clock the room which had been darkened was lighted. The weddinar march was then played by Miss Maude Brandon, of Oak Grove, when the bride and groom marched in and took their stand. The bride wore a beautiful tailor suit of blue, with poture hat to match. The couple made a decidedly hand some appearauce. Rev. J. M. Tumlin, of Kingston, officiated, with a very appropriate and solemn ceremony pronouncing them man and wife, after which by the wedding march they crossed the hall into the drawing-room, where they received the congratulations of their relatives and friends. Present at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Powers, of Floyd county; Mrs. E. It. Martin, Messrs. Carey and Arthur Dodd, Misses Eddie and Sarah Dodd, of Lin wood; Miss Lucile Dodd, who has been attending school at Columbus, Ga., and Miss Louise Dodd, Col. G. M. Isabelle, Mr. A. T. Dent, Mr. G. B. Dent, Miss Emma Dent, Mr. J. W. Tinsley, Jr., Mr. Frank and Miss Maude Brandon. The happy couple, accompanied by the bride’s sister anti brother, Miss Louise and Carey Dodd, returned to the home of the groom, where a de lightful six o'clock tea was served, after which they assembled in the parlor, where all enjoyed music. The music was rendered by Miss Dodd, Miss Blanche Cunvus and Miss Moon, of Cartersville. Ac-worth Item*. The following items are from the last issue of the Acworth Post: Editor Bernard Awtray. we un derstand, has sold the Cobb County Courier and will retire from the man agement of that paper after this week. M. A Goodwin passed through Acworth Wednesday emoute to Car tersville, where he will move his fam ily and accept a position with Strick land Bros. Professor Noyes held the public school together until Wednesday, when the weather forced him to beat a retreat and the school was suspen ded for a ciav or two. John W. Lee was in Cartersville the latter part of last week to visit Lis brother, James W. Lee, whose son has been very sick with pneu monia, but is reported improving. The spring term of city court meets on the second Monday in March. The outlook is considerable business will be disposed of.