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VOL. XXVII.
A BRITISH OBSERVER
THINKS PANIC IS OVER
Cloud of Uncertainity is Now Passing- and Normal
Conditions Are in Sight.
The cloud of uncertanty which has
been hanging over the business ele
ment of United States is, in the opin
of the British commercial agent in
this country, passing away. In a re
cent report to parliament on this sub
ject, Mr. Seymour Bell, the British
commercial agent in the United
States, says:
“The year 1907 was one of the
sharp contrasts in the United States.
It was a year of great activity and
deep impression. During the earlier
months all industries were exceed
ingly busy and mills were working at
their utmost capacity. Many unfilled
orders had been carried over from
the previous year and buyers were
experiencing great difficulty in get
ting delivery of their goods. The
railway lines were congested, wages
were at their highest, and the high
price of commodities raised the price
of living to an extreme point. It
was recognized by all those in a posi
tion to form an independent opinion
that this tremendous industrial ac
tivity could not last; that it was a
question of time before a reaction
would set in. It became quite evi
dent that the country was living be
yond its means. Money was becom
ing scarce and the railways and other
corporations were encountering great
difficulties in obtaining the capital
necessary to carry on the improve
ments and extensions in the process
of being carried out. Speculation in
mining and real estate had been the
personal extravagance was at its
height. This all tended to place ad
ditional burdens on the money sup
plies, which were hardly adequate to
carry on the industries of the coun
try. The railways were among the
earliest and greatest sufferers from
the financial stringency. They found
it almost impossible to dispose of se
curities at a reasonable price and
were forced to issue short time notes
at a comparatively high rate of in
terest to enable them to continue
their developments. As wages' were
high, owing to the labor,
and high prices were being paid fox
material, the net earnings of tl e
railways were considerably reduced,
althqugh the gross earnings sboweu
an increase. This brought about
lower quotations for railway shares
and the industrials followed the
downward path.
“The situation was peculiar. On
the one hand there were the tnanu
facturers with more orders than they
could fill and busy enlarging their
plants, merchants selling large quan
tities of goods at satisfactory prices,
labor in such demand that even with
the addition of the 1,200,000 immi
grants it was necessary to employ in
efficient workers at good wages. On
the other hand there was dear money
owing to scarcity.
“When owing to - failure in New
York, light was th /Wn on the man
agement of some of the large finan
cial concerns in the city, public con
fidence, which had previously been
undermined by certain investigations
gave way completely, resulting in an
acute money panic. Careful stu
dents of the situation had forseen a
collapse before the end of the year,
but did not anticipate that it would
come with such suddenness.
“The panic was entirely financial.
It has, it is true, brought about a
widespread suspension of trade and
industry throughout the country,
but there has been no throwing on
the market of merchandise at ruin
ous prices, the usual accompaini
ment of industrial panics. The man
ufacturers, on the contrary, faced
the inevitable and without delay
proceeded to curtail the supply and
thus reduce such chances as there
might have been of glutting the mar
ket with unsalable articles. Fortu
nately for the country, warning of
the trouble was given early, and it
was possible to take steps in time to
prepare for it.
“As to the length of time the pres
ent depression will last, it is difficult I
to form an opinion. It must not be
forgotten that the farmers, who form
the backbone of American prosper
ity, have not been affected by the fi
nancial situation. Though the crops
in 1907 fell short in quantity as com
pared with 1906, higher prices were
obtained and the farmers received
considerably more money for their
crops than in the previous year A
country that produces crops valued
at nearly 1,500,000,000 pounds is un
likely to suffer long from industrial
stagnation. It represents too large
an amount to be held long uninvested.
Farmers have had nine years of al
most uninterrupted prosperity, their
Huyingpower is high, and the toft ns
dependent upon them will remain
prosperous.
“The farmers who a few years ago
owed money now own money and
have an insured outlet for their pro
ducts, as there is no ov rsupply.
“The cloud of uncertainty, which
has been hanging over the'country
for so long and gradually growing
more threatening, is now passing
away, and it may be said that the
worst of the storm has now passed.
♦There will in ail probability be mer
cantile disturbances for some months
to come, but readjustment and :e
--cuperation are well under way, and
uuless labor troubles should retard
the improvement or monopolies of
capital interfere to keep up prices
at too high a level, it is expected
that before many jnonths have
passed business will be on a safer and
more normal basis. _____
Called to South Carolina.
Mrs (r ID 'Aubrey was called to
'Columbia, 8. C., this week on ac
count of the illness of the little chdd
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gooding.
The Cartersville News
BROWN’S MAJORITY 10,857.
Secretary Hall Gives Out OHiclal Figures
of Georgia Primary.
A dispatch from Atlanta to the
Macon Telegraph says:
The official figures giving the re
sults of the state primary election
held on June 4th, were completed by
Chas. H. Hall, Jr., secretary of the
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, and given out for the first
time yesterday.
These figures show, taking the
combined vote for the two candidates
for Governor, that there were 208,755
votes cast in election.
They show that the exact popular
majority of Mr. Brown over Gover
nor Smith to be 10,857.
The majority of Capt. Park over
W. J. Speer for State treasurer is
29,323.
The majority of Fuller E. Callaway
over R. H. Jenkins for railroad com
missioner is 86,511.
The majority of Judge Hillyer over
W. D. Branan for railroad coinmis
sioner is 14,954.
The highest number of votes re
ceived by any candidate was the vote
for Comptroller W. A. Wright, who
received 204,802, just 3,952 less than
the combined vote for the candidates
for Governor.
The next highest was that of At
torney General John C. Hart, who
received 204,757.
The next highest was that of School
Commissioner Jere M. Pound, who
received 204,741.
Then Commissioner of Agriculture
T. G. Hudson follows with 204,533.
The following gives the naitles of
candidates and the number of votes
received by each:
(JOVERNOR.
Jos. M. Brown 109,806
Hoke Smith 98,949
Majority for Brown 10,857
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
A. S. Clay 203,960
Jr
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
John C. Hart 204,717
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Phillip Cook ...199,121
COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
Wm. A. Wright....*-..... 204,802
STATE TREASURER.
R. E. Park . ..107,609
W. J. Speer 78,286
STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
Jere M. Pound. 204,741
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE.
T. G. Hudson 204,553
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SUPREME COURT.
Unexpired Term, ending Jan. 1, 1909.
Horace M. Holden 203,427
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES SUPREME COURT.
Full Term beginning Jan. 1, 1909
Beverly D. Evans 192,071
Horace M. Holden 188,163
44, T DGE OF COURT APPEALS.
Richard B. Russell 200,980
RAILROAD COMMITSIONER.
Unexpired Term, beginning Dec. 1908
ending Dec. 1, 1911.
Fuller E. Calloway 138,568
R. H. Jenkins 52,057
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
Unexpired Term, beginning Dec 1,
1908, ending Dec 1, IQI3.
W. D. Branan , t 87,752
George Hillyer .105,706
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
For full term, beginning Dec. J, 1909.
H. Warner Hill 198,935
PRISON COMMISSIONER.
R. E. Davison 52,269
K. R. Poster 16,093
Jesse E. Mercer 21,307
R H. Milledge 28,346
Wiley Williams !. 74,384
STILL GOOD BALL.
Interesting Game Between Cartersville
and Ilalton Last Saturday.
Cartersville defeated Dalton in a
match on the base ball diamond at
the park here last Friday afternoon,
the score being 9 to 3.
Dyer and Trannuell composed the
battery for the visitors and Lemon
and Phillips that for the home team.
Cartersville played regular league
ball for the find two or three innings
but seemed to have let themselves
down after they realized they were
more than a match for the Dalton
boys. If the Dalton boys had played
with more confidence their score
sheet niighti have shown up better
for them. Some errors such as come
at a time when not looked for marred
interest somewhat in the game. A1
together, however, it was a pretty
game, aud away above the average
between amateur teams. Dyer made
the oniy home run so far that has
been made on the local diamond this
season.
Cartersville now has a rattling
good team and promises some fine
tall for the balance of the season
They have played ten games in all
j and only lost three and they have
: made four shut outs.
Everybody who can spare tbe time
should go out and witness the games,
j The boys are doifig all they can to
j give acceptable entertainment dor
the spectators and they ought to’ be
| encouraged. The grounds are mag
i nifieerit; fixed up in best of shape at
! considerable expense and afford fine
; facilities for viewing the games.
Some interesting games are being
! arranged for for the right-away fu
i ture.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1938.
SAVANNAH M DIES
He Drops Dead Suddenly
While Taking Shave.
Mr. McCarthy Was Visiting North Geor
gia to Recnperate From Spell of
Typhoid Fever.
Sunday morning last, while shav
ing preparatory to attending church,
Mr. Eugene C. McCarthy, of Savan
nah, dropped dead at the home of
Mr. Levi F. Shaw, in this city. It
was about ten o’clock in the morn
ing and Mr. McCarthy had shaved
one side of his face and was ready to
begin the other when he fell to the
floor and expired. He was found in
ais room soon after he died. His
death is supposed to have been
caused from heart failure due to an
extremely weak condition of his sys
tem. Mr. McCarthy had just come
to the city Saturday, but had been in
this part of the state for about ten
days. He came to this section to re
cuperate after a spell of typhoid
fever. He first went to Rockmart to
the home of an uncle and from Rock
mhrt came to Cartersville to visit
Mr. Shaw, who is a brother-in-law of
his uncle. Mr. McCarthy seemed to
be improving rapidly and his letters
to his home people were very en
couraging. The Savannah News of
Monday had the following regarding
Mr. McCarthy and his death:
“A telegram to his family stated
his remains have been shipped and
would arrive in Savannah this
morning. They will be taken in
charge by Messrs Henderson Bros.,
undertakers, and will be taken to
St. Paul’s Episcopal church. The
funeral will take place from tbe
church at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon.
The Rev. S. B. McGlohon, rector of
St. Paul’s, will conduct the services.
“Mr. McCarthy was a native of Sa-,
vannah. He was born Feb. 28, 1880."
When 4 years old his family moved
from Savannah, and he was 16 years
old when they returned. Upon his
return he became stenographer for
R. L. Colding, Esq., and afterwards
went to ttfie Standard Oil Company’s
branch office, working about a year
in each place.
“At the age of 18 he entered the
employ of the Savannah Electric
Company, where he worked up to a
few months ago, wiien he was trans
ferred to the office of the district
manager of Stone & Webster, the
firm operating the Savannah Electric
Company. While with the Savan
nah Electric Companv, Mr.
McCarthy was purchasing agent.
McCarthy was a devout Christian
and was a member of St. Paul’s Epis
copal church. For years he was
cross bearer in that church, and at
the time of Lii death was lay reader
of St. Pauls. He was well known
in tbe parish for his ardent labors in
the church. Up to two years ago he
was a prominent member of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Two
years ago he found his business
duties prevented his living up to his
vows and he withdrew from the
brotherhood.
“Mr. McCarthy was a member of
Concord Lodge.lndependent Order of
Odd fellows. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Laura M. McCarthy;
one sister, M'ss Lau a O. McCarthy;
and one b/other Mr. Ernest McCar
thy. The members o" Concord
Lodge will attend the funeral in a
body., - ,
“ The pallbearers will be Messrs J.
C. Tyson and T. M. Haynes from
Concord Lodge, and Messrs. W. A.
Sturt.evant, F. M. Yange, C. S.
McCants and W. B. Purse from
among Mr. McCarthy’s personal
friends.”
DUCKWORTH CALLS MEETING.
Each County May Send Delegates to the
Gathering in Macon July 38.
President R. F. Duckworth of the
Georgia division of the Farmers’
Union, has issued an official call for
the annual session of the division to
be held in Macon on July 28/29 and
30. The delegates will meet in the
auditorium of the city hall and in
addition to electing officers for the
year, will attend to several other
important matters.
Each county will be entitled to
one delegate from the county at
large while every two hundred mem
bers of the organization ora majority
fraction thereof will be represented
by a delegate. While all commis
sioned organizers whose commissions
have not* expired are eligible to at
tend, no civil, couhtv state, or na
tional officer can be delegate.
Under tbe efficient leadership of
President Duckworth during tlie
past yeai*tlie organization in Geor
gia has forged to the front until
now it is one of the greatest and
strongest state organizations in the
country.
Harry Hall In Shoot.
The shoot of the Rome Gun Club
at DeKoto park this afternoon will
be a special occasion with the pun
sters. The club has as its guest Mr.
I H. N. Hall, representing the Peters
partridge Cos. Mr. Hall is one of tbe
best shots in the country and he will
shoot with the local experts (o-day
and show them all they don't know
about how to break clay pigeons.
The shooting will begin at four
o’clock and friends of tbe members
of the club, ladies a’s well as men are
invited to come out and see the
splintering of the clay. —Rome
Tribune-Herald.
A Wonderful Flant.
Mrs. John Hill has a hydrangea
that she has raised from a small
cutting which contains ninty-five
clusters of pink blooms. The plant
is about two years old.
DEW PUBLIC BUILDING
Matter of A Site Engages
the Government.
Methods Employed by the Treasury Di
partmeut in Securing Sites
for Public Buildings.
/
Upon the enactment of a law au
thorizing the acquisition of a site for
a Federal building the treasury de
partment invites, through a local
newspaper, proposals for the sale or
donation of a suitable corner. This
advertisement gives such informa
tion as to the dimensions of the site
and the general requirements as will
enable intelligent preparation of
proposals.
The offers are opened in Washing
ton at the time stated in the adver
tisement, and as soon thereafter as
practicable an agent of the depart
ment is sent to make a personal ex
amination of the proposed locations
and such others as he deems desir
abl Upon this report, together
with representations in writing from
other sources, the department selects
the site aud, if the nroperty is to be
acquired by purchase, accepts the
offer of the successful bidder, subject
to the conditions stated in the adver
tisement and the Attorney-General’s
approval of the title.
Whenever the department is un
able to purchase an acceptable site
at a reasonable price, or where ac
ceptable title can not be secured by
voluntary conveyance, a selection is
made and the title acquired by con
demnation proc edings, in which the
price to be paid is judicially determ
ined.
The buildings (if any) on the site
should be reserved by the vendor, to
be removed upon notice after pay
ment for the land has been made.
Generally, notice to move is not
giyen until the construction of the
Federal building is about to begin,
if the vendor is willing, pending
such removal, to pay a reasonable
ground rent.
Plans for public buildings are
taken up in the order in which the
titles to the, sites therefore are ves
ted in the United States, and the
contracts for their construction are
let at as early a date a practicable.
The News published last week an
advertisement from the treasury d<-
partment calling for offers for
the site for the proposed public
building in Cartersville. As the re
quiremfuts call for a corner lot aDd
space of approximately 120 by 130
fee* every lot that might be thought
of will not be available, but there
are a number of sites that would be
altogether suitable. Those who have
sites to offer should get busy. In fact
we learn several have already ex
pressed an intention of offering their
properties.
Within the next year or two Car
tersville wfll have a handsome public
building. We hope its final location
will be such a3 will satisfy everybody.
MILLION FOR BiRMIRGHAM.
Newspaper Men and Other Financiers
Figure on Reunion Expenditures.
A Birmingham dispatch says:
The 55,000 or 60,000 reunion visitors
left as much as $1,00,000 in Binning
ham during reunion week. Aceord
ing to figures compiled here by local
newspaper men, transportation of
ficials, etc., the south spent at least
$1,500,000 tor the big celebration, and
net over $300,000 of that amount went
to the railroad companies for trans
portation. Tlie local street car com
pany announced today that it had
hauled over 635,000 passengers on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
aud including passengers of Sunday
Monday, Friday and Saturday the
total for the week will run to atAeast
1,000,000. Many of the lines charge
10 and 15 cents, but counting them
all at 5 cents it will readily be seen
that the street car fares for the
week will amount to about $50,000 or
$60,000. The hotels took in at least
$300,000, as six of tlie leading houses
charged from $2 to $6 per day and
they were crowed to their utmost
capacity for the entire week. Ttoou s
could not be secured in private
houses for less than $2, and in many
cases three or four persons were put
into one room at a rate of $1 each.
The 50,000 or 60,000 visitors spent
at lea-t $1 eacli per day for two days
of the week, 20,000 to 40.000 spent the
same sum daily for two more days,
while there were at least 10,000 visi
tors here,the remaining three days
of the week who spent that much.
This would make the total about
$195,000 for the restaurants and cafes.
Nearly every one of the 60,000 visit
ors, besides many home folks, wore
s -uvenirs which cost from 10 to 25
I cents each. The .business men of
Birmingham paid $25,000 for decora
tions and general arrangements.
There were private and residential
decorations amounting to many
thousands, and the money spent for
cigars, tobacco, soft and “hard”
drinks, post cards, stamps, “tips’"
and other incidentals can never be
accurately computed.
Card From Ilou, M. L. Johnson.
| To my Friends:
Let me fissure you of my heartiest
I appreciation and thank you for the
l splendid vote you gave ine. It adds,]
| to the responsibility and while feel-|
! ing a jirtt pride 1 can but pledge aj
j. faithful discharge of the duties im-j
j posed. I take this method of com- i
| municating with all and to extend to*
each and every one my very best
| wishes. Sincerely yours,
M. L. Johnson.
! Mr. Wofford Edwards, of Atlanta
j has been spending seveaal days in
j the city this week. Wofford is an
ohT Cartersville boy who numbe s
his friends in Cartersville and Bar
' tow County by the hundreds.
SOME NOTES ON THE
COTTON SITUATION
American Mills Have Been Holding Over Large
Amounts From Last Year’s Supply.
VYOMAN’IS MISSIONARY UNION.
Program of Meeting at Presbyterian
Chart'll Wednesday Night.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The following is the program of the
meeting of the Woman’s Missionary
Union of the Frst Presbyterian
church, in this city, beginning Wed
nesday night, 24th instant:
8:t)0 p. m.—Address, Dr. W. L.
Lingle, pastor First Presbyterion
church, Atlanta.
THURSDAY MORNING.
9:00 a. in.--Devotional exercises.
Rev. W. A. Cleveland.
9:30 a. in. Organization. Enroll
ment of delegates. Electon of offi
cers. Appointment of committees.
Music.
10:00 a. m.—Address —“The Wo
man’s Missionary Society in the
Extension of the Kingdom of God,”
by Mrs. C. H. Aubrey.
Music.
10:20 a. m.—“ Power of Prayer in
Missions,” by Mrs. R. T. Nesbitt,
Marietta.
Music.
10:40 a. m.—“ Why every Christian
should approve and support foreign
missions,” by Acworth.
Music.
11:00 a. m.—Address by Rev. W. W.
Powell, Cedartown.
2-30 a. m.—Devotional exercise, by
Rev. N. B. Mathes, Euharlee.
3:00 a. m.—" How to make a mis
sionary meeting interesting and pro
fitable,” by Rome.
Music.
8:30 p. m.—“ Loyalty to Christ, the
solution to the problem of world
wide evangelization,” by Mrs. Julian
McCamy, Dalton.
Music.
4:00 p. m.—“ Value of missionary
library and literature,” by Mrs.
Campbell Wallace, Marietta.
Music.
4:30 p. m.—Question box, conduc
ted by Di. W. L.Lingle, Atlanta.
Music.
8:00 p. m. —Mass meeting, with ad
dresses by Rev. C. C. Sydnor, Rome,
Rev. F. K. Sims, Dalton, and others.
Adjournment.
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the first Presbyterian church cor
dially invites all members of all the
missionary societies of all the
churches in Cartersville to attend
these meetings. Everybody is in
vited to hear the address of Dr.
Lingle on Wednesday evening and
to attend the mass meeting on
Thursday evening.
Following the address on Wednes
day evening the local society will
give a reception in honor of the
visiting ladies in the Sunday school
building to which all officers of mis
sionary societies in Cartersville are
invited. Refreshments will be served
and the officers of the Junior Mis
sion Band will assist the ladies in
serving.
Mrs. W. A. Cleveland,
Mrs. S. O Brumby,
Mrs. M. E. Patton,
Advertising Committee.
TELAMON CUYLER.
Georgian Would-be Society Leader Who
Forßaket* Honored Maine of Smith.
An article in The Sunday Times in
regard to Telamon Cuyler, New
York’s would-be social leader, who
proposes to reduce the “400” to more
exclusive limits, has caused much in
teresting gossip. Those who know
say that Mr. Cuyler is really Mr.
Siniti., (Mr. Cuyler Smith), formerly
of Atlanta, who was well known in
social circles in the latter city. Mr
Cuyler belongs to a prominent family
named Smith in Rome, Ga. He had
many friends, both in Rome and in
Atlanta, aud also many enemies.
Opinion, it is said, was greatly di
vided in regard to him. Those who
liked him looked upon him-as a man
of brilliant mind and fine social qual
ifications, but there were not want
ing those who went to the other ex
treme and denounced him as a fool.
In the course of time he married a
California heiress, said to be several
times a millionaire. The couple were
married in New Y ork. Noannounce
ment was made to his Georgia friends
before the event, tlie first intimation
being given them in the after cards
which were sent out. He made his
home in New York after his marriage
and the news soon came that the cog
nomen Smith had been discarded for
the more aristocratic Cuyler. His
Georgia relations were deeply in
censed at the rejection of the name
and have never forgiven his deser
tion. y-Tne presumption is that Mr.
Cuyler, recognizing his own social
talents, aspires to the exclusive posi
tion once held by the celebrated
Ward McAllister. Chattanooga
Times.
ISifttiop-Speir.
A wedding of much interest was
that of Miss Caroline Bishop aid
Mr. Jabez Speir, which occured
Tuesday evening June 9th at the
} residence of the bride,
j R v. T. J. Chaistian formerly of
Cartersville performed the ceremony.
The bride is one of Marietta’s most
beautiful and accomplished young
ladies, having received several II-
I terary diplorn s, also diplomas in
music and is u German and art stu
i dent. Khe is the only daughter of
| Dr. and Mrs. V. B. Bishop.
Mr. Speir is the son of Mrs. M. A.
j Kpeir, of Cartersville, and is a ycuug
man of sterling qualities having
j many friends besides a prominent
I family connection throughout Geor
' l ia.
The Cotton Record says:
Some two or three mouths ago it
was forecast here that the acute situ
ation in the cotton supply would be
realized dy the trade before the mid
dle of June; in fact, that by that time
the stringency would be at hand.
The advance which has taken place
during May was a sign of recognition
of the conditions pointed out, and
has also been the means of some lit
tle relief. For it has added a little
to the supply by tempting out a part
of the reserve, and possibly also had
some weight on influencing some
going on reduced time. We gave no
tice long ago that perhaps mills
would reduce or shut down; but
that such action wonld be on ac
count of the scarcity of cotton, and
not from poor trade.
The total American stocks at this
time, port and interior, are about
650,000 bales, of which about 300,000
are required as a minimum stock
reserved which leaves only say 350,-
000 bales of all kinds available. Re
serves in the country, calculated on
the amount in sight and the total
crop of 11,250,000 bales, based on the
census returns are only about 500,000
bales. There is a very general belief
that there is a larger amount of cot
ton in the country than that, and
we are inclined to think that such be
lief is correct. We should estimate
the amount in the country at between
750,000 aud 1,000,000 bales.
This does not neccessarilv imply
that the census estimate of the crop
was so far out the wav, possibly the
amount in sight may fie smaller than
currently estimated, as will appear
from the following consideration.
Up to the present time southern con
sumption has been credited, purely
by assumption, with takings of about
1,800,000 bales, against 1,850,000 bales
forthe same per o 1 of last year, of
less than 3 per cent decrease. In
the meantime northern mills are
positively known to have taken only
about 1,600,000 bales, against above
2,500,000 last year, or a decrease of
over 30 per cent. There is no reason
that we can see for supposing that
the southern mills have bought pro
portionately any more than the
northern mills. The latter were
general)y,„better equipped financially
to supply their requirements in ad
vance and the former, being near the
source of supply, could Letter
affordjto buy only as needed If then
it be found that the southern mills
have actually taken about the same
proportion as northern mills this
year, the items of southern con
sumption to date should be only
about 1,350,000 bales, and the
amount in sight therefore only about
10,800,000 hales.
If it be asked how the mills were
able to run so long on so small a
supply, the obvious answer would be
reference to what northern mills have,
done. The fact is that both northern*
and southern mills have been using
up the surplus supply carried over
from last year The census reported
American mills as holding 785,000
bales on Kept. 1, an unexpectedly
large amount.
The conclusion of ail this is t lat
tlie presence or more cotton in the
country than calculable in current
statistics does not necessitate an in
crease in the crop estimate or in the
estimated total supply. The mills
have not supplied themselves as
largely rfs has been assuied, and will
therefore require to keep ou buying;
they have beeu running along largely
on their reserve stocks. The current
assumption of a heavy decrease in
the consumption in this country as
based ou the reduced takings, is all
nonsense. Last year they did not
list- all tiieir failings by a very ftide
margin; this year they have been
using up their old reserve, and we
may suppose are not carrying over
much reseFve. Supposing that the
surplus reserve carried over last year
was 500,000 bales, it will b.: seen that
the mills can actually use as much
this year as last year, while ’taking
as much as 1,000,000 bales less.
DELEGATES CHOSEN.
* •
Friends of Brown Meet and Select Rep
resentative* to Convention/
The supporters of Hon. Joseph M.
Brown in Bartow county met last
Saturday afternoon at the court
house and selected the following
delegates to repesent the county in
the State Democratic convention,
which meets June 2.‘>, at the Grand,
in Atlanta:
Adairsville—C. P. Turner, Dr. J.
P. Bowdoin, J. E. Scott.
Kingston—S. 1. Slieats, J.D. Brad
ley.
Allatoona—D. A. Smith.
Pine Log— VV. C. Kilby, Carter
Goode, W. C. Maxwell.
Cassville—Dr. Word Red wine, B.
C. Sloan, G. H. Headden.
Emerson— W. M. Spencer, J. M.
Jones.'
Euharlee—Dr. T. Lowry.
Stilesboro—Dr. F. V. Tutk, X. B.
Cannon. *
Taylorsville—A. R. McGinnis, L.
W. Jolly, Hugh McCormick, Zaeh
Nichols. *
Atco—G. A. Gray.
White —S. M. Fortenberry, J. W.
Hamrick.
Cartersville—J. W. L. Brown, F.
H. Enwright, W. H. Lumpkin, J. T.
Norris, L. S. Muniord, S. P. Jones, Jr.
G, H. Aubrey, O. H. Buford, T. J.
Lyon, O. T. Peeples, R. F. Kinc&n
uon, R. F. D . T. N. White, J. Monroe
Knight, R. F. D., Verner Vincent
The delegates will meet at Bartow
county headquarters at the Kimball
House, at in the forenoon of the
I 2ikl.
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