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TRADING WEEK IN CARTERS VS LI.E BEGINS MONDAY, DEC. I.T
THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS -
Volume XXXII.
MAYOR YOUNG WRITES
OF CITY IMPROVEMENTS
To the People of the Oity of Car*
tersville, Georgia.
During the last four years your
city officials have published iu the
oewspaperß and iu pamphlet form
ouce every ninety days, a tabulated
statement of all the income and dis
bursementa of the oity funds.
These are, necessarily, somewhat
lengthy and I therefore take this
opportunity of presenting you,
herewith, a short, tabulated state
ment of some of the things which
your city officials have accomplished
for your general benefit during the
time 1 have bad the honor of being
your Mat or.
GENERAL STATEMENT
They have made the water and
lighting plants self-sustaining, so
that now nothing out of the general
fund is used for operating these
nee* scary utilities; they have re*
duced the electric light rate of 12c
to a graduated rate of from 12c to Gc,
according to the amount used by
the consumer, and given each con
sumer, regardless of the amount
used, the priylege of a discount of 20
per cent, they have issued $50,000 in
bonds and sold them at a higher
pi ice than previous bends; they
have paid from the general fund in
addition and supplement to the
bond Issue for necessary permanent
improvements and equipment,
throughout the city, such as street
improvements, extension of water
mains, concrete culverts, enlarging
and heating school house and re
modeling gas and electric plants,
and they have paid for all of these
irnproi ementr and in addition have
pai 1 for all interest on bonds and
have paid all bonds a9 they matured
without increasing the tax rate
against our oity levied prior to their
term of office; they have saved our
citizens many thousands of dollars
this year, and for the years to come
iu insurance premiums by changing
from a limited water supply of low
pressure to a practically unlimited
water supply of high pressure and
by increasing the efficiency of the
tire department in accordance with
.insurance rules.
A LITTLE MORE IN DETAIL
GAS PLANT IMPROVEMENTS
New brick building, with steel
concrete roof.
30,000 foot holder.
New purfier, system of six retorts
taking place of four out of commis
sion in 1911.
Reservoir to catch coal tar.
4,000 feet 4 inch gas main on West
Avenue to city limits, cost about
$350.00,
1,000 feet 2 inch main on Douglas
Street, cost about $l6O 00.
The gas plant was practically re
buili, costing between $14,000 and
$15,000.
SB,OOO of this bond money, the
remainder came from the geueral
fund.
(Jortitar formerly allowed to waste
s now sold as a by-product.
ELECTRIC PLANT IMPROVEMENTS
New engine, uew generator, ware*
house for tools and supplies. New
awileli board, new power line to
river, enabling the pumping of the
■city water by electricity. Day ser
vice bifording manufacturing facili
ties.
Tills outfit cost between $lO 000
and $12,000. $7,000 was bond money,
the ba'auoe was paid out of the
general fund. About $5,000 was
spent for addition to permanent
street equipment and taking current
‘to consumer.
WATER PLANT IMPROVEMENTS
Concrete modern filter, which will
last indefinitely.
Reinforced concrete reservoir.
Kxtension of water mains, Cass*
ville street 8 inch mains, Howard
street 6 inch mains, Jeter street 6
’neh mains, affoiding ure protection;
cost $5,000; Church aud Stonewall
streets 8 and 6 inch mains, co t $400;
Johnson street to Moon street, cost
$400; Douglas to Ford survey, cost
$200; Moon street to TeuDe p see street
cost $160; Summit street, cost S6O;
Tennessee street to Richmond, $650;
Watts street, $120; Walker street,
$lO.
improvements to water works sys-.
tern l ad $32,000 of bond money ex
pended, balance came from general
fund.
SI,OOO was spent filling the hole
a round the reservoir, and about $750
for land and making approaches to
'Teseyoir.
CITY STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Reinforced concrete covering over
Tennessee street from Market to
many concrete bridges iD diS
tereot parts of too city, i eplacing
wood, m fao r , all bridges in the city
have been made of reinforced con
crete, eliminating iuture cost for
bridges and lumber bills.
brick stables built behind jail tak
fng place of old wooden ones behind
gas plant.
Cuttiug down hill oj Ten neggee
street in front of residence of L. H
Matthews a..d Main stieet near tab
ernacle.
West Avenue in front of residence
of J. M. Smith and George 11.
Aubrey.
Rocking and sanding West, Avenue
from Bridge street aud City Limits
and
Tennessee street from Ma n street
city limits.
Also many other sectious of the
city.
Public square has been overlaid
with stone and asphalt oil.
CITY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
Two uew brick rooms aud hall to
East school house.
Heating system in West school
bouse.
Additional laud added to west
school house lot.
Grading of piav grounds of high
school and installation of chemical
laboratory.
CITT SCALES INSTALLED
Tdey have established and now
operate without expense to ihe tax
payers a system of public scales.
These scales are of a peculiar benefit
to all of our citizens, in that they af
ford them the opportunity of iiayiug
all coal, grain, cotton, hay or any
commodity sold by weight, offered
for sale, weighed by a disinterested,
sworn weigher; they are of further
benefit to our citizens iu that they
fnsute our friends from this and ud
joiuiug counties that all cotton
brought here for sale will be weighed
by a disinterested, sworn city we gli
er; and thev are of still further aud
particular benefit toour friends from
this aud adjoidiDg counties, as well
our own citizens, iu that they na tin
ally 7 tend to inciease the number of
buyers of cotton in our community,
it being unnnecessary nov for a cot
ton buyer to undergo the expense of
maintaining a set of scales of his own
aud they insure a square deal to both
buyer and seller.
FXRK INSURANCE PREMIUMS REDUCED
They have made a very large ie
duction in the amouut of iusurance
premiums which will have to go out
of our city for the pears to com. 1 . The
benefit of this has not yet been felt by
alt of our citizens; however, neirly
all our citizens who have paid a tire
insurance premium on a dwelling,
store, or contents since last June Ist
know that this benefit exists. Those
whose pol c es expire between this
date and next June Ist can easily as
certain tbe iacts Bto this reduction
by asUi ..g r heir insurance agent what.
theiri.xr pr< miuin will be.
SEWER PLANS.
The commis* ionprs have invested
$350.00, without additional commis
sion, in detailed plans, maps and
-peeifi -ations end estimates of o
complete and modern system of
sewerage covering the entire city
and made by the leliable firm of J.
B, M< G- ary Cos , of Atlanta, Georgia,
This expense was considered advis
able because the contract made by
tbeir predecessors, the old council
with Hazl hurst &, Anderson for a
sewer ry tern plans for which was
paid $750.00 in cash and which car
ried a commission of seven per cent,
of total cost of building the system
and because the plans was consider
ed impractical outside of the heavy
cost of but ding said system.
G. VV. Young.
Advertisement.
Mr. Guy Chamlee Dead.
Mr. Guy Chamle-3 died at Mammoth
Cal., November 6, after an iil.iess of
three days with acute pneumonia.
He Was born and reared at Canton,
going to California one year ago. He
graduated at Dahlonega College two
years ago.
He leaves a father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Chamle •, at Canton,
sister, Mrs. J. A. Weaver, Dr. and
Bird Chamlee, Adairsville, air. Car
ter Chamlee and Mrs. Tiny Hutton,
of Oklahoma, These attended
the funeral. Dr, Cults, of Canton,
conducted the funeral services,
Mr. Payton, with whom he was
associated in business, acoxinpanied
bis body ft o his oid home at Canton,
where he was buried Wednesday.
Several of his old iciioolmat s
attended the funeral.
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1915.
FALSE REPORT UNCOVERED
To The People of Cartersville:
It comes to me that a report is being circulat
ed for campaign purposes, to affect my candidacy
for mayor, that I have applied for the appointment
of postmaster and that a petition was delivered to
our congressman asking for my appointment. I
desire to say emphatically that such reports are
absolute falsehoods. Note copy of telegrams be
low, originals in my possession.
G. W. YOUNG.
Copy Telegram
From Congressman Gordon Lee, dated French
Lick, Ind., Nov. 26, 1915
“G. W. \ oung has not asked for appointment
or intimated that he desired to be appointed Post
master at Cartersville. I have not received a pe
tition asking for this appointment. This is in re
ply to your message of today.”
Copy Telegram
From U. S. Senator Thos. W. Hardwick, dated
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 25, 1915.
“Have heard nothing of any effort to make
you Postmaster.”
To The People of Cartersville:
On Wednesday next you will be called upon to select by your
ballot, a Mayor, to serve for the ensuing two years.
I have offered you my services, and ask you to consider my
own successful business career and my past official experience*
What I have accomplished for the city in the past is well known
to all.
If you honor me with election, I pledge you my best efforts
to reduce your municipal burdens, and obtain for you the greatest
advancement in any like- period, in the history of the cky.
1 belong to no faction, and it will be my policy, to be consid
erate of, and friendly to every citizen and all interests in the city
I have been told that reports are being circulated that I have
promised or will favor certain persons for policemen or ether posi
tions with the city, and I want to assure you th it I have made no
promises to any person for anything, and such reports are only
circulated for political effect, for the sole purpose of deception.
I have a higher conception of the duties and office of Mayor,
than the distribution of petty political patronage.
I ask my friends to be active in my behalf. Vote for me and
work for my election, and I feel that I can assure you that I will
not fail to measure up to your expectations.
Yours respectfully,
PAUL GILREATH,
Number 34
BUSINESS REVIVAL
IN All SECTIONS
Optimistic Reports On the
General Trade Situation.
The Columbus Industrial Index
says in Its issue for this week:
" The hueiuess volume Is now be
iug expressed iu figures which mom
enta! iiy confuse the understanding.
Eveu in normal timer, It was huo
dreds of thousands and a few mil
iious, and now order and contract
after contract involving teus of mils
lions aud hundreds of millions are
being placed for p.oducts of the
fields, factories, mills and aiiuet of
this oouutry.
Activity and the beginning of
prosperity are marked in every de.
partmeut of industry and are finding
their way into all ihe branches. It
is recognized that this cannot be ef
fected in a day or week or eveo a
month, but the general iucrease and
unproN einent is as unmistakable as it
is substantial.
“Announcement is made that ar .
rangeinems virtually have been per
fected for the establishment in Aa
nistou, Ala.,of a warmuuitions plant
that will begin operations w th a
miliion dollar order. ’’
Lun'a last wtetdy review says:
Widely divergent lines iu >.ll k e a
tun,* elleet sustained growth m
business, movements and volumes
Manufacturing operations etiil
broaden, with overtime in fort* in
many instances, while retail fistrl*
butiou steadily enlarges under the
stimulus of increased payrolls and
continued low temperatures. As the
season advances, holiday goods be*
come a more oonapicious feature
aud there is every indication
that results in this particular branch
will prove exceptionally gratifying.
With money cirou.aiiug more freely
collections show improvement and
commercial morality diminishes
fewer failures occurring thla
Ahau in •ototer. Other itithiM
records exhibit noteworthy gains.
Thous-h speculative aetlvlty bee
abated, the expansion In m stream tile
and industrial transactions keep
bank clearings at umuaaUy bl-eh
totals. Enhancement of the eamlug
power of the railroads so alia as a, yd
the heavy traffic inoveuu nn cause
an embarrassing ascumulaMo* ef
freight on the Atlantic Seaboard.
Exports were again of nnmahshed
proportions In October and the pro
portions inOetobercv rseaeoiameias
is aided by the greater stability f
sterling exchange das to the addi
tional foreign credits iu this marfcal.
Weekly hank clearings, $5,19*.27§-
075.
The August* Chronicle say*:
‘ Frew th* four corners W Lb*
•ountry reports are t* tk eftl Lb**
prosperous oond I Hob* *rs prsTulias,
This Is not eonfiesd to auy parti***
lar line, but, of sours*, mb*
•exceed others In th* measure ml suc
cess that Is being achieved. M i*
gratifying at any time to bar*
encouraging reports, but fas partis**
lor!y so Just at this Juncture, when
the world is disheveled with fnyii
Bom# economists, espeaiaUy ****!**
fieui ‘be political aide, would ol<-
done even aa unusually deprasse*
condition should it be erletlag bow.
but such Is not the question.
“Information Is at baud to fee ml-,
feet thr\t transportation aomj muUm
are becorn ng worried over the tab
meuse traffic that ie being thrust
upon them. Congestion of freight is
threatened lu uiauy parte and right
here iu tbe south, lu the Augusta
territory, tbe amount of bust****
being done Is enormous. It bespeaks
a new era in business, on* that is
bound to result lu a high degree of
permanent prosperity, tor et we go
through the process of evolution we
provide new methods by wbieh to
foster and further busluess.
“The railroads of the east are <]*<•
daring unusually satisfactory drvi
dencis The matter of improving
roadbeds, of building new equip,
ment, is being extensively e rr ed on
fnwuguout the country. T la
ntaieujm of conditions Is no mere
unouneruieut of what is going to
he done, for right here in Augusta
the improvements are right now un
der way, building new rolling stcug,
and otherwise developing railroad
property. Then, too, w have aa.
nouneemerjts of tbe splendid work
being done tz. this direetion by
other roads operating la Georgia,
hut not coining directly into Auguss
ta.
“With the transportation com
panies bury with an enormous vol
Blue of freight, wirh manufacturing
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