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THE GOURANT-AMERIGAN.
VOL. X.
A BOARD OF TRADE.
Why Can’t One be Organized in
Carters'vi lie ?
w , iat one Ileal I.lve Man Did In Another
Town— Who AVIII Take the Lead in
Cartersville ?
A Board of Trade!
Bid it ever strike you that Car
tersville could be made to take on
a livelier gait if such an organiza
tion was effected and maintained
by real live men ?
Bid it ever occur to you that no
town has ever amounted to a row
of pins that didn’t have a live or
ganization of that kind?
Did you ever comprehend the fact
that opportunities are constantly
occurring which, if taken advantage
of and nursed by those interested
in the town, would make it more
prosperous and help along an indus
trial boom ?
Did it ever flash across your men
tal vision that Cartersville is now—
this day and this hour—more in
need of good, intelligent work by
men consecrated to the cause of
building up than any other town in
the country?
If such are facts, will some one
please tell us why a Board of Trade
should not be organized here, and
at once?
Please excuse us while we pause
a moment or two for a reply.
We take it for granted that no
one can advance a good reason why
something of the kind should not
be done.
Then why not wake up ?
Why can’t the dry bones be rat
tled up and made to realize the
situation ?
One good live man, assisted by a
few other live men, could work
wonders in this town of Carters
ville. In this work the faint-hearted
and laggards can be of no service.
To do anv wood it will reouire the
united efforts of Men.
To show what can be done in this
line by men, thoroughly imbued
with the spirit of progressiveness
and unselfishness, we copy the fol
lowing extract from the Tribune-of-
Rome, of last Tuesday:
There are many live towns in Geor
gia, hut there is one which has a little
more life than any other. The Tribune
will not mention its name, because the
Tribune knows that comparisons are
odious. But this particular town was
once a silent and forbidding abode of
fossils. It had never heard of the word
“enterprise,” and it lay upon the earth
as dead as an Egyptian mummy. One
day, about six or seven years ago, a
man by the name of Goodyear, deter
mined that a resurrection was in order.
In consequence, he organized a Board
of Trade. It had but few members, and
only about three of them took any in
terest in the matters offered to their at
tention. But the man whose name was
was horn to be a developer.
He labored long and earnestly, and
finally he found three other men who
were willing to meet eyery Friday in
the Board of Trade rooms and pass all
sorts of resolutions io iking to the im
provement of the town in which he and
his coadjutors lived. The result was
that the Board of Trade grew to be a
power in tne upbuilding of that town,
and the man whose name was Goodyear
lived long enough to see many of his
schemes carried to successful conclus
ions. Not only this, but the man whose
name was Goodyear lived long enough
to find himself the chief resident of his
town, regarded by high and low as a
public benefactor.
The Tribune didn’t say so, but it
of course ref rs to Brunswick, a
town that was once thought to be
finished, but through the untiring
£*icl unceasing work of Goodyear
and his co-laborers, has been made
to grow faster than any other Geor
gia town. We never hear of Bruns
'viok booming, but we do hear of
her growing rapidly all the while.
She is now pushing Savannah close
ly for the position of the chief port
°f the south Atlantic, and, judging
from the grit, liberality and perse
verance that characterize her popu
lation, it is not hard to predict that
she will get there.
Oh, for a Goodyear in Cartersville!
Of all the men in Cartersville,
who are anxious to see the town
grow and prosper, cannot one be
found who will prove to be a Good-
J'-iar ? And should he appear, can
not the live and enterprising people
of Cartersville give him that sym
pathy and material support that
would be necessary to aid him in
his work ?
Tlije is what the Tribune suggests
for Rome, and it is an equally good
suggestion for Cartersville:
1 he Tribune suggests that if there be
five men in Rome who are unselfish
enough to desire to see the whole city
prosper that they meet in the office of
the Tribune Wednesday afternoon at 3
o flock and organize a Boa*d of Trade
v hich shall take hold of Rom l and do it
good. Five such men who will meet
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1891.
together once a week and give atten
tion to the city’s general interests will
accomplish, in less than six months,
wonders in the direction of progress.
No “You can’t do it’’ pull-backs are
wanted. No “down,-town” and “up
town” partisans are wanted. No “blow
hards” and “pull-easies” are wanted.
No “promise all” and “perform-noth
ing” are wanted. No narrow-minded,
unregenerated sons of old-logvisin are
wanted. No two-by-three puffers of
“self and self’s business” are wanted.
Only those who desire the prosperity
of all of Rome, “down-town” and “up
town,” north, south, east and west
Rome, are wanted.
Surely we could And at least five
such men in Cartersville who would
be willing to organize for such a
cause. If a board of trade was or
ganized with too many members it
would likely die of the dry rot.
The main thing is to get a leader.
Who will come forward ?
This article is addressed: “To the
Living.”
BETTER SIDE WALKS.
The Right of the City to Enforce the
Pavement Ordinance.
The progressive citizen, after
being quite animated by the infor
mation that our city fathers had
decided to insist upon the side
walks of at least the business part
of the town being decently paved,
was correspondingly depressed by
expressions of opinion that the
council might not be empowered to
enforce the ordinance.
A Courant-American reporter,
calling on Mayor Baker to inquire
by what authority the counctl pro
posed to enforce the repairing and
laying of the pavements was re
ferred to the act of the Georgia leg
islature No. 154, providing for col
lections of municipal taxes and as
sessments, which we copy in full
below:
An Act to authorize anti empower mu
nicipal corporations in this state to
issue executions for any debts due or
to become due said corporations for
taxes, water, rents, license, fees and
taxes of every kind, assessments for
paving streets or lanes, for construct
ing and laying down sewers and
drains, and for cleaning and repairing
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P 1 J r auii/o, i.—
be levied by the city marshal or other
authorized officer of such city on the
real estate of the person against whom
such executions shall issue, and after
advertisement and other proceedings,
as in cases of sale for city taxes, the
same may be sold at public outcry in
manner pointed out in act of the gen
eral assembly, approved 27th day of
February, 1877, entitled “An Act to
provide for the manner of tax sales by
municipal corporations in this state,
and for other pnrposes,” and all sales
under such executions shall be made
under regulations of said act as to
purchase by municipal corporations
and redemption by owner after sale.
Section 1. The senate and house of
representatives of the state of Georgia
do enact, That any municipal corpo
ration in this state shall have full
power to and authority to entorce the
collection of any amount due or to be
come due to it for paving streets or
lanes, or for laying sewers and drains
or for cleaning and repairing privy
vaults in such city by execution to be
issued by the treasurer against the
person or persons or corporation o •
corporotions by whom any such debts
maybe due or may become due, which
executions may be levied by the mar
shal of such city on the real estate
of the owners against whom such ex
ec itions shall issue, and after adver
tisement and other proceedings, is in
cases of sales for city taxes, the same
may be sold at public outcry in man
ner pointed out in act of the general
assembly, approved February 27. 1877,
entitled “an act to provide for the man
ner of tax sales by municipal corpora
tions in this state, and for other pur
poses,” and all sales made by such
city under execution shall be made
subject to the regulations of the said
act as to purchase by said corporation
and redemptio i by owner after sale.
Section 2. That all laws and parts of
laws m litating against this act be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Approved October 19,1885.
It i9 hoped that the ordinance es
tablished will have the support of
every good citizen of Ca.tersville.
Surely those who occasionally visit
our neighboring towns, such as Ma
rietta and Cedartown, return im
pressed with the different notions
other people have had as to what
constitutes a decent progressive
town. We believe we have a wide
awake council; by all means let
them be supported.
Hurrah for Mayor Baker and his
live council!
An Early Mail From the East.
The new fast train on the Rich
mond & Danville railroad, which j
connects with the morning north
bound Western & Atlantic railroad j
passenger train, enables our busi-1
n :-ss men to receive their eastern
mail twelve hours earlier than for
merly. This is a great convenience
to them for very often the quick
transportation of letters means dol
lars. The arrival, however, of this
mail, with the already large morn- j
ing mail, gives the post office force
quite a rush and it takes them a
considerably longer time than for
merly to distribute it.
PLODDER'S PICKINGS.
The Story of Federal Cruelty to
One Family.
Notes Relating to Sherman’s March
Through This Section—A Building
He Remembered.
Apropos of the current consider
ation of the recent death of Gen.
Sherman, my friend, Jim Rogers,
theother day told of how his family
had been victims to the spoliations
and depradations of two of the least
humane oi the federal commanders,
Sheridan and Sherman.
* * *
With a sternness and rigidity vis
ible in the lineaments of his usually
genial face, which evinced the fact
that he was not peddling con
dolence, he related a pathetic
story of how the forces of the
former had applied the torch to the
family abode in the Shenandoah
valley, leaving the inmates roofless
and they had to make their home
out in the field under such indiffer
ent shelter as a few odd quilts and
blankets saved from the house af
forded.
* * *
From the curses and casualties
of such a condition they decided to
flee, and after necessarily hasty
consideration, they settled on Geor
gia as their destination. They
bought them a home at Kingston,
little dreaming anew seat of war
was in due time to embrace their
habitation.
* * *
Bragg’s campaign into Kentucky
and the withdrawal of his forces
for a defense more southward did
not awake a visible fear in the
dwellers of this section that inva
sion from the enemy was an early
possibility. News of the blood-be
trayed human havoc at Chicamauga
was imparted and this feeling yet
existed. Missionary ridge made
its bloody contribution to war his
tory, and yet no fears were felt.
* * *
Did you ever experience that sin
gular feeling which is a mixture
of feigned unconcern and a vague
dread of some coming woe? That
possessed these people about the
time that news of the engagements
at Rockyface and Snake Creek gap
was spread. When the two armies
met at Resaca, and after the carn
age of the affray, the wounded were
conveyed to Adairsville, and the
summer breezes that played through
a then beautiful grove thick set
with foliage, bore the groans of sub
jects of the surgeon’s lance and
saw. Long tables weighted with
great stacks of amputated arms
and legs furnished the picture that
soon caught the eye of the chance
observer. Wagon trains began to
pull in and draw camp about King
ston; the little two-by-four Rome
railroad, which seemed then the
same visible fixture it now is, began
to bear in excited Romans who had
nothing to carry but themselves,
on the go.
* * *
Then it was that vivid realiza
tion again established itself. After
the exciting little struggle at Cass
ville and the onward retreat of the
conie lerates, the Rogers family
found themselves at federal mercy.
Was Sherman less severe than
Sheridan ? It seems not, for the
family suffered an ugly repetition
of their Shenandoah experience.
“I am not saying anything harsh,”
said Jim, “but I haven’t wept;
would you?”
I wouldn’t; would you?
* * *
A great many people in Carters
ville know little of the confederate
course through the town, for Car
tersville is a much bigger town
than it was then, and newcomers
predominate in numbers strikingly
over the old dwellers of those days.
Except that a force of cavalry
crossed the Etowah at the old
Cooper works, the army crossed
on a pontoon bridge, between the
railroad and Douthit bridges, the
march being down the Cassville
road to the corner of Main street
and thence a road of which there
are now no traces, hut running di
rectly through the present door
yard of Bud Matthews, thence along
near Charley Wallace’s residence.
* * *
When the train which bore Sher
man on his visit south a few years
ago stopped at Cartersville the old
warrior stepped out on the plat
form and a few of our citizens ap
proached him. One of them, Capt.
Tom Lyon, I believe, said, * Jeneral,
do you recognize much about Car
tersville now, the first time you
have returned since ’<>4?”
“Well, said he, “I remember that
building there,’’ pointing to the
depot, “but I believe I left it with
out a roof on it.”
His displeasing words and cool
manner engendered no good feel
ings among the bystanders who
heard it.
* * *
By the way, now amid the gen
eral spirit to forget and forgive,
isn’t the unanimity singularly
marked and signal with which
those peopling the territory over
which Sherman figured—and the
whole south for that matter—stoi
cally refuse to express a condoning
or condoling word. This Is as
much as those at the north could
expect, Of the s luth’s journals,
the Courier-Journal is abont the
only one laudatory of his alleged
virtues and patriotism, and joining
in the prevalent northern affirma
tion of a “nation’s bereavement.”
The Plodder.
THE YOUNGEST CONFEDERATE.
He Is a Georgian anti a Citizen of
Cartersville.
Every now and then something
is said in the newspapers about the
“youngest confederate,” several
gentlemen having claimed the
honor. The latest ot these claim
ants is Mr. J. C. Carter, of Wayne
county, of whom the Atlanta Jour
nal of last Monday says:
It lias long been a matter of dispute as
to who is the youngest living confeder
ate soldier.
This distinction is now claimed by
Mr. J. C. Carter, who lives in Wayne
county.
“I entered the war,” said Mr. Carter
to a Journal ri p >rter recently, “at the
age of 12 years ut Goldsboro, N. C.”
He entered in January, 18*i3, and
fought several battles. He is now 40
years of age, and calls Georgia his
home.
We have here in Cartersville a
gentleman who can beat Mr. Car
ter’s record by a few months. It is
Mr. D. B. Freeman, one of the pro
prietors and editors of the Courant-
American, though he is too modest
to say much about it. He is not
yet forty years of age, which makes
him a few months younger than
Mr. Carter.
Mr. Freeman entered the service
of the confederacy at 12 years of
age as marker for the 6th Georgia
cavalry. He was in service two
years in all and was with Bragg
during his campaign in Kentucky,
Longstreet in his raid through East
Tennessee and in the retreat of
Johnson from Dalton to Atlanta.
The right to be called the “young
est confederate,” we think, clearly
belongs to Mr. Freeman. The
truthfulness of the assertions made
above can be vouched for by many
of the old veterans who now live in
this section, among whom we men
tion Judge J. C. Fain, of Calhoun,
who was the lieutenant-colonel of
the regiment Mr. Freeman was in.
Now who can beat that? It
hasn’t been beat so far.
At the Opera House.
Last Thursday afternoon and
evening performances were given
at the opera house by Count and
Countess Magri, Baron Magri and
a company of specialty artists.
Countess Magri is better known in
this country as Mrs. Gen. Tom
Thumb and many who had before
seen her or heard of her, and that
is everybody, were of course glad
of the opportunity and an almost
packed audience was the result.
The little lady and gentlemen cap
tured the children and ladies espe
cially by their petite figures, quaint
ways and clever acting. Prof.
Bender’s performances on the
glasses and the banjo were excel
lent and the Japs’ contortion and
juggling acts were skilfully done.
All in all the entertainment was
cleverly carried out.
The Guy Bros’, minstrels occu
pied the boards Saturday night and
were greeted with a good audience.
The performance was a fine one in
many respects, nearly all the spe
cialties being above the average.
The music was especially good and
the singing, dancing and acting
were pleasing. La Strange, the
female impersonator, made a happy
hit in his role and Edwin Guy’s
barrel jumping was something ex
traordinary. The juggler and con
tortionist were also good. The au
dience evinced its pleasure in the
performance by hearty applause
and should these burnt cork artists
again appear here a packed house
will greet them.
All sufferers from catarrh or influ-,
enza can look forward to a speedy cur j
by using Old S iul’s Catarrh Cure.
Porter b M|ltan
WRE OFFERING*
Great inducements in Every Department to make
• Room for New Goods. •
Our buyer, Mr. H. J. Porter is now in New York
purchasing an immense stock of Spring Goods.
Our plans are laid and we are determined to do a
big business the coming season. Every department in
our house will be fuil to overflowing with choice goods
and tempting bargains.
Our present stock of winter goods must be sold,
therefore we offer every dollars worth of winter goods
in our house at cost.
Winter Clothing for Men and Boys at Cost.
All Our Dress Goods at Cost.
All Our Flannels at Cost.
All Our Underwear at Cost.
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO BUY WINTER
GOODS AT YOUR OWN PRICE.
SHOES. + SHOES. + SHOES.
Our orders are placed with leading factories for the
largest stock of Shoes ever before brought to Bartow
County. These goods will arrive during March, hence
to make room for this enormous lot of goods our pres
ent Shoe stock must be reduced.
Prices below all competition.
PORTER & kHUCHRN,
Headquarters for Dry Goods, Shoes and Clothing.
A PASSENGER DEPOT.
A Committee Appointed to Confer
With the W. & A. Lessees.
Cartersville wants a respectable
passenger depot.
At a late meeting of Council the
subject was discussed and a resolu
tion was adopted authorizing and
requesting the mayor to appoint a
committee to confer with the les
sees of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad to induce them to remove
the present freight depot and also
erect a passenger depot.
His honor, Mayor Baker, appoint
ed on that committee Capt. Chas.
B. Wallace, Rev. Sam P. Jones and
Mr. J. C. Wofford.
The present freight and passen
ger depot is an old structure that
has long ago outlived the require
ments of the public demand and it
is hoped that the lessees will have
the liberality to accede to the wish
es of its patrons at this point.
A Letter Thief Arrested.
Mance Peacock, a little negro
boy about 11 or 12 years of age, was
arrested Saturday on the chaYge of
tampering with the United States
mail. It seems he has been taking
letters from the letter box at the
post office in this city for some
time, and so Postmaster Akerman
concluded to stop it. So Saturday
a decoy letter was put in the box in
a position where it could easily he
reached and a close watch was
made. It had not been there very
long before the little negro came in,
and, going directly to the box, pull
ed it out. Assistant Postmaster
Alex Akerman ran out and caught
the little rascal and iie was put in
the county jail until Monday when
he was taken out and committed
to the Fulton county jail for trial
next week at the United States
circuit court.
This thievery of the mail has
been going on for some time and it
is thought the little negro had an
accomplice, though he denies it. It
is not known that he has ever got
ten out a letter containing raon ey
#20,000
To loan within the next 30 days on fann
ing lands in Bartow county. Reasona
ble commissions. Apply to
Doug Las Wikle,
Attorney at law.
Up stairs over R. W. Satterfield’s.
feb2u-4t
AN UNNECESSARY SCARE.
A Case of Eczema is Taken Cos - the
Small Pox.
A large number of our people, es
pecially those residing in the east
ern part of the city, were thrown
into a state of fright Tuesday by the
report that a case of small pox had
developed on tne person of a lady
who had recently visited Chatta
nooga. The report spread rapidly,
and some went even so far as to
make ready to flee the instant the
report was verified.
Dr. Thos. H. Baker, tiie lady’s
physician, pronounced it a case of
eczema, a skin trouble, and says the
scare was entirely unwarranted.
Of course every one now feels en
tirely relieved. It was only a case
where the nervous citizen became,
frightened too quick.
A Congregation Suprised.
Last Sunday Rev. J. S. Hillhouse
surprised his congregation by an
nouncing that next Sunday morning
1 he would tender his resignation as
pastor of the Presbyterian church
in order that he might engage in the
evangelistic work to which he has
recentlv been elected by the Synod
of Mississippi. He stated that his
resignation was not occasioned by
any dissatisfaction with his pres
ent surroundings nor by any local
cause whatever, but that for some
time he had been desirous of enter
ing upon evangelistic work, believ
ing that he was better fitted for it
than for the pastorate. He also
thought that a change might be
beneficial to this church. That a
new man coming in with new
methods and fresh thoughts might
render better service to the church
than he could. He urged every
member of the church and of the
congregation to be present next
Sunday in person or by proxy when
he will lay the question fully before
them and will be governed by their
vote.
It is needless to say what Mr.
Hill house’s congregation will do in
regard to the matter. He is so
popular with his church people, as
indeed he is with almost the entire
population of the town that they
will not give him up if there’s any
possible chance to avoid it.
For burns and wounds we would re
commend Salvation Oil. All druggist*}
sell It at 25 cents.
no. m.