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THE G OURANT-AMERICAN.
VOL. X.
NOW FOR ACTION.
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An Organization That is Badly
Needed Here.
Sol ne of the Things That Could be Accom
plished by a live and Progressive
hoard ofTrade.
That Board of Trade!
Will it be organized?
Everybody seems to favor the
idea, but it remains to be seen
whether or not the*progressive citi
zens of Cartersville will unite on
some such plan with the view of
pushing forward the interests of the
town.
Do you remember the Courant-
Am eric an of last week published
an extract from an editorial of the
Tribune-of-Rome, strongly urging
the people of that city to reorganize
their board of trade ?
Well, it was about three days af
ter the publication of that article
in the Rome paper when the-deter
mined citizens of the Hill city uni
ted together and organized a strong
board of trade.
That is the way things are done
up in live towns.
There is no reason for the people
of Cartersville to dilly dally about
the matter. If there is need here
for such an organization, and no one
will say there is not, it should be
perfected at once, that the town
may speedily receive its beneficial
influence.
What could a board of trade do?
you ask.
Well, a great many things.
A live Board of Trade could bring
to bear great influence towards get
ting cheaper rates of freight, which
the town so badly needs.
An enterprising Board of Trade
could go into the reasons why Car
tcrsville is not a better cotto'n mar
ket, and, if defects were found in
our present plan of handling the sta
ple, some remedy applied which
would assist this city in gaining
every inch of the territory which is
justly hers.
A Board of Trade, possessing
plenty of energy, could be a potent
factor in securing enterprises to lo
cate here.
A Board of Trade could be of
valuable service to the city and sec
tion by inviting capitalists and
others in search of homes here, and,
when large parties arrive, make the
necessary arrangements for their
entertainment.
A Board of Trade could- scatter
broadcast advertising matter in re
gard to the town and county, and
in this way help build up.
A Board of Trade could take un
der advisement the matter of the
city’s general welfare and by an in
terchange of ideas among its mem
bers could accomplish much in nu
merous ways that do not occur to
the individual singly.
Mr. W. A. Howard, the banker,
in speaking of the organization of
a Board of Trade here, araoftg oth
er things, said to a reporter: “A
petition coming from a board of
trade would have more" attention
paid to it than if it came from in
dividuals. In regard to cheaper
freights, the railroads would better
consider representations from a
hoard of trade than those coming
from any other The same
applies to other things.”
This is Mr. Howard’s idea of a
board of trade: “A board of trade,
like everything else, is no account
unless it attends strictly to busi
ness, If we have a board of trade,
let it be composed of men who will
give their time, energies and ,some
of their money in carrying out the
objects of the organization.”
The article in last week’s Courant-
American on this subject occasion
al a great deal of comment: Mayor
article and indorsed it square out.
I am for Cartersville first, last and
all the time. Through a board of
trade our merchants could unite
and have an influence with
the outside world; especially could
•it he of great service in helping to
obtain through rates of freight,
freights equalized with other points
around us will increase our business
more than hundred fold. I am
ready to co-operate with all the bal
ance of the merchants, and I hope
your paper will be able to work the
niatter up with them, and in that
event you will have done a great
th ing for the town.”
“Properly conducted,” said Mr.
John W. Akin, “a Board of Trade
would be an advantage to the town,
Somebody must always take the
|ead in matters of public enterprise.
one man wishes to assume this
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 5. 1891.
duty. A Board of Trade would al
ways be ready for such work. Every
business man should belong to it.
By making the monthly dues, say
|1 per month, a fund would be
raised for the entertainment of vis
itors, advertising 4,he town, repre
sentation at commercial gatherings
and at trade centers, fairs, exposi
tions, etc. Such an institution would,
also be instrumental in starting bu
siness. enterprises, attracting in
vestors, inaugurating factories, etc.
Cartersville must do something her
self, if she succeeds. Sitting idle
and waiting for some stranger to
come here and go to work never
yet made a town. The eye of cap
italists is turned toward the south;
but they will seek those towns who,
by their own works, show their faith
in themselves. We must quit look
ing so much to ‘our future.’ We
must try to make something out of
OUR PRESENT.
“The money spent by a few of our
own people in the last two years in
building small houses to rent would
have built and equipped a small
factory, which would have brought
to our town a dozen families and
thousands of dollars annually in
exchange Tor the manufactured pro
duct. This money would have
mostly been paid for wages, 90 per
cent, of which would have been
spent in our town. The investors
in the factory would receive better
net returns than they do from house
rent, because the wear and tear of
the houses and the cost of repairs,
taxes and insurance eat a big hole
in the rents. And if we have no
factories to keep people here, who
will rent the houses?
“A Board of Trade can, by its
moral influence, give shape and di
rection to such things. I will join.”
Mr. J. H. Vivion, cashier of the
First National hank, said: “Boards
of trade, commercial clubs and such
organizations have proved to be
quite beneficial in building up and
increasing the business of other
cities, and I do notsee why Carters
ville should be an exception. By
all means let our city have an or
ganization.”
These, and other expressions of
opinion, from leading citizens come
to our ears. These opinions are ex
pressed by all our citizens, and if
all would go to work to organize
the board of trade a strong one
could be had.
Now, gentlemen, the matter is
left with you.
How will you act?
Ho Decides to Resign.
Rev. J. C. Jones, having had un
der consideration for some time a
change of his pastorate of the
churches at Dalton, Cedartown and
Cartersville for that of a larger
field to which he has been called in
Baltimore, Md., tendered his resig
nation of this work.
After carefully considering the
urgent and unanimous request
from the vestry of this parish and
that of Cedartown to reconsider the
matter and remain with them, Mr.
Jones decided to ask that his resig
nation be accepted to take effect
on the 15th of April next.
Though working under most de
cided difficulties, presented by his
not being at either of his parishes
for more than a day or two at a
time, Mr. Jones has endeared him
self to every person with whom
he has come in contact, and espe
cially his parishioners, upon the
shoals of memory of whom he will
leave a deep impression of his con
character.
A Popular Jewelry Establishment.
The popular jewelry establish
ment of W. F. Baker has recently
been thoroughly renovated and
it is now a perfect gem. The pro
prietor has spared neither pains
nor expense in making it a first
class establishment, a place where
the finest and best goods in that
line can be had at low prices. He
has always a fine stock of watches,
jewelry ojall kind, silverware, etc,
and it is needless for any one to go
to other,places for tljem, as his
are the equal in prices and quality
to those of any establishment in
the country.
Mr. J. L, Turner, lately of Ac
worth, is again with Mr. Baker, He
has the reputation of being a fine
jeweler, thoroughly up in all the de
tails of his business. Parties wish
ing jewelry repaired, watches fixed
or any other work in this line
should call on him.
Mr. J. S. Shelton is the polite
salesman, and he has the happy
knack of treating his customers
just right.
“The Little Owl eat up the Big Owl,”
but R. C. Miot is still selling the best of
drugs, medicines and seeds.
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
The One to Gainesville to he
Built Tiiis Year.
Work Commenced at lieasley’s Gap Last
Monday—lt is to be Continued Until
the Road is Completed,
It at last looks as if we will have
anew railroad.
And it will stretch from this city
to Gainesville, a distance of about
seventy-eight miles.
It is well known that several gen
tlemen of this city obtained a char
ter for a road between Cartersville
and Gainesville about two years
ago. Several attempts were made
to interest capital in the project, but
until lately all were fruitless.
But during the past few months
the directors of the road have been
quietly at work on the enterprise
and before any one knew what they
were doing they have about con
cluded all necessary arrangements.
A Courant-American reporter has
made several attempts to interview
the officers of the company, but
found them as dumb as oysters. He
learned enough, however, to inspire
the thought that the road will sure
ly be built. A distinguished rail
roader has undertaken the task and
all who know him feel confident he
will do all he promises. We are not
just now prepared to give his name.
Last Monday morning a squad of
hands, under directions of a boss
and civil engineer, went out to
Beasley’s Gap, about fourteen miles
from this city, where they will coin
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portant part of the route and work
was begun on it first because other
roads are pressing that way and
would like to have it, as their pos
session. To go any other route
would cost thousands of dollars
more than this, and as our road
owns the right of way through the
gap it will be used. The company
that has undertaken the construc
tion of the road assure us the work
now begun shall be continued until
the road is completed.
This company has come in pos
session of about fifteen miles of
graded road, with crossties laid,
stretching from Gainesville to and
crossing the Chestatee river. From
this point the people of Dawson
sonville propose to grade and fur
nish the crossties in order tosecure
the railroad.
This is the most gratifying piece
of news the Courant-American lias
had the pleasure of furnishing its
readers for some time. As soon as
more developments are made we
will give ail information. The road
can almost be regarded as a cer
tainty.
A Gratified Congregattoa.
Our Presbyterian brethren, as ex
pected, turned out in unusual num
bers last Sunday to express their
unwillingness to have Rev. James
S. Hillhouse further consider the
matter of resignation of his pasto
rate of their church.
Mr. Hillhouse renewed his assur
ances that the proposal to resign
was not brought about by discon
tentment with his present duties,
but that receiving a call to a work
to which he was somewhat partial,
he preferred a full expression of
satisfaction from his present con
gregation. With a few more words,
Mr. Hillhouse retired, and Major
Chas. IT. Smith was called to the
chair. Discussion though in order
seemed unnecessary, and upon the
question of ayes and nayes as to
the desire to have Mr. Hillhouse re
main with them being put, the con
gregation unanimously rose, voting
aye.
To the hearty gratification of his
congregation, as well as to his host
of admirers in Cartersville, we un
derstand Mr. Hillhouse will no lon
ger consider his resignation, but
proposes to be “installed.”
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For burns and wounds we would re
commend Salvation Oil. All druggists
sell it at 25 cents.
PLODDER’S PICKINGS.
How about the boom ?
Do you think we will have a boom
soon ?
These and similar questions are
often fired atone in the daily round.
They have no special effect, ex
cept to make one feel tired.
Cartersville has never experi
enced a boom and yet has had all
she needed for her own material
good.
Do you know anything specially
Inviting about boom towns just
now ?
I do not.
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There’sMiddlesborough that still
has wrapped about it the confidence
of those who have put their money
in there, yet when the facts are sifted
down you find that the thing you
call solidity is foreign to its compo
sition and everything rests upon a
hope of (as Artemus Ward would
have put it) signal materializations
yet toJpaterialize.
* *
I met a fellow the other day who
had Iteen hanging up at Annistor.
He was hunting anew location,
having flatly decided to shake An
niston’s costly earthly particles from
his pedal casements, and hence he
talked frankly, plainly.
“Do you expect to do well in Cnr
tersville, if you decide to come?” I
asked.
“Oh, if I make a living for the
present I shall be satisfied,” said he
“Anniston is duller than the middle
of a desert just now, and not much
prospect for things to brighten, as I
can see. Businesses are already go
ing into the hands of receivers and
I don’t want to be one to join the
p.ocession with my eyes open.”
* * *
A friend who had been recently a
passenger over the Cincinnati
Southern, was talking about the
country and casually dwelt op the
impressions his observations about
Cardiff created.
“You see there fine brick build
ings, with iron and plate glass fronts,
which their owners have erected
and then closed up and left; streets
graded up nicely, but nobody to
walk them.”
Cardiff dirt went at fabulous
prices at the town’s initial sale a
few months ago.
* * *
So it is with a few other boom
towns that might be enumerated,
but the whole catalogue it is not
necessary to give to score a point,
and that is that boom towns are
sometimes a good thing to let alone.
* * *
A steady, solid growth is more to
be desired than booms.
Cartersville has done well, but no
one will hardly attempt to gainsay
the fact that she has not done as
well as she might. Now I don’t
wish to set myself up as a philoso
pher, but I believe I can state one
reason, at least, why she has not
grasped the goal held in her possi
bilities, and that is the eternal de
pendence upon outsiders to build
her up.
“What do you think Col. Blows
hard, from Blowville, is going to do
with his scheme? I do hope he will
put tilings to moving here.”
“Have you heard anothing lately
from Major Squeezeall since he left?
If his syndicate don’t push up their
interests soon I don’t know’ what
we are going to do.”
Such questions and doleful ejacu
lations should not be heard, but they
are, and often the person making
them, if you will pin him down con
fidentially, you will find has a piece
of property that he hopes to realize
some big sum on through the devel
opments these outsiders may make.
Run over in your mind the men
among our own citizens, who have
convenient sums of idlecapital and
then cast up casually the aggregate
that could be gotten to start enter
prises. Consider also how much
better it would be for these needed
enterprises Jo be started and run by
home people.
Will you agree with me if I say
we can build up if w r e wish?
If outsiders come, give them a
genial and enthusiastic welcome,
but wdiy not start the ball ourselves ?
* * *
Gadsden, Ala,, has built up
through the efforts of her own citi
zens, co-operating and working to
gether for the town’s good. Dozens
of industrial enterprises have been
started by combined home capital
The new comer feels encourged to
invest under such circumstances
and conditions.
But don’t we need co-operation
and unity of action, though, as well
as a healthy, all-around hustle?
In the Bright lexicon of our ex
Dorter b VaUghan
WRE OFFERINGS
Great Inducements iu Every Department to [Me
• Room for New Goods. •
Our buyer, Mr. 11. 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 full 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.
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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 St r
Headquarters for Dry Goods, 'Shoes and Clothing.
istence let these words be fixed and
we can at once and emphatically
say to booms, begone.
* * *
We don’t want to make it possi
ble for some one to say to the tomb
stone man, “come here and we will
show you another spot for a siiaft
over a dead scheme.” Let those
that are gone rest in peace, hut put
a vigorous sustenance behind what
ever goes for the future, and estab
lish a lost confidence in ir od rn ef
fort, and such a result itself will
work as a wholesome lever.
* * *
Rouse, ye denizens! or words to
that effect. The Plodder.
A FEARFUL ACCIDENT.
>lr. James H. WiiPams Crushed by a
Dummy in Birmingham.
The painful news of the death of
Mr. James H. Williams was receiv
ed here Tuesday afternoon. As
this was the first intimation that
anything was the matter, the news
was quite a shock to his relatives
and friends.
In the telegram received, no
cause was assigned for the death.
But a short paragraph in the Bir
mingham Age-Herald of last Tues
day explains it. It is as follows:
In trying to board a moving East
Lake dummy train, out about Slows fur
nace yesterday, James H. Williams
missed his footing and fell under the
whee's. Both legs were horribly mash
ed. He was taken to Charity hospital
where one leg was amputated. At last
accounts he was doing fairly well.
He died the next day about two
o’clock in the afternoon. 11 is fath
er immediately wired for the re
mains to be brought to this city,
Mr. Williams was horn and rear
ed in this city, where he has a large
number of friends. He was the
son of Mr. A. C. Williams, Sr., one
of our oldest and best citizens. By
trade he was a moulder and for the
past six years he has been away
from home, visiting here a few
weeks ago for the first time since
he left, ile was a genial, whole
souled young man, who endeared
himself to all who knew him. It is
hard for the friends of his boyhood
to realize that he is now no more.
. The remains of Mr. Williams ar
rived yesterday afternoon on the
East and West railroad and were
carried to the home of his father in
this city. The funeral services oc
curred this morning at the house at
10 o’clock. They were conducted
bv Dr. Dobbs in the presence of a
1 irge number of sorrowing relatives,
and friends. After these service*
the remains were taken to Oak
11 ill cemetery where they were con
signed to the grave.
A Valuable Book.
Dr. J. H. King, of Aduirsvilh*
lias just issued a valuable book
which contains compilations in the
form of a medical digest, the pre
scriptions of the most eminent phy
sicians of Europe and America for
acute and chronic diseases. He
has been engaged in this work for
several years and as a result ha*
brought out a book that should bo
in every family. The book is in
dexed and formulated in such a.
manner that the disease in which a
remedy is desired can be found at
once. Classified in alphabetical or
der, and grouped into classes so
that the disease having been de
termined, the remedy is at once at
hand. The design of this work Is
to give to every household a val
uable aid in meeting the’ emergen
cies of the sick room, and to assist
the physician in active practice by
giving to him the best formulas
and prescriptions which the expe
rience of his profession has ap
proved. These have been collected
from the standard medical jour
nals of late date and best works
upon therapeutics, practice and
pharmacy.
Roll of Honor.
The following pupils of the East
grammer school were on the roll of
honor for February: Sixth grade
—Maud Watkins, 96.1, Mina Row
an, 94.6. Fifth grade—Jessie Mor
gan, 95.8, Laura Lackie, 94.1.
This is the roll of honor for the
third and fourth grade for the
month ending, February, 27, 1891,
West side school: Robert Munford,
Lottie Anderson, Julia Foute, Ada
McEwen, Julia Smith, Lessie
Rowan, Miller Gilreath. Sixth
grade—Frank Hall. Seventh grade
—Charles Akerman, 78.7; Alfred
Akerman, 98.5. Eighth grade—
Mattie May Connelly, 98.3; Lonnie
Moon, 98.3; Cora Graham, 97.(5;
Willie Howard, 97.2. Gus Connelly,
Bertie Bradford, Ollie Standford,
Lela Gilbert and Ella May Gilreath
deserve honorable mention.
None but fresh seeds are sold at R. C~
Mict’s drug store.
NO. 86.