The Courant-American. (Cartersville, Ga.) 1889-1901, February 28, 1901, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE COURANT AMERfCAN. VOL. XX. CARTERSVILLE COTTON MILLS. Company Has Been Organized to Build a Mill. ASK FOR SMALL DONATION. J jdge J M- Noel Writes of the En terprlse and Asks All to Help It Along, Editors Courant American: I am authorized to state that our community can now secure, if de sired, a $50,000 cotton mill, with a reasonable prospect of one four or five times as large. After waiting on outside capital in vain, a few of our citizens, who have the financial ability to make their promise good, have decided to build a cotton null and operate it, without asking the balance ol us tQ. subscribe for a dollar of stock, provided we will encourage the en terprise by raising a fund of $2,500 to be donated to the company and paid when the mill is built and ready for operation. This is asked by the few gentlemen who propose to build the mill, as some com pensation for the risk they run by the investment of their capital in a business with, which they are un familiar, and for the idleness of their capital during the progress of the erection and equipment of the mill. The balance ot us, who are not called on for stock sub scription, incdr no risk beyond our donation, and yet will enjoy the fruits of tne active prosperity which it is hoped will accrue to the com munity from the successful opera tion ol the mill and from other en terprises which may follow. I am in favor of inviting sub scription for the donation asked. I have no interest in the enterprise other than as a citizen of the com munity, and do not own any stock in the company. Never theless, I believe that the erection and operation of such a mill in our midst will benefit me much more than the a mount I propose to do nate. It makes the difference be tween living in a live progressive community and living in a stag nant non-progressive one. I think every merchant, every property owner and every laboring man in the town, and also every farmer who has his market here will be benefitted by the enterprise. For this reason I think we ought not to hesitate, but should subscribe to the donation fund at once, and let our friends who propose to engage in the venture make haste to build and set tlie machinery in motion. In times past we donated money to strangers to get enterprises loca ted here, and failed because we trusted unwisely. The men who now make us the proposition are not strangers and are able and whi ling to perform their promises. Heretofore I have favored the idea of attempting to build a mill by popular stock subscription,to which all of our people would be expel led to subscribe to the limit of their ability. On reflection, however, I am not sure out that the plan now proposed will be better for us. If the mill makes no profits, or small profits, these few citizens who have risked a considerable capital, will bear the loss, and not we who mere ly donate without taking stock. A committee consisting of W. H. Howard, Henry Milner, J. M. Field, Will Young and myself,have undertaken to ask the people to subscribe to this donation fund, which will not be payable until the util! is ouilt and ready for opera tion. In order to raise this amount, we will need the active help of our farmer friends, who make this their cotton market. Outside of the men who propose to build the mill there are not many people in Car tersville possessing surplus capital, and witnout the help of the farm ers around us I tear we could not raise the amount needed. It seems to be demonstrated that those towns in the south having cotton mills afford the best cotton mar kets, and Uence the sure benefit to all farmers of the adjacent territory. This of course results in large benefit to the merchants of the town in drawing to them a larger trade by reason of the enlarged market thus afforded to farmers. Believing this to be an opportune time, I hope that our entire com munity, both town and country, will join in a strong pull together Tor this common benefit which CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1901. seems to be within easy reach. Following this article may be seen a copy of the subscription agreement for the signature of donors with the amounts of their respective donations. I shall cheer fully sign the subscription myself for the donation of such an amount as I am able to make, and I trust that every man who reads this will without waiting to be solicited sub scribe in like manner such an amount as he is able, and thus se cure the success of the enterprise. It was my desire to spend a portion of the present week in connection with other members of the commit tee in calling upon many of our people peisonally, but being com pelled to be absent during the week on business. I have procured Mr. W P. Larauiore to act in my place, who will receive the sub sciiption of any one willing to help the movement along. I trust that every citizen will study this mat ter caretully but promptly and act at once. I tru-d that no one will throw cold water on the enterprise but r ither help it on to success and let our citv and community take its proper place as one of the pro gressive cities and communities of the state. Respectfully yours. J. M. Neel. SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. We, the undersigned, subscribe the amounts set opposite to our names as a donation to induce the erection of a cotton factory in or adjacent to Cartersville, Ga., pio vided, however, that not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars shall be invested in said enterprise and provided that said factory, be ready for operation by July 1, 1902; and these subscriptions are not to be due and payable until the factory is built and ready for opera tion. These subscriptions are made payable to J. H. Vivion and IT. E. Carey as trustees for Cartersville Cotton Mills, a corporation to be chartered for the purpose of erect ing and conducting said cotton fac tory. DR. WILLINGHAM TO COME- Will Preach at the Baptist Church Next Monday Nisrht. Cartersville is to have quite a distinguished visitor next week in the person of Rev. Dr. R. J. Wil lingham, of Richmond, Va. He is the corresponding secretary of the Foreign Mission Board of the Sou thern Baptist Convention, and is a man who has been remarkably suc cessful in his work. Mr. Beaier, the pastor of the Baptist church, been trying to get Dr. Willingham to visit his people ever since being here and has at last succeeded. “Dr. Willingham,” said Mr. Beaier in speaking of him “is a Georgia boy. He is the son of the late B. L. Willingham, of Macon. He was pastor of the Baptist church in Barnesville when called to pre side over the work of the Foreign Mission Board. He is one of the strongest men we have in the de nomination, and one of the most powerful preachers. His strength seems to be in his-complete forget fulness of self. It is the strength of the spirit, and I have seen him have a wondeiful effect ever a con gregation, moving it as no other mail could do. We have asked him here to speak for us but we want others to enjoy his sermon also. With -this end in view we extend a cordial invitation for all Christians to come out and hear him. It will be the fourth of March when the president is being inaugurated in Washington, and we are seeking to inaugurate a reign of more perfect conformity to God’s word in our church and commun ity.”- Dr. Willingham will preach on Sunday in Chattanooga and from there will come to Cartersville to be here Monday night. “THE MAN BEHIND THE PLOW.” A Sermon Next Sunday to the Far mere of Bartow County. At the Baptist church next Sun day morning Rev. Alex W. Beaier, the pasicir, will preach a special sermon to the farmers of Bartow co inty. His subject will be “The Man Behind the Plow.” Mr. Beaier having spent most of his life in the city, has formed some new ideas of the farmers since he has spent two years among them. He will give some of them in his sermon on Sunday. At the eveningservice the fourth of the series of sermons on the life of Jesus will be preached, the subject being “Jesus as a Sufferer.” The public and especially stran gers in the city, are cordially invit ed to attend these services. THE SOUTH SNOWBOUND. Land Covered all the Way From Carolinas to Texas- TH£ HEAVIEST FALL OF ANY ',VS St Qi ; , Whorn It Reached Ten Inches—Consider able Damage Reported. Atlanta, Feb. 23. —The southern states, from Texas to the Atlantic coast was given the first taste of winter last night and this morning, the snow falling in many places from Charleston, S. C. to Central and Northern Texas, and almost to the gulf. The storm, which was over the west gulf coast last night moved rapidly to the east during the night and is central today over northern Florida, where snow is expected during the next twelve hours. The line of freezing temperature as reported bv the local weather bureau this morning extends to the south portion of Georgia and to the coast of Alabama and Louis iana. In some portions of the south the snow storm brought on its wings high northwest winds which wrecked all telegraph and telephone communication. The heaviest snow fall reported is at LaGrange, Ga., where the precipitation is ten inches. At Birmingham, there were about six inches. Montgomery reports a similar depth and very cold. South ern Mississippi reports the first snow in some places in two years. There is none at New Orleans. The percipitatiou reported at Dallas is three inches, and in Northwestern Texas from three to six inches. Snow is of course of great benefit to growing wheat, but it is feared may cause severe loss to live stock. In Atlanta the snow began fall ing last night and by 10 o’clock this morning the ground was cov ered to a depth of five inches. All trains were from twenty min utes to two hours late, causing consequent delay to mails. Street car companies called out their men at 2 o’clock this morning and put cars into service for the purpose of keeping the tracks open. This served in a measure to avert a complete suspension of service this morning. F"air and much cold weather is predicted for tonight and Sunday. The Official Advertising- The recommendation of the last grand jury on the subject of the o licial advertising I think meets the approval of nine-tenths of the people of Bartow count)’, and I am sorry to see that our sheriff and his deputies have disregarded that recommendation and have decided to make the News the official or gan not only of the sheriff but of the ordinary as well, as the ordi nary is bound to follow the sheriff in the matter of official advertising. If nobody except the sheriff and his deputies were interested in this matter, and they paid the adver tising fees out of their own pock ets, there would not be so much cause for complaint, although, the publication of the advertisements in both papers is far preferable to t' epublication of them in only one paper, as it inures especially to the benefit of the unfortunate whose property is advertised, giving it more publicity and increasing the chances of the property bringing its full value. But I submit that the sheriff has no right to select one newspaper in preference to an other at the expense of the people whose property is advertised and who have to pay the advertising tecs. Your proposition of week be fore last, in reply to the letter of Mr Griffin, to continue the publi cation of the legal advertisements under the arrangement as hereto fore existed, an<l as recommended by the grand jury, commends it self to all fair-minded men; and the concluding part of that pro position to continue to publish the advertisements for one-half the regular fees in the event the News declined to continue the joint pub lication of them, was so conclusive ly in the interest of those having the fees to pay that I am at a loss to know why Mr. Griffin and his deputies ignored that preposition and gaye the advertising exclus- ively to the News at double the rate which you proposed to do the work for, and especially so when other people have to pay the fees, and I mistake the temper of the people, their sense of justice and right, if they don’t revolt at this action on the part of the sheriff and his deputies and sooner or la ter call them v* account for it. It is hard enough to pay the prin cipal, interest, attorneys fees, and court cost, and the advertising fees are always an extra burden, and why the Courant American was not permitted to publish the ad vertisements when they proposed to do so for one-half price is hard to understand and a great wrong upon the debtor class. Was it done to carry out a promise made to the News before the election, and thus at the expense of others pay a cam paign debts? It is in order it seems to me for these gentlemen to pay the additional charge made by the News out of their own pocket, and if they are fair men they will do it; aud if they do not the question may arise as to what the law is on the subject. If Mr. Griffin or nis deputies should levy on my crib of corn,and my neighbor proposes to carry it to the place of sale for a certain amount, has he the right to refuse to allow this to be done and hire one of lii.s political friends to carry it aud pav him twice the amount? And if he should do so, can he force me to pay the amount which he has promised to pay his friend and supporter ? Evidently it would not be right for him to do it and ought not to be the law, if it is. It seems to me that this effort to subsidize the News in payment of campaign services at the expense of the people is as bad as Mark Hanna’s ship subsidy bill for the payment of campaign funds used during the last presidential elec tion. It is well enough for these gentlemen, whose friend I a,in, to pay their campaign debts out of the own pocket, but they should not do so at the expense of other people. Bartow. THE NEW COURT HOUSE- The Commission to Decide on Lo cation Meets Next Tuesday. There is considerale interest felt in the new court house project. People not alone in town but all over the county have been t liking about the matter ever since the an nouncement of the commission named by the grand jury to decide on and purchase a location. This commission is composed of the members of the board of commis sioners of roads and revenues and one citizen each from the several districts of the county except Car tersville district, which has two. The citizens are as follow’s: Car tersville, L. S. Muuford, J. F. Ste phens; Adairsville, G. A. Veach; Kingston, J. N. McKelvey; Cass ville, J. B. Crawford; Sixth, J. J. Murphy, Pitie Log, C. B Vincent; Salacoa, James 0. Hubbard; Eu harlee, J. T. Jolly; Stamp Creek, Jonas Keever; Wolf Pe.i, James A. White; Allatoona, I. O. McDaniel; Emerson, C. M. Jones; Taylors ville, W. D. Trippe; Iron Hill, Fountain Whitaker. The commis sion will meet next Tuesday. In so important a matter as that of building the new court house it is well to look closely at every phase of the case and that the pub lic interests alone should be con sidered. The matter of a location is one of momentous importance, as not only the present generation but posterity must be affected by the advantages or disadvantages of a favorable or unfavorable site. It is easy to make a mistake that no sort of effort could hereafter rectify. Personal interests should be alto gether ignored in the action that will be taken. It is of the utmost importance that every member of this commission be present. No matter what may arise as a seem ing excuse, no man selected should think of being absent from the meeting. The responsibilities of the case demand the most extreme sacrifices if need be to the end that there should be a full meeting. The commission entire is com posed of substantial citizens <*f whom wise, judicious action is ex pected. It is understood that a number of places will be offered for the consideration of the body with prices on same. The Rest Prescription for Ma laria. Chills ami Fever is a bottle of. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. ItT? simply iron and quinine in a taste ►■“s fir m, No cure —no pay. Price -Oc. N EWS oFj*_ WOMEN’S CLUBS (by MARY S. MUNFORD.) CHEROKEE CLUB. The regular meeting of the club was held Friday afternoon at the club room. Several papers were read, and all new business discuss ed. Mrs. Lily Bradley read an ar ticle on George Washington, and Mrs. A. O. Granger also read a very interesting account of the Sea Board Air Line traveling libraries. These libraries are furnished by the officials of the Seaboard Air Line system, and are taken to ev ery village and town on the road. A great deal of good has been ac complished by the traveling libra ries, and this road is receiving praise and commendation by every body. Apropos of traveling libraries, the following synopsis of an article is taken from Sunday’s Constitu tion: One of the best circulating scho< 1 libraries in the state is in Newton county, and the story of how it came to be established is interest ing. Commissioner W. C, Wright tells the story as follows: During the spring of 1899 the board of education of Newton coun ty appropriated $230 for a circular ing school library for the county schools. To hold the volumes twenty li brary boxes ivere constructed ear 1 ’ strengthened with iron braces ad provided with stout handles in a - to a lock and key. This co t only $25. With what remained 01 the sum appropriated one thousand books were purchased,making fifty volumes to each box. Twenty printed lists of books were then made,together with rules governing teachers in distribution of books, aud the same were parted on inside lid of box. The teach ers were notified that they could get boxes for their schools and could keep them from one to three months, when they could return to office of county school commis sioner and exchange for another box. Just before the boxes were sent out, in a village school of sixty pu pils, only eight pupils had ever read a book other than their school readers. Three weeks after a box had been sent to the school seven ty-five books had been read, aud at the end of the school term, five and a half months in length, this one box had not less than nine hun dred and seventy-eight books. In addition to these the teacher read several, and probably a hundred were read by parents and others not in school. On an average one hundred bo< k per month from each of the twenty boxes were read, thus making, at a safe calculation, ten thousand books read during the term In each box are a Webster’s Academic Dictionary and a World’s Almanac. Many other books are duplicated, but none to the extent of the dictionary and almanac. Each cox has, in the main, a set of books diffeient trom books in the other boxes. Fifty per cent, of the books are for children not beyond the fourth grade, and these are the books that accomplish the most good, for the older pupils as well as the younger ones read them. They form 80 per cent, of all the books read, as shown by the record hooks of the teachers. During the past summer the board of education appropriated $275 additional to the $230 of the year before,and eighteen new boxes have been added to the library .each box containing thirty books. The average cost of the books in the first twenty boxes, including the boxes, freight and drayage, is 23 cents. The average cost of the books in the last eighteen boxes is 50 cents. The farm and garden work of the club was dismissed at last meet ing, and it is hoped that the Cher okee Club will take more interest in this work during the year. The women of Bartow county ought 10 lead in this department of the clubs of the state, for no other county can boast of more talented women in the aft of cooking, baking,grow ing flowers, etc. Some northern club, has recently given a bazaar realizing a la.ge sum. When the weather settles, and spring comes, why couldn’t the Cherokee Club, 'assisted by the progressive women of the entire county, have some thing of this kind ? I A number of new books have re- :ently been added to the public li brary. The library is becoming more popular all the time, between fifty and a hundred books are given out each week to people of all ages, fhe school children are eager to get a new’ book every Saturday. ♦ ——————— An enterprising, interesting club is the National Society of New England Women of New York. This society was organized in 1895 with fifteen members, and now has seven hundred names enrolled. Its aim is to establish friendly relations among New England women everv where, and keep the old-time cus toms, p i ciples, legends, etc., from anding. The philanthropic work of this club has also brought it into notice. The Tennessee State Federation is well organized, doing work un der eleven committees. Educa tional interests are advanced under four departments: Higher educa tion. public schools, kindergarten and compulsory education. The last committee now has a hill be fore the legislature to enforce the education of all children in the state, between the ages of eight and fourteen years. A meeting of the board of the General Federation was held this week at The Arlington, Washing ton, D. C. At this meeting it will be decided where the next biennial meeting will be held, and it is thought that probably the invita tion of the women of Atlantic City will be accepted. Mrs. Rebecca Lowe will preside over this meet ing. Mrs. St. Justin Beale is soon to open a school in New York, to teach girls of all nationalities how to cook, wash, sweep, dust, and perform all the practical duties ot a household. A strong and much needed effort will be made to instill in them tact, politeness, patience, tidiness, kindness, and silence. Lunches, fashionable dinners, and ball suppers will be served on the shortest notice. Dressmaking, millinery, hairdressing, manicuring and other tilings in this line are to be put in. Mrs. Margaret Sangster, Mrs. St. Justin Beale, Mrs. J. S. He iclile , Mrs. Rose and Miss Oleson are a committee of women to forward this institution. They have one of the great problems of civilization on their hands, and every family man and woman on this continent will say, “God bless them.” ALBA HEYWOUU. Will Appear at the Opera House on March 7th. Alba Heywood and his peerless company will appear at the opera house on the evening of March 7th. Heywood’s Bi-Chloride of Fun will cure anything Treats the entire system through the eve and ear; throat examined while you laugh. No pain except in your side. You yell but it don’t hurt. You cry but its from laughing. Heywood is supported by a com pany of artists, every participant a star. Miss Monroe.the brilliant violin ist. Mr. Ulrich, a graduate of Bruno Stein Jell, and’cellist of re markable ability. Miss Cole, the soprano, with a remarkably sweet wonderful, volume, and her renditions are exquisitely sweet. Heywood, the character comedian, is the most popular retailer of tun on the American stage. This at traction is guaranteed. Valuable Alma nac Free- We have received a copy of the new almanac for 1901 published by the Royal Baking Powder Cos. It is an artistic and useful book and will be of interest to housekeepers. A noteworthy feature of the almanac is a prediction of the weather for every day of the year, by Prof. DeVoe. who correctly prophesied the great Galveston cy clone and other important meteoro logical events. We are authorized to say that any woman reader of this paper can secure a copy with out cost by sending a request to the Company, at 100 William St., New 7 York. Milk Cows for Sale- Two fresh milk cows —one Jer sey and Holstein, four gallons per day, and one black Jersey, three gallons per day. Parties desiring good cows should see these before buying. Mrs. J. D. Rogers, 2t Kingston, Ga. O~a9L STO HIA. Bears the The KM Vw Haw Always Boagti TANARUS" NO. 19

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The Courant-American. (Cartersville, Ga.) 1889-1901, February 28, 1901, Image 1