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The C irtersville American.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1884.
TUK S4LE OF THE STATE ROAD.
The present legislature will have no
measure before it,, fraught with more inter
est to the entire'people of Georgia, than
the bill recently introduced by Mr. Mc-
Lendon, providing for the sale of the
state road.
After a careful consideration of the
subject we are constrained to pronounce
the measure one of great folly, aud need
less as it is unwise.
Let us consider, briefly, the thr*' * ea *
sons most generally insist*”? on as argu
ment* in wnppott ot the bill:
The first is, that the road should be
taken out of politics. To this as a ques
tion of policy and management we hearti
ly agree. But we think the road is even
now as entirely out of politics ns it would
be if the state were not its proprietor
Most of the lessees are republicans, and
vet who considers the road as exerting
the slightest iufluenoe for the benefit of
of the republican party in Georgia? So
long* as the road continues to be good
paying property to use so long will it be
sought ufter by those whose interest it
is to control its liuejand just so long can it
be profitably leased. It would be well
for those who picture the evils attending
a political administration of the state’s
railroad, to consider the extreme im
probability of the state’s return to the
old system of operating the road her
self. Nor should they forget that rail
roads are leased aud run upon business
principles, and not for political efleet.
We conclude, therefore, that sound busi
ness policy will constrain a continued lease
of the road, and sound business principle
constrains its lessees to run it for the
money, and not for the politics there
may bo in it.
The next great argument is that from
a sale of the road the state would realize
a fund sufficient to pay nearly all her ex
isting debt. But in the next breath we
are informed, and doubtless truthfully,
that the state’s credit was never better;
that her bonds command a high premi
um in the financial markets of the v r orld;
aud that she would have no difficulty in
floating a five per cent bond to meet her
obligations soon to mature;
Now it occurs to us that it would be
poor financiering to sell the state road,
constantly increasing in value, to raise
funds to meet maturing bonds, when the
same object can be attained by retaining
the road and simply substituting a low
rate interest bearing bond for the ones
falling due. In this way we would re
duce the rate of interest, retain our prop
erty, aud see in its .tantly increasing
value a constantly increasing fund for
the final liquidation of the debt, should
it ever become necessary to use it for
that purpose. So it seems to us that
there is no necessity for a sale of the
road.
A third argument urged for its sale is
that by now parting with it we rid our
selves of the troublesome question of bet
terments. Is any one so simple as to
imagine that the purchasers of the road
would not carefully consider the right of
the lessees to betterment, and if found
to exist, would not discount the price to
the full value of every demand which the
lessees could possibly bring against the
state on this account ? The plan of sale
by a commission simply shifts the ques
tion. It prevents no demand from the
lessees, nor decides such demand when
made, nor saves the state from their con
sequences.
We hope that the legislature will con
sider well the consequences of such an
action before they decide to sell this
great and valuable property. The citi
zens of Bartow will watch very closely
the action of their representatives in this
matter; and would doubtless be glad to
hear from them on the subject. Our
columns are open to them.
TO-MOBROYY’S ELECTION.
To-morrow our little city selects the
meu who lire to manage her affairs for the
incoming year. It is true that her inter
ests are not very extensive and intricate—
that her government is not on a very
large scale; but every voter should cast
his ballot with the same circumspection
and care as he would if her citizenship
ran up to 50,000. The great andjabsorb
iug issue before us is the prohibition is
sue. Every other question dwindles in
to insignificance when compared to tliis
one. We deem it our duty as journalists
to ask the voters of this town to look well
at their tickets before dropping them in
to the ballot box; to have an eye single
to the welfare and future prosperity of
our town; and, to discard all personal
prejudice or favoritism. Let us select a
mayor and a board of corn: oilmen who
will administer our municipal affairs in
au honorable and business-like manner.
The candidates are all before us. We
know them, and we should make our
choice without fear, favor or affection.
Let no Bartow county voter be deceiv
ed by the claim that the whisky men
make, when they say that, if the prohibi
tion bill now awaiting his approval or re
jection be adopted, there will Bpring up
all over the county lager beer breweries,
where, without license, this intoxicating
drink can be made and sold. Such is
not the case. Lager beer is not domestic
beer. The beer meant in the bill is per
simmon, or locust, or corn beer, the kind
of beer that our mothers and grand
mothers make during the Christmas
holidays.
Why is it that dear little Billy Mahone
is so tliorougiy ignored by the press all
over the land? Is it really true that he,
too, was everlastingly snowed under
when Blaine pranced up the flume.
They say that Ben Butler’s counte
nance now resembles the frazzled end of
a sour-gum boot-jack.
Arthur has made a tolerable president.
May his pantaloons be without a wrinkle
when he glides into the sphere of a pri
vate citizen.
Gen. P. M. B. Yonng is not, aud will
not be, a candidate for the position of
United States marshall for the northern
district of Georgia.
On last Wednesdav, the °-. 1
, , . „ ‘A ueorgia met in
the electoral colle**: , ° . .
nd cast their votes for president
and vice-president of the United States.
Charles Chandler was chosen messenger
to carry the vote to Washington next
March.
In another column we reproduce a kind
allusion to Bartow’s distinguished mem
ber of the legislature, Dr. Felton. In
answer to the question why he should
desire to go from the halls of congress to
the state legislature, we would say: Dr.
Felton did not desire to do this except so
far as he was actuated by patriotic mo
tives. There was an almost unanimous
uprising cf the people of Bartow county
in favor of the doctor’s being sent to the
legislature and he loved the people of his
county too well to refuse their request.
DR. FELTON 1\ THE LEGISLATIVE.
Iu entering the house of representa
tives in Atlanta the first request a visitor
makes is to have Dr. Felton pointed out.
Following the semi-circular line of desks
along the right hand ol the speaker,
about two-thirds the the way up the hall,
the well-known independent Spartacus
of the seventh can be seen. He sits
quietly at the desks and is usually too
much absorbed in Ins paper or with his
correspondence to listen attentively to
the routine business of the house. He is
far from ignoring, however, what is go
ing on. He rises on important questions
and at opportune times and with singular
strength and eloquence, manages to en
chain the atteniion of the house and to
carry the measures which he advocates.
Iu repose he is a homely man, so far
as feature and expression contribute to
wards comeliness, but his commanding
height and snowy hair give him a ven
erable appearance and his sagacity and
honesty are undoubted. His speeches
upon the use of Georgia material in the
state capitol building, and upon the em
ployment of women iu the clerical de
partment were worthy the reputation
which he bears.
The next thing which occurs to the
mind upon looking at the ex-congress
man is the wonder that he should have
been willing to come to the legislature
from Bartow county ari %'iaving bo long
represented his district in Washington.
To such questions Dr. Felton has never
yet returned a definite answer, so that
speculation has been rife, although solu
tion is very meagre. Some affect to be
lieve that he has sought election to the
house to watch the course of the organ
ized democracy iu the state,and to get be
hind the scenes to be able to conduct his
campaign on inside facts. This is ab
surd and probably does Dr. Felton in
justice. He must know that the state
administration w T ill "bear the closet scru
tiny from democrat or republican, and
that any plans he may advocate to re
form the convict system and any steps
he may take to improve the peditentiary
have been formulated by straight-out
democrats before him. His own county
man, Tom Milner, did more than per
haps than any representative in the leg
islature of 1880-81 to work reform here
and his zeal is remembered to-day in
warm commendation.
It is probably true that Dr. Felton is
animated by creditable rather than parti
san purposes, and although his re-en
trance into politics may not be devoid of
personal significance, the Chronicle be
lieves that his course will be a broad and
patriotic one. Dr. Felton knows that
there is no surer way into political refer
ment in Georgia than through the lower
House of the General Assembly. Ability
and integrity are quickly recognized
there, and no place affords a finer field
for the exercise of conspicuous talent and
industry. It was in the House that Tur
ner, of Brooks, shaped a career which
has broadened into national reputation;
Governor McDaniel commenced in the
House, and was promoted to the senate,
and his record has been twice endorsed
by the people of Georgia—not to speak
of Congressman Candler, Senator Pope
Barrow, and others who first commanded
public attention and earned public pre
ferment in the Lower House.
Whether Dr. Felton intends to run for
governor of the state, whether he hopes
to stand again for congress in his dis
trict, or whether he aspires to the United
States senatorship later on, a session in
the Hall of Representatives will not in
jure his chances.
The Chronicle has one other theory on
the subject. It believes that Dr. Felton
will re-enter politics through the door of
the orgrnized democracy. There is no
real reason why he should not; there is
no real reason why Dr. Felton’s claims
should not lie submitted to conventions
of bis fellow- citizens, whether in the
state or district. Dr. Felton cannot af
ford to remain out of the fold, and the
party in Georgia cannot afford to neglect
so conspicuous a personage. Democracy
in Georgia has grown to be so broad and
so progressive that men like Dr. Felton,
Henry Persons, Albert Cox and Emory
Speer may not remain divorced from its
doctrines or continue hostile to its suc
cess.
The presence of the senior member
from Bartow in the Commons of Georgia
i3, at all events, suggestive if not signifi
cant.—Augusta Chronicle.
A full line of Christmas goods at Wikle
& Cos.
Bartow NherifTs Sale*
FOR DECEMBER. Itß3.
Will be o!d before the court home door iu
the city of C*rtcrsville, Georgia, on the llr&t
Tuesday iu December 1884, between the legal
hours of sale, the following property to-wit:
Also, at the same time and place, lots ofland
numbers 183, 167, 168. 169, 15H, 198, 199. 222, 3,
228, 253 and 252, all in the 16th district and 3d
section of Bartow county, Georgia. Levied
on and will be sold as the property oi H. S.
orawford. to satUty Urn e Justices’ Court fl.
las. from 952d district. G. 41, said county, in
favor of Warren Akin, vs. llarvey S. Craw
ford, maker, aud J. T Liuu, eiulotsei. Prop
erty pointed out by said H. S. Crawford, and
in his possession. Lfy.iej. - n ‘ 4 u ,rsJ:i 4t
to.me ox. Vue's ante time and place one lot in
Taylorsville, Bartow county, Ga., containing
acre more or le-s. fenced, and on which
there is a stable, bounded on the east by Kmma
Street, west by T. M. Ausley’s land, north by
J. M. Dorsey’s land, south by Mrs. Mary Sum
m> rville’s land, in possession of Jno. M. Dor
sey, and notice waived. Levied on and will be
sold as the property of Newton Cochran, to
satisfy two Polk Superior court subpoeua li.
fa. in favor of A. H. Morris, vs. Newton Coch
ran, and one Bartow Superior oourtsubpoena
fi. la. in favor or A. H. Morris, vs. Cochran &
Morris.
Al-o, one store house and lot in Cartersville,
Bartow county, Ga., known as the "New
Yoik Store.” house aud lot fronting east on
public square, bounded on the north by the
Howard bank building, which is the old Plan
ters and Miners bank building, on the south by
Anderson’s bar-room building, on the west by
the lot formerly occupied by Mrs. li uniphrey’s,
now occupied by Jno P. Anderson as part ot
his livery stable lot. Levied on and wit be
sold as the property ol Lewis T. Erwin, to
satisfy twelve Justice’s Court li. fas. issued
from Justice’s Court 822 ml district, G. M., Bar
tow county, iu favor ol Thomas W . Akin and
John VV. Akin, executors of Warren Akin,
deceased, vs. Lewis T. Erwin, property now
unoccupiod. Levies made aud returned to me
by F. H. Franklin, L. C. and property pointed
out by said defendant Erwin.
Also, lot of laud No. 275, in the stli district
and 3d section of Bartow county, Ga., contain
ing 160 acres more or less. Levied on and will
be sold as the property of L. D. Bishop, to sat
isfy one Justice’s Court 11. fa. irom 822nd dis
trict. G. M., in favor of Thos. H. Baker, vs.
said L. D. Bishop, property pointed out by
defendant. And levy made and returned to me
by J. VV. Hill, L. C.
All that tractor parcel oi land which liesin
the sth district un ; 31 section Oi Bartow coun
ty. Ga., and which is known and distinguished
as 30 acres, more or less, of lot of land No. 230,
it being that part ot said lot known as the D.
F. Bishop mill property, and oi which said
Bishop was in possession on the 21st oi May,
1881, and on which his mill is located, and all
of lot No. 238, except that portion ol said lot
heretofore deeded by said Bishop to Martin
Slumlord and to Charley Gunter, aud tc A . B.
Bishop, and to W. V. Smith, anil all ol lot No.
273, except those portions heretofore deeded by
said Bishop toJ. it. Stei henson, and to Gabriel
Culver, and all the ores aud minerals on those
portions ol said lotsoconveyed to said Stephend
son aud Culver, which were reserved by Bishop
and afterwards sold to E. H. Woodward, au
all of lot No. 274, except that portion hereto
lore deeded by said Bishop to Gabriel Culver,
including theores and minerals on that part ol
said lot conveyed to said Culver and after-
wards sold to said E. H. Woodward by said
Bishop, and all ol lot No. 267, except that por
tion heretofore deeded to M. V. Smith, the
whole of said land hereby levied on containing
400 acres, more or less, all said property con
tained and described in a certain deed from
D. F. Bishop to E. H. Woodward, dated the 21st
of May, 1881, and recorded in book W. ol
deeds, pages 1 and 5, in Bartow Supet ior Court
clerk’s otlice. All levied on and will be sold
as the property ol D. F. Bishop, to satisfy one
Bartow [Superior court alias li. fa. in favor of
Jones and Greenwood, vs. said D. F. Bishop,
property in possession of Cage Hill, D. F.
Bishop and Melburn Davis,
That tract or parcel ol land formerly owned
by Ellijah Smith, and known as lots Nos. 276,
and the east half of 266, in the slh disk, and 3rd
section oi Bartow county, Ga., containing 240
acres, more or less. Also lots of land numbers
405, 406, 458 and 459, in the 4th district and 3rd
section ot Bartow county, Ga. Each lot con
taining 40 acres, more or less, ixcept 458, which
contains 28 acres. Also all that tract or parcel
of land lying in the town ot CurtersviUe, in
said county and state, lying in the shape of a
"V,” said lot being south of the Holly mills, on
the old Tennessee road. Said lot containing
one-lourth of.an acre, more or less, and being
the land included between Gilmer and Tennes
see streets, where they run together, and
bounded on the north by said Hollj mills prop
erty. Also the west half of lot No. 235, in the
sih district aud 3rd section of said county ol
Bartow, embracing the original Drucillu Guy
ton tract that she was living on at the time of
her death. The dividing line between this
tract and the N. F. Guyton land bring the old
fence row as formerly run, the same having
been built on the line run by .John Smith iu
dividing tlie t lot, said line not being a straight
line. Also all that part of lot No. nil, iu the
4th district and 3rd section of Bartow county,
Georgia, contained in the following lines and
boundaries: beginning at pine stump on the
north and south line ot the east side of said lot
and running due south 290 feet to a post,
thence west 16 degrees south 240 feet to center
of Tennessee road, thence north in center ol
said road 12 degrees west 386 feet, thence east
16 degrees north 258 feet to tile south post ol
the bars, thence south 24 degrees east 113 feet
to;a post, thence east 18 degrees south 39 feel
to the beginning point, the plat containing
two and one-half acres. Also that tract or
parcel of land lying in Cartersville, Bartow
county, Ga., bounded on tae north by Main
street, on the east by Gilmer street, on the
south by Mrs. James Smith’s lot, and on the
west by property ol the estate of l). S. Ford,
containing one-half acre more or less, where
on is situ .ted a frame livery stable and a small
frame house, and a small tenant house situat
ed on the southwest corner of said lot; also
that part of lot of laud No. 668, in the 4th dig
trict and third section ol Bartow county,
Ua., contained in the following lines and boun
daries: beginning at the southwest corner of
the west side of the road leading from the pub
lic road to Doutliitt’s lorry to Henry Tumi in’s
residence, said beginning corner being near
the gate, thence east along and in the original
>outh line of said lot No. 668 to a pine tree cor
ner (which corner is the southeast corner of
said lot of land) for the distance of 64 rods;
thence north along the original line of said lot
tor 80 rods to the northeast corner of the same,
thence west 68 rods to a lence corner, thence
south 18 rods to the corner of a garden, thence
west with gulden fence 16 rods to the west side
of Henry Tun* I in’s road, thence south along
the west side of said road 5 degrees for 32 rod-,
thence south 17 degrees last lor 30 rods to the
beginning corner, said tractor parcel of land
containing 33 acres and 42 rods, more or le.s;
also three Urudford’s patent gifs, 3 sets oi
screw machinery, 1 set ofellevating or gear
ing machinery, 3 vats belonging to the Brad
ford’s patent gigs, and one lot of pipes all ol
the above personal property lying b> the plat
form at the depot in artersville, Ua., except
the three vats belong ng to the patent gigs
which are storefl in the yard in the rear of the
Holly mills in Car.eisville, Ua.. said persona'
property being dilH< iiltai.<i expensive to move
will he sold belore the coin" house door, and
delivered to the purchaser as it lies at the de
pot, aud at the Holly mills. All of said prop
erty levied on and will l*e sold is the property
of the l'yrolusite Manganese Company to satis
fy one Superior court li. fa. in favor of Roberts
& Collins against the said l’yrolusite Manga
nese Company. Said 11. fa. now controlled hy
D. J. Morrell, Transience. $25.77
JOHN. A. GLADDEN, Sheriff,
A. M. FRANKLIN, Dep, sheriff,
County Court Nalcm.
Will he sold before the court house door in
the city of Cartersville. Georgia, on the first
Tuesday in January, 1885, between the legal
hours of sale, the lollowing property, to-wit:
One Mosier, Rahman X Cos. iron a<e and key,
No. 7868, as the property of A. M. Hamilton, to
satisfy one County Court li. fa. in favor of
Howard & Ewing, vs- A. M Hamilton. The
property being expensive to move, 1 the same
will he delivered at Atluirsville. Ga. Property
open lor inspection now at the store of A. M.
Hamilton. J.G. Broughton, C.C. Bailiff.
decD-lfcß4—4t.
11 ais hall's Males.
Will he sold before the court house door, in
thecity ol Cartersville, between the legal hour*
of sale”, on the first Tuesday in January, 1885,
the following property, to-wit:
Levied within fi. fa. on dwelling and lot in
city of Cartersville, five acres more or less,
bounded on the east by Cassville street and
property of J. W . Best and Mrs. F. C Meium
fer on the south hy Market street, on the west
and north ly an alley running from Cassville
stieet to Mu-ket street. Levied on as the
property of G. W. Gregg, and pointed out by
T. VV. Akin, tenant in possession.
l>ei 9-1884—53.15.
Levied within 11. fa. on one small store house
and lot in the city of Cartersville, bounded on
the north hy Muin street, on the east by old
livery stable, on the south by property of Mrs.
Jane Smith, on west hv property of Mrs. B. G.
Pool, the same being lorty ieet fronton Main
street more or less, and running hack two hun
dred feet more or less. Le vied on as the prop
erty of Pyrolusite Manganese Company, and
pointed out hy U. L. Sellers. dc<-9-1884—52.85.
l evied within fl. fa. one store house and lot,
with story above, fronting public square
twenty leet more or less, running hack sixty
feet more or less, bounded by the hank build
ing on the north by Mrs. A. P. Wolford, on the
south bj John Anderson, on the westhy public
squatc, on the east hy the property of the de
fendant. dec9-iBB 4—52.25.
J. D. Wilkerson, City M arshall.
The ( hristmus cards this sensonTrTT!? mi
itil works of art. The elegaut lire to be seen
at W ikle’s Hook Store surpasses any former
display. Don’t fail to call, or send for a selec
tion at once.
Have your pictures named now. Den’t walk
until tne rush. W ikie Cos. have just received
a lot of new moulding and frames.
At Word’s, Cups aud saucers from 10 cent
and upwards.
Of till! TOD DELS RIM OCT fill! IBIS
That during the remainder of this season we will make the dry
goods trade fairly hum.
The C hristmas Tide is here, and we arc awake to the fact that
now is the time to sell our very large stock of
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, A MEN’S A BOYS’ CLOTHING.
We cannot afford to sit down and weep and wail ami mulsh our
teeth and complain of hard times,
That’s Not the Kind of Men We Are!
We are compelled to take up arms against a sea of business,
aud by grappling with it, make ourselves masters ot the situation.
Let the news be passed from man to man, and from house to
house, that we are, beyond doubt, or even suspicion;
HEADQUARTERS FOR DRY GOODS!
Come right along and satisfy yourselves that we tell nothing
but the clean, unadulterated truth.
SCHEIJER BROS.,
MAIN STREET, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Money Sand is Money Made!!
m YOU CAM 90 BY BBTHB OOOli OF
MAYS & PRITCHETT.
We have the goods and mean to sell them. We have the finest, beat made and best fitting clothing in Cartersvill,e an
inspector will convince you ol this fact. We can please anybody in an Overcoat, at the lowest price imaginable. Oar Shoe
Stock is complete and at Prices to suit everybody.
mNEW GOODS RECEIVED THIS DAYbssbs
Consisting of Corsets, Neck Wear, Ladies' and Men’s Underwear, Dress Goods in great variety, White and Red all wool
Flannels at 15c per yard, Blankets and Comforts at Rock Bottom Prices, Jeans that can’t be beat m America tor the price,
jeans from 16c per yard and upwards. No trouble to show goods as we are here and bound to do it, whether you buy or not.
HA YS S,- PRITCHETT.
Cartersville, Georgia, Dec. I—tf.
V. L. WILLIAMS & CO.
BgjSUf Stoves, Tinware, Chinaware, Lamps and Window Glass, j Sash, Doors, Blinds.
fMllpßiffl manufacturers oe
TIN AND SHEET IRON WARES. ROOFING AND GUTTERING A SPECIALTY.
THE MARKET PRICE PAID FOR COTTON, BEESWAX, TALLOW, ETC.
tutalKT ST., CARTERSVILLE, CfA.