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NL.MBER 25. BAINBR1DGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY: MARCH 27 1903. $1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE, Official ©roan of Decatur Count? ant> tbe ©itp of 'ainbnoae. NTERSTATE SUGAR CANE GROWERS’ CONVENTION. hose Interested in the Cultivation and Manufac- e of Sugar Cane, in the States of South Caro- ina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas. J67, the first sugar cane within the present limits of Led States was planted in inky of New Smyrna, on difax River in Florida, and was manufactured from it. 8o6, sugar cane was first d in Georgia, and in 1825 me from this stock was car' 1 Louisiana, and is the base best seed cane today. 791. Morin, a Cuban, made it sugar manufactured in ana, and Etienne De Hore 4 produced it on a commer- sis, the centennial of which was celebrated in 1894 with erable eclat. 829, on Hopeton plantation, Brunswick, Georgia, James ton Couper, the most ad- agriculturalist of his day, d a sugar mill for grinding n sugar cane, of wmch he ilanting from 300 to 500 annually and converting it ugar, when Georgia was the if Louisiana as a sugar state, ing the Civil War, 1861-65, a produced large quantities ;ar, which was in great de- at that time, owing to the ided condition of Southern er a lapse of near a half cen - revival has taken place in early forgotten crop, as a ercial industry, and it is to dvantage of this revival that ndersigned have thought it poriune time for the entire belt of the United States, hose interested in it, to as- le and consider plans and ods for placing the cane in' y again upon a commercial not only in the states of ;ia and Florida, but also in 1 Carolina, Alabama, Missis- Louisiana and Arkansas, possess soils and climates ly fitted to enable them to cipate in this revival, is most opportune therefore is time to meet together and ange views among ourselves, with those who must be our liaries in re-establishing the cane industry as an import money crop, because of the areas adapted to the cultiva- of sugar cane, more profitably anything else, as the mill in the tracks of the mabu- fl rers of navai stores, are clear- the timber from the areas and >ng them up for agricultural Joses. The aggregate of these, 'resent, waste areas is so great a proper utilization of them ents a very important problem solution, by economists and esmen > in their relation to the hie resources cf states, coun and cities, and because of the nt of their bearing upon the |era l prosperity and health of entire section embraced invitation. In connection with the revival of the cane industry it is equally important that we confer over methods for economical manufac ture, and the not less important matter of ready and reliable mar kets lor that part of the manufac ture that shall result in the pro duction of table syrups, which, on account of climatic conditions, will be the form in which practically all of the product will be marketed in the northern half of the caiie belts of the cane producing states Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, Dr. H. W. Wiley, Chief of Bureau of Chemistry, Department of Agricultural, Dr. W. C. Stubbs, Director Louisiana Sugar Experiment Station, Hon. W. W. Denton, of Kansas, father of the sorghum industry in the United States, Prof. F. L„ Stew art, of Pennsylvania, a distinguish ed scientist and sugar expert, and other distinguished speakers, who have made a close study of cane cultivation and its products, syrup and sugar, and other syrup and sugar producing plants, have ac cepted invitations to be present and address the convention. The aim of the Committee in selecting speakers and essayists for he occasion has been to make it educatiohal in every branch of the subject, and historical in the evolution of every sugar produc' ing plant v^ithin the limits of the United States, upon the broadest line of thought, experience and actual results. To insure a representative body, at the request of this Committee, the' governors of eight states named, have consented to appoint five delegates from- each county or parish of their respective states. Each of the Louisiana Associa- tions devoted to promoting cane culture and the manufacture of syrup and sugar is invited and re' quested to accredit five delegates. Each State Commissioner of Agriculture or his duly appointed representative are mad.: delegates; each State Agricultural Society, and the Industrial Department of each Railway and each commer cial body, in each St-te included in this call, are invited and re quested to accredit one delegate each to the convention Besides the delegates who will comprise the convehtion, an invi tation is extended to the manufac turers oi syrup and sugar machin ery to be present at the conven tion, where ample arrangements will be afforded for bringing them in close touch with producers of cane and its manufacturers, for interchanging views looking to the adaptation of machinery to the present needs of tbe cane industry in the most of tbe states compris ing the convention and for the exhibit of machinery. Grand Possibility. We learn that in all probability Bainbridge will in the near future have a flour mill. At first this will seem rather a wish than a probability, but why is it not as reasonable to pay the freight cn the wheat and make it into flour here as it is to make the flour in the North and pay the freight on the finished product? If we can get this mill we will be able to furn sh flour to all points south of this place and on accoifhl of the G. F. & A. we can easily compete with the Columbus mills for the southern market. If the mill is located here the establishment will cost twenty thousand dollars and we are informed by a citizen who is in position to know, that this amount is now at hand. Let it come. This planting of manufacturing industries in our midst is the surest evidence of perpetuity of progress and com mercial prosperity that we can ever have. We hope to be able to give some definite information in our next issue. At the Opera House Tuesday Night. Song Service. Song service led by a large cho rus choir and short gospel sermon will complete the night service at the Presbyterian church nexr Sun day. Regular morning service at 1 o’clock. Text Dan„9:i4. John E. Donalson esq. having returned has resumed care of the Bible class which meets in connection with the Sabbath school at 10 a. m. All are cordially invited to all services. . MISS'ANNIE! MAY ABBOTT , We have at hand some of the press no'ices about Miss Annie May Abbott, the “Little Georgia Magnet,” We have never seen so many favorablle notices concerning a show of this character. Miss Abbott will be at the Bainbridge Opera House on Tuesday night, March 31st, and from all accounts those who fail to see the perform ance or rather exhibition will fail to see one of the unexplained mar vels of the age. Eugen Sandow, the strong man, writes that he used all his powir to lift this little lady of 108 pounds from the floor and was unable to do so. She with all ease took from him a chair which he was holding with all his strength. She apparently exerts no mus cular force. She has just returned from a tour of ths world and the Atlanta Constitution of several months ago gave a lenthy account of her tour and success. Those who attend the performance on Tues day will no doubt be as much mystified as are tbe people of all other lands. Ten representative men will be chosen from the audience. Cane and Sirup Men Will Gather in Macon May 6 The convention has been called to assemble in the Academy of .Music in the city of Macon, Ggor gia, on the 6tb, 7th, and 8th of May, at 10 o’clock, Macon city time, upon the invitation of the Chamber of Commerce and the Mayor and Aldermen of that city. The railroads traversing the several states comprising the cons vention have published a rate of one fare, plus 25 cents, for round trip, to the convention, and tickets will be on sale several days in ad vance of the assembling of the convention, at'all railroad ticket offices in the territory named. Committees of the Chamber of Commerce, and citizens of Macon, pave arranged for accommodations hotels and private boarding houses, at moderate rates, for all delegates, and other visitors to the convention. Further informa tion upon this point can be obtain ed by addressing Mr. Eugene An derson, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Macon, Ga. The convention will be prompt ly convened at ten o’clock, May 6th, for organization and work, and it is hoped that every dele gate will plan his arrival at Macon so as to be present at the opening ot the convention. Visitors from all parts of the United States are invited to be pres’nt and are assured of a hear ty welcome at all sessions of the convention. Committee. The citizens of Eatonton, Ga. have organized a bank. Most important to our sec tion of the state will be the meet ing of the cane growers and man ufacturers of sugar and sirup at Macon on the morning of May 6 for a three days convention. Great good to the manufacturer as well as to the grower is expected to result from the meeting. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas, as well as Georgia, will be repre- s: nted. Hon. John E. Donalson will ats tend the meeting as a representa tive of the G, F. & A. Railway, which is always wide awake to the interests of Southwest Georgia. Addresses will be delivered by prominent men, among whom will be Hon. James Wilson, Secretarv of Agriculture. The governors of eight south ern states hane been requested to appoint five delegates from each county of their respective states. The railroads in this territory have announced special rates on account of the convention. The Louisiana organizations in terested in cane culture and the manufacture oftugar and sirup will send delegates. Representatives will also be present from each agricultural society of the southern states and from the industrial department ot railroads, and each State Commis sioner of Agriculture will be con sidered a delegate. The important call setting forth the object of the meeting has been issued and is signed by D. G. Purse, Chairman; J. Pope Brown, J. B. Wight, C. P. Goodyear, C, R. Pendleton, E. E. Foy, Harvie *&. v j 1 : ■ L : ", Jordan, Edward J. McRee, J. T. Wells, J. A. Dasher, Jr., E. F. Lowey, Dudley M. Hughes, J. M. Spence, Jr., M. D., F, B. Sirmons, Y. J. James, S, Russell Brinson, and C. E. Garner, R. E. Rose and G. E Walker, M. D„ of Florida. Blaum Bros. Jewelry Store Opens. On Monday Blaum Bros, opened their doors to the public and it has never been our good fortune to see a prettier stock of jewelry and novelties. Blaum Bros, are jew elry merchants of wide experience and have stores in Dothan and Greenville, Ala. They expect to carry a complete line ot watches, diamonds, novelties in silver, chi na ware, bric-a-brac, umbrellas aBd purses. Mr. B. Carthy will have charge of the repair department and we are assured that he has no superior in the South. We would be glad for our readars to call at this new establishment as we are sure that they will be p ratified that we have these enterprising merchants and their excellent stock with us. Deserved Compliment. Sunday’s edition of the Atlanta Constitution in its athletic out look from Athens says, "At pres ent there is only one man in col lege who has the right to wear three G’s baeeball fottball and track, this is Jack Bower one #* the candidates for pitcher, f !I has remarkable aptitude for athlet ics. Last year he cleared nine feet six inches in the pole vault, with very little practice. The article further says, Erie Dpnal- son holder of the half mile record of Georgia passed through Athens the other day, returning from Eus rope. He was much pleased with the prospects for track and base ball.