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SEVEN MILLIONS
GAINED DAILY
By Progressive Dixie Land in Her
Material Wealth.
‘flips SPLENDID RECORD
jjfy Industry Throughout the South
V Boomed During 1906--Agriculture
Kept Abreast of Manufactures.
“‘The south is now in the midst of
si prosperity that every day is adding
to its wealth $7,280,000, and which
has brought that wealth close to $20,-
000,000,” says the Manufacturers' Rec*
ord (Baltimore) in its current issue.
Continuing it says:
“Consideration of increasing wealth
in the south must add to the $2,000,-
000,000 worth of farm products now
raised each year, $2,225,000,000 worth
of manufactured products and $260,-
000,000 worth of mineral products.
“Such annual productivity, now ag
gregating about $4,455,000, accounts
for an increase of nearly $50,000,000
in the deposits in national, state, sav
ings and private banks and loan and
savings companies in that section,
and the general progress has an ex
pression in and is immediately con
tributed to by railroad construction.
“In 1906, 3,065 miles were added
to the south’s mileage, 26.7 per cent
of the total addition since 1900, and
bringing the total to 64,035 miles.
That is more than double the rail
road mileage of the whole country in
aß'6& and within less than 30,000
of the total mileage of the country
in 1880.
“Texas alone has 3,600 miles more
railroad than the whole country had
in 1850, and during the past year it
led in increase in the south, 810 miles,
the state nearest to it in new con
struction having been Louisiana,
with 472 miles. Arkansas ranked third
in new mileage, the promise of an
enormous advance in the farther
south, but it is almost equally sig
nificant to note 162 new mileage in
J Virginia, 192 in North Carolina and
236 in West Virginia, showing mine
.and timber development in those
states.
I “In six years, with an increase in
kthe population of about 2,400,000, or
something more than 10 per cent, the
south has increased the value of its
farm products by $728,000,000, or 57
per cent, and the value of its manufac
tures $761,000,000, or 52 per cent. It
has added 3,493,000 spindles to its cot
ton mill output, an increase of 55 per
cent, and its mills used in 1906 about
2,375,000 bales of American cotton,
or 48 per cent more than in 1900.
“In the six years the south’s an
nual pig iron production has in
creased by 873,000 tons, or 34 per
cent; its coal production by 34,202,-
000 tons, of 69 per cent; the value
of exports at its ports $177,000,000, or
38 per cent.
“With all this money-making going
on, it is not surprising that the south
Is spending millions of money for im
provements of many kinds. Counties
are building better roads, better
bridges and better school houses. Mu
nicipalities are erecting modern pub
lic buildings, installing water works
•and sewerage systems, and using up
to date methods and materials in im
proving streets.
“Railroads are double-tracking
their old lines, and extending new'
■ones, are building handsome passen
ger stations, increasing terminal fa
cilities and adding to rolling stock. In
dividuals are devoting their earnings
to improving their homes in town or
country, or in building new ones; in
■enlarging barns, in buying stock, farm
implements and machinery in install
ing fencing and in adding to the ma
chinery for manufacturing.
“These investments are likely to
Increase during the coming year and
to keep pace with the increasing earn
ing capacity of the south.’’
STEAMER POVCE t>HOWS UP.
Was Disabled and Drifting When Picked Up
l?y German Vessel
The eleven days overdue steam
ship Ponce, which left Porto Rico on
k "December 26th for New York, was
owed into harbor at Hamilton, Ber
muda, Ectday, by the German steam
earners, which picked her up
disabled. ’
On the afternoon of Decenlier 00,
the tail end of the shaft of the Ponce
broke and she drifted at the mercy
of the wind and current until tn c
night of January 7, when she was
sighted by the German steamer.
JAP ELEEI WON’T COMt.
Proposed Visit to Pacif'c Coast Can
celed Because of Aoii-Japancse
Ag.tation in That Quarter.
According to a dispatch from To
kio, the Japanese government has de
cided that on account of anti-Japan
ese agitation on the Pacific coast,
the training squadron will not vis
it the Pacific coast, but will go as
far as Honolulu only.
Members of the California delega
tion in congress,in discussing Thurs
day night the decision of the Jap
anese government, expressed tlie
opinion that San Francisco would
have extended a welcome to the fleet.
Representative Kahn suggested the
action of the Tokio government may
have been on advice of the Japanese
consul general at San Francisco.
“I think,” said Mr. Kahn, “that I
know the people of California well
enough to say that the great masses
of population would resent any harm
that might be done the mikado's
seamen should they visit San Francis,
co. While the people of California are
opposed to the wholesale importation
of Japanese coolies, we respect the
rights of the Japanese who are now
here, and the training squadron would
certainly be as safe in the bay of San
Fraucisco as in a home port.”
Massano Hanihara, second secretary
of the Japanese embassy at Washing
ton, said tljat Viscount Aoka, the
Japanese ambassador to the United
States, has not been officially notified
of the Tokio decision not to allow
the training squadron to proceed to
San Francisco.
“The visit of a Japanese fleet to
ihe pacific coast at this time,” said
Mr. Hanihara, “might occasion a re
newal of the controversy, and as the
Japanese government is desirous of
maintaining the present cordial rela
tions with this government, it has
been considering for several weeks
the advisability of postponing the vis
it of the fleet to the Pacific coast.”
Mr. Hanihara stated most positive
ly that the question of the fleet or the
Japanese seamen being in danger at
.San Francisco had not been consid
ered, or even suggested.
HIGHiK LOIIJI SlOP* IKUL.
Sensational Turn Taken in Hargis Case at
Jackson, Kentucky.
The trial of Judge James Hargis
on the charge of participating in the
assassination of Dr. B. D. Cox in Jack
son. Ky., three years ago, was post
poned there Thursday as the result
of prohibition issued by the court of
appeals of Kentucky. This writ was
granted upon the application of Attor
ney General N. B. Hays and James
R. Adams, commonwealth’s attorney
for the second judicial district.
The petitioners allege that special
Judge William Carnes of Wiiliams
town, who was appointed by Gover
nor Beckham to try the case of Judge
Hargis and others charged with the
assassination of Dr. Cox, is conduct
ing the trial in an arbitrary manner
and is cverstepping the bounds of the
law.
The principal objection to Judge
Carnes is his ruling that temporarily
suspended Sheriff Brook Crawford
and the naming of Robin Burton as
as elisor. The petitioners allege that
Judge Carnes has directed the elisor
to summon bystanders for the jury,
which is in violation of a statute
passed at the last session of the leg
islature.
Judge Carnes said that he thought
the writ would be dismissed on a de
murrer which he would file when he
reached Frankfort.
bENAIOiiS 5i.V AI aAUKY KAiSf.
t
Members oi tipper thamber Cecide Buch
Legislation SeU.nqs to House.
The senate finance committee re
fused to take any action upon the
question of an increase of 50 per
cent in congressional salaries. The
measure # was brought up and discuss
ed at some length. It was stated that
this class of legislation belonged ex
clusively to the house.
NO LIMIT TO WORK HOURS.
Such is Development in Investigation of
Friqhtfu! Railroad Wreck.
Investigation by the interstate com
merce commission Monday at Wash
ington into the block signal system in
use on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road showed that men engaged in the
operation of trains work an excessive
number of hours without a sufficient
period of rest intervening it. It was
developed that no restrictions are
placed upon the hours trainmen shall
work, and that they take advantage of
fered. to labor for many hours in order
to increase their compensation.
Georgia Cullings
Curtailed Items of Interest
Gathered at Random.
Dean of Agricultural School.
Dr. Andrew M Soule, of Blacksburg,
Va., has been elected to the position
of dean Of the agricultural school at
Athens. The salary paid to ’lie head
of the college is $5,000 per annum,
which is SI,OOO more per year than
Dr. Soule is now receiving.
* * *
Albany’s Latest Census.
The new census of the city of Al
bany shows a population of 10,136.
The last federal census only gave
Albany a population of 4,606, and the
increase is, therefore, little short of
remarkable. Tne census shows that
there are 3,363 whites and 6,773 col
ored.
* *
Postmaster Gets Light Sentence.
J_ F. Wilson, postmaster of Poulan,
and one of the most prominent men
of that place, was fined $225 and sen
tenced to serve one year and one
day in the Atlanta penitentiary by
Judge Emory Speer. Mr. Wilson was
indicted for making improper use of
the postal funds. He pleaded guilty
to the technical charge, but urged that
he did no intentional wrong. In im
posing sentence, Judge Speer said that
it was the shortest penitentiary sen
tence he had ever imposed.
* * *
Postoffice Sites Inspected.
Major Brackett, who has been in
Georgia inspecting postoifice sites, has
returned to Washington, and will sub
mit his report to the treasury de
partment in a day or two. They will
be referred to the secretary, and no
tice will be issued that for thirty
days suggestions and recommenda
tions will be received from the citi
zens of the localities affected. At
the end of that time the lots will be
purchased tor the ei'eetion of public
buildings.
•* * *
Prohibition Election for Terrell.
Ihe requisite of names having been
signed to a petition asking the ordi
nary to order an election in Terrell
county on the question of abolishing
the dispensaries. This petition was
recently filed with that official and
Ordinary Cheatham has designated
Thursday, February 7, as the day on
which an election will be held at the
various precincts m the county to de
termine the question as to whether
or not the dispensary system which
has been in operation since 1898 will
be discontinued.
* * •
Silver Service for the Georgia.
The battleship Georgia will not be
sent to Savannah for the presentation
of the silver service. Both Captain
Davenport and the navy department
are unwilling to take the risk of an
entrance to the channel, and a presen
tation out at sea would be awkward
and unsatisfactory. The plan has,
therefore, been abandoned.
The mayor of savannah has been ad
vised from Washington that the pre
sentation of a silver service to the
battleship Georgia from the people of
this state would take place at Hamp
ton Reads, near the Jamestown expo
sition, on June 10.
* * *
A Trans-State Railroad.
Secretary of Sia’.e Phil Cook nas
granted a charter to the Savannah,
Augusta and Northern Railway Com
pany. The charter extends for the
period of 101 years, an) the principal
office is in Statesboro.
The capital stock of the new road
is placed at $5,000,000, divided into
$5,000,000' preferred and $3,000,000
common.
If the road is completed it will be
402 miles in length, the longest direct
line in the state, it will extend from
Savannah to the state line, terminat
ing at Rossville, Chattanooga being
its objective point.
* * *
Soldier Boys Going to Exposition.
The officers and men of the Fifth
regiment infantry, Georgia State
Troops, will attend Georgia day at the
Jamestown exposition June 6, next,
and the day to be made memorable
by the visit of President Roosevelt to
Ihe exposition and to Bulloch Hall.
An officers’ meeting has decided that
the regiment will go as a body, and
several important committees were ap
pointed to make arrangements to that
end. It is understood that $5,000 will
be needed to pay the expenses. A
military fair and ball will be given and
the Atlanta city council may make
an appropriation.
* * *
Money Given Cotton Association,
John D. Walker of Sparks, treasurer
of the Georgia division of the Southern
Cotton Association, has just issued
his report showing the contributions
to the association of the various coun
ties in the state as well as those of
individuals. Bartow county heads the
list with $168.83, while Laurens coun
ty comes second with $166.75. Th 6
total from counties amounts to $2,-
£06.58.
The individual contributors to the
association from January I, 1906, to
January 1, 1907, amounted to $1,947.45.
total contributions to the
association are $4,251.03.
H‘ * *
Baldwin County Goes Dry.
■One of the most remarkable prohibi
tion elections ever held in this state
occurred in Baldwin county the past
week with the prohibitionists leading
by 5 to 1.
The county has 700 negroes who
could vote, and yet not over ten vot
ed at the Milledgeville precinct, and
some of- those “against the sale.”
Three hundred ol these negroes had
registered for the election, but an
appeal was made by some of the lead
ing negroes of the community to
their race not to be made ‘ oatspaws”
of and be drawn into ths election,
when the primary cut them out of
all others. The result was that not
filty negroes voted in the county.
i'be antis had a petition of 400
names calling the election, but they
did not get over one hundred and
fifty votes in the county. Thus Bald
win goes dry for four more years
and to slay.
* * >*
Commission's Rates Sustained.
Ihe demurrer filed, in the United
States court by the Georgia railroad
commission to the bill submitted to
that court by the Southern Railroad
Company, in which the railroad com
pany sought to prevent the state rail
road commission from putting in force
circular 318, has been sustained by
Judge Newman in the federal court
at Atlanta.
That the state railroad commission
acted within its powers in changing
the classification of the Southern
Railway Company so as to reduce its
local freight charges approximately 10
per cent, Is the effect of this de
cision.
* * *
Rules for Agricultural Schools.
At the meeting of the board of trus
tees of the University of Georgia, held
the past week at Athens, Governor
Terrell offered a resolution prescribing
the general plan under which the agri
cultural schools of each congressional
district shall be conducted, the act
creating these schools providing that
the general board of trustees of the
university shall exercise such super
vision of such schools as in their
judgment may be necessary to secure
unity of plan and efficiency. This
resolution was unanimously adopted
by the general board of trustees, and
approved by the board of trustees of
the agricultural college, the members
of which were present u,t the meet
ing.
* * *
Governor Offers Rewards.
Governor Terrell lias offered a re
ward of S2OO for the apprehension of
an unknown negro, who, on January
6, shot and killed Town Marshal C. C.
Carter of Richland. Mr. Carter thought
the negro was an escaped convict and
was attempting to arrest him when
the negro shot him through the eye,
killing him instantly. The murderer
escaped and has not been heard of
since.
A reward of SIOO was als~. offered
for the arrest of John Gober, who
killed Cleveland Gailus, Christmas
Eve, near Nicholson, Jackson county,
while the two were engaged in a
drunken Christmas frolic, Gober im
mediately left the county and has not
been heard from.
NEW YO-.K MAN loWtal BIDDER.
For Construction oi l ou-iddlion ot Atlanta’s
Ai-w G<-vern diem uddinq.
Supervising Architect Taylor of the
treasury department at Washington
opened the bids Thursday tor the con
struction of the foundations of the
new postofhee building and court
house in Atlanta.
There were eleven bids in all. The
lowest bidder was Ambrose B. Stan
narcl of New York city, who contracts
io finish the work in the specified
time (Sdii-cmber) at a cost of $44,
546. The deflui.'e award of the con
tract will be made by Mr. Taylor in
the next two or three days.
/
THREE LIVES LOisl IN HOIfL fIRf.
Two Men and a Woman Caught in Flumes
anfl < i emated.
Three lives were lost Id a fire that
destroyed the American hotel at Del
hi, N. Y., early Sunday morning. The
dead are; William Winter, druggist;
Mrs. Mary Winter, his wife; John
O'Connor, tailor,
All were suffocated. They were per
manent guests at the hotel.
The fire was discovered in the
apartments of Winter and his wife on
the third fior. and by the time the
firemen arrived the structure was a
mas3 of flames.
HIS SYSTEM.
“Marla, what’s the use of your telM
ing the girl to be sure and wakl
you at G o'clock? She does it every
morning, and you never get up.
“John, I don’t want you to inter
fere with my way of running th®
house. I know just what I am do
ing. When that girl calls me at 6
o'clock I know she’s up.”—Chicago
Tribune.
The three largest German cities are
Berlin, with a population of over 2,-
040,000 Hamburg, with 803,000, and
Munich, with about 540,0U0.
Jp to Nature.
“Thanks,” said the tragedian;
“many thanks for your good opinion.
I always study from nature, sir. In
my acting you sea reflected natur®
herself.”
“Try this cigar,” said an admirer
of nature reverently. "Now, where
did you study that expression of In
tense surprise that you assume in tli®
second act?”
“From nature, sir, from nature.
To secure that expression I asked an
intimate friend to lend me £5. H®
refused. This caused me no surprise.
I tried several more. Finally I asked
one who was willing to oblige m®,
and as he handed me the note I stud
ied in a glass the expression of my
own face. I saw there surprise, but
it was not what I wanted. It waa
alloyed with suspicion that the not®
might be a had one. I was in des
pair.”
“Well?” said the other breathless
ly.
“Then an idea struck me. I resolv
ed upon a desperate course. I re
turned the £5 note to my friend the
next day and on his astonished coun
tenance I saw' the expression of which
l was in search.” —Tit-Bits.
Ship of Desert Fouls Anchor.
Telegraphing across the Persian
desert is subject to many interrup
tions.
“One day in Yezd,” says the author
of “Five Years in a Persian Village,”
“one of the European residents want
ed to despatch a telegram and sent
to the office to learn when the lino
would be up.
“The trouble Is not that the line la
down,” came back the polite reply.
“It is always down. Unfortunately
a camel has stepped on it.’ ” —Youth’s
Companion.
. Ilow'n ThU?
We offer One hundred Dollars Reward for
any case ol Catarrh that canuot be cured b/l
hail’s Catarrh Cure.
11.I 1 . J. Cheney & Cos., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney lor the last 15 years, and believe him
periectly uonorable in all business transac
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West A Tbuax, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, O.
Waldino, Kinnan A Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall’s CatarruCureis cakenlaternaUy.vti
inpdireotly upon the blood and tnucuoua sar
laces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggist*.
'J like hall’s Family Fills lor constipation.
If a man was not so prone to err
there would be no credit in his being
good.
Tfeh cured in 30 minutes bv Woolford'a
Sanitary Lotion; never fails. Sold by Drug
gists. Mail orders promptly filled bv Dr.
E. DetchonMed.Co.,Crawfordsville,lnd. sl.
Of all men sailors suffer most from rheu
matism.
WORtP’S WONDER COTTON
A now species; first sold last spring; was
planted by 100 different farmers; has pro
duced from 2 to Shales per acre; highly pro
lific ; big boll, small seed, good staple; E.
Humphreys, Godw in A Cos., Memphis,Tenn.
Some regular preachers put people
to sleep, but an evangelist wake#
them up.
To Cure a Cold in One Day j
Take Laxative Bromo Oulniue Tablet®
Druggists refund money ir it fails to cure.
E. W. Grove’s signaturo is on each box. isc-
Police of New York city arrest 121
persons each day for Intoxication.
UTTERLY WORN OUT.
Vitality Supped by Years of Sufferin'*
With Kidney Trouble.
Capt. J. W. Hogun, former post
master of Indianola, now living at
Austin, Texas,
writes: “I was
/t afflicted for years
Kgb®kl* with pains across
2 v wJo the loins and in
the hips and
shoulders. I had
hea d ac - ie als °
£- Ibi and neura.gla.
ri Sht eye,
qI / / ' <c ~ f rom pain, was
of little use to
me for y jrs. The constant flow of
urine kept my sy stem depleted, caus
ing nervous chills and night sweats.
After trying seven different climates
and using all kinds of medicine 1 had
the good fortune to hear of Doan's
Kidney Pills. This remedy has cured
me. I am as well to-day as 1 was
twenty yeai-3 ago, and my eyesight
perfect.” .
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Cos., Buffalo,
N. Y.