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GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS
Brief Summary of Interesting
Happenings Culled at Random.
fifforcia'* Wealth Greatly Increased.
T|*<? net increase in the taxable prop
erty of Georgia is just $17,475,040
Those figures are made public by Com
troller Wright, who has just completed
his annual report.
The increase in general property is
and in railroad property
Hti,227,336.
increase in taxable values based
Ww* the present rate of 5 2-10 mills
'"would bring into the state treasury an
additional sum of $90,873, which, but
for the constitutional amendment
reeeutly adopted pensioning indigent
widows, would result in lowering
the tax rate.
There seems to be a wide difference
of opinion as to just how much indney
will be needed to pay llie widows’ pen
sions. Commissioner Lindsay seems
to til itfk it may amount to $250,000 or
$300,000, while other state officials do
not believe it will be over $50,000 for
the first year or two.
On this depends whether or not the
tax rate ian be lowered, but it is
knowii that every effort will be made
to do so.
The total value of general property
returned for taxation iu the state is
$38M154,413, and of railroad prop
include the Southwestern, Georgia,
Western and Atlantic and those roads
which pay a tax on their income.
These would add another 818,000,000
to the value of railroad property.
The state treasurer’s report for the
fiscal year just ending shows receipts
of $3,542,009.69 and disbursements of
$3,564,G47.11. Tbo state had a sur
plus iu the treasury a year ago of
$438,723.72. That surplus is now
$410,140.30, but it will be. increased
•by about $200,000 when the next pay
ment from the sale of the Northwestern
railroad is leceived.
Ti# Spitcr lttlre<l on '441.1i,
Treasurer Speer, who lias been in
charge of thdbfinanceii of the 6tate for
the past four ytars, will retire on Oc
tober 24tb, and will be succeeded by
Treasurer-elect R. E. Park, of Macon.
Treasurer Hpeer lias made a remark
able record while in office and leaves
the treasury in splendid condition. He
succeeded the Into if. .11. Hardeman,
but for a number of years previous
had been connected with the treasury
department.
Mr, l’ark announces that lie will re- j
tain the same office force us was em- j
ployed by Treasurer Hpeer. The force
consists of Ouptuiu C. T. Furlow,
assistant treasurer,und Sterling Grimes
Turner, cashier.
• * *
Appointment Only Temporary,
As will be seen from the following
order, “the appointment of Colonel
Byrd as adjutant general of Georgia is
a temporary appointment, and holds
only until the expiration of the present
term of Governor Candler, which ex
pires on October 27th:
Statu of Geoimiia —Executive Office,
Atlanta, October 11, 1900 Whereas,
a vacancy exists in the office of adju
tant general, occasioned by tho death |
of General John Mclntosh Kell, and I
the best interests of the military of the ;
Gate demand that said vacancy be fill
ed, it is therefore
Ordered, That the assistant adjutant
general, Colonel Phil G, Byrd, bo and
ho is hereby appointed adjutant gen
eral, to servo us such till tint expira
tion of the present’ term of the present
governor, and until his successor is
appointed and qualified. '
A. D. Candler, Governor.
The probability is that the successor
of General Byrd, whoever he will be, i
will not be appointed for two or three
weeks after tho inauguration of Gov
ernor Candler.
• * •
Frank Wol<lot> ( Oil Inspector.
Mr. Frank Weldon lias been ap
pointed inspector of illuminating oils |
for the diitrict of Atlanta to till the
vacancy made by tho resignation of
Inspector J. P. Atkinson some days I
ago. His term will expire October 1, j
1802.
The appointment of Mr. Weldon to
this office, which is cue of the beat po
sitions in the disposal of the commis
sioner of agriculture, gives pleasure to 1
the many friends of the appointee and
to the state officials. Mr. Weldon was j
formerly a popular member of The At- j
lantu Constitution staff.
• • •
Top Crop n “Myth,”
The government’s bearish cotton re
port causes considerable talk among )
the farmers aud cotton men of the
state. All who express opinions from |
the farmer’s point of view state that j
it is ridiculous to talk about a top crop
iu Georgia or Alabama, because in
many fields the cows are now follow
ing the pickers, and the last of tho
crop will be marketed iu a short while;
but even where the plant is late it is
short lived, nnd could not possibly be
made to produce a top crop. However, j
it is agreed that the farmers have not
been in a better condition since the
war, and many whose backs have been
bent by the weight of heavy mort
gages are now free from debt and have
bank accounts. Anil they declare that
they have learned well the lesson of
diversified farming.
* . .
Fruit Grower* Not Utieoaraced.
Regardless of the past season, which
was only partly successful to the fruit j
crop of the state, the Georgia growers
are preparing for extensive additions 1
io their orchards aud are already con !
tracting with the big nurseries of the
country for thousands of peach trees.
Stale Entomologist Scott returned
to Atlanta s day or two ago aud
brought with him the announcement
that by this time next year Georgia
j will have practically 1,000,000 more
; fruit trees than are to be found iu the
; state at present.
* * *
Hr<lwl<;k Will Try Again.
Representative Hardwick, of Wash
i ington county, says that he will again
! introduce his bill limiting the suffrage
| at the opening of the next general
| asssmbly. He expresses great confi-
I deuce that the measure will secure fa
! vorablo consideration when presented,
! despite the overwhelming defeat ot
] the proposition at the last session. He
thinks there lias been a change in
legislative sentiment and says he may
| make sJine modifications iu the orig
i niul draft.
• ...
B|* il of State Kmbuliner*.
The Georgia State Hoard of Em
balmers will hold a special meeting in
Atlanta on October 27th for the pur
pose of examining applicants for the
state license. * ’
The hoard is only required by law
to bold one meeting a year, but this
special meeting is held for the accom
modation of those who could not ap
pear before the last meeting, which
occufred iu Savannali. The meeting
in Atlanta will bo held at 24$ West
Alabama street, and it is expected tliut
there will be about twenty-five appli
cants present. The board will be in
session perhaps two Jays.
* ' *
Surfeit of Prosperity.
Asa result of the prosperous condi
tions now prevailing in Georgia and
the increase in business which lias
followed, charges have been brought
against the Southern railway in the
railroad commission of Georgia for
failure to supply the demand for cars.
This complaint was filed a few days
ago by the citizens of Muyaville and
Villa Rica, who allege that traffic is
congested in both towns and that they
arc suffering an injury ns a result.
The road's officials promised to
make every effort to relieve the con
gestion at the points mentione at thed
earliest, possible moment. If the road
complies the matter will probably
drop where it is, but if not, then the
commission will proceed with a further
investigation.
... /
Depend* on tlio Slate.
If the railroads entering Atlnntn
agree to pay as rental 0 per cent per
annum on the cost of a union station
to be erected by the state, the onteome
of the recent conference between the
railroads and the depot commission
will iu all likelihood be that before
tbo close of 1901 Atlanta will have a
new depot on. the site of the present
one, costing betwoen $400,000 and
SOOO,OOO.
If the new station is erected it will
bo erected by the state and not by the
railroads. Through the president of
the lessee road, Major J. W. Thomas,
the announcement was formally made
that it is ofit of the question for the
depot to be built by the railroads.
That proposition is no longer in con
templation.
t ...
Grillin'* ( urnlvnl n Sui’cmia.
Hocretary Searcy, of the Griffin car
i i.al company,niH<le a statement show
ing that after paying all expenses and
outstanding bills thero was a bulanee
on band of $372.20. After some dis
cussion it was decided to leave the
amount iu the hands of President
Drake, to be out at interest as a
nucleus for a carnival fund for next
year. It is now a settled fact that
Griffin will have another carnival next
year. *
...
Periodical liiß|H’ctlofi Hscoininflnd(l.
Inspector General Oboar in his an
nual report to the adjutant general of
the state, strongly recommends that
the eight military schools of Georgia
which have been supplied at the state's
expense with arms and accoutrements
be inspected periodically as contem
plated by law. The report points out
that while these institutions are bene
ficiaries of the state to a certain de
gree, they have never been subjected
to an inspection with the idea of en
couraging the worthy ones and de
priving the unworthy of the state's
equipment.
* * *
Funner U A>*a*iiint<l.
News was received in Valdosta Satur
day that Youman Padgett, a well
known farmer of the Cat Creek dis
trict, was shot and instantly killed by
an unknown assassin while at the
house of a Thomas W. Rav,
assisting in uursin gV siek child. Pad
gett was about to retire aud walked
to the door, when the fatal shot was
tired, and ho fell dead. The as
sassin escaped and there is no clue to
his identity. It is supposed that Pat
gett w as Bbot in mistake for Ray,
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS CHECKED.
Caused By Flight of Chinese Emperor
and 111-Advised Military Operations.
Recent happenings in China, especi
ally in the province of Chile, have so
j far set beck peace negotiations that it
may be n matter of weeks or even
| mouths before the peace commission
ers will be able to get to work.
111-considered military operations
Me said to be responsible for the
check which diplomacy has met in
reaching a settlement. Though the
efforts of the state department, second
ed by the more moderate powers, a
steady aud systematic presure had
been brought to bear upon the Chinese
emperor to have him return to Pekin.
Philippine Imports.
The division of customs and insnlar
affairs in the war department
| summary of trade iu the Philipmflß
islands for the nine worths
last day of March During
merchandise valued
rn .1 t .
GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS
Brief Summary of Interesting
happenings Culled at Random.
Georj-lft's Wealth Greatly
The uet increase iu the taxable prop
erty of Georgia is just $17,475,646.
These figures are made public by Com
troller Wright, who has just completed
his annual report.
The increase in general property is
$15,227,836 and in railroad property
$2,227,336.
This increase iu taxable values based
on the present rate of 5 2-10 mills
would bring into the state treasury an
additional sum of $90,873, which, but
fur tho constitutional amendment
recently adopted pensioning indigent
widows, would result in lowering
the tax rate. ,
There seems to be a wide difference
cf opinion a6 to jastflbiw much money
will be needed to pay the widows’ pen
sions. Commissioner Lindsay seems
to think amount to*s2so,oUo or
( other officials do
not believe it wiU*b,e over $50,000 tor
tlij: fi rsi year or. two. * *
tax'trate' (an be lowered, , but it is
known that will be made
to do so. . ' / •
The value of g"eneral property
returned for taxation’iu the state is
$388,154*113, and of u-ailroad prop
erty butmhis does not
include the Southwestern, Georgia,
Western and Atlantic add those roads
whi(?h pay a tax on their income.
These would add another $18,000,000
to the value of railroad property.
Tho state treasurer’s report for the
fiscal year just ending shows receipts
of $3,542,069.69 and disbursements of
$3,564,047.11. The state had a sur
plus iu the treasury a year ago of
8438,723.72., Thar, surplus is now
&41 but it will be increased
by about $200,000 when the next pay
ment from the sale of the Northwestern
railroad is leoeived.
* * *
Treasure# BpCr'Retired on Xi4tli.
Treasurer Speer,, who has been in
charge of the finances of the state for
the past four years, will retire on Oc
tober 24tb, and will bo succeeded by
Treasurer*elect It. E. Park, of Macon.
Treasurer Speer has made a remark
able record while in office and lejjyes
the treasury in splendid conditio)**' j
succeeded the late R. U.
but for a*number of years jiMvious
had been connected with the treasury
department.
Mr. Park announces that he will re
tain the same office force as was em
ployed by Treasurer Speer. Tho force
consists of Captain C. T. Furlow,
assistant treasurer,audSterling Grimes
Turner, cashier.
* * *
Appointment Only Temporary,
As will be seen from the following
order, the 1 appointment of Colonel
Ryrd as adjutant general of Georgia i*
a temporary * appointment, aud holds
only until the expiration of the present
term 6t Governor Candler, which ex
pfres on October 27 th:
State of Georgia—Executive Office,
Atlanta, October 11, 1900—Whereas,
a vaoancy exists in the office of adju
tant general, occasioned by the death
of General John Mclntosh Kell, and
tho best interests of the military of the
state demand that said vacancy be fill
ed, it is therefore
Ordered, That the assistant adjutant
general, Colonel Phil G. Ryrd, be and
he is hereby appointed adjutant gen
eral, to serve as such till the expira
tion of the present term of the present
governor, and until his successor is
appointed and qualified.
A. D. Candler, Governor.
The probability is that the successor
of General Byrd, whoever he will be,
will not be appointed for two or three
weeks after the inauguration of Gov
ernor Candler.
* • *
Frank Wwldon, Oil Inupfctor.
Mr. Frank Weldon has been ap
pointed inspector of illuminating oils
for the district of Atlanta to fill the
vacancy made by the resignation of
Inspector J. P. Atkinson some days
ago. His term will expire October 1,
1902.
The appointment of Me. Weldon to
this office, which is one of the best po
sitions in the disposal of the commis
sioner of agriculture, gives pleasure to
the mauy friends of the appointee aud
to the state officials. Mr. Weldon was
formerly a popular member of The At
lanta Constitution staff.
* * *
Top Crop a “Wyth.**
The government’s bearish cotton re
port caases considerable talk among
the farmers and cotton men of the
state. All who express opinions from
the farmer's point of view state that
it is ridiculous to talk about a top crop
iu Georgia or Alabama, because in
many fields the cows are now follow
ing the pickers, and the last of the
crop will be marketed in a short while;
bnt even where the plant is late it is
short lived, and could not possibly be
made to produce a top crop. However,
it is agreed that the farmers have not
been iu a better condition since the
war, and mauy whose backs have been
Bent by the weight of heavy mort
gages are now free from debt and have
Dauk accounts. Ana tney aeclare tnat
they have learned well the lesson of
diversified farming.
• • *
Fruit Groweia Not J
the
a
- . M ,S>H
! Drougnt wnn mm tue announcement
I that by this time next year Georgia
will have practically 1,000,000 mofe
fruit trees than are to be found iu the
j state at present.
m m m
Hardwick Will Try Again.
Representative Hardwick, of Wash
ington county, says that be will again
introduce his bill limiting the suffrage
at the opening of the next general
assembly. He expresses great confi
dence that the measure will secure fa
vorable consideration when presented,
despite the overwhelming defeat of
the proposition at the last session. He
thinks there has been a change in
legislative sentiment and says he may
make some modifications iu the orig
inal draft.
* * m
Special Meeting of State Kmbulmern,
The Georgia State Board of Em
balmers will hold a special meeting in
Atlanta on October 27th for the pur
pose of examining applicants for the
state license.
The board is only required by law
to hold one meetiug a year, but this
special meeting is held for the accom
modation of those who could not ap
pear before the last meeting, which
occurred in Savannah. The meeting
t in Atlanta will be held at 24$ West
'Alabama street, and it is expected that
♦here will be about twenty-five appli
cants present. The board will be in
session perhaps two days. •
• mm •
Surfeit of Prosperity.
Asa result of the prosperous condi
tions now prevailing iu Georgia and
the increase in business which has
followed, charges have been brought
against the Southern railway in the
railroad commission of Georgia for
failure to supply the demand for cars.
.This complaint was filed a few days
ago by the .citizens of Maysville and
Villa Rica, who allege that traffic is
congested in both towns and that they
are suffering an injury as a result.
The road’s officials promised to
make every effort to relieve the con
gestion at the points mentione at thed
earliest possible moment. If the road
complies the matter will probably
drop where it is, but if not, then the
commission will proceed with a further
investigation.
* * *
Depends on tlie State.
If the railroads entering Atlanta
agreg to pay as rental 6 per cent per
ainium on the cost of a union station
to be erected by the state, the outcome
of the recent conference between the
railroads and the depot commission
will in all likelihood be that befofe
the close of 1901 Atlanta will have a
new depot on the site of the present
one, costing between $400,000 and
$600,000,
If the new station is erected it will
be erected by the state and not by the
railroads. Through the president of
the lessee road, Major J. W. Thomas,
the announcement was formally made
that it is out of the question for the
depot to be built by the railroads.
That proposition is no longer iu con
templation.
* m m
Griffin** Carnival a Sucre**.
Secretary Searcy, of the Griffin car
rival company, made a statement show
ing that after paying all expenses and
outstanding bills there was a balance
on hand of $372.20. After some dis
cussion it was decided to leave the
amount in the hands of President
Drake, to be out at interest as a
nucleus for a carnival fund for next
year. It is now a settled fact that
Griffin will have another carnival next
year.
* * *
Periodical Inspection llecommended.
Inspector General Obear in his an
nual report to the adjutant general of
the state, strongly recommends that
the eight military schools of Georgia
which have been supplied at the state’s
expense with arms aud accoutrements
be inspected periodically as contem
plated by law. The report points out
that while these institutions are bene
ficiaries of the state to a certain de
gree, they have never been subjected
to an inspection with the idea of en
couraging the worthy ones and de
priving the unworthy of the state’s
equi/ment.
• * *
Farmer is Assassinated.
News was received in Valdosta Satur
day that Youman Padgett, a well
known farmer of the Cat Creek dis
trict, was shot aud instantly killed by
an unknown assassin while at the
house of a neighbor, Thomas W. Ray,
assisting in nursing a sick child. Pad
gett was about to retire and walked
to the door, when the fatal shot was
tired, and he fell dead". The as
sassiu escaped and there is no clue to
his identity. It is supposed that Pat
gett was shot in mistake for Ray.
GALVESTON FUND GROW3.
Donations to Afflicted City Reach
Near the Million Mark.
John Sealy, treasurer of the Galves
ton relief fund, acknowledges receipt
of contributions from Octowr Ist to
12th inclusive amounting to MP8,552.
This includes $125,000
•through Governor Sayers
(521.73 received through Mayoralties.
The amount previously acknowledged
was $751,043.63, making the total to
date $07^(595.63.
CHINAMEN STOPPED IN TEXA§.
<*<he Across Mexican Border and 1
I Jailed By Officials at El Paso.
L Twenty Chinamen and Italians have
at El Paso, Tex., charged|
unlawfully in the UniteM
OFFERM9N AND Wf&TEFUtRAILROAD
Selitflnle
West Bound. East,Bound.
Read Down Rtjjul Up.
STATIONS. -M-
No. 3. No. 1. I No. 4.
P. M. A. M. I A - M.
730 6.10 Lv Offerman,
750 640 ' “ Bristol
Woods ‘'
815 705 “ Coffee
820 7 20* “ 10 Milo Post “RB 40 620
8 40 7 50 “ Sal lie “ 6 00
855 810 “ Alma “ 12 55 545
900 815 “ 25 Mile Post “ 12 50 540
825 “ Hurst “ 12 40 530 *
“ Rigdon... “
“ Dedge “
945 910 Ar Nicholls Lv- 12 00 500
Trains Nos. 1 and 2 daily except Sunday.
Trains Nos. 3 and 4 Sunday only.
Connections at Offerman with Plant System, and at Nicholls with M ay
eross Air-Line. J. F. GUAY, Superintendent,
Offerman, Ga.
IlCllinS RAILROAD
Tim© Table.
Taking effect 12:01 a. m. Wednesday November Ist, 1899, Superseding Tim©
Table Dated Sept. 24th, 1899. Central Time Standard.
NORTH BOUND. SOUTH BOUND.
PASSENGER.
• Daily Daily Sunday . Daily Daily Sunday
ex Sun ex Sun only STATIONS. ex Sun ex Sun only
No. 1 No. 3 No. 5 No. 2. No. 4. No. 0
8 00am 2 30pm 4 30pm Lv .Wayeross .Ar 1 10pm 10 00am 9 10am
8 10am 4 40pm Lv Jamestown Lv 1 02pm 9 02am
8 15am 2 57pm 4 45pm Lv Waltertown Lv 12 57pm 9 20am 8 57arr.
8 24am 4 54pm Lv .Upchurch. Lv 12 48pm 8 48am
8 34am 322 pm 5 04pm Lv .. .Elsie.. .Lv 12 40pm 8 54am 8 40am
(842 am) 335 pm 5 12pm Lv ...801en... Lv 12 31pm (8 42am) 8 31am
8 55am 4 00pm 5 25pm Lv ...Beach... Lv 12 19pm 8 28am 8 19am
9 04am 5 34pm Lv . Murrays.. Lv 12 03pm ' 8 03am
9 15am 4 28pm 5 45pm Lv ..Sessoma,. Lv 11 53am 8 00am 7 53am
9 25am 4 38pm 5 53pm Lv .Granville.. Lv 11 49am 7 50am 7 49am
9 33am 5 18pm 6 03pm Lv ..Nicholls.. Lv 11 36am 7 15am 7 36am
9 48am 5 38pm 6 18pm Lv ... 8e115... Lv 1121 am 6 50am 721 am
10 10am 6 00pm 6 40pm Ar ..Douglas.. Lv 11 00am 6 30am 7 00am
No. 1 aud No. 4 will meet and pass at Bolen according to rules.
J. E. XVADLEY, Pre*. ALEX BONN VIVIAN, Supt.
SYSTEM.
FLORIDA TO CUBA.
Bead Bonn. Effective October 1, 1900. Read Up.
78 58 STATIONS. j 57 { 85
ill 00a 12 45a 9 25|> Ar Troy Lv. 6 80aj7 42pl
....... 1 05j> 1 55[i 10 50p Ar Ozark Lv. 510a 6 17p!
2 OOp 2 30|> 11 25p Ar Pinckard ..Lv. 4 40a15 45p|
fi 15a 0 lOp 3 15a ; Lv Thomasvifie Ar. 105a| 2 15p 9 30p
. 7 07a 7 OOp 4 Ola Ar Quitman Lt.! 12 15a 1 23p 8 35p
8 35a 8 25p 5 15alAr Dupont Lv. 11 05plll 59a 7 08n
8 30a Ar Jacksonville... Lv , 7 45p 8
— 8 OOp 1 lOp Lv Jackson,,pie .....Ar. 4 55p 4
8 30a 10 30(i Ar .Port Tampa Lv. 7 ..
9 55n 9 45p 7 05a I.v Wnycros- Ar. Mil; J
>2 10(i 12 10a in 15a Ar Savannah Lv. A
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> OOp 10 15a Ar Brunswick I.v. 8
. .. 9 45a, I.v Jacksonville Ar. 7 OIIiiIWBbWHmHHMK
12 (I2(i Ar Palatka ... I /
lOOOp'Ar Tampa I.v.
Ar Port Lv.
1 10 50p|Ar St. Petersburg Lv. 7 15a ||||||jp|g||gj|
1 10 OOp Ar Tamna Lv. 8 Olfti
Train (12 leaves Montgomery 3 p. m.. arrives Luverne 6:45 p. m.
Train 61 leaves Luverne 6 a. in., arrives Montgomery 9:30 . m.
TIIKEK SHIPS A WEEK TO Cl’ltA. Hg|9HgMgM|
Leave Port*Tampa 11:00 p. m. Mondays. Thursdays and Saturdays.
Arrive Key West 3:00 p. in. Tuesdays, Fridays ami Sundays. WgHSBHBBBBA
Arrive Havana ■" in. Wednesdays. Saturdays aud Mondays.
Pullman ears ail thr nigh trains to Savannah. Jacksonville and l'
11. L. TODD. Division Passenger Agent,
11. W. WKKNN, Passenger Traffic Manager, Savannah, Ga.
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