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TOL. 14 . NO. 11.
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IDEA MEETS FAVOR
Would Enhance Valnes Very
Much.
All the Property Owners
On Block Eleven Have
Consented Except
One or Two.
The idea, as suggested by The
Setixel, of creating a new street,
to be called “Wall Street” or by
some other appropriate name, has
evidently met with the approval of
the property owners who will be af
fected by the change. It is said
that consent has been given by all
interested with the possible excep
tion of one or two parties, and that
it is thought their consent will also
be obtained. This is only true, how
ever, with reference to the property
owners on block 11, and if the street
is to be extended through block 10,
arrangements will have to be made
some time in the future, pos
sibly in the near future. The pro
posed plan, as heretofore stated, is
to extend the boundary lines of th e
north ten lots on block 11, which is
the first block from the depot as you
go up town, 50 feet further north,
which would fix the north end of
said lots adjoining the waycross Air
Line track, and the other end would
front the new street. This arrange
ment would also make the south ten
lots in this block much more valu
able, for the reason that the the rear
of the south lots would front the
new street, and buildings could be
erected thereon.
The plan, in other words, is to
convert the 20 foot alley into a 50 or
60 foot street, which, by common
consent, would probably be called
“Wall Street.”
The idea seems to be an excellent
one, and there appears now to be
little doubt but that Cordele will
soon have a “Wall Street.”
If you eat without appetite you
need Prickly Ash Bitters. It
promptly clog removes impurities that
digestive and impede the action of the
petite organs, creates good ap
and digestion, strength of
Drug ^'ody and activity of brain. Cash
Store.
Union Singing,
At Richwood.
Cordele Sentinel : We are go-
1!1 g to have an all-day union
s mging ” up here on the 4th Sun
day in this month, the 27tli in
stant, and would thank you to
give notice of same in your paper.
^ °uld also be glad to have you
"ith us. Dinner on the grounds.
Yours truly, W. L. Robuck.
Hot days followed by cool
jughts £°dy will breed malaria in the
that is bilious or costive.
sickly Ash Bitters is very valu
e this time for keeping the
spinach, , liver and bowels well
e gulated. Gash Drug Store.
QTordele > ", ^Sentinel
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ED .TORS ORGANIZE
For Business - An Inspiring
Platform.
Politics in the New
South Georgia Press
Association—Men
Of the Pen.
McRae, Ga., Sept. 9. —Pursuant
to a call of A. L. Ryals, editor of
the Telfair Enterprise, and H. M.
Stanley, editor of the Dublin
Courier-Dispatch, the South Geor
gia editors met here Saturday and
organized the South Georgia Press
association.
A. L. Ryals, of McRae, was
elected president, H. M. Stanley,
of Dublin, vice-president, John
W, Greer, of Waycross, secretary,
and, Alfred Herring, of Swains
boro, treasurer.
The executive committee, as
appointed by the president, are:
H. M. Stanley, Dublin; J. W.
Bivins, Cordele; T.JA. McGregor,
Statesboro; G. B. Whatley) Savan
nah, and A. L Ryals, McRae:
The purpose of the association
is for business only, and the reso
lutions adopted by the association
are as follows:
“As is well-known, South Geor
gia, during the past few years, has
improved wonderfully along in
dustrial lines and has largely in
creased in population. This
been brought about by no con
certed effort on the part of the
people or the press, and it occurs
to us, therefore, that a united ef
fort on the part of the press, will
largely increase the results de
sired ; therefore, it is resolved, that
we organize under the name of the
South Georgia Press association,
for the purpose of working together
on all industrial lines looking to
the development of South Georgia
in particular and the whole State
in general; and we pledge the
support of the newspapers in this
association in every practical and
legitimate manner toward helping
along the cause with individual
citizens and such organizations as
are working to the same end; and
we invite the co-operation of the
railroads, boards of trade, cham
bers of commerce, industrial
leagues, and all other such organi
zations.
A committee on constitution
and by-laws, composed of W. A.
Allen, of Sylvester, E. P. Wade,
of Quitman, C. M. Methvin, of
McRae, was appointed by the
president, who will prepare a con
stitution and a code of by-laws,
and submit them for adoption at
a subsequent meeting, to be held
at Savannah, during the State
Fair, the date to be named by the
president, previously.
About one-third of .the South
Georgia papers were
here Saturday, and the
tion begins with the following
charter members: W. A. Allen,
Worth County Local, Sylvester;
F. P. Wade, Quitman Advertiser,;
A T. Hind, Moultrie, Post; A. J.
Tyson, Dawson Recorder; T. A.
McGregor, Bullock Times, States
boro; Alfred Herrington, Pine
Forest, Swainsboro; C. M. Meth
vin, Twin City News, McRae, J.
W. Greer, Waycross Journal; A.
L. Ryals, Enterprise, McRae; H.
CORDELE, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1901.
Sitli Glia
IN SES’N IN CORDELE
From Monday Niglu to Thursday
Night, Inclusive.
The Meeting was Both In
teresting and Instruc
tive Throughout.
Cordele Proud.
Cordele was proud of her guests
this weeK. The South Georgia
Bible Institute has been in session,
beginning Monday night and end
ing Thursday night, and many
Methodist divines were here. The
program as previously printed in
the Sentinel was carried out
fully, but in one or two instances
alternates were called upon to
take the place of those absent.
The institute was not only well
attended by ministers, but the
people of Cordele turned out weM
in order to get the full benefit of
the discussions. The exercises
began at 8:30o’clock in the morn-
ing and lasted until 9:80 o’clock,
p. m., each day, with about two
hours intermission for dinner,
The weather was beautiful, and
the institute was a complete suc
cess. Cordele was proud of her
guests and will gladly welcome
them among us again.
Death of Mr. Luther.
Mr. Tuesday Luther, night at ten o’clock
J. B. age 78, and
highly respected citizen of Cordele
died of pneumonia. He and his
wife moved to Cordele last May
from Fruitland Park, Fla. and
have since made Cordele their
home. The funeral services were
conducted oy Rector Burch and
the interment took place in
Sunny Side cemetery. The Sen
tinel extends sympathy.
D. Smith, Vienna Progress; J. W.
Bivins, Cordele Sentinel; George
G. Folsom,Tattnal Journal, Reids
ville; N. L. Stafford, Mount jVer
non, Monitor; M. E. Carter,
Bryan Enterprise. Pembroke; H.
M. Stanley, Dublin Courier-Dis
patch ; Leon C. Greer, Macon
County Citizen, Oglethorpe; Geo.
Lowe, Baxley Banner; D, B. Wil
liams. Adrian Enterprise; C. M.
Whatley, Meldrim Guidon; John
T. King, Rochelle New Era; A. H.
McRae; Vidalia Press, and Ben
Millican, .Tesup Sentinel,
The organization has set its foot
squarely against politics and pleas
ure junketings in the prosecution
of its ends, and its deliberations
will deal entirely with the
ness that concerns its own inter
ests first, and the public welfare
°f Sou th Georgia second,
A circular will be sent out by
the secretary asking all other
South Georgia papers to become
members of the association, and
it is hoped that the entire one
hundred papers of South Georgia
will come into the association.
The editors were royally enter
tained by Editor Ryals, and were
shown courtesies by President
Strozier, of the South Georgia
college, and the citizens in general.
II
CORDELE NATION’L
Bank Will Open In a Few Days
With Capital of $50,000
losky’s and People’s
Banks Absorbed By
Nation’l Bank
The Cordele National Bank will
open for business in a few days.
The $50,000 capital stock has
now all been subscribed and paid
in, and the stockholders comprise
strong business men, reputed to be
worth a million and a half dol
lars. The charter has been granted
by the comptroller of the cur
rency, and nothing how remains
but to organize and open for busi
ness.
The scheme to organize Cordele
' Aional Bank has been on foot
for some months, but it was not
known to the public until last
Tuesday that the Bank of Wight
– Weslosky would be taken in by
the deal as JwellJ’asJ the People’s
Bank. Last Tuesday, however,
when everything had been ar
ranged and understood by both
banks and the organization of the
Cordele National Bank was a cer
tainty, the Bank of Wight – Wes
losky closed its doors, and all its
depositors became depositors of
the People’s bank or were paid off
in cash, just as the depositor pre
ferred, and within the next few
days, as above stated, the People’s
Bank will close, too, while the new
National bank will take its place.
The officers of the new bank
will be the same asi’those of the
People’s bank: Mr. R. L. Wilson,
president, and Mr. B. II. Palmer,
cashier. It is not yet known who
will be elected vice-president, but
this position will also be filled at
the permanent organization.
Buy groceries from Dunaway,
in south corner Byne Building.
REMEMBER,
When you buy, that
ENTERPRISE
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Fire-Backs Guaranteed for 15 Years.
AH Prices, from $9.00 to $25.00.
Cordele Hardware Company.
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Spis Saturday
FRONT SUWANNEE.
Will Tell All About That At
lanta Union Depot.
He Is Well Known as
<4 Oom Joe, the Filli
buster”—Every
body Invited.
On to-morrow (Saturday) after
noon, September 14, 1901, at 4
o’clock, mounted on a wagon or
dray, in front of the Suwannee
Hotel, in the City of Cordele, the
Hon. Joseph H. Hall, of the City
of Macon, and County of Bibb,
will speak to the citizens of Dooly
County, or the citizens of any
other County, if present, on the
public issues of the day in general,
and upon the Atlanta union depot,
lobbyists, etc., in particular.
Anybody and everybody; ladies
and gentlemen, who wish to hear
the speaker speak, the hard hitter
hit, are extended a most cordial
invitation to be present on the oc
casion and have their fullest ex-
pectations realized.
Mr. Hall is well known as a
straightforward, plain speaker,
right up to date on all vital pub
lic issues, and the man is not living
who will charge him with being
afraid to speak his convictions.
NEW POSTOFFICE
PLANS.
Plans and specifications have
been drawn for the new postoffice,
which is to be located just across
the street from The Sentinel of
fice, in the brick building now oc
cupied as a livery stable.
If the building is remodeled ac
cording to the plans as drawn, the
new postoffice will present a beau
tiful appearance, and the cost will
approximate something like two
thousand dollars.
Work will begin as soon as bids
made and a bid accepted, and
postoffice will move as soon as
work is completed.
Wanted —Double-barrel, breech
loading shotgun. AddressP. O.
Box 171, Cordele, Ga.
BEST EQUIPPED
JOB OFFICE IN
SOUTH GEORGIA.
/[PPLY fOR
PRICES
$1.00 A YEAR
GUERRY’S SPEECH.
BY C. J. SHIPP.
A very respectable crowd greet
ed Dupont Guerry at Vienna last
Wednesday, and heard him urge
his claim to gubernatorial distinc
tion. His speech was made in the
courthouse, during the noon re
cess of the superior court and was
about two hours in length, the
greater part of which was confined
to a discussion of prohibition,
though some time was given to an
arraignment of the lobbyists and
the railroads’ dereliction in giv
ing in their property at a less than
its market valuation.
His argument, for the most part,
was clear, forcible and logical,
though, in a few instances, he de
scended to mere sophistry. Thus
in answer to the frequently used
argument of the whiskey men,
that large revenue was derived
key dealer, he said that the State
and cities really received nothing
in this way, as the dealer would
give in his property for taxes
for enough less to save this li
cense, and the government would
thereby lose what it collected by
this license. However, I suppose
that this was merely intended as
a clap-trap, to catch the ignorant,
as he is a man of really fine rea
soning powers.
His audience was sympathetic,
being composed generally of pro
hibitionists.
He was loudly cheered when,
during his speech, he referred to
the Hon. J. M. Terrell and Pope
Brown as being Frank Potts’ local
option ists.
He illustrated the ridiculous
ness of Major Estill’s candidacy
by telling a story. He said that
once in one of the North Georgia
counties there lived a man who
was a chronic candidate for gov
ernor, and that on one occasion,
while making a speech in the in
terest of his candididacy, he
made the remark: “Friends and
and fellow-citizens, I don’t care
anything about being governor,
but the office has been pursuing
me for over fifteen years,” when
a very uncouth individual from
the audience arose and said, “Mis
ter 1 you are shore gaining on that
job.”
Mr. Guerry’s speech was, on the
whole, very entertaining. He has a
rich voice and magnetic person
ality, and displays a fine choice
of words. In fact, he is admi
rably equipped as a political stump
speaker, and I dare say that there
are few men in Georgia who can
handle him in debate; he is also
valiant for what he considers the
truth, and but for occasional
sophistry, I have never seen greater
candor in a public speaker.
The people of this county I be
lieve to be in thorough accord
with him in his suggestions as to
requiring railroads to pay a larger
proportion of taxes, and before it was he
rumored a few days
made his speech that he would
condemn the companies giving of passes by
the railroad to mem
bers of the judiciary of the State,
but, for some reason, he did not
refer to this great evil at all, so it
seems that even Dupont Guerry is
not brave enough to antagonize
this, the greatest of all curses in
Georgia politics. Joe Hall, or
“Oom Joe,” as lie is frequently
called, seems to be the only man
before the people who has the
courage to condemn this bidding
on the part of the railroads for
the favor of the courts.
Mr. Guerry will get a good vote
though the county is still mission
ary ground, and I think that Ter
rell and Brown have quite as much
following as he. In fact, I think
that Terrell has some better fol
lowing than either of the others.
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