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THE AMER1CUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2o, 1891.
STREET CARS.
WILL THEY BE OPERATED
OR NOT ?
That li the Question That Now Achates
the Minds of the People—Some Kncoup-
■Cine Work—Tho People's Coinmltt
tYlist ff«s Hone.
On Wednesday evening last Mr. Tbos.
F. Kenny, of the firm of Morse & Lane,
attorneys of Boston, who represent Mr.
Geo. W. Morse, the owner of the Amerl-
ens Street Hallway, arrived In the city
and put up at the Allen House. Mr.
Kenny Is no stranger to our people, as
he has made several visits to our city.
He It a gentleman of pleasing address,
well posted and strictly business.
Early yesterday morning after a short
consultation with the mayor and several
other parties, it was decided to call an
Impromptu meeting ot our citizens to
see If an understanding leading to a
final settlement of the perplexing street
railroad question could not be had. The
meeting of a number of our leading bust
seas men was held at the mayor’s office,
on Jackson street, at which a committee
of five consisting of the following gentle
men, J. W. Wheatley, chairman; John
Windsor, H. C. Bagley, G. W. Glover and
W. E. Murphey, was appointed to meet
Mr. Kenny.
Immediately after the adjournment of
the meeting the committee met the gen
tleman. The many obstacles that had
been thrown In the way of the operation
of the road were discussed, also the ad
vantages of the operation of the road and
the disadvantages of the necessity of Its
removal. The committee, feeling that
they had the interest of the community
at heart, were not over-anxious to tako
steps that would not be acceptable to the
people, and were very cautious in their
deliberations.
Finally they made the following prop
osition to Mr. Kenny: "That the citi
zens of Americus would guarantee the
sale of two thousand dollars worth of
tickets each year for the term of five
years; or, In other words, they would
guarantee ten thousand dollars to the
owner of the road for the period of five
years; provided the owner would guar
antee to them a continuous operation of
the road for five years, with a fifteen-
minute schedule instead of a thirty-
minute schedule.”
To do this will require six cars and
the employment of eighteen men, be
sides an electrician and a superintend'
enL Thus it will be seen that it will
take twenty men to operate the road
with the fifteen-minute schedule, and
the $2,000 guarantee Is only a starter,
but with the co-operation of the citi
zens it is expected that the road will be
made to pay. The committee adjourn
ed at 12 o’clock to meet Mr. Kenny
again at five. At this meeting the prep
osition was presented to Mr. Kenny in
writing, wl)leh will be given to the at
torneys of, and to Mr. Morse himself.
Mr. Kenny spoke very favorably of the
proposition, and said that he would use
bis influence and also recommend the
acceptance of the same. If this Is ac
cepted, six ten-horso power motor cars
will be sent to Americus at once, and a
force ot bands put to work to place the
road In condition for the cars. In con
versation with Mr. Kenny Tu Times-
Recobdxii learned the following.
Said he:
“Yea, we are contemplating a plan
noder which we hope to put the street
railroad in operation, and I have been In
consultation today with a committee of
your business men with a view to formu
lating an arrangement to bring about
that end. The owners of this road are
desirous that It be started up If tbe peo
ple will come forward and give us some
substantial encouragement
"Everybody having the interests M
this thriving centre at heart most see
the great necessity of putting the street
cars in motion. It Is either a step for
ward or backward for this city. With
the road In successful operation, It not
only means great benefits to those reeld
Ing here to-day, bat it insures a con
tinuation of the growth of Americas,
which wlU soon rival some of Its larger
sister cities in the state. It means every
thing for the future of Americas.
"As I have already said, ws are desir
ous of operating toe road, If you wlU get
Into the boat with ns sad give the neo-
essary financial aid. It has been gener
ally supposed that the time had not
arrived for this road—that It was too
early and would not pay its way at the
prefent time, bat with a strong and de
termined effort on the part of the people
It to believed by some that It can be suc
cessfully operated. Therefore are feel
that we have a right to call upon those
whom it will directly benefit to oome
forward and pat their shoulders to tbe
wheel."
Plrom the above It seems that soon the
red clay and sand will be thrown from
the track, and oooe again the shining
rails will be exposed to view, and the
olang, dang, dang, of tbe street car
bells wilt be heard In the land, and every
body wlU rejoice at the dawning of the
day when we will take np the onward
march, never to stop again.
IRREGULAR MAILS.
Superintendent Terrell Makes so Invert!
(Silva.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun of yester
day says:
“An examination by Superintendent
Terrell, of the Hallway Mail Service,
garding the recent complaints of irregu'
larlty In the mails from Columbus
Americus, shows that on the days men
tloned there was no postal car attached
to tbe train. Somebody wan to blame
then. Who was It? If it is the duty
the railroad to furnish postal cars, they
should bo required to do so. The peo
ple have a right to demand that their
mails he delivered promptly and regu
larly. In this Instanco Col. Terrell
claims the mail service was not
blame."
From Superintendent of Transporta
tion W. J. Matthews, of the Savannah
Americus & Montgomery road, The
Times-Kkcokdkii learns that it Is truo
that on a few occasions there was no pos
tal car on tbe through train from Savan
nah which tbe S. A. A M. turns over
tbo Savannah & Western at Americus
8 o'clock a. ro.; and hence the report
Supt. Terrell is correct
In justlco, however, to the S. A. & M
road, and the Columbus division of the
Savannah A Western, it should be ex
plained that the through train is made
up in Savannah by the Central railroad
officials, and is turned over to the S. A,
A M. at Lyons; and by them to tbe
Savannah A Western at Americus, the
S. A. A M. merely constituting the mid
dle link in the through line.
If the master of trains fails to put
postal car on tbe Americut-Columbus
train in the evening at Savannah, then
there is no postal car at Americus next
morning to turn over to the S. A W.
again. There is no way-mall service on
this train from Savannah to Americus
the real distributing service beginning
here with the outgoing of that train to
wards Cdumbus at 8 o'clock a. m
but unless a postal car Is brought
through from Savannah, or is put on
here by the S A W., after the latter
takes the train from the S. A. A M., of
course, the train goes out without that
car, and tbe mails are not distributed
en route to Columbus.
It seems, therefore, that whenever
this trouble has occurred, it is the fault
of the make up of the train in the Cen
tral yards in Savannah.
If the attention of the Central man
agement is called to this matter by SupL
Terrell, It Is more than likely that the
trouble will not occur again.
Pants.
Odd pants of every description from
tbe smallest child to the largest man's
size. Prioes to suit the bard times,
sun-wed-frl Thornton Wheatley.
The Bona and Daughters ol Bam.
Sometime ago a colored preacher, by
the name of J. W. F. Anderson, arrived
In Americus and organized a society un
der the name of the “Sons and Daught-
of Ham." It prospered only
moderately, so be left for greener fields.
He located In Macon, but was soon re
ported as being In the jug. Anderson
proved himself clear of any attempt to
defraud his people and was set free. At
a meeting there yesterday he was re
elected president of the grand lodgo of
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi,
when the following parties were loaned
money: Johnson, Americus, $250.00;
Weems, Cochran, $200 00; Parker, Sa
vannah, $300.00. The session was har
monious and all points to a dear sailing
of the order.
Fifteen cents per bushel or 50 cents
per hundred pounds paid to wagons for
sound cotton seed delivered to tbe
sep25tf Amebicus Guano Company.
The Way They View It,
This is bow the thing looks to the well
posted railroad editor of the Atlanta
Constitution:
"The Savannah, Americus A Mont
gomery railroad, popularly called the
"Sam" rood, will be In operation be
tween Montgomery and Lyons within
sixty days. Tbe work Is being carried
forward with a rush. This road, when
completed, will be an Important one and
will be one of the first-class roads of the
south.” • •
Tbe value of our line as a factor In the
transportation system of the south can
hardly be overestimated, a fact that
s to be fully appreciated by those
In a position to know.
We have just opened the nicest lot of
soft, stiff and crush hats In the city.
Thornton Wheatley.
sep20sun wed fri
Elegant to the only word, that will de
scribe our beautiful line of neekwaar.
Nothing ever assn In the city like it
Thornton Wheatley.
respectfully ask tha public to call
our choles stock of all kinds
The Aveba Obocery Co.
What They Think ol it-
From all sides have come words of
commendation to Thk Times-Recordeh
for Its position on the street sprinkling
question; and there can be no question
bat that the sentiment of the people,
men, women and children, to decidedly
In favor of something that will keep
down this terrible nuisance.
A communication appears Ip. another
column from a gentleman of high stand
ing which seema fully to cover the views
of everybody else; and tbe city fathers
and the water commission are respect
fully urged to give the question a careful
consideration, and try to. devise some
of relief.
THE BREAKFAST TABLE
ITEMS OF INTEREST SPECIALLY PRE
PARED FOR HASTY READERS.
Yesterdsj's Doing* In Pungent Pern-
graphs—Some Snip Shots by the Itepor-
torlal Camera—1Vhat Was Going a
Town Told In Briefest Manner.
Come out to tbe opera house to-night
early, as Isom Cain says the curtain will
go up at 8:15.
The Hawkins House looks a great deal
bettor since it received an outside paint
ing and penciling.
The frog puzzlo at the drug store of
tho Davenport Drug Co., Is attrs* ting a
great deal ot attention.
Mr. Lester Windsor was elected last
night, at a business meeting, secretary
and treasurer of the Americus Club.
Don't forget that you must be on band
nt the opera bouse at 8:15 to-night, or
you will miss the opening of the show,
A prominent cotton man remarked
yesterday that cotton would advance at
least one cent within thirty days. Cor
rect
What's tbe matter with the street law
preventing truck from being piled on
tbe sidewalks ? Maybe yon can pass
down the street, and maybe you can't
Fifteen witnesses Id the Butler mur
der case, were summoned yesterday,
The commitment trial will be had to
day before Justice W. K. Wheatley.
Messrs. Ciarke A Hooper, attorneys at
law, have moved their office into the
second floor of the Holt building on
Lamar street, which has recently been
remodeled and painted.
Work on the new postoffice building
on Forsyth street Ir being pushed for
ward, sod when completed, the struc
ture will present an appearance of Im
posing beauty and elegance.
Red-eyed Bob Holloway, col., a well
known character about town, will hare
to go to the chaingang because he can't
raise a few dollars to pay a fine for
gaming. Bob has been preaching, but
bo ain’t what he use to be.
The compresses are running on full
time and flud It bard to press tbe re
ceipts. Both are under the efficient
management of Mr. Jno. Holmes, who Is
deservedly proud of bis put record of
having never yet lost a bale of cotton.
A bill hu passed the lower house of
the general assembly, of Georgia, plac
ing all of tho business in thn county
courts in the hands of the sheriffs.
Messrs. Forrest of this county, snd
Holder of Stewart, hare worked faith
fully for the passage of thia bill.
SPRINKLE THE STREETS.
Organisation ot the Order of Mackeies
Clans.
At the Red Men’s hall last night wu
organized tbe benevolent and fraternal
Order of Muckalee Clans. Much entire-
alum prevailed and about forty names
were enrolled u charter members.
The following Is a list of the officers
elected:
H. G. Stanfield, Rex; Chss. J. Graham,
Dux; A. S. Sullivan, Laird Sr.; T. O,
Florence, Laird Jr.; W. A. Greene,
Knight Sr. of tbe Donjon; W. G. Glover,
Knight Jr. of the Donjon; W. B. John
son, Keeper of the Arohlves; Geo. Stan
field, Protector of the Keys.
Fifteen cents per bushel or 50 cents
per hundred pounds paid to wagons for
sound ootton seed delivered to the
sept25tf Americus Guano Company.
The Haw Store*.
The new stores under the Hotel
Windsor presents handsome appearance
after dark when biilllansly lighted by
their numerous locaudesceuts. Meurs,
Allen A Allan, Allison A Aycock, Bailey
and Grant A Thompson have personally
eupervlsed the Interior fittings of their
several stores, and the arrangements are
particularly adapted to tbe display of
their new and attractive goods.
The completion and opening of this
agoificeut hostelry, the Windsor, will
mark a new era In the anoals of Ameri-
eus' prosperity.
Fut black hosiery at 25c at
Thornton Whbatlby’s.
Good Work.
On Tuesday last, Dr. Clabe J-iwers,
the firm of Wise A Jo were, Plains,
performed a successful operation on tbe
arm of Joe Uavo, col. Joe had his arm
badly lacerated by the uws of a cotton
in, and had to have It cut off. Dr.
owers made an excellent Job of it and,
wu highly complimented by older sur
geons. He la a rising young man.
Fifteen cents per bushel or 50 cents
per hundred pounds paid to wagons for
sound cotton seed delivered to the
AmzricVs Guano Company.
Mr. Callaway la offering for rent a few
eholee rooms and offices, and a store.
J. Hew Fraemaa wlU sell yea bast
eoal for least amoey. aepifidtf
»' Op: :
A Llttls Earlier Thao CaoaL
We hare been requested to announce
that on sceount of an extra amount of
work tha meeting of the Masonic lodge
will convene to-night at 7J o’clock, In
stead of 8 o'clock, u heretofore.
II. E. Pratt hu removed from 505
Jackson to 810 Cotton avenue, oppoal
Uarrold A Johnson's, where he Is better
prepared than ever to do all kinds of re
pairing of furniture. septl7-dtf
AUlsoo A Ajcuck.
We will give a handsome book mark
to all pupils who will buy books .of us
this we*x. Remember It will be better
for yon and us too to buy before the
rush. upHtf.
Tbe Avar* Grocery Company will have
not leu than ten thousand cans of fruits,
vegetables and canned goods generally to
arrive in tire next sixty days.
Goats Handkerchiefs ot every descrip
tion at Tmornton Wheatley's.
“A Sufferer" Hal Something t" S*T »”
the Sobject.
To The Times-Recorder :—The writer
not only rend your article In this morn
ing's paper, headed “Must be wet down
by sprinkling carts,” with interest, but
most heartily approves every word you
say about the importance of the adop
tion of some plan by the city council to
have the business streets thoroughly
watered.
The dust is getting to bo almost insuf
ferable, snd it Is not only the suffering
experienced by thoso who arc obliged to
be often In the streets, exposed to the
clouds of dust that are almost suffocat
ing, bat merchants are dally having
their goods seriously damaged by the
dust that enters their stores
Even this, to say .nothing of the expo
sure to which ladies arc subjected In
doing their shopping, will amount to
more In one month of such clouds of
dust u we are now having than a whole
year's tax to water the business streets
of Americus.
The writer is aware that the argument
may be offered that it would not be just
to tax thoae who do not live on tbe pub
lic thoroughfares for the benefltof others
who do.
In the first place, most of our mer
chants live some distance from their
butiuess bouses, and they pay much the
larger portion of the city taxes, and
some of them are now Incurring a
heavier expense in their efforts to keep
the streets in front of their stores wa
tered than their proportion of the tax
would be to water the whole, and
they are doing this without realizing
much benefit, because their next door
neighbors do not water In front of
them. And this is not all, for while It
would be impracticable for the city coun
cil to attempt to water the streets be
yond the business portion of the city,
there is, probably, not a single lady—If
one can bu found among the men—in
any part of Americus, who would object
to the very small additional tax—and it
would amount to very little—to have
the busines streets thoroughly watered,
so that they could do their shopping
without being constantly exposed to a
cloud of dust. By all means, let us
have the streets watered.
• A Sufferer.
SCHOOL SHOES!
We are prepared to supply romp
ing and fun loving boys and girls with,
the best shoes for the money.
Williford, Matthews & Co.
415 COTTON AVE.
“YOUR EYES.
99
an
Cotton Itsport.
Americus, Ga., Sept. 2-1, 1891,
Following is the cotton report in this
city up to date:
Received by wagon 432
Received by railroad
Received previously 0,087
Total
9,519
MARKET.
Good middling 8
Middling 7}
Low middling 7j—7J
Market firm.
The Club.
The Americus Club held a meeting lu
their handsome new rooms on Forsyth
street, Wednesday evening, and after
the transaction of Important club mat
ters, enrolled the names of several new
members. Mr. Lester Windsor was
elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mr. Walter Crisp from the
office of secretary and treaaurar of the
organization.
Tho Avers Grocery Company keeps
constantly on hand the celebrated Booge
Hams. Try them.
We have added to our business
OPTICAL - DEPARTMENT,
under the management of
Mr. John H. Starbuck,
A SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN
and a graduate of the
Chicago Opthalmic College,
and have made complete arrangements for
diagnosing and correcting all visual errors by
the most approved and scientific method.
We aim to make this a special feature of
our business, and our facilities are the best
SOUTH OF ATLANTA.
Oculists prescriptions carefully and correct
ly filled.
JAMES FRICKER & BRO.
Racket » Store.
We haven’t had much to say since moving into our new quarters
in the
WATTS BUILDING-.
but we are selling the goods just the same. For Fall and Winter we
have just received a splendid line of
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND CLOTHING
and can suit you in both price and style. Our
BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS
cannot be turned dowD, and we will make you happy in a short while
if you will come and see ns.
Dont forget the place-WATTS BUILDING, Americus. Ga.
ROGERS 4& WILDER.
ON DECK AGAIN.
I have juat bought the atock of mer-
cliitndlae from tbe Bank of Sumter, for
merly owned by C. C. Carter.
I offer you for a few day*:
1 galfon good vinegar, 20c.
1 gallon good plcklea, 40c to 50c.
1 gallon ayrup, • • 30c.
1 lb. beat tea, - - - 40c.
Canned good* cheaper than tbe
cheapest.
Baking powdera, etc.
I have cold one-third of tho atock and
many of you did not know the a to re waa
Now-la the Ume.
Old Man Clark,
Athla old atand.
open.
The PHARMACY,
Cor. Cotton Ave. and Forsyth St.,
W. C. RUSSELL, Proprietor.
STRICT ATTENTION GIVEN TO PRESCRIPTIONS.
WHICH I MAKE A SPECIALTY.
TOILET GOODS.
aept251w
Cotton SdMi!
Highest market price
paid for Cotton
Seed.
AMERICUS GUANO CO.
HeptfldAwtwkf
SALE OF STOCK.
Aerrahl. t. no order pood by tbe Board
of Director.ot lk« Hom-er Real Eatate and
Improvement Company at tbrlr regular
meeting on the flat 1n*t, I wt 1 .ell at public
outcry at th« office of Mid Sumter Heal Ka.
tote and Improvement Compai.y In i na Bar-
low Bkwk. In thia city on "t.nd.y, the 3Hh
day of October i-ext atZo’etoca p. m . J
aharea of .tnek bald b» Mr). A. B Copeland.
2 .ha e. of .took held by c. A. nrook.and i
.hare, or >U <-k htld by Ml.. M. L Adderton.
Bald rale made :or lha purpura or taytna
tinea on m.paid Installment, on raid stock
TtTMi.t-a.il. By order of the Buerdof blue-
tor*. CM.WHEaTI.E1.
Hec’ji. Sumter Ileal K*taU> and Im. Co.
aepSMd
DOMESTIC - COAL!
For Sale this Season.
I a ball be prepaired to furnish a high
grade Lump Coal for Grate purposes, Id
any quantity this fall and winter,
S R. SIMS
Sept 3, tf
RUSSELL’S HEADACHE SPECIFIC
Flavoring Extracts and Family Medicines of all kinds.
Septiodtfcwtf GIVE ME A CALL.
U D. WATTS, *
* * * Wholesale and Retail Groceries
Has come to the front again, and can be found on the corner,
Watts Building, With an elegant line of fresh
Groceries Confectioneries,
which he will sell at rock bottom prices. Country merchants
will find it to their interest to call and see him when
needing anything in his line.
WHISKIES BRAlISTDIES
and plenty of Jugs in the rear, which will bo shipped to an v
part of tho United States and Georgia.
8mu.,„,a„ SEND him your orders.
A FEW BARGAINS
—is—
Farm and City Property
On Good Terms for a fow days.
Alleh, Taylor & Co.,
Harrold Bank Building,
snxtvuy 01 ™* AVENUF ’ * - AMERICUS, GA.