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CJXY AMERIEUS TtMES-HECORDER OIY
TJHRTY.SEYENTH YEAB
New Railroad Seems Sure
Work to Begin In 60 Days
Will Connect Americus
With A.B.&A. and Open
New Trade Territory
Right of Way in City Has Been
Secured By Men Backing
Move
TO ESTABLISH SHOPS
WITHIN CITY LIMITS
Actual Work Will Begin Before Fall.
Parties Interested Have Money
Ready For Construction
The new railroad connecting Amer
icus with the A. B. &A. railroad at
Byromville is now an assured fact.
Within the next sirty days actual con
struction work will begin and by the
first of the year trains will be running
over the new road.
For several weeks parties interested
have been working to get the proposi
tion ini tangible shape. Now every,
thing is practically ready and ' before
many more months Americus will
have her third railroad.
President Morton, of the Georgia
lumber company spent the greater
part of the week in Americus consult
ing local parties. His company al
ready has a standard road from
Games, one mile from Byromville, to
the river. Recent purchases of lumber
on this side of the Flint make it nec
essary for his company to extend
their present trackage,
Mr. Morton with a committee of local
citizens went before the city council
at their last meeting and asked them
for a franchise and a right of way in
to the city. A committee was appoint
ed and together with Mr. Morton went
over the local territory carefully.
Nothing has been said in the paper
about the meeting on last Wednesday
night as it was not desirable to give
publicity to the venture until it was
assured. But now everything as far a3
Americus is concerned Is fixed and
ready for/Ae construction gang.
The pa\<\ owning land along the
proposed agreed to give the
railroad company a 100 foot right of
way from the city limits to the loca
tion of their station. The right of way
through the county is also practically
assured, the exact location to be an
nounced later.
At a special meetiug of the city
council, either tonight or early next
week the city fathers will grant a
charter to the Georgia Lumber com
pany to operate a railroad into the
city. This charter will later be trans
fered to the railroad company Just as
soon as it is organized and named.
At this imeetlny the city fathers will
also probably make the lumber com
pany an offer to establish the shops of
the road in Americus. A location will
probably be donated and the city may
also furnish free water.
Mr. Morton, president of the Georgia
lumber company, and main promoter
of the new road in talking to a
Times-Recorder reporter said: *'We’re
ready to come on to Americus. We like
the town, we like the country through
which the road will pass, and we re
alize that it will mean a big thing both
to us and to Americus.”
‘‘We are practically assured that we
can secure the right of way through
the county and now that the property
owners in the city have agreed to
give us a right of way from the city
limits everything looks uspicious.
“We have funds available in New
York and immediately after we get
everything in tangleble shape we’ll
begin construction work. It will prob
ably be 60 days before we begin but
once started we will push matters.
“The main difficulty in our way will
be building a trestle across the river.
With this out of the way we’ll then
have an easy time.
“We propose constructing a model
railroad into Americus connecting
with the A. B. & A. across the Flint
river. Ninety pound rails standard
will be laid.
“We will also probably establish our
shops here in Americus if the city
council will make us certain small
concessions. We want to make Am
ericus headquarters for this new
road.”
When asked what the new roai
would be named Mr. Morton smiled
and said, “Too early yet bud, but we'll
have the name Americus in it never
you fear.”
♦ WEATHER FORECAST FOR ♦
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AMERICUS, GEORCIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 26, 1915
j 4 TWENTY-SIX STORM 4
! 4 SLATON RESIDENCE ♦
J 4 (By Associated Press.) 4
4 ATLANTA, Ga., June 26. 4
4 Twenty-six men were brought 4
4 here this morning and locked up A
4 in the county jail by militiamen ♦
4 who guarded Governor Slaton’s 4
4 country home all night The offi- 4
4 cer in command of the squad 4
4 that brought the prisoners to the 4
4 county jail stated that they were 4
4 arrested last night trying lo enter 4
4 the governor’s estate. 4
4 A report, the authenticity of ♦
4 which cannot be established, says 4
4 several men exchanged shots with 4
4 the guards, and that seven pistols 4
4 and a number of clubs were taken 4
4 from the men placed under ar- 4
4 rest.
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PRIVATE MAN
IS IN DANCER
EVERY PRECAUTION TAKEN TO
PROTECT GOVERNOR FROM VIO
LENCE AFTER HE BECOMES A
PRIVATE CITIZEN TODAY
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA, Ga., June 26.—Extra pre
cautions are being taken to protect
Governor Slaton today from mob vio
lence. It is feared that some demon
strations may be made after Governor
elect Harris is sworn in and Slaton
becomes a private citizen.
All beer saloons and locker clubs
have been closed by order of the po
lice and the night shift of the police
force is being held at police head
t. darters for extra duty. A company
of state militia still guard the subur
ban home of the Slatons.
Early today everything was quiet
but rumors were circulated to the
effect that following the inauguration
of Governor Harris, ex-Governor Sla
ton might be the center of attraction
for a well-organized riot. Every pre
caution will be taken to protect Jack
Slaton, private citizen.
WAR OECEARED ON LABOR
BY- CHICAGO BUILDERS
200,000 OUT OF WORK
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, June 26.—The general
shut-down of Chicago’s building in
dustry .which will throw 200,000 per
sons out of work, became effective to
day. Labor leaders and contractors
believe that this marks the beginning
of the greatest labor war of recent
years.
The general order shutting down all
operations this morning followed an
sit: night conference last night between
the Allied Building Material Interests
and representatives of sixteen thous
ALLIES WAITING
FOR KAISER TO
MAKE NUT MOVE
WITH BREATHLESS EXPECTANCY
THEY AWAIT NEXT MOVE ON
EUROPEAN CHESSBOARD—GER
MANS WILL PROBABLY AD
VANCE ON WARSAW
Petrograd States That Left Bank of
Dneister Has Been Completely
Cleared of Austro-Germans.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, June 26.—With breathless
expectancy respecting the momentary
pause on both the great battlefront.s
of Europe British observers today
are awaiting the next play on the Eu
ropean chessboard. It is generally
conceded that the next move is to be
made by Germany that it will probably
crystallize ini a movement directed
either against Warsaw, Paris or Cal
ias.
Reported German activity in the
Argonne region probably means the
resumption of the drive toward Paris,
and the closing of the Belgian fron
tier may mean the transfer m German
forces from the eastern' front for an
attempt on Calias. Both these move
ments, it is expected, will be under
taken simultaneously, if at all, and
will be the signal for the heaviest
Ighting yet witnessed in the west.
The Germans, it is reported, are
taking big guns from Essen for use
along the Warsaw front, where of
fensive operations are still under
way.
Reports from Rome are to the ef
fect that the Italian positions along
the Isonzo are being consolidated
rapidly, notwithstanding the Austrian
offensive seeking to drive a wedge in
to King Victor Emanuel’s army. From
the Dardanelles commes news of tre
mendous losses sustained by the Turks,
but details of the fighting there are
si ill being withheld.
According to the latest Russian offi
cial bulletin, the left bank of the
Dneister river has been completely
c.aa ed of Teuton troops who forced
and carpenters who recently defeated
a measure to arbitrate certain differ
ences with the interests.
In addition to the 16,000 carpenters
who are out of work, over 150,000 other
laborers will also be without means of
subsistance. This general curtailing
of work, following on the heels of the
big street car strike of a week ago,
places Chicago in a predicament. The
problem of caring for the unemployed
will be great. It is hoped that some
speedy adjustment of affairs will be
i reached, as was the case in the street
■ car incident.
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4 HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION 4
4 MARKS THE INAUGURATION 4
4 (By Associated Press.) 4
4 ATLANTA, Ga., June 26.—Nat 4
4 E. Harris, of Macon, was today 4
4 inaugurated governor of Georgia, 4
4 succeeding John M. Salton, the 4
4 occasion being marked by a hos- 4
4 tile demonstration directed 4
4 against the retiring chief execu- *•
4 tive. The outbreak occurred 4
4 when Slaton rose preparatory to 4*
4 handing the great seal of state to ♦
4 his successor, 'but was quickly 4
4 suppressed by the authorities in 4
4 charge of the ceremony, dowdies 4
4 in the galleries are held respon- 4
4 sible for the outburst, which is 4
4 generally denounced. 4
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ENGINEERS ENJOY
PICNIC ITKPECT
The engineers of Columbus and
Americus, together with their wives
and sweethearts, are enjoying them
selves today at a big picnic at Pros
pect park. Tb® ui iL.- H"*"*-
tie have fj; gotten orders for the day
and <*re today enjoying themselves like
school kiddies.
The engineers from Columbus came
over this morning, 200 strong, on t
special train from the city by the
Chattahoochee. They were met by a
local reception committee and escorted
to the park.
The picnic is a joint affair given by
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers of Columbus and Americus and
the Woman’s Auxiliary.
Good things to eat, a good time, and
good fellowship were the three dis
tinct features of this picnic.
104 MILES AN HOUR
LATEST SPEED RECORD
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, June 26. —Twenty-one
famous automobile drivers started this
morning on the 500-mile automobile
race at the new speedway here. E.
Cooper drove 104 miles in the first
sixty minutes establishing a new com
petitive record. Cooper was still
leading at the 120 mile post.
their wav across the stream at two
fOi.ts curing the early days of the
current week but the Austro-Germans
are still making desperate efforts to
force a passage elsewhere, ridging
''lteration*! have been begun by the
Germans and Austrians south of Buk- ;
azovlc, where a big battle is still
raging. Nearly everywhere else along
the entire eastern front, Fetrograd
reports the Teuton drive has been def- >
initely checked.
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PEACE MOVEMENT MAY COME
SOON; BERLIN IS RESTLESS
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, June 26 Berlin Vor
waerts, an influential newspaper, today
published in full the text of a vague
appeal for peace emanating from the
Socialist-Democratic party in Ger- ,
many. The appeal urges the kaiser’s t
government to take the first step to
ward re-establishment of peace in
Europe.
Exit Jack
Enter
NEW IffIEBNOR
TAKES OATR
BEEOf CROWD
(Special to Times-Rtcorder.)
ATLANTA, Ga., June 26.—The larg
j est throng of people who have gather
jea for an inauguration in Georgia
since the civil war overflowed the hall
i of representatives at the capitol this
morning when Governor Nat E. Harris
took the oath of office and delivered
his inaugural address.
The, members of the assembly and
the hundreds of interested Atlantans
made up less than half the crowd as
2,000 Macon people came for
the special purpose of participating in
the inaugural parade and giving their
distinguished fellow townsman a
proper send-off.
The official military escort in the
inaugural parade was headed by the
Second Georgia regiment, N. G. G,
which came from Macon for the pur
pose. The Macon people may never
succeed in their attempt to move the
capitol to Macon, but this morning
they made the old dome feel like it
was in; Macon for a day at least.
Following the administration of the
oath of office by Chief Justice W. H.
Fish, of the supreme court, Governor
Harris delivered his address.
He expressed the hope that the |
European war would be a blessing in
disguise in teaching Georgians to rely
on and develop to their fullest extent
their own great natural resources.
He commended the tax equalization
law' and saw in it a means by which
glaring inequalities may be remedied.
He referred to Tax Commissioner John
C. Hart as a wise administrator of the
law.
He urged the legislature to be extra
cautious this year in the matter of
approriaptions. He said he wanted
every legislator to feel that he was an
ex-officio member of the appropriations
and ways and means committees sd
that the responsibility may be fully
understood by all and not be borne by
a single committee.
He suggested a constitutional
amendment authorizing a separate levy
and collection of taxes to pay pen
sions of Confederate veterans, and
said he would also like to see railway
companies in the state authorized to
give free transportation to the veter
ans to and from reunions.
With regard to the militia he urged
that the state make the necessary ap
propriations required by the national
government to keep the state militia
in proper shape.
He called attention to the fact that
Georgia bears the painful distinction
of appearing in! the group of four
states showing the largest percentage
of illiteracy in the union. He stated,
categorically, that he was in favor
of some form of compulsory educa-
Slaton
Nat Harris
tion as a principal factor in the solu
tion of this problem.
The passage of a compulsory edu
cation measure, he said, would justify
a revision of Georgia’s entire common
school system. He paid a high trib
ute to the teachers of the state, de
, daring they were an efficient and de
j voted class of workers.
That Georgia stood splendidly in
the matter of higher and vocational
education he showed by a review of
the state university institutions, the
Georgia Tech, the agriccltural col
leges -nd the other institutions in
which the state is directly or indirect
ly interested.
He said he was in favor of a strict
enforcement of Georgia’s prohibition
laws. “Liquor selling is not allow
ed in Georgia, therefore liquor selling
should cease, just as gambling and
stealing and murder and other crimes
should be put down. For rny part, I
believe the prohibition law is salu
tory, reasonable, economic and an aid
to good government. Georgia has
been somewhat lax in the enforcement
of this law. It is time for investiga
tion and for determination. If the
law needs strengthening, see that it is
done.’’
Referring to the disposition of the
state road, he assumed that the leg
islature would take the view that it
would be better to re-lease the road
than to sell it. He suggested that
the new lease should exced in time
that of the last
He urged reforms that would do
away with the delays in court pro
cedure. .
He expressed himself in favor of a
highway commission.
He commended the Smith-Lever act
to the attention of the legislature.
He recommended the cration of au
office of state auditor.
GEORGIA AHEAD OF TEXAS
WHEN IT COMES TO CROPS
•
S. A. Moses returned this week
from Dallas, Texas, where he was call
ed by the serious illness of his
mother. While in Texas, Mr. Moses
visited several cities where he formerly
resided and had a good opportunity to
see a great part of the central sec
tion.
Mr. Moses in talking of his trip yes
terday, aid: "Georgia need not fear
competition from Texas cotton this
year. The acreage has been cut fully
60 per cent., and a combination of
floods and hailstorms has destroyed a
large part of the crop already. In
the Brazos valley, the black region of
Texas, cotton is usually well advanced
by this time, but all the cotton I saw
there was hardly two inches high.”
“But Texas people are not worried
over their cotton; they raised the
largest oat and wheat crop that has
ever been raised in the state. They’ve
already made enough money to live
homfortably another twelve months, ev
en if they fail to make a bale of cot
ton.’ ’
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