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Americus
Recg?der
ESTABLISHED 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1890.
CORNER ON COTTON
AMERICUS IS NOW THE BEST MAR.
KET IN GEORGIA.
The Good Work Done By the Sumter
County AlUenee in the Interest of
Americus—Great Seduction in Freight
Bates to the Coast.
Yee, a comer on cotton!
That i» virtually what Americus
now enjoys!
Americus Is now the best cotton
market In Georgia, and the farmers
will flock here in order to secure
the higest price paid for cotton In
the State. The Sumter County Al
liance did the good work, and this
is how it happened:
At the last meeting of the direc
tors of the Sumter County Alliance
Co-operative Association, held in
this city on August Stb, attention
was called to the disproportionate
rates of freight which existed in
favor of Albany against Americus,
on shipments to the coast. While
Americus was paying a rate of 42
centa to Savannah, Albany was en
joying a rate of but 30 cents; and
the obvious result of this would be
that the cotton buyers of Americus
this fall would bs placed at a great
disadvantage in the matter of
freights, and the farmers, Instead
of getting the highest price for their
cotton, would have to bear this ex.
tra expense of shipping their cotton
to the seaboard markets. After con
sidering the matter, the directors
decided to make a big kick, as this
extra rate of freight would have to
be bourn entirely by the farmers
marketing their cotton here. Mr,
D. C. N. Burkhalter was, therefore,
appointed a committee of one to
confer with the railroad authorities
and Bee what relief could be ob
tained in the matter.
Mr. Burkhalter went zealously to
work, communicated to the authori
ties of the Central and 6. A. M. lines
what an injustice was suffered by
Americus in this discrimination in
freight rates, and what a matter of
importance it was to the farmers of
this section that Americus, with
equal railroad facilities, should be
placed upon the same footing with
Albany.
The following letters whioh he re
ceived in response from Mr. Good
man, General Freight Agent of the
8. A. M. By., and from Mr. Shell-
man, Trafflo Manager of the Central
B. B., explain themselves :
Americus, Ga., Aug. 8,1800.
D. C. N. Burkhalter, Esq.,
Americus, Ga.
Bear Sir:—Bates on cotton to
Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia.
I have yours of the 7th Inst., re
questing that we make the same
rates from Americus as from Al
bany, and I note you have also
made the same request of the Cen
tral B. B.
So far as the S. A. & M. Ballway
is concerned, it is ready, upon the
representations made by you as
representing the Sumter County
Alliance, to make a rate of 36 cents
per 100 lbs. from Americus to Sa
vannah and Brunswick.
You will remember, however, we
will have to get the consent of our
connections to participate In this
rate, before we can guarantee it to
you, and this we will at once pro
ceed to do through correspondence
with the Central B. B. and the East
Tennessee it. B., and I shall take
pleasure in advising you as soon as
those roads are heard from.
Very truly yours,
E. 8. Goodman, G. F. A.
Savannah and Brunswick- Beply.
Ing further to yours of the 7th Inst.
This is to advise you that this com
pany will make rate of 36 cents per
100 pounds on cotton from Ameri-
cus to Savannah. I think that the
same rate will also apply to Bruns
wick, but have not heard from the
East Tennessee Ballroad. I think
there Is very little doubt of their
accepting the rate, and as soon as I
hear from them, I will advise you.
There will be some flight delay in
getting the rate through, on account
of our having to submit It to the
Georgia Ballroad Commission, and
as soon as I hear from them I will
likewise advise you.
I take pleasure In being able to
make this-reduction,'which I hope
will be for our mutual benefit.
Yours very truly,
E. 8. Goodman, G. F. a.
It will therefore be seen that the
matter of reduction of freight be.
tween this city and the coast is
praotically settled, and that the
new rate of 30 cents will take place
on September 1st. And in this con
nectlon, it Is without doubt proper
to call attention to the fact that tho
business men of Americus are in
debted to the Sumter County Alli
ance for this Important result.
It has several times, of late, been
charged by newspapers In thlsbtate
that the Alliance has neglected It
purpose of looking after its own
material interests, and has become
a political order. This charge can
hardly be sustained, for It will be
seen by the action taken by the Al
liance in this matter that they are
fully able to look after their own
interests, and regard politics simply
as a past time to be thrown aside
when a matter arises which affects
their rights or pocketbooks.
FROM PUTNAM.
State Alliance Delegates—Politics—Ac
cident at Campmeetlng—Goiaip.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 18th, 1390.
D. C. N. Burkhalter,Americus, Ga:
Dear Sir—Answering your fa
vor of the 7th Inst, in regard to the
rates on cotton from Americus.
This company will make no objec
tion to reducing the rate to thirty-
six cents per hundred pounds,
Amerious to Savannah, and to oth
er points correspondingly, with the
hope that this reduction will aid
Americus in controlling a larger
share of cotton than usual.
Our General Freight Agent will
issue the rate to take effect Sep
tember 1st. Bespectfully,
\V. F. Shellman,
Trafflo Manager.
Upon receiving, on yesterday
morning, the reply from the Cen
tral Ballroad, above copied, Mr.
Burtnialter at once referred the
sametto Mr. Goodman, of the S. A.
M/Bfitway, and received yester
day afternoon the following re
sponse:
Americus, Ga., Aug. 15th, I860.
D. C. N. Burkhalter, Esq., Amerl-
cus, Ga.:
Dear Bib—Bat* on cotton to
Putnam, Aug. 19,—Schley county
has as many representatives in the
State Alliance, possibly, as any
county in the State. We have in
Atlanta this week B. M. Kalny,
delegate, B. Williams, assistant
lecturer of State Alliance, and D.
W. Bainey, D.K.
A series of meetings of over a
week have just closed at the Meth
odist ohuroh at Bodgersvllle.
J. E. Phelps, (Plow Boy) well
kcown In Schley county as ahumor-
ous contributor for a long time to
the old Sumter Bepublican, has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
tax collector of Marlon county. Ike
made quite a reputaion as a journal
ist, but we believe that he has now
retired, but Bhould he again take up
his pen it might help to make him
tax collector. By writing a strict
ure on the oflice-Beeker in general
and excusing himself by announc
ing for coroner, an office he didn’t
waut, while a resident of Schley
county, was the means that elected
him to that office. If he gets as
many votes as he formerly had
anxious readers he will be elected.
The jury list was revised, and ju
rors drawn for the full term of
court last week.
Quite a confusion occurred at the
Turnpike camp ground last Satur
day night, during the ilrBt sermon
of tho meeting, by the falling of a
lamp that was swinging near
the center of tho stand. The lamp
was very large and In the fall had
the burner so broken as to allow
the fire to get to the oil. Soon a
large blaze was leaping from the
burning oil and it seemed that the
whole encampment was doomed.
Someone seized the lamp and at
tempted to carry It out, but failed.
Then Mr. P. S. Stevens seized the
lamp, from which the angry flameB
were leaping and though he was
badly burned, carried It from be
neath the stand. Brave men say
they would not have done it for any
price. Mr. Stevens deserves much
credit.
It has been said “there is nothing
new under the sun,” butour friends
Dock Wall and 8. J. Bainey both
have babies at their homes, and re
port says the doting fathers are
deeply Interested In thier early
training and are giving them their
first lessons at the hour of midnight
In vocal music, but It Is hoped that
the little fellows will not sing as
loud as their fathers. Buoceee to
the babies.. :
An Alliance has been formed at
Hopewell, and It Is said with a
^Lsst^miday morning, while on
nls way to the camp ground, Judge
C. L. Battle came near being caught
on the track by the down passenger
train. He had just began to cross
when the train was discovered in a
few yards of him. He got across,
but.as the road at this polgt runs
parallel with the railroad, and the
train was approaching from in
front, his horse began backing,
causing the buggy to come near be
ing caught. Engineer failed to give
road signals.
The Democratic nominee for the
legislature, Newton Glover, Is to be
opposed by Wiley Spivey. Of
course, Wiley is ambitious, and
would put onaooat of outside paint
and be a white man If he could, but
as he can’t do this he is contented
to run for office and be beat as here
tofore, but this does not set the
dauntless Wiley back, it makes hhn
feel big to think he is popular
among his own race.
DAWSON DOINGS.
Senatorial Convention—Beliglou* Meet
ing*—Current New*—Person*!*.
FROM WESTON.
Feraonal— Politic*— Pithing
School Opening.
Weston, August 20.—Mr. Tyson,
the editor of the Blchlaud Gazette,
was in town last Monday.
Miss Mary Walker, one of Wes
ton’s most charming young ladles,
left for Chattanooga, Tenn., last
Monday morning to visit relatives.
Miss Annie Crymes, one of Bich-
land's most charming young ladies,
is visiting in town.
Mr. W. B. French went toColum-
bus Tuesday on business.
Mr. W. J. Sims went to Albany
Tuesday on business.
Messrs. M. F. Saunders and J. D.
Crymes went to Hon. D. B. Har
rell’s pond last Thursday fishing.
They did not catch any fish, but
they were like the man running for
office—they had a lot of fun.
MIbs Nena Carter, of Weston, is
viBiting relatives and friends at the
Plains.
Mr H. J. Askew, one of '“Js.bstor
county’s substantial citizens and
thriving farmers, was united In the
holy bonds of wedlock to Mrs. Axy
Webb, of Terrell county, lost Sum
day, Bev. Pent York officiating.
Mrs. Mercer will give a perform
ance at the academy this evening
Doors open at 7 o’clock. <
The protracted services it the
M. E. Cl\urcb at Weston closed
last Tuesday night.
Weston has many candidates.
Some of them are running one day
and are down the next, while others
are advertising their names on
small blooks of wood, casting them
around church doors.. Mr. B. F.
Dennard’s name was ffound on one
of the blocks. He wished to be
supported by the stock law party,
and that he had mopey that the
dogs had never chawed be will
spend In the next election.
Mr. B, G. Smith, of Bichland,
came up last Tuesday night to visit
his father-in-law, Mr. B. F. Shiv
ers.
Mr. Thomas Josey, one of Messrs.
J. Kyle <fc Co’s, drummers, gave
the merchants of Weston a call last
Tuesday. Mr. T.J. Black, M.Nuss-
baum & Co’s, head drummer, was
also Bhowlng his fine line of shoes
to our merchants last Tuesday.
Mr. W. W. Simmons sold the first
bale of cotton made around Weston
this year. Hurrah for W. W. S. as
an early bird! It is the early bird
that catches the worm.
Prof. J. H. Whltchard’s school
will open the first Monday in Sep
tember. The Professor is a good in
structor, with his good lady to as
sist him in the primary department,
and all will do well to send to him.
Board can be obtained at any bouse
at reaapnable rates. Weston is
noted for its morality and good so
ciety, so parents may not staud
back on that in sending their chil
dren to school.
Mr. James Shivers, Jr., gives the
thrilling 'news of a lost boy. He
describes the boy as follows: He
was barefooted, with his father's
No. 10 boots on; bareheaded, with
his mother’s old bonnet on; snag-
gled-tooth, slew-footed, box-ankle,
left cared. When last seen was go
ing down broad street. Anybody
giving any information of the kid
will be punished to the' full extent
of the law.
Before the Ordinary.
Saturday the friends of Mr.
Peter Faust, of the 17th district of
this county, made application to
the Ordinary, that some fit and
proper person be appointed to su
perintend and manage the business
of the aforesaid gentleman, owing
tothefallureofhlsmlnd. Mr.Faust
la an old and respected citizen of
this county, and it is a very sad
dnty to perform to ask this ap
pointment. His many friends deep
ly sympathize with hfm in bis af
fliction.
Dawson, Ga., August 20.—The
delegates from Randolph and Clay
counties to the Senatorial conven
tton came In yesterday and last
night, and the convention convened
at ten o’clock this morning and or
ganlzedby electing Col. Clarence
Wilson, of Clay,President,and Cor
poral W.C. Gunn,of Bandolpn, Sec
retary. Committee on rules and cre
dentials was appointed and report
ed, after .which Hon. O. B. Stevens
Introduced a resolution that our
Senator to be nominated, be In
structed' to vote for Governor J. B.
Gordon for United States Senator
The resolution was adopted; ayes
19, nays 8.
Mr. W. C. Gunn then putln nom
ination for Sen ator for the Elevehth
Senatorial District, Mr. A. C. Hill,
of Terrell. Col. J. G. Parks second
ed the nomination in an eloquent
speech. Col. W. B. Bryan, of Clay,
followed in a few appropriate re
marks, after which Mr. Hill was
nominated by acclamation and tre
mendous applause. Messrs. W. W.
Davis, of Bandolph, W. B. Bryan,
of Clay, and J. G. Parks, of Terrell,
were rppolnted by the chairman a
committee to notify. Mr. Hill of
their action, and bring him before
the convention. He was found and
brought in, took the stand, and in a
short speech thanked the conven
tion for Its unanimous nomination,
and promised, if elected, his best
effort tor the welfare of tho whole
District.
, The convention then adjourned,
and Mr. Hill received the congrat
ulations ot his friends.
Our Baptist pastor, Bev. W. H.
Patterson, is a model preacher. He
is becoming more popular every
day, not only with his own denomi
nation, but with other denomina
tions and outsiders. He has been
conductlngaseriesof meetings here
for the last two weeks, preaching
twice a day, missing only two ter
mons, and yet he appeared as fresh
and vigorous at the close as at the
beginning. The day meetings were
largely attended and the church
was crowded every night. Thirty-
eight persons were received Into the
church, fourteen by letter and
twenty-four by experience. The
latter were baptised by the pastor
at 4 o’clock last Sunday afternoon
in presenoe of more than a thousand
persons. The applicants for bap
tism were all young people, appro
priately dressed for the occasion,
the ceremonies were deliberately
and gracefully performed, and the
whole scene was beautiful, Interest
ing nnd impressive.
Misses Lota Clark and Lizzie
Whltchard conducted the music
during the revival and should be
accorded a portion of the credit for
the success of the meeting. The
pastor thanked them publicly, and
said he'scarcely knew how he could
have gotten along without them.
Bev. E. M. Whiting and Bev. W.
H.Patterson wero presentedby their
respective charges free tickets to
Cumberland Island for a week’s
much needed rest and recreation
after their arduous labors for the
last two or three months. This,
was a deserved and highly appre
ciated compliment.
The Presbyterians commenced a
protracted meeting at their new
church last Sunday, conducted
principally by Bev. Waddell, of
Cuthbert.
Dawson and vicinity have been
greatly blessed in a religious point
of view. The Salvation Army first
came along and put the ball in mo
tion and left a fine harvest for fn
ture reapers. The Methodists fol
lowed, bringing into the fold thirty-
eight souls. The Baptists followed,
adding thirty-eight more. And
now the Presbyterians will “pick
up the few scattering heads” left by
the other reapers.
In fact, we are progressing In this
section in agriculture, art, science,
literature, religion and everything
that tends to add contentment and
happiness to the human family.
Indeed, this Is a glorious country.
Yesterday afternoon, at the home
of the bride, in this city, Mr. Geo.
A. Commander and Miss Fannie
Clay were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony, Bev. M. B. L. Bin-
ion officiating. May they live long
and prosper.
Mr. H. P. Slade, ot Slide Bros.,
has just returned from Texas with
a fine drove of Texas horses, and
with them a magnificent dapple
gray stallion. His name is Cavado,
Junior, is 8 years old, 17 hands high
and weighs 1,700 younds. He can
be seen and his pedigree ascertain
ed at Slade Bros’, livery stable.
Mr. W. \V. Lee has purchased
Lowrey AOrr’s Interest in the stock
of Lowrey, Orr A Co., at Dover,and
will continue .the business on his
individual account.
Capt. John Witchard has sold his
farm of 360 acres to Mr. Dlsmuke,
of Stewart county, for $14 per acre,
and will oontinueto devote his time
and attention to bis mercantile
bnsiness.
Mr. E.T. Kinney was offered last
week $20 per acre for his farm land,
three miles west of the city, which
he refused. Terrell lands are ad'
vancing In price rapidly.
Messrs. Frank and Perry Coeke
are putting up a $7,000 lime factory
at Oakland,on the Columbus South'
era railroad. They think they will
be able to. turn out 100 barrels of
first-class lime per day.
Cotton Is coming in, selling and
going out during August as it did
twenty years ago in October. Our
merchants are receiving car loads
of fall and winter goods dally,
trade has opened up briskly, and
everything promises a favorable
and successful season.
Judge J. H. Guerry, Col. J. M,
Griggs, Messrs. J. A. Horsley, N.
B. Barnes, J. H. Crouch and T. D,
Sale are at Cumberland on a pleas
ure trip.
Mr. A. P. Burr, who has been
connected with the Dawson News
for some time, has gone to Griffin to
accept the foremanshlp of the Grif
fin News.
Mrs. \V. H. Allen, of Americus,
and Mrs. A. E. Chappell, of Macon,
are visiting the family of Col. J,
G. Barks.
Mr. C. M. Orr and wife, of Macon,,
and Mr. W. W. Orr, of Atlanta, are
visiting the city, the guests of their
mother, Mrs. S. A. Orr.
Mlsshs Eula and Bertie Blair, of
Brunswick, who have been visiting
their cousin, Mrs. O. L, Mize* of
this place, left for their home yes'
terday.
Miss Annis PJlsbury, Is vjsltlng
her brother,Judge J. B. Pllsbury.of
Americus, and Mias Mary PUsbury
Is visiting the family of Bev. G.
S. Johnson, of Albany.
Prof. M. L. Parker, of Macon, Is
In our city, looking after his real
estate.
Mrs. S. A. Orr spentlast week lu
Macon, Atlanta and Salt Springs.
The charmtng Miss Lizzie Too We,
of Americus, is visiting the family
of Mr. Frank Bussey, of this dtyT
Col. L. C. Hoyl, after spending
a week or two with relatives in
Tennessee,returned to Dawson yes
terday. J. A. F.
$1,200,000 INCREASE!
Amerious Contribute* Nearly Half
This Amount—Every Item But On
Show* a Pins Increase!
Oar Thlevls Caught.
Two more arrest* were made yes
terday, ot negroes charged with
breaking open cars at the Central
depot, whioh occurred several days
since. One was Aberdeeu Jackson
and the other Will Grimes, or
Montgomery, which is an at lag he
Is fond of making nse of.
Ed. Hill, the negro, wanted oh
the same charge, and who was ar
rested in Smlthville on Wednes
day, was yesterday Identified and
brought to this place for trial.
Warrants have been taken out for
all three of these negroes, and they
are now safely lodged in jail.
It Is thought by the railroad ofll-
cials that there is an organized
gang of caedmrglars, as boxes have
been continuously checked up
short for the past two or three
weeks, and the amount of property
stolen amounts in the aggregate to
considerable sum. It Is now
hoped, however, that the right par
ties have been apprehended, and a
vigorous attempt will be made to
conviot them, as an example to fn
ture evil-doers.
An increase of $1,190,414! ■
Sumter is tho banner county
Georgia, when the population la
considered.'
For soveral weeks tho Atlanta;
pors have been printing the returns
of the Tax Deceivers from the dif
ferent counties in the State. Some
of thorn have shown a wonderful in
crease In the valuation of property,
but when Capt. T. M. Furlow, (an
old Sumter county boy himself) tho
chief clerk In Comptroller-General
Wright’s office, opsu Tax Receiver
Mize's returns, be will smile a great
big smile, and say: “Good boy,
Joe, good boy,” and swell his chest
with pardonable prldowliehe give
the reporters the figures from old
SumteA
In 1889 Tax Becel ver Mize brought
the tax returns of Sumter up to $4,-
741,9S0, making an unprecedented
Increase oY?r former years, but this
year tho r?tltrns liavo gone beyond
his most sanguine expectations, tho
grand total being $5,832,400, a n in
crease In one year of $1,100,414.
This shows; beyond any doubt,
that that our people have been hard
at work tho past twelvo months,
and gives substantial proof of The
Recorder's figures of the big
building boom which was publish
ed some months ago, and which
estimated that considerably over
halt n million would be put Into -.
now buildings during the year 1890,
Yesterday Tax Becelver J. W,
Mize gave the Recorder thof-fol'j
lowing comparative figures ?bf
tax returns for tho years 1889-96":
isrronas ok 18#.
Value of Imul .? |
ValuoolMaking fund...............
Vnlno of iHilldlns nnd loan *... :
Vnltto of Uns nnd Electric Eight Co.
Value of money and Kolvcnt debt*
Vnluo of merchandise
Valueof stock* and bond*
Valuool cotton manufactories
Valuo of Iron Works,foundries,c to
Value of homcliold nnd kitchen
furniture
Value of watches. Jewelry, etc
Vnluo of stock of all kinds
Vnluo of plantation and mechani
cal tool*
Valuool farm produco, April lit.
71,370
ithor property UiJdSo
Affrefats.. t. flAli.’JM
BSTURHS OK 1800.
Value of land $l,ii
Vnluo of city property 1,71
" !uo of shares In banks..
Jnoof sinking fund....
Value of
Value of building and loan
Vnlno of Gas ana Electric Light to.
Value ol money and notes
Valuo of merehandlee.
Value of stocks and bonds
Value of cotton manufactories
Value of household and, kitchen
furniture
Valuo of watchce, Jewelry, etc 1
Value of clock of all kinds
Vnluo of plantattlon and mechan
ical tods
Valuo of farm produce, April let,,
More Ballroad Talk.
Under the above headiug, the
Buena Vista Patriot haa this to say:
The subject of a new railroad for
this section If being agitated and it
may prove to be something more
than mere talk.
The prospective plan le to build
from Blchlaud to Buena Vleta and
from Buena Vista to Bostick, there
to connect with the Talbotton road,
and from.Talbottou to some accessi
ble point on the Georgia Midland.
Snch a road would develop A fine
timber and turpentine country
qorth of ne and would run through
one ot the finest agricultural sec
tions In the State south of ue. It
would give competitive freight
rates and would build up and give
more prominence to the country
which It passes. - "i > .
Cramps in the Stomach promptly
id by Lamar’s Dlarrhcea
relieve'
Mixture,
Aggregate, jwn..
Increase |I,W0,1H
The above tables present an inter
esting study. It will lie seen that
there Isa decrease in but'one item,
namely, farm produce for sale on
hand April 1st, and the decrease is
very light-
Tho greatest increase is in city
property, which amounts to over
half a million, and for which
Americus is responsible.
Too much credit cannot be given
Mr. Mize for his watchfulness and
work, for every one knows that no
mater how prices of land proper
ty may go up when it Ib to
be sold, it shrinks very rapidly
when It has to bo given in for taxes.
Mr. Mize has kept his weather eyo
upon the reports of the ptienomonal
rise of property, and when It was to
be given in for taxes he Insisted up
on a fair valuation. If all Tax Re
ceivers were as faithful in the dis
charge of their duties the tax rate
would be a great deal easier upon
tho poor mau. and the rich men
would have to bear the burdens that
properly belong to them.
In proportion to population,
Sumter county is probably tho
wealthiest county In the State,
which more than ever proves the
Recorder is correct in its oft re
peated assertion that Southwest
Georgia (and Sumter county par
ticularly) Is the banner part of
Georgia.
It is a fact thatcanuotbe dispute
that all who use Shepard's B. B.
Cologne will always use it in pre
ferencc to any other.
Water Works Extension.
The work of extending the water
mains to Brooklyn Heights, East
Americus and Leeton will begin in
a few days, and be pushed forward
as rapidly as possible. .
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There Is not a medicine kuowu
that can be substituted for Lamar's
Diarrbie* Mixture.