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Americus 3@P OER. ESTABLISHED 1879.* AMERICUS, ftEORQIA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1890. BAGGING FACTORY. MEETING of the stockholders YESTERDAY. The Machinery Purchased and Every thing Moving Along aa Well aa Could be Wished. Alliance bagging factory. Amerlcua continues to grow. Everyday some new enterprise la matured. The Alliance is booming also, and In no county in Qeorgia Is the organization accomplishing nfore substantial good for the agricultu ral interests than in Sumter. The Alliance In the adjoining counties also and in fact all over Southwest Georgia is making rapid and telling strides upward and on- ward and is carving out for the farmers the way to solid and en during prosperity. For some time the Alllancemen of thirteen counties including Sumter have been preparing for bagging factory to be erected in this city, of which frequent men< tion has been made In The Recor der. £Some time slnoe they purchased the necessary land in Leeton, on the S. A. M. Railroad track and that line has already completed for them an extensive side track. A large amount of machinery has been ordered from Lowell, Mass., and will arrive in the city in the near future. Other machinery has been nego tiated for from other places and will soon be coming. The building materials are being arranged for and will soon be put on the ground. There were but few counties rep resented In the meeting Tuesday, but the busiaesB of arranging and planning the factory was carried on with enthusiasm and precision. The factory will hardly be open ed in time to weave any winding sheets for the snowy fleece of the flelcls this season, but It will be ready to commence early next year and by autumn will have woven thousands and thousands of pounds of Southwest Georgia Cotton, and the farmer will have the satisfac tion of knowing that'hls cotton is being covered with his gagging, made in his mills. FORCE INCREASED. FOUR MORE BLUE COATS TO BE ADDED FOR PUBLIC PROTECTION. Meeting of the City Council Last Night —Two Fountains to be Erected—Other Important Business Transacted. SMALL FACTORIES. Small Industries Pay Best-The Things Americus Needs Moat. What does Americus most need? Every day we bear this question asked and answered. Every man has something dif ferent from his neighbor to offer, and here is what a gentleman from South Hampton, Mass., had to say of the needs of Americus: “This city, so rapidly growing and so wonderfully developing, just now recognizes' no greater need than small Industries. Con cern sjwhich cost but little to put up and equip, and but little to op erate. “Small enterprises like broom factories, mattress factories, cigar factories, small wood working fac tories and suoh things. Taken' in dividually they amount, It is true to but little, but taken collectively, they form a surer and more sub stantial basis for the .permanent prosperity of a place than any ele ment that can be instituted into the composite make up of a city’s indus trial life. “I think Amerlous Is peculiarly adapted to the successful operation of all manufactories which work in wood. Here you have all kinds of the finest lumber in America; you produce it at hand and of the best quality. The raw material could be had here oheaper than any place In the world that I know of, and all wood working and dotton working factories could be made to pay better profiia here than In any northern City. “When this faot is duly recognis ed Americus will become one of the leading cities of the South.” Will Build a New Bine. The Savannah correspondent of the Charleston World, in speaking of new railroads In Savannah, says of ths S. A. AM.: "The fifth one will be the Savan nah, Americus and Montgomery, wblcn will have Its tranks In Mont- Komery ln a comparatively short ti me. The present arrangement, by which it uses the Eden extension of the < 'entral road, from Lyons, a distance of about oigbty miles, is very unsatisfactory, anddhe man agement, Itis understood, will soon niove to get right Into Savannah. The Council met last night and transacted a considerable amount of business of importance. The question of more policemen, which has been considerably agi tated for some time, came up and was passed upon by the Council. It was recommended that the force be increased by the election of four additional officers. This addition makes the police force of AmeTlcus consist of eleven men including the chief. It was recommended that they be put on October 1st, and that their term of service continue until April 1st, 1891. At that time the Council will again consider the matter, and if it appears necessary that the same number be retained a recommenda tion to that effect will be sent In to the Police Commissioners, and the officers will be retained. But if it shall appear at that time that their services are not needed they will be discharged and the force reduced to what It Is at pres ent. The city is growing so rapidly that it is high prooable that by that time the force will have to be increased still more instead of being reduced. The city that Is becoming the metropolis of southern Georgia re quires a large and vigilant police force. The resolutions introduced at the last meeting concerning the liquor license were reconsidered and with drawn,and thelloense stand just as was first decided, and run the an nual course, as heretofore has been the custom. The council decided to establish two drinking fountains to be sup plied with artesian water. One will be located at the crossing of Church and Lee streets and will be arranged for drinking purposes only. The other will be located near the bank of South-Western Georgia on Jaokson street below Forsyth street, At this point a drinking fountain will be arranged and also a water ing basin for stock. These fountains will be of great convenience to the Americus pub- llo and will serve a valuable pur pose. The petition ot George Philips, asking to be allowed to build a wooden building on his property, whloh Is located within the fire limits, was not allowed. There are several other petitions pending before the council asking exemptions from taxation for vari ous plots of land whloh are used for farming purposes only, and by that fact, included under a special clause in the charter of the city, whloh declares such property exempt. ' These petlttions were all referred to the committee on finance. DROPPED DEAD. SUMTER COUNTY'S SCHOOL COM MISSIONER EXPIRES SUDDENLY He Left Americus in Apparently Good Health Yesterday Afternoon. COTTON PICKING. Planters Offering 75 Cents per Hundred Bnt Unable to Gather Their Crops. Cotton plokers! There has never been such a cry for them. The great demand for labor about the towns and cities has absorbed nearly all the male cotton pickers, and the crop cannot be gathered. From all over the county comes the cry for pickers, but to little purpose. In many instances the cotton is wasting and the crops suffering In jury from neglect, and planters are offering 75 cents per hundred for picking and even that falls to pro dues the desired result. Borne of the planters have sug gested that steps be taken to import piokers from the northern portion of the state and from any section where they can be obtained. If wet weather should commence and no pickers be obtained the planters would suffer considerable damage and loss. W. A. Cook’s pharmacy was moved yesterday from his old stand on Cotton avenue to the Hudson building on Lee street, near the ar tesian well. Mr. Walter Brown will open In the bouse vacated by Dr. Cook In a short time. Ho will handle general merchandise. County School Commissioner L. P. Howell is dead. . Yesterday he came to the city from his home at Plains. He was apparently in good health, and went about over the city and transacted his business as usual. He did not complain to any one and no one suspected that his death was so near. He left Americus on the 3:10 S. A. M. afternoon train for his home. When the train arrived at Plains he alighted from the cars, and in a few seconds, without any indication of suffering whatever, he dropped dead. He was taken up Immediately, but no signs of life remained. A telegram was sent to the city last night, ordering a coffin for him, to be sent to Plains on the next train. 1 The coffin will be sent down to day, and the fuueral will occur at this place. In the sudden and lamented death of Mr. Howell the education al Interests of Sumter county looses a strong friend and helper, and the ranks of Sumtei’s citizenship re ceives a vacant place which it wlU be hard to fill. Mr. Howell was about fifty-five years old, and has spent his whole life In Sumter county. He was born about four miles from the olty, on Muckalee creek, and came to town when he was quite a young man. He bought out a book store from Messrs. A. D. and A. M. Bruce, and continued In that business urn til the war came, When the great struggle opened he joined the Sumter Light Guard and went away to the battle fleldk.'' When the war was over he re, turned home and married. One year was spent In farming over In Schley county, after which he moved back into Sumter. Since that time, he has lived con stantly in this county, engaged in farming. He has been a good and successful farmer, and an esteemed and trusted citizen. The effioleney of his faithful work for the educational interests, of the oounty is amply demonstrated by the flourishing condition of our public schools and the excellent work accomplished by them during his administration. BLACK BALLOTS. TO ELECT TWO REPRESENTATIVES, ON THE CARS. Thlnzs Which Passessors Leave on the Seats and Are Found bj the Conduc tors. “Do you know what these things- are?” asked Superintendent Ray mond Rees last night to a Recor : der man, holding out before the reporter two bright new books. The reporter did not know any more than that they were two handsomely bound volumns, and Mr. Rees said: “These are some of the things wo find every day‘on tho cars. “Passengers take things on the cars with them, place them on seat beside them, and when they leave the car at their destination, the things are forgotten and left. The conductors oome around and find them, and they are collected together and restored when the owners can be found.” The things left consist of all sorts of articles, but umbrellas, satchels canes, books and small bundles predominated. These articles are of all grades and express a great variety ot taste and selection, The canes and umbrellas are silk and gold handled and ragged and plain and oheap. They tell the stories |of wealth and poverty, of tastes fastidious and commonplace. The two books found last night expressed rather a conflict of taste, because one was entitled “The Wayward Girl,” and the other the “Fundimental Principles of Bap tism.” A Good Crop. Mr. John Torput, who lives in the vicinity or Plains, was In the oity yesterday and reports that bis crop for this year is much better tban It has been for a long time, He says that he will make fifteen bales of cotton to each mule, and, that is much better tban Is usually) done in this section. Mr. Torput Is a good farmer nud knows how to make it pay. That is the Search Schomo of the Repub licans are Fixing up For Sumter County. The Democrats of Sumter county have become so accustomed to eleotlug their candidates for the Legislature without opposition, that as a general thing there is a very light vote polled. The^only contest over this olllce has heretofore been In the primaries* and when that struggle was over the successful nominees were con sidered as good as elected, and but little attention was- paid to the election. . We do not suppose that there are a dozen Democrats In Sumter coun ty who aro giving any thought to the approaching electlou, suppos ing the contest to be virtually over. It Is Id this oonfidenoe and apathy that the danger lies. And the danger consists in the election' of two negro representa tives from Sumter county. The Recorder has never been an alarmist, nor has It ever cried “wolf” simply to create a sensa tion. • But it does believe that there is real danger ahead whloh can only be avereted by the vigilant aotion of the Domocratsof this oounty. On the 16th of August the Repub licans of this county met in conven tion and nominated two negroes, J. M. Littleton and B. T. Little, for Representatives to the Legislature. But lit Me attention was paid to these nominations at the time, as it was not thought they would amount to anything, and we doubt if there is a dozen Democrats in tho county who at this time re member that such denominations were made The Recorder has received in formation, which it considers relia ble, to the effect that the Republi cans of this oounty are secretly or ganizing and are preparing to cast a solid vote for tbeir nominees, relying upon the apathy of the Democrats to elect their candi dates. . The soheme is a shrewd one and the prospects for success were good as long as they attracted no atten tion. for It must be remembered that the negro vote of Sumter coun ty is nearly equal to that of the white vote, and by our system of county and city politics the white candidates have luude nearly all of them legal voters by paying their taxes for them. There is only one wsy for the Demoorats of Sum tar to prevent the consummation of this scheme, and that is for every man to resolve himself into a committee ot one to see that a full vote Is oast in Octo ber for the Demooratlo candidates for Representatives. This is a duty we all, as Democrats, owe to our candidates and ourselves, if we wonld perpetuate our principles. SOME OLD DEEDS. FOR CHEATING. A NEGRO AND WHITE MAN AR RESTED Baturdaj by ths Folios for Soiling Mortgaged Property and Uaing tho Money. Saturday the officers received a telegram from Ellavlle instructing them to arrest a white man named Marshall and a negro named Bunk Black, who were charged with oheating and swindling. Offioer Smith at once set out in search of the parties who be sus pected were somewhere in the oity. He went to the Central depot where he found Marshall preparing to take his departure from the elty. The officer at once took Marshall In charge. Deputy Sheriff Anglin, of Sohley oounty, had arrived In the oity, and Marshall was turned over to him. In a short time officer Smith learn ed that the negro was also In the oity, and after a short search suc ceeded in bringing him Into cus tody. Black was carried to the guard house and locked up. It had just been finished and the locks put in working order. Black was the first man to find how the new orimlnal quarters were adapted to the use ot the publto. • , It appeared that the negro bad some cotton mortgaged to some persons in Sohley county, and when he was ready to sell It, it was car ried to the gin and also to mar ket as belonging to Marshall and was sold by him. The holders of this mortgage, when they found the cotton had been sold, foreclosed on It and took it from the parties who bad bought It. As soon at this was done the men who had bought the cotton and paid for it at once commenced pro- ceedlnga to arrest Marshall and Black. The deputy sheriff left with them both for Ellavllle last night. HORSE BACK RIDING. A Favorite Amusement Among Amerl cua Ladle*. The Title to Beea Park Traced Back to the Original Grant From the State. Yesterday Mr. Raymond Rees filed tome old deeds with his at torneys. He Is bringing suit against the city of Amerlous for the recovery of Rees park, alledging that the oity had failed to carry out the obliga tion under which the park was do nated. The deed he filled embraced the original grant from the state and bore the date of 1789. This county was at that ttmo Lee county aud.the property was deed ed by the state to a man living in the northern part of the state. FOR LARCENY. A Pantaloon Thief Fleked Up After Two Yean at Largs. Yesterday morning officers W. G. Barrow and Bill Feagtn learned that Dolly Dorsey was in the oity, and In a short time were on his trail. He was chased down across Muckalee Creek, and Just after he crossed the creek he was captured and brought back to town. He stole a pair of panta from the store of Mr. Aarou Cobeu about two years ago. He has frequently been pursued by the officers, but until yesterday succeeded in eluding ar rest. He will probably serve a term on ths chain gang. In Nsw Quarters. By reference to their new adver tisement It will be seen that Messrs Harris & Paynes, the popular plum bers, have removed into new and commodious quarters in the Arte sian block, and are receiving a new and splendid stock ot sanitary and gaB fitting goods. But tho best vfay ig to go and see what they havo got. The people of Americus ride a great deal. It Is a favorite amusement, In deed it seems to be the leading amusement with many of the yonng people. The boys and men ride byoieles and the girls and youngladies- ride borsebaok, Almost any afternoon lady riders oan be seen on the' streets in pairs and small groups. The lady riders of Americus are as wall up In the equestxlen arts as any ladles In the South. They even seem more graceful and ex-- perienced in the saddle than the female riders in many large and fashionable cities. - Thsrs is nothing of whloh Ameri cas is more proud, and there is no higher compliment to the progress and refinement of the society than the accomplishments of its lady horse book riders. NO INQUEST. The Budden Death of a Negro Aroueed Borne Buepielon Yeeterday. Early yeaterday morning a negro named William Holliday died very suddenly in a tenant house in that section ot the oity known as “the Bottoms.” Coroner Parker was notified ot his death and at once proceeded to investigate the matter. He at first thought the circum stances surrounding the death of the negro justified an inqneet, but after Investigating further con cluded that no inquest was nec essary. The negro came from Augusta, and bad been an employee on tip S. a. M. road. He wee a good band to work and always had plenty of money. The negroes lay that a few days ago lie became alek and they were neve- able to give him any re lief. Borne gentlemen from Dooly report that Judge Allen . Fort caused the people of that coqnty to throw up their hats in applause fur the way be dispatched business there last week. It Is said that he accomplished more in one week than could have been accom plished by any other judge in Geor gia in three weeks. The judge knows howto represent his native cltyt STRAY CATCHES WHAT THE TABLET FINDS IN THE DAILY CURRENT OF LIFE. Chata, Political and Othorwiao—Odd* and Ends Picked Up Here and Thero on tho Streots. A small group were sitting to gether on ono of the principal cor ners yesterday ongaged in animated conversation. Tho group was composed of a ik>I- iticiau, a lawyer; a doctor, a mer chant's clerk, and two others, who may boro be styled gentlemen of of leisure. The conversation, which had commenced in a veryjmild way with local politics for tho leading source of inspiration, soon widened in its subject matter until it took In the far off fields of the “bloody Sovonth.” Tho politician warmed up to a great degree and with enthusiastic gestures said: “I have known old Felton a long time and I know what thore is in him. Ho is a perfect terror. He has more bitterness, more ilroy vlt- uberatiou, and moro fearless, out outspoken originality lhannny man in Georgia. He is going to make? things hotter up thero than they havo over seon them, aud I’ll: tell you, when tho ballots are coun ted, Felton will walk over on top,; notwithstanding Warren Aiken J' Seab Wright, Felix Corput and tho balance of them are' pulling alii the strings for Everett.” « “No, Felton It not in Cougrdss yet,” answered ths lawyer, "and thero will como a cold day in Au gust when he goes back." “I know what ho is,he is the same old Independent that the “Moun tain Colt” knocked out of the ring. You may oall him « Jeffersonian or any other kind of a Soulan, but he is just the same old enemy of organized Democracy that ho was when he ran George Lester 'ajkl Bill Dabney out of the field. “I know the peopleof the Seventh too well. They are not going to be fooled by any suoh a scheme as that Jeffersonian move. Hpab Wright, Felix Corput and Wartou Aiken are true Democrats aud they know how the thlug is going.” | And so the conversation weuFou with alternating words for Felton' aud against him, and finally sum med itself up in Hji»: "That the Seventh is truly a bloody district and has more politlosln It than any district in tho State.” V A gontlemau who is the Iwarm personal friend of Hon. Jobrf Tem ple Graves told me yesterday Ahat It was very probable that when he returns from his visit to Nov York that he will enter the Presbyterian ministry, and become the pastor of ouo of tho leading churches of that denomination in an adjoining .State. . Col. Graves, he said, is l great lover of classical literature aud spends much of his time heading in his prlvoto apartments. Ho Is also a great lover of horseback ril ing aud hardly a day passes iu fine summer weather when he does not take an afternoon jaunt'Jnto the country. I •** ! f Editor John Looke Mb tiu, who succeeds Col. Graves as managing editorof the Tribune of 1 one, lias the richest journalistio < iperlence of any editor of his age it Georgia. He commenced his can e on the Chicago Inter-Ocean aim it tWenty- flve years ago and has been con nected with the leading jpupera of Bt. Louis and other western cities. Ho has filled with gre t credit every position from police reporter Ito managing editor, aud enjoys the pleasure of seeing his bright editor ial paragraphs quoted moj i widely than the sayings of ai y other Georgia editor. He is a very quiet aud fnaasum ing man aud spends all i f at ills editorial desk. Thb IUbeet Bank of Mouday d elded to subscribed Bank of Burnt! -. Tho Directors of tb) Sumter held a uieetii afternoon. At tho mcetlug it was call fifty per cent, of the capital stock to bo due aud payable by October 1st. The whole capital slock of the bank is (100,000, and the first call will put Into tho bank vaults one- halt of that amount. Ou tlie first day of October the l ank \jill open up and bo ready for business. This acquisition to Americus’i banking facilities commences its q^reer un der highly favorable circumstances.