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THE AMERICUfe WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDEE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1902.
THE TIMES-RECORDER.
Daily and Weekly.
The A me kiccs llEOORDBri, Established 1879
Theamp.kiocs Times, Established 1890,
Consolidated, April, Ii9l.
Incor;»orated. January, I. W.
AN EXPERIMENT IN GEORGIA.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
The franchise tax hill as originally
introduced by Mr. Murphey Candler,
the distinguished member from De-
Kalb, was adopted during the last
hours of the session of the general as
sembly after one of the hardest fought
battles ever fought on the floor of a
BACON AND THE TARIFF.
The New York American has re
quested expressions of opiniou from
many lending Democrats as to proper
planks for the next Democratic nn'-
tional platform, asking that in state
ments lo be made for publication there
be included answers to the following
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Americas, Ga.
MARIE LOUISE MYRICK.
EDirOKiAMt BUSINESS MANAGER.
Editorial Boom Telephone 99.
legislative assembly in Georgia. The j three questipns:
passage of this bill will cost the street I First Td what extent should tariff
railways of Atlanta about $10,000 a reform figure as an issue?
ar and street railroads of Savannah Second To what extent should gov-
.1 [ouu remit* j about $0,000. It is estimated that the J ernment ownership be indorsed?
additional tax that will be collected Third—To what extent should trusts
from the two cities named will bo be under governmentjcontrol or saper-
about $10,000 to $12,000 from Atlanta vision
The Tlraes«Recorder Is the
Official Organ ot tne Cltr ot Amertccr,
Official Organ of Sumter County.
Official Organ of Webster County.
Official Organ ot Railroad Commission c
Georgia for the Sd Congressional District.
and from $8,000 to $10,000 from the Sa
vannah company. The Macon lines
and the Augusta lines will pay in pro-
I>ortion, as will the Columbus lines.
Georgia is the first state in the south
to pass a law taxing the franchises of
Senator Bacon of Georgia replied:
“Answering the questions, I xronld .
say that it is very difficult to predict i
two years in advance to what extent j
certain policies should be urged in the
Democratic platform. There are, how
ever, some questions on which it is pos
AKERICUS. GA., DEC. 19. 1902.
THE SUMMER SESSIONS.
The passage of the summer sessions
bill gives the present legislature three
sessions, and it is is stated that each of
these sessions will be of fifty days’ du
ration. There was a belief in some
quarters, it is stated, that only twenty-
five days would be consumed in 1903
and the same time in 1901.
“It is safe to assert that each of the
summer sessions will be of fifty days
duration.” The result will be to
public utility corporations. XewY’ork, sible to reply as those in which the
New Jersey and one or twoother states j public is most interested. It is the in-
in the north and west have such laws,
bnt they have been untried in the
south. Therefore, it is impossible to
say what will be the result of the law
terest of the public that at last deter
mines what shall be the issues of a
campaign or a platform. Parties can
not make issues; they cad only formn-
late those which exist at the time of
passed by the present general assem- making platforms,
bly. j "Two issues are, however, of great
on , ... , , importance. One is the tariff and the
The passage of this act .s looked up- re „ alation and oontrol of the trnst?
on as the most important work done at. The trusts must be controlled in order
the present session and there is a great to prevent exactions by them of unique
deal of interest to know what the re- j or exorbitant prices for the great ne-
turn will be to the state as a rosnlt of .* he . Actions °f
Last Monday Before Xmas.
Each Day the Rush Grows Greater, More Comfort,
Better Satisfaction Before the Last Day’s ^
Rush Begins.
Come Monday,
Come
it. It is impossible to tell what reve-
tariff and trusts will, in my opinion,
continue to be as prominent two rears
nue the state will receive from this [hence as they are now; indeed,’they
Hource. There is a prevailing belief. promise to become more prominent,
that it will add many millions to the 1 The tariff ought to be revised be-
the present legislature 150 instead of j * axabl ® valn ® 8 1,1 Georgia; many who ^rr^HcalTy
days, and each member a salary of, hnvc glren tUc ‘ ine3 “ 011 much “"^controlled by the trusts, competition
, ■ . . . ..... .. sav the increase will be Kmnll ifi ,nm.' a .l _
100
$000 instead of $400.
Another effect of the bill will be to
extend tho terms of the present gover
nor and state house officers foFeight
months. The next election will not be
held until October, 1904, after the last
session of the present general assembly
and eight months before tho next one
convenes. The present governor and
state honse officers, therefore/will have _ v x
to hold over until the new ones can I “ waitod with “ S rcat deal of interest, to make any statement at this time on
say the increase will J>e small in com- j is impracticable and the people suffer
parison to what is expected. It is to the extent of these privileges to the
pointed out that in New York state, tr "“ s -
where tho value of corporation runs‘?*% eTi |!“ t 'T “ , regarJs
.. , .... . * | the trusts, that if the tariff rates were
up into the billions, only something lowered to reasonable figures the trusts
would have to reduce prices. For these
reasons, and many others, strong ef
forts must be made to reform these
abuses.
, r , .. , „ “I <1° not think that the ideas of the
The operations of the law will be people have been sufficiently developed
Tuesday,
Come Wednesday,
over $17,000,000 was added to taxable
values. Comparatively speaking, how
ever, miny look for better results from
the Georgia law.
qualify, which will be in June, 1905.
SYRUP BILL A GOOD MEASURE.
Probably bnt few bills passed by tbo
Legislature have bad for (ho general
public tho interest that the pure syrup
bill, passed recently by the Senate,
has. Its result can not be other than
beneficial both to the consumer, who
will be enabled to get tbo pure syrup,
admittedly tho best in the country, und
but it will be some tirno next fall, at
the earliest, beforo it can bo known
what results will bo expected. It may
be that the law will have to run the
the subject of public ownership.”
Mayor Myers, of Savannah, has in
augurated a reform of latter day evil
gamut of the courts, in which event! that could be indulged in by other
the final offect may not be known un- cities with satisfaction to their citizens,
til tbo following year. How is a fran- Ho has tabooed street preaching, and
cbisc going to bo valued? everybody is ( to a delegation of Mormons and Adven-
asking, and every move made under tists be declared that no more i>crmits
tho bill will be clqsoly watched.
There is not muchtotheSonth in tho
to the cane-grower and manufacturer projjpsition to pnt anthracite coal on
as well, for pure syrup will find a wider, tho free list. In the time of a crisis,
market and bring better prices. as President Boose volt says in hismes-
Tho material ehiefly used to adulter- [ sage, it might work to advantage, but
ate the syrup is glucose. One of the in ordinary times nothing conld be
peculiar features brought out in the ef- J gained by it. To make a long story
fort to get the bill through tho Houso short, the South is not mnoh concerned
was an opposition from some of the
manufacturers themselves who had
been taught to beliove that the pure
syrup could not bo made cheap enough
to compete with other sjrupa in some
of the markets, an argument that had
originated with, and beon propagated
by, the middle men.
In thus opposing the bill the manu
facturers followed a very short-sighted
policy, said a gentlemen thoroughly
acquainted with the situation, for, he
continued, tho pure syrup will readily
bring a price even in competition, that
will eontinn^ to make its manufacture
most profitable, and will drive from
the market the concoctions that have
been masquerading under the name of
Oeorgia cane syrup.
in tho tariff on anthracite coal.
Foley’s Honey tni Ter poiltlvely
oures all throat and Inng diaoa-cs Be
fate substitutes. John B. Hudson.
would bo issued to street exhorters in
Savannah, with the exception of that
given the Salvation Army. This or
ganization, by reason of doing charit
able work ns well as seeking after con
verts, will bo allowed to continue its
street functions.
The most noteworthy member of the
South Dakota legislature is the Hon.
Bear Tracks, a Sionx Indian. He may
be useful in scalping undesirable leg
islation.—Augusta Herald.
Our store will be open Monday and Tues=
day evenings until io o’clock, Wednes=
day evening until midnight and closed
all day Thursday.
YOUNG MEN’S SUITS
AT 7.50
Reduced from $10. A round up
of small lots of handsome winter
suits, in the newest styles of fancy
and plain cheviots, 16 to I9 year
sizes at
$7 50 per suit.
“The^best advioe is—don’t giro any
away,” don't take.mnob more. ..
For once Grover Cleveland is right.
He says “I believe that the exigency
(the training of the negro), can only be
adequately met through the instrumen
tality of well eqnpped manuel training
and industrial schools, conducted
either independently or in connection
with ordinary educational institu
tions.” In other words, Mr. Cleve
land wants moro intelligent workers
with the hands and fewer reverends,
doctors, and professors of the “culled”,
population.
Guns Made to Order, fra Repairing a Specialty.
Shells Loaded to Order. fiSH Special Typewriter Oil.
TOY PISTOLS,
GUN OIL
AIR RIFLES.
General Sporting
Goods.
Ladies all linen handkerchiefs at
5c 10c l2j£c 22y 2 and 25c.
Ladies fine lawn handkerchiefs,
hemstitched 5c and 10
Ladies fine embroidered handker
chiefs at 5c iOc \2y 2 c 19c 25c 35c and
50c each,
Men’s fine lawn handkerchiefs,
hemstitched at 5c and 10c.
Men’s all linen handkerchiefs,
hemstitched at laj£c 22J£ and 25c
each.
Men’s white and colored border
silk handkefthiefs at 25c 35c 50c and
65c each,
Ladies wool facinators, white,
black and colors 25c 35c 50c 65c and
75c each.
Ladies lace collars at 75c 98c
$1.25 $1.65 $2.25 and $2.20
TIEN’L $1 NIGHT SHIRTS
AT 65c.
Men’s night Shirts, made of extra
heavy Flanneletts, full regulation
length, sizes i4 to 18, regurlarly $1,
now at
65c each
—" U.M.C. ACME
FOR DENSE SMOKELESS POWDERS
Abnso win* no fights. Tho reckl cs
use of it, however, sometimos betrays '
the weakness of those who indulge in,
it. Men confident of the soundness of,
their position and assured of victory,
rarely ever resort to abuse, mendacity
and prejudice to accomplish their ends.*
It is only the fellow who is beaten who'
flounders and borates his fellows,
LADIES $2 SHOES AT
$1.25.
One hundred pairs ladies’ soft
vici shoes, flexible soles, patent leath
er or kid tips; regularly sold at $2,
n ow at
CALL ON
SMITHWIGK S GUN STORE,
J Before Buying Your Holiday Sporting Ooods.
$1.25 per pair.
Men’s plain and fancy half hose at
ioc i2J£c 19c 25c 35c and 5oc pair.
Ladies hose plain and fancy colors
at ioc 12&C 19c 25c 35c 50c 75c $1 $.25
and $1.35 pair.
Ladies sateen and silk petticoats
98c to $i0 each.
Ladies jackets and Monte Carlo
coais $2.2s to $2o each.
Men’s white pique and fancy
vests $i.25 $i.5o $i75 $2 $2.26 and
$2.50 each.
Men’s fine colored dress shirts in
all the new designs at $1 each.
Hen’s fine silk suspenders at 50c
and 65c pair.
Men’ kid gloves all grades 98c to
$1.60.
MEN’S 25c HALF HOSE
AT i6%c PAIR.
Men’s fast black half Hose, hig h
spliced heels and toes, double soles,
lisle finish, The grade that always
sells for 25c here; no less than three
pairs to one customer at the price
3 pairs for 50c.
A. G.
115 and 117 Forsyth Street, John R. Shaw’s Old Stand.