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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES..RECOROER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1907.1
WANTS TO LAY RAILS
UP STREETS OF CITY
Company May Extend Line
of Track
WOULD DEVELOP PINE PROPERTY
Grocery Company and Other Proper
ty Owners Anxious to Extend
Central Side Tracks Up to
, Lamar Street.
If the purpose of the new grocery
company and other property owners
on Hampton street is carried out
the Central Railway will soon have a
line of road extending right into the
commercial district of Americus
via Hampton street
The proposition is to extend the
sidetrack from the corner of Hamp
ton and Wheeler streets to the site of
the new grocery company.
And It would certainly prove * of
great value to many.
Not only is the grocery'company
deeply' Interested in the movement,
but other property owners • whose
lauds abut on Hampton street are
anxious for the track extension, as
aside from convenience, It greatly
enhances their land values.
That portion of Hampton street
upon which it is proposed to extend
the track, a distance of two blocks,
is practically a back street, and but
little used for any purpose.
Already the Central has two tracks
across it, and by extension of one of
these a large tract of vacant proper
ty, now utterly useless for any pur
pose, is made available for manufao
turing purposes, and without doing
any injury whatever.
A petition, numerously signed by
merchants and property owners, will
be presented the Central Railway
Co. asking for the extension of
tracks up Hampton street as sug
gested.
“Everybody Should Know”
says C. O. Hays, a prominent busi
ness man of Bluff, Mo., that Bucklen’s
Arnica Salve is the quickest and sur
est healing salve ever applied to a
sore, burn or wound, or to a case
of piles. I’ve used It and know what
I'm talking about" Guaranteed by
Eidrldge Drug Co., 25c. lm.
LAIRS OF'THE TIGER
• ARE READY TO OPEN
MR. SAMUEL P. BOONE
DEAD ATHOME HERE.
Aged Citizen of Americus
Passes Away.
SUMMONS CAME QUITE SUDDENLY |
though Long in III Health His Imme
diate Sickness Was of a Day’s
Duration—His life In
Americus.
[BUILD A LINE TO LyfflKUSW™^
Opportunity of
Securing Another
is Given Us.
Outlet Workinn to Harmonize New
| With Cooperation and Assistance the Atlanta. Birmingham & Atlantic Would
Build a Branch Line Here.
THE JUSTICE WILL ACCEPT
If Wright’s Bill to Legalize Clubs
is Made Law.
In Americus as elsewhere there
has been wide and animated discus
sion of Seab Wright's latest bill to
legalize "clubs" where whiskey can
be kept on (ap by the payment of
license, and as'a rule both sides here
are opposed to the measure.
The prohls are strenuously oppos'
cd to it on general principles, while
many good men on the anti-prohibi
tion side see In It a chance for the
blind tigers to thrive here.
If the sale, is to be stopped, don't let
down the bars by legalizing these tip
pling clubs, they say.
The clubs are going to open up
anyway, but by taxing them and thus
legalizing the business, encourage
ment Is given to an element that is
ready to evade the law upon slightest
pretext. It will cause the blind tiger
to thrive as never before.
Anti-prohibition leaders here in
Americus believe this is true, and In
this they are suported by a number of
prominent prohibitionists who arc very
much alarmed over the action of the
House in fixing this tax Friday.
The point has been made that ne
groes, as well as white people, could
pay the license and keep whiskey in
their .clubs,' and that clubs would be
springing up all over the state.
TVhat A New Jersey Editor Says.
M. T. Lynch, Editor of the Philllps-
burg, N. J., Dally Post, writes: “I
have used many kinds of medicines
for coughs and colds In my family
but never anything so good as Fol
ey's Honey and Tar. I cannot say
too much in praise of It" Sold by all
druggists. ' lm.
Mr. Samuel P, Boone passed away
at 6:30 o'clock Monday evening at his
residence on College street, the end
following a brief Illness from Indi
gestion, although he had been In
very feeble health for many years.
The passing away of this genial
gentleman, though ripe in years and
after a long career of usefulness will
cause sorrow among many friends
In Americus who esteemed him high
ly.
He was seized with Indigestion on
Sunday and survived but a few hours,
the end coming very peacefully at
the close of day yesterday.
One of the oldest citizens of Am
ericus has thus passed away.
Though a North Carolinan by birth,
Mr. Boone had resided for more than
half a century in Americus and was
thoroughly a Georgian by adoption,
and most estimable citizen.
He was born In Fayetteville, N.
C., on March 23d, 1832 and, there
fore, was more than 75 years old.
Early In 1855 he removed to Am
ericus and for more than fifty years
has resided here, an honored and es
teemed citizen who, during a long
business career, was fully Identified
with the city’s growth and progress
and commercial Interests.
Upon coming to Americus he
gage in the furniture business, but
later disposed of his interests there-
and became connected with the
large house of Harrold, Johnson &
Co. Here he remained until falling
health ten years ago forced his re
tirement.
In 1866 he was married to Miss
Elizabeth Harrold, who, with a son
and daughter, Mr. T. H. Boo'ne ’ and
Mrs. Walter R. Dye, survive him.
This union was an Ideally happy one,
and the bejoved family have the sym
pathy of all in this first breaking of
the tie.
Mr. Boone was a member of Cal
vary Episcopal church, and than be
none other was more devoted there
to.
About a year ago he received _
slight stroke of paralysis, and while
able since to go about, accompanied
by an attendant, he never fully re
gained his strength, and his decline
in general health Is largely attributed
to the paralytic stroke.
Air. T. H. Boone arrived last night
from Macpn. Mrs. Dye is in Santa
Fe and cannot be reached by wire
at this time, unfortunately.
Americus can easily secure ano
ther railroad outlet to the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic Railway In
the construction of a branch line,
tapping that great system,’if'“the
proper degree of Interest and en-
encouragement is manifested at this
end.
The A. B. & A is already one of
the principal trunk lines in the South,
and any city on Its main line,
branch, is indeed forAinate.
And Americus can have such
ncction at slight cost, compared with
the vast good resulting. ,
The Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic runs within eighteen miles ot
Americus, and a branch connection
at a point to the west of Oglethorpe,
traversing a fertile and level section,
could be constructed easily and at a
small cost.
Southland, a station on the A. 11. &
A. seven miles west of Oglethorpe and
probably twenty-five miles from Am
ericus, would seem the natural ob
jective point for such branch. ' '
The road, therefore, would not
parallel any other existing line.
It would traverse a'fertile Section.
and the cost of construction would
not be great, as there are no streams
to be brid/.ol.
Americus, located equl-distant It
tween Brunswick, and Atlanta, would
eventually become a very Important
point on the A. B. & A. It would
bring a large trade here, and in
Washington Political Sharps Expect
That Love Feast Will Result
From Teddy's Taking a
Hand In the Game. '
WASHINGTON, D. C.. August 14.—
President Roosevelt lji playing the
part of peacemaker In the Republican
politics ot New Jersey. In his anxle-
umig a large iraao Here, and in re- I *** uu ouaic-
turn Americus would give It good bus- I to ** armon * ze f* 10 factional dlffer-
iness. I encea which treaten the success ot the
The officials of the road, it
thought, can easily be Interested
the subject of a branch line.
Mr. Layson Stapleton,.while at
Warm Springs a day or two ago, met
parties in a position to know, and
who told him that, with proper en
couragement here and along the pro
bable line the A. B. & A might be in
duced to build into Americus.
The officials of the road should be
communicated with through the Am
ericus Board of Trade to the end de
sired, and through proper and persis
tent efforts Americus could be put
shortly upon the map of the A B. £
A Railway.
The Board of Trade meets tonight
What more Important matter than this
could possibly be discussed at this
meeting?
WEEK WILL BE BUSY ONE
Legislature to Close Session Saturday Night Next,
17th.
And Meanwhile There Remain /Uudlsposed of Many of the Most Important
Planks in the Platform.
Orlno Laxative Fruit Syrup Is sold
under a positive guarantee to cure
constipation, sick headache, stomach
trouble, or any form of indigestion.
It It falls, the manufacturers refund
your money. What more can any one
do. Sold by all druggists. lm.
OLD TEXAS IS GIVEN
TO STATE AS GIFT
Historic Old Engine Will Re
main A War Relic.
ATLANTA, August 12.—President
W. Thomas of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and St. Louis Railroad has
agreed to make a present to the state
of the old engine “Texas” whose fame
is due to the fact that It was upon
her that the capture of the “General,"
stolen by the Andrews raiders, was.
effected. The "Texas" was sent here
to be l5old for scrap iron for which
she is said to be worth a little more
1400. Subscriptions are now being
taken up to' move the “Texas" to some
public place and to freshen her up a
bit. It has not yet been decided where
the engine will be put
ATLANTA, August 12!—Just how
the House of Representatives Is go
ing to get through with the raoun
tain of work before it during this,
the last week of the session, is very
much of a mystery. The House has
before it among the measures which
are considered imperative the dis
franchisement bill, upon which there
will undoubtedly be a contest
Then, there Is the Railroad Com
mission bill, which will require some
time for consideration, though there
Is little doubt of Its passage without
material amendment I
Besides the foregoing there are any
number ot other measures of more
or less Importance which will de
mand some time for their considera
tion. Among this class of bills there
Is ,for instance the measure which
proposes to give relief to the fruit
and vegetable growers of the state
by requiring the railroads to furnish
them refrigerator cars within twen
ty-four hours after demand has been
made.
Unless this bill is passed at the
present session, It will be too late
to furnish the needed relief for the
next fruit and vegetable season.
There are not a few measures of this
class pending, and consideration ot
and action upon all of them is simply
out ot the question.'
The Senate will not get to the pas
sage of the general tax act until the
latter part ot the week. There la
going to be a hot fight in that body
over the gross receipt tax of 1 per
cent which the House has put on
practically every corporation in the
state, and many are expecting some,
if not all, ot these sections to be
knocked out.
The decided disposition which the
House and Senate have shown to
disagree on various' important mat
ters of legislation makes It Inevitable
that there will be numerous confer
ence committees in the windup.
The Senate has so emasculated the
anti-lobbying bill as passed by the
House, that its own' friends don’t
recognize It There Is a long hard
kick coming from the House on this
measure with considerable doubt as
to whether the two bodies will ever
get together on it
On the other hand the Senate in
sists that It Is going to stand firm on
the Felder anti-pass bill which Is sat
isfactory to the administration, while
the Hall bill, passed by the House
is' not Herein lies promise ot ano
ther disagreement, which it will re
quire all the ingenuity of conference
committees to satisfactorily settle.
It would be unique in the history
of legislation to see either the gen
eral tax act or the general appropria
tions bill go through without numer
ous conference committees to set
tle disputed points between the two
bodies. It may be confidently pre
dicted, therefore, that in ths way will
agreement have to be reached on
certain sections of these measures.
That the disfranchisement bill and
the Railroad Commission bill will al
so be productive of conference com
mittees on various minor or major
points, there can be scarcely a doubt
The Senate has already reduced the
number of the new Railroad Commis
sion to three members, while It is
said the House proposes to stand by
the administration on this feature and
make it five. Another result that is
Involved in considerable doubt:
Altogether, therefore, it lookc as
if the final days of the session will
be about as lively as have ever been
known in the history of Georgia leg
islation.
Republican ticket in that State next
fall, Mr. Roosevelt and some ot his
advisers have conferred with promi
nent politicians in New Jersey, and
It Is likely that the President’s efforts
to bring about harmony will be sue
cessfuL
It Is said that the leaders of both
factions have agreed with the Presi
dent that If Now Jersey is to remain
in the Republican column the nomt
nee for Governor must be a man in
whom the people have confidence, and
who Is not Identified with factional
Ism, and that they have practically
agreed upon Justice Mahon Pitney, of
the New Jersey Supreme Court, as the
most available man for the nomina
tion.
Justice Pitney has been informed of
the views of the President, and his
friends say he will make the fight
Justice Pitney Is well known In
Washington, as he served two terms
In the House as the Representative of
the Fourth New Jersey district That
district was Democratic, but' Judge
Pitney was elected by large majori
ties. He served as a member of the
House Committee on Appropriations,
and was also prominently identified
with District ot Columbia legislation.
He retired from Congress to accepts
seat In the New Jersey State Senate.
He has been on the Bench since 1901.
THE COUNTRY IS
WELL TIED UP
Little Doing in Telegraph
Line to North or West
COMPANIES DOUBTLESS BLUFFING
From Americus Impossible to ReadL
Savannah, Atlanta, or Important x .
Points North and West-Resolu
tions Presented at Board of
, Trade Meeting.
BUNCH OF GYPS WAS
FLUSHED BY COPS
Camp at Dell is Broken
and License Paid.
Up
A whole covey of birds gypsetical,
the real thing, lit In the dell yester
day morning, but as the city ordinance
prohibit camping parties within the
city limits they were made to hike
out of that pleasure resort The wo
men, most unprepossessing creatures
In their flaring red costumes, with
raven tresses flying unhatted In the
Muckalee breezes, were rounded up
and brought to the city hall where
each "queen" shuffled up three dol
lars as license to tell fortunes to love
sick maidens of Americus. The lay
out came from Brazil, they claim, and
speak only poor pigeon English. The
gyps are still comped out west of tho
city.
GOOD NEWS.
CONVICT IS DEAD
RESULT OF FEVER
First Death From This Cause
Since Gang Established.
r —
Will Pate, a negro boy serving a
ten months’ term on the county chain-
Bang, died yesterday morning of ty
phoid fever. The convict had been
ill with fever for three weeks, and
was given proper medical attention
and careful treatment This is the
first, death resulting from fever since
tbe gang was established three or four
years ago. .-j ;J
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Endorsed By the County.
‘The most popular remedy in Otse
go county and the best friend of my
family," writes Wm. M. Dietz, editor
and publisher of the Otsego Jour
nal, Gllbertsvllle, N. Y., “Is Dr^ King’s
New Discovery. It has proves to be
an infallible cure for coughs and
colds, making short work of the worst
of them. We always keep a bottle In
the house. I believe It to be tho
mos tvaluable prescrlptitlor. known
for lung and throat diseases." Guar
anteed to never disappoint the taker,
by Eldridge Drug Co. Price 60c and
51.00 Trial bottle free.' im.
Fine harness carried . In
made to order at Baglay
CLUB PLAN IS DEAD
IN SPITE OF SEAB
Sane Friends of Seab Wright
Come to His Rescue.
ATLANTA, August 14.—At a meet
ing the Senate Finance Committee
here last night In the room of the
chairman. Senator Felder of the
Twenty-second, the section of the
general tax act adopted by the House
putting a tax ot |300 upon all clubs
In tbe state where intoxicants are
kept In lockers was stricken from the
bill.
LITTLE ONE IS DEAD
RESULT OF FEVER
Baby Son of Mr. A. T. Robin
son Buried Wedne*dcy.
The burial of little Cart Elmore
Robinson, the baby son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. T. Robinson, took place yes
terday afternoon at Rehobeth Ceme
tery, west of the city. The little one,
two years of age, passed away Tues
day night after an illness with ty
phoid fever. The parents have tl
sympathy of many friends In
affliction.
Many Americas Readers Hare Heard
It and Profited Thereby.
‘Good news travels fast," and the
thousands of bad sufferers In Am
ericus are glad to learn that prompt
relief is within their reach, blany
a lame, weak and aching back is bad
no more, thanks to Doan's Kidney
Pills. Our citizens are telling the
good news of their experience with
the Old Quaker Remedy. He is an
example worth reading:
Preston, Georgia.
Foater-MIlburn Co.,
Gentlemen:+—You can state through
the newspapers that I have used your
Doan's Kidney Pills and I found them
a most excellent remedy. They plac
ed my kidneys in good condition af
ter I had used less than a box, and I
know I was getUng In bad shape on
acount of weak kidneys. Every morn
ing the kidney secreUons would bo
very thick and contained a sandy
sediment My wife Insisted that I
use Doan's Kidney Pills as she heard
them well spoken of, and I sent and
got a box at Dodson's Drug Store in
Americus. Though I thought they
were like other advertised remedies,
I can say they have done me more
good than anything else I have ever
taken. I am glad I used them. I
recomend them to anybody suffering
from kidney trouble,
J. F. WRIGHT,
Preston, Georgia,
ilers. Price 50
Buffalo,
■ United
-
>an's and
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■ ' ~ ~ j irc.ure you buy.
Special price to cash customers or will
sell on terms to suit customer.
The was practically nothing do
ing in the telegraph line In Amer
icus yesterday. Business men who
wished to reach any of tho larger
cities found It Impossible to do so.
result there was considerable
discussion of the strlko and a de
cided Impetus to tho feeling that the
federal government should intervene
and bring tho trouble to an end.
‘Ore thing is certain," said one
leading business man. “This strike
will do moro to promote tho idea of
rigid federal control of tho telegraph
companies than anything else that
has ever happened. I do not see
why my Interests, or those of other
business men, should’ bo damaged be
cause tho Western Union and Pos
tal Companies cannot get along'with
their employes. I am not an anti-
corporation man, but strikes like
this * do make mo go n long ways
toward favoring either federal ow
nership of telegraph companies or
a degree of control over them that
will prevent such interferences with
business ns wo are now subjected
to,"
Only Local Points Reached.
Tho Postal yesterday could reach
Montezuma, Macon, Augusta and
Columbus, in somo fashion, but to
get anything to tho west or the
north was out of tho question. Noth
ing was doing to Savannah, aqS
Atlanta was blotted off tho map. Ev
erything that was offered could only
bo acepted subject to Indefinite de
lay. At tho points referred to the
managers and perhaps a chief oper
ator were about tho only persona
working. Tho tie up seemed pretty
complete despite the assertions ot
tho head officials that thoy had plen
ty of operators in tho largo cities
Tho Western Union was about in
tho same fix. Nothing was doing
with Atlanta or Savannah, at Ma
con tho manager was on duty, it was
possible to reach Jacksonville, but
thoro wes not any way to get New
York or other northern cities. Us
ually there aro four routes, via At
lanta, Savannah, Augusta or Jack
sonville. Nono of theso routes is
working now. About nil that can be
transacted Is a little local business to
Thomasville, Albany, Fort. Valley,
Montezuma, Valdosta and White
Sulphur Springs. ~. .4^
Tho general hope of tho business
men of Americus Is that the Cotton
Exchanges, Chambers of Commerce
and Boards of Trade o f tho entire
country will speak In no uncertain
tones nnddeinand national governmen
tal Interference. It is believed that
tho President will Intervene If the
business bodies move, and a con
certed effort In that direction is. re
garded as necessary.
Resolutions Last Night.
At the meeting of the Americus
Board of Trade last night the fol
lowing was presented:
Whereas, Thoro Is a general strlka
of the operators of tho Western Un
ion and Postal Cablo Telegraph
Companies, which control the en
tire telegraph business ot this coun
try, and
Whereas, Thin strike has resulted
In an almost complete cessation ot
the use of tho telegraph lines as a
medium for tho transaction of busi
ness, resulting In tremendous dis
turbance to business interests gen
erally and
Whereas, There is a probability of
a tong continuance of this demoralis
ation and disturbance of business af
fairs, therefore
Bo it Resolved, That the Board
of Trade of Americus, representing
tho business Interests ot this city,
unite witli the trade organizations
of Georgia generally in an appeal
to the federal authorities to take
such steps as may be necessary to
bring the atrike to a speedy conclu
sion ,and
Resolved, further, Chat we subml
the representative from this distric
in Congress the advisability of h
uniting with any steps that may be
taken in Congress to enforce arbitra
tion of disputes of this character.
Copies of these resolutions to be
sent to the Congressman from this
district and to the Savnnnah Board
of Trade, as one of the leading gen
eral trade organizations of thin
State.
The resolutions were adi>otcd. Cop
ies will be sent today by Sect. Pruitt
to the Commissioner of Labor at
Washlongton, Congressman Lewis, sad
other trade bodies.