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2 THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RBCORDER. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1907 The Things to Be Seen at PINKSTON CO’S. New wool gocds, fancy weaves and plain effects. As a leader, all wool Panama and coating serge at 30c yard. AH colors. New sllkfc. in rich plaid effects, Persian stripes and all the staple colors. Best yard wide black taffeta at $1.00 yard. New embroideries, real values that will surely tempt you if you see them. \ New belts, collars, neckwear, ribbons, percales, gjlngham, etc. t Our ladies read-to-wear department is open and leady for a visit from you. Ladjes suits, wraps, ikirts, waists, kimona’s. This department beggars Jesci^ption. You will have to see them. You will sot see any thing to compare with it in this section. You must not fail to see our men’s ready made slothing this fall. Men’s suits, youths’ suits, boys ( and childrens’ suits, shoes for every member of the ibmily, shirts, underwear hosiery, etc. Art squares, rugs, portierres, lace curtains, etc We Offer You as Special: An 8 wire tapestry Brussel art square at $11.00 A 3 yard Irish point lace curtain at $2,50 pair. And many other good things as good. We Insist an your giving us a call, we are open for business, and challenge comparisons and prices. PINKSTON CO. “He” Gee. D. Wheatley, Stare. 1 A Word to Housefumishers. ■ No matter where you live, It will pay you to come and seo our great showing of new Carpets, Rugs, Mattings and Curtains. We bought very largely and having secured special reductions which enable us to quote surprisingly low prices. We carry only the beet grade of goods— Carpets are all hand made, Laid and Lined with mothproof paper and a perfect lit guaranteed. We are also Bhowlng the largest and prettiest assortment of muslin rufllled and lace curtains, Portieres and Couch oarers ever brought south at lowest prices. A COST OF OVERS 12.500.000 New York’s Most Gorgeous Hotel The Plaza, Will Open Next Monday. NEW YORK, Sept 19.—(Special.)— The new Piaza Hotel, the latest addi tion to New York's long list of pala tial hostelerles, is to be formally opened next Monday morning. The builders of the Plaza claim that it. Is the costliest and finest hotel in the world. An Idea of the enormous sum of money spent in the erection of the Plaza may be bad from the mere state ment that its cost was more than double that of the magnificent Hotel Astor which was completed only two years ago. New York not only contains the largest and most luxurious hotels of any city In the world, but also more of them, ranging in cost from $1,000,- 000 to $12,500,000, which latter fig ure represents the cost of the new Plaza. It is to be further remarked in the same connection that the most luxurious hotels are by far the most prosperous. The present effort is not to build economically, but expen sively—to crowd as much luxury as possible into hotel building for the rich New Yorker can be counted on to make the most lavish expenditure a profitable Investment. Counting per manent and transient guests, the five score liigh-class hotels In the city of New York take care of about 50,000 people a day. The lowest estimate places the average price paid for rooms and board at $0.25 a day. At that rate the receipts are $312,500 a day, or $114,002,500 a year. Cost Exceeds Waldorf.Astorlu. The actual cost of the new Plaza is said to be slightly in excess of that of the Waldorf-Astoria, heretofore con sidered the largest and most luxuri ous hotel In the world. When the Waldorf-Astoria was projected, al most every one said it could not be made to pay. Yet today it is a very profitable property. It Is hard to imagine a house with 40 magnificent public rooms, more than 1,300 guests’ rooms, and accomodations for be tween 1,400 and 1,500 people, being practically filled all the time, but these figures represent the Waldorf- Astoria's accomodations, and it is constantly crowded. The new Plaza occupies the site of the old hotel of the same name at the corner of Fifty-ninth street and Fifth avenue, opposite the entrance to tho Central Park and directly across from the Savoy and Majestic hotels. The builders figured at the beginning to spend about $8,500,000 on the struct ure, but later it was found that in order to place the hotel in that state of perfection which the management claims cannot be reached by any other hostelry in the world. It would benecessary to add $4,000,000 to the original estimate cost of the struct ure. And this additional sum was added without the slightest hesita tion. A Suit of Rooms at $500 a Day. Already, the management of the Plaza announce, a large percentage of the suits have been leased. The hostelry will have as Its permanent guests some well-known people, among whom are John W. Gates, Mrs. James Henry Smith, Alfred G. Van derbilt, George J. Gould, C. K. J. Billings, Mrs.. Oliver Harrlman, Jul ius Fleischmann, John A. Drake, Mrs. Wallace Shillito, A. H. Moore, Richard Brewster, Jackson Gourand, and Mrs. Young Hayworth. Some of these will pay $75 to $100 a day for their rooms, exclusive of meals. For the famous royal suites $500 a day will probably be asked for short periods. Though these rates seem enormous to the majority of people the price paid in reality is not In excess of what it would cost to maintain a Fifth avenue home, while the worries are less and tho accomo dations better. It goes without say ing that the Plaza will be essentially n home for the rich. It marks the topmost notch in tho luxury of metro- politan life for men and women with large incomes who do not care to un dertake the responsibility of keeping a city house of their own. Will Have 1,500 Servants As may readily be Imagined the payroll at the Plaza will be im mense. The general staff sixty cooks, GO chambermaids and nn equal num ber of housemaids, forty floor girls, sixty bell boys, 200 waiters, seventy- five laundresses; twenty-five porters, twenty bartenders, ten wine cellar men, fifteen barbers and about 150 women of all work in the kitchen and elsewhere, who may be said to look after the Immediate personal com fort of the guests. The chief engineer and his assistants, electric light men, elevator men, plumbers, locksmiths and general repair men wil easily number 250 more. Then there will be the office staff and the accountants' department, making all in all very nearly If not quite 1,500 men and wo men to be paid off every week or every month, as the case may be, aside from the private servants en gaged by the guests and who work under the general direction of the hotel. LADIES omiBMHBan Ready-to-Wear Garments. This department now removed to first floor and Is beautifully equipped for the comfort and convenience of the ladles as well as for the handlin'- of the business by us. Prices were never so low, styles never so attractive, stock never so large and varied, prospects for a most enormous and successful season so bright. We cordially invite you. 4_ TheESwellest Line CITY TAXESITO BE HIGHER Council Levies a Rate of $14.50 per Thousand for All Purposes This Year. The Most Beautiful Voile AND PANAMA SKIRTS. Superb Line the Season’s Best Styles Skirts.^; Enormous Line Silk and Heather-Bloom Petticoats It will be our pleasure to have you call and allow us to show you the many points of Interest wherein it will pay you to do your business with DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT Magnificent values in new style plaid waist- ing silks. Grandest line Chiffon Taffetas ever shown in Americus. Beautiful Broadcloths in all the papular shades and grades- Chiffon Panamas, Blacks and Colors, Cheap. Medium, Fine, Table Linens. If you are posted on market conditions you know bow much table likens have advanced in price in the last few months and will thoroughly appreciate this special offering. Every thread pure linen, heavy and very ■ervlceable, a snow-white Damask of superior grade, 72 Indies wide, better than Damask, selling elsewhere at $1.00. Specially priced at 85c. Napkins. 50 doz. % size cream damask nap kins, all pure linen, worth $1.00 doz., special for this week at 75c. Spreads. T-4 size white crocket bed spreads za handsome Marseilles patterns, heavy quality, worth $1.75, Special *1.25. Towels. 100 doz. extra heavy Huck towels, large size, red and white borders, Hemmed ends, worth 15c, special at , 10c. Also H. S. Linen lluch towels at 25c, worth 35c. Fancy Linens. | In hemstitched trays, cloths, scarfs, table covers, center pieces, squares, . also hand embroidered doylies from | 25c up to $3.00 each. Lace Curtains. A very extensive and pleasing gathering of the newest curtains of ^foreign and fine domestic make. Another thing, the values. Some of flbe choicest of the new curtains are often remarkably lo wpriced, because of lucky purchases. They represent the novelty net curtains of foreign and domestic make, Arabian color and two-tones from the simple dainty affects at $2.50 to the most elaborate and handsome creations at $7.50 pair. Also the Bonnie Femme in white and Arabian color at $4.50 and $5.50. No matter what prices are quoted you. we will always be lower. SEO. D. WHEATLEY. Americus, Ga. The City Council has levied the tax rate for the current year, and the property owners will pay $14.50 upon each $1,000 of property re turned. This rate is but a slight in crease over that of last year, and the average citizen will not feel the dif ference. The rate this year is 1.45 per cent against 1.25 last year, a difference of less than a fourth of one per cent. Here is the assessment: For general expenses of the city, one half of one per cent; for the bond fund, one half of one per cent, and for the support of the city schools, 45-100 of one per cent. Tho fact that the voters of Americus at the recent election authorized an Issue of bonds to the amount of $75,- 000 t<jr public improvements Is, to an extenit, responsible for the slightly increased rate this year over that of last year. There has been a very gratifying Increase In property values in Ameri cus this year, as evidenced by the tax returns, and a rate of 1.45 will be sufficient for ail purposes. Aside from this, the city has been most liberal this year in public Im provements, entailing the expendi ture of large sums of money as* a permanent Investment for Americus. Street work and the boring of ano ther artesian well cost considerable. The city rate this year Is exactly that of the Btate and county combined —1.45; and citizens of Americus own ing property will pay a total tax rate of 2.90 or $29 per $1,000. GOVERNOR MAKES A DENIAL Linens and White Goods in the Greatest Prolusion- Notion Departmet. This department Is filled to overflowing with: New ‘Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Ribbons, Belts, Purses, Hand-Bags, American Lady Corsets for which we are sole agents, Clemlntlna 12 and 1$ button Kid Gloves, Bhort kid gloves, Fabric Gloves, Underwear, etc, etc. Carpet, Rugs and Matting Department, The removal of our ladles ready to wear department to the first floor enables us to give more space to tho above lines than ever and we are now beginning to receive some very de- Birablc things in Art Squares, Rugs. Mattings, Curtains, Window Shades, etc., ail of which we are able to show In the most ample space. We are making low prices a strong feature with us and you will readily realize the many other advantages we have to offer you here. Of Intent to “Bear” the Cotton Market by Painting Roseate ATLANTA, Sept. 19.—(Special.)— Gov. Hoke Smith Is out in a state ment today In which he replies to criticisms upon a recent interview, wherein he dwelt graphically upon the Immense cotton crop of Georgia this year as the solid background of gorgeous picture of prosperity held up to the public. Gov. 8mlth then de clared that Georgia would, make two million bales of cotton this year, des pite the fact that Commissioner of Agriculture Tom Hudson only three weeks ago had asserted that the crop would be less than one and one-half Pictures.. millions. The New York cotton ‘‘bears" seized upon Gov. Smith's big crop estimate as a fine maul with which to hammer down values re cently, os evidenced in the decline of two cents per pound. The Farm ers' Union and other representative bodies are now adopting resolutions decrying tbe Governor's declaration of splendid crop conditions, and he thus hastens to explain that bla statement had nothing to do with tho recent price depression, and that he bad no Intention of bearing tbe mark et, whatever. A large and polite corps of employes ever ready and anxious to serve you as follows: Mr. H. Clcve Davis, Mr. J. C. Pope, Mr. G. Lester Williams, Ur. Walter C. Page, Mr. Willie H. Hill, Mr. Seymour Catchlngs, Sir. U> a Compton, Mr. Eustace Ansley, Miss Leila Carter, Miss Mattie Oliver, Miss Johanna Schroeder, Mrs. Minnie Kemph. We all cordially invite you to make us a visit We All Cordially Invite You to MaRe Its a Visit. Chas. L. Ansley Successor to WHEATLEY & ANSLEY. Agents: * Butterick Patterns and American Lady Corsets.