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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES RECORDER. TH URSDAY. MORNING SEPTEMBER 15. 1910 SUMTLRIS LEADING IN GROWING OP PECANS. Several Pine Orchards in County. CONVICTS USED IN SOME CITIES Among the visitors in Americue yes terday was fJr, Edward J. Willing bam, one of..Macon's representative ■business men, who made the.trip here aboard his handsome touring ear anJ I .spent the day inspecting a portion ox Sumter's line roads and the several 1 pecan groves in this vicinity. I Mr. Wiliingham is an enthusiastic hortlciilturaiist and found muc.i here that interesled him in pecans, as iu I diversified farming. The fact that so much attention Is I given pecans in Sumter surprised f 'Willingham, who rather expected t > I see the industry developed to greater 1 extent around Albany and Bacontoa, j -where he goes todaj\ Among the particularly fine groves I visited yesterday was that of Mr I Hobert S. Pryor, who has seventeen f hundred trees on his fine plantation [ below America/ and Mr. H. W Smith [. 'wick's splendid orchard of probab’i I 1,500 trees in the surhurbs of th; city. Mr. Smitbwick is president of the National Nut Growers’ Association, which, by the way, meets in Americas next July in annual session, and there Js no better authority upon the pecan than he, or a more successful grower. Mr. Willingham was quite enthus- , iastlc over both-the Pryor and Smitli- -wkdc groves, which promise enormous Tcturns to their owners ere long. On the Phyor place he was shown lan-dsome trees of budded pecans, lit- I craliy loaded down with ciusterd o' magnificent nuts of the '‘.Mobile" va riety. This is esteemed as one of the choicest nuts and readily brings from 75 cents to $1 per pound among the fine confectioners of the North. ■Several trees seen by him yesterday ■will yield from forty to fifty pounds each, it Is estimated. Mr. Pryor has many trees four to eight years oid, that are in hearing, while twelve hundred trees planted test fall will yield a rich harvest ai five years of age. With these gentlemen and others here engaged in pecan culture Mr. iWJUingham exchanged experiences up on the best methods of planting and cultivating the trees. He has six hundred trees on his farms In Macon county and in Bibb, and proposes to plant an additional thousand trees there this fall. ' Mr. Willingham believes there Is a r great future for the pecan industry •and see* no possibility of It being ! overdone,' as there will always be a demand for this gVeat nut crop. He is '©viiffc It careful and thorough Btudy. and expect to realize handsomely from bis Investments fn that direction. Today he will visit the Wlare-Prog mbs Orchard -here and the Webb farms, where hundreds of treeB are ■being planted', going thence to see the pecan groves of Dougherty county. Atlanta Derives Much Good From Their Work. AMERICUS IS STILL IN LIST OF GIESSERS On Figures the Bureau ’ Will Give Out. ANOTHER PRE1IY HOME OUT 0N*LEE STREET Mr. Tom Bell Buys Large Lot There. L L L F0R the liveJ BbB Ban BHB The Vegetable Substitute F , And who took this directory census 11.270 people were here. Whatever tie population may he :h» announced ior they want to b right on the matter. » JULIUS BROWN WAS SHOT YESTERDAY. Albany Youth May Lose Arm as Result. 1ATTRACTIVE DISPLA Y OF j POMPEIAN ART WARE i 'Allison Fnrnitnre Company Receives Large Consignment. I One of the large display windows of I the Allison Furniture Company on I Knunar street, is filled with an attrae- I tlve display .of Pompeian art ware that la attracting much attention. The I bouse has just received a large cor.- L eignment of these goads and alreal- ■ a considerable demand Is reported for them. New furniture of the latest patterns I to meet every household requirement. Is constantly being received by the Allison Furniture Company. This I house keeps Its stock up to a high standard at all times and the increase In Its trade Is very gratifying. ISAAC N. MCRPIIY DIES AT HOME NEAR AMERICUS Former Resident of City Passes Awaj Monday. Mr. Isaac N. Murphy, a former resi dent of Americus, died Monday morn ing at his home in Sumter, east of the city Mr. Murphy was about 40 yearn of age and had been 111 some time. His j wife survives him. He will be burled | this morning at 10 o'clock at Salem church, out east of Americus. Anont the recent effort to secuie legis.ation under which the coun'y convict force of Sumter would work public highways right up to the court house, instead of stopping a; the city limits, It will be of iptere.t to reproduce facts brought out by the Savannah city authorities who. con templating a similar use of the con victs of Chatuam wrote to other Geor gia cities for information. Of the four cities heard from thre receive some assistance from the coun ty, though as a rule but very little. Atlanta appears to be the beyt off in this regard. The letter from Atlanta quotes t',;v charter of the city which says: "Tie commlslsoners of roads and revenues of said county be, and are hereby in vested with the exclusive control or said convicts, and with the sole pow see fit to direct that said canvic’s without reference to proportion of pop ulation between the city of Atlanta and the county outside of said city; provided, that whenever the said com missioners of roads and revenues shall see fit to Idrect that said convicts shall work on the streets of the city of Atlanta, that the grade, style and Character of the work shall be de termined by the city aqthorities,-but the particular locality or streets upon which the work is to be done, shall be decided by a qjajority vote between the members composing the board or commissions of roads and revenues and commissioners of streets and set - era ot» the siad city, or in the event of the abolishment of the said hoar of commissioners of streets and sewers, the street commit tee of the city council of said city.” The letter says: "You will see from the above that the county can ar.d does do work In the city of Atlanta and is supposed when doing work to work in conjunction with the Street and Sewer Committee of council, j^s a matter of fact, the county does con siderable work within the city, b:t does not work through co-operation, especially with the street committee "Most of the work of paving street, in the city done by the county is done on petition or request of a number ot citizens from the locality in which the work Is desired, who appear before the county commissioners, and they cam!. !y pass upon the work witbont consul tation with the street committee. The street committee of council makes no objection to this manner, because It Js Just that much work done that the city is saved from doing. not explain it hlmseif “The finance committee cf council frequently appears before the county commissioners and asks for help for certain work to be done within the city or % for the benefit of the city, which Is sometimes granted and some, tlmes not. Just at present the county Is under promise and will soon beglj furnishing 150 able-bodied men to do the heavy grading and excavating In connection with the work on our sewer system and waterworks plant recently voted under a 13,000,000 bond issue. , "This gives you about the situation in Atlanta The county does consider able work In the city and for the city on Its streets, and excavrtinff for sew ers, etc., but in most cases uses its own discretion about when and where they shall work and the street and sewer committee of council counts themselves 'just so much in,’ and do*i not quarrel with them because they do not confer with them about the mat ter.’’ Rome, according to the letter recei v ed in response to the one sent from Sa vannah at Alderman Wilson's request, receives assistance from the county. The letter in part says: “It has beep customary for several years past fo- the obalngang while In winter quar- Americus people are still impatient- Another beautiful new home is '■y awaiting the announcement Iron'promised early in the coming'year, in tile Census Bureau relative to her' the rapidly Improving section out on population, and while the figures may Lee street extended, he in a manner disappointing "hope This section of Americus', one of t'.:o deferred makoth the heart sick." anl most promising of ail the territory t./ey want to know just what it is. surrounding tie old and sa.idlv built The guesses as ta the population portion of the city, gives promise oi vary considerably and it Is feared by becoming the home place of many many that w.ien' the population is an- business men and others who are nut nounced that It will be somewhat of averse to being some distance from the a disappointment. heart of the city. At all events we want to know ami Mr. Tnomas L Bell, the Jeweler, is have It over with. s the latest to buy land in that section That the federal census will give us with a view to establishing a pretty a population around 9,000 is generally home there in the near future, admitted, although there are fully 32,- Yesterday Mr. Bell completed the n 000 people here when tjose living In gotlations for the purchase of a lo* the suburbs. Just Without the city with a frontage of 75 feet on La.: limits are counted. But Uncle Sam street and a depth of 450 feet. Th? did not count these outsiders as i ot ;j es j ust beyoDd Hill street, be- 'those of us.” tween tie properties of M&irs. * The school census, taken .two years Walker and Edward Everett, on the ago, "are a population of 11,270, and eastern side of the street. The lot ther- was the name of every one of was bought from Mr. Walker at a then, in the directory published at price that showed the'substantia! a.I- that time, to say nothing of many who I zance values in that section in re- were ove^ooked by the enumerators cent years Important School OUTFITTING SALE Bargain prices on every day. Schon needs for boys and girls. Everythin in our store will be sold at bawli prices during this sale Mr. Bell will have designs made for an attractive residence that will have every modern convenience. It will ba ?eop,e of the city would like to,see it erected next spring, and will be occu *-:t Passengers coming to Americus last night on the ten-forty train from Al bany brought Information of a serious accident which befel young . Julius Brown, the 14-year-old-son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Brown, of that city, while out hunting yesterday afternoon. Young Brown was alone at the time of the accident, and a goqd deal of mystery surrounds the affair. His in juries were evidently caused by the discharge' of his own gun, but the manner In which this was brought about Is unknown. The gentleman who found the unfortunate youth :n pied by him and bis family. It is quite probable that other new homes will at that time add to the colony already In that section. x 7—t — A large variety of school bags. Prices package 5c. ranging from 5 to 10c. asrvlctalble and convenient lunch boxes at 19c. Tablets of 111 tirades. Pencil tablets, 1, 3 and 5 ceau, : Ink Tablets, 3, 5 and lit High grade lead pencils at 3, 2, 3 and eWt Composition books, 3,5 an( j jj 5 cents. Pencil sharpeners—last a lifetime—at 03 ch lc. GIN PLANTS ARELGOING NOW AF FULL[SPEED Several in Sumter Running Full lime. Pincil boxes at 5 and 10 cents. Wax marking and drawing craybns, at Examination book, u sheets Rrade finish, at 5 cents. Fountain Pens at any price i, up to the best. Good serviceable book straj each. W.A. J0YNEE. The several cotton ginning plants in Americus, especially those of the Far-, mers Oil Co., and the Americus Oil Co., the Plains, Andersonvllle, Sumter and Leslie plants,- are all running ot^ full time. On account cf the high price of the green seed mo>t of tho farmers are selling at the gins. Thirty dollars a ton Is the price they are re ceiving for the seed, and at this price >st of them are not keeping the green seed far stock fertilizer or -reed ing. TMs is about |7 to $8 - . —. — .- IU «o a tou the woods and brought him to Albany higher than was the case at the first of could not tell anything abot.t the acci- the ginning season last year, when th» dent and the youthful victim is so seed brought from about 120 to $25 a weak from loss of blood tLat he can- ton- Wedding Gifts Just received new line of Hal Painted China suitable forWj ding Gifts. Also full line of Silf and Cut Glass. See me befi His left forearm-ls terriUy shatter ed, having received tbe full discharge of the gun and the doctors vyno are 'attending him fear that amputation may be necessary.. The condition of the unfortunate youth Is considered dangerous, and fjie accident may y-*t result fatally. MURRAY DUNN 60ING SOON TO MONTGOMERY TWO MONSTER BIG SHOWS ARE COMING TO AMERICUS Haec-n«eck-Wallace and tbe Robinson Circuses. As Assistant to Physical Director. Murray -Dunn ll to leave Amerlcu on October 1st for Montgomery, where he has been tendered the posi tion of assistant physical director ot the Montgomery Young Men’s Cbrtat tan Association, In which te feels keenest-interest. During tbe past year Mr. Dunn has been connected with the Americus Y. M. C. A. In that capacity, and has recently complet'd the prescribed physical course at the Silver Bay, N. Y„ Training SchoV, ters near the city to do some work I W “* re , h " f f d °* en prizes tor * enera on the streets, and crush rock for th'lr ,f y ' D ath ' €tlCB were awards «it„ i. -..t v .v- IT 1 *®- Mr. Dunn is one of Americus city to use through the year. The city does not get what It thinks It 's entiCed to, but just what the coun'y authorities arq disposed to give. T:i > city, not having’any legislation on the subject. Is not in a position to denran 1 anything in a legal way." The letter from Columbus says. "Our city has no arrangement with th best and most popular young men and his hundreds of friends here congrat ulate him upon the responsible posi tion tendered him In Montgomery. ' Americas will welcome the elephant in a dou'ule-header of hilarious mirth In Octobertime, as ^otb the Wallace Hagenbeek circus and the reliable John Robinson show is treaded this way. Both tented attractions are ai ready bilking Atlanta, and the South Georgia Capital.- Americus, Is. on the list of towns to be visited as well. buying. THOS. L. BE THE LEADING JEWELER. Bristle Hair Brush AMERICUS PARTY RETURNS HERE FROM COLORADO Mrs. Pugh and Daughters Are at Home Again. Mrs. R. M. Pugb, with daughters, Miss Louise and Miss Lily Brown . returned Sunday night from Colorado Springs, Col., where they have be >u all summer, stopping over a week In Chicago en rout^. FARMERS WANT LABOR TO PICK OUT THE COTTOX A loose brick- on the sidewalk fre qucntly trips the light fantastic toe. I A man whio Is always figuring th. j Interest on his money Isn’t necessarl!; L* man of principle. ft CASTORIA For Infanta and Children. Fftfl Kind You Have Always Bough! Bears the Signature of county authorities to do any work In- r w J „ side the citv limit. Occasionally, 31c88 ”’ Edgnr C * ***• and J * T. though very rarely, the county will give us the use of Its chalngang for a day or two when some unusual wck !a to be done on the streets.” The letter from Augusta shows that there Is no arrangement In that citv with the county authorities to have the coanty work in the city limits. LATHAM, ALEXANDER’S DAILY MARKET REPORT Demand Is Great AVblle Weather Re- mains Good. All around Americus the fields are whitening wifh what there Is of the cotton crop, and farmers are getting It picked out as rapidly as poseblie. All available help on the farms Is pressed Into service, while the town darkey la hauled out and put to work as well, although he Is n-n FOR HOIWF iv riti i- wni’u ' W ° rth ^ 8feat d * al ln ^ cotto » IOR HOUSE IN COLUMBUS or elsewhere. This demand for extra labor take* the colored cook and th unbleached laundress who wreaks th family linen at hier washtub, and the housekeeper here In town la now up against the help proposition for time. OTHER BUYERS IN AMERICUS The very thing to give your hair glo vigor one of those solid 'back Bristle Brurhes. We can please ycu with qua pnee. REMBERT’S DRUG STM AMERICUS UNDERTAKK! t 1 Undertakers and Embalm* F. 0. MOORE, Funpral Director Day Phones 88 and 231, Night Ffinnes fifii Special Barg* W'aUs Here. Two additions to the force of Ameri cas cotton buyers are Messrs. J. T. Watts and Edgar C. Mayo, represent ing the weKknown firm of J. B,.Hols. & Co., of Columbus, both' of whom will be here for some time. Mr. Edwarl auto Was damaged by COLLISION WITH TREE Porter, who has represented Hoist * Accident Orenrs Yesterday on The New York, September 14.—Thecot- ton market waa lifeless today, fluc tuations ranging within a few points. Spot sales seventy-five - hundred aaleg at ten points decline. Co. here since the cotton season Open ed, will go to Athens next week the representative there. Plains Road. The Bsiiek car of Mr. Henry Lanier was considerably, damaged yesterday afternoon In being driven accidentally Americus will never become a real against a tree out on the Plains road. progressive city until Its business The ear wre boipg driven by Henrv streets are paved. Such I* the com-1 Lanier. Jr., and tbe damages sustain- 4. ® ent ot rtiltors hers. , l l u flcai ed can be repaired hers, ... ,t ,,1,^ in Land for the next ten days offered by the Les* lie Realty Co. LESLIE REALTY C< LESLIE, GEORGIA. Mos'[ NATIONAL LIFE INSURAN One of America's Strongest and. servative Companies. Henry J. Bagley, geneR* 1 Planters Bank Bldg., .America