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SEMEN ON GEORGIA RAILROAD OUT
ON STRIKE-TRAFFIC BLOCKED SUNDAY
'hite Firemen Announced that They Would Refuse to Continue Unless
Railroad Agreed to Give Them Supremacy Over Negroes.
|ESS SETTLEMENT IS MADE ALL ROADS IN SOUTH WILL BE AFFECTED
| 0 t a Train Passed Through This City Sunday. Freight and Pas¬
senger Trains Blocked at Different Points on Main Line. Supplies
Running Short in a Lot of Towns. Railroad Asked Gov.
Smith for Protection. Number of Guards Arrested.
the first time since 1870
eorgia Railroad failed to run
ins through Covington Sun
Their failure to operate the
is due to a strike of the white
:n which went into effect last
ay night, and although the
id endeavored to continue
e it was very difficult and on
lay night it was discontinued
•ther, leaving trains scattered
,and down the line where
vere pulled into the sidings
topped.
: cause of the strike has been
ng for some time, the Broth
d of Locomotive Firemen
ing that the railroad company
ising undue courtesy to them
iving the negro firemen the
runs and promoting them
of the brotherhood men.
asked the railroad company
ise hiring negro men as fire
stating that they should have
preference, whereupon the
genient of the railroad com
flatly refused to comply with
request. The officials of the
erhood then notified the man
of the railroad that they
1 order a strike if the request
UNCLE SAM IS
BEHIND US
His Salt is Wi Us.
What better safe-guard could
you desire?
First National Bank
Covington, Ga.
Couingtou
uing low on supplies and food
stuffs and their mail is still blocked
with no prospect of getting either
any time soon. Unless the trouble
is settled within the next few days
actual want will be the result.
During the few days the railroad
endeavored to run its trains after
the strike was ordered they expe¬
rienced a great deal of difficulty as
it is reported that in several towns
the trains were stopped and the
negro firemen were taken off and
severely beaten.
Last Wednesday the manager of
the railroad asked the governor for
protection, claiming that sympa¬
thizers of the strikers were inter¬
fering with their business and were
making it impossible for them to
get mail trains through. The gov¬
ernor notified the sheriffs of the
different counties along the line of
the complaint and instructed them
to preserve order if possible.
The strike is causing a great
deal of feeling at a number of the
towns on the railroad and in some
instances negro and white firemen
were both intimidated. In most
of the towns the sentiment of the
people seems to be with the strik¬
ing men and decidedly against the
railroad company. In Thompson
the municipal authorities have is¬
sued an ordinance prohibiting the
railroad from carrying trains
through the city with negro firemen
as they claim it is a menace to the
safety of the citizens. Their ulti
I matum also included white non¬
union firemen.
The accommodation train run¬
ning from this city to Atlanta daily
is laid up here and the crew is tak¬
ing a rest. The engineers on all
the trains have refused to run as
they claim it is endangering their
lives to try to operate with the
negroes or non-union white fire¬
men .
It has been suggested by a num¬
ber of prominent men both in pri¬
vate and public life that the differ¬
ences be arbitrated but up to this
time there is no ‘likelihood of an
agreement being reached any time
soon.
The people all along the line are
anxious to see the trouble settled
amicably with the road and that
the firemen will get what they
desire.
The latest reports as we go to
press state that it is probable that
a committee of six wiil be selected
i jointly by the officers of the brotli
I erhood and managers of the rail¬
road to arbitrate the matter with a
view of reaching a settlement. It
is barely possible however, as the
manager of the railroad flatly re¬
fuses to consider the arbitration
plan. The situation is one of great
gravity and is reaching alarming
proportions. Covington freight
Fortunately for
and mail continue to come in over
the Central and unless it under¬
takes to move freight consigned to
the Georgia railroad we will con¬
tinue to get this service.
It pays to buy the best. I breed
exclusively S. C. R. b Reds, from
pm. pen.. ^^“e^EBSON Mansfield, Ga.
was not complied with. The man¬
agers of the road then began firing
the white men as soon as they came
into the yard ofT of a run, and by
the time the strike was scheduled
to come off the majority of white
firemen had been laid off. The
firemen then struck and up to the
present time there is no indication
of an adjustment of their differ¬
ences as the railroad company pos¬
itively refuses to alter their first
decision. The effect will be felt
all over the southern states if the
matter is not settled this week as
the firemen on all roads using ne¬
groes will unite with the Georgia
men and refuse to work. The sit¬
uation has reached such a condi¬
tion as to release the engineers
from their contract with the rail¬
roads which gives them the privi¬
lege of going out in sympathy with
the firemen.
On several of the branch roads
tributary to the Georgia much in¬
convenience is being felt. This
is especially true on the Athens
and Macon lines as no trains have
been operated over them since last
Wednesday. The people along
these lines are reported to be run-
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, MAY 26, 1909.
BIG TENT MEETING
AT PORTERDALE.
Services Attracting Much Attention
And Two Churches Will Pro¬
bably Be Erected.
A tent meeting was commenced at
Porterdale last Friday by Revs. W.
E. Venable and Eugene R. Pendleton,
pastor of the First Baptist church of
this city, and much good is being ac¬
complished by them. They are both
preaching forceful sermons and the
people of that thriving little city are
packing the tent at every service.
Three services were held Sunday
and at each the tent was full. The
tent is the one used by Mr. Venable
every year and has a seating capacity
of six hundred. The meeting will
close Wednesday night.
As a result of the services now in
progress two churches, Methodist and
Baptist, will be erected as the out¬
come, and the people out there are
highly elated over the fact.
After the close of the services to¬
night Rev. Mr. Venable and Rev. W.
H. LaPrade, of Oxford, will begin a
series of tent meetings in Midway,
the tent being located near the Geor¬
gia railroad depot. It is expected
that these meetings will be largely at¬
tended as both of these ministers are
very strong revivalists and always
preach the doctrines and religion as is
seen by them and felt by all humanity.
When the meetings commence go
out to them, the public is cordially
invited.
Bull BaLs Elect Officers.
At a meeting of the Bull Bats of
Dried Indian Cave, No. 6, held on last
Wednesday, the officers for the ensu¬
ing term were elected as follows:
Boss Bull Bat, W. R. Stilwell.
Assistant Bull Bat, T. F. Maddox.
Leatherwing, J. D. Albert.
Collector and Keeper of Plumage,
Louis Zeitlin.
Great Vampire, W. O. Flowers.
Whippowill, J. P. Hays.
First Hawk, E. S. Parham.
Second Hawk, C. B. Venable.
The Bull Bats are one of the new ac¬
quisitions and to the fraternal orders of
the city is one of the most flour¬
ishing of them all. The meetings are
held every second and fourth Wednes¬
day night of each month.
COVINGTON SCHOOL
CLOSED MONDAY.
Exercises Concluded Monday Night
With Graduating Class
Program.
The Covington Public School closed
one of the most successful years in its
history Monday and the annual com¬
mencement exercises were largely at¬
tended and very much enjoyed by the
people of the city generally.
The exercises begun last Friday
night with the program rendered by
Miss Bessie Ezell and her music class.
It was elaborate and showed the
painstaking skill of Miss Ezell as a
teacher of music and the talent she
possesses. Every member of the class
rendered their parts in a thoroughly
capable manner and all deserve spe¬
cial mention and praise for their work
during the year just finished.
The Commencement sermon was
preached by Rev. S. R. Belk, of At¬
lanta, and was considered one of the
most forceful ever delivered from
that pulpit. Although he was some¬
what delayed on account of the strike
on the Georgia railroad the congrega¬
tion was large and attentive through¬
out. He used as his theme, “The
Power of a Clean Heart and the Right
Spirit.” He handled it in a very
masterful manner and his arguments
were sound all the way through.
The program of the Senior class
Monday night was perhaps the most
largely attended and interesting of
any ever held here. The class is a
large one and the members are among
the brigntest young people in the ci¬
ty. The program was well rendered
and very much enjoyed by every one.
The year just closetj has been an
nnusually good one and each of the
faculty, together with the principal,
deserve much credit for the work
done by them.
The News wishes for teachers and
pupils a pleasant and profitable vaca¬
tion.
Big Trip Being Arranged.
Mr. Roy B. Elliott, manager Geor¬
gia Special Tour, is arranging a
special trip for a few towns in the
state to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Ex¬
position.
This promises to be one of the most
interesting trips planned out in some
time, in fact the most inexpensive
trip ever operated in Georgia. It
will be an excellent opportunity to
visit the “StoriedNorthwest,” “Puget
Sound,” Salt Lake City and Colorado.
From one to three days stop-overs
will be allowed at Cincinnati, Chi¬
cago, St. Paul, Seattle, Portland,
Salt Lake, Colorado Springs, Pike’s
Peak and Denver on the route.
The fare will be $120.00, including
sleeping car service. Mr. Elliott has
made arrangements with his brother,
Mr. Phellie Elliott, at the store of
Stephenson & Callaway, to take the
names of those desiring to make this
trip, and to furnish such information
as may be wanted.
Automobile Line.
Since the strike on the Georgia rail¬
road several automobiles have been
plying between here and Atlanta and
they have been hauling a good many
travelers, especially drummers. The
daily papers of Atlanta have also been
sending their daily news to this city
in automobiles and each one has tried
to get here first. It is very nice in
them to do this as it gives the people
here their daily papers and they all
appreciate it too.
The only trouble about the automo¬
bile line is that the people have not
gotten accustomed to it and don’t
know just exactly the schedule time
for arrival and departures. Perhaps
if the strike lasts long enough they
will get used to them and the horses
of the town w r ill also stop “shying”
at them too.
Benefit of Library.
Circle No. 1, of the Library Associa
i tion will place on sale at the store of
J. N. Bradshaw & Co., on Saturday,
May 29, fresh candy, beaten biscuit
and home made cake. These articles
are donated by the ladies composing
the Circle and it goes without saying
that they will be delicious. The funds
derived from the sale of the articles
will be used for the library which the
ladies are raising money to build.
The ladies will appreciate it if you
will buy the articles and you will be
helping a worthy cause.
If Your
ing Stationery bears and Print¬
it is backed our imprint by
our
guarantee to give you
satisfaction. We are
here to please YOU.
$1. A Year In Advance.
ROGERS GETS FIRST
JOE BROWN SUIT
Concord Woolen Mills Has Made
Col. J. F. Rogers Suit of
Georgia Jeans.
Col. J. F. Rogers, one of the most
prominent attorneys of the city has
received a letter from the concord
Woolen Mills at Rome stating that
they had finished his suit ordered to
wear to the inauguration of Joe
Brown.
Mr. Rogers was one of this section’s
warmest supporters of Governor
Brown and when it was stated that he
would be inaugurated in a suit of
Georgia Jeans the Colonel immediate¬
ly ordered one from the Concord peo¬
ple to wear to the inaugural exercises
to be held next month. Since he has
placed his order there have been sev¬
eral men throughout the state who
have followed his lead and will wear
the suits on that occasion. The dis¬
tinction of having sprung the idea is
accorded Col. Rogers and the fact
he is a Covington man is appreciated
by the people of the state. Below is
part of the letter from Mr. J. Lindsay
Johnson, president of the mills to Mr.
Rogers:
“Your suit ia now complete and
will be shipped to you at once. It is
the first Joe Brown Suit ever made,
you giving the first order. My man¬
ager sent it to me at my office for in¬
spection and I pronounce it a
“peach.” In has been hanging in a
show window here for two days and
has drawn marked attention. We
have numbers of orders but you have
the unique distinction of being the
first.”
Enters Drug Business.
The many friends of Mr. Carroll
Levy, son of Capt. and Mrs. Jas. M.
Levy, of this city, will learn with
pleasure that he is making quite a
success in the drug business in Atlan¬
ta. He has recently purchased the
large drug business of McCrea & Co.,
in East Atlanta and has one of the
best established trades in that section
of the Gate City.
Bank The success of a bank and the safety of
the funds intrusted to it depend upon
With a judicious management of its affairs.
The Every officer of the Bank of Covington
OLD is a practical banker of life-long ex¬
It perience.
E Its Directors are all well known men se¬
L lected for their business ability and their
I financial standing.
A The strength of this bank lies not alone
B in its large capital and resources, but
in the character and financial respon¬
L sibility of the men who conduct its
E affairs.
The
Bank of Covington
Covington, Georgia.
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