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Good mid. 10 1-2 cts
VOL. L NO. 26
GEORGIA RAILROAD STRIKE
BEEN AMICABLY SETTLED.
After Being Tied Up By Firemen for a Weet
Service was Resumed Late Saturday
Evening. Agreement was Signed
by Both Scott and Ball.
After being bottled up by a strike
of the white brotherhood firemen for
a solid week the regular trains on the
Georgia railroad resumed their respec¬
tive runs Saturday afternoon and they
have been busy since that time in
clearing np the enormous amount of
traffic which had been blocked.
The strike had reached very grave
importance before it was settled, and
for a while it was thought that a vast
amount of permanent injury would be
the outcome to both the railroad and
the people living all along the line.
Friday afternoon the railroad endeav¬
ored to move a lot of perishable freight
from Lithonia with a negro fireman
and when the engine tried to get away
with the cars the people of Lithonia
stopped the train by cutting the air¬
brakes and told the engineer to get
the “coon” out of town as they would
not stand for the road to run trains
through that city unless they were
manned by union firemen. Reports
came from all towns contiguous to the
road that trains would be in dauger if
operated with negro firemen, and the
road was completely bottled up.
In a number of towns not having but
one road, supplies were running out
and actual want was being felt by the
citizens. In Covington business went
along about the same as usual with
the exception of some freight which
was consigned to the Georgia road.
The Central’s trains ran on regular
schedule time and freight came to
this point over that route. The senti¬
ment of the people of this section was
decidedly in sympathy with the strikers
and when the news reached the city
Saturday afternoon that a settlement
had been made peaceably and that
the firemen were satisfied every one
seemed to be gratified with the result.
The cause of the strike was the con¬
tention of the firemen that the rail¬
is the one whose officers and directors
are known to you as having been
successful in managing their own
affairs, and are therefore in a position
to handle the affairs of a public
Institution. /
1 he officers and directors of our
bank have been successful which is a
sufficient guarantee of their fitness to
manage the affairs of our bank.
OFFICERS:
N Z. ANDERSON, Pres. O. C. ROBINSON, Vice-Pres.
L 0 BENTON, Vice-Pres. R. E. STEPHENSON, Cashier
DIRECTORS:
^ 1 °- ® BENTON, ANDERSON, E. O. BELCHER, LEE,
°- ;• ROBINSON, A. J.
Cl C. R. ROGERS,
1 • BROOKS, r. E. STEPHENSON,
W. B. R. PENNINGTON.
We respectfully solicit your busi¬
ness and offer you every courtesy that
ls in keeping with sound banking
principals.
First National Bank
Covington, Ga.
.
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COVINGTON MAN IS
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Mr. L. D. King Is Made Head of
Fifth District Rural Letter
Carriers’ Association.
At a called meeting of the Fifth
District Rural Letter Carriers’ Asso¬
ciation, held in the senate chamber at
Atlanta Monday, Mr. L. D. King, one
of the most popular citizens of this
city was named as the president of the
association for the ensuing year.
The selection of Mr. King came as
a surprise to him and his friends are
congratulating him upon the esteem
in which he is held by the letter car¬
riers of the fifth and their honor to
him in making him its head. The
meeting was a called session for the
purpose of the election of officers and
was largely attended by members of
the association from ali over the dis¬
trict.
Present at the association were Na¬
tional President Paul Lindsay and a
number of other officials of the Na¬
tional association. Much interestand
enthusiasm was shown in the meeting
and the National President made a
strong speech and endorsed the work
being done in the Fifth District. At
this meeting it was decided that
the state association would pay a
death benefit. It was the opinion of
all the members present that a death
benefit would be of great assistance
to the members of the state associa¬
tion and it is the general opinion that
in time the National Association will
in time adopt the suggestion of the
fifth district.
The following resolution was adopt¬
ed at the conclusion of the meeting:
‘‘Resolved, That we heartily in¬
dorse the great improvement now on
foot in our state and section for good
roads: that we consider this automo¬
bile highway as opening the way for
good roads in every section by being
object lessons both as to their advan¬
tages and manner of construction;
that we congratulate the daily press
for their efforts in the matter.”
MADISON DRAMATIC
COMPANY THE 9th.
Circle No. 4, of the Library As¬
sociation Has Planned an
Interesting Event.
The ladies composing Circle No. 4,
of the Covington Library Association
have concluded plans for the produc¬
tion of one of the most interesting
dramatic comedies ever produced in
this city for the evening of June
ninth, at the Opera House. The play
will be rendered by the Madison Dra¬
matic Company of our sister city, and
while it is a local company it has
some finest talent in the state and the
plays they have been giving at Madi¬
son and other places has been widely
praised as being a very gifted lot of
people. look¬
The people of Covington are
ing forward to this play with a great
deal of interest, as it is known that it
contains as much or more sentiment
than any play now on the stage. It
is true to its name, “Because I Love
You,” and sparkles all the way
through with vivacity, melody, and
all the snap and go that makes a play
popular. The plot is an excellent
one, and all who go to see it will
never regret the price.
The ladies of this circle are working
in conjunction with the other circles
and they are trying to raise money to
erect and equip a library building for
this city. Go out to the entertain¬
ment and enjoy an evening with the
Madison Dramatic Company.
If there is no correspondent to
this paper from your district make
application to us this week, and
get in the Correspondents Gold
Watch Contest, announcement of
which will be made in the next
issue.
It pavs to buy the best. I breed
exclusively S. C. R. I. Reds, from
prize pen 9 Eggs, f2.00 for la.
.
J. W. HENDERSON
Mansfield, Qa.
shall be?
Seniority of negro firemen over
white firemen.
The other questions are to be dis¬
cussed and if they cannot be adjusted
satisfactorily to both sides they will
then be left to arbitration under the
Erdman act.
road was giving the negro firemen
used by them the best runs because
they could secure their services at a
lower price per day and asked the
road to cease this practice. The man¬
ager, Mr. T. K. Scott, flatly refused
to consider their request and the fire¬
men then gave notice that nnless their
request was acceded they would strike.
When they made this announcement
the manager of the road began laying
off the firemen as fast as they came
in from runs, und the remainder of
the brotherhood firemen walked out.
The strikers showed their willing¬
ness at all stages of the game to sub¬
mit their side of the difficulty to arbi¬
tration and abide by the decision.
Mr. Seott stated that he would not
accept the terms of the strikers, nei¬
ther would he arbitrate. His policy
was one of open defiance and the peo¬
ple all along the line of the road who
were not at first in sympathy with
the men, changed and went with them
when Mr. Scott seemed so intent on
showing so much courtesy to the ne¬
groes. This state of affairs kept up
until Saturday afternoon and it was
expected that it would be kept up in¬
definitely.
The strike was officially declared
off Saturday at 2 o’clock, p. m. by
both sides making concessions from
the stands they had taken. The fire¬
men went back to work under the fol¬
lowing terms, which will be arbitrated
substantially as they appear below:
All negro firemen at the terminal
stations will be dispensed with.
All .discharged brotherhood firemen
will be reinstated.
Three other points are yet to be de¬
cided as follows: ’
First, whether negro firemen shall
be eliminated from the road.
Second, if they are not eliminated
what of there
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, JUNE 2, 1909.
GOOD SHOW FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT
Local Club From Jersey Will Pre
sent Matrimonial Exchange
In This City.
The young people of Jersey will pro¬
duce at the opera house Thursday
night one of the most enjoyable com¬
edies of the season in the rendition of
“The Matrimonial Exchange.” Jer¬
sey has some excellent talent and the
play which will be given here has
been put on at Social Circle, Jersey
and Monroe and has been pronounced
one of the best of the season, the
opera houses at all these places hav¬
ing been filled to their capacity.
Many of the people in this troupe are
well known to our citizens and a good
crowd is expected to meet them here.
In speaking of the play at Monroe
the Walton Tribune has the following
to say regarding it:
One of the most enjoyable enter¬
tainments ever given in Monroe was
the play entitled, “Matrimonial Ex¬
change” which was given at Mobley
opera house Friday nigh, by the
young people of Jersey.
The play itself was exceptionally
good, and the acting was splendid.
All the parts were well rendered and
the occasion was a great success.
The readings given by Mrs. J. L.
McGarity, between the acts, added
much to the entertainment.
The attendance was very large, the
opera house being taxed to seat the
crowd.”
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MEET.
In Session Tuesday and Transacted
Large Amount of Business. Road
Work is Progressing.
The Board of County Commissioners
held their regular monthly meeting
at the court house Tuesday and dur¬
ing the session much of the regular
routine business was transacted and a
number of matters of importance to
the county came up for consideration
and action.
Among the changes in the system
from the old method is the one in
which an entirely new and thoroughly
modern set of books have been pur¬
chased, making it accurate and the
work and condition of the county is
easily accessible at all times, showing
the net expense of each department
and the road work is kept tabulated
to date each day.
The commissioners are to be con¬
gratulated on having started this me¬
thod in this county, as it certainly is
a great improvement over the old
one, and then, too, it places the ac¬
counts of the different branches in
separate places where it is no trouble
to keep track of them. Much of the
work of installing and revising the
books i9 due to the work of Messrs.
E. L. Almand and J. T. Gibson, who
are thoroughly alive to the best in¬
terests of the county.
At the meeting Tuesday it was
shown that the road work being done
in the southern section of the county
is progressing rapidly and that the
work is of a good class. The people
of the section where the road gang is
at work say that the roads there are
being put in better condition than
ever before.
Notice Masons.
Golden Fleece Lodge, No. 6, F.
& A. M. will meet in regular com¬
munication next Friday evening at
8 o’clock. Work in Third degree.
All members please take notice and
govern yourselves accordingly.
C. A. Harwell, W. M.
J. W. Peek, Sec.
TO FARMERS.
You will possibly need a few
more sacks of Guano for late corn,
pease or something, w r e can deliver
some goods yet from Covington,
Starrsville or Mansfield.
T. C. Swann Co.
If there is no correspondent to
this paper from your district make
application to us this week, and
get in the Correspondents Gold
Watch Contest, announcement of
which will be made in the next
issue.
CONSTRUCTION WORK STARTED
ON HOME OF COVINGTON NEWS
After First of August This Paper Will Be In
Building Especially Designed and Finished
for Operation of Modern Printing
and Binding Establishment.
BIG CORRESPONDENTS’
CONTEST TO START.
Covington News Will Offer An Elegant
Gold Watch to One of Our Appre¬
ciated Correspondents.
We appreciate the weekly letters
from all parts of the county by our
correspondents, and next week we
are going to put on a contest in which
one of them will receive for their
trouble a ladies handsome gold watch.
The only qualification will be that
each contestant be a correspondent
for The News and that they will send
a letter to us each week till Septem¬
ber first. In a few of the localities in
the county we have no regular cor¬
respondents and by the time the next
issue come out we will be glad to have
applications from each of those dis¬
tricts not already represented. Of
course, we consider our present regu¬
lar correspondents already in the con¬
test. We furnish the paper free, also
stamps and stationery.
Watch the next issue of The News
for the announcement of the contest
and get in it to win the watch. It will
not be a cheap affair, but an elegant
and nicely designed gold one, fitted
with the works that have proven to
be the best.
We are going to put this contest on
to stimulate our correspondents in
sending in their letters regular and
as we are not able to present them all
with a watch like the one we will use,
we are going to give one to the cor¬
respondent showing the best record
for the time of the contest.
Work has been started on the new
building being erected especially for
The Covington News on the lot in
the block on the northeast corner of
the public square, just in the rear of
the Hutchins Grocery Co., facing the
street leading to the Central depot.
When we get moved into our new
home we will have the best arranged
and most thoroghly equipped printing
plant in Middle Georgia, and will have
plenty of room and light to handle the
large amount of business we are now
handling. This building is so con¬
structed as to make the work more
efficient and will greatly reduce the
time of executing work. In our pres¬
ent location we are handicapped by
not having enough room and light
and decided to make a move. In
speaking of the matter to Mr. R. R.
Fowler, he told us that he would
build us just the kind of building re¬
quired and lease it to us on long term.
It didn’t take long to close the deal
and work has already been commenc¬
ed with the assertion that it will be
rushed through and by the first of
August at the outside we will be com¬
fortably domiciled in our new quar¬
ters.
While The News is a young paper
and is at present in a fairly large
room, we have been gradually increas¬
ing the capacity of our plant and al¬
most every day we receive orders
from new customers. The demand
of our business for a larger and more
commodious building is made possible
by the large amonnt of business en¬
trusted to us, for which we appreciate.
Our motto is to give the highest pos¬
sible grade of work on the best paper
and just as soon as an order is placed
with us we give it our prompt atten¬
tion. Come to see us now and then
come again after we get moved. We
are always glad to see our friends.
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