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. \ The Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR QEORQIAl FAIR MONDAY AND • TUESDAYi LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1828. MACON, GA., MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 1908 DAILY,-17.00 A YEAR. B L tK j ECONOMIC QUESTIONS DISCUSSED COMMISSION’S WORK OUTLINED IN ADDRESS CHAIRMAN M’LENDON Commission Proposes to En large Its Scope of . Usefulness AND TO RENDER GREATER, MORE EFFECTIVE SERVICE Tho First Step In Carrying Out the Campaign Proposed Waa Taken on a Recent Inspection of the Atlanta 'and West Point Road by Members of the Commission—Many Ideas of Immense Value Were Gained In This Beginning—Wa» # Found Shipment of Factory Product* Had Fallen Off Greatly ancj the Road Had Suffered Along Other Lines, ATLANTA, Nov. 8.—Chairman S. G. McLendon, of the Georgia railroad commission, has issued a statement in which he declares the commission pro. poses to do more for the people of the state than to give audience to the mere filing of complaints and the set- tlement of disagreements. The com* missipn, the chairman declares, pro. poses to help every town in the state to the fullest extent consistent with due regard to the rights of other tcwns and proposes to help in every way pos* sible each industry in the state to reach the widest possible markets. Economio questions confronting Geor* gia are discussed' in a practical man* tier. The address follows: Mr. McLendon’s Address. If the railroad commission of Georala Is to do nothin# but await the min# of complaints and to sot upon these v *.n filed, it will do an Important work, out It will fall far short of Its opportunity to serve the people and • to • promote* the general welfare of tip state. The law requires me as chairman to give all my time to the duties of my. office, and last winter I formulated In . my own mind and In January partly announced a plan of A GREAT FAKE; A HUGE ME Atlanta Fell Over Herself to f Get Taft When City Was Never Mentioned ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 8.—An error made by a careless secrotary, reporter or editor In Cincinnati. New York or elsewhere hns hod certain enterprising circles of Atlanta all astir for the past three or four days. Scores of telegrams have been sent, many letters mailed and one messenger forwarded to urge Presi dent-elect William H. Taft to spend the winter in Atlanta. It can be stated on pretty good authority that Mr. Taft has had about as much Idea of resting at the Georgia capital as of making a tour of Alaska during the Interim between his election and Inauguration. Never Thought of Atlanta. The truth of the matter la that the president-elect never thought of Atlanta until tho mistake was made, and It waa heralded through the land that he would S robnbly spend a portion of the winter ere. It may bo that he had some r~ mote Intention of visiting this cl»v for day or two while in the south, but hla purpose all the time was to spend his vacation at Augusta. How It Came About. In' making public the presldent-elect’i tentative pluna. some one made the er ror of substituting Atlanta for Augusta. Hardly had the raise Information been ticked In over the wires before the At lanta Chamber of Commerce and other organizations of similar nature were In session adopting grand and eloquent res olutions of Invitation and welcome. Tele graphic Invitations were prepared and dispatched with much hurry by the S resident of the Chamber of Commerce. te officers of other organizations and the officials of the city. Special delivery letters containing the resolutions, photo graphs of the principal hotels and of some private residences that might he obtained and as much ‘'taffy” as the English language will convey. Messenger After Taft. Houston Harper, a local hotel man. who realized the advertising possibilities of even trying to get the .president-elect to take up a temporary residence here. left yesterday afternoon for Hot Springs tak ing along a suit case filled with creden tials? -resolutions, letters of Invitations, souvenir post, cards, and books and pam phlet* descriptive of the city. He will make a personal appeal Convention at New Orleans Nov. 11-12 to Secure Aid for Farmers NEW ORLEANS. La.. Nor. 8.—A n.t Increase of *2 per bale on every bale of ootton raised In the south Is pronounced a certainty If the warehouse plans of tho convention of the National Farmers’ Un ion at New Orleans Nov. II and It are carried out along the Intelligent and mod Cm line momberi ldent C. idered by tho i union. Pres- Ffcrmers' Un- 10,000 cotton farmers, extending from Virginia to Okla homa, has issued a call for the most important meetng ever held by the organ isation and denies emphatically the state ment made in Texas that any speculative cotton Interests are Involved, but — from the •nt emanates s. This state- !. B. Maunscll, e of the New i, having Ir >f the conven- Movement, ready to back j the limit Is the wealthiest south, located ast mado the rehouse plans L thete will be 1,000,000 In the stored In this v/ork which I hoped would result in the Adjustment of all diffireices between the fwouldnotbeilkelytoenduretheturmoll people and the railroads, the wiping outM| of all unjust discriminations, the estab lishment of just and i«rtj»onabl« rate*, and tho making of Georgia tho most inviting; advantages to offer a man of Mr. Taft’i timminence as a place of temporary roel There in no tQUriat hotel, and ho ..ot be likely to endure the turmoil and publicity unavoidable af a business hoetlery. While, thero hre many elegant apartment hotels here, none is .quite suitable to the dignity Of a man aa prom Inent an Taft. He would liardly be In cllned to accepting a prlvato residence, an somebody would Insist on giving It to him free of charge, and he would not care for the obligation an acceptance of such at) offer would Imply. It Is his desire and purpose to spend much p( the vacation playing golf. Ttv one set of adequate golf links here be long to a club and are accessible to sev eral thousand Atlantans. Mr. Taft would not take kindly to making hlmseif the object of a curious throng every time ho sallied forth for exercise, as would proba bly be the case. Augusta’s Advantages. Where Atlanta falls with respect to facilities for entertaining a president elect for a portion of the winter. Au gusta succeeds. There, they have two good tourist hotels, each far from tho noise and turbulence of the city, each ... .... — .possessing large golf links cut off from materiel. I believe the number of things the gaze of the curious, and at each of Georgia manufactures from cotton and —«*- ,J * —**" u, “ the Investment of I have had and now have It In tmnd to see. to it that each road In. this elate should Investigate the trade ter ritory of every trade center in the state, whether large or small, and that the roads should extend to its utmost. legRl r mate limit the trade area of every trade center not only within but without the state. ests of the people that everycommodity it Is offered for sale In order that the producer of the raw material might ob tain at his door the highest price and that home labor might find profitable em ployment In the manufacture of home wood could be almost Indefinitely enlarged to the enrichment of the state. Bringing the Matter Home. Let anv qltlzen of the state take' pencil md r ‘ w w Jot d dally m a n y of these’ t h In rs are madeo f Georgia which Mr. Taft would meet many of his political friends and associates. John D. May Scaro Taft Away. There Is one obstacle In the way of Mr. Taft going to Augusta. It Is that John D. Rockefeller spends much of his win ters there. Should tho two hnppcn to ho fellow guests, they would naturally — dnd Conversations and golf games tween them would b« difficult for e to avoid with dignity. Such might lead poses of sals. Of things made of cotton, where Is manufactured hosiery, wearlnfl apparel, euch as socks, shirts, handker- I twit it is me tentative intention or air. chiefs, bedspreads, flour sack*, plow lines. Taft to go to Augusta about the first of backhands, mattresses, bed ticking and so the year, and probably spend two months It Is stated on fairly reliable authority that It le the tentative Intention of Mr. PIERCE RETURNS TO SURRENDER Bond of $100,000 to be Fixed Immediately Upon His Arrest. AUSTIN, Texas. Nov. 8.—H. Clay •Pierce, chairman of the board of dl- rectora of the Waters-Plerce Oil Com pany. Is expected here tomorrow morn. Ing from St. Louis to surrender to the local authorities and stand trial on an Indictment which charges false swearing, when. In 1800. he made af fidavit that the Wgters-Plenee Oil Company waa not connected with any trust, and secured Its readmlssion to the atate. .. _ . Judge James H. Robertson. asso ciate attorney for th* defense, has been endeavoring to arrange a bond to have ready when Pierce surrenders. It is understood that District Attornty Hamilton first agreed to a bond of $19,000, which was agreeable to the defense, but that afterward* Mr. Ham ilton decided that the amount was too small end is '-slating upon a bond of $100,000. to w..!ch tho defense objects, because U Is regarded excessive. It Is claimed that several prominent men here are ready to sign the bond r.o matter what the amount. One explanation offered why Pierce Is coming to Texas V> surrender so long before November 12. when Judg*- Calhoun will take up hls criminn* doeket. le that the defense Intend* to object to the amount of the bond and secure e hearing on a writ of habeas corpus, at which hearing the defense will endeavor to have the indictment quashed on the ground that the faets ere insufficient to warrant the indict meat. GOVERNOR ISSUES CALL FOR CONGRESS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ROADS, MEETING 18 CALLED TO f* , MEET DECEMBER 2-S. / ANTA. Nov. 8.—Governor Hoke I. has Issued thla call for tho as sembling of a good road congress to meet; In Atlanta December 2-1: Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 7. 1908. the request of a Joint committee repre senting the Atlanta Chamber of Com merce, the county of Pulton. . and the city of Atlanta. I hereby call a good roads congress to meet In Atlanta on De cember I and 3. for the purpose of dis cussing the subject and taking appro priate action thereon. . , , All federal, state, county and munici pal bodies, hoards or officer*. and all i-ommcrrlal and agricultural organizations interested In tho Improvement of the public royi.-i are Invited to send dele gates. and the co-operation of the jrd no re and the county end municipal I cera Is asked to the end that their speetlve constituencies may be represent- ed by men qualified to discuss thla tmpor- HOKE SMITH. Governor. tant subject. COFFEE COUNTY FAIR OPENS ITS GATES TODOY DOUGLAS.-Ga. Nov. 8—The Coffee county fair will open ft* gates tomorrow. The attendance now bids fair to excel all previous records. Besides the many ag ricultural-. live stock, poultry, fancy work. art displays and races already booked, and arriving. Secretary Melvin Tatn-r has secured^ many high dees clean side attractions, and Jacksonville's superb twenty-piece band to furnish high rlgea music throughout the week. The fact of easy railroad acceex from all points of the composr. and tl.e un tiring energy or the management, will make this fair surpass, financially and In exhibit* and liberal premiums, all •theta held her*. of the F terway , vise made pos- 1 the people of repealing the Ing Investment ie largest life ho world are if dollars to dlcally demon- b headquarters mention, which el Grunewnld, t hostelries ~ fovember. will i Union to the r convent Ion. of New ( the conv resident Philip i organization. E. Watson, of the addresses irehouse plan. Ing the people II lines of bus. be called or ’he burden of “warehousing fieans the ele- A1I railroads faro for the rouna trip ana o.mw. aiie|StftH are ex pected from every stale In the south and southwest. BIG ORDERS BY -THE RUBS Great Period of Extension Is Predicted by V.-P. Brown, of N. Y. Central. OMAHA. Nov. 8.—The railroad* of th» United States have released orders for equipment and supplies of material and rolling stock aggregating In cost $240,000,- 000 hIiico tho election. These orders had been placed prior to the election day contingent upon tho out* 1 ot the campaign. is statement In made by as high nn authority as First Vico President Drown, of tho New York Central lines, tho ope rating head of that great system of rall- tlon he himself, for hls allied railroads, “^leased $31,000,000 of such orders. Mr. Brown made this statement while In Clarlnda, la., on the day following the election. He wns In Clarlnda, hls birth place. on a matter of business and pleas ure. He Is the heaviest stockholder In the Lysle Manufacturing Company, of Clarlnda, a large concern that inanu$ faoturos creamery and other supplies. Order* Placet! by Brown. C. L. Lysle Is president of tho company and It wns to Mr. Lysle that Mr. Brown made this statement: “Mr. Brown csine Into my office early the morning after election to look Into our business.” said Mr. Lysle. "He wns much gratified at the result of the election and said to me; ‘I have sent out over 10Q telegrams al ready jpday releasing orders for railroad siiimlles and equipment for the New York Central aggregating In cost $31,009,000. I placed these orders some time ago and made each one contingent for Its fulfil ment upon the election of Taft, simply because our company In common with all large buslnew concerns, felt that should the election go against Taft the money and commercial markets of the country would be too seriously disturbed to war rant us in entering upon anything so extensive, but that with Taft elected all Interests would have reason to feel safe/ ” “I asked Mr. Brown If other railroads had made similar orders, and he replied: T ran say positively that tho railroads of this country have done so or will In a few days release orders like these of oirrs that will aggregate $240,900,090 for equip ment and material that will go Into rail- rood building, extensions and Improve- TO Forecast of Week’s News In dicates Features of Va riety and Interest Both the* who mxk, nrw,p»p«r, ana thews who read th.m wslcoms th, «mer- gence of the news of th# world from the eclipse which has obscured It to a large degree during the closing weeks of the national political campaign. With the decisive verdict of the people In favo of Win. II. Taft aa against at! the other candidates for the presidency of the United States, politics passes to a rela tively subordinate place, end the coming week presents many features of variety and interest. Among them may be found: Beginning of hearings at, Washington In preparation for a general revision of the tariff. , .. . Important meetlnr* of the American Federation of Labor, The American Pris on Association, the Anti-saloon Leaguo. the Southern Cotton Growers, .the Inter ests-agitating for an “Intercoaftal cnnn.1 from Massachusetts Bay to the Rio Grande river In Texas. American Civic Association and National - Munlolpa League. Gunness Death Farm to Fore, Revival of Interest In the famous Gun ness “death-farm" tragedies at J oporto. Ind., In the trial of Ray Lamphere. Mrs. Gunness* fhrm hand; also In the case of Herman Bilek at'Chicago, convicted and sentenced to death for the alleged mualer of several members of the Vzral family, also Albert T. Patrick's appeal before the United States supreme court at,-, Waeb- "Dedication of the monument to the •Prison-ship Martyrs" at New York, at Launching of tho. new battleship North inkota et Quincy, Mass Various developments of the proseeu* Gompers’ contempt case at Washington In the foreign field an event of world wide Interest will he the celebration at Rome of the fiftieth anniversary of the Japanese army and navy maneuvers. Hunting trip of the German emperor. Reopening of Factories. Of chief Interest In th* personal affairs of thousands of families throughout the country this week will be the reopening on full time of mills nnd factories tn vorl- parts of the country, announced since -* had ^w*cn *hort time the election; inent and material that will go Into road building, extensions and Imple ment of rolling stock. I ran tell you also thnt enough orders have been pieced with gigantic steel industries of this country to keep them working for a year at their maximum rapacity If they should not re ceive anoter order/ Greate$t Period of Extension. \ Brown told me that all this meant ..... ~>n* thing, namely the greatest period of railroad extension work w* hare yet * d. “In reflecting the sentiment of railroad ,„en generally, among whom he Is one of the most prominent, lie asserted that this country In every department of commer cial and Industrie activity was sure to progress over and beyond the point It had elai and Industrie activity was sure] I progress over and beyond th# point It MR attained In the fall of 1107. when tempo irary lack of confidence and the approach of th# national campaign conspired, to 10 KILLED; MANY HURT MOJCTAUBAN. France, Nov. 8.—An express train was derailed-today near Orisollea. Ten persons were killed and many Injured. closed down ... . for months. From nil directions have come tiding* of renewed actlvltv pre paratory to filling large orders. In a great variety of Industries. Prison-ship Martyrs Momjmsnt Wm, H. Taft, spoken of as 'presldent- ..ect.' although electors chosen are yet ■far from having fulfilled their function, will remain most of thlr week at Hot Springs. Va. Mr. Taft Is exnected In New York city on Saturday to bn '.he central figure at tho 'dedication of the monument erected In ^Brooklyn to the momory of the t'Frlsen-slUp^Mortycfis The monument, which Is visible from the bridges and harbor, was designed by the late Stanford While, nnd consists of a magnificent Doric column of granite about 270 feet In height, npprnnohed by a stnto- ly flight of “ovcr.il hundred steps, the whole being crowned by a trlpfd holding an electrically lighted globe whose beams will he visible for miles. Under the mo- ument are burled the hones of the Hov liitlonnry patriots who died or etarvatl' and disease In tho British prison-hulks In the liarhoi*. Echoes of Campaign. Echoes of tho national political cam palgn will undoubtedly be heard ut Den- ver this week. In the nntlon.d convention of the Federation of Labor. The espousal by President Hnmml Goinpers of Mr.' Bryan’s cause In disapproved by many Influential members of tho Federation, nnd the matter will certainly be discussed to some extent. Tho contempt ease against Messrs. ompers, Mitchell nnd Morrison, of the Federation, arising out of the now fa mous Injunction suit of the Buck s Stove ft Hange Company, of Bt. Iiouls, Is ex pected to come up nt Washington during the week. Trust Prosecutions. A number of ponding anti-trust railroad prosecutions are on the docket for the week. Thexo Include the Standard Oil cases In Ohio on tho 12th. In which It Is sought to provent tho HtmuLrd Oil from controlling any of the stock of the *ub- aldisry coinpunlcs In Ohio, tho taking of testimony In New York In the govern ment’s milts to dlssolvo the Htandnrd Oil Company, of New J«rsey. and the case of If. C|ay Plerco In Texas. Indicted for alleged false swearing In «ecurlng the readmlssion of tho Waters-Plerd# Oil Company, which had been ousted from Texas as a trust. Railroad men and shipper* are awaiting with solicitude the outcome of arguments scheduled to he heard in the United States courts at Kansas City tomorrow In a proceeding* whlen will serve to test the maximum freight rate law. Tho new battleship, North Dakota, one of the ‘'Dreadnaughts,” will be launched Tuesday at tho Fore River Hhlpbuildlng company*! plant at Quincy, Mass. Miss Mary Benton, of Fargo, selected by Governor Burke, of North Dakota, will christen the ship. The case of Charles W. Morse, sen tenced last Friday to fifteen years In the federal prison at Atlanta. Ga., upon conviction of misapplication of funds and falsification of tha books of the National nank of North Ameri ca, Is expected to come up Monday upon an application for a writ of car- tlorari, requiring tfre prosecution to show why Morse should not bo admit ted to ball, pending decision upon his anneal from the Judgment of convic tion. Meanwhile Morse Is a prisoner In the Tombs, in Now Yonc. The National Monetary Commission will meot In Washington th?j week and continue until tho short ss-nlon f»f con gress begins. The commission has given special attention to the aubject of postal savings bask* In England and Franco, The annual horse show and opera season' will open In New York Mon day evening. WILL MAKE EFFORT TO FREE ALLEGED RIDERS UNION CTTT. Tenn., Nov. ■$.- Rico A. Pierce, attorney for th# alleged night rid ers now In custody, announced today that he would sue out writs of habeas corpus on Wednesday asking boll for tno fifty prisoners held by mlTlUry and '•WII offi cers. Me esys the recent decision made by Juditn Jones in the former habeas corpus case* stated plainly that the ques tion of halt was not entered Into, but that the legality of tho arrests and the manner In which the prisoners ere held Is regarded by the Judes e* regular. finite officer* will vigorously resist the new habeas corpus proceedings. They contend that they ero not ready to ad duce tbetr evidence at thl* time. Proposed Mooting May Put Out Independent—J. R. Smith Is Mentioned. ATLANTA. Om.. NoV. 8.—Plan, M being mado to hold a mass meeting hero one night early this week for the purpose of discussing tho advisability of putting out an Independent candi date for mayor at tho regular city election Ir. December. The movement was started on count of alleged unbecoming ajndaot on the part of .Tames Q. Woodward, who was nominated at a recenc pri mary. During the past we<fk he was accused of being Intoxicated and he has not made an outright denial. He Is said to have loft the city tempora rlly. Several are spoken of as probable Independent candidates, among them being J. It. Smith, who managed the campaign of Joseph M. Brown, tho re cently successful candldnto for gover nor, Ed C. Peters-and S. H. Inman. Discussesina Lottor Mr. Tafts Religious Faith’ and Creeds in General WASHINGTON. Nov. R - "Sc, etary , ——"L Taft's religious faith Is purely hls private concern and not a mutter for gen eral discussion and political discrimina tion." says President Roosevelt In a let- lio made public tonight In which he to avoid any inuenco tho election. The letter follows: November o. 1908. My Hear 8lr—T have received your let ter running In part as follows: “While It Is claimed almost universally ihat religion should not enter Into poll- •* —■* ** * denying that it does. ~je voters that are not support a man for uny office, especially for president of tho United States, who Is u Roman f’athollc. “Since Taft hns been nominated for president by the Republican party. It Is being circulated nnd Is constantly urged as a reason for not voting for Taft that he is nn. Infidel (Unitarian) and hls wife nnd brother Roman Catholics, x x x If hls feelings are In sympathy with the Roman Catholic.Church on account of hie wife nnd brother bring Catholics, that would be objectlonnhm.tn.iuifflf lent num her of voters to defeat him. On the othSi hand If he 1s an Infidel, that would hi sure to mean .defeat, x x x I an writing this letter for the sole purpose of giving Mr. Taft an opportunity to let the world know what hls religious belief Is. 1 received many such letter! c faction with Mr. during the campaign, expressing dlKsatls- . .. a- —.... .... m| religious on the ground ... and Other* on i suspected to l>e In sympathy with answer any of theft . . - campaign because I regarded It — outrage even to ngltntn such a question convictions, with the purpose of Influencing a political elec tion. But now thnt the campaign Is over, when there Is opportunity for men calm ly to consider whither such propositions as those you make In your hitter would lend. I wish to Invite them to consider them, and I have selected ydur letter to answer because you advance both the ob jections commonly urged against Mr. Taft, namely: That he Is n Unitarian, nnd also that ho Is suspected of sym pathy with the CAthnllc*. Taft’s Religion, Taft’s Business. You nsk tlmt Mr. Taft shall “let the world know what hls religious belief Is.” This Is purely hls own private "• Is a in“— .a mat and to reqiitn dcr penalty nt ..... ... to negative the flist principles of government, which guarantee cntni “ 'oils liberty, and*lie rlfilit to . to act In religious nffslrs — t -‘- advlsed him ■ i'ax'i. „ hnve no meaning except that Well Known Comedian Takes TJnto Himself the Fourth Helpmeet. BOSTON, M««,„ Nor. 8.—N»t C. OooO win. the comedian, and Edna Goodrich, f well-known actress, who formerly Garret with Mr. Goodwin, were married at L o'clock today at the home here of Mr. Goodwin's mother. The ceremony was performed by a tlce of tho peace, who hns been a f of Mr. Goodwin since boyhood, hut v name was not made public. Th# wedding party arrived here from New York early today nnd comprised Mrs. Nellie fitnvens, mother of the bride. breakfast was served after tho ect trulh for New York. The wedding party la ths fourth marriage of Mr. Goodwin and the second of Miss Goodrich. The ceremony was held In Boston, ssld Vi Goodwin, that he might Imvo an opportu nlty of seeing Ills mother before he en tered on engagements, which would pre vent hls again coming to Boston for aom months. "No, my marriage will not In (he less affect my stage ambitions/' declared Mr: Goodwin. “I hope It will materially all them. On account of my health, I shall not return to the stage thin winter, hut shall take n good, long rcat/' STR0N6UNDERT0NE LONDON DEMAND FOR TURPENTINE WA8 GREAT— R08IN8 IN DS MAND, ALSO. rated In the'curly days of _ vlous, the market for spirits of turpen 3 of its very strong un- blg d .......... .. reports received, nnd while prices were 1 lid. down there on Baturdey's market, the trade evidently believed that London would In turn he bound to follow Savan nah In prices and there wns absolutely no letup In the demand. In fact, th* larger traders wore consistent as'buyers and the advance of %o. scored on the outside of the two prices nt which the markst dosed firm therefore came as surprise. Demand Legitimate. —■ The demand for the letter part at least was strictly for legitimate requirements of tradefs. Toward week-end. however, aomo of the trade who are notorious for their reputation ns manipulators were prominently In the market operations, The Htniiriard nil, l^tudnn-Hnvnnnnh, James Ktarle. Jr., and other large Inter ests were buyers, however, and th.1* about offset fhe^effect of the manipula tive Interests. Turpentine. opened Inst Monday fNnv. 2)firm at le&c. It advanced to SMio.. thrn receded a trifle later, coming up strongly to 3R'ifc39c., n| which the mar ket closed firm yesterday. . Rosins In Demand and Up. Rosins were In demand and some, of the grades are atravo those of the Hut- tirday preceding. Yesterday's closing pries* follow: Water While. <0.35: -Win- dow Glass. $0.30; N $3.8,',; M. |r».2.%: K. 84.80; I. *3.95; H. 83.40; • J. I2.8r.a90; F, j2.82«is85; E, 12.80; I). |2.80; C, B, A, General statistics follow; Receipts. Paturduy . Roe. Bplr. Ros. 1.040 4.K74 Bph Wsek” 1.17$ ■. Month .... 5*270 19.454 7.S17 ... Reason ...181,552 574.454 154.131 45?,1»0 Exports. Hnturday . 4.oos o.e.u Week ...; $.023 18,432 3.475 11,707 Month ... 8.823 15.452 8.084 19.448 Benson ...178.859 494.174 128.078 398,591 Foreign, ,.in$.083 203.073 08.502 102,529 Block ““* * 1,011 U*d. nmtement*of a candidate’* rellgloui NEXT PEACH COOP. IS BEING PLEDGED GEORGIA FRUIT EXCHANGE'S PLAN IS MEETING WITH GREAT DEGREE OF SUCCESS. ATLANTA, Ga.. Nov. 8—Chairman H. C. Baxlny. of the Ocnrala Fruit Exchange, announce, that to por cent of the next peach -crop ha, hern piGdKPd under tha cn-nparallva plnn provided for by tha recently formed or ganization. Conalderahle axchnnge atoclc haa been aubecrlbed. The ,late la being worked by dlatrlcla and tho agenta nro CHINESE EDITOR DINED IND WINED ATLANTA 8HOW8 NEWSPAPER MAN FROM CELESTIAL REALM MUCH COURTESY/ menL be* been treated with ell the ... diaiity that would be ttfven an oriental prince since he arrived In Atlanta yea- DMpite ble yellow complexion, the At lanta social world haa been ow n to him. He hoe occupied on* of ths best solus at the Piedmont Hot«|. and has been tho constant guest of th* b**t citizens. He was entertained at dinner by offi cers of tho Chamber of Commsrce last night. Iis goes from here to Nsw Orleans. FIGHTS THE ORDER TO MAKE ANOTHER EFFORT TO CARRY OUT DIG CONTRACT WITH A SHIPPER. NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 8.—Irt th# United States court of appeals ths South ern Pacific railroad will tomorrow take Its first step to hava sat aside an order of ths Interstate commerce commission prohibiting th* carrying out of a con tract which the railroad company had made with B. If. Young, of Galveston. Texas. Th* order issued Vy th* Inter state commerce commission resdndefl the Southern Pacific-Young contract fur th# exclusive right to the use of th# cotton L'ndue preference, which amount* to a ..snrlmlnstlon In favor of Youn* ns against every othrr hsndlrr of cottun seed meal in the south was tho finding of tho commission. It was claimed In th* order rescinding the contract that Young had absolute control of the cotton seod products' export business by reason of this exclusive contract, and that ho was f ireventlng other exporters from' enter- ng Into competition. Young's attorney filed a croes bill ask ing for a restraining order from the court on the order of rescindment end denying ail allegations of undue preference. It Is understood that the interstate mimst-ce commission will < >r on the grout*) that ths irlsdletlon. ALABAMA COTTAGES THREATENED BY FIRE BIRMINGHAM. Ain., Nov. Dis patches from Huntsville Ala., soy that .ill efforts to extinguish the forest flree on Monte Bano. which have been spreading for a week, have felled and a number of summer cottages on the mountain are now threatened. Mes sages from Athens. Ala., state that th* flr*s ere also raging tn the northern part of Limestone county and that much fin# timber lias been do*treyei. TAFT SLEEPS; TALKSJARIFF Morpheus Soothes Tired Presi dent - Elect—Discusses Is sues With Gaines .. . HOT SPRINGS, V... Nor. 8.—"X rally did some great work at sleeping last night mid am already beginning to feel the tiredness disappear.” Thla was Prcslduni-eltot Toft’s com ment this afternoon aa from the wld# porch of hia cottage among ths trees, ho looked nt tho red mm ttllp behind th# mountain* over which lastly hung the blue ttinokn of many forest fires. The Sunday oulet which Mr. Taft en joyed today was In striking contrast to Uio duya of turmoil lie has gone through «inil tic gave lilniHclf up to rest. Cameron Forbui*. vice governor of th* Philippines, and Mr. Luxurlga, a Filipino ibor of the l’hillprlno commission, “ ~ \ today, r - Mr. TrG today. Both are turning to the Inlands nftcr some t... xpint In this country and a general dh - j Indulged In respecting Phil ippine inuttor*. Representative Gaines a Caller. Representative Jos. Gaines, of West Virginia, stopped here today and had a talk with Judge Tuft. Mr. Oalnes l« on Ills way to Washington to attend the tariff hearings to be held by the ways nnd mcnim committee of the house of representatives, of which he In a mem ber. It is the belief of Mr. Galnc* that there ta unanimity of opinion between Judge Taft and the majority tticmherti of tho committee and that all are bcilov- ln the principle of protection and “ ‘ of protection should he thnt the i the dlfierci during i I.ctwc. arriving at tfie basis of cort. Frank If. Hitchcock haa telegraphed Judge Taft that lie will be Imre on Tues day. Representative T. E. Burton, of Cleveland, will arrive hero for a confer ence on Wednesday. FAIR WAS GREAT SAYS CONNER Has Only Words of Highest Praise for the Macon Exhibition. ATLANTA. Ga„ Nov. 8.—J. J. Conner, president of the State Agr 1 - cultural Society, Mates that the state fair which cloned In Macon last night wan the moat nuccfeesful held since hif connection with the organisation* which haa been for 4 many years. It wun a microns, ho states, in attend ance nnd financially, and Ihu exhibit* acre more nunjerous and creditable than tho nvorugo. . Mr. Conner spent tho dav ha*e on hls way home. In Bartow cojin.tr. from Macon. Asked about th* fair, he said; "Considering the conditions under which the fair was held, It wa* un questionably the greatest oxhlblllor of the kind ever placed before th» poople of Georgia., It wns u great nti^O mi. and for a atate fair which hnj otly sixty-six days for preparation nkver has been and perhaps never will again ho equalled. “It demonstrated tho power ef the State Agricultural Society to pull It self through emergencies and success fully meet adverse conditions.” "How about the future outlook ot the society?’’ he was naked. •it was never brighter or more hopeful.” ho replied. “The grand men who compose it n>7i detcinlned that tho luster cast about Its long useful ness. together with tho sentiment which clusters around the momory of the great men who upheld Its hannerr In fhn pnst. shall never grow dim. “Ho far ns niy Information goes, It Is the oldest agricultural organization on tho American continent. Its long lift- l:< an rnrnoKt of what It has ac- romnllNhcd for tho people of the state . In the past, qnd Us devoted members are determined nn effort shull be al lowed to relax which tends to crown It with greater success end grander nnd nobler laurels In future.” LUMBER TRAOEir VERY OPTIMISTIC NOW THE ELECTION.IS OVER, IT IS BELIEVED THE MARKET WILL OPEN UP. Ocean Steamship Company contlnu# . Grant to an extrema decree regarding the settlement of the New York-Bo*ton-8a- vannah rate.questlon, which has held the hoards locally for some .tin** past. It is known that conditions arc now becoming satisfactory to both sides and that th* rates will be lowered. Thl* lies been def initely determined, the rase having b*en settled l#y arbitration, and while no Infor- mat Ion Is glvsn out by th* official* re- .rdJng tho terms reached In th© settle- ...cni, It I* undorstooa thst th* quota tion* out of Havannah will be either $6.7$ or $4 per thousand feet. The date set the xeneral reduction to ths old rate i been fixed for December 1. and It Is undoubted fact that tli* reduction will be Imlled with a good deal of satlsfao- Prsls* foe Ocean Steamship Company. The lumbermen fe*| very kindly die- .. wed toward th# Ocean Steamship offi cials. U Is realized that they might hava been obstinate In tho matter and thla would have, of course, resulted lit the car rying of th* case Into crurt at consider able coat. As the cases In times pas$ taken Into court has cort each of ths lum bermen hls prorata shore of th* expense*. It Is realtzsd that the *t«»m«hlp people acted In the right way In this Instance and satisfaction Is ths result The reasons given for the serrec? main tained by the officials on both sides Ij that they do not wish th# full terms of the settlement to become public as yet. cause of the attltud* of various other ports who will be placed on a full compet itive bsel* ylth Savannah by reason of th* reduction. Facts, a* usual, however, ‘ sked out through semi-official sources. Lumber Industry Quiet. The lumber business of Savannah and vicinity for th# past we*k proved unus ually quiet. The lumbermen, as g mat ter of fact, were more Inclined to talk because of the attitude of various other volume of Inquiries wee v#ry email, be cause of the Inclination ts hold off on the part ukt th* buyers, the volume of rales effeflbd In th* pest seven day* wsa comrmrnlively email Th* trade Is opti mistic as usual, however, and It !• hoped that there will be decidedly something doing In the next few weeks.