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on '. Drawers,
^ Vests. Corsets
a, Tights. Covers Union Suit*.
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505 Cream, medium weight, flneat cmnbod cotton .60
464 White, heavy weight fleeced--combed cotton.. .50
658 W’iittf hnd Silver, heavy weight merino, 50
per cent wool .'. .73
SCO Whltf\ medium weight rrerir.o, CO p. c. wool .83
662 White, light weight merino, 50 p. c. wohl ... .83
613 Yrrite. light weight silk and woo** 25 p. c. silk 1.00
672 ‘White and 6i!ver, winter weight merino, 75 p.
e. wool 1.00 1.25 2.00 '2.50
618 White, medium, weight, kUk and wool. 25 p.
c. sUk 1.00 1.23 2.00 2.50
140 White and Sliver, heavy weight merino, 85 p.
c. wool •, • ■. • 1 1.6 » 2.25 A-.75
674 White, heavy wclgit. GO p. c. wocl. S3 p. c. ellk 1.C3 2.00 3.00 HL50
.65 31,00 31.23
.63 1.00 1.25
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fCC2 White, henvy weight-fleeced cotton
264 U White, heavy weight fleeced'cotton union suits . — ...all sizes
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• 270 U White and Natural, winter weight merino, CO p. c. wool,
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SOLE AGEXUS
AND HIDES
HIGHEST HABKET F31C9
PAID TOR RAW FlISS
m BIDES.
\7ool Commission. TVrttafor
I-r;co-L,t montkmlnfr inis ad
ESTABI.ISHSD 1837
JOHN WHITS d. COr, Louioxiuua. Kr.
But Forestry Service De
plores Indiscriminate .
Slaughter of Trees.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2G—Tho coun
try’s forests again, havp been called
upon to supply about four million
Christmas trees, and again many per
sons have asked themselves and have
-queried the United States .forest ser
vice “Is the custom a menace to the
movement for format preservation?”
iionr
In th? million:* of happy homes over
the country where the younger gen
et at'on has made tho Christmas tree
the center of play since early Fridnj
morning, there are mmy mothers ami
fathers who have given the question
more or less thought. From Sunday
schools and other organizations also,
htch hold an annual celebration
around a gayly trimmed evergreen for
the benefit of the little ones, has cope
iho question whether It is consistent
to urge*coni*ervat:on of forest resources
and then to cut millions of young trees
every year to afford a little Joy In the
pjsstiig holiday season.
Custom Brings Joy.
•'Yes. it is consistent and proper
that the custom should ho maintain
ed/* has been the answer of United
States Forester Gifford P nchot
every case. “Trees are for use, and
there Is no other use to. which they
could be put which would contribute
so much to the Joy of man as their use
by the children on this one great holi
day of the year.
“The immhrr octrees cut for this use
each year Is utterly lnsiKidMeant when
compared to tho consumption for other
purposes for which timber is demanded.
Not more than four million Chriscmak
trees are used each year, one In every
fourth family. If planted four feet apart
they could be grown on lest than 1.600
acres.' This clearing of an area equnl to
a good-sized farm each Christmas should
not be a subject of much worry, when It
is remembered that for lumber alone It
is necessary to take timber from an area
of more than 100,000 acres every day of
the year.
The Real Damage to forests.
■It Is true that there has been serious
dunuiKc to forest growth In the cutting
of Christmas trees In. various sections of
the country, particularly in the Adlron-
dacks and parts of New England, but in
Coriright
o Metal Shingles
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Ate especially
s lapto4 for *i• i
country build
ings, because
thuw cro lire*
proof-as well
«.s thoromjbiy
storrnproaL
Tfaev kee-TtS*
building dry
Rnd'warm.
• When applied
reach tho in
terior.. Stock
thrives where
such conditions
Drop la and Sco Them.
CENTEAL GEORGIA PLUMBING AND HEATING CO.
—165 COTTON AVE.—
SORROW
must be deep in tho mother's
heart when she tries to console*
herself by .saying "If I had
not forgotten to get a bottle
of GO WAN'S PREPARA
TION. little Baby would now
be with me.” Forget—why
forget when there Is no ex
cuse*. External and all drug
gist*. . .
Police (®oapt
Christmas is Infinitesimal when compared
iwith tlie loss of foresc resources through
I fires nnd careless methods of lumbering. I
The proper remedy Is not to stop using
itrees but to adopt wiser methods of use.j
”It Is generally realized that n certain
proportion of land must always be usedl
for forest growth,’Just as for other crops.]
Christmas trees are one form of this
crop. Thcro Is no more reason for an
outcry against using land to grow Christ
mas‘trees tilth) to grow flowers.”
The forest service upholds tho Christ-
liras treo custom, but recognizes at tho
.same time that the Indiscriminate cut-
itlng of evergreens to Supply the holiday
trade has produced a bad effect upon
many stands of merchantable kinds of
[trees In different sections-of the country.
Waste nndYleitructlon usually result when
woodlands «re not under n proper system
of forest management. Foresters say
that It Is not by denying ourselves the
wholesome pleasure of having a bit of
nature In tho home at Christmas Hint the-
problem of conserving the forests will be
solved.- but by learning how to, use the
forests wisely and properly, Tho rav
ages through forest Arcs must be checked
the many avenues of waste of timber In
Its travel from the woods to the mill and
thence to the market must be closed,
and almost numberless important prob
lems demand attention before the Christ
mas tree.
Germany Stands Ahead.
Germany is conceded to have tho high
est developed system of forest manage
ment of any country, yet Its per cupua
use of ChrlHtmas trees Is greatest The
cutting of small trees for Christmas Is
FOR SALE . |
Prettiest cottage on Nortlr Highlands. Seven rooms
and bntb, with bam and stables in rear; large Jot and ?
house is equipped with water works and electric lights. J
This is a bargain at $4,000.00, and we would bo pleased v
to tell you more about this place.
WADLEY INVESTMENT CO. 1
Grand Building Phone 627. t
H-H !■}*1*
trary, as a means of Improving the forest
There Is little doubt but that the time
will come when the Christmas treo busi
ness will become a recognized Industry in
this country, and that au much attention
will bo given to It a« will bo given to the
growing of crops of timber for other uses.
This time may not be far off. for It Is
ill r. :»*ly urn! r.-Uo'xl I bar only through tin-
practice of forestry, which means both
tho conservation of tho timber which re
mains and carefully planned systems of
reforestation, will It be possible to sup
ply the country with Its forty.billion feet
of lumber needed each year, ns well as
tho few million little trees used at Christ
mas time.
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For Sale at $6,750
A splendid piece of home or investment property, in good
condition. Renting for $60.00 per month. Enough room on
lot for another h'ouse. Close in and centrally located.
Willingham Loan & Trust Co.
PHONE 1263.
461 THIRD STREET.
WITH LIKE NAMES
IN LIKE CAREERS
REMARKABLE SERIE8 OF COINCI
DENCES IN LIVES OF TWO
ANTHONYS.
Rl'IlLINGTON. N. J.. Dee. 28.—After
living more than a half century In Ignor-
ho. •• of each other's «*lstrn«, George W.
<■1 bad l>een
-taw
It w*» th* rul-uk. of a posts
lh«t strdual was 'll*
•red. The result *u that (be tv* i
bocamo fast friends, and each lias since
been entertained by the other.
Both Business Men.
In recounting their experiences, tlrey
were not long In discovering that while
the northern Anthony was a drummer
boy In a Yankee regiment, his corps met
and fought a Robot command In which a
youth wearing the gray, who beat the
kettle drum, boro a name similar to his
own. Following riio rebellion, tho strange
paralleling of their experiences Is stran
ger than Action.
They were marshaled out At about tho
same time, and both began the upward
fight Cor personal success in business.
One lx came a prosperous retail merchant
la this < Ity. the oth< r tho hoad nr h IHj»
lumber romiunjr In North Carol!;
,Ctd« I
the at
Efceh lot
Watched FlfteJn Years.
“For fifteen years I have watched
the workings of Bucklen'a Arnie*
Salve; and it has never failed to cure
any sore. boll. uldSt or burn to which
It was Applied. It has saved u.s many
a doctor bill,” says A. F. Hardy, of
East Wilton, Maine. 25c At all drug
stores.
Junction City Brevities.
JUNCTION CITY. Dec. 26.—Every
thing has gone smoothly. The factory
closed down Wednesday night nnd
some of the men and their families
have gone on a visit to friend* and
relatives* ’
Mr. George Elder is at his boarding
house sick with fever.
Mrs. W. R. Blythe Is very sick
and her friends are anxious about
tier.
Copt. Harry Brown was~ In town
yesterday. He ha* recently returned
from a trip to Florida.
Mr. James Wood was In town 09
Thursday on business.
Quite n crowd was In town yester-
dav purchasing Christmas toys for the
little ones.
Tho school at this place will begin
January 1st.
Tho contract for tho Junction City
Baptist Church has bun let to G. A.
Joiner nnd L. J. Davis, Work ‘will
begin early in January.
NO SALE FOR KING SNAKES
ON DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
Negro Tries to Sell a Beautiful Specie
For a Dollar and a Half.
A Bunch of Daisies.
When tile court cast an eye toward
the mourners* bench yesterday morn
ing, a sight ■ met hia Raise. There on
the bench, Ilk*-, so many crows on a
rail fence, wer» the faces ho had soon
otten before. There they were, the
old bunch, from Slowfoot Sal clean on
down the In© to the latest acquisition
“Little lilt.''
They had boon celebrating Christ
mas. and in their way they hud enjoy
ed the «wecta of the day and were now
ready for tho bitters of the day aftei
It was Gladys who first’came to the
bat.
"What about Ghdyt. Mr. Officer.
“Found her on Poplar street rals'ng
sand, your, honor.”
“Now Gladys.”
“Jedgc, er wuzxer Jlsz gw'ne long
Poplar street Jlssor doln nultin ter no
body, wuzzent stud'n 'bout nobody,
j'sser ton'In’ ter mcr own blzninn,
er boy klmraer long an' he th'owed er
popper on me. Er say. wot yer do dat
fur? nn* he say, you is too sweet yer
pea-vine - blossom—sump’u lok dut—
minor tol' ’lm ter min' he own b’zniss
an* lemma -lone. Wftl dat he Ringed
erauwer popper et mer foots an'
to' mer shoo, yer kin see hit fur yer
se’f, Jedge, j.ss lak ter to' do solo ofTn
hit. Dat w’enner cuss 'hn, onner
knows yer would or cuss 'im too ef he
wuz ter do you datter way, an' dat
ever t’lng er done. Data do trufc,
Jedge.”
Minerva, the black status, with a
cowboy hat on, mak'ng her look more
statuesque, moved slowly up to the
bar.
"That you Minerva?”
"Hit sho is. How yer do, Jedge?”
“Nono of that. What about -Miner*
vq. Mister Officer?”
“Drunk, your honor.”
“Very- drunk?”
*‘8ho walked slggor-zagger. Found
her lying down on the sidewalk, raised
her up and told her to go homo. Got
her up nnd sho started. Went th's
way.and that way, and no telling
way sho would have gone If wo hadn’t
sent her in.”
"Its up to you, Minerva, to stra’ght-
en this out.”
"Spec do poleeces tell de trufe, leaser
dunno miff in ’bout hit. Mar gimme
tome afg-nog tinner drinkt hit. She
put summer dfs ni-w’.’skey In hit"—
Nl-whiskey? What k’nd of whis
key is that?”
“Hit do klne dat yer git fum de
blln' tiger mans—hit nlnt w'iskey, but
h't try tor git nigh hit nuff ter smell
lak sho nuff w'iskey, dat wot hit am.”
“Well, go on with your story.”
“Taint no story. Jedge, hit am de
trufe. Er drinkt do nlg-nog an' Juss
ncozor knowed dnr er wuz on do side
walk wldder poleeces JuJtk'n mo roun’
lakker wuzzer dog.^iq sho dJd.”
“You wer© too drunk to walk then?”
“Drunk nuffln, er wuz mad. Dat gre’t
big poleeces oughtn't ter snatcher 00-
man roun* lak he did. lie oughter bo
simmer heseT. Dat nil er drinkt, an*
you knows yoree’f dat jiss ono I T
tumbler fuller ulg-nog a’nter gwinetor
knock yer w’enyer git'all de nl-boer
yer kin Tlrlnks.”
“This looks like Melinda.”
”Dls sho Mellndy, Jedge. How yer
'mernbeg me, Jodge? Benner long time
scnco er ben fo yer, Jedge.”
"How long has It been. Melinda?”
“Yer ought ter know dat bett’n-mc.
Jedge, offer do»n mek no mistake yer
gimme n'nety days. iBut dev got me
in hyere fur nuffln dls time, Jodge. All
er done in dls wul wuz dat er wuz
sick anner drinkt one llT smidgin er
nlg-nog, Look Ink de poleeces got hit
in fur me, any how. Wotter dun to
dem?”
"Do my eyes dece!vo me! Isn't this
Blowfoot Sal?”
“Ef yer got any mun Icf* over fum
Chrlsmus, on’ yer got any spotln blood
In yer, yer kin bet all yer got dls am
Sal”
"What you been doing this time,
Sol?”
“Dat* nlnt h!t. Taint wotter bennor
doin', hits wotter nlnter bonner doin',
'cord'n' ter wot dls poleecea say. He
my or drunk, ho say er killer mans,
he say er steel er sacker salt, ho say
er Jump 'n de river nnner git drown*
did, anner dunno wot all. Look lak
ter me er oughter bo dald ber dls time
offer dun oil ho say «r dun. Effer
dun all dat or dunno wot yer foteh
me up hyere fur. Stfdder brungln'
me up hyere dey oughter tek mo ter
do clmmertnry nn* plant grass o* me.”
“Isn't this Hinging Sam?”
“It is, your honor. I found him nt 2
o’clock this morning down on Fourth
street singing as loud as he could
sing.”
“Sam, I'll lot you off this time if
you will sing. Just as loud as you were
singing when the officer found you, and
the same song.”
In h voice that was heard away down
tho street. Sam sung:
. “Chrlsmus kim but wuncer year,
Ef wese gits drunk yer musn* kcer;
O'mme llcker or good nl-bear,
An* let do poleeces rlp'n rear.”
“All of you prisoners stand up here.
Now this is Christmas, and some of
vou mV have an Idea that because
its Christmas I am going to be light
on you. Tbit's the way with somo
people In this w*orld: they take ad
vantage of the least thing to do wrong
—all they want Is an excuse. Now
every one of you have been before me
dozens of times. I have tried In every
way to make you useful citizens, hut
to no purpose. I fine every one of
you one hundred dollars or ninety days
on tho gang.”
“Fur de lower hebb'n!**
It wax Slng'ng Ham who let this
■lip, but it found an echo In all th>
others. It was n crest-fallen crowd.
"And suspend It on your good bo
hsvlnr.”
Then the clouds rolled away.
CHATHAM ARTILLERY
GIVES PRE-I
FORMED BEFORE 1792} THERE
FORE RETAINS ALL ITS
OLD PRIVILEGES.
ATLANTA. On., Dec. 26.—Under the
head of “Hlstorlea of Ancient Mili
tary Organizations.” the Ohathum; Ar
tillery of 80vanhah 1.4 given pre-emi
nence In the annual report of the sec
retary of war for the fiscal year pf
1907-08. being tho first of three ratefl
as of (sufficient age and antiquity to
be “authorized to retain their accus
tomed privileges.”
The rating Is given In the sub-re
port made to the secretary on mili
tia affairs by Lieut. Col. E. M. Weav
er, who h«« tlyt dlvlslan of tho war
department in charge. Others have
boon ratfd In previous reports.
Under the national inllltli law, mil
itary organizations formed before 1792
may retain all their old privileges,
but are - subject to all* other duties
required by law in like manner nz
others.
Interesting History.
A brief history of the Chatham
Artillery I* given ns follows:
* “Organized May 1. 1786. as the
Chatham Artillery, and under th«* a.*t
of the general assembly of Georgia.
1907, reorganizing tho military forces,
the Chatham Artillery Is designate!
as tho flrat Acid buttery, national guard
of Georgia. Tho battery has since
Its organization under the state bur*
boon a rart cf tho regularly enrolled
militia of Uic state. Served In 1793
against the Creek Indiana In Clarke
»*nunty, Georgia: In the war of 1812-
15; in 1833 against tho Indians In
Florida; In the civil war, 1801-06, Nnd
from May to October. 1898. Spanish.
American war. Present authoris'd
strength. 5 officers and 133 enl!>?,•<]
men; present organized strength, 3 of.
fleers. 72 enlisted men. Present com
ma ndcr. Capt. It- J. Davant.”
The only others listed In the report. i»s
being of similar nnLlqul y are the Ocn-
tlsh Guards, of East Greenwich,
ind tli** Charleston Light Diagoons,
Charleston. S. C.
U.
Georgia School of Technology
RE-OPENS JAN. 4Ui, 1203.
This school is belter equipped and organized jn evorVil
department than ever before, and is prepared to do .the best
work .in its history.
Advanced courses offered in Mechanical, Electrical, T«;< •
tile and.Civil Engineering, Engineering Chemistry, Chemis
try and Architecture. Mmiy free Scholarships nret‘ !l m ail
able for Georgia students.
For catalogue and fu If information, address,
K.G. MATHESON, A.M..LL-. D., President, Atlanta, Ga.
i was around the city yesterday
radcavorin* to *hi a beautifal
of the king snakr, for which h
NVw I.If** Pills U
this frightful ord**
InaJiy wltu4/««r It fr*«4i ti.«
Several Georgia companies nre listed
ns being old enough to lie worthy of
mention, but of not sufficient ago to ex
ercise their old privileges regardhu of
recent laws.
Macon Volunteer#.
One of thcro Is the Mncon Volunteers,
which .was organized April 23. 18*25. The
company served In the Seminole war of,
and took part in the buttles of Sewell s
Point. Richmond. Frcderlckzburg. Cnnfi-
cclloravlllo, the Wlldernesv--G^*y R btirg.
Petersburg and Farnrvllle, surrendering
at Appomattox with only 8* .men. The
present eommnnder H Capt. C. XX Winn.
Another Is the Savannah Volunteers'
Ousrde. orpanlzcd In 1802. and now «
full battalion. The organization served In
the war of 1*12, and aynlnst the f pon
iards In Florida during the anme period.
Thev volunteer-d for the war with Mexi
co, but were not accepted. They served
»ui artillery. In the civil war and ns In-
funtrymon In the Bpanlsh-Anierlcan c.in-
"*ict. MnJ. W. M. Stephens Is the present
tmmand r. „ .
The other mention Is the Columbus
Gminis, which was organized In 1*24.
Tho company served in the Indian wars
cf that period. In tho war with Mexico
•in«l in the civil war. In the lattor Itc
record was glorious.
The new report or the secretary of war
contalr.a much dot.il*ed Information rein
live to tho organised militia of tho Un
Ion. It shows the national guard of
Georgia to bo the liest in tho south. In
the 1907 inspections tho attendance wps
tho best, excepting two northern states,
In the entlro Union. , ,
Tho New Provisions.
Gon. Luke E. Wright calls attention
to the fact that tho militia law as passed
at the Inst session of congress authorises
the president to press the militia Into
service nt nny time bo may see lit “dur
ing the period of commission of the nffl
cars or enlistment of Mis men. and with
in or without the boundaries of the United
States,” Under the old law they could
be called Into servlc** for only nine
months’ ppi iitdN and -for service within
tho United States only.
.“Tho cnll of the president will, there
fore*, of Itself accomplish the transfer of
Irganlsed mUtttu specified In his call from
Its state relations to federal relations,”
says the secretary. “Tho militia celled
forth becomes at once a port of tire
serviceable, both os to time and p!nce.
as the tegular army.”
It is ntso sta'ml Unit the new law
nulrcs th* militia to be on a par with
the regular army In Uie matter or equip
ment and armament bv January 21
IflO. Thore not In that condition will
be deprived of tho benefits of tho Dick
bill.
Eviry WduiaB
“ Ulavr-i** 4 «< «*H7c'.*l kwf
1 MARVEL W hlrhnjjSp ray
John • Ho#« Drug Co.. W U4 Cherry H
AIDJF PULITZER
REJECTION OF EDITOR’S SUPPORT
FOR RE-ELECTION IS MADE
PUBLIC.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-Joieph PuL
Itzcri onco sent nn emissary to Presi
dent Roosevelt urging Mr. Roosevolt
to throw Taft overboard and announco
his own willingness to accept another
term In tho white house. Mr. Pulltzor,
according to tho ntatement, promised
to support the president for re-elec-
-TUESDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 29&.
SPizCHAL
SPECIAL
KLAW & ERLANGER Preaent
Thair Original New York Company and Production in
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;L’ ' '' —wrrn-- . 1 -
Guy Standing and Theodore Roberts
In Their Famous Impersonations of
1 CHARLEY STEELE and JOE PORTUGAL'
SEAT SALE NOW OH
PRICES $150 TO 25 CTS.
Grand
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era
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MONDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 28TH.
ELEANOR ROBSON
(Licbler & Company, Managers)
In the Sensational, Dramatic Hit That is Conceded by all
to be Without an Equal in
Novelty, Interest, Romance and Scenic Investiture.
“VERA, THE MEDIUM ”
By RICHARD HARDING DAVIS
One Of The Things Worth Whi!e
Prices—50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00.—Seats now Selling.
1,760 MILES ROAD
BOUT 1NJHE SOOTH
LAST YEAR THERE WERE OVER
3,300 MILES CONSTRUCTED—
PANIC* BROUGHT DTPRES-
8I0N.
HALTIMOIIK, Dec. 25—In publish
ing this Week Its regular an lml ie-
vlow of rallroai! construction In the
south, tho Manufacturers' Record says:
"Tho tdtal number of miles con
structed during 1008 in th* south, In
cluding Missouri and Oklahoma, was
1,760 miles. Last year them were
over 3,30n miles built. In tho south
propor—tbat Is, leaving out Missouri
and Oklahoma—there were 1682 miles
built In 1908; last year It was 2.987
miles. This.Is the lowest record of
. . ** -J* 8 auggestlon were compiled new construction In the aoith for
with. 'Mr. BMMv.lt would have noth- , nany year5 , bu , , ho for nfXt
year Is that 3.256 miles will be con
■■fctvtl
Ing to do with tho proposition.
was with something like ghoulish glee
tho friends of the president made this
story, public today. They do not flx
the elite when* Mr. Pulitzer mado his
peculiar offer, but intimate that- It
was during the summer or Autumn of
1907, after It had become known that
the president was for Taft for his suc-
cessoy. One of *Mr. Pulitzer's confi
dential employes visited the president
nnd In the name "j Us *-hi« f t■ n*l< r. d
the support of tho World in tho presi
dential campaign.
Pulitzer Felt Piqued.
About two yr-.irs .rv Hi.. World *><li-
torially announced that Mr. Itooeevolt
would Inevitably be his own successor
In the whit.. Ihmj.hc, nnd it Is n.iid Mr.
Pulitzer was very murfi piqued when
th»* president “turned him down cold”
and rejected Ida proffered xuporL Tb©
president's friends say this revelation
convicts the New York editor of tho
rankest Inconsistency. From offering
to help put n republican president back
Into th** white house to abuse of him
il ns u hlder of public
i da I
thay
ay.
char
cter *
Pulitzer leap within a year and
alf.
n udminlatratlon circles It Is sold
pi f-Mblent had no relish for kolng
bar k la thy white house with Mr.
lltx**r as h'a Warwick, and they be-
*• th*. pr*«lUrnl's
•tin t• >1. altbo'Jzh th'h may bfiTfiM
cceded If more encouragement la given
to the building of railroads. •» The
amount of construction by tho big
railroad corporations was extraordi
narily ©mall, fla will be neon by refer
ence to tho detailed statement of what
has been accomplished. Several of
them reported no bu'ldtng at all. while
those which did anything accomplish
ed nothing more than the fulfillment or
partial fulfillment of work already un
dertaken.
Many Lines Did No Construction.
**Th,> Atlantic Coast Line,, the C*n-
tral of Georgia, the Kansas City 8 >utb-
ern. tho Mbbllo und Oh’o. the Ht. I*ouI*
South western and thfi Texn-4 and Paci
fic railroads, for Instance, r*ported nb-
■olutclv nothing don© during 1908 nnd
nothing In prospict for 1909. The B«*n-
board Air I-ine. the Missouri Pacific,
tho Chcsapenko and Ohio aud th?
N.I divilb*. ri.af! in »g.i iu<l St. I.«*U ‘
railways reported only A mile or Uj
built st various points. On the Balti
more and Ohio alsp there wu* practi
cally nothing done. Many ©mailer
companies which n uaily bulbl
year from 10 to 25 or even more
of rallrond sIbo shut down cn
oept
ErkruUhlp to bl
tins why Mr. Roosevi.
• r ■** MMVsg* i> hi Un
r*f front fro
ally e
rsllroeds. i ta.
MRS. ROSA r. MONNISH, M. D.,
, 1882 Speoiatty 1809
iJ IBHKAHKS OF WOMEN. All diseases
r •! treated. First class accommodation.
; * I I,-*ng dlstanro Phone Ivy 1243. Atlanta
i Phone H27 Office* nt renblcncc. 341
Peschtreu Bl, cor. Forrest Ave, Atlun-
The Jntter, the Atlanta. Birmingham A
Atlnntlc. and tiio Virginia wore practl-
cnlly completed by the work done thla
year. Tho Virginia Air Lino..a new con
necting road In Virginia, thirty mllrs long, ? V
was, also finished. Tho - Texft* Traction &
Company, a new electric railway, and *.
tho loniicst of Its kind In the south, was
completed from Balias to Sherman. To
ns 73 miles. Tho Carolina, Cilnelirirld' &
Ohio, tho Gei*rgta & IHorlda and tho
Kansas City, Mezleo nnd Orient rultWny "
nil have considerable work In prospect
for next year.
Greatest Work Done In Texas.
"The greatest amount of construction ,
accomplished In any ono stato was In
Texas, whero practically Iff.,<nllcs \vir« *.
built. Arkansas tamo next.- with 213
miles;-Virginia third, with : 210 miles;
Louisiana fourth, with 177 miles; next
coming North Cnrolina. with 124 miles:
Tennessee. 113 tnllcs. and Alabama, 113
miles. All tho othors reported less tliun
IOj miles tnch. The prospect for 1909
Indicates that 95*1 miles will be built In
Texas, 278 In Arkansas. 27* In Alabama, .
217 In Florida. 229 In W«sl Vtcgtnfc. 241 ,
In South Carolina. 216 In qehrslu. 178 Mfr
Oklahoma. 125 in Tenne.^eefn! l.i f^miWi
Ians, 111 In Kentucky an«i Ig7 In NorUf11!
Manufacturers' Kact...
all the railroad co«pnnl< *i In tho section
covered, nnd most of the flgtirr-s prc.«cntod
wero furnished by the epurtrfy of rail
road officials. To complete nnd round
out these statistics other data which was
collected during the year < tough ot it also
track was considered, no n<*(. b*
of second track nr sidings.
Work cf New Year.
"The following table shoes th
of new line hum In 19os and
construction proposed :n roy
Stato covered by tho review: -
Alabama ih.?
ArksiiMMI 213.
Florida 69.9