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VOL. 1 MINERS TO FORM ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE GENERAL INTEREST Meeting Called For Monday Night At City Hall To Formally Organize And Adopt By-Laws. The mining interests of Bartow county will be formally organized into an association next Monday when a meeting, called by a committee of miners for the puri>ose, will be held at he city hall that night at eight o’clock. Bartow county for many years has been a large producer of various forms of minerals, but each operator work ing independently and disposing of his product as best he could. Within he past three years, however, the mining industry of Bartow county has grown to such proportions and the amount of money invested in various enterprises, as well as the number of jarlies interested, has brought to all concerned the conviction that an as sociation of miners should be formed for their own good as well as for the proper promotion of the county’s gen eral interests, and in order that the miners themselves may aid and be aided by other business organizations. Occupying as it does a useful place in our citizenship and industrial pro gress, the mining industry of Bartow county is today of that strength which enables Bartow county to claim to he the largest producer of wealth at this time in Georgia. Rich as it is in agri cultural wealth, producing as it does on an average of twenty thousand bales of cotton a year, together with grain and feed crops of great value, an*] now making strides in the live stock business, which is attracting at tention here and eJsewhere. Bartow county has been able to claim the right to occupy high rank, but its claim of pre-eminence in this field is disputed by a number of other coun ties. When, however, is added the fact, that it produces more barytes today than any state in the union, more ochre than all the states of the union, and iron ore, mangenese and bauxite to a profitable extent, it must be con ceded that this county is at this time ihe producer of more wealth than any county in Georgia, because whatever may be the agricultural wealth reak ing power of any other county, such county does not possess also the min eral richness of Bartow. The mining industry is tarnishing a pay roll which amounts to perhaps forty thousand dollars a month at this time, and the mercantile interests as well as all other business interests know the value of the circulation of ready cash represented by weekly pay ■ oils. It is an industry which distri butes its products abroad and brings *o Bartow county the proceeds in cash. It is an industry in which every form of artisanship. mechanician and other wise, is employed, and it is an indus try which helps the agricultural, mer cantile, banking and every other pur suit and class of business. . Having now reached such tremen dous proportions in this county, the men interested in the operation and ownership of mines and minerals have concluded to organize as every other business has done and is doing, for rot only their own welfare but for the general good of the community in which their operations are carried on. Bach week finds new operators en uring the field, the entire eastern di v ls ion of the county being now dotted ' lfc re and there with scores of mining 'derations, many of which are running my and night. -''•ever before in the history of Bar county has such tonnage of min :rai production been made. It is es unated that before the close of~the mrner months more iron ore will be ~1!; ped out of Bartow county than |' er before in its history, and even ■ ' more manganese is being mined H’d 'hipped than ever before. The B plants are working to their full OT :, y; bauxite is being mined as r '•lore, and barytes has become a ; of the greatest value, which H •' lew years back was considered BB ''f reely 0 f any value at all. H 1 11 purpose of the association will B 1 °nly such as will promote the K"'lndustry itself, but will be also HR 1;u 'ts nature, and the commit- HH ttav *og in charge tin- formation of THE BARTOW TRIBUNE 'TRIu \/OL7, NO. 23i the organization have prepared by laws and an order of business which will admit of a wide form of discus sion and entertainment. The letter sent, out to the various j parties interested in the mining in dustry is as follows: Cartersville, Ga., July 31, in 17. Dear Sir: Believing there is urgent need of a closer association of those engaged in mining in the Cartersville district, and that the time is ripe for an organiza tion that will promote these interests, the undersigned ask your co-operation in the establishment of a mining asso ciation in the Cartersville district. The field to he occupied by this or ganization to correspond to that of similar organizations in other states. 1! is proposed to meet once a month for the taking up of matters of inter est to the mining profession, and for the reading and discussion of papers related to mining or achievements of the members, and for the furtherance of the mining interests of this section of which in its corporate capacity the association will stand as a representa tive. The great. increase in mining hi the last year, and the prominence that this fieM has reached as a mining cen ter all point to this as a propitious time for the establishment of an as sociation which shall have for its ob ject the interchange of ideas, and the welfare oY the mining interest in this section. It is proposed to have a meeting of those Interested in the assembly room of the -city hall at 8 p. m., August 6, 1917, tor the purpose of forming such an association as herein proposed. You are cordially and urgently invited to attend and contribute by your pres ence and advice to the success of the undertaking. Yours very truly, HENRY KABELL, ROBERT S. MUNFORD, WILBER A. NELSON, JOHN T. NORRIS, A. G. NULSEN, Jr. W. C. SATTERFIELD, B. C. SLOAN, W. ,T. WEINMAN, L, B. WOMELSDORF. ill FARMERS UNION COMMEND GORDON LEE The Farmers’ Union Convention of Alabama, at its recent session in Bir mingham, sent a letter to Congress man Gordon Lee last week highly commanding him for his services in i emoving cotton from the Food Con trol bill, yet pending in congress. Mr. Gee. as vice-chairman of the ag ricultural committee in tfc-e lower house, and now as one of the con ferees appointed to get the senate and house bills together on the food con trol proposal, has effectively opposed the inclusion of cotton in this meas ure. To such an extent has his ser vices been felt that the Farmers’ Un ion of Alabama have taken notice oi it and have sent him the following letter: O. P. Ford, Pres. F. L. Wade, Bus. AgU Mrs. Lutie W. Brown, Sec.-Treas. THE FARM ERS EDUCATIONAL A XD CO-OPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA. Alabama Division. Birmingham, Ala., July 28, I <, ' ! * Hon. Gordon Lee, M. C., Washington, D. C. Mv Dear Sir: We are holding our state Farmers Union Convention today in Birming ham. and we wish to express to you oirr sincere thanks for aiding in re moving cotton from the Food Control biU, and we trust you to keep it out. After years of labor on the part of the Farmers' Union, the United Stages Cotton Futures Act becanve a law "> act of Congress in'l9l6, and this law is fair alike to cotton manufacturers, to legitimate cotton buyers and trad; err and cotton-ißanufsetur^s. and Hie THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS CARTERSVILLE, (rA., AUGUST 2, 1917 MIIRE-STAPLETON EVANGELISTS STIR TABERNACLE MEETINBS Services Largely Attended And Religious Campaign To Be Conducted For Two Weeks. The tabernacle services being now conducted iu Cartersville by the Moot e-Stapleton evangelistic party is ; arousing great interest in g religious ( campaign and large crowds attend e.ch service, particularly the services held at night. Rev. Arthur Moore, the evangelist, upon whom the burden of conducting the meeting largely falls, has been preaching a number of very strong sermons, laying the foundation for an appeal which will be made to men ami women to conform themselves to a Christian life as the meeting progress j es. Mr. Moore is an earnest and force i fu! preacher. His home is at Macon. Oa„ and he is a member of the South Georgia Methodist Conference and one | of the eighteen general evangelists j carrying credentials of the M. E. j Church South. He is also a member of j the interdenominational association j of evangelists and his evangelistic i work at, other places has been effec tive and lasting. From these places comes the highest praise, l>oth of the man and of his work, and since his appearance in Cartersville he has but added to the general verdict in his favor. His sermons at the tabernacle have been characterized by logical reasoning and earnest conviction and s soul stirring appeal to bis hearers to give thought and heed to the truths oi the gospel. Mr. Moore is ably assisted by Rev. O. W. Stapleton, chorister and soloist. Mr. Stapleton’s home is at Thomas ville, Ga. He is a singer of rare ac complishments and through his <ti and leadership of song at the meet ings has carried a strong appeal for a better life upon the liart of his hearers In addition to his talents as a singer, Mr. Stapleton is a religious ! worker and delivers on occasions in ! teresting lectures, especially to chil | dren. On next Saturday night he ] pneaches upon the subject of i “Candles” and by means of this I theme he analogizes the different types and classes of men and women SPEEDERS’ GAZETTE PICTURES PYRON’S PIGS. The Breeders’ Gazette, a publication of wide 011X1111311011 aiming those in terested in the live stock business, of date July 26, 1917, carries a photo graph of the display of 21 Berkshire pigs on the occasion of the distribution of these pigs to the Boys Pig Club of Bartow county, Georgia, by the Bank of Cartersvilie, the pigs being the pro duct of the Meadow view Farm of Mr. Ruohs Pyron. The photograph is an excellent pic ture of the scene in the park and prac tically ail those present can be iden tified by people in Cartersvilie. A brief write-up of the occasion accom panies the illustration and is in ail respects complimentary of the scheme and plan adopted for the extension of pure bred Berkshire pigs in Bartow: county. PHILLIPS LEGION TO MEET. i Phillips Legion Confederate States j Veterans will hold their annual reun- 1 ion at Kennesaw, Ga., the second week in August. Those contemplating at-| tending this reunion should place | themselves in communication with Mr. H. J. McCormick, secretary. These oc casions are unusually happy ones tor the veterans and are well attended, and the reunion this year promises to be as thoroughly complete in every respect as the ones held heretofore. farmers do not want this law chang'd in anywise whatever. There are interests now in Washing ton endeavoring to change this law ! and adopt, some new' method of regu- j lating cotton prices, and we want r. >; regulations except those provided • ■• j in the above law. and we hope vou j will stand by tho farmers in this, our j respect. ’ Yours respectfully, O. P. ford. i* f President Alabama Division. with ihe various types and sizes of candles which he discusses. This ser lr.fn is said to be one well worth go ing miles to' hear, and doubtless a large crowd will attend the meeting on Saturday night to hear Mr. Staple ton upon the subject of “Candles.” Assisting, also, at the meeting is AtL Charles D. Kidder, pianist and secretary of the Moore-Siapleton evan gelistic party. Mr. Kidder’s home is at Beaufort, N. C„ and thus the entire evangelistic party is of southern origin and familiar with southern sen timent. customs and thought. Mr. Kid der is an accomplished pianist, and with Mrs. Ruohs Pyron at another piano, furnishes Instrumental music v. hich greatly adds to the musical pro gram at each meeting. There is nothing sensational or un usual in the character of the meetings conducted. Rev. Mr. Moore preaches that religion which lias stood the test of time and openly proclaims that lie is. in his views, a believer in the old fashioned religion. The songs are such as are familiar to those who attend, add thus there is being conducted at thfe tabernacle a meeting which is des tined. in the opinion of all who have atjended, to be a great success and one by means of which many souls will he redeemed and the religious life I of church members themselves will lie greatly improved. Interest in the meetings is upon the increase. The crowds are larger in number and attentive and interested \n all that takes place from the opert i, , pfcayer to Riff benediction. The tii iemaele itself has been made come | fort able and the arrangements adopt {ed have been such as to enable all to lie able to take an active part and <o be attentive listeners to all that, is said in concourse or song. The meetings are held each morn ing and night during the week and, there will be services on Sunday, tak ing place at eleven o’clock in the morning, 3:30 in the afternoon and 7:30 in the evening. BRIGHT PROSPECTS DISPEE THE GLOOM Farmers Radiant With Hope For A Record Yield In Bartow. If gloom prevailed during the ear lier spring months, it has entirely dis appeared throughout Bartow county due to the remarkably fine crop pros pects now apparent. Throughout the entire county farmers report their cot -len to have made fine progress within the past three weeks, and corn never looked better. This is, of course, trne also as to the other crops. Tlie cool spring held back the growth of cotton and for several weeks farmers were very much concerned over the prospect. The universal re port was that cotton was small and few r believed that they would be able to produce exceeding half a crop. This verdict has now completely changed and Bartow county farmers, due to the fine weather which has prevailed for the past three weeks, report their cotton lo have taken on large weed, and though yet late, gives every prom ise of a satisfactory yield. There Is, of course, one grave ap prehension and that is should an early frost come the cotton crop would be seriously cut off on account of its late ness, but all are hopeful that a kindly Providence will not send a killing frost before the usual time for it. A number of Cartersvilie citizens who have been through the state with in the past two or three week# report Bartow' county crops look better than any they have*, seen. Those who have been through South Georgia have found that the cotton is small and thaHhe acreage has been considerably reduced due to the appearance in South Georgia of the boll weevil. South Georgia w’il! doubtless produce (NEWS VOL 34, NO. 32) REMAINS ONNII SIMMS LEAK BORNE TO LAST RESTIN6 PLACE Methodist Church Filled With Friends And Associates Out Of Respect To The Memory Of The Deceased. John Simmons Leak, a citizen of Bartow county for more than seventy j years, and one of its most distinguish- I eci and most successful men, died at j his home in Cartersville Wednesday j evening, July 25th, not quite eighty j years of age. While the condition of Mr. Leak for ! sometime past was such as lo give lit- j tie Hope to members of his family, and | his friends contemplated his end with | a growing feeling of sorrow and sad- j r.ess, his ultimate death spread uni versal sorrow, and the general verdict recorded was that he had lived worth- j ily throughout a long period of time, Poing good wherever he moved and 1 living a life which had won for him the esteem and confidence of all men. About a year ago Mr. Leak was ad vised by his Cartersville physician and friends and relatives to go to Atlanta and enter a hospital. After much per suasion, be did so, and there learned lhat he was afflicted in a way which made certain that his days were num bered. Undaunted, he returned in a few days to Cartersville, look up his business affairs, which were among the most extensive held 'by and indi vidual in Bartow county, and to the end directed bis large farming inter ests as well as performing his duties as president of the Bank of Carters ville. His enfeebled condition did not in any way diminish the mind nor divert his judgment and he pursued his course with continued success. Mr. Leak was born November 27, ISS7, in Laurens District, S. C., the of Arinjuteiid Leak and Mary Hanna lea*, the third of fiui|y of seven children, composed of fou<l’ brothers end three sisters, all of whom were born at Laurens District near Clinton, S. €. On December 24, 1846, his parents emigrated to Bartow county, Georgia, and since that date he has lived his entire life here, barring a service in the Confederate army during the Civil war He was reared near Cartersvilie, Ga., and was educated in the old field schools of this county, the house where was spent most of liis school days still standing on the Tennessee read at. this time. Upon the. breaking out of the war between the states, or shortly there after, Mr. Leak became a Confederate soldier, end served three years under the great southern chieftan, General Robert E. Lee, in the Virginia army, belonging to Company B. Phillips’ Cavalry Legion which was organized at Kingston, Ga. His service in the var was like that in all civic and bus iness affairs with which he was con nected. Tie gave to it devotion and an intelligent personal interest and, hence w'as universally proclaimed .a this year a tremendous corn crop, as will Bartow county, but the cotton of Bartow appears to be a much more promising product this year than in any other place or section of Georgia Taken in consideration with the mineral industry of this county, Bar tow county can well claim now to be producing more wealth out of the ground, the source of all wealth, than any other county in Georgia. With a fair Yield of cotton, a big yield of corn and with plenty of forage crops, added to an increased production of barytes, ochre, manganese and iron ore, Bar tow county promises to produce so much this year that, as one business man expressed it, “we will hardly be able to get it to the railroad.” A COMPLIMENTARY NOTICE. The Advertising New’s, published at New York, contains a kodak picture in its July 14 number of Mrs. Felton Jones, with a complimentary write-up of her success in the bill posting field of business. Mrs. Jones is highly complimented upon her business career as well as her social qualities and the picture is a snap shot with a kodak taken on the broad walk at Atlantic City during a recent convention held there' of the till posting industry of the United States. splendid soldier, brave, steadfast and true. Upon his return to Bartow coun ty after the close of the war he en tered u|K>n the avocation by which he was liest known and for many years he has been considered among ihe best and most successful fanners in North Georgia. On February 18, 1869, he married Miss Elizabeth Bellariah Brandon, the ceremony being performed by the late Dr William H. Felton, between whom there always existed the warmest ties of friendship. The union thus brought about joined two families of great so cial prominence and high standing and the connection made an extensive cir ' cie of relatives in this county. The I home was one to which friends and ' strangers went to meet with simple 1 hospitable entertainment and felt at ease. 1 In 1870 Mr. Leak was. made a stew ard in the Methodist church of Car tersville and this place he held until the day of his death. By reason of his devotion to the interest of the church, the possession of a truly Christian spirit, an attentive performance of the duties of a steward and a punctual at tendance upon all meetings, he thus became tjie leader among the laymen, trusted by all in the church from the pastor In charge to the youngest mem ber of the Sunday school. Mr. Leak was also a member of the Masonic order, and likewise to this organization he gave the same dutiful, loyal, devoted respect, that distinguish ed him in all the other walks of his life, and by all Masons in Bartow coun ty he was held in affectionate and kindly regard Asa man, he was oor panionalde, helpful to those who nee ed help, and perhaps enjoyed the cc fidence of more men than any otb person in Bartow county. So that his home, In his church, his lodge ai among his friends, he reached the ffl measure of a man, and no fact is more universally conceded among those who knew him. In the material affairs of life Mr. Leak was also a success. He was a farmer who regularly profited at farm ing. His accumulations he reinvested in farming lands and at the time of his death perhaps was the largest owner of farming lands in Bartow county. He was an authority upon the growth of cotton and his counsel and .advice was sought daily by those who con fronted problems in the pursuit of the farming business. For several years past he has been the president of the Bank of Cartersvilie, a financial in stitution which has steadily grown under his leadership and direction and largely because of the universal con fidence in the character and strength of its president. >*■•-* Mr. Leak never sought public hon ors nor official recognition. He was, however, at one time a county com missioner and at another time an al derman of the City of Cartersvilie, in both of which places he sought to bring about systematic business meth ods and an efficient performance of the functions of government. Mr. Leak is survived by cnly one child, a daughter, Mrs. Minnie Leak Conyers, and by one grand-child, Claude Bunson Conyers; also by one brother Asbury Leak, of Cartersvilie, and by an extensive connection. The funeral services were conducted at the Sam Jones Memorial Methodist church with which he was so long connected Friday morning at 10:30. The auditorium was filled and during the hour many stores and business , houses closed their places of business as a mark of respect to the memory i of the dead —and the Masons atteuded in a body. K The sermon and service was con ducted by John G. Logan, pastor of the church, assisted by a choir composed of Mrs. A. B. Cunyus. Mrs. Ruohs Pyron, Mr. P. F. Akin and Mr. Jos. S. Calhoun, with Mrs. R. S. Mun ford organist. At the close of the service the re mains were carried bv the pall bearers, J, W. Knight, W. A. Jackson, J. W , .Vaughan. J. J. Conner. Thos. Lump]' km, L. F. Shaw. J. M. Field and J. J Ilill to Oak Hill -cemetery wheui they were tenderly laid to rest. NO. IS