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VOL 4.
BIG MINING PBOPERir
10 SELLJEXT MONIN
Georgia Steel Company To
Pass Into New Hands
And Operate.
By order of the court of bankruptcy,
of this district, all the tangible, real
and personal property of the Georgia
Steel Company will be sold on June
2nd to the highest and best bidder, an
upset price of $500,000 being fixed for
the first bid. There is no doubt but
what this price and possibly more will
be obtained for the property.
The property embraces valuable
iron ore deposits with the equipment
thereon in Bartow county the bulk of
which is the Sugar Hill, Guyton, Buf
ford, Black Bank and Aubrey mine3
and plants; also the coal property at
and near Rising Fawn in Dade county,
as well as a large amount of timber
and mineral lands in Cherokee and Ca
toosa counties of Georgia, Jackson
and DeKalb counties, Alabama, and
Marion county, Tennessee.
It will be remembered that this prop
erty was purchased by the Georgia
Steel Company from the Georgia Iron
& Coal Company for the sum of sl,-
500,000 and that there has been placed
on this property since the purchase
from $300,000 to $500,000 of equipment.
$500,000 has been paid on the pur
chase of the property, leaving $1,000,-
000 in bonds yet outstanding and due
largely to the Trust Company of Geor
gia in which Mr. Joel Hurt, of Atlanta,
is largely interested. The Georgia
Steel Company has also, as said be
fore, spent several hundred thousand
dollars in equipping the property. Hav
ing defaulted in the payment of the
interest on the bonds outstanding, the
Trust Company of Georgia sought to
foreclose its mortgage, but afterwards
the creditors of the Georgia Steel
Company filed a petition in bank
ruptcy which brought the administra
tion of the entire affairs of the com
pany into the courts, and O. T. Peeples
was made trustee in bankruptcy.
There are some great and serious
questions of litigation being carried
on in the courts between contending
interests and it will possibly be some
several months or even years before
these questions are finally concluded
by court decree, but everything being
considered, it was thought best for the
trustee to sell the entire estate of the
bankrupt and let the proceeds of the
property stand for the property itself
pending the decision upon the ques
tions as raised in the case.
As is known, the property has been
idle for more than two years and its
sale at this time will probably result
in the property being put in motion
and the mines in operation. The peo
ple of this county are greatly interest
ed in this feature as its operation
means the employment of a large
amount of labor and the use of a large
amount of supplies. The financial en
tanglements into which the company
was plunged and which resulted in a
shut down was a serious blow to the
business of the county, and hence all
are now very much interested in its
sale and early rehabilitation.
The sale will take place at the court
house on June 2nd and the various in
terests affected will probably have
representatives in Cartersville on that
day to look after their interests. The
property has been advertised in the
leading industrial journals of the
country and in several important dail
ies. It is believed that the property
can be operated in a very short length
of time after the sale for the reason
that the mines are extensively and
fully equipped, the machinery suffer
ing only from lack of use for two
years. This development has in time
past required large forces of both day
and expert labor who will again find
employment when the property comes
into the hands of new purchasers. It
will be pleasing news to the commer
cial interests of Cartersville and the
business along the L. & N. railroad to
know that the property is to be sold
and put into motion.
D. A. R.
The regular meeting of the Etowah
Chapter D. A. R. will be held with
Mrs. Oscar Peeples Tuesday after
noon at four o’clock.
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
CASSIILLE CEMETERI
DECORATED SATURDAY
Loving Hands Distribute
Flowers And Mr. Cham
lee Pays Great Tribute.
The decoration of the Confederate
cemetery at Cassville took place last
Saturday afternoon and a large and
representative number of people from
all over the county were present. The
ceremonies began with a rendition of
‘America” which was sung by a quar
tette composed of Miss Ruby Hargis,
Miss Lois Pittard, Miss Bobbie Verner
and Mr. Paul Akin. The invocation was
pronounced by Rev. Mr. Strozier, of
Cassville, after which Rev. A. Cham
lee, pastor of the First Baptist church,
of Cartersville, was introduced and
delivered the address. Mr. Chamlee’s
oration was one of the most pleasing,
entertaining and instructive speeches
of its kind ever made on a similar oc
casion. It w'as filled with valuable in
formation and data, was excellently ar
ranged and was perfectly delivered.
His hearers were thoroughly enter
tained and impressed with the address
and Mr. Chamlee made a most excel
lent impression upon all those who
had never heard him before. We hope
to be able to present the address in
full in a future issue of this paper.
After Mr. Chamlee finished his ad
dress a voluntary offering was made
for the purpose of keeping up the cem
etery as has been the custom for many
years.
Great quantities of flowers w r ere
brought to the cemetery by those who
attended the exercises and were dis
tributed upon the graves of the sol
diers, and many others whose loved
ones are buried in the cemetery paid
their loving tributes in this manner to
their dead.
Upon the whole it was one of the
most beautiful ceremonies ever held
on a similar occasion. It was the opin
ion of all who were there that the
county authorities should contribute
something annually to the mainten
ance and upkeep of the cemetery. It
is associated with the most thrilling
period of Bartow county’s history.
Representatives of some of the most
distinguished of Bartow county’s fam
ilies are buried here, having fallen in
the conflict between the states. His
torically, it is situated near and re
mains today the monument of a civiliz
ation that was great and reflected
credit and glory upon our county.
It is getting to toe too much of a
burden upon Cassville and surround
ing country to maintain this cemetery
by private contribution and the county
commissioners would be justified and
would have the support of the people
should they make annual provision for
the care of this cemetery.
The ladies of the Cassville Memor
ial Association have for years through
their efforts maintained it. They have
given a great deal of sacrifice and la
bor to this work. They are due the
thanks and grateful appreciation of the
county for what they have done, and
having carried the work thus far, it
would seem to be now the duty of the
public to contribute in money, which
will not amount to more than two
hundred dollars a year, to the proper
arrangement and maintenance of thi3
place sacred to the memory of illus
trious dead.
DETECTIVE BURNS.
Atlanta, Ga., May 13.—The story of
how Detective William J. Burns was
pelted with rotten eggs by the Cobb
county citizens when he visited the
little town of Marietta, is going the
rounds of the whole United States, in
many instances with amusing pen and
ink illustrations showing what the
‘‘Georgia Crackers” did for the sleuth
because they didn’t like the stories
that were being circulated about his
connection with the Frank case.
dog rides motorcycle.
Atlanta, Ga., May 13. A dog riding
a motorcycle is now one of the com
mon sights on the Atlanta streets
and it isn’t a trained dog either, but
simply the faithful setter of Walter
Brown, a well known young Atlantian
In anticipation of the next hunting
season he has rigged up a special seat
for the dog behind him on the motor
cycle, and has taught the animal to
balance itself there and to enjoy the
sensation of flying through the air at
twenty or twenty-five miles an hour.
CARTERSVILLE, G-A., MAY 14, 1914
GONfIBMAIION SERVICE
11 EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Bishop Nelson Officiates
And the Larged Class In
Years Is Confirmed.
On Sunday evening. May 10th, at
7:30 o’clock, the church of the Ascen
sion Episcopal, was crowded to its
fullest capacity, the occasion being the
administration of the ‘‘Sacramental
Rite of Confirmation,” or the ‘‘laying
on of hands,” by the bishop of the
Diocese of Atlanta, the Rt. Rev. C.
K. Nelson, D. D., who cam© down
from Dalton, where he preached on
Sunday morning and made his annual
visitation to St. Mark’s church.
The chancel and altar were very
prettily decorated with roses and
ferns. The white altar cloth with its
blood red and gold maltese cross In
the center and pure white Mexican
Onyx cross on top, shone out clearly
and impressively as the emblem of the
Christian church. At the back of the
cross was a large open prayer book
of King Edward VII, printed in old
English red and black type, and re
cording the whole history of the an
cient British church in England, Scot
land and Ireland, with pictures of St.
Alban Martyred in A. D. 333; Bede, St.
Patrick, St. Augustine, Wycliffe,
Chaucer, Tyndall, Ridley, Latimer,
John Bunyan, Wesley, etc., carrying
the record down to the time of our
own president, Theodore Roosevelt.
This historical volume, costing some
thousands of dollars, and probably the
only copy in the whole south, is well
worth the inspection of all lovers of
history. It is the property of Dr. Gor
don, the present Rector, who will be
pleased to show It to any one interest
ed in Bibliography.
The service began with the singing
of the beautiful hymn No. 90, during
which, the Rev. G. L. L. Gordon, M. A.,
followed by Rev. I. Thomas Murrish,
Ph. D„ D. D., Rector, of Cedartown
and Dalton, and the Bishop, entered
the chancel from the vestry room, and
took up their respective positions with
in the sanctuary, the Bishop to the
right of the altar, and the two Rectors
to the left. At the conclusion of the
opening hymn, the Bishop called upon
the candidates to come forward to the
altar rail, but one of them not yet be
ing present, the Bishop went to the
pulpit and preached on the necessity
of man living his spiritual life as
diligently and as carefully as his na
tural life. The sermon concluded and
on return to the altar he called the
candidates and the three adults and
three of the age of thirteen years,
stood, and Dr. Gordon said: “Rev.
Father-in God, I present these six can
didates to you for the laying-on of
hands,” handing the Bishop the names.
The Bishop then asked them if they
believed all the articles of the Christ
ian Faith, and intended to live as
children of God? Upon their answer:
“I do;” he laid his hands on each one
and pronounced the following words:
“Defend, O Lord, this thy child, or
servant, with thy heavenly grace, that
he, or she, may continue thine for ever,
and daily Increase in thy holy spirit,
more and more, until he, or she, come
to thine ever lasting kingdom.”
With closing prayers the Bishop
then pronounced the apostolic bless
ing.
Dr. Gordon then gave each one a
nice copy of the book of common pray
er, as a souvenir of their becoming
full members of the family of God and
communicants of the Episcopal church
Each one will also receive a certificate
of their confirmation which will en
title them to the full privileges of the
church all over the world.
During the offertory a beautiful
anthem was sung; upon the conclusion
of which the Bishop offered special
prayers for the Rector and congrega
tion, and pronounced the benediction
As the clergy returned to the vestry
room the hymn No. 345, “My Faith
Looks up to Thee," was sung by the
choir and congregation.
Mrs. Harry Womellsdorf kindly pre
sided at the organ, and Mrs. H. E. F.
Jones and Messrs. Joseph and John
Calhoun sang the special songs.
The confirmation class consisted of
Captain Sam Tate, wife and little
daughter; Mrs. T. P. Kendrick, for
merly Miss Nellie Hudgins, who was
POST OFFICE BUILDING
ABOUT 10 RISE
Congressman Lee Is Ad
justing Matters So There
Will Be No Delay.
Work on the Cartersville postoffice
building will actively be in progress
within the next few days. The fences
have been torn down and a tool house
and office for the contractor put up.
The contractor, Mr. Sperry, is on the
ground and rapidly completing all pre
liminaries for the construction of the
building.
There has been some considerable
discussion over a matter of four feet
of space along Market Street which
causes a jog in the front property lino
on Erwin street, the postoffice prop
erty extending out four feet further
than other property lines except the
First National bank property, on Er
win street. A suit in court has been
threatened and some fears have been
expressed that such action will delay
the erection of the building, If under
taken. However, Congressman Gordon
Lee has been fully informed about the
situation and it Is probable that all
cause for objection on this score will
be removed by his efforts at Washing
ton.
As Mr. Lee has been appealed to.
and since he has safely piloted the
matter of a postoffice for Carters
ville through much more serious and
trying difficulties than this appears
to be, it is safe to assume that know
ing the situation, and so well how to
go about to set matters right, he will
gain the consent of the government to
set its building so that there will be
nothing to law about except the mere
ownership of the four feet in question
and if anybody wants to do this they
can do so to their hearts content.
As planned the bottom steps of the
postoffice building will extend out.
beyond the property line of many lots
and improvements on Erwin street
but almost even with the Erwin street
wall of the First National bank, which
was a litigated matter some eight or
nine years ago.
The attention of the government be
ing properly called to the fact that its
building will project beyond the line
observed by other property owners on
the same street and the policy of the
government being to enhance rather
than to mar the symmetry of street
fronts it is safe to predict that the
authorities will do more than the
courts can reach and In much shorter
time.
married on April 15th, and returned
especially to be confirmed having been
prepared by Dr. Gordon; Isabelle Mc-
Cauley, daughter of Mrs. W. Tinsley,
and Miles Gllreath, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Gilreath.
Two others were to have been con
firmed but one has moved to Frank
fort, Ky„ where she will be confirmed,
and the other was prevented by sick
ness, much to be regretted by all, and
so has postponed her reception into
the church until the next visit of the
Bishop, which will be, God willing,
about the second Sunday of November.
Another incident to be noted about
the class on Sunday night is the fact
that it was the largest class since
1893, when there were 8 confirmed
during the rectorship of the Rev. G.
E. Benedict, and during the 22 years
that Bishop Nelson has been bishop.
Another feature, for which all his
flock and friends are very thankful,
and that was, that Dr. Gordon was able
himself to be present, and for the
first time since he was stricken on
Easter day, appeared in church.
Though still far from well, he was
able to present his class by permis
sion of his physician. Dr. Gordon said:
“It wculd have broken my heart not
to have been present. I have prayed
so hard to be strengthened and know
it will do me no harm.”
The Bishop, who was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. F. Jones, for sup
per, had to leave on the L. & N. at
8:30 for New York, where he had to
be present at the General Board of
Missions, on Monday and Tuesday,
the eleventh and twelfth instant.
Rev. Dr. Murrish, who very kindly
came to help Dr. Gordon in case he
was unable to officiate, was the guest
c? the Rector and his family and left
for his home at Cedartown on Monday
morning. (
NORMAL TRAINING
CLASSJIEUHIRLEE
An Interesting Session In
Which County Teachers
Are Gaining Much.
Below will be tound commendation
from good authority for the Normal
Training class of teachers now in ses
sion at Euharlee where it will be un
til May 20 under the direction of Mr.
Henry Milam, the county school com
missioner.
State Normal School,
Athens, Ga., May 14, 1913.
The Bartow Tribune,
Cartersville, Ga.
Dear Editor:
Having spent last week with the
teachers of the Normal Training class
at Euharlee, I wish through your paper
to congratulate the people of Bartow
county upon having such a band of
workers. In ray several years as a
Normal school instructor I have never
seen more interesting and earnest
workers —truly seekers after the truth.
Besides the regular class room
work, they have a model school In
which the children of the neighbor
hood are taught so that the young
teachers may have a chance to see
how the actual work ought to be done
and also under the supervisor, Miss
Pearl Covington, help to do the teach
ing. I believe if every county in Geor
gia could have such a class our rural
schools would soon be filled with en
thusiastic, earnest teachers so filled
with the responsibility of their posi
tions that they would not only be will
ing and ready to go the first mile but
the second and even the third.
These teachers together with their
superintendent, are spending more
time each day making a brief econom
ic and social survey of Bartow county
which when finished will represent
tnuoh-labor and patience. This report
ought to be of the greatest interest to
every citizen of the county for it will
give as nearly as obtainable the exact
standing of the county for the last
census period, wherein you have Im
proved, where gone backward, and
where just marked time. Then too
from this report you may see your
standing with regard to the state and
with your sister counties. Surely such
information must be of interest to ev
ery citizen of the county.
I want to especially congratulate the
people of Bartow county upon having
a superintendent and assistant sup
erintendent that have the ability as
well as the spirit to organize and car
ry on successfully this splendid enter
prise.
During my stay everything moved
on as pleasantly and smoothly as in
a well regulated, established school.
The boarding department is well reg
ulated—good meals, on time and well
served.
I cannot help but feel that the pec
pie of the county do not know what is
going on at Euharlee for the good of
their schools or there would have
been lawyers, doctors, merchants,
farmers, yes all classes of citizens,
coming to commend the work and to
give cheering and encouraging words
of approval.
I do hope the next weeks of the
term will not pass without many inter
ested visitors in this far-reaching work
for the good of the children of Bar
tow county.
I, as a teacher, do most heartily
commend the work and congratulate
you upon having such an enterprise in
your county.
Very respectfully,
MARY M. WOODS.
FOR THE HOSPITAL.
On next Saturday afternoon, May
16th, at 4 o’clock at the Methodist
church the Philathea class will give a
miscelaneous shower for our hospital.
Everyone is cordially invited and ask
ed to bring anything they wish. Tray
covers, all kinds of linen, kitchen uten
sils and pieces of china will be very
much appreciated. The shower is giv
en at the church on account of there
being several patients in the hospital.
If you cannot come send something
and your help will be greatly appre
ciated.
CORN CLUB BOVS
AMAZE OLJHARMER!
Boys Show How Thing
Can Be Done and Prc
duce Results.
We call attention to the followin
from the Walker County Messengi
as a concrete example of the work <
boys’ corn clubs as well as the sple
did comments made by the editor <
the Messenger.
The other day one of the county
substantial farmers dropped into tl
Messenger office and began talkii
about the boy’s corn club.
When the club was first organize
in Walker he was opposed to It, bt
his fourteen year old son became e
thuslastic and finally persuaded h
father to give him an acre of land ft
the corn club contest. The farmer a
mitted that he had little faith in tl
outcome, and also admitted that I
didn’t let his boy cultivate the be
land he had. The boy worked hard ar
faithfully. The summer drought can
and cut his yield shorter than it wou
have been under the most favOrab
conditions.
However, this boy was no quittt
He remained in the contest to Its vei
close. He is still a member of the cl:
In good standing. He failed to get at
prize in the contest. His name appes
ed toward the end of the list. But t
remarkable thing about it the farm'
noticed, was that on the same ac
that had yielded sixteen bushels t
year before, with slightly more e
pense tout with more attention, t
yield under the boy’s supervision w:
thirty-nine bushels—more than dout
the yield of the previous year.
With persuasive enthusiasm t
farmer stated that he had changed 1
mind and that he thoroughly believ
in the work the corn club was doti
“I take the best farm papers, I ha
heard illuminating addresses by <
perts," said he, “but this work of t
corn club on my farm has been a sti
ulus that I have not yet received
my eighteen years of farming fro
other sources.”
He went on to say that If the co
club was properly directed and t
contest fairly conducted that it woi
be a great instrumentality in keep!
the boys on the farm as well as sti
uiating the old farmers to better far
ing.
We believe be is right In his thli
ing, and what can be done with t
corn club can be done with the J
club and the girls’ canning club.
Too, we believe these clubs are
sfruments in helping to bring the bo
and girls on the farm to a better i
preciation of their powers, their <
portunlties and their coming respon
billties as citizens. —Walker Coux
Messenger.
MRS. A. S. HEYWOOD DIES.
The many friends of Mrs. A. S. Hi
wood will regret to learn of her dea
at her home in Worcester, Mass., Si
day morning, May 10. Mrs. Heywo
will be pleasantly remembered as M
Loiiie Foute, of Atlanta. She oft
visited here as the guest of her re
fives. She is survived by her husbai
four children, her mother and t‘
sisters, Mrs. C. R. Sims, of Atlan
and Mrs. Roy Hunt, of Chicago, a
three uncles, Judge A. M. Foute,
O. and W. W. Roberts, and her au
Miss Laura Roberts.
TAX EQUALIZERS
ISSUE STATEMEN
To those who have overlooked
ing their tax returns for this ye
the undersigned Board of Tax Equ
izers are especially anxious that y
attend to this on or before Saturdi
May 29, 1914. This courtesy is extei
ed to you by the board and tax
ceiver rather than to put the burd
of double tax upon you, hence t
necessity of adhering to this wa
ing.
We very much prefer you to voli
tarily make your returns than for
to have it to do for you with the n
essary expense added.
It will be the policy of the board
' '1
deal gently and courteously, but c
tainly. j
C. McEW^N,
W. M. KING,
[ -JT ' r : C. A. DODD.
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