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GRADING GCGD BOte.
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1 hree Camps Are Able to
Show Fine Progress on
Highways.
The board of county commissioners
me t Wednesday morning at the court
house and a great many matters of a
routine nature were disposed of.
It was learned that the road now
being constructed from Euharlee
reek beyond Taylorsville to Stiles
boro had been completed and put to
an excellent grade and given good
width. The road is built upon the same
eider and plan that, the road to Euhar
b , from Cartersville is built, both of
which lack ‘only a permanent surfacing
material. This work been in
charge of Warden Jenkins, who
has a gang of 21 men. He is moving
this gang this week to W. O. Hender
_i : v farm where he will establish his
anp where he takes up the road at
.vihsboro and brings it on into Car
tersville.
The work being done by Deputy
Warden John Leach at Pine iMg is
very satisfactory and a great many ex
pressions of approval have been heard
-Discerning the amount of road build
ing which has been done by this gang.
Mr. Leach has under his care 25 men
and with this gang has accomplished
much permanent road building, the
benefits of which will be appreciated
very soon.
The surfacing of the Allatoona road
through the Allatoona hills to the Cobb
county line from Emerson has been
abotP completed. On'iy a small strip
of this road is now in bad shape and
tliis will be completely remedied as
soon as the weather dries sufficiently
to permit the top soil to set. Beyond
this point and on to the Cobb county
line the road is in splendid condition
and automobile tourists claim that the
time consumed in going to and from
Atlai a ha. been reduced from thirty
to forty minutes, due altogether to th,:
excellent character of this road. This
work has been in charge of Deputy
Warden W. E. Standi who now has
ufider him fourteen convicts.
HANDSOME FUND RAISED FOR
RELIEF OF JEWISH SUFFERERS
rsvilie responded with a liberal
ration in behalf of the Jewish
-A 3 in the European war last
wh i an appeal was made to
i to the old world substantial aid
r-t in careing for the suffer
• in Russia and other nations, Mrs.
i • :.b(: g took the matter in hand
it Cur; rsvilie and succeeded in rais
rr *86.00 which she promptly for-
T - Id to the American Jewish Relief
Society.
St"inberg received an achnovv
* Igement from the society Wednes
v in which was expressed the warm
id most sincere appreciation of
t e spirit and substantial character ol'
1 * contribution furnished by citizens
' f Cartersville.
The following letter was received by
Steinberg from the Atlanta
l: iauch cf the society in America:
Atlanta Branch, Feb. 1, 1916.
■ l rs. R, Steinberg,
Cartensville, Georgia.
X v dear .Mrs. Steinberg:
We are just in receipt of your kind
letter with enclosed check of $86.00.
the contribution from people of Car
orrsvilie, for the Jewish Relief Fund.
In thanking you for this beautiful
c 'ntribution, we wish to assure you
1 our hearty appreciation. It is indeed
E fh;e tribute to the liberality of you r
‘■enmity in a matter which is pure
huffianitarian. If all workers for the
were to, by the results, an ac
' e> and success equal to yours, the
np . v desired to be raised would
• ■ edily be forthcoming.
. . y express our sentiments to all
1 are associated with you in this
c °Hectio,n.
Very truly yours,
1 CRICAX JEWISH RELIEF COM
MITTEE,
LEONARD HAAS, Sec’y,
MARX, Vice-Chairman.
u Showing well-known citizens
( artersvjiie ma<le themselves con
ibutors to the fund:
M | 8 ' Sam P. Jones, J. J. Hill, I. T.
r . aCKI!er ’ L - F- Shaw, V. R. Wait, M.
ollentine, Ji m Shaw, R. P. Eaves, R.
'• Tucker, j. B . Foster, O. T. Peeples,
Shaw. w. A. Blackwell, J.
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THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
CONGRESSMAN LEE
OFfEMSII PRIZE
Boys Clubs to Strive for
Twenty-Five Dollar An
nual Prize.
Hon. Gordon Lee has announced
that he will offer this year, as he has
done for the past five or six years,
twenty-five dollars in prizes to the
Boys’ Corn Club of Bartow county.
This sum is divided into three prizes
of twelve, eight and five dollars re
spectively, to be awarded to the boys
making the greatest yield of corn on
one acre.
It has been Mr. Lee’s custom for the
past six years to offer these prizes in
the various counties composing the
Seventh Congressional District, which
he has represented in the United
'States congress for the past ten years.
He dees this to encourage interest in
farming upon the part of young boys
and to increase interest in the Boys'
Corn Clubs, to which he has been a
devoted friend. His district being com
posed of thirteen counties and fur
nishing twenty-five dollars for each
county, manifests a spirit and an in
terest more than that of any other
person in the state. These prizes have
been fought for with spirited interest
upon the part of members of the corn
clubs in each county and have added
greatly terthe corn yields made by the
boys.
In fact, the boys' corn clubs of the
Seventh Congressional District take
high rank among the best throughout
the United States.
Mr. Lee’s letter authorizing the an
nouncement is as follows:
Washington, D. C.. Jan. 25, 1916.
Dear Mr. Editor:
I would be glad that you would
make announcement through your pa
per that, in accordance with my cus
tom for the past five or six years, I
will again for this year offer $25 in
prizes to the Boys’ Corn Club of your
county. This sum will be divide! into
three prizes of sl2, $S and $5. and I
will ask that they be awarded to the
boys making the greatest yield of corn
on one acre.
I trust that this sum will be suppii
mented to a large extent by the pro
gressive business men of your county
and that a nice sum will be raised so
as to make it possible to give at least
a small prize to every member of the
corn club of your countv for 1916 who
stays in the contest to the end and
makes the required exhibit and report.
I also wish you to state that in the
event a Girls’ Canning Club is organ
bed in your county this year, that 1
will give one prize to this club, to be
announced later.
Trusting that this great movement
wiil have your active interest and sup
pert and that we may have the largest
and most successful corn club in the
seventh district for 1916 that we lia'
had in thr- history of the work. I atn
with good wishes,
Your friend,
GORDON LEE.
W. Jones, George Tinsley, J. C. Fink.
C. M. Milam, S. Delaney, Fain & Adair,
J. S. Calhoun, W. W. Young, J. P.
Anderson. W. H. Lumpkin, Miss Hud
gins, H. P. McElreath, M. F. Word.
Ben C. Gilreath, F. M. Radebaugh.
Adair & Lewis, Max Scheuer, B. L.
Vaughan, J. Davis, Bob McGinnis, M.
A. Gaines, T. V. Gemes, J. Sklar, J. R.
Whitaker, E. M. Sewell. Stanford,
M. H. Kitchen, Dr. W. C. Griffin, J. C.
r> rry, .1. O. Castleberry, Flemister
Grocery Cos., Mrs. W. J. Neel. W. H.
Gunn, W. C. Walton, J. W. Marshall,
Dr. R. B. Harris. J. J. Jolly, Horace
Upward, George Gaines, Dixie Theatre,
D. L. Howard, Citizens Recreation
Club, R. M. Hardaway, Dr. W. E. Wof
ford, E. Strickland, Sr.. Paul Akin.
J E. Field & Son. S. M. Howell, M. F.
Alien, L. G. Hames, T. Norris. Sam
T. Light, G. A. Howard, Madison Mil
am, J. H. Wofford, W. S. Peebles. A.
W. Franks, S. W. Bradford, J. A. Mil
ler, ,T. B. Howard. Atco Stores Cos.,
Jas. W. Knight, Conyers, N. A.
Bradley, J. M. Henson, S. P. Jenkins,
J. W. Vaughan, J. F. Bridges, E. Y.
Mallory, Jr., Wofford Gilreath, W. R.
Satterfield, O. R. McElrcy. W. R
Kilpatrick, W. M. McCafferty, R. J.
Donahoo, Ab Harrison, D. P. Sullivan,
Wm. T. Townsend, O. C. Omer, R. A.
Dempsey, W. C. Satterfield, John
Lewis, Ben Steinberg, F. E. Matthews.
CARTEKSVIJLLE, Gl., FEJiKUATJ Y 3, 1913
MM Hi M
REIISJpi CONDITIONS
Careful Survey Made of County Institutions
and Financial Statement of All
Departments Set Forth
We, J urors. chosen an . | ru before the January term 1916]
of Rnrtow Superior Court, beg leave t> submit, the following, general pre- *
sentinentc.
We have by committee examined he pauper farm, public buddings,
chain guug camps, county officers boots and records, and J. P. books.
PAUPKL FARM
We fml 14 inmates at the farm win are fairly well provided for. We
also find two miloh cows, two hogs. Ve find that the roofs on mosr of the
buildings are in verv bad condition, aid we lecomtnend that these be re
paired at once. We find the of maintaining the pauper farm
since July Ist 1915 to January Id 1918 is $304.07.
FUBLIC BMLDINGrS
We find the jail in good sanitary emdition as a building of that condi
tion and age Coiilr* well be Kept. We Ind , rivate closets have been pro
vided for females, and that feu ales have been provided with the privacy
due them. We und that the resident, {ort on of the jail leaks very badly
the overhead plastering being cracked md liable to fail „t any time. Also
find the veranda in very bad shape. \Se recommend that these repairs be
made as soon as practicable.
We find the court bouse roof leaks ladly. and the plastering cracked
an! falling off in places. We notice th r the overhead ceiling in the main
auditorium in had shape, and in our op lion, is dangerous. w e notice a
glass out, of one window in Tax Col leetc Office. Also that the flues in the
furnace need rep firing, and mantel in c erk’s office needs attention. We
recommend that these repairs be made.
COUNTY bFFICERS
We have by committee examined tmj books of the Clerk of the Supe
rior Court, and find til e-ame well kept, iu a ousiuess-like manner, as
far as we were able to find.
We have also examined bv commute! the Ordinarv’s books, and as f >r
as we were able to asceriaiu, iu the .nn.ttd cim- allowed us, they are kept
in a nea r and orderly couditiou, VVe wiai to commend him on the adop
tion of the 100-- leaf system, and makiui: entries with typewriter
We have also bv committee exainmel the Justice of the Peace books of
the county and find them correct and uejtiy kept
We have also examined by commute* the County Treasurer’s booas
and find same neatlx and correctly kept. 'Ve attach hereto statement sub
initted to us by him.
We also examined the County School Superintendent's books and re
cords, and find same neatly aud correctly kept We also attach financial
statement submitted to us by him.
We h ave examt ed the public roads by committee, aud find the roads
in fairly good Condition for this season of the year. We dud very little
work ii>-i,,gdoue, except that by the crisiiigang, We did not visit any of
t tie ■■amps, but understand they are all An good condition and. doing good
work.
We find the indebtedness of the couuty to be somewhere between
$75,000 and $109,000. We teaiize that the rax rate s now very burdensome,
nd must not be increased. Tiieref "re, it is the s-use of this Grand Jury,
aud we recommend to f hejjpprd of RT.2**i wtH H -venues that expenses ruifut
be out down soirn or revenue derived from some other source. A
teduction of expenses can be had fn the building of bridges, and xve recom
mend that no more bridges be bought.
We find that ir hue become for the sheriffs, bailiffs, county
commissioners, aua other officers of the county to lure automobiles, and
other vehicles, to execute iegHl papers, arrest criminals and other pur
poses, aud charge same to the county. VVe recommend that the county
board do nor pav any more sucii bills, except where the Superior court is
in actual session, and then only when ordered by .he Judge in his sound
discretion <n extreme cases.
We endorse Govt mor Harris in his efforts to prevent the paralleling of
rhe Western <& Atlantic Railroad bx the L mi-viile A Nasuvilie railroad,
ai t! xve respecttullx ieeomm-nd (hat rhe vVes'ern A; At.antic railroad he
leai-td lor a long number of years, subject :o taxation for county purposes
in tim counties through which the road runs.
We recommend tfm following for memo -rs of the Board of E iueatiou:
Dr. I>. U. Monroe, A. B Cuuyus ana O. U. Bradford.
lu Ia King leave of ms tumor, Judge A, W. Fite, and Solicitor-General J,
M* Lang, who beg to thank them lor the many courtesies extended to us h .
them during r is term of c >urt. We also t-xieud to-, John R. Rob-rr- our
fine- re iliauKs for doiug ah our typewriting tree ot charge. VVe thaute j
Bail II J. E. Prat' tor arteudtuce and promptm-ss uuriug tfte session.
We recommend i liar tu-se pres u memo -e published m Tile Garters
vifle Aexvs, Bartow Tribuue, and t lie Adairsville Banner and the usual rates
Respect tub x submitted,
VVarien, A. Dodd, Rob’t J Donation, Barits ,C, Bloan, John G. Doss, J. P.
Worle>, Henry W, Paris, James Haney, Geo. AC. Jacasou, John A. Partain, j
Jotiu K Golan.-, vhu H Cowart, AmusKenh, J T Kr&>, Rainey \V. Lan
dels, James P WaiKer, Rob’t L. ciaxon, James Ai. Field, Joe B Buntii, John j
P. V^orle-. M l ., tVui O. tleiidersou, Elbert F. Noiinn. Bam N. A'wuoo.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
RECEIPTS
Balance from 1914 $ 176 82
State funds 32,711.84
Loans 9.0(10.00
O.lnrsourc s 175.70
J 0t01... ar $ 42,064 36
DISBURSEMENTS
Superintendent an! M. B. E $ 1,142 05
Superintendent's expenses 150.00
Buildiugs aud repairs 623 54
Euipiueut aud supplies 363.14
Interest 483.03
City systems 3,844.02 |
Colored teachers 1,841 67 |
Loans repaid 13,500 00 |
All other expeuses 327.92 j
Total $T 37,00.31 I
Balance on hand 5.05K05 !
Total. * 42,064.36
The county treasurer made fail and ■•ampler-* statement of a.l matters
involving the finances of the year 1915, and a;so a statement of all transac
tions from J ■'unary Ist to January 20tO, 1916. ,
His statements follow in a condensed form
Receipts during fUe year 191-5. funds of 1914 $ 82,089.91
Disposed of as folloxvs:
Transferred to the Road fund $ 33,845 56
Bridge 21,142 03
General 13.625 60
Bailiff 3.915.18
Jury 6.264 29
Jail 2.349.09
Pauper 948 06
$ 82,089.91
1916
Januarv 3. BaAnte to Cr. Jury fund * unds 1914 $ 780 22 '
” Bat'ff " ” 66.07 j
” Bridge ” ” 333.091
Pauper ” ” 387.23
Jail 0 186.27
$ 1.752.9s
To overdrawn on Road Fund $ 570.58
To overdrawn on General fund 406 .6 977.34
$ it 5.64
This balance $775.64. beiug a balance rein tinimr to the credit of the ac
count of 1915, and fnndsof che account of 1914, is frensferred to the account
of 1916 and applied to the credit or uupxid warrant account 1914 aud ap*
DIRECTORS FIT DATE
FOR COUNTY FI
October 10-13 Selected and
Admission Fee Fixed at
Twenty-Five Cents.
The officers and directors of the Bar
tow County Fair Association held an
important meeting Wednesday after
noon at which many matters of gener- j
ai interest were disposed of and many j
matters of policy were decided upon.
The heads of the different depart
ments were named and the commit
tees under these beads will be de
cided upon next week.
Among the matters of great public
interest, finally and definitely decided
on. was the date of the fair. After care
ful deliberation, and conference with
ether fair associations, Cartersville set
down on the dates of October 10, 11,
12 and 13.
It was further decided to charge a
general admission fee at the gate of
25 cents to each and every person, ex
cept on School Fair Day when children
of school age will be admitted for ten
cents. All vehicles of every kind will
be charged an admission fee of 25
cents. Parking provisions will be made
inside the track for automobiles, for
which an additional 25 cents charge
tor each machine will be demanded.
A 25 cents admission fee to the grand
stand and paddock will be charged
and a paddock enclosed by a fence
which will include the greater portion
adjacent to the race track stretch and
the grand stand. It was decided fur
ther to build additional seating ca
pacity to the grand stand so that more
people can be accommodated in this
way.
It xvas definitely decided to have the
best fair and more amusements and
entertaining features than ever held
before. The great desire of the direc
tors is to please and entertain the peo
ple and they are acting upon the
theory that the more entertaining the
fair is made, the greater crowds from
here aud a distance will attend.
It was also decided to have features
of an entertaining character each
night and a general admission at the
gate of ten cents will be charged, so
that during the fair there will be no
admission to the fair grounds either
day or night except that gained
through paying at the gate.
The directors have every reason for
feeling confident that the association
is going to be supported this year in
all its undertakings to put on a great
fair. The stockholders have manifest- ]
ed a spirit and determination to do ;
whatever is recessarv to successfully j
| pear on mv statement of 1916. transactions for January Ist to Jnfinary 20th
1916.
STATEMENT OF 1916 FOLLOWS
Januarv 26th. Receipts from all sources $ 43,917.28
Distributed as follows:
Transferred to credit of unpaid warrant
j account of 1914 $ 12,025.63
Transferred to aeccunt i-ridtre fund.... 9,374.99
! Transferred to account Jail fund 1,124.99
! Transferred to account Bailiff fund .... 375 09
Transferred to account Jury fund 1,874.98
Transferred ro accouut Pauper fund.... 749.99
Transferred to account Roads fund 15,012,34
Transferred to account Geueral fund .. 3,379.27
$ 43,917 28
Unpaid warrant account 1914 to credit $ 13,025.63
To xvarrants paid 7,270.53
$ 4,755.10
Bridge fund to creditors $9,374 99
warrants paid 2,700.13
, 6,674.86
Jail fund to creditors $ 1,124 99
Warrants paid 926.47
$ 198.52
Bailiff fund to Cr $ 375.09
wa'rants paid - $ 276.08
$ 99.01
Jury fund r ... $ 1874 98
Warrants paid $ 718 55 s
1156.45
Pauper farm to Cr $ 749.99
warrants pa and $ tSi 54
618.45
Reals fund to Or.' $ 15012.34
Warrants paid $ 7146.80
7865.54
General fund to Cr $ 3379.27
warrants t>aid $ 2217.64
1161 63
January 20th, 1916 balance in bank while this balance ap
peared iu bank 22529.54
January 20th, 1916 There have been warrants O. K'd and paid
amounting to from eight to ten thousand dollars and each day this balance
will be devoted to paving off county warrants.
The balance yet shoxvu to be due and unpaid on the debts of 1914
$37,861,29 and interest.
The interest paid out during the year of 1915 w warrants of 1914,
$4054 11.
It will be seen that while the board of 1915 devoted $3.00 <*u the #IOOO. -
00 to the debts of 1914, it will not lessen the indebtedness of the county for
while you pay on 1914 you take from 1915.
Respectfully Submitted.
G. 11. Gilreath, County Treasurer.
This January 26th, 1916.
HARBIN DF ODRDON
10W J GANDIDATI
Announces for Congres
and Will Seek to Defea
Gordon Lee.
Elsewhere in this issue of The Trib
une appears the announcement o
Hon. T. W. Hardin of Gordon count! 1
for congress. The press of the entirt
district carries a like announcement j
so that it may be said the campaign
of Judge Harbin for this position Is
formally launched.
Judge Harbin is a member of the
state senate at the present time, rep
resenting the counties of Murray.
Whitfield, Gordon and Catoosa, and
his record in the legislature, and as
ordinary of Gordon county some years
ago, is such as to please his many
friends throughout the district. He is
an upright, substantial citizen of Cal-
houn. Ga„ a hightoned Christian gen
tleman, and a business man who has
made s financial success. He is repre
sentative of the best thought and sen
timents of the people whom he seeks
to represent in the halls of congress,
and will receive a flattering support
among those who know him.
Judge Harbin will be opposed by
Hon. Gordon Lee, who now represents
this district, and who, it is understood,
will soon formally announce his candi
dacy /or re-election. Mr. Lee is known
to be an active and energetic congress
man, thoroughly alive to the best in
terests of the people he represents
and who, among his fellow congress
man, asserts a wide influence. He Is
now the vice-chairman of the commit
tee on agriculture in the House of
Representatives and devotes a great
proportion of his time toward the bet
terment of farming and agricultural
conditions.
Both Mr. Lee and Judge Harbin are
known to be good campaigners, and
ft is safe to say that neither will per
mit any grass to grow under their feet
while the race is on.
finance the institution, and many out
side the fair have tendered expres
sions of their intention to put up mon
ey and whatever else is necessary to
make the fair of 1916 the most suc
cessful event of its character in Geor
gia.
The premium list will be turned over
j to the printer within the next few days
: and the catalogue issued earlier than
j ever before.
After a session lasting for two hours
the directors adjourned to meet again
next week.
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