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0 - - • - ~ • -"- . .\V T-•■;■• " >**5*3* SgHSPfMPu urV-^r--.r i V'- f m mwx PUBLIC MEETING! The question of the sale or lease of instate Road is now pending in the .j^slature, and our Representatives •mid be formally apprised of the jv-hes of their constituents in the ■ emises. It has been deemed advisa- .therefore, to call a public meeting of i,‘ citizens of Coweta county, in the hart-house, on Tuesday next, for the til-pose of discussing the question in .. Ids bearings and giving such instruc- rin to our Representatives as the meet- jg may direct. It is a matter in which t-ery citizen of Coweta county is inter red, and it is earnestly desired that • very one who can will attend. Many Citizens. An Unfair Construction. During the present session of the Leg islature a bill was introduced to so .mend the charter of the Marietta and forth Georgia Railroad as to permit its .tension to Atlanta, parallel with the Western and Atlantic Railroad. The t-all came up in the House last week and •Tie of our Representatives, Hon. AY. Y. Atkinson, took strong grounds against .rr.uiting the authority conferred by rhe proposed measure and was mainly instrumental in securing the defeat of . he motion to recommit. Commenting . .pen 1 lie defeat of the bill, the Consti- .ition of Sunday last, contained the fol lowing editorial under the caption, -The State Road and Competition:” “H is a sad day for Georgia when the L ‘gislature decides, that no railroad hall be built in the section traversed tv the State road. The statement of ir. Atkinson of Coweta, that he would votvotc to charter a road from New man to Atlanta because it would hurt ae road already built, reduces this ob- -.. ructive principle to absurdity, and yet ■t is the fair and logical position to take. G the Legislature will not charter a ;ad that threatens the State road, it a. vtainly ought not to charter one that ireatens any other road. The prop- . --( y of citizens should be as sacredly protected as the property of the State. Put suppose that Mr. Atkinson’s cle- •iiration was applied to all charters -tRed for. There would simply be no more railroads built in Georgia. There no section into which a road could be .-rejected without threatening the mo- .• qioly of some road already built. It . mild be necessary, therefore, simply to ’..uply this principle and Georgia would £»nd still as far as railroad building is Hcerned. Every monopoly estab- hed would be perpetuated. ‘The Legislature should not try to ob- met the developing progress of the ate. The Marietta and North Geor- ■i: road is one of the most important lies we have and will become vastly ire important. It will find a way in- , Atlanta—even if the Legislature ould persist in refusing to grant it .e charter asked for. It will be a poor ivertisement for Georgia, however, Lat her Legislature tries to check such development by refusing a charter for so *r:ir and essential an enterprise. As for Tib State road, if it is to perpetually i'lut out of the section it goes through ■tun any other railroad facilities, it is tkely an irresistible feeling in favor ot .is sale will be engendered. The State ,v;]l be loser whenever the road is sold -but a few more episodes like this will ■nvince the public that it had better *>• sold, if even at a. sacrifice, than hold for stifling the growth of the north- rn end of the State.” d I Mr- Atkinson’s position on this ques- lon, as defined by liim upon the occa- ion referred to and as privately stated us since, is that the extension of the -ad from Marietta to Atlanta was not designed to furnish additional railroad .icilities to a section of country in need development, but was simply a pro- r-^sition to aid and enrich the present '.wners of the Marietta and North Geor gia Railroad at the expense of the State Toad. He contends, that it is not a sim- Dar case to that of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, nor the Augusta and Chattanooga Railroad. These roads passed through portions of -auntry hitherto undeveloped, added neatly to the wealth of the. sections penetrated, and furnished to the people interested railroad facilities not before gujpyed. Mr. Atkinson insists, as a m/oadprinciple, that not only the State’s rights in such casesshould be protected, but the rights of her citizens as well, lie would oppose with equal firmness .tie granting of a charter to build a road <ide by side with the Atlanta and West Point Railroad; because such a road would enrich no section not already -.upplied with adequate railroad facili- riss, be of no material advantage to the people along the line, and would neces sarily depreciate the property in towns ,iu the. Atlanta and West Point road, luless both roads should touch at all .joints paralleled, which would hardly done. He was opposed to building ip terminal cities like Atlanta at the •xpense of the country towns. If the privileges asked for by the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad sere granted it would undoubtedly de- jreciate the value of the State Road, it least for the distance paralleled; and ittEis juncture, when the State is trying » dispose of that property to the best ufvaHtage, either by lease or sale, he .•ould not regard sueli action on the isrfcof the Legislature otherwise than ju&rtunate. When the Marietta and ^irfh Georgia road was disposed of to ^present owners they were allowed iie use-of two hundred and fifty cou- icts to aid in extending the line to point in N orth- Carolina—the ar gument being that it would be a valua ble feeder of the State road, thereby enhancing botli the rentable and salea ble of the State’s property. Now, hav ing had the use of these convicts for a term of months and been made the beneficiary of a sixty-thousand-dollar donation by the State, the owners of the Marietta and North Georgia road want to run into Atlanta side by side with the State road;—in other words, instead of being a feeder, it would be a competitor, and a very formidable com petitor at that. The few individuals immediately interested would be bene fited more than the State, or any sec tion of the State. While he was not opposed to railroad development under fair and equitable conditions, be was opposed to any sort of competition designed to pull down one section of the State to build up another. He was in favor of rail road enterprises, but when it is demon strated that a superfluity of railroads may result detrimentally to the State or to the people at large he would op pose them. Mr. Atkinson claims that the Consti tution did not state his position fairly or fully, and we take pleasure in presenting his views here. At the same time we are not willing to admit that the Legislature did right in refus ing the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad the privilege of extending its line to Atlanta. We are opposed to any repressive legislation whose ef fect will be to retard the growth or development of the State, or any section of the State. In these booming times, when Georgia and the entire Soutli are in the heyday of a prosperity never before known in the history of the country, it seems para doxical that the Georgia Legislature should refuse the simple privilege of building additional railroads. It is use less to argue that the increased facilities thus secured are unnecessary. It would be difficult to conceive of an enterprise of this character that is not demanded by some special want in the community or communities interested, and we have yet to hear of an instance where rail road construction has injured or even disappointed a community. IV e need all the railroads we can get, and where local capital is not required to build them (which is true of the Marietta and North Georgia extension,) they are all the more desirable. In due time we shall have more to say on this subject. Our space will not admit of further discussion now. The Atlanta and West Point Rail road. The annual meeting of the stockhol ders of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad was held in Atlanta last Mon day. The reports of the president and general manager were submitted, which showed the condition of the road to be excellent. The gross re ceipts for the year just ended were $394,040.13; expenses, $234,053.27; netin- come, $100,586.88. The road has been paying handsome dividends upon its capital stock, in addition to the interest on its debenture bonds. The road-bed is in splendid condition and the business of the road is steadily increasing. A new board of directors was elected, which is constituted as follows: C. H. Phinizy, Jacob Phinizy, J. W. Green, Augusta; D. N. Speer, Pat Calhoun, Atlanta; E. P. Alexander, Savannah; W. B. Berry, Newnan. Speeches were made by Judge J. S. Bigby, Gen. E. P. Alexander and Ma jor J. W. Green, in which the adminis tration of Col. L. P. Grant w r as alluded to in most complimentary terms. There were 7,526 shares of stock rep resented, 4,000 of which are owned by the Georgia Railroad. The latter road being now controlled by the Central, these shares are of course voted as the president and directors of the Central may direct. Immediately after the adjournment of the stockholders’ convention a meet ing of the new board of directors was held, when the following officers were elected: President—Chas. H. Phinizy. Secretary and Treasurer—H. H. Ab- bett. General Manager—Cecil Gabbet. Several changes were made in the management of the road, it having been given out that the present administra tion of the Central Railroad desired to place the management of the Atlanta and West Point in the hands of a board of directors and officers known to be in accord with the policy of the Central administration. It was understood to be in furtherance of this idea that Col. L. P. Grant was retired from the pres idency, and other important changes made in the directory. Newnan was complimented by the election of Hon. W. B. Berry to a place on the board, he having been a staunch supporter of Gen. Alexander in his late contest for the presidency of the Central road and a warm, consistent friend for several years prior to that event. La- Grange is not represented in the direc tory. and Judge Longlev, of LaGrange; Hon. Peter F. Smith and Hon. IV. A. Turner, ’’ of Newnan; Hon. John W. Parks of Meriwether, and numerous others, strongly indorsing Mr. Adams’ charac ter and Democracy. Congressman Grimes seems thoroughly satisfied that Mr. Adams Is a Democrat, and says he has no apology to make for causing his appointment. It is now in order for the Vindicator to make some remarks in support of its charges which it will doubtless proceed to do. The article from the Meriicethcr Vin dicator to which reference is made is as follows: ‘‘The Columbus Enquirer says that Mr. John C. Adams, former postmaster at Hogansville, has been appointed pos tal clerk on the Georgia Midland. The Enquirer further adds that Mr. Adams is a good Democrat. To this statement of the Enquirer it may be said that Mr. Adams lost the position of postmaster at Hogansville about the same time Re publican postmasters were dismissed at Talbotton, Columbus, LaGrange, New nan and ’other points. It has always been understood, too, that Mr. Adams was dismissed from ofiice at Hogans ville because of his Republican ante cedents. We all know that Messrs. Betliune of Talbotton, Sturgis of Colum bus, Milner of Newnan, Adams of Ho gansville, and other postmasters were dismissed after Mr. Cleveland became President. If all or any of these were Democrats, why their dismissal? If the Enquirer has the proofs of their Democ racy, by all means let the evidence be forthcoming.” Brady’s Guano Bill. If Mr. Brady, of Sumter, is really anxious to achieve a little notoriety— and that seems to be his ambition—let him offer as a substitute for his guano bill a bill to abolish the Department of Agriculture. In trying to remedy the evil which his hill seeks to correct it will be much better to go to the root of the trouble at once and have done with it. His bill, even if it becomes alaw, will not enhance the component efficacy of com mercial fertilizers manufactured or of fered for sale hi this State; neither will it prevent adulteration; nor will it pro hibit the sale, except to those unable to pay the cash for it. In no sense can it benefit the farmer who lias a con scientious regard for his business obli gations, and at last this is the only class that ought to be protected. The in tention of the hill may be good, hut the tendency is undoubtedly mischievous, and if Mr. Brady were less a demagogue and more a statesman he would readi ly acknowledge it. Mr. Brady should go home and try to raise a crop without the use of fertil izers before offering for the Legislature again. He is evidently not sufficiently experienced, either in practical farm ing or law-making, to know what the farmers of Georgia want or what they need. Judge Atkinson, of Brunswick, while in Savannah a few days ago, about to leave liis room to travel, placed a loaded revolver and liis gold watch in a satchel, and by accident the satchel fell to the floor, exploding the revolver and sending a bullet through his watch, making a half dozen time pieces of it.—Seivanneih Times. Mr. Atkinson is Judge of the Bruns wick Circuit, and the fact that he is accustomed to carrying a pistol is as reprehensible as it is undignifying. How can a high judicial officer hope to reform this popular evil when he sets such a poor example himself? IVe res pectfully commend to the consideration of Judge Atkinson section 4527 of the Code, which he has expounded so often for the information and benefit • of grand juries in his circuit, and when he has digested that paragraph he can ponder at his leisure the purport of section 4310. The earnings of the Central Railroad system for June are $394,000 against $341,000 for June, 1S80. The expenses for the month are $303,000, against $316,000 for the month of June^l8S6. For the ten months ending June 30th, the net earnings are $2,015,000. For the ten months ending June 30tli, 18S6, the net earnings were $1,859,999. Hon. IV. Y. Atkinson has intro duced a bill to amend the Code so as to require the Commissioner of Agricul ture to be elected by the people. A bill to abolish the office altogether would be a much happier hit, legisla tively. __ Congressman Grimes Criticised. Several days ago the Columbus En quirer-Sun announced the appointment of J. C. Adams, of Hogansville, as pos tal route clerk on the Georgia Midland, aiid stated that he was a good Demo crat. The appointment seems to have been unsatisfactory to the Meriicether Vindicator, and it intimates that he is a Republican, and asks the Enquirer-Sun for evidence of his Demorcacy. Last Saturday morning the Enquirer-Sun published extracts from letters to Con gressman Grimes from Judge Ferrell “Honor to Whom Honor is Due.” Mr. Editor:—The Atlanta Constitu tion of the 22d inst. contained what purported to be an account of the pro ceedings of the reunion of the Seventh Georgia Regiment at Powder Springs on the 21st inst., hut it is so manifestly unfair and inaccurate in several partic ulars that I cannot refrain from calling attention to it.' The reporter was ei ther misinformed as to the main de tails of that meeting, or made up his re port from such garbled accounts as could be obtained secondhand; or, if present, was so unfamiliar with military matters as to be unable to make the honorable titular distinctions customary on such occasions; or, perhaps he has been born since the war and doesn’t know the different gradations of rank; or, maybe he wasn’t there at all, but with true Bohemian enterprise sat him down in some sequestered nook and prepared his report from an imaginary pro gramme furnished in advance by an over-zealous veteran who was not in the war at all. At any rate, the ac count is erroneous, and in some res pects unjust. For example, he com mences his report of the day’s proceed ings by saying that “Mr. Carmical eall- ed the meeting to order.” Now “Mis ter” Carmical was not present, and the name would not be recognized : y any member of the regiment with this un military prefix. Colonel George H. Carmical was there, though, and presid ed over the deliberations of that gallant command with characteristic ability and fairness. From the Constitution's account one might infer that “Mister” Carmical was merely an obscure civ ilian, who had obtruded himself upon the meeting for the purpose of attract ing notice as its presiding officer. No where in that report does it appear that he was entitled to such distinction by virtue of meritorious service rendered while commanding one of the most dis tinguished corps in the Confederate army. If ever soldier won liis spurs fairly and honorably that man was Geo. II. Carmical. The ranks of the Confed eracy contained no braver, no more he roic or self-sacrificing patriot, and no officer of the army left a more illustri ous record. He enlisted in Company A when a mere stripling and was imme diately elected to the second lieuten- antcy. A brief review of liis military achievements may not he uninteresting to your readers, «aml I am sure will be appreciated by every member of the old Seventh Georgia: He entered the service as a second lieutenant of Company A. After the first battle of Manassas lie was promot ed to the first lieutenancy. Subse quently promoted to the captaincy, lie led bis company in the battles of York- town, Garnett’s Farm, Malvern Hill and Thoroughfare Gap. At the second battle of Manassas lie was advanced to tlie rank of major, and while leading his command in this sanguinary conflict was severely wounded. He was after wards promoted to the lieutenant-colo nelcy and participated in the battle of Fredericksburg, lie continued in active command of the regiment until wound ed at Knoxville. After a brief furlough he returned to his command in time to take part in the battles of the Wilder ness, Spottsyivania Court-house, Deep Bottom and Fussell’s Mill. In the last named engagement he received a wound in the face which came near costing him his life. At the battle of Gettysburg he distinguished himself conspicuously, and shortly afterwards was promoted to the colonelcy of the regiment. He surrendered with his regiment at Appomatox. He brought home as honorable marks of the four years’ campaign scars received in half a score of engagements and a record for soldierly ability and heroism not en joyed by any other officer of the com mand. So much for Colonel Carmical’s war record. Among other inaccuracies in the Constitution's report, I note the fol lowing: Neither Gen. Evons nor Gen. Gar- trell was present at the reunion on the 21st inst., though the reporter made feeling allusion to both. Major John Dunwoody did not read extracts from letters, but read an ad dress. Major J. F. Kiser was not the first major of the regiment. That position was first filled by John Dunwoody. Mr. Editor, you will greatly oblige the survivors of Company A, and of the Seventh Georgia Regiment, by pub lishing the above. Co. A. W. E. AVERY DEALER IN WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, SPECTACLES, GOLD PENS, CHINA AND GLASSWARE, MUSICAL MERCHANDISE, SINGER SEWING MACHINE, NEEDLES AND OIL, VIOLIN STRINGS, BRTC-A-BRAC, NOVELTIES In house decoration, .etc. WEDDING RINGS, MEDALS, BADGES, PRESENTA TION AND SPECIAL PIE CES OF JEWELRY. REPAIRING AND ENGRAVING. Everything guaranteed as represented— all work warranted. W. E. AVERY, the Jeweler, Newnan, Ga. House and Lot on Greenville Street For Sale! Stockholders’ Notice. The second annual meeting of the stock holders of the Coweta Fertilizer Company will be held at the office of the First National Bank on Tuesday, August 2d, at 2 o'clock r. M. Business of importance will be brought before the convention. All stockholders are requested to be present. By order of the di rectors. H. C. ARNALL, Pres t. II. e. Fishek, Sec’y. J PROPRIETOR OF THE EMPIRE STORE, WILL LEAVE Next week for New York, Baltimore and Boston, whither he goes to purchase his annual stock of I offer for sale my house and lot on Green ville street. House is in good repair and con tains eight rooms; well-kept flower yard; six acres of ground attached; all necessary out-houses; excellent water. Terms easy. MRS. C. A. DENNIS. Newnan, Ga., July 23d, 1SS7.—Ini. FALL AND WINTER GOODS. i He goes thus early in order that he may not be hurried in making his selections and will remain until the ist of Sep tember. HE PROMISES To show the largest and most carefully selected stock of Fall and Winter DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, NOTIONS, CARPETS, ETC., Ever brought to Newnan, and by his LOW PRICES will demonstrate the advantages of purchasing at first hands —advantages that are shared equally by the merchant and his customers. Be patient until he returns and your reward shall be great. WE ARE NOW CLOSING OUT OUR STOCK OF SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING Not exactly at cost, but at such greatly reduced prices as will astonish you. We have between fifty and seventy-five suits, all sizes and qualities, yet on hand that must be sold before the ^ season closes. Call and examine our stock. TWO DOZEN EXTRA LENGTH ALPACA COATS RECEIVED THIS WEEK. SEVERAL SETS OF 3-ROLLER CANE MILLS AND EVAPORATORS, . (MANUFACTURED BY THE CHATTANOOGA PLOW CO.) ON HAND AND FOR SALE AT FOUNDRY PRICES. ONE HUNDRED POUNDS FRESH RUTA BAGA TURNIP SEED JUST RECEIVED. HARDAWAY & HUNTER. mm mL tmmm mm