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■ :! : I ®hc gcrald and ^tartisa Newnan, Ga., Friday, July 29th, 1887. IN FAVOR OF THE SALE. Bill Introduced in the Senate for the Sale of the State Road. Atlanta Constitution, 22d hist. One of tin- most important bills of the present session of tlie Legislature is that of Senator Dean, introduced yes terday, which provides for the sale of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. The bill is entitled “a bill to be enti tled an act to authorize and direct the sale of the Western and Atlantic Rail road, and to Specify the terms and man ner of sale x>f the same, and for other purposes.” It reads as follows: Whereas, the tine objects of pure re publican Government are the protec tion of tlje life, liberty and property of the citizens, rather than conducting business for pecuniary gain; and Whereas, the Constitution of the ,State of Georgia declares “protection to person and property the paramount du ty of Government, and shall be impar tial and complete;” and Whereas, the Constitution of the State of Georgia recognizes the right of the people to free competition in busi ness pursuits; and Whereas, the owning of property by the State which is used and operated solely for the purposes of profit to the State is inconsistent with the foregoing principles and is calculated to reduce the State from the high plane of pure gov ernment to the level of business compe tition with her citizens, thereby offer ing temptation to use her sovereign power to protect her pecuniary interests at the sacrifice of her citizens, whose welfare she should promote rather than retard; and Whereas, the control and manage ment of such property by the State has been and will continue to be a disturb ing element in the conduct of affairs of the State; and Whereas, it is a bad business policy to own property and refuse to sell the same for an adequate price while ow ing debts, the interest on which is equal to or greater than the income de rived from the property; and Whereas, the Constitution of the State of Georgia recognizes the propri ety of selling the property of the State for the purpose of paying the debts of the State; Therefore, be it enacted by the Gen oral Assembly of the State of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the property owned by the State of Georgia and known as the Western and Atlantic Railroad proper ty be sold upon the terms and in the k manner hereinafter provided Sec. 1. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That his excel lency, the Governor of the State of Georgia, the President of the Senate, ,the,Speaker of the House of Represen tatives, the Attorney-General and tlie Treasurer of the State, or their succes sors in office, be, and they are hereby constituted a Board of Commissioner to conduct and consummate the sale of said property, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transac tion of the business entrusted to them. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Board of Commissioners are hereby authorized and directed to advertise in ten or more leading journals published in the United States for bids and propositions of purchase of said prop erty; such advertisement to be pub lished once a month for three months prior to the first day of January, lb8S, and shall contain a statement of rules upon which bids and propositions will be received and entertained by the Board, a description of the property to be sold, and the terms of sale as provid ed in section fourth of this act recited. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the minimum principal sum to be paid for said piop- erty shall be eight million four hun dred and eighty thousand and live hun dred dollars ($8,4S0,500). The time of payment thereof shall be as follows, to-wit: Two million one hundred and forty one thousand (§2,141,000) dollars shall become due on December the first in the year eighteen hundred and eigh ty-sight (1SS8); two million and ninety- eight thousand (§2,008,000) dollars shall become due September the first, in the same be right of way, depot, town or city lots, together with all improvements and fixtures thereon, such as railroad tracks, bridges, depot buildings, car sheds, machine shops, round houses, buildings, water tanks, coal yards and bins, telegraph lines, etc. Also person al property, consisting of locomotive engines, cars, passenger and freight, hand cars, tools and materials for use in machine shops and for repairs and im- j provements on line of road, wood, ties, rails, spikes and bars, office furniture and fixtures, scales, trucks, etc.; all of which, adapted to use on said railroad and of such proportionate values lor each class of personalty herein specified as was, by the State of Georgia, turned over and delivered to the present lessees of said railroad, as appears of record in the office of the Secretary of State, hy authority of the act authorizing the lease of said road, t he aggregate amount thereof being about six hundred thou sand dollars ($600,0(k) ’. Sai< 1 property to he sold subject to the lease contract now unexpired thereon; the term of which lease are not hereby altered or abridged. The purchaser or purchasois to receive credit on the interest due tlie State for all sums received by the State from the lessees of said property, intei- est being allowed the purchaser or pur chasers at the rate of four and one-lialf per cent, per annum for credits received in advance of the maturity of interest due by them to the State. The faith of the State is hereby pledged to convey said property with good and sufficient title in fee simple with warranty against the claim or claims of any and all pei- son or persons whomsoever, upon a full and complete compliance with the terms of sale as herein provided. The title to said property shall be and re main in the State of Georgia until the terms of sale are fully and completely fulfilled—which being done, a convey ance shall be made as above stated. Possession of said property shall be given to the purchaser or purchasers whenever said lease contract is termi nated. In case the purchaser or pur chasers shall at nny time fail or refuse to pay any sum or sums, either of prin cipal or interest, that may be due under the terms of the contract of sale with in twenty (20) days after the same has become due, or shall fail or neglect to keep said property in as good condition and repair pending the execution of said contract of sale as the same may be in when possession is delivered, then, in that event, tlie Governor shall, by an order passed and entered upon the re cords of his office, declare said con tract of purchase null and void, and thereupon lie shall proceed to take im mediate possession o£ said property', and if resistance is offered by the party or parties in possession, lie shall have authority to call to Ins aid any or all of the Sheriffs of this State, with the pos se comiteitus to take possession and ex pel the party or parties holding ad verse to the State. After possession of said property has been given the purchaser or purchasers thereof, there upon said property shall become liable to all the burdens of Government and subject to the sovereign power of the State as other and similar property situated or constructed within the State since the year 1874. This condition shall not be construed to impair in any wise whatever the title of tlie State in said property pending the execution of the contract of purchase. In addition to the security of retaining title to said property by the State, the purchaser or purchasers shall be required to deposit •with the Treasurer of the State of Georgia at the time the contract of sale may be signed and delivered, bonds of the State of Georgia, recognized by the State to be valid, or of the United States, of the par value of two million (§2,000,000) dollars, or in lieu thereof shall execute and deliver a good and valid bond payable to the Governor of the State of Georgia, for the sum of two million (§2,000,000) dollars, secured by first mortgage upon real estate or railroad property situated -within this State, of the value of at least three million ($3,000,000) dollars. The condi tion of said deposit of bonds, or of said mortgage bonds, shall be that upon a failure of the purchaser or purchasers to comply with any or all the terms of the contract of sale, the State through and in the name of the Governor shall have the right to sell said bonds, or any part thereof, or to. foreclose.said mort gage for such sum or 1 sums as may be sufficient to cover all amounts of prin- authority aforesaid,“That the Governor ! business that was offered to it. That is shall 1m? ex ojjicio chairman of said ; its condition to-day. The business of board of commissioners, and upon the ! the road has increased, and the traveling passage of this act he shall forthwith | public has become more exacting. If call said board to convene in his office the road were to be stripped of its bet- for the purpose of entering upon a dis- terments, as threatened by President charge of their duties. Said board shall Brown, it could not accommodate its keep a record of all its proceedings and j business nor meet the demands of its shall control its own deliberations and j patrons. It would not, therefore, be actions bv such rules and regulations ! in as good condition as it was when the not inconsistent with this act or with the laws of the State, as they may deem proper. In tlie event a contract of sale , is made, the same shall be signed by j the Governor, and at least a majority of the board, the party or parties pur chasing, and the same shall be seale*: with the great seal of the State, an 1 shall be recorded in the office of the Secretary of State and filed in the Ex ecutive office. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should, sai l board fail for any cause to consummate a sale of said property on or before July 1st, 1S88, then and in that event they shall take such action and procure propositions for a future lease or rental of said property as they may deem best, and shall report such propositions lessees obtained possession of it, and if returned to the State in that condition the terms of the lease would not be complied with. Doubtless every dollar spent in bet terments has returned two dollars to the lessees. Every improvement made has increased the public confidence m the mad and brought it business. The improvements also have made it possi ble to d<> the business of the road at less expense. The lessees, therefore, were only consulting their own inter ests when they spent money for better ment', and it is rather remarkable that they should now want pay for what has already paid them so well. Unless President Brown makes out a better ca.-e for the lessees than he has the chances are that the Give Them a Chance. That is to say, your lungs. ’ Also all vour breathing machinery. Very won derful machinery it is. Not only the larger air-passages, but the thousands of tittle tubes and cavities leading from When these are clogged and choked with matter which ought not to be there vour lungs cannot half do their work’ 'And what they do, they cannot do well. Call it cold, cough, croup, pneumonia, catarrh, consumption or any of the lam- ilv of throat and nose and head and lung obstructions, all are bad. All ought to be got rid of. There is just one sure wav to get rid of them, lhnt is to take 'Boscliee’s German Syrup, which anv druggist will sell you at 7-> cents a bottle. Even if everything else has failed, you may depend upon this for certain. The pear crop is bringing hundreds ' dollars into Thomas county. Professional Carbs. P. S. Willcoxon. W. C. Wright. WILLCOXON & WRIGHT, Attorneys at Law, Newnan, Ga. Will practice in nil tlie Courts of the Dis trict anh circuit. All Justice Courts atten ded. Office in Willcoxon building, over E. E. Summers’. i 5 V -1 111 11 through the Governor to tli eral Assembly of Georgia. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws aiul parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. THE AUTHOR'S VIEWS. A Constitution reporter saw Senator Dean and asked the object and purpose of the bill. Mr. Dean said the interest on the present debt of tlie State, not including school bonds, amounts to §487,425 annually. Now the income from the State road is $300,000 annually, which leaves a difference of §187,425. Now the interest on the minimum price, $8,480,500 at 4} per cent, will be $381,- 622.50, being $81,622.50 more than the State now gets from the road. This large increase that will result from the sale of the road, is, I think,’a very good reason why the road should be sold. Individuals endeavor to get as much from their investments as they can, and I do not see why the State should not pursue a similar policy. “In addition to this reason, should the bill pass next Gen- i Legislature will not allow their claim. Good Coffee Easy to Make. Miss Corson, in a lecture, says: “It is one of the simplest things in the world to make a cup of coffee, and this can easily be acconipJisned by applying a little common sense. If you put boil ing water oil coffee, and do not let it boil, you have all tlie good qualities preserved. One reason dyspeptics can not drink coffee is because it is boiled. I have made as good coffee in an old tomato can as I have ever supped from the finest French coffee urn. IVe should take lessons in this matter from the Turks and Arabians, who grind their coffee to a fine powder. When the coffee is ground as fine as possible, put it in a little bag of unbleached muslin, which should be tied tightly enough to prevent the escape of the grounds. If you use a cupful of unground coffee you can make a cupful of strong, black coffee. In making coffee many people sacrifice flavor for strength. Bitterness noil IU tuu R-a,,,,, ...uvuv., comes from boding. When boiling wa- 5 and the road be sold, the ter is placed on the hag of ground cot- of dollars into I have been for several years a suffer er from Hav Fever and severe head colds and have tried other remedies in hope of getting relief, but have found none that can compare with Ely s (_ ream Balm. 1 would not be without it tor anv consideration. It is simply won derful in its effect upon the nasal or gans. S. H. BURTT, Wilmington, N. I can cheerfullv recommend Ely’s Cream Balm to the suffering public tor Hav Fever and stoppage of the air pas sages. I have tried it and find it gives immediate relief. J. E. RECTOR, 209 Rock St., Littld Rock, Ark. Orlando McClendon. K. W. Freeman. McClendon & freeman, Attorneys at Law, Nownan, Ga. Practice in all the courts, collections made, conveyancing, and all legal business pttenJed to with promptness. Office over James Paris j east side public square. ! GEO. A. CARTER, Attorney at Law, Grantville, Ga. Will practice in all the Courts of the Cir cuit, and elsewhere by special agi cement. W. A. TURNER, Attorney at Law, Newnan, Ga. Practices in all the State and Federal Courts. Office No. 4 Opera House Building. wTy. ATKINSON, Attorney at Law, Newnan, Ga. Will practice in all Courts of tlr.s and adjoining counties and the Supreme Court. Railroab Scfycbulcs. ATLANTA & WEST POINT R. R. proceeds of sale under the Constitution will be required to be applied to tlie liquidation of the State debt. But with the greater portion of the State debt thus provided for, there will he no necessity for raising more than $100,000 annually from the people by taxation. These figures to me show conclusively that the best interest of the State will be served by selling tlie road, and thus rid herself of all her railroad property, quitting the commercial line she has so long been engaged in, and hereafter confining herself solely to the task of | governing the people wisely and well. “Ample time exists in which to sell the road. There is no necessity for hurry, and no reason why any one’s in terest should be injured by undue haste. If this Assembly does not provide for the disposition of the road, the next Legislature will have time to complete it, as the lease does not expire before December 27th, 1890. “I am in favor of making an earnest effort to effect the sale of the road for the most advantageous price. This ef fort is necessary to he made, and either this or the next Legislature will have to accomplish it. Why not let this one have a chance at it?” S. POWELL, Attorney at Law*, Newnan, Collections made. Ga G. W. PEDDY, M. D- Physician and Surgeon, Newnan, 3a. (Office over W. E. Avery’s Jewelry Store.) Otters his services to tlie people of Newnan and surrounding country. All calls answered promptly. fee it should stand at least three min utes before serving. Remember, the longer it stands the stronger it be comes.” . Raising the Hat. New York Times. The number of men who do not take off their hats in elevators, theaters, lob bies, etc., in the presence of ladies ap pears to be increasing. A business man says that this is because people are be coming more practical and less senti mental: Men, he says, do not fancy sacrificing their good looks for the sake of gallantry, and that’s what they would do nine time's out of ten should they doff in a hurry. They would re veal a mussed-up head of hair, or, in these days of baldness, a shining pate. So, by keeping on his cephalic covering he doesn’t have to grasp either horn of the dilemma. And then another fact that weighs heavily, too, is the presence of women everywhere now, in all the busy places where once women w’ere never seen. In shop, factory, store, they are employed to such an extent that it is difficult to .give to the sex that chivalrous attention which once was accorded them because of the in frequency of their public appearance. July 24th, 1387. Up Day Passenger Train—East. Leave Selma a ! u Leave Montgomery ' of » “ Grantville 11 4o a m “ Puckett’s a ™ “ Newnan J2 08 P 10 “ Palmetto 1'- '■>} P m Arrive at Atlanta 1 lo p m Down Day Passenger Train—West. Leave Atlanta i "S! p m “ Palmetto 2 20 p in “ Newnan » it p ,n *• Puckett’s g P 1X1 “ Grantville 3 lo p in Arrive at Montgomery J m Arrive Selma 10 00 p m Up Night Passenger Train—East. Leave Selma 3 30 p m Leave Montgomery » P m “ Grantville » 13 a m “ Puckett’s 3 37 am “ Newnan 3 58 am “ Palmetto 4 4o a m Arrive at Atlanta 0 10 a m Down NigAt Passenger Train—West. Leave Atlanta 10 00 p m “ Palmetto H .(> p m “ Newnan 12 08 am « Puckett’s 12 32 a m “ Grantville 12 50 a ro Arrive at Montgomery 7 Oo a m Arrive at Selma am Accommodation Train (daily,—East. Leave LaGrange j» !•> a m Arrive Grantvi 1 le 7 02 a m “ Puckett’s 7 20 am “ Newnan 7 33 a m “ Powell’s 1 52am “ Palmetto 810am “ Atlanta 9 lo a m Accommodation Train ( daily)— West. Leave Atlanta 2 iX p 111 Arrive Palmetto 6 00 p m *• Powell’s 6 27 p m “ Newnan 0 42pm •* Puckett’s.. 7 00pm “ Grantville 7 lo p m “ LaGrange 8 00 p m COLUMBUS AND ATLANTA EXPRESS, (DAILY) GOING SOUTH. Leave Atlanta ® £9 a m Arrive at Newnan s 00 a m LaGrange 8 5o a m Opelika Columbus 11 9Z nT Montgomery 1210 am 1 Selma 4 08 p in GOING NORTH. Leave Selma J® (4 a 111 1 Montgomery 1? 30 p m 1 Columbus j 2’ P m 1 LaGrange ? ^ p m 1 Newnan 4 30 p m Arrive at Atlanta -. P m CHAS. H. CROMWELL, Cecil Gabbett, || Gen’l Pass. Agent. Gen’l Manager. T. B. DAVIS, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, Newnan, Ga. Offers his professional services to the citi zens of Newnan and vicinity. DR. THOIasTI. JONES. Respectfully otters his services to the people in Newnan anil vicinity. Office on Depot street, R. H. Barnes’ old jewelry office. Res idence on Depot street, third building east of A. * W. P. depot. igimcational. SOUTHERN FEMALE COLLEGE. College of Letters, Science and Art. FACULTY OF SEVENTEEN; SCHOLARSHIP HIGH. such amounts of expense or cost as the State may have incurred, and for such damages as she may have sustained bj reason of the non-compliance upon the part of said purchaser or purchasers, i with the terms of the contract of sale, j When the first installment of principal i am l all interest matured shall have been paid, then one million ($1,000,000) dollars of said bonds or of said mortgage shall be delivered, up or released to said year eighteen hundred and ninety (1S90); due and unpaid, and three hundred and seven thousand and u i mUl ; , five hundred ($307,500) dollars shall be come due June the first, eighteen hun dred and ninety-two (1892); five hundred and forty-two thousand ($542,000) dol lars shall become due June the first, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety- six (1806); the balance of the purchase price to become due June the first in year nineteen hundred and fifteen (1815). JSaid several installments or payments shall bear interest from date of final consummation of sale at the rate of four and one-half (4|) per cent, per an num, payable semi-annually, both prin cipal and interest payable at the office of the Treasurer of the State of Geor gia. The Board of Commissioners may require such bonus or security for good faith upon the part of parties making bids or propositions as they may deem proper, and ubject to such term as they may prescribe. The property to be sold and conveyed is the following, to-wit: All of the real estate and easements owned by the State of Georgia, appertaining to or connected wikh the IVestern and Atlan tic Railroad property, within the State of Georgia and Tennessee, whether the The Claim for Betterments. Savannah News. The claim of the lessees of the Wes tern and Atlantic Railroad for com pensation for betterments very natur ally creates some surprise. The im pression has prevailed that at tlie ex piration of the lease the road, just as it is, with its equipment, would pass into the possession of the State, and, that too, free from any claim of the lessees. The letter of President Brown lias de stroyed this impression, and it now ap pears that the lessees expect to be paid for all the improvements, they have made, and for all the rolling stock they have purchased beyond what is necessary to leave the road with about the same amount of rolling stock it had when they came into possession of it. The impression gained from the lease is that the lessees are to be allowed nothing for betterments. All that is said in that document on that point is that the lessees shall return the road to the State in as good condition as they The Check was Forthcoming. When the Rev. Charles Deems, of the Church of the Redeemer in New York City, wanted money to pay off a debt on the building he called on Commo dore Vanderbilt. ‘Are you going to preach what I want to hear?” asked the old man sternly. ‘I shall try to preach acceptably,” answered the clergyman, in an evasive manner. But no sooner had he said the words than all the manhood within him rose in revolt and the spirit of John Knox seemed calling him to account. ‘I shall preach the Gospel as I be lieve and understand it, and if you have any special sins I shall be most likely to preach against them.” “Humph!” said the Commodore, and ended the interview. The next day he sent Air. Deems a check for $50,000 for not being afraid to do his duty. A bottle of turpentine should be Library, reading room, museum, mounted telescope, apparatus, twenty-one pianos, com plete appliances. Elocution and Fine Art at tractions. In Music t.lie Misses Cox direc tors, vocalists from Paris and Berlin, distin guished pianist, and ladies’ orchestra. Board and tuition, ?2U7. School begins Sept.28tb. MRS. I. F. COX, President. LaGrange, Ga. THE GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE, SCIENCE AND ART. One of the best Business and Normal Schools South, and only one having a separate I emale Department, offers a select, unsectarian,Chris tian home to young men and young ladies, providing Tuition and Board, including Washing, Fuel, Lights, etc., for only *U per month each! Penmauslnp, Book-keeping, Shorthand, Type-writing and Music thor- oughly taught. Full Business, Normal, Col legiate and Irregular courses of study. Su perior Preparatory Department. Healthful ness unsurpassed. Over 200 students the past year, ltith year begins in Sept. Early appli cation is necessary to secure a place- I or cat alogue addrsss at once, TERRILL E. SIMMONS, Pres’t, Norcross, Ga. THE No. 1— _ „ ArriveAtkinson, T. O b 00 a m “ Banning *> a 111 “ Whitesburg 6 20 a m “ Sargent’s 6 51 am “ Newnan 7 14 a m u Sbarpsburg 8 0o a m 41 Turin 8 l‘-» a.m « Senoia 8 32 am “ Brooks (J a m « Vaughns 9 27 am “ Griffin 9 50am L^a^TGriffin ■■ Arrive at Vaughns ' if £ ™ Senoia P 10 « Turin 135 pm “ Shnrpsburg 1 50 pm ** Newnan 2 28 pm “ Sargent’s 3 25 pm “ Whitesburg 3 48 pm “ Banning 4 00 pm “ Atkinson, T. 0 4 23 pm “ Carrollton 4 50pm M. S. Belknap, Gen’l Manager. 36th SCHOLASTIC YEAR —or— COLLEGE TEMPLE WILL BEGIN Monday, August 29th, 1887. Having recorded our most successful year, we present the claims of able instructors, high scholarship, moderate rates and health ful locality. For particulars, address, M. P. KELLOGG, President, Newnan ,Ga. purchaser or purchasers, and when the j therefor. Unless they had improved ' the road and its facilities they would not have made the rent out of it. It received it. 0 , 1 kept in every house, for its uses are If the understanding of the State and | y „ \ jw rlvm« snrinkled the lessees was that additional rolling stock and improvements were to be paid for, on the. termination ' of the lease, it would have been so stated in the contract. The fact that there is no such statement would seem to be quite conclusive that the lessees expected to put the property hi a condition to meet all the business demands upon it, and to keep it so without any compensation numerous. A few drops sprinkled where cockroaches congregate will ex terminate them at once; also ants, red or black. Moths will flee from the odor of it. Besides it is an excellent application for a cut or a bum. It will take ink stains out of white muslin when added to soap, and will help to whiten clothes, when added to them when boiling. second installment of principal and all ! matured interest shall have- been paid, j I then the remaining one million ($1,000,- j | 000) dollars of said bonds, or of said j mortgage, shall be delivered up or re- j i leased to said purchaser or purchasers. | ’ When possession of said property is de- j livered to the purchaser or purchasers, j | the Governor shall appoint three disin- j terested railroad experts, who shall ex- ! amine all of said property and make to ! him a detailed report, stating the char acter and condition of the same; wdiich report shall be recorded in the office oi the Secretary of State and filed in the Executive office. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the would have been a burden to them in stead of a divident yielding property. Well, when the lessees took the road did they not expect to renew the rolling stock, build new bridges and make such other improvements as their business demanded? Why did they expend so much on betterments? Clearly because it paid them to do so. They have not spent a dollar that they w’ere not abso lutely obliged to spend. There is another light in which this claim for betterments may he viewed. It is tins: When the lessees received the road it was in a condition to do all None of the newly discovered comets are in danger of rushing against the earth just yet. 000 miles off. The nearest is 120,000,- BRADFIELD'S An infallible specific for all the diseases peculiar to women, such as painful or suppressed Menstration Falling of the Womb.Leu- corrlicea or Whites, etc. The cheapest thing in straw hats this season is the head of a dude. HARD TO PLEASE. 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