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THE RAILROADS
AND THE PEOPLE.
How the Roads are Fleecing the
Business Men and Farmers of
Georgia by Means of
Exorbitant Freight
Rates.
from Nashville, Tetin., to Savan
nah, < >».. :t.'l rent* p«r 100 poitnds.
< >n it fiOO-pound halo this would
|M' 1.05 per halo. From another
hullot in issuoil hj tho saiiio asso
ciation I find that tho charge from
LaGrange to Georgia ports is r>0
Resolutions of Clen Crove
Church on the Death
of Rev. Hamrick.
PERSIAN DISHONESTY.
Nvkon. Ga., Aug. Ittho.
For us to refrain from grieving
after our friends and loved .ones
when they are nailed into eternity nt,ly
eents per 100 pounds, or¥-.50 lor a j )y m,,, w jjo gave them to us is lie- speeches made by Miwmilmau*
hale off, (Ml pounds. Now Nash , h . It is natural
In
lion.
made some
Ills speech at
Hoke Smith
• (elements ol v itnl
iliipoi tunee to the people ol New
nun and ( oweta Founty. lie
showed how the railroads are
llt*t*cing the business men and
farmers of this section of the State
(us well as all other sections of the
State, l>\ means of exorbitant
freight rates. Mr. Smith present
ed the figures to sustain his ar
|« PrraMln Every eUuui of iMl.lf
I'ron HIckMl to LohhI.
Veracity Is a Hearts' article lu reraia,
accord lug IFJJie Kev. Nnjiler Malcolm.
In bis "KW; Years In I be i’erstun
Town”-be- writes of eondkhpus In-Yewi
as follows: "In tbe Yeed baaaars prob-
noi less than oue-thlrd of tbe
are
Karo
yond human power. It is natural ^ WPI| , to |he hBMHr #lKl Mfter the
for us pi grieve even when we are usual haggling fixed the price of some
absolutely convinced that they meat ut lk krans for tbirieen pounds
... ., , . ,,11 ’Bat,' said tbe cook, ‘you've gut your
were at peace with (rod and all |buml> ou thff . 1)ld J011 think.'
mankind and have taken up their retorted the butcher, 'that 1 would
imitation to Savannah M5 edits ]ier a j MM j (l w j(j, the blessed in Christ. give you meat at thirteen isniudB for
bale more than cotton shipped ., * , . the ^present time 12 krana unleaa I kept my thumb on
.. ...... , .. .... , (ki I'OI ages uown U) tnt present, mm- tl)e W e had a neighbor who
Hogansville, I rum Nashville to Geoigia polls. t h e grea t and the small, the strong wj ,„ <.ouKidered a fairly reapectabte
It the railroad companies volun- weak have lieen made to mau whose note business was the fora-
THE BIG FURNITURE STORE
ville is more than twice as lar Irorn
the Georgia ports as l.a<!range,
and yet a bale of cotton shipped
from this county is taxed for trails-
t c f rvTcJiZs --
We have secured large additional
space to accommodate our big
stock of furniture and house fur
nishings. We are now able to
display the goods to better advan
tage and can show the public that
this store has the most complete
stock of this kind in Ncwnan.
Come and see.
interest and lardy haul nearly 600 miles from ww>p ttlul grieve to that extent that
Nashx ill** to our Georgia polls at results therefrom seemed noth
61.Of, per hale, surely they make
money out of it. Why should the
railroad com mission of Georgiu let
them charge\ou 85 cents more pt
bale for a distance of
miles? Your rates should certain
1 v lie less for .'100 miles than Ihc
railroad voluntarily charges for
85 cents
lug less than certain death, .lob
was a man after Coil’s own heart
and it is evident that lie wu« made
I UR of sen Ik.
"Blit tbe fait is that avert* dim*,
from the highest to tbe lowest. Is
thoroughly permeated by tbe leaven of
dishonesty. A Molmiiiiuedsn sssored
me that truth speaking and honesty
bad nothing to <lo with religion, bat
‘In
1'erSlH
ought to apeak tbe truth very well, for
grief was thoroughly weighed and oni , „f ,he Greek historians who lived
my calamities laid in the balances before the Mohammedan era declared
. .. • dial the Persians xvere famous for
together, lor now .1 would he t|M , tr|lHl , , But who does
heavier than tilt* sand of the sea. not- know,’ replied the Mohammedan,
The Lord had taken his loved ones, that the climate of a country changes
DEPOT 8T.
E. O. REESE,
NEWNAN,| GA,
s more per „,.j,. V e exceedingly, for on one were purelj n matter of climate.
atsiut IKK) , , j tliai case,' said 1. 'the people of P-
. . occasion he cried out, “Oh, il my .. th „ ' wpll
Newnan Marble Works,
J, E. ZACHARY, Proprietor.
All
Manufacturer and Dealer in—
Kinds Marble and
A SWIMMING POOL.
laignincut of Ihc railroads; and dllO miles. Yet you pay
Ills argument is unanswerable. more per Imle, and t his comes out
The News presents la-low that of the pocket of the mm. who toils an(! thiH ^th other things caused « uUrt,> » every years? "
portion ol ,M r. Smith s speech deal- in the field and raises tile cotton. grieve. King David xvas a
ing with freight rate conditions in "I have been charged with de niH1 , w Ji U grieved eontinnously and
Ihis section ot Cenrgia: j «i ri iik Jo eon lisente the property ol ,.x ( '.]aime<l “Mine eyi* is consumed
Now let ns come to your own railroads. I lie charge is lalsc. I
particular locality. I will show wish to stop the roads from eon
you that the rates from Newnan, liseating your property.
fimn Hogansville, and from La “1 have, stated that you are en-
11range to Georgia's great port, titled to lower rates to the ports.
Granite
Georgia Marble a Specialty.
lierause of grief.” Solomon, the
wise, said, “In much wisdom is
much grief and he that increaseth
wisdom increaseth sorrow.”
So that l>ears us out in
Savannah, which can Ih* controlled I have stall'd that the objection ol that the wis*'and pure in
hy oiii railroad commission, have the railroad commission to giving
been left far higher than 1 he rates to you cheaper rates to the ports
Iroiii Savannah to Opelika and is indefensible. That objection is
siunlai points in Alabama volun- that lower rates to your ports will
tardy given hy the railroads to the force for you lower rules on the
■ihippi'cs in Alabama.
FREIGHT HATES
Muvniiiinh Int
:Uiviuiiiuli. * •“
lo New nan, Gu.
lo ( ))h Itliu, A la
(New nun (bulged
I >|M,lIkII. .-Mu . <>l I ■
pounds )
luvnuiiuli. < in
Buvuuimb. I in
biglicr rule limn
-,-tiis pm bandied
III llognllHVille.liH
III I Ipellkn. A 1m.
all rail lines lo the east and west,
and Mr. Joseph M. Itrown object
S( . «*d to giv ing the lower port rail's
m, at least in part for this mwon. | i M ,| OV tHl pastors; and why should
, Lower port rates may loree lower sh ,. Il0t Kr j f . V e muter such eiremn-
ratesto the eastern and western Htail|!eR< K ,. V- |<. V V. Ilamriek,
points, lfso.it will accomplish wh( , was ^ghty-one years and six
exactly wind you ar titled to.’' mon( , H ol(1> Ht hi s son’s home
at Sargent, Ga.. on Hu
How to Mokv One In o Brook or *»•-
ulno Htrroao.
Th«' ‘ brook or I'unulug streem of
natural outdoor witter gives u variety
of chuucvs for the uiuu who wishes to
live bis life arlglil. The brook eau
lie converted, without being diverted.
Into n swimming pool for lioys by
(hiding n thim nt the polot where the
hunks do u little ext.ru shelving and
tend to form a nut urn I liusln. Tbe hot- \
tom should be spuded out and made
more of a reservoir In Its capacity ttuil
sltnpt*. The dsm Itself can be made by
n family of Isiys at the cost of the
nun tier and nulls Involved. The etn-
hnnkineuts are soddctl. The aides of
the apillvvay are made of wooden posts
made to grieve Iteeause ol tin* death ip-iven Into the ground and bon riled
of one of her former und very much up. This makes u box up affnir. or
All work guaranteed to be First Class in every particular.
Parties needing anything in our line are recpiestcd to call,
examine work, and get prices.
OFFICEIANDIWORKSINEAR R. R. JUNCT N.
NEWNAN, GA.
heart hath sorrow. Jesus, while
here on earth, was grieved Is-cause
of many things und wept with
others who had lost their friends
and loved ones.
The church at Glen Grove is now
DR.T H DAVIS
RsMidsiii'*- ' I'linn,- .Vt.hi-i
DR. W. A. TDRNKTt,
Residence 'I'hoiiP
I 0|
Ittl
.a:»
Bank of Heard County Will
Soon bo Formed.
( HllglUihVlll*
(ip, hi.ii Alu .
pi in i it In i
Miiviunmli. <hi
idiuigi d higher i ate I bun
nt ll.’i cents per hundred
In l.ut Irungi . tin
MaVulinnli. tin., to Ojieliku. Alu
LaGrange. Ga., Aug. 12. At
raogements have nearly been com
pleted for a bank at Franklin, in
Heard county, which will lie
known as the Hank ol Heard
County. The capital stock will he
Hon. Fuller F,. Callaway, presi
.gs
( LnC range clanged liigbei mle limn,
0|H<liku. A In , uf W reals p. r bundred *-"' 000 '
pun nils).
Tlie.su are tirst nluss rates applying In deni of the LaGrange National
niudi point) All otbin classes mv in | (ll nk. and one of the best known
mime pni|Kimnu business men of Georgia, will he
HHMMAHY. president of this bank, which will
Tivc haul lo Newnan is 70 miles In* the only Imnking institution it;
l H) ,•ter via Atlanta, ami 52 miles Heard county. Colonel Franks.
Iiorter via .Macon, but the rate is Loft in, of Franklin, will lie vice
IV tints higher than to the Ala president. The cashier will la*
lmniftcltv. elected later. The stockholders
The haul to Hogansville is 51 w ill be composed largely of Heard
Ist It day
of last .I line. He served a* pastor
at kflen Grove for six successive
years, commencing with tin* year
I Silt). Owing to his feeble condi
tion, after the six years service, lie
resigned from care of the church.
The church exceedingly regretted
to accept his resignation, but under
the existing circumstances, could
I not do otherwise. He was true
and faithful to the church and the
members loved him and had the
utmost confidence in him as their
leader. He was ever ready to
' comfort those who were in trouble
and distress. He did not fail to
church to lu faithful
rntber tvVo boxes, oik on escfi side of
the stream. These boxes nre filled
with suud, rocks und sods to mnke a
solid cubic piece of resistance. The
sodded eiahunkments ruu il cross the
valley or depression of the brook hot
low to tbe higher ground. By menus
of a lever—a pole (pla.t Ing Into a
wooden jawed socket and weighted
with u rock or pieces of Iron) the
wuler gate can be opened against a
strong headway of water. Tbe water
flows over the top ot the spillway
when it Is closed, and by raising the
gate the pond can tie emptied or re
duced In tbe normal level of the brook.
—Country l.lfe In America.
DAVIS :& TURNER SANATORIUM,
Corner College and Hancock Sts.,
NEWNAN, - - - GEORGIA.
High, central and quiet location.
All surgical and medical cases taken, except
contagious diseases.
Trained nurse constantly in attendance.
Rates $5.00 per day.
Private office in building. ’Phone 5 two calls.
Davisr&Turner Sanatorium.
THE MALE CRICKET.
Merck
Carious Trral Hr I)rvrlo|is fur ttia
l.ud, of His f'holer.
In the American Naturalist .1. L.
Haiicni'k gives uii interesting descrip
tion of some of tbe habits of the
striped meadow cricket. The most,
striking part of the account deals
with the allurements which the male
crickets possess. When he wishes to
sttracl the female the male cricket
raises bis fore wings vertically above
ami iliTigmif in its sen icc to God. head and by rubbing them over
Nor (lid lie fail to point out to the »*»«•' other produces h high pitched
Of one who * ,U * ,D *' or ' l >tlha l ,w shrilling.
woi Idly tht il doom. ... ..... when the female's attention has been
proved to Ih* resigned to the w ill ot attracted she goes to the male and
miles shorter via Atlanta audio miinty t iti/t us. ^ God, and One who so earnestly Htul proceeds to teke advantage of tbe re-
faithl'nlly strove to build up the * *“
miles shorter viuMueon. but the A new bank building will
mte is :»5 cents highei than tti erecU'd at onee and eonstnicU*»| of
Opobka, Ala. Heard ootinly granite, for which
The haul to Latlrtoigt
Heart! comity
:<8 this i*oiintv is famous.
miles shorter via Atlanta and 2.'t
miles shorter via Mueon, but the
rate is 2.8 ismts higher than to the
A labaiuu cit y.
The bank will la* ready for busi
ness about Oetolter lirst.
Heard county has long lieen in
cause of Christ hereon earth, we
ean conscientiously say thut Hro.
Hamrick fought a good tight, and
that God wus plevised with his lu
burs at His will, called him home, eagerness
, . , . . ... where he will rest and enjoy tht* specially
need ot a kinking institution, as , . ..... ' ..
, . , . I nuts ol his labor. I lieu may the
fresh men Ik ottered. Upon tile mate's
back, sitii«ie<l well forward on tbe
thorax.-is a-'ltttle'depfeuelim or'tvell In
which a small ipiaDfltv of semlflnld
material Is' secreted, ('limbing up on
the male's back, tbe female eats this
apparently delicious morsel with great
& Dent,
A Regular Smash-up
points a straight finger tc
this place, for the very
good reason that, here ur.-
whceled, generally hal
tered up vehicles can get .
hack to business at, small
cost. One word and that
is the end of it: We dc
and
just
•arriage repairing
vou only
churj»e
what’s right..
BUILDERS
oo4’» &cc4s.
New nan, LaGrange ami Opelika the nearest hank to its county seat
nroHiuulurly situates! in the mat is alnuit 18 miles. With u new
torn! railway competition, each Imnk and prospects of the early t*x
jHMng served by two railways. tension of the Ghattuhooehee Yal
Newnan. Ga.. Hiid Dpelika. Ala., ley railway through her Uirders,
mix* served by the same railroads, together with other improvements,
i..: The Central of Georgia and Frank.lin and Heard county will
the Atlanta and West I’oint and; soon lake her place among the
Western id Alabama. foremost counties in western Geor
Dozens ol other Mahama points
k'sidts Opelika, \ia., have the
sunt' rales and consequently the
same advantage.
“Let us take up a single item
which will especially interest the
Inrmcis. \s I have already slat
ed to you, the tanner pays the
freight v-n his cotton to the port.
I'ht* n : '' tn bays llie tanner s
cotton looks at the Savannah ju ice,
or Now \ i . I. j riiv, or l.ivorpool
pi ice, -and .. ii ws ;h,- funner here
in 1 logansvi' ,c a price per Jiountl
after dtsha ting the juice jmid ja*r
jHMini: vvtiii'. it will cost tin buyer
of : in coti< : ii ship it. The buy
cr id ’.r,i cotton ucducts the cost ot
Iraiisj-i r.atii u. not much a halo,
but ii the juice Jan ]>otiud. So
the iarinci j ays tin- juice on the
bale ot his cot tor to the market.
“ll\ examining a bulletin from
g r ta.
From Franklin News and
Banner.
Mr. W. I’. Gearreld. of New
nan. visited Col. F. S. Loft in and
amilv Sitndux .
church at Glen Grove Iw encour
aged by these thoughts and strive
the harder to please Him who hath
the keys of life and death, that
each in turn will meet this noble
and ever faithful soldier of the
cross in that home which Ghrlst
has jirejiared for all that seek and
jntt their trust in Him.
Therefore, Hi IT Kbsni.y i:i>,
i 1st.) That the church at Glen
Grove has lost a devoted friend
and brother, and that we, as a
church, will strive to emulate the
life of our brother, which was so
full ot years ami honor.
(2nd.) That the church has
lost a y.caious worker and sytupa-
lt Is evidently something
■bole* w hlrli Is formed
there for her'.especial benefit. Tbla
proceeding suggests that treating as n
means of winning a laity's love is not
routined to the allurements of ice
cream and soda water. — t'ollier'a
Weekly.
Crimson Clover.
ki|la«a'i NtMt|Hi|H*r
Ou June lh. I8f)ti. England's newspa
per stump duty was abolished and the
reign of the cheap dally begun. This
■'tax on knowledge'* was tirst imposed
In 17lli and vvus made most severe hy
llie hc| of 1820, which fixed II at 8
rents h sheet, with" 87 cents duty on
each advertisement. -The Whigs re
duced tbe duly to a penny in lSttli, but
when tbe Crimean war broke out and
every one wanted the news even a
penny duly was found to l«* intolera
ble. Its repent Is called, the Magnu
Chartu of the Brittsb press.
Miss Mary Goudsou is laicl, froni tlii/cr; the family, a devoted (’hri
New nan, where she sjient a mouth
v lsiting relativ es.
tian husband and father.
(,'tril.) That we mourn with the
Mr
\. (i. Hendrick, ot New
nan. is mingling with friends here
this week. Mr. Hendrick Inis
been quite si,-i, but is last gaining
his health.
\ square meal is ticUer w hen
I'ouiided olVwdh giaid humor.
fhe eloquence ol the jtrayer is
no sign of its rising qualities.
a food that tool-
Flattery i>
the Southern Freight .Association, thrive on. but even the most sen
I find that the railroads voluntui sible like a nibble at it oee-asion
dy charged for cotton shipped - ally.
family of the deceased, bur rejoice
when we retleet and in our imag
ination see him as he stands on the
right hand ol' iiis .Master, wrapjtcd
in a new, bright, shining robe \>t
glory.
(4th.) That these resolutions
Ih* spread ujion the minute kmk
and a cojiy of the same be sent to
the family; and also a copy of same
be furnished the Enterprise-Ga
zette, The Herald and Advertiser
and The Newnan News for ptibli
cation.
J. M. Aun vu..
A. H. Jon is,
NY. M. Spkku.
('ommittee.
An A«'oide«jf.
Snmll Tommy, being repruved by fits
mother for some misdeed, showed bis
(llspleasm-e in bis lin e
"Why, Tommy.” said bis mother,
“aren't \ ou aslmiucd to make a fiioe at
Our Southern Farmers can gave fer
tilizer bills and increase their revenues
MILLIONS OF .DOLLARS,
by sowing Crimson Clover at the
last working ot their Corn and
Cotton crops. It is the lust tame
to sow and you saveun ex:tra_prep
aration of the land. Crimson
Clover makes land rich in humus
or vegetaole matter and puts it in
excellent condition for the crops
which follow it. It also makes
A lint wittier cover crop,
An excellent grazing crop,
A good earl; forage crop,
A splendid soil-improving crop.
Plowed inkier early in the spring,
it increases the yield of corn, to-
baeco, cotton or other crops which
follow it, to a wonderful extent.
Our *ales of Crimson Clover seed Me
increasing euorn .msly eiy year, end
we are to-day the largest dealers in
this seed in the United Mates.
NY rite for prices and circulars plying
Went Bound.
No. 0 No. J
10 no
ji ii
11 ;jti
of>
J 00
10 00*Lv Crillin Ai
10 JO Vaughan
Henoia "
Newnnn '•
... Whitesbnrg
.—.Carrollton.. “
.— .Bremen "
- 10 “....Ceflartown---* 1
2 ‘itf ..Rome ••
2143 ” Holland ••
3 -V •• Lyerlv
4 05 — Raccoon ....
4 hi •*.. Sumihervlile..**
4 3Ui *• Triou ••
4 4H ”... LaFuyetie....“
5 10 •*.-Ohickamatign..
5 .Vi A r.. c h at t u uooga.. L v
p M •
4
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CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY.
In Effect Mav, 1D04. '
iNo. 2 3 0
! (-8
1 44
1 16 #*, ««
J‘2 48
11 ‘27
10 41
10 C‘2
1 .**0
a 40 ..
o : -i ...
F ‘.‘J ...
For Inforinttion as to Rates, ete.. udeires
C W. CHEARB,
Div. Paws. Agent-
<‘bf.ttHnooga, Term.
0. A NOLAN.
Agent.
Newnan. Oh.
. J. ROBINSON
A Sot. G K A
Bavani »ih.
J c. HAILE..
U'.-Ll t'H-.-An,'
vaimah. *
uie
1111111111111." replied iLi‘ little fel
low. **I tritMl to hnijrh, but iny face
.slipped."- t‘liic:i>ro News.
information about this valuable crop.
T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen,
RICHMOND, • VIRGINIA.
Wood's Descriptive Fall Catalogue,
i-.ued in August, tells abnutall Farm
-und Garden Seeds fur Fall Plant-
ing. Mailed flee on request.
1 TAKE YOUR CLQTHlNe TO 1
IS. C. CASTER A CO.
I'oHted.
Mrs. IH- 8tyle- Bridget, will you
please bang up my skirt aud picket?
The Xluid—Yis, mum. 8li'll I git two
liekets mi Tn, or only vvtin fr til’ two
ut 'en V—Cleveland leader.
They Appeal to Oji Sympathies.
| OPPOSITE HOTEL P!KS0N,
f when you want them
u cleaned, pressed, repaired
| or dyed in the best manner
a. and at the most reasona-
£j b!e prices.
Ovrriirsrd In * Bus.
Fust Old I July -He was a bad char
acter. but I believe be repented ot last,
gev'pud i )ki I July - Ob. no, fie didn’t. I
saw that be died intestate.— IxmmIob
GJohe.
Tin- bilious till r : dyspe;i<* i, i - eonelant
-utfeiers and iqiiH al tn our -vitijji.tines.
There i- ii( * uiirtt liiein. however, who.
in :y nut )„- biongnt hue.I; :• heali.li ami ;
bhj»pit;ess bv tbe use of 'Oifl'i-berinin's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. These mb
iet> invigorate the -touiac!i and liver and
■ngtheu the digestion. They also:
tSEsasaa
R-I-P-A-N-S Tabuies
Doctors find
A
gooa prescription
For mankind
{
... , , U- u„|. The6-oeut j-seket in enough fer nsnaloccasions
regulate- the bowels hot sate by Holt I bottle m rente) remains a snpnjy
O.r t j ear All -inggn-t- >^-ll tfcein.
A. Oates, druggists, Newi.-tu:, Ga.