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Walker County Messenger.
VOLUME XXXVI—NO. 14
TRION PLANT IS
VALUED AT $1,128,495
By Court Appraisers —Mill
Making Fine Money Under
'» Receivership
Tbe property of the Trion Manu
facturing company, at Trion, is
worth a million, one hundred and
twenty eight thousand, four hun
dred, ninety five dollars. These fig
ures are the result of the apprais
ment made by the court appraisers,
C. Terhune and Wilson M. Hardy
of Rome, and C. P. Thompson, of
Trion. They filed their report,
which is a lengthy document, on
Friday.
A consolidation of the apprais
ment shows the following.
Machinery $420,879
Mill building 161,660
Water power, dam and
city water system 60,000
300 tenant houses, hotel,
opera house, etc 106,650
700 acres land, including
village 59,500
3,000 acres farming and
timber land 85,655
Mercantile stock and fix
tures 30,408
Feed, wagons, coal, lumber
live stock, etc 8,830
Railroad sidings 5,000
Notes and accounts 69,471
Cash 9.012
Raw cotton 35,388
Cloth on hand and in pro
cess of manufacture.... 76,557
$1,128,495
The appraisement is based on the
present value of the property, rather
than its original cost. In the case
of tbe machinery and buildings a
heavy deduction from first cost is
made for wear and tear. The notes
and accounts are appraised at only
a small portion of their face value,
and the large account of some
$350, 000 that had been carried on
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|| Til© Price " Shipley Concert Company
\l Consisting of Four Members
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if This is our last Lyceum Attraction and we Believe Our Best
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!1 Miss Stella Price Miss Lucile Price
If is a violin, saxophone and piano soloist of unusual brilliancy and Better than adver- is not only a reader of exceptional gifts and charming personality,
raffl culture., She is eminently equipped for a place on a versatile lyceum tised” is the general hot sings most acceptably, playa the saxophone, and ia a skillful ac
-1 1 organization. Her several seasons m concert work have been so sue- com pan is t. Her experience in these various branches of her art has
cessfnl that the demand for her appearance makes the Price-Shipley verdict of the audience prepared her for the work for which she is now offered. Sae alone
Entertainers one of the most popular companies before the public w j lQ j, eart j “Enter- “ a^e to bold an audience through an entire evening of refined en
today. J joyment.
' tainers.” Every mem-
11 her was excellent and
x| Mrs. Emma Walcott Price every member an artist. Mr. Barton W. Shipley
IJSJ is one of the few who can sing the old songs in such a manner that Their name is well > 9 a saxophone, mandolin and cornet soloist. He has brought bis solos
m her audiences feel the real meaning of the words. Her past success to admirable perfection. The most difficult compositions are inter
in her peculiar form of art guarantees her appearances this season to chosen. Post A Ufitin preted with ease. He has served as cornet soloist with many leading
be eminently satisfactory. She possesses those rare native gifts de- (Mich.) News. bands. His playing demonstrates the remarkable possibilities of the
!Jl manded of one who would sing the Folk Song, the Ballad and Sere- * various instruments. He proves his versatility and provides a series
| nade as they should be sung. of varied feats that have intnuaic merit as well as merry entertainment
| Admission 15 and 25c -- Cresent Theater
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the books of the company as “cotton
transaction," and representing specu
lation in cotton, was considered to
be of no value. Likewise, tbe nine
boilers, which furnish power, in
conjunction with the water power
were regarded by tbe appraisers as
fit only for scrap iron. One of the
mill buildings, occupied by mill
number one, the first to be erected,
more than 30 years ago, was re
garded as worth only one-fifth its
cost of construction. Some of tbe
machinery was appraised only 10 to
25 per cent of first cost, while
other machinery recently purchased,
was appraised at seventy-five, and
in a few cases even eighty-five per
cent of its cost.
In sp.te of many heavy deduc
tions, the appraisment reached a to
tal Os $1,228,495.00, which is $250,-
000 more than the debts owed by
the company.
Mill la Making Money
' The second report of the auditors
was also filed this week with tbe
court. This report covered the term
of the receivership. It was exactly
three months from the time Mr.
Cooper was appointed receiver on
November 28rd, to the election of
Mr. Lipscomb as trustee on February
23rd. The report of the auditors
for this period showed that the mill
had earned $43,000 net during the
three months operations. In the
same time, tbe company store cleared
over $4,000. This is a magnificent
record and lends hope to the credi
tors of the unfortunate concern.
It is understood that an order for
the sale of the property will be pre
pared shortly, and that it will be
put on the block some time in May.
—Rome Tribume.
Notice To Stock'Raisers
I will stand my Jack at my barn
5 miles east of LaFayette in Cane
Creek district. He is 14 1-2 bands
high, 9 years old; half Spanish.
Season $6 to insure living colt; sea
son due when mare is traded. All
care will be taken to avoid accidents,
but will not be responsible should
any occur. ltx
W. C. JACKSON.
LAFAYETTE (4KOK i \ f FRIDAY APRIL 5, 1912
TWO BALLOTS FOR
MAY Ist PRIMARY
t
Chairman Wright, of State Executive Committee, Rules
That Separate Tickets, Ballot Boxes, Etc., Must Be
Used in Presidential Primary
According to the ruling made lttt
week by Chairman W. C. Wright, of
Newnan, of the state executive com
mittee, there will have to be two
separate and distinct primaries on
May Ist in those counties where
county officers are to be nominated
on that date—two seperate tickets
and two ballot boxes.
Since tbe connty committee in
Walker decided to burry tbe Walker
county campaign up and have the
county primary on May Ist, the date
of tbe presidential primary, Mr.
Wright’s rulmg mean* that at the
coming primary in this county
there must be two ballots, the county
ticket being separate from the presi
dential ticket, two ballot boxes, two
sets of returns and two tally sheets.
It is generally conceded that this
ruling wilt result iu a lot of confu
sion and there are many' who think
the proper think for the county com
mittee to do is to postpone the county
primary until the state primary in
August when the names of all tbe
candidates to be voted for can be
put on one ballot. It is not likely
that this will be done, however, and
election managers on May Ist will
have the novel experience of holding
two distinct elections at the same
time. How the managers and the
voters will like the plan remains to’
, * I■, 1 ■ , J /<
be seen.
Chairman Wright’s ruling was
made following a request from Bibb
county that they be allowed to place
the tames of their county candidates
on tbe presidential tickets. Mr.
Wrigbt declared that this could not
be done, but that two distinct ballots
would have to be used, with separate
ballot boxes and returns.
KENSINGTOII DISTRICT VOTES
10 KEEP LOCAI TAXATION
The election held in the Kensing
ton school district Monday to deter
mine if that district would keep
local taxation for the support of tbe
public schools resulted in an over
whelming victory for the local tax
side. The vote was:
For local taxation 42
Against local taxation 20
Kensington district was the first
distiict in Walker to vote local taxa
tion and it has proven such an aid
to the improvement of their school
that the citizens of the district refuse
to dispense with it. It is estimated
that corporations and non-residents
pay 53 per cent of tbe local tax in
this district.
WARDLAW WRITES CARD
CONCERNING PRIMARY
To the Voters and the Democratic
Executive committee of Walker
County;
tt was stated in the Messenger of
last week that the office of Represen
tative waaincludedin the primary of
May Ist. I wish to state that this
matter was discussed in our meeting
of Maich 26th, but the committee
was then under the impression that
this office was a county office. As
this was contrary to the law on pri
mary election in Georgia, Acts of
1908,1 therefore state as it was not
in our authority for the setting of
the date for representative, that our
committee did not, nor does it desire
to go beyond our jurisdiction and
therefore the representative’s office
will uot be included in our primary
of May Ist., but this will be left to
the state executive committee, as the
law directs, .and will not be held
earlier than sixty days prior to the
general election.
I wish to say to the general public
while there seems to have been a
general dissatisfaction in tbe com
mittee naming May Ist for our pri
mary, will state, as was shown in the
Messenger last week, that the major
ity of all members and proxies did
and should rule. And while many
complaints come to me I do not feel
that I should call our committee to
gether again to rescind our actions;
however, if a majority of the com
mittee Bhould so desire, I woulcft N
hesitate calling our body together
again at any time to discuss the
matter.
W. A. WARDLAW.
Chairman Ex. Committee Walker
county.
DR. FARISS WILL ENTER
LEGISLATIVE RACE
The friends in every sectton of
the county of Dr. 8. W. Farias will
be greatly interested in tbe state
ment that tbe Doctor will be in the
race for representative from Walker
at the primary in August.
For a number of years many
different citizens of the county real*
izing the Doctor’s splendid fitness
and his eminent qualifications for
this office, have urged biip to enter
tbe race, but it was not until this
year that tbe Doctor would consent
for bis name to be used.
Notice To Stock Raisers
Black Jack with white points, 14
bands high, known as tbe Jud Green
Jack, will make the season at my
farm 1-2 west of Catlett. Season
$5; to party raising best colt, season
free.
A. L. WILLIAMS.
ONh DOLLAR PER YEAR
HERNDON HONORED
RY 000 FELLOWS
Named Dist. Deputy Grand
Master at Cave Spring
Meeting
D. W. HerndoD,of LaFayette, was
honored by the Odd Fellows of the
I.9th division at their semi-annual
meeting at Cave Spring last week
bv election to the office of District
Deputy Grand Master.
Other officers were elected as fol
lows:
N. G., G. 8. Klein, Rome, Ga.
V. G., H. F. Joyner, Rockmart,
Diokerson ljT2
Secretary, J. H. Carter, Dallas.
R. S. N. G., H. C. Ocmoody, Ar
agon.
L. S. N. G., J. S. Satterfield,
Rockmart.
K. S. V. G , C. E. Rose, Rossville.
L 8. V. G., J. H. Price, Lindale,
Chaplain, H. E. Smith, County
Line.
Conductor, T. J. Atkins, Dallas.
Warden, B. H. Leonard, Cedar
town.
R. 8. 8., C. H. Chapman, Cave
Spring.
L. 8. 8, A. D. Reynolds, Lindale.
I. G., W. P. Bradfield, Rome.
O. G. t J G. Walraven, LaFayette.
Relief committee: Tom Salmon,
Raymond Thurman,
Harrisburg; W. F. Meek, Dallas.
After the election of officers Ce
dartown was selected as the place
for holding the next convention a
year bence.
Notice to Teaohers
Annual teachers institute at La-
Fayette, week beginning April 8.
Ail county teachers now engaged in
county schools or who expect to
teach in the county the coming year
are required to attend. County
teachers engaged in teaching outside
the couuty are not required to at
tend and will not be compensated
for attending.
By order of the county board.
R. D. LOVE, C. 8. C.