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VOLUME XLVI. NO. 4.
Peerless Wooien Mills
Plan $300,000 Expansion
GROUND BROKEN FOR DEVELOPj
MENT THIS WEEK luo NEW
HOMES FOR EMPLOYEES
WHEN COMPLETED WILL BE
BIGGEST LN SOUTH AND AT
TOP OF LIST IN ENTIRE UNIT
ED STATES
• Ground is being broken Ibis week
by the Peerless Woolen Mills at
RossviHe, as the lirst step toward a
$300,000 development, including fac
tory expansion, the construction of
100 homes for employees and the
installation of scouring equipment,
providing for the use direct from
the animals wool produced in this
section. The. plans are expected to
be completed within twelve months.
With a capacity of 2,500,000 yards,
the Peerless is the largest plant ol
its kind in the South. The proposed
expansion will put the Peerless in
the running at the top of Hie list
of the largest cloth manufacturing
enterprizes in the entire country.
Announcement has also been made
of the purchase by the company ol
a 40-acre tract of land adjoining the
present mill property. This addi
tional tract will give the Peerless a
115-ac.re site.
‘'The addition to the mills will be
erected in the formation of a square
connecting with the east, and west
sections of the plant. This type ol
Construction, it is pointed out, not
only insures adequate light from a
court in the center, but allows bur
continued process production. The
east and west sections of the new
development will each be 145x65
Ifeet, two stories. The connecting
section running north and south will
be 258x72 feet. This unit will also
he. two stories, with the exception
of the dye room which will be'one
story Standard mill construction
will be adhered to throughout.
“The addition will allow for the
expansion of Hie present card room,
making this department one of the
largest of its kind in the United
Stales and will allow for the addi
tion of several score looms. The
company is operating approximately,
150 looms at the present time. Oth
er new equipment to be installed
will provide for the performance
of every operation required in the
manufacture of woolen cloth. II is
pointed out that wool passes through
thirty operatioas in the manufac
ture of a piece of cloth.
‘The scouring plant alone, it is
estimated will cost between $15,000
and $20,000 At this time there is no
plant of this type below the Mason-
Dixon line. Practically all wool used
in the south is first scoured in Chi
cago, Boston or Philadelphia. An of
ficer of the Peerless company said
yesterday, that, in his belief, sheep
raising could be carried on at a
profit in this section on a large
scale. “It is due to the rapidly in
creasing wool production in the
south that we are installing this
plant and I believe the product on
of wool will be more than doubled
in this section during the next few
' “In addition to the mill expansion
the company will double its water
reservoir This will provide lor, a
constant supply of several hundred
- thousand gallons of water, required
for washing and dyeing the wool.
“Work on the home building pro
gram will not start until the mill
addition is well advanced. The com
pany. upon the completion of this
program, will have more than 100
houses lor the employees. The
homes will not be of the ordinary
factory typer but will be complete
in detail, equipment and located on
well-laid-out streets. The average
oo*t of these homes will be approxi
mately $2,500, exclusive of the land,
ft is pointed out that these houses
could not be erected by individuals |
tor less than $3,500. I
‘The - Peerless Woolen mills was
organized fifteen years ago. In that
vpace of time it tias grown from
one of the smallest plants m the
.„uth *o Hie largest of its kind in
the south."
IVAI KER COUNTY TELEPHONE
COMPANY’ HAS SPLENDID YEAR
ELECT S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS
At tin; annual meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the talk
er Countv Telephone Company on
Hie 17th. P I) Fortune was re-elect
ed President, Secretary and Treas
urer The directors named at the
meeting are: P I) Fortune, J E I’at
loTh M W Glenn, E A Jackson, J
C Ymintr. Dr. R E Talley and J C
Keown. The report for the y< ar 0--
was read and revealed Ihe fact tha
the company had enjoyed a mosl
successful year’s business.
MRS, JOHN Bl HNS. AGED 6«
DIED MAYDAY IN WEST LAF.
Mrs John Burns, aged 66 years,
.bed at her home in W-est Lai-rv-
HP. Monday. Hhe-is survived by
several children and many, olher
relative*. Funeral services, were
gold Wednesday mnrmng at Naomi
Beofis* church, conducted by Rev.
.1 w BrinsftoM. Interment was in
the Naomi cenWery.
Halte dknmty
BAKER BOYS TO HANG
FRIDAY MARCH 16TH
UNLESS GOVERNOR HARDWICK
COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
JUDGE IRWIN RE-SENTENCED
BAKER BOYS HERE SATURDAY
MORNING
\
Unless Governor Hardwick com
mutes the death sentence of the
Baker boys, they will be executed
on Friday March 16th., according to
Hie re-sentence of Judge Irwin
here last Saturday morning, when
Hip date was set for execution.
A*goodly number of citizens .'ere
present at 10 o’clock at the court
house Saturday morning when J edge
Irwin, who acted for Judge Wright
during the trial of George and Ralph
ltarek, on the charge of theunurder
of Deputy Joe Morton, re-sentenoi
the boys, naming the date of their
execution as that of Friday March
16, 1923. The Supreme Court, it will
be recalled, affirmed the decision of
Hie Superior Court Which necessitat
ed the re-sentencing.
The Baker boys were brought here
Saturday from the Floyd county
jail and in the afternoon they were
taken back to Floyd for safe-keep
ing.
Petitions have been circulated and
efforts will he made by the Bakers’
attorneys, to have, the Governor
commute the death sentence to that
of life imprisonment, so stated Col.
O N Chambers, attorney for Iho
boys Saturday.
H. P. BURNEY WON
PRIZE AT T. J. NASH STORE
H. P. Burney won the cash prize
offered by the T J Nash Store for
the return of the largest amount of
coupons last Saturday.
Mr. Burney was an easy winner,
having only one opponent who re
turned less than half the amount of
coupons as did he.
Not infrequently does someone
who returns only a small amount
of coupons win the prize, holders of
larger amount of coupons failing
to make a return prefering net to
risk their luck until the next time.
Even if you fail to win the prize
you are given 2 cents on the dollar
for the coupons you return. Its an
attractive business proposition, fair
to one and all. •
The Nash Store will again give *1
casli for the largest amount of cou
pons returned to the store Satur
day the 27th. adv.
CHICKAMAUGA MASONS
ELECT 1923 OFFICERS
Chiekamauga, Ga. Jan. 24—Officers
of Chiekamauga Chapter No 99,
Royal Arch Masons, Who have been
elected and installed for the year
1923 are as follows: J E Mansfield,
high priest; It F Hal), king; R H
Jewell, scribe; C J Evitt.-Gaphu* Os
the host; W M Housch, Principal
sojourner; C Dunaway, treasurer; F
M Puriftty, secretary: John Miller,
royal arch captain; J W Russell,
master of third veil; R L Heiitz. mas
•er of second veil; M L Crowder,
master of first veil; Imogen Mnlva
ney, sentinel. »
PRINCESS NADONIS INDIANS
DELIGHT LARGE AUDIENCES
The Princess Nadonis Indians, the
fourth lyceum attraction of the
Chiekamauga and LaFayette High
j schools, delighted large audiences
at both school auditoriums on
I Thursday and Friday evenings res
pectively. The Princess Nadonis was
very happy in her role of Indian
songs, poems, stories and legends,
ami her portrayal of real Indian life
in America was fascinating. Shies
Konoka White Eagle, of the Winne
bago tribe, and who was in Uncle
Sam’s army during the world war
and saw service in Prance, Sr.iper
sonated the Indian war dance, fes
tival scenes aniT other Indian cus
toms. Rod Wing. Hie singer of the
quartet, and the pianist, were
pleasing in song and Indian music.
The entire program was delightful.
The next and last number of the
lyceum course lor Hi* season, will
be the Dixie Trio, which will ap
pear sometime in February.
DEATH OF INFANT—
The many frientfr of Mr and Mrs
Fred Coulter, of Rome will be sorry
to learn of the, death of their 15-
imonths’ old son. Donald, wh<>e death
occurred last Friday night Jan. 19.
• The body was brought Saturday
afternoon to Mt. Carmel where fun
eral services were conducted by Rev
J. R. McCurdy. The remains were
laid to rest in Mt. Carmel cemetery
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LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY JANUARY 26. 1923.
Huge Loans To Farmers
Under Farm Loan Act
WALKER HAS RECEIVED $70,000 >
AND $140,00 ADDITIONAL FOR
TIIE COUNTY NOW IN PROCESS;
ALSO $40,000 APPLIED FOR IN
1923 UP TO PRESENT TIME—
GEORGIA SHARES LARGELY IN
LOAN FUND ’
Report of the functioning of the
Federal Farm Loan Act since its
first operation live years ago, reveal •
some startling figures. Georgia has
come in for a good share of the
funds for the fanners, and Walker j
county, through the county farm
loan association, which has been in
operation for only Iwo years, has'
received $70,000 of. these loans.
$140,000 additional loans for this
county are now in process of being
closed up and applications for S4O,- ■
000 more have been tiled, according
to Col. Norman Shattuek, Secretary
of the county association.
The report for the entire country
follows:
Atlanta Ga— Startling figures, re
vealing the immense relief the func
tioning of the Federal Fanil I/oan
Act has been to the agricultural in
terests of the nation and to Geor
gia fanners in particular during the
live years of operation of the law,
are contained in a statement just is
sued by A. B. Simms, president of
the Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank.
“In excess of $15,300,000 has been
loaned Georgia farmers, since the
Federal act was enacted live years
ago,” said ,Mr. Simms. “Os this to
tal, wore than $7,000,000 was loaned
in Georgia in 192 p. All of this money
has been loaned by the Federal
Land Bank, of Columbia, S. C.”
Although organized less than throe
months ago, Mr Simms says that the
Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank has
received more than 400 applications
from farm owners from all sec
tions of Georgia, and those applica
tions total in excess of $3,000,000.
“The additional facilities afforded
to Georgia farmers,” Mr Simms said,
“have made possible the phenome
nal growth in providing loans for
the development of property in the
state. Heretofore all of these loans
have' been' mad* through the Fed
eral Land Bank, of Columbia S. C.
“The wide extension of aid afford
ed Georgia farmers by the Atlanta
Joint Stock Land Bank,” Mr Sunnis
added, “may best be judged by the
results of the system in the nation
as a whole.
“The federal farm loan system is
serving the farmers of the entire
country. The federal land hanks are
making loans in everyone of the
forty eight states. The total credits
supplied by the system to the larm
ers of the co»’ r ' how amounts to
more than $165,000,000, of which
$650,000,000 came through Hie fed
eral land banks and $215,000,000 was
supplied by the joint stock land
banks The credits thus supplied by
both branches has aided 245,000 farm
ers throughout the country. Official
figures for eleven months (January
1922 to November 20, 1922) and an
estimate for December shows that
the Federal farm loan system sup
plied the farmers of the country
during 1922 with upwards of $335,-
noO.OOO of money of which $205,000,-
000 came through the federal land
banks and $130,000,000 through the
joint stock land banks.
The Greatest Growth in 1922
“During the year 1922 the federal
farm loan system experienced its
gieatest growth since establishment
five years ago Its growth has been
such" as to justify the expectation
of the founders of the farm loan
act under which the system oper
ates.
‘The federal hanks and the joint
stock land hanks are permitted un
der the law to do only one kind of
business, namely, loan money to
farmers for agricultural purposes
with farm land as security.
“These hanks secure the money
to loan through the sale of bonds.
The Federal Land bank is author
ized to issue bonds to twenty times
its capital and the Joint Stock Land:
banks to fifteen times their capital,
pile interest rati to the farmer is
limited by law. Both kinds of hanks
are required to lend as a rate of in
terest not to exceed t pi r cent Iri
excess of the interest rate borne by
the bonds, hut tile farmers’ rate can
not exceed 6 per rent no matter at
what rah* the bonds may sell.
“Whether he obtain his money
from the federal or the joint stock
land hank the farmer pays 1 per
cent of the principal each year in
addition to Ins Interest rate. This
one per cent at the end of 33 years
oavs off the whole loan.
“Thp advancing of this more than
of lon/-time credit to
•crirnlfVre thm«rh the farm loan
-vslftti he« been a great aid to the
i-anks in agricultural communities
•hroughouf th” country.”
f.OST—A nOto given by A M Mc-
Whorter in *«V«r of N K r.ilreath
'or $25 g ven f*o« 12. 1922 AU par
! o« wtieng'l.-nci! ,to.jrjije for '.n
XSJjy xVlilrifain ’ 4 'Mtx
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
LEAVING COBLENZ
i
AND SAIL FOR HOME FROM ANT
WERP OTHER DEVELOP
MENTS IN THE RHINELAND
SITUATION THE PAST FEW
■v D AYS
<
Developments in the Rhineland 1
situation were: j
Fritz Thyssen and five other Ger
man coal magnates were arraigned
before a French military court at
May once, charged with disobeying
Frenlh orders, found guilty and fill- 1
eil.
Thousands of miners in the Ruhr 1
returned to work pending outcome (
of the Mayencc trials, but coal and 1
steel production is still seriously
crippled. .
l rench officials at Paris charged 1
that the Berlin government is try
ing to bring about a general strike
in tho Rhineland and Ruhr with the
leadership taken by tho railway
workers.
German officials at Berlin denied
the French accusation that heavy
German troop movements are under
way in the. interior of Germany
American army of occupation de
parts from Coblenz. It will sail for
borne from Antwerp.
British cabinet met at I.ondan and
canvassed the Ruhr situation decid
ing to maintain its neutral policy.
France in a communication to Lon
don. assures Great Britain that tho
French desire to avoid any embar
assing incidents upon territory held
by the British Army of occupation
on the Rhine. Friction has been
threatened by French arrests of
German officials on British - held
territory in the Rhineland.
~V
MUNICH’AL LEAGUE MAKES
CORRECTION
The Municipal League of Georgia
desires to make a correction.
lii (be pamphlet sent out by the
League in December to the press of
Georgia and to members of the
League, the cost of electric lights in
Dalton Georgia is given as 13 cents
per kilowatt hour, which cost is
compared with that of 4.6 cents per
kilowatt hours for residence lights,
and 3.2 cents for business lights paid
by the people of Ingersoll in Onta
rio.
The Dalton Citizen says that the
highest rale in Dalton is 12 cents J
with 10 per cent discount, and that
the majority of Dalton people pay
only 9 cents. Doubtless the rate has
been ’reduced since the report, on
which the figure was based, was
made to the league. The League, ac
cepts the correction. The effect of
the correction up the comparison
of costs will be;«seU at once. The
Dalton people, it will be seen, are
paying approximately only twice as
much for residence lights and a lit
tle less than 3 times as much for
lights in their place of business as is
being paid by the people of a similar
city in Ontario.
Therefore, Hie people of Ingersoll
are savng approximately only $lB,-
115.00 a year by not having to pay
the Dalton rate. Hut $18,115.00 is
well worth saving. In 30 years, the
u-ual life of a municipal bond, with
interest compounded at 5 per cent,
this sum saved annually by not hav
ing the Dalton rate will amount to
$1,203,560.
This sum, however, is not a total
J loss to the people of Dalton. Their
| municipality as such, is making
money on electricity.
Dalton’s Example
Dalton is one of the eamparalive
a few plaves located in the 40 odd
counties of the state, where run tin
wires of the power companies con
trolling the little water-power de -
veloped in Georgia. Dillon, as a mu
nicipality, is making a splendid
profit on the current which she buys
at wholesale from the Georgia Rail
way and Power Company and sells
at retaiLto the people of Dalton.
Datt/n puys 4he .power company,
the U'agun .understands, approxi
mately t cent per kilowatt hour for
currdhf, which she sells at 9 cents
to her citizens. Ther'efore, I>allon’s
irroas'profit must he 8 cents for ev
ery kilowatt hour. At this rate, if the
reopte use as much electricity for
■>ht as the people of Ihirersoll use
n y«r\ Dalton’s gross profit a jnu.
17th Division I. O. O. F.
Meets Here In February
FROM FOUR TO FIVE HUNDRED!
VISITORS EXPECTED FROM THE
SIX COUNTIES OF DADE, WALK
ER, CHATTOOGA, FLOYD, POLK
AND PAULDING— COMMITTEES
BUSY MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
F(III ENTERTAINMENT
The Seventeenth Division Odd
Fellows convention will he held
with the Walker Chapter I. O. O. F.
here sometime in early February*
according to a si element from the
local fraternity this week The dale
of the convention has been changed
and a little later the exact tnrie lor
holding the convention will be an
nounced.
A few years ago the Seventeenth
held the convention here, and were
delighted with the manner of their
entertainment. The local fraternity
expects to give the visitors occa
sion for even greaer delight this
time, and the committees on ar
rangements, program and entertain
ment are very busy preparing for
the coming event.
The Seventeenth Division em
braces six North Georgia counties
as follows: Dade, Walker, Ghat
tooga. Floyd, l'olk and Paulding, and
some four or five hundred visitors
are expected to atleiW the annual
meeting here in February, it was
learned Wednesday.
The organizations of the town, as
well as the people generally are
urged to co-operate with the com
mittees. and assist in entertaining
these distinguished visitors.
Walker Lodge No. 25, urges the
attendance of all members at the
regular meeting Friday night at the
local hall, at which time degree
work will be exemplified and fur
ther plans for the convention will
be discussed and perfected.
LAFAYETTE WOMAN’S CLUB
DONATES SSO FOR PLAYGROUND
EQUIPMENT LOWER GRADES
The LaFayetle Woman’s Club
held itH regular business meeting,
for the month, Friday afternoon at
;{ o’clock in the dub room at. the 1
courthouse. Unite a good many (
matters of interest were discussed
and acted on.
The second week in February was!
declared "Woman’s Club Week,”
during which time an especial ef
fort will he. made by each member
to obtain new names for the club
membership. The week’s campaign
will close with a Valentine Teuton
Friday February the 16th. \
Fifty dollars were voted to be giv
en for playground equipment for
Ihe children of the lower grades ct
the city schools.
This being the regular time for
the annual election of officers, the
nominating committee presented
the names of the old officers, who
were duly elected as follows: Mrs.
C G. Gilbert, Pres., Mrs .1 L Ham
mond, Ist Vice. Pres., Mrs H J
Spencer, 2nd Vice-pres, Mrs E. A.
Puryear, Trees, Miss Susie Ham
mond, I tee See.. Mrs R S Steele, Cor.
See,., and Mrs.S A Hunt, Press Re
porter. xxx
nicipality, must be approximately
$31,799.92 a year on current *olrj for
light alone, not to mention he# prof
it on current sold for power. With
out interest this gross prolt on light
would amount to $953,997.60 id 30
years. With interest compounded at
5 per cent, it would amount to $2,-
112,786.68. Not had for Dalton. The
rale might be reduced to 3 cents per
kilowatt hour and a handsome gross
profit could still bo made.
Why should Dalton and other
municipalities located in HI odd
counties, enjoy such a superlative
advantage over the cities, towns
villages and people in the 110 oth
rr counties of Georgia, which can
get no electricity from the power
companies controlling the water
power of the State?
Surely Ihe 2,000,000 less fortunate
Georgians in these 110 counties, and
elsewhere, should be given the priv
ilege of developing water-power for
themselves.
FROM ONE OF I'llE
MEHSNGER’S MANY SUBSCRIBERS
Ooltewah, Fenn. Jan, 22, 1923,
Kd Messenger— . .
Dear Sir—Enclosed plea°e lino $1
for u year's subscription to the
'Vsi’k'»r 1 Vpß«*f*ntr'T I just
ean’t do wshaut it, —Yours truly,
N G KKOWN,
Ooltewah. Tenn Rfd. 3
* HAVH 05 < r 70 bushe'g Over the
Top cotton seed for sale at fti
' "linrle bushel or in 10 bushel lots,
•H 50 per hu-diel. This variety give*
■the best satisfaction of any_ I have
had any experience with. For fur
iiw»r part call on Ar writf*
> <ia S P«rk*r
Want Ads in
Messenger
Pay .
ONE DOLLAR PER YEA*
REPORT OF ARRESTS
AND STILL RAIDS
BY SHERIFF HARMON, HIS DEP
UTIES AND ENFORCEMENT OF
FICERS ALLEN AND C A I N—
-IYIIISKEY POSSESSORS 'CHIEF
OFFENDERS THE PAST WEEK
Ted Clayton, who lias been serving
a Federal sentence lor mnmiluctur
lilg liquor, was released Ibis week
upon a plea -of guilty, after making
a state bund ol' .SSOO, signed by F loyd
McCarty and Ins brother.
M. M. Layton, of West LaFayette,
who last week went into bankrupt
cy, was arrested lust Saturday by
Shorin' Hannon, at the depot, on the
charge ot having liquor in his pos
session. When arrested, it is slated
that lie bud something like a pint
on his person. He was placed in jail
where lie remained until Sunday af
ternoon when A A Gentry and T L
Purcell signed his bond of .S2OO.
Drew Pace was placed in jail on a
peace warrant sworn out by his Wife
Saturday night, but was released
upon the dismissal of I lie warrant
by his wife, later.
Dutch Astley, a white man of near
Rossville was apprehended by Sher
iff Harmon last week and placed in
jail upon the charge of possessing
liquor. At the time of the arrest lie
had some half get lon of corn in his
possession, according to the Sheriff.
He is in jail awaiting bondsmen.
For live days last week the Sher
iff and his deputies, together with
Enforcement olllcprs, Allen and
Cain, raided in different parts of the
county. Some nine or ten sLills were
destroyed; it is understood, togeth
er yyif|i beer and other mateiials,
bu no one was captured.
, The Sheriff returned from Mil
ledgovilio Wednesday night, where
lie carried Howard Wilmont, who
i last week was declared insane by a
I lunacy commission.
WALKER COUNTY MAN
ROUND OVER, CIIAKCED
WITH WHISKY CRIME
Rome, (la.—James Martin of
Walker county, arraigned yesterday
before U. S. Commissioner John
Printup on a charge of removing
and concealing a quantity of whisky
was bound over to the federal dis
trict court under a S.IOO bond He
was JirnuglU here by Prohibition
Officer Cain.
CINNINC NOTICE
We will run our gin at LaFay
ette, Thursday, Feb. 1. This i 3 the
last day we will gin for his season;
if you have cotton, bring it them
J. D. and M. A. McConnell
W. B SHAW, POTENTATE
LAFAYETTE SHRINK CLUB
The annuul meeting of the I,aFay
ette Shrine Club last Thursday ev
ening, resulted in the election of the
following officers for 1923 W. B,
Shaw, President; Tims. W Hryan,
Vice-Pres; C C Hilbert, Trees; and
E. P Hall, Jr. Secretary.
Report of the year’s activities was
very gratifying to the members.
At this meeting plans were dis
cussed and committees appointed,
looking to staging a play early in
the Spring, a per rent of the .pro
ceeds to go toward assisting in 11-
nancing the Seventh District High
School meet hern in April.
F W CENTER, OF CUM BY TEX.
' DIED JAN. Til’ll AT RIPE AGE
F. W Center of Curaby, Texas,
brother to W W Center, of this city,
passed away at Ins home on Janu
ary 12tli He was born in 1834 an*
in IHSI moved to this county from
North Carolina. He served through
out the War between the States,
I,ring a veteran of many battles. Im
mediately after the surrender, Mr.
Center returned to this county
where tie resided until 1877, when
he moved to Texas. He was engaged
in the blacksmith business until
some four years ago when intlrmi
ties and old age caused him to cease
from his active labors. Re is sur
vived by two daughters, Misses Ma
rv Lee and Nannie (.enter, who liv
ed with him He was laid to rest on
tlie 13th.
S M JONES. AGED 70 TEARS
I ' DIED OF PNEUMONIA SUNDAY
S. M Jones, aged 70 years, died at
: his home on North Main Street last
; Sunday morning following a briel
illness from pneumonia.
He is survived by sevTlool child
ren. Funeral services were hold
from the Naomi Baptist church
day afternoon, conduced by Rev. I
K Leonard. Interment was In tho
Naomi cemetery. (• -