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ALBANY
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VOL. 9.
ALBANY. GA.. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1901.
NO 19
WAS SPICY SESSION.
CITY FATHERS HELD AN INTERESTINQ
MEETING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Somt of tbs Aldermto ,Waot to luHiarote
Retaliotory Tadics Afilmt the Railroads.
II Iko City's Interests Are lo|ured. Let
oi Take op the Cudfel In Sell Detente.
From Wednesday's Daily Herald.
The regular adjourned bt-weekly
meeting of the City Oonncil was held at
(lo’olook yesterday afternoon. Besides
Mayor Brown, there was present a fnil
board of aldermen, with the exception
of Alderman Jones, who Is away from
home. In the absence of Olerk Bust,
his duties devolved upon Olty Treasurer
T. M. Tioknor.
The usual accumulation of olty ofll
cers' reports, bills against the municipal
goverment, eto., were disposed of with
as little delay os possible.
A petition from the Central Railway
Company was read asking permission to
lay a six-inch water main along the nu
opened oust end of Reeldenoe street from
Flint river to the company's water
tanks in their yards. The petition was
granted, with the stipulation that the
permit may be revoked by the city at
any time without previous notice.
The resignation of Fireman W. 0.
Brooks was read and acoepted. There
was only one applicant for his place :
Mr. W. E. Fields, who was elected.
The olerk read a letter from the La
France Fire Engine Co., in whioh it was
stated that the pump and Buotlon appa
ratus of the old Thronateeska engine
would be put in first-class repair for$75,
Chief James, who was present, stated
that for the expenditure of about $75 ud-
dltional, the engine could be pnt in such
condition as to give good service for
some years to come, and, held as a re
serve, wonld be a safeguard against diB
aster in the event of a possible * break
down at the waterworks station. The
matter was placed in the hands of the
fire committee, with instructions
have the work done with the least posal.
ble costs.
Several building permits were grant
ed.
Merssrs. L. E. Poley, agent, and G
P. Pitohford, commercial agent, repre
Renting the Central road, were present,
and asked that the city give thei<- road
n share of its patronage, mentioning
especially the coal that is now being
shipped from Alabama for nse in the
waterworks and electrio light stations
This ooal has always been bought, here
tofore, from looal parties, but this year
the olty pnrehased 2,000 tonB direot
'fro* Alabama mines. It is shipp d at
regular intervals, and h&s been rented
heretofore over the Plant System,
was the sense of Gonnoil, as brought oat
by a motion of Alderman Tarver, that
the city’s business be divided between
the roads, and the waterworks and eleo-
trio light oommlttee will see *hat this
done in future.
A SPICY TURN.
As will be seen by reference to an ar
ticle elsewhere in the Herald today,
the business men of the city ore consld
erably aroused on acoonnt of cer ain re
striotions whioh have reoently been laid
down by the ro >ds entering the oity
.aud which are calculated to injure loc„,
business interests. A meeting of prom
inent citizens to take up this matter has
been called for this afternoon.
By some means, this matter came up
during the meeting of Council, and sev
eral aldermen waxed warm indiBouss-
ing it. It was remarked that the city
had never refused to grant one of the
raiway companies a requost preferred,
and that the community had a right to
expect in return fair treatment from the
roads.
Alderman Tarver stated that he was
in favor of revoking the permit just
granted the Central road to lay a water
main on one of the streets of the city.
He said he thought that in dealing with
the rotds, it was advisable to "fight the
devil with fire,” though that statement
was made in no narrow spirit. He
thought that as long as the community
remained quiesoent, entering no protest
against the squeezing processes so lately
inaugurated by the roads, conditions
would not improve. He appreciated
the work of the railroads, and did not
-want to make war on them, bntthonght
that as long as the railway companies
grew more exacting, the oity would do
well tojbe scant with its favors. He
moved to rocousider the permit referred
to, explaining thnt his motion was in
the interest of a principle and not merely
the single oase under consideration. Al
dermen Tarver aud Whitehead voted to
-’-ter, Aldermen Lippitt, Rawlins
■•wr and defeating the
Ce Sttfl -
motion.
Alderman Tarver tliei^ioved that the
oity attorney be instructed to look up
the records showing the nature of the
understanding with the roads relative to
the nse of the streets for side tracks,
with a view to ascertaining whether the
roads are abusing th?ir rights. He re
ferred especially to the long "Y" whioh
runs on three sides of the nnion depot
and which he declared to bo n» meuaco
to the safety of every person in Albany
I merely want to see whether the
roads are observing all the ordinances
passed in the interest of the public
safety," said Alderman Tnrver. After
short discussion, in whioh all the
aldermen joined, the motion prevailed,
McKinley changes front
ON THE TARIFF QUESTION.
t Cl etle‘ g
n His Speech at Buffalo To
day He Declared That We
Should Now Reduce Tariffs
So as to Admit Foreign
Goods at Competing Basis.
Buffalo, N. Y., Sopt. 5.—Today Is
President’s Day at the Pan-American
Exposition, and President McKinley
made a speech to an Immense throng.
His speech shows that he has ohanged
front uu the tariff question. He said
that we should, as we had more money
from tariffs than is necessary, reduoe
them and allow foreign goods to enter
at a oompeting basis. He said it was
folly to think we oould sell to all the
world and bay nothing.
HE TWO SAMS
, TO HELP GUERRY?
Rumored That Sam Jones and
Sam Small Will Take a Hand
as Prohibitionists in the
Gubernatorial Campaign.
Atlanta, Ga., Sopt. 8.—It is rumored
here today that Sam Jones will join
Sam Small in the coming fight for pro
hibition in Goorgiu, and that both will
advocate Gnerry for governor. The
anti-Guerry men are alarmed by the
minor that both the cams will aid that
candidate. • 1
SCHWAB’S TERMS.
Mills Which He Managed to Keep Running
Will Not Be Unionised.
New York, Sepi t( 5.—The 3un says of
yesterday’a conference: “President
Schwab yesterday told the conciliation
committee that the only terms he wonld
consider were that all the mills, whether
union or non-union, whioh he had man
aged to rnn after the strike, would be
considered non*anion. He was willing
to reorganize all the union mills whioh
the strikers had managed to keep olosed,
TIRED OF STRIKE,
i is
Tla Plate Workmen at McKeesport Waat
Return to Work.
McKeesport, Pa., Sept. 4.—It is re
ported that fully two-thirds of the old
employees of the Demmler tin plate
works will return to work this evening
or tomorrow. The American tin plate
company called upon Sheriff McKinley
of Allegheny county to tT^ke oharge of
the Demmler plant today at noon. The
company has learned that a large per
oeutage of the old men are willing tore
turn to work if promised protection.
AFTER TIE ROADS.
ALBANY BUSINESS MEN THINK RAIL
WAYS SHOULD QIVE BETTER RATES.
Mcetlni oi Board ol Trade Members sad Clli
less Generally Yesterday Afternoon.
Largely Attended—Committee to Oo Bo-
(ore Rallrotd Commleilon With Albany’e
Grievance*.
THE OLD BOAT WILL DEFEND THE CUP
AOAINST SHAMROCK II.
Alter Wreitllng With (he Problem Nearly Al
Night, Thf. ueclelon Wee Reached by the
Cup Committee ol the New York Yacht
Club, and So Announced.
Newport, R. I., Sept. 5.—Columbia
will defend the America's onp against
Shamrook. This was deolded upon to
day by the enp challenging oommitteo
of the New York Yaoht Club after be
ing in B°saiou nearly all night. The de
cision was annonnoed at' noon by Score-
trry J V. S. Uddie, of the olub.
LAST YEAR'S COTTON CROP.
LAWYER AND WITNESS
Precipitated a Small Riot at Jonesboro, Os.,
Today.
Jonesboro, Ga , Sept. 4.—There was
a small riot about noon here today be
tween McLaughlin and Jones, attor
neys, and John and I.nther P.er.rfield
aud others, precii ituted by r marks of
McLanghlin abont John Benefield in a
speech where John was a witness for
the opposite side. John was stabbed
three time' in the back and the others
were bruised. More trouble is likely.
GIRL FROM GEORGIA
Quarreled With Her Lover and Took Poison,
st Tamps.
Tampa, Fla., Sept. 4.—Norma Sims, a
young white girl, living in the garrison
section, took laudanum laBt night after a
quarrel with her lover, and is at the
point of death. She came here a few
months ago from Macon, Ga., aud is
said to belong to an excellent family
there.
Pro-Boer Meeting Dispersed.
Berlin, Sept. 5.—The police last night
dispersed a pro-Boer meeting whioh had
been summoned by the editor of the
Staatsbnrger Zeitung.
II Was ■ Record Breaker In the Total ol Caeh
Return*.
New Orleane, Sept. The totals of
Secretary Hester’s annual report of the
ootton crop of the United. States were
promulgated today. They show receipts
of ootton at all United States ports for
the year of 7,(166,452 against 0,784,864
last year; overland to Northern mills
1,140,287 against 1,161,182; Southern
consumption taken direot from interior
of the ootton belt 1,576,788 against 1,540,
868, making the orop of the United
States for 1000-1601 10,888,422 against
0,486,410 last year and 11,274,840 the
year before.
Mr. Hester bas made his nsaal inves.
tigation into the consumption of every
ootton mill in the South, inolndlng
woolen mills that have UBed ootton, and
the rosnlts show a total of 1,020,931
bales, bnt of this 44,168 baleB were taken
from ports, inolnded in port reoeipts
This total show* that the mills of the
Sonth have nsed np 28,816 bales made
than during 1868-1900 against a con-
sumption by the North of 3,050,000.
Mr. Hester also gives the sotnal pro.
dnetion of Oklahoma, 118,008, and Mis
sour! 25,794. His report on the ootton
crop for the different states H os follows
North Carolina, including Kentucky
and Virginia, 512,000; Sooth Carolina.
611,000; Georgia, 1,295,000; Alabama,
1 .ono 000: Florida. 45.000; Mississippi,
85u,0iw"; Louisiana, 718,000; Arkansas,
702,000; Tennessee, inolndlng Okla
homa, Missouri, Kansas and Utah,
850,000; Texas, 8,809,000. Total orop
10,883,000.
Mr. Hester’s full report, which will be
issued tomorrow, will contain interest
ing foots in relation to the continued
inorease in the splindles of Sontheru
mills and to new mills now building,
Borne of whioh will come into operation
daring the new commercial year. He
will also give interesting foots showing
that with an excess in bales over last
year of 947,000 the South obtained ;for
the crop an increase of $130,782,729; the
value of this year’s crop having reached
the enormous total of $494,507,549, more
than ever before obtained for any cot
ton orop.
Now is the Time to Plant Rye;
Seed may be proonred at the
29-dl w-wlt. Albany Grocxry Oo
WHY SECRETLY?
London, Sept. 3.—A prominent Tam
many man told your correspondent this
morning that he had every reason to be
lieve that Rlohard Groker had sailed
seorety on the American liner Philadel
phia for New York.
From Thursday's Doily Hkrald.
In response to tho call issased Taos
day for a meeting of tho Board of Trade
and business men of tho oity generally,
there was a representative gathering at
tho oity hail at 5 o olook yesterday af
ternoon.
Mayor S. B. Brown, as ohalrman of
the Board cf Trade, oalled the meeting
to order. Mr. T. M. Carter immediately
arose and called attention to the fact
that there were present a number of
prominent business men who were not
members of the Board of Trade. As the
matters to be considered in the meeting
were of great importance to the bosl-
ness interenti of the olty, he thought it
advisable to have at fall and free discus
sion as possible, and presented a motion
inviting all persons present not mem-
ben of the board to participate in the
deliberation! of the meeting. The mo
tion-wa* adopted without dissent.
Mayor Brown then stated the objeot
of the meeting. He commented on the
apparent disposition of the railroads en
tering Albany to gradual# inorease
freight rates and impose restrictions
and conditions that are burdensome
and injnnons to the otty’e best Interests,
He thought, aa did other business men
that the time had oome toproteet, and
to aooompany the protest with measures
calculated to make it effeotive.
He referred to the matters discussed
in an nrtiele in yesterday’s Hbrald—the
refnral of the railroads to issue bills of
lading until ootton bas been compressed
aud aotnally placed in the oars ready for
shipment; the obarge, or "concentra
tion fee,” of 15 oenta per bale for ootton
•topped at a compress point to be pressed
while enronte to a port; the ruling of
the roads that shippers’ weights will not
be plaoed in bills of lading until the oot
ton has been reweighed by the road*’
own soaleamen, eto. “The new condi
tions,” he laid, "will make it very dif
ficult for the looal bank* to carry on the
cotton business of the market."
Mayor Brown furthermore called at
tention to the gradual inorease of rates
oo all merchandise. For example, the
rate on first olass staff from New York
to Albany was, a few years ago,
$1 per hundred pounds. It was first
increased to $1.09, and has now gone
np to $1.14. The rate on fifth olass
staff, he stated, had been 58 oenta, bnt
some goods of this olass bad been ad.
vanned to the fourth class, increasing
the rate to 72 cents. These are hard,
ships on the business community, and
the purpose of the meeting was to con
sider what was best to bo done.
Mr. A. P. Coles stated that a short
time ago the business men of Thomas-
ville went before the railroad commis
sion and showed that tho freight rates
to and from that oity were largely in
excess of those enjoyed hy Albany, and
that the discrimination was unjust.
The commission ordered that the canso
for complaint on tho part of Thomas
ville bo removed; bnt instead of lower
ing Thomasville’s rates, Albany’s are
being increased.
Remarks were also made by Mr. .7. R.
Whitehead, who referred to the newly
assessed terminal charges imposed by
roadH entering Albanv. He declared
that a pool existed among the railroads,
and thought a determined effort should
be made to break it np unless freight
rates are speedily lowered. He thought
the co-operation of other towns and
olties in this section should be secured.
Mr. A. W. Muse also made a few re
marks, referring especially to the "con
centration fee.”
Mr. M. Weal oaky enumerated in-
■tanoei of gradual bnt steady inorease
in freight rate on' Niaple groceries, and
declared that the process was still going
on. Not only are rates inoreased out
light, but many ortioles are being
ohanged from a lower to a higher olassi-
float ion. He suggested that a oommlt
tee be appointed to confer directly with
the boards of trades of Dawson, Ameri
cas, Gordele and other points in the
hope of finding the dotired relief. It
was suggested further that a oommlttee
go before the railroad oommiBslon with
the oity's grievances. Col. J. W. Wai
ters stated that the only hope of relief
lay in breaking np the railroad pool. lie
oalled attention to the fact that there
is a law in Georgia against the forma
tion of pools by railroads, and that it
can bo enforced if the proper effort is • ^pdotTln
made.
On motion, it was deolded to appoint
a oommlttee, who will employ a oomps-
tent attorney to proonre evidenoe of the
exlstenoe of a pool among the railroads,
tlion go before the railroad commission
and demand that the iliioit oombination
be broken up, and that Albany receive
all the privileges to whioh she is justly
entitled.
A motion presented by Mr. A. P.
Oolos and amended by Mr. H. Nott
Parker provides that a oommlttee of
three make a canvuss of the oity to pro-
cure new members of the Board of
Trade, that all dnea of old members be
oolleoted at ouoo, and that the funds in
the treasury be nsed to defray the ex
penses of the board in employing an at
torney, oto. This oommlttee oonslsta of
Messrs. H. Nott Parker, T. N. Wooifoik
and A. W. Mnse. The oommlttee to
appear before the railroad commission
is composed of Messrs. M, Wesloekv, A.
P. Coles end H. A. Tarver.
Will "go" until' she drops, and think
she's doing rather a fine thing. Very
often the future shows her that alie wan
laying the foundation for yearn of
unhappiness. When the back aches,
when there is Irregularity or auy other
womanly ill, then the first duty a woman
owes to herself is to find a cure for her
ailments. •
The use of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre-
riptlon in eaaea of womanly disease
will insure n prompt restoration to sound
health. It regulates the periods, stops
unhealthy drains, heals inflammation
and ulceration, and cures female weak*
ness. It makes weak women strong,
sink women well.
Gick women are invited to consult Dr.
Piarce, by letter, free of charge. All
correspondence absolutely private and
confidential. In bis thirty years and
over of medical practice Dr. Pierce, as
sisted by his staff of nearly a score of
ihyshdans, has treated and cared morn
ban half a million women. Address
Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
to let you
i Miss
. West
several
and of the
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Dr. Pieree't Common 8ensc Medicat
Adviser, in paper covert, is tent free on
recalnt of at one-cent stamps to pay ex
pense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V.
Herce, Buffalo, N. V., .
00V. CANDLER
MAKES DENIAL
Of Statement of Hon. Joe Hall
in His Cartersville Speech
With Reference to the Pay
ment of Taxes by Railroad*
Ga., ,.Sept. 8.-Gpveraor
Candler today bitterly denied tfe dtatoi
ment made by Joe Hill Hill, in hie
■peeohin Oartereville Saturday that the
railroads did not pay taxes In Georgia.
The Governor said the railroads had In-
oreased the payment of (taxation and
were paying 18 per oent. more taxes
now than when he oame into offioe.
THE 100,000 MARK
WILL PROBABLY BB PASSED IN ALBANV
COTTON RBCEIPTS
Dnrlil tbs Sisson ol 1MI-I»2-Miey Cam.
' presses In This SUM to bn Closed Down,
Bnt Albeuy's Prsei Wllljbelo Pall Opera
tion—Other Colton New).
MARKET REPORT COMMITTEE.
Cotton Men Will luu* Dally Sinlemeit-Tbn
Work to be Divided.
From Thursday's Daily Herald.
Aa a result of a meeting of the ootton
buyers and warehousemen of the oity,
oalled yesterday for the purpose of dis
missing various matters in oonneotlon
with the season jnat opening np, a
market report oommlttee has been ore*
a ted. .
This oommlttee as selected oonsiste of
Messrs. J. R. Whitehead, T. N. Wool-
folk and A. W. Mnse. It will meet
every afternoon and make up a report
to be Issued, giving quotations of thin
market, Savannah, New York, Liver
pool and perhaps other markets. This
oommitee will serve for one month, at
the end of which time another commit-
tee, composed of three other ootton men
will bo named. The oommittee will be
ebanged every month, thus dividing the
work among all the buyers and ware
housemen of tho oity.
STRIKERS DEPRESSED.
New Men el Work In Tin Plale Work* nt
Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, l’a., Sept. S.—Tho Ameri
can tin plate works company has suc
ceeded in introducing 82 additional
skilled workmen into the star plant,
Tho men came from Philadelphia. The
managers expect bofore night that seven
out of eight mills will be in operation
Tho strikers are depressed.
IMADE FUN OF THE KAISER.
Lese
Pnnny
Majesty Proceedings Against
Papers ol Berlin.
Berlin, Sept. 5.—Lese malesty pro
ceedings are likely among the fnnny
papers beoanse they made fnd of the
The ootton season of.1900-1901 olosed
on Saturday, August 81st, when there
wan a general oasting np of reoeipts of
the country at large, of the several oot
ton growing states, and of the various
markets, whether oltlee, towns or vll
logos. Statement! have already been
tanned ibowlng the total orop of the
United Staten and the reoeipts of the
more important market*.
The season jnat olosed was the largest
in the history of-Albany as a ootton
market, abont ugnty thousand bale*
papsing through the looal warehouses
and oompres*. In past yearn, our
reoelpU have never exceeded 05,000
bale*, and the Inorease shown in 1900-
1901 is very gratifying.
And If the opinion of the best posted
ootton men of Albany is worth any
thing, this market will pass the 100,000
bale mark before the season of 1901-1902
■ball olode. Warehousemen, buyers and
oompressmen are unanimous in that
opinion.
Aswan the oase during the past sea-,
son, only one oompiess will be operated
in Albany during the ootton year jnst
beginning, bnt as this press is the
largest in the state and oapable of
handling considerably more than 100,000
bales in a season, it is not likely that
ootton interests will suffer.
The Albany press, as la well known,
belongs to the Georgia Ootton Oo., and
was leased last season to Mr. O. O.
Hanson, of Savannah. Mr. Hannon
will again operate the press this year,
together with a number of others in
southern Georgia and eastern Alabama.
Only the larger presses will be operated.
The Herald is Informed that the plants
at Dawson, Ga.,aod Troy and Opelika,
Ala., will be shot down by Mr. Hanson,
ootton from these markets being shipped
to Albany, Amerions or other points to
bo pressed.
The Albany plant will be in oharge of
Major George F. Rntzler again this sea
son, and will give steady employment
to abont 100 hands, with a weekly pay
roll of $600 or $700. The preBS will be
equipped with one of the newly invented
and patented Ohnrchill gadgets. This
is an apparatus for giving greater den
sity to oompressed bales. It binds them
with wire in lien of the ties now in nse,
and entitles nil ootton so treated to a
freight rate concession of one sixteenth
of a oent per ponnd. This is qnlte an
important item in the coarse of a sea
son’s ran, and will be appreciated by
looal buyers, warehousemen and pro
ducers.
There is every reason for anticipating
anothor reoord breaking season for Al
bany as a cotton market, Local cotton
men are ready for the opening np of
business, whioh is- nearly a month be-
' hind time: Soon the fleecy will be roll-
Chinese mission’s visit to the’ Kaiser.. -
One paper has already been seized, for ijtg in by the thousands of bales, and
picturing the Kaiser as a sohool boy, be-. Albany will-.reoeive more ootton
ing taught by Count Von Waldersee. any market in southern Georgia. .
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