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THE GAINESVILLE NEWS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1908.
Cbe 6aine$oi!le Hews.
INDUSTRIAL
Official Organ Oity of Gainesville
Gainesville, Ga., April 1, 1903.
GOOD ROADS AND BONDS,
Are T&e Subjects Pertinently Discussed By
Chairman John T, Waters.
Good roads and low taxes are
two thing's we would all like very
much to have m Hall county. The old
way and under the old law we will
never have good roads. With the al*
temative road law in force, we can m
a few years improve the roads, but will
never have such roads as the natural
resources of our county demand. To
get good roads and low taxes, I know
of no better plan than to issue bonds.
I find some people who say we ought
to macadamize the rouds, but are op
posed to bonds. X want to settle that
question ”bv saying that the outlook is
now that it will take all the commuta
tion tax and all the property tax al
lowed by law to keep up the roads
and bridges as well as they
have been kept heretofore.
The roads are harder to keep up than
they were years ago, because there is
more travel on them and the mileage is
increasing. The demand for good
roads is greater than ever. The de
mand for bridges is increasing, and
they are more expensive than ever, and
it costs more to keep up bridges, be
cause labor is higher and lumber is
scarcer and higher and more inaccess
ible. r
Now, these are a few reasons why
I claim that we cannot make any per
manent improvement on the roads
Then what is the remedy? I know oi !
no remedy but to issue bonds to a suf
ficient amount to make permanent
roads, and thereby lessen the burden
of the taxpayers, and as the county
improves and builds up, the money to
pay off the bonds could be raised easier
in consequence of the improved condi
tion of the county and the enhance
ment of the property of the county.
Remember that every dollar, except
what would necessarily have to be
spent for machinery, would be paid out
for labor and material, in the main to
the.farmers of this county.
I do not know that the effort to get
money on bonds will be made, but I do
know that we. are likely to continue
the old practice of carrying a pumpkin
m one end of the bag and a rock in the
other, without bonds or something
better. Respectfully,
Jno. T. Waters.
crooked river in the world. At the Sea
of Gallilee down to th*! Dead SCa, in a
straight line, is only fifty miles, and
by the river is said to be ISO miles,
Good-bye,
C. C. Sanders.
For Greater Gainesville.
At the last meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce, a resolution was passed
calling for a mass meeting of all citi
zens interested in the progress and
growth of Gainesville, to meet at the
City Hall Thursday, April 2nd, at 8
o’clock p. m., for the purpose of devis
ing plans to properly advertise Gaines
ville to the world.
A few men with capital have discov
ered our advantages and as a result
Gainesyille has made rapid strides
within the last three years.and it is ab
solutely necessary that our citizens
unite in advertising our wonderful re
sources in order to keep up our rapid
growth. Every live city in the United
States is advertising.
Full attendance is earnestly solicited.
H. H. Dean,
Pres. Chamber Commerce.
B. G. Parks, Secy.
GAINESVILLE COTTON MILL
NOTES.
From Col. Sanders.
Beyrout, Syria, March 4, 1903.
We left Smyrna at 8 o’clock last
night, sailing through the Grecian Ar
chipelago and by Isle of Patmos, near
its shores and in full view of it villages
and houses and the Island of Rhodes
and along the banks and shores of Cy
prus.. The map will show this to be a
large Island, thickly settled—all in the
tract of Paul. He visited Rhodes in
his first journey, and remained a long
time preaching in Cyprus, now con
trolled by* England, and is greatly
prospering. Beyrout[,is no mean city
with it’s 150,000 Greeks,. Armenians and
Turks.
We are to laud in Caifa at 7 o'clock
tomorrow morning on our way to the
Sea of Gallilee via Nazareth. After
making a stay of some time at the Sea
of Gallilee, we will retrace our steps
along tke same route back to Nazareth,
and go thence to Jerusalem, the City of
Cities. It is 60 miles from Nazareth to
Jerusalem. We are expected to stay
five days in and around Jerusalem
making carriage drives to Dead Sea,
the Jordan, Hebron and every place of
importance in and about the Holy City.
I desire to bring a bottle of water from
the Jordan and one from the Dead Sea,
and bathe in the Jordan as well as the
Dead Sea.
I could, this morning, before arrival
at Beyrout, see old Mount Herman
covered with snow. The highest peak
of the mountains of Lebanon are above
10,000 feet, more than twice as high as
our own lovely Tray mountain. Pal
estine has high mountains in the Leb
anon range, plainly visible from Jerus
alem. These mountains gradually de
scend from these higher peaks at
Mount Herman, at the head of the Jor
dan, above 10,000 feet, down to about
2,000 feet at Jerusalem, and Jerusalem
south towards Egypt until they become
low lands a little above sea level.
The Jordan is said to be the most
Joe Berry Goes in Again.
Joe Berry, whose crimes in Hall,
White and Banks counties are well
known to the people throughout this
section, has “gone around the moun
tain” again. This time it was for per
jury in Oklahoma/ and he was last
week sent up for a term of six years.
His most daring theft, oi; wholesale
robbery, was that of stealing the Al
liance store m White county, when, it
is said, that he stole everything
in the store but a pair of sus
penders hanging on the wall which he
failed to see. Joe was a notorious
character, and was a genuine “artist.”
The officers of the law could no more
keep him in prison than if he was not
put in prison, for he would manage to
escape somehow.
A Bright Spirit Gone.
Charlotte, the eight-year-old daugh*
ter of Mr. H. C. Flowers, died at the
home of her aunt at Decatur Monday
of pericaditis, after a short illness.
Her remains were brought to Gaines
ville and interred by the side of her
mother, who preceded her to the grave
about one month. The funeral ser
vices were held at the First Methodist
church yesterday morning at 11 o’clock,
conducted by Dr. W. F. Quillian. The
sympathy of the community is ex
tended to Mr. Flowers in his sore be
reavement.
Our Sunday school, conducted by
Superintendent Johnston, is in good
shape, and is well attended. The pub
lic school, taught by Prof. G. R. Coch
ran is also progressing nicely. .
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gunn made a
trip to Alto last Saturday, returning
home Sunday, notwithstanding the
rough weather. They report a pleas
ant trip. ' *
Misses Maggie and Mamie Janies,
Ethel Sosebee, Gertie Adams, and W.
T. Bell made a pleasant call on Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Loudermilk Sunday ev
ening.
The health of the factory folks may
be considered reasonably good, consid
ering the number of people. Accord
ing to the last report of House Super
intendent, Dr. Coger, there are 876 in
habitants in the company houses on
what is known as “factory hill.” The
occupants are putting their premises in
nice condition, as much so as the bad
weather will permit.
Generally speaking, [we have good
people and good order. However, a
day or two ago, a couple of young lads
had some trouble—one using nature’s
knucks, and the other a knife. The
mix-up resulted in one skipping the
country, and the other being attended
by a doctor, who had to take a few
stitches to close the gashes on the body.
The parents of both boys are highly
respected citizens, and it is to be hoped
that such trouble will not occur again.
You should remember, little ones, the
debt of gratitude you owe your
mothers. But few mothers are ever
fully rewarded for the tender care they
take of their little ones. Many a good
parent is led to grief by the wrongdo
ing of some wayward child, who had
drifted from the teachings of home.
Remember little ones,
Your mother grieves and cries,
Your little hands were never made
To tear each other's eyes.
Dr. Coger says he did have a real
nice time at Cornelia, and will likely
return about Easter Sunday. Very
probably he will bring some one back
with him. .%
E^STEi
Is L)r
Near
awing
and every man and boy j n m
town will want to dress-up
on that day.
We have made special pre .
arations for that occasion^
can show you the most
stock of
complex
Swell Clothing
in this town. We want yoa til
call, examine and try on sotj
of the fashionable Suits We an
selling at
$10 TO $15.
Our Boy’s
Clothing Department
is full of artistic garments for big and little boys for
school, for play or for CONFIRMATION. We call
your special attention to several hundred swell three-
piece Suits with vests made from black, Oxford and
fancy fabrics which we have marked at the
special price of
$5
Broke Feed Wire.
During the storm last Sunday night
tree was blown down across the feed
wire of the Gainesville & Dahlonega
Electric Railway Co., at Yellow creek,
and no cars were run from -10 o’clock
Sunday night until after noon Monday.
A force of hands was put to work re
moving the tree and repairing the wire
at once,but it was not repaired until
near noon Monday.
The Washington street line was com
pleted last Saturday, and cars were
run over the street for the first time
Sunday morning. A regular schedule
is being operated over this street now.
Surveys have been mad^Jor the
tracks to the car barn, near the South
ern depot, and in a few days this work
will be completed, and the cars will be
run into the barn each night.
Will be Extra Session.
Secretary Hay, when apprised of the
action of the Cuban Senate in ratifying
the reciprocity treaty, expressed his
gratification.
But three days remain of the time
limit within which ratification can be
exchanged. Secretary Hay, said how
ever, that as soon as office notification
is given by cable of the mailing of the
necessary documents the ratifications
can b<rexchanged at once without wait
ing for their receipt.
Secretary Hay added that in his
essag|^ to Minister Squiers he gave
the positive assurance that the Presi
dent would call an extra session of Con
gress in the fall.
Go To See Them.
Sacks Bros., have an advertise
ment in this issue which we a9k
our readers to peruse. Saoks Bros,
have a splendid line of clothing,
hats, shoes, etc., and they sell
them cheap. Give them a share
of your business. They will treat
you right.
OHEsTNtfT'MOTJNTAIN ITEMS.
The sun did venture to shine a few
days last week and the ground did get
dry enough to plow by the last of the
week and you need not think that the
farmers through this section failed to
make good use of the time, either.
The most of them were busy putting in
guano, while some were planting corn
and bedding potatoes. All seemed to
be as busy as bees on a bright May
morning.
The Chestnut Mountain debating so-'
ciety is still getting along nicely. They
debated the following question last
Friday night, “Resolved that the In
dian has been been treated worse by
the white people than the negro.
The affirmative side gained the ques
tion.
Miss Emma Cronic is still visiting
friends and relatives in Hoschton this
week. We wish her a delightful time
while she is gone, but we hope she will,
return soon, for she is greatly missed
in this community.
Little Clifford Benton, the two year
old son of Mr. Brigham Benton, is low
with fever at this writing.
Mr. A. R. Cooper, who worked in
Messrs Allen's tin shop about nine
months, has moved back to his moth
er's little farm near this place. While
out trimming the orchard be made an
awkward lick and stuck hiS 1 knife in
his arm. The accident was not a ser
ious one, and we hope he will be all
right in a short time.
Mr. J. J. Adams and his wife spent
last Saturday night with Mr. W. W.
Luther and family.
Miss Ada Deaton, who has been com
ing to school at this place for a short
while, on last Friday afternoon said
that she would not get to come back
any more. The whole school was
sorry of that, especially two young i
gents who generally have special busi
ness in Clinchem district on Sunday
afternoons.
Wheat is looking fine in this section,
and the farmers say if they don’t get
to plant any corn they can live on bis
cuit one year
Many good wishes to The News.
We have plenty of boys’ Suits as low as $2.50
and up to $10.
Easter Neckwear and Easter Hats in a great
and beautiful variety, though at prices that will
save you money every time.
We are agents for the celebrated Jefferson Hat, $2
and $3. Every hat guaranteed.
V. J. « E. C.
/T\illiQery Opepip^
BEGINNING
Tuesday, March 31,1
--Novelties in—
READY-TO-WEAR.
Infant’s 'Head-Wear.
MRS. J. E.I JACKSON.