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shingles are on, and many are turned away. Let those who have money im prove their property now, provide homes for the people, and build up the town. Hon. Harvie Jordan of Jasper, president of the Interstate Cotton Growers Association, would make a most excellent Commissioner of Agriculture. He is a practical, successful farmer, and has done much for the farming classes of the South. The people of the state will soon call him to fill some high and honorable position, and his experience and ability emi nently fit him for Commissioner of Agriculture. ^ AS TO FRANCHISES. The City Council was wise in not granting an exclusive franchise to either of the telephone companies in this city. To have given it to the first would have kept out the second, and that’s the point we are after. Not that other compa nies will, at an early date, proba bly come here to do business, for that is not likely, but that in the event any others should desire to do so, the way is open to the city to let them in upon equal terms with those in operation. In other It appears that spring is here at Keep your eye on our advertisers and trade with them. Has always Kept aneaa ot the procession,, but this season- we have made the distance between us and the ordinary kind so great that oar Suits for Spring stand out in bold relief in a superior class and yefc we keep our prices on a popular scale, Gainesville needs more houses for her new citizens. There are new folks and new firms, and still they come. , NORTH OCONEE. > All of our people that were well enough went to town Monday. ! Kit Harwell sold his last bale of ' cotton Tuesday, He is a good farmer, but he did’nt sell at the right time. T. J. Marchbanks says there is some dissatisfaction about the batchelors club. -He wants the' old maids to “have the benefit of the dues that are paid in, and some of the young ladies say they wantJto join, but J. A. Butter- worth don’t want any ladies. Messrs J. A. and L. A. Butter- worth went to Gillsville Monday in search ot cotton seed. J. Monroe Jones visited his father and mother this week and reports everything lively in Banks. Messrs. W. J., J. D. and H. J. Jones paid old Jones town a pleas ant visit Sunday. Two cf our bright lads, Clifford Jones and Ed Chandler, called on their best girls Sunday for the first time, and the dogs gave them such a scare that they will never grow much more. Mr. V. J. Jones paid Mrs. Sto vall a visit Wednesday. If you have any turkeys you had better watch Jep Barton. He has bought all he can buy, and borrowed all he can borrow, and there isn’t any telling what he would do if he was to see a nice gobbler. Little Fletcher Butterworth is right sick at this writing. In each of these prices we give you a great assort ment of new and exclusive styles to select from and are all absolutely pure wool and the best tailored and most perfect fitting Clothing made. More manufacturing enterprises will be welcomed to Gainesville. President McKinley is soon to be off on a trip to the Pacific slope. BOY’S CLOTHING It looks like the ; fruit crop is safe. That fact carries joy to many hearts. Is more Complete than ever before, Line of An immense bmce Mayor Mims inaugura tion he has persistently fought the longterm franchises, and wants the city to get get pay for every franchise^given. He ia right, and, in the end, will be sustained. The people of Gainesville might study the situation m Atlanta Borne time in the People are here crying for houses. Can’t you, Mr. Man-with- money, put up a few ? Gainesville keeps moving to fhe front. Within a few years her population will be more than doubled. ~ ‘ ! with profit near -future, no doubt, they will have to deal with the same ques tion, The town is growing, and before many years there will be a street car system in this city, and franchises will be asked for—ex- elusive franchises and franchises free of any cost to the corpora tions. Our city fathers m time will have to pass upon these things, and they should see that no exclusive franchise is given upon any one street. Leave it It is gratifying to see Gaines ville growing so rapidly. The Queen City is destined to be. a big town,, . - i r . n We hope the farmers will not go it so heavy on cotton that they will forget to raise plenty of home supplies. 14 Main Street Phone 9, Alabama was visited by another storm this week. She seems to be getting more than her share of them this year. A canning factory for Gaines ville is one of the contemplated new enterprises. There is no rea son why it shouldn’t pay here. The farmers are preparing for a big crop of everything. If they - have plenty of hog and hominy every year, they are all right. Just From Gillsville. We^ are glad to see Mr. L. W. Day able to be out again, Mr. Claud Meaders has returned to the State Normal school in Athens. He left last Monday and has our best wishes. Mrs. S. B. Carter left last Wed nesday for Atlanta to spend a week with friends. S. B. Carter visited M. B. Carter at Gainesville Wednesday and at tended the protracted services at that place. Mr. Lewis Norris is looking sad this week. His best girl has mar ried and left him to mourn ov*r his fate. Mr. Homer Presley and Miss Emma Morris were married on last Thursday night. ’Squire Ev- ands pronounced the ceremony. The young people have our best wishes. We had the pleasure of seeing Mr. D. G. Bickers on last Thurs- day in our town. . - •' | Miss Fay Carter of, Gainesville came over to our town Wednesday of last week and returned home Thursday. Some of our merchants and oth ers are devoting a portion of their time and talent to thumping out i;he middle man, best two out of three. The Macon Telegraph is work ing up interest in cane-and cassava m South Georgia. The Telegraph is doing a good work for the farm ers of Georgia. The people will not pay much •attention to, politics this year, notwithstanding the efforts of cer tain newpaperj to keep the mat ter before them. matters now, that we may con sider them in every light, and be better able to deal with them prop erly when the time arrives. BUILD HOUSES. People are here crying for houses, and cannot get them. This won’t do. They must have them. Stran gers are coming in and want to locate with us. Many of them are not ready to buy, prefering to stop I here awhile and take time in the selection of tUe property they want to buy. This is wise, and makes it all the more urgent that houses should be built in which they can live until they can be suited. There are lots of folks here who have vacant property and who are able to put up good nice houses upon it. They should build now. They can’t lose anything by it, but they can provide homes for people who have come here to live and who are able and perfectly willing to pay good rent. Every house now going up is rented before the If Gainesville gets the Charles ton, Augusta and Chattanooga Air Line Railway it will do he" great good. We hope to see the road built at an early date. Eiseman Bros., 11-13-15-17 WHITEHALL STEEET, ATLANTA GEOBGI^ Clothing and Furnishings For Man and Boy. Every Suit tailored in our own workrooms. Whe n you buy from us you buy direct from the maker and save the middle man’s profits. Suits, Extra Trousers, Hats, Shoes, U^ ef¥ wear and Neckwear. SOLE AGENTS FOR HESS SHOES. State Treasurer Park has decided to pay the teachers’ warrants when presented to him by Commissioner Glenn, and the poor teachers will soon get part of their money. If total prohibition were in force in Georgia nobody on earth could get whiskey in this state for any purpose whatsoever. If you should desire it for medicinal or mechanical purposes you would have to send to some other state where whiskey is sold, and it is useless to say that other states would do a thriving business.