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ATLANTA, OA., THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 3907.
PRICE:
11 flum
M. * H. . Richey in
Charge qf New
District.
ATLANTA BECOMES
RAILWAY CENTER
Will Bring Hundreds of
Employees to Offices
Here.
With the official announcement from
Washington that the Southerp railway
I, t» be dttrlded into two |nat dlvla
Ions, one of them Atlanta, under Man
rntrr M. E. Richey, Atlanta becomee a
greater railway cente*.
It la practically aaaured that a large
number of men will come here from the
Wa.hington office*. Practically the
only man .here Informed on the par.
titulars of title big movement le J. 8.
B. Thompson. and he le In Birming
ham Thursdgy on business.
At the offices of the Southern In the
Equitable building Thursday It waa
•tateil that nothing more wa* known
than contained In the official dls-
paii-hi's from Washington. It waa In-
tlmateil that he placing of a great dl-
virion headquarters here meant that
several hundred new men would be
needed here In the additional work.'
How niton these change* and addi
tional clerical force* will be brought
here ‘a not known, ft la probably the
purpose of the Southern to wait until
the new office building Is completed.
However, an Uie division change la, to
become effective at once. It may be
come nereasary to bring the clerical
force within a short, time, renting tem
porary offices. .
It la matured that the change means
several hundred more population for
Atlanta, with hqsdrada at thousands of
THAW HEARING OFf IHEOMFESSES
UNTIL SATURDAY 1
Hearing Held on Request For Lunacy Com
mission—Craig Wadsworth Gomes From
London—Slayer of White Fears For Self.
.“/ FEAR NO INQUIRY
INTO MYSAN1JY"+7HAW
New York, March Ji._»i am perfectly sane. I am Rot afraid of any
lunacy commla.lon the court may appoint. I know they can decide but
That la that 1 am sane. Everybody who knows me knows that
one thing.
I am can
This
and whom , „
"butchered" by execution In the electric chair.
ta and that will be the finding of a lunacy commission."
.uicin.ru wa. made by Harry Thaw, .layer of Stanfoi
»m District Attorney Jeroin* aaye le Insane and shoul
New York, March >1.—The hearing
before Justice Fltxgerald this after
noon on the request of District Attor
ney Jerome for an Inquiry Into the san
ity of Harry Thaw was adjourned, aft
er a brief session, until Saturday, to
ra Attorney Delraaa. chief counsel
’ Thaw,.time 10 look over the afflda-
Its presented by J drome.
The seats mads 1
vacant by the jurors
were occupied today by the alienist*.
The prisoner waa not In court. Jeroma
Lid both aides had facta to submit.
Delmaa said tha affidavits submitted
by tha dlatrlct attorney were not given
to him until 13:30 o'clock this after
noon. and he hadn’t had time to study
them.
Jerome's statsmsnt of facts on which
he based his affidavit for a commission
Included affidavits by Irvin 8. Cobb, a
newspaper reporter, and Drs, flint,
Maboon. MacDonald, Pritchard, Kerri*.
Hlrsch and Dleffendorf. Cobb's affida
vit deals with a statement Thaw gave
out relative to his wife's testimony.
Thsw In a Rags.
In fear and rage over the prospect
of being cent to • mad-house, Harry
Thaw spent a tumultuous morning In
the Tombs prison today'and was only
partially paclffed by tha Influence of
hie slatet*, the countess of .Yarmouth.
A night of sleeplessness and fretting
had mad# Thaw a* unstrung and petu-
lent aa a nervous.child. A halt hour's
conversation with ihq countess calmed
him. Before she left. Thaw waa In a
more placid mood and ready to go Into
court to hear Justice Kltsgeralia rul
ing. .
Craig Wadsworth Arrives,
Jerome'* “missing witness," Craig
Wadsworth, second secretary of the
United States embassy ta London, ar
rived here today aboard the steamship
Oceanic. The dlatrlct attorney had
counted upon, his getting here before
this to testify aa to certain episodes In
London In which h*. Mr. and Mr*. Har
ry Thaw and Mrs. ThaWa mother were
concerned.
Clifford W. Hart ridge announced to
day that he waa authorised by Thaw's
Continuad on, Page Three,
JENNINGS WILL KEEP
HIS PLACE AS:CHIEF
It kas been otncistly niiuaHiBj 4Sk'._
s ' I I Unity Ujntett, win I* dltMitl
luin ith ilNtrlpU. thr northern fli»l <*Mtrrue
■nil til.. MMitbvm «»1 iTMtrru. *n»r Utter
diatrirt. liti-MUf ewrjrtfclM awl
H.'.f «f rjrnriotft*. flltt 1* ourter the tUrrr-
Uou of M. E. ttlrber. mnnnger. with bead*
Rn.irtrra ni Atlanta.
Thp uortlHTii nm\ temtrni ilMalon, Includ-
*»'* > v,-rything unrtb of Ouirlottr. will b*
umltr lb* illtvrtlon of J. N. Roalo. now
i, with U»*ad«iuar-
»to haw Jurtaillt-
ot.T «uUm rtf ml In.
M H, Ulchf.r, wini .will have hi* brail-
«iunn..m nt A.laiita itN iiuimiiter of tlir
•"'iHi'TH hihI wittrern dlatrlrta. Is iiow au-
{**-r4iifo-iMlf'iit of tho uil.l.lt.' lUatrh't of tin*
n "V'^rn* lutubiwartera nt Knoxrllle.
it*- U oii» of iIh* innat |Nipiilnr olTh-lala of
<>• Noiiihorn mol bla coming t» this city
»ni Ih. wHromnl.
• I r lluti-talin*. now •u|M*rlntcnilciit at
»o'ii.fhU, mol well known among the older
I intfli of tbla rltjr. will l»e trana-
Ur...| to rharlotte, aueeeedlug I*. It. Loy-
■ who coo« to Knoxville In the place of
"’••I "* aoou aa the new frelibt depot
Mitchell mol Madlann arenne la emu*
The plana for tbla liulldliiff have
O^rtCAL ANNOUNCEMENT
FROM WASHINGTON
"n.klngtoB, March SI.—For purpoee* of
iiiir. ndmlAUtratlon. and that
"u Mu Him i,»n which la conaldered to Iim
l"»rinnr in railroad rorporatlona. the Honth
* r " f allwax anmiuncea v todaj the ronaollda-
, "» "f Ha northern and eastern districts
u n, h! one head, with taeadqnartera In Wash
and a similar consolidation of tha
tnl, i'i , e and western districts, with bead
Waiter* nt Atlanta.
.... N formerly manager of trana
here, la made “manager of the
Caucus Will Be Held
on Thursday
*. JsiighL-
NO OTHER NAME
IS CONSIDERED
ki'lui.l.
Slut MBiera districts." sad M M.
Intrndrnt
tunr of
n ‘ 1 —Ith
'lllr. Tran., Is
"bl'llr and wrstrrn division,
i" "lors In Atlnntn.
>• i„
. h f «- II. Arkert. vice prr.l
'*i i «M pml manager of the road, and
"rifi-Mv,. from dntr of Itn loannnce.
«■ liir Mm , Older, the office of mean
? ir*nnportnllnn, held nnlll now by
, ' s " n b\ In done nwny wllh. lt being tan
that Its datlen will he mcr*»d
S' h Mr Hcalc'n new office no manager ot
u * n 'riiicrn and otntom dlntrlrtn.
Nngro is Hold.
" *:t tlrler, the negro caught Wed
J’May morning In the act of robbing
• freight car In the yards of the Cen-
m* 1 rnllroad, waa -bound over to the
*'«:<• . ..urte Thursday morning by Re-
S'^T llroyiea Ortar waa arreetad by
'".I” i'all officers Roberta and An-
?* r " n. after being followed for six
B’’" k — hy James M. Smith, who wlt-
w--"i ih e robbery from hie home In
"I'itHiall street.
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« WEDNESDAY’S HOT RECORD O
2 IS KEPT UP THURSDAY. O
S Mcdnenday'e record, smashing D
2 March records I* kept Thura- t>
. “*> with tha temperature hover- o
2 ln « around the II notch. . 2
5 Itcltnble party aaye that the o
0 (; r *"nt caloric waa nhlpped from O
1 "•"hlnglon via the Southern last O
0 Jul > It arrived Wednesday, and o
2" 1 * turned loose. Forecast: O
o T f «'r and continued warm o
Thurnday night and Friday." o
- .Thuinday'a temperatures:
X ■ m 14 degree*. O
r ' " rn M dagreea. O
1 ,? » m SS ‘
0 ? " m * 34
o n, «n 10 digress.
0 1 P m. 13 degree*. O
5 • l' m 14 degrees. O
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In Spite of Opposition Old
Chief Will Be Re
elected.
Henry Jennings will be re-elected
chief of the Atlanta police department.
Hie name will be the only one pro
posed at the approaching general
election to be held by the board of po
lice commissioners.
Moreover, Chief Jennings, after hie
re-election, will virtually select the en
tire police force, from the captains on
down the line.
The authority upon which these
statementn are made cannot be given,
but lla reliability will be amply sus
tained by. the results of th* election
and the caucus to be held Thursday
Tut of the muddle In which the fU 1
lure of the police department has ap
parently been for some weeks, there
has come definite shape, and tha figure
of Chief Jennings stands out as hi* own
successor at the head of th* depart'
ment. . „ . ..
The conference, or caucus of the
police board will be held Thursday
night. Thl* Is given authorttlvely by a
member of the board.
The list of captains. It Is undsretood,
will remain Intact, captains Mayo,
Joyntr and Jett seem all to have given
entire satisfaction.
Thar* will b* at Isaat two changes In
the line-up of •ergeent* * “
Ill be glvi
Possibly
given the “ex"
three sergeant* will
^*AiTf’or patrolmen, not more than six
changes are planned In th* entire out
fit.
Jennings to Nem* Peres.
It Is also learnsd aa an aaaured tact
that the member* of the commission
have determined to permit Chief Jen
nings to choose the officer* snd men
who are to serve under him. Thl* will
be done In order that th* force may
be raised to th* highest standard poa-
stale and that th* head of the depart-
ment may have about him a body of
men that I* In thorough sympathy with
Mm and will work In harmony with
h *The*chlef will paa* on th# name of
every member of ta* department and
report to th* commlnsloners hln opinion.
If the chief recommends the omcer or
man aa competent, dutiful and satis-
factory, ha will be elected. Should tho
chief report advereely on W officer or
man. that Individual will £ P™"** 1 *
dropped for the good of the •jmce.
According to the Information, the
propoattton will take IkU (tonm The
iir^htat istrsrstt;
called In to eeiect hla force. He will
flret paae Judgment on tha three cap*
utna and will then report on each of
the field endetetlon
iim officer* have all been cnoeen, ine
chief win «»*• «P * < il 1 P *il£b
men end report separately on eacn
nsmr. EIndians.
Thl* 1* an entirely new departure tar
the nnllre commlaeloA and. It la «•
■laved, will give the city of
splendid police department Th* ««•
mtaeloner* are heartily W 1 favor pf the
plan and betiev* taey ha*e “ ■—
AIDING THEFT
or wooo
Valuable Securities Are
Stolen From Mail
Bags.
GANG OF ROBBERS
MAY BE CAUGHT
Mail Pouch Spotted at New
York Postoffice Just
Before Ship Sails.
Parle, March SL—A confession today by a
man named Bullosa, held hen* on eneptrloa
of knowing something of th* theft of a
mail ting containing 3400.000 from th* French
liner La Provence, probably will malt la
the arrest of n number of other member* of
» gang of International robber*.
At th* time of his arrest Bnttaas had to
bln poaseeatpti 4C.OOO worth or American te-
curillen.lt developed today that many of
tXTo'f ti? *” “° t 1* " **•
TOLD ROOSEVELT HARRIMANI
OUGHT TO BE IN THE PEN
Senator Cullom Says President Made No
Comment Concerning His Remark Regard
ing That Famous Alton Deal.
Washington. March II.-e“I told Pres
ident Roosevelt that If I had my way
I’d try to put Mr. Hanrlman In tha
penitentiary for th* Alton deal," said
Senator Shelby M, Cullom, of Illinois,
today aa h* merged from tha executive
once at tha White House.
"Did the president agree with you.
senator?" tha venerabl* statesman was
asked.
"I do not think he made any com’
meat over that remark of mine" hi
replied. "There Is no doubt about th*
rascality of th* deal," h* continued.
"The people who are swindled are of
couree nqt the cttttmn at large, but
the forte who have bought tho#*
bonds If there Is nothing behind th*
paper. It cannot of course be worth
much and to aall It la nothing more or
lass than a swindle."
HARRIMAN SAYS FEDERAL
CONTROL IS IN EFFECT
Bottom wa* "swetted" until be confessed.
. CHIEF HENRY JENNINOfi.
Who will be unanimously re-elect
ed at meeting sf beard.
.SSWUK
eegtiy, «h«b Mecilvea - trace aet to
work on the dash end Inquiry about til*
content* waa erode In this country.
‘ Inspector Vickery said no action
would be taken by him because th*
Cntted- State* waa not responsible for
mall after It left thl* country. To find
the poucli l« the duty of the French
authorities or of the steamboat com
pany, he as Id.
fOi
SHOT DEADIH
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a WILL BE NO ELECTION.
a (AYS ALDERMAh
o o
O "There will be no election tor O
O chief of police." O
o This emphatic statement waa O
0 made by Alderman Key Thursday O
8 afternoon. O
"Any set of men on th* face of O
O the earth can hold a conference O
0 If they want te, but the police O
O board I* not going to elect any O
O new rot of men for the police de- o
O partment. O
o "Th* choice of Chief Jennings O
O by (he board will not serve to O
0 keep steps being taken to prevent 0
o the election. There absolutely O
o will be no election."
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found a remedy to correct any pom
evil* In the general police election.
The commissioners are desirous of
obtaining at this time the best possible
police force, as the coming election will
mark the end of the biennial turmoils.
Regardless of whether civil service Is
at present In effect In the department,
the new syitem will become operative
on April 3, under the provisions of th*
state law, and the officers and man will
■err* for life unless discharged for
some good cause. There will be
more general election*.
Jtnnlng*' Election Assured.
Although several name* hav* bean
mentioned In connection with th* office
of chief. It I* generally conceded now
that non* hut the name of Captain
Jennings will be considered by the
commissioners. A fight has been made
In some quarter* to beat Chief Jen
nings. but It has apparently exhausted
Itself. Hie friends have rallied to hla
rescue, and with hi* record aa chief
and aa a member of th* department be
has won. '
While some ot the commissioners. It
la understood, hav, possibly favored
other candidates for certain
still these member* hare Indicated that
omM ee* no good
reason to oust
Dakota Governor
Up Against It
Washington. March 3i,T-Cjt»?li*;
•loner Bali<M*r. of the general land
office, ha* given Governor Crawford.
ofSoufi Dakota ality day* to dis
prove charges reerorily made public by
Representative Mtan. of Illinois, that
Crawford** lend claim* had been pro
cured through f reiiit. if a rottetactery
,„«,rr Is not made, the petenl* livid
last by th* governor wlU be cancelled.
Washington. March 31.—"Than U no
doubt that a package of mall contain
ing valuables has bean lost between
Parle and New York. Inquiry about
th* character of th* mall and the time
It left New York had been made In
this country and the letters and pack-
agaa can not be found,"
In these words Chief Postal Inspec
tor Vickery today confirmed th* re
ported theft In Pari* of a mall pouch
containing 3400,400 or more. This
(touch, together with several others,
wan placed aboard the French line
steamer La Provence, which left New
Y,rk- on, the last day of February-and
reached Havre March (,
He Dees Not Agree
With Rockefeller’s
Views. .
New York. March 11.—Her* Is X. H.
Harrlman'a reply to Rockefeller:
"The roads ere not over-caplltallsed
for the country end Its possibilities.
In counting your rapttalliatton, think
ot th* money that has gone Into tho
abandoned lines, bridge* and termi
nals. They, Inust be conaldared a part
of tho construction cost and when you
take that In you will find that you
have not over-capitallsed. f
"There Is Federal control now. There
are laws enough on the statute books
now—more than enough. All that
Oil King Says Over
Capitalization Is All
Wrong. '
New York. March 31.—Here 1a John
D. Rockefeller’s views regarding the
railroads:
“Railroads an vastly over-capitat
ed. That la not a healthy altuatlon.
I think that properties ahould be capi
talised at only their legitimate value,
and If that were done there would be a
feeling of security.
“Federal control would be e better
thing for the roads. They would then
aadaCMMi the laws they must observe
and would be able to plan ahead Intel,
ltgently without one state
mending one thing and another state
being equally Insistent on something
entirety different.
‘There Is an undercurrent that does
nt»t look good. I have not quit* made
up my mind If the Increased produc
tion of gold Is. responsible or aet. Per-
tally I. do Uke the outlook.
'I do not think aor j
the money they about
IAIY KILTED
IITHREEDAff
Troops of Nicaragua
Are Reported
Victorious.
and wisely administered,
need any more Federal control.
"W* have been brought up stagger
ing, but we are going to go ahead. It
may tak* time, but I am a greet be-
llexer. la this country, in It* resource*
and ft* people and this check will qet
i that the cast dl th*
iemand wll| t *tajoffMi^lha^wUI
ods .which vrouM *ve
■ drawing In. ' .u.
"Yoti can not compare American and
English road* and methods. Thor* Is
not a single Item upon wh|ch the twain
can meet. You can no more ineasur*
PRESIDENT ZELAYA j
LEADS SOLDIER*
Casualties Estimated at Be*
tween 700 and 800—At- ' ■
tackers Withdraw. u j
Managua, Nicaragua, March 21. j
According to re porta received .
hera, tha Honduran army wa* the ;
aggressor in a bloody battle witk .
the Nicaraguan forces in which
between 700 and 800 casualties rai. \
suited.
The battle is said to have open- >
cd with a skirmish just bafora
dawn on March 17, ami in reported ,
to have lasted three days.
President Zelaya penio"
commanded the Nicaraguan ti ; 1
which arc said to have been v.u- j
torious, having held their posi
tion at Lamaaiquo, where
were strongly entrenched.
Owing to the strength of th*
Nicaraguan defense, repeated M-
aaults by the Hoadura* troeM
were easily remdaad and tha «6
W*»»f PBfly Asrttar withdrew,
ratio with our „ _
"Swathtag after
.4s .which would a. .
t unities for the but liter* and pi Miters
would be more to our Am *
(Signed) “JOHN D. ROCI
ot the American people and
country than you can compare the
equipment of American road* with the
capacities of the English.
(Signed) "E. H. HARRIMAN."
CHAMBER of commerce
MAKES STRONG REFUTATION
OF A NEWSPAPER SLANDER
Chief of Police Re
ceives Message
Thursday.
A telephone message received
Chief Jennings Thursday aften
stated that Will Haney, of William*
street, Atlanta had been that and
killed In Carterovllle Thursday.. I
further particular* were given,
PLANS ALL HEADY
FOR NEW BUOUj
WORK WILL REGIN
Complete plan* for the new 'Bijou
theater to b* erected at th* toner at
Carnegie Way and Con* street hav*
been submitted to th* city building In-
bpetor.
From what can bo gathered from
thee* drawing*, tha Bijou, will bo a
much more sightly structure than the
on* that I* now doing service on Mari
etta street, Ae toon a* the building
Inspector approve* the plana th* actual
' of construction will begin.
I|t I, -planned for th* theater to
be ready at the beginning of hen Ha-
aon, the work will be pushed forwent
rapidly to completion. The new thea-
t0|The balcony and thd gallery each a*
* The’eettlng capacity will be greater
than that ot tho present playhouse.
For entrance* there wilt be »evrn dou
ble door*, and the fit* escape win teed
through an arch at th* Bunt. There
will be eta boxes. *11 of fanciful archi
tecture. and the pit will coeetet ot thro*
roettaue, twenty row* to the section.
Th* plena *r»r* submitted by the
Fuller-clafrt(lP*rtMVi WROMM
tact* end bultfgrs, ot New Ymk.
Rumor That Banquet
Would Be R. ¥ ove-
Feast Fabrication.
DIRECTORS ISSUE
PUBLIC 'STATEMENT
Tell Why Finley Was Invit
ed Guest—Journal’s Edi
torial Strongly De
nounced.
To the Public:
The following statement Is made by
direction of th# board of director* of
th* Atlanta Chamber of Commerce:
Th* Atlanta Journal sew fit to pub-
llah on March II. an editorial under
the headline*. “Have th* Railroads
Captured the Clumber of Comemrc* 7"
In which currency was given to an al
leged rumor that the annual dinner of
this organisation waa to be converted
Into a railroad love feast.
The feet that w# had Invited Mr. W.
W. Finley, president of the Southern
railway, to make an address, end had
Invited several prominent railroad men
to be present, wee used as a peg upon
which to hang a scandalous Insinuation
that our officer* and directors were
subservient . to railroad tnfluenr* and
were planning or being worked for an
Indorsement of railroad policy. Th#
fottewteg extract* show the spirit of
th* article:
-The truth la the whole 'annuel din
ner* affair smacks all toe strongly of
politic*. "We fancy we cen discern th*
Wi Italian''band' of some of our old
railroad friend* of the last campaign.
•Railroad lawyers' "hired politicians'
(or axample. It looks very much Ilk*
this event I* being 'pulled off - ao aa to
place th* Chamber of Commerce of the,
capital city of the sut* on record as
condemning Hie fight .that haajwo
made In the Interest of fair freight
rotes
“W* do not undertake to say who l*
trying to tie the Atlanta chamber of
Commerce. Ilk* a U» can. to the tall of
Continued *n Fag* Three.
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O SPRING HAS ARRIVED
O THURSDAY MARKS EQUINOX. O
0 Thursday, March It. marks tha 0
O debut of the Vernal Equinox and o
o spring, new millinery creations 0
o drosses poets snd bills. O
O From an astronomical viewpoint
O th* Vernal Equinox .means tha
O pasting of the sun trim south to O
o north, and In the northern heml- 0
O sphere th* days ar* lengthening. O
o For the past few days tha nights o
o and days have been of equal 0
O length all over th* world. O
S After Thursday, however, and o
until (he Autumn Equinox, the O
S aun will be north of lb* celestial O
equator and th* thermometer will o
o not be needed aa a reminder. . O
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. jo foqght
Bide#. Th* •tneggte i
beginning oe Marsh 17.
iaa army or ian(H
itmXlklUO. WU
ly confronted by the combtnt^taNSS
of the Honduran* and tha Salvadonsro
the latter having taken th* field as tag
ally of Honduras.
Attack Mad* at Dawn.
It was the flower of th* SalvadorMI
rmy. together with ths beet traps*
Pneldent Bonilla ot Honduras cotsM
muster. Th* allied forcas *udd*nbr
I throw theraaelves upon th* city shortly
before dawn on March IT. Than fol
lowed Incessant fighting for 73 hours
President Zelaya in parson commaad-
1 the Nicaraguan troops Th* first
onslaught of the combined forces waa
repulsed, but th* Salvadorans and
Honduran* renewed the attack. Th*
firing grew heavier and again the al
lied troops were repulsed. This hap
pened again end again, the Nicaragu
ans being always successful In keeping
the enemy at bay.
Bodies ef Dead Burned.
After three days of unsucceseful at
tacks th* Silled armies withdrew. At
first It was belltved'that once more the
assault would be ordered, but soon It
was seen that the combined forces had
retired for good.
When the Nicaraguans left their de
fences they found M0 dead and 40o
wounded Hondurans ahd Balvadorana
on tha field. The Nicaraguan* loat 30*
killed and about th* sam* number of
wounded. All th* bodies of the dead
were burndd.
Many Hondurans were taken prison
ers Including Oenerat Mao Tins who
was wounded, together with other of-
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JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
From all Indications Shreveport. Louisiana, has before her during
1307. a year of remarkable growth. The winter has been mild with prac
tically no Interruption to building activities and many buildings ar* un
der construction with good labor In demand.
Among the many buildings now going up w* might mention the Con
tinental Bank and Trust Company, which has Just let contract tor tha
erection of a six story, modem fire-proof building. Work has commenc
ed on thla and will b* completed In six months The cost of this build
ing alone will be lit,*00.
Th* American Nallom
building within the next ah... _
cost of about 140,000. Th* Cantonary college Is now being built at s cqet
of tM.000. Th* present court house will ha** an addition built to It nt
a cost of 110,000. A new Baptist church la now being built at a cost of
IM.000. In addition to thla many business house* and residences are un
der cohetrucllon and the actual cash outlay for all these buildings ex
ceeds over a quarter million dollars
All railroads entering Shreveport are making extensive Improvements'
on their roadbed to afford better and quicker travel.
The Cotton Belt railway bridge over Red river waa ready for us* on
March let. The Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company will hav*
their passenger service open Into New Orleans by April 1.
Shreveport will toon build a new bridge for regular travel scram
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From ■ ,
Th* deposits In our four banka ar* over It,t00.l
deposit of (3*0 on our 30,000 population. ... . jj
Th* city te gradually extending lie territory and many sub-division*
are opened up to tak* car* of th* rapidly Increasing population.
Our main factor which ls of especial benefit to Shreveport la Batura!
gas For domestic us* nearly every family la using It and th* gas com
pany la taxed to Its rapacity In trying to lay mains fait enough to tak*
can ot the demand. •• M •.•’J
All manufacturing Industries ar* using natural gas for fuel and raM-
lly appreciate It as of gnat vata* at a nominal cost
At an enthusiastic- meeting of th* Progressive Businas*
Oulfport. Mies. on March I. officers for Che ensuing year w«ra
Th* total commercial business of Oulft*>rt for 1*04 was tn.aoo.00*.
wholesale grocery business was 34.000,000 In round numbers: |h(* In Mg
Included la thq export and Import value ui iio.eee.ooo abowu ^
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