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ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 18,1907.
PRICE:
WHOLE TOWNS ARE ENOULFED
BY BIG EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO;
OVER 1,000 PERSONS MEET DEATH
Death List in Capital
Is Being Sup
pressed.
COAST IS SWEPT
BY TIDAL WAVE
Waters of, Gulf of Mexico
Made to Boil by Vol
canic Action.
WHOLE EARTH IN THROES
OF SERIES OF EARTHQUAKE
New York, April 18.—Dispatches received from four continents to
day Indicated that the whole world has been In the throes of a remarkable
scries of earthquakes.
More than 1.000 lives have been lost In Mexico and many towns have
been swallowed In the rents of the earth.
Violent earthquakes are reported In the Russian trans-Casplan terri
tory In Asia; In southern Spain, In the Tyrol and throughout Turkey
and Syria. The startling eruption of'n volcano In Chile Is accompa
nied by darkness, lighting, storms and the stilling ■ odor of burning
sulphur. <
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OCCURRED A YEAR AGO.
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El Paso, Texas, April 18.—More than
l.oon were killed In the earthquake
which destroyed the territory south
west of Mexico City.
The list of dead may be Increased
greatly, according to late dispatches
received here today from the affected
country. New volcanoes have broken
out and the burning lava has set fire
to the forests and people and live stock
are fleeing for their lives.
Scores of towns lying between Mex
ico City and the Pacific ocean have
been wiped out by the earthquakes. In
instance the earth opened and In the
great chasms'thus formed swallowed
up whole villages.
Desth List Suppressed:
The greatest damage resulted be
tween the City of Mexico and the Co
lima volcano, which Is reported to be
the starting point of the disturbance,
follma Is now In violent eruption, the
most severe In the history of Mexico,
and no estimate can now be placed on,
the damage done or yet to bo done.
One of the most alarming features
of the dispatches received here Is the
Indication that there had been q Ijirgts.
loss of llfe'in the City of Mexico. aTdct
which the authorities are trying to sup
press. Efforts to communicate with
the authorities have failed, but private
advices to commercial houses say that
the loss of life has been heavy, but that
no announcement will be made.
Messages received at the town of
Juarez, in Mexico. Just across the river
from El Paso, say that when all of the
dead In the scores of towns and vil
lages to tho southwest have been enu
merated, the list of dead will far ex
ceed 1,000.
Disturbance in Gulf.
There was a great disturbance, on the
bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. Fishing
boats returning from the red fishing
hanks report that they were- overtaken
by most remarkable storms, In which
cross-tides attacked them, water spouts
appeared and great columns of steam
•hot from the ocean. Several of these
boats were made so hot from the steam
from the sea that the Ice In whlcn their
fish were packed was melted.
All of the railroad line; In the south
ern and western part of Mexico have
been practically destroyed. In scores
of Places the roadbed was carried com
pletely away. This has Interfered with
tbe execution of the government’s
pleasures of relief. The bishop of Chl-
lapa telegraphs that tho destruction
of f'hllapa was almost complete, that In
many instances whole families were
Killed and that the need of relief Is ur
gent.
The tidal wave which ewept over the
town of Acapulco did great dajnage.
ft children:have
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
Pity of Mexico, April 18.—The latest
snock l ame as late as yesterday noon,
the list of dead as a result of recent
earthquakes numbers nearly 800, and
Includes but few foreigners.
A remarkable story Is related of al-
most marvelous escape from death
n a school house .collaps-
’i and Imprisoned seventcy chit-
When the terrified teach-
rs r„und that seventy were missing,
'"•> Immediately Improvised rope lad-
«rs and ascended to the highest of the
hi-' ,n '' f °und the terrified children
jainging to beams and rafters. Not one
•as even Injured.
Harriman Not on Stand.
York ' April 18.—E. H. Harrl-
did not take the stand before the
jury today as was expected. Instead
u ‘wring on the complaints of several
ZSpUw- R nd Individuals against the
wuthem Pacific was held.
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CHARLES F. MALONE
FOUND DEAD IN BED;
WAS WELL KNOWN
Member of Firm
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Ragan, Malone
& Co.
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Suffering from' a sudden attack of
meningitis, which fame upon him dur
ing the hours of the night, Charles F.
Malone. 53 years old, of the well-known
wholesale dry goods firm of Ragan, Ma
lone & Co., was found unconscious In
his room at the New Kimball Hotel at
7:30 o'clock Thursday morning, and
died without regaining consciousness a
few minutes later. In spite of the ef
forts of three physicians to restore
him.
The first Intimation that friends of
Mr. Malone had that all was not well
with him was when the hour of opening
the sbore Thursday morning arrived
and passed, and Mr. Malone did not
appear. It has been his custom for a
number of years to arrive at the store
first and open the business for the day,
and when he failed to come down
Thursday morning his son-in-law.
Hatch Cook, crossed the street to his
room in the Kimball House to find out
the cause of his delay.
When Mr. Cook readied the door of
Mr. Malone's room he found It securely
locked. Repeated knocking and calls
for Mr. Malone failed to elicit a re
sponse. Fearing that something was
wrong, a small boy was put over the
transom, the door was unlocked from
the Inside and Mr. Malone was found
In an . unconscious and dying condi
tion.
The body of Mr. Malone will be taken
to the parlors of Patterson & Son on
Thursday afternoon, where his former
friends may pay their last respects. It
will be sent on Friday afternoon at 2:20
o'clock to Brookhaven, Miss., where It
will be Interred beside .that of Mrs.
Malone. The Knights Templar will
have charge of the funeral services.
Mr. Malone Is survived by Ills daugh
ter, Mrs. Hatch Cook, of this city; hit
mother, Mrs. Chambers, of Blrmlng-
Question Arises on
Registration and
Limitation.
CHARLES F. MALONE.
Well-known merchant who died
suddenly from meningitis Thurs
day morning.
ham, and a sister, Mrs. John Maddox,
of Fayette county. Tho relatives living
outjOf the city have been notified of his
Prominent Merchant.
Mr. Malone was one of the most
prominent and best-known business
men of Atlanta. Going Into business
with M. C. and J. F. Kiser, oil White
hall street, at an early age, for over
thirty years he has been q consplcu
ous figure In the business circles of tho
clt)< He was a member of the First
Baptist church and was always Identi
fied with movements looking to the
moral and spiritual upbuilding and de
velopment of Atlanta. In secret orders
Mr. Malone was well kqown and held In
high esteem. He was a member of the
Knights Templars, the Mystic Shrlncrs
and the Masons.
The business of Ragan, Malone
Co. will continue as heretofore, under
the partnership agreement and with
the same name.
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Is the water works bond election to fail
after all?
If the contention la raised on the leg
islative act approved DeceinlK»r 18, 1900,
relative to registration and voting in all
elections, it may invalidate the bond elec
tlon. Tbe caption to the act reads:
An act to provide for and permit the
registration of votera in this atate for all
electiona which may occur In the year neat
succeeding the one In which they may
register.”
The act provides that a voter registering
the year before has Just aa much right to
vote “In any election ns one who registers
in January, when new registration books
are opened.
Nowhere does the act state that this
law applies to any election, nnd it does
not differentiate between city uud state or
the recenf bond election a great deal of
apprehension. The point has not been
raised yet, but It la rumored that It will
probably be sprung lu a few days. It Is
understood that City Attorney Janies L.
Mayson la making ail Investigation of the
laws.
If that law is valid. It means that the re-
Vent election was not. The registration In
1900 was very heavy. For 1907 nnd the
special bond election. It was comparatively
light. aa compared with 4hnt of last year.
If the city should tie held to atrlet adher
ence to this' net In the bond election tt
would Impose almost Impossible conditions.
Ijist year there was an abnormal regia-
trntlon, due to the tierce local fight be
tween Hoke Hmlth nnd Clark Howell in
Fulton county. It would lie Impossible to
draw out two-thirds of this rejlstrutlon for
a bond election.
REJECTS PLAN FOR
OF
North Georgia Electric
Stockholders Meet
Friday.
BODY FOUND IN HARBOR
MA y BE KIDNAPED CHILD
NVw York, April 18.—'The body of a boy
that In every way answers the.description
of the missing Horace Marvin was found
today floating In the Kill Von Kull by Johu
Caraou, the lighthouse keeper nt Bergen
Point.
Coroner Cahill, Carson and all others
who have looked nt the body are sure It Is
that of Horace Marvin. The boy's father
has lieeti notified nnd he will start nt once
been In the water less than
BOY AND GIRL DROWN'
THE y COULD NOT WED
Vote Was Almost Four to
One Against the Prop
osition.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., April 18.—The Macon
Presbytery In session here refused to
adopt the articles of agreement of a
closer relation between the Northern
and Southern branches of the Presby
terian church. The vote was 22 to 0.
Little other business was transacted
today, owing to the Interest In this
matter.
3 KILLED IN RIOT
Klnunto., Va.. April 18.-Mal.el roadie-
ton .ltd Htuurt Guy, of Clifton Forge, bound
for Washington to lie married. were Inter-
rented here at midnight by in order from
their parent. «nd aent hack home on *n
early train.
_ drowned. Tbe
lait report saya the bodies have dot been
recovered. The girl was only 18 yenrs old,
the boy 16 years of age.
FALL FROM HER HORSE
FRACTURED COLLAR BONE
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson* Miss., April 18.—A report
Just reached here states that In a race
'our 'riot at the Hutchinson railroad camp
on the Goodyear road, throe miles south
of By ram, two negroes were killed and
one white man seriously Injured.
The trouble started last night when
the negroes assaulted one of the white
bosses, striking him over the head with
a revolver and fracturing his skull
A white man then killed the negro
and In the uprising among the blacks
that followed another negro was killed.
The trouble was resumed this mom
lng, and a telephone message from
Byram states -that the shooting In the
railroad camp three miles away can
be plainly heard at that place. Sheriff
Spann and a posse of a dozen deputies
are now leaving for the scene of the
trouble.
Willie horseback riding on the Boule-
van! late Wednesday afternoon. Mis*
Harriet High, a daughter of Mrc.p. M.
High, of 528 Peachtree street, wax pain
fully injured by a fall from her horse,
which .lipped and fell on the hard
asphalt pavement. *
Miss High received the force of the
fall on her shoulder and neck, the col
lar bone being fractured and a number
of painful bruise* being Indicted.
Min High wan accompanied by Mr.
Tohnan William, at the time the ac
cident occurred. Mr. William, secured
a cab and the .unfortunate young lady
was hurriedly driven to her home,
where she was given medical attention.
Mrs. High stated Thursday that her
daughter hod been resting easily since
4 o'clock Thursday morning nnd ex
pressed the opinion that her Injuries
will not prove serious.
NOT ACQUAINTED
WITH ROCKEFELLER
New York. April i8.-When Rev. C.
F Aked, who has Just arrived to take
charge of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church, waa shown a clipping In which
he wo* allude.! to oa "Rockefeller'll
new pastor," he said he knew nothing
of the oil magnate. .... . .
"It Is not fair. I ran t talk about
him “ he said. “I think It ts very hard
tokeep calling that church 'Rockefel
ler's church.’ Why, he Is net a mem-
her It ts a powerful and Influential
church without Mr. Rockefeller. The
™5or stranger will be welcome Just as
leartlly os the richest man or woman
In the congregation."
WHITE SAYS HARGIS
TOLD HIM TO KILL
Lexington, Ky„ April 18.—Anse
White, brother of Tom White, serving
a life sentence for the assassination of
J. Ii. Mnrcuin, at Jackson, created a
sensation when he went on the witness
stand here Ilf the "Ball" Britton trial
for the murder of James Cot-krill and
stated that Judge Hargis had ordered
him to Join Curt Jett and Hiram Hayes
and kill five men—Dr. Cox, Jim Cack-
rlli, Tom Coektil!, Lawyer Vaughan
and Jim Marcum
White told of the affair In an uncon
cerned manner, while Hargis frowned
at him from the nearby defense’s
.—•rnsel table.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
North Georgia Electric Company grill
he held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon
In the headquarters of the company on
Edgewood avenue.
General A. J. Warner, of Gainesville,
president, and other officers of the com
pe.ny, and practically all the stock
holders will be In attendance, many of
them having already reached the city.
The stockholders come from all parts
of the country,’ few being from this
state. The West Is largely represent
ed among them nnd many Westerners
will be here.
The principal proposition to be con
sldered by the cumpany ts the request
of the city for bids for lighting pur
poses, both for the streets un.1 to con
Humefe. Under the franchise, the North
Georgia Electric Company Is compelled
to sell light both to the city and to con
sumers for fully 25 per cent less than
what Is now being paid the lighting
monopoly.
Low Bid. Expected.
It Is believed that the company will
bid under these rates fixed In the fran
chlse. The work of the company
nearly completed, the power having
been brought from the Chattahoochee
to the city limits. The laying of a few
blocks of conduits, which Is being de
layed on account of the difficulty In
getting material, will practically put
the company In position to do business.
Inasmuch as the president of the
Goorgla Railway and Electric Company,
President Arkwright, has Issued .1
statement practically stating that his
company would not sell current to the
city any cheaper than now, It 1s prob
ably assured that the North Georgia
will do tho work, provided the city doe.
not build It. own lighting plant.
The contract with the Georgia Rail
way and Electric Company for street
lights expires In April, 1908, but can
not be terminated until after a twelve
months' notice.
Are Raising Funds.
The officials have been busy tho past
few week, raising funds With which to
complete the Work necessary anil to
run It until the business acquired puts
It on n self-sustaining basis. Several
splendid propositions have been made
from men and firms of surplus money,
and these will be considered.
.The stockholders will devise ways
nnd means tor pushing the work rap
idly forward to completion. General
A. J. Warner, president, was reached
by a Georgian representative over the
long distance 'phone:
"There Is absolutely no danger," he
stated, "of the company falling to com
plete its lines In a few weeks, and we
will listen to no proposition to combine
with nny other company or sell out.
"We went In to do business, and we
nre glng to submit our proposition to
furnish cheaper lights to the people of
Atlanta In a short while. We will fur
nish lights cheaper to the city and tq
consumers—much cheaper.
"Tho officials of the'eompany are per
fectly satisfied with the work thus far,
and the stockholders feel tho same way.
We will make good all our promises to
the city government and the people of
Atlanta."
CINCINNATI BATON
RIOTING IN LODZ;
TWENTY-THREE DEAD
Lodz, April 18.—Fighting between
Socialists and workmen has been In
continuous progress here for 48 hours.
Twenty-three casual Hies are reported.
The authorities are lax In quelling the
street fighting, and the inactivity of ths
police has encouraged the rioters to
great boldness In attempting to carry
out the edict of the Socialists that »io
workmen shall labor in the factories.
Dr. .T. Lewis Browne Max’
Head •Symphony
Orchestra.
GIRL IS ASSAULTED
NEAR RESIDENCE
Hpeeinl to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala.. April 18.—Mias Turn |
Ogletree. a pretty young woman of 8now-
ilOiiu, Ala., who In eanhler of the theato-
rlmn, wni Innt night knocked down on her
wny home, u Wo formed, her clothes torn off
her and she* ass robbed.
Thin took pfaire :il>oiit 10 o'clock on Bain-
bridge atn*«»t, within two block* of the eapi
lot. Khc was u»M*onne|ous for au hour after
tl.e aanaolt. She Iwdieren it a white man,
but does not know positively. The nmiaiflt
took plow within a few feet of her board
ing bouse.
Hpeelnl to The Georgian.
Cincinnati. April 18.—Provided Dr. J.
Lewis Browne, of Atlanta, rau be prevailed
upon to accept tbe Icnderahlp of tbe Clndn*
null Symphony orchentnt. to mcceed Direc
tor Frank Van Der Rtupken. that organiza
tion will be reorganised. It -was recently
dUhnuded because of n Ulnagreeuient with
the Mualelaun* uulon. Dr; Browne baa been
offered the condnctorahlp, nnd the manage-
inent Is uow waiting on. Ills reply.
the Cincinnati orchestra, and will make no
statement regarding his future course. Ilia
acceptance wonhl not require him to leave
Atlanta permanently, as the orchestra Hen
son laatn but five months of every yeay.
The Hntnry In wild to be $5,000 a year.
The Cincinnati Symphony orchestra waa
organised twelve years ago under the direc
torship of Frank Van Der Stucken. ft
ranks with the Boston Symphony, the fa
mous Thomas orchestra of Chicago, nnd
the New York Philharmonic orcbeatra, and
la the leading organisation of tbe great
Cincinnati music featlvale.
If Dr. Browne accepts the offer of the
baton. It will not Interfere with bis direc
tion of the Mny-Jnne musical festival.
WILLIAMS STREET
LIS
Goes to Pittsburg to
Transform Securities
Into Money.
New York, April 18.—Mrs. William Thaw
started for Pittsburg today to raise money
for the ball of Harry Thaw. She was ac
companied by the countess of Yarmouth,
her daughter. Jostah Thaw, half brother
of tho prisoner, accompanied Mrs. Thaw
and the countess from the Ilotel Lorraine
to the Pennaylvanla station.
It was tindentopd that within the nest
ten days, Mrs. Thaw expected to turn
certain securltlea Into at least $1,000,000 In
cash In anticipation that such hall* bond
would he demanded for her son's liberty.
When leaving the hotel, the elder Mrs.
Thnw itald she would be In Plttsbnrg almut
ten days, after wblch she would return to
New Ybrk prepared to give any size ball
tbe courts may demand. %
Confinement-In the Tombs at last has
broken Harry Thaw's health.
His lawyers In alarm allowed a tele
gram to be sent to Pittsburg for Roger
O'Mara, who more than anyone else
can cheer up the prisoner. O'Mara ar
rived early today while Lawyer Pea
body was with Thaw. The big Pitts
burg detective merely shook hands and
promised to come back later In the day.
Dr. Jelllffe remained with him until
late last night.
This Is In accord with the plan of the
lawyers and family not to leave Harry
alone for any length of time during the
day. The thought of another long sum
mer in the Tombs Is altogether too
much for him.
The squabble over the Thaw counsel
has been partially settled by the re
tention of Lawyers Hartrldge and Pea
body. Peabody and Roger O'Mara, the
Pittsburg detective, Interviewed Thaw
separately In the Tombs prison today,
but both refused to talk of the confer
ence.
PEACH CRIP
TIISJEASOi
Official Reports Show
Heavy Damage in
State. _ M
PEACH GROWING,
BELT COVERED
Some Counties Show Total
Loss of Young'
Fruit.
TO SUCCEED HERSELF
Washington, April 18.—Mrs. Donald
McLean wan today mimed to succeed
herself a* president general of the
Daughter, of the American Revolution
at the morning session of the yoclety.
Mrs. McLean's name was placed
nomination by Mrs. A. A. Kendall, of
Maine, who two years ago named Mre.
McLean for the chief nfllce of the so
ciety. Mrs. Kendall made a long and
spirited speech. Mre. Patton, state re
gent of Pennsylvania, seconded Mr*.
McLean'* nomnlnatlon.
Something of an uproar wae caused
when Mr*. Terry, of New York, an
nounced that the majority of the New
York state delegatee seconded the nom
ination of Mrs. McLean for president
general. Cries of "No! Nol No!” came
n vigorous protest from the New York
delegation In the hall.
WOMAN ARRESTED
AFTER BIG FIGHT
Washington, April 18.—After a des
perate struggle In front of one of the
large department stores shortly after
noon today Detective Wcedon succeed,
ed in arresting a woman giving the
name of- Sirs. Edna West, who rays
she is the member of a prominent
fork family, After being search,
ed 8112,21 was found In her stocking.
™ arrested on the charge of lar-
First Information of an official nature
regarding the fruit crop situation In
Georgia Is contained In a score or more
of letters from leading growers to State
Entomologist Smith.
These letters cover practically the
peach-producing area of the state, from
Marshallvllle and Fort Valley to Dalton
and Summerville, In the northern part
of the state.
Samuel H. Rumph, of Marshallvllle,
the originator of the Elberta," write*
that he will have a partial crop, nnd the
shipments from that section will he
one-third to a half of that of last year.
I. H. Castlen. of Cullnden, Monroe
county, rays that the shipments from
that point will fully equal those of in«t
year, and that a muen better quality of
fruit will be secured.
W. F. Summerour, of Dalton, one of
the largest nnd best-known peach
growers In North Georgia, estimates
that 75 per rent of the crop In that see.
tlon was killed. He stated that he ob
served frost freaks never before seen
there. The freexe seemed to have run
In streaks. The divisions between the
uninjured and the Injured trees w»s
almost to a row In tho some orchard-.
From tho statistics compiled through
these reports to Entomologist Smith
perhaps a third of a crop will be pro
duced In Georgia this year, with tho
highest percentage of fruit In the lower
peach area.
Below are the ofllrlat statistics as
compiled from the reports to the en
tomologist:- , ) -T7j
Oartersvllle, Bartow county, all killed.
Adotrsvllle, Bartow county, all killed.
Small per cent possibly left on high
points.
Middleton. Elbert county, all killed.
Small percentage left on high ground.
Fort Valley, Houston county, damage
can not be estimated yet. Possibly
third of a crop left.
For*ytI\ Monroe county, Carmens
killed; 75 per cent of Elbertas killed.
Culloden. Monroe county, 75 per cent
peaches killed.
Toccoa, Stephens county, 75 per cent
penches killed.
Reynolds. Taylor county, all killed.
Jefferson, Jackson county, 75 per
cent kilted.
Commerce. Jackeon county. 90 per
cent killed. No peaches will ho ahlQpeJ.
Sparta. Hancock county, nil killed.
Fayetteville, Fayette county, all
peaches killed: 76 per cent of apples
killed.
Barnesvllle, Pike county, 60 per cent
killed. t . „
Buford, -Forsyth county, 75 per cent
killed.
Gainesville, Hall county, 90 per cent ,
killed.
Coleman, Hancock county, 95 per
cent killed.
Eatonton, Putnam county, 90 per cent
killed. . „
Canton, Cherokee county. 95 per cent
killed. .
• Holland, Chattooga county, 75 per
cent killed; 50 per cent raved In high
lands. . ,
Waynesboro, Wayne county, ail
killed.
Rhode Island Deadlock,
Providence. R. L, April 18.—There
waa no change In the senatorial iltua-
tlon today.
Frpm Williams stree, public school
wll! come on Friday teachers and pu
pils from the Seventh and Eighth
grades to visit The Georgian office.
They will be shown through the plant
and have a practical demonstration of
how a dally paper Is prnduesd. These
visits from the pupils of Atlanta public
schools have proven very profitable and
pleasant for them.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian records here each day soma
economic fact In rrfereuce to tbs onward
march of the South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
It Is stated that a coal deal, Involving 82,500,000, has been consum
mated at Davis, W. Va., near where the coal lands Me. Tho 'property
has been acquired by the Beacon Coal and Coke Company, which has bei-u
working a small mine four miles east of Davis.
It Is announced that the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com
pany, with headquarters at Birmingham, Ala., has decided to enlarge Its
steel rail mill at Ensley. which will entail a rebuilding nt the plant.
When the work la completed the Tennessee company will have a ca
pacity of 800,000 tons of rolls a year, k will be the third largest rail
maker In the country.
It Is announced at Fort Smith. Ark., that capitalists are preparing to
close options on 7,000 acres ol coal lands In Scott county. Arkan-as. un
der which are two veins of valuable coal Over 8200.000 win be ex
pended In the purchase of the land.
The International Land and Mining Company has been Incorporated
at Fort Smith. Ark., to develop 1,300,000 acres or land which the com
pany recently purchased at BoquIlaS, Coahuiln, Msx.
The Birmingham Iron Company, of Birmingham. Ala., has been reor
ganized and becomes an auxiliary organization of tho Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic railroad, which is being built from Bruswtek and At
lanta to Birmingham. The Iron company's Interests were recently pur
chased by H. M. Atkinson and associates, of Atlanta, for over 82.000,M0.
A 850.000 company has been organised at Houston. Texas, and for
mal application has been made for a charter to erect an extensive eteel
and Iron working plant A site has been purchased and work on the build
ings will he started at an early date. The plant will Include structural
steel fabricating shops, forge works, templet shops, warehouse and
shipping sheds. These buildings will all be of steel frame. Iron-
fire-proof. They will be equipped with electric motive power,
traveling cranes and>all modern steel and Iron working machlner
The Pilot Mountain 31111s Company has been Incorpn
Mountain with a capital stock of 860.004 by Lee II. Ilattle,
berlaln and others. A building has been secured for the ent<
At Roxboro, N. work Is In progress on a new cott
completed in a few months. The plant consists of a main
268 feet, engine and boiler house, 60x100 feet, warehouse.
50 tenement cottagea for operatives. There will be 10.0""
aitlon, with looms to match, for the production of var
weave cloth of fine texture. About >200.000 v
plant, and It will be known a* Long Hurst Mil
dent.