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The Wemtherj Atlanta and rlclnltyr rartJr cloudy to cloudy Jreather tonight and colder to- Atlanta Georgian (and news) Spot Cotton J Liverpool, steady; 6.284. Atlanta, steady; 1016-164L' New O'ork, quiet; 11.30c. N. Orl'ns, firm- 1015-l6e. Havflnnab, stoady; 10%c. Augusta, steady; 11 He. VOL, V* NO. 248. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1907. PRICE: JUGGLEDWORDS TO CLAIM DUCT Electric Company’s Contention Not Sustained. COMMITTEE DID NOT INTEND IT Fight Is Expected for Re covery of City’s Share in Conduits. A fight that will continue for months and will be remembered for years, a battle between the city council and the Georgia Railway and Electric Com- pan*-, looms up clearly on the political horizon. Bs- a technicality In the wording of the old consolidation ordinance, by a Jugglery of words In one of the sec tions, And despite the positive state ments that no such construction was meant by those who framed the ordi nance, Preston Arkwright, president of the Georgia Railway and Electric Com pany, contends the city lias forfeited to the monopoly the duct It had owned In all the conduits laid by the company. The estimated value of the ducts to the city, If the city should decide to u?e them, would be about $20,000, this estimate having been furnished by a well-known electrical engineer. Statement of Members. The committee of council that drew up this ordinance was composed of nine members. One of these la dead. Of the remaining eight a representative of The Georgian was able to commu nicate with seven, all of whom state positively that they did not Intend to give away these ducts, that they recall no mention of the ducts nnd would have stoutly opposed any auch propo sition. Not one of them remembers a sin gle reference to the question. Not one of them but says he would have op posed any such proposition, If It had been made. . Nevertheless, the president of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company says that the city, by that consolidation ordinance, returned the ducts—pre sented them as a kind of free-will of fering to the poor monopoly. The first skirmish that Indicated the coming battle for the possession of these ducts occurred Monday after noon In council, when Councilman Longlno, who was a member of that consolidation ordinance committee, had sn Insignificant nnd unimportant fran chise reported on favorably by the committee on municipal and other rail ways re-referred to that committee. "I am In favor of giving the Georgia Railway and Electric Company not a •Ingle thing,” he stated- •U Is high time the company la giv ing the city something.” I'ouncllman Longlno was backed up by Alderman Key, another member of the consolidation ordinance commit tee. By a Mere Quibble. "By a mere quibble, the president of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company." he stated, "claims the ducts which rightfully belong to the city and which everybody has always thought were a part of the city’s possessions. Until this matter Is settled, and until the company officials concede that the duets belong to the city, I shall op pose giving the company a solitary thing." In tha city code appears the follow- tag: "Section 12S4. Any company, firm or person placing conduits under this or dinance shall furnish to tha city, on demand, one (1) duct, for municipal purposes.” It Is under section 8 of the con solidation ordinance that the president "f the Georgia Railway and Electric ‘ ompany contends the ducts were for feited, and this provision repealed, as far as the monopoly Is concerned. Fol lowing is the section: Compsny’s Contention, ' Section 2. Be It further ordained, That the said consolidated company. Us successors and assigns, shall have and k and they are hereby . granted the . rl *ht. power, consent and permission to hold, enjoy, use, equip and operate the electric light, heat and power con duit.,, ducts, wires, conductors, cables, Insulators, man-holes, service boxes, services, .poles, appliances and connec tion,, and the rights and privileges of constituent companies so acquired by 'he consolidated company, upon the terms and conditions contained In the grants to the Georgia Electric Light ompany, approved December 22. 1898. "ml those adopted April 8. 1892, and iseccniber 2, 1883. and all the terms and jon.litions contained In the electric franchise granted to the Atlanta tan w a y a „d power Company, ap proved April 22, 1901, different from, r n.,t contained In, the said grants to 1. Georgia Electric Light Company. , and the same are hereby repealed." U 'Ills Jangle and Jumble of words, : ' , President of the Georgia Railway mi l.i.-ctrlc Company hays he has dls- overed that the city gave up Its ducts. 1 " ‘ I -JUGGLED WORDS Conditions of Franchise. ... , following is a condition In tho ''•.iiu Use granted the Atlanta Railway and Power Company December 22. 1801: llon *• And said company, Its th vlessors and assigns shall furnish to city nn demand one duct for mu- whm Pdrposes, free, of those laid within the Inner fire limits, following Passage of this ordinance, or of ‘hat may hereafter be laid, wlth- limits, aa herein provided.” ""■“use the foregoing provision was ihs's* 1 !* 4 ,n thc franchise granted to ^Atlanta Railway and Power Com- " ln 1001, and was not embodied In t-1. franchise nnd grants to the Georgia 'fr Right Company several years STOCKHOLDERS IN SESSION OH FRIDAY Prepare to Submit For Lighting Atlanta. Bids The stockholders of the North Geor gia Electric Company, the corporation which will compete with the old com pany In furnishing lights to the city and to consumers, ntet at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the headquarters on Edge- wood avenue- General A. J. Warner, of Gainesville, president, and many stockholders, came In Friday morning. Ten or twelve ar rived Thursday. Among the matters that will come up will be the request for bids for city lighting. The company obtained a fran chise under the condition that It fur nish lights to the city and to consumers at a cheaper rate than what Is non’ be ing charged. It Is probable that the stockholders will decldo on erven lower rates than are fixed In the franchise. A statement by President Warner to thc effect that the work would be push ed forward and that no combination or collusion with another company would be considered was published exclusively In The Georgian Thursday. On Friday he said that he had nothing elso to add. S MRS. TMIII MIIUTI? KBIT MEANS TIFT Washington Official Held Conference With Republicans. WILLIAMS STREET SCHOOL PAYS VISIT TO THE GEORGIAN Augusta Dispatch She Is Visiting Here. Says Continued on Page Four. Is Mrs. Jean Trautmjin. of New York, the former Georgian woriian who has been in the limelight since her arrest on Christmas eve In New York and her subsequent acquittal, now In Atlanta? A dispatch from Augusta, where Mrs. Trnutman has been visiting her aunt, states that Mrs. Trautman has left that city for Atlanta to visit friends, "whose names can not be learned. A sister of Mrs. Trautman, who lives ln Macon, states by ttlephone that Mrs. Trautman Is still In Augusta. An In quiry In Augusta Is answered by ths statement that Mrs, Trautman Is not there. She Is not registered at any Atx lanta hotel. D. A. R. OFFICERS ELECTED FRIDAY Washington, April 19.—Besides Mr*. Donald McLean being re-elected pres- Ident general of tho Daughters of the American Revolution, the following of ficers were elected: Vice president general and organ Iter, Mrs. Charlotte Emerson, Maine vice presidents general, Mrs. J. Mor gan Smith. Alabama: Mrs. H. S. Chamberlain, Tennessee: Mrs. Alexan der E. Patton, Pennsylvania: . Mrs. Charles H. Deere, Illinois; Mrs. A. E. Kendall. Maine; Mrs. Char ea H. Ter- ry. New York; Mrs. Wallace Dela- fleld, Missouri; Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, North Carolina; Mrs. B. D. Spllman. West Virginia; Mrs. Eleanor Spencer Massey, District of Columbia: chaplain general. Mrs. Either T. Noble. District of Columbia: recording secretary gen eral, Miss Elisabeth F. Pierce, District of Columbia; corresponding secretary general,- Mrs. John Paul Ernest, Dis trict of Colifmbla; registrar general, Mrs. Amos O. Draper, District of Co lumbia; treasurer general, Mrs. Mabel 0. Swormstedt. District of Columbia; historian general Mr*. J. Eakln Oods- by. District of Columbia; assistant historian general, Mr*. Henry 8- Bow en, New York; librarian general, Mrs. Helen M. Boynton, District of Colum bia. i RELATIVES TO FIGHT FOR SMITH’S RICHES New York. April 19.—The secrets of the life of the late James Henry Smith, better known as "Silent” Smith, were bored today, when It was announced that a contest would be made for the 876.000.000 he left. PLAYING WITH GUN, BOY SHOOTS MOTHER Jacksonville, FIs., April, 19..-Mr*. Robert 1, Gird tier was accidentally shot and kill- Tb#* mother let the boy here the ftm, bat dlU not know It w» loaded. Commits Suicide. Clermont. Go., April 19.—Capa Jones, of one and a half miles west of Hou ston, committed suicide yesterday by shooting Himself with a shot gun. He a son of James M. Jones and about 18 year* old, a member of a prominent and highly respected faml- |y, The particular* a* to why he com mitted the rash act are not known. Men’* Club to Meet. The Men* Club of the UnlveraalUt church win meet at the church In Ea»t Harris street Friday evening at 8 o'clock. J. C. Logan, general secretary of the Associated Charities, will de liver an address, which will be fol lowed by discussion, in which all are invited to take part. Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ua., April 19.—Frank II. Hitchcock spent five hours here last night in conference with Postmaster Ilarr.v Stillwell Ed words and other local .Republican leaders. His visit was not made public until late today Though veiled as a social visit to Postmaster Blodgett, It Is now declared by those In a position to know that the visit to Atlanta of Assistant Postmas ter General Frank H. Hitchcock Thurs day was solely for the purpose of atm Ing a blow at Senator Foraker and other antagonists of President Roose velt. In other worda Mr. Hitchcock’s visit to Atlanta Is declared to have been for the purpose of getting the Georgia del egatlon to the next Republican conven tion in line for Secretary Taft, be lieved to be the choice of President Roosevelt for the presidency. Too, the fact that Mr. Hitchcock In tended stopping off In Macon to con- suit with Postmaster Harry Stillwell Edwards, of that city, makes his visit and what transpired here look the more significant. It was announced that Mr. Hitch cock came to Atlanta on the Invitation of Postmaster Blodgett to Inspect the Atlanta postofflee. Mr. Hitchcock did this. But he did other things. • Conference With Party Men, He held a conference In United States Marshal Walter H, Johnson’s of fice. While he was there, It Is known that well known Republican office bold era dropped ln on him. Marshal Johnson Is the chairman of the Republican state central committee, and, with Postmaster Edwards, of Ma con, and Major J. F. Ilanson, president of the Central of Georgia, Is looked to by tho president for Information con cernlng appointments In Georgia. This confereneo-ln Marshal Johnson’s office began at about II o'clock Thurs day morning and lusted until nearly noon. Prominent Republicans attended, and It was held behind closed doors. Thoso with whom Mr. Hitchcock Is known to have been In consultation are Marshal Johnson, chairman of the Re publican state central committee; Hen ry Lincoln Johnson, (colored) a mem ber of that committee; F. Carter Tate, United States district attorney; H. A. Rucker (colored), collector of Internal revenue; Postmaster E. F. Blodgett, M. L. Covington nnd E. A. Angler. The conference with District Attor ney Tate was held In Ills office behind closed doors and what took place could not be learned. Wants Delegation. Coming at a time when n determined fight Is being made on President Roosc volt by Senator Foraker, it Is generally believed that Mr. Hitchcock came to Atlanta to get the Republican office holders ln lino and capture the Georgia delegation to the Republican conven tion. It Is known that Mr. Hitchcock’s coming was surrounded with consider able secrecy. It Is known, too, that Postmaster Dlodgett received a letter from Mr. Hitchcock announcing the visit, and It Is said that Atlanta's post master was cautioned ln this letter to keep the news of the visit from becom ing public. Dispatches Wednesday afternoon from Greenville, S. C, announced that Mr. Hitchcock was on his way to At lanta. Postmaster Blodgett, when asked for a verification of this, stated that he knew- nothing about the visit of Mr. Hitchcock. That the Republican leaders In Geor gia will bock up the president In his fight with Senator Foraker there Is lit tle doubt. WASHINGTON HEARS OF PLAN TO GET STATE FOR FORAKER. Washington. April 19.—Tho first defi nite news of organlied opposition among Southern Republicans to the plan of the president to control the next national convention comes from Atlan- It was In the form of a presa dis patch to the effect that the Georgia Re publican State League, made up largely of negro Republicans, had started to work to elect a delegation to the con vention that will be opposed to Presi dent Roosevelt or any candidate for whom ho may stand sponsor. It Is stated also that the movement Is In th* Interest of Senator Foraker. This dispatch I* confirmatory of pri vate advices sold to have been .received here during the last few days. In formation Is reported to have come from confidential sources that a con certed movement was on foot In Geor gia to select an anti-Roosevelt delega tion, and that many Republicans of the state were actively Interested In It. It la understood also that this activity Is becoming apparent In other Southern states, where tha negroes feet extreme ly grateful to Senator Foraker on ac count of his attitude In the Brownsville HENRY FRICK WANTS SEN. PENROSE’S JOB New York, April 19.—According to a story here today It Is reported that Henry C. Frick has completed a deal whereby he Is to get support to suc ceed Boles Penrose as senator from Pennsylvania, and that aa a mult be v-lll from now on be an open adversary of Edward IL Harriman. WILLIAMS STREET 8CH00L. teachers and Pupils Are Shown Every Detail of the Making of a Great Modern Newspaper. would m litre m Comptroller Not Sat isfied With Returns of Company. William* street school onmo to visit the K * nt of The Georgian Friday afternoon. e teacher* and the pnnll* of the seventh and eighth grades were the Invited guest*. They were shown *11 over the plant, given a clear Insight Into tho making of a news* paper, and every detail of preparing ueuri, ■ettlng type and printing tho paper w** (plained to them. . „ The guests of The Georgian from The Williams street school were: Teachers. Mias Jo Berman. Mias Kate King. Miss Mary C. Barker,Miss Bessie Mobley. Miss Bessie Dunwody.MIss Ixmdle Holland. Eighth Grade, Mabel Ackerman, Laura Cowles, Bertha Wright. Elisabeth Bverette, Esther Bullock, Mary Hines. Edwlna LaZarus, Alien May freeman, Nellie Munger, Laar* Morris, Alma Owens, Gladys .McConnell, Georgia none*. Mnry LUxle Comer, Lorcne Youngblood, Lillian Whin. Minnie Hoy, Elisabeth McMillan, Estelle Brown, Princess Watts. Fred Woolbrfgnt, Laura Belle Gilbert, Aline Pullen, Bam Belk, Paul Corrigan. Htuart Hassard, Ben Klelnwschter, Wallace Burnette. 8eventh Grade. Vesta Blackburn, Marguerite Downs, Florence Eberent, Dorothy Fielder, Nellie Jo Johnson, Lolllo Ixewla, rgue Msuu Hildebrand, Ethel Hudson, Marla Lewis, Barbara Porter, Prances Wfl Rath Wing, . Laurens Austin, Douglas Barbour, Raymond Garner, Clarence Harrison, Marion Jabeon, Louis Lester, Arclilo Mitchell, « Bartow Imoffe, Richard Winner. lord, Ina Woolbrfgbt, Harry Hallman, Willin'. IlnDe, •Mm KI in 1 m 11, 3 CONVICTS SHOT WITH _MAD POSSE Robbed House in Open Day Securing Money aud Clothing. A return of 8900,000 on a fotal capi talisation of 82.841,000 for the Atlanta Gaa Light ('ompany I* not jattafactory to Comptrnller-^Deneral William A. Wright, and lie ha. served notice on the officer! of the. company to that ef fect. In their return, for 1907 the company values Its franchise at 8276,000 and physical propertle* at $626,000, a total valuation of 8900.000. Thl. I. Identical with the returns of lost year, when Comptroller’ Wright advanced the fig ure* about 8150.000. The company has 1600,000 of com mon and 81,108,025 preferred ’ stock. They carry 81,150,000 5 per cent bonds, and other indebtedness of 8208,000. The Interest account Is $89,680. The gross earnings are placed at 8542,702.21, and total expense* of operating, taxes, etc., at $462,486.04, leaving a net profit of 889,216.17. At 0 per cent thl* would show stock valuation of 21.490,000, which added to the $1,263,000, gives a total capitalisa tion of $2,843,000. Yet the return* are made at only $900,000., Last year the gro** earning* were $600,243.83, with total expenditure* of $398,900.80, leaving . a net profit of 8101,848.78. Comptroller Wright ha* served notice that the return* are not satisfactory, and that higher figure* must be returned. WIFE ASSAULTED BY Special to The Georgian. Summerville, On, April 19.—Yester day morning about 8 o’clock. It l» thought, four negro convicts, member* of the party who recently escaped from Durham coal mines at Pittsburg, In Dade county, entered the home of J. E. Denson, In Chattooga county, and ran sacked II securing 150 In money, cloth ing and provisions. They were discovered am they were leaving and an alarm given. A posse of cltlxen* was soon formed and arm Ing themselvee gave chase. The con victs were overtaken In a patch of woods at about 2 o’clock yesterday aft ernoon and In a fusillade one of the convicts was killed and two others were probably fatally wounded. The fourth made his escape nnd was still being pursued last night. Tho sheriff of Chattaooga county, who had boon notified of the robbery, together with deputies, arrived on the scene shortly after th* negroes had been shot, took charge of the wounded and carried them to Summerville, where they -were- placed In Jail last night. The body of the dead negro was also brought to Summerville. The citlxens of the county are very much wrought up over the affair. The convicts secured other clothing at the home of Denson and threw off the stripes. Investigated Escapee. State Penitentiary Warden Jake Moore has returned from Dade county, where he went to investigate the escape of the twelve convicts from the Durham mines Monday night. With tha affray In Chattooga county the negroes are all accounted for. Five were captured near the mines, and only one Is still at liberty. None of the three while escapes has been heard of since the twelve got away. The escape was effected by one of the negroes, a preacher named Sam Johnson, gaining possession of a key that unlocked a gate to an abandoned wing of the mines. ' The twelve conspirators found a weak place, through which they dug In short time. BIG EARTHQUAKE FELT IN LONDON London, April 19.—An earthquake, apparently 6.600 qille* distant, was re corded on'the Instrument* of John Milne, the seismologist, at 9:10 p. m. on Wednesday. The Instruments were In motion for an hour and a half. A telegram from the Laibach Observatory says a severe earthquake shock was recorded at 10:16 p. m. on Wednesday. Citizens Form Posse and Search for the Criminals, ■ Lynching Feared. Kingsport. Tcnn., April 19.—Mrs. Frank Belcher, wife of a prominent citizen of thla place, was attacked by maaked white men. Two unknown men entered tho room In which she and her husband were sleeping shortly aft er mtdVilght and, with drawn revolv ers, compelled the husband to get out of bed and be tied and bound. He was placed In one corner of the room, helpless, and ordered to He still on penalty of his life. Mrs. Belcher was choked and badly beaten, while her husband was beaten over the head with a revolver. The matter waa reported and a posse formed. The posse went ln pursuit of the criminals and a double lynching It expected. The men are said to have worn tight-fitting masks, but Mrs. Belcber says she can identify them. SACRIFICED LIVES TRYING TO RESCUE CHILDREN FROM FIRE Charlotte, N.. C, April 19.—In a vain attempt to rescue two small children from a burning residence near Carolton, two young men, named McDade, loft their own lives. Their bravery In dash ing Into the room where the children had been cut off by the flames proved unavailing and four deaths resulted. Mrs. McDade, another Inmata of the dwelUnr, wtu seriously burned, and It Is feared (he will die. QQ0CHOH99Q4O0QO0QO0Q0QO00Q0O o a O COUNTRY IS VISITED 0 O WITH ALL SORTS STORMS. O O O O With snow storms In the West, O O rain ktorms here and various oth- O 0 er kind* of storms all over* the 0 0 country, the United States I* dem- O O onttratlng Its versatility. O 0 Another bunch of moisture may O O come round Friday night, along 0 O with a drop In temperature. Fore- O FIND OIL SPOUTED NEAR JACKSON, GA, Oil haa been struck In Georgia. And aa a result all aorta of excite ment prevail* In Jefferson county among the people In the vicinity of the well. This announcement waa mode Fri day by President O. G. Teague, of the Georgia Petroleum Company, stopped over In Atlanta on his to Beaumont, Texas, to purchaae more well drilling machinery. With him Mr. Teaguo carried a bot- flo of tin- crude atuff and he hao hnd it analyzed and aaya It shown up better than any found In Texas or. West Vir ginia. Oil was found nt a depth of 880 feet. This Is nearer tho aurfaco than nt which oil wan found In Texn*. President Teaguo has been In th« business for several year* In Te Pi nnsvlvnnlu and Ohio, and ho the Indication* In Georgia nre moro fa- vorablo thnn any he haa eveif seen. Men in Box Told That Thaw’s Father Was Brother Member. ABSENT JURYMEN HALT INQUIRY Officer Is Supposed to Have Acquainted Them With Facts While Going to Hotel For Meals. iM^Oll SENATOR D. P, ROSE NAMED SOLICITOR Bx-8tate Senator D. P. Roao has been appointed by Governor Terrell solicitor of the county court of Cam den for a period of four yearn, from April 17. The appointment waa made ..M the r.’. . iui.cnd.it I.-M of tho t ’.imiNn county grand Jury, subject to confirma tion by the next senate. New York, April 10.—Investigatlo* by District Attorm-N Jerome, of the alleged attempt of a policeman to In fluence the Thaw Juror* by tolling them Thaw's father was t a secret order man was delayed today by the absence of Juror Pfalt from the city. Ho had been subpenaed for today. Jurors Newton and Dennee, the other two secret order men on the Jury, were subpenaed for tomorrow. Lawyer Peabody nnd Evelyn Thaw both visited Harry In the Tomb* prison today. Later Peabody took n mensngH to Thaw from Lawyer Hartrldge but refuRed to disclose tho nature of it* content*. Delphln M. Delmas. Thaw’s senior counsel at the recent trial, today rnado statement explaining hi* withdrawal from the ca*e, saying under no clr- i■ u111*41■ 111<■ 4■ s would he continue in the capacity, despite the entreatv of Thaw’s relative*, because ho could not reconcile his dignity ns an attorney with what Thaw demanded of his counsel. Thaw, Dolma* explain*, need* a valet more thnn an attorney. The Tombs prisoner demand* that hi* counsel shall be ut hi* beck and call ut all time*. MEMBERS OF FAMILY REFUSE TO BE SEEN Pittsburg, Pa., April 19.—Whisked away from Must Liberty Htatlon In an automobile to "Lyndhurst,” in the East End, Mr*. William Thaw, her daugh ter, the countess of Yarmouth, and her son, Joslah Thaw, have succeeded In eluding all attempts to get Into communication with the family since their arrival here last night. So one will nnswer tho telephone at the Thaw borne, and the servants are on guard. Frank Hem pie. Hr., business manager of the Thaw estate, IsHiied this state- inont today: “From a letter written by Mrs. Thaw, which l saw tills morning. *he ho* In dicated that the countess will return abroad within a week. Passage haa been engaged, but 1 do not know on what Hteamer. Mr*. Thaw will go with the counte** If Harry I* admitted to ball. Hhe will ask the court for per- mlsslon, If ball 1* accepted, to take him along and will agree to produce him and Evelyn when wanted. This Is from her letter that I saw.’* Mrs. Auguste W**t Dead. Special to Tho Georgian. Chattanooga. Tenn., April 19.—Mr*. Augusta M. West, the mother of Kirby West, city editor of The Hear, died her* yesterday afternoon, after a lingering Illness. The deceased was 64 years of age ami the widow of the late B. S. West. CHA RLE SI ON IS SHOCKED £1 EARTHQUAKE FRIDA Y Special lo Tire Georgian. Charleston, 8. C„ April 19.—A distinct earthquake shock was felc at Charleston this morning at 2:80 o’clock. It was generally detected in Charleston and Summerville with a wave motion from cast to weal and lasted some seconds. It Is thought to, be tho outcome of the Mexican shake. No damage was dons. 0 cast; O '‘Partly cloudy to cloudy wsath- 0 0 er Friday night and Saturday; 0 O colder Friday night.” O 0 Friday temperatures: O 0 7 a. m. ...... ..68 degrees O 0 t a. in. 67 degrees O 0 9 a. tn 64 degree* 0 § 10 a. m. 62 degrees O 11 a. si 5$ degrees O 0 12 soot! 55 degree* 0 0 1 p. H 57 degrees 0 0 2 p. in. 68 degrees O 0 O D0O0O00CQ0n<\0aa0000O00oo00 Growth and Progress of the New South . The Georgian records here each day some economic fact In referenco to the oowsrd march of tho 6’outh. JOSEPH B. LIVELY. State Treasurer R E. Park bos prepared a statement showing the remarkable financial growth of Georgia during the last forty vc»r» .. r since th* Clvtl war. . I The total taxable values of Georgia In 1866 were In round numbers about $160,000,000. In 1107 the approximate value* will reach 2650,000, - 000. In I860 there were no banks In Georgia. In 1907 there nre 408 stale banka and 8$ national banks, besides a number of private banks. Th.- .Increase In the cotton mills and In the consumption of Georgia raised cot ton has grown almost beyond computation. The rnllroml extension haa also' been phenomenal. Georgia owes a small honde.t debt of ahout 27.- 000,000, which la bflng reduced at the rate of about $Mi).o$o pet annum, and the constitution prohibits the Issuance of any more bond,. With the end of th* first quarter of 1907 It Is Interesting to hot* that the record* from the office of the Atlanta building Inspector show an Increase of 8220,148. or more than $8 per cent over the entire corresponding quarter of 1900. The Ware-Hatcher Furniture Company has begun the erection of four new brick factoriee nt their plant on Means street, which will cost 265.- 000. They already have two large factories nnd when tho other buildings nre completed they will have the largest plant of the kind In the entire South. All of tha alx buildings with the machinery nre worth fjoo.OQo. , • The year 1007 promisee much forthe good of Denison. Tams Improve ments already planned aggregate an outlay of more than half a million dollars. Thl* will include a handsome union nation to cost 2130,mm, a new freight depot under construction to cnat 240.0"". a Federal building to cost 290,000. A new Masonic temple, a new school building. Odd Fel lows’ building and other buildings are also projected. If present pm,. K ct* are realised Denison will have several nc manufacturing plants fore tho end of the year. The factories already her.- arc thriving and their success li attracting others. Cl)aap fuel, plenty - f fin- water, ex- rellent shipping facilities, good labor condition- and other attractive ad vantages appeal to those seeking Industrial investments.