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me Weather: The official wenther forecast for Atlanta nml vicinity is a* follow#: showers tonight or to- morrow: no marked “hao*» In temperature. Atlanta Georgian (and news) Spot Cotton! Liverpool, quiet; 7.11. i Atlantn, steady; 12T4. New York, quiet; 13.10, New Orleana, firm; 12T4. Augusta, steady; 13*4. * ulf; VOL. V. NO. 304. . ATLANTA, GA„ TUESDAY, JUNE 25,1907. PR TETRI. In Atlanta: TWO CBNTS. Aa-t-WAJ. on Trnlna: FIVE CENTS. 1 HE IS ON TRIAL New Territory Will Make Population 150,000. By unanimous vote, the report o< the executive committee of .ten on city ex tension was adopted by the committee of forty-two at a meeting held In the council chamber Tuesday morning. • Several members of the committee, among thorn members of council, re served the right In voting to oppose any feature or all features of the report before council If thoy so desired. Al derman Qullllan, a member of the exec utive committee, gave notice that he would oppose the annexation of Deca tur, Kirkwood and East Point before council. After the adoption of the report, which followed a discussion of more than three hours’ duration, It was re ferred to council with a request to take action as seon ns possible, In order that It might go before the legislature dur Ing the coming session. The report as submitted by the exec utlve committee and adopted by the committee of the whole recommends the annexation of Decatur, Kirkwood, Edgewood, East Faint, East Atlanta, South Atlanta, Brookwood, Battle Hill, East End, all of Cooks district an: other minor unincorporated communl ties. Population of 160,000. It Is estimated tbat with all the ter rltory annexed that la recommended tbe population of Atlanta at the next cen sus would exceed 150,000. The area the city would be about 40 square miles, as compared to 12 square miles, the present limits. Alderman Qullllan, In signing Ole re port, added this reservation: "I sign this report with the distinct under standing that I do not agree to all of Its terms, and reserve the right to make my objections to the general commit' EX-JUDGE LOVING, tee." Captain W. D. Ellis, of Ellis, Wlm blah & Ellis, appeared before the com mlttee os the representative of va rious- manufacturing Interests, among them the Van Winkle Gin and Machine Works, the Atlanta Steel Hoop. Coro pany and the Exposition Cotton Mills and the Miller Union 8tock Yards, and protested against taking In theso en terprises. ' _ ,r . ■! Urge Conservatism. Judge George Hltlyer, Alderman Qullllan and Councilman Grant urged conservatism In the extension of the city limits. Insisting that only the thickly populated contiguous territory and municipalities near at hand be an hexed. James R. Gray, chairman of the com mlttee of ten, Clark Howell, Council man Martin and Courtland S. Winn spoke In favor of the report os It stood. The territory embraced In the exten sion probably contains a population of between 40.000 and 50,000. The esti mated taxable property Is estimated at 120,000,000. The Initial expense neces sary to the annexation. It is estimated, would reach to about 1250,000, not In eluding the assuming of the bonded In dcbtoilneaa of the various municipal! ties, which would probably reach (75,- 000 more. It Is proposed by the committee that the Initial Improvements be made In about five years, Instead of all at once. The money derived from the taxation of the new property would largely defray the Initial expense. The report In full follows: Full Text of Report. To the General Committee on Annex ation: The sub-committee of ten, ap pointed under a resolution adopted by the general committee, to take under consideration the entire question of ex tension bf the present city limits and the territory to be annexed, together with a rearrangement of the city wards, begs to submit the following report: 1. Your committee has duly consid ered all of the territory embraced with in the bounds Indicated on the blue Print hereto attached, and In reaching Its conclusion aa to the proper bounda ry lines of the enlarged corporate llm Its of Atlanta, has followed the gen •'ral lines of population and desirable tcrrllory. 2. Your committee has determined that In making any extension of the city limits, land lot lines should be followed as far as possibly and this Plan has been pursued, except along two lines, where the reasons were suf ficiently strong to justify a departure from the general land lot Idea. 3. Your committee has given a great 'leal of time and labor to the Investiga tion of the proper bounds of the en larged city of Atlanta. It has personal ly visited and Inspected every portion of the territory proposed to be annexed, end has dealt, through committees, with every outlying municipality. It has heard fully from delegations from all other outlying sections embraced within the new territory, where any desire to be heard has been mantfest- fd. A general Invitation was extended to the people In all portions of this ter ritory to mnke known to the commit tee their objections to annexation, If they had any, and this Invitation was accepted by numerous interests to be affected by the extension. Therefore, >our committee feels that it has heard patiently and exhaustively both sides of every question regarding the terri tory proposed to be Included -in the corporate limits of the city of tnta. 4- As far as your committee s been able to ascertain, there Is n. erlous "hjectlon from any source to the an nexation of the territory Indicated, ex cept from that portion known as Brookwood. and from some of the man ufacturing Interests located Just out- ?Me the present city limits. The ob jections of these parties have been heard at length and have received- the earnest consideration of your coinmlt- PtlrU hereto attached so as to embrace all territory within the black boundary lines shown on blue print, the same having been prepared by the city eng! neer, under the direction of the sub' committee and In exact accordance with the conclusions reached by the sub- committee. 6. In dealing with the outlying mu nlclpallties, your committee la pleased to report that In every case It has met with the cordial co-operation of the people of those municipalities, and li every Instance they have shown a de sire to unite with and become a part o_ the corporation of Atlanta, as they are already a part of the population and entity of the city Itself; In fact. If not In name. They have asked for nothing more than what your committee con- aiders reasonable and fair, consequent' ly your committee has had little dlffl culty In arriving at a general under standing with fcommlttees representing these various municipalities. Dealing separately with each of these municipalities, of, which there are six, your committee reports the following terms of agreement, which terms It recommends to the general committee for adoption: INCORPORATED COMMUNITIES, East Point. This flourishing municipality has population at present estimated at 5, 000, lta taxable property amounts 12,000,000, and Its tax rate Is .75. It has electric lights, but no water. Its bond ed debt Is 17,000, which la to be paid by a sinking fund of 11,000 a year. Of this sinking fund It has 11,000 In tbe treasury. These bonds bear 6 per cent Interest. It has an excellent publlo school, modeled after the Atlanta schools, which Is reasonably sufficient for the present, and with small add! tlons can be made sufficient for a num ber of years. It llkewlie has a colored school, which Is conducted In a rented building. The cltlsens of East Point are willing to become a part of At lanta, provided they are furnished with water and Are protection, their schools to be maintained, electric lights fur nished as at present, existing prohibi tion laws to be preserved, and other minor regulations set out In a docu ment hereto attached marked Exhibit A, all of which your committee consld era Just, fair and entirely reasonable. The question of supplying water to East Point Is, of course, the most ae rlous matter a* well as the moat Im portant, but. Inasmuch as Oakland City, as well as all territory between the present city limit and East Point would be supplied by the same main, with the possibility of negotiating a satisfactory arrangement with the United States military post at Fort McPherson by which the Income to the city from a main to East Point could be materially Increased, your committee Is of the opinion that this extension should be made according to the terms agreed upon with the committees from East Point, as well os Oakland City, at the tee. *. As a result of Its labors, your com mittee believe* that the limits of At lanta should be extended along the lines and upon the plan Indicated In the blu* runii, U.B wen uo uanmuu tytv/i ui uiw earliest date that It can be made after the act of annexation shall have been adopted. Oakland City. The same general terms that apply to Eait Point have been agreed upon by your committee and the committee representing Oakland City, with such differences only aa are made necessary by local conditions. These terms are set out In Exhibit "B,” hereto attached Oakland City has a population esti mated at 1,200 to 1,500; taxable value* to the amount of 1771,000; no bonded or other Indebtedness; with an excel lent school modeled after the Atlanta schools, which will no doubt be suf ficient, with possibly some additions to the building, for many years to come. Your committee Is of the opinion that the concessions asked for by Oakland City and East Point should be granted without hesitation. Battle Hill. This community has a population ea. tlmated at 1,100 to 1,200; taxable prop erty to the amount of $200,000 at pres ent; tax rate of .65; no electric lights; no water; no bonded debt, and haa a four-grade county school. Battle Hill natuarlly, and as your committee thinks, quite reasonably, desires water and Are protection, together with the establishment of a school which will be a part of the Atlanta system on land which the cltlsens of that community propose to furnish. Other provisions of minor Importance are embraced In Exhibit "C,” attached to this report, all of which have received the earnest consideration of your committee, and wo report In favor of annexation upon the term* set out. We come now to the corporate mu nicipalities located In DeKalb county. Your committee Is advised that there Is no legal difficulty whatever In ex tending the municipality of Atlanta Into the adjoining county. Should this be done, for all municipal purposes, the jurisdiction of Atlanta would be com plete. In county matters DeKalb coun ty would retain her autonomy Juat aa completely, and there would be no con flict whatever between the two Juris dictions, suitable provision being made In the act of annexation for the au thority of both. Edgtwood. This prosperous and growing com munity haa at present a population es timated at from 2,700 to 1,000; taxable property on present basis, (1,000,000; tax rate, $1. It has a system of electric lights contracted for, which Is now be ing Installed, but at the suggestion of your committee thla work hu ( m fir iu» possible, been auapended pending negotiations In order that their com pletion might present no obstacle In the way of annexation. Your commit tee Is of the opinion that the present contract can be satisfactorily dealt with by a resale of tbe wire, machinery and Allowed to Resume Testimony at Morn ing Session. Houston, Va.. June 25.—The session of the second day of the Loving trial began at 9:50 o'clock this morning. A roll call of the Jury was had, after which they were carried to the Jury room and the discussion of whether Judge Loving’s testimony should be ad mitted continued. Aubrey Strode, of the defense, argued that the Jury and not the Judge should decide what the length of ‘‘cooling time” should be, quoting several authorities on the sub ject. Question of Provooatiop. Mr. Harmon, of the commonwealth, then began his argument, claiming that mere words were not sufficient provo cation to reduce the crime from murder to manslaughter. At this point he was Interrupted by Mr. Lee, of the defense, who asked; 'Do you contend, Mr. Harmon, that I words, insulting language, If you j please, are never a provocation?’’ "That Is my position, sir,” answered I Mr. Harmon. "Do you msan to tell me," continued Mr. Lee, "that a man charged with as sault and battery could not mitigate the charge by showing that the manj he had assaulted used insulting lan- | guagetohlm?” Mr. Harmon did not reply directly to this question, saying he would die cuss It later. Continuing his argu ment, he turned to the question o ‘‘cooling time,” and contended that that question should not have entered into the discussion, because mere words were not sufficient to afford cauae for excitement, and that a person never having become excited, he could not cool off. At this point Mr. Lee again Inter rupted with the question: "Do I understand you to contend that word brought to a father that hla daughter had been carried out driving and brought back after night In a drugged and Insensible condition Is not calculated to excite him?" "Under the law,” replied Mr. Har mon, “1 do not think It Is admissible aa palliating cause which would reduce the crime from murder to manslaugh ter." Testimony Admitted. Mr. Harmon's argument took up an hour and he was followed by Hon. Wood Bouldln, of the prosecution. He was Interrupted several times and asked unimportant questions by the defense. Judge Loving took the stand at 11:10 . clock and the court stenographer re peated the question objected to on yesterday. The testimony of Judge Loving was substantially aa follows: "I said my brother-in-law, Harry Snead, came Into my office and after some hesitation said he had a very serious matter to tell me about my daughter. He sold that after reaching Lovlngston he took a young lady driv- SENATE RACE WAITED ON CORNER EOR THE INTEREST Senator Akin’s Friends Say He Will ‘Win. Sidney C. Tapp Of fended at Consti tution’s Story. Ing and when returning he met Elisa beth out driving with Theodore tttM. He said he then returned and waited for Elisabeth until after dark, but aha did not come. He received word from Mrs. Kidd that Estes had brought Elizabeth there and that she was In a bad condition. Harry said he then went to Mrs. Kidd’s 1 and was shown to Elisabeth’s room, finding her on the bed, rolling about In an unconscious condition, har eyes halt open. She did not recognise him and could not talk with Intelligence.” Doctor Summoned. Here followed the statement of Harry Snead to Judge Loving about the get ting of a doctor and hla treatment of her. It was brought out that Estes had gone after Dr. Strother and hod sold to ilm, ‘‘She Is Just drunk; treat her for that and say nothing about It." Judge Loving said Snead told him that be yond treating Miss Loving for drunken ness and nervousness. Dr. Strother had made no examination of her, Boise Swarms With Men Who Will Testify Boise, Idaho, June 26.—Boise Is swarming with men accused by Or chard with complicity In crimes he declared the Western Federation of Miners employed him to commit Braving the danger of arrest a num ber of men came a long way to tell the court Orchard lied and to testify for Haywood. Orchard waa today's first witness, e was summoned to Identify "Billy’’ Alkmen, C. Foster and others whom accused of joint responsibility with himself for crimes he charged to the Federation. The men he accuses will next take the atand to Impeach hta testimony. SENATOR JOHN W. AKIN. One of leading candidates for president of senate. That Hon. John W. Akin, of the Forty-second district, will be elected president of the J907-06 senate is growing Impression among the polltl- dans on the eve of the session. His friends claim 21 votes. It Is In the air about the Kimball lobby and In the Akin headquarters. His friends, and they are many, wear smile that spells confidence In tbs final success of their man. Judge Akin Is not a talkative man at any time, and Juat now he Is ‘‘sawing wood and say ing nothing" more than ever. But he looks confident,. "Put It down on your little boolt," said one of Judge Akin’s strongest friends Tuesday morning. "John W. Akin, of Bartow county, will preside over the next senate. I bear rumors of a combined field against him, but doubt It. But even with that I think he would be a winner." To Be Good Race. But there Is no mistaking the hard work being done by the friends of Dr. Hardman, Senator Felder and Senator Flynt. Their headquarters or* crowd' ed. It la known that Senator W. C. Martin la out of the race, and It Is currently reported Tuesday that Sena tor J. D. Howard is too longer a candl date. It la the general opinion that there will be no election on tho first ballot, but that the fight will be ovjr In two or three ballots. Many expect the Issue to- be settled Wednesday. The Kimball lobby was Jammed Tuesday morning with new legislators and their friends. A majority of th* senate membership Is already on hand, with a large percentage of the house members also on the scene. Many new faces are aeen. New member* can be ■potted by the diffident manned In which they atand around and look on. The experienced .fellow mixes and mingles mightily. Many Old Members. In this house some fifty of the old members return. In the senatd there will be six or seven from the last house. It Is said that the bulk of the Impor tant legislation will b* passed In both branches early In the session. Both the senate and house will be called to order promptly at 10 o’clock by the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house. John Bolfeulllet will be re-elected clerk of the house and C. 8. Northen, secretary of the senate. Hon. John M. Slaton, of Fulton, will be re-elected speaker of the house without opposition, after which minor places will be filled. E. M. McMlchael, of Marion, and J. B. Jackson, of Jones, are contending for the speakership pro tem. After the senate seleats lta presi dent, Hon. E. T. Steed, of Carroll, win be elected president pro tem. The That a personal difficulty on the street bottveen Clark Howell, editor of The Atlanta Constitution, and Sidney C. Tapp, editor of The American Re public, did not take place last Saturday afternoon probably was due to the friendly Interference of C. T. Ladaon, according to Mr. Tapp. "I was standing at the comer of Broad and Alabama streets waiting for Mr. Howell to come down.” aald Mr. Tapp, “when Mr. Ladson stopped speak to me, and, learning what I was waiting for, showed me It was better to wait until the correspondence then passing between us had been brought a proper close." The differences between the two edl tors grew out of an article publlahed In The Constitution several days previous, In which Mr. Tapp believed himself held up to ridicule, and which he re sented because of Its Intrusion upon what he considered his private affairs. Several articles have appeared In two newspapers relative to threats made against Mr. Tapp following his fierce arraignment of leading figures in na tional affairs, and the tone of several of thesp was very distasteful to the ■ubject of the articles. “Went Beyond Bounds." "But the editor of a magaxlne Is a public character," said Mr. Tapp, “and as such Is open to more or less criti cism and publicity. I do not mind that, when It Is within limit*. But the art! cle In The Constitution went beyond bounde.” Mr. Howell was absent from the city when the offensive article was pub lished. Upon his return Mr. Tapp wrote him a letter demanding to know who assumed the responsibility for publica tions In Tho Constitution. This Mr. Howell replied to, resuming the respon. slblllty for editorial utterances, and In viting Mr. Tapp to pay a personal call. Then followed more tetters, a call upon Mr. Tapp by a member of the local de partment, who endoavorod to straighten out affairs, a refusal by Mr. Tapp to deal with anybody short of tho head of the paper—and, on Sunday morning, In the editorial columns, a disclaimer of any Intention to wound the feelings of 'one whom we esteem so highly.” Waited at the Comer. It waa before th* correspond*nc* had been cloied and the editorial written that Mr. Tapp waited upon the comer until Mr. Howell should leave the office for hi* noonday luncheon. "Mr. Ladaon showed me that I ought to wait for another letter before taking any rash action,” said Mr. Tapp. «o I refrained from taking up tho matter on the street Mr, Tapp gave out the following for- mal statement regarding the matter: Mr. Tapp's 8t»t*m*nt Originally, this was not a personal matter between Mr. Howell and myself, os he did not personally Insert the ar ticle in The Constitution which referred to me personally. But I waited a week for him, as edi tor of The Constitution, to repudiate the publication In behalf of hla paper, and when he, aa editor, failed to do so, then It became a personal matter. I recognize the fact that the acts of myself or any other man whloh affect the public are public property and are subject to public comment, but the veil drops when It comes to the home and personal matters—privacy should rule here. Mr. Howell’s editorial repudiating the publication Is accepted. However, nothing short of the publication of the editorial and the correspondence with the seme publicity as tbe personal pub lication referred to will do Justice In the premises. In the correspondence I granted Mr. HowMl this right He declined to ex ercise It I reserved the right and I. therefore, exercise It by giving this correspondence to the press. Aa far aa I am concerned this ends the matter with me. (Signed) SIDNEY C. TAPP. The Correspondence. The correspondence between the two editors Is publlahed below, Mr. Tapp having specified tbat It be given pub licity: be elected president pro tem. The sessions Wednesday will be brief, un less the senate runs Into a deadlock. If the organization of both branches Is RACE RESULTS. 8HEEP8HEAD. First Race—Halkst, 4 to 1, won; Hes- ■Ian, 8 to 1, second; Nimbus, 2 to 6, third. Time, 1:07 2-5. KENILWORTH. First Race—Anna May, I to 1, won; Alencon, 2 to 1, second; Bonnie Reg, 4 1, third. Time, 1:12 1-5. Second Race—Dick Shaw, 3 to 1, won; Garrett, 4 to 5, second; Sir Tris tan, I to 1, third. Time, 4:10 2-6. PRINTERS’ STRIKE IN ALLIANCE, OHIO Alliance, Ohio, June 23.—Editor# and mana (ora of newap#pert here are aettlng their own type, following tbe organisation of union printer! who hare atmrk tor aa eight. hour Continued on Pegs Four. There sre fully s hundred tael la the Mwspspsr end Job plant,. get down to business Thursday, A del uge of hills Is expected at once. According to a report current TueS' day, W. A. Covington, of Moultrie, will Introduce a prohibition hill modeled very much after the Willingham bill of 1101, which wan defeated In the sen. ate. It calls for absolute prohibition. OO0000O00O0000O000O0000O0O With tho Georgia legislature on deck, the weather man need not worry, for the lawmakers, accord- Ing to qll reports, will make It O quite warm In thla section for the g riext fifty days. Forecast: O "Shower* Tuesday night or O D Wednesday, no marked change In 6 temperature." 0 a Tuesday temperatures: O O 7 o'clock a. m 61 degrees O O 8 o’clock a. m .70 degrees 0 0 0 o'clock a. m 71 degrees 0 O 10 o'clock a. m. O 11 o'clock a. m. 0 12 o'clock noon 0 1 o'clock p. m. D 2 o’clock p. m. O ....76 degrees 0 78 degrees O .....81 degrees O ?....84 degrees 0 86 degrees 0 O Ackert To Be Suc ceeded by Richie, Says Report. SIDNEY CALHOUN TAPP. June 11, 1007. Mr. Clark Howell, Editor Atlanta Con stitution; . Dear Sir:—Are you responsible for the contents of The Atlanta Constitu tion? If not, will you advise me who assumes that responsibility? I demand an answer by bearer. Yours ‘"(Signed) SIDNEY C. TAPP. June 22, 1107. Hon. S. C. Tapp, City: Dear Sir:—I have youre of recent date and In reply beg to say that th* editorial department of The Constitu tion Is, of course, under my direction. If In any of our editorial expressions anything haa been said to which you take exception. I will be glad to hear from you accordingly. I apprehend that your note It baaed upon recent reference* to you In the local columns of Th* Constitution. I have been out of the city and have just returned, hence know nothing about that, other than waa contained In th* local articles referred to. Yours V *<!lgne& CLARK HOWELL. P. S.—Will be glad to see you per sonally.—C. H. June 22, 1107. Hon. Clark Howell. Editor Atlanta Con stitution: Dear Sir:—Yours of this date re ceived. I beg to know the d*te you returned to the city, and If you control the policy of The Constitution. That Is to say, have you authority to pro hibit news Items from being published rect news items to be published in Its columns? If not, who l» responsible for this policy of the paper? Let me have.a reply by bearer. Yours truly, (Signed) SIDNEY C. TAPP. „ Atlanta, Ga., June 22, 1907. Hon. S. C. Tapp, City. Dear sir:—I have yours of even date. I have not the time now to en ter into a controversy as to the details of control of The Constitution's news columns. In my note written you this morning, I told you that I would be glad to see you personally. I write now to cay that If In any way you have been done an Injustice In the news columns of Tho Constitution, I will be glad to see you with the view of taking the matter up with our city editor. As a matter of course you know that the details of local news do not come under my Immediate observation. You should also know personally that I have always taken th# opportu nity to serve you whenever In my pow er to do so. I am not disposed, however, to get Into a controversy with you on the subject, and I have only now to repeat what I wrote to you this morning, that I would be glad to see you at any time with the view of giving attention to any complaint that you may have, and of straightening tho matter to your satisfaction. Very truly yours, (Signed.) CLARK HOWELL. June 22. 1907. Hon. Clark Howell, City, Dear Sir:—Referring to yours of this date received, 1 beg to aay as you de cline to state who Is responsible for the news policy of The Constitution, I am left to assume that you are respon sible. I, too, have been your personal friend, tut in view of tho injustice recently done ms In the columns of The Con stitution, do not consider there Is any claim of friendship in the prsmlsss. I) Is optional with you whether or not the proper retraction la made. I would not consider I had a spark of manhood In me, unless I demanded that same be done. And I wish to say further that hereafter, when my name Is used In The Constitution, unless It Is done with the respect that Is due a gentleman, I shall hold the management responsible. This onds the correspondence with me. Very truly, (Signed.) SIDNEY C. TAPP. P. 8.—If you choose to correct the wrong done In your columns, I concede you the right to us* the correspond ence and I reserve the right to do like wise. 8. O. T. Sunday's Editorial. Then on Sunday morning cam* this editorial In The Constitution: "Wa regret that our esteemed fel low citizen, Colonel Sidney C. Tapp, takez exception to a recent local pub lication in The Constitution, the same making certain reference to personal features distasteful to tbe colonel. The Constitution has so often hod words of [olden praise of Colonel Tapp and his ilstorica' and literary achievements that It hurts us that he should for a moment think us capable of doing him an Intentional Injustice. In the days of the colonel's struggling youth, and long before he had achieved national fame. Th* Constitution was ever ready to chronicle hla aohlevementi and, to this extent, to contribute a helping hand in Ills rapid climb of the ladder of promi nence. And may It ever be thus, for he must know that nothing could be further from our purpose than to wound one whom we esteem so highly.” Bomb Found in U. S. Print Shop Washington, Jons X.—What ls supposed > be s dynamite bomb haa Just been found et the government printing office. C. H. Ackert, vice president and < general manager of tho Southern ratl-i road, will retire from duty at the end ! of tbe fiscal year, June 30. and will be 1 succeeded by W. M. Ritchie, general' superintendent, according to a round*' house rumor which will not down. This rumor has been so persistent that It la now taken os a fact by a ' large number of employees, as many j suggestions and changes have been; made to verify It. It waa rumored a year ago that Mrv • Ackert would soon leave the Southern,’ but it was not expected to occur so soon. In case the rumored changes taka place, William II. Foreacre, assistant I general superintendent, will auccoed ! Mr. Ritchie aa general superintendent. Air. Foreacre was for a number of ’ years division superintendent with I headquarters In Atlanta, but was pro moted a year ago to assistant general superintendent with headquarters In Birmingham. A. H. Westfall, division superintend, ent, will probably succeed Mr. Fore- acre, and a general promotion all along tho line will follow. Assistant General Superintendent Seale will also bo promoted, and will be In charge of the Eastern division with headquarters In Washington, the divisions under tho general superin tendents being divided Into two sec tions, the eastern and northern, with, Washington as headquarters, and th* middle and southern, with headquar ters In Atlanta, Mr. Ritchie has forced his promotion*! on tho Southern by sheer force of mer- ) it, and his rumored rlso to vico presl- ] dent and general manager Is a source I of much gratification to his many friends, not only In Atlanta, but In tho cinder colonics throughout tho coun try. No less rapid or deserved has been: the rise of W. II, Foreacre. He Is % young man, and has worked his way from tho very bottom. Only a few years ago ha was a telegraph operator at a small station' In East Tennessee. From tbat position he was promoted to the office of the train dispatcher, where he aoon won his way to the place of chief. It was then that hla ability to move cars showed Itself and he was given a place as assistant di vision superintendent. He held this place for only a short time, when he was put In charge of a division of less Importance, but was shortly thereafter sent to the heaviest place on tho sys tem, that of division superintendent of the Atlanta division. Being a tireless worker and Imparting his energy to those subordinate to him, h* cleared up ths congested conditions of the cars In hts division and kept It so. It was then that the attention of the high offlclata was attracted by his work and he waa given a position that many who have been in th* business for; years could not attain, and this last, j If correct, will place him at the very i head of the operating part of the; Southern In the South. It Is only a.. question of a- few years until he will bo holding one of the highest official: positions on the road, If his worth as ' Judged by those who sre In a position to know, Is recognised, as seems very ; probable. •. June SO, the end of each fiscal year,, ' usually brings about a number of; changes on the Southern, and It Is ; thought by thoss who are In a position to know, that this rumor of the pro- i motions mentioned and the retirement > of Vice President and General Man- ( ager Ackert, has sufficient foundation; to cause comment among the em-1 ployees. , I An investigation of this rumor failed to locate the source, but It waa th# ‘ general opinion that It was true. June j 30 will tell tho story, and It scorns : an almost certainty that th* circular seut out on that date will verify the: rumors above mentioned. It Is generally believed among peo ple Interested In railroad affairs that ; Passenger Traffic Manager a H. Hard. | wick either has already realgned or will resign, the resignation to be et- ; fectlve July 1. and the same belief Is held with regard to General Passenger Agent W. H. Tayloe. This hts heen denied by Vice President Culp, how ever. Growth and Progress of the New South noolc l rch of BY B. LIVELY The first factory for the manufacture of rubber from the guayula shrub, to be established In Texas, Is being erected at Marathon. The shrub grows extensively In the rough region bordering the upper course of the Rio Grande, and It Is estimated that It Is found In com mercial quantities upon more than 10,000,000 acre* of land In the state. Much of this land la owned by the atate, and It Is expected that a great revenue will be derived from the sale of the shrub. The money from this source will go to the permanent school fund. The guayule rubber Industry haa passed the experimental stag*. There are more than 20 latge factories In northern Mexico, some representing an Investment of more than 1500,000 each. It was only three years ago that the first guayule rubber factory was established In Mexico. Since then more than (15,000,000 haa been Invested In the Industry in that country, murv LIItall fii),VV»,t)VV IIU Usvll IIIIWIVU III Uio IiiuunnJ as* tuav luuimt, It la estimated. The Continental Rubber Company, of New York, practi cally has control of the Industry In Mexico, and It It arranging to estab lish a large factory In Texas. The present output of rubber from the factories In Mexico Is large, and this amount will be Increased before the close of the current year by the establishment of additional factories. The product Is exported In the United States and Europe. In Mextoo the guayule ahrub Is selling for 1100 a ten Mexican money, equivalent to (60 United 8tatea gold. The average yield to the acre In Mexico Is said to be about two tons of the shrub. It will reproduce Itself every two years If cut off at the roots. As a result of the discovery that thla ehrob Is of value, the price of land has increased enormously. Before the value of the shrub was known land upon which It grows could have been purchased for from 20 rents to 10 cents an acre, and some of It for 10 cents an acre. The same laml Is now yielding Its owners 1100 an acre. Men who were land-poor now find themselves rolling In wealth.—New York Commercial. DO00000000000000000OQQ000O In its columns and tbe authority to dl-