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The Atlanta Georgian
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VOL. Y. NO. 337.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDA Y, AUGUST 2,1907.
PRICE:
BILL READY
FI
Past Both Houses
and Is Clear of
Flaws.
GOVERNOR SMITH
WILL SOON SIGN
House Rectifies Technical
Error and Disposes of
Big Measure.
The house Friday concurred In the
senate amendment to the prohibition
bill, which simply straightened out a
technical fault.
The bill Is now ready to go to Gov 1
ernor Smith for his signature, as soon
as It has been enrolled.
It Is expected that the senate journal
clerk will have the completed measure
engrossed and enrolled Saturday, and
that the bill will get to the governor
for his signature Monday.
The house met at 10 o’clock Friday
morning and was led In prayer by Rev.
A. R. Bolderby. By unanimous consent
the reading of the journal was dis
pensed with.
In accordance' with the action of
the house In setting house bill 628 as
a special order for Friday, the bill was
taken up by the house and put upon
Its passage.
The bill was Introduced by Mr. Smith,
of Campbell, and requires ths National
Guard of Georgia to conform to the
provisions of the Dick national law,
In order that the troops of Georgia
may receive the allotted appropriation
of 862,000 per year. The Dick low pro
vides that all state troops shall be or
ganised Just as the regular army of
the United States.
Ths 8tste Troops.
Mr. Smith, explained the effect of
his bill as follows:
"The Dick bill makes the state troops
the flrst ressrve of ths United States
army and requires thorn to be equipped
and organized just as the regular army.
Unless the state troops conform to
these provisions they will not be
classed among the flret reserves and
consequently will not get any of this
money especially appropriated by the
United States."
In response to a question from Mr.
Wright, of Floyd, Mr. Smith stated that
If the bill was passed It would have the
effect of lessening the military appro
priations by the state.
Mr. Candler, of DeKalb, also spoke
In favor of the bill and explained that
it Involved no additional expense to
the state, and only requires the state
troops to change their organisation
from a regimental to a brigade organi
sation.
The bill was passed by a vote of 104
to 0.
Prohibition Bill.
Upon request of Mr. Candler, of De-
Kalb, the house granted unanimous
consent to taking up the prohibition
bill for the purpose of concurring In
tho senate amendment correcting a
technical error.
The houee concurred In the amend
ment.
The next bill taken up waa that of
Mr. Whaley, of Douglas, prohibiting
the sale of drugs and narcotics except
upon prescriptions of physicians.
The bill provide* that It shall be un
lawful for any person, firm or corpora
tion to sell or give away any cocaine,
olpha or beta eucalne, opium, mor
phine, etc., except upon the written
prescription of a physician.
The bill does not apply to prepara
tions containing not more than two
grains of opium, one-eighth grain of
cocaine, one-fourth grain of heroin or
ten grains of chloral hydrat In one
fluid ounce. It also does not apply to
preparations containing opium and
recommended and sold In good faith
for diarrhea and cholera, nor to pow
der of Ipecac and opium, commonly
known as Dover's powders.
Physicians May Prescribe.
The bill makes It a misdemeanor for
any practitioner of medicine to fur
nish any of the drugs mentioned In the
bill to anyone who Is habitually ad
dicted to their use. It provides, how
ever, that a physician may furnish to
any habitual user of a narcotic who Is
under his professional care, such quan
tities of drugs as he may deem neces
sary.
Under the, provisions of the blit alt
Judges of superior courts are required
to charge all regular Impanelled irrand
Juries to diligently Inquire Into and In
vestigate all cases of violation of the
provisions of ths bill. The board of
pharmacy is also required to prosecute
any and all persons who are guilty of
its violation.
Mr. Wright, of Floyd, moved to’table
the bill on account of the absence of a
number of members of the house. The
motion prevailed.
Passes Terrell Bill.
The house next took up the bill of
Mr. Terrell, of Grady, which provides
for changing the method of settling
disputes between property owners and
tax receivers in regard to property val
uation.
Under the present law In cases of
such dispute, the tax receiver and the
property owner may each appoint an
arbitrator and these two may appoint a
third.
The bill of Mr. Terrell provides that
the board of county commissioners
shall be constituted a board of arbitra
tion. who may be appealed to ln ( cases
LIITLE CULLS
VICTIMS OF
Two Attacked Friday
in N. Y. But Help
Came.
TRUCKMEN BEAT ,
MAN TO GROUND
Police Rescue Unconscious
Man From Mob of 200
Infuriated People.
Contlnutdson Page Nine.
New York, Aug. 2.—Two more little
girls were attacked by fiends today.
The second attack of the day was
made at Sheepshead Bay. Philip E.
Cox and David H. Welgard were rid
ing In the rear of Faslg and Tipton’s
stable, when they saw a man grab
a girl by the neck and attempt to
strangle her. They hove In sight Just
In time, for the man was making rapid
ly toward the race track enclosure with
his intended victim. She escaped un
hurt and went to her home at Home
Crest, refusing to give her name. The
man Also escaped.
Annie Plman, a handsome 8-year-old
child, living with her parents, narrow
ly missed the fate of Katie Tletchler,
the latest victim of the crime wave
through, the Interference of a crowd of
truckmen who wltneesed the attack.
Stirred to a wild pitch of anger
against the monster who had attempted
the crime the truckmen beat him to
the ground and were making prepara
tions to lynch him whei> the police ar
rived.
The prisoner 'gave him name as Carl
Nelson and said he had no home and
gave his occupation aa a sailor. He
was brought to the Tombs court where
he was later arraigned. The girl will
appear against the prisoner .this after
noon.
With numerous stitches In his scalp
as the result of being kicked and beat
en Into unconsciousness by a crowd of
200 angry men and women, John Dar-
ltn, ared 40. Is held for trial In
Brooklyn, charged with attacking
two little girls. He begged the pollen
to protect him and asserted he was
Innocent, but he was Identified by the
children, Alva Olsen, aged 10, and
Olive Anderson, aged 8.
Anns Mesner, suspected of haring had n
, jrt In the murder of little Knte Tletchler.
the child found strangled to death end her
hot)y mutilated, In the hsseineut of the tene
ment st 203 First avenue, was held without
hall for the coroner when arraigned In the
night court at Jefferson Market at 2 o'clock
, in. todny.
The woman was tnken 1 to police bead
quarters at once, and ths detectives begun
to question ber. All through the morning
hours tho woman waa subjected to every
’degree" known to the police In efforts to
•t her to reveal what she Is believed to
now of the rrlme,
Carl Nelson, a sailor who has been
out of work for some time, barely
escaped lynching today when
slapped and reproved a little girl at
tho pier at the foot of Rector street
for having thrown sand down his back
as he slept. Truckmen saw him touch
her and thinking he was another mon
ster set upon him and beat him into
unconsciousness.
He was saved only through the ef
forts of the police who drew their re
volvers and threatened to kill the first
man who touched their prisoner. The
girl was Annie Pitman. She appeared
against the sailor In the Tombs police
court and he was sent to Blackwells
Island for five days.
Jury Indicted
Bride and Groom
Clinton, III., Aug. 2.—The sensational
Magill case reached a critical stage this
morning when Indictments were re
turned In Judge Cochrane's court
against Fred H. Magill, the , former
banker and his young bride, Faye Gra
ham Magill, charging them with the
murder of Maglll's flrst wife, Mrs. "Pet"
Magill.
The prisoners' faces blanched percep
tibly as they stood before the bench
and heard read the Indictments by the
grand Jury.
NATIVES CONTROL
MOROCCAN TOWN
The “Texas” Saved Our Armies;
Now Let Georgia Save “Texas.”
The Georgian believes there is too much patriotism abroad
in Georgia to permit the engine “Texas” to go to the scrap-pile.
To prove this. The Georgian proposes a popular subscription
to purchase it and present it to the state, to be installed some
where within the capitol grounds.
By popular subscription, The Georgiau means just that—Let
every boy and girl in Georgia, who loves the state and glories in
its traditions, contribute what he or she feels like and can af
ford. The amount necessary to save the historic engine from
the scrap-heap is not large—only what it would bring -as junk—
not more than a few hundred dollars at most. This can quick
ly be made up with the dimes and quarters of Georgia hoys and
girls and the dollars of the grown-ups.
You all know the story, don’t you!—how the engine “Gen
eral” on their raid into Georgia Andrews and his raiders stole to
ent off supplies from Hood and Johnston, and how the “Tpxas”
chased and captured her, saving the two Confederate armies.
The history of the war doesn’t furnish a more thrilling incident,
and good Cracker blood will never grow so sluggish that it will
not fpucken at its recital. •
It’s a good thing now and then to gratify patriotic im
pulses, and The Georgian can’t help but feel that Georgia will
be sorry some day if the “Texas is allowed to be battered into
junk.
Think it over, boys and girls, and if any of you doesn’t know
the story, get your elders to tell it to you.
Then send in your dimes and quarters to save the game old
engine “Texas.”
The Georgian starts the fund with five dollars, because it
wants the movement to be genuinely popular—of the people—and
doesn’t want to frighten any one from giving the smallest sum
he feels able to give.
Pill out the blank and send it with whatever amount you
want to contribute.
To The Atlanta Georgian:
I herewith contribute to help buy the
engine “Texas” and give it to the state of Georgia.
Name
Address
WON’T HURT ATLANTA,
SAYS BIG DRUG FIRM
‘•Prohibition will not hurt Atlanta. It
will necessitate a readjustment, and a
slight chango In affairs will be notice
able for about six months—probably
not any longer." 1
This Is the statement of T. H. Bran
non, of Brannen & Anthony, the wsll-
known druggists. The statement, com
ing as It does from one of the most
prominent of Atlanta's business men, ts
significant In Itself, but Is made pecu
liarly so tn that the firm of which Mr.
Brannen Is a member has been selling
whisky and wines for years.
Mr. Brannen is of the firm opinion
that the bill will not hurt his drug
business, and rejoices over the fact that
It was made as drastic and rigid as
possible. He gave a complete, clear
statement of his position to a represen
tative of The Georgian Friday morn
ing.
“We favored local option," he said,
"and we have no apology to make for
our stand. We sold whisky and we
have no apology for that. It was a
legalised, legitimate business, and I can
truthfully say that, despite the temp
tations, we never violated the law In a
single Instance.
“Now that the prohibition bill has
passed, we have every reason to be
lieve It will not affect our business,
other than the particular department
to which It directly relates. We are
glad It was drastic and we appreciate
the fact that It did not place the bur
den of supplying liquors on the drug
stores. The bill save* the reputation
and Jkogor of the drug lnx-in—H -ui-
keep* It from-tatting Into dhtiespret.
“We want to see the law enforced,
and to this end intend to assist In every
way we can. The honor and sincerity
of antl-prohibitlonists and prohibition
ists and local optlonlsts can be depend
ed upon to see tho law enforced and to
give It a fair trial. We do not see how
Atlanta can be greatly affected. It will
require a readjustment to some extent
and will necessitate a slight change for
a few months. That is all.
"We don't expect the drug business
to bo less, but have reason to believe
that it will be better, and believe fur
ther that 90 per cent of the druggists
of the state agree with us that It waa
to the best Interests of the business
that the blit was made stringent and
drastic. Put us down as faithful
supporters of the law when It becomes
effective. We are ready to Join hands
with all those Interested to mako At
lanta what It should be and we Intend
to run a progressive drug store with
out any whisky.”
VARDAMAN GAINING
COUNTR Y DISTRICTS
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 2.—Figures in
the senatorial race are hard to get as
the returns are coming In slower than
ever known before. Out of 48 coun
ties heard from Williams leads by
about 7,000.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 2.—At 11
o'clock this morning Governor Varda-
man, who Is receiving the returns over
a private wire at the executive man
sion. said that he was not willing to
concede defeat Bnd hoped later returns
would put him through.
Returns are coming In rather slow
today, but enough have been received
to Indicate that John Sharp Williams
has defeated Governor Vardaman for
the senate by from 10,000 to 16,000 ma
jority, though It will take the official
count to determine the majority.
Noel, of Holmes, and Scott, of Boli
var. will run It out for governor In the
second primary.
LATE RETURNS INCREA8E
WILLIAMS' MAJORITY.
Special to The Georgian.
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 2.—In the
Mississippi primary Williams leads
Vardaman by 10,000 votes and claims
12,000.
The Vardaman forces claim the race
is even, so far. Late returns have In
creased Williams’ majority.
From the forty-two counties heard
from Williams Is leading by about 8,000
with many big Williams counties to
hear from.
Tangier, Morocco, Aug. 2.—With 20,-
000 Moroccans camped about Casa
blanca, the town Is virtually controlled
by the natives. Alarmed by the pros
pect of punishment for the massacre
of Europeans, the natives are endeav
oring to treat with the French aulhorl.
ties.
Accident Drew Crowd.
A string of cars side-swiped engine
No 81 of the N., C. & 8t. L. railway
while the latter was under the Forsyth
street bridge about 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon, and the engine was nearly
turned over. Only slight damage was
done the engine, but Its shrill whistle
following the near-dlsaster attracted a
large crowd.
GIRL’S FIDELITY TO FRIEND
SA VES BOTH FROM PRISON;
BOTH FREED BY GOVERNOR
Branded with the hand of death and
with her days numbered, Mrs. Narcla-
sa Reynolds was releosifl from the
county chalngang Friday morning, and
that she Is not now wearing stripes of
a county convict Is due to the faithful
ness of her friend, Cordelia Rake.
Both women were sent to the gang
by Judge Calhoun on May 6 after be
ing convicted of vagrancy. Mrs. Rey
nolds was given eight months, while
Cordelia Rake was sentenced to serve
six months.
Mrs. Reynolds was arrested by the
police while soliciting funds with
which fo get to Virginia, and later her
friend and companion was arrested.
For a month they remained In the
Tower before they were tried. Then
they were sent to the gang.
A short time ago the Federation of
Women's Clubs of Tampa. Fla., be
came Interested in the case and sent
a monster petition that they be par
doned. City Warden Svane looked
Into the case and It was upon his rec
ommendation that the pardon board
made a favorable report and Governor
Smith pardoned them.
But this might not have been done
had not Cordelia Rake refused a par
don. She was the one In which the
women became Interested because her
mother lives In Tampa and learned
that her daughter had been sent to the
Fulton county gang. When the matter
was suggested to her she refused to
be turned loose without her friend.
"She needs me more now,” said Cor
delia, “than she ever did. I won’t leave
her here to die. She has consumption
and I will nurse her."
So that Is how Mrs. Reynolds became
a party to the pardon. For several
years Cordelia Rake, who Is about 24
years of age, has refused to leave Mrs.
Reynolds. There seems to be a moat
remarkable affection for the woman
who Is slowly dying.
Warden Evans will send them both
to Tampa Friday, where work will be
found for Cordelia and a home for
Mrs. Reynolds.
FAMOUS OLD ENGINE
TO GO TO SCRAP PILE
M. L. COLLIER.
THE TEXAS AND HER BEST FRIEND.
M. Lamar Collier, master mechanic, and the old locomotive have
grown old together with ths Western and Atlantic railway.
“The Texas” Chased Andrews’ Raiders and
“The General” During War Be
tween the States.
Worn out with a half century of hard
work, an old engine of the Western
and Atlantic railroad that played a
prominent part In one of the most ex
citing and dramatic Incidents of the
great Civil war is about to be sold for
scrap iron.
That 1b the fate that awaits this old
engine, unless some one comes for
ward with a paltry sum and takes the
relic from the hands of the Junk man.
And this is the fate of a locomotive
that was the means of the capture of
the famous 1 “General” and of probably
saving the armies of Johnston and
Hood at thdt time.
The old locomotive Is the 'Texas/'
and she has arrived In Atlanta at the
Western and Atlantic shops, to be sold
for scrap. No place In a museum has
beeh prepared for the “Texas.’' The
“General," which was running away as
fast as steam could take her with An
drews and his raiders aboard, Is guar/
ed closely In the union depot at Chai
tanooga and her brass work Is dally
polished and admiring tourists are told
the part she played In the greatest war
the world ever saw.
But the old engine that was respon
sible for the "General's" capture has
been condemned to the scrap pile to
be forgotten.
Kept at Work for Years.
Until a short time ago the “Texas,’
known now as No. 212, has been haul
ing cars on a branch line of the West-
ern and Atlantic at Emerson. O
course, It wasn't hard work—the old
“Texas" had reached that point tn age.
where she could not do hard work. But
It was work Just the same. She hauled
cars on a three-mile branch line for
the Amelia Milling Company.
Hullt over fifty years ago by Dan-
forth & Cooke, at Paterson, N. J., the
old "Texas" at last reached a point
where even the light work on 4he
branch line wag too heavy. So the
Texas" was elected to the stock of
has-beens. She was put on a side
track and weeds grew up around her
rs and up to the running boards,
came the massage from head
quarters that made lumps rise In the
throats of the old-timers on the West
ern and Atlantic.
“Send No. 212 to the Atlanta shops
and sell her for Junk."
That's how the message read,
was tough, thought the old men who
had served a llfe-tlme on the Western
and Atlantic. But then they explained
with a sigh that there was little senti
ment left nowadays in this busy,
money-getting, commercial life.
So the old engine that Captain W.
A. Fuller, the conductor of the train
from which the "General" was stolen ut
Big Stanty In April, 1862, and his brave
band of volunteers used in the chase,
was pushed down to Atlunta.
When the old “Texas'’ was Impressed
Into service by Captain Fuller In 1862
she wus pulling an express freight to
Atlantu. The "General,” with the An
drews raiders on board had passed her
some time before at terrific speed.
Chase of the General.
The “Texas” demonstrated, however,
that even by running backward and
pushing along freight cars that the
raiders had turned loose from their
engine, the "General" could be over
hauled. It was Peter Bracken who
bundled the throttle of the “Texas" on
that futnous run from Adalrsville to the
point where the "General" was re
captured. Fleming Cox was his fire
man and Alonso Martin did the wood
passing. The sume old throttle that
Peter Bracken pulled wide open is still
on the "Texas." The same old driv
ing wheels that turned so rapidly and
the same old-fashioned pump that shot
water Into her boiler Is In position.
Even the old bell Is In place. In fact,
the "Texas," as she Is waiting for the
Junk pile, stands today Just like she
was In April, 1862, except for a new
boiler that M. L. Collier put in In
1875 and for the smoke stack which
was substituted for the old wood-burn
ing type.
Loves the Old Texas.
"I hate to see her go to the scrap
,.}Ie,” said M. L. Collier, master me
chanic of the Western and Atlantic
bhops. And he gaxed pathetically at
the old engine ns If tho "Texas" might
be a member of his family.
"The Texas’ and I have been with
the road a long time and when 'she
goes it makes me think my time has
come. That old engine saved the
armies of Johnston and Ilood from
having tneir supplies cut off* Tho
General' has a place of honor, but'the
poor old ‘Texas'* Is worn out and
she must go the way of other old en
gines."
Who will save her?
JULY COTTON CROP
HAS AVERAGE 75.0
Government Report at Noon
Friday Sliows Actual
Conditions.
Washington, Aug. 2.—The crop re
porting board of the agricultural de
partment today announced the condl-*
tlon of the cotton crop. July 25 was
76.0 per cent as compared with 72.0
for June 25, 1907; 82.0, July 25, 1906;
74.9, July 25, 1905, and ten-year aver
age of. 82.6.
Tho cstfTnatu Is the second lowest In ten
years.
The condition by states follows:
Virginia, 65; North Carolina, 75; South
Carolina, 81; Georgia,^ 81: Florida, 84; ^ln-
hama. 72; Mississippi, 71; Louisiana, 71;
Texas. 75; Arkansas, 68; Tennessee, 75; Mis-
•ourl. 66; Oklahoma, 74; Indian Territory, 74.
Average, 75.
IS
I
License Canceled by
Secretary of State
Thursday.
ISSUE IS DRAWN
BETWEEN COURTS
Compromise Can Not Be Ef
fected Between Parties
As Was Done in N. C. ;
GOOtMODOOOOOOOOOiMOODOODOO
O O
O 8HOWER FAl.S TO COOL O
O ATM08PHERE FRIDAY. O
O 0
O In spite of a shower Friday O
O forenoon. It left the atmosphere 0
O sticky and anythin* but cool. Hot O
O vapors from the heated streets O
O made one feel as If they were tret- O
O tin* the prellmlnariee of a Turkish O
O bath. Forecast: 0
O "Partly cloudy Friday, Friday O
O night and (Saturday; probably O
O showers Saturday.” O
O Friday temperatures: O
O 7 a. tn 75 degrees O
O 8 a. m ,..77 degrees 0
O 9 a. in ' .. .. 79 degrees O
O 10 a. m ....81 degrees O
O II a. rn 78 degrees O
O 12 noon 76 degrees 0
O 1 p. m 75 degrees O
O 2 p. m 76 degrees O
O 0
00OOOOO0O0000O000O0000O000 by the legislature of Alabama.”
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 2.—
For “the removal of a civil cause
from the courts of this state to
the Federal courts,” the license
of the Southern rnilroad to do
business in Alabama was canceled
by Secretary of State Julian
Thursday afternoon, the formal
announcement being made this'
forenooi^
Although the action Is productive of
a condition similar to that existing In
North Carolina, It differs In that It
brings the matter to a direct Issue be
tween state and Federal authorities,
and Is Impossible for a compromise as
was’the case In North Carolina.
When Secretary Julian received a
formal certificate from the clerk of the
circuit court for Talladega county,
which declared that the Southern rail
way had removed a case from that
court to the United States court for
tho northern district of Alabama, he
immediately cancelled the license qf
the Southern.
Employees 8ubjoct to Arrest.
The penalty for ttje violation of the
set which declares against the trnne-
frr of suits from state to federal courts
Is a fine of not less than 2100 nor
more than 91,000 and Imprisonment In
the county Jail, or at hard labor for
not more than twelve months, provided
that It Is not Intended to Interfere with
nr prohibit the transection of Interstate
business. Thus every employee of tho
Southern railway In Alabama is now
subject to arrest under this section
of the new law. At Just what point
the administration will aim Its first
blow cannot be ascertained.
Governor Comer IS much Interested
In th* outcome of the case. To the
Hearn Nkwt Service Friday morning
he expressed his views In t|)e follow
ing manner:
"I am a firm believer In a Mate's
right to manage its Internal affairs. It
Is my opinion that the law of the legis
lature governing these affairs should
be tested by the highest tribunal of
the land, after having gone through
our state courts and not swept ruth
lessly aside by a subsidiary federal
court.
"It is for the executive of a state
to maintain the dignity of the state and
I shall maintain the provisions of the
recent legislation to the fullest extent
of my power."
Only Road Reported.
Secretary of State Frank N. Julian
■aid that his only object In the can
cellation of the Southern's license
Thursday was ths performance of his
duty aa defined In Senate Bill No. 86.
"1 shall continue go Immediately can
cel licenses of any corporations re
ported to have removed a cause from
a state court to a federal court, unless
prevented from doing so by the court's
Injunction. This action Is authorised
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here records each day sons
economic fart In reference to tbs onward
progress of tbe South.
BY
B. LIVELY
Tin* Chut tanooga Trsileminn, In Its Issue of August 1. has the following on the
growth mill progress of Georgia from its Atlantn staff correspondent:
"Penults issued from tbe office of the Itullding Inspector for the flrst six
months of the year show a gain over the figures of the corresponding period lit
1906 of $23,544. I.*hik ig Into the klmls of Imlfdlngs which have been constructed
during the year. It Is found that permits for dwelling houses have been Issued
for 849, ns compared -with 706 during the same perltsl of 1916,' showing s gain of
144 dwellings ft»r this year over Inst. The cost of these dwellings makes the flg-
ures 81,680,166 for 1907, ss compared with 81.233,510 for the same time of 1906, or
an Increase of money spent In homes of 8447,426. .
“Atlanta hank clearings showed a gratifying Increase of more than $1,800,000 for
the month of June over the corresponding month of Inst yenrwblle for tho six
months recently ondetl the astonishing Increase of negrly 817.000.000 was shown.
The tax value of property In Georgia Is Increasing at the rate of more than
g4G,nfK> t fs»o a year. According to the reimrt of the comptroller general, the In
crease I a* tween 1902 and 1906 wns from $467,310,646 to $627,531,539. or_by J160,220,893.
The grentest Increase wns lu Isnds. front $124,799,'*“ mm
railroad, telegraph and telephone companies was
town and elty projierty from $122,672,196 to $154,778,626.
“Equipment Inuids that will eunhle the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road to purchase n large number of cars and locomotlvts bar* Just been sold
In New York to N. W. Harris A t’o, to the extent of $1.700,000. Equipment val
ued at approximately $2,130,000 will l>c purchased, and of this amount the railroad
company will pay $426,000 In cash. The bonds are of the 5 per cent variety, $*5,-
000 maturing eneh six months from January 1. 1901.
“The Georgia |>each will Invade European markets If sn Improved cylinder
crate now In process of manufacture does what Its Inventors claim It will. This
crate is constructed with a pasteboard pigeon hole arrangement, and tho peaches
nut In these holes arc protected from hrulslng ami are given ventilation, so
that they are sound and full of flavor on their arrival at distant points. According
to II. C. Hagley. nn Atlanta Insurance agent and a fruit grower, tho improved
crate has the Indorsement of the Get>rgla Fruit Growers* Association, and exper
iments will l>e made with It st once.
“According to ihe statement of Commissioner of Agriculture Thomas G. Hud
son, the number of tons of fertilizer sold In Georgia up to July 1 shows a short
age of 16,447.5. compared with last year. The total shipment of cotton seed
meal up to May 1 was also 17,193 tons less thsn .last year.
“Experts from Maine, where marble qunrrylng assumes mora Important propor
tions than In any other sectlou of the country, nave pronouncetl the marble of
north Geitrgln superior to any In the world. Recently owners of the quarries fn
the northern part of the state combined to advertise their property, and, under
the leadership of Colonel Ham Tate, began a movement of active exploitation. Mar
ble Investors In Maine became Interest.d, and St tbe Invitation of Colonel Tate,
made a trip to Georgia, and promptly prorounoed the quartos of north Georgia to
be without rivals. Among the party^was the governor of Wisconsin.''