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VOL.'VT. NO. 9.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 15,1907.
PRICE:
SMALL SIR
IE WILL CULL
C.T. U. President Says
Every Union Operator
in U. S. Will Quit.
SAYS ASSOCIATED
PRESS IS FAKING
Charges That Stone Receiv
ed Schedule Two'Years
Ago, But Did Nothing.
Omaha, Neb.,'Aug. IB.—President 8.
J. Small, of the Commercial Telegra
pher*, rfave out the following interview
at daylight this morning, on his way to
Chicago, and says thlij Is the first 'au
thorised Interview since the strike be.
gan:
"Three days frotp now there will not
be a single telegraph wire working In
the United States,” said President
Small. "That Is, there will be no wires
except those Incidental to the trans
portation of trains and also excepting
that a settlement satisfactory to us Is
reached In the meantime.
Few Telegraphers Working.
'When I reach Chicago, I will go Into
conference with my colleagues before
I even see my family. The attitudo
taken by bpth companies In Chicago
Is dictated from New York. Whether
or not the New York officials have one
eye on the distorted reports sent out
by the Associated Press and the other
small crowd of strike-breakers, I -can
not, of course, say, but I do know
that tfier are not enough telegraphers
working ln'thc United States and
Canada to move the business of Chi
cago, to say nothing of the rest of the
country.
The duplicity of the telegraph offi
cials in Snn. Francisco and Los An
geles caused the strike to spread all
over the whole country with great
rapidity. As matters now stand we
must have assurances of ths highest
authorities backed up by the govern
ment officials that they will force the
two companies 'to live up to any agree
ment that may be reached by arbitra
tion or otherwise, before wo will re
turn to work. 1 personally regret the
Inconvenience to the public, \but the
companies Ignored us for five years and
said we did not have the nerve to
strike.
Scale Presented Two Years Ago.
"Wo are now disproving that state
ment. In California the fruit trade la
suffering untold Injury. In every other
section of the country business Is suf
fering, but none of that gets Into the
newspapers. News Is not being print
ed. The letter of Melville E. Stone, of
the Associated Press, bewailing the
hasty action of the Associated Press
operators In striking on a few hours'
notice, must sound"like music In the
ears of his operators. Why did not Mr.
Stone tell the whole story two years
ago when the same scale was presented
to the Associated Press? They have
had all that time to consider. The board
of directors of the association has met
five times since that time.
"When a committee of five operators
first presented that scale, Mr. Stone
theoretically kicked them out of his
office and caused his board of directors
to rescind a previous resolution grant
ing typewriters and vacations to all his
operators. It took the union over a
year to force a restoration of these
privileges.”
RAILWAY TELEGRAPHERS
MAY BECOME INVOLVED
BOLD BOY BUCCANEERS
NEVER REACHED SEA-
CAVE IS DISCOVERED
F
THE PIRATES' CAVERN.
The cave Has a small entrance but its chambers are twelve feet In
diameter, a place to delight the soul of a boy.
SENATE HEFUSES
TO CHANGE
ON ANTI-PASS BILL
Disfranchisement Amend
ment Not Yet C?on- ' .
curved In.
New York, Aug. IB.—With the strike
of the telegraphers still spreading, more
than 11,000 union men and nlnety«atx
local unions now being out, a crisis was
r* ported today in the relations between
the trunk lines and the Western Un
ion which means that unless the rail
roads violate their contracts with the
telegraph company they will be forced
to antagonise the Order of Railway
Telegraphers and compel 40,000 rail
way operators to strike In support of
the commercial operators.
The Western Union official* declare
they will compel the railroads to ad
here to the iron-clad contract by which
the railroad operators are required to
handle commercial messages at points
where the telegraph company has no
regular office.
The railroad officials fear that If the
operators go out the railroad clerks
will strike, too. The latter have an
organisation of 200,000 members and
have been agitating for shorter hours
*nd more pay for some time.
It was announced today that the
Pennsylvania lines, west, and the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie and the Bal
timore and Ohio had notified their te
legraphers in Pittsburg that they need
t'Ot handle commercial messages. This
1* a direct defiance of the Western Un
ion and the next move is up to the tele
graph company.
Similar action was taken In this city
in unofficial announcements by the
publicity agents of'the New York Cen
tral and the Erie railroads that their
operators would not be asked to han
dle commercial messages.
Contending Parties Far Apart.
The telegraphers and the Postal and
Western Union companies today were
further apart than they were at
the outset and each side was claiming
Victory. Commercial bodies in several
Continued on Page Seven.
The senate refuses to recede from its
original position on anti-pass legisla
tion, and It is now a serious question
as to whether house and senate will
get together on any bill along this line
before adjournment Saturday.
By a vote of 23 to 17 the senate
Thursday morning again passed the
Felder anti-pans bill, and legislation on
this .subject stands novf where it stood
some three weeks ago.
An "effort to get up the Overstreet-
Born bill to prevent a paralleling of
the Westeni and Atlantic tracks proved
futile, ahd, this measure is probably
dead for the session. When the pe
sion adjourned the disfranchisement
bill,- as attended by the house, was un
der discussion.
Under a resolution offered by Sena
tor Felder, the order of business of the
senate for the morning ses^pn Thurs
day was fixed as follows: considera
tion of appointments In executive ses
sion, reports 6t standing committees,
bills and resolutions for second read
ing, consideration of senate bills with
house amendments and house and sen
ate bills for a third reading.
The senate Immediately went Into
executive*' session and confirmed the
appointments sent in Wednesday.
Again In open session Senator Felder
moved to have the general tax act
printed.
"How long will It take?” asked Sen
ator Knight.
“I can not say,” was the reply. "As
quick as I can set the type,"
"Maybe the senator is a poor printer
and It will take too long/' somebody re
marked. s.'
Upon no one issue In this general as
sembly is there such wide divergence
of opinion and variety of action as upon
anti-pass legislation.
The senate general Judiciary com-
Eight Bad Pirates Are
Captured by the
Police.
Although Atlanta Is some distance
from the rolling main, several boys de
cided some time ago that It was a fit
place to organize a pirate band. Un
fortunately for these followers of Cap
tain Kidd, the police department has
put the last chapter of their story close
to the first and they are now under ar
rest.
Eight-of them are held in the Juve
nile ward. Some of them admit they
tried to emulate Jean Lafltto, but oth
ers deny. It. But even those who deny
It seem to be sorry that they missed the
fun, as they consider It.
Thursday afternoon a number of
them wore,arraigned before Acting Re
corder IV. A. Hancock, councilman
from the Seventh ward. They were
charged with tunneling under k ware
house at 24 Gresham street and secur-
Provides More Power
For the Railroad
Commission.
mlttee recommended for passage the
Bom bill admittedly the most drastic
legislation ever offered, on the question.
The senate passed the Felder bill, which
is practically the national Hepburn act,
Its way was equally stprmy In the
house. After the house committee had
passed a substitute to both the Perry
and the Hall bills, the member from
Bibb forced reconstderattdn and got
favorable action for his bill by a nar
row margin. The house then passed
the Hall bill.
Thereupon the senate general Judl
clary committee turned down the Hall
bill and again recommended the Born
t>Hi: The bill came-before the senate
for action Thursday morning.
Senator Felder offered as a substi
tute for the Judiciary committee recom
mendation his bill as first passed by
the senate.
Senator. Bom made a strong plea for
his measure, and said that If any leg
islation was enacted It should make no
exceptions save actual employees of
the common carriers.
Senator - Felder spoke for his own
measure. He said he would vote for
the Hall bill before he would support
the Born measure. He declared that
the Bom bill would actually cripple the
railroads and retard progress.
Senators Felts. Wilkes and Williford
spoke for the Bom bill.
After Senator Williford had spoken
for the Born bill. Senator Steed called
tor the previous question. Senator
Overstreet, as chairman of the general
judiciary committee, closed the argu
ment by advocating the Born bill.
F.ld.r Bill Paired.
The Felder bill was then passed by
a vote of 23 to IT.
Disfranchisement Up.
The disfranchisement bill, with the
house amendment striking out the 1»10
limit on the good character clause, was
reached at 12: SO o'clock.
"in a stirring speech Senator Felder
moved to disagree to the home amend
ment. He said the clause was put In
to meet an Immediate emergency, and
to strike It out would mean serious
trouble. o , cIock the senate adjourned
1th Senator Felder stifi holding the
flcoc
pMg
But this Is the fact part of the story.
It has no suggestion of, the time when
these brave youngsters were to guther
In the fo'castle and sing the song about
sixteen men on the dead man's chest.
Captain Moss Parton.
Yet it was planned that they would
do so. Captain Moss Parton, the ad
mitted leader of the "gang," told his
colleagues that, once equipped with
arms and money, they would fight their
way to the coast-and there seize some
bark upon which they would float away
tc capture merchant vessels.
It was he and Dodd Lewis, the mem
bers of the "gang" say, who organized
this expedition. One by one the boys
who ;i»ed .around North avenue and
Fifth street were taken Into the organ,
lzatlon known as "The Treasure Seek,
ers." And It was these two lesders who
discovered the cave that was their
meeting place.
It Is no easy matter to discover this
cave, as several people might tell you.
It Is almost In the direct line of Cher
ry street as It Is being extended, but
one must go through dale ahd over hill
to get to It. The hoys have worn a fair
path to the place, and once there tho
entrance Is not to be overlooked, but
the way Is blocked with bushes and
sappllngs, and veins do ndt make the
walking easy.
Relic of Riots.
According to people In the nelghbor-
_jod, the cave was begun by a negro
who sought refuge In the woods during
the riots. However that may be, It has
been worked upon by the boys until to.
day. there are two chambers, each
about twelve feet in diameter, and three
smaller ones, one of the latter contain
ing a flreplacq, which has Its vent In a
clump of bushes.
Contrary to most caves, this one,
when discovered, was not stocked with
canned goods or arms. The only thing
to be found In this line were biscuit
boxes And cartridge shells, all of which
were empty.
"Oh, that wasn’t our real meetln'
place,” said Moss Parton, when told
that the place had been discovered.
"We're not goln’ to tell where that
And none of them did. Questioned by
the detectives "The Treasure Seekers”
said that the cave discovered was only
one of three. The real sanctum evan
some of the members didn't know. It
was tho meeting place where Captain
Parton and his colleagues planned the
robbery of the Gresham street ware
house.
Lewis says that the leader told them
that If they got In there they would
get a lot of tools they would need later.
It Is true they secured the tools, but
It Is doubtful that they will need them
later.
Some Forlorn Pirates.
When first taken Into custody the
boys enjoyed the experience, but
Thursday found them a forlorn lot.
Instead of being pirates they were Just
boys whose tears ran down their cheeks
at tho mention of home. It la not like
ly they ever will set out to be pirates
again If they have the chance, and
Probation Officer Oloer says that two
or three of them will not have a chance
If he can prevent It, for some time.
Nearly all the boys are sonB of res
pectable parents who knew nothing of
what their sons were doing. They have
promised that if the boys are released
they will give the police no trouble In
the future. ’ _
The boys arrested were: Moss Par-
ton, 14 years; Dodd L. Lewis, 15 years;
Harry Carter. IB years; Harry Haynes,
13 years; Homer Pitts, 14 years; Clif
ford Delman, 14 years; Clyde Delman,
12 years; George Dugan, 13 years.
Thursday afternoon Detectives Wood
and Starnes discovered a second cave,
a quarter of a mile from the first, near
West Peachtree and Fifth streets. In
itch the tools missing from the w are,
house were found.
The Overstreet-Candler railroad com.
mission blit, one of the most Important
measures which has been before the
general assembly of Georgia during the
present session, was read the third time
In the lower house Thursday morning
and put on Its passage, the house re.
solving Itself into the, committee of the
whole for the purpose of considering
the bill by paragraphs. Discussion on
the first section had not been concluded
when the hour of adjournment arrived,
and It \vns resumed when the house
met at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The bill, ns amended by the house
committee, provides that the railroad
commission shall consist of flvo mem
hers, the two additional members to
be appointed by the governor and hold
office until regularly elected by the
people In October, 1908.
Tfie bill also provides for enlarging
the powers of the coipmlsslon so that
shall exercise the same authority over
street railroads which extend beyond
tho limits of municipalities, telephone
and telegraph companies, public docks
and wharfs, and terminals or terminal
stations.
Mr, Candler, of DeKalb, consumed
great part of the session Thursday
morning In support of the passage of
the bill. His argument was one of the
strongest that has been delivered on the
floor of the house In support of any
measure and showed a thorough grasp
of the question under discussion.
Mr. Hall, of Bibb, spoke In opposition
to certain features of the bill, although
he declared that the bill In general
meets with Ills approval.
The house was called to order by
Speaker Slaton at 8 o'clock Thursday
morning.
Mr. Lumsden, of White, offered
resolution memorializing congress to
build.levees and dykes along flu- Alta
maha river*Jn Liberty and .McIntosh
counties for the puri>o*e of reclaiming
lands that have been overflowed. V
The house passed the bill by Mr.
Dykes, of Sumter, providing for tho
creation of a state board of veterinary
examiners to Issue licenses to veterina
ry surgeons.
The house was resolved Into a com
mlttee of the whole with Mr. Wooten,
of Wilkes, 4n tho chair, for the pur
pose of considering the resolution by-
Messrs. Wright. Dean and Cliamlee,
of Floyd, appropriating 38,000 for re
pairs at the Georgia School for the
Deaf and Dumb at Cave Springs. The
resolution was adopted.
The house also passed the bill by
Mr. Tift, of Dougherty, providing that
no railroad operating In Georgia shall
be allowed to place In charge of Its
engines n* an engineer any person who
has not served threo years as a fire
man or engineer or four years as np
prentice In a railroad machine shop.
Candler Bill Up.
At 10 o’clock tho house took up the
bill Increasing the membership nnd
enlarging the powers of the railroad
commission. Introduced In tho senate
by Senator Overstreet and In the houso
by Representative Candier, of DeKalb.
Sir. Hall, of Bibb, moved that the
house resolve itself Into the committee
of the whole for the purpoee of consid
ering the bill.
"This Is a bill of great Importance,'
said Mr. Hall, "and it confem tremen
dous power upon the railroad commis
sion of Georgia. The house should be
resolved Into a committee In order that
It may be discussed by paragraphs
and thoroughly understood.”
The motion was adopted and Mr.
Holder, of Jackson, was called to the
chair.
Mr. Candler stated that the bills as
Introduced In the senate and In tho
house originally, are Identical, the sen-
liuusc hi i§iiiusi;i v w — — —
ate hiving passed an amendment pro
viding for only three members of the
commission Instead of five os proposed
in the original senate and house hills.
The senate also amended the bill so
that the chairman of the commission
should receive 34,000 per annum, while
the other two member* were to receive
33,600 each. The house bill provides
that the chairman shall receive 34,000
per annum, the salaries of the other
members of tho commission remaining
at 32,600 each. ,. *.
In reference to the powers which the
commission shall have tho senate and
house bills are practically Identical.
The house committee on railroads
amended the senate bill so os to make
It conform to the original house bill
and this measure as amended by the
committee, was presented to the house
for passage.^ ^ s J
Section 1, providing that the railroad
commission should consist of only three
members, the chairman to receive 34,-
000 per annum and the other membere
33,600 each, was first taken up.
The committee desired to amend by
striking out the section and substitut
ing a new one, providing that the com
mission should consist of five members,
to hold office a* follows: .
The terms pf the two additional
commissioners provided for In this act
Shall expire one on December 1. 1911,
and the other December'1, 1013, and
thereafter the terms shall be for six
year* each. The governor, by and with
the consent of the senate, shall ap
point the two additional commlsslopers
Immediately after the passage and ap
proval of this act, but the appointees
hereunder shall be commissioned only
until December 1. 1908; said positions
to be filled for the unexplred terms by
two commissioners to be elected at the
regular general state election on the
first Wednesday In October. 1801.
In order that there may be uniform
ity of expiration of the terms of all
the railroad commissioners, the term
Continued en Pegs Three.
DIVORCE AND ALIMONY
SUIT IS FOLLOWED BY
CHARGE OF SLANbER
OFCENTRALRV.
FEARJOSSES
Think Interest Will Be
/ Cut off For New
Equipment.
New York, Aug;. 15.—Representatives
of the-holders of $15,000,000 first, sec
ond and third Income bonds of the Cen
tral of Georgia Railway Company, who
have assembled In this city for the pur
pose of coming to some'understanding
with Marsden J. Perry and Oaklet**.!
Thorn, who recently purchased the
road, as to the treatment which the In
come bonds are to have at the hands
of the new management, will hold an
other meeting this afternoon.
It has been feared by the bondholders
that the Interest on their securtles,
which Is payable only If earned, may
be cut off by the new controllers of
the property and’ It has been alleged
that excessive charges out of earnings
have been made for construction and
now equipment.
At yesterday’s meeting there was a
general discussion of the position of tho
Income bonds and a statement was
submitted showing the financial results
of the operation of the road for the
year ended June 30, last.
A committee of five, of which Mr.
Scott, of the Richmond banking firm
of Scott & Stringfellow, Is chairman,
was appointed to consider the sugges
tions offered and to report on them
to their associates at an adjourned
rmeetlng to bo hold this afternoon.
It. Is understood that as a rpsult of
the investigation, the proposed refund
ing plan will not be acted on, but some
temporary plan will be adopted, it Is
thought.
Twenty Killed
By Explosion
Berlin, Aug. 16.—A telegram from
Doemlti >»ay* that the greater part of
tho town has been destroyed by an
explosion In the dynamite factory there.
Twenty persons are said to be dead and
100 Injured. Doemlts Is a small town
on the Elbe river, the Inhabitants being
chiefly employed In the dynamite fac
tory.
Mrs. Goggins Wants
Divorce From Her
Husband.
DR, T. 0* POWELL
GROWING WEAKER
Special to Tho Georglnn.'
Mllledgevllle, Qa., Aug. 16.—Reports
from the bedside of Dr. T. O. Powell,
who Is seriously ill at Tati Springs,
Tenn., are that he is gradually growing
weaker and It Is thought he cannot
survive long.
NEXT CONVENTION
COMES TO ATLANTA
Richmond, Va., Aug. 15.—The South
ern Nurserymen's Association In con
vention here today derided to hold Its
convention next year In Atlanta. The
following officer* were elected:
President—C. B. Smith, Jacksonville.
Vice-President—C. M. Griffin, Jack
sonville. .
Secretary-Treasurer—A. W. Smith,
Clarkeavllle, Tenn.
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Special to The Georglnn.
Marietta, Qa., Aug. 15.—Further de
velopments of a sensational nature In
the Gogglns-Mayfleld affair occurred
today when Charles Mayfield, the ac
cused young man filed suit for 310,000
against B. O. Oogglns, who Is being
sued by his wife for divorce. Tho suit
Is a result of the charges made against
young Mayfield by Goggins.
Mnyfleld hos retained Herbert Clay
os his attorney and It Is stated that
sensational evidence will be Introduced
In the trial.
The charge which young Mayfield
makes In his bill Is slander.
8u!t for Divorce.
Mrs. Goggins, claiming she furnished
the money far Goggins' business here,
yesterday brought suit against Goggins
for divorce and 36.000 alimony,
through her attorney, E. H. Clay.
Upon investigation It wns found Hint Gog.
gins' entire business .wns In bis father's—
James Goggins—name. .
Immediately application was msdo to the
courts for a receiver, It being claimed
that the transfer, was Illegal. The court
granted the application, nnd Joe Abbott
wns appointed to tho receivership, nnd last
night the sheriff took charge of the bust*
ness, closing up tbs store.
sensation wns crented here when It
bccaino known that Charlie Mayfield, a
farmer, who lives near Marlotta, had boon
arrested on a warrant sworn out by B. G.
home from hts store nt about 10 o'clock
Snturdny night, accused bis wife, nnd drovo
her from name. He then went before the
Justice of the pence and caused a warrant
to be Issued ngnlnst Mayfield. The grand
Jury met Monday nnd Immediately began
nn Investigation of the ease. After hear-
lug the evidence they returned no hilt, nnd
III MI LICIT
Enforcement of State
Law Held Up in
Alabama.
COURT CLASH
NOW EXPECTED
Officers May Be Held In
Contempt if Order is
Violated. , r '$
against him.
Gen.MacLean
Is Recaptured
By Raisuli
Tangier, Aug. 15.—News of tho bom
bardment of Casa Blanca has reached
Raisuli, the bandit, who, to the great
tear ot Europeans, intit probably take
the field as the leader ot the wild
tribesmen In their holy war against Eu
ropeans.
Raisuli In furious over the war nows.
The flrnt action of the bandit was to
recapture Kald Sir Harry MacLcan, the
nultan’n military advisor whom he re
leased after holding In ransom, somo
weeks. He had turned Sir Harry over
to the K’Mass tribesmen, but changed
his mind when the nefvs of tho holy
war was received.
Death Sentence
Is Commuted
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 16.—Cover,
nor Comer has commuted the death
sentence ot John Williams, a Cullman
county farmer, to life Imprisonment
anil a vexatious case Is oft the dockets.
Williams killed tho late Senator R. L.
Hlpp, three years ago when Hlpp, ac
companied by an officer, went to Wil
liams’ house to oust him under a writ
of ejectment and levy for dobt. Wil
liams refused to vacate, claiming his
wife was sick and finally killed Hlpp
and wounded the officer. Deputy Dun
lap. Williams was convicted and when
the officers were about to take him to
Cullman to hang, he made such a stout
resistance In the county jail that de
lay was occasioned and at the lest mo
ment a writ of habeas corpus was ob
tained' from Judge Weaver, of Bir
mingham. staying execution on the
ground that the man was Insane, nnd
should not be hung In that condition.
Judge Weaver’s action was afterwards
reversed by the supreme court, but
Williams’ life has been saved.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 15.—Late
Inst night an order was Issued by Judge
Thomas G. Jones, of the federal court,
restraining the state officials from In
terfering In any way with the opera
tions of the Loulavllle and Nashville
railroad, with regard to its refusal to
put Into effect Its commodity freight
and reduced passenger fare acts. All
sollcltore and sheriffs nro restrained
from prosecuting or making arrests for
violation of said acts. The order Is to
bo made by the state within ten days.
In application for the restraining or
der, the L. & N. seta up that to allow
prosecution nnd arrest would greatly
endanger lives of passengers by srres’s
of men handling trains, retard lnter-
stnto traffic and interfere with tho
malls.
This will likely bring the contest be
tween tho state nnd federal courts to
a bead. If arrests are made under the
laws, parties making arrests can be
fined or Imprisoned at the discretion
of tho Judge, In which case the issue
would bo clearly drawn us to the Ju
risdiction of courts.
Careful observers of the situation
contetnplnte n serious state of affairs
ns they believe that it is the purpose
of the state to Insist on Indictment and
arrest! tpf violations of the law, even
If they are restrained. A violation of
the order by any state officer would
bring him Into contempt of tho federal
court.
FORMER INJUNCTION
WAS STILL IN FORCE.
Birmingham. Ala., Aug. 16.—The ac
tion of tho Louisville uml Nashville
railroad In securing an injunction in the
Federal court against arrests or other
Interference by the stare ■ ,f Alabama
for failure on the part of the road to
put lilt" effect the lower freight and
passenger rates agreed to by the
Southern and other railroads In com
promise with tho stnte is regarded In
many circles as putting the "Ellen N”
In tho position of, seeking a fight. As
far ns the Louisville and Nnshvllle te
concerned, these laws were already en
joined by tho Federal court, through
nctlon taken Inst March before Judge
Junes at Montgomery, and tills ln-
Junctlon is still In force except where
tlie Southern and other roads them
selves asked for a modification of the
Ollier.
If arrests of Louisville and Nashville
agents were made to enforce the en
joined laws, the stnte would have pre
cipitated action nnd the Louisville and
Nashville could appeal to Judge Jonee
see that hts orders were obeyed and
plead that tho state was In contempt
of the Federal court. The state has
absolutely obeyed Judge Jones’ Injunc
tion. The lower freight and passenger
tariffs will go Into effect on the South
ern and other roads on September 1. If
the Loulsvlllo nnd Nnshvllle does not
put them Into effect at the same tlma
they will suffer great loss of competi
tive business.
Violinist Joseph
Joachim Dead
Berlin, Aug. 16.—Joseph Joachim,
long known ns Germany's greatest vio
linist, died today. He had been 111 for a
long time, nnd after a change for ths
worse on Saturday his physicians gave
up nil hope for his recovery.
Race Results.
EMPIRE.
First Race—Priceless Jewel,'7 to 1,
won; Lady Slchel, 6 to 5, second; John
, Bergen. 4 to 1, third. Time, 1:08.
Second Race—Minos. 8 to 1, won;
Dunkv, 3 to 1, second; Kemp Ridge-
ly, 4 to 6, third. Time. 1:411-5.
SARATOGA.
First Race—Antheus, 6 to 2 .won;
Meeltk. 1 to 3, second; King Cobalt, 6
5, third. Time, 1:13 3-5.
Second Race—Paprika, 8 to 6, won;
Judge White, 4 to 5. second; Lights
Out. even, third. Tims, 1:38.
“MPIRE
Third Race—Posing, 8 to 6, won: La
letn, 1 to 3, second; Nellie Racine,
1 to 4. third. Time 1:41 2-5.
Growth and Progress of the New Sooth
Tbe Georgian here record! each day some
economic fact In reference to tho onward
progress of the South.
BY
B. LIVELY
Several Important local matter* hare absorbed public Interest In XAshvllle for
the paat two weeks* says the Chattnnoogn Tradesman, nnd on they begin to develop
nnd msterlsllse the Interest seems to Increase. For s time It lookeii ns though the
comity could not dispone of the $8004)00 In l»onds Issued f«»r the construction of two
bridges orer the Cumberland rfv« la Xashvtlle, and a dampening effect resulted.
The contracting firm of Foster Sc Creighton, who had the contract for the abut-
meats, pillars and concrete work, however, came to the rescue nnd purehnsed the
entire Issue at par and got nil the contract for both bridges. The mwurnmv that
the bridges would lie built bad a stimulating effect upon real estate and there has
l Is
but President II. II. Msyfwrry bas returned from Ne
Torres to work again nnd It now looks ss If the rand will *
The Southern Watch Case Company, recently organize
machinery In the four-story home In North Nashville nn*
chlnery preparatory to Itcgltmlng operation on August IS. Thi
local capital, Imt there la considerable .Northern nnd European cn
The company will make all kinds nnd grades of watch cases nnd will t*gt n
tlon with 1<» skilled men. practically ail of whom had to In* brought here from other
w«t chinaking centers. Tbe company bas n capital <*f $i.v>,*»v, paid In aud authorised
(blttlon to Its plaut
>rk and started too
lit this rear.
, has InstallM Its
»w testing tbe ma-
4'ompsny Is largely
"pita! Invested.
to Issue ...... ■ . ....
The Standard Furniture Company Is building
which will enable It to turn out five ratload* of furnlti
Two more grain elevators are now being added to
capacity. Jones * Boa are building a targe ptant In N
new flour mill, and J. II. Wilkes * Co. are erecting i
vllle. Tbe Jones flour mill Is now receiving the inn* lit
by Heutemlwr 1.
The American Vinegar and Extract Company Is t
A factory la now being erected near the city for tho
Tbe ptant will l»e ready for operation next month.
day