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VOL. VI. NO. 10.
ATLANTA-, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 16,1907.
PRICE:
Officially Calls Out
EveryUnion Operator
in U. S. and Canada.
DOESN’T AFFECT '
UNION CONTRACTS
I. HIRAM P, BELL,
Formidable Measure Must
Be Finished Before
Railroad Operators Take
Down Western Union
Depot Signs.
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New York, Aug. 16.—Ninety per cent
of the commercial telegraph operators
employed In the United States and
Canada are expected to obey the order
to strike sent out from Chicago this
morning by S. J. Small, president of
the Commercial Telegraphers' Union
of America. •
The ranks of the strikers In New
York are not expected to be swelled
by the general strike order for the rea
son that the union operators are already
out here, but. In cities, towns and small
villages In every part of the country,
union operators have been sticking to
their posts awaiting orders from the
national body. Now the word has come
for them to quit. It was decided at the
Chicago conference that there should
be no strike of the railroad operators.
The railroad telegraphers, however, will
be called upon to contribute a strike
fund of 160.000.
Call Will Help Causet
The general strike order wss Issued
by President Small after a long con
ference with President Oompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, George
W. Perkins, president of the Clgarmak-
crs' union, and Wesley Bussell, natlanl
secretary of the Telegraphers’ Union.
Sir. Russell explained that the strikers
were Impatiently awaiting It In all parts
of the country and that such an order
would strengthen the cause of the men.
He said that while most of the men
were already on strike that many of
them had. walked out without official
orders even from their local unions and
that they would feel uneasy until their
move was approved by the national
body.
Neill Goes to Washington.
Labor Commissioner Neill has aban
doned all hope of effecting a settle
ment of the strike. He took no part
In last night’s conference and said he
would not do so unless a request for
his presence was made. When Mr.
Nelli learned that the strike order was
to be sent he took a train for Wash
ington.
While the striking telegraphers are
endeavoring In no way to Involve the
railroad telegraphers the Western
Union Company seemed Indifferent as
to what Is done by that organisation.
The nearest approach to a crisis was
on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdens-
burg division of the New York Central,
where the railroad telegraphers at sta
tions where the Western Union has
no regular office flatly refused to han
dle any commercial messages, In spite
of Instructions to treat all messages
as railroad business.
Take Down Signs.
An Instance of the possibility of
serious trouble with the railroad oper
ators was the disappearance of the
Western Union signs from practically
every station between Springfield and
Albany on the Boston and Albany di
vision of the New York Central. The
railroad operators refused to handle
commercial messages, but will not
strike unless the Issue Is forced upon
them.
The railroad has Ignored the disap
pearance of the signs. All over Long
Island telegraph communication Is
practically cut off. The railroad oper
ators either refuse to accept commer
cial messages or fall to deliver them.
The only line that Is open at all Is a
leased wire running to Oyster Bay.
In New York city Is Is declared that
the Western Union Is receiving mes
sages by express and delivering them
after copying them over. The oper
ators say that *,060 such messages
have come from New Orleans alone.
They add that the same system ap
plies between New York and Pennsyl
vania and New England points.
EX-MAYOR WOODWARD WILL
ADDRE88 STRIKING OPERATORS
The strikers held a meeting Friday
morning and In addition to several en
thusiastic talks, bulletins were read
from other cities where the strike Is In
progress, saying all were standing pat
and offering encouragement to the At
lanta strikers.
There will be another meeting Friday
Continued on Page Three.
HON. HIRAM P. BELL.
Ho died Friday morning Just
after his book came from the
press.
Colonel Hiram Parks Bell, one of the
best known men In Georgia, the last
surviving member of the second Con
federate congress, for four years
member of the United States congress,
formerly state representative, state
senator, and presidential elector, died
o'clock Friday morning
the home of his son, George L. Bell,
20 Spruce street. Inman Park.
Than Colonel Bell there was probably
no man In Georgia more widely
known and certainly none who had
record of more distinguished service
for Georgia and for the South.
He had spent every year of the 81
years of his useful life within the con'
fines of the state where he was born.
His home was In Jefferson, Jackson
county, his father having moved there
In 1800. He acquired an academic edu
cation and was admitted to the bar
in 1849.
He opposed secession with all the
force of his powerful oratory, but
when war was declared he was among
the first to enlist In the cause of the
South and he served with great dis
tinction In the Confederate army as
colonel of the Forty-third Georgia
regiment. He was dangerously
wounded In Chickasaw Bayou, Decern
ber 29, 1862.
The week that marked tho death of
the noted Georgian also witnessed the
consummation of two of the most ar
dent dreams of his long life.
His Book Just Finished,
Ink on the book, 'Men and Things,'
over which ho had worked for many
years, was hardly dry when the death
summons came. In this Interesting
book Is told the history of the author’s
life, and Is given a close character
study of all of the great figures of the
South before, during and since the war.
Colonel Bell knew all, or nearly all.
of them pcrronally. He attended school
and served In the halls of the Confed
erate congress and of the United States
congress, with many of these prominent
figures In the history of the 8outh, and
In this book he gives a clear Idea of the
traits and characteristics of each,
gleaned from personal contact.
The book Is handsomely bound and
came from the press of Foote & Davies
Co. this week.
Favored Disfranchisement
The passage of the negro dlsfran
chlsement bill was another of the
dreams of his life. When the first bill
,f this character was Introduced In the
house ten years ago by T. W. Hard
wick, now congressman, It received but
three votes, one of these being cast by
Colonel Bell, who was thon serving In
the legislature from Jackson county.
He had been a staunch advocate of
this measure and took unusual Interest
In the bill Just passed. His son, George
„ Bell, attended the sessions of the
house on Wednesday, and kept his
father posted. Colonel Bell, although
having but few hours to live, heard
with great Interest and manifest pleas
ure of the passage of the bill.
Surviving him nre two children, one
son, George L. Bell, of Bell, Pettigrew
A Bell, lawyers, of this city, and former
assistant United States district attor
ney; and one daughter, Mrs. F. C. Tate,
of Jasper, wife of the present United
States district attorney and ex-con
gressman from the Ninth district,
which district Colonel Bell also repre
sented In congress. Hla wife also sur
vives him. She was a constant at
tendant at his bedside.
The following from "Who's Who" Is
an accurate sketch of the life of the
deceased:
Colonel Bell's Career.
Hiram Parks Bell, lawyer, ex-con
gressman; born, Jackson county. Geor
gia, January 19, 1827; academic edu
cation; admitted to bar, 1849; has since
practiced at Gumming, Ga; state sen
ator, 1861-62; opposed secession origi
nally, but served In C. 8. A., becoming
colonel Forty-third Georgia; danger
ously wounded Chickasaw Bayou. De
cember 29, 1882; member second Con
federate congress, 1868-84; United
Stnte.s congress, 1878-76, 1877-9; presi
dential elector. 1868: Democrat: mem
ber general conference M. E. church.
South. St. Louis, 1890. Member house
of representatives, Georgia 1899-1902;
State senator. 1901-2; chairman com
mittee on constitutional amendments.
Trustee Wesleyan Female College and
Emoyy College.,
The body of Colonel Bell will be sent
to Gumming. Ga.. Saturday morning at
7 o’clock, and the funeral and Intsr-
inent will take nines there.
VOTESSEHATE
General Tax Bill Must
Go Back to the
House.
CIGARETTE TAX
RAISED TO $100
Bill Amended in Many
Ways and Delay is
Threatened.
By a vote of 22 to 17 the senate went
on record Friday as favoring the tax
of 810,000 on club lockers, Instead of
the 2300 as passed by tile house.
Representative Seaborn Wright said,
Immediately after the senate action:
I am delighted with this action of
the senate. It Is Just what I want, and
the house will stand squarely up to the
110,000 tax.”
Progress on the general tax act was
very good Friday morning. The senate
changed the paragraph taxing clga.
rette dealers 210 to 2100 on motion of
Senator Taylor. The big fight In the
senate will come Friday afternoon,
when the section fixing a one per cent
gross Income tax on corporations Is
reached. The bill must go back to
the house for concurrence.
The senate appropriations committee
completed Its work Friday morning and
one hundred copies of the bill were
ordered printed. It will reach the floor
of the senate Saturday morning.
The first amendment adopted was
that striking the word "certified” upon
the paragraph relative to taxing pub
lic accountants.
The amendment to paragraph three
placing a tax on photographers and
agents taking or soliciting orders was
not accepted. The part relative
agents was stricken.
The amendment raising the tax on
traveling venders of patent medicine.
Jewelry, etc., from 260 to 2100
adopted.
The amendment changing In para
graph twelve the word '’Immigrant" to
"emigrant" was adopted.
There was considerable discussion of
parngraph 24, fixing a tax of 26 on
each draught arm of a soda fountain.
Senator Cowart offered on amend'
ment to fix the tax at 86, Irrespective
of the number of draught arms. The
amendment was adopted, but Senator
Peacock moved to reconsider, which
carried, and the senate then adopted
the paragraph as It stood originally.
Paragraph 26, fixing a tax of 260 on
mercantile and collecting agencies, was
amended, making the tax 2100. The
tax applies to every county In which
such agencies do business.
Paragraph 81, fixing a tax of 260 on
baseball parks, was amended by omit'
ting parka where amateur games are
conducted.
Senator Howard desired to amend
paragraph 22, changing the tax on bot
tling works from 226 to 8100. An
other amendment proposed a tax of 826
on each machine used In a bottling
plant.
During the discussion opposition
arose to the tax of 22.60 on each dealer.
Senator Hays said he knew many boys
In small places that earned enough to
pay their tuition by selling bottled so.
da on Saturdays.
The amendment fixing tho tax at 226
cn each machine was adopted. The
paragraph fixing a tax of 82.60 on deal
ers was stricken.
Cigarette Tax,
Senator Taylor moved to reconelder
paragraph 21, fixing a tax of 210 on
dealers In cigarette papere and ciga
rettes, so as to offer an amendment
making the tax of 8100.
"In your state sanitarium seventy-
one per cent of the young men from
18 to 26 years are there from soften
ing of the brain, caused by cigarette.”
Senator Felder opposed It on - the
ground that It would not stop tho sale
of clgarettos, but simply restrict It to
the bands of a few rich dealers.
"The proper way to do It Is a bill to
prohibit the eale absolutely," — *~
dared.
Dr. Taylor spoke for his bill.
The motion to reoonsldsr carried, and
the amendment fixing the tax of cig
arette dealers at 2100 was then adopted.
Club Looker Tax.
When paragraph 47, fixing a license
tax of 2800 on club lockers was reach
ed, the following oommlttee substitution
was offered:
"Upon every club, corporation, so
ciety or association of persons whether
Incorporated or unincorporated which
allows or permits Its members or oth
ers to keep, have or use In any room,
place of meeting or resort of the same
or any place connected therewith either
directly or Indirectly or on the prem
ises where the some is located, wines,
liquors or other Intoxicants either In
private lockers or otherwise, the sum
” ten thousand dollars.
Upon the officer, agent, employee,
servant or other person representing
regularly or temporarily at the places
hereinafter referred to or In charge
such places, any club, corporation
society or association of persons
whether Inco-porated or unincorpo
rated which allows or permits Its
members or others to have, keep, or
use In any room, place of meeting or
resort, or In any place connected there
with directly or Indirectly, or on the
premises where s”ch room or other
place above referred to Is located, any
wines, Intoxicating liquors or other
he dS'
Continued on Page Three.
BILL TAKES
To Begin Voting at
Five O’clock Fri
day.
NIGHT SESSION
LOOKS PROBABLE
Fruit Growers’ Bill Passed
By House, To Protect
, Shippers.
The vote on the Candler-Overstreet
bill, to enlarge the powers of the rail
road commission and Increase the
membership from three to five, wilt be
taken up In the house Friday after
noon at 5 o'clock. There are a ntim
ber of amendments to the bill which
will have to be voted on and It will re.
quire some time to dispose of them,
may be 7 o'clock or later before the
final vote.
Practically the entire session of the
house Friday morning was spent In the
discussion of the railroad commission
bill, the passage of the fruit growers'
bill, to compel railroads to furnish suit,
able cars within twenty-four hours'
notice, being the only other business
transacted.
The discussion of the bill will be re
sumed at 8 o’clock Friday afternoon,
but the debate on each section will be
limited to twenty minutes and tho pre.
vtous question will be considered called
at 6 o’clock, at which time the vote on
the main bill and the amendments will
be taken.
Before adjournment Friday morning
the house voted to extend the afternoon
stsslon Indefinitely In order to allow
the transaction of other business and
the afternoon session may be prolonged
Into a night sessslon.
Following the call of the roll Mr.
Dean, of Floyd, naked unanimous con
sent to take up the peach shippers' bill
Introduced In the senate by Senator
Dobbs. There was no objection.
The bill provides that all railroad
companies shall bo compelled to fur
nish suitable cars to shippers within
24 hours after receiving notice for
same.
The bill was passed unanimously by
a vote of 114 to 0.
At the conclusion of Mr. Nowell’s re
marks on The Georgian's editorial,
published elsewhere, the railroad com
mission bill, which was the special or
der for the day, was taken up.
Mr. Hall, of Bibb, who had the floor
when the house adjourned Thursday
morning, secured the floor and resumed
his argument against the bill.
Mr. Boyd, of Spalding, spoke In op.
position to the bill. He opposed the
proposition to allow the governor to
appoint the two additional commis
sioners provided for In the bill, and
was opposed to giving him authority
to name the chairman of the cotnmla
alon.
Mr. Estes, of Pierce, spoke In sup
port of tl.e blip. He favored Increasing
:he commission to five because of the
en'arged powers and greater responsi
bilities which the commission will have
under the bill.
Mr. Persons, of Monroe, followed Mr,
Estes.
He opposed the proposed Increase In
EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST
WHEN PRUSSIA SANK
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Buenos Ayres, Aug. 16.—Fourteen passengers and four sailors weri
lost In the wreck of the American bark Prussia In Fllndero Bay, according
to today's dispatches from Punta Arenas, Strait of Magellan.
FOUR HURLED TO DEA TH
AT BIG FIRE IN MAINE
OLD ORCHARD, LOOKING EA37
Dynamite Checked
Old Orchard Flames
With Fatal Effect.
Continued on Page Three.
BASEBALL
FIRST GAME.
ATLANTA., 000 21 v ..... . ,
MONT.,. 000 0 - . ,
Two former pals on the Macon team,
Spado and Helm, were the opposing
twlrlen In the first game of the double,
header between Atlanta and Montgom
ery Friday. The former was caught
by Sid Smith, and Seabaugh did the
receiving for Malarkey's men.
Here’s the way the game went:
FIR8T INNING;
Becker walked. Winters grounded to
pitcher, Becker out at second. Paskert
grounded to third, Winters out at sec
ond. Paskert out trying to steal sec
ond. NO HITS: NO RUNS.
Houtx out, third to first. Baxter
fanned. Ball walked. Ball out trying
to steal second. NO HIT8; NO RUNS.
SECONQ INNING.
Fox grounded to short and out. Jor.
dan bunted and beat It out. Jordan
out trying to steal second. Castro
filed out to second. ONE HIT; NO
RUNS.
Henline fanned. Perry filed out to
center. Xye grounded to short and
safe on Castro's error. Hausen fanned.
NO HITS; NO RUNS.
THIRD INNING.
Dyer out, third to first. Smith'
grounded to short and out. Spade out,
second to first. NO HITS; No RUNS.
Seabaugh fanned. Helm grounded
pitcher and out. Houtx lined out to
second. NO HITS; NO RUNS.
FOURTH INNING.
Becker singled post short Winters
Ingled to center, Becker advancing to
l. Paskert sacrificed out, pltcb-
Portland, Me., Aug. 16.—Dynamite
used to check the (lames which practi
cally destroyed Old Orchard last night
and caused two millions loss, killed
four men. The fire raged for four
hours, destroying sixteen hotels, 100
cottages and scorea of smaller build
ings, covering an area of 60 acres.
The summer visitors of this fash
ionable New England resort were
homeless today and sought shelter
wherever they could find It. Tele
graph and telephone wires were burn
ed and for hours Old Orchard was cut
off from the rest of the world.
The fire started at 8 p. m. nnd It was
early today before It was under control.
Then It had practically burned Itself
out.
Many persons had narrow escapes
and Mayor John F. Fitzgerald, of Bos
ton, was nearly killed while passing
along the main street A soda foun
tain In a drug store exploded from the
heat and a large piece of metal was
hurled within a few feet of his head.
The summer visitors lost nearly all
their effects and many were Injured.
Special trains were run from Port
land today and thousands of the home,
less wers brought here. The Injured
were taken to the Portland hospltale.
The -treeta here today were crowd'
ed with people, many half clod.
The first of twonty relief trains sent
by the Boston and Maine railroad ar
rived this morning and were greeted
thankfully by the 6,000 refugees driven
from their summer homes by the fire.
Millionaires and fishermen alike
stormed the dining cars for food. They
were given sandwiches and coffee.
Hundreds of empty passenger cars are
arriving, today to take the auminer
people to their homes.
There was only one engine to fight
the flames. The Insurance will proba.
bly not amount to 2160,000.
The large holtel Emerson, the most
elaborately fitted hostelry In Old Or
chard, caught fire. Like every other
building In the place. It was of wood,
and burned like oil. Luckily, the guests,
of whom there was a large number,
had time to remove their property or
at least such parts of It as were port
able. There wax less confusion at the
Olynpia, but the loss was greater, ns
the hotel cost 876,000 to build and the
fittings and furniture were magnlfl
cent. The Emerson was formerly the
Velvet and was built by the candy man,
Hildreth.
From the Hotel Emerson the fire
reached across tho main nvenue lead
ing from the railroad station to the
shore and attacked the Hotel Seashore.
Soon after the fire started both tele
phone and telegraph messages were
sent from the iiostofflce to Portland,
Blddeford and Saco asking for aid. En
gines were at once dispatched from
all the places named, but when, after
a long run, they arrived at the scene
of the fire. It was found that the hose
couplings of the engines would not fit
the hydrants In the streets and for a
long time the engines stood Idly by,
while what was left of the resort
burned.
Tho fire started by the overturning
of a lamp In a cottage occupied by the
employees of the Emerson Hotel. It
spread quickly to adjoining cottages
and to the Hotel Olympia, u four-sto
ry frame building standing bark from
the beach. There was a sharp breeze
binning and It fnnned the (lames and
they spread with amazing rapidity. In
less than five minutes five buildings
were ablase.
RACE RESULTS,
SIX KILLED
IN COLLAPSE
Lieut.-Governor Gray
Severely Criticises
Judge Jones.
SEABOARD LINES
WILL OBEY THE LAWi
Five Dying, Twenty
Injured in Debris
of Building.
Chicago, Aug. 16.—Six persons were
killed Instantly, live others so serious
ly Injured that they are dying and
twenty additional seriously Injured, In
the collapse of a tenement house at
66 Fry street, blown down by tho ter
rific wind storm that swept Chicago
today.
Tho Dead.
KATIE NOSAL, aged 66.
ANNIE NOSAL aged 26.
ANNIE WBIRINSKIE, aged 81.
JOHN NOSAL aged twenty months.
ALBERT SPANN, aged 22.
MAYNE KAIZINERSKI, ago un
known.
The tenement, a two-story frame
structure that housed fifty people, went
down with a terrific crash that aroused
the neighborhood and sent the sur
vivors Into panic.
When the rescuers reached the de
stroyed building they could hear the
pleading and walling of the Injured
and dying but could not see a person,
for they were all burled beneath the
tons of debris. Horrible scenes fol
lowed the nrrlval of the fire depart'
ment which was summoned Immediate,
ly-
Scores of men tore at the wrecked
K rts of the tenement, forced almost
yond human strength by the cries
of the victims, and were nearly driven
Insane. The people were awakened by
a torrlflc crash and hurled to the
earth. .
Outbuildings were blown In every
direction. Infirm structures were sway
ing In the wind, while hundreds of
panic stricken people filled the streets.
Away on ths north side a flood wus
raging, which added to the terror of
the storm that struck the city with
Its greatest fury at 1 o'clock, although
It had raged for several hours.
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Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 16.—Speak
ing of the Injunction granted by Judgo ,
Jones against Alabama sheriffs nnd I
solicitors to prevent Indictment or nr- •
rest of Louisville and Nashvlllo officers ,
and agents In case of violation of the 1
state's new freight and passenger laws,
Lieutenant Governor H. B. Gray ex
pressed his opinion of Judge Jones'
action In the following statement; ,
‘‘I do not think Judge Busteed, In .
tho dark days of reconstruction, ever J
Issued so drastic an order aa the one ’
which emanated from Judge Jones yes- 1
terday.
"It Is to be regretted that tho Louis- I
vllle and Nashville Railroad, which I
was so prominent In tho fight In Ken- 1
tucky which resulted in the asansslna- I
tlon of Governor Goebel, should ha vs I
tho power In Alabama to have such an I
order Issued.
"I do not believe tho people of Ala
bama will submit to tho assumption
of power on tho part of a Judge who
holds a life-tlmo position and who
feels that ho Is responsible to neither
God nor man for his actions. As to
what Governor Comer will do I have
no Idea, but 1 do not believe he can be
bullied or bulldozed Into doing a thing
ho does not believe to be right.
“Alabama Is a Southern stato and
though bound for the moment In fet
ters of Jurisprudence, she will reassert
herself, and, like ‘truth crushed to tho
earth, will rise again,' resplendent in
her strength and beauty and throw off j
the despotic heel of this second Bus- '
teed.”
Busteed, the Judge referred to, was
the most Ignorant, brutal nnd tyrannl- ,
cal of carpet bag Judges at Montgomery
In reconstruction days.
GOV. COMER 8ILENT
ON RATE SITUATION.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 18.—Governor i
Comer was seen by a Hearst News j
Service reporter this morning In re- I
gnrd to the railroad situation, but'sail ’
that It would be Impossible for him to 1
■nako a statement concerning the con
dition of affairs at this time.
The governor made no Intimation
that he would take any further steps at
present.
The governor leaves for Huntsville
this afternoon, where he will make an
address tomorrow afternoon.
ESCAPED MILITARY PRISONER
CAUGHT IN ALABAMA.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 16.—J. D.
Brown, wanted for escaping from Fort
Lenrenworth, Kan., about six years sgo,
has been captured In this city and Is
being held awaiting Instructions from
the military authorities. According to
Brown's statement he enlisted In tile
United States army about six years
ago. After being In service three
weeks In ths Philippines he deserted,
but was captured and sentenced to |
two and a half years at Fort Leaven- j
worth, but had been there only three 1
days when he made his escape.
First Race—Bat Masterson, 18 to 5.
won; Jack Atkin, 7 to 10. second; Ber
wick, 6 to 2, third. Time, 1:114-6.
empire” CITY,
First Race—Servile, 4 to 1, won; Hol
low, 6 to 1, second; Inauguration, out,
third. Time 1:08.
Vote Bonds for 8chools.
Special to The Ueorglsn.
Pavo, Go.. Aug. 16.—At an election
here yesterday on the question or bond*
for waterworks and achool building,
bonds carried by a good majority. The
town will Issue 112,000 In bonds for this
purpose.
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Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georg tin here records each day some
economic fact In reference to tbs onward
progress of tbs South.
BY
B. LIVELY
The Industrial progress of the gonth, as Indicated In ths reports mailo to The
Tradesman, shows s continuous nnd uninterrupted advance. There Is diversity nnd
mngnltudo, although Oklahoma leads In the amount of capital represented In new
Industries for any one state during the past week. In that state are the only
Industries reported from the entire South having s million or over In capital. One
of the*- Is s mining company having 82,600 imo of capital and the other Is an oil
company with 81.000,000. Tennessee has s 8500,000 construction company. North Caro
lina n fcOO.OOO Investment company, Georgia n 8200.000 cotton mill with several
others showing sufficient enpltnl to show no apprehension on tbo part of Investors
to putting money Into Industrial enterprises In the Roeth.
Tlte following list of new Ihdiiatrtea established In Georgia, North Carolina, Ok-
lahonin and Tennessee for the week ending August 14, has been verltteil l.y Tho
Tradesman In the stales named: . . ?,3
GEORGIA.
Hovannah-Iee fsetory; 150,000 engineering nnd construction company,
Entonton—Warehouse and supply company.
I'escbal—1200.000 cotton mil).
* ' NORTH CAROLINA.
Greenslmro—820,000 match factory.
Ashevllh—820,000 construction company.
Ciimlx-riand—Cotton mill.
High 1’olnt—825.000 furniture company.
Bridgeton-860.000 lumber company.
gallsunry—8800,000 Investment company.
TENNESSEE.
Memphis—860,000 light and traction company; 860,000 Ice factory, 869,04? grain
elevator: 830.000 land company.
(troenrille—Two saw mills.
Chattanooga—8600.000 cnnstrnctloncompaay.
Nashville—826.00) land company; 826,NO manufacturing company; cigar factory;
two lumln-r eumpanlca.
tVntervlllc-86.000 Ice fsetory nnd bottling works.
Ia-hanon—860,000 lumber company.