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AND NEWS
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SPOT COTTON.
Liverpool, steady; 7.57. Atlanta, nomi
nal; UH* Now York, quiet and steady;
W.K. New Orleans, dull; 139-16. Augus
ta, steady; 14c. Savannah, steady; 13 5-16.
VOL. VL NO. 27.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1907.
PRTfrrc. ,B Atlanta: TWO CENTS,
t AV-LVaEj. On Trains: FIVE CENTS.
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A. P. McCrary Buys
Tract of Land For
$18,000.
AIRS. SAM P. JONES
SELLS,FARM LAND
To Be Institution of Church
of Christ, But Open to
All Poor.
In N
nuc.
consisting
A aelf-suetalnlng home tor orphans
and a school for the poor.
This Is the plan of A. P. McCrary,
on Atlanta man, and so fond Is he of
the Idea and so confident of_lts suc
cess that he has contributed the sav
ings of many years on the farm—S18.-
or.o—to buy the land on which to lo
cale the Institution. The land lies near
Marietta, and was purchased from Mrs.
Sam P. Jones, the widow of the late
evangelist.
Mr. JIcCrary Is a member of the
Churotj of Christ, and the building of
the Institution will be under the aus
pices of the church. Assisting him in
the preliminary plans Is Dr. S. H. Hall,
of .Vashvllle, an evangelist.
The proposed institution will be
known as the McCrary Orphan School,
and while being more directly an in
stitution of the Church of Christ, will
i. to all orphans. It is proposed
conduct a Bible school there,
. ... ha.„ determined to run an
■ • i •- t'tqtion, where any poor
.... - P-, -.-iv go.
! Farmtr.
’ years of age. He
p . '■! life on the farm.
Hu; ' mi his dairy farm
15 West End ave-
■ il the tract of land,
i acres, Wednesday,
it Is situated three miles from Mariet
ta and Is on the Marietta car line and
the Western and Atlantic railway.
On this tract Is one of the finest
pench orchards in the South. In this
orchard now are 31,000 hearing peach
trees. Mr. McCrary outlined his plans.
"Outside of the purchase of the lot.
which I shall present to the home,"
he said, "little that Is definite has been
done. There are only four churches
nf the Oh”rch of Christ In the state
(hat I know of.
"The orphans' home will be open to
the orphans nf all denominations. The
educational Institution that will be run
In connection will be the same.
"Donations and contributions for the
erection nf the building for the home
will be asked, but after the building
is erected, it will be self-sustaining.
Orphans Will Work.
"The orphans will do who* they can
to run the farm and will be assisted
t>v the members of the faculty and the
officials of the Institution.
"Poor boys who are not able to pay
their way through school will be al
lowed to enter the Institution, and for
their work on the farm will be given
un education, board and all that Is nec
essary.
“There Is enough land there to pro-
Vld* all the provisions necessary, and
the peach orchards should bring a tidy
sum every year. I think Dr. 8. H.
Hall will be the superintendent, al
though nothing definite along this line
has been determined.
."it Is one of the dreams of my life
t" see this Institution established and
running, educating the poor and the
needy and caring for the children be'
reft of parents.”
The Georgian Will Go To
Courts With Bell • Franchise
To Protect Citizens of Atlanta
(LEGAL OPINION ON THE BELL FRANCHISE ORDINANCE)
)
The Georgian Company, Atlanta, Ga. ,
Dear Sirs: In response to your request that we investigate the ordinance recently adopted by the mayor and general council of the city of
Atlanta, granting certain franchises to the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, and advised you as to the validity of this ordinance, we
reply that after a very careful examination of this ordinance and of the law applying thereto, it is our opinion that the ordinance is absolutely void.
There are several grounds upon which we base this opinion, but we do not understand that you now desire us to go into a detailed state
ment of all the facts and of the reasoning which lead us to this conclusion. Suffice it to say, as being the ground most easily understood by a lay
man, that our conclusion is based principally upon the fact that it is not within the charter power of the city to grant this ordinance at this time.
By an amendment to the charter of the city of Atlanta, recently enacted, it is provided, in substance, that no franchise granted to a public utility
corporation of this character may be renewed, altered, modified, or extended by the mayor and general council of the city of Atlanta earlier than
one year prior to the expiration of said franchise.
It has been held by the city attorney—and in this conclusion we concur—that in the absence of a time limit fixed in the franchise itself, a
franchise granted to such a corporation expires with its charter from the state. We find, upon investigation, that it is a fact that no time limits
were fixed in any of the grants heretofore made to this company, and that its charter will not expire for several years yet to come.
Yours very truly,
ANDERSON, FELDER, ROUNTREE & WILSON.
The Georgian has placed the matter of the Bell Telephone franchise in the hands of its general counsel, Anderson, Felder, Rountree
& Wilson, with instructions to take such action through the courts as may be necessary to protect the citizens of Atlanta.
The mayor and council have violated the law in giving to the Bell Company a franchise to use Atlanta’s streets for 33 years.. A
technical violation of the law could be overlooked by the people if they were not being made the victims of a "franchise grab.”
The same company pays 3 per cent to Richmond. New Orleans gets $17,000 a year for its telephone rights.
Atlanta is being sold for 1 per cent and, moreover, is agreeing to give back nearly all of that by deducting what the Bell Company
pays in taxes, etc.
That the public may fully understand, The Georgian wishes to say that the Bell Company has only permits by streets. They need a
general franchise. It is understood that they want to issue 30-year bonds, which can not be done without the franchise they seek.
The law explicitly states that the mayor and council of Atlanta can not extend, change or renew any franchise rights whatsoever
until within 12 months preceding the expiration of existing franchises—the franchise given the Bell Company is in violation of this law.
The Georgian hereby puts the Bell Company and intending purchasers of Bell Company bonds on notice that the first attempt of
said Bell Company to operate under the new franchise will be prevented through the courts. Further, that at the first tax period due pro
ceedings will be had by our attorneys to compel the said Bell Company to pay ad valorem and other taxes, regardless of any agreement made
with the present mayor and council of the city of Atlanta, and that The Georgian expects to fight this matter to the end, or until the Bell Com
pany gives Atlanta as good a trade as it gives any other % city—whether by a supplemental contract paying an additional sum equal to two per
cent of its gross receipts or by any legitimate means paying Atlanta 3 per cent of its receipts as it does elsewhere.
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Comp’y Orders Oliver
to Cease All Oper
ations.
MANY LABORERS
OUT OF WORK
Many Regard Action as Po
litical Move by the Mor
gan Interests.
NSPECTED IN
Terrell to Ask
Correct Gas
Bills.
KERMIT- ROOSEVELT
Chicago, 8opt. 5.—Hermit Roosevelt,
«"n of the president, and who was rnak.
Itig the long "hike" from Fort Leaven
worth, Kans., to Fort Sheridan, with
the first squadron of the Thirteenth
Cavalry, deserted the soldiers at Joslyn,
HI., it developed today, after a woman
hail broken Into hls tent to pet him.
The officers of the four troops which
compose the squadron do not know the
" hereabouts of the young man, accord
ing to long distance telephone mes
sages.
The woman breaking Into the tent
decided the president’s son to give up
'he march. He told Lieutenants Philip
Sheridan, Jr., and Fltzhugh Lee, Jr.,
ihat he could not atand the trip any
longer and that he was going to take
a train for Chicago. Since he left them
<he officers have learned nothing fur-
'her regarding his movements. They
mink that he may have gone on a
hunting trip after he arrived In Chi
cago.
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Councilman Terrell w(JI ask that hls
resolution providing for cheaper street
car fares, telephones and gas be so
amended as to provide for straight,
correct inspection of the gas and elec
tric light meters.
The resolution Is now In the hands of
the committee on electric and other
railways and the committee on electric
lights and telephones. The committee
will probably meet one day next week.
Councilman Terrell says the railroad
commission has power not only to reg
ulate rates for these public utilities, bu
has full authority to order stamlan
methods of meter Inspection and rega
iar systems of Inspection. Hls amend
ment will provide that the commission
be asked to take this step, as well as to
order that eight street car fares be sold
for a quarter; that gas be reduced to 75
cents per thousand feet, and that the
telephone rates be reduced and fixed on
a scale based on the number of local
subscribers. ^
•There Is no doubt of the fact, * stated
Councilman Terrell, “that there Is con
siderable complaint about the present
methods of meter Inspection and from
good, reputable cltxens who would not
misrepresent the facts.
'•If the commission will adopt
standatd plan, then the city could ap
point her own meter Inspectors to see
that the gas and electric light meters
are properly Inspected.”
The councilman Is confident of tne
passage of hls resolution.
•T am satisfied,” he stated, “that
council will adopt It. These public
utilities are making more than th.y de
serve and everybody knows It. They
can afford a cut In prices. The people
are practically solid for my resolution,
and I believe council Is.
"If council passes It. you can depend
on a fair, thorough Investigation by the
railroad commission, and this will mean
reduced rates for street car fares, tele-
^ThcrAs'no doubt of the fact that the
resolution Is meeting with the favor of
the people generally, and hls proposed
amendment will probably be greeted
with the same welcome.
Race Results.
8HEEPSHEAD BAY.
First Race—Mr. McCann, 7 to 5, won;
Dr. Keith. 4 to I, second; Essex, even,
third. Time, LOT 3-5.
Second Race—Keston, 13 to 20. won;
Dennis Stafford, 1 to 2, second; Arlroo,
out, third. Time 3:53 4-*.
CHARLES S. BARRETT.
Re-elected president of the Na
tional Farmers’ Union without op
position.
OLIVER TO SUPPLY
CARS FOR BIG DITCH:
HE GETS_$562i500
Knoxville Contractor Is
Awarded a Large Con
tract by Government.
Washington. Sept. 5.—W. J. Oliver,
of Knoxville, Tenn, the man who was
"whangdoodled,” as he put It, out of
the Job of constructing the - Panama
canal, has been awarded the contract
for furnishing E00 steel dump cars for
use on the Isthmus. The amount of
hls bid was 35(2,500.
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3 o’clock a. m.. .. ..71 degrees.
0 o'clock a. m 73 degrees.
0 10 o'clock a. m 75 degrees.
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CENTRAL GETS
OFF licit IN
ARBITRATI
Umpire Raises Assess
ment But $751,-
659.30.
An Increase of only 3751,(50.30 was
secured by the state In the tax arbitra
tion on the franchise of the Central of
Georgia railroad, which concluded at
1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon.
The fight was only on the franchise
of the road, as the assessment on the
phyelcal property was accepted without
dispute. The Central returned Its 1,-
070.78 miles of road and other ptyMcal
properties In the state at 313,522,6(7.
Comptroller General Wright assessed It
at tl(.308.744, an Increase of 33,288,0(7,
which was accepted.
The franchise was returned at 38.-
801,173, and Comptroller Wright
sessed It at 113,150,378, an Increase of
19,550,203. On this assessment the Cen
tral made a fight.
The franchiee value was fixed by
the rosd In Its return at 13,084 per
mile, and the umpire. Judge A. L. Mil
ler, .fixed it at 33,785 per mile, making
the total franchise value 34,062,833.20.
As stated above, this Is an Increase of
only 3751,(50.10 over the original re
turn. The award was concurred In by
Alex Smith, arbitrator for the road, but
Commissioner Stevens could not be
seen to ascertain whether or not the
award suited him.
Inasmuch as Attorney General Hart
put the Issue raised by President Hen
son, of political Influences deprsdatlng
the value of railroad property up to
the board. It Is Interesting to know Just
how much that question weighed In the
award.
Fifteen Die
In Hotel Fire
NearTacoma
Tacoma, Wash., Sept. (.—Fire de
stroyed the Webb Hotel at Shelton, 10
miles from Tacoma, last-night. It Is re
ported IS persons perished. ,
Miss Bailey and Mrs. Mudgs, both of
Sheltoh. are known to oe among the
loat. All the other victims are be
lieved to be men. Seven bodice have
been recovered.
R. F. DUCKWORTH.
President of the Georgia branch
of the National Farmers’ Union,
who Introduced the Immigration
resolution at the convention.
IS TO BEARRESTED
Mrs. Phillips Too III To Be
Served With War
rant.
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 5.—With
woman detective standing guard Just
outside the bed chamber and two po
licemen patrolling In front of the house,
Mrs. Charlotte Phillips today lx virtual
ly under arrest at her home, where her
husband. J. J. Phillips, was shot to
death early Monday.
Chief of Police Stamberger has sworn
out a warrant charging the woman
with murder In the second degree, but
the woman’s conditio nhas prevented
service. The authorities admit that the
evidence upon which the warrant was
sworn out Is purely circumstantial, and
would not warrant an Indictment unless
the arrest brings out further Informa
tion.
The woman’s friends denounce the
police action as an outrage.
An Inquest was held yesterday and
the first witness. Dr. I. L. Richards,
testified that he was summoned to Jhe
bedside of the dying man fully three
hours after the shooting. He said Mrs.
Phillips admitted him to the house and
told him her husband had been shot by
a burglar. The woman appeared ner
vous and highly excited.
The physician found Phillips In bed.
Dr. Rhoades was called for a consulta
tion. Phillips then asked the two doc
tors to Isave the room, as he wished to
speak privately with bis wife.
FLEECYSTAPLE
Duckworth Immigra
tion Resolution Is
[Adopted.
By J. E. RODENHAMER.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept, 5.—The old
officers of the National Farmers' Un
Ion were elected without opposition.
A motion was made to nominate the
officers as a body and elect them by
acclamation. This, however, did not
meet with uniform approval, as some
of the men wanted to make nomina
tion speeches. The officers who have
been ln charge for a year, and who will
continue at the head of the organisa
tion for another year at least, are as
follows:
President—C. S. Barrett, of Atwater,
Ga.
Vice President—J. EL Montgomery, of
Gtesson. Tenn.
Secretary-Treasurer—R. H. McCul
loch, of Bebee, Ark.
The national board of directors l«
composed as follows: W. A. Morris,
of Sulllgenl, Ala.; \V. 8. Miller, of
Lake Creek. Texas; J. N. Met’clus
ter, of Mamy. La.: S. L. Wilson, of
Mississippi; J. M. Jefferds, of Oklaho
ma.
The national bQard of directors meet
Continued on Pago 8ovtn.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. E.—The
Southern railway haa ordered Contrac
tor W. J. Oliver to stop work on all
extensions and Improvements In this
section. The Stevenson extension, a
line about forty miles long, which la
being constructed by W. J. Oliver &
Co. for the Southern railway. Is the
largest contract affected. Five sub
contractors have been at work, employ.
Ing about 350 laborers, of which num
ber about fifty were skilled laborers.
The contractors are H, H. Thrasher &
Co., Yandell Brothers & Co., J. H. Ed-
Ington & Co., H. Krless & Sons, and
Frank Maloney & Co. The Phoenix
Bridge Co., of Pittsburg, which hail
the contract for the erection of the steel
superstructure for the bridges of the
extension, suspended work Monday,
after erecting a bridge over Battle
creek and preparing for work on the
bridge over Sequatchie river. The ac
tion of the bridge company was In re
sponse to orders received from the
{leadquarters of the company, which
was In turn ordered to suspend work
by the Southern railway.
The Stevenson extension represents
an outlay of about 34,000,000, nnd If the
work was pushed to completion could
be entirely finished within eighteen
months. The excavation In the tunnel
through Lookout mountain has been
completed and the tunnel Is now ready
for walling.
In addition to the work on the Ste
venson extension, the Southern railway
has been engaged In double-tracking
for a distance of seventeen miles In
the vicinity of Ooltewah. This work
also Is being done by W. J. Oliver *
Co. under the direction of the resident
engineer of the road at Knoxville.
Tenn. A force of several hundred men
have been emplo’yed on this part of the
work. The double-trackage was stnrt-
ed about a year ago and Is nearing
completion.
The action of the Southern railway
Is considered by many to be a "bluff”
to stem off the tide of adverse railroad
legislation. For what time the work Is
to be suspended Is purely a matter of
conjecture. It Is generally believed
that It will be of short duration, de
pendent upon the outcome of whatever
Its purpose. A gentleman who Is a
close student of railroad affaire consid
ered the move of the Southern railway
to be of more far-reaching effect. Mat
ing hls belief that the Morgan Interests
aVs acting thus as a political move and
that the work will not be resumed for
about eighteen montha Another ad
vanced the theory that It was a move
on the part of the Morgan Interests to
force down the stock of the Southern
and tributary lines for financial pur
poses.
The Central of Georgia and tho Geor.
gin Southern and Florida railroad,
which are said to have been controlled
by the Southern railway, have been
the only other roads so far which have
suspended Improvement work.
ANARCHIST CAUGHT
NEAR ROYAL PALACE
Gattlo, Italy, Sept. B.—The secret
police today captured a dangerous an-
archlat whose name Is said to be Zorto
and who. It was learned from docu
ments In his pockets, Is connected with
the anarchist band at Paterson, N. J.
Sinrto was captured while prowling
around the royal home.
Growth and Progress of the New Sooth
The Georgian here record* each day aoma
rtftn— “
South.
BY
B. LIVELY
reported as to In*
The Lang Manufacturing Cfftnpnny, of Weat Point, Oa„
atall additional new machinery; pn —* * '* “
The Union Cotton Mllla, of Ui
chase of ctmslderahle new equlpn
pan? operate* 96,(00 spindle* and 2.400 looms.
Messra. W. 8. Robinson, H. F. Forbea nnd other* of Dallas. N. C., are Pan
ning the organisation of a company to build a mill for spinning cotton yams.
They propose an equipment of 6.000 spindles.
The Inmnn Mllla, of Inman, 8. t\. Is reported as to tratld an additional mill,
the equipment to be 20,000 anlmllea anil accompanying looms. This .company Is at
present operating 18.336 stdndfes nnd 600 looms.
The Corinth Wtsden Mills, of 8t. Lou I*. Mo., will hold a meeting on October 22
to consider Increasing cnpltnl atook by $100,000. This plan will give the company
* — stock and r—— — —
new uini’hliiery; present equipment Is 3.000 splndlea and 30 looms.
Cotton Mills, of Union, 8. C., Is understood to be planning the pu
chase of considerable new equipment to replace worn-out machinery. This con
preferred stock.
w $100,000 pi
Reports atate that the Franklin Cotton Mills, of Concord, N. C.. will bull
additional mill, the equipment to be 12,000 spindles and accompanying machinery
This company la at present operating 7,$» spindles on the production of yarns.
The Cherry Cotton Milt*, of Florence, Ain., la said to bare awarded — 1 “
.. .... t In
Mi. 11 .00$ splmllea. Other Improvement* are understood to be under con
sideration.
The 8kybtud Hosiery Company, of Flat. Bock, N, C., _baa b?fu Incorporated
with capital stork of $30,000 |>v Me*
N. C.. anti U B. Htlllwell. of New W». §»■
The Shaw Cotton Mills, of Weldon, N. I
•took of $100,000.
of Flat Rock, N, C. t baa been tacorpe
Kara. J. F. Wilcox and F. H. WBro*. of >„yi
York: purpose, to manufacture knit hosiery.
*— |j ■' baa beeu Incorporated with a capl