The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, September 06, 1906, Image 6
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
THTRSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1906.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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Entered as er-cond-clm nutter April. A 1306. it the PestofflC* tl
Atlanta. Or. tinder set at eonrreae ot March I. ISA
A Notable Feat of Journalism.
The arrest of Paul 0. Stcnslnnd, who Is charged with
having looted the Milwaukee Avenue State bank, of Chi
cago, adds another leaf to the lanrel* which journalism
has contributed to the cause of Justice.
It will be remembered that while the cnUre police
force of Chicago was looking for Herlng, the cashier of
the bank, a reporter for The Tribune waa quietly talking
to him In one of the largeat parka In the city, and the an
nouncement waa made through the columns of that paper
that the fugitive cashier would surrender himself within
a few hours. What the entire police force had been una
ble to accomplish the reporter for The Tribune did easily
and promptly and It was due exclusively to his own ef
forts that the arrest was made.
But In the meantime the larger criminal had made
good bis escape. President Btensland was reported et
various tlmen to have been In Mexico, In Braxlt and In
other distant parts of the world. 8ome of these rumors
appearad to have a basis of truth, and It was expected
that bit arrest would develop In the course of a short
time. r
But all the time a reporter for The Tribune, accom
panied by an officer from the district attorney's office,
was following a clew of hie own. The Inevitable woman
In the case turned up. She was the “woman scorned"—
one of those who felt that they had a grievance against
the bank president and she did not hesitate to give a tip
as to where Btensland had really gone.
The consequence waa that within a few hours the
reporter and the district attorney's officer were on the
trail. They followed the fugitive to England, to Spain
and Anally to Morocco, where he waa Anally captured
and whence he will be returned to the United States.
The newspapers of the country have taken the Ini
tiative In a great many notable enterprisee. Those of
Now York have done a number of things, since the days
when The Herald sent Stanley to Africa In search ot Dr.
Livingstone. But In recent years the Chicago papers ap
pear to have had the call. The Record-Herald has
equipped a large polar expedition under the direction of
Waltor Wellman, and at the same time has sent William
E. Curtis to Russia at the very time when one of the
greatest revolutionary movements of modem times was
being pulled off. And now comes The Tribune which
sends its special representative half way round the world
to capture the most elusive criminal of recent years.
These are valuable contributions on the part ot mod
ern Journalism to the cause ot humanity and Juatlce.
some time slnco that all the weeds In that municipality
would have to he cleaned up. and that Immediately Im
perilled the sunflower. The state was about to be de
nuded of Its most precious possession.
So an order In council was.taken to decide whether
the sunflower waa a flower or a weed and the Anal de
cision was that It was In very truth a flower.
This will give encouragement to the water-hyacinth,
which In spit* ot its beauty has been under the ban. Even
the cauliflower will be holding up Its head and laying
claim to being a sure-enough flower. The pine burr. In
asmuch as It has become an emblem, will want to vie
with the golden-rod. All of which comes about through
the official recognition of the sunflower as being what Jta
name Implies.
But Kansas deserves this special recognition. She
has been afflicted with cranks and tornadoes so long
that she deserves some compensation.
As to Racial Prejudice.
Were It not for the tact that none now dispute* the
assertion that feeling agalnat the negro la a racial Instinct
of the Anglo-8axon and not merely a provincial preju
dice of the South, the Incident! of tumult and violence
that followed the Nelton-Oaus prise fight would prove a
matter of much Interest to atudenta of sociology.
According to press reports, there were In New York
five affrays of varying aeriousnoia, alt due to the boast
lng of negroes, elated with the victory of their represen
tative In the prise ring. One negro narrowly escaped
being lynched.
Violence and murder cropped out In Chicago. A
drunken negro, hearing a contemptuous remark made
about Oans, shot the speaker deed. While the flgbt
returns wero being received the lavee district burst
aflame with riot and disorder. In South Chicago, a
pitched battle between whites and negroes was preofplta-
ted, resulting in the severe beating of four blacks agd
the arrest of forty men.
At Keystone, W. Va., a physician, superintendent of
a hospital, shot and killed a negro who wbb celebrating
Cans' victory.
In Cincinnati there was a miniature riot.
No disorders or casualties were reported from the
South.
The Value of By-Products.
There Is a man who makea a good Hvlng by skim
ming oil from the river Seine.
This Is an Illustration of the value of by-products, the
Importance of which Is coming to be recognised more and
every year. The South Is the particular beneficiary of
one form of this economy, for the cotton seed, which
used to be thrown away, now yield an annual Income of
$40,000,000.
The Standard Oil Company has so systematised Us
business that the graphic statement Is made that If every
drop of refined oil were thrown Into the sea the company
would still make a handsome profit from the by-prod
ucts.
This Is doubly Illuminating. It suggests In the first
place, the natural question, why should the people be re-
qulred to pay so much for refined oil If the great monopo
ly can make good money on the by-products alone? At
the same time It teaches us an Important lesson In econ
omy. Ftorty millions Is an Immense sum of money, and
if it can be saved In one tingle Industry the question
naturally aritea, how much could he eaved In other lines
of Industry?
"Despise not the day of small things" Is an adage as
true today ss it was when It was penned thousands ot
year* ego.
The Sunflower Recognized.
A much mooted question has at last been settled and
the people of Kansas draw a sigh of rellet.
For It has been decided that thc sunflower, the Im
mortal emblem of the state, la not a weed. During a
number of years this controversy has been raging. The
sunflower blooms In such prodlcal profusion ont In Kan
sas that It Is difficult to think of It as being a flower at
atL If It were an orchid or a Illy of the valley It would
be different. It would have the element of rarity tfbout It.
But as the matter stands there are Just enough tun-
era In Kansas to make It the state emblem and at
aame time to make It eo common that In the eye*
of the world It I* a weed.
At least it was a weed until the board of health took
matter up fend adjudicated. It. An edict went forth
Municipal Ownership Is 106 Years Old.
The Georgian 1* In receipt of a communication
signed "JUSTICE" and filled with phrases underscored
In red Ink. It Is not our IntenUon to use anonymous
cards, but as the communication from “JUSTICE" bears
so obviously the earmarks of having been written by a
corporation member or employee, we shall refer to a
few of the comments made by the unknown writer, bs
ft may help ua to throw light on a situation that Is soon
to crystallise Into active measures.
"JUSTICE"—and that Is a fine old word, too good
to be tailing to odd* and ends ot communications—aaks
first:
“Why are yon for municipal ownership? Is It be
cause you tee an opportunity to mskeThe Georgian popu-
lar by getting In behind the rag-tag and bobtail, who
seldom own anything besides a back-street house and a
vote, and are able to scrape up Just about enough hard-
earned coin to pay for a paper that panders to their social
istic visions and tries to strike at the foundation of our
great progress?”
The Georgian la for municipal ownership, "JUS
TICE,” not only because the people WANT It, but be
cause the PEOPLE NEED It; and we Intend to do all In
our power to help the PEOPLE GET It. The "back-
street'' reference of the anonymous writer I* too snob-
bleh to require a retort; however, it might be well to
aay that not all of us can live upon the principal streets.
Again, we have always thought that THE WORKER,
WHO OWNS HIS LITTLE HOME, and keeps It, and who
OWNS HIS VOTE and WON'T SELL IT, wa* the REAL
FOUNDATION of our wealth nnd progress. Out of raw
material worth practically nothing, he develops and de
vises the commodities that sell for from four to ten times
the original value.
••JUSTICE,” after elaborating bis attack on the
voters of Atlanta and designating them ae "anarchistic
In their tendencies," and “going to tbelr destruction In
their pursuit of a will-o’-the-wisp," asks:
“What Is The Georgian standing for anyway? Is It
for municipal ownership of gas, electricity or street rail
ways, or all three?"
Evidently "JUSTICE" does not subscribe to The
Georgian any more than be does to its views, or be
would know what Tho Georgian stands for. We take It
for granted that he must hare overheard some "back*
atreet” resident discuss our attitude favorably, or gained
an Inkling of our position by glancing over the shoulder
of some "rote owner" who had sated two cents to ex
pend on hie favorite newspaper. We reply:
The Georgian stands for the ownership of A gas
plant, AN plectric light plant, and control by THE CITY
of whatever STREET CAR LINES may be operated over
Its streets. The question of a gas plant and of the city
furnishing Its own electricity Is a simple one; the mat
ter of the street car lines may be delayed tor some years,
but It will inevitably com*.
I*et ua leave "JUSTICE" a moment; some of his
phllllpptcs are about as Illuminating as the gas the city
gets during the last few days of each month. Tho city
now owns Its OWN police force. Its OWN flro department,
Its OWN health board. Its OWN police station, Its OWN
stockade, Ite OWN hospital and Its OWN waterworks. Is
there any cltlsen who would vote to turn over any one
of these to a private corporation? We think not. We
think every cltlsen of Atlanta will admit, for Instance,
that THE WATER SERVICE FURNISHED BY THE
CITY IS JUST ABOUT AS GOOD AS PRIVATE COR
P0RATI0N8 FURNI8H IN THE WAY OF A TELE.
PHONE SERVICE, A TELEGRAPH SERVICE, A BAG
GAGE SERVICE OR A MESSENGER SERVICE. And at
that we are confident that many are prepared to state
that the city departments mentioned lead tho water
works In efficiency.
For the sake ot argument, let ua admit that the
municipally owned waterworks department IS NOT AS
EFFICIENT as that owned by a private corporation. We
have found In recent month*. that the freight rate re
ceived by Birmingham Is far better than Atlanta's. How
about the water rate? The PEOPLE OF BIRMINGHAM
PAY TWO DOLLARS PER MONTH for their water «er-
vlce, and the citizens of Atlanta PAY sixty cents. A
CORPORATION FURNISHES THE WATER SUPPLY
TO BIRMINGHAM!
We shall let "JUSTICE" In for a final spasm. He
writes:
"Municipal ownership Is RADICAL. (We put those
big letters In. but It wa* because "JU8TICE" had three
lines ot red Ink under them.) It Is contrary to the spirit
of the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution
of the United States. And, again, the political corruption
of American city governments would Involve Inefficient
officers appointed for political, reasons, and consequent
mismanagement. If city officials are dishonest In their
dealings with corporations, there Is no reason to suppose
they would be more honorable In their management of
public Industries nnd funds.”
Now, we might dismiss these sentences from "JUS
TICE” by referring him to the article from which he de
liberately lifted the latter half of his second sentence and
all of his last. But we shall take It up In the reverse of
the order he has written:
LASTLY. We know of no corruption among local
dty officials. If there was yon would hear from the
back street" voter. A recent primary demonstrates the
determination ot the average cltlsen to find out what he
wants and to attend to It. "JUSTICE" would have you
infer that corporation officials are honesL because in
some cities public officials have been proved dishonest—
AND JAILED. -
WHAT ABOUT THE RAILROAD REBATES?
WHAT ABOUT THE PACKING HOU8E HORRORS?
WHAT ABOUT THE FEARFUL INSURANCE SCAN
DALS?
WHAT ABOUT THE GREAT BANK CRASHES,
MANY OF THEM RECENT?
Now—we qro still on the lastly—does "JU8TICE"
or any other man believe that any of the foregoing biota
would have been put on our country's escutcheon It the
government had owned the railroads, the packing houses,
the Insurance companies or the banks. AND DOES ANY
MAN BELIEVE THAT THE- GOVERNMENT WOULD
LET A SINGLE DEPOSITOR IN ONE OF ITS OWN
BANKS LOSE A SINGLE PENNY THROUGH THE DE
FALCATION OF A TRUSTED OFFICIAL? Would you
feel safe If your .money was In a postal savings depart
ment?
8ECONDLY—We don't Bee how municipal -ownership
is contrary to tho spirit of the Declaration ot Indepen
dence or the Constitution of the United States. We sur
mise that "JUSTICE" wrote hts effusion on Labor Day
and wa* under the misapprehension It was the Fourth of
July, hence his patriotic ebullition along this line. WE
ASSERT IN ABSOLUTE SERIOUSNESS THAT THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS NOTHING
MORE NOR LESS THAN A MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
MOVE. The people of this country were tired of Eng
land owning It; were disgusted with having A PRIVATE
CORPORATION OF NOBILITY, presided over by a king,
conduct the machinery of this country; were angered by
having to pay taxes without representation. And
have an Idea that our forefathers actually CONFISCATED
their home country. AND THE PRIVATE CORPORA
TIONS OWNING PUBLIC UTILITIES ARE TODAY
TAXING THE PEOPLE WITHOUT GIVING THEM REP
RESENTATION; but this we shall discuss another time.
As to tho Constitution of the United States—we shall
leave that with “JU8TICE" whilo we proceed to —
FIRSTLY—"Municipal ownership is RADICAL," says
“JUSTICE.” Well, the Declaration of Independence was
somewhat RADICAL, Judging from history, and It was
followed by VIOLENCE. The Georgian is not suggesting
anything sanguinary, rathqr do We believe in arbitration,
proyided through arbitration the people can got what they
want; wo were Just tracing history. Nor shall wo Insist
that the famous Declaration is In effect the municipal
ownership wo are seeking today; but you might think it
over.
But all this is beside the question. We bad just
Started out to mention the fact that municipal ownership
In the United States Is ONE HUNDRED .AND SIX
YEARS OLD. This Is true. The first municipally owned
waterworks was built In Winchester, Va., In 1800—Just
106 years ago.
Despite the fact that it Is most difficult to get the
people to act In codcert upon such a matter, oven where
they are readiest to rebel against official corruption, out
of 136 plants In cities of over 30,000 Inhabitants EIGHTY-
EIGHT ptants are municipally owned.
The Georgian directs these (acts especially to those
who are Inclined to believe that municipal ownership la
an experiment or a fad!
A BABY IN
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
(Copyright, 1906, by Amerlcnn-JournaMSx-
amlner.)
I knew that a baby waa hid In tbat bouae,
Tbougb 1 taw no cradle, and beard no cry;
But the husband went tiptoeing 'round like
mouse.
And the fair wife waa humming a soft
lullaby;
And there waa tba look on her face of a
mother
A look tbat means always one thing, and
no other.
"A mother," I said to myself, and I knew
The woman before me waa certainly that.
For there on the floor waa a cute little shoe.
And I saw on the table a wee pretty bat;
And the beard of tbe husband said plain as
could be
"Two fat, chubby banda hare been tugging
at me.”
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
THE HOUSE
And he took from bis pocket a guy picture
liook;
And it (log that would hark. If you pulled
on a Afrlnjr.
And the wife put tl^ern by with inch a
pleased look.
Aud I aald to uiyaelf, '‘There Is no other
thing
But a babe tbat could bring about nil this,
nnd ao.
That one Is In hiding here, somewhere. 1
know."
I stayed but a moment, and saw nothing
more;
And heard not a sound, but I know I wus
right;
What else could tho shoe mean that lay on
the floor—
Tbe Imok and the toy, and the faces ao
bright?
And what made the himband as still ti n
mouse?
I am sure, very sure, there's a babe In tbat
house.
Nooks and Corners of American History
DAVID CROCKETT;
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
Of David Crockett nearly every na
tive American has heard, and yet of
David Crockett the average American
knows very little.
He was s backwoodsman who could
shoot and tell funny yarns. As a story
teller lie won inimitable, and as for
his skill with the rifle, Is It not proven
by the surrender of the coon, which,
when it looked down from the limb on
which It lay and saw Crockett about to
fire, cried out: “Don't shoot, Colonel,
I’ll come down!"
Such is shout the extent of the
knowledge that the rank and file ot
the people have of the man whose
career reflects as much credit upon his
country as any one who was ever born
upon Its soil.
Dsvld Crockett was Indeed a splendid
story-teller and one of the best shots
that ever put gun to shoulder, but he
was far more then that—he was a big-
brained, great-hearted, ciear-souled
man, whose Incorruptible manhood
made him the eternal example of all
who would do the thing that is right.
Crockett was born In the wilds of
Limestone county, Tennessee, August
17, 1786.
Without education or any of the ac
complishments that go along with the
culture ot the schools, the young back
woodsman by sheer merit and brain
power caught the attention of his
neighbors, and was by those neighbors
sent to represent them In the legisla
ture—1822-1823.
He did his work so well In the legis
lature that he was sent to represent his
state In the national congress, being
elected first in 1828, ahd again In 1830.
While a member of congress he did
little talking, but when It came to vot
ing he wa, always on the side of “Jus
tice. economy and liberty."
They laughed at his roughshod ways,
Growth and Progress of the New South
Coder this head will appear _from tlme^to time Information JUnstratlng tlMi
remarkable derelopmant of tho
lng attention.
South which deserve# something more than pass-
Increase in Southern Trade.
The advance mnde last year by the South In the .matter of commerce
was the most notable In her history. She contributed directly and In
directly 40 per cent ot the merchandise In the country's export trade, and
handled about 36 per cent of that trad# through her own ports.
Of the export merchandise produced exclusively by the South, raw
cotton represented 3401,005,831; cotton seed oil, 313,873,370; cotton seed
meal and cake, 113,071,100; naval stores, 130,075,635, and phosphate rock,
37,919,383, a total of 1455,747.959.
Of export goods produced In other parts of the country- as well as In
the South, th* latter’s estimated share waa: Petroleum, 440,000,000; timber
and lumber, (40,000,000; cotton goods, 110,000,000; tobacco, 328,000,000;
provisions, 125,000,000; grain, 120,000,000; coal, 315,000,000; cattle, 313,000,000;
and fruits, 33,000,000, a total of 3214,000,000. To these totals should be
add{d about 326,000,000, representing the South's share In exports of man
ufactures of Iron and steel, of manufactures ot wood, of manufactures of
leather and other articles originating primarily or secondarily In the Bouth,
and there Is a grand total of 34*4,000,000 as the share of the South In the
31,743,344.500 of exports from the whole country,
Comparing the fiscal years 1405 and 1306, the value of exports from
Southern ports Increased from $555,481,202 to $440,032,000, or by $86,551,-
000, which Is equal to 15.6 per cent, while from all other ports the Increase
was equal to 14.4 per cent. ^
Comparing the first year of the century with 1906 the South makes
even a better comparative showing, f r during the five years ths In
crease In value of exports was at Southern ports from $528,684,706 to $642,-
032,763, equivalent to about 21.4 per cent, while In all other ports the In
crease was equal to less than 15 per cent.
In the matter of Imports considerable progress is also being made by
the South, especially In comparleon with the rest of the country 1 , though Its
ports are by no means handling the quantity of Incoming goods justlfled
by the outward-bound, movement, the healthiest commerce — that Is,
healthiest for the transportation Interests and the business Interests of the
ports handling It—being that In which the Incoming vessel or the outgoing
traln'shnll have freight to carry away approaching In quantity or value the
freight which In the case of the steamer It takes out and In the case of the
railroad that which It brings In.
Between 1305 and 1906 the value of Imports advanced from $83,053,679
to $101,206,145, or by 316,152,466, equal to 21.8 per cent, at Southern ports,
while at other ports the Increase was from $1,034,459,392 to 31,125,137,698,
or by $90,898,306, equal to only 6.7 per cent, and In the five years between
1601 and 1906 It advanced from 157,511,418 to $101,206,145, or by $43,694,727,
equal to 76.9 per cent, at Southern ports, and at all other porta from $745,-
6(0,747 to 31.125,357.699, or by 3359,496,951, equal to 46.9 per cent.
In 1904 the value of Imports exceeded that of exports at Boston, New
York, San Francisco. Chicago and other districts not In the South, but
Charleston and Tampa were about the only port* of Importance In the South
where there, ws* such excess.
but no mother's son of them would for
one moment have attempted t(
or bulldoze the unlettered hunter-con
gressman from what he believed to be
the path of duty.
"Be sure you're right, then go ahead,”
was the motto of his life, and from that
motto nothing could swerve him.
In ths beginning of his career he Idol
Ixed "Old Hickory." Than Andrew
Jackson there was, In his opinion, no
grander man, and he was prepared to
follow him to the last ditch. But the
moment Jackson attempted that which
seemed to him' to be wrong, Crockett
left him, denounced him and swore- he
would have no more to do with him.
“I am at liberty to vote as my con
science and judgment dictate to be
right, without tne yoke of any party
on me, or the driver at my heels with
the whip in his hand* commanding me
at his pleasure."
It took a man to brave the Ire of An
drew Jackson, but Crockett did It—and
for Jackson’s wrath he did not care a
"continental.”
And so the rough man from the fron
tier served out his four years st Wash
ington a patriot In the truest sense of
the word, returning to hi* constltutents
without spot or blemish, as clean as the
hearts of the oaks under whose boughs
he grew up to manhood.
Crockett was too honest to be suc
cessful In politics, and he met the fate
that might have been expected—he was
beaten, finally, by those who were bet
ter versed than himself In the points of
the game.
But there was one thing that the
politicians could not do—they could not
keep Crockett from fighting for human
liberty, nnd when the Texan' patriots
began their heroic struggle against
Mexico, Crockett shouldered his trusty
rifle and started to aid them In their
glorious fight.
As long as the English language Is
read the name of "The Alamo" will
stand forth as the synonym of heroic
courage and sublime sclf-sncriflce.
Among the defenders of “The Alamo'
Crockett was prominently conspicuous.
When, In overwhelming numbers, the
Mexicans broke Into the stronghold,
Crockett was one of the few survivor*
j to meet them In the Anal death grnp
pie.
With his own hand he slew seventeen
of the enemy before he was struck
down.
All honor to this man’s memory!
Brave as a lion and as Incorruptible
as on angel, he was proof against all
fear and all wrong.
Would that every young man In ths
nation could read, study and "Inward
ly digest” tho life of David Crockett.
I GOSSIP
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER,
Hpoclal to The (icorjcian.
New York, Sept. 6!—It Is a rare this,
when the New York atreet fakir ml«,«
n trick. He Is usually close up to ih!
times, and quick to take advantage nr
the dny,'s new* to turn a more or l.L
honest penny. w
Tho new spelling "message" of P,,.
Idont Roosevelt was one of these on'
portunltles not to be lost, and one
the best sellers along Park row i.
pamphlet called "The New Method ,5
Spelling, by President Roosevelt" ™
the fakirs did a land office busme,. ?'
It at n nickel a copy. The
contained nothing more than itt
the words suggested to be changed. f
The call of the"wTld West has bees
heard by Theodore Roosevelt, j r „;5
he proposes to answer It. ” ana
From Olenwood Springs, Colo h..
come an Interview In which Theodor
Jr., says he Is going to grow up i n tS
same environment as his father
president. '
He means to rough It as soon as h.
gets out of college, and thinks he win
enjoy punching cattle, hunting or «nv
thing the wild and wool)- offers In til
way of wildness. Of course, he will
enjoy It. There are few healthv, n „r.
many constituted boys who would not
What the pirate was to boys of a cm
tury ago or .so the cowpuncher |, Tl
the boy of today. 10
Friends of Mrs. Charles M. Schwab
while assured that the Illness which
coflnes her to her magnificent River
side Drive palace Is not serious,
beginning to worry about her. mV
Schwab Is most devoted In his atten.
tlons to his wife, nnd spends all th.
time he can take from his business h!
her side. '
Mrs. Stuyveeant Fish Is determined
to solve the mystery of the Newport
robbers, who paid a visit tn her
guests at Crossways. She Is. convinced
that It Is a case of Raffles and means
to land him In Jail, no matter who he
Is. She is keener on the hunt than the
police.
Charged with horsewhipping a w
an, Edward T. Perkins, chairman of
the Duchess county Democratic com
mittee, prominent lawyer and brother-
In-lnw of James K. Hill’s daughter
will be tried at Poughkeepsie on hi
urday.
The accuser Is Edward S. Belknap
commercial traveler, who declares that
while riding with his wife In an au
tomobile, Perkins, passing in his car
riage, drew hie horsewhip and struck
Mrs. Belknap a stinging blow across
the face with the lash, leaving a greet
red scar from chin to forehead.
Belknap says Perkins was enraged
because his horse had been frightened
by the automobile. Perkins' version
of the affair Is different. He says his
horse was frightened by the aulomo.
bile and balked. He began to lash the
horse, and If the whip struck Mrs.
Belknap It was an accident.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Sept. 6.—Here are soms
of the visitors In New York today
ATLANTA—Mre. C. E. Leebrdd, H.
C. 8tewart, J. O. Wynne, A. Wynne,
Miss C. Wynne, Sties Howell. Miss Wll.
Ilngham, C. W. Bone, A. Bonnlman, J.
B. Cheatham, E. Dougherty, H. M. Mc
Cullough, B. D. Willingham, W. B. Wll
Ilngham. T. H. Martib. ’
SAVANNAH—G. V. Denny, D. C.
Foreman. B. H. Gnynor, Mrs.
Israel, G. L. Mohr,
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
SEPTEMBER 6.
"KEEP UP THE FIGHT."
To the Editor of The Georgian;
I, and I believe every cltlsen who
has the good of our city at heart, ap
preciate your efforts to get Atlanta out
of the clutches of the Georgia Rail
way and Electric Company monopoly.
I hope Alderman Key will be able to
do so, as far ss ths gas part of It Is
concerned. But how about the electric
light part of It? As you truly say, the
city Is now paying $110,000 per year,
with scarcely one-third enough lights.
If It Is $110,000 now. how much will It
be In five years?
One hundred and ten thousand
dollars Is 4 per cent on about $2,800,-
000. The city has plenty of ground at
the water-works plant to establish the
electric light system, and surely If the
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
can bring electricity from Bull sluice
j and Gainesville, we can bring It from
the water-works. " Under the law. we
have a right to use the conduits and
poles for municipal lights, but we ought
to see that our merchants are protected
should the present company attempt
to get the $110,000 from them, which
they lose from the city.
It is easy to criticise, but where Is
the remedy? Here It Is.
Let council pass an ordinance asking
of the legislature the right to Issue suf
ficient bonds to Install the plant, say
1492-Cnlumlm* sailed from the fsnsry !►
land* oa rojrsgr of discovert.
1578— Francis Drake rutered Pnrlllr
through Strslts of Magellnn.
1645—New Netbertsnd colony om
thanksgiving for restoration ot
with the Indians.
1781-Fort Orlswohl tnken hy the tlrlihk
tinder Arnold.
1S14—American and British land and wnlri
forces engaged lit battle at
t'hiinqdntn.
3842— M. E. Innlls, president of Big l" nr
rnllrnnd, leirit.
1861—General (Intllt took possession
1871—The more Goldsmith Maid trotted
mile In 2:17 at Milwaukee.
1876— tsifayette status Bevelled In I nhs
Square. New York elty. .
1806—New York legislative Itivestlgntlni
committee liegsn examination ot uts
liisttraure ctnupaules.
COLORED WA8HWOMEN
AND COOKS ORGANIZED
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga., Sspt. 4.—In the pa
rade of the labor union* In this city
on Monday last the colored washwo
men, cooks and housemaids were rep
resented. This fact came as n *ur-
prise to most of the white people of
Brunswick, as It was not generally
known that th# colored women of me
city- had an organisation. It seems,
however, that they have been organ
ized for some months, and their union
has quite a large membership.
WEST INDIA CYCLONE
MOVES TOWARD GEORGIA
ttpe -laI to The (ieorglnn.
Brunswick, Go., Sept. 5.—A »•»«■
lng woe issued yesterday by the l-nitre
States weather bureau to mrfrlners. ad
vising them of the approach of so
clone from the West Indies, tonse-
quently all sailing vessel* In thi* P
which were ready to put to sea"»'*
positioned their sailing awaiting
velnpments.
$500,000, St 4 per cent (These bond
would bring a premium.) After
bonds have been Issued, It would h
easy matter to do the rest. Gra
park. Piedmont park, police
gtne houses, In fact, all the dty JepjA
ments, are clamoring for more us
but council Is unable to give them. *
ever}- extra light put up, both ■“ 1
city and suburbs, means better P«j*
protection, os the criminal hates us
Another good reason why the <w
should own Its own light plant is ,
we could then establish night f,
for men, women, boys and g |r
must work during the day to supp**
themselves and families. ....
By all means, Mr. Editor, grj
city to put In Its own plant and it .
be the saving of many thousand*
dollars annually for the city, and •
e .of greet benefit to our citizen •
Keep up tbe fight. A good cause n»
never yet been lost.
Atlanta, Sept. 5.
n. C. BOScilB