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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17. 1 Ont.
II
JACKSONVILLE SA VES
money by owning
ITS ELECTRIC plant
Continued from page 1-
borrowed by the city at 5 per
. " r annum, with the right on
nart of the city to repay the
/?„ annual installments, that
• dollar, with interest, has
fully repaid in less than ten
' the fact clearly from an-
itandpolnt: Suppose Jones
. , tract of land (just as the
" , its streets), and Instead of
„ house on his tract permtt-
!ome capitalist to do so, from
he rented this house, paying a
rental; and suppose Jones should
Le he was paying too much
sad arranged to build for him-
’ house on his own land and
,I,• one-half or ono-fourth of his
or rent In payment, and should
In less than ten years pay for
house With interest, ho would bo
Otlv In the position of the city of
sonvllle with reference to tho
trie light plant.
secretary', Financial Statement.
*f *0, ,-ost ascertained by
rt to January t, 1903 --*89,376.30
MIMS
^total debit, to
k acting cash paid In 1903
by ihe plant to the city as
shown by the city treasur
ers books .. ., .. »
33,000.00
3,636.35
^. ne !.™s t . tO ".l : *60,738,.
ddlng 6 per cent Interest for
year 1903 on above cost....
i total debits to January
*53,376.91
’ ictlng cash paid during
J3 by the plant to the city
_j shown by the city treaa-
urer’s books .. *. •, • • ., 20.000.0C
ves net coat to January >,
I HU *33,275.91
ddlng 5 per cent Interest for
year 1901 on above cost.. .. 1,662.80
i total debits to Decern-
„.-l, 1904 *34,939.71
•ducting this amount from
the cash paid during 1904
by the plant to the city as
shown by the city treasur
er’s books 85,000,00
It will be seen by the above that
plant earned *35,000 net for the
ty In the year 1904, and that a
sndsome profit was paid to the city
every year the statement covers,
nd that there Is an Increase of
13,000 In two year* over the first
A Big Increast.
The last report covering the opera-
n of the city electric light plant,
ued for the year ending December
1904, Is as follows:
The receipts for lighting for the
it year amounted to *156,746.68, an
crease over last year of *20,602.80.
■•he cost of operating the plant was
*77,125.61. The earnings of the plant
were *79,916.13; of this sum *59,G15.54
was expended in extensions and Im
provements, for new machinery,
transformers and meters, and for ex-
tsnslon of lines.
The output of the plant for the
yesr amounted to 3,283,878 K, W., for
which we received *156,748.68, or 4.78
cents per K. W. The cost per K. W.
for current delivered at tho switch
board based on the station expenses,
*49.852.46. was 1.52 cents per K. W.;
tued on the total operating expenses,
*77,125.61, It was 2.34 cents per K. W.
■The 200 K. W., 600-volt direct
current turbo-generator ordered last
Iter was received the flrat week la
Jjnusry, erected and put la service
[bout the middle of February, and baa
Men In constant uxe since.
"The growth of the city wa* so
JPW during 1903 that the capacity
* the new machinery put In last year
*** soon reached, so the board da
doed to put In another turbo-genera-
* °f as great capacity as we had
*P»ee in the station to accommodate.
After advertising for bids a contract
*** made In June with the General
Hectrlc Company for a 600 K. W. Cur
tis 3-phase turbo-generator, guaran
teed to carry a 50 per cent overload
for Are hours, and with tho Wheeler
condenser and Engineering Company
jor the condensing apparatus. The
foundations for the machinery were
pot In during August and September,
[»e machinery was delivered in Octo-
"f r “id .Vovember, and erected by
«e middle of December, but owing to
«il«y In delivering tho exciter and
ouo or the step pumps It will not be
w!,/ ^ U8H boforo January, 1905.
this machine In lorvtce tho
overload we have been carrying on
our machinery will be relieved
no »-e Win have some 300 K. W. for
■crease in service, provided none of
machinery Is out of use.
oil has been used for fuel under
we boilers Since the middle of Jan-
I., af,or tho firemen were broken
U. "andllng the burners, and some
m S wcre ma<| e In the furnaces,
rf, 011 ha» made a very satisfactory
Z I an ' i »e have been able to carry
e Increased load upon the boilers
“"much greater ease than wo
!Z!r have been able to do with
or coal for fuel. The ellmlna-
,he smoke nuisance has been
“eat ly appreciated by all who live In
’ cl "lty of the plants.
au of our street lighting circuits
are now overloaded, and It will be
t™„./ liry t0 put ,n another 100-ltght
vmnsformor and some new circuits
Maced “" y mor * Mreet ,IghW can 1,0
Extending the Plant
no great were the demands for the
“tension of lights and water In out-
■g section* of the city that a new
•ww Issue of *400.000 was voted a
/or this purpose. Of this
•d i/ 1 ’>2,000 is now being expend-
5JP extending the water and light
22.’ “id when this Is done the
' ^arnlngs by the light plant
at»~ ^ conservatively estimated
#4*>,yQ0 rwr vAas
Ing tho light plant, as the plant Itself
furnished the funds necessary for this
work out of Its own earnings and
above all expenses. For tho year
1906 there will be *60(000 available
from tho earnings of the plant, and
this will not be turned over to the
city treasurer, hut will be used In
making needed Improvements In ex
tending the services, etc.
The last report of J. E. Merrill, au
ditor. Including the waterworks
plant, which la also owned and op
erated by the city. Is as follows:
“There has been no change during
the year in the amount (*1,368,000) of
outstanding city bonds, tho Interest on
which, being at 5 per cent, amounted
to $GS,400. Of this sum there wan
provided from tho earnings of tho
waterworks $20,000, and from tho
earnings of the electrlo.plant *15,000,
leaving $33,400 to bo provided- from
the tax levy.
“The Interest paid during tho year
amounted to *69,462.50, making a to
tal of *478,590.83 paid to this date on
these bonds, and leaving *4,775 of in
terest duo, tho coupons for which
have not bee'll presented to the city
treasurer for payment.
“The receipts and expenses of both
the waterworks and the electric light
plant are herewith glven'ln the shape
of comparative statements for the
years 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904, and
therein show a gratifying Increase lb
tho amount of business and the prof
its to the city resulting therefrom.”
Plant Pays Handsomely.
The last official report of the audi
tor for the electric light plant, given
out for publication, was for April,
1906, and shows, how handsomely the
profits above all running expenBoi
pay the way of the plant and leave
a balance for the city exchequer. The
statement la as follows:
RECEIPTS.
From commercial service 115,314.34
From public service 306.36
From miscellaneous 1.31
Hand-made, Hand-embroidered
Underwear.
Totnl a...$36,912.54
EXPENDITURES.
Huporlntemlenc** mid' Office .. 873.10
Expenses Power SUtlou—
Knlnrles $1,047.87
Fuel- 3.393.11
Supplies and repairs 363.00— 4,794.4$
Inspection nna Mainte
nance of Lines and Ser
vices— '
Inspectors $242.00
Trimmers ./. 254.00
Linemen i 694.74
Lamp repairer. 12.00
“lion labor 107.50
‘eed, rare and hire of
teams 154:50
amp supplies 147.70
Line supplies 74.23- 1,726.67
Tranformers .. »l,l«2.T4
Copper wire.... 106.45 '
Meters 163.03
(la account sew shop ’ 314.34
Ieihor setting new boiler,, 313.99
Material setting new boiler 130.80
Labor setting new ma
chinery 381.77
Material setting new mn-
ehlnery 813.00
On account il»w machinery 1,945.63
Insulators 32.43
llundrles 33.01
Pole, for new street
lights 63.81- 1.366.13
-Cssb on hand April 30, 1906 31,474.16
Total *36,912.54
Estimated Plant Valuss.
The estimated property value of the
waterworks plant, electric light plant
and sewer system on December II,
1904, w** as follows:
Waterworks plant (coat)....*401,444.16
Waterworks grounds 30,000:00
Electric tight plant (cost)... 335,620.33
Sewer system (cast)...,..,. 264,412.66
.000 per year.
Net Prom of *60,000.
L 1 “Pfroprlatlon was made out of
*1.042,477.80
These values have all been Increased
on account of additional Improvements
but they serve to show upon what
amounts Invested are the earnings ob
tained.
Opposition Won Over.
When the proposition of bonding tbs
city wss first suggested It met with
forceful opposition, but since the
scheme has been so sucrtssfully car
ried out to the benefit of the people
the opposition has been entirely won
over, and those who opposed the
scheme now sing Its praises loudsst.
The general public Is highly plsased
with the service, there seldom, If ever,
being a complaint. A minimum price
of *2.06 per month la charged for resi
dence lights and a proportionate ratio
for other lighting.
Under private ownership the rate to
consumers wss 38 cents per kilowatt,
and now under municipal ownership of
tha plant the rate is 7 cents per kilo
watt, Which shows a reduction In price
of three-fourths of the price originally
charged by private owners. This re
duction In price Is alone suniclent to
convince the most skeptical opponent
of the merits of municipal ownership.
The city Is now arranging to taka
over the power plant of the Jackson
ville Electric Company, which owns and
operates the street railway lines In
Jacksonville, and by so doing It will
then control the electric motive power
for business purposes, as well as Ihe
lighting business.
A Living Example.
Jacksonville furnishes a living exam
pie to thp world of what can he done
by any city In the United States In the
ownership and operation of her public
utilities. Prominent representatives of
dues throughout the country have
been attracted here «h examine Into
the matter of municipal ownership of
the electric light plant and they have
all pronounced It the most satisfactory
Illustration ever seen.
The plant does the work, the tax
payers pay the price, and the figure:
•tell the story of a successful achieve
ment.
Paris inspired; Paris wrought; selected piece by piece and sent suit
by suit by our ovfrn buyers in the very shops where nimble fin
gers and nimbler brains have devised and created until the very
name.Paris lingerie is synonymous with all that’s neat and elegant!
You’d be a despiser, indeed, of daintiness, did you not love
and rave over such pretty pieces as these.
Paris, when it comes to hand-made lingerie, is certainly more
than just a name.
The finest of sheer nainsooks and linen lawns, trimmed daint
ily with ribbons and val lace. iBut of course the hand-embroid
ering, is the distinct charm;—the inimitable, tiny sprigs of forget-me-
not and other motifs.
There are skirts, corset covers, pants, gowns and chemise,
in single pieces or in suits.
Do you need any further invitation to see these things ?
TRIBUTES 10 MRS. DA VIS
FROM ATLANTA WOMEN
NORTH CAROLINA
SOCIETY FORMING
North ttrollnana realdln* In Atlanta an*
Innujnirattnjf a moroinont to rorlr* th#
North Carolina Boofetjr, iind It la export**!
to rnllat every native of th* Tarheel Rtata
In the near aoefetv.
F. B. Dancy la one of the foremoat
arorkera for the orwnlaatlon. lie reqneata
rjr North t^arollnnn In Atlnnta aerwl
Se l»«T T?"''" ™ maao oul Lta oTbw m'ihh and 'citf ..him.. to 1
I. 1 bond Issue direct lor extend- Georgian, where a record will be keph
■ildmitt to The
Prominent women of Atlanta
preM profound sorrow at the death of
Mre. Jefferson Davis. Interviews were
given by several Thursday morning.
Mrs. Livingston Mims, who recently
had a great bereavement In the- loss of
her husband, said:
"Word comes that the last reveille
has sounded for the widow of our Con
federate chieftain, JefTeraon Davis, and
the South mourns as with one voice the
loss of her who become* now one of
the sacred memories of the Lost
CauH."
Among the Southern women who
were privileged to know Mrs.* Jeffer
son Davis, few can talk so Interestingly
of the brilliant social lif* of which
Mre. Davta was for some years the
renter, as Mrs. Livingston Mims, the
late Major Mims having been among
the warm personal friends of the Da
vis family. . . '
Mrs, Mims numbered among her In
timate friends Mrs. Joseph E. John
ston, who until the rupture between
President Davis and General John
ston, was one of the few women Inti
mate with hire. Davis. ■ -
■■Mrs. Davis and Mre. Johnston,
said Mrs. Mims, ’’were known as the
win of Richmond, and 1 remember
Mre. Johnston’e saying that If she
were III, Mrs. Davis' bon mots were a
better tonic than anything her physi
cian could prescribe. .
"A favorite story of Mrs. Johnston ■
was one ef Mrs. Davis’ witty sayings
Mr. Davis, after his graduation from
West Point, married the daughter of
President Zachary Taylor, and always
adored the memory of hie first wife.
So when Mr. Davis gave expression to
his eAjhustasm for West Point, n
talked of the Taylor family, as he fre
quently did, Mre. Davie would aay with
* Wknow Mr. Davis has two hob
bles, West Point and his flrat wife*
family.”
Was Brilliant Woman.
In speaking of the mental attain
ments of Mre. Davis, Mr*. Mims said:
"It Is perhaps not realised by the
young people of today that Mrs. Davis
was on# of tho moat brilliant women
of our time. She poaoeoeed a truly
wonderful Intellect, end was always
fully abreest with the times. Her
biography of her husband 1s a great
accomplishment, end gives, by the way,
the meet beautiful characterisation of
Mr. Davis which I have ever seen In
Print. The Intimate Insight which th»
reader gets of Mr. Davis’ fervent »p r-
Ituallly and of his deep religious life
alone mokes the book compensating.”
When asked If she knew why Mrs.
Davis llvsd In tha North Instead of the
South after her husband'a death, Mrs.
Mims replied: i
"The reason given by Mrs. Davis her
self was that her physicians urged the
necessity of the Northern climate as
the only hope of ameliorating her ma
laria."
"Did you know Winnie Davis also?"
was asked Mrs. Mima.
“Tea, and I can not speak too gen
erously .^if her. She was all that Is
womanly, gentle, true and loving, and
In addition to her mother’s brilliant
mental attainments, she possessed
more warmth and affability of man
ner than did Mrs. Davis. »
"The relations bttwesn Mr. and
Mrs. Davis were particularly beautl-
ful, and I have heard that the letters
which passed between them during tha
troublous days of the Confederacy, be
sides being exquisitely tender, are val
uable from a literary point of view.”
Let us hope that these letters may
never again see the light, but that they
may belong to the tender dead things
of long ago.
Mrs. E. G. MeCsbs.
Mre. E. G. McCabe, prominent In club
lire and In the United Daughters of
the Confederacy, said Wednesday
morning, In speaking of Mrs. Davis:
"One was at once Impressed with
her striking personality; she was a
handsome woman, tall and Imposing
looking. Her manner was cordial, but
always dignified.
“I remember so often seeing Mre.
Davis In New York. She usually set
In -a tall black chair and truly looked
the queen that she was. What a pic
ture she must have been when several
years ago she went, before the legisla
ture of Mississippi, in Jackson, and
offered her home, Beauvoir, for sale at
*16,900, on condition that It should he
used for a home for th* veterans.
Think of the picture, this widow of
the South, twice a queen, offering her
home for sale! What a grand, yet
pathetic, scene.
“Mrs. Davis lived In the North be
cause she could be more Independent
there. You know she largely support-
herself by her pen. She did not
wield a strong pen, but the mere fact
that Mrs. Davis wrote an article made
It of great value. Of course the South
would glmdy have cared for her, but
she would not consent to be supported
by the South, which had become so
Impoverished fighting for the cause so
dear to her husband. Her spirit of
Independence was strong, for she would
never make her home with her daugh
ter, Mre. Hayes, who was always so
anxious for hsr.”
Miss Alice Baxter.
'Mrs. Jefferson Davis was a woman
of strong loyal character, with a most
affable and agreeable manner," said
Mrs. Baxter. "She resided In New
York because she could batter support
heraalf through her literary work In
the metropolis, where there was a de
mand for her newspaper article, Mrs.
Davis was always enthusiastic about
everything connected with her distin
guished husband's career and with
the South.
"The last time I saw Mrs. Davis
was at the unveiling of the Winnie Da
vis monument at Richmond, when she
wns dressed In the deepest mourning,
but received every one In the most
cordial and warm-hearted manner.
"Other members of the family were
present on that occasion, Including Mrs.
Davis' grandson, who, through legal
enactment, has become Jefferson Hayes
Davis, In order to perpetuate the name
of hie grandfather."
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
To Erect Nine Cottages.
Special to The Georgian.
Waycroas, Go., Oct. 17 —J. A. Davis,
representative of the Savannah Morn
ing News, and Messrs. W. E. Slrmana
and D. and O. Lott, of this city, are
preparing to construct nine dwelling
houses In Conway Park, In the west
ern part of this city. The houses will
contain five rooms each and will be oc
cupied by employees of the Atlantic
Coast Line shops.
Damage Suite Filed.
Special to The Georgia a. •
Macon, On., Oct. 17.—Suite aggre
gating *20,000 for damages against the
Macon Railway and Light Company
have been filed In the superior court
end two of these are probably the re
sult of t))e recent strike. One Is for
(10,000 for alleged Injuries received
from the beam of a bridge under which
the car passed.
Deaths ahd Funerals.
Miss Annie Pappa.
Allas Annie Pappa, aged 19 years and
daughter of Mr. and Mre. John Pappa,
died at the family residence, 610 North
Boulevard, Monday night at 9 o'clock,
after an Illness of several months. Tho
funeral was held at the residence
Wednesday afternoon at 1 o’clock and
the Interment was at Weetvlew cem
etery.
Mre. Martha Gaston.
Funeral rites over the body of Mre.
Martha J. Gaston, aged 64 years, were
held at the residence, 61 Hayden street.
Tueidey morning at to o’clock, and
the Interment took place at Oakland
cemetery.
J. S, Brady.
Special to The Georgian.
Dublin, Oa.. Oct. 17.—J. S. Brady, of
this city, died Sunday night at the
home of his mother at Glen wood, where
he had been III for only a’ short time
with fever. His remains'were brought
to Dublin and Interred Tuesday after
noon. The Interment was from the
Methodist church.
Mrs. Lois Christian,
hire. Lois Cleveland •Christian,
daughter of Hon. and Mrs. Jo* 8.
James, of Douglaevtlle, and wife of Mr.
J. H. Christian, a well-known young
traveling man of Atlanta, died Tues-
Bay afternoon at 5:*0 o'clock at the
home of her parents In Douglasvflle.
Mre. Christian was a beautiful charac
ter and her death, while yet In the
flower of young womanhood, will bring
genuine sorrow to a wide circle of
friends. She had been ill for several
weeks, and though she made a brave
fight for life, finally succumbed. The
funeral will take place In Douglaavllle
Thursday. «•
CHARGES OF PEONAGE
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
Washington, Oct. 17.—Charles W. Russell, assistant attorney general,
will leave In the next day or two for the South, under special assign
ment by the department of Justice to aid In the Investigation of peonage
chargee and In the prosecution of cases against defendants already In
dicted.
At present there are cases pending at Jacksonville, Kin., Penaafcola
and Knoxville, Tenn. In the latter case there are a number of joint de
fendants under Indictment for offense* In that state.
It was the desire of the Southern people, who desired the prosecu
tions, that Mr. Russell should be sent, because he la a Southern man and
a Democrat.
Flora May Dewson.
Flora May Dawson. aged aeven years,
a daughter >>f Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Daw-
sun died of diphtheria Wedneeday morn
ing at an early hour at the family rea-
tilenre, on Emmet street. The funeral
will be held at the residence Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock, and the Interment
will be at Hollywood.
BOAT MIN’
AT MERCY OF STORM
Newport .New*. Ya., Oct. IT.—Cap
tain Peterson, of the whaleback Bay
State, arrived In this port this morn
ing, reporting that he loat the barge
Berkshire thirty miles north of Capa
Charles light yesterday.
A violent storm was raging at tha
time and the steamer refused to an
swer to her helm when the ektpper at
tempted to put about to recover the
barge. On board the Berkshire are
Captain Alson Trudo and five men.
The vessel was pounding along be
fore the wind when last eeen by Cap
tain Peterson. j
HERRING
CATARRH
CURE
IS FOR SALE
AT THE FOLLOWING DRUG
STORES:
TODD DRUG STORE,
Peachtree Street.
8HARP BROS.,
Marietta Street.
BRANNEN A ANTHONY,
Both Stores.
JACOBS’ PHARMACY.
WHITAKER-COUR8EY DRUG
CO-
SMITH PHARMACY CO..
Capitol Ave-—'The Grand
Pharmacy.
