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ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1906.
Atlanta TWO CBNTi
CHOICE OF PRESIDENT IS NEXT MATTER
BEFORE NEW SOUTHERN COTTON COMP’Y;
EXECUTIVE SESSION TAKES UP CHARTER
Stock To Be Issued
to the General
Public.
HOKE SMITH GIVES
ADVICE ON CHARTER
Company Not Under Con
trol of Southern Asso
ciation.
Who will be president of the South
ern Cotton Company?
This Is the momentous question that
is ranting a great deal of discussion
among the members of the executive
rommlttee of the Southern Cotton As-
sorintlon now engaged In formulutlng
a Charter at the Piedmont Hotel for the
purpose of organising a company to
tlnance the cotton crop of the United
Slatea
The meeting held Friday morning
was executive and nothing but cen-
sorlied news was given out, the of
ficials believing that the movement
was a business proposition and too
much publicity would bo hurmful.
However, much progress was made,
the details of the charter were gone
over carefully and every word was
neighed and discussed by the members
of the committee.
Hoke Smith Present.
Onvernor-elect Hoke Smith was
■ ailed In to express his opinion upon
a legal point, and was closeted wlnt
(he executive committee a good portion
of Friday morning. Mr. Smith was
not retained as an attorney, but Ids
nervlces were rendered gratis, and he
was given a rising vote of thanks by
the committee after he had expressed
his opinion. The governor-elect was
asked as he left the committee room,
what point he had settled for the pro
poned organisation, but he evaded the
nutation and gmvr no Information.
It Is known that 110,000,000 was de
cided upon as the capitalisation of the
proposed company, and the charter
will be applied fc
HARRIMAN PLANS WAR
AGAINST GOULD LINES
IN RACE FOR PACIFIC
COUNT BONI DE CASTELLANE,
AFTER SQUANDERING WIFE’S CASH,
NOW 0WES ONLY FIVE MILLION
Traffic Arrangements
To Be Made With Con
trolled Roads.
J. T. HARAHAN,
New President of llinois Central
Railroad.
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O FI8H WONT RETIRE
O WITHOUT A FIGHT. O
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O New York, Nov. 8.—That stuy- O
0 veaant Pish does not Intend to 0
O retire from the presidency of the 0
O Illinois Central railroad without O
O a struggle Is manifested by the O
O manner In which he Is today tore- O
0 Ing an Inquiry Into the question 0
O of the legality of the present 0
0 board of directors of thnt com- O
g pany. O
At the meeting of the directors O
0 In this city last Wednesday, which 0
O elected J. T. Harahan president, 0
0 Pish called attention to a section 0
0 In the Illinois state constitution 0
0 which provides that a majority 0
g of the board at directors of any O
Illinois railroad company should O
New York, Nov. 9.—In banking cir
cles very close to E. H. Harrlman It is
learned that the first result of the
capture of thn Illinois Central by the
Harrlman party Is to be a close traffic
arrangement between the new acquisi
tion and the other Harrlman lines. The
details are to be worked out by Mr.
Harrlman with the assistance of the
traffic managers of the various lines
concerned.
The object of the plsn Is to bring
about a,mutually beneficial co-opera
tion between the Illinois Central, the
Union raclllc, the Southern Pacific and
Baltimore and Ohio. This plan has
been derided upon, It was said, to meet
popular sentiment. A merger of the
Illinois Central with the Union and
Houthcrn Pacific was declared to be
the most advantageous proposition
from a Harrlman standpoint, and while
the transfer of stock control In the
Illinois Central to one of the Harrlman
lines west of the Mississippi river will
eventually come to pass. It Is consid
ered more advisable for the present to
rely entirely on the advantages obtain
able from the close traffic arrange
ments.
The Interest of tho Pennsylvania rail
road, which Mr. Harrlman’s bankers,
Kuhn, Loeb tk Co., and one of his close
business associates, H. C. Prick, are
much concerned, are to be protected In
the traffic arrangements. On the other
hand, the plan Is to be put thro "
without any too careful regard for
Interests, nmong other roads, of the
Rock Island properties and the Gould
lines.
The latter are considering. In an es
pecially embarrassing position, for the
outcome of tho Illinois Central contest
demonstrates that Mr. tyarrlman will
have his trani-contlnental plans In
radical operation long _ before Jhe
■ w L npany should 0 |Goulds can oompL „
O he "cltlscns and rcsldenta” of II- O cldc and connect the Wabash with the
O Mnols. 0: Western Maryland. The traffic ar-
01 rangement Is to be a declaration of
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
IS OFF CAROLINA COAST
ON TRIP TO PANAMA
Voyage Begun Under
Favorable Weather
Conditions.
.w. for with this amount
“imad.M the capital stock. It l» un- _ ■
— aft-stood, too, and unofficially, that j aa000000O00OOO0OO0OOO0OOO0 warfare against the Gould line,
die slock In to be sold to the general 1
public at AS per share. It was thi
i henry set forth that the gnneral mer
chant was as much Interested 111 i
aimd price for cotton as the farmer,
and that much of the stock would ho
, disposed of to tho mercantile Inter
ests of the South.
Headquarters in Doubt.
As soon ns the charter has libcn
i>repared and Its provisions carefully
considered and weighed, the head
quarters of the company will,then be
located. This will depend to a great
extent upon the laws of the different
Southern states. It I* understood that
die headquarters of the company will
he tiyated In that state whose laws
are more favorable toward chartered
corporations. This will be Investiga
ted thoroughly by the vice presidents
and members of the executive cum-
•nlttee from the several states rep re
coiled In the Southern Cotton Associ
ation. und reports made later.
After these have been settled the
question of who will bo made the ex
ecutive head of the stupendous organ
isation to go before the public for
tlnnnrlng the corporation will be
brought Up for settlement.
A prominent member of the commlt-
said Friday morning thnt cne of
die Strongest men In the South would
head the company; that he would he
absolutely without reproach and Ills
business qualifications would bo such
us to warrant the successful launching
■ the big Holding corporation, but he
Would not venture to suggest any pres
idential material.
To Be Independent.
A member of the executive commlt-
said that tho company would hot
•>c under the control of the Southern
' uton Association, but that the two
would be closely affiliated and the
! "ldlng company would be lit sym
■hiny with any organization or move
" nt to maintain un agreed price of the
-tuple. It Is not known yet Just how
t'ls phase of the "holding" agreement
iil he made, but It was suggested that
; I"- association would meet and decide
i"on a price for tho coming crop and
hut the matter would then be laid be-
■"iv Hie board of directors of the
'"tiding company, then the two will
■ft In concert. This organization of
1 is company was decided upon at the
"''St meeting of the Southern Cotton
Association In New Orleans a year
Four Bodies Taken
From Wreckage Near
Los Angeles.
HOTEL IS LOCATED
AT LONG BEACH
Property Damage L Ex
pected to Reach a Quar
ter of a Million.
Lou Angeles, Cal.. \ov‘. 9.*- A
special from Lour Beach says that
at 9:45 o’clock this iiionuntr one
section of the five-story Bixbic
hotel building collapsed, burying
thirty persons in the ruins. An
hour later anotehr section col
lapsed, while the third section
still stniuls.
Four bodies have already been
recovered and many of tin* injured
have been taken trom the mins.
William Ilartlo. of Long Bench,
is among the dead already identi
fied.
The property tlaiuuKc will reach
. quarter of a million dollars! Two
of the dead are Mexicans.
Little Frenchman Ac-i
cused of Running Up
Countless Bills.
While theze Important details have
"'ll yet been. settled fully. It Is the
-ense of the cotton people that the
treasury of the holding company will
"c called upon to buy In all cotton of-
'ered for less than the price agreed
"Mm, and retire It from the market
"‘it 11 quotations meet the agreed price.
ii Is believed that by adopting this
"Mn the markets will not be Hooded
",ml the staple can be held and sold
' l0 "'ly and a steady price maintained.
11 IN possible, too, that a. planter can
"ore his crop wl»h a warehouse under
it"-control of the company and borrow
'"mi-lent money to meet his Immedi
ate needs until hls cotton can be sold
in the open market.
Funds in Local Banks.
According to an Interview given out
h y Harvle. Jordan, -president of the
s .ul hern Cotton Association, and who
" prominently Identified with the or
ganization of the holding company, the
funds of the company will not be cen
tralized, but the money raised In each
■unty will be deposited In local banks,
1 be used In buying up cotton offered
"elow tho agreed price In that locality.
"he men Identified with the move-
"lent are considered the strongest men
m the Southern states. Many of those
Continued on Pago Thirteen.
Washington, Nov. 9.—The nuvy de
partment this morning received a wire
less message from Captain Cowden un
nounring that the Louisiana, which
■arrylng the president to Panama,
sailed from Plney Point about 11
o'clock last night and was near Cape
Henry at t> a. m. today.
Norfolk, V«l. t Nov. 9.—President
Roosevelt, aboard the battleship Louis,
tuna, convoyed by the cruisers Tennes
see and Washington, passed out of the
Virginia capes at 6:40 o’clock this
morning on hls way to the Isthmus of
Panama.
With the Louisiana leading, the wor
ships, upon passing out to sea, turned
quickly southward and are now pro
ceeding on their way with a smooth
va and. Ideal weather.
Little Seasickness Expected.
The usual rough seas around the
dangerous Hatteras on the North Caro
lina coast will be reached this evening.
There are no storm signals, and the
presidential party will likely pass Hal-
teras without any great discomfort, and
but little seasickness.
With the president on the Louisiana
are Mrs. Roosevelt. Dr. Rlxey and
Heeretary LattK.
Signal Raised by Louisiana.
Wireless messages will be received
from, the president all the way down
the coast. Lieutenant Frank Evans, of
the navy. Is aboard the Louisiana to
operate the wireless appartus from that
end.
After getting some distance off Cape
Henry this morning the Louisiana
raised a signal of some kind, but Its
nature could not be distinguished from
shore because of the dense smoke be-
ing emitted by the warships.
NAVY YARD GUNS BOOM
FAREWELL TO R008EVELT.
Washington, Nov. (.—When Presl
dent Roosevelt sailed from the navy
yard yesterday afternoon on hls trip
to Panama to Inspect' the work on the
big ditch, It was with the cheers from
a crowd gathered at the dock and the
boom of cannon ringing In hls ears.
As the presidential yacht Mayflower,
which conveyed the party to Wolf Trap
light, where a transfer was made to the
battleship Louisiana, steamed away
from the dock, the president leaned
over the r&ll. and, making a mega
phone of hls hands, shouted:
“Good-Bye,” Shouts President.
“Good-bye! I am going down to see
how the ditch Is getting along."
Shouts' greeted ihe . statement, and
the chief executive unsheathed hls
teeth In a pleasant smile.
As the Mayfiowef passed the lower
end of the navy yard, a parting presi
dential salute of twenty-one guns was
fired.
Will 8and Messages.
trip to the Isthmi
lana will bo convoyed by
cruisers Washington and Tennessee.
The president Is to keep In touch
with Washington by wireless. Lieu
tenant Frank Evans Is aboard the
Louisiana and will utillsie the wlretss
telegraph apparatus with which the
vessel Is equipped to send messages to
the white house whenever the presl
dent so desires.
All rnssages of a public nature will
be given to the press by Secretary Loeb
as soon as received.
BANDITS IN MISSOURI
HOLD UP AND LOOT
A PASSENGER TRAIN
Bloomington, III., Nov. 9.—Bandits
held up and robbed the Chicago and.
Alton Gold State limited train one mile
east of Glasgow, Mo, early today, se
curing a large .amount of booty.
So sudden was the attack that noth
ing could lie done by the crew or pas
sengers. who were terrorised hy the
pistols In the hunds of the robbers.
Half a dozen heavily-armed I losses
arc now In pursuit of the bandits, who
are expected to make a desperate fight
to resist capture if overtaken
The bandits went through the sleep
ing-cars, robbing the occupants, but
were prevented from entering the chair
cars and day coaches by the conductor
of the train, who locked the doors. No
one was Injured and the ears were not
damaged.
It Is not known how much bootywaa
obtained, r.or how many men werecon-
eerneu In thn hold-up. The robbers
Jumped off the train and escaped In the
darkness.
Chicago, Nov. 9.—Officials of the Al
ton have no' further information about
Paris. Nov. 9.—Count Boni de Cas
tellano owes nearly $5,000,000.
This Is. one of the new and startling
facts brought out. today by the acri
mony with which the divorce suit of
tho Countess- de • Castellano is being
contested on both sides.
Edmond Kelly, the advocate of the
countess, is. responsible for the sensa
tional.disclosures of. the sum of.Bonl's
stupendous extravagances.
Squanders Great Wealth.
No one' outside of the royal profligate
of Frame bps equalled the count's lav
ish . recklessness > as a spendthrift.
Through hls hands an Immense slice ol
the .fur.tuqe of Jay Gould,, exceeding
17,000,000, has already slipped. Rlill
he owes $6,090,000.
In (hls fact (hose having knowledge
of the case find explanation for' the
desperate efforts with which Boni and
ills lawyers are seeking to hamper the
countess In her persistent appeals for. a
divorce. ’
Five million dollars, the wherewithal
to win Boni free from the embarrass
ments with which his creditors threat
en him. Is the price which he demands
tor submission without further-protests
to the countess’ will In the divorce
matter.
Quarrels Over Money.
Speculators - from' the Bourse haye
failed fot two million ol- three.million,
but Boni did'not speculate. He spent
and amassed debts in tireless pursuit
of pleasures. What one woman can do
for n millionaire, six', eight, fen, did for'
him. . .
It Is now. known that the married life
of-thc Cattellunee has been one contin
ual strife, over money. George Gould
always remaining in the background,
frequently curbed by his wise advice,
his sister's too generous Inclinations
toward her husband.
Miss Helen Gould’s counsel and In
fluence has also weighed with the
countess against the rount.
Can’t Use the Estate.
So much has been revealed of the
secret history ofuhe Infelicity of the
Castcllones that observers argue thut
Gem-ge Gould will not allow Bonl’s
debts to bo paid.from the estate, even
should the count quit hls fight Imme
diately.
SAM D. JONES RESIGNS
FROM PRESIDENCY OF
ATLANTA’S CHAMBER
Increasing Business
Prevents His Giving
Time.
Part*, No\v 9.—In the divorce pro
ceeding* brought hy the Counte** de
CaHtellane nftainxt her husband, tho
Continued on Pag* Thirteen.
the hold-up of the Golden State limit
ed than I* fontalned in tho dispatch
from Bloomington.
The dlntiict about Glasgow. Mo„
where the robbery took place. In u wild
section of"Ihe Mate, r.ot far from the
dlHtrlct In which th** James and Young
er gang* formerly operated.
Hon.. Sam D. June* ha* tendered hi*
resignation an. president of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
The resignation of Mr. Jone*, at the
meeting of the director* early thl*
week, threw the body Into consterha-
tlon. He had been a
the organization, had
progre**lvd movement*, and had always
been In the forefront, .fighting vigor
ously all the battle* of the Chamber of
Commerce.
At flr*t the director* would not listen
to Mr. Jew*. They ln*l*ted he was
Joking. But when It was found that he
wa* serious, he wa» begged to remain
at the head of* the ’organization, nt
least until hls term expired a year from
now. Ho'.’was firm, however. and the
director* adjourned, without accept
ing the resignation. It will be "consid
ered again at a meeting next week.
Hon. Sam D,. Jone*, when seen by a
representative of The Georgian Friday
tnornlng, refused to discus* the resig
nation,' not even afTlpnlng that he had
resigned.
That he has, though, there Is not the
lea*t doubt. The Georgian ha* It on
authority which 1* thoroughly authori
tative, and cannot be queHtlotied.
Increasing Business.
It is learned from bu*lne*n
friend* of Mr. Jone* that hi* reason
for reodgnlng l* because of the In
creased demand for hi* time and at
tentlon to hls growing buxine** duties.
Mr. Jones Is president of tlu* Atlanta
Stove Work*, an Immense enterprise,
whose branch In Birmingham Is a*
large a* the home factory. In this city.
He Is alno president of the Georgia
Foundry Company and of the Atlanta
Freight Bureau. It Instated that the
Btove Work* and the Coundry Com
pany are contemplating extensive Im
provement*. providing Mr. Jones can
give time to the construction and to
the Increased business, which 1* ex
pected to result.
All this, *ay the friend* of Mr. Jones,
has conspired to Influence him to ten-,
der hls resignation, and It wan only
after thorough consideration that he
reached a determination. It Is possi
ble that Mr. Jone* will resign from
other position* he now holds.
Mr. Jones ha* often been heard to
say that the manufacturing business
now is 100 per cent more difficult than
It wa* a few years ago, aud that It,
therefore, required considerable more
time for his bu*fne*s.
Th«? scarcity of labor, freight trou-
Bank and Four Stores
Entirely Wiped Out
by Flames.
HON. SAM O. JONES.
Who has tendered his resignation
as President of (he Chamber of
Commerce.
I>ruper transportation facilities, fake up
the time and attention of the manage
ment of manufacturing concerns,
whereas before these troubles were
Might and Infrequent,
s’ The resignation of Mr. Jones Is, re
garded as a serious blow- to the ChAm
ber of Commerce. He was considered
u splendid presiding officer, and had
been a loyal, zealous official.
New Nominations.
The committee on nominations of
officers and directors will meet next
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the
Chamber of Commerce hall, to nomi
nate officers for those whose terms ex
pire In December.
It Is pi-uhablo that tho successoi
Hon. Sam D. Jones will be chosen by
the committee. No names for this |k>-
sltlon have yet been suggested, and It
rcmulns to be seen Who will be chosen.
J. K. Qrr Is chairman of the com
mittee. Following are the other mem
bers: IV. li. Raoul, Henry H. Johnson,
Dr. W. S. Elkin, Louis Gholstin, H.
. McCord and L. A. Ransom.
Those whose terms expire this year
are: D. Woodward, second vice presi
dent; F. J. Paxton, third vice presi
dent; and three directors, R. I,. Fore
man, Asa G. Candler, and W. H. Kiser.
Those whose terms do not expire
are: President, S. D. Jones; first vice
Onne; and three directors. Forrest
Adair, John W. Gran; and H. L.
Bchleslnger.
The election of officers will lake
bles, both us to rates und the lack of place Nov.'JT.
I'uirenton, On.. Nov. 9.—About 4
o'clock this morning fire broke out In
Ihe rear of R. M. Hardaway's store an.I
before tho flames could be checked had
destroyed N. T. Evans' furniture store,
Harper Brothers’ hardware: J. O.
Htelne, dry goods, und the Ultima
Bank. Fortunately no wind was blow
ing, otherwise It Is very.probable ihe
entire business section of the too a
would have been wiped out.
I-nek of facilities for lighting the Hi e
was responsible for the great loss, ■ It
would have been an easy mutter to
have extinguished the small blaxe when
first discovered had proper facilities
been at hand.
There are many theorlea as t» the
origin of the Are, but the one general!;,
accepted Is that the fire was the result
of a match being Ignited by a rat.
Mr. Hardaway carried a large at... tc
of matches and It Is very probable this
caused tho lire.
A very conservative estimate of th-
lola! loss is $50,000, with $17,846 In
surance as follows:
Bank building, $3,000. - , .jg
J. Stelne stock $6,000; building occu
pied by Hlelne, $1,300.
Hurdawny, stock, $3,000; building ....
runted hy Hardaway, no Insurance.
Harper Brothers, stock $4,000; Build
ing occupied by Harper, no insurance.
W. T. Evans, stock, $500; bulldln.- no
insurance.
J. M. HIGH WILLED
GREAT PROPERTY
10 HIS WIDOW
The will of the late J. 51. High, duly
witnessed and written on his business
stationery, was filed with County Or
dinary Wllklnaon today. With the ex
ception of a certain note executed by
hls father to him, which he bequeaths
to hls sister, bliss Emma C. High, ttie
whole of hls estate Is left to hls wife,
Mrs. Hattie Wilson High.
The will Is practically void, is it
names no executor, hut it" adminis
tration of the
turned over to J
which the bustn
puny Is lurried
deeded to Mir.
