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■(ALTON’S POPULATION IS 5,324
■SUS SUPERVISOR CRAWFORD
■mplimented by the director
MyS HIS WORK HAS BEEN
Kighly SATISFACTORY TO
department.
Be work has been
■ ARDUOUS AND DIFFICULT
Hays When Results of Work Are
| Known It Will Meet With General
■ Approval of District.
I Census Supervisor L. H. ( rawford
B>hs completed his work of the 1910
Bensus. the complete work of the dis-
Bu''t showing a population of 223.543.
Bl:-. Crawford is in receipt of a let-
Bf'i' from Director E. Dana Durand,
B'emplimenting his work in the district
.■ r dadvising him of the termination
H>f the work in the district.
1 Director Durand's letter voices the
Bentiments of the people of the Sev
■enth congressional district with whom
BV'- Crawford came in close contact
■while conducting the work. Mr. Dur-
Band’s letter follows:
Mr. Durand’s Letter.
■ “Mr. Louis H. Crawford.
1 “Supervisor of Census, Seventh
■ District, Dalton, Ga.
I “Dear Sir: —Your work is now
I completed and accordinly your official
■ connection with the census bureau is
fl hereby terminated. It is possible.
I however that matters may arise which
3 will necessitate some little corres
.l pondence between yourself and this
■ office.
| “I desire at this time to congratu-
I late you upon the successful conduct
I of your duties as supervisor of een
j 'us. These duties have been perform-
I ed to the satisfaction of this office
I and to your own credit. Your work-
I has been arduous and difficult and the
I results clearly show the wisdom of
I your selection as supervisor.
I “I desire also to thank you for the
B courteous and willing manner in
T which you have responded to all re-
I quests and instructions from this of-
I flee.
“I believe that when the results of
our work are fully known to the peo
>le of your district you will receive
| their very general approval.
“Very respectfully,
“E DANA DVR AND,
“Director.”
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* THE PETTUS-DAVIS FEUD *
A Story of East Tennessee. *
(Tn The Dallas News.
Ever since the new red hog that
old man Pettus got broke through the
fence into the corn field belonging to
the Davises there had been trouble
Lp,between the Pettus family and the
B Davis family, for the reason that both
. families lived in East Tennessee and
5 I both families were long on boys.
True, the hog wasn’t worth six
■ I ! ’ds. and true likewise that the yield
I of corn from that hillside wouldn't
■ have been two bushels to the acre, but
Principle was what counted.
i When the Pettus and Davis fami
■ies thought 'about dates, which was
|BpU often, they’d remember that the
this awful thing was shortly
the war. remembering it because
It a neero named Wilson had made a
■*?«“*" h at the court house and declar-
he was free.
f° l >nd out his mistake and the
THE DALTON ARGUS.
LEADING H GEORGIA. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN PIEDMONT SECTION.
two families had helped to guide him
toward the truth, but the way was
so hard that he dropped and died,
quite suddenly, before the truth was
reached.
Since that date, four members of
the Pettus family and five of the
Davis family had vanished from the
land of the living, all in defense of
this principle—just what it was no
body seemed to know, except that it
was a fact that a hog had gotten into
a corn field, and had been turned loose
in the woods. All family memories
showed that. The hole in the fence
had been carefully left open ever
since, too, as proof.
Then one day Jed Davis wandered
about looking for a steer that had
been newly shod and was therefore
ill, paused at the hole in the fence.
On the other side Edmondson Pettus
paused. He had been looking for an
ax that one of the boys had left in
the woods.
Both had heard voices and both
listened. At the gap stood the
youngest Davis infant with a small
stick and on the other side stood the
very youngest of the Pettus young
ones, also with a stick. Both were
weeping, but both paused and began
again to use the sticks on each other.
The two old men grinned across
the fence and withdrew a pace.
“Leek a-here Jed,” said Pettus,
“let’s stop ’em.” Pettus smoothed
his long white beard.
“Ed.” he said, “we ain't never
stopped their fighting yet. If we
stop now it'll be all off.” Pettus
sighed.
‘ ‘ Thalt’s so, ’ ’ he said gloomily.
“That’s so.”
“Tell you what,” suggested Davis,
as more howling came from the in
fants, ‘ ‘ let’s yank ’em offen each
other same time, an’ it’ll be square.”
“That’s so. agreed the other. They
began cautious approaches toward
the infant gladiators, and two long
arms swooped as one over two small
collars. Two gurgling wails replied,
and each man dragged a young one
toward his home.
“Jed?” called Pettus, as a thought
struck him, “0. Jed!”
“Huh,” inquired the other, also
pausing.
’F you don’t like the way I busted
up this here fight you know- where to
find me.”
“You wouldn’t a busted it up es
you wern’t 'fraid yore kid’d git lick
ed.” jeered Davis. Davis danced up
and down in his fury.
“All right, all right.” he snorted,
“I'm goin’ after my gun. Don’t you
lemme find you hyar when I git
back.”
“I'll be hyar all right,” snorted
Davis. “Go git yore gun. Git it
quick, too.”
Even on a dry day an inexper
ienced man who ventures into the
haunts of high finance can become
well soaked.
B. Y. P. U. Officers.
At the meeting of the B. Y. P. V.
last Sunday evening the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
term:
E. E. Arnett, president.
Kelly Bogle., vice president.
Miss Laura Harris, secretary-treas.
Miss Laura Harris, pianoist.
Miss Louise Sutherland, assistant
pianoist.
Joe Buchanan, chorister.
Joe Beedie Smith, assist chorister.
DALTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1911.
CITY GAINS OVER TWENTY-FIVE
PER CENT INJAST TEN YEARS
The long looked for and much talked of official figures for Dalton’s
population have finally been announced.
Within the city limits proper there are 5,324 souls.
Just as The Daily Argus was about to go to press a special dispatch
was received from Census Director E. D. Durand, at Washington, which is
as follows:
Washington, D. C., Jan. 11.
Daily Argus, Dalton, Ga.—
Dalton, city, thirteenth census, 5,324; twelfth census,
4,315; Eleventh census, 3,046.
E. DANA DURAND.
This is a gain over the census of 1900, of a little over 25 per cent.
In the actual gain of persons Dalton has 1,009 more people today than
it had ten years ago, which is practically a gain of 100 people a year.
It will be borne in mind that the population of 5,324 given, includes
only those persons within the actual limits of the city.
Dalton however, has a large population outside of the city proper.
It is estimated that Crown Point, Elk City and North Dalton, outside
of the town will aggregate a population of 700, which would bring the total
number of people practically living in Dalton to at least the 6,000 mark.
The Daily Argus made arrangements months ago for these figures at
the first moment they were available and it gives us pleasure today to be
able to make them public.
AGED CITIZEN
PASSES AWAY
THOMAS JOICE PASSES AWAY
AT RIPE AGE OF 71—REV. FA
THER GUNN OFFICIATES AT
FUNERAL.
Mr. Thomas Joyce, aged 71 years,
one of Dalton’s well known pioneer
citizens, died at his home on North
Depot street at 6 o’clock Tuesday
evening. Mr. Joyee was born in Gal
way, Germany, and came to Georgia
about forty-five years ago. He has
been a resident of Dalton for forty
years.
Mr. Joyce has been in delicate
health for some time, and has been
confined to his bed for the past three
weeks. He had many friends in this
city and section where he has lived
so long.
Mr. Joyce is survived by his wife
and four children as follows: Mrs. A.
C. Shultes, Misses Nellie and Mary
Joyce, of Dalton and Mr. Patrick
Joyce, of Rome.
The funeral services were conduct
ed at the residence at 2 o’clock Wed
nesday afternoon, Rev. Father Gunn,
of Atlanta, officiating. Interment
took place at West Hill cemetery.
Had Faith in Mother.
A little girl, sitting beside her mo
ther in a New York theatre, caused
many amused glances by her fre
quent bursts of comment and laugh
ter. says the American Magazine.
For a time her mother, unwilling to
be the center of attraction, suc
ceeded in holding the irrepressible in
check. But when a Japanese troupe,
in pink fleshings, came on, the twinkl
ing legs of a recumbent Jap, tossing
a barrel in dizzy revolutions, proved
too much.
“Look, mother,” piped the shrill
treble, “you could do that too, if
you wanted to, couldn’t you?”
DALTON BIRDS
WIN IN ATLANTA
JULIAN McCAMY’S BARRED PLY
MOUTH ROCKS AMONG THE
WINNERS AT THE SHOW
AWARDS MADE TUESDAY.
The following awards were made
Tuesday afternoon at the poultry
show in Atlanta for barred Plymouth
Rocks:
Cocks —First prize, M. H. Collins,
of Fairburn; second, Belmont Farm.
Smyrna; third, Julian McCamy, Dal
ton; fourth, Tennenbaum Farm, Wil
loughby, O.; fifth. Pike Poultry farm,
West Point Miss.
Cockerels —First. H. H. Murray,
Newnan; second, Standard Poultry
Yards, New Orleans; third. Pearl
River Poultry Farm. Pearl River,
La.; fourth, Dyson Poultry Farm.
Marietta; fifth, M. 11. Collins.
Hens —First. Standard Poultry
Farm; second. Julian McCamy; third
Pearl River Poultry Farm: fourth
Julian McCamy; fifth, Standard Poul
try Farm.
Patrick Henry’s Plea.
A youngster in the John Hancock
Grammar scliool was recently reques
ted to write a composition upon “Pat
rick Henry,” which he’did. says the
Chicago Inter-Ocean. The essay was
a good one. but the young man be
came somewhat mixed in its construc
tion.
For instance, in one portion of the
effort he gravely announced that “Pa
trick Henry married when a young
man and then he made a speech and
he said. ‘Give me liberty or give me
death!’ ”
Once there was an old goat that
tried to pass himself off for a sheep.
The watchful shepard at once de
tected the imposture.
He killed the goat. But he sold
the flesh for mutton.- —Chicago Tri
bune.
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
REPORTS FOR THE YEAR 1910
SHOWING THE RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF THE VARI
OUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF DALTON, GA., FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 31, 1910.
Following are the reports of the various council committees of the
city of Dalton for the year 1910:
REPORT OF WATER AND LIGHT COMMISSION.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council, Dalton, Ga:
We. your water and light commissioners, beg leave to submit the
following report:
Waterworks.
Cash from all sources $7,098.47
Coal, tools, meters, alum and oils 500.00
Uncollected bills 240.90 $7,839.37
Operating Expenses.
Coal $2,676.47
tabor 1,782.75
Oils 16.48
Packing 30. H
Compound 64.50
Repairs 145.72
General expense account 352.63
Coal, tools, meters and uncollected bill from last
year 475.00 $5,543.66
Net profit for the year 1910 $2,295.71
Less rental paid Crown Cotton Mills for 1910 2,000.00
$ 295.71
Taking credit for free service:
80 fire hydrants. $50.00 each 4.000.00
Street sprinkling 350.00
For schools, fire department and city hall / ... 100.00
For gas, electric light plant and eight fountains 600.00
$5,050.00
Other than operating expenses:
New boiler and settings, ete $3,000.00
New senices on streets and pipes 923.16
Operating expenses as above 5,543.66
Total $9,566.82
GAS WORKS.
Cash from all sources $10,792.97
Uncollected bills on hand 359.75
Coal, coke, tar. tools and meters 600.00
Uncollected bills on coke and tar 355.05
Coal furnished the city 26.15 $12,133.92
Operating Expenses.
Coal $2,912.58*
Labor 2.404.16
Barrels for tar 149.80
Meters 283.62
Repairs 338.86
Services 338.90
General expense account 600.26
Stove account 257.77
Stoves, heaters, coal tar, coke, meters and uncol-
• lected bills from last year 557.35 7843.30
Net gain for the year 1910 $4290.62
Other than operating expenses—New bench of
retort and coal shed $3289.61
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT
Operating Expenses.
Coal $2,870.24
Labor 1.295.75
Oils 50.95
Compound 88.10
Carbons 82.92
Construction 32.40
General expense account 650.70
Total expense $5,071.06
Average cost per light $58.97
SINKING FUND
Water fund on hand Jan. 1, 1910 $19,329.19
Interest on same 1,159.75
Sinking fund for 1910 550.00
Total fund Jan. 1. 1911 $21,038.24
School fund on hand Jan. 1, 1910 12,954.32
Interest on same * 777.26
Sinking fund for 1910 500.00
Total fund Jan. 1, 1911 14,231.58
Electric Light fund Jan. 1, 1910 1,751.96
Interest on same 105.12
Sinking fund for 1910 192.00 ....
Total fund Jan. 1. 1911 2,049.08
Total Sinking Fund January 1, 1911 $37,319.60
The sinking fund is invested as follows:
One note on City of Dalton $12,035.65
One voucher on City of Dalton 7,891.98
One voucher on City of Dalton 1,060.00
One voucher on City of Dalton 1.242.00
Crown Cotton Mill notes and interest 15,089.97
Total $37,319.60
Respectfully submitted,
G. W. HAMILTON <
H. J. SMITH.
.HENRY B. FARRAR.
(Continued on Page 4.)
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