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Augusta Real Estate-The Biggest and Best Thing in Augusta Today-A Bright Futui
The rise in values of Augusta Real
Estate in the past two years is some
thing phenomenal.
For a long term of years Augusta
dirt was not held in the highest es
teem because of powerful influences
that combined to keep l it down.
The superoir natural advantages of
the location were not appreciated and
new enterprises were not encouraged
and old ones were not. fostered.
There was lack of co-operation.
One opportunity after another was
ignored and any disposition to im
prove tne situation was looked upon
with indifference if not positive dis
favor.
Upon these curcumstances Augusta
got ibe reputation of being a drowsy
old i lace, where home enterprise was
frowned upon, but it was also regard
ed as the picnic ground for exploiting
all sorts of foreign enterprises and
promotion, with doubtful merit and
managed by strangers of uncertain re
sponsibility.
Thousands of dollars have gone out
of this city to enrich and build up
other places, iri wild cat schemes
and get-i ich-quiek concerns that have
not paid the cost of search warrant
to look them up.
Walking on Acres of Diamonds.
But one day, in the not long ago,
Augusta awoke and found herself
great. Site had pushed the moss
backs aside and gone by them, like
ships that pass in the night.
Her magnificent thoroughfare,
Borad Street, was transformed, as if
by magic and the old shacks vanish
ed and all tilings w’ere new. elegant
and unsurpassed.
The same marked improvement had
taken place in the suburbs and Ute
erstwhile beautitul Village of Sum
merville had grown and expanded un
til it met the cit., and they became
one.
Then it was that the people of Au
gusta l'euli/.ed that while they were
sending their money away to build
other cities and enrich strangers they
had been walking on acres of dia
monds ! ere at home.
And bis suggests the thought:
If usta looks like a new town
now. I would she be if all the
mon it. lias been sent away were
inve here?
Leading Characteristic.
A lending characteristic of Augusta
Real Estate is that it lias been al
most entirely free from speculative
features. Almost every transaction
has been made in the nature of an
investment and looking forward to
it paying a. regular and constant in
come on tile sum invested.
There have been no booms in the
strict sense of the term and without
fluctuations, there has been little op
portunity for speculation. When a
man bought a piece of property, he
knew exactly what revenue it yield
ed and if he improved it he knew that
it. should pay him •». good interest on
the land plus a good interest on the
cost of the* improvements lie put on.
If he bought a piece of property lo
develop, he made the same calcula
tions in regard to expenses of grading
the streets and advertising and sell
ing the lots and alter the total cost
per lot was summed up, the profit
was added.
In most instances real estate deals
have been cash transactions. A man
waited until lie had all the cash in
hand before making the purchase and
took no chances on eventualities.
In consequence of this fact, i! was
the exception and not the rule, that
when a man built a house, he paid
cash for it and owed it. It is freely
assertel that the number of home
owners in Augusta is out of all pro
portion to the number of inhabitants
ns compared with other places.
Early History of Augusta Real Estate
Back in the 70s the older citizens
of Augusta recollect a modest, un
obtrusive little sign hanging from the
Jackson Street side of Mr. James
Miller’s store, which stood on (lie site
of the Over Building on which could
barely be discerned, on account of the
rust and obliterating action of the
elements, tlie words:
L & A. H. McLAWS
Real Estate and Mining Agents.
This was probably the first real es
tate agency to be established in Au
gusta and must have been started
lust after the close of tlie War of
Secession
The firm was composed of General
LaFayette McLaws, who, afterward
became postmaster at Savannah, and
flis brother, Major Hugh Me Haws.
The appointment of General McLaws
was made by President Grant, whose
administration succeeded that of
President Andrew Johnson, who had
been vice-president under Lincoln
About the same time or shortly
afterward. M. Ilyams opened an office
in the rear of the Georgia Railroad
Bank Mr. Ilyams did quite a. nice
business for a time.
But the first important move in this
direction was made by John Maxwell,
in the office vacated by the Augusta
Factory.
The Planters Loan and Savings
Bank Building was erected where the
factory office formerly stood. Alex
ander and Johnson suceeded Mr. Max
well and were in turn succeeded by
Alexander and Steiner and Alexander.
Goodwin and Duvall.
About this time Clark and Dickey
opened an office for the sale of real
estate and stocks and bonds, in the
Library Building, corner of Broadand
Jackson Streets.
From the beginnings of these piO'
neers, the real estate business in Au
gusta has sprung and that there are
some live, wideawake and active
spirits engaged in it is shown by what
they have accomplished, as well as
the present proportions to which the
business has readied.
Some Notable Land Deals.
What is now known as Monte Sano
was originally owned by the Starnes
Brothers, Hugh Mack and Val. and in
the first instance was taken in pay
ment of a fee by Judge Stance of SIOO.
The Starnes sold almost ihe entire
tract for SIO,OOO cash. It was then
subdivided by various incorporated
land companies and the present hand
some development is the result.
Monte Sano has been the scene of
more building activity than any other
part of the city and many beautiful
homes have been erected there. It
now constitutes the most populous
part of the Sixth Ward.
The Augusta Land Company, al
though started before Monte Sano.
has not developed so rapidly, except
In the manufacturing district. Hon.
Charles Estes, ex-mayor of Augusta,
was the projector of the enterprise,
and for many years its president.
Tha Augusta T.and Companv was
thoroughly sewered and the side walk
curbed before the lots were sold.
Also, rows of elms were planted.
which now afford excellent shade.
North Augusta is an enterprise of
which James U. Jackson is the father.
He originated the idea which later
on took the form of the present thriv
ing village. He, at was who interest
ed capital which built the elegant
Hampton Teriace Hotel, which is fill
ed with northern torists each season.
The North Augusta landed properties
consist of a number of eligible tracts
which in the whole aggregate about
6,000 acres.
Zachary and Raymond have been in
Remarkable Story of the Pecan
Industry in The South
What South Carolina and Georgia Pecan Orchards Are Doing.
A Profitable Crop.
(By H. B. Ayres.)
During 19)2 and until this date, I
have personally visited the pecan sec
tions of North Florida, South Alabama,
South Mississippi and Georgia. The
sections visited comprehend the chief
pecan localities of the South except
Texas, which is still young in budded
orchards. 1 have either intimately in
spected and studied all representative
orchards in the South or have secured
signed detailed reports from them.
Tabulations and digests of these re
ports are handed herewith.
In these travels I have met many
veteran pecan growers, have visited
the horticultural departments of seve
ral of the states and have conferred
extensively with these gentlemen and
also .with Dr. .1, F. Wilson, editor Nut
I Grower and for ten years secretary of
I the National Nut Growers’ Associa
tion. Dr. Wilson is familiar with all
phases of the industry and personally
acquainted with most of the orchards.
Government, state, and other official
and representative reports have been
studied. Detailed crop reports and
other data have been secured from
some thirty-five orchards. Most of
: thees reports are in writing. All have
i been analyzed by myself and Dr. Wil
: won in the light of our personal knowl-
I edge of the several orchards. Practi
cally all orchards capable of Intelli
gent reporting are included. The in
dustry is tsill young, there is much
room for difference of opinion, but
tlie conclusions reached seem to he
j justified by the facts disclosed and
j they are, as a rule, sustained by one
! and another of veteran growers and
other competent observers.
Every light, and every side-light,
places llie Barnwell groves in a favor
able position. Barnwell section proves
up well by all comparisons. The Burn
well trees are above the average in
size and character for their age. The
I Barnwell territory lias suffered less
! from disease, enemies and storms; it
I is the equal of any in average crop
| production and ahead of some. The
present age of the grove is a valuable
| asset for it seems evident the genera)
| run of commercial orchards will not
! boar enough nuts for ten years to as-
I feet the nut market and during these
3 ars the Barnwell groves should bo
I producing generously.
The extensive planting of budded or
| grafted trees did not begin until 1905.
] Few orchards are, therefore, older than
j eight years; most of them are young
! or. The I. P. Dalmas grove of 300
; trees is budded stock and now in its
j tenth year There are several other
; orchards and some small groups of
trees planted prior to 1905 which are.
or nmy be classed as, modern budded
orchards. Barnwell’s started as a
j seedling orctiard but was top budded
1 six <,r seven years ago. so it Is essen
! Rally u budded orchard about seven
■ years old. Most of the younger seed
ling orchards have been top-worked
i into budded varieties, atul for this rea
son, and the additional fact of having
been out for hud-woqd, they are not
yet of value lor crop records. Many
lof the purely budded or grafted or
johards have also been used for hud
wood and are therefore of no value at
present for crop statistics.
Fortunately, there are some private
j ly developed orchards where real rec
| ords are available. Using these as a
criterion and checking them with re
turns in hand from many less com
plete reports, we can reach conclusions
| which may be accepted as showing the
j true condition.
Orchards that have not received the
best of care clearly show the effect.
An orchard must have the best of caic
to reach 25 pounds average per tree
at ten years; after that their bearing
will increase rapidly.
(elected nursery stock like the Barn
well trees helps to increase crop re
sults; the varities planted has an im
portant bearing on the question.
There is nothing to show that over
one-pound average may lie expected
the sixth year. Some nuts will be pro
duced the third, fourth and fifth years,
but they are scattering. Individual
trees will make good showings, and
these exceptional trees should occur
more or less numerously in all or
chards and will begin to make them
selves known at 9 to 12 years. In the
J. i. Parker orchard of 200 trees, na
tive to that soil, budded from a parent
tree of fine record, and one of the best
planted, cared for and reported or
ohards in existence, the crops the sev
enth year ranged front none per tree
for 21 trees to a number of trees 12 *■>
57% pounds per tree, with an orchard
average of 5.0 S pounds; 5.08 pounds
average at seven years is the best re
ported. There arV> some five or six
other good orchards reporting for that
age The figures creep up in the
eighth, ninth and tenth years.
It might be well to accept tills Par
ker orchard as the criterion, place the
records of he other orchards under it
anh note the comparison, remember
ing It is one of the best examples of
development and reporting and belongs
to the Barnwell district.
The Barnwell groves of old trees,
300 acres, 11,200 trees average 37 to
the acre. This would show, at ten
years of age, if 25 pounds per tree is
averaged, $277.50 per acre income, nuts
at 30 cents. The commercial orchards
will not bear much for some years
yet, so the price of nuts will not be
affected by them except to bo boosted
by their exploiting. Many good ob
servers think it will he well after ten
years before the commercial orchard
begins to produce much in the way of
crops.
That good orchards will begin to
bear well from nine years on and will
the past two years unusually success-
Tul in promoting the development of
subdivisions. They have plenty of
nerve, combined with sound judgment
and they are furthermore firm be
lievers in the efficacy at?d liberaj «se
of printers’ ink, which is an essential
concomitant of success in their line.
All the property that they handle is
graded, sewered and curbed and con
sequently they find no difficulty in
realizing quickly upon their invest
ments. They have performed a pub
lic service in building up the waste
places in Summerville.
reach a large average before twenty
years, seems pretty well shqwn. Seed
lings that bear 300, 400 and 500 pounds
at twenty to fifty years are not un
usual and the trees of this , class are
the parents of the • standard budded
stock. These seedlings show how
heavily these trees bear after they
reach a. good bearing age. The Parker
orchard records indicate how the
heavy bearers show up. The records
of all orchards show a consistent in
crease in bearing, with one or two
exceptions, and these are accounted
for locally. At Cairo is one of the,
oldest budded trees in Georgia, .21
years old, Frotscher variety. J. B.
Wight, the owner, has kept one of the
most complete records of any tree. The
results seem exceptional, yet individ
ual Parker trees exceed this, yield, at
seven and eight years, and 300 trpes
in the Dolmas orchard at ten years
averaged 32 pounds; this is more than
this single tree averaged around the
tenth year.
Wight Tree Record.
1894 S% ins. circumference, 3rd
year, 00 lbs.
1895 — 12% ins. circumference, 4th
year. 00 lbs.
1896 14% ins. circlmference, st’n
.year. 1 lb.
1897 — -20 ins. circumference, 6th year,
7 lbs.
1898— ins. circumference, 7th year,
10% lbs.
1899 — 29 % ins. circumference, SUi
year, 13% lbs.
1900 — 32% ins. circumference, 9th
year, 27 lbs.
1901 — 37% ins. circumference, 10th
year, 16 lbs.
1902 40% ins. circumference, 11th
year, 45 lb;.
1903 — 44 ins. circumference, 12 years,
80 lbs. % %,
1904—46% ins. circumference, 13th
year, 127 lbs.
1905 -50 ins. circumference, 14 th
year, 131 lbs.
1906 ins. circumference, 15t'n
year, 96 lbs.
1907 ins. circumference, 16th
year, 30 lbs,
1908— —59% ins. circumference, 17th
year, 169 lbs.
1909 62 ins. circumference, 18th
year, 352 lbs.
1910 — 65 ins. circumference, 19th
year, 196 lbs.
1911— 20th year, 306 lbs.
1912 21st year, 196 lbs.
(A seedling of Kader Powell, at
Cairo, produced 510 pounds in 1912,
when 25 years old. Crop 1911 failed.
The crops for 1908, ’O9 and 'lO aver
aged over 400 pounds. This seedling
in the same soil as tlie Wight budded
tree shows that the record of the
Wight tree Is not necessarily extraor
dinary.)
This fact is further emphasized by
the tree of O. Lindsey, of Monticello.
the same general section of country,
which bore, according to J. B. Wight,
338 pounds at 21 years. Such trees as
these, as stated, are the progenitors
of the modern standard varieties.
(A pecan at ten years is stilt a baby;
It will not reach maturity until thirty
to forty years.)
At 20 years a tree should have a
trunk measurement of 60 inches and ■»
height and spread of 40 to 60 feet. Six
year trees of Clias. Houldsworth show
an average growth of 5 feet per year.
Eight year trees of J. I. Parker show
an average of 4 feet per year. The
average spread of the Parker and the
Houldsworth trees is 25 to 30 feet at
six to eight years.
Tht bearing averages which promo
ters have been putting out are not
sustained. For any one even now to
attempt to offer a table of averages
is somewhat presumptuous, yet it
seems ns though some deductions
should be recorded, inasmuch as so
many crop records are in hand for
study and comparison. The following
seem to be the indicated averages:
Fourth Year —Few.
Fifth Year —Few.
Sixth Year—One pound.
Seventh Year—Three pounds.
Eighth Year—Five pounds.
Ninth Year —Ten pounds.
Tenth Year—Twenty-five pounds.
Fifteenth Year—Seventy-fivepounds
Twentieth Year—One hundred and
fifty pounds.
The trees should continue to in
crease in bearing up to 30 to 40 years
of age. An orchard, however, must be
well cared for to reach these figures.
The root system at 10 years is very
extensive, and is hunting nourishment
in all directions. It is significant that
in four instances where a great deal
of cultivating lias been the rule, trees
and crops show surprising results. In
Barnwell's nine Teelie trees among tbo
nursery stock averaged 3d‘pounds o!
nuts each at seven years. Jackson
Bros, claim a similar result from Tech,
treas that were constantly cultivated
and well fertilized it lias been impos
sible to get tliis in writing, but ap
parently where diligently cultivated
the fact is about as stated. In the
Standard Pecan-Nursery at Monticello
it was shown tlint trees in the nursery
were 50 per cent larger. Cultivation
did it. it was claimed: fertilizing was
about the same. The Houldsworth
trees have the best record of all at
si years. These treis are hoed con
tinually six feet out. liis lands, how
ever, are highly enriched with manure.
It must he remembered, also, that it
was Teche trees that figured in the
crop results and the Teche is proving, a
good hearer.
The variety of trees will have an im
portant bearing on future crop, aver
ages. Many trees in present orchards
arc varieties that are poor bearers an 1
being discarded. There is a table
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
herewith showing the trees favored by
various growers.
The commercial groves range from
40 per cent to 70 per cent of the size
and character of the well developed
private groves. It is not likely that
their nut crop will exceed this propor
tion. The statements herewith of the
J. I. Parker and the Chas. Houlds
worth groves give the dimensions if
trees five, six and seven years old.
These groves, and the Barnwell groves,
are the standards for comparison by
which the foregoing percentages are
reached.
Inquiries as to scab, borer, girdlers,
rosette, etc,, developed in some sec
tions information that some trouble
was experienced. The Barnwell sec
fion (Southwestern Georgia) is com
paratively free from these and similar
troubles. J. B. Wight expresses the
truth, as I find it, for this Barnwell
district, in writing of his own sec
tion, Cairo, Ga.: "Have had very little
trouble with improved varieties, except
Georgia Giants. These always scab.
The. borers and girdlers are the chief
insect which are troublesome. How
A Brief History of the Medical Dep’t of the University
oi Georgia and University Hospitals of Augusta
Prior to the year 1825 there was no
medical school on South Atlantic Sea
board except the South Carolina Medi
cal College of Charleston. Realizing
the advantages of geographical posi
tion of Augusta on the borderline be
tween South Carolina and Georgia,
and at that time the great distribut
ing point for all merchandise brought
up by the river steam boats from Sav
annah and then sent out by wagons
into the states of North Carolina,
ennessee, South Carolina and ieor
gia. which necessarily brought hun
dreds of people to Augusta, Dr. Milton
Anthony called around hint several
of his brother physicians and a num
ber of prominent gentlemen to confer
with them relatives to establishing a
medical school in this city. Alter the
outcome of this conference was a
meeting held in the council chamber
on the morning of March 2, 1829, with
a view toward organizing a medical
academy for Georgia. The meeting
proceeded at once to the organization
by calling Dr. Hoxey to the chair and
appointing Dr. R. V. Garvin as sec
retaiy. Besides the gentlemen nam
ed there were present Drs. Anthony,
Ford, Crawford, Banks and Jones. At
this meeting letters were read from
a number of other gentlemen, ex
pressing their interest and willing
ness to serve the academy in any way
they couid. .By way of organization
tlie chairman appointed Drs. Anthony,
Ford and Jones to draft the regula
tions for governing the medical acad
emy. The,"chair also appointed Drs.
Crawford blanks and Garvin to draw
tlie by-laws which were to govern the
board of! fruktees.
These gentlemen lost no time in
getting to* work, for we find them at
7 o’clock in the evening of the same
dnv convening to complete their or
ganization and hear the reports of
the committees appointed at their
morning meeting. At this time Dr.
Harlow,' of Burke County, was elect
ed president, Dr. Hoxey, vice-ipresi
dent, aitd Dr. I. P. Garvin, hecretary
and treasurer. The reports of the
two committees on rules and by-laws
were read seriatim and then adopted.
It is interesting to note that these
rules and by-laws in their principle,
stand today as adopted in 1829. We
find this board meeting on Tuesday
morning at 10 o’clock, transacted
some business and adjourned to meet
at 3 o’clock of the same afternoon.
At this meeting they named their
professorships, deciding that three
would be sufficient, at least for the
present ; one professor to lecture upon
anatomy and surgery, one upon Ma
teria, Chemistrv and Pharmacy, and
one on the Principles and Practice of
Medicine. Mid wifery and the Dis
eases of Women and Children. At
this meeting petition was made ask
ing that the academy be exempted
front taxation; also ways and means
of raising money for the support of
the institution were discussed. A
committee was also appointed to
write an address to the public show
ing the advantage of the institution,
and requesting that iris address be
published in the gazettes of the state.
After attending to some other mat
ters of interest, the board adjourned
until 7 o’clock in the evening of the
same dqy.
Reciprocity Between Colleges.
At this meeting we probably find
the first attempt at reciprocity be
tween colleges in a letetr addressed
to the Medical College i f South Car
olina asking if they will consider a
diploma front this institution equiva
lent to one course of lectures in their
school. We find, however, that under
the existing legal conditions, this re
quest was declined. AVe find at this
meeting that Dr. Win. R. Waring was
elected to the chair of anatomy and
surgery; Dr. Milton Anthony to that
of the institutes and practice of medi
cine. midwifery and the diseases of
women and children, and Dr. L, D.
Ford to that of materia, chemistry
and pharmacy.
Tits lectures of the institution be
gan tlie first of October, 1829, with
a class composed of the following
gentlemen: Edward A. Eve, of Rich
mond County, Ga.; Geo. M. Newton,
of Augusta, Ga.; O. P.. Hazzard, Jas.
Cashin and Robert A. Ware, also of
Augusta. Ga.; Robert B. Hibbler, of
Edgefield District. S. C., and John M.
Turner, of Barnwell District, S. C.
it is well to note that at this early
d tte the session of this school was of
seven months duration, Dr. Edward
A. Eve. of this being graduated on
the 17th of May, 1830.
It is interesting to note also cer
tain requirements made of the stu
dents to quote from the minutes:
Regulation I. It is exp ected that
each gentleman of tlie class will be
found in his room during academic
hours.
Regulation 11. Academic hours
from tlie Autumnal to the Vernal
Equinox to he from 9:00 to 12:00 a.
m.. and front 3:00 to 5:00 o'clock p.
m. Front the Vernal to the Autumnal
Tqitinox, from 8:00 to 12:00 o’clock
a. m., and from 3:00 to 6:00 o'clock
p. Vn.
Regulation 111 During academic
hours there shall be no noise or other
ever, these are not a serious menace.’’
It has been often said that a tree
neglected and stunted will stay stunt
ed. A large grove of Thomasville, Ga.,
was so badly neglected, burned, broken
and abused that it was sold for $25.00
per acre, the price of the land only,
although the trees were three years
old. The new owner (J. H. Flowers)
gave the trees the best of care for
three years. They grew rapidly, dou
bled in size and in 1912, at six years,
a number bore nuts generously. The
whole record indicates that mere abuse
does not permanently affect the trees.
On the other hand, if runts from the
nursery are planted, It seems to be
settled they will continue to be runts
in the orchards.
(The hardiness of the pecan is
shown by the following record of the
Tift pecan tree at Albany, Ga. This
tree is 50 years old. In 1898 it was
struck by lightning, killing the bark
on opposite sides eight inches in
width. The bark sloughed off and in
the course of time the heart rotted
away'. In 1910 only a 3-inch exterior
By Thos. R. Wright, M. D.
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interruption made to disturb the
study of any gentleman of the class.
Regulation IV. No book belonging
to the library shall be taken from tlie
institution, and all books no longer
in use shall be promptly returned.
Regulation V. No game of cards,
dice, profane swearing indecent lan
guage, or other immorality shall at
any time be allowed in the institution.
Regulation VI. It is expected that
no gentleman of the class will intro
duce anyone into the anatomical room
without special permission from tne
faculty.
Prominent Men on Board.
In going through the records it is
interesting to note the names of many
prominent citizens who have at va
rious times served upon the board of
trustees, many of whose lineal repre
sentatives are still living. Among
those who served are found the
names of J. G. McWhorter. I. P. Gar
vin, John Carter. John Dent, L. D.
Ford, Robert Campbell, Milton An
thony, J. I. Boswell, Thomas Hamil
ton, Nathan Crawford, A. B. Long
street, John Bones, John Walker. H.
H. Cumming, Nicholas Le l’Aigle, C.
-T. Jenkins, Paul F. Eve. L. A. Dugas.
Timothy rurlow. C. C. Jones, Geo. -W
Rains, A. .T. Miller, Win. Hope Hull,
Wm. A. Walton, Henry F. Campbell,
J. W. Wilde and tnony others who
gave their time and interest to the
develop ment of the institution.
In April, 1832, the board added
three more professorships and three
more professors, making a faculty of
six, as follows: L. A. Dugas, professor
of anatomy; L. D., Ford, professor ol
chemistry and pharmacy; J. A. Eve,
professor of materia medica and
therapeutics; Milton Anthony, profes
sor of obstetrics; Paul F. Eve, pro
fessor of surgery, and John Dent, pro
fessor of the practice of medicine.
In December, 1829, by act of the
legislature, the name Medical Acad
emy of Georgia was changed to the
Medical Institute of tlie State of Geor
gia. and at the same tirre the trustees
of the instittiictn were empowered to
confer the degree of Doctor of Medi
cine upon such applicants as may
have pessed successfully the faculty’s
examination.
The first commencement of the in
stitution occurred on the 17th of
April, 1833, and was held in a building
on the lot where now stands the
blow’s Home. The address to the
graduates was made by A. B. Long
street, Esq.,, the class being compos
ed of Isaac Bowen, Thos. W. Grimes
and John McD. Borders. Tlie entire
number of matriculants in the class
was thirty. The success of the insti
tution continued and in this same
year the name was changed hv act of
legaslature to the Medical College of
Georgia.
Sundry amounts were appropriated
by the legislature of Georgia for the
erection of a suitable building a»d
or crust remained, and the tree gave
evidence of dying. That year it was
filled with cement and bolted together.
The limbs were chained together to
prevent their splitting the trunk. New
wood is now growing around the ce
ment, the tree has taken on new life
and is averaging 400 to 500 pounds of
nuts annually.)
A convincing argument as to the
value of the pecan is the price people
are willing to pay for orchards.
A recent item published says: I. P-
Delmas, Pascagoula, Miss., was of
fered in 1911, SI,BOO per acre for ten
acres, 300 trees. Mr. Delmas refused.
In 1912 Mr. Delmas gathered 10,400
pounds of nuts from his grove. At
40 cents, the price he undoubtedly re
ceived, this would amount to $4,160.00,
or 23 per cent on the price refused.
Mrs. H. D. Ramsey has 80 acres of
seedlings about 12 years old. which
were recently sold for SIOO,OOO.
Mrs. C. W. Gunnells of Shellman,
Ga., is reported as having refused $20,-
000 for eleven acres, 13 year old seed
lings.
The Albany Chamber of Commerce
THOS. R. WRIGHT. M. D.
for its equipment. The city council
of Augusta donated $5,000,' and the
memoers of faculty subscribed the
sum of $410,000. The Academy of
Richmond County contributed ’ the
lot upon which the present building
stands. This building was completed
in 1825 by Alexander Martin, a prom
inent contractor of the time.
It is with great pride that the Med
ical College of Georgia holds to the
fact that its trustees and faculty were
'lie lirst. to appeal to the medical col
leges, and t: e medical profession of
the United States for longer sessions,
and better and more thorough teach
ing than it was possible to accom
nlish in a session of two terms of
four months each, in 1835 a circular
letter was addressed to all the col
leges in the United States asking for
a convention to be held at the Uni
versit yof Pennsylvania to consider
the advissability of lengthening the
session and for the consideration of
ways and means for the promotion of
higher medical edqueation. The trus
tees and faculty of the Medical Col
lege of Georgia were unable to in
terest a suificient number of colleges
in this movement and were compelled
to give it-up after lecturing for five
successive years to practically empty
benches in an effort to establish a
six months term.
In 1339 the faculty of the college
sustained a serious loss in the death
of its fotfnder wro went down in the
epidemic of yellow fever, which de
vastated the cities along the South
Atlantic coast at that time. Dr. An
thony died at his post of duty, a mar
tyr to the couse of humanity and the
duties of his noble profession. Dr.
Anthony’s death was a great loss to
the community and the college, as he
was a man of wonderful ability and
medical skill. There is no doubt
that he was the first person to do
thoracis surgery, for in 1821 he excis
ed the fifth and sixth ribs and re
moved a portion of the lung.
Dr. Anthony’s death necessitated
the re-organization of tlie faculty,
when we find Dr. George M. Newton,
a graduate of the class of 1833, be
coming its professor of anatomy.
This precedent, established .at so
earlv a d„ate, has been continued up,
to the present time, the trustees fill
ing vacancies in the faculty from its
own graduates.
Tile other changes made in the fac
ulty were Professor Dugas taking the
chinr of ■ hyßiology and pathological
anatomy; Alexander Men taking ths
chair of cliemisty and pharmacy;
Paul F. Eve. the principles and prac
tice of surgerv; Joseph A. Tve. ob
stetrics and the diseases of women
and children; Lewis D. Ford, the
principles and practice of medicine,
and I. P. Garvin, ipaterla medica and
therapeutics. These men were all
noted at that time for pioneer work
and skill in their profession.
“AUGUSTA IN 19141
report mentions 5 acres of top-wl
Mobiles refused at $5,000.
' While at Thomasville, I was rel
edly told J. I. Parker had refused!
OQO for his, 10 acres of eight I
trees.
The usual number of trees perl
is twenty. Barnwell averages 37. |
survey, however, may show some ]
more and some less. In my judgl
37 to 40 trees per acre is an ail
tage, for it means nearly doublj
standard crop during the years 1
nuts are highest. It will be 10 J
before any of these trees need p
cut out and the spacing between
L better than when 20 to the a
this number requires 46 feet dlsts
Many trees at 25 years will h a \
spread of that distance.
The Barnwell root system, thank
the method of development, shouli
approximately a ten year root wii
seven year top. This w ill mean n
to the ensuing ten years.
With 37 trees to the acre at
years, if well cared for, the Barn
acres should produce $250.00 inu
judged by the facts in hand.
In passina it might be ell toHu
that the faculty of the Medical Hr
lege of Georgia has had amongHs
professors some of the ablest meiM
American medicine, several of wH°
were of international reputation]®j
for instance, L. A. Dugas, Paul’Ha
Eve and Henry F. Campbell, ■
whose labors have added materiH
to both medicine and surgery. oHr
men who were well-known \H>]
Lewis D. Ford, Joseph A. Eve, iB 1
M. Newton, Joseph Jones, J. E. Mr
let, R. C. Eve, I. P. Garvin. H. Via.
Miller and Robert Campbell. H,
No school enjoyed greater sue Ha
its classes being large and
occupying many prominent
throughout the country. The H”
break of the Civil War caused theH£
lege to close its doors, its prosesH 0
going into the field to hold ditflt
guished positions in the medical cat
of the Confederate Army. It isß e
teresting to note that the halls of®
institution w’ere used for hospital B]
poses during he war, being occttiß
by sick and wounded soldiers.
Faculty Reorganized.
In 1866 we find the institution aj
opening its doors, its faculty hat
been reorganized. The new fact
as reorganized was as follows: Le
D. Ford, L. A. Dugas, Joseph A. E
Geo. W. Rains, Edward Geddii
Henry F. Campbell. W. H. Doug!
Sr., DeSassure Ford and J. S. C
man. The college continued as an
dependent inst.tntion until 18
In 1873 negotiations w
commenced with the University
Georgia relative to adopting ’tl
school as their medical departma
Committees from both boards of til
tees were appointed, the outcome!
whose deliberations was the malt!
of the Medical College of Georgia ■
medical department of the Univerß
of Georgia. We find that the ag*
ment between these two instituti|j
was signed by Chas. J. Jenkins &
R. D. Moore for the University 4
Georgia, and by L. A. Dugas
Joseph B. Cumming and Henry
Campbell for the Medical College
Georgia, and became effective ai
August, 18, 1873, which agreem
was faithfully carried out.
Tile faculty in 1893 were desirous
carrying out tlie principles which tl
recommended and stood for in 1835,
the records will show.
11l May, 1593, the faculty of the scl
was reorganized. The faculty determi
to elevate the standards of medical e
cation, to enlarge its clinical facilit
and to make several important chan
in its curriculum. The course of
present year differs from that of pre
ous years in several particulars. Firs
Preliminary education. The follow
are the existing requirements for I
trieulation: A student applying for n
trlculation must possess the followi
qualifications, namely: He must hok
certificate as a pupil of some kno
reputable physician showing his mo
character and general fitness to en
the study of medicine, and he must p
sess a diploma of graduation from so
literary or scientific institution: or
certificate from some legally eonstitu
high school, the general superintend!
of some county board of public sclia
attesting the fact that lie has at If
the educational attainments required
a second grade teacher of public seha
Provided, however, that if a student
unable to furnish the foregoing doi
mentary evidence of literary quallfk
tions, he may by a preliminary examin
tion satisfy the faculty that he Is pi
sessed of these attainments, and if
fails in this lie may be permitted to m
triculate and receive medical instructi
as other students and qualify himself
the required literary departments a
stand thfe examination as ahove spa
fied prior to offering himself for gradn
tion. Second: Requiring three cours
of six months each, instead of ti
courses of five months. Third: Grad
course.
First course students are required
attend lectures and instructions in t
following departments, only, viz: An
tomy, physiology, chemistry and matei
medica and therapeutics, and are n
required to attend clinics, but may
so if they so desire.
Second course students, in addition
the above, must attend all the lectut
and all clinics. At the end of th
course the student must apply for fin
eaxmination in anatomy, physioM
theoretical chemistry, and materia m
dlca and thereapeutics. If he fails
pass any or all of these examinatio
satisfactorily, he may come up again
tlie end of tlie third course.
Third course students, who have pa!
ed satisfactory examinations, on anat
my, physiology, theoretical chemistry ai
materia medica, are not obliged to attei
lectures, on these branches but must a
tend all other lectures and all clinics, at
take laboratory courses, In histolog
pathology, operative surgery and pracaj
cal chemistry. Each student is requir®
to dissect every part of the body. TIJS
dissecting should be done during the firfi
and second courses.
In order to carry out the cllrikß
teaching It was decided to see will
could be done towards enlarging the OP’
Hospital as well as utilizing the «
Freedmans now the Tamar Hospital, aw
in order to do this a committee was arf
pointed from faculty composed of 11%
Doughty, Foster and Wright to go I"'",
fore city council present their plans a %
make their appeal for the money needflj
to make the necessary improvements 9
the City Hospital. Before going J
council it had cqme to tlie ears of tfl
committee that the mayor at that tinfl
Hon. J. H. Alexander and his coup®
had determined not to give the coikß
more than six thousand dollars "i 9
which to do the work, a sum totally V
adequate to do the work. Being fojß
warned the committee was prepared '■
the occasion. It was a hot Septeml’l
afternoon when council met to l' e 9
from tlie college committee, the plajl
and outlook were freely discussed. -'I
appropriation of six thousand dollars t'9
Ing steadily adhered to and as eur ,ie *l
ly opposed to as not being enough
the chairman of the committee, Dr, "I
11. Doughty, Jr., and Ills fellow
bers. At last some member of couml
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