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SPECIAL NUMBER 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. I /- v \ v * ■ >i&* ■ v r . '<"-, , f. - » 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 (Continued on ifflit page.)