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Augusta Making Remarkable Strides in Building Operations
Philadelphia Firm Gives High Praise
to Credit and Progress of Augusta
R. O. Woo'l slid Onnpan.v, of Phila
d< phia, In a letter to The Herald,
"One of the earliest business recoi
>i tjoir of the writer wax seeing the
(,'iiy ot Augusta hoods in our firm's
w'nUet
'Tin- were print'd in ordinary type
on plain white pupt r and with but a
rial; «itempt at any ornamentation.
' r*the-les‘," their coupon* were
; • -gulsrly arid the principle met
ea it became due.
• The history of our firms connec
tion with there bonds is roughly as
follows:
"Away, lone, jons? hark in 1859, '6O
or ’fil your good cat , purciia.-ed quite
large quantity ot • t iron pipe from
our company, eireiitnxtam *•> prevent
ed early payment of ihe same, hut
;ivr or six ye,'it: after a couple of
•nr citizens called upon t. in Phil
adelphia, asking il we could recorn
rru-nd them to a broker through whom
they could sell some ' ity bonds.
"An a result of their inquiry It gav
ti- pleasure to say to them that the;
ro d go no further to find a purchaser,
but just leave the bonds with us.
“for 13 fir 20 yearn and until iri't
buxines* develop'' Alabama so as
to cut u: off f trading with our
Southern friend "1 pleasant and
►atisfnetory dealii: - ith your 'it
and your gat- conn --m for the mat< -
t ia Is- we cotibl supply.
“About 1187, when it became deslr
able>for your city to extend its watr-i
works and at the same time found
that It* bond issue was up to it* limit,
the recollection ol your prior deal
ings -led us to furnish what was need
ed for the coned ruction of your work"
and although obligations to idle cits
were invalid on account of the field
limit to receive the same from you and
as a, guarantee of your good faith as
lo their payment held a lease upon
BEST BROS.
BEENE'S CEMENT
The Plaster That
Stands Hard Knocks
Acknowledged by Architects and Contrac
tors everywhere as the best obtainable.
G. Lloyd Preacher and in fact other leading
Contractors all over the country , specify Best
Bros. Keene’s Cement on all their important
work. On the University Hospital and all other
important jobs of Mr. Preacher this cement was
used. The University Hospital is recognized as
being the best plastering job in the Southern
States.
Whenever Plastering, Wainscoating or Fin
ishing for bath rooms is required, Best Bros.
Keene's Cement is always used. Why—because
it is best. Ask your own Architect to investigate.
rr==r=---:---.===::- MANUFACTURED BY r—:t.-- .
THE BEST BROS. KEENE'S CEMENT CO.
(ESTABLISHED 1889)
Mills anl Quarries,
MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS.
N. Y. Office,
10. T Park /We.; Chicago, First National Bank Building.
Also Crude, Crushed and Refined Gypsum Products.
| your waterworks for three to five
years, which lease empowered us to
appoint our agents for the operation
of the works and collection of reve
| rtues. As no change was made in the
personnel we doubt if anyone but a
few of your citizens arid ourselves
j knew the real facts of the case.
‘ louring the past 20 years the, growth
j of the iron business in the South has
i entirely cut off the possibility of fu
! ture business in your section.
"Xever-the-less, It gives us gTeat
j pleasure to bring to the attention of
! the present generation the pleasant
i memories that w>e have of the upright-
I n'-ss and direct dealings of their fath
ers.
It is a good thing for a town to have
a name for more than honest dealings,
and to have friends who are always
enthusiastically willing to say a good
v/ord for everything that they have
known about Augusta.”
VEGETABLE SPONGES
IN ECUADOR
On* of the inout r*markafre Instances
nf Nature providing for the wants of
rnan i« in the vegetable sponges of Ecua
ior. The vine on which the aponge
grown )h found on the fiat wet landa in
M.itj republic, appearing only during the;
rainy seasons. It Is an annual and]
I grown rapidly, after the fashion of a
iturripkin vine, with long smooth fruit re>
Hf-rnblihg a Hummer squash.
f'pon ripening the fruit in gathered and
dried, when the interior Jh seen to he
oniposed of a tangled network of fine
fihern, with black seeds similar to those
of the watermelon. The dried skin is
*• 'ily removed, when the fibrous net
vork or sponge ready for j»e, after
one wide has been nut open. Washing in
* few waters removes all extraneous
materials, and the sponge may he used
,i any other. The poor people utilize
i hern for washing dishes and when bath
ir.tr claiming they are superior to the
animal sponge.—l tally Consular Report.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
HER TABLE
Mary bought a iittle table, such a darling
little table,
With a flawless top of onyx of a clear
arid lovely green;
And with pride she showed the figures
on the dealer's printed label,
And she sc it in the parlor by a gor
geous golden screen.
Did she put a vase upon it, Just one vase
of marble fluty, ■
With some long stemmed roses in it to
enhance the color scheme,
Or a lamp with amber fringes, or a dain
ty Dresden beauty,
Or a tvinket wrought of silver and the
smith’s imortal dream?
Nay! she spread It with a cover made
of plush in red and yellow.
With a tinseled satin border in a Vio
lent shade of blue;
And she s piled t up with baubles of the
kind to make a feilow
Think a peddler was displaying all his
gaudy stock to view.
Pictures, boxes, vases, purchased in the
10-cent stores, and trashy
Small contraptions tied with ribbons,
and with paper posies gay.
Painted seasheds, china poodles, flimsy
gew-gaws cheap and flashy,
Hide the onyx siab forever, but, alas!
it's Mary’s way.
—Minna Irving.
Our American Queens Abroad
The London Daily Graphic is led to eu
logize "the typical American glri"—who
ever she rnay be- as importing into Oid
World society a new arid stimulating at
mosphere of ingenuous freshness and
grace and beauty; but it is not necessary
tor her to go abroad to be appreciated,
bhe is honored in her own country for
her winsomeness and her singular adapt
ability. She suffers by comparison,
whether physical or spiritual ce- lntel
ieetual, with none among the fairest and
cleverest of foreigns—Philadelphia Ledg
er.
THE OTHER PAIR GONE
Pat —I think most people have dual
personalities.
Mike—l did once! But some thafe
stliole wan pair from the clothes line!
■—Chicago News.
Phoenix Planing Mill
Manufacturers of
Sash, Doors and Blinds
and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
All Kinds of Building Material, Lumber,
Laths, Shingles, Etc.
Peerless Cement Plaster
—^— ——»
Prepared Roofing
Factory and Office 321 Highland Avenue
LONG DISTANCE PHONE 3201.
Atlanta, Georgia.
W. W. JONES
General Contractor
Special Attention Given to Repair Work,
Counters and Shelving
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The Residence of Joseph E. Campbell.
Also I am prepared to build residences of any size
and style.
Illustrated in this space are two of the residences built by me.
Phone 692 Augusta, Ga. ill Mclntosh St.
The Residence of Lawton B. Evans.
“AUGUSTA IN 191