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WEDNESDAY, SEPT 10
News of the Cotton Crop and Markets
AUGUSTA CUTTON MARKET
Middling: 9 l-16c
Tone—Firm
New York Cotton Market
(TODAY'S FIGURES.)
Open. High Low. Close.
January 855 872 834 863
October 884 891 883 891
December 884 882 564 874
Tone—Steady. Spots—9.so.
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low Close.
January 8.53 8.60 8.49 8.60
March .. 8.58 8.64 8.53 8.61
October 8.85 8.90 8.77 8.89
December 8.63 8.70 8.59 8.70
Tone—Very steady. Spots—9.4o. ,
New Orleans Cotton Market
TODAY’S FIGURES.)
Open. High Low. Close.
January.. ~ .. ~ .. .. ~ .■ 871 886 871 881
October .. •• . ■ .. . 864 883 864 816
December •• 864 879 864 874
Tone—Steady. Spots—9 Vi
(YESTERDAY'S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January 8.63 8.66 8.59 8.64
October ... 8.73 8.75 8.66 8.75
December 8.62 8.65 8.58 8.65
Chicago Grain and Provisions
(TODAY'S FIGURES.)
WHFAT Open High Low. Close
September - ••• I°®% 99 % ini If
December f 9» r % » 9 '/* Ml*
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“ T^sSr-:. v "5* 8S
LARD— . 955
October’ 81 ' V. .. 1010 1007 Mi 1000 1000
RIBS— 995
September ftßs 955 955 95714
October ••••*• • •
(YESTERDAY'S FIGURES.)
( Open. High. Low. Close.
WHLAT 99 7 /» 98% 99%
September ' 99% 9 g % 09%
December
CORN— 80% MVa
September * 68% 67% 68
OAT ?~. , 4814 48% 48% 48%
SSSS? »* » « ***
LAl tP — . 10 1714 10.1714 10.12% 10.12%
Ser :::.10.22% 10.22% 10.15 10.15
Rinß_ . . 975 975 9.70 9.70
October.. :: :: »•*« »•*» 965 v 5
FULL QUOTATIONS IN
THE LOCAL MARKETS
(TODAY'S FIGURES.) I
Low middling * 13-16
Strict low middling ... •• 9 15-16
Middling ''••••9 H 6
Strict middling 9 3-16
Good middling 9 1-4
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
1-ow middling * 13-16
Strict iow middling 6 15-16
Middling 9 1-16
Strict middling 9 3-16
Good middling 9 5-16
RECEIPTS, SALES
AND SHIPMENTS
Net receipts today 2145
Through cotton today 505
Gross receipts today 2650
SALES FOR THE WEEK.
Sales. Spin. ahpit
Sal 1669 111 649
Mon. . . .1161 1059
Tues. . .. 2760 118 1249
Wed 1631 76 2025
'i'Durs. . ..
Frl
Totals . . 7221 305 5182
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
1908. I*o7.
Sat 1651 2941
Mon. . . .2744 2870
Tuea 1766 3855
Wed 2650 2547
Thurs . . .
Totals .. .. 8811 12213
STOCKS AND RECEIPTS
Stock In Augusta, 1908 . . .... 16,351
Stock in Augusta. 1907 17,362
Received since Sept. 1, 1908 .. 20,364
Received since Sept, 1, 1907 .. 17,362
IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY
1308. 1907.
Sight U> Sept. 11 . 262,542 254,324
During week . . 185,931 163,588
Visible supply .. .1,689.968 2,187,050
ESTIMATES FOR
TOMORROW
Today Last Tr
Galveston 6.833
12,000-13.000 Houston 5.249
2,500-3,500 New Orleans 714
PORT RECEIPTS
1908. 1907
Galveston 12013 7247
New Orleans 4028 1764
Mobile ... 1092 391
Savannah 9843 7400
Charleston .. ... .. 1860 2617
Wilmington 2270 1736
Norfolk 361 723
Total 32000 21928
INTERIOR RECEIPTS
1908. 1907.
Houston 11538 4998
Augusta 2650 2547
Memphis 14U 95 j
AUGUSTA DAILY RECEIPTS.
1907 1908
Georgia Railroad .. . 536 569
Southern Ry 826 392
Central of Georgia . . 479 247
C »& W. C. Ry 443 614
A C. L 21
Wagon 242 323
Canal
River
Net receipts 2547 2145
Through 505
Totals 2547 2650
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♦ AUGUSTA GRAIN ♦
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(Always Up-to-date.>
Murphey & Co. quote prices on Au
gusta, grain, provision and produce ar
follows: ■
D. S. sides, 45-lb. ave., 10 3-4 c.
D 8. plaes, 8-lb. ave., 9 3-4 c
D S. bellies, 22-lb. ave., 11 3-4 c.
Smoked shoulders, 45-lb. ave.,
»1 l-2c.
Smoked Shoulders, 8-10-lb, 914 c.
No. 1 Picnic bams, 6-8 lbs., 9■/,c
Dove- brand hams, 11 lbs., 15 l-2c.
Magnolia hams, 14c.
Capitol City hams, 11-lb, 15c.
R. (1, Breakfast bacon 13Vic.
Best white corn, 81.03.
Best mixed corn, 81.00.
Best white <>Vs, 66c.
Purina chick feed, 100 lbs,, 12.28.
Chicken feed, 59-lbs., 95c.
Corn chops, 96-lbs., 8180,
Dairy feed, 100 lbs , $1.45.
Pure wheat middlings, 81.35. 4
Pure wheat bran, 81.43.
Virginia H. P. peanuts, sc. *
22-ib cream cheese, 16V6c.
Best second patent flour. 84.85.
Standard pa'en - flour, 35.15.
Fancy patent flour, 83.25.
Woolcott's Royal High patent
flour, 85.30.
Jarboe's Royal high patent flour,
85.65.
Ethereal, highest patent flour.
85.75.
The above prices on flour l-8s a>-J
1 4s cotton; wood 15c more
Cotton sheets, full else, 21c
2-lb new bagging, 7V4c.
2 lb. standard pieced bagging. 5 l-2c.
2-lb sugar bag cloth. sVic.
New arrow flea, 81 08>4.
Whole rebundle ties, 96V4c.
Riveted ties, 70c.
No. I. Oa. tytup, Vibhls,, 38c.
White clover drips, hbls, 20c.
Gold Mine N. O. Syrup, tibis., 2Cc.
New York Stock Market
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
.Wchison 87%
Atchison pfd .. 95
Baltimore & Ohio 95%
Canadian Pacific 171
Chicago & Northwestern 159%
Colorado Southern 37%
Denver & Rio Grande 27%
Denver & Rio Grande pfd ....67
Erie 28'4
Illinois Central 141%
Louisville A- Nashville 106
Missouri Pacific 54%
New York Central 104%
Pennsylvania 123%
Reading ..133%
Rock Island 18%
Rock Island pfd 33%
Southern Pacific! 106%
Southern Railway .. 21*,i
Union Pacific 162%
Union Pacific ptd ....87%
Wabash 13%
Wisconsin Central 25%
Jnterboro Metropolitan 11%
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.I
Close.
Atchison *9%
Atchison pfd 95%
Baltimore & Ohio 98%
Canadian Pacific 172%
Chicago & Alton pfd 24%
Chicago & Northwestern 161
Colcrado Southern 38%
Denver & Rio Grande 27%
Denver & Rio Grande pfd .. .. 67
Erie 29%
Llinois Central 143%
Louisvllie & Nashville 107%
Mexican Central 15%
Missouri raclflc 54%
New York Central 105%
Pennsylvania ...123%
Reading 135
Rock Island 18
Rock Island pfd .. 34
St. Paul 139%
Southern Pacific 108
Southern Railway 21%
Union Pacific 164%
Union Pacific pfd 87%
■Wabash 12 %
Wisconsin Central 25%
In the Shops of Augusta
These are the days when the shops
of Augusta are once more becoming
the social center of the women of
the city. The days arc cool and in
vigorating and the shops themselves
With their new fall goods and dis
plays are most inviting.
Augusta merchants expect, and arc
preparing for one of the biggest fall j
trades in many years. Their fall pur- |
chases have been made with this idea
and the big wholesale centers have
been particularly partial to the hov
ers from Augusta this year.
It Is safe to say that, the stores and
shops of Augusta will have the pret
tlest, most complete and swellest line
that they have carried in many Ben
sons.
One of the reasons why Augusta
stores and shops have made such
progress in stocks and patterns, In
staple goods and in novelties is be
cause the Augusta stores are each
year spreadlhg out and adding new
customers and accounts.
R. L. HUNTER —Mr. Hunter ha 3
i just returned after several weeks’
| stay in New York, where he has been
i busily engaged in making purchases
for his store. One of the many reas
ons why the Hunter store has ac
quired such a distinctive reputation
is the fact that all purchases are per
| sonally made. This fall you will find
♦ f***VVV»VVVTTTT»
* IN RECORDER 8 COURT. ♦
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Tho recorder's court wan In session
| only a few minutes Wednesday morn
ing. The first case called was Eu
gene Wade, charged with sending in
a false fire alarm. He was given
j one year in the reformatory.
J. A. Curry, a negro, was given
8100 or 90 days for heating a wom
an.
Henrietta Rudolph was given 815 or
30 days for violating the 400th sec
tion by cursing on the street,
Jennie Johnson, a negress. wsr giv
en 87.50 or 15 days for allowing a
vicious dog to run at large. The dog
bit Lieutenant Britt's horse while he
was passing the house Monday.
James Stnllh and Joe Stanford, two
white boys about 14 years old, were
given $7.50 or 15 days for making an
attaek on a negro boy. They beat,
him up severely about the head
Pure Cuba Molasses, hbls, 31c.
C. O. Molasses, bbls., 15c.
p k aoiseeet, 19c, *
( C. leal lard, 50-Ih cans 11 Me.
Cottoiene, per case 10s and 4s), $6.25,
11 3 4c
Fidelity K. R lard, tubs or cans,
May Blossom K. R. lard, 50-lb cans,
12 Vic.
Snow Drift Hogless lard, 501 b
cans, 9 l-4c.
Flake White Com. Lard, 50-lb. cans,
8 3-4 c,
Lard In tierces, l-4c less; In 60 lb
tubs, l-8c less.
N. V Gran, sugar, bbls., $5 40.
N, Y. Gran, sugar, 4,2511 b cans
*545
N O . Gran sugar, bbls only, $5.10.
Sugar f o b. coast, 10c ler*
95-lb Pearl grits, all sixes $2 20.
Georgia Country Meal, 96-lb $195
Georgia Country Meal, 48 lb, 99e.
Georgia Country Meal, 24-lb, 50c.
No, 1 Alfalfa bay, per ton, $23 00.
No. 1 Timothy hay, per ton, sl7 50.
No. 1 Pea Vine hay, per ton, $20.00.
| No. 1 Vetch hay. per ton, SIB.OO.
New Bermuda hay, per ton, $15.50
i Cotton seed meal, $26.
THE AIIUUSTA tltlvtiJju
J. C. McAUIIFfE,
Market Editor
Interboro Metropolitan pfd .. ..32%
Great 1 Northern 132%
Atlantic Coast Line 88
Amalgamated Copper 75%
American Car ami Foundry .. ..35%
American Locomotive 44%
American Cotton Oil ...34%
Am. Smelting and Refining .. . 88•%
Am. Smeiting and Refining pffl 102
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 50%
Colorado Fuel and iron 33
Genet ill Electric 143
International Paper 9\
National Biscuit 89
Pacific Mail 20
People's Gas 95
Pressed Steel Car 32
Pullman Palace Car 164
Sloss Sheffield Steel 63
Southern Pacific pfd 119%
Sugar 129%
United States Steel 45%
United States Steel pfd 109
Western Union 60%
Ya.-Cavolina Chemical 29%
Interboro Metropolitan 11
i Interboro Metropolitan pfd .. .. 32%
| Great Northern 134%
Atlantic Coast Line 90
Amalgamated Copper 76%
j American Car At Foundry .. .. 88%
American Locomotive 15%
American Cotton Oil 35
Am. Smelting & Refining 90%
Am. Smelting & Refining pfd ..103
i Brooklyn Rapid Transit 51%
Colorado Fuel & iron . .. 84%
I General Electric 143
International Paper 9%
; National Lead 81%
i Pacific Mail 25%
Pressed Steel Car 33%
I Pullman Palace Car 166
I Sloss Sheffield Steel .. 63 %
I Southern Pacific pfd 119%
Sugar 131
i Untied States Steel 46%
J United States Steel pfd 109%
1 Western Union 60%
j Mackay s 69
I Mackay’s pfd 70%
| Virginia Carolina Chemical .. .. 29%
many of the best, newest and swell
ost things as usual in Ihe Hunter
store. Among the special items that
at. this time the Hunter store Is of
sering are the following:
Tomorrow will be housefurnishing
day at Hunters and special attractive
bargains of the best things are being
j offered.
| Another feature sale will he in
wash waists that will appeal to pur
chasers as particularly good stuff and
at. bargain prices.
BLEAK LEY’S—A .shopping .trip
without a visit to Bleakley's these
days is certainly Incomplete, for it
is ihe euslont of (Ills shop to cater
to the feminine taste in new things
and in good things that appeal Irre
sistibly to the women of Augusta.
Bleakley's reputation for bargains
is being more than upheld In his of
ferings todav and* they are well worth
your perusal.
Commencing Thursday Bleakley
will sell Imported lace curtains, made
In Nottingham, England. This Is
Bleakley’s last sale of lace curtains,
as he will turn the curtain end of
his business over to W. H. Walker
& Co., and they will In future have
the exclusive sale of curtains at
Bleakley’s. You never saw such val
ues In curtains before. Supply your
wants at once; they won't last long.
1 Read the ad today. Buy of Bleakley
[and save money. (
WORK FOR NEGROES
ABOUTJjOMPLETE
The colored committee Is on the
homestretch with Its work As Hllns
Floyd stated to the general relief
committee In his report this morn
ing, the colored committee has not
simply beeti an ornamental append
age, but they have each one done a
good deal of hard work and done
that steadily and continuously every
day. The financial statement sub
milted this morning showed that the
colored committee bad used only $749
out of an appropriation of fI.OOO.
Something more will be needed to
close up the entire work, because the
swamp relief workers are yet lo ln
pald for their services and teams,
and some n< w bills not yet banded In
will have to be paid for the removal
of poor people from the flooded dis
tricts to new homes Shortly after the
waters went down.
From the Hamburg station 120 ra
tlons were Issued; 76 orders for cloth
Ing and shoes, aggregating $237, had
been written; 90 mattresses had been
delivered; and a large amount of old
clothing had been given out.
From the colored Y M. A at a
tion 126 mattresses were distributed;
624 garments were made hi the sew
Ing department more than 200 per
sons being given supplies of clothing,
In addition to about 90 garment* sent
to Mrs. B F. Brown. In charge of
the general distribution headquarters
jin 'he Montgomery building
Through the kindness of Capt. V
If. Hogue* 120 rations were sent to
the sufferers In the Eve's swamp,
southeast of the city. And In addi
tion. store orders to the amount of
imarly S2OO were written by Bliss X.
Floyd, chairman of the swamp relief
committee.
ATLANTIC COAST
LINE
(Temporary Schedule via. Yemassee)
NOTE—These arrivals and depar
tures are given as information, but
arrival and connections are not guar
anteed.
No. 82. Effective No. 85
North September 8, 1908. South
12:30 pm Lv. Augusta Ar. 12:40 pin
5:30 pm Ar Chas’n Lv 7:45 ant
8:15 pm Ar Florence Lv 4:40 am
5:10 am Ar Richmond Lv 7:25 pm
8:40 am Ar Wash’ll. Lv .3:45 pm
' ojoo am Ar Baltimore Lv 2:15 pm
12:18 pm Ar W. Phila. Lv 11:65 am
2:45 pm Ar . New York
(23d St) Lv 9:25 am
Pullman BROILER cars between
Augusta and New York, without
change.
L. n. McCULLUM,
Commercial Agent, 807 Broad St.
T. C. White, W. .1. CRAIG,
Gen. Pass Agt. Pass, Traf Mgr
Wilmington, N. G.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY.
(Current Schedules Corrected to nmo.)
(76th Meridian Time.)
DEPARTURES.
From Ha van null and Macon .. !!8;05&m
For Dublin and- Savannah *l2 :46pm
For Savannah and Macon ••B:4opm
For Savannah and Macon !!U:lO|>m
ARRIVALS.
For Savannah and Macon *7:Boam
From Savannah and Macon ...••B:6oam
From Savannah and Macon . . •7:6oam
From Dublin and Savannah....*l2:4bptn
•Dally. ••Except Sunday. ! (Sunday only.
Drawing lloom Sleeping Curs between
August a and Savannah on night trains.
Connect* at Milieu with ‘hrough Bleep
ing cars <o and from Maoon, Atlanta,
Columbus, lllnulngham and Chicago, Ills.
F- F. roWRRS. W. W. HACKKTT,
Com’l. Agt Trav. I’uan. Agt.
786 Itroau St.
Charleston & Western
Carolina Railway
The following arrival* .and dApariuvM
of traniß, Union Station. Auguntii, Qft. f
as t\«‘li a* conncctloiiH with other oompa
nl**B. are simply glvon a* Information,
and are not guaranteed:
(Effective Sept. 14, 1908 )
DEPARTURES.
6.000 h m No. 7, Dally for Anderson,
benecn, Walhalla, etc.
10:10 u. m. —No. 1, uahy lor ureenwooti.
1 .aureus, (Jreonvlile, 'Spartanburg,
Hendersonville and Asheville.
2:06 p. in. No. r\ Dally for Allendale,
Fairfax, Chutileston. Savannah,
He.mfort, Port Royal.
4:40 p. in No. li, Dally for drew wood.
No. 6 loaves (iret- iwood ul b:bO a.
11l- for Spartanburg.
ARRIVALS
No 4. Dally from tJrccnwood, 930 a.
m. No, 41. dall> from t'harlcHton, Sa
vannah. Denufort. Port Rdyal. «*le, 12:30
p. in. N4*. 2. dally from Asheville, Spurt
anhni'K, Greenwood, etc., 8.15 p. in No.
b, dally from Anderson, McCormick, do..
7:35 p. m.
Trains 41 and 42 run solid between
Augusta and Charleston.
Til Weekly Parlor Car service between
Auguatu and Ashevlllt, leaving Augusta
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays.
Asheville Mondays, Wednesday and t rl«
days. Trains Nos. I and 2.
The above achediilcH between Au
rfustn and Woodlfiwn. S. will not be
n effect mini further advised account
of washout on our line.
F.RNJ-JSI WI [.LIAMS.
General Passenger Agent.
No. 107 Proud*ay. Augusta. (Ja.
SON OEMR.JI HILL
ACCIDENTLY SHOT
EARLY BRANCH, 8. C.-rA fatal
accident occurred near Yt-mnssee on
the evening of the 12th, and which
resulted In the death of 8010 Hill, a
lad 13 years of age, son of J. W. Hill,
one of our best citizens. It 1* report
ed that several lads were out gunning
and stopping al a well lo gel some
water, the gun In the hands of young
Williamson wus accidently discharg
ed, forcing a load of bird shot Into the
stomach of young Hill.
He was taken by the first train to
Charleston, 8. 0„ to St. Francis
llavler Infirmary with the hope of
saving his life, Drs. K. C. H Mole
and Hr. A. K. Baker ware with him
and did all they could to save or even
to prolong life, but their efforts were
futile The end came after a day of
suffering, and his body was brought
back and interred In the family bury-
I ing ground.
RAILROADS PLAN
TOURIST SCHEDULE
ATLANTA, Ga Preliminary plans
for tbe annual operation of Florida
tourist trains from the west during
the winter months are now being con
sidered by the Central of Georgia rail
way and llie Southern railway. The
tourist schedules will probably lie In
augurated Sunday, January 10, or
near that date, us the big Florida
hotels open January 12.
A number of the officials of Ilia
Centrul were In conferenci in Atlanta
Tuesday considering the preparatory
plans for Ihe trains. It Is understood
that the Horn hern railway has the
plans under consideration also, al
though no meeting was held Tuesday.
With the establishment of the regu
lar wlntei trains It has been reported
that the Illinois 'antral will Inaugu
rate Us first through touring train
service to Florida 'til* winter, ope
rating In conjunction with the Central
of Georgia, its recently aculred lln'-,
via Birmingham. This would open no
a new line The Central of Geor
gia w:ll Operate a through service,
alth Its connections, from Chicago as
usual even If the Illinois Central shall
establish Its new service.
ATTAWAY CASE NOf HEARD.
A brief of evidence was heard and
approved Wednesday morning beforo
Judge Eve In the ease of Robt At
laway vs < A W, r It It Co.
The date for the helming for a now
trial will ho announced later.
FINANCIAL
TH£ NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA
707 BROAD STREET.
ORGANIZED 1865.
CAPITAL. SURPLUS AND PROFITS $450,000.00
L. C. HAYNE, President. CHAS. R. CLARK, Caehler.
BEGINNING AUG. IST, 1908, this Bank will pay 4 per cent In
terest on CERTIFICATES OF'DEPOSITS. These certificates will
he issued by us In sums of SIOO.OO and up, for stipulated periods of
time, to suit, the Depositors’ convenience.
SAFETY LOCK BOXES $3.00 TO $20.00 PER YEAR.
The business of our out of town friends carefully looked after.
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
You can draw your money at any time if
you deposit it with us and take one of our
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT.
We pay you 4 Per Cent per annum if
you leave it with us three months or longer.
The National Exchange Bank.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $540,000.00.
Georgia Railroad Bank
Augusta, Georgia.
This Rank Solicits the banking business of
merchants and corporations. We pay 4 Per Gent
on all deposits placed in our Suvings Dept
YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED.
r
The Coupon Certificate of Deposit.
Is nn idesl plan, hy which you have your money always on do
poult nigi yet, have il constantly In hand ready for Instant uae In
time of need with both prlnelpsl and Interest available—any
where. Issued in Augusta only by the
MERCHANTS BANK
Capital and Surplus $300,000.00
FIRE PROTECTION IS ASSURED
SAYS MR. FREDERICK B. POPE
Discussion of Water Situ
ation Enlivened Meet.inn
of Relief Committee Thin
Morning.
The general flood relief ronimlttcl
met today In the Chamber of Com
morce.
Mr Hook read Ills usual report of
expenditures and contributions re
reived Since lasi Monday something
over $1,500 has come Into Hi,. Irons
ury.
Silas X. Floyd made a report of
work being done by I Ip. colored com
mittee, Tills appears elsewhere In
the columns of The Herald.
Mr. Rowland reported that. In com I
pi lance wllh Mr. Phlnizy’s suggestion
Hi,, Associated Charities had u corps
of Investigators diligently at work In
the West End section, to ascertain
exactly what help Is needed there, lie
said that on Saturday a detailed re
port would he given.
Anticipating any action that the
committee might take, Mr. Hook ,
thankfully declined to accept re
niuneratlon for Ills services as secre
tary and treasurer of the committee.
He said that under no circumstances
would he do so.
Mr. Johnson, secretary of tho Cham
her of Commerce, called tbe commit
tee's attention to a case of destitution
as the result of unemployment that
has within the past few days come to
his Immediate notice, lie said that
three cotton mill employes, brought
her,, from Griffin to be given work In
one of the local cotton mills, were of
course unable to find u Job when they
arrived, on account of the flood, and
that they had for the lasi two days
practically boarded at the Chamber of
| Commerce. lie said lie could llnd
j work for them nowhere.
A lively discussion ensued The
opinion of the commute,, seemed lo
be that If tin- cotton mill presidents
were not going to provide for their
unemployed operatives, now, since
they took such drastic measures to
retain their services during a period
of Inactivity, the relief committee
could do no better than furnish them
transportation to places where they
could get, work.
Definite action In the matter, how
i ever, was reserved until the Saturday
meeting, at whloti time a report Is
expected from every cotton mlil prnsl-
I dent In lib- city, In response to a call
I sent out. hy Mr. Hook, according to
Instructions from ihe committee at
their Monday meeting.
At. this point Mr. Loyless expressed
a keen desire for Information regard
' Ing what, action had been taken on a
letter addressed to city council by
Mr, Charles Kate*, member of Ihe ad
! vlsory commltte,. of live, In which the
author urgently recommended that a
1 steam pump be Irist*'' td for auxiliary
: purposes as soon ’ . possible. Mr.
Young reported Ip one meeting win
! held; that Mr Estes was then re
quested to write aforementioned let
-1 ter; that the sain,, was written and
i read at council, that matter had been
i referred to a committee with Insirue
j lions to report haek, and that so far
las he knew the matter ended there
! He said the advisory committee had
: been favored by council with only a
I limited degree of recognition.
PAGE SEVEN
FINANCIAL
Discussion revealed the fact that a
difference of opinion exists among
j members of tile committee regarding
i Ihe exact stains of the water situation
I and Its route of transmission Into the
mains.
Mr Pope al this point cited the
fact that a demonstration on Tues
day afternoon showed conclusively
that the city Is protected from Are by
a pressure sufficiently great lo quell
In Its Inelploncy any serious fire that
may break out. Ho said the use of
chemicals also was of very great
value as an auxiliary protection. Ho
said tho reason no pressure was avail
able at Ih,. upper Broad street fire
several nights ago was because many
hundreds of hydrants had been left
open In town, thereby effecting a
hack pressure," or air cushion that
seriously handicapped the steam
pumps. Also, he callnd attention to
the ract that hose lines on the night
In question were several hundred feet
In |,ength. and that. ~ven under normsi
circumstances, a pressure would not
be available at that elevation as great
as could ye secured down town.
"I am a* property owner," Mr. Pops
| continued, "and have big Interests at
slake [ have Investigated this situs
lion thoroughly, and can conscienti
ously savjhal I feel no apprehension.
Th,. work on the canal la being put In
permanently, ho that when the water
!Is turned on again there will he no
danger of another break.”
The meeting was adjourned until
Suturdny.
cowimiTteelor
BOULEVARD MET
TODAY
A speelal committee of citizens
from Aiken and Intermediate points
came to Augusta today as the guests
j of citizens of this city who are Inter
ested Jointly with them In construct
ing a boulevard from Augusta to Aik
Sen. A conference was held at Bel
: vodere this morning after which tho
\ crowd was taken In buggies over tho
proposed route after which they cams
to Augusta.
A reception whs tendered them St
the Commercial club, after which the
entire parly went over to the Albion
hotel to lunch.
According to present plans a splen
did highway will he built connecting
Aiken with Augusts and will add
greatly to the value of lands along
the proposed road and he of much
benefit to Augusta as It will bring
scores of traders here and at thesama
time open an excellent road for drtv*
Trig Over $2,000 ha* already been
raised hy public subscription for the
preject and It Is understood that the
Aiken county so|>ervUor* are in favor
of appropratlng h like sum from the
county treasury and probably over
$5,000 will he raised within a sheet
.lime.