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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* :::::::::::::::: «5 «* «* “ 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 **************4 • • ♦ AUGUSTA GRAIN ♦ ♦ AND PROVISIONS ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ (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. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 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.