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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9.
News of the Cotton Crop and Markets
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
MIDDLING 8% Cents.
TONE—-STEADY.
New York Cotton Market
(TODAY’S FIGURES
Open. High. Low. Clom
January 8.42 8.43 8.34 8.35
March 8.40 8.41 8.32 8.33
October 8.77 8.87 8.76 8.77
December 8.65 8.66 8.55 8.56
Tone—Barely steady. Spot*—9.oo.
(YESTERDAY, FIGURES.)
Open High. Low. Close,
January 8.37 8.39 8.33 8.38
March 8.35 8.37 8.32 8.36
October 8.75 8.79 8.71 8-78
December 8.63 8.65 8.59 8.62
Tone—Steady. Spots 9.05.
New Orleans Cotton Market
(TODAY'S FIGURES
Open., High. Low. Clos.j
January .. .. 8.41 8.41 8.34 8.34
October 8.68 8.70 8.65 8.66
December .... 8.48 8.48 8.38 8.38
Tone—Steady. Spots 8 3-16 c.
(YESTERDAY’S \ FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January ..... 8.34 8.36 8.34 8.35
October 8.58 8.63 8.58 8.62
December 8.36 8.41 8.36 8.41
Tone—Steady. Spots 8 13-16.
Chicago Grain and Provisons
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
WHEAT — Open. High. Low. Close
December 101 1 01% 100% 100%
CORN—
December y 65% 65', \ 64% 64%
OATS—
December 49% 49% 4&y s 49%
LARD—
January 965 967% 955 955
October 1005 1005 995 995
RIBS—
January 852% 855 847% 847%
October *3O 920 912% 912% 3
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES. •
WHEAT— Open. High. Low. Close.
October
December 99% 100% 99% 100%
May
CORN—
October
December 64% 65% 64% 64%
May
CATS—
October
December 49% 49% 49% 49%
May
LARD— s
January 90J% 965 957% 956
October 992% 1002% 992% 1002%
RIBS- -
January 847% 852% 847% 862%
October SOO 925 900 925
FULL QUOTATIONS IN
THE LOCAL MARKETS
(TODAY'S FIGURES.)
Low middling 8 1-2
Strict low middling 8 5-8
Middling 8 3-4
Strict middling 8 7-8
Good middling 9c
(YESTERDAY'E FIGURES.)
Low middling 8 1-2
Strict low middling 8 5-8
Middling 8 3-4
Strict middling 8 7-8
Good middling 9
RECEIPTS, SALES
AND SHIPMENTS
Net receipts today 2420
Through cotton today
Gross receipts today 2420
SALES FOR THE WEEK.
sales. Spin. ShplL
Sat . . ..1129 8 2704
Mon 890 200 1910
Tues 1643 182 1052
Wed 1028 59 1160
Thurs. . . 1459 218 1878
Fri 667 19 617
Totals .. 6816 680 9218
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
1908 1907
Sat. . . . 4332 4*02
Mon 4217 . 3895
Tues. . . .3701 3151
Wed 4176 4740
Thurs. . . 3r»5 3193
Fri. 2420 3660
Totals' ..21901 23241
STOCKS AND RECEIPTS
Stock In Augusta, 1908 42.334
Stock in Augusta. 1907 35,056
Received since Sept. 1. 1908 . 87,142
Received since Sept. 1, 1907 ..102,384
IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY
1907 . 1908
SH ht to Oct. 2. .1,292,46'* 1^7.4,416
During week .... 458,550 304,520
Visible supply .. 2,107,299 2.383,984
ESTIMATES FOR
TOMORROW
Today. Lnat Tr
Galveston 7.529
8.000-000 Houston 6 829
s'oo'j * 600 New Orleans 3,558
PORT RECEIPTS
Galveston 21945 11707
New Orleans 7505 6511
Mobile 1277
Savannah ... ... ...10035 8520
Charleston ... ... .. 2310 -4086
Wilmington 1884 5091
Norfolk 3205 3752
Raltimore 338
Philadelphia 42
Brunswick 8044 9073
Various 468
Total ports (Est.) ...65000 47823
INTERIOR RECEIPTS
1907 1908
Houston 12155 7171
■Augusta 2420 3660
Memphis 5647 2608
St. Louis 694
Little Rock 2126
AUGUSTA DAILY RECEIPTS.
Georgia R. R 712 687
Southern R. R. ....... 740 416
C. Of Ga. R R 512 150
C. & W. C. R. R. .. 288 205
A. C. L. R. R 60 290
Wagon 466 356
Canal 101
River 304 316
Net receipts 3183 2420
Through 477 — —
Total 3660 2420
LIVERPOOL COTTON
MARKET TODAY
Open. Close
Jan. & Feb. ..4.5284 4.53 4.51 64
Feb. & Mar. .4.5284 4.53 84 4.52
March & April 4.53 84 4.53 84 4.52 84
April & May 4.53
May & June ..4.6384 4.5384
June & July ..4.5484 4.55 4.54
July & Aug. . 4.53 4.54 4.5284
Aug. & Sept
Sept. & Oct. ...4.69 4.69 4.6784
Oct. & Nov. ..4.58 4.59 457
Nov. & Dec. . . 4.53 4.54 4.5284
Dec & Jan. . .4.52 4.5 364 452
Sales 4.000. Receipts 10,000. Tone—
Quiet. Middling 4 96.
♦ ♦
♦ AUGUSTA GRAIN ♦
♦ AND PROVISIONS ♦
♦ *
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦
(Always Uo-to Date.)
Murphey & Co. quote prices on Au
gusta grain, provision and produce a/
follows
D. H. aides, 45-lb., 1184 c.
D S. plates, 8-lh. ave, lo*4c.
I>. S bellies, 22-lb. ave.. 12c.
Smoked sides, 4Vlh. ave 7 11 44 c.
Smoked shoulders, 8-10-lb.. 9'*«.
No. 1 Hcnlc hams, 11-lbs., 9 l-4c.
Dove brand hams 11-lbs., 1584 c.
Red Gravy hams. 1284 c.
Capitol City hams, IMb. 15c.
New York Stock Market
(TODAY'S FIGURES.)
Atchison., 87%
Do pl'd ... 95%
Baltimore and Ohio ... ... ... 95'%
Canadian Pacific. ~,.171
Chicago and Alton 35%
Chicago and Northwestern ....159%
Colorado Southern 40%
Denver and Rio Grande .27
Denver arid Rio Grande pfd .. 66
Erie 31%
Illinois Central 137%
Louisville and Nashville 104%
Missouri Pacific 53%
New York Central 103%
Pennsylvania 123
Reading 129%
Rock Island 19%
Do pfd 47%
St. Paul 134%
Southern Pacific ... 102%
Southern Railway.. 21
Union Pacific 162%
Do pfd 87
Wabash 12%
lnterboro Metropolitan 10%
Do pfd 80
Great. Northern 131%
Amalgamated Copper 74%
American Car and Foundry .. 40
American Locomotive 48
American Cotton Oil 34%
Am. Smelting and Refining .. 85%
Do pfd 105
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 48%
General Electric 141
International Paper 9%
National Lead ... ..81
Pacific Mail 24%
People's Gas 95
Pressed Steel Car 38%
Pullman Palace Car 163
Sloss, Sheffield Steel 62%
Sugar 131
United States Steel ... ... ... 46
Do pfd 108%
Mackay’s 68
Do pfd 68%
Va.-Carolina Chemical 32
Do pfd 110
R. G. Breakfast baron 13%c.
Best white corn, $1.02.
Best mixed corn, SI.OO.
Best white oats. 66c.
Purina chick feed, (12-250 bags)
$2.25.
Chicken feed, 50-lbs., 95c.
Corn chops, 96-lbs., $1.85.
Dairy feed, 100-lbs., $1.56.
Pure wheat middlings. $1.60.
Pure wheal bran, $1.45.
Virginia H. P. peanuts. 60.
22-lb. cream cheese, 16c.
32-lb. Flat Cheese, 15%c.
Best second patent Hour. $5.10.
Standard patent flour, $5.50.
Wooicott’s Royal High patent flour,
$5.75.
.larboe's Royal high patent flour.
$5.9“
Ethereal, highest patent flour,
$6.00.
The above prices on flour l-8s and
l-4s cotton: wood 15c more.
2-lb. new bagging, 7%c.
2-lb. standard pieced bagging, 5%c,
' 2-lb. sugar bag doth, 6%c.
New arrow ties, $1.05.
Whole rebundle ties, 96%c.
Riveted ties, 70c.
No. 1, Ga. syrup, %bbl*., 38c.
Whi-e clover drips, bills 30c.
4’ure Cuba Molasses, bbla., 31c.
P. R. molasses, 19c.
C. O. Molasses, bbls., 15c.
Cabbage, per lb 2c.
N. C. Apples. $3.00.
Irish potatoes, $2.50.
I C. C. leaf lard, 60-lb. cans, 12%c.
Cotloleno, per case 10s and 4s, $6.25.
Fidelity K. R. lard, 50-lb. cans,
12%c.
Snow Drift Holgess lard, 50-lb.
cans, B%c.
Fffake White Com, lard, 60-Ib. cans,
S%c.
Lard in tierces, %e, leaa; in 60-Ib
lubf, %c less,
N. Y. Gran, sugar, bbls $5 40
N. V. Gran, sugar, 4, 25-lb bags,
$5.45.
N. O. Gran, sugar, bbla only, $5.10
Sugar f. o. b. coast, 10c less.
96-lb. Pearl grits, all Rises, $2.20.
Georgia Country Meal, 96 Ib., $1.95.
Georgia Country Meal, 48-lb. 99e.
Georgia Country Meal, 24-lb. 50c.
No. i Alfalfa hay, per ton. $23.00.
No. 1 Timonthy hay, per ton, $lB.
No. 1 Pea Vine hay, per t0n,520.00.
No. I Vetch hay, per ton, SIB.OO.
New native hay, per ton, $15.50.
Cotton seed meal, $24.00.
Cotton seed hulls, per ton, SB.OO.
Common green coffee, 7%c.
Standard green coffee Bc.
Fancy green coffee, B%C.
Cracked rice, 3%c.
Medium head rice, 4%e.
Head rice, 5%e.
Fancy head rice, 6%e.
Kerosene oil, 13c.
Salt, cotton bags, 50e.
Texas R P. cats. 67c.
Georgia Seed rye, $1.60.
Sausage in oil, 50-lb. tins, 7%c.
Bologna sausage 7c.
Pigs Feet % bhla, SI.OO.
Pigs Feet %bbls, $3 25.
LOCAL STOCKS AND
BONDS.
(CortaCton 1-y Milr (In UIU I«t'l
Governmtnt tones.
(110. APkftl
V. H. 3s 191* 100
fj. H. 2s 1930 103V*
r. 8. 4h 1925 12! H
•tats Bonds.
r, I. 1930 j And J .. 100
On. 3V4* I*ls Jond J .. 99
')* 4V,«. 1*22. T Hi J ... m
Cfty Bonds.
Augusta 4s. I*3l. M Mr. H. . S 7 ——
August* 192&. A A 0 103
Atlanta Oh. 1914. I Me J I*o
Augusts 4k, 1935 M and ..67 ——
Charleston 4V4*. 1*23, A
Ar O 104
Clinrleston ss. 1*24. A
Ar O .. 195
rr.MFTiVtf. \p ••I* 7 * J, . 'J* _
Columbus. 4 %•, 1927
J. Ar J 101
Jti'kson villa ss. 1*24. M
Ac N 104 —-
Ma erm IHs. 1924. January
quarterly 101
M«r»m os. 1610, January
quarterly 102
Savsnrtr. n 5s 190*. rab*
ruary quarterly *9
rift van nn t- 5s I*l4. January
quarterly. 102 ■
Railroad Otoottt.
Atlanta and Waft Point
THE AUGUSTA HERAID-
J. C. McAULiffE.
Market Editor
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
Atchison 87%
Do pfd 95%
Baltimore and Ohio 95%
Canadian Pacific 173%
Chicago and Alton 33%
Do pfd 62%
Chicago and Northwestern ~..159%
Do pfd 159%
Oolardo Southern 40%
Denver and Rio Grande pfA ... 67
Erie 30%
Illinois Ceniral 137%
Louisville and Nashville 105%
Mexican Central 15
New York Central 103%
Pennsylvania 123
Reading 129%
Rock Island 19%
Do pfd 45%
St. Paul 34%
■Southern Pacific 102%
Southern railway 21%
Union Pacific 161%
Wisconsin Central 26%
lnterboro Metropolitan 10%
oD pfd 30%
Great Northern 131%
Amalgamated Copper 74%
American Locomotive 46%
Am. Smelting and Refining .... 85%
Do pfd 105
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 48%
Colorado Fuel and Iron ... «... 36%
General Electric ... 139%
International Paper 9%
National Biscuit 87%.
"National Lead 82%
Pressed SI eel Car 33
Pullman Palace Car .....163%
Stoss, Shofield Steel 62%
Sugar .. 131
United Slates Steel 46
Do pfd 108"»
Mar hay's 68%
1)0 pfd 4lt 68%
Vh.-Carolina Chemical 32%
Gil U ft and B'k'g CoN 235 —~
Southwestern R n Co .. 105 ——
Bank Stocxa.
Augusta Saving* Unnk . 175 -
Irish American Bark (par
125) 40
Merchants Hank ISO 11)5
National flank 159 i4<>
National Exchange Bank. 124 lac
A and 8 U U Co 105 -
C of Ga Ist pfd Income
ss. 1015, Oct 54
C of Ga 2ml pfd income
F.s 1645, Oct 45
C of On 3rd income, b».
1945, Oct 3!> -
C Of <la fly Mobile l>tv
Ist sa, 1946, J and J... 104
C C A A 2nd 7i, l»10t
A and O 104
On it R A Banking Co
6s, 1910 102
Ga 11 It & B Co oi.
1922 11l
8. Ity. Co.. Ist con. sa. 1994.
J and J 101%
Southern Cotton asm etocKs,
Abbevluw Cotton t.illle (3 ,
C) 90 -.t
Aiken Mfg Co (S 97
Anderson Cotton Mills (8
(') pfd 69 64
Arkwright Mills 105 109
Augusta Factory 79
Belton Mills 110 U 2
Cabarrus Cotton Mills 120 in
Chadwick Mfg Co (N C.)
pfd 100 100
Planters Loan A Savings
Bank (par |10) 90 22
tin lon Savings Bank (par
$25) 62%
Cltlaena' Bank .... 191
Local Bonos.
Augusta Fnctory Ist 6s.
due 1915, M and M.. ..101 ——
Augusta Ry & Eire Co
Ist ss, 1940, J * D 94
Bon Air Hotel Co. 6a.
J. & D., 1011-21 100
Looal Bonos.
Enterprise Mfg Co. Ist
6s, 1923, MAN 93 »7
Sibley Mfg Co. Ist 6s.
due 1923. J A D 83 87
Railroad Bonds.
Augusta So Ity Ist mort
gage, ss, J A D .. 65 89
C of Gn Ity Ist Mfg 65...
1945, E and A 112
C of Ga Ry lit Con Mtg
ss, 1016, M and M . ..106
C of Ga, Mac A Nor Dtv
Ist ss, 1946, J and J.. 102
Central of Ga. M, G end
Ato lat r.», 1947 J and J 103
Central of Ga Raionton
Brunch, Ist 6a, 1926,
J and D 101
Chlouola Mfg Co fS C).. 120 120
Clifton Mfg Co (8 c>.. . 115 116
Clifton Mfg Co (H C) pfd 68
Columbus Mfg Co (Gal.. 94 161
Courtcnsy Mfg Co (3 C) 97 100
Dallas Mfg Co (AH) .. 94 101
ignores Mfg Co (8 *ll .... 29 so
Enoree Mfg Co (8 C)
pfd 101
Eagle and Phoenix Mill*
(Ga) 133
Easley Cotton Mills (8 C) 135 145
Enterprise Mfg Co (Ou). s»
Gaffney Mfg Co (B C|„ 94 100
Do 2d pfd 69 si
Gain, svtlle Cotton Mills
(Ob) 50 61)
Grnnltevllle Mfg Co (8C) 1f,9
Granby Mill, pfd 62
Orcndel Mills (S *5) ... 119 120
Henrietta Mllla (N C> .. 160 1(17
King Mfg Co VI
Langley Mfg Co 97
l.anoupter Cotton Mllla
(8 Ci 106
Lauretta Cotton Mills (8 C)
pfd 162 190
l.hneftorie Mills fH C) .. 140 ——
Louis*- Mills (NO 90 16
Do pfd 98
Marlboro Cotton Mllla
(8 C) 91%
Orangeburg Mfg Co
Do 2nd pfd 90
Pelt,am Mfg Co (Oa» f
pfd 101 -09
Po t Mfg Co. F W 18
C> 100 104
fhiMgh Cotton Mllla (N
C) 100 104
Bam In ole Mfg Co Com.. 60
THE MERRY WIDOW
COMPANY IN TOWN
■
! The enormous organization known
;ai the Merry Widow company came
j Into the city today on a special train
over the Southern from Columbia ar
! riving at 1 o'clock and giving tlx* sing
er* an opportunity to rest before the
strenuous labor* of the evening
All Augusta has gone mail on the
subject of “The Mery Widow” and all
Augusta I* going to see and hear Ihe
great dramatic *nd musical event of
i the season Even those who have
j felt that they do not care to pay $2
i for matinee seats will be given an op-
I portunlly to go at a cheaper rale,
since all the less high priced seats
having been sol'd some day* ago the
| management has decided to let the
| last live rows In the parquet go at
Itbe matinee for $1.50.
ATUTiG COAST
LINE
NOTE These arrivals ami departures
arc given as information, but arrival and
connections arc not guaranteed.
Effective
Sept* nber 29th, 1908.
No. 82. No. 85
North.. South
2.30 pm Lv .. .. Augusta. .. Ar 10.00 am
4.03 pm Iw*. .. Harnwcll .. ..l/v 7.55 am
4.80 pm Lv .. Denmark.. .. I*v 4.28 pm
6.09 pm Lv .. Orangeburg .. Lv 6.04 pm
t>.6opm Lv .. . .Sumter.. Lv 6.28 pm
8.26 pm Lv .. ..Florence .. ..Lv 4.40 am
5..0am Ar .. .Richmond.. . .Lv 7.25 pm
8.40 am Ar .. Washington.. Lv 3.45 pm
10.00 am Ar .. ..Baltimore.. .Lv 2.12 pm
12.13 pm Ar .. ..W. Phils .. ..LVll.66;tin
?.45pm Ar Now York, ~.UI St Lv 9.25 am
PI'LLM AN ‘Tmoil.l-nv fA US between
Augusta and Now York without change.
Dining Cur S n vioo between Florence
nnd Now York.
L. IV McCDLLIIM,
Commercial Agent, 807 Broad St.
T. C. WHIT®, W. J. CFt Alt J,
Gen. Push. Agent. Pans. Truss. Mgr.,
Wilmington, N. C.
CENTRAL OF CEORCIA
RAILWAY.
(Current Scjivauttu* corrected lo Date.)
(16th Meridian lime.)
OtPARTUHtS.
For Savannah and Macon *7:3oam
For Dublin and Savannah *B:46pn»
For Savannah ami Mueon ••B:4opm
For Savannah and Mueon !19:40pin
APBIVALB.
From Savannah and Mucon .. t!H:osam
From Savannah and Mtn*m yu«un
From Savannah and Macon . . *7;sopm
From Dublin and Savon nub...»*l2 ;4bpm
•Dally. ••Except Sunday. USunday only.
Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between
Augusta and Suvunnuh on night trains,
Connects ut Milieu with through sleep
tug cars »o and irom Macon, Atlanta,
Columbus, liirinlnghiiia and Chic.•.«:«>. litn.
f. v. Powers. w \n uackhtt.
Coral. Act. Trav. Fuss. Agt.
716 Prone Si.
Charleston & Western
Carolina Railway
«, T . h . e . rol,o . v r ,, ‘* «£ nvHl * “** J departure*
oi Hums, union Station, Augusta. Du.,
un well as connections with other eottipa
nii’s. ire aimply given us tutoruiution,
und are not guaranteed:
(Effective 6ept. 14, 1908.)
„ rtAA DEPARTURES.
6:000 a. m. No. i,i Dully for Anderson,
Seneca, etc
10:10 a. in.—No. 1, Duny tor «ireenw»»ou.
Laurens, Greenville, • spurtimhiii g
I lender *on villa and Asheville.
2;ou p. in. No. 43, Dally for Allendale,
Fairfax, Charleston, Savannah,
Beaufort, Port Royal.
4:40 p. m. -No, 3, Dully for Greenwood,
No. 6 leaves Gr’*fiwood ut 4:60 a.
in- for Spartanburg.
ARRIVALS.
No. 4, Dally from Greenwood, 9:3ft a.
m. No. 41, daily from Charleston, Sa
vannah. Beaufort, Port Royal, etc, 12:30
|». m. No. 2, dally from Asheville, Spart
anburg, Greenwood, etc., fi:lf> p m. No.
8. dally from Anderson, McCormick, etc..
7:35 p. m.
Trains 41 and 42 run solid between
Atiumdu f6ii*i Charleston.
Tri-W#ekly Parlor Car service between
Augusta and Asheville, leaving Augusta
Tuesdays. Thursdays und Saturday*.
Asheville Mondays, Wednesday and Kri*
days. Trains Now I ami *■
ERNEST WILLIAMS.
General Passenger Agent.
No. «Q 7 Ihouduoy. Augusta. Us.
V.-C. COIMY TO
SELL A LARGE
BONDJSSUE
RICHMOND, Vh The Virginia
Caroline ehomleiil company Is itegoli
sGng with bunkers fur the sale of
approximately $12,000,000 5 per cent
bonds The olijecl of the Issue Is to
permit eii Increase of the company's
facilities and lo provide additional
working capital with which to trans
act Hie Increasing business to resuli
from these additional facilities.
It was reported yesterday that as
suranee of a successful dotation of
the Issue had been given by the lead
era of a syndicate nl bankers In pro
c-eas of formation In New York. It
Is understood lltai the new Issue will
lake up the serial bonds of the Vlr
glnin-Carollns Company, which fall
due from time to time.
REPAIRING OLD COLLEGE
AT THE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA,
Athens, Ga Work for the repair
Ing of old college has begun. The
sound of hammers and saws coining
front Gils historic old pile, over a ceil
lory old. sound strange Indeed, Inti
Rs existence was saved for sent!
incut's sake, and the legislator* of
the stale appropriated s](i,oi)o for R.t
reinforcement. The antique build
Ing has harbored such "Georgia”
students as Bob Toombs and lien
Hill, snd around II hover* a halo of
trudlllon. Before this year I* over,
yoting students of the present gen
eration will occupy Its rooms.
MRS. CAMPBELL, LETTER CAR
BIER.
Rural free delivery route* are not
usually served by feminine carriers,
There are only s few in America
But In th> absence of her husband,
Mr. J. C. Campbell, who Is taking
hi* regular vacation. Ids wife, Mrs
Anna C. Campbell Is serving the pat
runs of Angus's l( F I). No 4
The route takes' her several tulles
into Carolina, by circuitous road*,
and she I* iniffii-riKely popular all
along the way. Mrs. Campbell will
deliver mall on "Number Four” for
! several days,
PERRONAL MENTION
Messrs E. H. Rogers, T A. Walden
iand W l( la,gin. of Gibson, were
among the well known visiting gen
jtlemen who spent today in the city.
FINANCIAL
THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA
707 BROAD STREET.
ORGANIZED 1865.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS $450,000,00
L. C. HAYNE, President. CHAS. R. CLARK, Cashier.
BEGINNING AUG. 13T, 1908, this Bank will pay 4 per cent in
terest mi CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS. These certificates will
he Issued hy us sums of SIOO.OO und up, for stipulated porlods 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.
THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK,
has
Capital $400,000.00
Surplus 140,000.00
Stockholders’ Liability 400,000,00
Total •• $940,000.00
as
SECURITY FOR ITS DEPOSITORS
Your Account is Solicited.
Georgia Railroad Bank
Augusta, Georgia.
This Bank Solicits ihe banking business of
merchants and corporations. We pay 4 Per Cent
Interest on all deposits placed in our Savings l)ept.
YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED.
Four Times a Year
Instead of two, we pay interest at the rate of 4 per cent to our
depositors, by means of the Coupon Certificate of Deposit, issued
In Augusta only by tho „
Merchants Bank
Capital and Surplus. $300,000.00
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice.
To Owners of Hacks, Drays, Curts
and Wagon*:
Tho llronsn lax of live dollars a
horse por your Is how duo on every
hack, dray, carl nr wagon that Is ran
for hire or used In delivering goods
—-except the ono froo dray license
that Is Riven with business licenses
to ho used only In carrying on the
business for which the business li
cense | H Issued, which Is renewable
January Isl, next, when business 11-
conses are renewed.
Obtain blank bond al the office' of
clerk of conned, sign bond opposite
the word "Principal;” have some one
who returns to the oily of Augusta
us much as SSOO for luxation sign bo
unfith your signature and opposite Urn
word "Surety;: 1 pay the eolleetor sn 1
treasurer (Mr. 11. H. Morris) Ih**
proper license lax, and present his re
eeipl and tho bond to lll** ('lark of
council, who will Issue license and
tags.
Win. LYON MARTIN,
oir,e Clerk of Council.
bids will me received up to
October Kith, for the exclusive Soft
Drink . rlvlloge at the (Inorgls Cam
Ill'll Fsll, week of November 2d Id
711), Inclusive. Right to reject any
or all bids.
FRANK E. BEANE. Seely.
o9C
For Council. Second Ward.
AT THE SOLICITATION OF
friends, 1 annonnei myself a can
didate for dm position of Condi-
Ilian from the Refund ward, to fill
die vacancy caused by the rcHlg
nation or Mr. Eugene 1. Johnson,
olttf .1 l(| It AN K CARSWELL
Board of Education.
THE QUARTERLY MEETING OF
die Richmond County Hoard of Ed
acalion will lie held at the Tubman
High School, on Saturday, October
pith 11)03, ut ten o'clock.
LAWTON It. EVANS,
Sooty.
By order of the Hoard <i#o
Notice.
I WISH TO ANNOUNCE THAT I
hiii no longer connected with the
barber shop on Mclntosh street, hUI
have opened at Itl2 llroad. I will
appreciate the continued patronage
of my old customers and the gen
eral public as well.
PROF. E. D AMONKTTI.
olf>c
Augusta, Ga Oct 9, Ping
TO .HE OI'FP ERH AND MEM
bars of Woodlawn Council No. 2'J
Jr. O. 11. A M., and Augusta Coun
cil No. 32 Jr. O. C A. M , are re
(incited to meet at the corner of
MeK.nne and Brond streets Sun
day morning hi !i o'clock to take
a car for Warrenvllle, H. C , to at
tend annual sermon of Warrenvllle,
..aiigley and OranHevdle councils,
who have extended a special Invt
t»tDill lo Augusta councils to al
lend, Rev. ('has M Wllkerson will
deliver the sermon.
C M Wllkerson,
J. .1 M. TICK.
E H. Holding,
olio Committee.
EXACTLY SO.
’’Oh, yes, he's been 111 Jsll half a
dozen Hines find lie doean't hesitate
to admit It !'•
’’Yes?” lias the courage of his con
| vlctlons, eh?”— Philadelphia Press.
PAGE ELEVEN
FINANCIAL
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Office of Commissioner of Roads and
Revenue, Richmond County, Ga.
Augusta, lia., Hopt. 14,'l!M)JL
To Clmrles S. Holder, Tux Collector,
Richmond County:
Tho following assessments upon
Ihe Hlate Tax for the year BIOS aro
hereby made und you or ymur euc
eesHors In office are hereby lusG'UCted
und required lo colluul the same.
Pauper 5.8
Poor House 11.4
i toads uud Hrldges 13.8
court Expense* 212
Maintaining Prisoners ....11.4
Jurors ~ 6.8
Elections .. .. ~ ~ .. ..2.
Public Buildings 6.8
Jail 6.8
Coroner 2.1
gOMfll Pox ii.H
County Police 2.4
Reformatory .. .. 3.3
34.8
the same being forty-six rents on
ihe one hundred dollars of taxable
prop) rly, or ninety-four and 8-10 per
rent of tho Hiato Tax of four and
15-100 mills, levied for other than
funding purpose.
WILLIAM F. EVE.
,Bulge CII.V Court mid KsOfl Comnir
Roads and Revenue, Richmond Co. Ga
All eat :
WM. D'A. WALKER, Ork
Oct 15 0
Water Works Notice.
THE PUBLIC IS REQUESTED TO
lie very careful to luavn all hydrams
anil other openings closed lo avoid
any waste of water. W* have found
many case*, wlero parties will
leave hydrants open, presumably to
lie certain to know when the water
Is turned on. This causes a great
waste which must he stooped
Sprinkling of lawns und washing
o' pavements slrlctlv prohibited.
JNU. D. TWKRgS, JK
Bupt. C. W. W
SI Ilf
Tax Collector's Office, ItPhrmind
County.
Notice Is hereby given Ihsf the Hhit#
County and Hehnol Tin for 1906 nre now
due and payable at this office. The fol
lowing. ora the rates per hundred.
Htatn | .50
County .. ~ •• ~ «■ ~ .. .49
Hcbool .. •• ... 26
11.11
or 113.10 per thousand. Tnx payers are
requested to make prompt payment*.
CHAB 8. HOHLER,
Tax Collector, Richmond County
Oct 20*
CITY TAX NOTICE.
City Treftstiry, No. 811 Kills St.
Augusta, Oh., (Jet. Ist, 1908.
PUBLIC NOTICE IH HEREBY
given that the last payment of City
Tax sot the year 1908 (being 1-4 of
the whole tax), wilt be due uud pay
able on or before October 20th, 1908.
One-quarter of th„ water rate enter,
ed on the tax digest will be payable
on the same time. A penalty of 11
per cen. and costs U. 60) will bo add
ed and collected ss required for fail
ure lo pay In the time prescribed by
the tax ord I nance.
The assessment* tor street sprink
ling, bills mailed July Ist, ult., are
now due und payablo.
Hours: 0 to 2. to 6 p. m.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUOtTHTA.
By H. H. Morris, Col. & Trcas. C. A.
tttta