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THIS YEAR A BANNER ONE
IN BUILDING OPERATIONS
Work Aggregating Mil
lions Now Under Way or
in Prospect in ant! About
the City.
A retrospect of building and con
struction contracts issued within the
last few weeks easily Justified the
prediction that the close of 1909 will
mark a banner year in point of pro-i
gross and general upbuilding In Au
gusta.
Real Kstate was never more active.
Within the last week a deal was clos
ed for Summerville property that In
volved the largt at sum of money ever
paid for a single residence, the trans
fer of the home of the late Hon.
Frank H. Miller being Ibo case in
point.
There never was a truer saving
thim "where so much smoke In visible
there must be some fire." and the old
adage lends color to the many ru
mors that have been current recently
regarding the erection of two splen
did new hotels in Augusta, one a com
roercial hostelry in the heart of Ihe
business district, and the oilier a tour
ist resort.
Augusta Is assured a new theatre,
and lhero is reason to believe that
tbe next twelve months will find an
other amusement place of high-class
attractions In full swing The an
nouncement of Mr, Jake Wells' lease
of the Miller-Walker hull was the cul
mination of u business transaction
whereby he acquired control of tlie.
place for five years to remodel the
entire interior and lit out a beautiful
vaudeville theatre. And for a long
time It has been whispered that tie
goUotlonsc are underway that will
result, if carried through, In the es
tabllsliment of still another splendid
vaudeville play house In the elty.
The construction of a levee by tier
city, and consequent elevation of the
canal banks, will mean tbe turning
Into circulation of several hundred
dollars The Twin City Power Com
pany will In the development of the
Price's island shells employ several
hundred men for at least a year. The
Center street bridge will be built this
summer. The development of the
Oeorgla-Carollna rower Co., will ill
so mean employment for many men,
for good wages, most of which will
he spent In Augusta.
Two new bank buildings arc* now in
course of construction, nnd another
bank will soon change its abode, ne
cessitating a liberal expenditure.
Handsome new houses are going up
tu Summerville and other suburbs,
lltilldlng in the city has taken on
marked activity. There is not tin
Idle contractor In the city.
Collectively tho operations repre
sent an expenditure that will run In
to the millions, and point a sure In
dex to unparalleled prosperity.
CHEEK STBEET
FROPERTY SOLD
Among tin* deeds recorded at the
court house Saturday wan that of Mr.
J T. Arnold to Mr*. M W. Arnold,
both of Now York. city. The halo w«,
a house nod lot at No. 1219 Greene
Rtreet. The sale la shown to have
been made December 24th. The price
of the property was sf>,2oo. The
house la one of the prettiest on upper
Greene street.
Mr. H. H. Cummings has sold a
house and lot on Campbell street,
near South Houndary to A. W. Him
burly for |GSO.
HARRIM AN'6 YACHT AT TAMPA.
TAMPA, Kl«. The yacht sultana,
owned try K, H. Harrlman, arrived
here this afternoon from New' Orleans
and will sail tomorrow for Pensacola.
A parly of ten guests of Mr. Harrl
man are on hoard, headed by Gen
eral Manager Young, of the Southern
Pacific. Mr. llarflman may Join the
yachting party at Pensacola
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> the weather.
> WASH! \ TON. D. C—Foro
» rail:
> South Carolina uud
> Fair Sunday and Monday, with
> slowly rising temperature mod
> crate variable wluds, becoming
> *outh.
FOR SALE
HOMES ON GREENE, TELFAIR,
REYNOLDS AND ELLIS STS. \
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T.D. Carey
Irish-Americ&n Bank Building,
Telephone 918 Augusta, Ga.
MEDICAL COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT
MAY FIRST
Rev. E. F. Dempsey Will
Deliver the Baccalaureate
Address at the Court
House.
The regular meeting of the Medical
College faculty was held Saturday
night. Routine business occupied the
attention of the assemblage for a
brief period, after which the details
of commencement were taken up and
discussed.
Final examinations begin tomorrow,
and last until April 30. The fresh
man, sophomore and Junior classes
will be examined first. Then come
the seniors, for n ten-day grind. They
are required to stand about VI ex
aminations.
Commencement exercises will be
held on the evening of May 1, at the
ItichmomJ. county court house. It
ha:< irvFetofore been the custom to
hold iho commencement at the Grand
but for the date sot this year the
house has already been engaged.
Rev. E. F. Dempsey, pastor of the
Hroadway Methodist church will de
liver the baccalaureate address. Chan
cellor Harrow of the University of
Georgia will make an address and ten
der the riplomas. Judge James R.
Hamar, president of the board of
trustees of tile Medical College will
preside. Rev. George K. Guille, pas
tor of Greene street Presbyterian
church will offer a prayer. Appro
priate musical selections will Inter
sperse the program.
The graduallng class of TO num
bers 22 students. Their work had
been well done. They will go away
horn the Medical College with tho
very best wishes and tbe congratula
tions of the faculty for their thorough
preparation, and *t bright future is
In store for them.
The in mila-rs of the clttsß are as
follows: Walter Bonner King, George
Causing Carpenter, Charles .Oscar
Hates, Everett James Stothart, Ben
jamin Arastus Deal, Calmua Hinton,
Ralph Freeman, Franklin Cullen
llnrp, John Rundolpt, Gum port Henry
Htoffel Gehrkcn, llerber Jones Nortou
Quimiey Arnold Mulkey, Joseph Ham
ilton McCleskey, William Wycllff
1 Hills, Walter Elliott Simmons, Jas,
Carlton Holliday, Thomas Rufus Ay
cock, Cleveland Thompson, Sheddlo
Usher, Edward Payson White, Cha
White Churchill, Robert Irvine Ury-
01 SLASHED
BECK SCALP
John Murray Worsted In
Fifjht With Anoth e r
Darkey, Who Has Not
Been Captured, and is at
Lamar Hospital.
An tho result of what appears to
have boon u drunken fight between
•wo negroes. John Murray aud an
other whose name has not been learn
oil. on May avenue, a while after
midnight Saturday night, the former
Is at the I.amar hospital with sev
eral dirk cuts, and his assailant Is
wanted by the police.
Murray was slashed across the top
of the head, the dirk laying open his
scalp In a silt five inches long, as
deep as the pericranium, has fourth
linger of the left hand was cut off,
and the thumb decorated with a
complete ring He suffered from loss
of blood and was revived from a
comatose condition soon after being
taken to the hospital He was drink
ing and refused to give the Internes
particulars of his difficulty. He has
a fair chance of recovery.
JAY GOULD IS CHAMPION.
BOSTON.—Jay Gould, the Interna
tional court tennis champion, suc
cessfully defended his title 0 f Amer
ican champion In a hard fought con
test with Joshua Crane today, The
scores were f,-S; R-G; 63; 6-3. Mr.
1 Vane has won the Chatuplonsbfp
several years. Until the entry of Mr
Gould upon the sport, he was one of
the best experts In this country
WANT TO RETAIN :
THE H IBS
i
Representatives Make
Fight on Closing of the
Yards at Pensacola and
New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- —Within a few
days Secretary of the Navy M**yer la j
expected to take up for active consider- j
ation the question of the continuation in
operation of the navy yard* at Pensa- j .
cola, KJm., and New Orleans, La., which j
Mr. Newberry, juet before he refS’ed ;
from office, *av« orders should be closed, i
A settlement of the Issue is of import- j
fine* to the cities in which these yards j
are located for more then one reason, j
Before Mr. Newberry’s order had been I
officially served on the commandants of !
those yards tne congressional delegation*
from the respective states In which they
are situated took up the matter with
Secretary Meyer and presented argu
ments to show why they should be con
tinued in operation. Mr. Meyer felt that
•liieir protests against closing should re
ceive thorough consideration and con
cluded to call for data from the com
manding officers showing the amoifnt of ]
work that was being done and reasous,
If any, for or against the closing of the
yards. The character of the data which
he asked for was so elaborate and com
prised so much detail that the com
mandants have not yet been able to fur
nish It. The secretary Is determined
to bo fully advised of every feature of
the case before reaching any decision.
The fact that appropriations nave been
made for a continuation of work during
the fiscal year is tne least argument ad
vanced why the stations should be main
tained In all their efficiency. But this
Ik not the only proposition put forward
along thin line. It is admitted that the
work done at these places is not very
material at this time, but the contention
is made that the future should be taken
into consideration.
Yards Important.
For tactical and for strategic purposes
if for no otner, It Is declared these
yards should be maintained at a high
state of efficiency In order that the gov
ernment mny be prepared for repairing
and equipping war vessels for any ser
vices which might be required of them
in that section of the world. The point
is made that the amount of money
actually required for this purpose Is not
very great by comparison nnd that tho
yards ready for business in case of
emergency are a valuable asset for the
navy to always have at hand. The plast
at both these stations is said to be in
good shape.
Both are equipped with floating dry
docks, thut at Pensacola having a ca
pacity of 12,000 tons and that at New
Orleans a capacity of 16,000 tons. Mr.
Meyers’ derision Is awaited with a great
deal of interest and the hope in ex
pressed that he will rsvoko Mr. New
berry's order for it is generally felt that
the relatively small amount of money
required to keep the yards in operation
is insignificant hi comparison with the
value they may be to ths navy in the
event of the developments of any war
like operations. It Is the best kind of
economy, say the advocates of the yard,
to keep them In a state where they may
render effective service to the govern
ment should the necessity therefore
arise.
Naval Appropriation Large.
Vast sums were carried by ths naval
appropriation bill for the fiscal year 1910.
While considerable of the various
amounts appropriated for specific pur
poses were for the pay of officers and
men, for maintenance purposes of all
sorts, and for repairs to battleships, both
building and completed, yet the measure
also contemplates great activity in pub
-11 c works under the various bureaus. A
study of the Itemized features of the bill
snpws specific appropriations for work
In the south at the various yards and
stations as follows:
Norfolk Yard.
Yards and docks: Navy yard, Norfolk,
j railroad tracks, extensions $10,000; elec
' trie plant, extensions $20,000.
Charleston.
Navy yard. Charleston: Paving and
i grading $20,000; underground conduit sys
tern $6,000; intercepting drain S3O,
pneumatic system, extension, $6,000;
dreding $25,000; increasing and improv
ing torpedo bont slips $60,000.
Pensacola.
Navy yard, Pensacola: Remodeling,
building No. 29. $16,000; to repair rifle
| range ami wluirf $5,000.
Key West.
Naval station, Key West: Latrines sot
-000; concrete cistern $26,000; to com
j plot® marine railway $16,000.
New Orleans,
Naval station, New Orleans: im
provements and grading $45,000.
For Publio Works.
Under the head of public works there
Is an appropriation of $6,600 for the pur
chase of land adjoining the Charleston
navy yard to be used as a reservation
for tho marine corps.
Under the head of the bureau of con
struction and repair these appropriations
are made: Norfolk. Vu.. $12,000; Char
leston $20,000; Pensacola $12,000 to be
expended for repairs nnd Improvements
of the plants at those yards.
Under the bureau of steam engineer
ing an appropriation of $26,000 Is nuvdo
to obtain additional machine tools to
equip the nmchtnd, boiler and copper
smith shops at Norfolk.
Appropriations aggregating SIOO,OOO
for repairs of barracks occupied by the
marine corps, among the places men
tioned In the bill being Norfolk, Vu..
Port Royal and Charleston. 4». C.. Pen
sooal and Dry Tortugna, Fla., nnd New
Orleans. I*.
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
LYNCHBURG. Va—Tho state re
publican committer in session here
I tonight selected Newport News for
I the place and July ?Bth as the time
i for hiding the state convention this
year fr the purpose of nominating
: candidates for governor and other
| state offices.
rJL£ AbccJiSTA jwC&JLZrU.
Augusta Dirt Will Be Worth
From 20% To 100% More In
1910 Than it Is in 1909 .
Don’t wait until the prices are out of your reach! Don’t wait until the best in
vestments are picked up by someone else! Don’t wait until the percentage of pro
fit you would make has been decreased by the rapidly growing prices of prop
erty.
These three things you will do, unless you INVEST NOW! And these follow
ing thirteen offerings of Augusta Deal EstateV present some of the very best Real
Estate Investments you will ever have a chance,tot ake advantage of.
instead of 4%, or 8% or even
8% on your money, you can just
as easily clean up 20% to 100%.
Think About If! Look Us Up! l
And Before It's Too Late!!!
Just a Short Description Of Each Property.
12% Rental On This
Stores, with living apartments above, on south side of Broad St.
Part Cash , Balance Monthly»«Residence
Per arrangements under which we are now handling this property, w© can
sell to right party, for part cash, balance on monthly payments, 7 rooms and bath,
on corner lot, frontage of 1 17 feet, with house only occupying about 40 feet,
leaving fine frontage for other buildings. Only $2,000 for this property.
House and Lot For Less Than House Would
Cost To Build Now
Fine residence property, conveniently and desirably located, splendid brick
residence, with stable and servants’ quarters on the lot. Present rental means
high rate of interest on investment.
Greene Street Cottage
Very attractive little home of six rooms on Greene street, a' -most reasonable
price. For a small home you couldn’t do better than this.
8 Room Home on Greene Street
Eight room home, and bath, on 700 block of Greene street—a bargain.
City Residence Lot
On upper Broad street, in new residence section, large lot, price $1,200. Worth
every dollar asked for it.
Walker Street Residence
Very nice brick residence on large lot, with 40-foot lot adjoining. You could
n’t ask for a more reasonable price.'
Small Investment Property
< Think of 80 feet on Greene street at $2,000! Besides there are two small
houses on it, paying good rate of interest. *
Rapidly Growing Section --
Lot 80x180 feet, the 180 feet fronting on Estes St., and lot has six houses on it,
all in good condition. Half dozen new residences have been erected directly across
the street, costing from $3,000 to $4,500 each. This piece of property will be sold
right away for $52,700. The houses alone are worth price asked.
Good Rental Property "
Six-room house, 4-room house and two 3-room houses on a very large lot. Good
rental property, price asked $1,400.
Summerville Property —■** ~ —
Splendid modern horn e of 9 rooms, with every convenience, and on a lot
350x217 feet. Stable, coal and chicken houses on the lot. The S. W. comer of
Glenn Ave. and Helen St. Most attractive price is placed ou this property.
Lot In Summerville
On Milledge street, fronting 100 feet, aud running back 175 feet. Lot faces
east, nnd is very cheap at price asked for it.
Glad to Show Any or all of these Properties to Anyone Interested.
Out-of-Augusta Investors will do well to write for further Information.
Corner Property
On lower Broad, new tenement 8 rooms each side. This property thoroughly
modern and up-to-date, 2-storv barn, lot 45x145.
* MARTIN A GARRETT ”
137 BTH ST. AUGUSTA. GA.
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