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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1909)
THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 301. COTTON PRICES CONTINUE SOARING IN MOST HOULE MARKET Factors Are Doing Practi cally All the Buying For Customers in the Coun try. Conservatives Pre dict Early Break. One of the moat interesting feat ures of the cotton market at pres ent, and one that is unprecedented in the history of cotton, is that factors are all buying cotton for their cus tomers in the country. Not anticipating that prices would reach the level that they have, and in many instances not expecting the market to go higher than 12% cents, at the beginning of the year the farmers sold cotton for fall delivery at prices materially below, what they are at present quoted. A large num ber of these farmers have already filled their contracts. When the market went above the thirteen-cent mark, many farmers an ticipating even higher prices, held the cotton that they had raised, and instructed their factor to purchase cotton for them at the prices that were at that time prevailing and con tracts were filled in this way. Many farmers who have contracts that are due to be filled at the present, or in the very near future, are holding the cotton that they have grown and are having their contracts filled from the factor’s table. SELLING TOTAL CROP. Others who have contracts that are not due tor delivery until the late fall are taking advantage of the present very Inviting high prices and selling their total crop, depending on an ex pected drop In the market when they can buy cotton much lower than It is at present, and in this way fill their contracts and at the same time real ize profits. At the same time the factors are having much trouble in buying the cotton for their customers. There has never been the scarcity of the spot cotton that there is at the pres ent. With the exception of what is at the points of concentration there is very little cotton obtainable. Re ports from the cotton belt affirm that the fields are practically bare and those who have any cotton are gen erally holding it. Some of the older and more con servative heads on Cotton Row think tbs* the advance has been too rapid and the market is too high momen tarily anticipating a break, At the same time many of the local cotton men, think that the market has not reached the high level, basing their conclusion on the fact, that every new report on the crop estimates it as lower than the last one, and that It will be far short of the world’s supply. ■'WIND-UP” BOARD SESSION QUIET COLUMBIA, S. C.—Thursday’s ses sion of the dispensary investigation is uninteresting, being devoted to ar guments over the Lanahan claim. Be ginning Thursday afternoon the com mission will get to work in execu tive session passing judgments on the six hundred thousand dollars worth of claims held up for two years. The result will probably be announc ed on Saturday. REV. FATHER PHILIPPE ON WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY Noted Jesuit Scientist Will Speak At St. Pat rick’s Hall Friday Night. "Wirelesh Telegraphy, and Its Prac tlcal Application,” will be the subject of an Interesting address that will be delivered at St. Patrick’s hall on Fri day night at 8.30 o’clock, by the Rev. P. J. Phillipe, S. J. The lecturer is a member of the faculty of the Sa cred Heart college, as a professor of sciences, and has made a thorough study of the greatest invention of the present age. The lecture will be high ly entertaining for the reason that Professor Phillipe will give practical Illustrations of the use of the wire less on land and sea. His experi ments, all of which will he carried on in full sight of the audience, will Include the sending and receiving of messages with apparatus all of which he manufactured himself. The apparatus will be get up on the platform and without the aid of wires he will ring a fire alarm, sound a fog horn, light electric lamps, operate a railroad signal, run a fan motor, shoot ofT a cannon and explode distant mines. It expected that there will be a large audience present. This is the first opportunity the people of Augus ta have had to attend a lecture by a local man on the twentieth century wonder in practical use. Trade Most Conservatively , is Advice of Big New York Cotton House A very prominent New York cotton house wired its customers this , morning to trade most conservatively and to be prepared to respond Instantly to calls for margin. This house evidently thinks the situa tion Is dangerous. SUMMERVILLE If HAVE TO PI! FOR FIRE PROTECTION Fire Committee Met in Mayor’s Office and De cided To Put Proposition Up To the Village. At the meeting of the fire commit tee held Wednesday afternoon in the Mayor’s office, the only matter of Im portance that came up for discussion was the matter of charging the vil lage of Summerville for fire protec tion, that has been previously furnish ed them gratis. Heretofore, when property in Sum merville has been in danger of loss from fire and the Summerville depart ment inadequate to cope with the sit uation the nearest city department to the scene of the fire has gone to Sum merville, and without any cost to the village, much property has been saved. At the meeting Wednesday the ques tion of the cost to the Augusta depart ment to respond to the fire and the risk of life and limb were discussed. The chairman of the fire committee stated that it was assuming too much responsibility without receiving any compensation. The chairman was in structed to approach the intendent of Summerville on the subject and make him a proposition. The proposition will probably be in Mr. Burum’s pos session during the day, but action on the matter will be deferred until the regular monthly meeting of the Sum merville council. TO DEVELOP TOE TIEOISS' LUIS Big Meeting in Macon Planning For Increasing the Number of Inhabi tants. Special to The Herald. MACON, Ga.—Representative, citi zens, business men and farmers of South Georgia, met in Macon Thurs day morning for the purpose of talk ing over plans to develop the thirty five “WiregTess” counties of the state and to get a million Inhabitants In the next five years. These 85 counties cover one-fourth of the state's area and have one sixth of the state’s population. Among the leader In the movement who met here this morning from South Geor gia were: President Jesse E. Mer cer, of Fitzgerald of the Georgia De velopment, John Herring, vice-presi dent; Jno. W. Greer, secretary; J. R. Monroe, of Abbeville; M. V. Rich ards, industrial agent for the South ern and others. Several Macon men were present at the meeting. The movement is to create a larger Interest In South Georgia as a farming section and to bring people to that country in or der to develop the same. Congress will be asked to lend a helping hand. Several Important resolutions were Introduced at the session this morn ing and will be passed upon this af ternoon, the delegates present repre sent a large amount of capital. MR. TURNER BACK FROM INSPECTION TRIP General Manager J. M. Turner of the Georgia and Florida railroad re turned to the city Wednesday after noon from a trip of Inspection as far south as Mldville, Mr. Turner stated that the work on that portion of the line that he had inspected was pro pressing very rapidly and that the re sults were very gratifying. He stated that he would not be able to announce when the first through train would be operated into Augusta until Nov. 5 th. ■■-*s ■- i . DR. WITHERSPOON DEAD. RICHMOND, Va.—Rev. Dr. Jere Witherspoon, pastor of the Grace Street Presbyterian church who stood high in Southern Presbyterian church died at Clifton Springs Wednesday night. THE WEATHER Conditions favor fair weather in this section tonight and Fri day with colder tonight. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 28, 1909. MR. AND MRS. J. J. ASTOR SAYING FAREWELL The above picture shows Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Astor together for perhaps the last time. It was taken last May when Mrs. Astor, bidding her husband good-by, sailed for Europe. R eturnlng Incognito on October 15 she went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Guinness, in Now York and there began divorce proceedings. Mr. Astor meanwhile having sailed three days before her arrival on hi s yacht, is cruising In Cuban waters evidently uninclined to defend himself. The suit was quietly placed In tho hands of a referee so that the cause which divided these undoubted leaders of American society will n ever he known. Mrs. Astor, before her marriage was Miss Alva Lowle Willing of P hiladelphia. To her descended the sceptre of the late Mrs. William Astor as arbiter of society In New York. She firmly, but gently upheld the standards of New York society In accordance with her own high Ideals and although the King of England had been her guest she declined many social honors In her devotion to her home and children. GUV REPORT EXPECTED FRIDA) It Is expected that the grand jury will makes Its presentments to tho superior court on Friday morning. It Is probable that the grand Jury will conduct an examination upon addi tional criminal cases Friday. The criminal docket of the superior court will be taken up Monday. 51 Answers to One Want Ad in The Herald. Yesterday's Herald carried the following Want ad: WANTED: AN EXPERIENCED farmer to take charge of eight horse farm In Richmond county. Must be able to handle labor. Reference required Address Korin, care Herald Office. o2Jc To-date there has been received in The Herald office and delivered to the advertiser 51 replies to the above Want Ad. The cost of this ad Is one cent a word—a minimum charge of 25 cents for one Insertion, 3 times for the price of two, 50 cents. This ad vertiser Is getting replies at the rate of less than one cent per re ply. What Herald Wants will do for others they will do for you. If You Want Results In Your Advertising Use Herald Wants, Daily and Sunday. Girl With Double-Barreled Gun Put Forty Night Riders To Flight LEXINTON, Ky.—A girl st the homo of George Kreltz armed with a double barrelled shotgun, put to flight forty nlghtrlOers when they brokn down the door of her father’ a house Wednesday night In Mason county. JOHN l WALSH REMAINS AT LIBERTY PENDING APPEAL , CHICAGO. —John R. Walsh, whose conviction of misuse of funds of tho Chicago National bank was recently affirmed by the United States appel late court, may remain at liberty un der bonds pending an attempt to ap peal hfs case to the supreme court of the United States. The appellate court denied the pe tition of the government's counsel to have Walsh’s bond cancelled and have him taken in custody. Walsh, however, must remain in Chicago. Walßh is said to bo under close scrutiny of five government agents. MILITIA TO KEEP ORDER FOR TAFT A meeting of the Taft committee was held Wednesday evening, and much routine business was attended to. It was agreed that the keeping of order at the arrival of the presi dent on the evening of November #, be placed In the hands of the Na tional Guard and to this end the mayor will he petitioned to place this special policing In tho hands of MaJ. Geo. P. Elliot, of the 3d tp-orgla Bat talion. It was agreed that various uniformed organizations of the city that should be Invited to Join the ml - Utia In acting ns an escort to the president from Washington to Mc- Klnne street. ITO’S ASSASSIN FORMER EDITOR HARBIN, Manchuria.—The assas sin of Prince Ito was Identified Thursday as a former editor of a newspaper at Seoul. He said he was one of the organisation of Koreans who had taken _oath they would kill the Japanese statesman. RURAL ROUTE MAIL CARRIER ARRESTED WASHINGTON.—CharIes Gent, the filar Route mall carrier, between Clev eland and Carrie, Va., according to advices received by the post office de partment from Inspector Irving, has been arrested on charges, by Inspector Irving, of embezzlement and destroy ing mall. PERSONALS Among the visitors to the city on Thursday was Mrs. E. It. Lawson of Waynesboro, who was registered at the Albion. Mr. E. D. Murphey, of Atlanta, was a guest of the Genesta on Thursday. Among the arrivals at tho Genes ta on Thursday was Mr. Hoi Hoge, of Macon. Mr. R. A. Hancock, of Atlanta, was a guest of the Genesta on Thursday. DAILY AND SUNDAY, SB.OO PER YEAR. COTTON PRICES WENT UPWARD ON EXCHANGES Still Higher Records Ma.de During Thursday's Ses sion. Higher Prices Are Expected Later. TRADING MOST ACTIVE KNOWN Never Before, Except, Per haps, During Sully Year, Has Cotton Been So High in New York. NEW YORK.—The cotton market was even more excited than Wednes day during Thursday morning’s trad ing and still higher records were made by the prices with December selling at 14.67 and May at 14.82 or $1.26 to $1.35 per hale above the closing figures of Wednesday night. The big advance in the Liverpool market and the very bullish reports from the southern spot centers added to the bullish enthusiasm created by the small estimates of crop and trad ing was the most active over witness td on the New York Cotton Ex chnngc, except, possibly at times dur ing the Sully year. Enormous realiz ing checked the advance late In the forenoon but the southern and west ern leaders were said to he predict ing still higher prices and in spite of heavy demands for margins by the local brokers, outside buying was on a tremendous scale. NEARLY ALL CARS HAVE BEEN PAINTED Only One Car is Not Yet Dressed in the New Green Garb. All of the dom’d onrs of tho Au gusta railway oxoopt ono have boon painted Kroon, and It ts exported that work on making this cor look simi lar to tho. others will coinmenco after the Fair. The last car to come out of the shops Is No. M, a law oar used on the Summerville Monte Sn.no lino havlriK n capacity of seating 40 persons. This car looks as roo | as now, and the work done on It. re flects Krodt credit upon the local street railway shops. Tho remaininK oars in this class of four oars will ho out during the present week, and tho other will remain a yellow car until after the Fair. MAY NOT HOLD THE U. S. COURT HERE SOON Judge Speer Will Con vene District Court in Savannah November 8. In a letter received by Deputy Clerk Godwin from Clerk Johnson of the United StuMs court at Savannah, the latter states that Judge Speer will convene the district court in that city on Monday, November 8, and from tho size of the docket tin- In dications are that the court will lie In session for a month. If this In correct ns to tlie length of session, tho probabilities are that there will not be a session of the United Htntes court in Augusta, which was sched uled for Monday, November 15. It may, however, be ordered by Judge Speer that the court he opened in Augusta at a later date. At pres ent Clerk Godwin Is unable to state when the court will convene In Au gusta. The United States court has not sat lri Augusta since January last. CLOTHING BURNED AT 018 ELLIS STREET An alarm of lire was turned In from box 31 at 1:15 p. rn. Thursday caused by the burning of clothing at No. 618 Kills Street. The damage will not exceed $25. The house was owned by R. O. Lombard and was occupied by L. K. Dickson. The Economic Value of Advertising By Emerson P. Harris The vendor of a product uses advertising as a part of his sell ing plan, because he can so dis trbute bis article or service more cheaply than by any other means. Competition has proved that of two manufacturers making tho same product the one who intel ligently advertises can distribute more economically and exten sively, nnd make inor» total pro fit, than the one who does not advertise. Advertising Is the application of mechanical power to selling, and effects a saving ukln to the application of mechanical power to manufacturing In place of hand work. When figures are available, we shull see that the economic value of advertising to the seller Is very great, Our knowledge of how to make things Is greater than our knowl edge of the need and utility of things. Knowledge of things should be as available us knowledge of words In the dic tionary. One should be able to consult a guide to things buy able which would be as complete ns a railroad guide. Advertis ing Is working In that direction. A way should ho found to en lat the buyer In other lines of MINISTERS \ WAIT GAMP TO IE RETIED Protestant Ministers’ As sociation Pass Resolu tions Against Suggested Abolition of Tuberculosis Camp. ASK IN NAME OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY Miss Louise Biggar, Dis trict Nurse, Says it is In dispensable To Publio Sanitation. The proposed abolition of tho culnsls camp continues to meet oppo sition from lhe physicians and today the Protestant Ministers association and the district nurse. Miss Louis Bigger .came forth as opposing the abandonment of the Institution. The latter Is well qualified to testify upon certain phases of the tuberculosis situation while no one can know more about, the comillion of the poor than tin* ministers of the citj\ Tho Ministers association held a meeting Thursday and adopted resolu tons of protest which were presened by the committee appointed to draw them up. They read: To the Honorable. The Board of Com missioners of Richmond County, Ga. Whereas, The report has come to ur of the proposed abolishment of the tuberculosis camp for tho care of the tuberculosis patients of Richmond County, (la., and Whereas, Tn our visiting among the poor, we are constantly brought face to face with tho great need of such an Institution, Therefore. Bo it, resolved by the Protestant, Ministers association that in behalf of the suffering poor, and in the name of Christian charity, we earnestly request your Honorable Body to take suoh steps as shall as sure the continued maintenance of the aforesaid institution. CKO. re. OTTILLE, LUKE G. JOHNSON, ELAM F. DEMPSEY—Committee MISS BIGGAR’S STATEMENT. ,MI::s lllggar's view: upon the mat ter are told in the following state ment: In considering Iho abolishment of •he tuberculosis camp, I would like to say, relative to my work, that It Is an indispensable Institution from the point, of public sanitation. In many ot the homes I visit the parents are noi only Incapable of caring for the afflicted ones, hut. are too poor to give them the proper food and medicine, and In many Instances where tho parents themselves are afflicted It Is even a more serious question, as the Majority of them are the broad win ners of the family and must neces sarily come hi dally contact with many people. Not. realizing the dan ger of expectorating anywhere and everywhere, they are constantly spreading of the disease. ’’ln the case of tho chronic, which Is the most pathetic, the most dan gerous, and the most, obstinate. It Is a moral Impossibility to caro for such patients In their homes. "As I understand It, a law has been passed to compel tuberculosis patients to go to the Richmond Coun ty Tuberculosis camp, and If such Is the case, and if said law Is enforced, much good will result, not only to the patients themselves (many of whom can be cured) but to the entire cummunlty. "AUTO HEART” KILLS. PITTSBURG.—George T. Barnsley, president of the Engineers’ Society of West. Pennsylvania, who made the plans for the building of the Wabash into Pittsburg, has died of the “auto heart.” He collapsed at his office and died while he was being taken to the hospital, Barnsley did all his Inspection work in an automobile and traveled at high speed. advertising. When this is done, the economic advantages of ad vertising will be still further ex tended. How ran we apply the classi fied advertising and railroad guide principles to general ad vertising? We need to recognize that the buyer needs help in buying. That real advertising which does sell ing work Is that which helps the buyer, by Informing and guiding him. Before advertising can serve the advertiser It must be of ser vlee to the buyer. Advertising Is Intended to simplify, not to complicate, selling and buying. The best advertising Is the short est distance between two points, the straight line from seller to buyer. The growing tendency to dis cuss selling and advertising in the dally papers and popular periodicals will he u good thing if the discussions Include point ing out the Interest of the buyer In advertising. Advertising copy Is more sensible and Informing but there is still room for Im provement, which will come ns the ad writer puts himself in th* ad reader's place. -
