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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1909)
THE AUGUST A SUNDAY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 325. COMING OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA TRAIN TODAY MARKS NEW ERA IN ROSINESS OF AUGUSTA Hick New Trading Ter ritory of South Georgia Opened. Road Will Rapidly Develop Fine Truck Region. By W. P. FLYTHE The coming of the first train over the line of the Georgia and Florida railway Into Augusta this evening heralds a new •ra in the business world of Augusta. Only those who have traveled over the line, through the vast expanse of ter ritory in which over two millions 01 acres of land are under cultivation and still more on which stands the virgin forest, fully realize the vast opportuni ties, that it gives to the homeseeker and the many advantages that it brings to Augusta, its only direct outlet. The line leaves Madison, Florida, in that famous truck growing and Sea Island cotton region and runs almost due north to Augusta, a distance of 256 miles, passing through a territory that produces, wat ermelons, canteloupes and truck abund ance, through that portion of South Georgia that is famous for its large out put of naval stores, through large lum ber camps, and through a region that produces cotton in plenty that is of an exceptionally long staple. Its coming to Augusta means much to the city. By being the market and trad ing centre for this new territory the city itself will grow, both richer and larger. Its merchants will reap the benefit of a large and lucrative trade with wealthy farmers, its cotton men will do a large business and the annual receipts be in creased more than one hundred and fifty thousand bales of cotton. To supply this large territory will also mean many new wholesale houses and manufactur ing firms. But the coming of the new road not <v»ly means the growth of Au gusta, but it means the growth of the territory through which it passes. DIRECT ROUTE. Since the time of the settlement of the country through which the railroad passes, its growth has been handicapped by being cut off from direct communi cation with the outside world. The large farms have marketed their cotton by cir. cuitous routes and have experienced much delay frequently an expensive one, shipping their cotton when the market was up, and it arriving on the market after the break. Being shut off from the outside world, very few outsiders have gone into the country and it has remained in about the same state for the last twenty years. In all towns and farms along the road, including the branches, a distance of three hundred and five miles, the most conservative ex timate places the population at only 39,100 people. This indicates more than anything else tlxat the country is in embryo. The opening of the new road means to this territory, what the big Irrigation ditches has meant to the great barren wastes in the West. It has open, ed it up to ths outside world, brought the people in that section of the coun try in touch with modern methods and is promoting and developing the country. Where previously there was only a ham let, there is now a town, and the in dications are that ini some places on the line there will soon he cities. Never since the time of the opening of the great "Northwest,” have such op portunities been offered the home seek er and the adventurer. All of this vast territory, that is In many places unde, veloped and In its virgin state. Is fertile soli and it only waits the hand of the experienced farmer to convert it into as profitable farm land as any in the coun try. Some five or six years ago, "The Great Manatee” county in Florida, was opened by the Seaboard Air Line Rail way. It was in many respects In about the same condition as the country through which the Georgia and Florida now passes. It was new and undevelop ed, When it was opened there was a great Influx of home seekers who were experienced agriculturists. The fertile land In the county was efiared and cultivat ed and It Is today one of the richest counties In the United States and its truck output annually nets the farmers millions of dollars. AN INFLUX OF CAPITAL. A veteran railroader recently compared the country through which the Georgia and Florida passes with the "Great Manatee.” He stated that It was new and undeveloped and that its resources had never been drawn upon. That like the "Great Manatee," Into South Geor gia there would soon come an influx ot industrious home-seokers and capitalists, and Its growth would be marvelous. That within a few months cities will have sprung up, that within a few years would be one of the richest sections in Georgia and that the railroad was a bonanza both for the city of Augusta and for its owners. But the officials of the road are not desirous of a great Influx of Eastern, Northern and Western farmers. It is their ambition that Georgians reap the benefit of the new country and pro mote It themselves. To further this end, they have engaged the services of a soil expert, who is at present on the Une of the road carefully examining the soil in every section, and Judging what can be grown on It to the best advantage. He makes weekly reports to the officials and they In turn interest farmers in that section In growing th£ crop which their soil Is best suited. When t soil expert has made a care ful examination of nearly every mile along the line, a chart will be compiled, showing a map of the road, and at what points on the road certain crops can THE MEN BEHIND THE ROAD At the head of the Georgia and Florida today are four of the best and most experienced railroad men living. Mr. John Skelton Wil liams, president, who w; l founder and builder of the Seaboard Air Line, and who is the recognized dean of railroad organizers in the south. Mr. Franklin Q. Brown, former vice-president of the great Plant system is vice-president of this line. He, too, is a veteran railroader and promoter. Mr. J. St. Turner, general manager of the line, formerly of a large road in North Carolina has spent his entire life as a railroader. Sir. A. Pope, traffic manager, has been railroading for over forty five years, and in his time has assisted in the organization and build ing of nearly every road of prominence in the south. He has woi*ed in every department of the service and “knows” railroading. He was prior to his connection with the Georgia and Florida, assistant general freight gent of the Seaboard Air Line. With such men as these back of the railroad and taking a personal interest in its development, there is little wonder that the railroad has met with the hearty endorsement of the general public, and that within a few’ years it will stand eminently out as one of the best paying pieces of railroad property in the United States for its size. be grown to the best advantage. The ob ject of this is to interest the farmers in diversified farming. WHERE LINE TERMINATES. The terminus of the line is in Mad ison, Florida, in the heart of one of the most famous Sea Islafl cclton produc ing sections in the United States, town has a population of two thousand people, and is a thoroughly modern lit tle town. It is equipped with water works, street lights and several cit> conveniences. In the town is Sea Is land cotton ginnery, that is said to be the largest in the world. Within the last two years the growth in this little town has been wonderful, and present indications are that within this year it will have doubled. The next town of importance above Madison is Valdosta. This town has a population of ten thousand people. It too, is in the Sea Island cotton region and bears the distinction of being the largest inland Sea Island cotton market in the world. It is at the junction of the Atlantic Coast Line and the Geor gia and Florida. It has banks, large cotton houses, and several distributing houses. Its growth had been stationary until the coming of the G. & F., since that time It has come forward and promises within a few years to be one of the representative cities in the state. Above Valdosta Is Douglas, Ga., at which point Is situated the shops of the company and until recently were sit uated the general office. Douglas has practically doubled since the Georgia and Florida went Into that territory. It now has a population of three and one half thousands of people, Is alive and awake in business, and seizing every oppor tunity of advancement. PROMISING VIDAXIA. Above Valdosta the next promising city is Vldalla. This little town of two thousand people, is situated at the junc tion of the Seaboard Air Line and the G. & F. Up until the coming of the Georgia and Florida the town was prac tically isolated. When the new line ar rived in the town, there came new busi ness and new life, instead of the one railroad, it now has two, and the indica tions are that within a few years it will be one of the largest town on the line of the railroad. There are on the line several little towns that have absolutely sprung up since the coming of the railroad into that territory, and that before connec tion had been established with a large city. Along the line property values are increasing, and new enterprises are be ing launched. A LARGE INDUSTRY. There is on the line so many thous ands feet of uncut timber that the lum ber and naval stores Industry promises to bo one of the largest in the section. There Is so muoh lumber on the land there is nb anticipation of the supply be ing exhausted. In many places so profit able is the naval stores industry that lumber men cannot purchase the timber. The land is leased to naval stores houses, and they extract the stores from trees from the trees without damaging them. On the other hand in places where the timber is being cut, so fertile is the land, that is only necessary to get the roots out of the soil, and the crop ean be planted at once. There are no years of waiting for the land to get into con dition to plant. It Is fertile, and it only awaits the hand of the tiller. Near the southern extremity of the line, tobacco raising promises In the next few years to be one of the most profitable crops to the farmer. Last year a large crop of bright tobacco, was grown in that section, and the crop was entirely successful. The tobacco is not grown in the open field but under cover, and while the expense of marketing the crop is large, the profits in reimburse fully the lnvester. Corn wl“ also be another Important crop. There have been in South Georgia within the last three years, three beautiful crops of corn. The ears were full and the kernels solid, the corn being as pretty as any that has been grown in the South and comparing favorably with that worked In the West STILL IN ITS INFANCY. But as before stated, the resources of the country have not been drawn upon, and it has not been opened sufficiently long to Judge the limits of its possibili ties. Experts state that the whole coun try a few years ago little less than a wilderness, and today acknowledged to be in its infancy, promises to be the best AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, 1909. section of land in the South. The first train over the system will leave Augusta at 9:30 this morning, and the first train to arrive In Augusta gets in at 6:30 o'clock, after this continual ly each day the two trains will run, and between intermediate points there will be local accomodations. The engines owned by the road are with very few exceptions, heavy Baldwins of the very latest model, and designed especially for service on the Georgia and Florida. The cars that will run into Augusta are fully equipped and as as the best in the United States. They are furnished with hot and cold water, the most modern lights and appurten ances. The freight rolling stock of the railroad however is even more expen sive than the passenger ’ stock. The freight cars, built after a special de sign, are of the most durable in the country, and have a capacity running from thirty to fifty thousand pounds. The freight engines are heavy Baldwin “freights” the same model that is now in use on some of the largest roads in the United States, and the officials an ticipate no delays in handling freight with the excellent rolling stock and the adequate tracing department. A FINE ROAD. But the pride of the company is the road itself. It has been built at an enormous cost to the company, and only now completed after nearly three years. It is one of the prettiest pieces of rail roading from an enginering standpoint of view in the South. The greater part of the roadbed is gravel and some parts of it ballasted. It is beautifully graded, and the curves in the line are few and far between. The rail is seventy pound steel laid on the best pine cross ties. By paying particular attention to thu roadbed, and the laying of the rails at the beginning of the road, the company anticipates very little trouble in the fu. ture with the roadbed, and the com fort of passengers is insured. The company was organised in 1996 and Mr. John Skelton Williams, forme, president of the Seaboard Air Line elect ed to the presidency. Work was ac tively undertaken at once and has not ceased since, and It was the only rail road in the United States that was not affected by t|ie panic two years ago. Back of the road financially are some of the strongest banking houses In the South, Middendorf, Williams & Co., of Baltimore, International Trust Company of Baltimore and John L. Williams & Sons of Richmond, Va. These concerns are purely Southern capital and they have taken an almost personal Interest in the road. TMTHIIE APPLY FOR PENSIONS Ordinary Walton For warded List To State Pension Commission. Twenty-five new applications for pensions have been forwarded by Judge Walton, Ordinary of Richmond county to the State Pension Com missioner, the Hon. J. W. Lindsey, in Atlanta. The list of pension claims forwarded by Judge Walton will. If approved by the commissioner, be placed on the pension list of 1910. It appears as that the pensions of the Southern states are becoming larger and larger every year but the num ber of beneficiaries in Richmond county is much less than In some other counties in the south. Below is given the complete list of the most recent applications sent to Atlanta by Judge Walton: Samuel Bugg, William M. Cain, Al len G. Cox, Wesley A. Deas, M 1111 am M. Doolittle, John D. Harben, Leoni das Johnson, Seaborn T. Moore, George H. Perry, Thomas A. Shipp, William Wiliams, E. P. Walker, James C. Walker, John W. Wilson, Mary J. Butler, Hannah Buckley, Susan B. Chancey, Louisa Eubanks, Sallle A. Farmer, Sallle Grifdn, Annie E. Hud son, Julia R. Lively, Sar\ h A. Posey, Carolina V. Plcquet, Vasty C. White, and Elsie E. Nichols. Mr. J. L. King, of Savannah, Ga., was in the city Saturday on business. Mr. W. E. Stovall, V Rome, Ga., was in the city Saturday. Von liamp, Vaughan & Gerald Our Store Will be Closed lil Day Thursday, Thanksgiving Day TOMORROW, MONDAY Ushers in the Mightiest Week of Our Great November Sales Crowning values will unite in a supreme effort to make this the biggest week of the biggest and most suc cessful month in the history of our house. For Monday and every day this week, Thursday excepted, we will crowd all departments of this store with the most magnificent offerings of the entire season. We are determined that this week shall be a landslide. Make no plans that will interfere with your com ing on Monday; better still, come every day. :::::::::::::::: Special for This Week in Our Suit Department All Cloaks and Suits at F rice Any woman who wishes to establish a reputation for being well dressed, will readily find a choice collection here. The opportunity of selecting from choicest garments at moderate prices, and then 25 per cent off, gives any woman a still greater chance to buy a handsome suit at a saving price. : : We make this special bid for your patronage in a legitimate' business way. The plan is as compre hensive as it is convincing. : : : : : :::::::::::::::: Shirt Waists Entire stock o£ White Linen and Madras Tailor Made Waists, worth $1.50 and $1.75 each, will go during this sale to the extent of stock on aa hand, at, each (limited) VYC Dress Goods Reduced 40 pieces of Wool Dress Goods, In plaids and checks, for children’s dresses, worth 65c per yard, will go on the bargain counter ■fir.-, for a quick cloan-up, at yard Z.Ov. 52-inch Chiffon Ladles’ Cloth In popular colors for street and Suits, worth st.so per yard reduced to, .yard QOy. 80 pieces of 46-inch Wool Serges and Prunella Cloth, In all the new est shadow effects, worth $1.50 J j i n per yard, reduced to I • I vs Sheppard Plaids, full 38 inches wide, the latest thing for one piece dresses, worth 75c r t?,, per yard, cut to OQC Grand assortment of wool Dress Goods, In all the newest weaves and colors, worth 65c, 75c and 85c per yard, will go during this sale, limited one dress pattern to a A./C customer, at yard 1 Fancy Crepes For Kimonos, In large variety of designs, worth 25e per 1 Cy-t yard, cut to, yard I iIL All Standard Calicoes, worth 7%0 per yard, will go Monday at, yard OC Ginghams 200 pieces of good Apron Gingham, In all size checks, colors guaran teed; worth 8c per yard, cut to, yard OC Nemo Corsets For stout women, worth r* $3.00 per pair, at.. .. 4)Z./d 72-inch bleached Irish Linen table damask, ten beautiful designs to select from, worth $1.50 per yard, cut to VOC 20 pieces of 72-inch bleached Union Table Damask, in swell j-e-r designs, worth 89c per yard, cut to, vard : .. . 3/ C Turkey Red Table Damask, worth 39c per An yard, will go this week at, yard Buy Your Furs at “The Popularity Store’’ This Week Much of our large stock of furs was bought months ago—when wholesale prices wer e very much lower than (P 'J jr/V J..- iLI now. We can save you money now. Prices range from * U HALF PRICE For your choice of our entire stock of WOMEN’S ONE-PIECE DRESSEB. We have just thirty left, so you had better come In a hurry. French Percales 300 pieces of the best French Percales, full 30 inches wide, worth 12%c per yard everywhere, on the * rv bargain counter at, yard IUC 27-inch Cotton Diaper, worth $1.26 per piece of ten yards, *7 18-inch Cotton Diaper, worth 89c per p,leee of ten yards, 4QC will go Monday at, piece (limited)., f 300 pieces of good heavy twilled cotton toweling, worth 8c per yard reduced 4-C to (limited ten yards to a customer),yard Bleaching Full 3G inches wide, finished soft for the needle, the quality that, sells everywhere at 12’/£c per yard, will go at, I / yard Blankets and Comforts Reduced Handsome French Satteen Eiderdown filled Comforts, C ftQ /orth $9.00 each, will go as long as they last, at hJO^VO B 0 Sllkollne Cotton filled Comforts, In pretty jq patterns, worth $2.50 each reduced to V'*' ■ ” 80 pairs of good Blankets, half cotton and half wool, worth -j |rj $4,50 per pair, will go In this sale at, pair j' >• 40 pairs of extra fine California Wool Blankets, full <C'7 OO eleven-quarter size, worth $12.00 per pair, reduced to.. ..s*•' * Common shoddy wool grey Blankets, worth $1.50 per pair, reduced to, pair OVv. LINENS FOR THANKSGIVING DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. Taffeta Silk Petticoats 2CO beautiful Black Taffeta Silk Petticoats, with deep ruffles, extra fine quality of silk; they are what other stores charge you $5.98 for. Our price this week, rp qq only JIO.OO » Knit Underwear A purchase of men’s women’s and children’s underwear allows us to offer these timely garments at about. MANUFACTURER’S COST. Men’s extra heavy fleece lined stocking net drawers and shirts, worth 65c per garment, will go t this week at vJJV- Women’s extra quality bleachad ribbed under vests, worth Gr r 39c, will go this week at » Women's line bleached vests and pants, worth / Cir' 75c per garment, will go at, per garment 4vft Women’s tailored ribbed wool vests and pants, worth OX/” $1.25 per garment, reduced to, garment »/Qt_ Infant's fine ribbed undershirts, open down front, OX/’’ worth 39c, will go during this sale, at a.Q!_ Mercerized Napkins, extra quality, tile kind that sells everywhere at $1.25 per dozen, will 7Qr r Linen Napkins, extra size, worth $1.75 per dozen <p| ■jq the world over, will go at, dozen Extra fine Irish Linen Napkins, In beautiful designs, bought to sell at SO.OO per dozen, will go this week at, dozen «P ■•O7 White Lawn 00 pieces of good 40-Inch White I.awn, for aprons, worth 10c per yard, will go Monday as long as (\7jfcc the lot lasts at, per yard •• "70^ Siikoiines Largest collection of up-to-date si,vies In Augusta; every piece worln 15c per yard, tomorrow they will go for the day only at, yard IUC Cretonne Draperies In swell designs, extra good quality, worth 26c per yard reduced to, jq yard IOC John P. King; 36 Inch Sea Island, worth 7%c per yard, at, g yard f .. .. .. .. OC
