THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIV., No. 342.
AUGUSTA’S GUESTS FROM THE WIREGRASS HAPPY ON THE WAY
PREPARATIONS
ARE COMPLETE
FOR RECEPTION
Georgia and Florida Day” will be
fittingly celebrated in Augusta Thurs
day. A special train bearing 600
guests, who represent the most pr»m
inent citizens of Souith Georgia and
West Florida, will arrive in the city
Wednesday afternoon. All arrange
ments for the entertainment of the
guests have been perfected by a ca
pable committee and the features of
we day's program will include a
street car ride, a barbecue at Lake
View park, and theatre party, where
the guests will enjoy the musical pro
duction entitled the “Isle of Spice,”
which will be the attraction at the
Grand opera house, Thursday even
ing.
Indications are that the special
train will be crowded to its capacity,
and fine service will be given by the
Georgia and Florida railway from its
southern terminus, Madison, Florida,
to its northern terminus, Augusta,
Georgia. As the entire city of Augus
ta is much interested in the coming
of the Georgia and Florida railway
into this city, the celebration of the
formal opening of the new highway
of commerce will be a grand success.
The special train o n the Georgia
and Florida left Madison early in
the morning Wednesday and it is duo
to arrive in Augusta at 6.30 p. m.,
eastern time. At this hour the re
ception committee, consisting of sev
eral hunared prominent citizens, will
be assembled at the depot with a band
of fifteen pieces and as soon as the
visitois detrain they will be given
the welcome of the city of Augusta.
Tuesday the following committee
was appointed: R. R. Goodwin, A. J.
Salinas, P. J. Rice, Abram Levy, C.
A, Bland, E. S. Johnson, W. J. Mick
ell, J. Frank Carswell, Thos. J. Ham
ilton, of the Augusta Chronicle, and
B. M. Lee, of the Augusta Herald.
The above named gentlemen were
asked to go to Millen at the special
request of the entertainment commit
tee, and left on the train of the Cen
tral of Georgia departing at 2.30 p.
m. and will board the Georgia and
Florida “Special” art some point below
Augusta, and will go through the train
directing the visitors to their board
ing places and giving out any infor
mation desired. The program will
also be distributed on the train. There
A no official program for Wednesday
night, but it is probable that informal
entertainments will b e given at the
various clubs in the city.
GREAT
BENEFITS.
Realizing the greait benefits that
will come to Augusta from the open
ing of the Georgia and Florida rail
way, the citizens of Augusta decided
that it would be well to have the new
patrons dwelling along the line of
railroad which has made South Geor
gia and west Florida a part of ‘‘Au
gusta territory,” come up to the city
and learn for themselves of what Au
gusta is in a commercial way and
at the same time receive the hand of
friendship from her people. The init
iative in this matter was taken by
the Chamber of Commerce, of which
Mr. L. C. Hayne is the able president,
and at a meeting of the directors it
was decided that a sum of money to
THE WEATHER
Conditions favor fair weather In
this section tonight with tempera
ture about 28 degrees, and fair, con
tinued cold Thursday.
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A FEW FACTS ABOUT AUGUSTA
Among those who will go down on the Central train to meet the
Georgia and Florida special at Millen, will be Traffic Manager C. A. Bland
of the Chamber of Commerce, who will be the official represenattive of
that organization in extending Its welcome to the visitors. On a card
which Mr. Bland will distribute among the visitors there is contained the
following interesting information concerning Augusta:
"You’ll like Augusta.
A few facts about Augusta:
Population, city and suburbs, 00,000.
Nine banks —capital and surplus, $2,444,408.
Bank clearings, 1907, $94,000,000.00.
Eight railroads, low' freight rates.
Head of navigation Savannah river—four steamboats to coast.
Second largest inland cotton market in the w-orld—receipts, 400,000
bales.
One of the largest cotton manufacturing centers in the south, 300,000
spindles.
Cheapest water power in United States.
Post office receipts 1897—557,425.06; 1908 —$117,652.29; gain $60,227.13.
Leading winter esort.
Hotel accommodation for over 1 100 guests.
Ideal Climate —mean wfinter temperature 47 degrees, humidity 70 de
grees.
For health and pure water challenge comparison.
56 miles electric roads, city and suburbs.
One of the finest Country Clubs in the soutn.
Golf, tennis, and other out-door sports year round.
45 miles good roads in county.
Beautiful residences, parks and monuments, wide and shaded streets.
Our Slogan: "COTTON AND CLIMATE.”
Official Reception Program Thursday
Formal Opening of Georgia and Florida Railroad, at Augusta, Georgia,
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. Bth and 9th, 1909.
Wednesday, Dec. Bth, 1909.
Band concert in front of Chamber of Commerce building, from 5:39
p. m. to 6:15 p. m.
Reception committee will assemble at 6:00 o'clock p. m. at Chamber
of Commerce building and proceed to Union Station and welcome visitors
Thursday, Dec. 9th, 1989.
10 o’clock a. m.—Band concert in front of Chamber of Commerce
building, on 700 block Broad street.
11 a. m. —Special cars leave the Monument on Broad street at 11
o’clock for car ride over the city and Summerville, for visitors and re
ception committee.
1 o’clock p. m.-—Barbecue at Lake View Park. All visitors and re
ception committee cordially invited.
NOTE —Admission to barbecue by badge only. Admission to Theatre
by ticket only. All visitors invited to attend and tickets will be fur
nished at Theatre door.
the extent of SSOO should be appro
priated as a nucleus of the Georgia
and Florida entertainment fund.
I The chairman of the entertainment
committee, Mr. R. Roy Goodwin, was
appointed in charge of the Georgia
and Florida railway celebration and,
with the assistance of Mr. E. S. John
son and Mr. C. A. Bland, respective
ly secretary and traffic manager of
the chamber of commerce, started to
“go into action” as it is expressed in
the army and navy. The first rein
forcement which appeared was in the
Augusta Cotton Exchange, whose
members made up a subscription list
which swelled the entertainment fund
;to SI,OOO, and then followed the ap
propriation of $260 from the city and
several hundred dollars from the mer
chants of Augusta and with this fund
on hand the committee started in to
work with the following committee
in charge: A. J. Salinas, James P.
Verdery, James Tobin, A. B. Von
Kamp, P. H. Rice, Abram Levy, Wm.
M. Dunbar, H. H. Stafford, A. Pope,
IE. S. Johnson, Chas. A. Bland, Wm.
!M. McGovern, W. W. Hackett, Chas.
S. Bohler, T. S. Raworth, Chas. S.
Heard, John W. Walker, R. Roy Good
win, chairman.
Mr. Goodwin has placed the bar
becue in flie best hands, namely in
charge of Mr. E. L. Benson and un
! der the supervison of Messrs. C. S.
Bohler and T. S. Raworth. After the
conclusion of the barbecue Mr. W. H.
Barrett, who wil act as toastmastec
of the occasion, wil! introduce Mayor
Pro. Tem. J. Frank Carswell, who will
make the address of welcome in the
name of the people of Augusta and
a response to this greeting in the
name of the Georgia and Florida Rail
way will be made by Vice President
J. M. Wilkinson in the place of Presi
dent John Skelton Williams, of the
Georgia and Florida Railway, who is
unable to attend. Besides these
there will be speeches delivered by
several prominent citizens of South
Georgia, including Hon. W. S. West,
of Valdosta; Hon. J. W. Quincy, of
Douglas, and 'TTsn. F. H. Suffold, of
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 8, 1909.
Swainsboro, but no speech will bo de
livered by local persons except the
address of welcome. The menu for
the barbecue is most tempting, great
pains having been taken in its selec
tion. The following will be the re
past that will be enjoyed by over 800
persons:
DINNER
Farm-Raised Shoats Mutton
Hash Giblet Hash
Barbecued Chicken with Mushrooms
Brains and Eggs Fried Pigs Feet
English Peas
Corn Tomatoes Rice
Beets Cold Slaw
Boiled Irish Potatoes with Sauce
Deviled Eggs Irish Potato Salad
Sweet Pickles Sour Pickles
Macaroni and Cheese
Celery Asparagus
Com Muffins Rolls
Coffee.
Returning from the park the cars
will leave at 5 p. m. and from then
on until 8 p. m. there will be nothing
to be done but to prepare for the the
ater party.
At a suitable hour th e committees
will again assemble in the city to es
cort the vistors to the theater. Plans
have been made to entertain at least
600 visitors to the theater, the attrac
tion Thursday night being “The Isle
of Spice,” a pleasing musical comedy,
and an escort between 100 and 150
of the local committee will be present
at the Grand Opera House. The seats
secured include all of the boxes and
nothing but the best seats in the
house, and in the former will be seat
ed prominent railroad officials and
mayors and intendants and the more
prominent citizens from the various
places along the line of the Georgia
and Florida Railway. The distribu
tion of tickets will be made at the
door of the theater. After the con
clusion of the performance, which it
will be needless to say wili be much
enjoyed by fte visitors, the commit
tees having charge of the entertain
ment features of Georgia and Florida
Day will bid their guests good night,
and assure them that at all times
they are welcome to the “Queen City
of the Savannah Valiev.”
Assisting the committee in charge
at the various entertainments will be
a committee of three hunred repre
sentative business and professional
men of Augusta who will be on hand
at all times to giv e any information
and extend Augusta's hospitality.
This committee has been selected by
Mr. Goodwin and the committee in
charge ,and every class of business
and each of the professions is num
bered among the long list of names
which were published on its announce
ment. During the week the follow
ing additional names were added to
this committee:
Capt. A. J. Twiggs, H. K. Lowry,
Geo. R. Ferguson, Theo. F. Wash
burn, D. J. O’Donahue, D. W. Marks,
R. H. Somers, T. F. Cashin, T. M.
Philpot, L. M. Clinton, W. H. God
win, U. S, Commissioner; T. Knox
Felker, John R. Burke, Geo. P. El
liott, B. M. Lee, Geo. James, J. W.
Wertz, Clifford Steed, James Gardner,
Walter A. Clark, John W. Clark, Col.
M. P. Carroll, Dr. E. M. Wilder, E.
W. Carroll superintendent of mails,
Augusta postoffice.
The names of the guests of the
people of Augusta who are coming
from places along the line of the
Georgia and Florida Railway was fur
nished by Traffic Manager A. Pope
of that system. Mr. Pope has a very
careful selection and it is known that
the representation tha; will come in
on the special train Thursday will in
clude the leading citizens of that sec
tion. The day means a great event
HUNDREDS
TO WELCOME
GUESTS TDIIGHT
It is expected that hundreds of per
sons, including a committee on recep
tion numbering 300 of the most prom
inent business and professional men
of the city, will b e at the union sta
tion Wednesday afternoon at 6.30
o'clock ito welcome tlie visitors from
south Georgia and w r est Florida, who
are coming to this city to enjoy the
celebration of the formal opening of
the Georgia and Florida railway. The
committee is expected to report at
the Monument at 6 o'clock and will
go from there to the depot in a body.
There will be no formalities at the
depot but every visitor will be glad
ly received, and the committee will
hold itself in readiness to give out
any information that may be desired.
Preceding the reception at (he union
station there will be a band concert
at the Monument which will com
mence at 5.30 p. m. The band will
also go to the depot and render a
number of selections ou the arrival
of the train.
Indications are that all of the com
mittee appointed to receive the visi
tors will be present at the union sta
tion on the train’s arrival. Owing to
the fact that a committee will go
down to Millen on the Central of
Georgia and accompany the train
back to Augusta, and another com
mittee, consisting of Mr. C. S. Heard
of the Read Phosphate Company and
Traveling aPssenger Agenrt W. W.
Hackett of the Central ol Georgia,
went to Madison and will be on the
special train for entire trip, therp
will he little work to be done. All
of these gentlemen will give out In
formation desired by the visitors and
will distribute badges to those who
are not provided with such credentials
of admission, to all of the features of
the entertainment on Georgia and
Florida Day.
in the hifetory of Augusta and it is In
deed an honor to the city for such a
representation of Georgia citizens to
be present to enjoy the celebration.
OFFICERS
OF ROAD.
All of the officers and directors of
the road have been invited and with
the exception of President John Skel
ton Williams, who is unable to come
to Augusta at this time, it is expect
ed that all of them will be present.
The Georgia and Florida directors
and officers include:
IJKrectwrs —Messrs. John Skelton
Williams, Richmond, Va.; J. Wm. Mid
dendorf, Baltimore, Md.; Samuel C.
Rowland, Baltimore, Md.; H. C. Huf
fer, Jr., Baltimore, Md.; J. M. Wil
kinson Valdosta, Oa.; J. M. Ashley,
Douglas, Ga.; F. L. Sweat, Douglas,
Ga.; Joseph T. Orme, Atlanta, Ga.;
Geo. R. Lombard, Augusta, Ga.; Thos.
Barrett, Jr,, Augusta, Ga.; Jesse
Thompson, Swainsboro, Ga.; Frank
R. Durden, Savannah Ga.
Officers —John S. Williams, presi
dent; Franklin Q. Brown, vice presi
dent; K. L. Bemiss, second vice presi
dent; J. M. Wilkinson, third vice pres
ident; J. M. Turner, general man
ager; A. Pope, traffic manager; W. H.
Alexander, auditor; V. H. Barrett,
general counsel; C. T. Williams, sec
retary; Rutherford Fleet, treasurer.
In addition to the six hundred citi
zens of South Georgia and West Flor
ida who have been invited to attend
the celebration, invitations have been
sent to a large number of out of town
people who ar« prominent railroad
men and officials officers of commer
cial organziations. These gentlemen
will in all probability be present and
in this way representation will be had
from a number of cities in the Caro
linas and Georgia:
J. B. Lee, president, chamber of
commerce, Spartanburg, S. C.; Mr. W,
S. Glenn, secretary chamber of com
merce, Spartanburg, S.C John B.
Cleveland, president C. & W. C. Ry.,
Spartanburg, S. C.; Col. D. Caldwell,
D. F. A., Co. Ry., Columbia, 8. C.;
W. Moorman secretary chamber of
commerce, Columbia, S. C.; R. W.
Pegratn, general freight agent, So.
Ry., Charleston, S. C.; W. J. Craig,
passenger traffic manager, A. C. L. R.
R., .Wilmington, N. C.; R. A. Brand,
freight traffic manager, A. C. L. R.
R, Wilmington, N. C.; T. C. White,
G.’P. A., A. C. L. R. R„ Wilmington,
N. C.; E. M. North, A. G. P. A., A.
C. L. R. R., Savannah, Oa.; J. C.
Haile, G. P. A., Central of Georgia
Ry., Savannah, Ga.; Chas. T. Alrey,
F. T. M. Central of Georgia Ry., Sa
vannah, Ga.; S. W. Wilkes, commer
cial agent, Georgia Railroad, Atlanta,
;Ga.; R. W. Hunt, superintendent
Southern Ry., Atlanta, Ga.; J. M.
; Cutler, G. F. A., G. S. & F. Ry., Ma
con, Ga.; C. B. Rhodes, G. P. A., G.
S. & F. Ry., Macon, Ga.; J. J. Cham
pion, T. M., C. C, & O. R. R„ John
j son City, Tenn.; Theo. Dehon, Jr.,
|D. F. A., C. C. & O. R. R., Spartan
burg, S C. P. B. Thompson, A. 0, F.
A., S. A. \j. Ry., Savannah, Ga.; R, H.
Stansell, A. G. P. A., S. A. L. Ry., Sa
vannah, Ga; C. B. Ryan, G. P. A., S,
A. L. Ry., Norfolk, Va.; W. W. Sto
vall Stovall & Co., Atlanta, Ga.; J. L.
Pace, W W. Stovall & Co., Atlanta,
Ga.; Julius H. Walker, president,
chamber of commerce, Columbia, tfi.
C.; H. R, Jackson, M. F. it Trass.
| Bureau, Charleston, S. C.
FOUND POSITION
HARD TO SECURE
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Miss Charlotte Van Cortlandt
Nichol, niece of Delaneey Nlchol, a
distinguished New York lawyer, who
has gone 9n the stage. Mlbh Nichol,
although a relative of the house
blooded families of New York found
it as hard to obtain a tiny unimport
ant position as any ambitious daugh
ter of poverty ever experienced.
MANY HUNDREDS
JUG
ID AUGUSTA
The following tHograrns have been re
ceived showing the progress of the train
bearing Augusta’s Georgia and Florida
guests.
VALDOSTA, Ga.—The Georgia and
Florida “Augusta Celebration Special,”
passed here on time with a largo pas
senger list from points below here. Val
dosta will he rerpesented by 53 of Its
most prominent citizens, who are look
ing forward to a most enjoyable visit.
Douglas, Ga.—Georgia and Florida
special passed here on time. There were
fully one hundred and fifty opople on
train from points below. Train was
bparded by a delegation of fifty prominent
citizens here.
TINNERS’ STRIKE
MIS SERIOUS
PITTSBURG, Pa.—The strike of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers against the
American Sheet and Tin Plato Com
pany, a subsidiary of the United
States Steel Corporal lon, which has
been in progress during the past five
months, In Ohio, West. Virginia and
Pennsylvania, is gradually assuming
serious proportions. Developments in
the labor dispute Wednesday demon
strated the temper of the partici
pants. A house, occupied by non
union men at Struthers, was dyna
mited and seven persons were In
jured; a soldier opened fire on a
striker at Bridgeport,, without effect,
however, and non-union men were se
verely beaten at New Castle, Pa.
The authorities at Wheeling and
Martins Ferry are preparing for trou
ble which is momentarily expected at
the mills.
HAWLEY NOT BUYING
SEABOARD INTERESTS
RICHMOND, Va.—John Skelton
Williams, a member of the executive
committee of the Seaboard Air Une
railway, Wednesday denied the re
port that the Hawley system is In
the market buying Seaboard securi
ties for purpose of control.
ACTOR JOHN DREW
IMPROVES RAPIDLY
NEW YORK. —Favorable reports
concerning John Drew canid Wednes.
day from the Presbyterian hospital,
where the actor was taken Tuesday
with a broken collarbone and other
injuries sustained in a fall from a
horse. His rapid recovery is ex
pected.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
8,878,277 BALES
GOTTOTJ GIBED
TO DECEMBER 1
Crop This Year To Decem
ber First is 2,130,384
Bales Less Than at Same
Time Last Year.
WASHINGTON— There were 8,878,277
running bales of cotton ginned from the
growth of 1909, to December 1, as com
pared with 11,008,661 for 1908, according
to the census bulletin Isued Wednesday.
These figures count round as half bales
and exclude linters. The proportion of
the last three crops ginned to December
1, Is 84.1 per cent for 1908, 76.6 per cent
for 1907 and 77.2 for 1906. Hound bales
included this year are 133,919 ngalnst
201,480 Included for 1908. and 164,630 for
1907. Sea Island bales Included are 77,-
776 for 1909, 68,396 for 1908 and 66,299
for 1907.
Th<» distribution of Sen Island cotton
for 1909 Is Florida 25,906; Georgia 43,-
118; South Carolina 8,752.
The total cotton crop for 1908 was 13,'
086,006 and for 1907 is 11,057.822. Cor
rected statistics of the quantity of cot
ton ginned tills season to November 14
Is 8,112,199 bales.
Cotton ginned from 1909 growth, to De
cember 1, In the following states, Florida
56.958; Georgia 1,677,232; North Carolina
536,163; South Carolina 998.340.
WOMEN CARRYING
REVOLVERS IN MUFFS
Aurora Women Devise
Means of Protection
Against “Jack the
Slasher.”
CHICAGO—Women of Aurora who
have to be on tar »treots after dark
without escorts, are carrying small re
volvers tucked In their mufTs as means
of protection against the mysterious
"Jack the Slasher” who made vicious
attacks on five women recently.
GEO. W. WOODRUFF
RESIGNED OFFICE
HONOLULU —George W. Woodruff, a
federal Judge of the territory of Hawaii
Wednesday cabled his resignation to
Pres, Taft.
“White Slave" Traffic A sent Confessed
To Save Intended Victims in Atlanta
(Herald Bureau, Candler Building.)
ATLANTA, Ga—Rather than make
victims of two flfteen-year-old girls,
Cleo Evans, a young woman, TuesdaJ
went to the police and confessed that
she was the agent of "White Slave"
traffic. She <:am e to Atlanta from
Columbus. After obtaining the con
sent of the two girls to go with her
to Columbus, wiring to a woman In
Columbus, and receiving In return
two railroad tickets for the girls the
woman voluntarily went to the po
llen station and reported to Probation
Officer Gloer what she had done.
She told the officer that although
she had strayed from th<i “straight
and narrow path” herself she did not
have the heart to take the girls with
her She asked the officer to pre
MISS M. GIRARDEAU
DIED IN SUMTER
She Was Well Known
in Educational Circles,
Having Been a Teacher
Forty Years.
SUMTER, 8. C.—The Intelligence of
the death of Miss Mary M. Girardeau,
which occurred Monday occas
ioned genuine regret throughout the
city km many of its citizens had been
educated by her and Imbibed those
PERHAPS sentiment has no
place in business, but what
manufacturer does not feel a
thrill of pride, that advertising has
made his goods the recognized
standard of quality?
ZELBTB WON’T
LET HIS PEOPLE
KNOWTHENEWS
Keeps Papers Censored;
Won’t Admit Foreign
Papers. Honduras’ Presi
dent in His Ally.
PANAMA- Passengers from Nicaragua
state the people in the republic are kepc
In ignorance of the happenings in tho
country, because Zelaya’s strict censor,
ship. The Honduras’ president, is report
ed to he an ally of Zelaya. General To
ledo Is besieged at Grey town, surround
ed h yland and sea by Insurgents. For
eign newspapers are not allowed to en
ter Nicaragua. The situation in the In
terior is desperate.
OLD ENEMY
AGAINST ZELAYA.
NEW OKI,FANS -Former President
Cardenas of Nicaragua, overthrown by
Zelaya in 1891, has taken field against
his old enemy and Is heading an expedi
tion from Costa Rica Into Nicaragua, ac
cording to advices received here.
Cardenas Is at the head of about 300
armed men. Managua is her objective
point.
BATH-TUB MYSTERY
GROWING DEEPER
NJOW YORK —The mysteries piled up
Wednesday In the tmlh-tub murder case.
The question whether chloroform was
used hi murdering the young Southern
o irl, Ocey Snead, looms up as a result
of druggists story that the woman re
sembling one of Mrs. Snead’s relatives
sought to buy a bottle of chloroform a
day or two before the body was discov
ered In the East Orange house o( fleath.
They refused to soil the drug with a
prescription. The police believe Mrs,
Bnead was chloroformed then drowned.
Another complication Injected Is the
disappearance of Mrs. Martha Wurdlaw,
the grand-mother of the vlct'.u. The
woman who died so mysteriously was
burled Wednesday. No friends or rela
tives attended the funeral. Miss Vir
ginia WardlßW, the victim’s aunt Is still
locked up charged with murdering her
niece.
vent the two girls from leaving their
homes. The girls are Pearl Haines,
who liveß out on the river car line,
and Annlo Milling, whose homo Is
in Mangum street, near Tyler. As
the result of her confession Judge
Broyles dismissed the case against
the Evans woman.
The recorder ordered the two girls
held In the rare of Mrs. BohnefeJd,
the matron, until steps could be tak
en to reclaim them. The Milling girl
was sent to the Home of the Good
Shepherd In Cincinnati by the Asso
ciated ChaTltles several months ago
but she recently escaped from there
and came hark to Atlanta. It Is prob
able that Hho wil] bo returned to Cin
cinnati and the other girl sent there
aIBO.
high Ideals which characterized her
during her entire life. At the time
of her death she was BO years of ago
40 of which wan spent In Instilling
knowledge in the young. She was a
eonslstent member of the Sumter
Presbyterian ehurch, and fulfilled all
the requirements of a true gentle
southern woman and her life is fra
grant with good deeds.
Professor Edmunds, an eminent
educator and principal of the Sum
ter graded school was one of her pu
pils. The funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
