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THE AUGUST A DAILY HERALD VOLUME xrv., No. 343. Prominent MANY lIES' LEADING D MAOETHE TRIP The Big Excursion Swept Through Wiregrass Like a Prairie Fire—A Record Breaking Crowd. TONIGHT’S PROGAM. The visitors will meet at the Chamber of Commerce at 8 o'clock and go from there to the Grand Opera house where they will be entertained with the de lightful musical comedy, “The Isle of Spice.” NOTE. —Admission to Theatre by ticket only All visitors in vited to attend and tickets will "be furnished at Theatre door. (BY HENRY P. MOORE.) Well, we swept the wiregrass like a prairie lire! The excursion is the biggest thing on wheels that ever rolled through that section. Many of the most prominent men in the towns touched by the Georgia and Florida, in the various vocations, came, such as manufacturers, lumber men, capitalists, merchants, farmers, etc., and many were accompanied by their families. Its as Jolly and good natured a crowd of folks as ever you saw and r.ow that the stranger is within our gates lets be sure to put some Sa vannah river water into his system ;o that he will come back again— and, anything else that is near at hand that he might like. Of course, some take it with and some without. Charlie Heard is certainly a wonder on such occasions as this. He was the life of the party and he made more friends and less fuss about it than any fellow you ever saw. He was on the committee appointed to go down to Madison, Fla. .and escort the excur sinists to the city and his attentions to the guests were conspicuous with out being ostentatious. It was like nature taking its course. First Lap of the Journey. The excursion train arrived from Madison at Valdosta, the terminus, with a fine Florida contingent to gether with those of Olympia, Pinetta, etc., at Ba.m. on time. This number received a substantial reinforcement from the Valdosta delegation that fill ed an entire car and they had to pro vide an extra coach for the stations up the road. Col. J. 1,. Fonda, president of the board of trade of Madison headed the Madisonians. Col. Fonda is also president of the Florida Mfg. Co., the largest ginning plant in the world for Sea Island or long staple cotton. The spool cotton manufacturers oe the east are largely interested in this en terprise. The cotton is brought to this ginnery from all over the state of Florida, in bulk where it is graded and ginned and exported or shipped to the factories. About 7,000 bales are handled by this establishment. Col. Fonda operates an experimental farm in connection with his ginnery and oil mill on which the improved methods of cultivation and fertiliza tion of the soil are strictly observed. The first consideration with him is stumping. First get your land clear of stumps and then you are ready for the improved implements of the high est class such as chilled plows, disc harrows, subsoilers, weeders, etc. By thus stirring and pulvorizing the soil the growing crops will only re quire shallow culture to break the top crust and kill the grass. By liberal applications of fertilizer the soil is stimulated to the highest degree and the greatest amount that it can pro- j duce will be extracted from it. Col. | Fonda said that it was a great meat raising country around Madison and that a fine rain fell yesterday follow ed by a cool change and the farmers generaly were taking advantage of it tc kill hogs. Col. B. W. Bentley, of Valdosta, one of her leading capitalists and pro prietor of the Ice and Electric Light plant joined in the conversation and talked interestingly. He said a large number of business men expected to come but owing to the changed weather conditions they had been compelled to forego the trip and stay at home and attend to the trade. Both of these gentlemen will visit the Lom bard Iron Works while in Augusta. In fact, they assert that George K. Lombard Is a household name down where the.' live. Messrs. L. Milhouse and C. H. Hughes, pro. jp-nent merchants of Val dosta came along. Mr. Milhouse was originally from Bamberg, S. C. and while in the city he will vlst his old home. Mrs. J. P. Ulmer, of Valdosta, manufacturer of an improved county convict wagon which he is having fine success with, is with the party as is also Messrs. W. H. Pressly, and Roscoe Roun, of the same place. The Cry is Still They Come. All along the road at the little new stations the train picked up the people Citizens of Southeast Georgia Are Augusta’s Guests Today FROM G'RFIELQ Among the Georgia and Florida vis itors from Garfield in the city today are: Louis Gay, J. M. Lewis, N. B. Beeseley, J. R. James, B. F. L. Tifton, R. L. Gay, R. T. Chance, B. F. L. Johnson, R. J. Walsch, R. L. Kimball, J. A. Par ish, H. T. Harper Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Woods, D. D. Davis, W. R. Davis, H. B. Perry, S. L. Parrote and wife, F. R. James, M. L. Brown, H. E. Stewart. in bunches and clusters, until Nash ville was reached when a large crowd got on. Bannockburn, Willacoochee and the other station below Douglas, all furnished their quotas. By the time the train rolled up to Douglas it was plum full. We can t take on any more, what you golug to do about it? All the way from here to Augusta to take on passengers and the train already full. Just as w'e were cogitating these weighty questions some one looked out of the window and exclaimed, “lah, hoys, dog if they haven't got another train in front.” Sure enough, they got a train from the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, first thing you know we were clipping it across the wiregrass in two sections. Col. A. C. Sweat, editor and pro prietor of the Nashville Herald, came and board and conversed entertain ingly of Nashville and Berrien Co. Nashville is the county seat and is a flourishing town of 1,500. Like its neighbors, Berrien county is sup ported by long staple cotton, lumber and turpentine products. They have nine banks in the country. Berrien county is in a most flourishing con dition and with the Georgia and Flor ida just completed and the prospect of two others in a short time, the Berrienites are in high feather. Mr. E. M. Baird, of Nashville, cot ton seed and fertilizer man was in the party and stubstantiated all Col. Sweat claims and went him one bet ter. Mr. W. B. Allen of Allenville, a wealthy planter of Berrien and Dr. W. P. Askew, one of Nashville’s leading capitalists are with the' push. By Way of Parenthesis. I will relate here a few little inci dents here of interest concerning the trip down the road the day before. Mr. Charles S. Heard, of the Read Fertilizer Co. was on the comimttee to come back and escort the excur stnists into the city. He got on at the union depot and Mr. Hac.kett as the Central railroad got on at Way nesboro. Mr. Bland, the other mem ber of the committee, got on at Mll len on the return trip. Messrs. J. R. James, proprietor of a saw mill at Garfield and C. W. James, superintendent of the Vidalia Cotton Oil Co. Fere also on board. Capt. W. W. Elkin, contractor for building the link in the Keysville division of the Georgia and Florida from Normantown to Swainsboro, got on at Normantown bound for Macon. He reports that he wil have the grad ing on the line completed by the first of March. The rails are being un loaded at Normantown now. Capt. Elkin also has a big contract with the Southern building a double track between Salisbury and Greensboro, S. C. He expressed himself as anxious to be present at the festivities and meet Mr. John Skelton Williams, president of the Georgia and Florida, and prom ised to come If he could get off. He has many friends in Augusta. He was formerly with W. J. Oliver. I concluded to get off at Valdosta and catch the train next morning on the rebound. Sitting round a blaz ing fire of pine knots at the hospitable Florence Hotel of Col, W. A. Jeter, which Is situated nearest to the de pot, I was indulging In some weather speculation for the morrow. It had been a cloudy day, down in that sec tion a heavy rain had fallen. Al ready the atmosphere was perceptibly cooler. “Well,” said the Colonel, as he peer ed out of the window, ‘‘l don’t wish to be the harbinger of bad luck for this excursion you are Interested in but its going to clear up and turn cool and If It does, it will Bound the knell of parting day so far as you getting a crowd from this part of the country.” “Way, what do you mean, Colonel? I was just hoping for a fine, clear day." "I mean that if those conditions oc cur, it will be all night Isom for the excursion. Business will start up! and the business men and farmers wont bo able to go.” Next morning they had to hook on an extra coach for Valdosta. But! many were detained that Intended to come. Douglas Boys Are Hard to Beat. Large gobs of gloomy gloom has | characterized the drapery of the fes- ! toons of gray morn over the depart ure of the Georgia and Florida force from Douglas, and they have had it in for Augusta ever since they left. Here was a chance to get back at! tho old town a little anyhow. They | would just go up and see how their old pals were getting on. And they are here In goodly numbers. At Vidalia a well sustained raid was made on the Colonial Hotel for din ner. At Stiilmore Col. A. Pope of the Georgia and Florida came aboard as j also the agent of the Chronicle with papers of a special edition. At Millen McKendree of The Her- j aid appeared with a big bunch of distributed freely. All were loud In Heralds hot oft the press which were AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 9, 1909. WILUMEE Willacoochee had a large delega tion on the Georgia and Florida ex cursion. Among the prominent vis itors from that place are: E. Crock ett, D. G. Obery, L. W. Summerland, D. F. Williams, E. P. Lowther, E. Corbette, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nu gent, Willie Nugent, Miss Mary Nu gent, Miss Mollie Nugent. John Nu gent and wife, L. W. Sutnmerlyn, Mrs. B. L. Sherry, George Paulk, Al ston Paulk, Mr. and Mrs. Lott, John Lott, H. M. Cox, J. H. Lloyd, B. F. Williams. their praise of The Herald's enter prise. How the coaches of the sections were coupled together making one large train. Capt. Jeff Thomas, of the Central hooked up a big mogul to it and snatched into Augusta al most before a minnow could swim a branch. ELKS ENTERTAINED GUESTS WEDNESDAY Following the arrival of the Geor gia and Florida Special the Elks had an "at home,” to which a large num ber of the guests accepted the general invitation that was made on the train. The affair was very informal and con sisted of a buffet supper, and the guests were urg'd to make use of the club at any time they desired. There are not many Elks in the Georgia and Florida contingent but there are a number of poular young professional and business men who are very friendly to the Augusta Elks. I I ~* ■ *-r ‘ i Tr Marguerite de Colmar and her brother, Count Robert, who (s to be educated here. The young count is In New York with his mother, coun tess de Colmar, who Is the daughter of Elizabeth Wilhelmina, princess Bof Brunswick, the only daughter of the Duke of Brunswick, Charles 11. The countess thinks America is the place to raise men and sho wants her young son to be a man. She will take him to New Orleans where he will take up his studies in the Jesuit Fathers’ col lege. Her daughter, who is only seven teen, was arrested and put in prison for taking part in the conflict between the church and the government. This picture also shows the church at Lockes when Marguerite defied tho authorities. COSB TO GET “HONEY BOTJPS TROPHY Monday night, Dec. 27, at the Grand opera house, Tyrus R. Cobb, the cham pion batter of the American league, will be presented with the “Honey Boy” George Evans trophy of the Co han and Harris minstrels. “Ty” stated to a representative of The Heraid that he did not know very much about the trophy, except that It was not a loving cup, and that It was very expensive. Just what It Is he does not know, but he will receive It with open hands. Tomorrow's Best Bargains Always Advertised In Today’s Herald. Read The Herald's advertis ing columns most carefully these days for the big bargains, the cream of the store news of Augusta, will he found in The Herald's columns. YOU SAVE TIME AND MON EY-TROUBLE AND WORRY BY READING THE HERALD AND DOING YOUR SHOPP ING EARLY. TRY IT TODAY AND TOMORROW. Marguerite De Colmar Will Be Educated in the United States 'iif ?* ■ . - -4 -d -Jr »• Fill npORST In the Hazlehurst delegation were: Messrs. L. G. Long, W. P. Cady, Jerry Quinn, A. Strickland R. H. Green, J. L. Hinson, R. A. Cook, J. C. Hutchin son, C. A. Lattimer, Dr. R. L. Mont gomery, T. R. Knight, R. B. Price, A. B. Hursey, H. E. DeFoor, G. C. Burden, J. A. Cromarty Judge J. h. j arker, H. D. Wilson H. C. Crawford L. D. Long. Prominent Visitors in the City Today Nearly all the wide-awake cities on the Georgia and Florida were well represented, In the excursion that ar rived In Augusta Wednesday night, among the visitors were: J. R. Connor, Grover Connor, W. J. Whitlock, R. A. Whitlock, G. R. Connor, of Uvalda. William Calhoun, W. A. Connor, D. C. Connor, of Mount Vernon. J. M. Denton, M. M. Durden, 1,. C. Pittman, J. M. Durden, W. P. Pitt man, of Denton, From Stlllmore came W. D. Mulli gan, J. Daugherty, P. L. Durden, S. B. Durden, M. Moseley, C. T. Mose ley, J. B. Moore, Miss Helen Moore, W. R. Holder, M. Hopkins, Dr. M. Abe- Massoud, Remer Durden, W. 8. Dur den, W. M. Alkln and son, W. T. Mul liken, P. D. Durden, F. L. Durden, A. H. Sutton, T. E. Stradley and G. W. Glover, J. B. Coxwell. From Alley came R. L. Sharp, W. D. McDonald, F. M. Sharp, K. L. Mc- Intire. W. L. Dtberly, Dr. P. G. Poair, T. A. Currey, K. C. Campbell, D. A. Smith, of Broxton. W. L. Sharp, R. 1,. Sharp, W. D. McDougald, D. H. Mclntlre, M. H. Mc- Intire, W. J. Morgan, of Alllne. Swalnboro sent up some good solid citizens among them being J. R. Had den, K. J. Schooners, John E. Dur den, R. A. Templeton. A. W. Tinsley, trainmaster of the Georgia Sr Florida: Mrs. J. N. Buxton. Miss Gladys Buxton, Miss Floy Rob erts, Miss Hallle Kockney, of Mlllen. W'. M. Rogers, Miss May Rogers of Dumber City. J. M. Hendricks and X,. W. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks of Aaron. VV. M. Carter, W. T. Strickland, E. Z. Quinn, D. R. Quinn, from Graham. THE MILEAGE BOOK USE NON-SUITED COLUMBIA, 8. C,—Judge Mem minger, Thursday non-suited James W. Toney in his suit against the Coast Line testing mileage hook regu lations. Toney was put off on way to Lake City to Florence, the con ductor refusing mileage, and Toney declining to pay the cash fare to the next station. THE WEATHER. Conditions favor fair, colder weather In this section tonight with temperature about 28 degrees and fair, continued cold Friday. E. S. Chastin, E. M. Baird, J. R. Anderson, W. H. Tigert. T G. Griffin, Jr.. Rev. C. M. Crow, M. H. Griffin, John W. Williams, Miss Floy Mcßae, Mrs Y. A. Scruggs, Dr. P. H. Askew. A. A. Knight, of Nashville. I\ A. Ruckett, W. D. Clark, T. M. Joyner, of Normantown. J. W. Wilkes, M. H. Hadden, Claude Xladden, B. U. Wilkes, T. C. Cain, A James D. Scruggs, J. H. Scruggs, W. Wilkes of flak Park. A. H. Passmore, R. o. Hayne, Henry Hayne, W. A. Collins, It. H. Simmons, W. H. Staltlng, of Hahlra. J. D. Fonder, E. C. Hassell, s. E. Martin, James P. Martin, from Madi son, Fla. It. D. Pannbaker, W. D. Webster, J. M Youngblood, O. W. Tant, <l. ' Q Watson, M. J. Parrish and ’wife, ot Valdosta. B B. Giddens, W. W. Fonder, D, W, Fonder, B. Given, G. W. Ham, of ftuys Mill. Other arrivals on the Georgia and Florida excursion were, 11. G. Davis of Barrett; A. H. Sutton, Montee; J. 11. Walters from Metter; R. G. Ham, of Barrett; R. J. Griffin of Benox; John McGovern and wife of Strick land; Joe A. Durden from Rowee; O. 0 Strickland of Plnebloom; J. T. Moore, A W. Waters, W. M. Brown, of Olympia; R. G. Ham, of Hatn; Henry Vickers of Klriand; C. B. Par rott, of Adele; Edward Turner and E. W. Turner of Sparks; B. Ohllder, of Imummond; W, 11. Denton and A. B. Melncey of Charlottesville; J. r. Johnson of Greenfield; <l. A. Daugh erty of ('albert; and Dr. Maiming Kirkland of Nichols. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. COMMITTEE IS ENTERTAINING GIL-TLi. GUESTS Augusta’s Guests from the Georgia ami Floi’ida are Being Dined at Lake View Park. At 1:30 o'clock y afternoon tie visitors from the line of the Georgia ami Florida were the guests of a large committee of representative Augusta citizens at the most elaborate barbecue that has ever been served In Augusta The guests entered the large dining hall at Lake View park, and were follow! by the local committee. When the din ner had sulTlcently progressed, Hon. W. H. Barrett, who was acting in toast master ntrcduced Mr. J. Frank Core well, mayor pro tern of Augusta, who made the speech of welcome to the visi tors. Col. J. M. Wilkinson, vice-presi dent of the line then made a short speech after which Judge C. T. Roan, of Douglas, made an address. After the speech of Judge Koan, Capt. R. H. I'rlee of Hazlehurst, made a short speech. MENU Farm-Raised Shoats M tit ton Hash Giblet Hash Barbecued Chicken with Mushrooms Brains and Eggs Fried Bigs Feet English Peas Corn Tomatoes Rice Beets (’old Slaw Boiled Irish Potatoes with Sauce Deviled Errs Irish Potato Salad Sweet Pickles Sour Pickles Macaroni and Cheese Celery Asparagus Corn Muffins Rolls Coffee. Thursday evening the visitors will he entertained at a theatre party at the Grand Opera house, the attrac tion being the musical comedy enti tled the Isle of Spice. The visitors will assemble at the Chamber of Com merce on Broad street opposite the monument at 8 p. m. and will bo es corted to the theatre by the local committee. Tickets will be furnish - cd on presentation of badges marked “Guest” at the theatre door. All of the hoxeH and the greater number of the best seats in the orchestra have been reseerved for the live hundred visitors who will attend. The theatre party concludes the day's entertain ment, hut it is expected that many of the visitors will avail themselves of the time limit December 19, of their tickets and remain in the city until the end of that day. THREE CITIES EOT MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE Three Hundred Hotel Guests Scantily Dressed in Streets During Freez ing Weather. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—One life lost, many firemen overcome by smoke, three hundred hotel Kuests drlv«r» scantily clad to ley streetm, and prop erty valued at one million dollar*, destroyed are the features of destruc tive five here which was extinguish ed after an all-night struggle by the combined fin- fighting forties of Kal amazoo, Battle Creek and Grand Rapid**. The blaze originated in the basement of the five and ten-cent store at 118 Main street, arid fanned by a strong wind, spread eastward, sweeping everything iri Its path, total ly destroying a four-story hotel cov ering half a block, and a dozen com mercial structures. Guests of tho Burdick house were warm* * of the danger and fled hastily to the streets many being forced to remain In the cold all night before fi shelter. The great extent of th«- < is due to the low pressure of tie- water mains. The temperature was ten d**gr<«H above zero and fire-fighters suffered severely from exposure. A CREED THAT RINGS TRUE. A Cornoll Professor Bubmits What H is Pleased to Call tho Cornell Ver sion of a Creed Which Every Business Man Could Well Afford to Adopt For His Own Use. "I believe In the stuff I am hand ing out, In the firm I am working for and In my ability to get results. I believe that honest, stuff can be passed out to honest men by honest methods. "I believe In working, not weeping; In boosting, not knocking; and In the pleasure of my Job. I believe that a man gets what he goes after, and that one deed done today Is worth two deeds tomorrow, and that no man LUGE CROWD ST STATION WREN TRAIN ARRIVED Hundreds of Prominent Angus tans Welcomed Ga. & Fla. Special at Union Station Wednesday Night Dpon arriving: at the Union Station, the five hundred visitors from Soutn Georgia and West Florida who camo in on the special train found a Targe crowd of Augusta people waiting to welcome them to this city. It ap peared that evt ry one in the city was much interested in the coming of tlio Georgia and Florida railway and a demonstration of cheers at the Sta tion assured the visitors that the poo l'll- of Augusta were glad to sco them. All of the visitors had arranged for their hoarding places before getting «>fl of the train, the special committee that went to Millen having rendered them every assistance. On the truin all who did not have badges were pro vided for, and the formal invitation that was sent out was endorsed with a personal greeting from each of the committee who assured the visitors that every thing possible was being done for their entertainment. On the way up from Milieu, the large locomo tive No. 1605 of the Central of Geor gia handled the heavy train consist ing of eleven large comfortable cars with the speed of an express train, and would have reached Augusta on time had It not been that one of the unavoidable “hot boxes” brought it. to a standstill at a. point fifteen miles below Augusta. The wait was not long however, and nobody worried. Taken as a whole it was the best nn tured set of excursionists that has ever been seen in this part of the country. Everyone was glad to come to Augusta, and to many this was their first visit. As the train pulled into the Union Station tfie band played “Dixie,” and tills served to bring about a rapid , mingling of friendship of the home people and visitors and a perpetual bonding of all of the cities towirn and villages along the line of tfie Georgia and Florida railway. COL POPE PLEASED WITH EXCURSION Traffic Manager of tho Georgia and Florida Very Much Gratified With Formal Opening. “The excursion to Augusta was a grand success," said Col. A. Pope, the Traffic Manager of tho Georgia and Florida hallway. "We had worked hard for this success and are glad to be ablo to bring In over five hundred people from along our line to enjoy the hospitality of Augusta. I would like to citato that should any of tho visitors desire Infor mation concerning either Augusta or the trip hack to their homes they are asked to come up to the general offices of the Georgia and Florida Hallway, on the fifth floor of the Leonard building." MR. AKRIDGE CAME UP WITH EXCURSIONISTS Chief Clerk of the Traffio Manager Gave Valuable Information and Sold Tickets. Among the officials of the Georgia and Florida Itallwuy, who came up with th.i excursion from Madison, Fla., was Mr, T. H. Akrldge, chief clerk to the traffio manager. Mr, Akrldge was personally In charge of the selling of tickets on tho train to persons, who got on at fUg stops, in addition to handling tho tickets tills official wns ready to give out any information that might b© desired by the excursionists. Is down anrl out until he has lost faith In himself. "I believe In today and the work I am doing, In tomorrow and the work I hope to do, and In the sure reward which the future holds. "I believe In courtesy, In kindness. In generosity, In good cheer, In friendship and honest competition. "1 believe there Is something doing somewhere for every man ready to do It.”
