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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
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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.”
