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What the River Means to Augusta
and W hv Augusta Should Push It
Pres't. Weems A. Smith Dis
cusses the City’s Best and
Biggest Asset In Letter to
Business Men.
In ft letter that hr in sending to the
business men of the city President
Weems A. Smith says:
We ran handle your cotton piece
prods for the ports of Philadelphia,
N w York and Boston at 35c per 100
pounds. This rate Is six cents lower
than the rati and wa'er combination
(<, thus points. ,Ve not only need
your business, hut as you are a public
spirited citizen we need the Influence
veur shipping will have on others.
Can't you let us hove these port ship
ments at once as we want to put on
a schedule of five trips a month and
will have to get dttra tonnage to
de it.
There Is a case now from Augusta
before the lnterst»tr commission
which will establish our legal status
in regard to through rates to Interior
Northern points. W- hope to have
t! e,settled in a pry short wulle,
The Banquet to Henry Clay
in New Orleans in 1842
Cost $ 100 per Plate
Never before had the historic old St. Louis Hotel, near the
famous French Market Place, contained such an assemblage
of beautiful women and famous men. Here it was that Henry
Clay made his only speech in Louisiana, and with matchless
eloquence paid a glowing tribute to the beauty of Southern
women. Before and after this banquet the guests sipped the
famous French Market Coffee, as was the custom in those days.
Then this famous beverage could be had only at the French
Market. Now you may serve it at your own table, for the old
French Market blend is perpetuated by
The Same Unique Hygienic Roasting Process
“There is but one French Market flavor”
You can obtain this rare coffee blend with all the enticing
aroma and natural strength preserved, for we pack it in hermet
ically scaled cans. And it is untouched by human hands
from plantation to the cup. Order from your grocer today.
Try some, and you will agree that there is only one French
Market flavor.
Packed by
Ntew Orleans Coffee Co., Ltd., New Orleans, La.
French Market Coffee
Auto Parties
Will And tho Pino Heights Ton Shop on the road to Grovetown, 15 miles
from Augusta, a oonvonlont place for Lunch or Tea. Open front noon to
G o'clock on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
SPECIAL ORDERS for large or small parties for lunch should bo tele
phoned the day before- use either phono number 170 or 280 and ask for
the Pine Heights Tea Shop manager, and make known your require
ments. It Is not necessary to telephone your orders for Tea if you are sat
isfied with simple things like Toast and Sandwiches or Ginger Bread and
Georgia Beaten Biscuits and Home-made Lakes.
DELICIOUS LUNCHES, Include Pried Chicken, Georgia style, Butter
milk from tho farm's own churn. Eggs from Chickens that live on the
place. Waffles made from special Irons, and Maple Syrup that comes from
Vermont.
Pine Heights Tea Shop
On the Grovetown Hoad, 15 miles from Augusta.
Lunches and Tea
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, open from noon to 6 p. m.
The proceeds of the Tea Shop arc to be given to the Young Women’s
Christian Association of Augusta, which is in need of all the help you feel
disposed to give
The details of the Ten Rooms are In the capable hand.- of Misses
Eliza. Louise and Mar) Ism Phlnliy, Grace Dugas, Mrs. James Hull. Jr.,
with Miss Louise Bothwell, Treasurer. •
A Good Road, A Home In the Country, A Fine Old Pine Grove, and
nice, wholesome things to oat and drink, is what is offered you or. Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays at tho
Pine Heights Tea Shop
15 Miles From Augusta—On the Grovetown Road
Your presence Is expected on each open day.
ithen we will be able to give you
I through rates to all of these points.
I i understand that yen have hart
j trouble with claims against former
| management,; of the company, out if
;you wjjl give u« this business I will
'fee that your claims tor loss in
'handling are settled promptly.
You understand that river naviga
tion as far as Augusta Is concerned
is practically in thr- last ditch and at
a time when the government is spend
ing larg" sums revetting our river
; banks, which is done solely to protect
ini hanks of a navigable stream, be
sides the work It has done on the
channel which is now nearly com
p.'e'e, ap we can come up drawing
flvi' and a half feet at the lowest
stages of the river. It Is very prob
able that the government would stop
these expenditures, as far as future
ones are concerned any way. If It was
known that th< Interests of Augusta
were going to stop handling their
business by the rlv?r, therefore, it Is
up to its to do something Immedi
ately.
With the present equipment, if I
get tonnage enough to make five
jiound trips a months at present rate
if can make some money for the boats
and eventually put the cld company
r.n itg feet. I am acting president of
this company without a r'.ollar of pay.
It is your proposition as much as It Is
mine.
If 1 can make a success of this old
company hi its rundown condition it
will naturally lead to better and more
modern facilities for handling thi -
t rat fie.
With this equipment and our pres
ent tonnage our rates are hared on
about live mills per ton per mile. Th
average inland water transportation
of the United States cost; one mil.
per ten per r.ille, therefore, it Is nat
ural to suppose that with modern
equipment we should get our rates
clown on a basis of from two to two
and a half mills per ton per mile,
which wouid mean an enormous sav
ing on the products of your company
and on this account your plant would
, eeome more valuable and Augusta
would become a larger city.
1 will mention Houston, Tex., a
point which is situated Inland from
the coast as we are and which ha:
become a great commercial city by
the development of an artificial wat ;-r
--way. It has a rate on cottrn to ,W.
York City of 2c per 100 pounds, all
other commodities la the same propor
tion, against our rate of 43c per 100
pounds to 'he same point. It la nearly
four times the distance from New
York we are and it has no better in
tcrior backing than we' have! What
it has done the intelligent, enterpris
ing people of Augusta can do. If our
rites wore reduced to the same per
ton per mile basis that Houston car
ries to and from Eastern ports, and
from there to the markets of the
world, Augusta would become the
greatest city of the Southeast. Pa
tronizing the boat line, which is pav
ing the way to a more modern one,
will turn this trick, and besides, we
nave this advantage of Houston: Out
river above the city admits of art
enormous development of water power
which would furnish power to manu
factoring enterprises our low rate
would attract.
Yon have your shipping clerk and
teams. While It is a little more trou
ble to send to the wharf than possibly
some railroad could handle It, if you
Issued orders to ship by the river it
is more than likely that It could he
done without any additional cost to
yon at this end. as your shipping
clerk would simply stir up and handle
the business in the same length of
time to the river.
ACME BIBLE CLASS WILL
MEET AT 3 O’CLOCK TODAY
Thr Acme Bible Class of Bt. Luke
Methodist Sunday school will meet
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The subject of today’s lesson is Eli
jah meets Ahab in Naboth’s vine
yard. The class invites the younp:
men of the city to meet with them.
Mrs. O. W. (»riner, their teacher, and
Mr. T. W Bunch, the president, join
with the members of the class In rx
| tending the invitation.
HIE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
You Must go to Maxwell Brothers' Furniture Store Mon
day and Tuesday to see and secure some of the most At
tractive Fu. nifure Bargains now being offered the people
or Augusta. Just as a “starter” we mention below a few “suggestions”
m
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week.
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Centra! Needle Machines vide n«ed!e mochinaa
We Give and Redeem
Merchants Purple
Trading Stamps.
MYSTIC SUERS
MEET APRIL 20TR.
Committees Named by Local
Shriners to Look After Ar
rangements. Noble Miller
Writes Verses to the Occasion
The yearly gatherings of Mystic
Shriners will be held in Augusta,
April 20th, 1911.
At a megOng of the Augusta
Shriners, recently held, the following
committees were named to make
ready for the great event:
Railroad Committee —W. A. Swal
low, H. C. Gattis, R. B. Heath.
Automobile Committee —H. R. Pund,
Warren Walker, L. P. Tessier.
Parade Committee —W. F. Bowe,
Chas. Bailey, R. J. Horne.
Amusement Committee —Charles F.
McKenzie, Tom Tit Gumming, W. T.
Ellington.
Entertainment Committee —W. J.
Hollingsworth, L. C. Hayne, W. W.
Bush.
Refreshment Committee W. E.
Mobley, L. A. Russell, C. F. Mc-
Kenzie.
Finance Committee- L. • G. Beatse,
F. W. Coffin,. H. J. Horne.
Publicity Committee —W. C. Miller,
W. I. Wilson, B. E. Lester.
Hall Committee —G. S. Whitney.
ladles’ ,eze« Committees —F. G.
Mertlns.
South Carolina Committee -J. L.
McCarter, A. K. Lorenz.
Noble Miller has written a set of
verses, gtven below, which give an
excellent idea of the Shriners’ view
of the yearly gatherings. The event
is looked forward to from one year’s
end to another. There is always a
good deal of merry making, and the
visitors leave the city, having cement
ed their ties to Augusta just a little
stronger than before. Noble Miller s
verses are as follows:
“Okad, Sons of the Desert." Do
you know what that means? Well, j
that !s the name the local Shriners i
have decided they will be known by j
throughout the kingdom of Allah. Es ;
Selamu Alelkuni.
We read: "Lastly one day's jour- |
ney distant from Mecca (Savannah! |
was held the great yearly fair and ;
gathering of Okad (Augusta) frequent
ed by men from all quarters of the
Arab peninsula."
From Savan. comes the caravan,
To Oasis new—Okad:
For many a tenderfoot is here.
With countenances so sad.
But wc who've crossed the desert land.
Will make it gay "Alee;”
And every moment while you're here,
We’ll make it Joy for thee.
Illustrious Ctu.s did do a stunt,
The last time he wa s here:
Twas then he rode with Firemen,
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This time, he rides on air.
In your home town, they say you
drink,
For it is everywhere:
But in “Okad” there is a drought,
And none get on a tare.
Reeves oc Garden must have some,
And this we will provide;
So no need for them to come,
With It hanging by their side.
Come on "Alee,” we long for thee.
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Buy Southern Cotton Oil Tike
gressive Dealer Examine Label
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full strength strings.
Boston leather body
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from $6.00 to $25.00.
We love thee, thou are Mother:
As we all know in this whole world:
There is not such another.
suwaneVTaunched.
Philadelphia.—The steamship Su
wanee, built for the Merchants and
Miners Transporatlon Company, was
launched Saturday. Miss Gladeys C.
Hogan of Baltimore christened the
vessel. The Suwanee will be put on
the line between Baltimore, Savan
nah and Jacksonville.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26
We Sell For Cash or
on Credit—Either
or Both.
WANTED.
Five Experienced Dry Goods Sales
men, age 24 to 30 years. J
C. H., care Herald.
cardinal'at MOBILE.
Mobile, Ala.—Cardinal Gibbons at
Baltimore arrived in this city Satur
day afternoon to take part in the cele
bration of the 200th anniversary ol
the founding of Mobile.