The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-08
GEORGIA THRIFT.

7snnille is to have electric lights and
water works
The new Methodist church at Snellman
has Just been Goa pletea-
There are four new dwellings and one
store house going up IN Shellman.
The Montezunla Investment Company 8
stoct is on the upgrade now, being held at
81 y aud none offered.
Tine Central railroad is frightening the
xide-track at She.lman $50 feet. A new
brick depot is spoken of, toe.
Nontezuma's canning company has been
ORGANIZED. The company proposes canning
tomatoes exclusively this season and expects
10 nut I'D 1900 three-pound cans per day.
lanes T. Gordy of Richland was in
Americas Saturday with specimens OF what
was claimed by many to be iron ore, aud
which were taken from the hills around
that booming little city.
The Matshallville Improvement and In
vestment Company was organized Satur-
day The minimum capital stock is $4,000
with privilege of increasing to 100000.
Ten per cent. was paid in and operations
will commence at once.
The Miiledgeville dummy line has made
its report to tne attorney general. This is
the first street railroad company to report
for state and county taxation under the
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miles long, valus ID at $4,000
There is much talk in Macon about the
p.obable conversion of the hill in front of
the residences of j. NJ. Johnston and Mrs
5. I. Coleman into a public park. The
property in question cannot be used for
building lots, but there is nothing to pre-
vent its conversion into a park if the city
can get possession Of it.
Last years fruit shipments of about 100
carloads of peaches advertises the resource
of MarshallviIle to a wonderful extent
The peach crop for this year is about
assured. The facilities for handling the
same will he most excellent under the man
agenent of the Georgia Shippers Union,
comprising Fort Valley and Marshallvile.
There is a strong probability that the
Macon Car Works Company will be organ
lied within the next few days. Recent
developments which will be made public
shortly show that there is not only strong
desire and necessity for such a company,
but, ia addition, that the men and the
opportunity have met, and that the city
will be given the benefit of this important
industry.
At Americas a syndicate composed of
Messrs. P. c. Clegg, c. r. Whitley, w. f.
Murphey and d. f. Davenport has pur-
chased two-thlrds interest in the Interna-
tional Medicine Company, the headquarters
v.
DIR. j. w. Jones. an experienced practition-
er, is at the head of the company, and will
continue to act in the capacity of consulting
physician. The following officers have been
elected: President, P. G.. Clegg; secretary.
c. r. Whitley; treasurer, W. E. Murphey
business manager, ID. f. Davenport. The
capital stock of the company will be 81, 900,
but can be increased at will tc 100000.
The stockholders of the Ocmulgee Brick
IS
the purpose of effecting permanent organ
i2ation and for the election of officers
After the reading Of the charter an election
of officers was held, resulting as follows:
President p c. Clegg, score.
tary and treasurer c. r. Whitley. Direc-
torS-S. H. Hawkins, Allen Fort, B.
?. Hollis, Thornton Wheatley, P. c. Clegg,
H. c. Bagley, G.. w. Glover, w J. Bicken-
staff and W. Z. Murphey. The capital
stock of the company is 100000 and the
charter permits this amount to be increased
10 $5O0,O00 may be desired. At the
meeting yesterday it was decided TO call in
30 per cent. of the stock for Immediate pur-
pcses
Americas Times: A year ago a member
OF the well-known banking house of John
\. Hambleton 81 Co., of Baltimore, came to
Americus upon invitation Of a number OF
leading citizens, and while here had album
ddnt opportunity of seeing the city and her
future outlook as we'll This house has in
vested more than million dollars in
Amerlcus securities. having bought the
bonds of the Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomeryo railroad, as well as the water works
bonds, sewerage bonds and the bonds for the
public buildings to be erected here This
fact alone would show their faith in the CITY
and her institutions But it seams that this
were not enough, for yesterday leading
banking mouse in this city received a tele-
gram from the Baltimore firm, stating that
they desired to make other investments here
that would pay. and authorizing the bank
to draw upon them for $4,000 to be put
into Americas enterprises.