The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-27
GEORGIA THRIFT.

Thomaston is to have a canning factory.
w. NJ. Howard will build new residence
at Lexington.
Visiting capitalists are inspecting mining
properties in Lumpkin, Write and Hall
counties
A single contractor in Americas has the
contracts already for building fifty-slx
dwelling houses before the end Of the year.
The colored Odd Fellows of Americas are
erecting large two-story frame structure
on Mccoy hill. 1t will be occupied by them
as their lodge rooms.
1t will cost from S12. 500 to SIS, 900 to con-
vert the Covington and Macon bridge over
the Ocmulgee into draw. The work, how
ever will proceed rapidly and at once.
at the alliance meeting at Carrollton last
week a resolution was adopted looking to
the appointment of a committee from each
surveillance in Carroll county to canvass for
subscriptions to build an oil mill and guano
factory.
Taking the past fifteen years, exclusive of
the past season, Albany's cotton receipts
would not average over 1000 bales, some
bad crop years being as low as 1000 The
past season the receipts have been over
10000 bales.
Several years ago a syndicate purchased
vacant lot on Forsyth street, Americus,
wall Glover's store. Friday they were
offered 500 a front foot for the property
by Macon gentleman. The offer was re-
fused.
MIR. Lauier, who has charge of the erection
of the new foundry at Americas has u force
or about fifty men at work, and the work
is being pushed as rapidly as possible. Near
the same place workmen are engaged in
making the excavations for the bulldogs
for the new furniture factory.
At Athens the city assessors have finished
their work in assessing the property
throughout the city, and the result of their
assessments shows an increase in taxable
returns for Athens for the year just ended
over half a million dollars. Over $50 new
houses are in process of construction.
meeting Of the subscribers to the stock
OF the new milling company of Columbus
was held Thursday. 1t was decided the COM
pany should be known as "The City Mills
Company" and that the capital stock should
be Sl0O, goo with the privilege Embarrassing it
to $500, 900. Shares of stock were placed
at 500 per share, to be paid into the treas
ury OF the company in installments of %
per cent, as may be called for by the direc-
tors.
About two months ago bell punches were
given to the conductors of the electric street
railway at Americas, which required the
registration of each fare as it was paid.
Three of these bell punches are in use.
During the two months one registered 5 ,632
fares paid, another 6.434 and the third
10.0l5. This is a total OF %, 0S2 paid passen-
gers carried in that time, or an average of
1880 passengers to each car. The amount
of fares paid in two months was 81, 104 10,
which is S552 o. month or SIS 40 day.
The citizens of Athens are kicking. They
don't like the way the city assessors have
treated them about raising the value OF
their property SO high. Universally the
taxable property has been assessed higher
than ever before, ana the dissatisfaction
that prevails over the raise is confined to no
class; and no one section of the CITY Every
body is mad, and the city assessors are beng
condemned most vociferously. The assess
ors say that Athens real estate is worth
81, S85, 500. clear gain over last years
assessment of $4,000.
The annual meeting of the Alabama
Press Association will meet in Troy in June
| next. After adjournment the association
| will go on an excursion to jacksonville. The
| association has been invited to come by
| Americas, over the Savannah, Americas
| and Montgomery railway, thence to McRae.
| where the East Tennessee railroad will be
| taken to Brunswick. This invitation was
extended by Col. s. H. Hawkins, who is
also interesting himself in getting them
| free transportation to Brunswick, and frou
| that place over the Cumberland route tc
| Fernandina.