The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-26

/ lbs while riding out the gale. Capt
/ Charley Arnold, her efficient master. states
| that last Friday, while off Jacksonville bar,
she was being boarded by heavy seas and it
was necessary TO cut away a portion OF her
| bulwarks 70 relieve her deck OF a vast
amount of water that she had taken on. WITH
these exceptions the Telegram is as safe and
US sound as she ever was. The pilotboat
GIynn, which was also blown off, has not
been heard from since the gale.
brownsville Iimes-EnterpriSe: Tom
Dixon, who lives near Iamonia lake, was in
town day or two ago. Mr.. Dixon told
reporter that the lake was rapidly filling up.
He says that since last Wednesday the
water has risen very rapidly, and now ex-
tends from the basin to Persimmon point.
No water has run into the lake from tha
river, and there has not been sufficient rain
to cause so great a rise. and it is therefore
thought by a great many that the water
comes in through the subterranean passage
which conveyed it off some weeks ago.
There are some, however, who do not share
IN this belief. At the present rate that the
water is coming in IL will not be long before
the lake is full again. Those living in that
section are in hopes it will continue TO I'LL
up.
Augusta Chronicle: An invention that
attracted the attention of the world year
ago was the fiber extracting machine of
w. E. Jackson. II was extensively noticed
In the daily papers of the country and in
tbs scientific and trades Journals. Its fame
was, in fact, in a few days almost universal.
Since that time Mr.. jackson has been
devoting himself TO perfecting the
machine, at frst adopted especially to
the cotton stalk, but now capable OF ex-
tracing the fiber from almost any fbrous
plant. Under the Georgia laws a charter
was obtained with an authorized capital Of
IS 900, 900, for the parties interested recog-
nize the wide scope possible in this industry.
Recently q company has been organized
with capital of 100000 that is to come
into possession Of this machine and all its
patents that, besides in this country, has
exclusive patents in England, France, Ger
many, Spain, Belgium, Canada, Mexico
and the East Indies. The charter name in
is the Southern Fiber Company. w. E.
jackson, Esq, is president, and tho
board OF directors is made mp OF
the following gentlemen J. J.
York, w. II. Cozart, Asbury Hull aud j.
II. jackson. The latter is also secretary of
the company. 1t is proposed to enter into
active existence at once. One hundred
| thousand dollars Of the stock will be offered
in Augusta and vicinity, the rest being as
sured of in the north. The worth of the
machine has been demonstrated by its
| work. The decorticating machines viii be
| placed in sections of the country con-
venient to mills that will be built through
| out the southern states, but the
main offices and factory will be in Augusta.
| This Is one of the provisions in the organi-
cation of the company. Among the hbrous
plants that will be utilized are pita, Mex
lean growth, cotton stalk, bera grass. ochre,
| Florida wild coffee, palmetto and asbestos,
besides many others. The machine will ex-
tract the fiber from green or cured plants
with equal facility. preserving all the
strength of the thread. No chemicals are
used, and no skilled labor is required.