The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-28
GEoReIA'S GRAY GRANITE.
THE FIGHT To GET 1T INTO KAN
sAS CITY A HARD ONE.

Rival Quarrymen Doing Their Best
10 Knock IL out on the Ground
That II Is soft-The Result of the
Fight Most Important for the
State-The Name of the Chicka-
manga POstomce Not TO BE
Changed.
Washington, Jan. Estate Senator W.
H. Venable Of Georgia, who has been here
the past week in the interest Of the Geor-
gia Stone mountain granite to be used
in the Kansas city public building left
for home this morning. The most dang
erous competitors the Georgia granite
has are the Arkansas. Texas and New
England GRANTEES. 1t is learned that rep
resentatives from each Of these quarries
are here pushing their stone. The Gcor-
gia granite, however has big advantage
over the others in the race, as It comes I'M
der the lowest bid made for the building.
Mr.. Merrill OF the Smithsonian Institute
has Just returned from an investigation
OF the various quarries in the south, bring
ing home with him samples
Of all the stones in COM
F~N-N4Sts Atot samples are now
undergoing test as to their respective
qualities. Many letters have been re-
celVed at the supervising architects of
nee condemning the Stone mountain
granite, claiming that it is soft and con-
tains iron and other injurious substances.
Ihese reports are not regarded as it is
known they are from other competitors
trying TO down the stone For this reason
1t looks as though Georgia is greatly
feared in the race. If the tests show
thaI the Stone mountain granite is of
the very finest quality there is but little
doubt that it will be the one selected
Tor the Kansas City building. If 1t is
selected 1t viii mean a great victory for
Georgia. II will be the means of plac-
ing the stone in many other public build
ngs throughout the country, and hence
add great wealth for the state. II it is
beaten, it will probably not have another
chance to compete for a public building
in long time.
Lucus Perry Hill, the poet and humor-
ISL from Georgia, gave an entertainment
at the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton last night 10 large audience. He
received hattering applause and COM
ments, and another entertainment is
hoped for in the near future.
The attempt to have the name of the
postofiiee at Chickamauga changed to
Crawtish Springs has at last been baffled
~.
time past the postoffice department has
been in a quandary what to do in the
matter. When the petition asking the
change Of name was received II was
thought that it was with the general
consent of the people that it should be
changed, though the fourth assistant
postmaster general saw no reason for il.
few days after, when the petition
was made known, letters and pleadings
of all sort were received asking that
the old name be retained. Backing these
petitions were others asking the change,
and again others against it. Mr.. Mad
doX then took the affair in hand and kept
at the postofiice officials until he has
succeeded in having the old name re-
tanned. Though the petitions for the
changing of the name We're many, none
of them gave a good reason for doing
so. No further attention will be given
to the matter, and the name will remain
Chickamauga.