The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-03
GEORGIA.


ruiiav has United States signal wealth
- s,9tion. The sta ton has recently been
S-,abrsbed there and is located in the
Times building
A. Lumber City Monday afternoon DR..
= REYNOLDS horse became frightened
AND ran away with the buggy, smashing
!, in pieces. throwing the doctor out and
serious hurting him.
W r. Church of Philadelphia has been
IN Madison for some time perfectinS plans
for the establishment of factory there
IA make all kinds of handles for agricul-
meal implements and The finer implements
Of the mechanic and also heavy spokes.
FITZGERALD Ciuzeu-Leader: The state
and county tax rate in Irwin county this
,,s. is 81 10 on the 500 What keeps the
raj, 50 high is 4 mystery 10 a majority
al fine taxpayers. In 1896 the rate was
a cents on the 500. With $4,000 more
,ayaple property i'm 1899, it looks as it
,br rate should decrease instead Of In
crease.
Albany Herald: Albany is growing a 5 a
cotton market The farmers are begin
rrc TO realize that they can get better
nrces for their cotton here tnan elsewhere
and are bringing it to Albany. The pres
ent prospects are that more cotton viii
be brought here next season than this, as
several farmers have learned from expert
cnce that they save money by bringing
heir cotton here, and these incidents are
being much discussed throughout this sec
lion.
Americus Times-R Recorder: \ ludicrous
spectacle. with serious side to it, was
presented yesterday morning, when hap
w negro rode into Americas upon load
VI cotton, one bale of which had caught
fire from a spark and was ready to burst
lame. Obvious of the danger to his
crap" Cuff drove merrily on, while
volume OF smoke poured over the after
deck of the transport. At the warehouse
a stream was poured on the burning bale
and the fire eXtinguished.
Gainesville News: Capt. A. NJ. Stubs,
who lives near Rockmart one of Polk
,ountys most progressive farmers has in
the past few years improved a prolific
corn He brought stalks to Gainesville a
day or so ago that have as high as seven
VOL developed ears upon them, and are
now upon exhibition at Strickland's. Capt
Stubs has given much thought ana at
tonton. aud has at last succeeded in de-
,eoping seed that viii prove of vast
i+lFIt 10 lIH ldi tllnS COuiilAulliNNs IN
has an acre of corn that will yield eighty
bushels, and his entire crop VIII yield
much more than his neighbors, who plant
the common seed. He will make special
exhibit az the coming State Fair in At
lanta.
The annual report of the State Depart
reut Of Agriculture, which is now in prep
aration will show number of interest
ing figures bearing directly on the short
crops Of Georgia, both in cotton and other
staple products. A report will show thar
the sale of fertilizers, which is directly
controlled by the department of agricul-
ture has been brought down 20 per cent.
over the sale of last year and that Winnie
the sale Of fertilizer Lays last year amount
FL $l3,00n only $54 900 worth of tags have
been sold this year. BY advising the non
Vs. of fertilizers and reducing its sale
Throughout the state the department of
hgriouluCe, its friends claim, has scored
9 sigma. victory. The cotton acreage, and
hen'e the cotton crop, has been reduced
The status of the business of House
end Senate of the State Legislature on
WI ch Secretary Charley Northcp AMI
John T. Boiifeuillet, clerk of the House,
nave been working for the past two weeks,
mas been prepared in pamphlet form and
copies forwarded to the members of the
l'esisature. The unfinished business in
lle House for the past session is unusual
large and when the members convene
VI Atlanta on Oct. %. they will find a con-
siderable number of bills ready 10 be put
OF their third reading. The num-
,er of bills in the hands OF
lo0se4 committees is also large, and much
tne time of the coming session will
os asked for the consideration of these
measures. The unfinished business of the
senate Is about the same as that crowded
over al the end of every session. but
among Inc bills are several of unusual i'm
nortance and interest to the general puo-
lic
Columbus Ledger: A gentleman who has
just returned from a visit to Harris coun-
~ reports that the finest cotton crops
10 ever saw are being gathered in the
,VI'hWestern part Of that county and the
'aIners are rushing their cotton to Ham
'oU 70 get the advantage Of he rise in
me price OF the staple He said that a
'e5ular Stock Exchange fight was going
9' among the buyers IN the lttle city in
we mountains between TWO parties who
were bidding for the cotton that was Of
tsa Tor sale. One man, he said, had
,ollroHed the cotton trade at Hamilton
toI number of years and had been in the
na'lt OF buying il at cent a pound less
man was paid in Columbus. A BUYER for
.7 american Cotton Company came along
ana located in Hamilton this season. He
save out word that he would pay 65 points
g'et me Hamilton mans bid, and the fight
oeSdh between the two. Al last accounts
ZION n Hamilton had reached the figure
y. 600 ana the fight was still being wsged
"Aen the gentleman left.