The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-12
OKEFENOKEE WILL BE SOLD.
PART OF THE SWAMP TO GO UNDER
THE sHERIFF's HAMMER.

hind, and No Money ON Hand 90
Pav InSpectors-'Fhe Tax Commits
sion-Lavvyers Come to blows in
Court Room.
Atlanta. Jan n.-That part Of the Oke-
1enokee swamp which the late Harry
Jackson Iabored for years ana spent large
sums of money 10 reclaim, is 10 be knock
ed down to the highest bidder. ii VIII
be a fine opportunity for dealers ia sNamps
and canals.
A decree in the case ordering The sale
was rendered by judge John A. Gambler
presidine i'm Fulton Superior Court to-
day. The sale is ordered 20 be he'd ~
front Of the court house door in Atlanta on
Tuesday. March next All parties al
interest agreed TO the sale which viii be
conducted by Joel Hurt, the receiver who
was appointed to take charge Of the work
where it was reiinquished by Capt. Jack
son
If there was a man anywhere who could
null i swamp out of a hole, Mir. Hurt
was looked upon as that man. lie has ac-
comphshed a good deal since taking hold
a1o the sale is not. therefore, an iHdica-
ton that the reclamation of the swamp,
with ts vast and valuable timber depos-
its. is a hopeless undertaking,
or the contrary it is said that rev
company viii be formed ana after the
sale will continue the work OF the SUI
vance Canal Company, which is the cor
porate name of she company organized
by Capt. Jackson.
Division of the Spells.
The consent decree signed this morning
provides the following compensation for
the receiver ana the attorneys.
Joel Hurt, receiver $500; King An
derson, plaintiffs attorneys 5000; Hoke
Smith and II. c. Peoples defendants at
torneys, 5000; Burton Smith, attorney
for John W. Weed and Frank Coke 81 900,
Glenn, slaton & Phillips, attorneys for
intervenors, 5000; The Farmers Loan
and Trust Co, trustee. and King and
Spaiding and Turner, Mcclure and Rolls
ton attorneys for the trust company,
$500.
Judgments were awarded TO the follow
Ing creditors: M. Fersts' Sons & Co.,
$6l5S9 principal and so interest; Smith
Bros, $65907 principal and $3.50 inter-
est; Meinhard. Appel & Schaul, $223. As
principal and $25.21 interest; Rosenheim x
Son. $lS2 principal and $19 interest; Eek
man & Vetsburg, $S30.73 principal and $3S
interest; Chas. A. Conklin & Co, $l23.98
principal and S14 interest; j. II. Gillon 4
Co, 1855 principal and - interest; A.
B. Hun & Co, $283.11 principal and $2S.07
interest; Croft & Bellinger. so principal
Riley, Grover & Co, STOLE, principal.
For the jackson Trust.
Hon. Pope Barrow, as trustee of the
jackson trust, was awarded judgments
for the following amounts:
First preference lien bonds, 100000; cou-
pons on same maturing March IS, 1885, and
Sept 49, 1898, 5000; interest on past due
coupons, $3.50. S8; interest on 500 900 prin-
ciple bonds from Sept. IS, 1898, 10 date,
$500 For open account in excess of the
100000 of first preference bonds, $l6,509T2
interest on the same, sl,9334S No finding
was made to with regard TO the claims
known as the temporary loan, and the de
velopment fund script, either for or
against the same, these matters being left
for future determination under the direc-
ton of the court.
The decree provides that all bids for the
property are 10 be accompanied with certi-
fed checks for $4,000 The purchaser viii
be allowed TO make good his bid in whole
or in part with the first preference lien
bonds.
No Superintendent Chosen.
The prison farm commissioners held their
meeting to-day 10 so over the plans for
the buildings to be erected on the Mil
ledgeville farm. They did not take up the
matter of electing a superintendent of the
penitenuary. Col Jake Moore, the pres
ent warden under the new peniteutiary
law, may have charge of the farm and
the. conYicts. He and his friends take the
position that the act providing for the
warden contemplates that he shall be the
official in authority at the central prison.
and therefore, the proposition TO have a
superintendent there in the person of Capt.
Foster, or any other one of the numerous
applicants for jobs under the commission,
seems to be hung up for a while, al least.
No Money for Inspectors.
A somewhat peculiar condition of affairs
exists in the department of agriculture
and in consequence, Commissioner Stevens
is being occasioned no little annoyance
The fertilizer season is SO far behind thai
practically no tags have been sold by the
department The money to pay the fertile
er inspectors comes from the tag sales
and in consequence of there being prac.
tioally no sales. there is little or no money
to pay the inspectors.
Commissioner Stevens on this account
has postponed the appointment of som,
of the short term inspectors He does no
want to commission them until bushes.
viii bring in the fees TO pay their sala
ries.
Fertilizer sales are about month benin,
time. This may be on account of tn,
weather and then ii may Indicate a falling
off in the use of such goods by the far
mers this coming year Last years sale,
were phenomenal The cotton crop wa
large and prices SO low thai much cotton
was abandoned in the fields, because /
was not worth the picking. Some of Oh,
officials at the department think the sloy
sale of fertilizers may Indicate that Their
is to be a big slump in This business, an,
a corresponding decrease in the cottol
crop of the state for the coming season.
Tax Commissioners to Meet.
The first meeting of the Ellis tax com
mission has been called for Jan % b.
President Dodson. In the can il is state,
that the meeting is for organization bu
it is understood that the work wifl procee
at once.
The commission is composed OF Gov
Gambler, Attorney General Terrell, Con
iroler General Wright. MIR. Dodson. pres
icent of the Senate, Mr.. Little, speakc
of the House, Senators Fouche, Terre.