The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-19
BOARD OF TRADE.
PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS ORGANIZE
ONE.

Big Timber Land Deal I'm EchOls.
Uarnes & Son Sell Out to the
Camps OF FIOrida-COI. Gentry. the
Famous Kentucky Hunter, Is With
Mr.. McRee at Kinder Lon for
Two Months Stay-VaIdosta Hoo
tel Company Elects Omcers-E. l..
Thomas Made Master Mechanic of
Yaldosta southern.
Valdosta, Ga. Jan. 1S.-The business
men of Valdosta had an enthusiastic
meeting last night for the purpose Of
organizing a board of trade. The meet
ing continued throughout the evening,
three or four hours being devoted to
accepting the bylaws which had been
prepared by a committee. The most
interesting feature of the bylaws was
the clause defining the amount that
should be charged members as initia-
ton fees and monthly dues. After
much discussion it was decided to fix
the fees as follows: Wholesale deal
ers, manufacturers and jobbers, $40; re-
tail dealers, 10, and professional men and
citizens, S.. The monthly dues were
fixed at $3.50 month for wholesale
dealers and manufacturers, and $3.50
for all others. The association win pay
its secretary from SIS to 800 month,
and ii is the purpose of the board to
make it a great influence for this city
and section. The election of officers
was deferred until next Wednesday
evening, when the association will be
perfected. 1t is expected that the board
will begin its career with a member
ship of at least 100 progressive citi-
zens and business men.
News was received here this morning
of an important timber land sale in
Echols county The sale involves all
of the turpentine property at Tarver
belonging to S. !. Barnes & Son, the
buyers being r. ]. and B. F. Camp of
White Springs, Fla. 1t is understood
that the new firm will take charge at
once. Mr.. T. G. Culberth of North
Carolina, who formerly engaged in the
naval stores business through this sec
ton, Will be in charge of the MeSSrs.
Camps new interests at Tarver. 1t
is not known yet where Barnes & Son
will go.
Col w. II. Gentry, the famous Ken
lucky hunter, accompanied by Mr.. b.
dosta with a carload of dogs and other
paraphernalia for an extended hunt.
They will be the guests of Mr.. Z. J.
McRree, at Kinder Lou, for two
months and they expect to have plenty
of sport in the fields and swamps Of
that section. Col. Gentry is grand
nephew of Daniel Boone and is a typ
ical Kentucky colonel" He says ne
lives for the fun he can get out of
life qnn for the 'hp n syiKT
his friends. He expects to have num-
Der of fox chases for the benefit of
the young people of this city during
his stay at Kinder Lou.
There was a meeting Of the Valdosta
Hotel Company last night, the object
being to look over the work that is
being done and to elect officers for the
new year. The old guard, with Mr..
W.P. Roberts as president, were elected
for the new year. Mr.. ]. Y. Bitch was
placed upon the board OF directors to
succeed Mr.. C. u. Baine, deceased. The
stockholders expressed themselves as
being very much pleased with the prog
ress of the work on the new hotel
Which completed ii is to be one of the
handsomest structures in the state.
VIII Woods, who was arrested in
Echols county several days ago on an
indictment from this county three
years ago, was brought and put on
trial for gambling yesterday. He con-
fessed and was fined $45 and cost,
which was paid by the man for whom
he was working.
President Wilkinson of the Valdosta
Southern road, announces that Mr.. Ed
l.. Thomas of this city, has been APP
pointed to the position of master me-
chanic with all the privileges which the
position carries. Mr. Thomas is the
proprietor of the Valdostal Foundry
and Machine Shops and his appoint
ment came as compliment to him for
the efficient service which his shops
have rendered in caring for the ma
chinery of the Valdosta Southern.