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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
OLD STRUCTURES
GIVE WAY TO NEW
New Buildings Erected in Every
Section of Montgomery
sands of Dollars Expended.

The business year just closed has wit
messed the construction of many new
buildings in Montgomery. In this respect
Montgomery has kept pace with other
cities.
New buildings have been erected on ev-
cry street in the city and the suburbs
have grown beyond the expectations of
their promoters.
In the business portion of Montgomery
antiquated structures have been RACED or
remodeled and in their stead handsome
new structures have been erected, ade-
quate, to handle the increasing business
of the firms.
Since the LIST day OF September. 49,
the City Engineer has issued building
permits amounting to $3O5, 274
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
Two Modern Systems.

The immediate future holds for Mont
gomery two modern street car systems.
excellently equipped and adequate for the
needs Of the 10000 people who live in the
city and its suburbs. The ramifcations
of the two separate systems will extend
into every section of Montgomery and into
every suburb. The near future has for
Montgomery more than It's most sanguine
citizen could have hoped for twelve
months ago.
The new conditions were achieved
through the repeated and insistent de-
mands of the Montgomery public for
better street car service. The inadequacy,
the futility, the vexation of the old sys-
tenn, with the patent advantage which it
seized of its opportunity as a monopoly.
was a source of just aggravation and dis
content 10 the people of the city.
The old system fell short of the. de-
mands made upon it. 1t failed utterly to
measure up to the requirements of pub
lie utility. Most of the cars were unfit
for the service required of them: some
were mere rattletraps and none were mod
ern and up to date. The schedules were
irregular and unreliable. The track ana
other equipment were ridiculously mad
eduate when compared to street car lines
in other cities of Montgomery's import
ance.
The shortcomings were day by day for
chilly impressed upon it's patrons. The
cry for reform in the street car condi-
tons in Montgomery came from people
of every walk in life. The call became
tnsistent and relief came.
Col. Barrie L. Holt, a prominent and
wealthy citizen of Montgomery, and his
associates, secured, from the City Coun-
Gil franchises for building a system which
would traverse all the important streets
of the city. Additional franchises were
secured from the County Board of Rev
enue, grs 1ting Colonel Holt and his as
sociates right to build their tracks
in the settled suburbs beyond the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
20 Company.
traction Company was
.Iancial backing secured

.lanclal packing secured
~ was OF the very best.
-fa, of its proportions has more
.rs behind it. A company
1000 capital stock assumed
# the new enterprise. OF this
,tock $325,O0O was paid In. The
g. poration papers of the new company
.norized 1t to issue $1,0OO,000 in bonds.
far the company has not found it nee
essary to issue any bonds.
About the time the traction company
was organized announcement was made
that Richard Tillis. a wealthy citizen of
Montgomery, had secured control of the
old company. The changes in the man
agement and in the policy of the Mont
komery Street Railway Company, those
Of the present and those in contempla-
fion have been nothing short of radical.
On the day of the sale new policy
was inaugurated. Raphael Semmes of
Mobile, who has had twenty-one years
experience as a practical street car man
ana who has been manager of the street
railway lines in Memphis and Mobile. was
summoned from Mobile and made General
Manager Of the Montgomery Street Rail-
way Company. TO him was entrusted the
important task of renovating the entire
System. Since May g. when Mr.. Tillis
purchased the system, orders for SIS 900
worth of new equipment have been plac-
ed The improvements in the old system,
for which the public of Montgomery wait
ed so long and prayed for so earnestly,
are now going steadily forward.
Although Mr.. Tillis owns a controlling
interest in the stock of the Montgomery
Street Railway Company. the officers of
the organization remain as they were be-
fore the sale. They are President. ]. w.
Dimmick; Treasu G. w. Craik; Sec
xetary, ]. T. Darling, Geperal Manager,
Raphael Semmes. and Superintendent. r,
r. Scott.
The transfer Of the larger part of the
stock OF the company from Capt. ]. w.
Dimrnick to Mr. Tniis was made on May
%. On June Is Mr.. Semmes assumed
charge as General Manager
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31

for several days. From the crop in sight
1t is estimated at 1o.70O,o0o bales.
1t will be noted that only twice nave
crops reached over 100000, viz: T-sS
and $780, The consumption of kotton
has wonderfully increased and the sup
ply in the next twelve months may not
be equal to the demand. 1t will certain
ly not be more than will be needed
During the year the two Montgomery
cotton mills have consumed 6.167 bales
and cotton mills are springing up all over
the country.
The following bureau report upon tne
condition of the cotton crop by months
for sixteen years will be read with in
terest:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31

cents or $3.50 bale. This calculation
is based upon statements made by one
of the most conservative of Montgomery
cotton men and means that something
over 100000 has been paid for cotton
received in Montgomery.
The cotton statement for Montgomery
during the past year is as follows:
Total receipts -. ......................l6 io3
Total shipments 161, IA
Actual stock corrected ....,,...... 2229
Local consumption 1.-TWO mills. ...... 6.l67
New cotton reed in August.......... 3425
Date of first bale July 30.
The record of receipts Of cotton at
Montgomery for the past twenty-five
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31

away in some old stocking. should wake
up and look around them. get into the
automobile of Montgomery progress and
in a few years we will have city second
to none in the South
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31

II you are sore. and dissatisfied. remem-
Der the man. who quit his job in a huff,
months for one-half the money formerly
paid him.
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Continued on Page Twelve.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-14
SPECIALIZING ON A KINGS LIFE
Story of the Origin of a Most Peculiar
Insurance Venture.
New York Times

The loss of the British insurance COM
panies, particularly those of London.
which accepted risks on the coronation
WILL It is estimated, run into the millions.
There were risks taken on King Edward
life for purely speculative purposes. on
which, however, there will only be losses
should the kings illness prove fatal, but
thousands of insurance policies have been
issued during the past year to tradesmen
and others who depended for their liveh-
hood for some time to come upon the
ability of the king to pass through the
coronation ceremonies. The business took
a great boom when active preparations
were begun for the coronation, and nearly
all classes of tradesmen who were directly
or indirectly dependent upon the success
full termination of the great event bought
policies. !.
The risks were nearly all taken on the
age prospects of the man. In February.
1901, the kings expectation" was figured
at fourteen years. With allowance for
moral hazard" this was reduced to ten
years. Several New York companies
which were called upon to give their
judgments on the theory that their opinion
would be unbiased, reported the king a
bad risk. New York physician at that
time said the king had Bright's disease.
The age of the king, as is well known, is
60, and the presumption of the insurance
companies was that with the moral haz-
ard" danger subtracted he could reason
ably be expected to live to the age of 20.
Superstition, at least on the side of those
who insured, entered somewhat into the
business done. The king was known to
harbor the fear that he would never be
crowned To this were hitched tnnumer-
able things taken to point at the fact
that the king would not live to be crown
ed. 1t was pointed out for example,
that in the program for Friday next, in
the thirteenth carriage were to be seated
the Duke d Aosta of Italy, Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand of Austria and Hereditary
Grand Duke Michael of Russia, all rep
resentatives of dynasties which had felt
the hand of the assassin. 1t was also
pointed out that the date set for the coro-
nation is the anniversary Of the death of
George Nv, which occurred on June rs,
1880.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-14
PHILIPPINE OPPORTUNITIES

carry forward the many enterprises that
will soon be undertaken by capitalists. a
great rich state lies there under the trop-
zeal sky, awaiting the magic touch OF
brain, money and skill in order to con-
tribute to the wealth and comfort OF the
world.
CIVIL AND EDUCATIONAL POSI-
Civil positions in the Philippines are.
under the present status, open TO the
citizens of the islands and those OF the
United States who are over eighteen and
under forty years of age. 49,
There is United States civil service
commission at Washington, d. O., to
which application for examination for po-
sitions in the United States should be
addressed, and there is also Philippine
civil service boar at Manila. P. l.. to
which applications for positions in the
Philippines should be directed.
In view OF the fact that many persons
in the United States desire to be exam
ined for positions in the Philippine serY-
fee, arrangements have been made with
the United States civil service commits
sion by which the latter body viii fur
nish the necessary information and hold
examinations for the Philippine civil
service board and successful candidates
will be certified to the Philippine board
and thus become eligible to appointment.
Transfers may also be made from the
classified service in the United States to
that in the Philippines.
Private sources of information from
Manila reveal the fact that while cleTi-
cal positions are somewhat better paid
than similar positions in the government
service in the United States, 1t Is hard
for the insular government to retain It's
employes-business houses and private
corporations offer better salaries for COM
petent clerks, typewriters and stenog-
raphers than is paid by the government +
. The number of positions and the amount
Of work to be performed in the Philip
pines. will constantly increase. Only the
framework of the government has been
laid at present and with the complete
establishment of peace every department.
will grow and require a larger force TO
handle the increasing volume of business.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-14

watch me NOW niggers eff dey come Ell
prowlin' roun' dis houseP' f--
did you kill many Yankees in the war,
Nelse?"
.'Doan know, honey; spec did"
Are you going to take the gun or the
sword7"
.'Bofe UNI 'em, chile. Use gwine ter
shoot er pair er niggers fust, en- den
charge de whole gang wild dis swode.
Hain't muffin er nigger's feard uf lax er
keen edge. Wish ter God had er RACER
long es dis swode! I'd des walk clean
froo er whole army er niggers wild guns
Man. hit 'ud des natchelly be er sight
Dayd slam dem guns down en- bust dem
selves open gittin' outen my way!'
When the sun rose next morning the
bodies Of ten negroes lay dead and wound
ed in the road about a mile outside OF
town. The pickets thrown out in every
direction had discovered their approach
about II o'clock. They were allowed to
advance within a mile. There were not
more than two hundred in the gang; doz-
ems OF them were drunk, and like the
Sepoys OF India, they were under the COM
mand of a white scalawag. At the first
volley they broke and fed In wild disorder
Their leader managed TO escape.
This event cleared the atmosphere for
a few weeks, and the people breathed
more freely when another company of
army regulars marched into the town and
camped in the school grounds of the old
academy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-14
Presidential Parrot in a Rage,

The presidential parrot objects to the re-
modelling of the white house. Today when
the workmen assaulted the roof Of the
conservatory and began removing the
glass the bird became wroth and abused
the mechanics. She has a fluent vocabu-
larry Of vituperation, but her choicest cpl
thets were learned in Cuba and are ex-
pressed in excellent Castilian, so that the
finer feelings of the workmen were not
too much shocked. Still, at every unpleas-
ant noise Polly vociferated, shut up!'
Finally the bird took to careering
through the conservatory, and frequently
In its rage biting off the smaller branches
Of the plants. She was captured and teth-
cred by short string to remote perch.
Polly seemed to be Inundated, as hereto
fore she has had the free range of the
conservatory. After she became chained
prisoner her vivacity deserted her.
When strangers approached no violent
language was used. Polly hid her head
under her wing or dropped II between her
feet and simply muttered her wrath. This
parrot is native Cuban, and was sent to
President Roosevelt soon after he entered
the white house.
If Polly is not removed to place where
her nerves will be free from the noise of
the workmen there is possibility of her
dying Of rage.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-14
CHAPTER XIV.
THE NEW CITIZEN KING.

THE NEW CITIZEN KING.
OF all the elections ever conducted by
the English speaking race the one held
under the reconstruction" act of 1867
in the south was the most unique.
Ezra Perkins, the agent of the Freed
mans bureau, issued a windy proclama-
ton to the new citizens to come forward
on a certain day to register and receive
their elective franchise
The negroes poured into town from every
direction from early dawn. Some carried
baskets, some carried jugs and some were
pushing wheelbarrows, but most of them
had an empty bag. They were packed
around the agency in solid mass.
Nelse laughed until crowd gathered
around him.
'Lawdy, look at dem bagsT' he shouted.
'En dars ole Ike wild er jug. He gwine
ter take hisen in lickerl En- Dress God
OARS er fool wild er wheelbarer;" Nelse
lay down and rolled with laughter.
They failed to see the joke and when
the agency was opened they made break
for the door, trampling each other down
in. mad fear that there wouldn't be
enough elective franchise to go round!
The first negro who emerged from the
door came win a crestfallen face and an
empty bag on his arm.
He was surrounded by anxious inquirers.
What wuz hit?"
Muffin. Dies stan up dar befo' er man
wild big whiskers en- he make me swar
ter export de constitution er de Nunited
States er Nor'f Calling.
When Nelse appeared Perkins looked at
him a moment and asked:
Are you a member of the Union
Lacquer"
pat hain't." .... ....
Then stand aside and let these men
register If you want to vote you had
better join" S-@ .,
Nelse made no reply, but in short time
he returned with the Rev. John Durham
by his side. He was allowed to register,
but from that day he was a marked man
among his race.
When the registration closed Perkins
was in high glee.
",We'ye got EN-. TIMOTHY It's q dead
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-14
SCOTCH FARE LAUDED.
Oatmeal, Scenes and HagsIs as Pre-
ventives Of Dentists and Dyspepsia.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
Defenders of the Scottish national fare
of oatmeal. scenes and haggis have been
few. To the ordinary bill of fare nearly
every nation save the Scotch has con-
trfbuted something, but Scotch dishes,
except at distinctively CALIFORNIAN func-
lions. are generally eschewed.
A Scotch physician has, however, come
forward recently with arguments in favor
of Scottish cooking. He says, for in
stance. that dyspepsia and dentists are
practically unknown in Scotland outside
of the large cities, in which the national
cooking OF Scotland is discarded for for
eign dishes and foreign ways.
It is a fact that though distinguished in
the field of medicine the Scotch as dent
lists are little known, and while the de-
tails of cases of dyspepsia are less easily
procurable 1t is certainly not national
ailment in Scotland. The Scotch show no
partiality for pies and pastry. and in the
Highlands they are much out of doors
two reasons that might be taken to &C
count for the absence of dyspepsia, apart
from the wholesomeness of their diet.
The Scotch are hardy race, and in one
particular at least they have been able
in recent years to impress their views up
on the people of other countries, namely
in the more general use of cereals. The
popularity of cereal food has vastly In
creased in the United States in the past
ten years, and If the advocates of Scotch
cooking or rather of Scotch fare, have
been unable to get recognition for their
views at the dinner table, they have been
more fortunate at the breakfast board.
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THE LcoDard5 0potS = .s ss :'3; ;: sa's
CHAPTER XIII.


When Charlie CASTOR reached his home
after a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS day in the
woods with the preacher. he found a rag
/ ged little dirt-smeared negro boy peep
/ ing through the fence into the woodward.
What you want?" cried Charlie.
| ''Nuttin'H
whats your name?"
i Dick"
who's your father?"
'Hain't got none. My mudder say she
was tricked, en- Use de trieky' he chuckled
/ and walled his eyes.
Charlie came close and looked him over.
Dick giggled and showed the whites of his
eyes.
What made that streak on your neck?"
Niger done II wild er axe"
What nigger?"
Low life niger name er Amos. what
stays roun' our house Sundays"
what made him do it?''
He low he wuz me daddy. en- SEE he
wuz er liar. en- den he grab de axe en-
try ter chop me head on"
Gracious, he most killed your
"Yassir, but de doctor sewed me head
back. en- hit CROWD"
Goodness met
say grinned Dick
II likes you"
do your"
''Yassir, en- amt gwine home no mo-.
done run away. en- wants ter live wild
you"
''win you help me and Nelse work."
Dat / will. I can do mos anything.
You ak yer ma fur me. and doan let dat
niger Nelse git holt er me-.
Charles heart went out to the ragged
little waif He took him by the hand,
led him into the yard, found his mother.
and begged her to give him place to sleep
and keep him.
His mother tried TO persuade him to
make Dick go back to his own home.
Nelse was loud in his objections TO the
newcomer, and Aunt Eve looked at him
as though she would throw him over the
fence.
But Dick stuck doggedIy to Charles
heels.
Mamma, dear, see. they tried to cut
his head of with an axe" cried the boy.
and he wheeled Dick around and showed
the terrible scar across the back of his
neck.
Il spec hits er pity dey didn't cut hit
clean on" muttered Nelse.
Mamma, you can't send him back to
be killed!'
''wen, darling. I'll see about it tomOr-
row"
come on. Dick. I'll show you where to
sleep"
The next day Dicks mother was glad
70 get rid Of him by binding him legally
TO Mrs. CASTOR, and a lonely boy found
playmate and partner In work he was
never to forget.
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kins. the poll holder. A crowd of infuri-
ated negroes surrounded him in a moment.
KIN i'm! Knock i'm in the head! De
black debbil, votin agin his colorP
Nelse threw his big fists right and left
and soon had an open space. in the edge
of which lay half dozen negroes scramb-
ling TO get to their feet.
The negroes formed a line in front of
him and the foremost one said:
You try ter put dat vote in de box We
bust 70 head open!'
Nelse knocked him down before he got
the words we'll out of his mouth. Honey.
rs er bad nigger!'' he shouted with a
rush the line.
Perkins ordered the guard to arrest him.
AS the guard carried Nelse away
crowd of angry negroes followed. grinning
and cursing.
I'VE lay fur you yit, ole hossI" was
their parting word as he disappeared
through the jail door.
That night at the supper table in the
hotel at Hambright an informal census
of the voters was taken. There were
present at the table a distinguished ex-
Judge. two lawyers, a general, two clergy
men, q merchant, a farmer and two me-
chanics. The only man of all allowed to
vote that day was the negro who waited
on the table.
Thus began the era of a corrupt and de-
graded ballot in the south that was to
bring forth sorrow for generations yet I'M
born. The intelligence, culture. wealth,
social prestige, brains. conscience and the
historic institutions of a great state had
been thrust under the hoof of ignorance
and vice.
The votes were sent to the military
commandant at Charleston and the results
announced. The negroes had elected ITO
representatives and the whites 10. 1t was
gravely announced from Washington that
a republican form Of government'R had
at last been established in North Carolina!
.I (To be continued.)
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