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The daily sentinel., 1902-11-18
COUNTY
BOARD.

The board met at 10 O'Clock a. m.
pursuant to adjournment. Present
were James II. Smith. J. U. Harris
and William Ditman commissioners
@. F. Caswell, attorney and b. +.
Blair. deputy clerk. The minutes OF
the previous meeting were read and
approved,
On motion rebate warrant for 81
was ordered drawn in favor of nj. f.
Dingman in repayment of Military
poll tax collected for the year 1901.
On motion the witness certicfiate OF
Robert A. Hill for $S. 25 and the wit
ness certificate of Henry Evers for
$265 were disallowed, the same not
being chargeable against Mesa county.
The claim of @. H. Arthur for dis
infectants was allowed and warrant
ordered drawn on the Pauper fund
in payment of same.
The sealed bids for the excavation
and removal of earth at the south end
of the Grand Junction State bridge in
accordance with advertisement were
opened and compared.
On motion the contract for the road
work was awarded to S. ]. Higgins
under his bid of 81. 157. 90, subject tC
the contract to be drawn by the coun-
ty attorney and the execution of ap.
proved bond in the amount of So, 40t
for the faithful performance of the
contract.
On motion it was ordered that the
chairman of the board sign all neces-
sary contracts on the part of Mesa
county and that he be empowered to
employ an engineer at $500 per day
when necessary to give measurements
and report upon the work performed.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Tuseday, November 18th at 10
O'Clock II. m.
The daily sentinel., 1902-11-18

James Harris, janitor at the court
house is lamenting stolen dog.
Tom Lowen shot 45 rabbits in nine
hours Saturday ON upper Hannah
creek.
Miss Berdie Bergman of Minturn
is visiting friends in the city for a
few days.
S. M. Crawford has accepted pos
ition with the Frederick's postoffice
book store.
j. w. Benson. of Denver. is in the
city. as one of the adjusters of the fire
loss of G. w. Seibcek.
The Elks will do some Thanksgiv-
ing work, in the way of distributing
some favors in the city.
Booksellers in this city say that
the book the ''Virginian' is haviong
a big sale in this city.
Mrs. Jacob Moss will leave tomor-
row evening ON No. 6 for few
months visit to Chicago.
Manager W. S. Phillips spoke be-
fore the Woman's club this afternoon,
reviewing one of the title pooks.
Leadville had stabbing affray last
night, where man was a BRIDE
groom. was stabbed to deaht on the
night of his marriage.
Boyer's full. orchestra, with some
extra visiting talent will render the
music tonight for the Convict's Daugh
ter at the Park opera house.
Beginning with today train No. 3
will carry west bound mail to Fruita
and other local points west, also
through mail. Heretofore mail for
the west was only carried at night.
Mrs. William G. Struthers and
Mrs. H. G. Bedwell will entertain
the Carnation Art club, with their
husbands, tomorrow night at 8 o.
clock at the home of Mrs. Struthers.
Mrs. Nelson has removed her dress
making parlors to the Lyons & Son
store, where she can be found by her
old patrons and friends. She invites
all of them to call at her new quart
ers.
William G. Longshore. returned
yesterday from Denver. where he has
been for the week past. He brought
with him very fine looking horse.
which he says has considerable speed.
w. A. E. DeBeque. is pleasant
visitor to the city today.
Allen Boies who has been with the
Wells. Fargo express for some time
will take a thirty days lay off or a
vacation. He will start from here to-
nmorrow night for Lancaster, Wis
consin. his old home after being ab-
sent from there for the space of three
years. He anticipates most pleas
ant time among old friends and relat-
ives.
The daily sentinel., 1902-11-18
SHOES FOR MEN.

handsome, fine looking shoes are now
made suitable for men who work
These shoes will stand the severe
wear and do not cost much.
1t is so long ago that nothing but
coarse, ill-fittnig shoes were made to
sell TO workingmen. Indeed. some
stores have not as yet recognized the
change. Here you will find as good
a shoe as a man need to wear for SO,
50. 30 and 49,
Stoddart's Boston Shoe Store.
The daily sentinel., 1902-11-18

The Lay Nattinger company.
through their salesman, Chalres A.
Smith, has secured the contract to
furnish $50 yards of velvet carpet for
the furnishings of the new Elk hall
in the Currie block. The carpet is
of very handsome design and is of
the highest grade material. The
same company will furnish some of
the other draperies for the club room.
The daily sentinel., 1902-11-18
GRAND OPENING BALL.

The Turner's have entirely remod-
eled their hall on west Main street
and will have one of the best dancing
floors in the city The Grand open
ing ball will occur there on Friday
night, November 21st. The event
will be celebrated in the Turner $
best style. Get your ticket in ad-
vance and make one OF the party.
The daily sentinel., 1902-11-18
WEATHER REPORT.

The maximum temperature yester-
day was 40 degrees and the minimum
this morning was 2S degrees.
Fair tonight and W ,dnesdya, warm
er tonight
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-01

the basis for their favorable predic-
tions.
From the reviews in other lines of
trade elsewhere it will be seen they
are very encouraging for the new
years business. More cotton is COM
ing to the port, business in all lines
has broadened and raised the city as
the financial center of the South At
lantic, commercial highways of all
kinds were extended and new lines
added, manufacturing is slowly but
surely coming this way, and the re-
suit is felt in real estate dealings, be-
cause of the basis it gives for correct
estimates of future values.
While the demand for business prop
erty was not so active, some very large
deals were made during the year
Among the most important of these
was the purchase of the northwest cor
ner of Bull and Congress streets, for
q handsome eight-story office building
by the Germania Bank. The National
Bank of Savannah and the southern
Bank of the State of Georgia also con-
sidered plans for modern bank ouiid-
ings. but neither has yet taken any
steps. Plans for the Germania's build
ing have been drawn, and work is to
begin in October. Along Broughton
street were some important deals. one
being the purchase of the Royal Mu-
sic Hall and two adjoining buildings
by a large dealer, who closed out his
suburban holdings to reinvest down
town.
Sites for manufacturing are to be
had as soon as this branch OF the
city's growth becomes active. The west
end seems to be the manufacturing
part OF the city, and particularly the
section along the river. The street
railway will within short time ex-
tend it's lines from the Ocean Steam
ship Company up the river nearly to
the Hermitage, then southerly to Lin
coin Park and back to town by that
line, forming a belt. This will be an
adya mage to workmen, and promises
also to be an incentive to locating man
ufacturing plants there.
Wharf property is part OF local
real estate that is coming into more
demand yearly, though there were no
very large transactions the past year.
The immense purchases of the Sea-
board Air Line Railway on Hutchinson
Island three years ago was probably
enough for awhile. Savannah's i'm
portance as a port is growing, howeV-
er, and this makes river front prop
erty more valuable yearly In this con-
nection it is to the city's credit that
there is no crowding along the river.
all shippers having ample dock room
for the conduct of their business.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-01

This firm Goals many of the steamers,
yachts and other craft that visit the
port. This business, however, Is di-
vided among all local dealers. Other
dealers of Importance are d. r. Thorn
as, Allan Bond & Co, Cohen & Co,
Domestic Coal and Wood Company
and others. These are located along
the river front. but throughout the
city yards are located for the sale Of
coal and wood.
For fall the outlook is extremely
good, considering the hindrances deal
ers have to contend with. In the first
place the strike cut off supplies and
prevented them from making contracts
for deliveries. And ii Is not known
yet whether any anthracite coal is 20
come here In quantities. Prices dur
ing the year show no radical change
Soft coal for steam use ranged from
1915 to $3.50 per ton. soft for domes-
tic use. So. Montevallo sold for the
same as the cheaper soft Goals dur
ing last winter Hard coal was $3.50
per ton. Outlook for fall demand ~
good. and all dealers anticipate future
business with confidence.
II Is estimated 100 schooners laden
with coal visited Savannah during the
year, with an average weight each ~
500 ions Of coal. This makes $1,000
tons. and added 70 10000 raj receipts
make approximately $1,000 tons for The
dealers. A few large consumers set
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-01
TRANSPORTATION.
CONTINUED from Page Eight.

grown TO such proportions as to
greatly cut into, the business of deep
sea ships, which up to few years ago
carried most of the naval stores from
Savannah, but which have been forced
in recent years to seek other classes
of freight.
The decision of the Boston and
Maine, and the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroads not to Join
Southern railroads in giving a
through all-rail rate on cotton from
Southern points to New England mills
under conditions previously agreed
upon, will divert much, if not all the
cotton movement to coastwise steam
ers, and promises to be a big source
of revenue for them. 1t also promises
to Increase Savannah's receipts of cot
ton. To prevent undue retention of
cars by foreign lines it was agreed
that heavy rental be paid, but this
the New England roads refuse to pay
on the ground that the cotton trade
there use their cars for warehouses;
Hence it would be ruin
Gus for them. they say
These lines suggest that the the cot
ton be delivered to them by the coast
wise lines at New York, and there TAX
en- by them to the mills, in this way
those roads get their full rates, in
stead or splitting them with southern
roads. Efforts are being made to re-
store old conditions and continue the
all rail shipments, but at this writing
mutual concessions are asked which
have not yet been granted
Among the tramp steamships bust
ness was not such as it was 'in We
olden times" but on the whole salts
faction was expressed. Rate cutting
was necessary, and the effect of this
upon receipts needs no comment The
tramp found generally good freights
here. however, with every prospect of
finding more the new year. In fact, the
outlook for this business is very en-
couraging, with the city opening the
new year with two new lines estab-
hshed. One is the Hansa Line, with
monthly sailings between Savannah
and Bremen, and the other the Burg
Line. with monthly sailings between
Savannah and Amsterdam and Rotter-
dam. These lines will be represented
locally by enterprising agents, and
have every promise of developing
since large freights go regularly to the
foreign ports with which they connect
Savannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-01
SAVANNAH REAL ESTATE.
Great Confidence IN Future Values
by All Classes.


If any considered the review of the
real estate market and the predictions
for the year just closed as given in the
last trade issue Of the Morning News
overdrawn a trip through the suburbs
then and another now will furnish suf-
ficient evidence to the contrary. Every
quarter of the growing sections of
town have resounded with the rings
of hammers and the songs of workmen.
Handsome residences have gone up on
vacant lots, the streets to the growing
localities have been paved and other
city conveniences provided, and the
outlook at the opening of the new year
is fully as promising as that at the
opening of the old.
The real estate men have had a good
year. and all are satisfied with the
prospects. When a roseate view of flu
ture conditions in real estate and
building, which go hand in hand, is
taken the real estate people generally
know what they are talking about
Financial calamities or other disturb
ances are about the only things that
make their calculations wrong. They
know that Savannah's growth is to
continue steadily for the reason that
they are selling vacant lots, upon
which the purchasers are to build later
on. provided they are able to do so.
And if conditions continue prosperous
they will be able to carry out their
intentions. One real estate man said
that hundreds of grocers and business
men in moderate circumstances have
nice bank accounts as a result of good
times. and as general thing they in
vest In real estate. finding 1t the safest
and most profitable channel in which
to place their money. II Is this conf
dence that has speeded the city's
growth from all sides. and promises TO
continue 10 do so.
Tire year just closed Witnessed a
particularly good demand for real es-
tate IN the suburbs from both home
seekers and investors. A number OF
transactions were made. but the large
majority were OF the more wholesome
sort--a demand from the homeEeeker
and small investor. There was an abb
senee Of speculative booms 10 catch
the unwary, diaappoint them and
arouse discomfort The general satis~
faction among those who have Invest
"a spread 70 prospective purchasers,
and therefore gave real estate people
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-01

YEAR WITH RIVER BOATS.
Competition Cut Profits, but Bust
ness Was Good.


The year with the river steamers
witnessed some interesting operations
owing to sharp competition. Two COM
panies, the Savannah River Steamboat
Company and the Southern Transpor-
tation Company controlled the business
between Savannah and Augusta. The
fight continued up to short time ago
when the Savannah River Company
went into the hands of a receiver.
Matters were later adjusted, by one
clement of the stockholders taking the
steamboat d. Murchison and running
her along the river from Stoney Bluff
to Augusta, while another element took
the Two States. and will be confined
to business between Savannah and
Stoney Bluff. While the Savannah
River Company did a good business
its burdens were heavy, and the ar
rangement now in force was neces-
sary.
The Southern Transportation Com
pany, the oldest line on the Savannah
river, operated it's boats successfully
during the year. The company not only
handles freight from way landings
between here and Augusta, but also
sets the through freight from Augusta
to Savannah, and from the ocean lin
ers here for interior points, where the
routing is by water lines. The company
entered into rate agreement with it's
competitors during the year, a condi-
ton of which was that the competi-
tors We're not to solicit through freight.
The river lines connect Savannah
with rich agricultural section of
both Georgia and South Carolina.
Much freight comes and goes by them.
These lines hrOught nearly mn hal
of upland cotton from landings be-
tween Savannah and the upriver points
from which the cotton goes to Augusta
mills.
The Beaufort steamboats,, the Cliff
ton and Clayton, were operated all
year, and were successful These
boats are probably the best equipped
for both freight and passenger busi-
ness along the Southern coast, and
have taken care of their patrons most
acceptably. The Georgia and South Car
DINA Navigation Company own the
steamboat Louise, which connects Sa-
vannah with Bluffton. The manage
ment of the line was in the hands
of experienced freight and steamboat
men, and it's operations have been ac-
ceptable to its stockholders.
AS the country reached by the var
iousl steamboat lines develops and the
population increases more stores are
established and trade built up that
gives the boats larger freights. Farm
ing along the Savannah river is being
given more attention. At Beaufort
the canning industry is steadily grow
ing, which furnishes good freights.
The fall outlook is encouraging to
boat owners, and they expect 1902-1903
to be their best year yet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-01
COAL AND WOOD.
Business Done by Dealers During
Past Twelve Months.


Past Twelve Months.
The past year with fuel dealers of
Savannah has been fully up to expec-
tations with the demand generally
good. On the horizon the prospective
use of oil for fuel purposes at one time
cast a cloud, but that has past, and
dealers now feel that the substitution
OF oil for coal or wood is too far ahead
to give any just cause for business
alarm. AS it is. the old year closes
satisfactorily and the new opens prom
isingly.
Savannah dealers handle coal and
wood from about every quarter where
il is produced. A fine grade of soft
coal that comes here by rail is the
Montevallo, from the Birmingham dis
trict of Alabama This and the cele-
brated New River coal is handled by
the Herman Coal and Wood Company
They have extensive wharf facilities
for the handling of both coal and wood.
Their river frontage is 343 feet, with
a water depth Of IS feet at low and "a
at high water. which accommodates all
classes OF vessels that visit the port
or the coal by rail Savannah gets
about 10000 tons.
Messrs O. J. Taggart 4 Co. also
have exceptionally good facilities for
handling coal and wood, They are
agents for the famous Pocahontas eosl,
which has a reputation the world over,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-01

however, as will be seen from the
Morning News miscellaneous market
reports.
The Morning News finds after talks
with the leading wholesalers of Sa-
vannah that they are greatly encour-
aged over the outlook for the new year,
and consider its prospects exceptional
ly good, both for the merchant and
the farmer. They base this hope upon
the crop prospects, which are probably
the best in the history of this coun-
try. In the Northwest wheat is in
the pink of condition, the West will
produce the largest corn crop in the
history of the country, the South will
roll up a good cotton and naval stores
crop, and other producing sections
give encouraging reports on agricul-
tural production. This means freights
for the railroad and steamship lines,
a probable good export trade. activity
in industrial lines, increased wholesale
and retail trade on ability to buy and
larger consumption and forward
strides in general development and
promotion.
The evidence that the year begin
ming to-day is to be a prosperous one
for the wholesaler is the early start
the country is taking in stocking up
for fall trade. A big business was
done by the middle of August, which
fall buying, which usually opens up
about Sept. l. Drummers report conf
dence among their customers, due to
the fact that they see the crops COM
ing along nicely in their fields with
which to pay for the goods they buy
Moreover, their neighbors and other
customers also have good crops, will
be able to pay, and hence get credit
from their merchant. They are will
ing to buy from the country merchant
and the wholesaler is in turn willing
under such conditions to sell the coun-
try merchant. Unless the signs of the
times fail there's joy ahead
Sayannah's retail grocers found the
year reasonably profitable. With them
it was not so hard as with the country
merchant. for the farmer will cut down
expenses, when the city man will buy
at any cost. The price of a side of
bacon is a matter of Indifference to
some who pay the city household bills.
In the country the price of every arti-
Gle from salt to cinnamon is known,
and when living expenses increase buy
ing is curtailed. 1t Is estimated the
annual grocery business in Savannah
is around SO, 10000 In the estimate
of $5,000.000 for the wholesale grocery
business is included, the business done
sion house, which foots up a large pro-
portion of the total. 1t is conserva-
tive to estimate that the total whole-
sale and retail grocery business of Sa-
vannah is no less than $S00O,000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-01
GROCERIES.
Jobbing and Retail Trade Has
MatchIess Prospects.


MatchIess Prospects.
In a sense the wholesale grocery bus
iness of Savannah is the pivot on
which much of the prosperity of the
citv and the interior depends, as was
shown during a part of the past year
when the prices of practically all the
necessaries of life rose to figures that
put heavy burdens upon farmers, ma
val stores operators and laborers gem
orally. This raised living expenses to
a point that necessitated economy and
consequently curtailed the volume OF
business. and in many cases delayed
collections.
Acting upon what seemed to be the
wisest course Savannah jobbers advised
moderate purchases by their custom
ers. and where coaching" was neces-
sary in order to keep them within safe
lines II was not withheld, and for this
precaution on their part collections on
the whole were satisfactory. This
means something when II is considered
that at least 100000 worth OF job
bers' goods are sold here annually.
An idea OF the advance In prices dur
ing a part OF the year may be had
from a few comparisons with the pre-
yailing prices for the corresponding
time last year. For instance. bacon
was sac last year and re this year;
efIts we're si2b per barrel last year
ana n.ss per barrel this year. corn
was 10 cents per buahei last year and
30 cents per bushel this year meal
was 81 30 per hushsl last and 9l.G0 this.
Oats were also sky high for awhile.
All these products have dropped since,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-01

Alfred d. Jones. the man who
founded Omaha and gave II it's name.
Is III in his home there and Is not sx-
pected 10 recover. Mr.. Jones, who Is
IS years old. fell down some steps a
few days ago and sustained internal
injury. lt-was In November. 1853, that
he first SET foot IN what Is now Oma-
ha. lie SET the stakes 20 mark out a
town Of 900 acres ana has lived there
ever since. watching the fransf0rma-
ton of "a wilderness into city Of i50.-
009 Inhabitants.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-01

An improved system of electric
lighting for railway trains has just
been adopted in Prussia. 1t was found
that the dynamo driven by the axle
borrowed too much power from the To-
connective and that the storage battery
system was undesirable for various
reasons. The plan devised is to place
on the locomotive a steam-driven dy-
namo. which supplies current to a
small regulating battery in each car.
Thus every car In the train has a
separate lighting system. fed from its
own accumulation though the general
supply comes from the dynamo on the
locomotive. The cars are furnished
with both ceiling and reading lamps.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-01

coal direct by the cargo The annual
business is about $500, 900