The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
GEORGIA SILK WILL
BE WOVEN IN MILLS.
Industry Takes a Hold at TaIIuIah.
Government Interested.

government Interested.
By r. NJ. Larner.
Washington, March IS.-Dr. Howard,
chief entomologist of the Agricultural
Department. will leave Washington
next week for Tallulah Falls, where ne
will spend several days making an in
vestigation of the plantations of Louis
D. Magid, which are devoted to silk
culture. Mr.. Magid is in the city to-
day, and has been in conference with
the ofhclals of the Department of Ag-
riculture.
Secretary Wilson was much interest
ed in the promotion of silk culture in
the South and has promised him a Wis
IL later in the year. Mr.. Magid an
nounces that he has practically per-
tected arrangements for the erection of
a small silk mill at Tallulah this sum-
mer to work up the cocoons spun in
Georgia by those who have for some
time been interested in silk culture. He
did not expect to erect a mill until 1904.
but he has had so many inquiries from
parties interested throughout the
South that he has determined to go
ahead with the work in the near flu
ture so as to prevent discoura cement
on the part of those who are following
his advise and directing their energies
to silk culture.
Mr.. Magid has great faith in the out
come of the industry in the South and
means that Tallulah Falls shall take
a lead in it's promotion.
Fulton Soon to Get Routes.
Col. Livingston has secured the
promise of the postoffice officials that
the six rural free delivery routes which
have been laid out in Fulton county
shall be established by May l. The de-
lay in the establishment of these
routes is due to the fact that Mr.
MoSby, the first agent who went over
the ground, made maps which were not
satisfactory to headquarters at Nash
Vile, and they were held up there for
a couple of months while another in
spector was sent to re-map the
routes. This put them behind other
routes, which had been inspected and
approved in the meantime. There have
been good many inquiries concerning
these routes and the causes of delay
livery division. has promised that they
will be taken up and pushed through
at the earliest possible day.
Mercer Not Prosecuted.
The charge of assault with a danger
ID
Mercer the Atlanta boy who cut a ne
gro at the japanese legation a few days
ago, was nolle pressed in the Police
Court this morning by the United
States district attorney. This action
was taken at the request of the COM
plainant, who wrote the prosecuting at
torney asking that the charge be drop
ped. Mercer was prepared to prove by
eye witnesses that he acted clearly in
self-defense. Mercer is the son of Capt.
Mercer of the Atlanta police force, and
nephew of Congressman Livingston.
Col. Livingston has been kept there to
look after the interest of his nephew.
He expects to leave for Atlanta the
latter part of the week, and hopes to
get a chance to go down to Florida on
a fishing trip.
Shaw Goes to New Orleans.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw left
by the Southern Railway for New Or
leans tonight. He will pass through
Atlanta tomorrow afternoon. 1t is pos
sible that he may stop at Atlanta on
his return to Washington. His South
ern trip was taken principally for the
purpose of getting a rest.
= Macon People to Chester.
"A party of prominent Macon people. is
here ell route to Chester, Penn, to at
tending the launching of the Ocean
Steamship Company's new ship, the
City of Macon. In the party are Mr..
and Mrs. S. r. Jaques, Mr.. Lee Jor-
dan, Miss Ethridge, who is to christen
the new vessel. Miss Kershaw and
Messrs. Richard Johnston, N. A. Bor-
den and G. A. Cunningham. Mr.. John
d. Little, who came up with the party
in private car of President Egan of
the Central Railway, goes on from here
to New York on business. The launch
ing takes place tomorrow