The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-21
A GEORGIA BUILDING
is WANTED AT THE ST. LOUIS EX-
POSITION.
MEETING AT MACON CALLED
To HAVE BUSINESS MEN CONSIDER
THE MATTER.

Governor Terrell and Others Sign
the CaII-It Is Sent to Every City
and Town, and Also to Individ-
uals-Lumbermen Offer the Lum-
her for the Building Free-PIan
to BE Devised to Raise the Neces-
sary Fund.
Atlanta, Oct. 2O.-A call has been
issued for a meeting of prominent cit
liens from all parts of the state, to be
| held in Macon at noon Tuesday. Oct
q, for the purpose Of taking into con-
sideration plans for putting up a Geor-
gia building at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition at St. Louis. This call is
signed by Gov. Terrell, Commissioner
Stevens of the Department of Agricul-
ture. President ]. X. Orr, of the Great
er Georgia Association, and Dudley NJ.
! Hughes, commissioner general for
| Georgia.
These notices have been sent or will
be sent to the Mayor and other officials
of every town and city in the state.
in addition to which the same invita-
ton will also be extended to some 400
|
men in all parts of the state. Gov.
Terrell will be present and will address
| the meeting.
Capt. II. H. Tiff. president of the
Georgia Lumbermen's Association, has
notified the Governor that the lumber
men of the state will furnish the ma
terial for Georgia building without
cost In addition to this. 1t will cost
| about $500 for transportation and con-
| struction. The meeting is to discuss
| ways and means for securing this
money.
| Harness Factory to BE Sold.
| The Allen Miles Harness Factory at
| Buford, which recently went into the
| hands of receiver, under bankruptcy
| proceedings, has been ordered sold to
! Bona Allen for $4,000. The property
was appraised at $125,000.
In the Hands of Money Lenders.
Judge Newman of the United States
court to-day granted an injunction pre-
| venting number of money-lending
| concerns from attempting to collect the
| salary of John Craig, a car coupler of
the Central of Georgia Railroad. 1t
| developed at the hearing that Craig
| owes various money lenders $102 on
which the monthly interest is $685. while
his salary amounts to $45. After every
pay day he found 1t necessary to 60
|
Gerry bill
Harris to He Hanged Nov. IS.
John Harris, the confessed murderer
| of Policeman Hans Drasbach, was
tried to-day, found guilty in short or
| der and sentenced to be hanged on
| Nov. Is.
| Mrs. wood Gets Two Years.
Mrs. w. J. Wood, who attempted to
| kill her husband by emptying a load
ed pistol into him and who was found
| guilty of assault with intent to MUIR
| der, with a recommendation that she
| be punished as for misdemeanor, was
to-day sentenced to term of two
years in the penitentary. She will be
taken to the prison farm at MilIedge-
vile.
Boards Were Elected.
At the annual meeting to-day OF the
/, Atlanta and West Point Railroad here,
| Capt. ]. w. English was chosen a di-
rector to succeed Capt w. B. Berry,
| deceased. The following were chosen
| directors of the Atlanta and West
Point: G. A. Wickersham, chairman
| Fl. Walters, chairman of the Board of
the Atlantic Coast Line; M. II. Smith,
president of the Louisville and Nash
| Vile; John M. Egan, president of the
| Central OF Georgia: ]. F. Hanson.
chairman of the Board of the Central
| of Georgia. and Fl. c. Fisher of Grit
| fin. The board of directors for The
Western of Alabama are Charles A.
| Wickersham, chairman: H. Walters.
John NJ. Egan, L. Lanier. j. r. Han
son, j. w. Faulkner, r. M. Green. The
| directors for each OF the roads were
present at the meeting.
| Dismissed from the Service.
For failure to meet the requirements
| of their offices, three officers have been
| dismissed from the state military serv-
| ice by Adjt. Gen. Robertson. Capt.
| b. B. Adams of Milledgeville, who was
| captain of Company E, Third Regiment,
| Infantry, was dismissed from servica
on account of his failure to make the
required bond for the military proper
| ty in his possession. First Lieutenant
| e. p. CHM was dismissed on account
| of his failure to get the proper equip
ment. Second Lieutenant ]. H. Tur-
| ner, Company G, Third Infantry, Con-
yers, was dismissed on account of the
| fact that he left his home station with
! out getting leave of absence.