The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
To ENTER ATLANTA
LOUISVILLE q NASHVILLE WILL
RUN TO AUGUSTA.
SMITH AND SCOTT ANNOUNCE
IMPORTANT RAILWAY MOVES TO
MAYOR HOWELL.

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Northern TO Marietta and the
Western Il Atlantic from Marietta
to Atanta-Over the Georgia IL
WIFI Run to Augusta-Obear Re
ports Good News for MiIftary-At-
lantR's Budget of News.
Atlanta, March 9-President Milton
Smith of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad and General Manager T. X.
Scott of the Georgia Railroad, which
is leased by the Louisville and Nash
vile, called at the office of Mayor
Howell to-day and formally notified
him that the Louisville and Nashville
was coming into Atlanta at once.
The Louisville and Nashville, they
stated. will use the Atlanta Knoxvills
and Northern to Marietta, it having
secured control of this property some
time ago, and from Marietta will come
to Atlanta over the tracks of the
Western and Atlantic, which is leased
by the Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis.
Next to the trunk line of the Louis
vile and Nashville from Cincinnati to
| New Orleans, President Smith says
this line to Atlanta and Augusta will
be the most important of the Louisville
and Nashville system.
No date was named for coming into
| Atlanta, but 1t is understood it will be
| several months yet before the arrange
ments will be fully completed. This
line will put the Tennessee coal fields
In more direct communication with At
lanta.
Obear Talks Military,
Col. William G. Obear, inspector gem
eral Georgia State troops, return
ed to-day from Washington, where he
has been in conference with the off,
Gals of the War Department for the
purpose of gaining information about
state troops. He could learn nothing
relative to the encampments, as the
War College Board has just taken UP
the bill for consideration.
Col. Obear says however, that Geor-
gia has been dealt with literally. I'm
der this bill Georgia will get about
Sl3bOO0 in arms, ammunition and
equipment for troops. in addition to
the $27 900 which she now gets annual-
ly for supplies. The new Krag-Jorgen-
sen guns are now In Augusta, and will
be distributed within a short time In
structions to officers issued by the
War Department have been applied for
by the adJutant general and will be
issued within two weeks.
The State Military Advisory Board
Will not be called together until more
definite Information is received from
Washington.
Erwin to BE a Major.
Col. Obear Says Capt. James B. Err
win of the Fourth United States Cav
airy has been ordered up for examina-.
ton for commission as major.
Wants Franchises Returned.
Controller General William A.
Wright has made up his blanks for the
tax returns of corporations and will
send them cut within the next few
days. Corporations are required to
make returns of their property for
taxation on or before May l. This
year the new feature is the return of
franchises Of public utility corpora
lions, as required under the act of the
last Legislature, and the act has been
printed on the back of every one of
the return blanks. "Value of fran
chise or franchises" is the only line
that has been added to the regular re-
turn blanks on which the physical
properly Is to be returned. With each
one of these blanks. however, the Con-
troller General will send out another,
| in which he asks many questions, in
| Guiding the value of capital stock,
bonds, and what are the expenses, and
seeks other information which will en-
able him to arrive at the value of COR
porate franchises.
The first returns are expected the
latter part of April.
Railroads in Arrears.
Controller General Wright has
| threatened to issue executions against
four railroads in the state, which have
failed to pay the taxes that were due
last September. These roads are the
Stillmore Air Line, the Millen and
Southwestern the Darien and Western
and the Hartwell Railroad. President
Brinson telegraphed to-day that he
would remit at once for the Stillmore
Air Line, but none Of the Others has
been heard from.
Governor JcIlxs Phys Calls.
Gov. William D. Jelks of Alabama
visited Gov. Terrell, in his Office at the
Capitol to-day, and the two Governors
had a pleasant social conversation, in
! which the cordial relations between the
two states were touched upon. Ala
bama's Governor also called at the De-
partment of Agriculture, where he
gathered some information of interest,
and at several other offices in the
Capitol.
Advertising for a site.
An advertisement was published to-
| day for a site for the new public
| building in Atlssnta, the cost to be not
more than $500, 900. Eight sites have
| been suggested and will, in all prob
| ability, be offered. The bids will be
| opened on April 6.
| subscriptions for University.
More than $4,000 was subscribed yes
| terday at the service of the North Ave-
| nue. Presbyterian Church to the pro-
| posed Presbyterian University for At
| lanta. Hoke Smith gave $4,000, j. K
| Orr gave $1,000 and the balance was
| given in smaller sums. This increases
the total subscriptions to $4,000. A
total of s250.00O is required to bring
| the university here.
=. A. Els Had a banquet.
| The S. A. f. Alumni Society OF At
| lanta and the Phi Chapter of the fra
| ternity at the Tech gave a banquet at
the Piedmont tonight to celebrate the
| forty-seventh anniversary OF the found
| ing Of the fraternity. IL was founded
at the University Of Alabama In 1855
| Hon. John ID. Little acted as toast
master. Among the speakers were
Judge Howard Van Epps. Walter r.
Brown. Albert II. Cox and II. II.
Cabaniss.
Tried 90 Kan Herself.
Mrs Mamie Drake, widow, 40 years
Old living on Tennille street, made two
unsuccessful attempts to end her life
because Of dependency. She took NOR
/ phine and afterwards tried - drink
! carbOlic acid.