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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

trial enterprises during the past year compared with the year previous, there was an increase In the number of such enterprises, exceeding the record for 1904 by 96, or 13 per cent. This is con sistent with the fact frequently point ed out by the Land and Industrial De- pertinent, that the South Is proving an Inviting field for the manufacturer oi comparatively small means, and in no line of industry Is this fact more no- ticeable than in furniture making and general woodworking. Indeed, idus- trial developments of every class, not excepting the cotton mills. are very generally a growth from small begin nings in this section of the South; they earn their means of growth from year to year. Illustrative of this are the very large investments in additions, previously alluded to. For example, in 1903 such investments amounted to half the amount of new or original cap ital Invested in industries that year. while for 1904 1t was only slightly less than half. While the investments in additions last year was comparatively small the explanation Is found in the peculiar economic conditions associated with the cotton situation fin the early pert of 1904. having their origin in a widespread misapprehension touching the South's capacity to produce suffi- cient raw cotton to meet the worlds needs. This mlsapprehension which was not corrected until the world was informed of the enormous cotton crop of 1904. had the effect of staying the construction of many proposed mills and postponing the installation Of much additional equipment which had been planned by cotton mills and other interests related thereto. This situ3- tion was of course reflected in the in- dustrial record for the year closed on June 30--a situation which was taken note of by the Southern Field In the issue for November, 1904
 The Investment in Cotton Mills.
 During the past year there was in- vested in cotton mills and related in- dustries the sum Of $9,073.65O. These plants included cotton mills, cotton warehouses, cotton seed oil mills, knit ting mills, hosiery establishments, com presses, etc. In 1904 the investment was $12.953.500; in 1903, S1O,326.1 100: and in 1902. S7.514.s50, making a total for the four years of s39 1868. .000--a truly remarkable showing. still further enl- phasized when results are measured by the number of spindIes which this great investment has put in motion in the cities and mill towns reached by che
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

lines of the Southern Railway win the addition of spindles installed since January i, l905---on which date tne last yearly record of mill equipment TOT ms territory was closed--there are at the present time G.7TS,iS6 cotton spindles immediately tributary to the southern Railway line, which Is about 2S per cent Of the total number of spindles In the United States and S2.5 per cent of the splndles In the entire South: There are some 500 establishments In the Southern States which consume raw cotton, and of this number all but s5-- less than half the number located m North Carolina alone-are estap apNsneu in Southern Railway States. This number includes spinning mills and those establishments which use raw cotton in the manufacture of mat tresses, batting, felt. etc. The number of active and idle spindles Tn Southern mills. as compiled by MT. Hester Is S'- 6S5,393; the number as compiled by an- other authority for the Northern mills is 15.325, ,000 and the total number of spindles compiled from these two sources is 24.010.e93. which corresponds substantially with a recent report of tEe bureau of the census,
 Cotton COnsumption.
 The cotton consumption in the South ern mills amounts to f5.e per cent of tnT enllTt RNHeHiFdn pTDQneticn. NOl counting Virginia, which secures prac- tfcally all of it's supplies from other States, North Carolina leads in the per cent of production consumed, showing 7S.4 per cent, compared with 51.4 per cent in South Carolina and 2s.9 per cent in Georgia. The consumption of mills in the two Carolinas amounts to 56S DOT cent of that of the Southern States. For tte coantrv Massaehusetts ranks first and South Carolina second in cot ton consumption. although the com bined consumption of the two Caroll- mas exceeds that of Massachusetts by 170,S44 bales
 The census report alluded to states that in twenty-five years the produc- ton Of the United States has increased from 5,755.s59 to 13,69S,279 bales. Tn the same period the total consumption or cotton In this country has increased from l'67l,SS3 to 4,R7S,9S0 bales With l m the last i've years the cotton con- suming establishments Of the Southern | states have increased theI,. consunnr- | ton from l,4ss.711 to 2.iSoI5i baIes' an | increase of 65e,440 bales n,,1,ns, u't these i've years the Northern cotton eensuni- ing establishments have sct,siIv de- creased their consumption hv iks55 sxniAinas hs tbs fact
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

l ring this period in replacing old ma. ! chinery by that which is more modern thus increasing the efficiency of their plants and the fneness of the yarns spun without making very large in- creases in the number of spindies. 1 In 1880 the Southern mills contained l 542.04S spindles and consumed ls3,453 | bales of cotton. For the year ending l December 3l. 1904. these mills reported l S,21i,1Sl spindles. and during the year endInN NAugust si. 1905. there were con sumed Tn these mills 2.140,15i bales of cotton.
 f The cotton consumption per spindle
 in the South in 1889 was, according to | the census. 155.9 pounds. compared with
 1914 fin 1890 and fs4.6 in 1900 There Is q marked tendency toward the pro- l duction Of finer yarns in these mills | the average consumption per spindle at | this time being reported as 1245 | pounds, a decrease of 40.1 pounds per 1 spindle. The average annual consump- ton per spindle In Northern mills in 1900 was 15.2 pounds and in 1905 is 67.t pounds, decrease of S.l pounds per spindle. While the South shows A greater decrease In pounds per spindle, these conditions in both sections have brought about material decrease in the average for the country, which Is now S6.2 pounds per spindle, compared
 
 Woodworking Industries Show m In-
 crease of e4 per cent Over the
 Preceding Year.
 The year has witnessed the construc- ton of 307 plants devoted to various forms of woodworking. Of this num- ber forty were furniture factories. The remainder comprised saw mills. plan ing mills, box factories, stave mills. heading mills, handle factories, etc. The tendency noted on the part of Northern manufacturers in wood to move their plants to the South and &C., quire their own timber holdings in or der to be assured a lasting supply of | raw material. to which allusion has fre- | quently been made in this publication, i is increasing Tn strength. A very large | per centage of the standing timber | purchases made in the South during | the year contemplate the eventual, if | not immediate. location of industries | for its consumption at points local to | the supply. The location of such in- iustries during the year. with addi- lions made to existing plants involved he investment of S7.g26.ai2. compared with s4.f92,700 in 1904, S6,8l6,f00 iu 1903 and s2.s46.450 In 1902. The in- | ,rease of last year over the preceding | rear was about sA per cent. but in the I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

Railway lines and almost without ex- ception municipal and private enter prise are keeping pace with each oth- CT. The sum total of such investments and expenditures. public and private. for the period named. was $119,900, ,934 compared with $115.040,S4s for the pre- Vfous year, an increase in the rate of growth of s4.ssO.oss or 4.S per cent During the past four years the rate of this growth has been remarkably uni form. In 1902 1t was represented by investments and expenditures amount ing to $112,441.559; in 1903. s117 434,- 690;: in 1904-5 as already stated S115.- 040.S4S and s119.900.934. respectiveIv. making a grand total of s464.S1s.031, all of which is demonstrative of the fact that the present industrial prog ress of the South--so far as the terri tory contiguous to Southern Railway lines is Illustrative of the general sit uation-is we'll sustained and remark ably free from .recurrent periods of ac- tivity and depression. This conclusion Is borne out by examination of statIs- tics relating to purely industrial de- velopments as we'll as in the statistics covering the public and quasi-public Improvements in the sections under mo- tice. For the year ended on June 30 1905, the amount of capital actually h. vested In new industries tributary to
  compare with s32.90S.750 for 1904 $25.T69,659 for 1903. and s27.306 $50 for 1902. a total for the four years of s11G- 7s5,159. During the past year there was invested in the form of additions to industrial establishments the sum of s9.012.312, compared with s14.5697ss sor 1904. S155s3,64S for 1903. and s6.- 263.300 for 1902. total of $45.437.04 or grand total of SIS, 5,7S5.159 repre- senting the amount of capital invested in productive industrial enterprises during the period of four years. Tn other words. of the $464.s1s 0S1 varl- ously invested and expended 25 per cent was devoted to the establishment and equipment of industrial plants for the utilization of Southern resources and the employment of labor at points reached by these lines. This of c6urse does not take into account that great multitude of minor investments which. singly, are not important enough to be satisfactorily recorded but which in the aggregate make up a tremendous force In the upbuilding of the South.
 An Increase in Numbers.
 It is to be noted in this connection that while thefe has been a slight de- crease in the capital invested fin indus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Reformatory That Reforms.

| American Medicine.
 Five years ago corporal punishment (which had been confined to less than 10 per cent. of the Elmira Reformatory
 inmates) was abolished. Everyone con-
 cerned now admits that the change has worked for good. The difficulty waa
 to find a substitute. Education in grade was impossible because the workt offenders were already at the bottom lowance was foolish and defeated its
 own object. Solitary confinemeht
 breeds insanity. The Superintendent
 hit upon the device of forming three
 grades. the lowest numbering about
 htty out of total population Of about l,t0o. A kind of reformatory within
 the reformatOry is formed for these lowest offenders. Thirty days of per- feet demeanor entities a third grade man to pron1otion, which means restor- ation to the general life and activity of the institution. Failing of this no remains secluded indefinitely from an except those of his own class. Few remain over a month. and none beyond two or three. Even the most harden ed and troublesome men soon become exceedingly anxious to get out of fhls comfort kie but humdrum sort Of place, ana put forth efforts to that end. as surprising as they are pleasing
 Any day the edifying spectacle can pc seen Of men. who heretofore prtd- ed themselves on their criminal Fee- ords and general toughness. and who would regard corporal punishment 0r physical restraint. like hand-cuEing, as q tribute to their greatness, and who would seek conflict with authority aa means of becoming heroes in the eycs of milder men. scrubbing the floor or darning socks all day and treadina lightly and speaking softly in the hone thereby of getting chance once more to enjoy life by taking part in the mil- itary and trade school work
 It is gratifying to find that 5ss man were snt out on parole in 1904. ana remunerative employment was ohsafn~ ed for all. Of these. as1 absciute re- cesses were granted 10 them who had retained employmenk for six nannfhs or more. reported regularly. etc. At the end of the year. $40 other men. ouf of parole. were reporting regularly aud doing we'll
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH.
WHAT THE YEARS RECORD OF IN-
 DUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
0n the Southern Railway Reveais-The Uniform Rate of Prog
 regs.

Following the usual custom of ao- duainting it's readers with the indus trial growth of the territory served by the Southern Railway lines. for stated periods. the Southern Field presents in this issue a brief summary of the de- veIonn1ent recorded by the Land and Industrial Department for the year ended sn June 30, 1905, in comparison with other years This statement, cov- sring tributary country in Virginia. the Caroliuas, Tennessee. Kentucky, Alabama. Georgia. Mississippi. Indiana and Illinois includes the developments taking place along the lines of the Mobile and Ohio and subsidiary lines operated Tn connection with Southern Railway lines prorer. The inquiries of the Land and Industrial Department cover not only the developments Of productive ndustry-industrial estab- lishments and operations which con- tribute to the tonnage of the railroads but also those investments of capital which are designed to improve living conditions in the sections served facil- ltate traffic. encourage the establish nent of additional industries and pro- mote the more rapid peopling. through fmmieration of sections of the South whose crying need is more people. Tn the latter category are included the liberal and constantly increasing ex
 penditures on the part of municipali- ties for street pavements, sewers, wa ter supply and public liGhting-im- proven1ents which bear a very distinct and positive relation to the work of locating factories and people, for noth- Ing has been more conclusivelv demon strated in the industrial reha bilitation If the South than that capital for in dustrial investment is seeking out tho cities and towns which are taking ad- vanced positions in the character Of their public conveniences and utilities, This may be counted as one of the sev- eraI reasons why the South Is forging 10 the front industrially faster than any other section of the country, for the sections reached by the Southern
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other than cotton. to which more en- tended aiiusion wiif be made in future issues of the Southern Field.
The Washington times., 1905-06-17
Barkeeps Stood Treat
For Runs By Indians
Attack on Wine Cellar in Fifth Round Put
Game on the Knights Of Spoon
by Score of 10 to 8.

the second. when Roche shined the pan.
The Indians had to stand treat for
runs by Harvey, Jones, and Fitzgerald
In the second, but in the third, although
they served runs to themselves BY
Myers. Roche, Nolan, and Bowman, the
barkeeps were not invited, and went
dry.
Tables by Barlgeeps Townsend and
Harvey were on the Indians in the
fourth but when the Indians came to
bat they ordered fifteen-centers, and
Myers and Hepburn got them. In the
fifth round all the barkeeps could get
was a shell. which went to King, while
the Indians opened the wine cellar, and
Nolan, Mccain, and Savage broke the
necks off three, and they were just
enough to win by two. AT the end of
the fifth round Old Sol closed up the
joint and everybody went home.
The lineup.
Indians - Bert Myers, shortstop; F.
Hepburn, center field; H. Nolan. catcher;
K. Y. Roche. first base; L. Witmore. left
field: ]. Fagen. second base; S. Mccain.
pitcher; Ward Savage, right field; r.
Bowman, third base.
Barkeeps = Fitzgerald. shortstop; Nc
Cabe. left field: Hammond. second base:
NJ. WEIGH, third base: A. King, right
field; George Crurnp. center field; F.
Townsend. first base; Harvey, catcher;
F. Jones. pitt
The Washington times., 1905-06-17
AMER|CAN-bR|T|SH
FOOTBALL TEAM.
Noble Lord Offers Cup!for
Series.
WANTS COMBINATION RULES
Would Have Mixture of Rugby and
Association Methods-Takes
in the Irish.
WANTS COMBINATION RULES

LONDON, June 1s.-Cais Sir Ernest
Cochran. bart, has offered a cup Of the
value Of $500 for competition between
picked football teams representing Great
Britain, Ireland. Canada. and the United
States. Sir Ernest suggests that the
matches be played under the English
association rules or under combina-
ton OF the rules governing football in
the United States and Great Britain
In making the offer Sir Ernest says:
international football offers opportun-
fly for Great Britain to meet the United
States In another field of sports. There
Is no doubt that the more friendly con-
tests are arranged the better it will be
for both countries. Whichever country
is the winner the contestants will learn
to know and appreciate each other, and
thus the several parts OF the great An
glo-Saxon race will Draw nearer to-
gether.
I'VE must not forget that the great
universities of Yale, Harvard and
Princeton. If they decide to play, will
put forward formidable teams where
national supremacy is at stake"
The Washington times., 1905-06-17

Earned runs-Metropoiitan Baptist. g.;
Mt. Vernon, 2. First base by errors
Metropolitan Baptist, 5; Mt. Vernon, g.
Left on bases-Metropolitan Baptist, 1s;
Mt. Vernon, 4 First base on balls-Off
BY Zirkle, 9; by King. g. Hits made
OH Zirkle, S; Of King, IL. Struck out
BY ZirkIe, u; by King, 9. Three-b base hit
Power Two-base hits-Chapman, C.
Richmond, Garner. Briggs. Sacrifice hit
Goodno. Stolen bases-Chapman (2),
Hoffman (2). Dana. Beckstein. Hit by
pitcher-By Zirf.le, 1: by King, g. Wild
Time of gameI hour and so minutes.
The Washington times., 1905-06-17
EPISCOPAL LEAGUE
HAD CLOSE GAME

Christ Church of Georgetown and the
Epiphany teams played one Of the clos
est and most interesting games of the
season in the Episcopal League yester-
day, in which the former won by to g.
1t was a duel between STnoot and
Worthington. in which the latter won
out, although the former had less hits
chalked UP against him Hodgson led
the batters with two hits.
The score: RHE
c. Church. 1 8 o % o1x-s 3
Epiphany -. 2 0 OIL 10 s &
The Washington times., 1905-06-17
FIELD AND TRACK MEET
or SUNDAY SCHOOL TEAMS

The first annual field and track meet
of the Sunday School Athletic Assocfa-
ton will be held at the Mt. Pheasant
grounds this afternoon at 4:oo O'Clock.
There are seventeen events on the
card and practically every player OF any
ability in field and track ath'etes VIII
enter the differen. events
The program opens with the hfty-yard
dash for boys ami the tourney will be
brought to close by the senior relay
race. The full Est of entries was print
ted In The Times Of yesterday.
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They opened up a little late this morn
ing. but we should be thankful that
they got back at all.
The delay was caused by the excite
ment attending the game yesterday
when the Indians beat the Barkeeps by
10 to at the annual excursion OF the
Bartenders' Union to Rivervicw.
The knights of the spoon and apron
had good time. Most of them showed
it this morning. Some of Them looked
like they had worked double trick at
a political convention in a wide open
town, but as long they are back and
able to deliver the goods all is well.
The game between the two rival al
legged baseball teams had been the talk
of the perfesh for weeks. and when
two of them got together and discussed
the matter they were only a little less
vehement and incohercnt than a politi-
cal chat among sporting editors. They
backed their opinions with money and
thereby laid themselves open to more
charges by the Anti-Saloon League.
Some of the headlight elints which have
dazZled our peeps after a hard night in
days gone by were hooked, but others
were not because the owners felt that
the paltry 30 cents that would have been
offered would have been beneath the
dignity of real sport in making a bet.
Pat Raedy Bouncer.
So high did the feeling run that 1t
was thought best TO get man who
could bounce obstreperous kickers with
out the aid of the ever-handy lead pipe
After much discussion Pat Raedy, who
used to do stunts in the squared circle,
was engaged as referee, and gave good
service Pat had ferocious air and
Martin Horsey to assist, and NOBODY
had the nerve to stand him off with a
line of talk more than once. This was
quite help.
The betting by the barkeeps was that
they would beat the Indians by a score
most prodigiouS, as much as 2 and TO
l being offered on that proposition, but
John O'Day and his trusty fenchmen
gathered in these wild wagers so fast
that the betting was less brisk when
the peevish Pat opened up the game.
The grounds were pretty swell dump
in that line. and there was no excuse to
offer for the losers.
Drippings for Indians.
A good start was made by the mixolo-
gists in the first round, when they got
Fitzgerald and Welsh around with the
aid of q few high balls. Nothing to Il
for the Indians in this round EXCEPT
drippings, but they got an eye-opener in
The Washington times., 1905-06-17
COPS ARE AFTER EN-

The picked team Of the Metropolitan
police force viii play its second game
OF tie season this afternoon with the
Postofhce team of the Departmental
League at George Washington field at
6 o'clock
The guardians of the peace won their
nrst game Of the season from the st
Elizabeth nine last week and since that
time have improved considerably.
The Washington times., 1905-06-17

First base by errors-St. Patrick. q;
st. Paul, l. Left on bases-St- Patriek:
2. 81. paul. G. First base on baiIs-Of
Efsen i: off Zannelli. 5. Struck out-By
STEEP. 10: by Zannelli. 3. Three--base hits
Daily and H. Zannelli. Two-base hits
Reagan and G.. Zannelli. Sacrif1ce hit
-Msrceron. Stolen base5-Casassa t2),
Iawder. G. Zannelii. Seitz. Daily, and
ii. Zanneili- Double plays-Batch TO Ga
vim: III. Zanneili to Reagan TO Calien.
BaIk-Steep. Wild pitch-Iannelll; Pass
Mr.. Newman Time of game-1 hour
and Il minutes.
The Washington times., 1905-06-17
HIS CIRCLE DECREASING.

why so glum. Blumly? Anything
gon.. wrong?"
Yes, I've just lost two of my best
friends.
by death or rnarriage?'i
"Neither-I loaned them money
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Washington times., 1905-06-17

CUNNINGHAM HELD
ST. STEPHENS SAFE
Fourth Presbyterian Walked Away
With Game-Hayden Only
Hitter for Losers.

McCatharan and Cunningham, the two
Central High School pitchers. opposed
each other at the White Lot In the Sun
day School League yesterday and the
latter won out Fourth Presbyterians, 8:
St Stephens. /.
Capt Byron Hayden was the only
member of the losing outfit who could
connect with CunninPham. Hayden left
town this morning and will be succeeded
as captain by Lynham. Score:
The score:
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t. Stephens 30 0 o o o 0 o IL
ourth ......0 o 4 O 0 O xA

First base by errors-St. Stephens, 5;
Fourth, l. Left on bases-St- Stephens,
s; Fourth. 2. First base on balls-Off
Cunningham, 8. Struck out-By Cum
ningham. 6; by McCatilran, l. Sacrifice
hits-Hayden, Conner t2, and McKenny.
Stolen bases-Macdonald and Willis
Double play-Bradley to King. Wild
pitch-Cunningham Passed baI!-Brad-
ley. Umpire-Buck Venable. Time of
gamel hour and 20 minutes.
The Washington times., 1905-06-17
LISTLESS MARQUETTE
GAME TO ST. PATRICK

In a listless game IL the Marquette
League yesterday st. Patrick defeated
St. Paul by to 6.
In the first inning Harry ZannelE stole
home while Steep held the ball. This
play. together with Marceron's batting,
was the feature.
The Washington times., 1905-06-17
ST. STEPHENS WINS
FROM ST. PATRICKS

Greatly weakened by the absence of
several of the regular players St Pat
rick was defeated by the st. Stephens
Institute team in the Capital City
League by to 2.
Only five innings were played. the
game being called at the end of that
time because of darkness.
The Washington times., 1905-06-17
SEVEN BAD ERRORS
IEVELED MOUNT VERNON
Threw Away Chances With Metropoli-
tan Baptists Despite Kings
Fairly Good Pitching.

Mt. Vernon went down before the Met
ropolitan Baptists on the Northeast
grounds yesterday by to 5.
Seven untimely errors cost the losers
the game. as King pitched fairly good
game
The score:
The Washington times., 1905-06-17

Left on bases-St Stephens, 5; ST.
Patrick's, g. First base on bails-Om
Rapp, /; OFF Buscher. l. Struck out-By
Rapp. 5; by Buscher. 3. Home runs
Hughes, Rand, Schaeffer Three-base
hits-Hughes Dunn Stolen bases
Dunn. q Hit bv pitcher-By Buscher, l.
Un1pire-Mr Connors. Time of camel
hour.
The Washington times., 1905-06-17
Drippings for Indians.

A good start was made by the mixolo-
gists in the first round, when they got
Fitzgerald and Welsh around with the
aid of a few high balls Nothing to It
for the Indians in this round EXCEPT
drippings, but they got an eye-opener in