Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-03
BUSINESS MEN
TO TAKE A HAND
Macon Merchants to Discuss
Strike Situation.
CHAMBER COMMERCE WORRIED
Anxious For Some Agreement Be-
tween Street Car Company and the
Strikers, So as Not to Interfere
With the Fair.

Macon, Ca, Oct. "A committee
Of Macon ministers, composed of DR..
j. l.. White, Rev. T. D. Ellis, Rev
Harry Weiss, and Rev. Boiler Wal
ker, appointed by Mayor Smith, con-
ferred all day with the hope of set
Ting the differences between the
street car strikers and the company,
and Monday night, at o'clock, they
reported that they had failed to get a
hearing in any plan of adjustment.
They asked that a committee of five
dtsinterested persons be allowed to
make terms, but ,his idea was turned
down by the directors.
A full report of the situation was
made to a special meeting of council
Monday night by Mayor Smith, and
the matter was freely discussed.
Resolutions, drawn by Alderman
Hart, assured the people of Georgia
that they would find a hearty well
come to the fair and protection, so
important on such an occasion.
With the adoption of this measure,
an invitation was extended the people
of the state to come to Macon, feeling
that order would prevail Judge
Hodges of the city court, announced
that the militia would protect all prop
erty of the company outside the city,
and guaranteed protection to passen-
gers. Mayor Smith also gave assur-
ance Of protection within the city
limits.
The street car men are. as fully
determined, and their course Monday
has added strong sympathy.
The merchants have planned for a
meeting in which they are to advise
a determined boycott against the com
pany should its directors push through
the fair without agreeing to some
terms to dispose of the differences.
The chamber Of commerce members
also find themselves badly worried
about the situation, and their support
will go to the strikers in their efforts
to run an effective boycott, if they are
forced into the fair without consid-
Grafton.
Only one case of disorder was re-
ported Monday. Henry Cox, an East
Macon citizen, assailed e. F. Stroud,
a conductor for an alleged statement
by the conductor, at the offices of the
company, that Cox was planning trou-
BILE. Cox was arrested, but later re-
leased on bond. No militia has been
needed.
Cars in charge of new men knocked
down the trolley wire at the junction
Of College and Oglethorpe streets and
killed hack horse and badly injured
John Jones, driver, on No. 48 hack.
When the trolley struck the switch
by some means, it was let loose, and
created considerable excitement. Sew
eral parties had narrow escapes from
being struck by the live wire. All
the cars went in immediately after the
accident.
With a great horse show and auto
parade Tuesday at noon, Macon's Cen
tennial fair was thrown open to the
people of Georgia Fair officials have
given close attention to completing
arrangements for the opening, and as
result they are boasting one of the
best fairs ever seen here.
Live stock and farm exhibits placed
Monday completed a display of the
agricultural interests of the state
never surpassed here. The farm i'm
plements and machinery display, and
the business exhibits, are extensive
and reveal preparation for an i'm
mense fair