The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-28

of reconstruction days, though it is de-
termined to make them effective.
1t is not definitely known who is leading
in the movement, though signatures to
several lists have been made without any
attempt at concealment. 1t is said some
of those whose names were a terror to
the lawless negroes of reconstruction days
may already be found on these lists.
A meeting will probably be called some
time the latter part of this week and
definite steps taken in the matter of
organization.
Both in the city and throughout the
county an active campaign has begun
against the idle. loafing class of negroes
and many arrests have already been made.
The authorities and the citizens are de-
termined to do everything in their power
to restore that sense of security which is
so necessary to the welfare of the COM
munity.
Marion Smith III.
Marion Smith, son of Hoke Smith, re-
Gently nominated democratic candidate for
governor, and a member of his fathers
law firm, was operated on at the Presby-
terrain hospital today for appendcitics,
from which he has been suffering for
some time, though the attack was not
considered serious. The operation was per-
formed by Drs. Floyd McRae and Marion
NIGH. Hull, and is said to have been quite
successful.
Coming to Georgia.
President Preston S. Arkwright of the
Georgia Railway and Electric company,
and a director and officials in other well
known corporations controlled by Harry
M. Atkinson, returned to Atlanta today
from a trip north. He brings report
that the ''Satilla," the first of the steam
fo. tba ourfpl
Boston Steamship company, and which
will ply between those ports, working in
conjunction with the Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic Railroad company, was
successfully launched the other day at the
Fore River Shlpbuilding yards, Quincy,
Mass, and will make her first trip to
Georgia waters sometime in November.
The company is under contract to deliver
this steamer by January l next. but the
Satilla will probably be ready for business
before that date. Three other steamers
are to be constructed for this company,
to be delivered one year apart.
To Inspect Reformatory,
The state prison commission Will meet
next Friday at the state farm near Mil
ledgeville for the purpose of personally
inspecting the new state reformatory and
taking final steps toward getting 1t ready
for use. General Clement A. Evans of
the commission has been bu5y for the
last two or three days getting bids on
all the furnishings, and he will have these
with him when the meeting is held. Cen
eral Evans stated today that 1t is the pur-
pose of the commission to have everything
in shipshape and working order when the
reformatory is opened on October l.
New Electric Railway.
An electric railroad to extend across
the state is provided for in a charter
which was granted by Secretary of State
Philip Cook today.
This new line is to be known as the
Atlanta and Carolina Railway. The orig
inal project provided for a line from At
lanta to Anderson S. c.. but according to
the charter granted today this has beeen
changed.
1t Is proposed under this charter to
build 10 miles of electric lines. through
Fulton, DeKalb Rockdale, Gwinnett and
jackson counties to the east and through
Fulton Campbell, Coweta Meriwether.
Troup and Heard counties to the west of
Atlanta. To the east of Atlanta the line
will take in Lithona, Conyers, Lawrence
VILE. Commerce and other well known
points and to the west College Park,
Fairburn. Palmetto. Newman, Moreland,
Granville Hogansville. West Point. La-
Grange and Franklin. Franklin is locates
in Herd county, which, at present has no
railroad at ALL
The capital stock to begin with will
be $4,000 with the privilege of increasing
II to any amount desired. The principal
office of the company will be in Atlanta.
The incorporators are M. T. Edgerton.
M. Mason and w E. Woods of Fulton; ].
r. Hosch, Henry Braselton and l.. r.
Sell of Jackson. A. J. Almandy, K. j.
Kimmel, Jr, and T. J. Flake of DeKalb
and r. w Tucker of Rockdale.