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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-14
DOUBLES CASH
FOR FORESTRY
SENATE RAISES THE APPRoPRIA-
TIon FROM $4,000 TO
100000.
OPPONENTS BEATEN
HOUSE PASSES THE MoNDELL
BILL ENLARGINa THE HOME
sTEAps OF DRY FARMERS.

Washington--Op of the for
estry system in the Senate received a
deciGed setback Monday when by a
yea and nay vote the Senate doubled
the appropriation provided by the
House and reported by the Senate
committee on agriculture for perma-
nent improvements in forest reserves.
Ths amount stated In the bill, which
has been before the Senate for four
days past. was 100000. and a deter.
mined effort was made by Senators
Hepburn, Teller, Clark and Carter to
have this amount stricken from the
bill.
1t was defended by Senators War
rem, Smoot, Dixon. Flint, Dolliver and
Beveridge, and today when the bill
was on final passage. Dixon Of Mon
tana offered an amendment raising the
amount to 100000 making an effect
i've ten-minute speech In support of his
amendment, which was adopted by a
vote of SO to 23.
Senator Hepburn denounced the ac-
ton of the Senate as absurd and out
rageous, but the amendment prevailed
regardless of his protest.
During the proceedings Senator
Warren, in charge of the bill. arranged
for introduction by Fulton of Oregon
of an amendment giving the states
twenty-five per cent of the proceeds
Of forest sales and rentals, instead Of
ten per cent. as heretofore, and ac.
cepted the amendment for the commit.
tee. and 1t was SO adopted
After a brief debate the House to-
day passed the Mondell dry farm
bill. permitting the homesteading OF
not to exceed 320 acres of non-irri
gable. non-mineral and non-timbered
public lands. The bill was in charge
Of Chairman Mondell of the public
lands committee, who made the prin-
cipal speech in It's support.
Other western members advocated
its passage. including Ponynge OF
Colorado. To facilitate its ultimate
passage the House committee retained
the title of the Smoot bill which
passed the Senate some time ago, but
substituted the provisions of Mondell
for those OF the bill adopted by the
Senate. Because of this change the
bill will be sent to conference com
mittee for final adjustment
AS 1t passed the House it requires
residence upon the land and also re-
quires proof that one-eighth of the
acreage was cultivated the second
year and one-fourth the third year and
thereafter up to the time of making
final proof.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-14
penxer.s Building Boom.

Statistics of building for April In
forty-seven leading cities, compiled by
the American Contractor, shows that
Denver leads with Ill per cent. gain
over April 1907. Denver ranks sec
ond for gain In the first four months
compared with the same period last
year with a gain of sixty-three per
cent. New Orleans leads in this with
eighty-four per cent gain In four
months. New Orleans ranks second to
Denver with 1853 per cent. gain In April
Salt Lake City ranks third with a 40
per cent gain. Denver's April in
crease is nearly $1.000000. and in the
sour months is over 81 100000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-14
DENVER MARKETS

Denver Union Stock Yards. May IL.
Offerings of cattle here last week
we're good and some choice stuff in
cluded. Prices closed 10@15c higher
on steers and 15@25c higher on COWS,
the demand being very strong for the
latter all week. Good to choice steers
sold at $5.60@610 with fair to good
at $5.00@5.50 and few fancy odds
and ends up to $3.50 The light weight
steers have best call and are selling
to best advantage. Some fancy heif-
ers brought $5.35, the highest price of
the year. Other heifers sold at $500
with best cows at s5.25. Several
punches Of choice COWS brought $500
@5.20 with bulk of the good fc choice
grades at s45o@5 500 and the fair to
good at. s4.0004.50. Common to fair
cows are selling at $2.00Qs.75. Bulls
sold at s3.5O@4.25. about steady. Veal
calves also brought steady prices.
most good light weights going at 5000
@6.5o. The supply OF veals was lib
eral Good feeders and stockers closed
strong to little higher. Good to
choice steers are quotabIe at $4,000
5.35, and the fair to good selling
around $4.00@4.5O. The demand for
the good steers is strong.
Several trainloads OF southern stock
ers-the first of the season-arrived
here last week en- route to South Da-
kota and Western Colorado pastures.
For the next month and a half the
run OF these cattle through this point
will be neavy and considerable trad
ing is expected here.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-14
Ely More Than Two Miles.

Manteo. N. C.-In the flying machine
flights at Kill Devil hill Monday, the
Wright brothers of Dayton. Ohio, made
long gains over distances heretofore
flown. The longest flight Monday, ths
the distance being computed by the
telegraph poles OF the United States
weather bureau. was two and seven-six.
teenths miles. almost a mile In excesa
of their best previous record.
The machine was made to light eas
lily on the ground. the average time
made by the manchine on the flights
being computed at 48.774 miles an hour
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-14
washington.-The Department Of

Washington.-The Department OF
Agriculture in its summary of the May
crop report places the total area OF
winter wheat standing May 1st to be
harvested at 29.751.000 acres, which
is AZ per cent. or 1,32s.000 acres less
than the area reported as sown last
TALL, and 5.S per cent. or 1,619, 900 acres
more than the area of winter wheat
harvested last year. The average con-
aition Of the growing winter wheat
May LIST was SO per cent. of normal, as
compared with s1.3 per cent April 1st
Ind 82.s per cent May /, 1907. In rye.
The average condition OF the crop was
D0.e per cent Of normal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-14
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling, per leo lbs,
s1.55; Rye, Colorado, bulk, per 100 lbs.
s1.10; Oats, Colorado, bulk, No. 5
white, $1.70; same in sacks, $3.50.
Corn in bulk, $1.35; in sack. $141.
Corn chop, sacked, $1.t2. Bran, Colo
RADIO, per 100 lbs, s1.30. Rolled oats,
cwt., $1.90. Flaked barley, cwt., s175
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-14

Three hundred girls, working under
the direction of members of the Pueblo
Hospital Association, tagged practi-
cally everybody in Pueblo and col
Iected for the institution almost $500.
One tag was sold for $40, but the av-
erage price was 10 cents.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-14
Hay.

Upland. per ton. s11.Oo@12.Oo; sec
ond bottom, s9.00@10.00; timothy.
$10.00Q11.0o; alfalfa. s11.o0@12.Oo;
straw, $3.50@4.5o; South Park wire
grass. $1S.00Q14.00-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
MUSICAL COMEDY
PLEASED AUDIENCE

Bubbling with humor, enlivened by
song and dance, and thoroughly en-
joyable, "The White Hat was pres
ented at the opera house yesterday
at matinee. "The Circus Girl" was
played at night to fair audiences. The
comedies are better than usual musi-
cal attraction of the kind, and pos
sessed one feature at least all its
own. That was the Swinging Song"
in which the girls swung out over the
audience, ropes of red and blue lined
with electric lights, supporting them.
making most pleasing picture.
At night the plot was almost
strong enough for a play. The com
plications of young husband as a
result of the watchfulness of his mo-
ther-in-law being the life of the
piece The various characters did
their part in splendid style, and the
team work of the company was SUI
perb. The chorus did hard work and
were given liberal applause for their
songs and dances.
1t is expected that the company
will return in the spring, and should
they do so they will be assured of a
much larger house than that which
greeted them last night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
BIG STACK is FINISHED
HIGHEST IN STATE
Towers High Above FteC-
trio Plant.

Yesterday the finishing touches
were put upon the monster steel stack
that towers high above the new power
plant of the Americus Railway and
Light Co. The work of erecting this
monster steel tower for such it really
is, has occupied several weeks, and
the daily progress has been watched
with interest by citizens here and
people of the surrounding country.
The stack piles up $50 feet above the
brick foundations, and from its dizzy
apex the workmen can view the coun-
try for dozen miles around The
stack is of uniform diameter of five
or six feet, and if laid upon the ground
pony and trap could be driven
through it from end to end. Skilled
artisans worked both from the inside
and outside simultaneously, and as
they hung suspended by small ropes
at such dizzy height many onlookers
wondered at their nerve and cool
daring This steel tube will carry
smoke from six hundred horse power
boilers, and is said to be the tallest
steel stack in the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
New lot Cameo Stick
Pins. Bell, the Jeweler.
TREES IN DEMAND FOR
THE SEASON OF XMAS
Holly is the Choice as Us.
uaI.

In many Americus homes prettily
dressed Christmas trees will delight
the eager eyes of the little ones on
the glad holiday morning, and al
ready the woods about the city are
giving up their treasures of red holly
bushes for this purpose. The holly
abounds in woods and swamp here
and shapely trees may be had for the
slight effort of going for them. There
may come a time when it will be diff
cult to get the yuletide tree, if the
wholesale destruction of the forests is
continued without restraint, but that
time has not yet arrived The small
trees for family events and those for
parties or Sunday-school affairs are
still numerous. Window wreathes are
to be counted in the forestry phase of
Christmas purchases, and there is
every indication that these will be
numerous The bringing of such into
market offers opportunity of extra
money for Christmas spending.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
Why not give him a
Chifforobe or a Chiffon
iere? Let us show you
ours.
A. w. Smith Furniture
Co.
DIVISION OF STATE Is
MADE BY DISTRICTS
Sumter in the SOuthweS.
tern District.

The state has been divided into
three penitentiary districts by the
state prison commission, each district
to hereafter be looked after by an
inspector, who will be held response
bic for the same. The districts viii
be known as the northern, southeast
ern and southwestern. The first will
be looked after by Inspector Dead
wyler, the second by Inspector Elan,
ders, and the third by Inspector
Burke Sumter county, which will
have next year a far larger convict
force than heretofore, is in the South
western district and will be in charge
of Inspector Burke. The southwest
ern will comprise the following: Cow
eta, Jones, Bibb, Houston, Macon
Sumter, Lee, Crisp, Wilcox, Turner
Mitchell, Miller, Early, Calhoun, Ba-
ker, Randolph, Muscogee The in
spector will be required to visit each
camp at least once a month, and to
make detailed reports in regard to
the same.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
HANDKERCHIEF
SALE AT DUNCAN'S S

Owing to a typographical error in
the advertisement of the Handkerchief
Sale of the Duncan Mercantile Com
pany, by which the announcement of
the sale was somewhat obscure, the
firm has decided to put the same sale
on today Ladies' fine linen hand
kerchiefs, full size, will be sold for
today only at cents. Mems all-linen,
hemstitched handkerchiefs will be
sold today only at 12 IL cents The
number of handkerchiefs which will
be sold at this price is limited These
are the handkerchiefs which sell else
where for double and three times
these prices. They are right for in
expensive Christmas gifts, as every
member of the household can appre-
ciate them, either singly or in lots.
Today only, these handkerchiefs are
cents and IL 1-2 cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
MOVING PICTURES AT
OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT

Don't miss the moving picture show
tonight at Glover's Opera House. You
have often paid soc and 75c to see a
show not as good as this one for the
small sum of sc and 1Oc Mrs. Jane
Kahnweiler will again charm the
large audiences this week with her
superb soprano voice.
Mr.. o. B. Allen hsa made decided
hit in black face monologue, convuls.
ing the audiences with his wit and
funny jokes. The best moving pic
ture show | ever saw is the universal
verdict of all on leaving the theatre
Come out tonight and see how thor
oughly enjoyable an evening you car
J spend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
FIRED THE BASTILE IN
EFFORT TO BREAK OUl
Tom Adams Lit a Match in
Jail.

Caught with the goods, and with
visions of term in the penitentiary
before him, Tom Adams, ex-convict,
attempted to burn the callaboose at
DeSoto yesterday morning and came
near making funeral pyre of it as
we'll
For Adams was upon the inside
of the coop when the match was ap-
piled
He had been captured the night
before upon the charge Of burglary,
and the alleged stolen goods were
found upon him-an open and shut
case.
Ten days ago the store of Mr.. G. w.
Bagley at DeSoto was burglarized and
quantity of goods stolen therefrom.
Upon the captured Adams was a shirt
and shoes which Mr.. Bagley at once
identified as some of his goods.
The cost marks were still upon
the articles.
Adams is an old offender, which
fact is against hmi. Only a month
ago he completed long term in the
Sumter chaingang and upon being
released drifted away to DeSoto,
where he lost no time in getting into
trouble.
Adams was brought to Americus
yesterday and jailed upon burglary
charge. The burning callaboose was
extinguished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
FINE SITE FOR
NEW THEATRE
Where an Opera House
Would Probably Pay.

The attendance at the theatre this
season has so far been considerable
above that of last year and it is prob
able that at the close it will be found
to have been the best season in pop
ular amusements that Americus has
yet had.
The growing interest in theatricals
directs attention more forcefully than
ever to the need of an up-to-date
play house in this city. If the condi-
ltions surrounding playgoers were
more attractive there is hardly a
doubt but that there would be a de-
cidedly better patronage. With a
larger and better equipped theatre
more high class plays would come
this way public interest would be fur
ther stimulated, and the result would
be decided financial benefit to the
proprietors of the theatre.
Attention is directed by a public
spirited citizen to what he considers
an ideal location for the new opera
house that Americus must have with
in a year or two. The best place now
open for it, he declares, is
at the southeast corner of
Lee and Lamar streets, diagonally
across from the site of the new gov
ernment building. This is an ideal
location, centrally located, and a
theatre there would be an adornment
to the business section of the city and,
it is believed, a good paying invest
ment.
"A three story building should be
put up said the gentleman in
question, 'On the ground floor could
be four stores, facing on Lee street,
with the entrance to the theatre in
the middle. This would necessitate
the tearing down of all of the old
wooden structures there The 'front.'
age of the theatre should be not less
than 100 feet, and 125 feet would be
better On the second floor should
be the theatre. On the third floor
could be placed lodge rooms, or fine
quarters for a social club, such as
Americus also needs and win eventu-
ally have.
If it is not thought we'll to put up
a three story affair a fine two story
building would prove profitable with
four stores under the theatre proper.
Remember that when the new post
Office is built that section will take
on Importance at once as shopping
district and stores will be in demand"
The government, it is understood,
will have work under way in the
spring on the new postoff1ce building,
1t would certainly be a delight to Am
ericus folks if at the same time they
could see work going on across the
street on such building as is sug-
gested above.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
TO MAKE GAS
| FIXTURES HERE
Proposal to Start Such
Factory in AmeriCuS.

AT called meeting of the Board of
Trade, which is to be held tomorrow
night, a proposition will be made by
manufacturer of gas and electric
flXtures to put UP a plant in Ameri-
Gus.
Mr. F. H. Sterling, of Philadelphia.
Is the gentleman who is interested in
the project. Mr.. Sterling is a desig-
ner of gas and electrical fixtures. and
travelling representative of one of
the largest manufacturers in that
line. He has been considering the
formation of a company for some
time to engage in the manufacture
OF this line of goods in the South.
There is now no industry of this
nature in this section, the entire
South drawing it's supplies from the
North and West.
Mr. Sterling has had some CORES
pondence with President Walker. of
the Americus Railway and Light Com
pany, and yesterday reached the city
- AAtS usual III llIOuSH IUIS Sec
ton. He at once called on Mr.. WAX
ker and placed the matter before him.
Later the attention of President AL
len, of the Board of Trade, was di-
rected to the advisability of having
Mr.. Sterling meet with the Board of
Trade. Mr.. Sterling will endeavor to
arrange his affairs to remain over
in the city until tomorrow night, a
special meeting having already been
arranged for another purpose at that
time
To Tines Recorder representative
Mr.. Sterling stated that a complete
plant for the manufacture of gas
and electric fixtures could be put up
at total cost of $4,000, which would
give employment to anywhere from
IS to $50 hands. If rs hands were
employed the pay roll would aggre-
gate nearly $500 week, the labor
being all of a high class and well
paid. In this industry it is the skill
of the workmen that tells in the cost
Of the article, and not so much the
value of the raw materials. 1t is
accordingly a peculiarly desirable in
dustry bringing to a city a high class
of mechanics, earning large wages
and contributing much to the pros
perity of the community
Mr.. Sterling believes that if proper
consideration is given to the project
that it will be possible to locate such
an industry in AmerIcus. He sees no
reason why the entire South, or a
large section of it, should not be
supplied with fixtures of this nature
from factory located here A foun-
dry is leading feature of such a
plant, and it could also do general
foundry work in brass
The matter is one of decided inter
est to Americus and it is hoped if
Mr. Sterling can arrange to remain
over that he will be greeted by a
large and representative gathering of
business men tomorrow night. Am
ericus must have factories, must
have pay rolls, and no proposition
that comes up should fail to receive
most careful consideration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
PLENTY OF EGGS IN
MARKET FOR XMAS
Chicago is the Friend of
AmeriCuS.

Americus, with visions of the usua
delicious Christmas concoction, egg.
nog, serenely awaits the dawn of the
glad morn in blissful consciousness ot
/ the fact Chicago and Kansas City will
supply our holiday needs as they sup
ply our bacon.
For upon these distant cities Amer
icus depends for her supply of eggs
as she looks to the Western smoke
house fer her meats and the Western
barn for grain
For, verify, we raise cent cotton
and eat away from home.
Thousands of dozens Western eggs
the old reliable packing house article
that was laid probably last January
or in Junetime, are shipped to Ameri-
Gus. In fact, were it not for the Wes-
tern dominecker W ewould do without
omelettes
And certain is it we would do with
out eggnog at this glad season OF
yuletide.
A few eggs are brought in from the
country now, but the supply is not
one tenth the daily demand. Just
now the Christmas cakes are to be
baked and eggs must be had, no mat
ter the cost
Throughout the year storage eggs
have been sold in Americus at 80 and
35 cents per dozen, and carloads of
them are still here at that price. If
country eggs are being held back in
expectation of higher prices a mistake
is being made.
The Western eggs are al good, as
rarely is bad one found even in a
five dozen purchase.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
YESTERDAYS FINE TRADE
1t Included General Buying as Well
as Christmas Gifts

Yesterday was another good day il
Americus trading circles. The buying
was not confined to the purchase Of
articles especially designed for Christ.
mas gifts but embraced the whole
line of necessities.
In dry goods and ladies' wear there
was an especially fine trade. At the
large emporium of Mr.. Charles Ans
ley the entire staff of statesmen were
kept busy throughout the day in the
various departments. The day was
one of the best in the general trade
of the store since the special sale
went on some time ago and the tota
was highly gratifying to Mr.. Ansley
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-16
FINE SHOWS AT
MAJESTIC THEATRE

Those who were fortunate enough
to attend the Majestic Theater last
night to see the feature film after
Many Years" were highly pleased
with the entertainment. The film is
one of the finest pieces of photogra-
phic effect ever shown here, and ii
was thoroughly appreciated by the
large crowd last night "The Quebec
Ter-Centenary" was also shown and
proved interesting Mr.. Marsh made
another one of his decided hits, res
ponding to four encores for the song:
IF You Were Mine"
Today matinee and tonight the Ma
jestic offers a beautiful fancy story
Legend of Narcissus," that mus
be seen to be fully appreciated The
Majestic lays claim to being the only
theater exclusively for white people
Every effort is made to give only hfgf
class performances.