The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-28
THR0UGEOUT THE STATE.


bee next August They elected the
following officers: President. Eugene
H. Wilson, Atlanta; first vice presi-
dent, A. w. Solomon, Savannah; sec
ond vice president, j. Julius, Colum-
bus; secretary and treasurer, C. +.
Owens, Albany The delegates nam
ed to the national convention in Gin
cinnati In October were A. w. Solo
mon Of Savannah, George Fauss and
J. Frank Beck Of Atlanta
Because the government has refus-
ed them an experiment station, the
farmers Of Beech Island, across the
river from Augusta, are determined
to construct and maintain one of their
own. Messrs. Carey Lamar and Ma
jor Henry Hammond, both planters on
a large scale, have just returned from
a consultation with Governor Ansel,
but state there is no hope that either
state or government win establish the
desired station. The plan Of the isl
anders is to start the station them
selves and to have government exs
perts pay visits as often as practical
BILE TO give the directors advantage of
the government agricultural research
es. All expenses are to be borne by
the associated farmers.
None of Floyd county's three rep
resentatives will be present at the
special session of the legislature, cali
ed for the 25th. Hon. Seaborn Wright
is on lecture tour Of the west, in
GLIDING Colorado, Wyoming and Ore!
gone, and will not return until the
first Of October Hon. l.. A. Dean is
on business trip to Denver that will
keep him away until the first of Sep
TENDER. Hon. r. L. Chamblee is
away on business trip to New York,
and Floyd county will not be repre-.
scented at the special session.
A primary was held at Guyton for
mayor and aldermen of the town for
the next term. There were two tick
cts submitted to the white voters Of
the town Mr.. Edwards opposed J..
E. Neilinger for mayor Mr.. Edwards
received four more votes than ]. s..
Neidlinger and was declared the nom
inee for mayor The following were
nominated for aldermen: M. B. Por-
ter, j. ]. Shearouse, George G. Guer-
rard, j. H. Shearouse.
Work is in progress on the new
$4,000 fertilizer plant of the Road
Phosphate Company of Nashville,
Tenn, which is being constructed on
the A., B. and A. railroad, near Cor
dele. 1t is stated that the establish
ment will be ready to run within so
days, handling the business of the
two states of Georgia and Alabama
for the approaching seasons The ca
pacity of the plant will be about 25,-
900 tons season.
e. F. Wilson and ]. w. Sanders of
Zenith killed twenty-one rattle snakes
Gently. The large one was four feet
long and had thirteen rattles and the
remaining twenty were eighteen inch
.es long and had one rattle each. The
snakes were found under a long is
Beaver creek swamp.
w. G. Usher of Augusta, who at
tempted to murder his wife at Sibley
Mill a few days ago by shooting her
three times, and then turned the PTS
toll on himself, is dead, as the res
suit of his wounds. His wife is re-
covering from her wounds, and will
be out shortly.
A movement is being made by the
Macon chamber of commerce to fur
nish nearly all of the towns OF CEN
trail Georgia with daily cotton and
stock market reports. The organiza-
ton is working with the Southern
Bell Telephone Company to perfect
the plans. The object is to give each
city five calls per day In this man
ner other business than that of the
markets could be transacted by the
out-of-town subscribers.
Directors of the Americas Carnegie
library awarded the building contract
and work upon the handsome struc-
ture cost $4,000 will begin within
few days. Little & Phillips or Cor
dele secured the building contract.
dress delivered by Hon. Pleasant A.
Stoval of Savannah. His subject
was the two great commanders that
Georgia gave to the confederacy, Cor
don and Longstreet. He lamented
the fact that Longstreet had listened
to strange voices and gone among
strange people at the time when
Georgia was Frustrated and needed
his services most; referring to Cor
don. the orator paid high tribute
To men who were manly enough to
live for their state After the address
the veterans were banqueted at Jack
ell Hotel.
Extremely alarming reports are be-
ing received at Sparks daily of the
very serious deterioration of the cot
ton crop all over that section. Three
weeks ago it was the general opinion
that a bumper crop of cotton would
be made in this section, but the dry,
hot weather has already. cut the crop
off 40 to so per cent.
Except in few sections, which sui
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