The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-11

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mar Iesseea OF conNctgsKr0m the state
and one against the Atlanta, Birming-
knm and Atlantic Railroad One Of
che a. fas. IL against the Foy Manu-
Gneturfng Company Of Effingham coun-
~, and is for $2,690.06. and IL alleged
Go be due the state on the last quar-
fer's rental OF the convicts up to April
4, when they were placed upon the
public roads The other convict
camp against which H. fa. has been
Issued Is the Durham Coal and Coke
Company OF Dade county for 1890
which II Is alleged is owing to the
state for the same period. These
"A. fas. come into the public like an
echo from the past. Just what steps
will be taken to collect these amounts
Is not announced.
After being closed down for eight
teen months, the Floyd cotton mills
In Rome re-opened on full time. Dur
ing the recent financial depression
four Of the Eve factories In Rome
closed down, and OF these the Floyd
mills Is the last to resume operations,
the other three having started some
time ago. The mill Is one Of the best
equipped in the south, and gives en-
pEoyment to six hundred operatives
In the manufacture OF shoe duck, used
In the lining of shoes.
Or. Willis +. Westmorelahd OF At
Eanta and Seaton Gpantland of GriHn,
Two members Of the committee ap-
poinked to Investigate charges recent
~ made relative to the state Sani-
tarium, met in Atlanta and heard
che statement of DIR. 8. W. Arrow
wood 81 Atlanta who stated that the
body Of Edgar Turner, negro who
was sent to the state sanitarium, was
returned to Atlanta with his skull
crushed In. He said that in his opin-
Ion the negro could not have pro-
dnced the injury himself The next
meeting Of the committee will prob
ably be held in Milledgeville The
third member OF this committee, the
place being made vacant by the resig-
nation Of Judge Gray Lewis, has not
yet been announced Judge Lewis
thought the matter might be brought
into his court, which would dlsqual-
lily him.
William Garrard, master In the case
of the holders Of third preferred In
come bonds of the Central railroad OF
Georgia, who sued for interest upon
their bonds for 1907, claiming the
road had earned sufficient sum to
pay q dividend, filed his report favor
Ing the bondholders. The master
found sum exceeding 100000, which
he decides is available for interest
The railroad will appeal.
The Rural Letter Carriers associa-
1ion for the Fifth Georgia district
convened in called session with a
large representation from the sections
within the district. An election Of
officers made L. d. King of Coving-
ton, president; A. O. Allen Of Atlanta,
vice president; and j. H. Williams Of
Atlanta, secretary-treasurer Dele
gates to the state convention which
meets in COrdele July 5, were named.
They are: A. o. Allen, j. L. Erwin,
o. T. Head, ]. L. Sawyer, L. s. Adam
son, ]. w, Percell, p. G. Johnson, ].
~, Williams, l., ID. King, j. T. Shep,
herd and ]. L. Wallace. The question
Of death benefits was brought before
the meeting, and Paul l.. Lindsay
president of the National Letter Car
riers' association; J. L. Williams and
J. Il. Erwin were selected as a COM
mittee to investigate the existingsco
dttOns and to formulate a plan of
procedure. The association unanis
monsly adopted resolution present
cd by Paul Lindsey commencing the
press or the state in promoting the
movement looking to the establish.
snent Of good roads throughout the
state.
One OF the most significant chap
tiers in the industrial history Of Geor-
gia was written in the senate cham
Der at Atlanta when representatives
e0f the amalgamated Farmers union
warehouses In this state perfected or
ganization, merging all subsidiary
concerns, elected officers to have en-
tire charge OF the warehousing and
marketing system, and adopted tenta-
tive measures for centralized selling
'Uf Georgia's cotton crop. The style
q OF the new company will be the Union
tCansnlidated Warehouse company
The Following officers and board of d.
mectors were elected: President, w.
w. Webb, of Hahira; secretary-treas-
urer, r.. e. l.. Evans Of Thomson.
Directors: w. T. Yonn of TeiiSir
county. W. #. MCDANIEL of Reckdale,
G. H. Gullat of Campbell, G. A. New
conner Of Ben Hill, and ]. 7. Mitchell
OF Walton.
The Bell Telephone and Telegraph
company has taken charge Of the Tiff
ton Telephone exchange. The Triton
excheage contains two hundred local
phones and has three long distance
lines.
The Farmers Institutes held in the
various districts of the state which
have proved of such vast interest and
aid tn the rlantars of Gnnrnia ore