The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-06-22
GEORGIA
NEWS


Of Macon ar the development Of the
freight traffic here, the Southern Rail-
way company and the Georgia, South
ern and Florida Railway company
have adopted and will carry out in
the immediate future a project for the
enlargement and improvement of their
frelght-handling facilities at this point.
1.-THE Southern Railway company has
purchased a tract of land for new
freight yard south of It's present yard.
This tract is six hundred feet wide,
extending seven thousand feet south
of Turpin street, and embracing about
one hundred acres. The new yard
will be constructed along the most
modern lines, and will have a capac-
ity Of seven hundred and fifty cars.
The Southern Railway company and
the Georgia, Southern and Florida
Railway company will have joint
freight house and team track facil1-
ties at the present site of the Georgia,
4 Southern and Florida freight termi-
nails The improvement Will include
the construction of modern outbound
freight house, the enlargement of the
present inbound freight house, the con-
struction of team yard, with a ca
pacity Of eighty cars, an interchange
platform and a cotton platform large
enough to take care of the business
of both companies The new out
bound freight house, and the enlarged
inbound freight house will be provided
4 with every modern convenience for
handling traffic. With thes improve.
ments, the city of Macon will be pro-
vided with convenient and up-todate
freight facilities, with a capacity sui
fciently in advance of present require
ments as TO provide an ample margin
for future growth.
Macon Wiley of Bib
county has pointed out the fa1lacy OF
the June bride superstition by produc-
ing his records, which show that there
are fewer marriages in June than in
any other month Of the year.
Beneyolence.-The farmers in this
section are very much alarmed over
the continued drouth. Corn is nearly
ruined, and unless it rains within the
next lew days the cotton crop will be
eutaoff considerably.
Forsyth-Becaase Of the re-estab.
| lishment of the convict road gang in
Clayton county on July 5, great I'm.
proyements will be made in the con.
dition of the roads of that county. A
great deal OF road machinery and ten
good mules have been purchased by
the Clayton county commissioners, and
about twenty-five convicts will be put
to work on the roads of the county.
Dublin.-The office of secretary of
the Dublin chamber of commerce has
| been abolished and the office of man
aging director has been substituted.
This is now the title of Robert M. Mar
tin, Dublins executive His duties,
however, are the same as they have
been. A button will probably be fur.
nished all of the members, showing
the shamrock and the slogan, The
Only City in Georgia Dublin All the
Time Twenty eight new members
were elected.
Savannah.-Through the efforts OF
Col M. j. O'Leary, commanding the
First Georgia regiment of infantry,
that portion of the National Guard
of Georgia will not go into camp at
Rose DEIu during the first week in
July, as has been planned, but it will
go into camp there during Thanksglv-
ing week in November, while the au-
tomobile races are Icing run over the
Savannah automobile course This
means that the troops of this regiment
will be used for the purpose OF guard
ing the race course during the time
OF the races and that they will be
in camp at Rose D'iu during the time
they are not employed on the track.
Savannah. Liquor dealers here
were considerably perturbed when
they were notified by the Southern
Express company that it would refuse
TO receive the customary wet packages
for shipment into various parts OF Ills
state after June Is, The local agent
of the express company has received
notification from the general man
ager that under ruling of the general
counsel for the company any contract
for carriage by the company Of liquors
is illegal However, this ruling does
not AFFECT the shipment of private
packages by individuals who are
known not to be engaged in the liquor
business.
Amencus.-A number of married
people in Americas are considerably
wrought up over the announcement !
recently made that several marriages
performed here few years ago have
not been legally recorded with the
county ordinary. AT the recent SEES
son of the grand jury of Sumter coun
", Capt. John A. Cobb, ordinary, cali.
d the attention of the grand jurors
the fact that there had been in the
,ast considerable carelessness on the
.art of some local ministers in failing
make legal record of the marriages
ley performed.
Macon.-Because the jurors in the
city court fatty refused to convict |
my more blind tigers, acquittng tne
asst two tried in the face of positive !
md undisputed evidence, the court al
nrnad leaving more than twontt |