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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Producer at JENNINGS.

Jennings.-The Calcasieu Oil and
Mineral Company of Jennings operat-
ing on the Houisere tract in the Jen-
nings oil field, has brought in a new
well, which shows a production of
something over 500 barrels a day.
Inc company expects to continue op-
erations in the same tract and will
commence drilling two new wells at
once.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
A $4,000 Fire at Shreveport,

Shreveport.-Four two-story brick
buildings located on Texas street and
owned by l.. S. Gray were Quilted by
fire, the loss being estimated at $685.
600. The second stories, used for
rooming purposes, were totally ruin
ed. Water badly damaged the stock
in the stores on the ground floors, as
follows: Cornwell's bakery, Charl.
tons meat market, Levy Produce
Company and New Sanitary market.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Shreveport Recalls Official.

Shreveport.-The first recall cleo
ton since the inauguration of the
commission form of government, eigh-
teen months ago, resulted in Commits
sioner W. S. Atkins of the department
of streets and parks being defeated
by Geo. sc Epple, the recall petition
ers' candidate, by the close margin
OF three votes. Epple carried five of
the nine Precincts, receiving 800
votes, as compared to S87 for Atkins.
Horace Noona. socialist candidate and
third man in the race, received ia
votes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
New Orleans Sugar.

New Orleans-The sugar market
was steady Saturday and trading was
confined to the light receipts that
arrived from plantations. They
amounted to 719 barrels of low grades
and all were sold. Prices were un,
changed.
Refine sugars were steady and un,
changed New York reported a quiet
and unchanged market for refined
sugars. London cabled that beet
sugar was steady; cane quiet, with
little doing
MolasSes was nominal. Receipts
from plantations were 1876 barrels,
and were all sold.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Give Reality to the Child

prettlest glimpse of little girl. and
up and down in the classics you may
meet half a dozen other pleasan.
SHADOWS OF children But they are
only shadows, only at the most charm.
lug pictures They give you as much
as II they were painting or sculpture
lor IN eh!idren's bodies art has al
ways had interest enough--only whar
q child looks like, the pretty weas
ness. the instinct for play
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Elects New Police Force.

Alexandria.-At a meeting of the
board of aldermen, the following of.
ficers were elected to serve on the DO
lice force: L. H. O'Donnell, lieuten-
ant of police; A. Jeansonne, Eugene
Brister, Walter Aymond, G. R. Wat
ers, w. S. Trimble, w. W. Smith, J.
W. Dunn. Ed Hickman, patrolmen; R.
D. Webster, sergeant of police; ]. M.
Treadway and R. P. Scallau, super
numeraries.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Jumps Into Red River.

Monroe. - While returning from
West Monroe DR.. Murray Graves
heard a man fall or jump from the
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific
railroad bridge into the river. The
man called for help and the alarm
was given by Dr. Graves and some
parties secured a boat and went out
into the river, but the man had dis
appeared. No trace Of the man was
found.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Miss Freret VIII Teach.

Natchitoches-Miss Emily M. Freret
OF New Orleans, a graduate of Sophie
Newcomb College, will fill the va.
cancy during the summer term of the
state Normal caused by a leave of
absence given to Miss Isabel Viii
hanson of the art department. Miss
Freret has been art supervisor in the
city schools of Baton Rouge during
the past session.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Tornado Near Shreveport.

Shreveport.-Two residences, own.
ed by Joe Hazel and Curtis Bartlett,
that were under construction in the
Queensborough section, were wrecked
by wind resembling tornado Fri.
day. AS the houses were unoccupied
nobody was injured. For nearly half
an hour the city was almost in total
darkness, due to an intensely dark
cloud.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Decide on Bridae TaY

Lake Charles.-The police jury
has called a special election for June
IL TO decide on a special tax to build
bridge between Lake Charles and
Westlake The proposed tax is five.
eighths of mill for ten years for
the Lake Charles ward, and three
eighths for the Westlake ward. The
estimated cost of the bridge is s5OOO0
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
FOUR LARGE BUSINESS AND OF
FICE BUILDINGS, WITH CON.
TENTS, A TOTAL LOSS.
IN HEART Of BUSINESS DISTRICT
Many Surrounding Buildings DAM
aged-GaIvesto Responds Quick
ly to Relief Ca!l-List
of Losses.

Houston, Tex-Damages amounting
to about one million dollars resulted
from fire which broke out early Sun
day morning in the heart Of the retail
section of Houston. Two heavily ten
anted office buildings were ruined,
one of the largest retail furniture
houses In the city was destroyed.
three drug stores were swept away
and the big music store of the Goggan
Music Company was wrecked Among
the dozens of establishments which
were destroyed were millinery stores,
moving picture theaters, art stores,
candy stores, photograph supply
house and a large book store. No
one was seriously injured, although
some OF the firemen had narrow es-
capes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Clothing for REFUGEES.

Amite City.-The first carload of
clothing for the flood sufferers was
shipped Friday by the relief commit
tee. another car will be shipped soon.
SO far between $50 and SIS has been
collected for the fund in addition 10
the $3.50. which was donated by the
police jury
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
New Orleans Rice

New Orleans.-Rough rice was re-
ported firm Saturday and clean
grades were very strong with nomi.
nal offerings. Quote-Rough Hon.
duras, $S.OO@4.5O per barrel; clean
honduras. 4R@5kc per pound:
4@41ac. No receipts or sales
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Two Jail Sentences Innosad

= 'f7PooCUs
Lake Charles.-In the district court
w. A. kellan and Roy Thomas plead.
ea guilty to charges of selling liouor
without license, and were sentenced
to six months in Jail and a fine of
S2oo each, and in default of payment
three months additional.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Writers Of the Nineteenth Century
Responsible for Valuable Add.
ton to Literature.

Children were only found yesterday
before the nineteenth century the
child mind and the child heart were
not supposed to have enough in them
to interest the majestic adult II is
true that You find delightful baby
IN Homer; that In Vergil there is the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Irritation Plant Canal Starts

Estherwood.-The big Morris irri.
CATION canal plant has started for
the seasons run and is filling I'D the
canal which, with its laterals, is more
imam fifty miles long. Ben Barnett's
crop was the first rice flooded. He
has 140 acres of fine Honduras rico
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

An American woman has won the
distinction of being the first of her
sex to pilot an aeroplane across the
English channel. This leadership ia
in keeping with the record of her
countrywomen.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Parsons Is Elected Mavor.

Mansfield.-At the election held at
mansfield James w. Parsons was
elected mayor, and w. w. Williams.
j. M. Murphey, l.. N. Fair, Will Head
and James Kavanaugh were elected
aldermen.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

A Harvard lecturer announces that
women talk too much. 1t needs no lee.
turer, come from philosophic depths
profound to tell us that. What il
more women viii keep on talking to
the end of the chapter, long after lee.
turers have ceas"a from troubling aue
4he critics ere no more.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

The only baseball trust that re.
quires investigation is the trust Of the
young man in the bleachers that his
boss won't find out where he is.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

A statistician tells US that this
country imports 10000 tons of chalk
annually, but just how much of 1t Ia
used by milkmen we are unable to
learn.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Doctor Ia Fined.

Alexandria.-Dr. ]. A. Bennett was
lined $3.50 and ten days on a state
charge and $50 or twenty-five DAYS
IN the city court here on the charge
OF assault and battery.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

A minister's wife recently testified
that she had thirty homes in eight
years. With her life must have been
Just one moving van after another
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Biz Deal of Marsh Land

Plaouemine-The Atehafalaya Land
Company has sold to Francois Rouge
of New Orleans $500 acres of swamp
land. The price paid was $33,920.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

1t costs one dollar, according to an
expert, to raise hen from infancy to
the laying age, but the cost is greatly
reduced II the neighbor has a garden
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

The worlds supply Of oxygen is said
to be growing less, probably because
candidates are using more than their
share OF 1t to keep their presidential
booms alive.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

That New York woman accused Of
killing her husband with a pair of
scissors seems suspected of being a
regular cut up.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

The saddest hour" sings a poet,
ls Just after sunset Evidently he
doesn't have to get up at 500 a. m.
in the winter time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

Some baseball players receive larger
salaries than congressman. But who
ever paid good money to see con-
gresham perform?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

The swain who is being sued for di.
Vorce because he has fifty-flve affinj.
ties might as well find couple more
and make 1t f1fty-seyen varieties.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

A Harvard professor has Just discov-
cred that women talk too much. How
ever. lot of old stuff has been worked
OF as new this year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

A Kansas man fed a mule three
tablespoonfuls of tabasco sauce. We
understand his widow is not blaming
the mule for what happened.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

Harvard astronomers have made a
map of 100000 stars Yet the sup.
ply OF shortstops and third basemen
seems unequal to the demand.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

A woman's theater. run by women
Tor women, is being promoted In Chi
cago. But what will it do for mat.
inee idol?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

An eminent authority estimates that
the value of baby is $4,000. But
then, of course. it is somebody else's
baby.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

Every baseball fan is willing to ad-
NIT that all men are born free and
equal-that is, with the exception of
umpires.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

1t takes a confirmed optimist to
smile on the sprouting grass and re-
mary that running lawn mower is
good exercise
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

A scientist informs us that there
are 1S.9S3.432 microbes on a dollar bill.
Now We know why they call it filthy
lucre.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

A London woman wears" monkey
suspended from her neck, and without
doubt the monkey is proud Of his pet.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

One fault to be found with the Mis-
sissippi is that 1t insists in spreading
Itself every spring
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

A Boston man stole his wife's
clothes the day their divorce trial was
to come up. She won her suit
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

Eating" says a scientist, is a
dying art" but he probably will change
als mind when pay day rolls around.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

"Lifeboats occupy too much space"
said shipbuilder recently. Volumes
may be written on that remark
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

An old fashioned summer does
not necessarily go with an old fashion
I'd winter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

For amateur wireless operators the
ugnal is ID. B. L." meaning Don't
butt in"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

"Ragtime Is dying out" says mu-
sfcal journal. If so it is dying hor-
rible and lingering death.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

"Mustaches," says a well known bar.
Der, ARE coming back into style. First
call for soup strGiners.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

A pessimist Is one to whom swat
he Fly!" sounds louder than "Play
BALI"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
HOUSTON HAS MILLION DOLLAR FIRE

Unique Film Exchange. Total loss
Glenn G. Gearhardt, physician
Total loss.
D. W. Whipple. physician. Total
loss
Houston Duplicating Letter Com
pany. Total loss.
Burt. McGaffey Oil Company. Total
loss.
Employees Indemnity Exchange
Total loss
Edward G. Trimble. Total loss.
American Plate Glass Underwriters
Total loss.
Oaklawn Improvement Company
lands. Total loss.
North Side Building and Home
stead Association. Total loss
Lockwood Investment Company
Total loss
John Woodhead Total loss.
f. L. Dennis, capitalist. Total loss
except vault
Dewson, Fletcher G. Tech Total
loss
R C. Stanley & Co, real estate,
Total loss
Hurley School of Stenography. To.
tai loss
American Land and immigration
Company Total loss.
S. F. Brown, physician. Total loss
H. c. Banker & Co, architects. To.
tai loss.
Houston Rental Exchange. Total
loss
Southwestern Mutual Benefit Asso,
citation Total loss.
Paragon Printing Company. Total
loss.
w. F. Lane & Co Total loss.
M. J. Losing, dentist Total loss.
T. w Dee, dentist. Total loss,
American National Insurance Com.
pany. Total loss.
Anderson Drug Store, ground floor.
Heavy water damage.
Thomas Goggan & Bro, music
store Complete loss.
The Candy Kitchen. Water dam.
age.
Moving picture show. Water dam.
age a
Japanese Art Company. Water
damage.
TEMPLE BLDG.-FOUR STORIES.
Ground floor: Benefits Drug Store.
Total loss.
Dorcher's Jewelry Company. Prop.
erty loss, water damage
Parrish's Book Store. Heavy water
damage.
O'Neil's Millinery Shop. Water dam.
age.
Occupants of building: H. L. Jack.
son. photographer Water damage.
E.. H Green. dentist. Water dam.
age
e c. Murray. physician. Water
damage
J. G Wier. dentist. Water damage.
EIva A. Wright. physician. Total
loss.
J. W. Hansen, real estate. Total
loss.
J. E, Hollingsworth. insurance. To
tai loss
Interstate Realty and Improvement
Company Total loss.
Knights OF Columbus Hall and rec.
ords Total loss.
X, l.. Buvens. dentist Total loss
Z. W HoetliCh, dentist. Total loss.
{. II Edge, dentist Partial loss,
AseptoI Chemical Company. Partial
loss
l. & Cottingham, physician. Par
tial loss.
W M. Arnold. physician. Partial
loss
Leon Arnold. physician. Total loss.
ii Franklin, real estate. Total loss
e W. Gordan. real estate. Total
oSs
Hesse Envelope Company. Total
OsS
William H. Eckhardt, physician. To.
al loss
Seraflna Bros. tailors. Total loss
Peter Il. Scardino. physician. Total
0ss
w H. Bruce. osteopath. Total loss
hynd q Lynd. osteopaths. Total
OSS.
II and b. e. Eskridge, physicians
'otal loss
a Myatt. physician. Total loss
y Northrup. physician. Partial
0SS
VIII l.. Barbee. lawyer. part;a,
)SS '"'
Houston Typographical Union M
Total loss. 1'0'
"''e J. Lorehn. architect Tota,
,SS o'@a
TOWERS BLDG-sIX STORIES
a Upper. millinery, ladies' furnish.
L Elk bLDG.-THREE STORIES
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
The hIGc Belt JOURNAL
WELSH PIG. CO., LTD, Pubs
WELSH LOUISIANA

Architects are al present ipclined to
bungalows and skysCrapers
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

A woman who read 5000 novels In
Il years has died. Can you blame
ler?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
HAROLD SOMERS. $50 Deksp {"

"SINKING OF TIL, III ns
Fastest selling book We have e' ,,,iiuef,
full details Of awful disaster I'm, ,Ses ~
investigating Com. at Nasn,,rf6sess 2,
now ready $50 pages, mas ssut ~ 4
Agents coming money; 9ne ,, Il AIT
first DAY. Price o! = 81. Us ss aslkiV
free. Write tVuay, aso1.u''''' N
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24
Galveston Sends Assistance.

Galveston was appealed to for as
sistanCe in the way of additional fire
equipment, and that city responded
nobly, reaching Houston after a fast
fifty-mile run with ample fire equip
ment Shortly after the arrival Of
the fire equipment from the sister city
the fire chiefs announced that the
conflagration was under control
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-24

Cto"elS luIHIlure store, building
owner by H. Masterson; loss Oh build
ing, 100000; stock estimated al
$4,000.
Temple office building, owned by
Levy Bros; loss on building. SIPS.
600; contents and furnishings, S25, 900
Mason office building, owned by
Mason estate and leased for ninety.
nine years by M. E. Foster; loss on
building, s15O,0O0; contents and fur.
nishings, $4,000.
Heyers' drug store building on Capi,
toll avenue. owned by w. ID. CIeve.
land; loss on building. $4,000; stock
estimated at $4,000.
Buildings partially damaged:
Dodge hotel, Capitol avenue, owned
by j. l.. Mitchell; valued at $50 900: ;
loss estimated at $4,000.
c. l.. & Theo. Boring Hardware
Company, building owned by Hencke
& Pilot; loss estimated at $1,000
Levy building. Main street building
owned by Levy estate; dan,ay. To
building about $1,000; damage to
Adoue-Blaine hardware store est.
mated at $4,000.
Texas Company building. Main
street, ten stories, owned by Jesse
Jones; damage about $4,000
oapltol motel, owned by Brashear
estate; loss about $1,000
A. Upper millinery store. loss
about $4,000.
lnomas Goggan & Bros. loss on
STOCK estimated at about $50 900
Anderson drug store, loss ON stock
$4,000. A
The Candy Kitchen, loss estimated
at $4,000
BENEFITS drug stock, estimated at
$4,000. o.
Occupants of Burned BUILDINGS
Following is list of occun,nts =,
the burned buildings:
MASON BUILDING+FOUR STORIES
Charles B. Moling Company Total
loss. '"'"i
Z. c. Sturgis. physician. To,a, loco
frank W. Norris. physician. Total
OsS. "'
charles J. Rogers, physician Total
0ss wal
Ebert c. Crawford, real estate
Total loss. "'e
.lhomas S. Howell. specialist Total
OSS. '''o'
moose Hall and records. Total loss
a. Z. 5 wanson Company lands
Total loss. 'a'uS'
'otal loss. u0io'
~ Emil Lindenberg. clothes To,a,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-29
NEW DEERE FACTORY
WILL MAKE WAGONS,
EMPLOYING 600 MEN

The 100000 branch factory to be
built in Atlanta by the John Deere
PloW Company, of Moline, ILL.,, viii be
used for the construction of buggies
and wagons and will give employment
to nearly 500 men
General Offices of the Atlanta branch
will be opened at III South Forsyth
street, and some SO statesmen will &c
out from here to canvass the territory
south of Virginia and east of the Mis-
sissippi.
The company is generally rated as a
$65,000,00O corporation and will manu-
facture about 10000 buggies and wag-
ons yearly at the Atlanta factory No
farm implements or mechanical tools
will be made in the local factory. which
will be located in South Atlanta.
j. D. Burrus. special representative
of the company. who has been in At
lanta selecting a site for the factory
and making arrangements. is high in
praise of the activity shown by the
Chamber of Commerce in aiding his
plans, and of S B. Truman, real estate
agent through whom the negotiations
for the factory site were carried out.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-29
WOMEN DENY THEY
RECEIVED PAY FOR
REUNION SERVICES

MACON, GA. May 29.-Society
women of Macon who worked indefa-
tigably for the reunion have indig-
nantly repudiated the charge that they
received pay or remuneration for their
services. Mrs. Dorothy Blount Lamar
says:
TO be definite and exact, neither 1
nor any other member of the women's
auxiliary was paid a cent or remunerat-
ed for any work done under the organ
ization. l pity the man or woman who
does not know the sheer joy of work
ing without money and without price
for his or her city"
Mrs. Marie Stevens Walker, Mrs
Dorrie Sykes Napier, Mrs Roland Ell
lis, Mrs. A. Flew Holt, Mrs. William
P Coleman, Mrs H. NJ. Workman.
Mrs. Glenn Steed, Miss Ida l.. Holt and
others have joined with Mrs Lamar,
who was the leader of the women re-
union workers, in denying the reports.
Mrs. Lamar called a special meeting
at the City Auditorium and there gave
utterance to her emphatic denial of the
charge that the women received pay.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-29
Mayor Of MACON
QU|TSC|TYF|CHT
Aassee's Threat of Publicity
Causes Moore's Retirement
From Race for Re- election

MACON, GA, May 29.-Mayor John
T. Moore has retired from Macon poll
tics. announcing that he will not be a
candidate for reelection. This ends a
bitter personal political fight revolving
around a proposed change in the char
ter The mayors announcement fol-
lowed the public statement of w. J.
Massee that tomorrow he would pub
hsh the facts as to his recent charge
that the mayor is and has been the
largest local stockholder in the Macon
public utility companies.
There will probably be four or five in
dependent candidates for the mayoral-
ty, as the retirement of Mayor Moore
and his split with Mr.. Massee has al
ready disrupted the administration
party.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-29
PROMOTERS ORGANIZE TO
BUILD ROAD TO ATLANTA

COLUMBUS. GA. May 2a.-The CO.
lumbus. Chattahoochee Valley and Gulf
Railroad Company, with headquarters
in this city. has been organized, with a
capital stock of 100000, all of which
has been subscribed
The board of directors is composed of
]. J. Williams. Arthur Bussey, L. H.
Chappell f. P. Owsley, L. F. Humber
and W. S. Shepherd. The officers are
J. ]. Williams, president; L. F. Hum
Der, vice president; S. R. Quincy, sec
rotary and treasurer; Josiah FIournoy,
chief engineer and general manager,
and 7. T. Miller, attorney The road
is proposed to run from Georgetown.
through Columbus. to Atlanta.