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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1911
Page
14
Classified listing highlights 200 acre farm in Taylor county at an unknown price. 72 acres in Douglas county priced at 1900. 540 acres in Rabun county at 3000. 120 acres in Paulding county at 3000. 1700 acres in Charlton county at 800. 39 acres on Lookout mountain with coal and iron and 25 acres in high state cultivation at 650. Farms for sale available across Georgia.
Classified ad listing multiple rural properties for sale near Marietta Decatur Smyrna Lithia Springs Austell Douglasville Villa Rica and Callaway Rhules Company. Includes 8 acre poultry farm 2 miles from depot 80 acres near town 5 room houses and barns with chicken houses and fruit trees various terms and prices. Includes main road access and waterworks and mills description.
May delivery prices from Alexander Lumber Co offer $11.50 per 1000 for flooring and $2.25 per 1000 for shingles with prompt delivery. The Dixie Culvert & Metal Co advertises corrugated culverts and related metal goods. Other listings include old hats reshaped, painting services by Walter Bartlett, vulcanizing by Elyea-Austell Co, Camp Grocery Co, and a multigraphed letters service.
Several rental units listed at Whitehall Street Capitol Avenue Richardson Street Woodward Avenue Willow Street Beckwith Castleberry Kennedy St St Paul Avenue Glenwood Avenue Powers Street and more. Prices shown vary with room counts from six rooms to seven rooms and higher figures noted.
Naval stores and turpentine steady firm with receipts and cash prices listed. Mentioned are merles, realy firm, and Wilmington market figures with reference to rates around 7036 and 1208.
Kansas City and Chicago report cattle receipts around 2 000 to 4 000 with native and southern steers steady to strong and cows and bulls mixed. Hogs receipts near 10 000 with packers paying around 6.05 to 6.17, sheep and lambs steady to weak with fat sheep around 34, fed wethers and yearlings near 30s. Money and exchange note prime mercantile paper at 4.14 to 4.20 percent and bills at 4.84 for 90 days.
A long OCR sourced price sheet lists numerous goods and brands with prices for groceries and household items. Items include Red Rock products, beans, canned fish, cereal, flour, coffee, canned fruit, condensed milk, spices, and cleaning supplies. Prices are numerous and varied, reflecting a broad urban catalog.
MCLENDON BROS. LOANs advertise 100 acres for sale two days left at 190 per acre on Roswell Road two miles from the city. Road frontage measures six thousand feet with prospect to cut into fifteen acre tracts at 250 per acre. owner may raise price to 150 per acre if not sold.
On April 27 last year rain postponed the Atlanta versus Nashville game. A doubleheader followed the next day. Chattanooga defeated Memphis 4 to 0 with Schlitzer facing Allen. New Orleans beat Birmingham with Paige pitching against Manuel. Recroits beat Montgomery 3 to 2 with Bittrolff opposing Nelly. New Orleans and Memphis led with .661 records, while Nashville and Mobile were tied for last at .333.
Atlanta stopped Memphis ascent and prevented its own fall in the standings. The piece notes Atlanta as a top ball town when the team performs well and warns of negative effects if the team slumps, expressing hope for Atlanta’s value in the race.
Russell Bord, famed Yankees spitball artist and farmer Cracker, turned 28 on a Tuesday. Born April 25, 1843, in Mani ghoba Canada, his birthday is celebrated in local notes.
Swainsboro Ga April 27 Special reports a wave of baseball fever among local Black players with widespread disruption to labor as mills and farms suspend work for games. Mayor Arthur arrested two teams for playing without a permit. each player and the umpire fined two dollars or thirty days on the streets.
Weekly live stock market prices show good to prime steers 1000 to 1200 pounds at 9.5 cents. Fat cows 200 to 1000 pounds around 4.4 cents. Medium to good cows 700 to 800 pounds at 4.5 to 4.7 cents. Heifers 700 to 890 pounds around 4.9 cents. Mixed lots and inferior grades posted lower bids. Prime hogs 160 to 200 pounds around 4.26 to 4.60. butchers 140 to 160 at 4.00. sows 250 to 300 at 6.8 cents. Trade described as lighter with a cautious tone反.
Macon Georgia April 27 Special Jack McKenney a truck grower living beyond the South Macon municipal limits escaped a rattlesnake bite when the reptile struck his trouser leg. The snake five feet two inches long with seven rattles, was killed by McKenney after the fangs pierced his clothing and he avoided venom into his neck. The incident is described as an exhibition in the city.
Augusta Ga April 27 special it developed tonight that the solicitor general s office moved on information gathered secretly by church people issued warrants for some of the largest liquor dealers in Augusta using as forced witnesses people seen entering the places and drinking court bailiffs say they have served papers the list of those warrants is guarded one near beer dealer found admits he is under arrest but has until tomorrow to furnish Bond of 1000 for grand jury appearance.
A Saxony group of manufacturers objects to a planned visit by about 100 American business leaders touring Europe to study commercial and economic conditions. They fear intelligence gathered could harm Germany’s export trade, while the Berliner Tageblatt argues the trip would foster better bilateral commerce.
April 27 James H. Fowler of Tennessee, now assistant attorney general, was nominated by the president to be assistant to the attorney general to conduct trust prosecutions, succeeding William Kenyon who becomes United States senator from Iowa. Gamiel Adamg of fnzola was nominated to be first assistant secretary of the interior.
Hong Kong and Canton resemble a prelude to a mutiny as soldiers protest gambling suppression. Discontent has spread, thousands flee to Hong Kong while accommodations run scarce. Many soldiers plan to retire within 24 hours as officers, with loaded rifles, guard the walls. one leader is arrested and breach locks removed in several houses.
Over 500 delegates from all sections of the south are expected for the twentieth annual Southern Wholesale Grocers Association convention in Atlanta May 10 to 12. North and east manufacturers will send representatives as organizers prepare to host visitors in line with Atlanta hospitality. J. S. McLaurin of Jacksonville is president with L. M. Hooper Selma first vice president, F. E. Hashagen Wilmington second vice, C. W. Bartleson Jacksonville treasurer, E. & Greer Jacksonville secretary, and Robert Moore Jacksonville assistant secretary. Governor Joseph McBrown and Mayor Courtland Winn will welcome attendees on opening day. J. G. Hudson, commissioner of agriculture, will deliver an address on the wide range of topics at the convention.
A Joplin delegate to the Southern Conference on Woman and Child Labor wanders in Atlanta before the meeting. Labor leaders Jerome Jones and Henry Hanson travel to Augusta and Memphis figures attend. No races at Pensacola today due to rain. Friday contests resume with an extra sixth race for gentlemen riders.
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