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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
8
Dram Soule has been placed at the head of the Cotton Men organization after a successful launch. The move positions Soule to guide industry spokesmanship and promote member interests amid ongoing market shifts.
Delegates meet at Piedmont hotel to launch the National Cotton and Cotton Products Association with an officers list including A. M. Soule as president and a broad group of regional leaders. The conclave adjourns after adopting a constitution and by-laws and passing resolutions.
An English observer declares that one starvation death equals seven from over eating. He asserts that among Anglo-Saxons overeating is a national crime, and that ten of twelve cases of dyspepsia stem from it. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are promoted as the remedy, with a free trial offer and dealer purchasing details.
A large Cotton and Cotton Products exposition plan emerged as delegates from six southern states and railroad leaders shaped aims to expand education, markets, and cooperation among growers, crushers, mills, press, and schools. Leaders praised cotton futures and seed by products, and the group organized a lasting association.
The Macon Chamber of Commerce held its fourth annual banquet at the Lanier hotel dining room with about two hundred business leaders present. Speakers included F Hanson of the Central railroad G Gunby Jordan of Columbus and others. The program featured addresses on welcome to the city and commerce, Our Commerce with Spanish America and Agricultural Development Along Educational Lines. Election notes from Grady Cairo indicate Sheriff Dollar likely to be reelected and other local offices showing contests or unopposed races.
The railroad commission received weekly delay reports from Central of Georgia, Atlantic Coast Line, and Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic. Central logged 126 delays, Dixie Flyer busiest, many trains late up to three hours. Coast Line logged 127 delays, Dixie Flyer late from the west up to four hours. Alabama line reported 11 delays over three days, seven minutes to one hour five minutes late. Officials will study the data for conditions and remedies.
Rome Ga February 10 Special At a meeting of the Sons of Confederate Veterans it was decided to have the unveiling ceremonies of the monument to the women of the Confederacy on the ninth day of March. The committee of arrangements will select the orator of the day later. The other arrangements have not yet been completed.
Mrs Rowena Lamb Clark aged 80 died from burns sustained when her clothes caught fire at her Staunton home. She will be buried in Charleston South Carolina, with funeral arrangements pending.
The general council met yesterday afternoon and transacted various items. Bids were let for granite curbing and brick sidewalks to several contractors, with sewer work contracts awarded to Sciple Sons, Withers Foundry, and Georgia Granite Company. A petition to turn Lake weed into a park was referred to the public buildings and grounds committee. An appropriation of 400 for a Whiteford avenue bridge was approved. An ordinance requiring washerwomen to prove no contagious disease at home was referred to doctors and the health officer. A streetcar petition allowed new lines to double track and loops. Time standard and public sessions ordinances were referred to committees.
L C Haynes a motorman for the Georgia Railway and Electric Company was knocked down and badly hurt by a lumber wagon at Bell and Decatur streets yesterday afternoon around 4 o'clock. He did not see the wagon driven by Hamp Lambert approach and was dragged by the wheels, suffering painful injuries to his legs. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Dr. James B. Dickey of Emory preached Sunday and appealed for funds. The Emory endowment drive reached 1350 dollars after a special subscription. total pledges reached 1950 dollars, a favorable showing for a small church. Nearby Eatonton and Putnam churches are engaged with northern church support conditions.
Dr. George R. Wendling arrived in the city and will lecture on Robert E. Lee the Idol of the South at the Auditorium tonight under the Auditorium Lyceum Course. A Fifth Regiment band concert precedes the talk with Hon. Hoke Smith presiding.
St Louis authorities report a three week crime surge with police records showing 728 robberies in 21 days. Burglaries total 149, sneaky robberies 485, and 23 nightly robberies amid a funds shortage in the Re Bet Association.
A Western city chief bookkeeper relates how coffee worsened his stomach and nerves after pneumonia. He switched to Postum, an eatable beverage, and claims relief and a return to steadier health. He urges others to consider Postum as a remedy over tea or coffee.
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