Stevens Warns Farmers As Acreage Booms At Audubon Park
New Orleans January 10 The first annual Cotton States Association of the Commissioners of Agriculture opened in Audubon Park. Delegates from Georgia North Carolina Alabama Mississippi Louisiana New Mexico Texas and Florida heard speeches urging Farmers to diversify crops reduce cotton acreage and improve farming methods. Commissioner C B Stevens General Jastremski and Governor Foster were featured speakers stressing rural independence and home production to improve southern economic conditions.
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New Orleans
Cotton States Association of the Commissioners of Agriculture
Joulsiana
Jefferson Johnson
Florida
L. B. Wombwell
B M Pamer
Jastremski
Foster
Baton Rouge
C. B. Stevens
I F Culver
Alabama
State Agricultural Colleges
Stevens
South
Cottain
Georgia
Milion Bates
Slater Armstrong Memorial Building Dedicated at Tuskegee
The Slater Armstrong memorial trades building at Tuskegee Institute was dedicated. Built with funds from John J Slater and General Armstrong, the brick complex houses 15 first floor rooms and 7 second floor rooms for trades training. Students built it, learned trades, and attended night school while earning academic credits. The 23,000 square foot facility features multiple shops, bright light, and a 123 hp engine with 75 hp boiler donated by C. P. Stuntington. construction cost was kept near 300 dollars from gifts including a $20,000 bequest from W and Belinda Randall estate.
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Twdneegee
Ala
Sater-Armstrong
Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute
John J Slater
Slater Fund
General Armstrong
Hampton Institute
Booker Washington
Robert C. Ogden
Washington
Frizzell
Alexander Purvis
Henry C. Davis
Philadelphia
Alabama
R O Simpson
Furman
George W Campbell
Rey Dr Eager and Murphy
Montgomery
Curry
Glazer-Armstrong Memorial ‘Trades Buiding
Tuskegee Institute
New Chapel
R R Taylor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J H Washington
C P Stuntington
New York
J L M Curry
Hampton and Tuskege
Dg W
Belinda Randall
Boston
Mass
Banquet Honors Sugar Planters Association at St Charles
In remarks on higher education Mr Stevens urges educating the farmer to cultivate abundance and joy. Tonight convention members attend a banquet at the St Charles hotel hosted by the Sugar Planters Association.
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Stevens
St Charles
Sugar Planters Association
Cartersville Election Quiet. Mayor and Aldermen Elected
Cartersville Georgia January 10 Special The city election held today was one of the quietest in years The ticket elected includes M Ford for mayor C Wofford first ward T R Jones second ward J P Anderson third ward G S Cobb fourth ward Aldermen chosen to fill four retiring positions.
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Cartersville
M_ Ford
C Wofford
T R Jones
J P Anderson
S Cobb
Pistol discharge injures Covington man in office
In Covington Georgia a pistol discharged when struck by a falling item from a desk seriously wounding Charles Demand manager of the telephone exchange. The No 38 bullet lodged in his left leg above the ankle shattering both bones and prompting doctors to remove a two inch bone fragment. limb amputation may be required. Also Grifin Georgia notes Colonel Seaton Grantland appointed by Governor Candler as one of five Georgia commissioners to the Paris exposition. He will likely accept and leave in June.
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Covington
Danuary
Operlal
Charles Dennand
Grantland
Grifin
Seaton Grantland
A D Candler
Georgia
Fort Valleys New Postmaster Named in McKinley Nomination
Fort Valley Georgia January 10 the nomination by President McKinley of W Peddicord as postmaster at this place was first learned today He will succeed Mrs M A Brown a widow with an invalid son who was appointed by President Cleveland during his first term.
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Fort Valley
McKinley
W Peddicord
M A Brown
Cleveland
Gage Replies to Covert Attack on National Depositories
Secretary Gage defends use of national banks as public depositaries citing stability and minimal market disruption. He notes National City Bank and Hanover National Bank as primary depositories and argues policy has long guided treasury finances to serve business needs.
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Gage
Congress
Senate
Allen
Nebraska
House
Sulzer
New York
Treasury
National Banke
National City Bank
Ita
Hanover National Bank
Natonal
Hanover National
Augusta Streets Railroads Hear Petitioned Street Uses
In Augusta Georgia on January 10 city council heard petitions from Seaboard Air Line and other railroads seeking use of Walker Street for depots yards and shops and condemnation of property. Directors of the Chatanooge Augusta and Charleston ARL met in Athens and Augusta to elect officers. St Pauls church filed suit to stop railroad use of Washington Street from Center to Reynolds Street, with a temporary injunction issued and cause set for January 25.
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Seaboard Aluiine Railroad
Southern Railroad
Morgin Railroad
Central P Lroad
Atlantic Coast Line
Walker Street
Walther Street
Daliosas
Seaboard
Seapuaia
Al-Ling
Inis
Southern Railway
Aunrottie
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Harrison
Garrett
Ai Jen
Serrett
Lombard
Elliott
Ffth
Saturn
Chattanooge
Augusta and
Charleston
Atr Line Railway
Georgia
Road
Athens
Thomas W Alexander
Boykin Wright
James D Dawson
Paul Mustin
Charles 8 Heard
J A Jackson
Frank E Feming
A H Hodgson
Joseph B Brown
Jack J Spalding
Atlanta
KR Lancaster Willama
Richmond
Dyer Building
R Lencaster Williams
Charles S Heard
Frank E Fleming
St Paul's Church
Southern Railway Company
South Carolina and Georgia Railway Company
Augusta Southern Railway Company
South Caroline and Georgia Railway
Richmond County
Washington Street
Center
Reynolds Street
Brinson
Macon Plans Suburb Annexation Expansion Push
The Macon chamber of commerce committee led by George A Smith, George Ketchum and Howard M Smith advances a plan to annex suburbs led by Huguenin Heights within months. Mayor Bridges Smith supports gradual expansion, noting boundaries last set in 1896, with 60,000 population possible if all suburbs join, starting with Huguenin Heights to expand fire protection. The district docket includes W D Smith mayhem case, postmastership race between Harry Edwards and R D Locke, and other city concerns.
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Constituion Bureau
Brown House
Macon
Chamber of Conmerce
George A Smith
George Ketchum
Howard M Smith
Bridges Smith
Huguenin Heights
Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Howard Smith
Chamber
Smith
Bibb County Grand Jury
Work on the Ocmulgee River Begins Below Fifth Street Bridge
Special dispatch from Macon dated January 10 reports Captain Woolvin supervising a large workforce under a pile driver. Work aims to clear sand bars from the Oc mulgee river from Fifth Street down to Southern Railway bridge with jetties, improving navigation. Congress appropriated 156000 dollars for river improvement. completion expected by June to make the river navigable from Macon to the Oconee.
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Macon
Ocmulgee
Fufta Street
Woolvin
Southern Railway
Congress
Oconea
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