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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1909

Page

16

Peach shipments cut to sixty hours as Georgia Exchange reforms schedule

The Georgia Fruit Exchange executive committee led by manager I M Fleming announced a new schedule that concentrates shipments to Chicago and other western points, slashing transit time to about sixty hours from Cincinnati. Contracts with multiple commission houses were ratified, listing firms across Cleveland, Buffalo, Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, New York and more, as the crop readiness and price projections improve. First Florida peaches reached Atlanta growers with a price about one dollar higher per crate than last season.

I. M. Fleming Chicago New York Fleming Cincinnati Detroit Cleveland Buffalo Pittsburg Heaboard Air Line Allentie Coast Line Nashville, Chattanoogs St. Lewin Central Railroad Macon Allentown Gomery Brow Altoons Hinman Brow Albany Rich & Everteen N. x J. Galt C. H. Weaver & Company Chevron Fruit Company A. C. Bink & Company Davenport Iowa Lagomarcine-Grape Company Dayton Ohio Kelfaber Company D G Wiley & Company Alfred Stual - Sons Duluth Minn Fussimman-Palmer Company Bchent N J Schabach and Rapids Bil Vinkemulder Company Indianapolis Ind Vanderssar & Company James L. Keech Lima Altachul Brothers Company Lexington Bayle, Fruit Company Milwaukee W . T. Godfrey & Bons Company Gromegnbach Company Minneapolis E . Stacy & Bone (Inc Montreal Canada George Vipond & Company New Haven Conn Galvin Fruit and Commission Company New Orleans Appel & City John Moyer Olivett Brothers Waltece Une T. BE. Cochran & Comany J. H. Killough & Company John Nix & Company Smith & Holden J. H. Schneider & Company Robert T. Cochran & Company A. F Young & Company E. K. Brackett & Company J. H. Laurenburg Brother & Company Norwich Geror Company Toronto White & Company Washington Florida Pacortally Vugazzi & Company

Grain men answer call of Barrett at Springfield mass meeting

Springfield May 12 grain growers and cattle raisers east of the Mississippi gathered at a National Farmers Union meeting. President Barrett outlined plans to organize wheat storage and curb market manipulation mirroring cotton planters. Delegates from states south of Iowa to the Rocky Mountains attended. a convention is set for September 7 in Springfield with cities already applying.

Springfield National Farmers’ Union Charles & Barrett Union City Harrett South New Orleans Union Company Tum Jet Membara Congress Iowa Rocky

Flames Destroy Cotton as Firefighters Stand Ready

In New Orleans on May 12 a blaze aboard the battleship M1 Bippi and nearby cotton taking on board the British steamer Columbia damaged about one hundred bales of cotton. The crew promptly assembled on deck, and firefighting began, with the ship tied up nearby. Firefighters from the vessel quickly subdued the flames before further damage occurred.

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Commencement Gifts of Value and Beauty

The approaching Commencement Day makes graduation gifts a timely topic. For a girl suitable items include a brooch or ring, lace fan, opera glasses, bracelet or necklace. For a young man cuff buttons, a fob, signet ring, scarf pin. A watch is an ideal gift for either gender.

Fight on Tuberculosis Drives Atlanta Women Drive

A meeting of the Ways and Means Committee of the Anti Tuberculosis and Visiting Nurses Association in Atlanta planned to enlarge membership. Mrs W C Price Smith led the effort, with Nellie Peters Black praising busy women. The plan uses store placards and membership books in windows, with firms like Chamberlin-Johnson, Davison-Paxon, Cole Book, and J M High pledging support. Captain Raoul urged broad participation for success.

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Root of Trouble Is Jurisdiction Over City Courts

A letter from Attorney J L Cobb argues that overreaching jurisdiction by justices of the peace across militia districts in Atlanta creates a conflict among courts and invites improper bidding for business. The writer condemns concurrent city wide authority and urges the grand jury to strike at the root by seeking constitutional repeal.

J. L. Cobb Gistrida Atlanta Cooks Ananian Club Syuel Georgia Justice of the Peace Superior Court Clayton County Citizone Fulton County Fuiton Clayton Superior and Justices Just Law of. i

Three Crushed in Auto Smash.

Kansas City on May 1 three occupants of an automobile were injured and one possibly fatally when a trolley car collided with the machine at an avenue intersection. Ambrose, vice president of Kansas City Automobile Company, and Miss Marie Brandenburg, manager, were crushed under the machine. Charles M. Clifton, the driver, was unconscious but not seriously hurt.

Kansas City Ambmore Kansas City Automobile Company Marie Brandenberg Charles M. Clifton

Local Women Promote Stamp Card Sale in Decatur

J Mahelway and others from Decatur with Mrs Smith and Mrs Pricemith preach the value of stamp cards. The secretary manager Lowe leads the rociation as plans to display the cards in business windows across the city unfold, hoping to boost proceeds and invest for future gains.

J. Mahelway Decatur Benatur Wistor Kreigshaber Perdue Robert Zab Erne Wood Somer- Gall Howard Emma Scott Howard Compton Mias Lowe Mra. W. B. Pricemith Mize Laws Mra. Smith

German Day at the University Athens Georgia May 12

Herr Will, imperial consul of Germany, addressed University of Georgia students in Athens on the German University system. The session highlighted freedom of teaching and learning, state support, and the German lecture method, with praise for student conduct and the mensur fencing custom discussed as a test of character.

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German university admiration and Athens visit spark talks

In Athens Herr Will, a German consul, spoke at Lucy Cobb Institute about the German university system praising its dual role in research and teaching. He noted Germany’s large, prized university and discussed women’s education differences, then visited the university and Normal School before returning to Atlanta.

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E B Suits Standout Value At Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Thirty

The line notes E B suits described as good quality and priced at 12 530, signaling strong value for buyers seeking durable formalwear. The remark highlights the brand category and competitive cost.

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