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INTERBURBAN LINE CHANGES HAND AIKEN - AUGUSTA COMPANY PROPERTIES SOLD. Believed That Transfer to Redmon Co. Signifies Development of Trolley Possibilities. Augusta, Ga., July 18.-The hol, ings of the E. H. Harriman estate the bonds and stocks of the August Aiken Railway and Electric compai and allied properties have been so to Redmon & Co., of New York, on basis of $2,750,000 for the entire pro erty subject to an investigation of t1 physical and financial condition the property which has been going in Augusta for the past several wee] and which, it is believed, will hai the effect of consolidating the deal. Negotiation for the local street rai way properties have been under wz for some time past, Redmon & C having secured an option from tl Harriman estate which expires C July 29. For some weeks past phys eal property experts, accountants ai lawyers have been at work in A gusta, going over every detail of t] company's business, and their fin reports have been completed and a: now in the hands of the new purcha ers, or will be before the end of t] present week. It is understood th all the reports will be passed upon 1 July 23, and it is known that th4 must be acted upon by July 29. Properties Involved. The properties involved in the de are the Augusta Railway and Electr company, whieh is the owner of a the local street railway lines and ele tric lighting plant; the North Augus Hotel company, which owns t] Hampton Terrace hotel; the Nor Augusta Land company, owning large amount of real estate in Nori Augusta, and the Augusta & Aik Railway company,- owning the inte urban line from Augusta to Aik( By a reorganization and consolid. tion of these various companies, son nine or ten years ago, the August Aiken Railway and Electric compar and the North Augusta Electric ai Improvement company were forme as holding companies, these two co: porations owning all the stock of tU several companies, and issuing thel own bonds against the outstandin securities of the original companie It is understod that not all of the ou standing bonds of the original con panies have as yet been taken up b the holding company, so that abox $2,000,000 of the bonds of the holi ing company still remain in the -treat ury. Five Millions of Secuirities. The total stock issue of the variou companies is about $800,000 of pr< ferred and -$1,500,000 of commc stock, practically all of which owned or controlled by the Harrima estate. The holding company has i~ sued $3,000,000 on bonds against a of the properties so that the combir ed securities now amount to som< thing over $5,000,000. The Augusta Railway and Electr company's lines in Augusta and sul urbs represent 'about 30 miles track, but all of this with the exce] tion of about two miles, double-trac] ed, so that the local street railwa system represents about 16 miles line. In addition, it embraces the l1 cal electric light and power plar which is a highly successful ente: prise. The Augusta & Aiken Railway C< represents about 22 or 23 miles< track, between Augusta and *Aike: which cost to build in the neighbo: hood of $500,000. A Big Hotel. The Hampton Terrace hotel repri sents an investment of $600,000< more while the property of the Norn Augusta Land company amounts to considerable sum. In addition1 these, there is involved in the tra( the Saluda River Water Power at Electric company's wire -and ci rights over the Congaree river brids at Columbia, for which the August. .Aiken company has paid in the neig] borhood of $100,000. It is not d finitely known what the deal means* Augusta. Several rumors have be( afloat in connection with it. One is the effect that Redmon & Co., is reality purchasing the properties f J. G. White & Co., which is a lar owner of street railway and electr properties in this country and els where. Another rumor is that ti purchase is part of a plan to build inter-urban line from Atlanta to A gusta, and from Augusta to Colur bia. Both of these projects have bet under discussion for several yeal There is still another rumor that t) purohase may have something to with another large electrical develo ment co$cern for this city and se tion. None of these rumors, howevt can be confirmed, as none of the I cal officers of the company seem know any more about the deal the the mere fact that it' is taking nlna Mr. Jaeksou Reticent. T James U. Jackson, vice president S of the companies, positively declined to discuss the reported sale of the w properties. He simply said that he (a S was not in a position to talk at this to tire and that nothing could now be" stated for publication. Mr. Legare, n general manager of the companies, of has been equally reticent throughout. " Nevertheless, it is well known that di both of these men are fully aware of st what is transpiring, because, for some pa Ln weeks past they have been going over be I- the books with the experts, who are L to make a final report on the finan- cc [d cial status of the combined compa- of a nies. In fact, the deal has been talk- vc - ed about locally for the past two or th Le three weeks, but every request for )f information simply met with the an M swer, "There is nothing to give out." . s It is probable that full information as bE to who the purchasers ~really are and Sc what they propose to .do with the St 1- properties will be definitely made la Ly known within the next few days; cer- re o. tainly before the end of the month. a! Le It is generally believed that the in n evitable outcome of the purchase will i- be the immediate improvement of the id properties and the extension of the i l- Augusta-Aiken railway to Columbia. tr ie The latter project is generally con- N al sidered not only highly desirable. but c ce entirely feasible. It is practically con- pC s- ceded that Redmon & Co. is not the ie real purchaser of the property, or at at least, that this firm does not intend in )y to operate it for itself but is simply y acting as broker for other parties. do A Reader of The State Asks for Light by al and Light is Freely Given to Him by The State. M ic The South Carolina political cam- C paign is about half over. In most of sC - the counties visited, John T. Duncan, D) an entry for the gubernatorial nomi- ga ie nation, has spoken, part of the bur- wo den of his speech being an attack on a The State and "Gonzales." do It appears the attempt is made, in te a more or less incoherent utterances, to connect "Gonzales" with the Semi nole company; to induce the public to believe that "Gonzales" advocated te the removal of the asylum from Co lumbia so that he and associates might buy the asylum property; worth d $2,000,000, for $(00,000, and alleging Is dwith more or less directness that "Gonzales" proposed or planned to esell to South Carolina for the use of r the asylum, his farm in Richland gcounty for $200 an acre when land as te: Sgood could be got by Duncafi for $10. R. It is alleged also - that there were is meetings at- night which were con- ag spiracies frrobbing the people, ui tt which "Gonzales" took conspicuous in Ipart. Neither The State nor "Gonzales" su had anything to do with the disbar- d ment of Duncan by the supreme co s court. Nor are they responsible for - the rules of the party gover~ning en- ce tries in the Democratic primary. Un s derstanding Duncan's condition, and B assuming that it was known to the i Speople of the State, these attacksti Icaused neither concern nor bitter ness. Even in this day, one may be S"arm'd so strong in honesty" that such allegations from such sources of e~ pass by "as the idle wind." It was - thought that all respectable people e )f would understand. )- But one reader of The State, T. C. t E- Covington, of Bennettsville, stands 9 . forth in all South Carolina, asking m )f for proof of Thb State's integrity; he ne )- thinks it due The State's readers to a t, know whether those who assume to bh C- lead can be vindicated. As Mr. C8v- pr ington seems concerned he shall not m >., be denied, and those assailed say to OV >f him: se Li, 1st: Neither The State nor "Gon r- zales" had relations, near or remote, ga with the Seminole company. ge 2nd: The State advocated the re- le' - moval of the asylum from the city ki yr limits of Columbia, suggesting a bond ;h issue to pay for a new modern plant, ra a and holding that the judicious sale te o0 of the Columbia property would fur le nish money for retiring those bonds. er d It was supposed Iby The State that an r this property would be placed in the s~ e hands of the sinking fund commis -sion to be sold gradually to the best lis 1~ advantage of _ the taxpayers. Neither S~ e- "Gonzales" nor, so far as he is in- sa : formed, any of his "associates" has never contemplated purchasing the til to property or any part of it. 0o in 3rd: Neither The State nor "Gon- Ir 3r zales" has any property in the vicin- s~ se ity of the asylum to be benefited by its ai ic removal; on the contrary .removing e- the asylum' from Columbia and open- er ie ing to improvement and settlement m tn several hundred acres of land within w aand immediately out of the city, as e a- advocated by The State, would haveK m retarded for years every other sub- 1s -urban development about Columbia. iIn several of these suburban develop 1 ments the owners of The State are -financially interested. The removal: I cof the asylum1 which was urged by of ir, The State for the sake-as The State 0- saw it--of bettering the condition of: tb to the unfortunate insane, and improv-Y tn ing a large section of the city, would t e. have caued diret financial loss to al * oms ownecrs, wit h no fi nancial 4th: If $600,000 or any other sum is offered for the asylum property point on which they have no in- I rmation) neither The State nor ronzales" had the most remote con ction with, or interest in, such :er. B 'B 5th: The "Gonzales" farm was not, rectly or indirectly, offered to, or it ggested by its owner for, occu- bo ncy by the asylum. It has never en on the market. 6th: As a member of the executive it mmittee of the Columbia chamber commerce the editor of The State ted authority to the president of e commercial body to quietly ob- p( in options on lands suitable for the ation of the asylum plant, said op )ns to be held at cost by the cham r of commerce for the benefit of uth Carolina, and to -protect tht ate from exhorbitant charges for B] nd, should the legislature decide to N move the asylum oit of the city d locate near Columbia. al If anything derogatory to the hon- - ty, character and unselfishness of ie State and "Gonzales," alleged or sinuated by Duncan, is true, its I ith can be readily substantiated.. )w if this simple declaration fail to nvince, or the indisposition -on the .rt of The State and "Gonzales" to . esent documentary proof be mis terpreted, the following course of ocedure- is suggested: If Mr. Covington or any other ubter will secure the appointment any justice of the supreme court, any circuit judge or by any white [nisterial Uiion of any city in South rolina, of a committee of five per ns to inquire into the charges of incan, and if any one of these dero tory allegations against The State td "Gonzales" is substantiated, The 0J ate company will pay five thousand - llars to whomsoever that commit a designates. A. E. Gonzales, Publisher, Wm. E. Gonzales, Editor. fo h< PELLAGRA NOT DUE TO CORN. te a Blood Disease-This is Believed aX to be Proved by Case at Hills boro, N. C. Durham, N. C., July 9.-By the sys-. n of injections into the blood Mrs. ri M. Baxley, of Hillsboro, N. C., it reported she was cured of the most Al gravated case of pellagra coming der the observation of medical men thsState. The treatment used was such a _ ccess upon her that medical men ieve it proves that pellagra is a ease of the blood rather than the bri asequence of a corn diet. - 'our deaths in one week were re- COl uatly recorded here. W rhe treatment employed on Mrs. na. xley is being tried on other pa- pa: nts.-Spartanburg Journal. pa2 gri The Favorite War. - as [n a sporting resort in the east end g London a popular Irish pugilist ts matched against, a burly and clev- D negro. The Irishman was not a bel rorite, and his friends bet heavily G at he would whip his colored op coi nent. The referee was also an Irish tn, and when in the first round-the $1. ' gro reached the Irish fighter's'jaw d the latter's head thumped the ards with a crash that seemed to, elude further contest the following mologue by the referee as he stood er the fallen favorite, counting the onds, took place: 2One!" (In an undertone to his U sping compatriot: "Come on, man;J t up out o' that. Are yez -goin' to this black son of Ham say he .ocked yez out?) "Two! (Wurrah, man, can't yez ise yourself and listen to what I'm lin' yez? Come on; get up!) "Three! (For the sake of yer fath s that bled on many a field get up d wipe up the floor with this black ioke that's grinnin' at yez!). "Four! (An' sure are yez goin' to there slapin' while this limb of ~tan takes all the money? Get up, I y, afore I pull yez up!" This sort of entreaty continued un ,as the disgusted referee lingered the final count, the badly dazed ish pugilist staggered to his feet, rung wildly at the unguarded negro' Fi id bowled him over unexpectedly. O Quick as a flash the ever ready ref ee sprang to the prostrate colored *. an, who, though dazed and weak, B as wildly struggling 'to regain his t, alid counted: "One, two, three, four, five and five ten! You're out, you naygur!" A Mixed Recipe. "How do you like my cake, hubby? ot the recipe from the cooking page a ladies' journal." "This cake is full of scraps of read and bits of feather, my dear. >u must have wandered over among ashio hinits"-Louisville Her ICE CREAM Something that Every One Likes. it every one doesn't make I every time they want it ,cause of the expense and Duble. Every one can have every time they desire, with tle trouble and at trifling pense, if you will get your wders from Wilson. IEAPEST Because It's BEST and EST Because It's CHEAPEST. 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"I was in a dreadful condition," he writes, "my skin was almost yellow; eAs suuk en; tongue coated; emaciated from losing 40 pounds, growing weaker daily. Virulent liver trouble pulling me down to death' in spite of doc tors. Then that matchlbss medicine Electric Bitters-cured me. I re gained the 40 pounds lost and now am well and strong." For all stom ach, liver and kidnfey troubleg they're supreme. 50c. at W. E. Pel. ham & Son's. - 3EWBEERY UNIION STATION. Arrival and Departure of Passenger Trains-Effective 12.01 A.L Sunday, July 17, 1910.. Southern Railway. No. 15 for Greenville.. .. 8.51 a. m. No. 18 for Columbia,. .-..11.57 a. m. No. 17 for Greenville.. .. 2.48 p. m. No. 16 for Columbia .'.....8.55 p. mn. C., N. & L.alwisy. No. 22' for Columbia.. i.. 8.47 a. mn. No; 52 for Greenville . .. 12.56 p. mn. No. 53 for .Columbia.. .. 3.20 p. in *No. 21 for Laurens.. .. 7.25 p. m. .:Does not i-un on Sunday. This time table shows 'the times at which trains may be expected to.de~ part from this station, but their de parture Is not guaranteed and the time shown Is -subject to change with. out notice. 'G. L. Robinson, Station Master. The Heral dand News, one year $1.50; six months, 75c.; four months'50. ngs Bank C. 'nber 16, 1909. ak Examiner LI ABILITIES. $ 50,000.00 'rofits - 27,013.63 250,632.87 ils Rediscount 6,000.0 *$333,646.5 )epos its J E. NORWOOD,.