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Bland tn g differences between our transportation lines and their patrons will ?all be amicably ad Justed." Hespec itally D. A. HENNING REPORT OF EXECUTIVE (Finance) COMMITTED As of Feb. 15, 1914. Received from Subscriptions _$5,612.75 Received from 1 carnival . 129.86 Total 4 ... j ;..| 5,742.61 I . JDlsburHementH Administration (Includes fixtures) $ 3,430,76 Publicity. 661.44 Civic .:.. 33.90 Traille -. .?96:? Trade Extension J?t\ci.UJ:. U67.? 'Agriculture .,..>....,,.*.'*?.?H. ,4i8i>5? Educational. Ul*) Credit . 17.20 'Employment . 15.85 Entertainment . 419.80 Railroad Extension . 16.26 Manufacturing . 16.50 'v . Total .31,6,734.98 .Ral. on hand. .7J63 Grand Total..J^ldinl Note In addition to above various other funds, iocliAl lng. partly the below have been raised, dlslnrrsed.aml properly accounted for: ' Adderson Fitting School, dormitory fund$ 1,250.00 Sfate Encampment ._,. 683.25 Rocky River Survey Fund . State Sunday School' Convention (to .date) 9HJ6& Government Good Road fand. . 1,4)03JW $ 3.7191811 Street from Main to'Peoples. A special committee ls m. .nt work In an en deavor to get the city of Anderson, wltti- the co-op eration of property owners to open np a new street from the New Depot of the Blue Ridge Ry. to Peoples Rt.rwhioh fa? b??ly needed, in the vicinty of Ander son Collage-the commutes waa abie, to interest, prop . erty?owners in haring ? survey made for a.demon-1 stratton road. The work will probably be done this fall. Good Roads, Bonds. It was'deemed beat try the committee at this time] not to actively-push the securing of .needed legisla tion for the.purpose of allowing the county to issue good roads bonds in the sum of $400.000.00 fer.good . roads, but the committee favors auch action later, when a.proper, campaign ot education has been con? ducted and o proper county-wide good roads organ!-1 sation haa been secured, wnicn work should be .done j this year. Lake Toxaway Highway. . The committee succeeded hi arousing great in terest In the proposition; to build a naw tnter-stato] highway between Anderson and Lake Tox?way, with| . connecting links to Columbia and Northeast Georgia. Thhls work ls now under way In the vicinity of Wal halla, where the greatest part of the-work prest Ae loone. In North Carolina the work ls being prosecuted and the Highway should be open tor traffic this sommer. It will be of great value to Anderson and all of this section of the state. . It will give the shortest route between the Southeast and' Lake Toxaway and the Highlands Section of North Carolina and should and will be the means of the treating oP a new traffic thresh this Section,, which' wilt leave In Us wake *;L>rgo.neW businesa to. the cities and towns touched. fcHOJOOO.60 worth oi road work is being done In North Garollno and tn the vicinity of Walhalla on the project,'Which guarantees Its success, however, there ls needed wot-k on the project, tn Anderson County, especially between Honea'Puth and Anderson. Rational Highway. The commHtee waa represented. at .the .Annual Meeting of Vue American Automobile Association, at'Baltimore,-when Mr. A. S.? Farmer advocated the ballding of the - Quebec-Miami Highway Via. Ander son,, for iwkich there are ?oed ; prospects. . . .^nbiiriian Districts. Great, progresabas been made In the development! of Suburban districts, during the year, including the | bulMlug of a Model Town at North Anderson, includ ing North Anderson Stree'. Ry. Co., etc. The College Park addi'ion being .developed .into ?? the .prettiest su burns imaginable and the Anderson Real Estate and Investment Co, is planning another, hand some addition, while other realty firms are at work. The beautiful Rose Hill Club has been built at North Anderson. - Gas Line Extension. " The Anderson Caa Co., which began business In Anderson during the past year, and which has had a ' very handsome busuieu, .announces extensions oi its, mains to Belton,.WIlRamston and. Pelter and other suburban towns, at an. aggressive cost of approxi mately $225,000.00., . : faence anti Banking. It ls eery gratifying tb,note that life Insurance companies Aave Invested in-Anderson county $546, 193.00 in. Investments, Whmh rsum; is arrowing .annu ally. The local Banting has passed through the nest year la ltaV-blstery, (total ^deposlti In the full time | i of prosperity la the I?lI.?c?T''Jte. ?Iis?, time In the his tory ot the etty approaches the $3.000,000. The de at this time arc r$?O0.006.O0 more than they tifiar. Tbecttyysaw the.op?Alas ?La new t ?be Dime savingB ead tao- eenselteetten of two others, in the Citizens National and Anderson Bank ing & TruBt Co. . Extension of Telegraph Service. . ??The Western Vnton Telegraph Co. during the ' r-re-built U tues between Anderson and Mc-| k. Efforts have been made to get the Postal ih Co. to buUd into Anderson,.and < Ute mat naw wader cnaelderatten.taapanding much upon possibility of railroad- extension southeastward from Anderson, . ' ' .-. i . ... Civic Committee. !S ' ? i^-e-- . t ... ; C. 8ULI?V.AN NARDIN RUFUS PANT C*^8BSB%IN^ ;*r!L<>?f N SOM .The. cama***?; bas,? wet -a, apia! of rive times, ?ea*bastfieaa<yd?ipn u-wnmberOf Important things, aevernl,of which are still pending. SwaWUc-Fly Contest. connection with City Milk and Food and the local Y. M. C. A., a Swat-th?-Fjy contest. . were given thy tb* city. lr too aman-m s?ge?, waa, at leaaVll.000.0rto bold t-the-Fly contest worth while, however, if lt aSmail?ainlBjf again. , WtJyff?jMfclf?h\fFox*i of Government. #t?ta^n Of Op^lsalon Wf M*de$?*e?L tsad car to uke a dele Cation ?pt Andersonisns over to Greenville, to hear] a special lecture on Commission .rora; of Govorn mont. delivered by L. Wilson, of Detroit, a specialist] on the subject. This matter should be agitated by j the local newspapers. The committee favors ?fi tatton, but believes,of course that the matter sho lld I he left to thf-votera of the city for a final d?cisif.? First Unit of White Way. This comm luxe in .connection .with the ladles of the Anderson Civic League has worked.out a plan for the first udit of a White Way for the city, by placing o White Way around the Plaza. The ladies have agreed to give the posts, and the city in asked to stand the cost of putting up same. .The matter lias been long delayed because of pending light franchises, but since the latter have -now been ar rang?e., the chances are that some arrangement will be perfected, iby which thia first unit or White Way !? hr.ilt. The ladies are ready and the council will it ls understood treat with them, im an endeavor to put-the proposition through. This done, and later on, it is believed that a White Way will be secured for the entire business district. In fact several persons are now at work lining up different prop i erty owners in thc Interest of the matter. No other city in the state has a business district which could be more easily nor attractively beautified than An-1 I dersorr. School Cleaning Day. The committee rendered assistance In School I Clean-Up Day, on November 7th. It ia to be hoped that some .pian may be worked out to have a Gen eral city-wrde. clean-up day this year. If the active support -of ?.nil interests, city, civic and otherwise can be enlisted in such a cause. Anderson may be '.made a much cleaner city than at present. The -.value of cleanliness is inestimable, and it behooves i.eoy .city -to watch, out for its health. ?Minor Matters. .Under the auspices of this committee several j conferences were held the. past summer with farmers j and cotton buyers, tn.an endeavor to consider the: local cotton market. Some complaints were madel by farmers and business men that Anderson's cot-1 ton .market was lower than at competing points, j The.committee baa never yet been able to ascertain! (a) either that lt la a real fact that Anderson as a cotton : market is lower than other points, or (b) i that if such ls the case, what .is the cause thereof.! The cotton buyers contend, as do many others, that the actual ?cash cotton market at Anderson is as good as elsewhere, if not better, and that some small, towns in the. vicinity, of Anderson make.a prac tice of ostensibly . paying more for cotton than this etty, but that in. fact, merchante in such towns : pay for the cotton In old debts and merchandise, and hold the market down late in the season. The Daily Mail of Anderson refuted the argument that A ?? ?aC I* IT G Tl ?S ??Ot, SS BtCOt? OT *.*C**CX" CO**G?? XO. W\ fes % t than Georgia towns. The committee assisted in the matter of organ ization of the incorporated town of Prankvlllee in Anderson County, was represented at aereral na tional and state civic conferences and at the Con - terence fer the- Common Good at . Columbia, etc. Publicity Committee. WILLIAM BANKS. Chairman L.. S. H '>N JOHN W. LINLEY JOHN F. cANK J. H. GODFREY J. H. OULLA T. K. ROPER i -It is now generally recognized that there is no one thing i so difficult as successful city publicity. Just what to do and bow, in order to properly ad vertise a city, is a problem ot national scope. This J.committee does not.claim to have .solved the prob lem, but it baa done some real good publicity work. City Publicity In results in intangible and ind?finie .hot none the less effective. Aggressive Anderson. The publie*f$ra of "Aggressive Anderson" as a -quarterly . publicity medium - has -been one of the means employed to advertise the city. This paper la,printed on the best grade of paper and from 1,000 to 2,000 copies are printed each Issue. Three issues have so 'far appeared, and all of them have been complimented. It is believed "that tl?s organ has : been ot great good. The next Issue will appear on April let. The paper has been generally cir culated'throughout thc United States. The railroads have ?sslsted In its distribution. It has served .a meo.ns of rivtnp: ?u-to-now .statistics regarding the city, and vicinity. By frequent .publications, it lisa thus been possible to have advertising matter up to date and strictly reliable. l.Ct.J I^UILUU , V Ililli I . The organisation lias operated a News Bureau,] by which new stories about the development of An derson and vicinity have been sent to all the va rious Trades Papers, to state papers in the Carolinas and Georgia, ami much assistance has been given the local.press. Many illustrated articles regarding -Anderson'have been sent out. This class of publi city ls generally termed "Date-Line Publicity" and its .value lies is keeping the growth, progress and .opportunities of v?e,city before as many people as ; possible, through ?he news columns of the papers and trade Journals. New Local publicity Mediums. Among thc developments, of the year has been the organization of the Anderdon Dally Intelligen (C*r, a morning daily, carrying thc foll Associated :Press service. This .paper together with the An derson Daily Mall, our admirable evening paper. Is giving the people of Anderson and vicinity as good newspaper service aa may be found anywhere .in.a city of 20,000.people. The Piedmont Magasina bSB'been established during the year and'la printed here hy the Oulla Printing * Binding Co. It ls development -magazine, and will endeavor to exploit the development and possibilities of the whole'Pied morn Country. It hes?* ^laat .sntsston and ; oe sar ?n< thc support of all citisens. A Summer Chautauqua. With the aid of twenty-five : bas Ines* men^this committee has closed a deal with the Redpath chau tauqua Bureau to operate a Chautauqua In Aader I son ?tills spring. The Redpath people wilt bring beio 16,000.00 worth of attractions and give the etty gs fine service aa ita purchasable anywhere. The service will be tbaVuaed in the large cities or so.ofte people upward. War Cry, Cte. Acting under the suggestion of the local Sal-, vat (on Army arhcJaJs. Capt. . Maltee. Assailant Editor Ot the War Cry. tf?e national publicity organ ot the Salvation Army, came to Anderson and arranged for & special write-up ot'the city tn the W?P Cry, which Will shortly appear. Thia -paper has ?ore than 300.000 readers. Capt. Itabce * while here held two largely attended meeting*. Baseball League. This committee favors the organisation of an Interurban or Trolley .Baseball League, and expects to endeavor to perfect arrangements for a team In Anderson if the plans far the .proposed league worked out st Greenwood are successful. I Special Ads. -saki J? tho'sMoJwstectuvftrs Record. Baltimore;Trades man. Chattanooga; Doe Wast Womans Collage Magazine. Anderson Collego .Annual. rMtrymsn'I -.ni r . _- . Meetings-Statistics. The commute? has met a total of nine times. I Records kept show that this Chamber of- Com-, j tuerce han sent out a total of f>,388 letter?, distrl 1 buted ll.?68 pieces of literature (inclliding 7.660 to anderson county farmers) and sent out 468 newa. The letters Include post cards. The literature In cludes copies of Aggressive Anderson. Publicity by Entertainment. Pew people real UP the value of publicity through entertainment. Members of-this committee, with the aid of various members of the organisation, have entertained a very large number of people during the year, by antomobllc trips around the city and in the country, including trips given to ladies and other delegates attending conventions, -trip of the State Secretaries Association to Greenville, etc. It's as tonishing the number Of -people of this kind handled during e year. The publicity value lies in showing' these people just what the city.and country ls. and is the cause of not u few newcomers uow seen on the streets of Anderson. Credit Bureau. Miss Elizabeth Harrison, Manager Thc organization has operated a Credit Bureau, and furnished ratings to all members who have ap plied. Hy thc action of the Board of Directors, the Bureau lias eliminated Ute collection-feature of this bureau. Records -how that the bureau has been called upon for ratings to the number of about 750. This Ru renn does not seem to be giving the satisfac tion expected,.and the sanie should probably he re organized this year. Retail Merchants Department. To make this credit bureau a better success, it will perhaps be wise to organize os s part thereof a Retail Merchants Association. Many merchants favor such a plan and the Secretary will recommend same to tlie pew board of directors, to be elected. Employment Bureau. The organization has operated an Employment Rtireau and has succeeded in obtaining position! for a good many people. This bureau's work can be enlarged and extended. The organisation lias not had s tiffie lent time to push it or elaborate with it information Bureau. " The organization bas operated a General Infor mation Bureau. It has been used,generally through out the year and especially during the holding ol Conventions. A Tribute to the Directors. Tho Directors have met a <r?tal of 21 times, ant iiave generally passed upon the various work o the different committees. They have given a greg deal of time and thought to the .work and as .ai harmonious body are all that any commercial or ganizatlon could possibly expect. 1 These gentle men, representing as they do, the leading buainessei of Anderson have uniformly and often at great'in conveniences given their time and ability to Ult organization and are deserving ot very great praise This tribute applies also to the Executive Com inittee and to Mr. Hammett, tts Chairman. A AVord from the .^cre?t?ry. We bave closed the first year of the history c this organization. Read the report .as lt appears Ji full in this issue and then pass ^dgmaat.' We bav done the very best wc could and wo.we, net.ashame of our. record. We believe lt will compare favoi ably with that of most other organizations of thl kind. 'hi . The secretary wants to be of all taw rv od pot sible in the .upbuilding-of Anderson, ard.bile th ls.human like the rest of us, believes'that if th membership will give thc support that we shall t able to make the work of thlB organization'or Inca eulabie value. M ' < - The secretary is called upon ito handle a lari number.of unpleasant things, to.aak you fer the, ni of your auto and for your Ume and yftur money as your Influence. Remember thai lie does -not do * personally. He does so. os your representative ac lng. and working for. yon. In Ulla connection the secretary desires to than all members for the kindness and uniform courtet shown him and trusts that, he also bas not been pf te amiss. Educations.. M. M. MATT ISON, Chairman. JOHN ?P. VINES W. H. : FRAZER E. C. Met 'ANTS ?B. .A. HENRY This committee han not been called upon exe?; In two instnnoea this y*sr. I?>? pecullur missie!', to foster educational (needs tn Anderson, and to a sist in building up the .educational institutions the city. Anderson College. The committee was called ?pon to,assist in tl raising of an additional fund of-S25?000.v0 for A derson College. As is -known, ajpreglsaate $125,000.00 had already been raised in Anderson f the promotion, construction and operation of Ui institution, now recognized as one of thc IssAb Female Colleges In the South, and the pride of .i Anderson Ians. The committee rendered \valaat services. .Andnhs offices.of the Chamber of Coi merce were used a* headquarters for the.campais ianqbenps behag .served on .?ach .evening during the campaign. This committee congratul?tes the Of ficers of Anderson College and thc .people of the South ujto/i the .ejection of Hon. W. H. Hand, as P.rod?jqnt .of Anderson College, and feels that under bis able direction the Institution will ?how even greater growth thah In the past. Anderson Fitting School. This Committee had a conference with Rev. W. H. Fraser, D. D., with regard to assisting him In his work In building up the Splendid boys' preparatory school, which he opened itt Anderson last year. At' this conference it was the sense of the Committee that from $25.000.00 to toO.OOO.eo should be raised to build dormitories for this institution but that lt would be best to put off the campaign until some time later, but that in the meantime a temporary dormitory should be rented. This was done and this committee in connection with the trustees of the school raised a total of f 1,260.00, which waa used to rent quarters for the present ?easton. Anderson ha? a big opportunity in this magnificent institution under the progressive and Christian manager ship of Hr. Fraser, and no one doubts but that the Institution will become one of great importance. Educational Patriotism. This committee believes it would be a good idea for the Chamber or Commerce to seek to Inoculate into the students of Anderson's schools and colleges a sense or civic duty or Uve student to their city and country, and believes it would he a good idea to offer a prbee for the best essay written on the sub ject of "Anderson.'' Rural School Supervision. Miss Maggie Carlington has been cn*,\ged aa Rural School Supervisor, and ls doing a vet y satis factory work indeed. Girls tomato canoing clubs and school demonstration plots and work of like character is being prosecuted by her. Its value ie uadisputable. Growth in City Schools. During last year a new system of financing thc public schools was worked .up, and an election call ed for the purpose ot legalizing same was carried creating a school district in the city and suburban schools. In addition $100,000.0? in bonds tor ne? schools was .voted and four now schools constructed The attendance in the city schools on Feb. 1st, 1914 waa 3,545, Ute highe?! In the history of the city, ot about 600 more than last year. Agricultural and Good Roads. AV. L. BRISSEV, Chairman. J. D. HAMMETT J. J. FRETWBLL J. 8. FOWLER T. FRANK WATKIN8 J. E. BARTON S. E. MOORE J. W. Rothrock, Demonstrator. The committee met a total of twelve times. I bas had a large volume of difficult work to handle It is able to make a flattering report. AgiiciiUurfil Betiiuusiraior . Realizing that no one tactor mean* aa much i the.City of Anderson as the building up of the agri cultural resources of the county, and the adoptio of .better scientific farming, this committee in con neotton .with Clemson College ..employed at a salar of 41,200.00 per annum, J. W. Rothreck, us Count .Agriculture! Demonstrator, Mr. Rothrock has don good work,.at least as good as any tn the state an .probably better. ?He is a practical man and under stands .conditions in this county. He bas tined u a total .of 104 demonstration plots throughout th . county, demonstrated advanced methods of dee plowing, better seed .and intensive cultivation c crops. Great;progress.bas been made in getting tai mers to.plant.cover.crops,.the greatest soil bulblet known to agriculture. Seed .baa been sold at 1 per cent over .cost to all farmers and best see possible obtained. An indication of the recoi breaking progress made in cover crop advancentei in the following table of leguminous seeds sold beat witness: Vetch.6,420 lb .Alfalfa .'.1,407 lb Crimson Clover .2,876 tb Red Clover .,. 409 li Rape.309 ll Burr Clover .t.. ;. 208 In Grass Seeds. 276 lb Barley-'. 634 lb Rye .4P..3,824 ll Eighty tons country raised hay for need so farmers at cost and 1010 .bushels seed oats sold wholesale , to farmers for seed. Absolutely relati' increase in cover ero*?? th "ot! shout tho county Is s ? ? rn a ..ed at more than 400 per cent, aa astonishii record, and one that ia fast making Anderson ot of the great diversification of farming counties of tl country. Such Increases in a tew years will revol tionize farming in Anderson County, giving a tot sjrric?'tur?l revenue far excessing the preseui, i ready one of the largest In the.South. It is now es mated that the annual .agricultural revenue of A deraon Cqnuty including live stocks, butter and pot try. ls beyond the $7,000.000 mark of which cott constituted, about $6,250,000.00. Farmers' Institute., A large number of Farmers' Institutes have be held Uifongiiout the county, the attendance In sevei , ra?t?M??tt reaching beyond im- ?Wr? mark and setae ?falling'below'100. Traction engines have been dei onsuated at these meetings and a vast variety topics discussed and practical detnonutrations mail This work ts well organized and.la producing.Up.t n snit". IUH on?- pf the causes of A,ndfroon'County's agrk-ulturar^greatness and progress. l;ive Stock and Dairying. Tills eraumlttee wat instrumental in getting the rutted State* Department of Agriculture to dejativa special live stock expert to Anderson aaa adjoining counties. Mr. J. T. Watt, who ls thin expert, h?s -been on the groand for about six weeks. The An derson Count)- Live (Stock Association has been or ganicen with a membership to date of about 150, all of wi om represent the better class of fanners and most of whom are going Into either the dairying Or beef raising Industry. This association means much end tites gotten down to real work. Already ordjrts for more than $15,000.00 worth of li i gb-graded cat tie, miioh and beef, have been secured, and shortly Mr. Watt and a member of the association will make a trip West tb purchase the very best blooded, halls and heifers for this work. Clemson Cottage ?flictots. are giving a great deal of time to this work. Mt.j* a work which will take several years to show", but once -well nuder way will be of grent significance' to the county and etty. Hog Cholera. This department ba . through Mr..Rothrook and others saved the county t iou sands of dollars .in .vac cinating, hogs against hoc cholera, lt has helppd lp the eradication or ni?";, plaat diseases, and to: nay doing special worU to eliminate the .Soutirera .cara bug from our corn fields, which bug has done disas trous .work in the county. It has brought .to the county ? Special Government expert on bug disease* and their, prevention, and has outlined u plan toi as sist in the eradication' of many harmful insects. The* average farmer, much less layman, totally falto to appreciate the importance of this class.of work. fTh> Demonstrator hos also been equipped with a Basooftk Milk tester, which bas been used generally through out the county, for the purpose pf testing the .'dairy ing value of cows. etc. Dairying Schools, Etc The department lias conducted several one-day dairying school", for women and girl farmer? throughout the county and has handled'three special butter contests awarding pr?tes to tho producers'bf thc host butter. One of the prise pounds of .butter was sent to President. Woodrow Wilson aa a^pr^eyiL Exhibits and Community Fairs. The committee has rendered valuable assist through Ira Demonstrator and otherwise in tho ho}, lng of Community Fairs at Pendleton and'.Belt judging products, etc. It has sent exhibits of coti. butter, etc to State Fair at Columbia and to.the.rj tlonal Corn Show at Dallas, Texas. The contmHi favored the organization at some appropriate'iii of a Sectional Fair at Anderson, to act as clearl_ house for .the (Jomniunlty Farrs of the -P|edmdpt.'>. Government Special Road. The committee had the Bureau of Good Roads, Washington, D. C., send a special Toad export to. An derson County to build a demonstration roast. $1.250.00 was raised locally to pay for tho reed. B was built. There seems to be considerable dlsaaito faction with the road at present, however, recently the Government sent another expert herc to inspect same, and he has recommended a plan tb Supervisor King whleh'll ls expected #111 remedy the defect tn the road and make same of greater value. New Theatre It is with a great deal of pleasure that Ute Enter tainment Committee is abje to report that Anderson ia to hsve a llrst-class modern theatre, to cost approxi mately $40,000. The fund? for some hove t^en rsisad, and work is.expected to start on or qbout April UJth next. IVttt I It will be the finest theatre in tfce Pfedimmt*ed.worth a tfraat d Anderson. A vest amount of committee work has been done un this, cud it has BTovrn n com plicated task, hut thc end is in sight, and Anderson gato ;iic srw.theatre. To ail ??u?er^o?i Business Men Membership In the Anderson Chamber of CM* merce |H pv;?i?u?li?? ?.? '?y.'-.r? or*?T??f Tjg4iw?s vtowptfilit^oW tbe individual advancement of the asea who ere. ale and develop the elly's indBKtrlah CAM merris 3 and civic well beliig. MSR, AN.U KOT! RESOURCES, ?ASE ? ???*. Anderson'* future Iles la the heads ef Its baslaes? mea. At th? sante tiare the prosperity af the ladt* viduals participating In all that goes to make an life In Andernon and likewise dependent anea fte** ed. and that ls u well organised chamber of tom merco. THOSE WHO GIVE. 0E1V Andersen ls ge* veloplng rapidly. Keep the good work going aid go year share by supporting The Amtorsoa Chslg. ber of ? owmerce which, 1* o,tutanl U > ucl\mmmt ly or Indirectly In your hermit as a business maa af Anderson. r ( Adapted from .the Ihittalo Ul ve .WreTl LAW?; HD Instead of having to wrestle with the trouble of very inadequate ' rail read facilities for yeera end .years, Anderson would today be ont the mata line of the .great Souther? Hallway, from Kew York <to New Orleans ex cept,for the lack of $700, according to a statement made'by John R. Coch ran. Sr.. yesterday. Tjevtewrng many railroad facta and things?that happened yea rs. ago, Mr. Cochran said that la 1968 application was made to the South Carolina gen eral assettfbly for a railroad charter, the road to be known as Ure Air Une . Railway. The bill granting this charter waa duly passed by the legis-, lature, but later another charter was : Blunted the railroad and .when .it ; ?ame into the engrossing depart ment, where Mr. Cochran was busy at the time, he immediately saw that the name of Anderson bsd been omitted from the list af towna %p he,touched by the railroad and instead tbe char ter waa an open one, giving the road ike right to operate In ,any j?rt of the State. Mr. Cochran at poce saw the "joker" in this and he jajse .?.? protest to the transportation commit tee to -hold up the charter pnttt he MnM iMumMnjritft with Asdcrccn people. According to Mr. Cochson the aail irokd jteoplo at once boaan to ??.ut jforih every ?tort, asia* .every #osai blfc -meano of warfare to get the bill through. Kc ssid that the ?resident of the . company . ut that tho?. ? Mr. Buford, came South and got Jato (be fight hliuseir. > putting-forth ?very ef fort. He said-that j)c eaw his cause was hopeless if i he .had .to light the Northern financie?'., wjthest *n~*ey and be therefore sent word to the firm of Keys & McCui?y of Anderson . to try to raise $700 at once with wh^ch to $gbt toe corporation .and secure the road for Anderdon, lie said that . a'lth th IK sum victory wea sure, , whereas without lt there'was ,no Chance. Thc two Anderson ?nen did .make the, effort lo ?ct the fiuucy. eat^g -a maa* meet, lng and urging the cUleena not to sleep .on their rights and to rca.*:"-the money which was so neces sary to secure the road. Anderson's Great Blender. However, Anderson people were guilty hero of the .mistake that so mady .iowas are prone to make. They considered that since th iK .was "Ike logical route" from Charlotte te At lanta : the ; road would come this way .whether they.made:any effort or ?pt. Imagine their coo ?ter-nation when !?iey learned that General Kesley, who liv ed , on Ute plantation from wht?h the town that bears his name was later forntad. had potten .into teach with th? railroad people and had induced |lm j management to take the line that n%r. th? Uck pt, $7.10 and. ability to see i tato the. fu ture. Anderson f people have been-on e bpanck line,o? a rail read jill these years when it would l?sve.heen .possible to secure,the new ?mt* Ur. Cochran said that ono factor lag the people cf this, section, was -, ? " ? I ? llif fact that President Buford had succeeded In deceiving Judge, Heed ?'.UJ IC\-Ooveruor Orr, beth of whom w<rc Anderson sympathisera and di rectors of' the railroad line. The < railroad mah' told these gentlemen ! that the hue and cry raised by Mr. ? Cochran was'all.foolishness and tli.it tho road would most certainly codie by tills city. According lo Mi.\ Coch ran's statement,.Buford succeeded in cn?m^etely drawing tile wool -over their eyes and leading' them to be lieve that he also was an enthusiastic believer. In Anderson's future. Hr told these men : that an open charter was necessary for his road'if It was to receive sufficient financial backlni; to make H possible and sad to relate they both believed ?nm, )?ndfog,tbt|r .aid toward stopping the fight that An derson was making. Jn conciadta* W* very itrteeertJog Kqmt/ks yesterday Mr. Cochran said t't'at this incident should tear h An terson people a lesson never to ..bo forgotten, that they should temi untief ;or all times tliat In matters of this kind they'Could'net afford to sit'Idly hy and wait for the road to come tq them. They must go after the road. "OI/D TIME RELIGION" . ' -t.:. Veld IJaless It ls True-Teaching* Atlanta. Feb. 24.-"The Old Time Re* ligion ls ?opd ienoegh.foT w?e." wHl tx the favorite tone!'In spirit if not . in fact, at the coming sixteenth aaaagl session of the Atlanta Bible Coiiferenct whjch ?pens Tuesday. iBibie irnd ree^oeVafr to a eosrimon sense, will get its bnmps from th< start. * 0. campbell Morgan, the modern Ba _^_i^-L ? ? r -,- , . .. . . . .. ~, . ... .,. .; ; .' vonarcla ?rito on.?: oil Hie ocean . a couple of weeks ?iii? f.nnn London lo ho present, at thc AliuniaconforencK, delivered .a ; ornum ita? other, day,ut Washington, that puts him sgaarsly c n record an oppb?eu to 'everytMng that.l?r. #llk>t tyne pf ^t-bobur? .be^e been" Standing torV ^ "If you don't believe In Mic 4Vlr??i> birth of Christ, 'teen what In ?od'S name ls there .left !for yon to'believe in?" oaks .Dr. Morgan. The coafer?ace vrlll naen formally Sunday afternoon at th ree o'clock M the Baptist Tabernacle', and "tor Qi* whc?? week there will be 'n^VeiMW, In1? a8t?Wk*6TgafV' ^ ?P^ hour of the day by famous preachers and teachers. f ^ I'OTmrAL mtiim or if omi Atlanta. Feb. 24.-It begins to .ladle as If Atlanta VdlVl?e?!04i?tM(jlBtTt^ cpgalslng the.political rights en. rn* petttibn ot th*-? wo?^bfr hosVdV e?d^^^ south, has been taken np-sabsir. ta all seriousness, and already a number of ta dalles have already endorsed lt con* 'dltieemtly. ' ?rt would be dlstlncUy.a mqvejnent frrrwand ?gd', alni? *e ta** ulne progress,'1 says Heast's Georgian, which, by the ?uv. Ss nut an* ?st f?v W Th?Bw?S2Save aalcbd. lt will be re called; *tbr' a'win-, ity representation on the schools, parks, library, Maith, uuaius aun wsraoixwee. _, Aj?