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IRCULCLUB M INO FI O' Secretary C. F. Larson Makes An Eloquent Plea For Greater Membership. COMMENDS COUNCIL IN NEWMAN MATTER Thinks That Policy of Exemption From Municipal Taxation V*. ,1 Wcrk Wonders When Business Revival Sets In. ern teur ter that one Mr, C. F. Larson, Secreary of the Hattiesburg Commercial Club, makes the following timely plea for a Targer membership and a greater tnterets in an organization that is doing splendid w'ork for thiB splendid city: Editor Daily News: — I have read, with a great deal of pleasure, the letter from Mr. C. F. Las siter, commenting upon the action of the citizens of Hattiesburg in mass meeting assembled, ut\der the auspices of the Commercial Clul), June lfith, to, take action on the great and import ant question of relieving the J. J. New man Lumber Company from taxation on their mill property in the city, of Hatiesburg as an inducement to get them to rebuild their plant, recently destroyed by fire. •-That the action was unanimous in favor of supporting the city goyern ment in thus exempting that corpora tion, was but natural. Hattiesburg is composed of a citizenship unequalled In this country when it comes to a matter of business or civic pride and both elements were here presented. As a matter of business we needed the rebuilding of this great industry, giv employment to nearly a thousand per sons and distributing over our city annually about $500,000. From the point of civic pride we could not permit the establishment to be removed from Hattiesburg for sake of a few dollars derived from es and t.bespirlt that animated one onr substantial and ever awake citizens to offer to be one of t^e ten persons-to pay the taxes of the J. J. Newman Lumber Company rather thau suffer them to remove to some other point, was simply another exhibition of the kind of civic pride that it takes to make up a city of the proportions of Hatiesburg. It is this spirit that will continue the growth of our city and more is the pity that the good example set at this meeting cannot be as enthus iastically continued,.at all gatherings; ■by this I mean that it is a pity that aTI progressive citizens will not come forward and become members of the .'Commercial Club and lend their moral and financial support to its mainten ance so that it will at all times be ready to tafee up such large and mo mentous questions a* the one under ^ consideration. . These questions will arise from tlms Jte time as other industries will seek to enter our city and other great questions of our future will arise, ef fecting not only the business issues but other elements that go to make up a city. Our Commercial Club should be a clearing house for the city, a place Vwhere every question involving the good of the city can be discussed and brought to a point where good will ensue. The great meeting of June 16th, brought up and settled a question that should have been brought up earlier 1. e. the question of immunity from taxation to all njanufacturlng enter prises for the statutory period, that might want to engage in business in Hattiesburg, therefore the meeting ac complished two great things at once. The City Council is to be commend ed for its promptness In handling this question. I thank Mr. Lassfler tor his gener reference to the work of the Com ISmS^Vciul Club and to its humble sec two of 7 try, rC. F. LARSON. Was Not to Bo Deceived. Mrs. Murray Keith, a venerable Scotch lady, from whom Blr Walter Scott derived many of the traditionary atorles and anecdotes wrought up In bis Waverly novels, tazed him one day with the authorship, which he as usual stoutly denied. "What." exclaimed the old lady, "d'ye think I dlnna ken my goats.among other folk'a kaitr SOME FINE PLAYING Hattiesburg Won in a Closely Con tested Ball Game Played With Laurel. The game of ball on the Northeast ern diamond, between Hattieshuig one Laurel, was probably the finest ama teur game ever seen in this city. Af ter the flrBt inning, knowing ones saw that the game Was going to be a close one and that the finish was unceitaiu However, the finish proved to be of the whirlwind order and resulted in the undoing of Laurel. The game required ten innings and stood: R. H. E .4 4 2 . 3 2 3 and Fabaohoi - ; Russell, Webb and Robinson. Fabacher and Jackson each made two two base hits and Bush o' Laurel also made a two-base hit. Stapleton made two sacrifice hits. Stolen bases, Powe, Eaton, Fabacher and Hail, of Laurel. It was all goose eggs for both If an:s until the first half of the fourth inning when Laurel scored one. In the last half of the 8th inning, Hattieso..rg brought in a much-needed score and then the fun began. It was one and one until the first half of the terth inning atid then Laurel went to the bat with a determination to do something and two more runs were brought in. It looked bad for Hattiesburg, but the boys went to the bat in the last half of the tenth with a look of grim de termination—it was now or never with them. Hattiesburg. Laurel. Batteries—Eaton They decided it should be NOW. And NOW it Hatties!) irg brought in three runs and won the was. game. There was good stick work, good field work and good judgment on both sides. All who saw the game were delighted with it. WERE PLEASED WITH CONVENTION The Perry County delegation to llie State Convention has returned from Jackson and they report a Harmonious convention with the exception of one little incident that did not amount to jnuch. The delegates who went from For rest County were R. S. Hall, Paul B. Johnson, F. C. Hathom, Dr. T. E. Ros- and J. D. Morgan. Hon. R. S. Hall was honored by be ing elected a delegate to the Nation al Convention at Denver from this congressional district. DIG DEAL IN' REAL ESTATE One of the largest all cash doale in real estate that has occurred lately was made this week when R. Batson of Hillsdale, purchaser the Dobbins Hotel, and the Miller store lot, cor ner Mobile and Pine streets, from C. J. Miller, for the sum of $9,000. For Threatened Breakdown. When a breakdown Is threatened, remember that there is no preventive like exercise and rest. A few minutes of each daily will outweigh a "dozen nostrums. Why? It will steady the action of the heart, set the lungs to better purifying of the blood, and will aid every organ of the body to do It* best work. On the Job. Merchant (to applicant for clerk ship)—and have you had much ex perience in this line of business?" Applicant— "Lots of 1L Why, I've been In IS different situations of the kind within the last three years." / * : _ ' : > \Jrm ■te'-'w i • • 1 f * . * B . -* ■ . 1 y% WM OUP % "f \ * M: ~ < I Wzmt, EDITH FORD. BALTIMORE BELLE. Miss Ford, who Is nmong the best known young women in the society set In Baltimore, 1 b a splendid type of the southern beauty. She also enjoys ths reputation of being the most m>pulnr girl In Marylnud. No society event la Baltimore is complete without Miss Ford, who Is an excellent conversation alist, noted for her wit and vivacity. O of a At Least One Hattiesburg Real Estate Man Looks For Early Revival. SEVERAL BIG DEALS DURING PAST WEEK Cheaper Building Material and Plen tiful Labor Will Contribute Toward Early Building Revival—Prospects Excellent. "In spite of the stringency of the times and the coming presidential election, I predict a great fall season in the real estate line," said a prom nent Hattiesburg real estate man to day. "I hear many complaining about the stagnant condition of the market, but yet I see bright timeB ahead. In the first place, there has been a no ticeable revival of interest and activ ity within the last thirty days. Many large pieces of property have changed hands, then in the second place, build ing material is very cheap at thte pres ent time—cheaper, in fact, thau it has been for several years. This alone ought to induce people to build, since it reduces the cost of erecting houses matrially. Thirdly, there is plenty of skilled labor only too willing to work at any wage, and this cheap labor solves one of the great problems that has always confronted us in times .of great building activity. For these three reasons, as soon as the public realizes them and gets over its tim idity, I think that we shall see a splen did season. "The reason for the pasr slump has been of course, the panic, caused a falling off in every line, and have naturally to follow the pro cession. But now that all of the other businesses are improving, it is but nat ural that we should expect to find our business improving. It has C. we Another Optimistic View. "I can't quite see," said another real estate man, "why the effects of the panic should be with us, anyhow. Money Is now as plentiful as it was $15, $18 and $20 Men's Suits Consisting of Staple Blue Serges, Black Worsteds and Colored Worsteds, choice of any Suit in stock at above prices for The Davidson Co. O before last November, and crops are excellent. I think that the psycholog ical effects are still felt, and that the people have a natural timidity about investing, preferring to wait to see what the others are going to do. Cer tainly from the election they have nothing to cause them to prefer to wait. The candidates of the parties are practically selected—at least in the public mind—and the result of the election is almost know. There is one effect of the panic that we can still see, and that is the number of vacant houses in the city. This is due to the curtailment of the hours and wages of many workmen, necessitating a re duction in their manner of living and a resulting doublying up of people in tiTone house to save expenses, lleve, however, that with the coming fail this condition will be ameliorated and that the people will again occupy all of the available houses." I be The Things That Matter. So long as a woman can be des cribed as "charming'' or "delightful" notblng else much matters. Whatever her faults may be, they will be iiewed with lenient toleration, while even her virtues will be forgiven her.—The Ladies' Field. The law of heredity was probably raked up by some one who wanted to put the blame for something on a chap who wouldn't deny It. WANTED—Five girls to do solicit ing. Nice line. Address XX, News, Answer quick. care A Cure For Rentals = — W orries This plan gives you the profit, but saves you all the trouble. Renting houses is a part of my business I have a constant demand for bouses. I secure you prompt collec tions, prompt settlements and incidentally relieve you of all the details of taxes, insurance, repairs, etc. Get my figures on this ser vice. They are Bmall. M. J. EPLEY, PHONEI666 1 THE American Printing Company HIGH GRADE JOB PRINTING t kind that the people appreciate The We have purchased the entire stock of Stationery of the Daily News, and respectfully solicit a portion, at least, of the business formerly given them. ^1 - I We Make a Specialty of Delivering Work When Promised t I Hattiesburg, Miss. Hartfield Building := On Some Occasions You Could Afford to Pay One Dollar a Word WANT Advertising For a ADVERTISING SPACE is about the W ANT " * lowest-priced thing of value you can buy in this city. This phrase of the matter probably never occured to you. Suppose that the rate for want ad vertising in this newspaper were one dollar a word! A prohibitive rate, you say? Perhaps, for some classes of business. But think it over. But if you were compelled to sell real estate, a dollar a word for an ad. would still be a profit-returning rate for if it found the best market for your property. It a Situation Wanted ad. if it you would be a cheap rate for found twice as good a job for you as you have ever had. It would be a profitable way to secure a tenant for vacant property. In fact, perhaps half of the want ads. would pay the advertisers at a dollar a word-and a great many of them would be paid for at that rate if this newspaper charged that rate. The purpose of this comparison is not to announce any ad vance in the want advertising rates-but to bring to your mind the fact that want adv. space, as now sold, is a genuine ' bargain' v.