Newspaper Page Text
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
MONDAY. JULY IB, 15W.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, president.
Published Every Afternoon.
(Except Sunday)
By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY.
At 8 West Alabama fit., Atlanta. Os.
Subscription Rstssi
One Year M.W
fill Mentha JJ®
One Month
By Carrier. Per M
Telephones connecting all depart
ments. Long distance terminals.
resentatlrea for all territory outfit
Motr.es . TrlbtiM Building
K#w York Office Potter Building
If you hare nnr trouble retting THE
GEORGIAN AND NEWS, telephone
the circulation department and uare
It promptly remedied. Telephone*:
Bell an main; Atlanta 440L
^ It Is deslrahls that all eosomtfalea-
tloaa Intended for publication In TIIB
GEORGIAN AND 5BWB be limited to
300 worda In length. It la tmperatlra
that they bo signed, ns an evidence of
good faith, dejected mannaertpta will
not be returned nnleaa atampa are aent
for the purpoae.
THE OEOROIAN AND NEWS prints
no nnclenn or objectionable adrertla*
Ing. Neither doea It print whtaky or
any liquor ada.
OUR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN
ANIi NEWS ittanda for Atlanta * own-
log Its own gna and electric light
plants, n» It now own* It* wnter
works. Other cltlea do this and grt
B s aa low an fiO centa, with a profit
the city. This "bould be done at
once. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
bell ere* that If rtroet railway* onn be
operated saeceaafnlly by European
citlea, as they are. there la no good
reason why they can not be to “per*
ated here. But we do not believe tbla
can tie done now, nnd It inav be aoma
years before we sre ready for so big
an undertaking. Ktlll Atlanta should
•et lt« face In that direction NOW.
Persons leaving the city can
have The Georgian and News
mailed to them regularly by send
ing their order to The Georgian
office. Changes of address will be
raado as often as desired.
It Is all over now but the shouting,
tnd even that Is good nntured.
Lot the legislators In chnrgo watch
the prohibition bills closely for lan
guage that may boar double construc
tions, nnd glvo a ltandlo to legal con
tests. Care should be token not that
the reader nmy understand, but that
the reader muBt understand.
What sort of a mayor Is It that pro
nounces “a pure fake" a discovered
leakagpjn the water pliws which the
water gnatiSger concedes? And what
sort of partisanship Is It that defends
a, board whose head official acknowl
edges the thing alleged? Tho people
are Liking some questions theso dnys
•—and answering them, too.
Seventy Centuries of History in
Two Volumes.
The name of Lamed placed upon
tho title pago of an historical work
Is an eloquent guarantee of excellence.
Uut the historian Lamed has sur
passed all previous achievements of
brain and Industry In his marvelous
condensation Into two volumes of sev
en thousand years of human ovents.
It Is a masterly work which probably
has no real parallel In history.
“Seventy Centuries of the Life of
Mankind, In a Survey of History Prom
the Earliest Known Records Through
all Btagos of Civilisation, In all Impor
tant Countries, Down to tho Present
Time; With an Introductory Account
of Pre-hlstoric Peoples, and With
Character Sketches of tho Chief Per
sonages of Each Historic Epoch.”
la finding this widely Inclusive tltlo
page Introducing, not a monumental
work In fifty great volumes, but two
books of ordinary site, each contain
ing less than COO pages, one realizes
that J. N. Lamed, the historian, has
attempted a work of unprecedented
literary condensation, and turns tho
leaves half doubtlngty. In spile of tho
authority carried by tho author's
But as one reads doubt Is replaced
by Interest and wonder, for the work
has been well done, and stands a mon
ument not only to Its writer’s ability,
but to the spirit of the ago which de
sires even Its culture served quickly
that It may find time for Its cudlcss
businesses.
“Seventy Centuries." moreover, Is
not alone a history for a busy man. All
students and thinkers may be aided
through Its agency In crystallizing and
clarifying their historical knowledge;
In adjusting proportions and values;
In securing the sweeping view of the
grand trend of the life of mankind that
cannot be obtained by the ordinary
student from detached reading of
many different authors.
The vast bulk of matt«r which Mr.
Larned bandies has been arranged
with Illuminating discrimination, and
by the Ingenious plan which, so far as
the writer knows. Is new, an unusual
appreciation of the Influence of Indi
viduals upon history Is forced upon
the reader.
The volumes art beautifully lllustrw
ted, the pictures giving an outline
history of art almost as comprehensive
In Its way as tbe text. Tbe work Is
thoroughly and lucidly Indexed. Tbe
are the C. A. Nichols Com-
r“
LIQUOR LOSES ON THE MATERIAL ARGUMENT.
It Is notable and lamentable that the entire argument of thp anti-pro-
hlbltlonlsts is a material one.
Money, revenues. Incomes, make the sole basis of their plea, and from
first to last It Is the commercial Instinct which Is set sharply and dis
tinctly In opposition to tho moral, tho spiritual and the patriotic.
Well, wo have accepted tho argument of tho antl-prohlbltlonlsts as wor
thy of respect, and we BUbmlt to a candid world that we have met and
vanquished them upon their own chosen ground.
Atlanta, by the testimony of sbeh historic bullderi of prosperity as
Henry Orady, Sam Inman, R. F. Maddox and many others, refutes the ap
prehension.
We printed on Saturday the story of that great industrial city of Char
lotte, N. C., and put upon tbe witness stand tho foremost of Its citizens
of all shades of belief to prove that Charlotte had prospered mightily In
the three years of prohibition.
So much for the cities to tho east of us. Let us take an Illustration
now from those virile and growing cities to the west of us.
Take Mississippi and take Its capital, Jackson oft the Pearl. Jack-
son In the last six years has grown from a city of 7,600 to a city of 32,-
000, and Is recognized as one of tbe most notable, prosperous and rapidly
growing cities In tbe South.
It grew under a distinct era of prohibition which has prevailed for six
years and which now actually prohibits In tho capital of Mississippi.
Mark you, too. that In no one thing has Jackson grown more rapidly
and steadily and substantially than In Its real estate. Splendid new build
ings, transfers of property, demands for lots, city and suburban, has been
the record of theso splendid prohibition years In Jackson.
Take Hattiesburg, which Is tho wonder of Mississippi, and by many,
considered to bo tho coming metropolis of the state. Hattiesburg, long
a prohibition town, has simply outstripped all tho towns of that region
of country without the aid of liquor or tho revenues from rum.
Take Meridian, and Meridian has grown like Jonah's gourd within
tho Inst ten years of prohibition.
Meanwhile Vlcksbhrg, Natchez and Greenville, that have had with
them tho xaloon from time Immemorial, have remained almost stagnant
as compared with Jackson, Hattiesburg and Meridian.
The'editor of Tho Evening Nows of Jackson, who for twelve years
has fought prohibition, has recently come out In a ringing editorial an
nouncing his conviction to It, not upon the moral phase, but by cause of
his recognition of the fact that It had been tho foundation of Jackson's
prosperity and tho prosperity of other cities of tbe state.
W. S. McAllister, tho acknwolodged loader of the whisky forces of
Mississippi for ten years, and the head of tho lobby that has heretofore
defeated statutory prohibition, has Just Issued a stirring address to tho
people of his own county and tho state annoudclng his conversion to tho
cause of prohibition. ,
Bishop Galloway, who at one time was opposed to statutory prohibi
tion and In favor of local option, has Just eloquently declared In favor of
statutory prohibition and Is In full lino with tho general movement as It
stands today In Oeorgla.
It Is no wonder that tho arguments of our friends of tho saloon
ring weak and unreal. They are not founded upon facts. Their very
foundation Is crumbling beneath them for facts and tho records, which
nro better than theories, arc growing every day and demonstrating every
day that even from tho material and commercial standpoint prohibition Is
the policy for cities as woll as for men.
A CAUTION TO PROHIBITION LEADERS.
The warning given by Hon. Seaborn Wright to the legislature on Sat
urday ngnlnst the opponents of tho prohibition bills was timely enough.
But thcro Is another danger which tho friends of this prohibition bill
confront. Tltoro Is no shrewder or more common device known to
shrewd antagonists than to look after tho wording of objectionable legis
lation, and If by any watchfulness they can catch tho friends of righteous
legislation napping, they will not fall to word certain paragraphs and
clauses In such n way as to lay thorn open to subsequent defeat and an
nulment by tho courts.
Tho Georgian earnestly urges upon tho friends of tho prohibition
bills that thoy carefully nnd critically exnmlno tho languago of tho meas
ures which they present to the voters of the legislature and that, with the
aid of the best lawyers In the house, thoy see to It that no doubtful or awk
wardly expressed clnuso will lay open this triumphant legislation to an di
verse Interpretation and a setting aside by tho courts of the fnture.
Tho Georgian urgeB anothor matter—that In tho drawing of these bills
any radicalism that Is ultra and unreasonable should be avoided. Tho
enemies of prohibition would greatly delight to see this measure made so
radical and drnstlo that It would antagonize largo Interests not neces
sarily Involved In tho liquor traffic. Tho radicals aro already complain
ing that tho prohibition measure has debarred tho sacrament wine from
tho communion tablo and (ins obstructed tho druggists In tbo composition
of their medicines.
This Is not true In point of fact, but It serves to point the warning
that tho language of the prohibition bills should bo so clear that they can
not have a double construction, and that while firm and comprehensive,
thoy should avoid the radicalism that may form a basis for futuro protest
and opposition. '
THE GEORGIAN’S WATER DISCLOSURE VINDICATED.
Tho position of Tho Georgian In tho water works matter has boon
abundantly vindicated.
While ono of our oontemporarios was offering $500 for an expert en
gineer to examine the conditions, Tho Georgian went to work and discover
ed tbe core of the difficulty In the leakage from tho valves of tbe man
holes.
This discovery was clearly unmistakable and staytllng; moreover. It
wns absolutely true. General Manager Park Woodward admitted that this
leakage amounted to as much as the deficit In the reservoir. Chief Jentzon,
of the snntlary department, tostlfled that these leaks existed; In fact put
the number of them higher than The Georgian did.
And yet, for tho mere foolish Jealousy, which Is a stigma upon Jour
nallsra, newspapers which were not enterprising onough to find tho news
have been narrow and unpatriotic enough to attempt to discredit the facts
when they were clearly developed.
What the city of Atlanta wants Is the facts and the remedy for ex
isting conditions that aro well-nigh Intolerable.
What Atlanta wants as well Is newspapers that will not be deterred
by professional Jeolouslca from standing by tho people and the city In
matters that so nearly concern their vital welfare and protection.
THE OAUOOCRAT WHO THINKS HE IS A DEMOCRAT.
1 There are evidences that our thin-skinned contemporary of Tho Ma
con Telegraph Is sensitive over the recent purchase of the stock of Tho
Tolegraph company, and Is inclined to resent the simplest and most cour
teous comment upon It by harsh languago and little Insinuation. For In
stance, The Georgian mado the brief announcement that the same Issue of
The Macon Telegraph which announced Editor Pendleton's purehaso of
its stock also announced that tho Southern had sold tho Central railway.
Vpon no greater provocation than this, this caucocrat, who thinks ho la
a Democrat, grows real savage toward the editor of The Georgian and
even goes so far as to Intimate that the editor was once pushed out of a
dally |>aper that he edited in Atlanta.
No matter how mad this aged and venerable Bryanphoblst of The
Telegraph gels, he has heretofore confined himself to the truth, and this
time he either unwittingly or willingly violates It If the editor of The
Telegraph can read and does read contemporary history, he will realize
that the editor of The Georgian waz never pushed out of anything—that
he voluntarily, of his own accord and against the wishes of the majority
owners of tbe paper, left the editorial chair of the late Atlanta News, sim
ply because be saw the larger and nobler opportunity which wns opened
for him by The Oeorglan.
We commend the aged and venerable caucocrat, who thinks be Is a
Democrat, to attend the next baseball game at the Macon ball ground,
aud we sincerely trust for tbe sake of his liver and lights, that tbe Ma
con team may slug at least one home run to liberate the better temper
of The Telegraph and also to suggest the speedy way In which the aged
and venerable caucocrat. who thinks he Is a Democrat, may come back to
the party which he has so long denied.
Perhaps after aft. the Pendleton cocoanut may bo a little swelled with
the milk of rejoicing over the temporary obscuration of William Jen
nings Bryan whom It once denounced as the sum total of every human In
iquity—and then stood ready to vote for him.
0
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
COMMENDS THE GEORGIAN
FOR THE "HELPLESS COUNTY,
To the Editor of The Georgian;
I am glad to see the stand taken by
you to aid the helpless county of this
state, as my old friend Colonel J. W.
Waters stated before the committee,
and may your stand Increase your
number of subscribers far In excess of
he other papers. Respectfully,
A. P. HERRING
Atlanta, Go.
18 PROUlToF US.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
was so proud of the stand The
Georgian has taken for the right on
the prohibition question. Respectfully,
MRS. J. C. EDWARDS.
Griffin, Ga.. July 10, 1907.
WILL PROSpIr~IN THE END.
Hon. F. L. Seely, Publisher The Geor
gian, Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir—I Just want to say to you
that when I read your editorial In
Saturday's Georgian In regard to the
stand taken by The Georgian In re
gard to state prohibition, I felt like
throwing my hat In the atr and yell
ing, “Hurrah for The Georgian." I
thank God that one great dally papes
In Georgia has the backbone and'moral
courage to stand up for the common
people In this fight against the bar
room curse In Georgia. I believe that
Instead of losing financially. In the end
you will be prospered more than If
you had not taken your present stand
for prohibition. Again I say, “Thank
God for The Georgian!" Yours truly,
JAMES E. FREE.
Demorest, Ga., July 9, 1807.
8TOPS ALL OTHER DAILIES.
Mr. F. L. Seely, Publisher Georgian.
Atlanta, Go.:
Dear Sir—You can add my name to
your list of subscribers, through your
Macon office, >04 Orange street, my
address.
I am subscribing to your paper on
account of the stand > ou have taken for
prohibition. I have stopped all other
dallies in the state until they clean up a
bit. So long as you carry the “white
ribbon” I am with you.
Sincerely,
T. W. CALLAWAY.
Macon, Ga., July 12.
CALLS IT RARE PRIVILEGE.
F. L. Seely. Publisher The Georgian:
Dear Sir—Thanks for exchange copy
of The Atlanta Georgian and News.
You are enjoying a rare privilege, and
have smrted out In a way that promises
real Joy, both In the doing and the out
come.
Success to you and slnccrest thanks.
JAMES L. EWIN,
Editor The Protest.
Washington, D. C., July 10, 1807.
LADIES’ APPRECIATION.
Mr. F. L. Seely, Atlanta, Ga.:
My Dear Sir—We. the ladles of the
Tabernacle Baptist church, want to
express to you, In this little way, our
heartfelt thanks and deep appreciation
for the noble stand you have taken In
tho prohibition fight.
Praying God’s richest blessing on you
and your work, we are, most sincerely,
LADIES’ AID SOCIETY.
MRS. CLARENCE HATCH, Cor. Sec.
AWAIT8 THE~OF>PORTUNITY.
The Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga.:
Gentlemen—I see you have declared
yourself for prohibition. I am with you
and I am ready and waiting for any
opportunity to do what I can tn that
good and great work.
Yours truly,
V. P. JACKSON.
Ivsy, Ga., July 11. 1907.
ENCOURAGING WORDS.
Atlanta Georgian and News:
I can hardly put Into words the Joy
that filled my heart when your great
paper raised the flag of prohibition at
Its masthsad nnd opened fire on the
rum curse In Georgia. While you may
lose some subscribers nnd advertisers
by your brave and noble stand for the
right, you will win the approval of
God and of multltudee of your fellow-
countrymen.
You deserve the cordial respect, es
teem and gratitude of all patriotic cltl
sene for Joining the grand crusade now
on to drive this vile enemy of God and
humanity, the licensed liquor traffic,
from our beloved Georgia.
May Heaven's richest benedictions
rest upon your paper, and may you
gain a thousand dollars for every one
you lose by espousing such a righteous
cause. V. C. NORCROSS.
Atlanta, Ga., July 11, 1907.
FROM SENATOR DEEN.
Atlanta Georgian and News, Atlanta.
Ga.
Dear Sire: 1 wish to add my In
dorsement and approval of your de
cided stand for prohibition for the
grand and Empire 8tate of the South.
Your paper should be In every home In
Georgia, because It has no whisky ad
vertisements and Is otherwise clean.
Your stand will gain you many thou
sands of subscribers.
With best wishes and congratula.
tlons, I am your friend and co-worker
for prohibition.
Yours, truly,
O. W. DEEN.
Atlanta, Ga.
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR.
Mr. F. L. Seely, Proprietor and Pub
lisher Atlanta Georgian and News.
My Dear Sir: Permit me to thank
and congratulate you upon the brave
and noble stand taken by your splendid
paper on the question of prohibition.
The people of Georgia will “rise up and
call you blessed,” because your paper
has been aq Important factor In work
ing out the redemption of the state.
Rest assured .that the entire ministry
of Georgia and all right-thinking peo
ple will stand by you and your noble
paper. Long live The Atlanta Georgian
and News. Very cordially yours,
Very cordially yours,
A. R. HOLDERBY,
Pastor Moore Memorial Church.
Atlanta, Ga., July 18.
VICTORY AT~HAND.
By REV. J. C. SOLOMON.
Strange things are happening these days
—things almost too good to he true. And
yet they ore true. The clouds sre lifting,
the light Is bresklng down, nnd It looks si
If we were about to reap after a long and
weary sowing. And oh! what a hurveat
there will lie! What hearts will swell
with gratitude and gladness, soil what
shouts will rend the ulr when state pro
hibition Is declared for Georgia! And vic
tory Is coming, thank God! ■ It Is even
now* nt onr doors.
Success seemed never so snre as today.
Tho glory of our cadse Is on all lips. The
very air Is tremulous with .hope and Joy.
Few there be In these tlraei of sweeping
reform movements who doubt for a moment
tho utter defeat of the enemy.
For a year nnd more the writer has gone
up nnd down the old state, preaching pro
hibition nnd organising tbe tempernuce
forces. Hearts nave beat faster ns the
skies grew brighter with every succeeding
morning. If there ever wns a doubt of the
success of state prohibition being enacted
into Inw, that doubt died yesterday and
wilt be burled today.
From the very beginning of the debate be-
tween the antis nnd tbe prohls before the
Joint committee. It wns very evident that
"local option" was doomed. In other
words, the Honor men bad already met with
defeat.
Surely a more hesitating, embarrassed
pitiable set never made defense of tbe
liquor curse. There was tho look of pity
In their faces, the suspicion of apology tn
their voices, while they limped all the way
through their poor little pieces. Their de
fense of rum was simply ludicrous. The
cause which they come to defend wns noth
ing short of tragedy. Their very helpless
ness, ns they made “funny little noises In
their throats" excited one’s pity. All the
wny through the limping pnrts they played
you could hoar tho music of the dollars nnd
mothers' snapping heart strings and screams
of ruined white women and tho sobs of
fallen girls nnd the cries nnd corse* of
nnd their father*.
Thoy called It "local option," but It tvns
tho lust of nold, red-handed, heartless
avarice. But, thnnk God! the jrreat rook
nnd flic of (leoralsn* hnve spoken, nnd
this la whnt they hnve snld:
The saloon most fo!"
lanjr people nre money-mad. All
fades airny. Mothers, children, home, man
hood. virtue, the honor of the <}cnr old stnte
this denr old stnte Is concerned, we nre
( to torn
ns God!
Merchants, manufacturers and
other business men who require
a complete bank service, are in
vited to investigate our facilities
and to consider the desirability
of our location.
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO-
STATE PRESS COMMENT
ON GEORGIAN’S STAND
FILLER8 IN FERTILIZERS.
PROUD OF HIS 8TATE,
Mr. F. L. Seely, Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir—I hnve just read the Issue
of The Georgian of July 8. I feel
prouder than ever of my native state.
To know that we have one great dally
that has come out squarely for the
right on a great moral question ought
to be a great source of rejoicing to all
loyal Georgians. I congratulate you
and the paper on the stand you have
taken. Press the battle to the finish.
Yours for Georgia and The Georgian
and News. (REV.) T. W. ELLIS.
Wayside, Ga.. July II, 1907.
his cordial - support.
Mr. F. L. Seely, Publisher Georgian,
Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir—I want to thank you, also
congratulate the prohibition cause and
the peoplo of Georgia, on the bold and
manly stand tbut you have taken In
your advocacy of the prohibition cause
that has been, and Is now, so promi
nently before the people of this Empire
State of the South. You will certainly
have the hearty support, thanks and
prayers of the best element of the citi
zenry of this grand old state.
We are now in the midst of a cam
paign In this (Stewart) county in an
effort to try and get rid of two dls-
jensarlea that are cursing our people.
think on the 28th of this month an
other county will go Into the prohibi
tion column.
I spoke to three crowds last Sunday,
carried Saturday's Georgian with me
and held It up to the people and asked
them to subscribe for and support It
Its manly stand for prohibition. I
expect to do all I can for its Increased
circulation. Yours truly,
W. D. M'GREGOR
Lumpkin, Ga,, July 11, 1907.
WOMEN APPRECIATE.
To the Atlanta Georgian and News.
Gentlemen: I rejoice to know there
a great dally, The Georgian, that has
strength of character to openly, fear
lessly and heartily Indorse state pro
hibition. I assure $*ou the women of
Georgia appreciate and approve the
stand you have taken and recommend I
To the Editor of The Georglnn:
to glvo you n few lines on the subject,
believing that the smal 1 “ "
lsrly will bo Interested.
It seems to be generally conceded that the
lasslng of the bill, as It reads, would not
giving exactly whnt Is desired, ft Is
ft „
claimed Gy some that It would simpiy moan
hardship to the poorer class of farmers, In
asmuch at conditions force most of them to
uso 8-2-2 goods, am! It ts almost Impossible
to make 8-2-3 fertiliser (tho formula mostly
used) without a filler of some kind.
tlon—that II. .. _
Ing distributed Id tho field—without using
some filler.
In s discussion on tha floor of the senate
July 28, 1904, Senator Atkinson, who Is well
Informed on fertilisers, snld: "It Is neces
sary to have a filler for fertilisers, and It
makes verv little difference so long as the
plsnt food Is there."
We have learned that In the state of Ala
bama the fertiliser manufacturers nre not
allowed to use any material •• a filler that
does not coutnln considerable organic mat
ter with some plant food. And Innsrunch
us absolutely prohibiting the use of fillers
would work against all concerned. It does
appear to us that a law such ns Alabama
has would be most desirable, and 1IT
suit all parties. To prevent the use of
era entirely would work * ‘
tbe farmers In general, bi
would he th* worst snffr
ting that It Is necessary
stances or conditions to
paring commercial fertilisers, ret we
very slow to bellsve that tbe using of sc
material as Is now employed should lie I
Now, admit-
some cl rcura
il se a filler In pre-
"et we are
of some
_ 1 be lon
ger allowed.
A letter In the Constitution of April 6,
1906, under tho beading, "Too Mnch I-eat her
Found In Fertiliser,'* says: "A* a result of
an analysis made by State Chemist McCan-
dless a car of fertiliser snowing from a
sample the discovery of leather In the fer
tiliser has been shipped back to the company
from which It miue by order of T. O. Hud
son, commissioner of agriculture of Geor-
e a." In the same article there appears a
ttcr from the commissioner, which snya, In
part: "I therefore seised tlio car and or
dered It shipped out of the atate."
A letter from Montgomery, Ala., publish'
ed In the Constitution Juue 18, liw. says:
"It 1* showu tbut fillers used In 8-2-2 goods
are made of coal dust, graphite, dirt, and
pyrites, and these are valueless as plant
io*m1 and do not help the soil."
Wc are convinced that all of the above
mentioned materials are without organic
matter, and do not carry any plant food, and
“ it when we purchase any of them with,
in, onr fertilisers we are paying the man
ufacturer over 600 per cent on the actual
cost to him. aud, worso than all, really
get absolutely nothing for our money.
While we positively know that the fertilizer
folks can get n material for use as a filler
which carries over 50 per cent of orga
matter. Analysis of this material shows
some ammonia with a little potash, and s
trace of phosphoric ncltl, and containing
these three elements It ts really a low
grade fertilizer within Itself, and well suit
ed for use ns n filler.
Sow, understand that the material ns
mentioned above has been used and proven
to !»e In all particulars exactly the article
desired, aud that It can he had In any
quantity at n price which would make the
fertiliser people over 400 per cent, but alas,
they can not afford to use the stuff. It la
too expensive to them. So we hnve had
Imply to continue paving 6<X) per cent on
vmI dust, graphite twhich Is slate), pyrites
which I* ground rock after the sulphur has
been taken out), sand, ctuders. etc., which
the factory Is forced to use not because a
far better material can not he had. but
simply from tbe fact that they are not
satisfied with even a profit of 4» per cent
more.
i> do hope that Mr. ttaton will get a
copy of the Alnluma law and give ua some
thing on that order. Otherwise the cry
rour r P*P*T a. . cJjjz „«! tan* $£
VIRGINIA WOODSON HENDERSON.' w , “ r “' r Wl " h * aad ' “
Oxford. Ga_ July 12. ltat. * ' l * vcnTii.izKn.
HONOR TO SEELY.
All honor and praise to F. L. Seely,
proprietor of The Atlanta Georgian,
for his brave aj)d fearless stand for
prohibition, right In the heart of At
lanta, where the oppoeltlon to It is
strongest.
The Georgian may lose whisky ad
vertisements and money by this noble
position, but It haa won the hearts of
the prohibition people over the whole
state.—Gainesville Eagle.
ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND PROHI
BITION.
The Atlanta Georgian has Jumped
squarely Into the fight for state prohi
bition, despite the disgraceful and
cowardly course of Its Atlanta contem.
porartes, which have Inglorlously suc
cumbed to the seductive Influences of
the alleged “business Interests” of that
city; and already The Georgian I,
threatened with a boycott by the same
high-minded, patriotic “business men"
who control said “business Interests."
A boycott, as everybody understands,
ts the last resort of a body of cowards
who have failed, or realize that they
will fail, to gain their ends by argu
ment or honorable, honest methods.
However, the boycotters of The Geor
gian got a lick squarely between the
eyes In an announcement -made by
Publisher F. L. Seely, In last Satur
day's Georgian.
Publisher Seely has announced that
The Georgian will etand or fall fighting
for state prohibition, and he sustains
bis position with strong, logical reas
oning, and has solid ground for the
faith that la In him. The Georgian will
advocate prohibition In the face of the
foot, as Publisher Seely says, that
“some of the advertisers have already
put us on notice,” and "others have
brought pressure to bear to got us to
fight the prohibition measure.”
That’s an old game of some of the
boosted “business Interests" of this
great and glorious free country of ours.
Intimidating and subsidising the press
Is one of their favorlto plays In the
great game of commercialism.
Tho Atlanta Georgian, however, re
fuses to be Intimidated or subsidized,
and will make a fight for state-wide
prohibition; and every man In the state
who believes In fair play, and who be
lieves tho safety, happiness and gen
eral prosperity of our people Is of In
finitely more worth than tbe dollars
of the liquor dealers will take off his
hat to The Georgian, and then get
squarely behind that Journal In Its
fight for prohibition.
The Atlanta Georgian Is all right on
the prohibition question. Go ahead,
Seely, and pump hot shot and lots of
It Into the liquor-soaked gang of At
lanta.—Ncwnan News.
HONOrTo 8EELY.
All honor and praise to F. L, Seely,
proprietor of The Atlanta Georgian, for
his brave and fearless stand for prohl
bltlon, right In tho heart of Atlanta,
where tho opposition to It Is strongest.
The Georgian may lose whisky adver
tisements and money by this noble po
sition, but It has won the hearts of the
prohibition people over the whole stato,
—The Gainesville Engle.
THE FOREMOST QUESTION.
We noto with pleasure that Wilkes'
gifted son, Editor John Templo Graves,
Is now wielding his fluent pen for the
cause. Saturday Tho Georgian pledged
Its energy, support nnd power to the
end that tho prohibition legislation now
pending shall become a law. The Geor
gian thereby wins the distinction of
being the only large dally paper enlist
ed In this good cause. The brains of
Graves and the money nt Seely wlU
tell tn the result.—Washington (Ga.)
Reporter.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
The Atlanta Georgian came out flat-
footed for state prohibition on Satur
day. The declaration was signed by F.
L. Seely, the publisher, and wns prob
ably with the knowledge and consent of
Editor-ln-Chlcf John Temple Graves.
The Georgian put the public on no
tice several months ago that It might
espouse the cause of local prohibition
In Atlanta If things continued to go on
from bad to worse, and Its action at
this time Is no great surprise.
The management of the paper Is no
doubt cognisant of the fart that Its
changes of policy will drive away a cer
tain line of business from It, but as for
whisky advertisements The Georgian
has never accepted them, and therefore
has less to lose by the change than any
other great dally paper would have. In
cities where saloons exist there are
strong business connections that pa
pers estrange themselves from when
they take up reforms,' and especially
the cause of prohibition. A lot of the
best paying advertising and political
graft that adds fat to the purse of the
big dally comes from under saloon or
"wide open” Influence.
On the other hand. The Georgian he.
comes the only metropolitan dally in
the state, and maybe In tho South, that
advocates prohibition. It should at
tract a very large circulation and great
prestige that would bring advertising nf
a profitable and yet clean character.
The Georgian has already proven that
it pays to be clean and to have a con
science in the advertising columns, it
now remains to see by Its example if it
pays to desert the shade of the politi
cal Gibraltar and Join the people in a
fight that Isunalnly religious and moral.
We have no hesitancy In saying that
the prohibitionists of Moultrie and all
over the state owe It to the causa to
come to the support of a paper that
has sacrificed so much, and Is making a
brave fight for a cause, the greatest
need of which has been an organ of
general circulation.—Moultrie (Ga.)
Dally Observer.
STATE PROHIBITION.
The Atlanta Georgian came out
strongly for state prohibition In Its Is
sue of last Saturday and devoted about
half of Its Issue giving reasons why
state prohibition should prevail. The
from page contained a three-column
article from the publisher, Mr. F. L.
Seely, giving his reasons for advocat
ing prohibition, and It can be clearly
seen that he had no mercenary motives,
as many of the business people of At
lanta had warned him that they would
withdraw their patronage If he took a
stand for prohibition. But Mr. Seely
Is not dependent on a few business men
for the existence of his paper and can
therefore advocate what he believes to
be right, even If It does mean less div
idends on his Investment. The Geor
gian and Its publisher are to be com
mended for the stand taken In this
great fight that Is being waged by the
people and It should have the support
of the good peoplo all over the stato.
The Atlanta Constitution and Journal
have come out strong against state
prohibition, while The Oeorglan has
come out even stronger for stato pro-,
htbttlon. We say hurrah for The Geor
gian, and may It live long and prosper.
—Quitman Advertiser,
WE 8ALUTE THE GEORGIAN.
Though pressed upon by his big At
lanta advertisers to oppose the state
prohibition bill, though he knew that
his decision would likely cost his great
paper thousands of dollars, though The
Constitution and The Journal are lined
up with the liquor Interest, yet Mr. F.
L. Seely, the publisher of The Atlanta
Georgian, threw a bomb Into the camps
and did great honor to Journalism by
bringing The Georgian out last Sat
urday with two big editorials and many
news Items, declaring that The Geor
gian will fight for the state prohibi
tion bill. He statea that his great ed
itor, Mr. Graves, was out of the city,
but Mr. Seely did not need nn editor—
he was editor enough to write the best
statement we have ever seen on the
subject. His decision means a world
to the homes of Georgia. Tho paper
wlU not lose by the step. It Is already
tho greatest dally In the South. The
reason Is easily seen. It has the great
est editor and publisher In Dixie.
Now lot every man and woman In all
Georrla who takes a dajly paper sub
scribe at once for The Atlanta Geor
gian. All good men owe It to tho
state. Long live The Georgian and Its
manly publisher.—Vldalla Advance.
FOR THE PEOPLE’S ESTEEM.
While The Constitution and Tho
Journal are "covering Georgia like a
frost" against this new - Issue, Tho
Georgian, the most deserving paper
that comes out of Atlanta, Is cham
pioning It with all Its might and main
and In the face of possible boycott and
forfeiture of patronage. Its advertisers,
the main support of any paper, are to u
large extent In favor of local option,
and It Is a serious matter for them to
take up this fight without any hope of
reward save the esteem of tbe people.—
Lavonia TImee.
THREE CHEER8~FOR
THE GEORGIAN.
In Its Saturday Issue The Oeorglan
and News not only announces Itself In
favor of state prohibition, but devotes
entire pages to sledge-hammer blows
against the traffic. So we say three
cheers for this great paper—great be
cause It has the moral courage to es
pouse the right, when lta Immediate
patrons are on the other side, great
because this espousal will lose It hun
dreds of dollars. Of course the city of
Atlanta Is In favor of local option, and
they will aid In putting It out of every
county In the Mate, until the tidal
wave of reform gets to Atlanta, and
then, for fear of losing a little revenue,
they halt, and with all the wiles and
Inducements of politicians, they exert
themselves to put It off, substitute
other measures "Just as good," but we
opine that there are not enough sena
tors that can be "fixed" to stop the
measure from passage.—Worth County
Local.
TO ALL ADVERTISERS—
During the present important
agitation The Georgian is easily
the best advertising medium in
Georgia.
It is going to the best class of
newspaper readers in Atlanta
and over Georgia.
We are offering advertisers
an increased daily circulation
upon a cost basis of 30,000.
Can you afford to miss this
ODDortunitv ?