Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, November 26, 1907, Image 6
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OUR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN
AND NEWS atanda for Atlanta * own
ing It* own gn« and electric light
plant*. n« It now own* It* water
work*. Other cities do thl* and get
C a aa low aa 60 cent*, with a pront
the cltv. This should he done at
once. TIIE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
believes that If street railway* can be
operated successfully by European
cities. aa they are. there Is no good
reason why they can not he ao oper
ated here. But we do not believe this
can be dona now. and It may bo win#
years before we are m»d.r foe *0 big
Preservation of Shingles.
A bulletin Issued by the United
States Forest 8orvlce oay* that the
aerrlce haa been studying the shingle
problem along with that of the preser
vation of farm timber. It Is found
that shingles treated with creosote by
a special process, which the service
has Invented, warp little and decay
slowly because water Is kept out of
tho tissues of the wood. One such
roof will outlast two or three left In
the natural atate to curl, spring leaks
and faU to pieces. A roof of that kind
costs a little more at first, but It Is
cheaper In the long run. Woods
which are usually classed as inferior,
such as loblolly pine, beech, sycamore
and others which are quick-decaying,
readily take the preservative treat
ment and are given a largely In
creased value. The preserving ap
paratus la neither expensive nor hard
to operate. One outfit will serve sev
eral farmers. The main Items are an
Iron tank (an old cnglno holler will
do), with a preservative fluid In It
mil a Are under It, and another tank
of cold preservative. The shingles or
other woods to be treated arc im
mersed for a sufficient time in the
hot creosote, and then In the cold.
Full details of (he opcrutlun are given
to applicants for Information by the
Forest Service at Washington.
French troops killed thirty Moor,
but that Isn't more than necessary to
stop the trouble.
The Jsmcstown Exposition closes
officially Saturday night. It did so to
all intent) weeks ago.
It Is authoritatively nnuounced (hat
Santa Claus will accept clearing house
certificates without r murmur.
Mobile taken it rather hard, hut get
ting Southern League base hull ought
to more lhan offset tho Iocs of the high
tall.
Uncle Remits Is J03' bangin' 'round
Snap Bean Farm, since his Journeying
to seo Brer Bar, and fairly reveling In
eolttrds and cornponc.
Atlanta will slip Into the new year
and total abstinence without a jolt
or a single misstep In the onward and
upward march.
If this prohibition wave keepe up
George Bailey will have to further
curtail bis Itinerary and remain an
chored In grandoldtoxas.
If Jim Riley had only thought and
made It read, "When the frost Is on
the collsrd," Instead of punkln, he
would have been Immortal now.
So far the gage of tattle laid down
by The Georgian regnrdlng the supe
riority of the Georgia cuiiard has not
been taken up by any outsider.
Any married man can tell you that
the financial tightness, so far aa he Is
Individually concerned, will be Jarred
loose when the Christmas blits begin
coming In.
It Is officially denied that the Meth
odist Conferences have caused the
scarcity of chickens. In fact Atlanta
establishes the fallacy of the Idea with
a big poultry show.
Those who have been skeptical as
to the ultimate success of Atlanta In
rsttlng a pump ahonld retreat
In
fact It Is expected that some action
dll be taken before many months.
WHY THE EXPENSIVE PUMP?
Bids opened Monday show a difference of approximately one hun
dred thousand dollars between the two types of pump offered Atlanta—
aay $40,000 for the centrifugal or turbine pump and $140,000 for the old-
fashioned kind—and It seems to be the opinion that our pump commit
tee Jean toward the $140,000 variety. Of course, the dear people put
these gentlemen at the helm of onr pump problem and the latter have
studied pumps until they should almost bo able to build one, but to the
casual observer and the disinterested citizen who foots his share of the
tax bill, ft seems perfectly sane to wonder why Atlanta should pass up
the modern amT take the antique to the tune of $100,000.
Since Tho Georgian last alluded to this topic editorially, and at
tempted to explain In every-day language the difference between the two
methods of pumping water, wo have seen the greatest examples of the
turbine method exceed alt world's records. It will bo remembered that
tho turbine pump works on the same theory as do tho turbine engines
that drive the two largest ships In the' world—the Lusitania and tho
Mauretania. These ships cost up In the neighborhood of $10,000,000 each
—they had to be especially designed for the new type of engine they
use. If they were failures It would Involve a loss of from two to three
millions of dollars to change them to the old style engine.
They have made speeds beyond all reason to expect, and have given
comfort to the passengers, because of their lack of vibration. The Eng
lish government, probably tho most conservative force In the world to
day, furnishes the money for these ships under a subsidy arrangement.
If Great Britain can see her way clear to trust In tho neighborhood of
$20,000,000 to the turbine theory, as she Is doing In warships and ocean
liners—If the cities of Buffalo. Brooklyn and a number of others larger
than Atlanta not only have turbine pumpB, but are buying more—then,
In the name of all that's good and sensible, why should Atlanta spend
$100,000 for tradition's sake?
Porslbly some one can tell us—we hope so.
THE TEOH THANKS YOU FOR THE BOOKS.
Miss Hammond says they are ao much obliged out at the Tech for
the books they recolved through the "book shower,” and her only regret
la that the book shower bad to compete with other showers on the day
It took place. Of course, they did not get as many books as they would
have received had the day been clearer and friends could have gone out.
Tho new library Is simply beautiful—It Is simple and dignified, but so
cheorfu! that one dislikes to go away from It. This, no doubt, 1$ as large
ly due to the gracious cordiality of the two slaters of ono of Georgia's
most beloved families who reign as hostesses over the place as to any
thing clsoi but whatever goes to make up its charm, whether It bo our
love for tho great Institution, or wbat not, let’s go out and see ths place
and possibly take a walk through the school, whero they learn by doing.
They need more books, and If anybody has a book he or she would like
to give to Tech, and happens to bo coming down town, Just leave It
with the boy at tho desk In Tho Georgian office, 23 Alabama street, and
we will see that It reaches Its destination.
KILLED PLAYING IN THE STREET.
People wore horrified at the death of Buford Bailey, who was run
over by a trolley car on Sunday.
The blame does not appear to have been chargeable to the motor-
man, for the evidence indicates that the boy was playing In tho streot
and ran from Itt front of one car and was struck by another coming
from the opposite direction.
The reason we take It upon ourselves to speak of this editorially Is
to coll attention to the fact that there Is no low to prevent children play
ing In the public streets, mid this, of course, makes It Impossible for the
police to keep children off the thorougbfnros. Some people really believe
the police have this power, but wo wonder If they think that, even It
there were such a law, pollcomon could watch every child that plays on
the streets. Policemen must make their beats—there are something like
two hundred miles of streets In Atlanta, and it would be difficult even to
have a policeman to every three to five miles on tho average. So If an
accident occurs on a patrolman's beat, it is not necessarily his fault that
he was not on the spot at the time.
One of the disadvantages we have today Is that wo do not find It easy
to change our laws Httd customs In accordance with the advancement of the
times. Everything Is advancing so rapidly that It Is all wo can do to keep
tip with the procession. Trolley cars replace the harmless old horse cars
—automobiles tVtplace slow-moving carriages—two thousand volts of elec
tricity, bonglng like a spider wob over our heads as wo walk along the
streets, have replaced the old candle and lamp—and withal, there has
been little or no provision mndo to guard against the evils that may come
from such changes.
Can not n law be passed preventing tho promiscuous playing of chil
dren In- our streets, where trolley cars travel, and whero automobiles run,
and thus spam the loss of life and heartaches that are caused all too fre
quently?
COL. ROBERT J. LOWRY’S SPEECH.
At tho banquet ott Saturday night of the National Business League at
Chicago, Col. Robert J. Lowry, of Atlanta, made ono of tho notable
speeches of the occasion. Always a man of Infinite tact and good breed
ing and representative of tho best social and business conditions of life
In the South, Colonel Lowry Is oil occasions of national Import a guest
whose opinions stand for much and whose loyalty to his native section
can at all times be depended upon.
8atnrday night at tho Chicago banquet, Colonel Lowry had as his
theme, "The South; Its Development and Its Staple Producta." Giving a
history of cotton raising In the South previous to the Civil war, and of
the work being done In the cotton jnllls, Colonel I-owry In eloquent
terms recalled the delightful, care-free life of the Southern planter before
the fateful year of 18(10. In paying tribute to the planter of that period
to whom the vast possibilities of later Southern development rarely It
ever occurred, Colonel I-owry refers to the fact, tho Incontrovertible fact,
that the present progress and aggresslvo activities of what Is termed the
“New South" la largely attributable to the splendid mental and moral at
tributes of the men and women of the old South. Colonel Lowry thinks
the term "New South” Is a misnomer, and In his personal efforts for the
development of what Is best and worthiest In the present life of the
South, has done a noble and commendable thing In telling the people of
other sections of earltsr generations In this section, whose genius and
character laid the foundation for the activities end the development of to
day. Among other noteworthy things, Colonel Ixiwry In his address Sat
urday night at Chicago, eloquently said:
"We have been called the 'New South,’ which Is a misnomer.
We are not the 'New South,’ for we have parted with none of
onr traditions; we have lost none of our love for the ante-bellum
planter and hta hospitable home; we have the same kindly feel
ing for the dependent humble race, which Is our charge today,
as much aa It was before 1860; we have forsaken none of the sa
cred principles for which our fathers stood—we are simply the
old South awoke, loyal alike to the memory of ante-bellum ease
and hospitality, and to the progressive progress of today, as well
aa to that .glorious emblem of liberty and fraternity, the stars and
stripe*. The night has passed, and with It our slumber; with.
morning, we have aroused from lethargy; we have stepped forth
In the light of it bright day; we have taken our place with pro
gressive sinter states of our union; we have put our shoulders to
the wheel; we are pushing today toward the common destiny of
u> all—solid, compact, world-renowned' and world-respected. Invin
cible In war. incomparable In peace; the grandest and greatest
nation on earth. • • •
“It Is Inspiring to those of us who. In the upbuilding of our
Southern section, have observed Its rapid commercial strides In
the past, and have seen the wonderful possibilities of its future.
We would doubt the sincerity of the patriotism of a man who
did not have a pardonable pride In the growth of his section,
and feel encouraged to greater effort by the splendid achieve
ments of the past.
‘The South today la filled with the joy of present and pros
pective power and prosperity, and the sends a warm greeting to
all sections of this great country. Let us all Join hands and
march In one solid column, united In effort, and sentiment, to our
common destiny."
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian hero record* each day
some economic fact In reference to
the onward proves* of the Kouth.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
The Mann A Parker mill ha* been completed nt Bobbin* Neck, 8. C., on the
Atlantic Const Line railway. It hns n dally capacity of 40,000 feet of lumber, aim
la now manufacturing witn tlmlier brought from the firm's lands, which are estr*
mated to contain about 30.000,000 feet of hardwood. „ , _
The Island Creek railroad of Holden, W. Va„ has built three mile* of aid*
Inca In 1907.
The St. Johns Blrer Terminal Company, Jacksonville. Fla., has built tbla year
tome sldctrnoklug, Increasing the yard capacity about 250 car*.
An official write* from Springfield, On., that the Brinson railway baa com.
pleted and put in operation 28 miles of road built during the preaeut yenr on which
the company Is ilofug a good business. It la proposed to bund 32 miles more with*
In the next year; the northern terminus will then be 8ylvanla, the county aeat
of Hcreven county, Georgia. ^
The Aberdeen and Ashboro Railway Company la operating under lenae the
Carthage and Vlnoimrat railroad between Carthage and IMnehurst, N. L„ 121*
mllaa, which was built tbla year and opfncd for truffle on Oetol»er 1. ,
The Norfolk and Mouther** railway, bus opened for passenger business It* line
between Raleigh and Washington, N. C.. rla WUaon, Greenville and knrmrllle.
Tihe road haa been open for two or three weeks for freight traffic. It la 1<H
miles long.
Tha Baltimore and Ohio railroad has nhout completed Ita new freight yard at
Brunswick, Md. It hna about 32 miles of yard tracks, and U hns a capacity* of
7,600 car*. , . .
The Bablu Branch Mining Company, of Prince William eonnty. Virginia, baa
been Incorporated with n capital atock of fYW.OOO for general mining purposes.
A chnrtor of Incorporation has been Issued to the Lamb Process Copper Com*
pany of High HUi. Vu.. the capital stock being 330,000.
PEOPLE AND THINGS
GOSSIP FnOM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS
Colonel Robert J. Lowry, president
of the Lowry National Batik, returned
to Atlanta Monday night from Chicago,
where he addressed the National Bus
iness League at a banquet given In
that city last Saturday night.
Colonel Lowry wae impressed with
the financial situation rb he saw It In
Chicago and expressed the opinion that
In a very Short time the country will
be hock on a currency basis and the
certificates called In.
“I would not he at all surprised,'
said he, “to see cash payments resumed
within a week or ten days. Tho finan
cial situation Is about normal once
more and many cities are about ready
to get back on the currency basis.”
Thsnk,siring <!«r will he observed by the
Georgia Tech end nil the public schools
of Atlanta. As I, customary, only ono day's
mention will be allowed, the students re
turning to their studies as usunl on Friday
morning.
tacle as If fascinated. An old Indy sudden
ly csttght eight of ths figure of n women
wny up In the sir.
"Lend sskee! Mercy me! Look at that
women!” she rrled.
, •• 'Tnln't no womin," said s scull lioy,
contemptuously.
"Child," said the old lady. Impressively.
Don't I sec her!" .
"Bure. It’s n woman." said n pollceinnu.
"Think sot" queried an old nun, peering
up through his spectacles. "Iteslly. she tins
an extraordinary amount nf nerve."
And so the discussion spread down the
street. It was rather evenly dlrtded, anil
there nr* nuny poreoa* who ur* not jet
units certain whether they saw a women
flying sky-high or not.
Dr. W. Jay Pell Is In New York, whero
he Is engaged In Investigations In hta spe-
rlslty—diseases of children. Dr. Bell will
return to Atlanta January 1 to resume his
practice.
Captain Harry C. names, of the const sr-
rillery, nor stationed at Key West, Fly.,
lias been detailed for service nt tho de
partment of tho jnrif.nni^wll^repnr^tlwre
i ds office Is 'one of tho additions to the
lepnrtment staff provided for iu the recent-
y worked out scheme.
Th# ( bigness j)f ^Judye Newnun's hesrt
who m
llhln* nuins/i w mm ouww at see •••» ^
Mato* court Monday, when ho passed *rn
tone© on floodm*n Beck, of Lumpkin coun
ty, nnd William Anderson, of Pickens.
The*# men had been In the Fultim eoun*c
jail for n month, unable to mak© loud,
nnd Judge Newman gars Anderson a month
In Jail and a fin© of $i0Q, while Bock got
two inontha nnd a $100 fin©. Both these sen
tences were to start with th© tlm© tha niun
wsro first put In Jail, so they will bare
little more time 10 serve.
The many friends of Henry Clements, of
27 Hood afreet, will be pleas**! to know
that he la *bl© ti> ho out on th© street*
after being III for tho pa at wo month*. Mr.
Clement* win with the ftonthorn railroad,
r tlme working In the
known railroad man.
with headquarters at Knoxville. wm suc
ceed Huperlntcndsnt A. II. Westfsll, of the
Atlanta division of the Southern railroad.
Mr. Westfsll goes to Danville, Vs. This
la another promotion ennsed by the death
of Manager Seal*.
Warren Jordan, for many years n well
known Atlantan nnd who has boon 111 for
tho past several week*. Is Improving, ror
many year* he has beou connected with
Lynch, the tailor, and has s multitude of
frleuds. %
ANSWERS MR. BRA8SELLE.
To the Editor of Th© Georgian:
Seeing that J. W. Brass#”© l» Th«*
glsn of the 13tU Inst., under the heading of
"Sacramental Wine," has expressed his
morbid fear of being ridiculed by the pub
lic, 1 again rush to his re*cue by throwing
mysolf between him and a criticising public
and n*k you to publish the Inclosed clipping
from The Meriwether Vindicator. I also
suggest that our groat, wise and good gov-
ernor will apply to Mr. Brasselie when he
need* Mr. ItraMtlle's order* concerning th©
governor', buriae... ^ , gNELSON.
Bullocbvtlle, Gs.
The clipping referred to nbovs la * card
from Mr. Hudson published in The Meri
wether Vindicator as follows:
A Word to tho Publio.
Editor. Vindicator:
A. to th, tight between my good Brother
UruMrilc and Th, Atlanta Journal I have
nothing to eay. lint when It come, to.u
criticising public thinking of llrother Bras-
Mile, or auy of the members who urged
llrother BresMlle to take hi, pen tn bind
and proceed to expand, ns "being critlrlied.
ridiculed, green, unlettered. Ignorant and
weak-minded, almost bordering oa Imbecil
ity." or "green home," s, expressed In The
Atlanta iVm,million. I sny bslt! Think no
■nek thing of thee dearie,, and If you
must think thus, think of me tu that line
Inatead of the aforesaid. My good brother
I, off Itt hi, fret,, as eighteen member*
voted to retain llrother flhilock for another
year, and only two voted against th, reao-
iutlon. As to the reply of the cliurt h, I will
■ay a fellow In naklng a girl to marry him,
copied a form he found In a hook and scut
It to the girl The girl's reply '•Turn
the leaf and you will flint the answer, rite
fellow turned the leaf nnd found a polite
refn,at. You need not turn the leaf. Imt
look at the adjoining column, nnd Governor
Smith nmbei answer for the eburi-h.
Tn ahow the public how ungrateful nnd
unjuit It would he to bare such dlrefnl
thoughts of Parana lb DrasMlIe. I nek the
putdle to read the clipping from The At
lanta Constitution publffthad lu this pn|>er
Inst wrek.
It I, a nsptlut nsage to let the majority
of the etiureh rate. Protest .•« vlgoiousl/
as you enu before the vote, but after the
rote the thing Is settled as the majority
directs. It Is not meet for the minority to
dy to The Atlanta Journal and fonstUntlon
and The Meriwether Vindicator to ahow
tttelr superior Intelligence, let n« nil ren
der supreme reverence to God nnd do good
unto all men. especially the household of
fsith. and we won't enre n Mink what kind
of .Ut.se, ,h. "public"
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Orders.
Washington, Nor. 25.—Lieutenant Colo
nel William T. Wood, Inspector general
In detnll, from Inspector general's depart
ment. Decemlter 28.
Mnjdr Curl liclchmann. Twenty-fourth
Infantry, to army of Cuban pacification
for duty pending arrival Twcnty-fourth
Infantry In f'nlted Slate*. Captain John
Is. Bur hour, retired, recruiting officer, to
proper ntntlon: First Lieutenant James
W. Lerlnaton, Twenty-sixth to Third In
fantry. First Lieutenant Noble J. Wi
ley, Twenty-second Infantry, transferred
to Fifth Infantry in Cuba.
Navy Orders.
Naval Constructor It. II. Boblnson, de
tached nary department, and Assistant Na
val Constructor L. B, McBride, detached
navy yard, New York, and I»oth report to
commander In chief Atlantic fleet for tem
porary duty on one of th© vdlsels under
bis command.
Movqmonts of Vessels.
Arrived—November 22, Wasp, at Yonkers,
N. Y.; Shubrfck. at Norfolk.
Sailed—November 21. Milwaukee from
Magdalena Bay for Plchlllnne; November
22, Eagle from Norfolk to Key West: Leb
anon from Key West for Puerto Cortes,
Honduras; Strinshnm, Thornton, Delong,
ft'tockton and Snuhrtck from Norfolk for
Annapolis.
Dp<HKHWo0oaocHW»CH>aaaoooooo
O A PROHIBITION PRESIDENT. §
o a
O (From Tho Charleston Post.) 0
Q Prohibition norms to bs the only O
O question In which there Is nny en» 0
O thuslnstlc Interest In the South. 0
O It might be good politics to make a
O It a national Issue through the w
0 Democratic party. Perhaps we 0
0 could win on that nnd settle other 0
O policies after we get Into power. 0
0 D
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MAJOR JOHN W. THOMAS.
(From The Chattanooga News.)
A monument wns unveiled In Centen
nial Park, at Nashville, Sunday to the
laTc Major John \V. Thomas, a man
who was held In the highest esteem by
all the people of Chattanooga, Speaking
of the event, The Nashville American
said yesterday: “It Is a monument to
a man who served well his state and
country by doing his duty faithfully,
and by tempering his Judgment with
kindness. The monument erected In
his honor will long withstand the gnaw.
Ing tooth of time, but ho himself reared
a noble and a more enduring monu
ment, tho Influence of which no man
can measure."
It Is doubtful If nny railroad presi
dent ever had more friends than Major
Thomas. Ho Was admired and respect
ed by everybody who knew him person,
ally or from reputation. Tho employees
of his rond loved him, nnd they had
cause for It. This monument Is a testi
monial from them. Long may It stand!
CORRECTIONS - NOTED.
To the Editor of The Georgian,
Referring tu my article, "Financial l'nn-
•; Cnnsss and Effects," which wits pub
lished In your Saturday edition. November
-3, I wish to poll tlie ettentlon of your
readers nnd those of your exchnngn* who
tuny see lit to copy some, to the follow
ing eurrei-tlons, which I hope they will
observe:
1. The arttelo wns written by II. C.
Newton, Instead of A. Newton.
1. Under the nnrnKraph bonded "Second
Done—Pill No. 3, the mttuernls should read,
"due thousand mllltoii dollnrs,” tnnteml or
One million dollars," ns printed. Ite-
speetfully yours,
II. a NEWTON,
FINDS FAULT WITH PlTn FOR
RELIEVING THE PRESSURE.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I see I'nclo Sam has come to tbs rescue
with MO.W.WO In bonds and 3100,000,000 In
tntcrnat-henrlng notes or certificates. I no
tice that these certificate* will bear Interest
at 3 per cent. Who will pny the Intereit
on these certificates? We, of course. And
suppose the people that bid for thoso cer
tificate, are Hotnheru bankers, how will
.•■'HimIII iu.ubi-ii nil. I'll, mi Ikii.uvv.tf
th©M certificate*. Thl* money will
lock*! up lu the Unit**! States treasury
•nd If not loaned bock to Southern honk*
will not odd anything to the circulation !b
the South, will It? T con understand how
th* circulation would he Increased In the
Sonth if Northern banker* were to sub
scribe for these certificate* nnd the pro
ceed* be deposited Bi Southern bonks, but If
Southern bankers should *uh*cril>e, nnd the
proceed* I* deposited somewhere else, how
will that benefit the cotton grower? But
seriously. Mr, Editor, aren't our banker*
baring n high old time drawing Intereat at
both ends, and Isn't our Uncle Sam a nice
Don't you think It would have been
much better for Mr. Booeerclt to have
Issued noter, nntl paid off government em-
es and thus get fhe metier In cfrcnta
that vrny thou thl* roundabout way
through national bank*?
1 would like tn bear from you through
yo«r paper on these questions.
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.,
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STS.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
Capital $200,000.00
Surplus and Profits—$600,000.00
Banking in All Its Branches
WATSON WILL URGE
PRESIDENT TO ISSUE
MORE GREENBACKS
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On December 9 Hon. Thomas E. Watson,
of Georgia, will l>e a guest nt luncheon nt
the White House, at which time he will
communicate hi* views on the present
financial situation to President lloosevelt.
Sir. Watson nnd the president have ex
changed some correspondence on the sub
ject, *nd the famous Georgian hna heeu
naked to rlslt Washington that he nnd the
chief executive may talk nt length upon -the
currency question.
In tin Interview In The Constitution Mr.
Watson is quoted us saying that Mr. Bry
an's proposal "that the government shall
become gr.nrnutor for bank deposits Is n
monstrous preposition no long as the na
tional banking system exists." lie says,
according to the Interview, that the only
way In which the government should guar
antee deposit* Is by establishing postal
savings-hanks.
"When tha government hns the handling
or thi* jfeposlfs,” sti/a Mr. Watson, "the
government can well afford to guarantee
♦hem. but when such ravenous treasury
looters an Harrlninu. Ryan, Belmont, Morse,
Unitize nnd company arc In control of the
Mg national banks, how can any man who
claims to lie a Jeffersouinn Democrat ad
vocate a government guarantee of deposit'/"
Mr. Watson declares tbnt Mr. Bryan's
proposal brands tho Nebraskan cn "oppor
tunist. He says Bryan's proposition com
mits that gentleman to tbn national bank
ing system nnd to n closer alliance between
the Wall street money power nnd the
government. "If Brrnn wns correctly quot
ed," continues Mr. Wnfson, ‘‘ho lias shown
fhst be hns no right to lead a party of
Jeffersonian Democrats."
Concerning what he will say to the presi
dent ou the financial situation, Mr. Watson
Is quoted ns saying:
"I will earnestly press upon the president
the danger of an asset currency to l»e Issued
by the national banks, nnd will urge him to
recommend to congress nn act nmendntory
to the art of 1862- 63 authorizing the Issu
ance of at least one hllllou dollars of green
backs." ,
Mr. Watson believes theso Civil war nets
are still good law and would meet the
present crisis more In the spirit of Lincoln.
Jnckson. Madison nnd Jefferson,
"Tho.total amount of these treasury notes
authorized by act of congress <1862-'63) was
$460,005,000," said Mr. Watson, who con*
tinned:
'•The act of April 12, 1866. provided that
these note* might l»e retired to a certain
extent, each month, hut this process of de-
stroving the greenbacks was stopped by act
of *ebrunry 4. 1SC8. The amount of notes
nctnnlly burnt during this period of con-
traeting wns about $44,000,000.
"So matters stood until the panic of 1873.
In response to the popular demand for
more money, the government reissued $26.-
000.000 to take the place of the money which
had l>cen destroyed.
"Then. In 1875. emigres* passed nn net re
quiring^ that nil the greenbacks, over and
above $300,000,000. he destroyed.
"fio the government went Into the money,
burning business again. But the people
cried out so nngrlly against the contraction-
Ists that congress passed the net of l$78,
requiring that whenever n greenback note
was destroyed another note of the same
a mount, of course, should be Issued to take
It* place,
"Tho total amount of the greenback
money saved from destruction Is, In round
mtniliers, $316,600,000.
"How much of this tons been lout by fire,
by flood, by the various ways In which
people lose portable stuff, we have no
mentis of knowing.
"Now. what*!* President Roosevelt an*
thorlseri by net of congress to do? Ho can
follow the precedent of 1873 nnd reissue
money In pine* of thnt which congress said
might bo destroyed. Ho could Issue green
backs to the full amount Authorised by tho
acts of 1862 and 1863.
"Thnt amount having lmen $450,000,000. Mr.
Itoosevolt could Immediately nnd legally
Issue fl03.600.00i) In greenbacks. These
would ben.- no Interest, would form a p4*r-
nmnent part of the currency nnd would
therefore be a permanent Iwneflt to the
country,
"Mr. Roosevelt nnd hla advisers have
evidently overlooked the act* of 1862 nnd
1863: also the precedent of 1873. The presi
dent hns based his action In this crisis on
tho Spanish war acta of congress."
(From Tho Editor and Pubtishor.)
Of all the magazine publlshera of
New York, none ha« achieved greater
success In the face of greater discour
agement* than Frank A. Munsoy.
When he arrived In New York twen
ty-five years ago his sole capital con
sisted of a carpet bag containing $600
worth of manuscripts and $40 in cash.
At the end of four years- of killing
work and braln-racklng struggle with
financial problems to keep The Argosy,
his first venture, afloat, he found him
self $6,000 In debt.
Twenty years later (1900 the net
profits from his several publications
wore $1,058,018.10.
If you want to read one of the most
thrilllngly interesting stories of a deter
mined man's climb up tho hill of busi
ness success, get a copy of the Decem
ber number of The Argosy and read
Mr. Munsoy's remarkable article giving
his experiences In tho publishing field.
He does not hold you off at arm’ll
length and talk to you In sonorous sen
tences that mean little, but takes you to
his heart, and, In short, gripping
phrases, tells you of his ambitions,
his failures and his achievement*.
As you devour page after* page, of
hln absorbing narrative you suddenly
discover that tho man behind tho pen
is pulling nslde the curtain and allow
ing you to look Into his very soul.
He tells you of his struggle against
overwhelming oddR; of his ambition for
power; of his endless nights of. toll at
NO EFFECTIVE PROHIBITION
N WITHOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Powersvlilc, Ga.
. CARTER.
COLONEL GRAVES' SEND-OFF
(From The Editor and Publisher.)
That was a great send-off that F. L.
Seely*, publisher of The Atlanta Geor
gian, gave Colonel John Temple
Graves, nl* A»e.wtate, on the occasion
of 1:1s departure for New York to as
sume edltorlul direction of T^e Amer
ican. Over three hundred of the lead
ing citizens of Atlanta had been Invited
to attend the banquet hold tn his hon
or. The speeches must have made
Colonel Graves’ ears bum, they were
so appreciative and complimentary. If
over a man left home for a new field
bearing the best wlzhc* of a greater
and more representative body of. busi
ness men we would like to know his
name.
To the Editor of Jhe Georgian:
As much hns been said and written on the
prohibition hill enneted Into law nt the lute
session of the lealslnture, I, for one, feel
thnt the people of Georgia owe n Instlnj?
gratitude to the members of the house nnd
seuntc who ao persistently and eloquently
defended the merits of the bill, nnd to
those members that said but little hut voted
for the hill upon Its final passage. And we
would not withhold thq encomium due our
governor for bis promptness in placing Ul*
signature to tho hill nnd for his utterances
since, advising the people to enforce the
law. And I feel that no little praise Is due
The Georgian for stepping to the front in
the heat of the battle and espousing the
cause of state prohibition, while the other
dallies of the city of Atlanta were opposlug
the hill.
Bnt where shall we closed this meed of
praise? There I* the editor of The GoMeu
Age, W. D. Fpshaw; Judge Itodenberry,
Hon. Seaborn Wright, lion. W. A. Coving
ton. Dr. .Solomon. J. B. Itirhnrd*. Rev. A.
J. Hughes nnd others that went hither and
thither and with their eloquence nnd force
of reason proclaimed to thousands nnd tens
of thousand* the righteousness of the cause
which they had espoused. How I would like
to aee their names written high upon the
pinnacle of fame for the battle they so no
bly fought!
I lulls nnd their words of cheer nn«T their
unceasing prayers for the success of the
bill. Whit© nil this is refreshing uud cheer
ing to those who have so long waited,
bop©d and prayed for success, still we fear
S rohthltlou will not prohibit unless the.
rigidly enforced. In one county In
uorth Georgia It Is Ixdleved that ulne-
tenth* of the people within a radius of ten
miles believe, and tunny of them }cnow, that
a certain man Is. and hns heeu for years,
dcaiiug In blockade liquor. The prosecuting
attorney of the Judicial circuit In which he
lives has been furnished with the names of
witnesses who would testify to his guilt,
nnd, strange to sny. thnt muu has escaped
authorship to provide serials for his
magazine, when he could not afford to
buy them; of his experiments to discov
er what kind of « periodical the public
wanted; of his fight with the American
News Company; of his launching of
one publication after another until ho
now has six; and, finally, of tho finan
cial. rewards of his business that to
day amount to over a million dollars
a year.
' There are not many men—we know
personally of none—who would cafe or
dare to take the public Into their con
fidence as Mr. Munsey has done. He
gives exact figures of circulations and
receipts. Ho Is not afraid to have them
known. Business rivals are welcome to
them.
Wo can easily understand after read
ing this article why Mr. Munsey stands
at the head of American mngaslne pub
lishers. He possesses tthe qualities of
character thnt are essential to success
—ability, sood Judgment, perseverance
and the know-how to do things. Hs
has made mistakes—lots of them; he
has Inst hundreds of thousands of dol
lars In publishing ventures—he dropped
nearly a million on The New York
Dally News; but he profits by his mis
takes and smiles nt his Tosses. "If I
can win five times out of seven," he
once said to the writer, "1, can become
a multi-millionaire."
Mr. Munsey'* carcor Is one that every
young man in America can study with
profit.
l ulled .States courts boa luul but little ef
fect In the stipprese.'uu of the violation of
the lyvence law. A large pertontnge of
the violators have ween Imprisoned for only
a few .weeks nt most, nnd go home and
engage lti the same business ngaln. koine
of the state courts are but lit Ho better. I
h-.ve known men billeted In three or fear
ctu-en tor running n blind tig»r nnd the
court would nliow half of the ratten tn be
i*4)l pressed nnd In tbo other* Accent plea*
■ Itnpr- ■*-*“ ‘
their former habits.
If our court* W4>u!d follow the example
of Judge I'elhaiu. of Ahihnmn. better re
sults would be haiL In Khelby comity n
man wss arraigned for running blind tigers.
The offender's attorney advleet him to
plead guilty te the first offense and the
Judge would dlstiil.** the oth**r ruses agnlnst
Hi th©
PROHIBITION ON TRIAL.
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
Why talk of putting prohibition "on
trial" at all? Yet many seen* to think It
Just nnd necessary to do this. Bnt If re
put It on trial, let ns give It a fair test.
Let us not expert It to destrpy entirely In
one year men's' greed of gain, obliterate
their perverse wills and eradicate all mor
bid, mastering appetites for drink.
As unreasonable ns this may sound, It Is
what the liquor forcen virtually demand a*
a test of problldtlon^that It shall wlp# out
lu ono year erery drop of spirits nnd their
effects from tho earth. This they don’t l>e-
Here It will or ran do, and ao hope by such
unjust test to eutbronc the liquor power
again In Georgia,
The enemies nnd th© misguided friends of
prohibition can so use the words of our
honorable and honored governor, recently
uttered In n speech. The words were: "Tb©
cause of prohibition will In* bn trial next
year. If ws STOP tbs SALE (capital*
mine), then prohibition will be s success."
There Is not In wbst I am saying the In
tended SEMBLANCE of an accusation of
Insincerity or nnfalrnesa on his honor’s part.
Yet the enemies of prohibition (same In
cognito) can make bis words their wsr cry,
viz,: "If w© STOP the sale," etc., and tbst
"NEXT THAU” (capitals mine).
But what If we don’t atop the sale next
year? Mt. Sinai’s prohibition laws, which
are "holy, Just am! good," have been on
trial for thousands of years, and never did
fully prohibit. Every lad wbo wanted to
curry concealed weapons before, carries
them yet. "Thieves break through and
steal" ns of yore. Murder for a trifling In
sult seems as prevalent n* formerly. Ro;
rial Iniquity pay* little heed to the legs*
veto. And yet the atate Itself would he■ t
personified criminal, thief and libertine did
It not legally forbid these vices, even
though It does not fully prevent them. }\bo.
If a majority of our citizens were in
of all these glaring wrongs, would think of
repealing the laws forbidding them?
Prohibit doe* not neeessnrly mean fa pr©«
ent. The former means to forma: toe
latter means to hinder or stop. «
prohibition law withholds legal sanction
from a giant social and elvle wrong. It *• •
•ss. If It lessen* the evil only some. It
re... be an Ineffable, triumph. If It:
nughiy eradicates from the blood of the
race the acquired and hereditary virus,
Inebriation and totally wipes the smuggling
traffic from the state In two generations,
though It will do this aooner. then prohibi
tion will prove the crowning glory oi
American achievement. vxv
T. C. BUCHANAN.
Winder, Oa.
dollars." said th© Judge. To th« *"?4wV
meat for the third offense t fM* •£|P»J2
wna entered. "Nine hundred dollar*. **
twered the Judge. Thla I* the kind of p»*
nlhltien that will prohibit. ^
We hope our court* will take notice sw*
govern themselves accunlln^Iy. ^