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JUE ATLANTA GEUBWiAW. The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, Prezident. Telephone Connections. Subscription Rales; One Yezr $4.50 Six Months 2.50 Three Months 1.25 By Carrier, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by 1 THE GEORGIAN CO. at 25 W. Alabama Street, Atlanta, Ga. V -a- 1 - J/ jsjp'- r entered as ■aeond-claas matter April 2k 1904. at the roitofflca at Atlanta. Ga.. under act or conxreea of March 9. 1879. THE GEORGIAN COMES TO GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE "You cannot tat your cake and have your cake.” —Cervantaa. Two “Breathing Places” Won. The Innovation for which The Georgian haa ao earn' rstly plead In the eatabllahment of park,square* and breathing apacea In our crowded centers, aeema to be taking hopeful abape. The board of education yeaterday In a deliberate aea- alon, formally decided to establish play grounda for the children of the city In two public achool yards. The As sociated Charities through Secretary Logan, Messrs, Krlegahaber, J. K. Orr and Rev. C. B. Wllmer, have labor ed diligently and most effectively In thla cause, and they with The Georgian and the people of the city, are much rejoiced that the board of education haa decided to make the experiment with these two school yards. What yards will be used will be subsequently determined by tbe super intendent, and the decision will doubtless be eagerly watched. It will now devolve upon all of those who are Intor ested, to see that this experiment Is made so abundantly auccessful during tbs present summer that the liberality of the board will be repealed and amplified during the next summer until every school yard will be a breathing spaco during the next heated term. This Is a movement along the definite tines of prog, ress In this community. It Is a distinct expression of hu manity and of civilisation that we are pausing In the whirl of our strenuous life to provide places of breathing fresh air and recreation for the tollers young and old who find It a heavenly comfort now and then to get out of hot and steaming buildings and to breathe the oxone of this Incomparable air In refreshment and relnsplration to their lungs and brains. In behalf of the community we congratulate the board upon Jts liberal and progressive action, and pre dict for the experiment a sucoesa which will be pleasing to all who have contributed to It. The Increase in Manufactures. The manufacturing Industries of tbe United States grow so rapidly that the Interval between one census and another Is altogether too great, and when the succeeding enumeration comes around we find that we have advanced even beyond all expectations. S. D. N. North, the present director of the census, without waiting for 1910, has been busy securing figures on the Increase In manufactures during the five years which have elapsed since the last census was taken, and the result Is little abort of amaxlng. We find that thla is Indeed a great country, and that our wealth Is Increasing more rapidly than during any pedod In our history. * The figures referred to were given out at a dinner which the director of the census recently attended, and show that the capital now Invested In manufacturing enterprises In this country Is $7,375,930,060 as against 35,100,172,000 In 1900, or an Increase of more than fifty per cent. This Is In face of the 7act that the number of Individual concerns has Increased but, little more than five per cent. The number of salaried officials and clerks has Increased 41 per cent white the amount of salaries has Increased 01 per cent. The number of wage-earners has Increased 10 per cent while the amount of salaries has Increased twice that amount. The value of the products of manufacturing enter prises has Increased to almost 99,000,000,000 as against 30,807,000,000 five years ago, or an Increase of more than >1 per cent. These figures are ao vast that the average lay mind cannot comprehend their full Import, (lut It must ba re alize^ that the growth la tremendous. The figures prepared by Mr. North do not show the particular Industries which have thus grown ao tre mendously, but they do show the growth In the dif ferent states, and In this tbe South may take a special pride. Down here, and In the newer states of the union, the largest Increase Is shown, while the smallest per cent Is In the New England statea. For example, In Idaho the amount of capital Invested Increased 341.1 per cent; salaries of clerks and officials Increased 147 per cent; expenses Increased 668 per.cent, and the value of the products Increased 182.1 per cent. In the Indian Territory tbe Increase In the number of establishments was 161.4 per cent, of capital 202.5 per cent, and of products 179.6 per cent. North Dakota Increased Its establishments 63.8 per cent In Oklahoma the number of establishments Increased 109.2 per cent, capital 335.3 per cent and the value of the products 198.7 per cent. Delaware makes the smallest gain. Thfe percentage of Increase In establishments In this state Is three-tenths of 1 per cent, and the value of products but four-tenths of 1 per cent. While the percentage of Increase In the number of factories In the Eastern states Is not great, the Eastern states hold up tbe Increased percentage In value of products. Connecticut, for Instance, Increases Its value of products 17.1 per cent; Maine, 28.2 tier cent; Massachu setts, 22.8; New Hampshire 15.5; Vermont. 22.5, and Rhode Island. 32.1. Sage Brain Nevada Increases her products 145.5 per cent; New Jersey, 40.1 per cent. Tbe completed figures have not been tabulated for New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which are four of tbe largest manufacturing states. The totals are Included In the table of grand totals given above, and the percentages of Increase In these states are as satisfactory as in the others. 'The great Increase In manufacturing In the South Is apparent Arkansas Increases the value of Its products 40 per cent; Florida, 46 per cent; Georgia, 6f> per cent; Kentucky 26 per cent; Louisiana 67 per cent; Mississippi 70 per cent; North Carolina 07 per cent; South Carolina j ! 4.S per cent; Texas 02 per rent; Virginia, 37 per rent, and j , t 1 ao on through the Hat. The Increase In wages, capital | ^ Invested and salaries Is equally large. 'college Georgia, It will be noted, with an Increase of G9 Pcr| 0eorRla were anxious'for an cent In the value of our manufactured products, la more | than holding her own with what were once the commer cial centers of tbe country and the Indications are for a continuance of tbls prosperity. “Dr. Matheson.” lies In the nick of time. ere Just about to fllnfc out a hint to some of the untry that the people of Atlanta and of lay handle to attach to the The New York World is looking for the day of "shredded shirtwaists" and presumably is wearing a blind bridle. Dean Snellfng of Franklin College. In commenting with cordial approval on yesterday upon the election of David C. Barrow as chancellor of the university, It was not the purpose or Intention of The Georgian to omit or to subordinate Its equal approval of the selection of Prof. Charles M. Snelling as dean of Franklin college and Vice Chancellor of the University. The selection of Colonel Snelling a* the yoke mate of Chancellor Barrow la as eminently appropriate as It was demonstrated upon the campus to be eminently popular. Colonel Snelling Is tbe complement of Chancellor Bar. row. He has some of tbe qualities which Professor Bari row has not, and tbe two together make an admirable combination for most effective service to tbe university. Colonel Snelling Is full of the dash and charm of man- nor that belongs to tho aggressive type of men. He has the brilliancy and the forcefulness of the soldier, and these things Joined to tbe sweetness and light of the beloved new chancellor will fill .the cup of the university to the brim of effective service. Colonel Snelling baa grown upon tbe confidence and regard of the student body, the alumni, the trustees and tbe faculty during every year of his connection with the university. The manliness of his tepnper, his scholarly training, hla high courtesy, bis courage anil his firmness Joined to his ample scholarship have won for him friends In multiplying quantities daring every year In ble field of work. And In the same breath In which we congratulate the university upon Chancellor Barrow, wo desire also to con- gratulate It upon the elevation and continued services of Dean Snelling. The Chicago Chronicle says "the Republican party haa been a strangely modest party.” - Ye gods and little fishes. ' . Senator Platt’s “Rest.” The announcement cornea from Washington that Sen. ator Platt has decided to “rest again." The senior senator from the great state of New York has done but little else during the present session of congress. He was In his place during the Important de bates on Abe most vital bills only long enough to protect, as far as he couldt hla express company from the opera tion of the rate bill, and disgusted all hla colleague* by his selfish demands. When tho time came he was quietly Ignored. Senator Morgan called attention recently In such vlg- orous terms to the absence from the senate of both the ambassadors from tho state of Now York that the aged base hurried to Washington and sat in his seat long enough to be seen, but the work was too onerous for him, and be has decided to go off and "rest again" at his country place. But It seems that even though he refuses to fulfill .hla duties to hla constituents, he Is not to be allowed to rest, for the notorious Mao Wood, who baa already figured quite extensively In hla life drama, ha; recuperated from “rest" she has been taking and baa brought forward the charge that she la the legal wife of the senator and that he Is consequently a bigamist. In evidence of this fact she produces a marriage certificate, duly signed by the officiating clergyman and a hired man employed by Mr. Platt. True, there seems to be some difficulty In locating the clergyman and tbe witness. Kirs. Wood—or Platt, as tho case may be—Intimates that these two have been spirited away by Senator Platt, but this does not restrain her from carrying on her case. She does not seem to be quite certain what her purpose Is, beyond tbe establish ment of her marriage, which she kept secret thus far, It Is alleged, at the request of Senator Platt, and the es tablishment, incidentally, of her claim to a large share la the senator’a fortune. She seems to be pretty well provided with money as It Is, so that "her coatle'a strength may laugh a siege to scorn." Whatever may be* the merits of the cate, there ap pear! to be no probability that Mr. Platt will be able to enjoy undisturbed repose at his country home or any where else. He will be badgered and harassed until this cause celebre la aettled. Nemesis Is working over time on Senator Platt. He sees himself dethroned from the bad eminence he has been able to attain through his domination of New York politics. He sees the sceptre wrested from him by an un. lineal hand, whlto the whole country .becomes more and more Indignant at the spectacle of a great state—an em pire within Itself—absolutely unrepresented In the senate while the most Important legislation of modern times Is being discussed and enacted. It seems to be a foregone conclusion that New York In very desperation wilt soon demand the resignation of her two senators, bnt In both Instances how eloquent Is the reiterated lesson that the way of the transgressor Is very, very hard. GEORGIAN AT WE8T POINT—Mr. John H. Hea ter. of Albany, Ga-, la expected In Atlanta thla evening after a two years’ term at th* United Statea Military Academy at Weat Point. Cadet Hester was an appointee of Congress man Griggs, and cornea home from the national academy with the laurels of two brilliant and suc cessful yjsars. The fact that he brink* borne the hearty Indorsement and approval of hit Instruc tors, who have written several letters to hla fam ily and that his marks during this term have been of the highest character and grade, is a great happiness to hla family and friends, and makes a fine and distinct promise for the young soldier of the future. Mr. Hester Is tbe second son of the Hon. John T. Hester, of Albany, who Is one of the moat pop ular and honored cltliens of southwest Georgia. He I* the brother of Mrs. Dr. John Wilkins, of thla city, and I* universally regarded by hla friends and admirers aa one of the finest types that Georgia haa sent to West Point In recent years. In his manliness, courage, splendid tem per and fine personal appearance, which la now reinforced by the record of hts admirable schol arship. he makes Indeed a pleasant figure of promising forecast for the future. Mr. Heater will be for several days the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Wilkins In Atlanta before going further to visit bis father In Albany. name of the new president of the Technological school. "Professor"' does not roll trippingly upon tho tongue, and * tbe spirit and tbe custom of this ago clamors always for an easy handle to'every name that Is of frequent use. And at this time when the new president of the Techno logical school Is coming more and more Into tbe public eye and upon the public tongue It had come to be a prac tical and linguistic necessity that we should have somo briefer and simpler title by which to address him than Professor ’ Matheson. j "Tbe man with the patch” Is not to be pltied- • Wherefore, we thank Washington and Lee University | It's a strawberry patch. for Its easy nd happy solution of the present difficulty that surrounds us. The new LL.D. Is apt and timely. "Dr." Matheson sounds well to us. It Is a title worthily bestowed an done that will be worthily worn In Increas ing honor and usefulness In the years to come. Now, If we might utilise this happy moment of sug- ould remark that Chancellor Barrow also needs a shorter name and title than that which he has, that the degree of L.L D. would fit him like a glove, and that the people, young and old. who have to address the distinguished head of the university would deem it a fa vor to be authorized by some highly reputed college of this country to speak hereafter of "Dr.” Barrow. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. 1596—Cadiz JUNE 21. ££& 8S£* by En * llsh *"<1 1639—InoreHse Mather born; died Au. *rust 13f, 1723. u 1 “S~2L* r8ft " r surrendered to the Pole,. 1707— Encounter between the Leonard and the Chesapeake. r 1736—Enoch Poor, commander of the * at battle of 8* r . He Likes The Georgian. To the Editor of The Georgian. I like you. 1 am a native of Geor> Sla. and, by raising, an old-time Amer ican. I believe tn the ten command ments and th. constitution of our country, both written on statute- book, and In th. heart, of our fore- father.. I am glad your paper give, folk, a rest on Sunday, and will not print a whisky advertisement. The rollicking. Irresponsible, money-mak Ing, pleasure-seeking Sabbath and the modern saloon, with Us bum clubs, are recent Inventions of the devil, and ex- ported acrom the sea from th* land of high taxes and low morals. On* of the most wasteful things any Individual or'nation con do Is to worf or rip around on Sundny. The most costly thing In this coun try to the taxpayer and first-class clt Ixen Is our legalized liquor traffic. Th. modern saloon Is our mother's burden and much more. I am so glad The Georgian has put Itsslf alongside many other first-class periodicals, and said to these coiner, of money out of the manhood of our men and happiness of our mothers. You can't smear my ■pace. . Again, I like you because you are everybody's paper and the common people’s medium. "All coons look alike to you." I see Sister Morris says. In sub stance: "Gentlemen don't-sit while ladle, etand.” That's my raising. You have heard why the hen was lmmor ta!7 Her son never sets. I am not quite that bad. The other day, a gen tleman friend and I got up to give some ladles a seat on a Marietta street 'car, and a woman and her lit. tie son, about three or four years old, spread out over the whole space. My notlbn woe, that sister ought to have taken that child In her lap and squeezed up a little herself. : believe in giving the weaker sex (physically) your seat, but I hate to them act hoggish when they have the "drap on you. 1 Again, I like your paper because you are asking for a breathing place In the midst of our rushing and high- reaching Atlanta. Neighbor Boasman la right. If every fellow tries to sit down In the same place, somebody Is going to get day. Ight mashed out of them. Atlanta Is great, and spreading herself, but Fulton Is not quite full, and not all of Georgia yet absorbed. If elgns remain favorable, there will be lota of more folks In Atlanta after we add to the population of New Jeru salem. They would thank us, both In Greater Atlanta and In the city of cities. If we should leave pretty lit tle parks dotting our splendid capital of the South. Your big friend and fellow-rltlzen, UNCLE NATH. A Populist on the Situation. To the Editor of The Georgian: In no place do actions speak louder than words oftenor tlmn tn politics. I note the account of the meeting of the Populist executive committee In the Kimball House on last Thursday. I had rather risk a man’s Populism or Democracy, who let* his action or works apeak for him, than him who yells at the top of his voice, "I am r Democrat or Populist" at every oppor tunity. Now, Mr. Yancey Carter who seemed to take a leading part In the deliberations of. last Thursday. It seems to me he was - lining with the wrong gang, when he spoke of Tom Watson, as "your much vaunted leader.” Now, If any man haa suf fered for the principles of Populism, or hny man's works or actions have S roclalmed him true to those ancient emocratlc principles, that man Is Tom Watson, and Tom Is still working, without much "I am” yelling, toward the same goal. Mr. Yancey Carter also said: "That a man who voted for Clark Howell, Hoke 8mlth or Dick Russell Is not a good Populist." Please permit me to My without attributing any great "I amlsm" to myself, that 1 have been unanimously elected chairman of the executive committee of the Populist party of Johnson county for the last twelve yMre, and we have not lost a battle during the time. We polled a big majority for Judge Hines when he w*e elected gov ernor of Georgia, and a big majority for Tom Watson when he ran for president of the United States, and now stand ready to poll a big majority for Hoks Smith when the time comes And here we rest, willing for our prin ciples and patriotism to be measured by our actions and works, and not by loud mouthed "I am" proclamations. We now stand ready to call the Popu list party of Johnson county together when so ordered to do so by the chair man of the state executive committee of the Populist party. But we are not willing to follow an executive com mittee which In turn mult have been modeled after the Ruse douma. We have no fault of Judge Hines or Tom Watson, and believe If true, unadul terated patriotism entitles gentlemen to be termed much lauded leaders they are entitled to be thus termed, all the -am-lete to the contrary notw.|htand- Ing. ' J. B. HOWARD. Adrian, Ga., June IT, 1906. THE FEE SYSTEM. To the Editor of The Georgian: About two years ago, while Hon. John Temple Graves was editor of The Atlanta News, we wrote an article for that paper urging abolishment of the fee system tn the courts of our state; Since then the Fulton county grand Jury came out In strong terms con demning the present methods allow ing the solicitor generals, sheriff* and county clerks to collect all the moneys paid In as lines and appropriate same to their own use. Instead of turning Mme Into the county treasury, as should be done. We are glad to not* that our county (Jackson) had a but passed at the last session of the legislature placing the county solicitor and clerk of court on a Mlary, and provided that all money received as fines and cost* be turned Into the county treasury after paying a reasonable salary to the solicitor and clerk. A neat sum has gone to the county’s credit, besides removing from these officers all temptation to run the court as a money-making machine. If the legislature at tu next session does nothing more than place the so licitor generals, clerks of the superior courts and sheriffs on a Mlary. and abolish the present fee system, they will have done their state a great ser vice. Under the present fee system It Is tu the solicitor’s interest to have blind tigers running all over hie cir cuit, for, as Is well known, liquor Is the cause of at least three-fourth* of QHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER O Gossips About People and Other Things «By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. O By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 21.—Beverly Farms, Mass., Is congratulating Itself on hav ing for the summer Baron Von Stern berg, the German ambassador, and his beautiful American wife. The Baron ess Von Sternberg Is one of the fa mous Langhem sisters, the trio of which are named by a poetically In clined .mother Violet, Lily and Ivy. The Baroness answers to the name of Lily. Lily Langhem met "Speckle,” as the president calls him, abroad. Two years ago she accompanied him home to America. In Washington he represents his royal master, "The Dictator of the Unnveree,” Wilhelm III. The kaiser la said to have been greatly pleased at the match, for while Miss Langham Is not an heiress In her own right, she comes of a distinguish ed and wealthy family and la possessed of a natural charm and tact that I* said to have won the Instant admira tion of the German ruler when she was presented at the German court. When the baron was sent to the United States as ambassador It was announced that the kaiser was sending an "AmbaiMdor of Love.” HI* wife ha* royally tried to sustain the right to this title. She has made the Ger man embassy functions In Washing ton popular throughout, the diplomatic corps. Another New England summer re sort which Is rejoicing because of a diplomatic summer reeldent Is Am herst, Mass. The Chinese minister. Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng, Is to spend the summer there and with him will be Miss May Liang Cheng, who Is the only daughter of the Chinese min ister to this country. Little MIm Liang, like the piquant celeatlal that she Is, takes a sby In terest In th* social functions of the diplomatic circle of the capital city. Rumor has persistently reported this oriental debutante aa engaged. When confronted with thl* gossip the other day the little visitor laughed, shook her head and pattered away to the roomy conservatory In tbe Chlneso legation. Mrs. Alfred ■Gwynne Vanderbilt has set another fashion in which the ultra fashionables at Newport doubtless w follow. While Kir. Vanderbilt has been malt ing speed records between thlB city and Newport for the Inst fortnight, his wife may be -seen sailing her 80-foot Ca price In Narragansett bay. It is hard to beat the Long Island farmer. The admixture of Yankee and Dutch tnakee a combination which can be depended upon to look out for Itself. Lucky Rhodes, of Oakfield. has been annoyed by W. K. Vanderbilt’s deer, which evinced a great fondness for his wheat fields, and made up his mind stop them. - He rigged up two poles and hung on a cord several pans and cowbells. To these he attached a fish line long enough to reach across the field and barnyard to the bed room where he slept. He .tied the line to his right wrist and at Interval* durlpg the night woke up and gave it a tug. This, of course, set the milk pans clattering, the cow bells rlnglhg and the deer scamp erlng for cover. Now it Is Mr. Vender bill’s fields that the deer visit. A new use haa been found for the auto when Samuel Westervelt, score tary of the Tenafiy, N. J., board of ed ucatlon, and a long trusted superln tendent In Lord & Taylor’s, disappear' Two searching parties In autos began the hunt for him, their onty clew be' Ing foot prints leading toward the pah lsades, Into which from time to time, they fitted one of the man's shoes. In the woods the trail was lost, but all night they ran the motors through the brush, searching with lanterns. Just as they were about to give up, the body was found face downward In elghteon Inches of water. ■ Julius Boskln, who keeps a restau rant at 45 Franklin street, declares that he Is done with wild cats. A friend In New Meriden sent him one. The wild cat escaped from Its box (lur lug tbe noon bour, cleaned the res taurant out of its cu&Jomera and ctnrw ed Mr. II..skin's coat before a policeman killed It. the crimes cobimltted, and the more crimes committed the more money the solicitor gets out of his office. Sup press crime and the solicitor la minus an income, place him on a Mlary, and It will then be to hla Interest to aid In the enforcement of the state'* laws, a* hla income will not be re duced on account of hl> doing hi* duty, as la now the case. We hope the newspapers and the people In general will take this up and not let our lawmakers rest until this much needed reform Is enacted Into law. WILLI* S. LANIER. Stathom, Ga. "Plain Dick” Pulling Votes. To the Editor of The Georgian: The friends of "Plain Dick” Russell are taking great pride and pleasure In the splendid campaign he le mak ing, and In the evidence* of solid and substantial Increase In strength and popularity. Rev. J. J. Bennett has Just been elected to succeed Dr. Jameson as sec retary of the Baptist Mission. He Is. therefore, one of the most prominent Baptist ministers of the state. Writ ing from Griffin to th* Jackson Her.'ld, Mr. Bennett Mye: "I am not In politics, but I am op posed to detraction and mlsrepresen- tatlon. This leads me to My a word to Judge Russell's home county through The Herald. What 1 am about to My la done without Judge RueseU’a knowl edge or consent. "In all fairness to the Judge, It Is due his home people that they know just what Impression he la really mak- og aa Jackson county's candidate for governor. Judging from the papers, one would think that he Is not In the race; that th* people are looking upon his race with a mixture' of 'pity and compassion.' Now, let me tell you something. The people of Jackson county may feel proud of him. I can't apeak of other sections, but I can speak of wbat I have seen In Griffin. Two month* ago If he had a doxen friends In the county I didn't know It. Spalding county was seemingly almost a unit for another candidate. Tie came two days ago. however, mad* three speeches In different-parte of the city, and now you can count his friends and supporters by the hundreds. "Hie main speech delivered at the Bijou thMter was pronounced by some of the bralnest men. in the city decid edly the fairest political speech ever heard In Orlffln. He la openly de clared the Abraham Lincoln of Georgia politics. "Like a conquering hero, he has marched through this part of Georgia and since his departure I feel duly iroud of the fact that honest Dick lussell. the plain man of the people, le my native county's gift to the pres ent gubernatorial race. "J. J. BENNETT. "Griffin, Ga., June 7, 1*04.” “The Power of Beauty." To tbe Editor of The Georgian: That beauty ts a power none of us can dispute. A wonderful, subtle, many-sided power, striking a respon sive chord within the soul of each In dividual coming under Its Influence. By the great law of attraction, "like attracts like," ao this universal re sponsiveness of all souls to beauty must mean that somewhere within each of u* there Is something beautiful. Only a very little seeking reveals thl* something In the perfect soul of man, so sensitively attuned aa to be touched by even the airy beauty of a tinted bubble, tossed by a playful wind. Only a little uncovering brings out tbe manifestation of Its perfec tions ao tha't he who runs may see and feel. The power of boauty has been felt throughout all tbe ages; strong men hare died for the power of beauty in woman’s face and form. Great poems have been written, great picture* painted through the power of bMuty In nature. Groat thoughts have been born, great deed* Inspired, through the power of beauty In a noble life. Callous hMris have been softened, selfish lives have been awed through the power of beauty In a great ucrl< flee. Many burdens are being lightened, many pathways made less rough, and anget choirs are heralding the day when the troubled world will be at peace, all united by the power of beau' ty In brotherly love. ANNA FULLWOOD. We Mk* This Field Better. To the Editor of The Georgian: Permit a comparative stranger to your city to express his appreciation of your paper. Having been accustomed to the reading of auch papers aa The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Dally News, the writer was lost when he first took up hie 'residence In your city, owing to th* lack of a really first- class newspaper, morning or evening. and now It has regular reader by want was removi claimed me for sheer force of Its merit. I feel sure I voice the sentiment of many in thla city when I urge you to seriously consider the Issuing of a morning edition of your paper. Com ing her* a stranger, I was completely disgusted with the mud-ellnglng of a dally paper, and I simply never read*lt aa a result. Th* writer meets many who express the Mme sentiment. Why don't you occupy the field? Yours for better Atlanta Journalism, R. L MANSFIELD. Atlanta, Ga., June 20, 1106. BREATHING PLACE8. To flie Editor of The Georgian: No movement looking'to civic Im provement of greater value to Atlanta could be started going than The Geor gian's suggestion for the Immediate establishment of park squares through out the congested city center*. Right In the center of the business, heart of Atlanta, In the very midst of the mag' nlflceht group of towering office pal aces, there I* one place without a sin gle expensive structure or improve ment. Surrounded as It Is, with all the grand commercial structures of the very heart of Atlanta, It would eeem. Indeed, that Providence had In some mysterious way. kept In reserve this very spot that the people of the B resent and untold .generation yet un- orn, might have just here a fountain from which to quaff the life-giving elixir of God's precious nectar; abund ance of ozone-laden air, distilled through the leeves of the trees, and scented with the perTume of nature’s floral laboratory, and mellowed Into one exquisite blend of refreshing ex- hllaritlon with th* added aroma of freshly mown grass lawns and well kept shrubbery. Ths Spot. I herewith suggest that at any coat the city condemn and purchase for a central park square or plsxs. the two blocks bounded by Broad street on the east. Walton on the sooth, Forsyth on the west and Luckla on the north. Very truly yours, EDWARD H. WALKER. College Park, Oa, June 2#, 1964. atogo. born. 17 68 —\V" irarii|,shire, ratified United Slates constitution, being the ninth state. 1791—Louls^xvi arrested and returned 1813—Hattie of Victoria. 1854—Old Watch abolished and nolies system established In Boston 1891—Ex-Senator McDonald, of in dlana, died. 1B93 —Lelnnd Stanford, of California, died; born March 9, 1824. ^ 1898—Island of Guam taken possession of by the United States. 1905— "’reck of Twentieth Century 5S8twS!d. I-to Shore GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. ] Ily Private Leased Wire. New York. June 2 f.-Here are somo of the visitors In New York today: ATLANTA—J. G. Burkhart, L. B Haffaker, A. A. Peeler, Mrs. A. A. Peeler, K. Wldemann. L. O. Cameron' K H. Coolldge, G. N. Lewis, w. H Nunnally. J. 14. Spear, J. S. Cochran! J. Lichtenstein. AUGUSTA—B. H. Baker, J. A. Mun- roo and wife, \V. G. Jeater. SAVANNAH—G. H. Charles, A. O. Gunard. L L. Corning. T. Halllgan and wife, J. Hull. Jr. Thanks for The Georgian. To the Edltor.of The Georgian: a recent meeting if our local Woman's Christian Temperance Union a motion waa made and carried by a rising vote that a letter expressing our appreciation of your paper. The Atlan ta Georgian, be forwarded to you at an early date. We praise God that the prayers of our Georgia women have been answer ed, and that so speedily, In 1 the form of your splendid, clean sheet. Georgia, the Empire State of the South, Is wor thy of such a paper. May God's bless ing rest upon you and your great un dertaking, and may The Georgian be Instrumental In carrying Georgia to higher things. Respectfully, MRS. WALTER NEWMAN, Corresponding Secretary W. C. T. V., Columbus, Ga., 1228 Fifth Avenue. CpUimbus, Ga., June 1, 1906. oooottoooeoeoooo'oooo o o O RAILROAD, FINANCIAL. O INDUSTRIAL NOTES. 0 •*» O 0000000000000000000 The Canadian Pacific railway, ac cording to report, ta preparing to build another line through the Rocky Moun tains at a point some distance north of the present route through the Kicking Horse Pass. The Colorado transportation bureau has I organized In Denver for the purpose of mnklng more effective th* dealings of Colorado merchants. Job bers and manufacturers with the rail road* that handle their goods, and to prevent discrimination In favor of other ' territories as against Colorado. At Decatur, III., work ha* been be gun on the extensive new shope which the Wabash railroad Is to build there. The shops and yards will cover forty- two acree and will be modern in all their equipment. proof of Canadian prosperity Is found in tbe fact that Canadian cus toms receipts for May, 1909, exceeded those for May, 1905, by 3608,585. Over 190,000 spindle* were added to the Southern cotton mills In the first three months of this year. They are estimated to cost 320 n spindle, which Indicates an Investment of 33,813,OHi. This ts a much better record than that of any quarter period of 1905, be- Ing nearly 50,000 more spindles than reported for the best quarter of dost year. > Electricity Is to displace steam as a motive power on the Maryland and Pennsylvania, which runs from Balti more to York, Pa., seventy-nine miles, and from Baltimore to Belalr, twenty- six miles. The builders of the new Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, from Brunswick, Ga., and Birmingham, Ala., to Atlanta, expect to have the line completed within eighteen months. The completion of the new road will open up a rich section of country and will give Atlanta a new line to tide water, with steamship connections and new water rates to New York and Eastern port*. The flret passenger car ever manu factured entirely of eteel has been turned out by the American Car and Foundry Company. It I* th* first of an order of 135 for the New York Central railroad. The earnings last year of the entire Pennsylvania railroad system of over 10.000 mllea reached the enormous to tal of 3240.000,000. The American Association of Local Freight Agent* Is holding Its nine teenth annual meeting In Montreal thla week. Proper marking of freight. parison of switching methods ana weighing car-load freight under the rule* of tbe Cincinnati chamber or commerce are some of the topic* sctiea- uled for discussion. The Rock Island management Is busy preparations for extensions, In order „ handle the business of the big pa»" ture country on the Red river, follow ing It* opening to settlement this sura- 0 00 0 0 00 00 0 00 000000® 0 WITHOUT A DOUBT, < BEST IN THE SOUTH. Savannah, Ga., June 19. Th* Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga. Gentlemen: PIssm put roe on your tubscriptlotf Ilat for The Georgian, aa It Is without a doubt the best daily paper In the South. Thanking you In advance for your g>rompt at tention. Your* truly, Ralph l. mckenzie OOOOOOOO0O0OOOOOOO