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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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The Atlanta Georgian.
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THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
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but the glory belongs to our anceatori.”
—Plutarch.
The Dangers of Prosperity.
We ere scarcely prepared to accept the Inference Im
plied by The Constitution's editorial on Governor Ter
rell's message.
The governor elaborate* the prosperity of Georgia,
and very naturally makes an admirable showing for the
present administration of government in all Its depart
ments in the state.
And no man can deny the correctness of the general
summary which his excellency makes of thb a train of
the administration and the financial and Industrial con
dition of the state, nor can any man fall to feel an aspira
tion of satisfaction and of genuine gratitude to the Al
mighty nnd to the human forces which have contributed
to theso admirable ends.
So far, so good, and wo agree with The Constitution
thnt theso conditions make up a status which should be a
source of congratulation and of satisfaction to the people
of Georgis, but we do not by any means agree with the
general proposition—that a period of prosperity and a pe
riod of contentment should be a period of apathy upon
governmental affairs. There are no two sounder axioms
thnn those which enjoin us In time of peace to prepare
for war, and in time of prosperity to prepare for adver
sity.
Moreover, nothing is clearer in the annals of our his
tory than the fact that greet periods of prosperity and
iiopular contentment are the periods In which thought
ful and far-seeing politicians have found their largest
nnd most prolific opportunities to establish certain things
to their own present and permanent advantage, and to
organize the conditions which would perpetuate them-
i elves and tholr friends into a continuance of authority
nnd political rule in the state.
Forbearing to make any present or local application
of this general statement, It Is true that Just such a period
of prosperity as we are now enjoying finds the people
not disposed to complain of anything so tong as the ag
gregate of their prosperity is established, and not to sus
pect any theory of government which Is either promul
gated or executed in a period of such general fullness
and contentmont. Whoro could thoro bo found n hotter
nnd more favorable condition among the keen and fore
casting politicians of any state than this period of con
tented npathy affords to enact legislation and to estab
lish customs and laws, and to organize rings and cliques
which would not press or disturb the people in any way
In these happy days, but which In times inevitable and
less prosperous and happy In the yoars to come might
rest heavily as a burden both upon tho business Interest
and tho political liberties of Individuals In the state?
The Immortal statesman of South Carolina who wrote
sixty years ago that "eternal vigilance Is ths price of
liberty" did not Intend to restrict his admonition to pe
riods of depression and adversity. He knew, as all
thorough statesmen know, that at all times governmsnt
and rule make up the shining goal of the ambitious, the
designing, and the corrupt, and while we may not have
within our state environment any who come within the
category Just named, it Is undoubtedly true that If In this
period of prosperity there aro certain economle conditions
which threaten us. It there be transportation problems
which do not burden now but may seriously burden us
in tho future, then It is the opportunity of wisdom and
of Justice to see these things now and to correct then!
while they can be corrected.
If It be true that over the prosperous surface of these
happy and glowing times there hangs the shadow of a
social problem that Is murky with threat and danger to
the civilization of our people. It Is the highest states
manship and the loftiest patriotism to sound the warning
now, and to nalt the apathetic drift which may carry us
Into the dangers and dHBcultles from which it will be
difficult to extricate ourselves in a more strenuous and
adverse future.
And so, we Insist upon It that It Is very far. from a
calamity bowl for good men and true men who discover In
prosperous times drifts of policy and tendencies of gov
ernment which threaten danger for the future. There
is no protest against prosperity, there Is no Ingratitude
to tho source, divine or human, from which It comes, but
it Is resolute and far-seeing patriotism which, unbllnded
by the glamour of the splendid present, looks thought
fully and prudently toward the dangers of the advancing
future, and does not hesitate to cry aloud In behalf of the
generations who are yet to come. .
Partisans of the two factious in our present day pol
itics will doubtless construe these remarks In accordance
with their own separate Interests and prejudices, but
for ourselves we are simply asserting when it Is timely
to assert a general principle which It is not well to forget,
and we once more commend to our fellow cttlseos of all
parties and of every faction, the essential truth that pros
perity has Its dangers as well as adversity, and that the
prudent citizen and the honest statesman should be al
lays on the watch towers warning as well against apathy
against positive and apparent danger.
Aid for a Worthy Cause.
In another column we publish this afternoon a com-
nunlcaUon from a gentleman well known to The Geor
gia who has encountered a case where temporary assls-
lance would be of Infinite service to a worthy young man
«hose,health could be restored and his life made once
more useful. • ,
He Is In no sense a candidate for charity, and this
effort on the part of our correspondent Is made without
his knowledge, but the fact remains that his misfortune
Is great It Is not without remedy, howev'er, and It Is
thought that a contribution of a hundred dollars would
place him on his feet, physically, again and enable
him to resume the career of usefulness and profit which
he has been compelled to abandon by reason of III health.
The Georgian will take pleasure In making all neces
sary explanations to any*ond who may. be Interested In
Restraint of Trade—and Liberty.
That ancient query as to how you would enjoy being
tho man who vends tho Ico has taken on a new nnd sin
ister meaning since five of tho most prominent citizens
of Toledo, Ohio, have found a lodging behind prison
walls, convicted of entering Into a conspiracy In restraint
of trade.
These young gentlemen, who are described as be
longing to "the first families" of the state, bavo been
fined heavily, but the presiding Judge was determined to
go further than that He knew it would be an easy mat
ter for them to pay their fines; that such a penalty would
cut but little Ice with them, as It were. He was deter
mined to make an example of them.
As a consequence the young men In question are
spending a season within walls where the use of ice In
liberal quantities would be very grateful If the thermom
eter is ranging anywhere among the nineties. They are
brooding over the corollary that any restraint of trade is
liable to bring about a certain restraint of liberty which
does not sit well on young men of "the first families,”
who would much rather be speeding over the hills and
vales In an automobile.
Two other young men up In New York are under
sentence of two and three years respectively, but they
have not yet been actually Incarcerated and they may
escape with a few uncomfortable quarters of an hour.
The difference between them and tho young Ice kings
out In Toledo Is that the latter are actually In duress
and stand a good chancp of remaining thore. It Is just
possible that inasmuch as they have dissolved the trust
and reduced the price of Ice they may be restored to
liberty, bnt this is not yet certain.
On top of all this comes the definite announcement
from the government that the Standard Oil officials
are to be prosecuted personally and criminally for en
gaging in a conspiracy in restraint of trade, and some
of the magnates whose names are household words may
find themselves at any time subjected to a grilling pro-
preliminary to Imprisonment It Is even hinted that
the arch-conspirator of them a]!, the Hon. John D- Rocke
feller, now sunning himself. In a little French village,
may be put through tbs third degree and subjected to
some real Inconveniences before this crusade is over.
All of which gives the country new heart and hope
and confidence. That these vast concerns have been
guilty or conspiracies In restraint of trade there Is not
the slightest doubt The evidence should be abundant
and it seems as a matter of fact that it has been se
cured in sufficient quantities to Insure convictions.
The people have waited long for his manly and
definite action on the part of the government Justice
has been a travesty and law a mockery where these great
concerns were the Issue. They flauhtod their infamy In
the face of the people with an Insolence born of long im
munity. They had come to regard themselves as hedged
about so securely by the barriers of wealth that nothing
could disturb their equanimity.
But they are waking up, even as the government Is
waking up. The enlightened conscience of the people Is
making itself felt A term behind prison bars will
awaken a wholesome fear of the law such af no fine
could ever arouse. It Is the beginning of a new era
when we see actual examples made of these criminals
and the key turned upon them by stout prison keepers.
Longstrcct’s Portrait for the Capitol.
lion. George W. Williams, representative of Laurens
county, Introduced on yesterday In the house of repre-
sonsatlves a resolution providing for placing a portrait
of General Longstreet In the state capitol.
This bill will doubtless meet with some factional'op
position, but we trust that upon its merits It will upon
due consideration meet the approval of the house and of
the senate. Gonorat Longstreet lost much of the ex
travagant admiration in which his military record was
held by the promptness and the fullness with which he
allied himself with the Republican party after the war.
But the Issues of those days are rapidly passing
away, and we can well afford In this brighter period to
look back to the great and illustrious service which this
great soldier rendered to the Confederate army In tho
years when he was the bulldog of battles and the right
arm of Robert E. Lee.
As our stormy years of difference pass Into the trat>
quit tides of history, James Longstreet will undoubtedly
be written down as one of the great military figures ot
that stormy period out ot which came so many noble
and Illustrious knights and gentlemen to illustrate the
South. It would be a mistake In judgment and In Justice
not to preserve upon canvas on the high walls ot our
capitol one of the names that Is certain to be famous In
history.
We are all of us faulty, and few of us are entirely
and consistently true to the advocacies and environment
of our youth, and If the great soldier, who had fought
out his bitterness under the smoke ot the lifted guns,
saw fit, when peace was declared, to align himself with
the party that was In power. Instead of with that nobler
and more heroic party who lingered In defeat, we may
criticise his Judgment and perhaps the patriotism of the
single act, but w* cannot forget what history will not
forget—that in the storm of battles, Longstreet was as
grim and as grand a soldier as the epic of our civil war
produced.
We sincerely trust that Mr. Williams' bill will find
a responsive hearing among our representative states
men of today.
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The Fight in Pennsylvania.
The Democratic party of the state of Pennsylvania
has decided not to put out a separate ticket but Instead
has indorsed the candidacy of Lewis Emery, already
nominated by the Independent, or Lincoln, Republicans
ot the state. i
This action eras not in accordance with the designs
of Chairman Guffey, the boss ot the Democratic organisa
tion In the state, and In point of fact It marks a long
step forward In the effort to overthrow ring rule in the
state ot Pennsylvania.
The general public is already familiar with the suc
cess ot the reform movement In Philadelphia and In the
state of Pennsylvania. Mayor Weaver has accomplished
the seemingly impossible In unhorsing the machine In the
city. The firmness and persistence which, enabled him
to stifle the gaa franchise steal made him one ot the moat
conspicuous figures In the United States, and the Impetus
given to reform by that victory has stimulated the hope
of reformers that they would be able to overthrow the
state machine which was built so substantially by Boss
Quay that his successor, Senator Penrose, has bad no
trouble In keeping It going.
A few days ago the state Republican convention,
dominated by Penrose, met and nominated Stuart for gov
ernor. It was hoped that Instead of courting trouble the
boss would Indorse the nomination of Emery, who had
already been placed In the field by the Lincoln Republi
cans, but Panroae felt strong enough to defy the Inde
pendents and took a bold stand In favor of a candidate of
bis own-
The Lincoln reformers were very much disappointed
and claimed that Penrose had acted In had faith. They
began casting about for a coalition. Ever since that time
the eyes of the stato and of the whole country hare
been on the Democratic party. At one time It was
thought that the Democrats would indorse the nomination
of tho prohibition candidate who. In hlB race for the of
fice of state treasurer, uad converted a Republican ma
jority ot half a million for Roosevelt In 1904 to a Demo
cratic majority of 80,000 last fall.
The advisability of making this coalition In order
to overthrow the Republican ring was seriously consid
ered by tho Democrats. Guffey himself was In favor of a
straight out Democratic nominee. But It was foreseen
that this would mean inevitable defeat The only hope
of redeeming the state was by means of a coalition,
and this, It seems, the Democrats have finally decided
upon.
Opinions will differ, perhaps, as to the propriety of
making this coalition, but those who look for results re
alize that they could not be obtained except by some
such combination. The Democratic party Is not strong
enough In Pennsylvania to win the fight against the old
machine single handed and alone, but by Joining forces
with the Republican reformers In the coming state elec
tion it Is entirely possible that they may succeed in over
throwing the ring rule of Penrose and bis cohorts.
The progress and final outcome of tho campaign
will be among the most Interesting features of tho Im
pending conflict, and If the legatee of Boss Quay and bis
myrmidons can be overthrown there will be rejoicing all
over the country and the cause of reform will have much
to be grateful for.
HELP FOR A WORTHY CAU8E.
The Evening Georgian: All that is good, true and
beautiful appeals to The Georgian. I. therefore, have
thought your columns would bo cheerfully given in an ef
fort to put tho writer in touch with some man or woman
who would be glad to do an act of charity, somewhat
out of the ordinary, if only the details of the case could
be brought to his or her attention as the factB camo to
tb* writer's knowledge. The plan would call for about
$100. The writer would expect The Georgian to receipt
for the money and see to its expenditure. Yours truly,
Atlanta, June 27. H. C. D.
ANOTHER VIEW OF MR. FLEMING.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Will you hear a few words from n young man rela
tive to the Fleming free speech discussion? Having
been a resident of Athens at one time and a student at
the university, and having the opportunity to attend the
exercises while passing through the Classic City recent
ly, I very naturally expected to enjoy the program.
On Tuesday, the day Mr. Fleming spoke, it was a
little warm and there was not a great crowd at the
chapel; I regretted that there was not a larger attend
ance on that day to hear one of old Georgia’s sons, but
before ho bad finished I was sorry that the whole per
formance had ndt taken place within the confines of the
"Faculty Room." Aside from his subject, the blame for
which he cannot lay off on our dead chancellor as he
died before this discussion became so acute, Mr. Flem
ing held on long and laboriously. Before he concluded I
began to think that he was like Uncle Remus' turtle,
HON. POPE BROWN
STATES HIS RECORD
ON THE PORT RATE
To ths Editor of The Georgian:
In order to do Justice to myself and
Mr. Hill, you will please allow me, I
hope for the last time, to refer to the
Iseues between him and me.
First Mr. HlB says "the’port rate
was twice before the railroad commis
sion. Mr. Brown votsd against It whan
he was not a candidate and voted for
It when he was a candidate."
Second. He chargee that 1 misrep
resented him In my Perry speech when
I said that one of the commissioners
gave ns a reason for voting against a
reduction of passenger rates "that the
people did not want It." Mr. Hill says
that ths substance ot wbat he said
was that no man or set of men ap
peared In support of the motion, etc.
Now, there was no Intention on my
part to misrepresent Mr. Hill, and I
cheerfully withdraw my words and
substitute his own. I am glad that Mr.
Hill referred to this matter. It throws
light on the situation. I could not un
derstand why Mr. Hill should have
gone out of his way to strike me.
was surprised and considered tt a blow
below the belt; but candor compels
me! to say that I was pained rather
than angered, for I had been pleased
to consider Mr. Hill my friend.
Now, back to the ever-abiding port
rate. I have shown by ths records
that 1 voted for the port rate t^lien I
was not a candidate. It was not nec
cssary for ms to do more, nor Is it
now; but here Is the whole record.
First, I voted against the port rate
In KOI when presented by the traf
fic- manager of the Atlanta freight hu
reau. I was not a candidate.
Second, 1 voted for the port rate In
K04. when presented fully and com
pletely for the first time by the busi
ness men of Atlanta, when, by my
ruling as chairman of the board, the
bridles were taken off and all the light
turned on. I was not then a candi
date.
Third. The port rate amended was
presented again In K0S. I also added
an amendment and voted for It.
was then a candidate.
I have no records before me, but 1
think the kbove ststes the case fairly
and truthfully, and I now submit the
question to an unprejudiced public.
POPE BROWN.
Hawklnsvllle, Qa..,June IS, 1000.
In Dtfsnse of Mr. Holloway.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The statement In The Atlanta Jour
nal of date June SI. over the signa
tures of some zealous supporters of
the Hon. Hoke Smith, that our neigh-
bor and fellow Populist, Mr. J. J. Hol
loway, “would have us divided," la so
misleading and so unfair to him. ws
think the same should be corrected. As
neighbors of Mr. J. J. Holloway, we
know that he ha* contended for pur*
Populism, since the birth of our party,
and against fusion with the Demo
cratic party, and that he Is fighting
the same principles now that he has
contended for all along, which Is pure
mid-road Populism.
We therefore take ths position that,
tt anybody Is causing division In
our ranks. It Is those who are turn
ing away from straight Populism, and
trying to drag us back. Into the Dem
ocratic party.
We acknowledge the right of anyoni
to go back who wants to, but we deny
the right of any man or set of men to
force us to vote In the Democratic pri
mary against our will, and become
bound to that party for two years. Sec
ond. when J. J. Holloway was being
solicited by Democrats and Populists
to make the race for state senator, he
state?! openly and boldly that he was
a Populist, and that If he ran In the
primary he would run as a Populist,
and that If the primary was open to
all legal whit* voters without pledg-.
Ing future loyalty to any party, he
would be subject to the result*, and If
not. he would stand subject to the re
sults of the fall elections.
That no one may misunderstand his
attitude, or doubt hi* loyalty- to tha
Populist party, wa desire to make
these statement* and to add that his
and that the boys would have to roll out their cannon
and fool him off with their Imitation thunder.
Mr. Editor, I preaume that the greatest Interest
you have In this matter la the good of the university
I cannot see In what way Mr. Fleming’s discourse was
conducive to the upbuilding of this Institution either In
the mlndn of the public generally, as gome twenty-five
people left the chapol during his hold-over; or In the
estimation of professional men, who have ideas of their
own on this subject which Mr. Fleming's speech did not
rhungc. An hour and thirty-five minutes In this swel
tering summer heat Is ample time for a vaudeville eti
tertalnment, but Mr. Fleming presumed to bo the whole
show without any- variety acta. I quite agree with him
that his “Watch must have stopped."
Mr. Fleming threatened to read us some supremo
court decisions, therefore I beg to refer him to the oriml
nal coda of Georgia which expressly forbldB the "con
flnement ordetentlon of persons without sufficient legal
authority” and respectfully ask him If In his own con
science he can feel entirely guiltless.
HERSCHEL P. COBB.
AN ETERNAL HELL.
To the Editor of Tho Georgian:
Tho above headlines following an article from Mr.
Bruce MacLeod renouncing the doctrine of a burning
hell, armslng all believers nf such doctrines as blas
phemers. To all this wo say come, let us reason to
gether.
First. Do you believe In God. I don't mean a general
god; that Is, In the flowers and la everything, yet no
where; but God the Father, creator of the heavens and
the earth? In Jesus, His only Son who camo to earth
and redeemed It by his own precious blood? In tho
Holy Ghost, the Comforter, that Christ promised to send
into the world to convict ungodly men of their ungodly
ways; to reform the world bf sin, of righteousness and
tho Judgment to come?
H Do you bellevo In the Bible? Is It an inspired book,
nr Is It an old fable, gotten up to deceive nnd frighten
children and ignorant old people? Wo rejoice In the
cultivation, enlightenment, progress, brotherhood and
elevntlon of humanity that dawns upon the world In the
twentieth century- Did you ever think what has brought
It about? Was It the writings of Tom Paine, the con
tribution that Voltaire made to the world? Wns it the
lectures that Ingersoll made on the mistakes of Moses?
Ah, no. It wns the Bible, the same precious old
book that has withstood the test of every species of ag-
nostlclnn thnt lias ever assailed it, nnd will until the great
archangel shall speak and time shall be no more. Yes.
i know there Is a crowd of esthetics that will stand for
heaven with Its gates of pearl nnd streets of gold; harps
with 10,000 strings—oven crowns of glory—nil rights all
right But when It comes to these stern facts—
The wages of sin Is death; the soul that slflneth It
shall die; theso shall go away Into everlasting punish
ment—their esthetic feelings nro entirely shocked.
Listen: Tho man that has taken Jesus as his savior,
his sin bearer, nd ralklng In the, footstepB of. his Lord,
Is not worried much about hell and future punishment
■ Tho man that Uvea a fife of sin, self-lndulgenco, sen
suality, Intemperance, hath fear, and fear hath Its tor
ments. Gladly would be in this state accept tho theory
that' tho Bible Is a myth, that hell Is a fable and God
Is all love. This be Is. God so loved tho world that
he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever bellevoth
In Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. We
have the right as free, moral agents to accept or reject.
If we accept our reward 1* heaven. If we reject His
blood will be on our beads at the great and eternal ac
counting. CHARLES G. PEELER;
■ Mllltown, Ga.
record es a Populist has been con
sistent and unvarying.
We are Populists now and are op
posed to going back In the Democrat
ic party, but favor a straight middle
of-the-road fight.
F. M. HARPER,
HENRY .ACRES,
SAMUEL PATE,
S. M. DAVIS.
H. W. HOLLOWAY,
I. MOTE,
R. BROWN.
Clem, Go., June. 21, 1*04.
KING'S DAUGHTER8
EXTEND THANK8
To the Editor of The Georgian;
Will you kindly publish this lstter,
that the sincere thanks of ths two Vir
ginians, for whom your eloquent ap
peal was mads In your Issue of June
>4, may be made known.
They desire that you individually
be Informed of tbelr appreciation of
your efforts In tbelr behalf, and that
tbelr heartfelt thanks be extended to
tbe generous cltzena who responded so
readily and llbsrally. Your efforts are
highly appreciated by the King's
Daughters circle. No. 2, who brought
thU unfortunate affair to your atten
tion.
It Is our pleasure to make public
the Information that your prompt re
sponse to our appeal has been crown
ed with euccees by our generous cltl-
sans subscrlbng the peltry sum, all of
which will be promptly paid. In tbe
Interval, It Is our pleasure to announce
to you and those who so promptly re
sponded to the appeal that tha end
In view hie been accomplished, and ths
matter satisfactorily adjusted.
We again ask that yourself and those
generous cttlsens who came to our aid
accept the profound thanka of this
body of ladles. May God prosper one
and all of you In all things temporal
and spiritual! 8lncerely yours,
king's daughters circle; no. s.
Atlanta, Os.. June 24.
TWO DECADES OF AGRI
CULTURE IN GEORGIA
To the Editor of The Georgian;
I wish to present os succinctly as
possible a few facts Illustrative of ag
ricultural progress In Georgia the past
twenty years.
Why talk or write about agricultural
progress? For the good reason that,
unless that particular kind of progresa
Is at the forefront, .you may rest as
sured that you will search In vain for
substantial progress of any reputable
kind.
We are accustomed to dwell upon
the thought of "hog and hominy." Pre
sumably, that stands for variety and
rotation of crops, and looks to cot
ton as s surplus crop.
In 1444, Georgia planted 2,447,700
acres In corn and harvested 22,142,000
bushels.
In 1404, she set apart and planted
4,244,424 acres to corn, and In tne ful
ness of time gathered into her capa
cious cribs 47,244,144 bushels.
Pretty good!
In 1441, Georgis gave 2,S4T,444 acres
to cotton and made 140,024 bale*.
In 1M4, from an acreage of 1,414,-
712 acres she picked 1,412,444 bales.
In 1444, Georgia used 170,142 tons
of commercial fertllsers; In 1004, 712,-
442 tons, lncreass 210.2 per cent.
There le more than s two-column
etory In that preceding paragraph. It
ought to be written: for It ia full of
Interest and le Intimately connected
with the progress made In com and In
cotton fields. In hay farm and In or
chard.
Between 1144 and 1404, Georgia In
creased her com acreage 40.2 per cent.
Her com crop of 1M4 was greater than
that of 1114 by 41.2 per cent.
Between 1144 and 1404, Georgia In
creased her cotton acreage 24.4 per
cent Her 1404 crop In 400-pound
bales waa 75J per cent greater than
that of 1414.
Georgia’* hay acreage In 1M4 waa
more than five times greater than that
of 1444, and her hay crop more than
eight times greater than that of 14M.
The t»«4 acreage, 41,044 acre*
yielded 112,401 tons.
Thee* figures, at their best, put ua
to the blush as to hay-making.
During the eighties, 90 per cent of
commercial fertilisers bought were
used under cotton.
It Is only since 1192 that a small per-
centum of the whole purchase has
been applied to other crops.
At this date, 45 per cent goee to
cotton, 20, per cent to com, IS per cent
to fruit and 10 per cent to vegetables
and the grasses.
In 1885, we had 1,597,037 hogs, val
usd at 45,528.842.
In 1908, we had 1,438,820, valued at
87,441,624,
So, while In 1905 we had 160,000
fewer hogs, our holdings were worth
$2,112,862 more than those of 1885.
The Increased valuation Is attributa
ble to the fact that a better clnss of
hogs—a larger number of thorough
bred hogs—have been brought Into tbe
state. The famous razorback has
given place to the Berkshire, the Jer
sey Bed, the Poland Chinn, etc.
We have -done very little, spenklng
comparatively. In live stock additions
In the past twenty years.
Twenty years ago, we owned some
thing over 425,000,000 worth of live
stock: In 1905, about 430,000,004 worth.
Thnt represents on Increase of 17.9 per
cent only.
Twenty years ago, we had 34,131,000
worth of farm Implements; In 1804
quite $4,000,000 worth—an Increase of
90.0 per cent.
Improved labor-saving farm Imple
ments are of the very first Importance
In the presence of existing labor
conditions.
Herein lies largely the solution of
the labor problem.
Smaller acreage, deep plowing, a Ju
dlctous use of high-grade commercial
fertilisers, better cultural methods, the
best seed, Improved labor-saving farm
Implements of every kind constitute
the panacea for all ths Ills which flow
from a disorganised, disintegrating,
unreliable class of laborers.
MARTIN V. CALVIN.
Augusts, Ga.
THE REPLY TO MR. UPSHAW.
To the Editor of The Georgian.
I note "Earnest" William Upshaw’s
letter In one of the large dally papera
here, touching on the mueh discussed
Piedmont bar. But, as Bristlier Up
shaw presents the matter in a differ
ent way to all previous criticisms, 1
would like to reply to him through
your paper.
Mr. Upshaw states that It Is a de
plorable situation when money Is used
for benevolent purposes that le made
by the whiskey traffic, and that Broth
ers Landrum, Broughton. Chandler or
any other Christian hat the same right
to use similar means for obtaining the
necessary money for the support of
any charitable institution or the church,
as to that matter with which they may
be conected, as Mr. Smith has to use
the profit! of the Piedmont bar as ha
did or does.
In a vague sense, Mr. Upshaw le
right, and In order to answer him con
clusively, 1 am going to agree with
him as to that particular part of his
letter.
I believe Mr. Upshaw Is a very active
Baptist and he mentions In his letter
some very active Methodists, and I am
going to make the assertion that these
two mentioned denominations—Bap
tlata and Methodlata—are In the ma
jority In this city, or at Itaat they are
the balance of political power which
can or could carry an election either
way they wished It.
Now, Brother Upshaw, 'If what I
have said Is true, then every Baptist
and Methodist In this city Is as much
In partnership with every saloon for
the sale of Intoxicating drinks and
houses of lll-repute as Mr. Hoka Smith
la In tha Piedmont bar. For the rea
son. Mr. Smith can not prevent or stop
the operation of the Piedmont bar. be
cause you Baptists and Methodists
have allowed It by your vote* and In
fluence and have I learned It according
to the laws of this state and city juit
the same as you have any and every
other bar In this city and a*
Mr.- Smith’s partner* In tha Piedmont
bar own a controlling Interest, ha can
not stop It legally or-any other way.
Every barroom or wholesale whiskey
house pay* a stated amount of cash
Into this city** treasury annually for
the privilege of doing business In the
city, an*I this money helps educate At-
(Copyright by Hearst News Service.)
lly Private i.eufu-d Vi’Jrc.
New York. June 28.—They be pros
perous times when a cook buy* two
elevator apartment houses, paying
3300.000 for them, and then dismisses
the subject with a wave of the hand
and In these words:
"It Is such a small matter; thla buy-
Ing of a house or two. Why should I
speak of It? It 1s not ns If I had
never before bought property. Part of
this hotel Is mine. Then I own the
house In which I live. So many can
make money that It Is no credit for a
cook to do the same."
This Is what Gustave Becker, chef of
the Holland house, has done. Becker's
nbilty to find bargains In real eatate
Is not unknown to dealers, nnd it |*
suhl he knows as much nbout profita
ble loeafites as he does about the last
delectable sauce plcfuant.
The great liners LaProvence and
Deutschlund start today for their sec
ond grent race from Sandy Hook to
the Sicily Islands. Ever since the Pro
vence beat her rival a month ago, a
furious war of words has been waged
between the officers of the rival lines
The German* have claimed that the
French captain stole n march by tak
ing the shorter northern route, but this
has Ix-.-n vehementIv denied
present race, It Is confidently expected
that all records of crossing the At
lantic by the longer route will be
broken. ,
Captain Robert Wynne, of the ma
rine corps, has relieved tho navy de
partment of an unnlensant duty by
sending In his resignation, which
doubtless will be accepted.
Great Britain want* to know about
these packing houso revelation*, and
one of the passengers aboard the
Carmenta was Lieutenant Colonel Per-
cey Eyre Hobbs, chief Instructor at
the British army service corps school
at Aldershot, who comes here to In
spect all meats purchased In the
United States for the British army.
There will be universal sympathy
with Commander Evangeline Booth, of
the Salvation Army, who has been
stricken with a serious Illness on the
eve of the day fixed for her visit to
her distinguished father. Tho young
commander, who has been actively di
recting the relief work for the San
Francisco sufferers, traveling exten
sively and sparing herself no fa
tigue, la believed to be suffering from
a nervous collapse.
John A. Beale, a rice broker of San
ta Barbara, Cat., and his bride, who
was Mrs. Lillian Brown, of the same
city, today are on their honeymoon
trip on the steamship Teutonic. Just
before tho boat sailed, the couple were
married by the Rev. Henry W. War
ren, hotel chaplntn. nt his home. Mr.
Beale owns a fine mansion Just across
the valley from Santa Barbara, which
he won from the spendthrift son of a
wealthy Californian at a game of
poker.
The news that the houso has passed
a bill appropriating 365,000 to main
tain a light In tho torch of the statue
of liberty In New York harbor will
bo received with mixed feelings.
The great mass the pcopl.
glnd of It, b-t the harbor boatman will
not be so Joyous. The glare of the
mighty torch obscures the Chanel
lights at night.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
Ily Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 38.—Here are *ome
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—H. H. Brown, R. O. Hitt,
L. Johnson, Thomas Martin, C. B. Mor
ton and wife, C. Battes, A. H. Eldson.
Mrs. J. A. Eldson, W. A. Love, F. Miles.
L. H. Farmer. Mrs. G. V. Oreve, R.
Hanahan and wife.
SAVANNAH—J. J. Boulan, Miss A.
Heyward, W. W. Williamson and wife,
R. J. Peeples, W. C. Peeples.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
JUNE 28.
1875— The elector defeated the Swede*
at Fehrbellln.
1712—Jean Jacques Rosscou born.
Died July 3, 1778.
1756—English garrison In Minorca
capitulated to tho French.
1776—Battle of Fort Moultrie, Charles
ton, S. C.
1778—Battle of Monmouth.
1829—Capture of Blltitrla by the Rus-
1836—James Madison, fourth presldsnt
of the United States, died. Born
March 16, 1751.
1838—Coronation of Queen Victoria.
1840—Blockade of Canton by the
English. ....
1855—Lord Raglan died. Born 1«88.
1864—President Lincoln signed repeal
of fugitive alave law.
1874—Marshal Concha killed In en
gagement with Carlisle near b»*
tella. . „,i
1876— Democratic convention nomi
nated Samuel J. Tllden for pr»»-
Idcnt.
1902—Roosevelt signed Isthmian canal
1905—John P- Rockefeller gave II.W.-
000 to permanent endowment
fund of Yale university.
WHEN THE COW8 COME HOME,
(With due apologies.)
With s kllngle, klangle. klungie
Mid the jingle of the rJangle,"
The cows are coming home.
Coming potted, canned^**d crated,
Tinned, embalmed and dm*crated,
loot and horn and bide and hair.
Every vestige of 'em there.
Wbea the costs cobs home.
Go-lln
og. go-lang. go-lln
low the nirst-cal
When ‘
hHaalsUngte.
„. gaily jingle
4 the rows come hoots.
Ben* and ropes sod halters, tso.
Mingled In for os to chew.
E'en the I tossy's mellow mae--
When the cows comejwme,^ ^
Democrat* of Oregon are of the opJ£
ion that George E. Charobertaln. r '
cently re-elected governor
state, would make a good running '""^*
*— William J. Bryan on the preslden
ticket. .
lantaa boys and girt*. . fl .,.,ng
As to myself. I am not crUlc !“
Atlanta and the barroom system.
Have In the majority ruling, and
this majority, conclude* It doe*
want btrronk it will vote
alonff with the piedmont to**- Jy
strain at irnau* and swallow COtnei-
JOE ROGERS BLACK.