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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SATT RUAY. SEI’TKMHKIC la.
COMPLETE FINDINGS 'MANY NEW PEACH ORCHARDS
OF THE COMMITTEE
IN THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA,
Sweeping Changes Recom
mended by Investigators
, of Institution.
The full findings of the committee
on Investigation of the Soldiers' home
were as follows:
We find that there has been no pub
lished report of the Institution since
:P02. but this. It has been explained to
Th*. committee. due to. the change
In rime of meeting of the general as-,
sembly.
r find that at times the former
stewardess h«$ been unreasonably nli-
rupt toward* tiie Inmates and unreason-*
ably severe In her treatment of them,
and that to that extent her usefulness
v a Impaired. She has left the home
and Is succeeded by Mrs. Stein, who Is
a most efficient officer.
We find that the conduct and general
bearing of the formet superintendent
toward the Inmates has been austere,
rough and unkind, rendering him an
unsuitable person to All that poHftfng.
but he has left the home and the place
Is now tilled by CAptatn R. L. Barry,
a kind-hearted Confederate soldier, who
has the confidence and respect of the
Inmates of the home.
We find that the clothing now and
recently worn by the old soldiers Is
not of such color and character as
gives to them the appearance we be
lieve the people of Georgia’ would have
them wear, and' we recommend that
steps be Immediately taken to provide
these old soldiers with better summer
and winter suits, and with overcoats
for the winter, chosen of a quality and
color that would cause them to present
more attractive appearance. We
find the underwear now used to be
good.
We find that the trustees and pur
chasing agent. Dr. Amos Fox. have
acted In all matters connected with the
management of the home ivlth strict
honesty and Integrity, but the trus
tees, one from each congressional dis
trict, being far removed from the In
stitution. have not been able to give
tnelr attention to the home required.
W«r recommend that a law he passed
reducing the number of trustees from
eleven to seven: that the president,
the vice president and tw<r other trus
tees shall rfslda In Fulton county or
near by* and the other three from the
sfate at large, and that one of the
resident trustees shall visit the home
twice a month, and Investigate Its man
agement: that all complaints be made
direct to the resident trustees, who
shall hear and pass upon any such
complaints. The president of said hoard
ahall make annual reports to the gov
ernor. as Is required of other state
Institutions,* and that the actual ex
penses of such trustees be paid them
and $3 per day for the time employed
In appointing trustees the governor
•hall not be confined to Confederate
veterans.
We recommend that books be kept
at the hqme showing all supplies re
ceived at the Institution and use made
of same, and a more thorough system
of checking be Inaugurated.
We recommend that the trustees In
ateadmf u suspension for a violation of
the rules, that some place of detention
be established In which to confine sifeh
men as need correct
We find that there 1ms at times been
an Insufficient amount of food upon
the table; lhat frequently It was Im
properly and poorly prepared, and at
times of quality unfit to eat. We think
that- the supplies have reached the
home in good condition with only an
occasional exception.
We recommend that the board of
trustees be requested to extend to the
organitntlons of Daughters of the Con
federacy of Oeorglu Invitations to visit
the* Soldiers' Home when It suits or
leasts their convenience and pleasure
Mrs. Myrta Lockett Avary:
makes a pretty pastoral of
her description of the
peach industry.
Points out the art and eth
ics in growing, gathering
and packing the luscious j
‘
Elberta.
to make visits, and on these visits to
have the privilege of making such In
vestigations into the housekeeping as
they may desire and that they be given
the liberty of arranging for entertain-
inent at the home.
Wo further recommend that there be
given, as far as possible and practica
ble to such of the Inmates ns are able
and willing to make small crops by
their own efforts, a portion of land,
and that any veteran taking and culti
vating a part of the land shall receive
the proceeds. The amount nllotted
to each man shall not be more than
one-half un acre.
We And that for several months
prior to August 1st, past, that the con
ditions at the home have been very un
satisfactory. We are pleased, however,
now to report that the Inmates of the
home appear to be satisfied with the
present management and that the uf-
falrs at the home are now In good con
dition. and promise well .for the fu
ture.
We recommend that hereafter a
standing committee be appointed from
each branch of the general assembly
to visit and re|s»rt upon the conditions
of the Confederate Vetera ns' Home In
the same way and manner as the other
Institutions of the state are visited and
reported ui>on. Such committee to be
designated as the committee on the
Confederate Soldiers’ Home of Geor
gia.
University Y. M. C. A. Work,
gpeclnl to The Georgian
Athens, Ga., Sept. 15.—H. II. Van
Yalkenburg, secretory of the University
Y. M. C. A. work In Athens, Is in the
city and ready to begin his work when
the college opens. He did good work
among tho student body last session.
By Myrta Lockett Avary*
“She’s an Elberta!” meaning "She’s
a peach, and a Georgia peach at that!” j
What girl of well-regulated ifilnd could
fall to appreciate the compliment?
Certainly none who had spent a sum-1
mer in this land of new orchards
around ML Airy, Cornelia, Baldwin and j
Alto. And none’ who had gone on n
peach-packing picnic. A peach-pack- J
ing picnic, one of the social novelties
evolved by the Industrial conditions of
the day, may become one of the estab
lished functions of the future. It Is
simply un Incident now, but a straw
to show which way the wind blows.
Here, where less than fourteen years
ago there was not a commercial orchard
there are now some half-million young
peach trees, a large proportion In their
first hearing, which Is at three years. I
Everybody’s pea patch, corn and cot
ton field seems to have peach switches
growing up In It—Incipient orchards.
In spring time, mountain und valley
tire an undulating glory of pink and
pearl; and the air, ns you drive along
the road* through miles and miles of
blooming trees. Is gracious with sweet
fragrance. Soon the trees are burden
ed with blushing Carmens, Georgia I
Belles and red and gold Elbertas. Then,
gathering and packing begins. Here und;
there are new* cottages, painted white
or green, where orchard owners or
orchard tenders dwell; und others not
less picturesque, though their weather
beaten gray shows long and honorable
use.
Lover* In the Scenery.
At no great distance from these pas
toral scenes,^wjmd adding grandeur t<
the landscape, 'Ymmh lifts his lordly
luow above that charmed sppt where,
as you know, his beloved, the fair Val
ley Nacoochee, lies smiling at his feet.
Climate and Industry have Invited
people from North and West and some
from over seas. The handaome Lorn
hard munelon houses a beautiful mis
tress, a distinguished looking master
who has traveled the world over and
thinks no place like Gcorrglu, some pret
ty maids, and as not Infrequent guests
some young men with up-North college
athletic stamp on them. Kitchens Cot
tage is cute and cosy. Nestled at the
font of a bill Is the home of the Me-
Peck** who hall from Columbus, Ohio;
<,Ton* the thrcstlkold of thefunpreten
tious exterior and you realise that you
are In the dwelling of cultured, college-
Photo by Ernest J. Kinsey.
Coterie of Volunteer Poach-packers at Lunch. Peach-packere
any other fruit to peaches at meal time.
prefer
lifdlrs wboiare quit? cxixwltlve o:
names, Winnie arid JUay Belle.
The pioneer orchard-grower of the
section Is a Georgian, Mr. John P. Fort,
who summers at Mt. Airy, und whose
successful experiments near that place
and Baldwin begun some twelve years
ago, started the business.
,J. C. Hood, “Peaeh King."
Another Georgian, Mr. J. C. Hood,
developed the‘ Industry, and set new
standards of excellence. Mr. Hood Is
quite the "Peach King" of the region.
He bus the best-kept orchards around,
a cannery (built.lost year, a new' mam
moth model 'packing house on his pri
vate; railmad siding where stand the
refrigerator cars Into which his peaches
ure% loaded right from the floor of the
packing house, He Is a banker of
Commerce, G<|«,,u man of means. He
gives to the /growing, gathering and
packing of hh« fruit the sort of atten
tion an artist'gives a* painting, an au
thor a book. He has Introduced new
methods In grading, before which peo
ple packed good, better, best and Indif
ferent peaches together. He rejected
Indifferent and packed In three grades,
better and best going In crates stamped
"Fancy," and “Extra Fancy."
I stood In his packing house, ^ger to
learn the art of peach packing that l
might apply my knowledge to the Ava
ry orchard, the Hood orchard’s neigh
bor, when It should come'of age. Be
fore I entered, a packing house had
anyone asked me, "How are peaches
packed?" 1 would have answered off
hand, "Just put’m In a basket and set
the baskets In a crate. That’s all." In
easy reach of my hands were peaches
In troughs of doth Into which they
e gently tossed by graders standing
opposite me. Under their hands were
baskets of peaches brought In by the
gatherers. Under mine. In a crate
were three empty baskets of the variety
seen It) fruit stores; everybody on my
side the troughs was similarly
provided.
Packing tht First Cratt.
My neighbors asked mo sociably:
"Do you do the one-two pack or tho
two-two pack?" Humbly I sought und 1 t j 1P ‘ re8t
received Instruction. It took me two
hours to pack by first crate! An adept,
newly come from other parts, estab
lished on my left, advised: "Put the
very worst at the bottom, und better
by Ernest J. Kinsey.
Gathering Elbertas in the Georgia Mountains.
Photo by Ernest J. Kinsey.
A Crew of Gatherers has Just Deposited These Baskets While tfie Pack
ers Are at Lunch.*
YOU HAVE CATARRH!
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Acute and chronic Catarrh
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AT ALL DRUG STORES. $1.00 PER BOTTLE.
us you go to the top. Makes a nicer
show." A low, quiet voice said over
our shoulders: "No; the peaches
should be us uniform throughout as
you can have them to perfectly pack
your baskets. And the three baskets at
the bottom of the crate should bo as
good as the three on top. I do not
want purchasers disappointed when
they open up my fruit.” It was tho
banker. Here was good business and
good ethics. They go together and they
pay. Uwas interested and had a little
talk with him, shamefully neglecting
my puckiug to do so.
I saw that ho looked with a cold eye
on my wrlttng-up Ills orchard and the
orchard lands around. And I was sur
prised, for people usually fall over
themselves to get anything they are
Interested In written up.
“I do not want a lot of people com
ing In. buying up lands and raising
poor fruit. It would lower the rating
of the fruit product of the entire sec
tion, and hurt the legitimate Industry."
As Much Trouble as • Baby.
But for Ids deterrent words I might
perhaps so "crack up" peach growing
that some folks might tie moved to sell
out, lock, stock and barrel, buy lands
up hero, set out trees und expect the
trees tp do the rest. It’s a little way
rlbblers have. The trees will nAt
|K*ach orchard Is as
much trouble as a baby. You have t*»
be watching It and doing for It all the
time. Planting, replanting, plowing,
hoeing, worming, pruning, spraying,
fertilising and Solomon knows what
all! These are some of the things that
have to be done, and by experts. There
Is and a|ways will be profit In fine fruit
well packed and duly gotten to mar
ket. as "there’s room at the top” in
any business. To measure your prod
uct up to these requirements costs
money, toll, time, personal sacrifice, as
does any high endeavor. The Georgia
peach and the Georgia watermelon un*
names to conjure with. U hear that
New Jersey labels some of her peaches,
"Georgia!") And there’s no discount
on the luscious things our old red hills
can produce, nor the profit In produc
tion with good work and management
and due rallnmd provision for trans
portation. In the last Item we have
had no such trouble up here as some
less fortunate communities have suf
fered.
DOWAGER CZARINA
IS ILL ON YACHT
Copenhagen, Sept, 15. - The chamber-
lain of the dowager cxarlna. who Is ill
on board the Russian Imperia’ yacht
Polat Star, In this harbor, says that
her majesty Is suffering from a severe
attack of lumbago. She I*i unable to
leave her (Ubln.
A mysterious lette was thrown
aboard the yacht the other night,
warning the ex-caiaiina that she 1*
In danger.
"Culle” for Homo Market.
Many of the most beautiful peaches
gathered are never sent to tnurket, be
ing too rlpo for shipment. These
“culls,” as they are called, are a loss
to the producer unless he can can
them, sell them to a near-by cannery,
or dispose of them at a market only u
few hours distant. A home market if
quickly glutted, however. Some cull*
from here have done quite well In At
lanta, reaching that town In Just the
condition to add beauty and delight W
fastidious tables.
For long-distance shipments Massa
chusetts and New York have been fa
vorite objective points, but Richmond,
Norfolk, Washington and some North
Carolina pleasure resorts have been
good purchasers, particularly of small
consignments. A few shipments have
not paid cost of gathering, packing and
tramqtortution, but the majority have
done somewhat more than this, l be
Hove. On account of iWte frosts and
recent rains, the crop has not been up
to tho usual murk, though some of the
Hood shipments have brought fancy
prices. Octobers are yet due, and If
tho mins do not Interfere, should make
good fruit.
John Farnworth’s “Show Place/
Mr. John Farnsworth,, of Atlanta, Is
owner of the show-place of the region,
Baldwin Heights, from which the most
beautiful view, that can ba obtained
anywhere around can be had. Tho
Hamlins near by make a specialty of
other things besides peaches, tomatoes
being one. The Shore, the Phllbrlck
and the Grant orchards are other* that
I recall driving through. Messrs. Rid
ley und Spain, of Atlanta, recently
bought a large tract up here, which
they will plant In apples. Off© of the
prettiest, though smallest, orchard’*
around, all of Georgia Belles, belong*
to lion. G. W. Grant, mayor of Alto,
who Is not giving up wholly his farm
to fruit growing.
One feature of the labor situation I*
suggestive. There Is no negro labor.
Except when railroad hands are around
one rarely sees a black face. All work
Is done by v hlte natives and imported
labor, h' mot In Mr. Hood's {Kicking,
house a lot of young college men whom
he had brought along: they wanted
money to help them through school—he
needed their work. Whatever work
cultured people take up they impart to
it somewhat of grace and llghtn©ss, an
air of play. Much of the agricultural
and horticultural work needing to he
done In this country Involve* no. more
output i f physical force than golf or
tennis, and is physically und morally
beneficial because It brtngs one Into
close ant »«*-operative relations with
Mother Earth. Perhaps if we should
give to some of these tasks the name
sport and could forget that they
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AMUSEMENTS
\GRAND
MATINEE TODAY—TONIGHT
Wm. A. Brady’s Big Musical Comedy
Success,
"POXY GRAND PA."
. 50'Funny People, Including Big
Beauty Chorus.
Night Prices: 25c to $1.00. Matinee.
25c and 50c.
Frfdsy and Saturday, Sept. 21-22.
Matinee Saturday.
The Show You Know Coming.
The AI,G. Field
GREATER MINSTRELS,
Headed by Press Eldrldge, the Com-
mander In Chief of tho Army of Fnu,
Assisted by an Army of Comedians,
8lngers, Dancers and Musicians.
»Elaborate and Original o
) Scenic Surprises J
The Magnificent First Part Production
THE GRIDIRON CLUB
Roll On Silvery Moon,
A Southern Idyl
And the Weirdly Wild Spectacle
Dreamland’s Phantoms
THE BIG FEATURE SHOW,
America’s Oldest, Best and Most
Successful Minstrel Organization.
21 Yens of Continuous Success 21
Night Prices 25c to $1.00. Matinee
25c to 75c. Sale Opens Wednesday.
THE GRAND
MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS, September 17 and 18.
MATINEE TUESDAY.
THE WILL J. GLOCK AMUSEMENT CO.’S SUPERB PRODUCTION,
Coming Thro’ The Rye
WRITTEN BY GEO. V. HOBART—MUSIC BY A. BALDWIN SLOANE
80 in the Great Company—Comedians, Singers,
Dancers.
FRANK LALOR—STELLA MAYHEW.
Nena Blake, Florence Towneend, Alma Youlln, John Park, Frank
Doane, Wm. Riley Hatch, Perclval Jennings and Many
Others of Prominence.
"THE GIRL WITH THE WHITE HORSE."
THE FIJI QIRLS, THE GEE-GEE GIRLS.
THE BEAUTY CHORUS OF SIXTY.
THE PONY BALLET, THE NEWPORT BELLES.
Scenery, Costumes and Other Effects of the Utmost
Grandeur.
The whole eompaaalng a veritable festival of brilliant wit, charm
ing music, delightful torpiichore and chromatic aplondor.
IT IS THE QUINTESSENCE OF PRI8MATIC MAGNIFICENCE.
Concededly the distinguishing musical comedy auccess of last season
In the United State*.
It is the Cap-Sheaf of Present Day Achievement in
Stage Wonder Work.
PRICE8: MATINEE. 25c to $1.00. NIGHT, 25c to $1.50.
'8ALE NOW OPEN.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, SEPT. 10-20. BARGAIN MATI
NEE THURSDAY, 25c AND 50c.
THE FAMOUS ORIGINALS,
MURRAY & MACK,
IN THEIR SUCCESSFUL MUSICAL FARCE,
AROUND THE TOWN
NEW SONGS, NEW DANCES, PRETTY GIRLS, INCLUDING THE
CELEBRATED
METROPOLITAN PONY BALLET,
NIGHT PRICES, 25e to $1.00 MATINEE, 25c and 50c. SALE OPENS
MONDAY.
THE BIJOU
TONIGHT, MATINEE TODAY,
The 8f*n*ntlonal niul Emotional Drama,
"How Hearts Are Broken"
A atoruiy niarjr of the Heart and Soul,
told' In four acta.
A mreulf* <U*!>bfy of rare splendor. Same
lfijou price*.
Next week: “A WIFE'S SECRET/*
useful, they might become
NEXT WEEK:
Matinees Tuesday, Thurs
day ancl Saturday.
Spencer & A bora’s Produc
tion of the
Great Emotional Drama,
A WIFE'S
SECRET
JANES CONTINUES
FIGHT FOR MORE COIN
Now in It* Third Successful Season.
A beautiful story, told In powerful
melodramatic style with laughter and
- ..... .. . - tear* cleverly blended,
were urnful. nr cease to think that any. i j, j , H
exercise must b, drudgery. If H hup. e,,t ,nd elab#r “«
acanic production.
Same llijou Prices-
Judge C.*J. Janes, of Cedartown, who
under appointment of Oovernor Terrell
har had charge of the matter of se
curing from the government the extra
pay claimed for the Georgia soldiers
who served In the war with Spain, luu,
It l» understood, been offered a settle
ment by the wnr department, but has
rejected It and will push the case fur-
ther.
ft Is understood that Judge Janes
was ofTered $10,000 In settlement of the
claims of the First and Second volun
teer regiments that went from Georgia
during the Spanish war. The claims
of these regiments amount to some
thing more than $30,000, and Judge
Janes has, It Is stated, declined to ac
cept the offer of settlement.
He will take the matter up again. It
Is understood, directly with the war de.
partment, basing, his further claims
upon a more recent decision In a simi
lar case from Idaho.
These claims are for extra pay for
the men and officers of these regiments
from time when they presented them-
selves at the various military posts for
service, to the time that they were act
ually mustered In, and amounts to any
where from two days to two weeks for
each soldier.
| Fourteenth PIsc* on List.
ktss-fsl tc The Users'us.
St. Augustine. Fla., 8ept. 15.—Sev
ers: members of the Florida rifle team
returned yesterday from Seagirt, the
others remaining North for a few days
longer. This city furnished eight of
the teams of fifteen and takes consid
erable pride Ir. the record made, which
secured fourteenth place In the list and
tenth among the states.
STEADY GAIN SHOWN
IN CLEARING HOUSEI
Steadily the tide of Atlanta’** 1
news move* forward and upward i
Indicated by : the clearing .house
ports from week to week. For
week ending Saturday an Increas
about $30,000 I* shown aa against
corresponding week last year. Tl
port aa a* follow*:
Saturday, September 13...M 621,73*5.J]
Corr’Mp’ndlng day laet year. #11.460.2
TbJ* week. Sept. 15, 1906... 4,02S,T36
Corr’*p’nding week last year 3,778 924.
ATLANTA BARNAIfS
IIS NEW OFFICERS
The first meeting of the Atlanta Bat
Association wan r held in the super-’
court* room Saturday morning.
recently granted charter was accept***
and In accordance with it* provl«l'
the following-named officer* were el*
ed
Judge John L. Hopkins, prcsU.m'
B. F. Abbott, Brat vice president
W. P. Hill. secretary.
'The office of second vice $*•*>“”
was created and Clifford Anderson '
elected to fltl the posl(fon. The P> i
Ing-named were selected as memwn
the executive committee: ““*2.
Mltchll, Sanders McDaniel and -*< ■
Smith, for the three-year terms. *
C. D. Hill and R. R. Arnold for w
two-year terms.