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Newspaper Page Text/>£i)UCATION I '■ QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT. w The Journal dsslrss to increase the usefulness of its agricultural ♦ ♦ pages in every way possible. Fo r this purpose, the department of ♦ ♦ Inquiries and answers is to bo greatly enlarged. Any information per- ♦ ♦ talnlng to agriculture, the proper ti liege of the soil, the proper use of ♦ e- fertilizers, seeding fqx crops, stock and cattle breeding, poultry raising ♦ < —and in fact, all suejects pertaining to the farm upon which informa- ♦ ♦ tion may be sought or practical suggestions offered, will bo published ♦ ♦ in these columns. * ♦ We request our readers to us e these peg freely. We will en- e ♦ We request our readers to use these peg freely. We win on- e ♦ deavor to furnish information, if the questions are asked, tetters ad- ♦ ♦ dressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, p resident S**ta Agricultural College, ♦ ♦ Athens. Ga.. will receive prompt attention, and the replies will be pub- ♦ ♦ listed in The Semi-Weekly Journal. ♦ An Asset of Great Value to the Farmer Bermuda grass Is a perennial and Is cer tainly one of the best grasses adapted to southern conditions. Where some of the tame grasses easy to eradicate can be grown. It is not advisable to utilise bermuda grass; but there are thou sands of acres of land In the south for which It is admirably adapted that could be made into the most luxurious pastures, while today they remain eyecares, det rimental to the country and a permanent menace and loss to the ownej. Bermuda is a running grass, the stems jointing freely and prostrating them selves along the ground. As it grows and falls down by means of its own weight, each new joint roots firmly in the soil and throws up other branches which con tinue the same process in the manner already described. Thus, it la not un common to find a single plant of bermuda spreading itaeif over a wide extent of sur face in a growing season. The writer has observed the branches from a single plant to number one dozen and be as much as three to five feet long, and all the growth of a single season. This pow er of self-propagation and ability to spread over the ground rapidly and cover it with a dense sod makes the plant in valuable tn our southern climate where the summers are hot and the sun's rays powerful. Being a native of a semi tmpical climate, it luxuriates in the sun and grows and thrives under conditions that would mean death and destruction to other grasses. Even in the hottest and driest weather it furnishes most nutritious pasture when other grasses are dried up. The contrast between bermuda and blue grass sod under such conditions is cer tainly remarkable, though each grass has Its strong and weak points. The bermuda grass is Injured by frost and dies down on the approach of winter, remaining dor — ma nt from one to four or five months, de- pending on the latitude m which it is seeded; whereas, the blue grass makes Its best growth In the cool, moist autumn and winter weather. Where it is possible for the southern farmer to combine these two grasses on his farm he would have ideal and luxuriant pastures of practi cally equal merit the year round, for when bermuda is young or when it is M kept grazed closely, it is exceedingly nu " tritious and stock wifi eat it in prefer ence to many of the better known time grasses. It is a mistake to suppose that ber muda has no value as a grazing crop as soon as touched by the frost. The leaves turn brown and are to all appearances « dead, but underneath they frequently remain green for some time, and where the pasture has made a gooC growth be fore the cold weather approaches, cattle will eat the apparently dead stems with the greatest relish and profit as well While bermuda can never be of much service in the middle south as a hay plant, as a pasture plant is stands un rivalled for many sections. Like any ether grass, it gives its best results on good land, though probably more satis factory for a pasture on lands of moder ate quality than on rich bottom lands where It Is gscllned to grfw too rank and dense, and the stems become harder and contain more cellulose and crude fibre. On very rich land It tends to form a sod so dense in a short time that it chokes itself and does not give its best results. On open uplands of moderate fertility it will prove a more aatisfactory pasture for several years, and require# less treatment to keep the sod in good condition than on rich bottom lands where it tends to mat too closely. Compared with timothy hay tost for ton In feeding value, at the Mississippi station, it was found to be slightly su perior to the latter, and in fact this is the sentiment expressed by practical feed ers in various sections of the south. This is not a matter of great interest to the farmers of the middle aouth. for It Is not likely that it can be cultivated as a hay crop with any considerable suc cess except on the rich bottom lands mentioned. As to the yields of hay that may be obtained further south, it equals and surpasses many of the tame grasses, even on favorable soil situations for the > latter. The fact of the matter is. that Bermuda grass has received so little at tention and consideration at the hands of the southern people that compara tively little of its real virtue is known today, though it has been cultivated for many years. In composition the grass does not quite equal Kentucky Blue grass, but as only a comparatively few analyses are available on the one hand, while there are very many on the other, it Is not fair or proper to draw conclusions on this point. The following tables show the relative composition of the two grasses In both the cured and green state. The analyses are by Jenkins and Winter. Hay. Fresh or Air Dry Material. Nitrogen Free Protein. Fiber. Extract. Fat. Kentucky Blue—« an alyses. Cut with seed V in milk ... g» 23.47 34.27 3.60 [ Bermuda—4 analy- * 21.70 47.58 208 Water Free Substance. Kentucky Blue .... 8.30 32 30 45.40 4.80 Bermuda 11.40 24.40 53.80 2.30 Green. Fresh or Air Dry Material. Kentucky Blue—All analyses. U 4.12 9.14 17.59 1.30 Bermuda—l analy- * Water Free Substance. Kentucky Blue ....11.80 20 30 50.30 3.70 Bermuda 740 20.80 81.10 340 As to tl9e amount of grazing it will The OEISER Sieveless Thresher Threshes, separates and cleans perfectly. Compact and of great capacity. Ask for catalog. MALSS? 00., Atlanta, Ga. Complete stock of Geiser PeerleM Engines aid Baw Mills. furnish, it is well known that an acre of well established Bermuda sod will fre quently carry one animal through an en tire season, and that in sections of the country where it will furnish grazing from eight to ten months of the year, an acre will carry from 6 to 10 sheep. Yet It is reputed that from two to three acres •of the best Kentucky Blue grass, not ‘ native to the state of necessity, are re quired to carry an animal tlirough a I grazing period of equal length; and that while Bermuda grass would be uninjured by close grazing of sheep, Kentucky Blue ■ grass would be practically destroyed. These consideration are of the most se rious import to the southern farmer and ' instead of fighting the grass he had bet ter make friends with it, cultivate its 1 acquaintance and come to know its vir tues thoroughly so he may adapt it to * his needs and reap the golden harvest which it is prepared to make for him un- > der judicious management. The south ern farmer who Is fighting Bermuda grass is simply quarreling with his bread and butter. k— : . ♦ QUERIES ANSWERED ♦ I ♦ - ♦ »♦•>* Preparing a High-grade Fertilizer H. P. 8.. Baxley. Ga„ writes: I have about three tons of cotton seed and some muriate of potash and acid phosphate, and would like to know how to mix these to make a 8-4-5 fertilizer for corn and cotton on sandy upland. Do you think this would be a good fertilizer for the ! land I have? A ton of cotton seed contains approx imately 62.8 pounds of nitrogen, • 25.4 ipounds of phosphoric acid and 23.4 pounds |of potash. To get the amount of nltro -1 gen desired in your fertiliser you would ‘ have to apply at least one ton of seed per acre. In addition you would have to use about 100 to 150 pounds of acid phos phate. Presuming that you desired to apply 500 pounds of an 8-4-5 fertilizer, It would not be necessary to apply much additional potash, as a ton of seed con tains 23.4 pounds of potash, whereas, 500 pounds of a fertiliser containing 23.4 per cent of potash would only call for 25 pounds of potash. We would suggest that you use about 1.000 pounds of seed per acre with 800 pounds of acid phos phate and 200 pounds of muriate of pot ash. According to the percentage of plant food in the materials you have on hand, this mixture would contain about 1.81 per cent of nitrogen, 7.08 per cent of phospho ric acid and 4.58 per cent of potash, and when used at the rate of 500 pounds per acre should make a very good formula for cotton on sandy land. This fertilizer is probably low in nitrogen and phospho ric acid for such soils. Unless you have some compost, barnyard manure of veg etable matter to add thereto, you might find it advantageous about the middle of the season to apply nitrate of soda as a top dressing at the rate of 100 to 150 pounds per acre. The formula suggested would answer fairly well for corn, but for the fact that It la low in nitrogen. It is relatively more Important to use nitro gen under the corn than cotton, particu larly on soil such as described where the plants are liable to suffer from dry weather. We believe it better as a rule to sell the seed when It will bring from SIB.OO to ~ S3O 00 or more per ton and use the meal. 'By using cotton seed meal you could pre -1 pare a much better fertilizer formula and save the necessity probably of using a top dressing of nutrate of soda on the com and cotton. The suggestions we have offered are the ' best we can give you under the circum stances and we believe the formula st 1 gested will answer fairly well. The ques tion of putting on the nitrate of soda will 1 be determined largely by the season and I circumstances, and you will have to ex ’ercise your judgment in determining whether the conditions will warrant the i extra expense. Fertilizing Sweet Potatoes A. M. H„ Cusseta. Ga.. writes: I am a subscriber to the Semi-Weekly Journal, . and think it is the best general news combination paper in the south. lam very much interested in the agricultural part of it. I am a new beginner on the I farm and like It. I want to know what {would be a good fertilizer for sweet po ' i tatoes. la subsoiling necessary for good ! results? What is the analysis of green cotton seed as a fertilizer and what : should be used with It? ' '! It is a pleasure to know that you find I the correspondence through The Journal of benefit. Every endeavor is being made by the management to make the . Information published of special service to all the subscribers. A very good fertilizers for sweet pota toes would be as follows: Mix together 1.000 pounds of high-grade acid phos i phate, 700 pounds of 7 per cent cotton seed ; n.eal 200 pounds of muriate of potash. ;iand 100 pounds of rich compost or earth, making in all 2.000 pounds. This mixture would contain approximately 42 pounds ,■ of nitrogen. 177 pounds of phosphoric ; acid and 110 pounds of potash. Its per | centage composition wouid be 2.1 per cent , 1 of nitrogen. 8.8 per cent of phosphoric | acid and 7:5 per cent of potash. It should . . be well suited for sweet potatoes of san ' j dy latul when applied at the rate of from . 500 to 800 pounds per acre. The need of subsoiling depends a good deal on the texture of the land. Where I very heavy clay land prevails aubsolllng THE ATLANTA SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 80, 1909. often proves desirable; where the land is sandy, deep plowing and breaking Is not so important. A ton of cotton seed contains about 62.6 pounds of nitrogen, 25.4 pounds of phos phoric acid end 23.4 pounds ot potash. From 500 to 1,000 pounds of seed should be used per acre. The seed should be dis tributed a little in advance of planting so as to give them a chance to rot, and thus set free the plant food and make it available for the growing crop. In addition you should us eat least 100 to 150 poundt- of high-grade acid prosphate and from 25 to 50 pounds of muriate of potash per acre; these two elements tc be mixed together in the proportions sug gested and appl ed at t!ie time of plant ing the cotton. There is no objetcion to applying them eailler in the season as these mineral elements are not readily leached from the soil, and as they be come rather slowly available, the plant should be given as much time as possible in which to assimilate them. Selecting a Variety of Corn and Cot ton F. S. 8., Macon, Ga.. writes: What kind of corn would you recommend for me to plant in order to get the largest yield? Also please give me the name o. the most proline kind if cotton. ♦ .aere can 1 get the seed? Would pre fer to get as close at home as possible on account of advantage of acclimatiza tion. There are many varieties of corn and cotton which are worthy of trial, but we believe some of the prolific types of corn will give you better results on up land soils than anything else you can grow. Marlboro Prolific is an old es tablished variety and well adapted for growth in many sections of Georgia. Prolific varieties are grown under va rious names, however, and may be just as good as tne Marlboro, but the repu tation of the latter is worth something, we also regard Hikory King as a good variety for thin uplands, having tested it extensively for this purpose. If you have rich river or creek bottoms, you will find Henry Grady and Boone Coun ty White ooth useful strains to culti vate. There is much similarity In a number of varieties of prolific corn now on the market, and if you can not get the ..arlboro, you will probably find some of the other varieties will answer your purpose very well. In so far as we know, the farmers having seed for sale have about disposed of their crop, and you will probably have to secure wnat you need through seedsmen. You will tina it advisable to buy corn on the cob and test its germinating qualities before planting, so as to oe sure of ob taining a goou stand. It is impossible to say which is the most prolific type of cotton. Where the season is fairly long and the soil of reasonable fertility we would be in cl ned to grow some of the big-boiled varieties, such as Cleveland's, Russell’s or Cook's Improved. Brown cotton, as you probably know, is a strain o> cook's Improved and has given good satisfaction in many places. Cook's improved is somewhat subject to an thracnose; otherwise it is a most ex cellent variety, yleluing a high per ceni of lint. You can secure seed of Cleve land's Big 801 l from J. R. Cleveland, Decatur, Miss.; Russell's Big 801 l from J. L. Thornton, Alexander City, Ala.; Cook's Improved from J. R. Cook, Ella ville, Ga., ana Brown's from Marcus L. Brown, Decatur, Ga. You are acting wisely In endeavoring to secure your seed as near home as possible, as the question of its being properly acclima tized is a matter of great practical im portance, as all Know who have experi mented with varieties of corn or cotton. Destroying Johnson Grass D. M. P., Blacksburg. Va., writes; Please advise me if there is any practical method for the eradication of Johnson grass. My land is situated in the lowq grounds of the James river and very fer tile. subject to overflow about once every five years. Would It be advisable to give it the necessary treatment and sow It down heavy with alfalfa? Johnson grass is an exceedingly difficult plant to eradicate when once it has be come well established, and particularly is this true on rich alluvia! lands. The best method of procedure is about as follows: Graze the land as closely as possible with cattle and hogs. Where Johnson grass occurs in scattered spots throughout the field and hogs can be penned on the land they will often clean it out. Exercise great care to prevent the grass from blossoming, and to be sure that you have prevented its seeding, you will find it nec essary to cut it several times during the year. Where the sod has remained undis turbed for a while, plow shallow, harrow out the root stalks and burn. This had best be done in the late summer or early fall. Hoes crops should then be plant ed on the land and extra care and culti vation given Chemical methods of de stroying Johnson grass have proven im practicable, and these suggestions are about the best that can be offered under the circumstances. The results attained in contolling this pest will depend vey lagely on he persistence, skill and effort displayed in the work. We would not think it i»’ isable to attempt to grow al falfa on i field partially Infested with Johnson ass. We would certainly make nn effort to eradicate it first, because in -ur experience alfalfa has never succeed ed in choking out Johnson grass, and we think an attempt to seed it would only result in an imperfect stand and dissat isfaction. Planting Corn on Bottom Land E. G. N„ Bohler, Ga., writes: I have some river bottom land that I wish to plant to corn this year. It has been sown to oats seven or eight years, but last year it was not planted to any thing. If any commercial fertilizer is necessary, state the amount and the pro portion of food elements 1 should use on it. We have seen some rich river bottom land which overflows occasionally and which is of an alluvial nature on ac count of Its origin and well supplied with moisture owing o its location which needs comparatively little fertiliz er. As a rule, soil of this nature pro duces a fair amount of stalk, and com paratively little nitrogen is needed, but it often responds to the use of phos phates and potash. In cultivating land on bottom land along the Tennessee riv er, we were surprised at one time tc find that we grew a splendid stalk bu' that many of them were barren. Appli cations of phosphates and potash to this soil Increased the yield In a marked degree. We found phosphates especial ly desirable In this location, and we would suggest that you apply from 100 to 200 pounds of high-grade acid phos phate with 25 to 50 pounds of muriate of potash on your corn land this year. This fertilizer may be applied under the drill row or It may be scattered broad cast. For the small amount involved we would be inclined to put it under the drill row. as it could be applied at the time of seeding the corn and thus time and labor saved. Being familiar with the land, you probably know wheth er it is expected to grow a large, strong stalk or not; if it is. we would use from 100 to 200 pounds of cotton seed meal along with the other fertilizers suggest ed. It is a good plan on a field of this kind to use larger and smaller amounts of fertilizer side by side. This will give you a line on what your soil needs, and the degree to which it will respond to applications of fertilizers. We feel quite certain that you will find the application of mineral food, especially phosphates, profitable on this land. New Faces in State Legislature' I f ol I ■ " K Mi ■■ Hon. J. A. Kelly J. A. Kelly is the representative-elect from Jasper county. Representative Kelly was born in the same county which he will represent in the next legislature. His father was a prominent farmer of that county, and young Kelly grew up on the farm. Ths Kelly tribe is numerous down in that neck of the woods, and the new legislator from Jasper has ’n-'-e family connection who will be >v r him guard then traditions. At forty years of age. Represents Kelly can look back over a life devoted successfully to farming. Before his elec tion to the legislature he had never h#ld other public office than that of county commissioner in Jasper. rbKhSSSSKS » SR jfiH B J Bi t Hon. Malcom C. Tarver Malcolm C. Tarver, the representative elect from Whitfield, says that its danger ous for two men in succession from the same county to ride hobbies. As all the world knows, George Glenn, widely ex coriated or praised author of the rainbow hosiery—women’s wiles bill in the last legislature, was from Whitfield. It will be remembered that at the time of the introduction of that famous bill the women of the whole country demand ed the resignation of Glenn of Whitefild. But Representative Glenn stuck to his guns. "Now,” says Representative-elect Tar ver, "my associate Glenn is trying to re deem himself with the women. He wants me to introduce a bill giving them the right to vote. But on this point I shall save him from himself, for I think a lot of Glenn. I shall save him from political annihilation by not introducing the bill— for his annihilation would be the Inevit able result were it to pass.” Representative-elect Tarver will be one of the youngest members of the 1909 legis lature. He was born some 24 years ago on his father’s farm in Whitfield. He grew up there, completing the common school course at the age of 12, and enter ing the McLellan High school, leading every class and graduating with first honors after three years. He taught school and obtained money for a college course. He entered Mercer lew school in September, 1903, on his 18th birthday, graduating in June of the next year, and passing the bar examinations. He taught school in Mitchell county; spent several months in the offices of the Atlanta law firm of Anderson & Anderson; returned to Dawson, and'is today practicing law with Hon. George G. Glenn, of women’s wiles fame. f K I f it 1 Hon. J. B. McCurry Julia Benson McCurry, the Hartwell lawyer, senator-elect from the 31st dis trist (Hart. Habersham, Franklin and Stephens counties), is a prominently men tioned candidate for president pro tern of the new senate. Senator-elect McCurry was born and still resides in Hartwell. His maternal grandfather. J. B. Benson, founded the city of Hartwell by building the first house in the frontier woods. His family on both sides has given to that section of Georgia leaders in both politics and fi nance. They have contributed plenteousiy to the progress’ of Hartwell and the county. The new senator from the 31st is asoeiated with his father. Hon. A. G. McCurry, in the practice of law. The firm enjoys one of the mqst lucrative practices in north Georgia. Its members also own much valuable Hartwell real estate and many acres of Hart county farming lands. 1 Senator-elect McCurry was educated at the Hartwell institute and the University JOURNAL-HERALD GREAT ROAD CONTEST FIRES ATLANTIANS WITH ENTHUSIASM More Substantial Business ' Men Pronounce Project a Tremendous Forward Step i for the South. It has caught on. The good roads con test and automobile reliability run that The Atlanta Journal and the New York Herald started last Sunday has been taken up with a whoop of enthusiasjn on all sides. "It's the greatest thing on rec ord they all say. There's no dream about It. The contest Is as certain now as the coming of the month itself in which It will be held. Simultaneously in New York and Atlan ta the spotlights were thrown on the mammoth project by the two big papers that stand behind it. First there was a gasp of astonishment. People rubbed their eyes when they read their Sunday morning papers. "Great guns!” they said. "Can this i thing be possible?” ' Then they read on through, digesting one after another of the thoroughly worked-out details. “Possible?” the repeated. “Os course it is. Why hasn't somebody thought of it before? Not only is is possible. It's cer tain. It’s going to be. There's nothing chimerical about it. It's solid all the way through.” So said good roads enthusiast and auto mobilist. So said manufacturer and idl vidual owner. So said everybody. There has been no project launched in the his tory of the south that has received such spontaneous support as has this one for the good roads contest and reliability run. Everybody is lined up behind it. Monday afternoon The Journal pub lished half a dozen stirring Indorsements of the contest, from Governor Smith. Mayor Maddox, and others. A special dispatch from New York brought other indorsements from prominent automobile authorities there, showing that as the scheme had caught hold here so that it i gripped New York. A New Note Sounded I Tuesday The Journal Is publishing other enthusiastic endorsements of the big scheme, uttered during the morning by a few of Atlanta's most prominent men. Beaumont Davidson, of Davison, Paxon and Stokes, strikes a new note that will ring through the whole project hencoforth—the advisability and feasibil ity of securing national aid in the con struction of the great north and south I highway which the contest calls for. Mr. Davison speaks as an authority on the subject, for he gave the project of a na tional highway to Washington and New York some deep study a few months ago. i Others who have takled about the con test, Tuesday, are R. E. O’Donnelly, of the Keely company, an automobile enthu siast, and a business man combined, who sees the matter from two view points; Morris Rich, of M. Rich Brothers company; Henry S. Johnson, of Chamber* lin-Johnson-Dußose company; Preston Arkwright, president of the Georgia Rail way and Electric company; Forrest Adair, the real estate man; Colonel W. , L Peel, president of the American Na ■ tional banll; Charlek I. Ryan, cashier of the Fourth National bank; C. A. Wood, one of the owners of the Piedmont hotel, and W. R. McClelland, president of J. M. High company. All these talk as busi ness men who foresee the development i that will come to the south through the great highway, and the importance that it bears to Atlanta bupelness interests, and as automobilists who hail the run as one of the most tremendous automobile events in the history of the nation. BIGGEST THING UNDERTAKEN FOR SOUTH IN YEARS, SAYS FORREST ADAIR Forrest Adair, of Forrest & George Adair, the well known real estate firm, and a member of the board of county commissioners, said: "The proposed automobile roadway to I be built under the auspices of The Atlan ta Journal and the New York Herald is, tn my opinion, the biggest thing that has been undertaken in many years for the south. The people have confidence in the success of the proposition, as The Jour nal and Herald are behind it. These pa pers are known to be conservative and of Georgia. He spent four years at the latter institution, and held practically every office within the gift of his fellow students. He was a member of the Kap pa Alpha fraternity, president of the I state association of that order, and dele • gate to the 20th and 21st conventions from Gamma chapter. He was elected associ ate editor of the Kappa Alpha Journal. In 1896 he was made message and cal endar clerk of the Georgia senate. In 1896 he became journal clerk. He was then elected to the legislature as Hart coun ty’s youngest member in the lower house. He has served on the military staff of Govrnor Allen D. Candler and Governor Joseph M. Terell. He was also a mem ber of the Democratic executive commit tee of the Eighth congressional district. i B. F. Bagley, of Cusseta, representa tive-elect from Chattahoochee county, is deeply interested in the public school sys tem of the state, and will be there on the spot while debates are on in the lower house on questions of education. Representative Bagley was born in Chattahoochee county in 1849. and has spent the greater portion of his life there. He has been identified with the progress and affairs of the county in many ways. At the time of his nomination as rep resentative in 1908 he was holding the office of county tax receiver, to which h 9 had been rz-elected In 1896 after an in termission of several years during which ne served the county as sheriff. In 1890 he was ppointed sheriff of Chattahoochee, and in 1891 was elected to that position, iierving three years. Before that he had nerved four years as tax receiver, having been elected In 1880 and resigned in 1884. Previously he had engaged solely in farm ing. ■ 8 1 W Illi IS Hon. R. F. Bagley Z l not given to four-flushing. ”1 know that the county commission ers and other officials along the line will I co-operate with you in carrying out the' . scheme; and If I can be of any service i ' to you, command me. It’s a big thing for; j the Herald and Journal, but it’s a bigger | thing for the south and for Atlanta.” | PRESIDENT P. S. ARKWRIGHT ENTHUSIASTIC OVER CONTEST ' President P. S. Arkwright, of the Geor* ' gia Railway and Electric company, be- 'j ■'lieves the New Y ork-to-Atlanta auto > race and road building contest will prove i one of the longest steps forward this sec- j . tion has ever taken. “The development of the roads along the proposed route would undoubtedly 1 add many millions of dollars to the tax- : i able values of the lands,” he said, "and | when each county begins to feel the im- ; petus thus gievn financially, there is sure to be other development all along the [line. I think the proposition is one that . should claim the attention of all who . have the interest of the south at heart, (and should soon enlist the cooperation of j • everyone who is able to help the move ' ment along in any way.” R. E. O’DONNELLY WILL ENTER HIS PACKARD IN GREAT CONTE-ir “It’s great!” said R. E. O'Donnelly of the Keely company. “It wilL prove to I be one of the biggest things Atlanta has lever taken part in. I “It means the establishment of a per -1 manent great highway. I don’t see how !it could work out otherwise, now that [it has progressed thus far. After the ; reliability runners once pass over the j highway, the counties along the route ! will never turn it loose. After they once iknow that through their borders passes ' a section of the great road from Atlanta ito New York, they will never stop im- I proving their share of it. And now that j The Atlanta Journal and the New York I Herald have gotten behind the move ' ment, it is just as good as accomplished. "The first run will fill Atlanta with winter tourists and will pave the way for , hundreds of others every year follow ' ing. They will come down here and see our Indian summer, and they will never quit coming. Atlanta, as the terminus of the highway and the objective point of all tourists traveling the road, but all the towns along the route will profit. People of leisure and means will make frequent excursions to southern territory and Atlanta, from New York, Washing , ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia and alt ■ the other cities up east and north. There lis no doqbt already that they like to come here. And of course every county | that they pass through will profit. : “One of the big features of the run ; is that the new 1910 models will partici- I pate in it. It will be their first try-out. ' Then they will be shown here in Atlanta, dust-stained and travel worn, just as they come in from the long tour. It will be a great opportunity for the manufacturers “I am going to enter my Packard and get some enjoyment out of the trip. I’ll carry a party of friends along, and if I don't bring them in with the rest of the procession, all bets are off.” CONTEST MARKS NEW ERA, DECLARES COL. W. L. PEEL j Col. W. L. Peel, president of the Amer I lean National bank and an enthusiastic | automobillst, unhesitatingly declares that the great New York-Atlanta auto , mobile reliability and road-building con test, which, is being arranged by The At lanta Journal and the New York Herald, is a movement which marks an era in the development of the country. "The proposition is such a practical one and the results which will follow are so sure and so worthy of the effort and ex pense required, that I feel certain the people between Atlanta and New York will take hold of it with a zeal and de termination that will brook no failure,” said Colonel Peel Tuesday morning. "There is no doubt in my mind that county and state officials along the route will hasten to join hands in connecting up the chain of public roads into a great national highway. Such a highway will be a powerful incentive to good roao building everywhere and once the trail is blazed there will be a constant stream of cars pouring along it ail the time. In the winter season thousands of tour ists will make the trip from New York to Atlanta. CHARLES I. RYAN GIVES CONTEST HIS INDORSEMENT Charles I. Ryan, vice president of the Atlanta Automobile club, and prominent both as a banker and an amateur sports man, is emphatic in the favorable com ment which he has for the great reliabili ty and roadbuilding contest arranged by The Atlanta Journal and New York Her ald. “No movement originated in a genera tion portends so much for the south gen erally and the territory to be traversed by the great national highway in par ticular. The Journal and the Herald, by pulling off this great event, fix them selves firmly in their positions as publie • benefactors and they should receive the | commendation of everyone. i “The impetus which will be given to i good road building by this contest will be « felt for half a century, possibly for all time to come. Its good influence will not stop with the completion of the 1,000 mile highway, but will extend to all roads radiating from the highway, and the re sults accomplished will afford shining ex amples and encouragement to other sec tions of the country. “The contest will thoroughly stimulate the automobile trade in all those states 77Z8 'ffiZTHEY A \ 1 1 Z*c«Dr\ jfMpww* X j (rock/ xy yf v ' \rye/ ■ttJf J oyw it, too t” W OLD FRIENDS are pleasantly surprised when 1 they discover that each has shown the same L I excellent judgment and discriminating taste. \ I VkTLEX BROS’ ROCK AND RYE made of 1 / best tobacco, properly cured, and delightfully flavored, has pleased and made friends of thou- I sands of chewers. I I Practical Test Proves Tobacco Taste. 1 I BAILEY BROTHERS / (Incorporated)/ L Winston-Salem, N. C. 1 INo better tobacco* made than th ore manufac- I 1 turod by BAILEY BROS. NOTINA TRUST | I lab..\>LCjia; 4V. -lx ' 4 j through which the long stream of 1910 model cars will pass. Atlanta will be es pecially blessed for it will be one of thz terminals of the great road, which once opened will be kept in perfect condition the year around and muchly traveled by automobile tourists. It is possible that I will enter a car in the contest.” “GREATEST THING WE HAVE YET HAD OFFERED US,” SAYS BEAUMONT DAVISON “It is the greatest thing we ever had offered us,” said Beaumont Davison, talk- 1 ing of the contest and run. "it will bring development to the south such as we never have dreamed of before. Especially -f will it mean untold benefits to Atlanta | as long as this city is the terminus of the great highway. Eventually, it will stretch beyond Atlanta, further soutb. I believe, but always this city will be the objective point of those who travel the highway southward, and it will be the gathering point for all who assemble from the surrounding territory to travel the highway northward. "There is no doubt but that the auto mobile has possibilities that have never been developed in this country, at least. This great highway will offer that de velopment. There will be hotels, a chain of them, established—one every 103 miles along the route. Automobilists from the south will take parties of friends to New York. A week's trip from here to Wash- .1 ington, say. would be something delight- 3 ful, stopping overnight at the hotels. The I business relations, too, between the east or north and the south will be largely * j increased and facilitated. "This run will mark the beginning of the greatest series of races in the world, ■! to consider it from another standpoint. Z Cars from all countries will be glad to Z come here, because nowhere else on earth will they be able to find such x boulevard. The proper route being select ed, its picturesqueness alone not consid ering its length or directness—will offer . s the most attractive boulevard in the world. “IT’S THE BIGGEST THING THE TOWN EVER PULLED FOR,” DECLARES M. RICH Morris Rich, of M. Rich Brothers com pany. is stirred with enthusiasm over th* project. * *s* "It’s a great thing, a great thing!” h* says. "It’s the biggest thing the town I ever pulled for. This and the music fes tival are going to stand out in our hieto- [ ry for future generations to read. “Such a good roads contest and auto mobile reliability run as The Atlanta Journal and the New York Herald hav* launched will affect us wonderfully right here in Atlanta, aside from all consid eration of the almost incredible benefit it | will bring to the intervening country be- i tween New York and Atlanta. It will bring many thousands of new people, monied people, to our city, and will draw the eyes of the whole nation to Atlanta. Not alone that. It will attract to us and our city the attention of the old country as well, for we will stand at one end Os such a highway as the world bes never known since the greatest glory of tha Reman empire. The old Appi«n Way has lived through ages of history and is famous as one of the greatest engin eering feats scored by the old emperors. But It was only 350 miles long, from Brandusium to Rome, and was just IB feet wide. Today, two thousand years ’ after it was begun, it is still pointed out to tourists. “What, then, will be the New York-At lanta highway, over 1,000 miles long and a boulevard of generous width. It’g something magnificent In its conception. “WILL WAKE PEOPLE UP,” says w. r. McClelland ] “It is one of the biggest things ouf city ’ has ever helped to pull off,” says W. R. McClelland, of the J. M. High company. “And Incidentally it holds some of tha best advertising for Atlanta that we’va i 1 ever known. "In connection with the automoblla ( show, it ought to bring a record crowd to j the city. “Its success will be the greatest Incen tive to the building of good roads that this country has ever known. It will, wake the people up to the value of their' opportunities in good roads, and they will never sleep on those opportunities again. “A MAGNIFICENT PROJECT,” SAYS HENRY S. JOHNSON Henry S. Johnson, of Chamberlin-John son-Dußose company, is equally an tusiaztic. “It will be a great thing,” he say a “And it will certainly advertise Atlanta. It brings use a lot of travel—and not only to us, but to all the country around here as well. It's a mighty happy thought, this combining of good roads and automo biles and avertising for Atlanta. “The project is magnificent that con templates the establishment of such a great north and south highway. Nothing could be more desirable than such a boulevard. It means the development of all the Intermediate country between here and Washington. It will be a great incentive to good roads, as the first step of national importance in the reslizatioa of that movement.” C. A. WOOD STRONGLY INDORSES CONTEST C. A. Wood, the well-known hotel man, who is managing director of the Pied mont. Atlanta; the Hampton Terrace. Au gusta and the Bellevue, Boston, is greatly Interested in the publication of The Jour nal's brilliant plan for a New York to At lanta automobile road contest. 5