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Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, preeident State
Agricultural College, Athens, Ga.
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.A POLICY FOR GEORGIA FARMERS
Probably the strongest criticism
which can be made against our farm
ers at the present time is the lack
of a definite business policy. If a set
of men shouldd attempt to organise a
hank, they would first determine upon
some plan of action, ascertain tn**
amount of capital necessary, find out
whether they could secure subscribe, s
to their stock, and then meet and
elect officers and adopt a constitution
and by-laws for the government of the
business. The organisation would lee
based on the mature judgment of ex
perienced men. while the rules govern
ing the business would be so safe
guarded as to eliminate loss as much
as possible, and assure the prosperity
and uniform success of the undertaking
from the beginning. All will agree to
the wisdom of this plan.
Contrast for a moment the action of
this group of men with the policy
pursued by an individual farmer or a
group of farmers. Not on one farm in
a thousandd is there a business pollcv.
a well-defined system of organisation,
and a definite plan of action. If busi
ness men find it so essential to or
ganise their Industries along conserva
tive lines and to plan their efforts for
a series of years in advance, is it pos
sible that the farmer whose business
is more complicated and difficult to
organise and administer, on account of
the .variation in soil and climatic con
ditions. from year to year, can hope
to prosper in the absence of a busi
ness policy? Should one inquire into
the success attending the effort of the
average farmer, he would find chaos in
stead of order, and frequently a deficit
rather than an accumulation of divi
dends at the end of the year's busi
ness. Many have concluded on his
account that agriclulture is not a
profitable business, and that one can
hope to make only a living from the
soil. The exceptions to the rule, however
are sufficiently numerous to disprove
this contention, and it is equally cer
tain that wherever farming has been
organized on business lines that sub
stantial profits are made therefrom.
There are now thousands who will
agree that a bale of cotton may be
laised per acre. This can be done
on land purchased at SIOO or less per
acre It certainly need not cost over
135 to produce a bale of cotton, but
suppose it costs S4O. There is still
left a profit of 110 per acre exclusive
of the value of the seed which wou.d
make the returns about twenty per
cent on a SIOO investment. There are
not many industries which will make
a twenty per cent dividend; yet it is
quite possible for many farmers ‘o
make this much on land which will .tot
bring over SIOO per acre on the market
today. Some farmers are actually
doing as well as this, but these m-.n
are operating under a definite policy,
and it is this particular phase of me
subject which we desire to discuss
briefly for the edification and guid
ance of the farmers during 101$.
A business policy is essential to suc
res* This calls for a definite plan of or
ganisation. What rtiust this include from
the successful farmet’s point of view?
First of all, he must have some educa
tion relative to his business. He is con
fronted with the problem of buying fer
tilizers at the outset. The materials to
be used for this purpose may be derived
from twenty or more different substan
ces. Since ail these vary in composition
and their action in the soil, which should
be bought for a given purpose?- Here at
emee is a problem of great magnitude
and of vast economic importance, and
one which is to determine to a consider
able extent the returns which th* farmer
will secure from his land and his crop.
A thousand illustrations might be cited
to show the essential nature of agricul
tural education in developing a business
policy for southern fanners, but this
must suffice for the present.
The next problem requiring solution
is that of the soil- What is its character,
its natural- deficiencies in plant food,
and how are these to be supplied? Is it
in good or bad physical condition, and
how may Uta oaje< ttenable qualities be
overcome? It is quite certain that the
farmer who handles his soil with skill,
end therefore, with some certainty of a
profitable return for his effort must un
derstand its latent qualities, its good
and bad points, and how to manipulate
these so as to make the soil respond best
to cultivation. The lime has come when
there must be a differentiation in the
management of v/Hous soil types. The
heavy clay lands of the northern part
of the state will not respond to the same
treatment which should be accorded the
sandy soils of the southeastern part. A
•soil which contains only 460 pounds of
available potash per acre foot must not
be fertilized the same as one which con
tains 16.tf» to 39.C00. If land contains
10u» to 13.C0U pounds of lime per acre
foot, it certainly should not be accord
ed the same management as that given
to a tru~k soil which may not contain
-.;ver 1.000 pound*. The time has come
when a fundamental knowledge or soli
types, the methods of ascertaining the
primary defects and overcoming these in
an economic and systematic manner can
no longer be delayed, it hardly seems
necessary to argue a matter of this
<>nd because it i* so apparent to all who
give to it even a few moments of <-on
rideration. and yet there is probably
■ass definite knowledge concerning the
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soil in the possession of the average
farmer than about almost any other
topic which concerns his business. Soil
study and soil knowledge are both essen
tial if a definite business policy is to be
organized on our southern farms.
The building up of our soils depends on
crop rotation. This is shown clearly by
the history of the world, for in those
sections where a varied agricultural
practice has been pursued, the lands to
day are more productive than anywhere
else, and they have maintained their
fertility for an almost indefinite period
of time. In those parts of the country
where a one-crop system has been fol
lowed, there has been a decrease in fer
tility. and in some sections this condi
tion has become so acute that the aban
donment of the lands altogether has
taken place. Several hundred years ago
there were sheep walks and runs in Eng
land, for example, on land which was
considered valueless for cultivation. To
day the same land through the adoption
of a systematic rotation of crops is
worth several hundred dollars per acre,
and produces quite an astonishing vari
ety and luxuriance of vegetation.
Crop rotation become* necessary as a
part of the business policy of a state or
a nation of farmers, because nature has
varied the needs of the different crops
useful to man. and If they are grown
in a succession on the land they do not
exhaust it of one element, as certainly
follows where one crop is grown. In
any plan of permanent agricultural de
velopment the diversification of farm
crops becomes essential for unless this
be done the fanner must of necessity
buy the greater part of his supplies. The
growing of crops under specialized con
ditions, which is naturally exhausting to
the fertility of the soil, and spending a
greater part of the money obtained to
buy corn, wheat, hay., oats and other
essential foodstuffs for the maintenance
of man and bast is as destructive as op
posed to a constructive policy. For in
stance in Georgia it is said that $50,000,000
a year is sent out of the state for corn
alone. It has been shown that this corn
can be produced at home at a ccst some
thing like 30 cents a bushel. To conserve
this through a diversification
of crops, therefore, becomes one of the
problems of the state. Other illustrations
might be cited in support of this argu
ment were they necessary. but those
who have studied the situation will ad
mit the truth of this statement.
To establish a prosperous agriculture
in the south, therefore, it becomes essen
tial that we educate our farmers spe
cifically in the underlying principles and
truths which govern their business; that
we expand and increase in every possible
way our knowledge of the soil; that we
establish systems of crop rotations for
the building up of these lands, and
their maintenance in a high state of cul
tivation; and finally, that we practice the
diversification of crops which will enable
us to keep at home the surplus wealth
which will otherwise go to enrich other
sections of the country to the detri
ment and final destruction of the south.
The four things essential to the per
fection of a definite agricultural policy
are within the reach of the average far
mer. and may be put Into practice more
or lea* extensively the present year.
Every farmer must determine for him
self whether he will become a business
farmer or still continue to pursue the
indifferent methods of the past which
will ultimately lead to his final undoing.
THOMAS AND ROCK PHOSPHATE
COMPARED.
B. H. H., Sasser. Ga.. writes: I would
like some information concerning
Thomas phosphate as compared with
rock phosphate. Is the available phos
phoric acid in Thomas phosphate as
good for cotton and corn as that de
rived from rock phosphate?
Basic slag is sometimes called
Thomas slag or odorless phosphate, ft
is a by-product obtained in the manu
facture of steel from pig iron. It con
tains from 15 to 20 per cent of phos
. phorlc acid in a form somewhat differ
ing from that found in hone phosphate
of lime, the material from which floats
is obtained. The insoluble phosphate of
> lime in rock or bone contains three
I parts of lime with one part phosphoric
I acid. In basic slag there are four parts
of lime combined with one part of
phosphoric acid. This material is nat
urally insoluble in pure water, but is
soluble to a considerable extent in
water which contains carbonic acid gas.
The value of basic slag and floats de
pends much on the fineness of dlvfsoin.
The finer it is ground the more quick
ly It becomes available. Basic slag is
considered to be about half as avail
able as the soluble or acid treated phos
phate. It gives its best results when
used on soils which contact large quan
tities of organic matter and are rela
tively poor in limee. The acids derived
i from decaying humus will tend to ren
der more available its phosphoric acid
and the lime will perform a double
function in the soil, not only sweetening
: it. but supplying calcium for low,
| swampy lands. The phosphorus in
| floats is not so quickly available prob-
I ably as in basic slag, though the dif
' ference will not be very great. I Jo
i not know that It has ever been exactly
determined. Where floats are used the
organic matter is essentiial to secure
the best results, and a considerable
quantity should be applied per acre,
say 1.000 to 1,200 pounds. The fineness
of division is an important matter to
; bear in mind.
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RATIONS FOR HORSES AND MI LES.
S. B. 8.. Byromville, Ga.. writes:
Would be glad to have you suggest com
binations of rations for horses and
mules.
Good combinations in which to mix
cotton seed meal and other foodstuffs
for horses and mules are as follows: 600
| pounds of corn and cob meal with 100
j (tounds of cotton seed meal. Feed 14
• pounds of the above mixture with 12
pounds of peavine hay or 14 pounds of
I Bermuda bay. Another good combination
is 100 pounds of cotton seed meal, 250
pounds of shelled corn and 400 pounds
|of oats. Feed 15 pounds of this mlx-
■ ture with 14 pouncs cf mixed hay or
■ corn stover. A third combination which
I you will find satisfactory may be pre
; pared by mixing 100 pounds of cotton
| seed meal. 500 pounds of corn and cob
I meal and 150 pounds cf oats. Feed at
] the rate of 15 pounds with 12 to 14
pounds of Bermuda hay or 12 pounds
I peavine hay. There are many other
combinations which might be used, but
these are among the best, and we ate
disposed to think the last one suggested
will prove as satisfactory and econom
ical as any you can use. By mixing
cotton seed meal in the proportion sug
gested, you will improve the ration ma
terially over that which is ordinarily
fed. Os course, you understand that the
amount of feed suggested is for an ani-
•HE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1912.
OUTBREAK OF ARMY WORM;
PLANS FOR ITS CONTROL
The department of agriculture is using
all the means at Its disposal to meet
the emergency at its disposal to meet
destruction of crops in the south by the
fall army worm. This insect is present
In unprecedented numbers from Louis
iana and Arkansas eastward to the At
lantic. and is destroying corn, cotton,
sugar cane, rice and other crops to such
an extent as to cause geat anxiety on
the part of planters and others. By means
of emergency appropriation by congress
it is possible for the department to render
quick assistance.
Plans for this work ,in co-operation with
the states concerned, are being rapidly
perfected. This insect will undoubtedly
continue its ravages for some time un
less checked. In all probability another
brood will appear after the pres
ent one transforms in the ground. For
these reasons immediate action toward
destroying the worms is strongly ad
vised.
The department recommends the use
of arsenicals. Among these are arsenate
of lead. Parts green, and London pur
ple. In most cases It will be best to
apply these poisons in dry forms in
stead of with water. Dry applications
can be made by sifting the poisons upon
the plants through light cloth sacks or
by means of blowers or dusting ma
chines. Liquid applications must be made
with spraying apparatus to be effective.
For this reason the dry applications rfieet
the present emergency better than liquid
ones.
Arsenate of lead in powdered form is
recommended above all other arsenicals
because it w’lll not injure the foliage of
any of the field crops grown in the
south. It may be applied without the
addition of any carriers. Paris green is
next in effectiveness, but should be mixed
with Its weight of air slaked lime or
flour to prevent burning of the foliage,
which Is likely to occur if it should be
applied undiluted. London purple may
be used, but should be applied with air
slaked Mme or flour, as recommended In
the case of Paris green. Wherever it
is feasible to use liquid sprays, arsenate
of lead in powdered form should be
used at the rate of three pounds per bar
ipal weighing 1,000 pounds. If the
weight is less or greater decrease or
increase the feed accordingly.
WORMS DESTROYING TOMATOES.
J. F. C„ Madison, Ga., writes: I have
about an eighth of an acre in tomatoes
that I have staked and tied, and have
put pine straw two or three inches un
der. They are about five feet high and
are well fruited, but some kind of green
worm eats into them and ruins them.
What remedy do you suggest for this
pest?
Much damage has been done to the to
mato crop this year by the corn bud
worm. The very wet season is respon
sible in some measure for the amount
of damage which is being reported from
this insect in various parts of the state.
The backward nature of the corn crop Is
also resopnsible in some measure for
the large amount of damage reported by
growers of tomatoes. The chances are
that the worms referred to will leave
your tomatoes and go to the corn at an
early date. One of the rasons why gar
deners have so much trouble with in
sects Is due to the fact that they do
not rotate their crops as they should.
You should also gather up all the trash
and litter in the garden and compost and
fork it over several times during the
winter so as to destroy the hiding places
of the insects. Infested vines should
be taken up and burned. Go over your
tomatoes every morning and pick off all
affected fruit and be sure to destroy the
worms. This is practicable on a small
patch, but on a large scale could not be
carried out very successfully. The best
thing you can do is to spray your toma
toes with arsenate of lead prepared as
follows: Two pounds of arsenate of lead
should be dissolved in a small amount
of water; add two pounds of unslaked
lime, and then add sufficient water to
make 50 gallons. Keep the mixture
thoroughly agitated while applying. In
preparing small quantites use an ounce
of lead and an ounce of lime to about
two gallons of water. Stir the mixture
thoroughly and distribute with a water
ing pot. Os course If you have a knap
sack sprayer or other apparatus for
treating tomatoes on a large scale, you
will find it cheaper and more desirable
to apply the solution by power rather
than by hand.
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FERTILIZING VALUE OF BURNT
COTTON SEED.
P. G. W., Madison, Ga., writets: I am
sending you a sample of burnt cotton
seed, and would like to know w u at you
think a ton of them would be worth ior
fertilizing purposes, and how they com
pare with sound seed? Would it do to
mix these burnt seed with stable ma
nure? If I can buy them cheap enough
I -would like to use a lot of them.
It is impossible to determine from a
physical examination of the burnt cot
ton seed to what 'extent they are dam
aged, but in our judgment the greater
part of the nitrogen must of necessity
bave been lost from these seed, and
while I might not be suggesting a fair
value for them, I would hardly cure to
get them at much more than the cost of
hauling and applying, if they are all as
badly damaged as the sample sent to us.
In other words, I think probably you
might be safe in buying them on the
basis of their containing $3 to $5 worth
of fertility per ton. As you would have
to haul and apply them, it would be nec
essary to deduct something from the
above estimate for this labor. There
'would be no objection to mixing these
burnt seed with stable manure, as they
can in no way Injure it, and they mlgfit
benefit it somewhat, as it is likely that
most of the phosphorus, and potash con
tained in them originally is still there.
GOOD BREEDS OF DAIRY CATTLE.
G. W.. Granite Hill. Ga., writes: We
are starting to lay the foundation for a
dairy ana wish to put in the best breed
of cattle for the purpose. We arc not
going for butter as much as for milk
We have a few grade Jerseys and Want
to buy a pure-bred bull, and would like
to know which breed you would advise.
There is, of course, no one best breed
of dairy cattle, and the owe selected de
pends much on the purpose for which
the dairy is run. If you desire to de
velop a herd capable of giving excep
tionally large yields of u «ilk, you will
probably find the Ylolstein most satis
factory for this purpose. The milk of
this breed is not as rich in butter as the
Tersey, but it contains a fair amount of
this constituent, and it is lich in solids
not fat. It produces a wholesome, nour
ishing milk, probably better for inva
lids and for consumption in the raw
state than that of the Jersey, which
contains rather an excessive amount of
fat. Jerseys as a breed are celebrated
as producers of exceptionally rich milk,
containing large fat blobules, and, there
fore. well adapted for the manufacture
of butter. They do not give quite as
large a flow of milk, however, as the
Holstein, and the mixture of the milk
of the Jersey and the Holstein produces
a high-grade article for home consump
tion, for manufacturing into butter, or
for distribution to the retail trade. In
our judgment you will not make a mis
take in buying a thoroughbred Holstein
bull to place at the head of your herd,
especially as you resire to emphasize
milk production at the present time.
rel of water. Paris green should be
used at the rate, of about 10 ounces per
barrel. It is best In case Paris green
■ts Used in this why s ‘to ridd two pounds;
of freshly slaked lime to prevent burn-,
ing.
V\*hether dry or liquid preparations are
used it is extremely important that
the applications' be ?nade with thorough
ness. In case arf , ( ccrn, some of the
poison should be placed in the heart
of the plant, where the greatest dam
age is done. A. small amount is all
that is require.? to kill insects. In
the case of cotton, powdered arsenate
ot lead should toe applied at the rate
of about 5 pounds per acre. The usual
method of utilizing cloth sacks carried
through the field o.n horseback is per
fectly adapted to this crop.
On fo r age crops and others in the
case of which unfortunate results might
follow the use ot arsenicals, other ex
pedients must be adopted. In pastures
and in some instances on alfalfa many
of the worms can be destroyed by the
use of rollers or drags. In alfalfa that
would be injured by rolling or dragging,
the plants should be out for hay. When
the worms are forced from the fields
by this means, many can be killed by
means of drags or by plowing them
under when they make their way to
others fields. Immediately after cutting
alfalfa fields should be thoroughly
disked. This will! kill many of the
worms before they can leave and will
break up and destroy the cells of those
that have gone into the ground for pu
pation.
The method of destroying the Insects
when they are in the quiet stage in
the ground, to which reference has just’
been made, is of importance next to
the use of arsenicals in checking the
pests. In fact, in many cases ft is by
far the most effective means that can
be followed.
For fields threatened with invasion but
not actually attacked, a deep furrow
should be plowed out, around the entire
circumference of the field; into this the
caterpillars, will fall, when they may
be crushed, by dragging • a heavy log
through the furrow. If the soil is such
as to be somewhat Impervious to water,
this furrow may be kept partly filled
with water, on the surface of which a
small quantity of kerosene may be
poured, which will-kill the worms almost
immediately when they come into con
tact with it.
Since the worms seem Invariably
to consume the grx.es and othe vege
tation growing in Qelds before attack
ing either corn or cotton, it should
prove an important” method of protec
tion, to spray or dust grass .and weeds
in cornfields threatened with attack
with arsenate Os leffd according to the
methods adVised ‘abbve.
Throughout the -greater part of the
south there is likely to be another de
structive brood of" the army worm
which will ifiome from the transforma
tion of the present generation in the
soil. Therefore every effort should be
made to break up the pupal cells, so
that the next brood, will not appear.
This can be accomplished by the use of
plows, cultivators, * and har
rows. Wherever any crop
which can be _ tilled has been
Injured by the fall army worm it is
advised that further injury be prevent
ed by the use of cubtivators and har
rows. Much good cyin also be accom
plished by plowing "fields or portions
of fields where all of the crop has been
destroyed. The* treatment of. bare
places about cultivated fields in this
way will be of assistance.
To summarize tire .situation, the de
partment recommends tfie speedy appli
cation of arsenical ; *pbisons and the
working of the ground-'wherever prac
ticable. in order to. prevent further
damage.
Warning. rtirc should be
taken that cattle and, other stock are
kept from pasturing in the fields where
the grass or other crops have been
poisoned with arsenicals; also, that
poisoned plants are not fed to stock.
JAMES WILSON.
, , Secretary of Agriculture.
Washington, D. U.. July 39, 1912.
BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA
NOT BADLY INJURED
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HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass., Aug. 10.—
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aged and word was received that she
would proceed to Rodkport instead of
going to'the Charlestown navy yard, as
first reported. .. The. Nebraska was ac
companied by' Other battleships of the
North Atlantic fledt.
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ing Macon Conference,
Leaves for Germany
MACON, Ga.. Aug. 10.—Announce
ment was made tonight by George
Dole Wadley, president of the Southern
States Cotton Corporation, following
an all day ocnference of direction from
Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana. Alabama
and Georgia, that he would leave for
Germany, Wednesday, to negotiate the
financing of the cotton crop of the i
south up to $300,000,000.
He said that a special representa i
tive of a big German firm of cotton i
factors and bankers had investigatetl ,
thoroughly by special emissary, and j
that as a result of his report he had I
been i equested to cuine to Germany at
once. |
He would not announce the name of ■
the firm or ..a exact location.
COAL SUPPLY SHORT;
FAMINE THREATENED
ST. PAUL, Aug. 10.—St. Paul and the
northwest are facing one of the worst
coal famines since 1902. the year of the
big strike, when the fuel went up to sls
a ton.. Alarming conditions in the pres
ent and prospective supply of coal are
admitted by St. Paul coal dealers
At the head of the lakes the supply of
hard coal Is less than 20 per cent of
the amount usually on hand at this time
of the year. The shortage is attributed
to the severe weather of last winter,
which continued through the month of
March. The coal stored by the mines
as reserve was exhausted. Two months
of idleness—April and May—coupled with
the heavy consumption of coal in the
east affected the situation.
George H. Cushing, editor of the Black
Diamond, a coal trade publication, says
that the country produced 9,500,000 less
tons of coal from January 1 to July 1,
1912, than during the same period of
1911, and during this time the country
used 6,000,090 tons more than during
the corresponding months of the previous I
year, making a visible shortage of 15,- ;
uOO.OOO tons.
SENTENCED TO HANG,
JONES ASKS NEW TRIAL
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 10.—With- ‘
out flinching, Walter Jones, the white;
man who* was convicted last week for
murdering Sloan Rowan, a Benton, Ala.,
merchant, today heard Judge Brown sen
tence him to be hanged Friday, Septem
ber 13. Execution of the penalty was
suspended pending an appeal to the su- *
preme court.
Jones unsuccessfully nought a new trial !
upon many grounds, chief of which be- 1
ing that during his trial, one of the .
jurors, separated 60 feet from the re- i
pisinder of the jury, held a conversation
with Sheriff Horace Hood. It was al
leged that the court erred in refusing
a change of venue and that cheers in
the court upon one occasion indicated he i
could not get a fair trial.
WOM A N’S BODY FOUND
IN BUSHES NEAR DENVER
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
DENVER. Colo., Aug. 10.—The body of
Signa ‘ Cailzen, 25 years old, was found
In a' clump of weeds in a suburb today.
Apparently she had been murdered by a
blow that crushed her 5..u11. She is said
to have been attacked before the mur
der. The police have no clew.
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Judge Broyles for Court of Appeals
Famous and Efficient “Jedge Briles” of Municipal
Court of Atlanta Enters Race on Platform
Opposed to Legal Technicalities.
To the People of Georgia:
In response to many requests
throughout the State, I am a candi
date, in the primary of August 21st,
for judge of the court of appeals. I
was born on “the red old hills of
Georgia,” and have lived here all my
life. I was educated in her public
schools, and was graduated from her
university. lam deeply interested
in all that concerns the wel- .
fare of my native state, and
especially in the subject of
judicial reform. In Georgia,
the law should be supreme!
But when we read the list
of the murders, robberies,
whiskey selling, and crimes
of all descriptions, occur
ring annually in our state,
the record is not one to
bring the flush of pride to
our cheeks—but rather the
blush of shame. What is the
reason for this unenviable
and deplorable condition ?
The people of Georgia are
naturally a conservative and a law
abiding people. Why is the law held
in such contempt by so many of our
citizens ? It is because they have lost
faith in the law as administered in
Georgia. They see murderers, rob
bers, whiskey sellers, pistol “toters,
and other criminals, as guilty as Cain
himself, escape justice, day after day,
either in the lower or higher courts,
through some absurd legal technical
ity. The escape of these guilty crimi
nals, without any punishment, has
two very evil results—firstly, it en
courages crime, and secondly, it pro
vokes mob law and all the terrible
consequences that follow in its wake.
If the people of Georgia should honor
me with a seat on the court of ap
peals, I should decline to grant a new
trial in any case, on a technical point
where the record showed that sub
stantial justice had been given in the
lower court, unless the law in express
terms commanded me to do it.
' I have had 22 years of experience as
a lawyer and upon the bench, and have
practiced in all the Courts of Georgia,
both state and federal, and have a
laudable ambition to serve the people
of Georgia upon the next to the high
est court in the state.
I am closely confined by my present
duties to the courtroom, and will be
unable to make a canvass of the state,
and will have to rely for aid in my
candidacy upon my friends, and upon
those citizens throughout Georgia,
who, knowing me by reputation only,
yet have faith and confidence in my
character and ability.
Very respectfully,
NASH R. BROYLES.
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State I
“Jedge Briles,” the popular and
noted judge of the recorder’s court of
Atlanta, is before the people of Geor
gia, for Recorder Nash R. Broyles is
a candidate for judge of the court of
appeals and he is the “Jedge Briles” of
police court fame and he has been
known as “Jedge Briles” by the at
tendants at his court for more than
twelve years.
as a newspaper reporter to
report the proceedings of
his court and to write up
many of the humorous fea
tures that are always found
in courts of municipal re
cord.
While “Jedge Briles”
has been a terror to evil do
ers, he has always displayed
such a profound knowledge
of human nature and has
possessed so keen a judg
ment in the weighing of ev
idence that he has dispensed
NASH R. BROYLES
justice, tempered with
mercy, with an even hand. He has
[ held over 7,000 sessions of his court
• and has tried over 200,000 cases, and
; his record has been such that repeated
i efforts to defeat him, both in council
. and at the ballot box, have been un
-1 availing. When the law was changed
! making his office elective by the peo
ple, the lawless element rejoiced, but
' the people endorsed him at the ballot
box when there were five candidates
in the field.
. His enforcement of the liquor law,
' his fight on blind tigers and pistol
toters is familiar history throughout
the state. To the rock pile he has
1 sent men of wealth and influence al
though many of the cases were ap
pealed, even to the Supreme Court
of the United States. His judgments
were seldom reversed.
Judge Broyles graduated at the
University of Georgia in the Class of
1888 and he practiced law for eight
years with his father, the late Col.
E. N. Broyles, one of the ablest law
yers of his time. The firm practiced
; in all the courts of the state and often
, appeared before the Supreme Court
of the United States. At an early
* age Judge Broyles was an experi
enced and able legal practitioner.
> As recorder of Atlanta he has not
; only been called upon to try all classes
' of criminal cases, but he has had to
analyze and decide every phase of the
most intricate civil cases, involving
the rights of person and property.
As a judge of ripe experience, as
a jurist well-versed in every phase of
civil and criminal law and as a man
fearless in the discharge of duty,
he comes well-qualified in every way
to fill the office to which he now
aspires GORDON NOEL HURTEL. (
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