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AGRICULTVRAIWI Ml Successful u jjffi ; <? $ A nw *ev/ M This department Kill cheerfully endeavor to fumuh any information. Letters should be address'd to Dr. Andrew .ts. Soule, presiaent State Agricultural College, Athens, Ga. Protecting Georgia’s Hog Industry Georgia is credited with having ap proximately 1.753.6 M hogs in IMO. Wheth er the number has increased or decreas rd since that date is more or less prob lematical. and there is nothing to base an accurate estimate on since the cen sus figures were published. There has been much interest evidenced in swine husbandry, however, and unless cholera has prevented an increase, it is reason able to assume that the number of an imals now on the farms and ranges in Georgia has grown during the last two years. The total value of all the swine reported on April 15. 1510, was $5,429.- O. This is a considerable sum. but it does not represent anything like as much money as the farmers of this state should have invested tn an indus try of such great economic importance. Why does the swine industry languish or fail to measure up in the matter of production to the needs of the state in view of the very excellent opportunities for the growth of hogs to maturity at an exceptionally low cost? One of the principal reasons is due to the general prevalence of cholera, a disease which is peculiarly destructive to hogs, and which when it finds entry into a herd seldom sto*'-< until it has destroyed al! the in dividuals. If a few of the individuals attacked survive, they are generally re duced In stamina and quality, and their value as breeding animals is greatly les sened. -»oreorer. the grounds and build ings have become infected so that the new litters dropped are almost certain to be attacked by the disease. If the farmer attempts to rehabilitate his herd by bringing in healthy animals from other farms, the chances are they will succumb to the disease. Hence, it Is not surprising that those who have per sisted from year to year in an endeavor to breed hogs with the result that most of them are lost by an attack of cholera should not look upon the industry with keen delight and regard It as one of these line* of activity in which they can afford to engage with the anticipation of large profit*. The .situation with regard to the hog business has thus become rather seri ous. not only in Georgia but in other southern states, and the time has arriv ed when some concerted effort must be made to control the further spread of hog cholera. This may be done more effectively and at a lower cost than most people seem to realize. The treatment is comparatively simple, though great care must be exercised tn the use of the serum. Cholera has proved so destruc tive that thousands of dollars have been expended by the federal and state gov ernments in an attempt to find a rem edy for it. and the efforts in this direc tion have been rewarded by the discov ery of a serum, which may be manufac tured and distributed to farmers at a reasonable cost, considering its efficiency. The process of manufacture Is brief ly ■* follows: The hogs are immunied by the injection y>to their flesh of blood from a hog affected with chol era. A dose of protective serum is injected at the same time. Ten days later a largo dew of virulent blood is injected into the vein of the ear. If the hog remains healthy after this treatment it is considered hyper-im mune. and may be used for the pro duction of the protective serum. This serum Is made from the blood of ho?s which have been hyper-immunized. The animal is placed in a crate and blood is drawn from the tail under antiseptic conditions. The blood Is then defibrinated and a preservative add ad. Hogs may be bled at intervals of a week, and the serum made from each hog is tested as to potency be fore it is sent out. Os caurse, the production of the serum can only ne undertsken where special apparatus and facilities are provided, and where experts trained in veterinary medicine are available to supervise the work. Realizing the great destruction wrought in Georgia by cholera, tne state made a small appropriation last year for the manufacture and distribu tion of serum. The manufacture of the serum was placed under the direc tion of the State College of Agricul ture. tn Athens, and its distribution in the hands of the state veterinarian, P. F. Bahnsen. in Atlanta. The law requires that the serum shall be mole and distributed at coat, and although the appropriation was made available immediately on the passage of the act. the funis were not paid over to the respective agencies until late in Jan uary: hence it was several months after the appropriation became effect tnve before the work of manufacture could be instituted. A report of prog ress for t^f.information of the farm.-rs in Georgia fa, therefore, in order. About 50.000 c.c. of the serum have been made and distributed up to date. The results from the use" of this se rum are highly gratifying indeed. The scrum costs 2 1-2 cents per e. e.. which I* less than the price of commercial serum, and that sent out by the state has the ad van tee of being tested be fore distributed, so that the farmer using it under the proper sanitary conditions and regulations may antic ipate satisfactory results. In this con nection it is proper to say that the serum Is not to be regarded as a cure for hog cholera. It is a preventive of the disease, however, and will protect from 90 to 95 per cent of the animats innoculated if used at the right time. Seme hogs affected with cholera may recover after the administration of serum, but this is likely to be the ex ception rather than the rule. At least 55 per cent of the untreated hogs die. so the saving from the use of serum will be readily appreciated. It will cost to innoculate a 100-pound heg about 50 cents. To treat ten nogs would, therefore, cost 15. and twenty hogs $lO. A 100-pound hog Is now worth nearly $lO. When the farmer considers that an attack of cholera will probably destroy every animal he has. or. under favorable conditions, about 15 out of 20. the investment of $lO to protect his herd seems rather an insignificant investment, when SIOO is at stake. If a larger appropriation was made available by the s»ate. tu* cost of distributing the serum could be lessened, but a review of the sta tistics obtained from other states would indicate that without a ratn<*r liberal state appropriation the serum cannot be manufactured for less than 2 1-2 rents per c. c. It is conservative to state that Georgia loses a million dollars’ worth of hogs a year from cholera alone. Fifty thousand dollars’ worth of serum ’vould prevent the greater part If not all of this lor*, because the amount of serum required to afford immunity varies with th* size and age if the hog. This would be a comparatively small investment to make to effect such a wonderful saving, yet this is not an over-state ment of the case or else the figures obtained from those who have used the serum are seriously at fault. That definite data along this line might be secured, a letter was sent to a number of farmers who have obtained and used serum up to this time. One farmer writes that on January 1 he had ninety hogs and cholera broke out. and they began to die rapidly. He secured serum and Inoculated seventy five. Os this number two died, and the rest all recovered. If the hogs had been inoculated in the beginning the chances are that all ninety would have been saved. This same gentleman bought a number of hogs and brought them to hts farm later and failed to immunize them and lost them all. Surely this is sufficient evidence to establish the. merit of the serum when properly used. Another gentleman writes that he lost forty hogs from cholera in thirty days. He inoculated 32 later of which two were sick, and thirty got well. An other gentleman treated a bunch of hogs and they are still free from chol era. though the disease is raging in his vicinity. Another farmer used se rum on fifty head, and they did nicely. Still another farmer who had forty head of hogs lost all but twelve. He then secured serum and inoculated the twelve, ten of which recovered. The de mand for the serum is in excess of the ability of the college to supply with the limited appropriation aballable at the present time. Moreover, the funds were only provided for one year, so that on the first of January, 1913, the work must be abandoned unless the legisla ture now in session makes an appro priation for its continuance. The farm ers are insistent In their demand for serum to be supplied them at a reason able cost which is being done, as the statistics obtained from other states clearly show. The work can now he maintained on an efficient basis, and unless conditions are extremely unfa vorable, an abundance of serum pro duced if the present aoppropriation is continued. If this appropriation were doubled, it is probable that the cost of the serum could be reduced ten to twenty cents a dose. Considering the loss of hogs in Geor gia and the power of the serum to protect and stimulate this industry, can the state afford to withhold this serv to her farmers? We think not. While the college of agriculture and the officials of the state department stand ready to co-operate and do all in their power to serve the interests at stake, the farmers themselves must take this matter up and write immediately to their representatives in the legislature and see that the necessary appropriation is made if this important work is to be continued- INJURY RESULTING FROM BAD FEED. W. N. R-. Andulusia, Ala., writes: In the last few days I have lost three head of horses and mules. Wtien I first dis covered their being sick I found them standing up against a fence, and when made to move they would stagger and fall and would die in from one to six hours. I am feeding them ear com and timothy hay. The com is somewhat weevil eaten and occasionally a rotten ear. but the hay seems to be all right. Do you think it could be a contagious disease? Would like to know what to do- Judging from the description given in your letter your horses are suffering from the evil effects resultant from the feeding of moldy or bad com. There is nothing in the world calculated to up set the digestion of this class of an. m&ls and bring on troubles or the char acter described in your letter more than ithe use of concentrates In a bad state of preservation. Discontinue the use of anything but the purest, choicest feed. Give a good purgative to the animals, such as Epsom salts. Then a little ton ic. proahly such as Jamaica Ginger will provide and the animals should get in good condition at an early date. Os course, when the digestive system be comes deranged other diseases are like ly to develop unless the condition is remedied. We have had so many inquir ies of this character, however, a per sonal examination having revealed many of them to be due to bad feed that we are inclined to think the suggestions made will cure the trbuble. We do not believe that your animals are affected with a contagious disease, but of course, as symptoms as written are often dif ferent from those which the case actual ly presents on ocular examination. It would e well for you to employ the ser vices of a competent veterinarian at once. MANAGEMENT OF POETRY SOILS. 8. B. 8., Byromvllle, Ga., writes. We have 29 areas of peat which analyzes as follows: Moisture 41.11 per cent., com bustible matter 50.33 per cent., mineral matter 8.54 per cent, phosphoric acid .04 per cent., potash 03 per cent., nitro gen t .a per cent. We have been using a little of Uhls for fertilizer and humus, but we have been reading a good deal about peat for fuel, and it occurred to us it might be made more profitable In this way. We have also thought of put ting a coat of lime over it. breaking it un thoroughly and planting corn or rice. We would appreciate your advice in the matter. Peat soils as a rule, are very satis factory for cultivation even after liming for the nitrogent in peat is not readily available- Soils of this Character, as the analysis you enclose indicates, are very low in phosphorus and potash. Some times they drain fairly well and some times they are entirely too wet for suc cessful crop production. Without a per sonal examination of the area It would be impossible to offer an opinion worth much concerning the practicability of using it for the production of rice. Os course, rice can be grown on upland soils with advantage and success and a Buy a Farm on Easy Terms We have for sale, on easy terms, fifty nice level farms, both large and small, within three miles radius of Cuthbert court house. Prices range from 420 upward. Climate high and healthy. Two colleges, Andrew Female college and Boys’ High school. Can live on farm and send children to school. Call t< see us at once, as the choice farms will not last long. Smith-Dure Real Estate Company CUTHBERT, GA. THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1912. FMMERS WILL PERFECT NATIONAL COTTON PUN Important Meeting Will Be Held in Atlanta on Aug ust 27-28 / (Special Dispatch to The Journal.' UNION CITY, Ga., Aug. Is.-The Far mers’ union is to hold one of its most important meetings at Red Men's wig wam, 86 Central avenue, Atlanta, Ga-, August 27 and 28. The stockholders of the Union Phos phate company, and the stockholders of the Carmichael Implement company, hold their annual meting at this time. The National Warehouse company has been thoroughly organized in some states and the work of organization is now in progress in other soutnern states. This company is preparing to finance and market the south’s crop this year. Hon. V. Otis Robertson, of Jackson. Miss., general counsel for the National Warehouse company, will address the farmers present on the night of the 27th. He is prepared to answer every question that may te asked concerning this cor poration. Special rates have been arranged, and all persons attending should make in quiry for these special rates, and if the agent at your station is not instructed concerning the reduced rates, simply buy a ticket to the nearest important railroad point and from there buy a round trip ticket. The invitation to attend this meeting is extended. to all active and delinquent members of the Farmers' union. It is expected that this will be the largest meeting held by the Farmers’ union in several years. good yield obtained. Rice would be more likely to succeed if the land is wet than corn which requires a deeper and more open and porous soil than rice. If you attempt to cultivate this land at all it will be best to lime it at the rate of two to five tons per acre. Use the fine ly ground lime rock and secure a form of it which runs high in carbonates and relatively low in magnesia. If this land is heavy, black and waxey and has the characteristic of a peat bog, it will in our judgment be much better to util ize it for fuel purposes if it will make satisfactory brickettes than to attempt its cultivation. • • • A SHORT-COURSE STUDENT. L. J» R., Hagerstown. Ind., Writes: As a young man I attended the short course at the College of Agriculture, and I now look back upon the work as one of the most pleasant and profita ble terms I ever spent in college. What is land worth that is suitable for farm ing four or five miles from Athens? Can the land be brought up by the use of peas so it can produce corn? Can alfalfa be grown? Can the land be set to grass so it will raise sheep and cattle profitably? Are you bothered with cattle ticks? It is gratifying to know that jou found the course of instruction re ceived in the College of Agriculture of benefit to you. No doubt as the years go by one comes to realize more than ever the importance and value of the instruction provided through institu tions such as this. The fact that large numbers of young men are taking ad vantage of these courses now is the best evidence of the growth in public favor of what we may really tern* the true science of agriculture. , Land in the vicinity of Athens and throughout middle and north Georgia may be purchased at reasonable prices, depending on the location. Taking into consideration its power of production, the variety of crops which it grows, and the favorable climatic conditions prevailing, it is the cheapest land now on the market in the United States. Good farming lands for the purpose you have in mind may be purchased four or five miles from Athens at a cost of $25 to SSO per acre. Thia land can be readily brought up by the growth of peas and other leguminous crops, and will produce anywhere from 40 to 60 bushels of corn per acre on the average. This soil is not so well adapted for alfalfa as that found in some other sections; still alfalfa may be grown here with some success, pro vided the land be heavily limed and properly supplied with vegetable mat ter and commercial plant food. Such a variety of crops may be grown, how ever, as substitutes for alfalfa that one need not depend on this crop for an abundance of most excellent hay. The land will readily produce Bermu da grass, which has been shown to be one of the most excellent grazing crops in the Unitetd States. In fact, cattle, sheep and other classes of stock may be grazed on this grass success fully in the summer, especially when some cotton seed meal is fed, and very cheap mutton can be produced. Ex periments demonstrating these facts fully have been made during recent years. In some sections of thd south the cattle tick is still found, and is a menace to the live stock industry, but the tick has been practically cleaned out of Clarke county, in which Athens is situated, and quit a number of coin ties in north Georgia will be free of this pest forever in another year. No section of the United States offers better opportunities for investment to those Interested in live stock farming than doe* Georgia at the present time. • • • DESTROYING WOLVES IN CATTLE. W. B. N., Elberton, Ga., writes: My cows have what the neighbors call wolf in the hide. What will cure it? There are lumps over the cows’ bodies varying in size from a hickory nut to a hen’s egg. Into many of these lumps are a small opening. People tell me there is a worm in the skin near the hole, which should be squeezed out, but I have never been able to find the worm. Although I feed and care for my cattle as best I know, they do not look sleek and glossy like some others I have seen. Would like to have your advice in the matter. The trouble to which you refer is caused by what is known as the bot fly, or warble fly. There are two cattle flies that are closely related and resem ble each other very much in appearance and life history. Only one of these, however, is found in the United States — the hypoderma lineata—and occurs CORN IN HISTORY AND LITERATURE BY HL Z>. BBXTTAXN, State School Superintendent. The word corn in olden times and in other lands had quite a different mean ing from that which we now understand by the term. When the Bible in the Book of Genesis speaks of Jacob and his sons going down tb Egypt to buy corn the southern boy is apt to get an incorrect idea of what is meant. In Europe and other lands even in our day the same thing is true. Corn in other parts of the world than America refers to wheat, barley, rye, and some times oats. In other words, it means rather what we understand by grain. When our English fathers came to this country three hundred years ago they found the savages planting what the new settlers called Indian corn. Sometimes they referred to it by the native name of maize, but the former has always been in general use, and for the most part the descriptive appel lation has gradually dropped off. From the beginning the plant was of great Importance. John Fiske, the historian says: "In the early days of American colonization it is doubtful if our forefathers could have remained here had it not been for corn.” In some way the Indians had found .that fish acted as a good fertilizer, and as they could be caught easily it was a custom with some tribes to drop one in each hill with the seed, thus practically, even though in ignorance, supplying the necessary plant food. Corn belongs to the grass family- Just as the little sour. crab apple is the source from which spring the beautiful red and yellow varieties in our orchards, so orginally maize was a much smaller plant growing wild. It is believed that Mexico was its ear ly home. The seed has been found in the ancient tombs of that country and the Spanish conquerors carried some to Spain before the Jamestown or Ply mouth settlement. The botanists describe it as belong ing to that part of the grass tribe known as Zea Mays. There are sev eral different families such as flint, dent, sweet, and pop corn. The last is the children's favorite. When heat is applied to it the explosion of the moisture contained within the grain causes the kernel to turn Inside out. Most of the trees (unlike the pop- OFFICERS ELECTED BY GEORGIA LIGHT MEN (By Assooisted Frets.) SAVANNAH, Ga., August 17.—The following officers were elected today, by the Georgia section of the National Electric Light association at the close of a three-day session: President, E. C. Deal, of Augusta- Aiken Railway and Electric corporation, Augusta. Vice president, Mr. T. W. Peters, com mercial agent Columbus Railroad com pany, Columbus, Ga. Secretary-treasurer, Mr. M. H. Hen dee, of the Augusta-Aiken railway, and electric corporation, Augusta. Executive committee: Chairman, Mr. E. C. Roberts, com mercial agent, Savannah Electric com pany, Savannah. Mr. W. L. Southwell, the Central Georgia Power company, Macon, Ga. Mr. C. D. Flanigan, Athens Railway and Electric company, Athens, Ga. Financial and membership committee: Mr. Thomas W. Peters, Columbus Rail road company, Columbus. more frequently in the south than else where. The adult specimens are about the size of the honey bee, and the females deposit their eggs in the sum mer time on the skin of cattle in the region of the heel. This causes the an imals much discomfort, and hence they lick the part and the eggs are taken into the mouth, where they hatch. The larvae work their way into the cellular tissue beneath the skin of the back, where they remain and develop until the spring, forming the lumps common ly known as warbles. When fully de veloped, the grubs work their way out through small pores in the skin, drop to the ground. Into which they burrow and develop, finally emerging as adult files. These bots, or gad flies, cause much loss to the live stock Industry because of the serious discomfort which they inflict upon the cattle and on account of the damage they do to the hides, warbie or grubby hides being usually docked one-third on the market. The adult flies will be observed about the cattle during the summer season, and should be killed as completely as possible. From this time on every warble should be treated by applying turpentine to the small pore or open ing directly over the lump. This will kill the great majority of them. Any that remain should be squeezed out and destroyed. When this is done the de velopment of the fly is prevented. If this practice were universally followed, the pest could soon be exterminated, since the adult flies do not travel far. Treat your cattle as suggested and de stroy and remove the warbles as com pletely and thoroughly as possible. You will add much to the comfort of the cattle and do more than anything else which you may undertake to protect them from a like injury next year. The number of Inquiries coming to hand indicate that the warble fly was un usually destructive last year, hence there is all the more reason for taking vigorous steps for its suppression. South Georgia Farms For Sale on Easy Terms We are wholesale dealers in farm lands: that is, we buy in large tracts and subdivide to suit the individual farmer. We sell these farms for a reasonable profit just as the merchant buys and sells his goods. We are in position to assist the small farmer or tenant to become the owner of his own home, by selling our lands on very reasonable terms. We are satisfied with the interest. Write us and tel) us what you can do and make known youg wants. We sell only lands which we can positively recommend. Associated Realty Sales Company Capital $250,9 0 SO4-305 Georgia Life Suiltiing Macon, Georg To the Cotton Growers Os the Southern States Negotiations are on foot to be developed with thirty (30) days which it is believed will secure for the cotton crop of the South the price of 15 cents per pound, basis middling, at every market in the South. We ask every man who has or will have cotton for sale before September 10, 1912, to put it away and hold it until tnese arrangements can be perfected. (Signed) W. T. Anderson. Mscon, Ga. Geo. Dole Wr.dley, Bollngbroke, Ga. Je»»e H. Hal!, Macon. Ga. W. B. Yeary, Farmersville, Texas. W. E. Dunwoody, Macon, Ga. Howard Bland, Taylor. Texas. O. G. Halliburton. Macon, Ga. B. L. Shirley, Anna, Texas. W. H. Carter. CMuabua. Ml«s. J. 11. Hunell, Kastman. Ga. « J. L. Jones. Texas. W. M. Jones, Dallas, Texas. J. R. Randle, Columbus. Miss. E. T. Wadley, Macun, Ga, F. B. Cameron. McKinney. Texas. W. Y. Carver, Farmersville, Texas. N. T. Blackwell, Dallas, Texas. E. M. Bailey, Dallas, Texas. Directors of the Southern States Cotton Corporation. lar. as the tulip tree is incorrectly called) have flowers so unpretentious that they are hardly ever observed. Just as little attention to the flowers of the corn plant sometimes receive. There are, however, two kinds, the staminate flowers or tassels, and the pistillate or silk. An interesting ex periment will show the valuable of each to the other. If a paper sack is tied over the young ear so that none of the pollen from the tassels can touch an< fertilize the silk the result will be a cob without grains. This also ex plains to the puzzled boy why he must not plant his pop corn near the dent, lest the wind blow some of the pollen of the large variety upon the pistils of the smaller and so prevent it from “coming true to type.” Many poets have written in honor of corn, perhaps the finest of all being our own Georgian, Sidney Lanier. One verse from Proctor, slightly adapted, reads as follows: “The rose may bloom for England, The lily for France unfold, Ireland may honor the shamrock, Scotland her thistle bold; But the shield of the great republic, The glory of the land, Shall bear a stalk of the tasseled corn And cotton just as grand.” j Edward Everett says: “Drop a grain [of California gold into the ground, and there it will lie unchanged until the end of time, the colds on which i» falls not more dead and lifeless. Drop a grain of our gold, our blessed gold, into the ground, and lo! a mystery. In a few days it softens, it swells, it shoots upward: it is a living thing. It Is yellow itself, but it sends up a deli cate spire which comes peeping, em erald green, through the soil; it ex pands to a vigorous stalk; revels in ! the air and sunshine, arrays itself ' tnore g’.orlous than Solomon in its ver dant skeins of vegetable floss; displays t its dancing tassels, surcharged with ! fertilizing dust, and at last ripens ’nto , the two or three magnificent batons . each of which is studded with a hun ; dred grains of gold, every one possess ' ing the same wonderful properties as I the parent grain.” ONCE-FAMED ACTRESS DIES IN POVERTY (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—Miss Marguerite Saxton, who, when James A. Garfield was president, was a leader In Washing ton society and later became a widely known Shakespearean actress, tonight died in poverty at a hospital. Friends said her extensive donations to charity during her prosperous days left her penniless. Worry over her poverty caused a nervous breakdown and has tened her death, it was said. Bartenders Stabbed CLARKSBURG, W. Va.. Aug. 17. Michael Clancey and James Devine, union barlenders, were stabbed to death in front of a saloon here today, and Joseph Devona, a non-union bartender, is in jail. A quarrel over the union led up to the tragedy. VOTE FOR J. J. BROWN A Practical and Successful Far mer, for Commissioner of Agricul ture. To the White Voters of Geor gia: J. J. Brown, of Elbert County, is a candidate for Com missioner of Agriculture, and asks you for your vote at the pri mary next Wednesday. Mr. Brown is a practical and successful farmer, and stands for the development of Georgia’s farming interests—the main source of her wealth. Mr. Brown is now the Assistant Commissioner. He has managed the office with marked success and, is the best equipped man in the race. When you go to the polls, re member J. J. Brown. Golden Eagle Buggy Company \Loczted In Their New Factory The Golden Eagle Buggy Company, ex- elusive manufacturers of Golden Eagie and White Star Vehicles, are now located in W'j.rr \ / A their big new factory at 32-34-36-38 /\ \ Means street, Atlanta, Ga.. one block .from k ' A J ' the corner of Marietta street and Ponders a ' ea This i* one of the largest and best \'/ \y X / rVjyLX equipped vehicle factories in the South. J i n their new factory they nave a capacity mailed free to any address. PAUL B. TRAMMELL ASKS FLINT SOME POINTED QUESTIONS The attacks of James J. Flynt, made on Col. Paul B. Tramell, of Dalton, a present member of the Georgia Rail road Commission, have created more or less laughter and amusement through out the state, among the friends of Col. Trammell and more especially among the citizens of Dajton. In his anxiety to make bitter attacks on Col. Tramell his opponent. Mr. Flynt, sought to criticise Mr. Trammell s re cord as mayor of Dalton. It seems tAat Mr. Flynt obtained his Information from a man who has always opposed Col. Trammell in everything, a man who is an avowed enemy. While Col. Tram mell really needed no defense, for the charges proved to have no foundation whatever, the accusations have been gamely met and Mr. Flynt is now evi dently lamenting his action in the mat ter. Mr. Flynt realized that the peo ple of Georgia were well enlightened as to the record and career of Col. Tram mell as a fnember of the Georgia Rail road Commission. For fairness, im partial consideration, and for study, weighty thought for every matter be " fore him for' consideration Col. Tram mell has made an eviable record. He has shown favoritism to none. He has dealt justly with the railroads, but at the time has guarded the best in terest of the people and the State. Mr. Flynt’s charge against Col. Tram mell to the effect that he (Col. Tram mell) had voted for a $57,000,000 bond issue was proven to be without founda tion, by a reference to the record of the Railroad Commission. The record shows that Col. Trammell voted to Is sue stock and bonds to the Georgia Power & Railway company to retire stock and bonds, dollar for dollar, that had already been authorized by the Commission before he was a member, to other companies, which had been ac quired by this company. More than $17,000,000 of these bonds, by- order of the Commission, are not to be issued until the money is spent in Georgia and proof of same is made to the Railroad Commission. Realizing this Mr. Flynt sought to attack the record of Col. Trammell as mayor of Dalton, thinking that the people of Georgia would fall for the old belittling methods of poli tics and naturally thinking that the people were not as well informed on mayor’s record as they are on Col Trammell’s work in the Railroad Com mission. In replying to Mr. Flynt’s card Col. Trammell takes occasion to propound some pointed questions to Mr. Flynt. That part of his card dealing with these question is as follows: “A few years since the county of Spalding, and afterwards the Twenty sixth Senatorial district, was repre sented by a man named J. J. Flynt. Was that you, Jim? Was that the gallant Jim Flynt that Tom Watson keeps at his masthead? If so, you sure have some record yourself. However, I must confess it is consistent, for you never once failed to line up against the people when the corporations were in terested. Let’s see — It was in 1903, when you opposed the bill of Hon. C. C. Houston, known as the child labor law (House Journal 1903, p. 184), as well as a similar bill 1905 by thp Hon. Madison Bell (House Journal 1905, p. 547). 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TRAMICEU.. control of this defensive weapon which you did not want the people to have? "That’s mighty weak excuse about op posing this measure because it created two more offices, when you, in 1906, helped to establish the court of appeals, three more offices with much higher sal aries than railroad commissioners. But then, nobody but lawyers could offer tor these jobs. Nbw, I’m not saying that these new offices were not necessary, but it seems to me. that we might as well have five men to pass between, the peo ple and the railroads % as two courts and nine lawyers to consider businfess that one court had handled for many years. “When you voted against the Hall occupation tax on foreign corporations (House Journal 1904, p. 489) were you helping to lift the tax burdens from the dear people, or refusing to do it? And when it came to spending the “dear people’s” money, why did you buck so hard against increasing the public school fund from $1,850,000 to $2,000,000 in 1908, and $2,250,000 in 1909? (Sen ate Journal 1907, p. 682.) And since you voted for appropriations for' all other kinds of colleges, why did you vote against the bill of Mr. Connor to appropriate money to build the present college of agriculture, which, under Dr. Soule, is doing such great work? (House Journal 1906, pp. 233-236.) If voting against the tax on railroad incomes in 1907 (Senate Journal, pp. 647-8) was a vote in the interest of the common peo ple, will you please tell ns how that was? “You opposed the wise and beneficent legislation against working chil dren under 10 years of "age In factories: you opposed" ’the agricultural college, which is one of the state’s greatest institutions; you opposed an increase in the common school fund; you opposed giving power to the railroad commission to regulate passenger and freight rates, to require improvement of railway equipment and other powers of such importance that the question of two $2,500 commission ers pales into insignificance; you oppos ed the income tax, and I dare say every measure the “common people” were to be benefited by, while you favored ev erything the corporations wanted. With this record, therefore, are you the man the people need to decide questions' be tween them and the corporations? I say. No; and I believe the voters of this state will echo, NO, NO, when they cast their ballots on the 21st of this month. Respectfully submitted. ••• PAUL B. TRAMMELL." 5
