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SOUTHERN BANNER: MARCH 26, 1878
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John Trammel will be chief of the
New Holland Springs during the
coming season.
Cuba now enjoys a state of peace
which has not for many years been
the privilege of her citizens.
It is estimated that 25 per cent,
more fertilizers will be used in the
State this year than evei before.
Tea culture i- attracting considera
ble attention in Georgia at pr> sent.
The cultivation of Juie is also attract
ing considerable attention.
It is estimated that the annual cost
of building and repairing fences in
Georgia per year is $54,000. If this
is true, let us have a stock or anti-
fence law.
The State Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Honor will have its next
annual meeting in Augusta on the
16th of April. Every Lodge in the
State will he represented.
Mr. Stephens, in the U. S. House
of Representatives has introduced a
bill for the construction, through
government aid of the Texas and
Pacific Railroad.
Hon. Win. A. Howard was con
firmed by the U. S. Senate, on
Tuesday last, as Governor of Dakota
Territory. He was for many years
Chairman of the Michigan Republican
Committee.
There is still some obstinacy be
tween England and Russia in regard
to a final settlement of anticipated
difficulties between the two nations.
Territorial boundaries and jealousy
are the cause of the protracted peace
negotiations.
From a recent decision of Judge
Hughes, of the Uunited States Court
it is very probable that the Arlington
estate will be returned to the family
of Gen. R. E. Lee, who are the
rightful owners.
Commodore A. K. Hughes, ot the
U. S. Navy, in obedience to instruc
tions from the Naval Department has
designated the United States ship
“ New Hampshire ” at Port Royal as
a training ship for boys desiring to
enlist in the U. S. Naval service, and
advertises for a hundred boys prop
erly qualified to join the service.
Hon. ' Beverly Douglass M. C-
from Virginia, was escorted from the
Legislative Halls the other day in an
intoxicated state. There had been
no midnight session of Congress—the
act was committed at 12 m., conse
quently there is no excuse for his
conduct, and he meets with no sys-
pathy in political circles.
By the hill just passed all soldiers
who served fourteen days or were in
any engagement in the war of 1812
are entitled to a pension of $8 per
month. The widows of such soldiers
are also entitled to the same rate of
pension, without regard to date of
marriage. As proof of loyalty is not
required anyone can now be restored
to the rolls who was dropped on
account of disloyalty. Every person
interested should without delay take
stops to avail themselves of Us pro
visions.
The Georgia Railroad.
The Atlanta Constitution is in
formed by a gentleman who is largely
interested in such things, that “an at
tempt will be made at the May meet
ing of the stockholders of the Georgia
Railroad to oust Judge King and Col.
Johnson, unless they should resign
their positions at that meeting.” It
is the purpose of the “oppositionists”
to unite on Gen. E. P. Alexander, of
Alabama who, if elected, will do the
work now done by both Judge King
and Col. Johnson, serving as Presis
dent and Superintendent
We have heard no expression of
opinion on this subject from resident
Directors or stockholders of the Geor
gia Railroad. A great deal of inter
est is here felt in the success of the
road, because thousands of dollars of
stock is owned by the citizens of Ath
ens. While we may not have heard
it, still it is not impossible that such a
move as the one alluded to may be on
foot; for we are all aware that more
or less dissatisfaction has existed in
regard to the management of the
Georgia road since the promiscuous
lending of its credit to connecting
lines has been indulged in.
Those in our midst of sound mind
and judgment, who are stockholders
in this mammoth corporation, have
always been opposed to lending the
credit of the road to connecting lines
in sections where competition was so
strong and where a return of even the
interest on the investment was so
doubtful- These, however, have al
ways been in the minority. Security
after security has been tendered until
the stock, much of which is the prop
erty of charitahlo instit utions and or
phan children who are dependant on
the dividends declared by the corpora
tion for a support, has largely depreci
ated—no interest accrues from the in
vestment, consequently, if not actual
suffering, great embarrassment is the
result of the promiscuous endorsement
alluded to.
With no personal or sinister mo
tives to subserve, we humbly suggest
that the future prosperity of the Geor
gia Road is more jeopardized than
ever before. True, some of its mana
gers, being interested in the State
Road lease can, for the time being, in
consequence of that interest, control a
certain amount of business in through
freights, &c, but the people, and es
pecially the stockholders of the Geor
gia Railroad, must not overlook the
fact that, under its present manage
ment, it is looked upon by many as a
stiff-necked monopoly, and every pos
sible effort will be made td* crush it.
Already a formidable opposition has
been organized with great hope of suc
cess, in the charter, election of offi
cers and complete organization of the
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad Com
pany. Work has already commenced.
The survey has beeu made and the
right of way secured. The grading
is being done on a portion of the
route. Money is being subscribed and
the projectors of the road, in conse
quence of the shortness of the route—
the country to be developed, &c., are
greatly encouraged. If this road
should be built where, we ask, will he
the profits in Western freights over
the State Road, and on what will the
Georgia Railroad have to depend out
side of South-westeru and local
freights ? Should the Augusta and
Knoxville Railroad be built the traffic
in Western and North-western freights
will most assuredly be lost to the
Georgia Road. As above stated,
work on the A. & K. Road has al
ready commenced, and there is rea
sonable hope of the successful comple
tion of the projected line. If suc
cessful the bulk of the busiuess now
transacted with the West by the
Georgia Road will be transferred to
the new and short route.
Is there no remedy for this certain
loss of business to the Georgia Road
in the event the A. & Iv. Road should
be built ? We answer, there is.
It has long been the opinion of
some of the Directors of the Georgia
Road that instead of lending its cred
it to Western Roads it would be poli
cy lor the officers to turn their atten
tion in a North-easterly direction and
aid in constructing a short line from
Athens to Knoxville and thence to
Cincinnati. This is evidently the
shortest route yet surveyed, and a
stronger combination of capital from
Tennessee and Ohio couTTT'he secured
than for any route yet proposed.
Should the Georgia Road aid in build
ing this road, and its officers annul
their claims in the State Road lease
the corporation would still retain its
South-western freights,Und would be
prepared to underbid all other lines on
Western freights. A union passen
ger and freight depot could be erected
in Athens, and this place could he
made a general distributing point for
Western freights consigned to Middle,
Eastern or Southern Georgia and
Florida. Then, indeed, would the
Georgia Road and its influence be to
Georgia and the South what the Bal
timore & Ohio Road is tolhe North
and West.
We trust the resident Directors and
Stockholders of the Georgia Road may
reflect upon the suggestions offered,
and if, in the Convention, it should
he thought worthy attention, the body
will, at least inquire into the practica
bility of aiding in the extension of the
Northeastern Railroad in the direc
tion of Rabun Gap, Knoxville and
Cincinnati, with a vie*v of finally con-
troling the shortest line of communi
cation from the West to the sea coast,
and traversing a country, which for
fertility, or in point of mineral wealth,
is second to none on the American
continent.
Magnesia
Sulphuric Acid.
1.25
0.40
100,00
Ammonia evolved in decay, Jive to
six and-a-half per cent.
The American Agriculturist some
time since contained an analysis made
by the most eminent agricultural
chemist, showing the relative value
of the different foods, as follows:
FU»h
Food.
Cotton Seed Oil Mills.
SOMETHING FOK OUR RESIDENT CAPI
TALISTS TO THINK ABOUT.
Turnips
Tutibagers
Carrots
Mangels and Kohl Rabi..
Straw
..l
..i
..i
.1
..3
5
7
7
5
16
Potatoes
..3
17
Brewer’s Grains v».6 1-2
18
Rice Meal
7.6 1-2
77
Locusts Beans
..7
72
Ilav (early out)
.8
50
Millet (seed)
. .8
76
Buckwheat
..a
60
Malt
..9
76
Rye
.u
72
Oats
.12
63
Corn
.12
68
Wheat and Barley
.12,
67
Dried Brewer’s grain....
.16
‘ *
70
Palm nut Meal
.16
9S
Earth-nut Cake
.20
40
Beaus (English field)
.22
46
Peas
.22
60
I.iuseed
.23
92
Tares (seed)
.27 3-4
57
Linseed cake
28
56
Bran & coarse mill stuff..
.31
54
Rape cake
.31
53
Decorticated earth nut cake..
.39
45
Decorticated cotton seed cuke.
.41
76
From the above,
it
will
be
Fat
Producing.
that cotton seed ineal stands first as a
flesh former, and equal to anything
as both a flesh former and a fat
former, both sets of figures being
added together.
As to the mode of operation of the
machinery we imagine it to be some
thing after the order of a wheat mill.
The Chrdnidv xk ConstltutwHUiist. of
Augusta speaking of the manner of
operating the mid :«« that place says :
'‘The. seed are carried up through
elevators, to the third story of the
One of the most profitable iiulus- mill, where they are divested of all
tries which has been developed in the ^ i),,, u( ,tton which adheres to them
South since the war is the manufac-1 3 ft er they he ve gone through the
ture of oil from cotton-seed. The,
following, from the New Orleans
Democrat, may prove an incentive in
the right direction:
The growth of the cotton-seed trade
ordinary gin at the plantation. Quite
an amount of lint cotton is thus se
cured. While this lint is rot of very
long staple it is still a very fair article.
After leaving the gin the seed go
is truly wonderful. Before the war| (Wnto the ,, ullers> w hero the husk
it was rarely used for any other pur
pose than to feed cows and fertilize
the ground ; in truth, it was a posi
tive nuisance on our cotton plantations,
almost as much so as thojmgasse on
the sugar places in this State. Now
it is converted into oil and cake, and
forms a very considerable item of
export to foreign countries. There
are now seven large mills in this city
in constant operation in this line of
manufacture, while there are others
in Shreveport, Baton Rough, Natchez,
Vicksburg, on the Arkansas river, in
Memphis, St. Louis and Chicago, and
these enterprises, as far as we can
learn, have proved to be remarkably
successful and remunerative. During
the month of January, just past, there
were 440,091 bags of cotton seed
received at New Orleans alone, and
scarcely a day passes in which onr
marine columns do not record large
shipments of the manufactured article
to foreign ports. Recently cotton
seed in its crude state has been
exported. On
steamer arrived here with barges
containing 23,903 sacks of cotton
seed from Greenville, Miss., all of
which was brought here for shipment
to Europe.’’
Georgia lias only one of the mills
in operation at present; Alabama
one, and there is one in process of
erection at Dallas Texas. The latter
State made this year 700,000 bales
of cotton from which will he attained
840,000,000 pounds of seed. This
seed, says a writer, who is posted on
the subject, if converted into oil
would Lriug over $14,000,000.
The oil mills utilize the short staple
that adheres to the seed converting
it into batting, blankets and other
articles. The oil is chief in value, but
the cake or meal which remains after
the oil has been expressed is valuable
for feed for domestic animals and for
fertilizing land, and is worth $20 a
tou. A ton of seed produces 20
gallons of oil, worth $3 to $3.50 : jW
gallon.
The following is a correct analysis
of cotton seed meal and shows its
great value as a fertilizer:
Vegetable matter ij 72.28
Moisture 7.80
Lime 1.25
Phosphoric Acid 2.90
Silex and Sand 1.03
Oil 11.00
Potash 1.19
is broken away from the kernel. The
mass then goes up stairs again to the
separator, when* the husks and ker
nels are sepanu. d. The kernels now
lake a second journey to the second
floor and are passed between heavy
roller-', which mash them into a sort
of pulp. The latter is put into large
iron heaters and thoroughly cooked.
After undergoing this process it is
emptied into hags, which are put
between hair mats. These, with their
contents, are then placed in a hy
draulic press and an immense pressue
applied. The oil run9 into a long
trough, thence to a tank from which
it is dipped out and put into barrels.
This crude oil is either sold to refin
ers or shipped to the mill at Nashville
to he refined. The pulp which re
mains in the sacks is compressed into
hard cakes.
With our natural facilities for
manufactories of all kinds, and being
as it were, in the centre of one of the
richest cotton growing sections in the
Wednesday last a we respectfully submit the
fact if this industry is not worthy the
attention of those seeking investments.
The editor of this paper can easily
get all necessary information as to
cost of machinery, profits, &c.
A Washington correspondent of
the Nashville Americau chanced to
hear the other day, a discussion on
the prospects of the Democratic party,
between Ben Hill, ot Georgia, and
Harris and McDonald, of Indiana.
They all agreed that the great danger
to the Democratic party was that,
before 1880, the Republican party
would fail to pieces of its own rotten
ness, and that the Democratic party,
instead of being arrayed against the
old enemy which it has so nearly
beaten, would be called upon to face
a new and fresh antagonist in the
shape of a labor party, led on by
demagogues, who woqld seek to
array labor against capital for motives
of personal gain.
St! Patrick’s day was celebrated
with a great deal of eclat throughout
the South, but no where with a*
much enthusiasm as in Augusta, Ga.
Judge €>. A. Locbfan^4elivered one
of the most eloquent addresses and
paid one of the most beautiful tributes
to Ireland and the Irish character we
have ever read. In honor of the
occasion the Evening News was
dressed in green.
The Medals.
As the time for the medal elections
is hear at hand, it may not be amiss
to say a few words in regard to them.
In what we shall say we shall not
prejudice the claims of any one of the
very worthy gentlemen who are now
candidates for those honors ; nor have
onr remarks reference to particular
individuals, hut the system in the
abstract. The object of the medals
is, of course, t<> promote the general
interest in the exercises of the socie
ties, and to reward those wiio have
shown the greatest zeal in the pursuit
of these exercises. Does the present
system accomplish this object ? Have
not the medals in a great measure
become prizes to be contended for by
the “clubs,” the distinction of which
prizes indifferent to most of the mem
bers so long as their “ club ” gets it ?
Are they in all cases or even in a
majority of cases evidence of merit
in the wearer ? Is not a man’s suc
cess in a great part a question of
popularity, money aud influence,
rather than of proficiency in debate ?
We think that it is but too true, the
consequence is that, except upon a
half dozen or so members who are
known as candidates the medals can
exert no stimulating influence, and
even these few are stimulated to
action rather outside than inside the
halls. We say then let the medals
he the reward of merit only as they
purport, and as it was intended they
should be. Let every man in the
societies^, a candidate, and thei( let
them he awarded to the man in each
class who shall be adjudged by his
associates the most worthy. Lay
aside all this electioneering, wire
pulling, scheming, bargaining and let
each man fight fer himself upon the
floor of the hall, and we are confident
a new and brilliant era in the history
of the societies wonld dawn. There
would no longer be lack of interest
or difficulty in procuring the atten
dance of a quorum. For ourselves
we never have had nor ever shall
have any personal interest in the
medals, but we do feel an interest in
the welfare of that society to which
we are bo much indebted.
Public LectureB.
Among the niftneroua advantages
with which the University abounds,
these is a coruse of lectures delivered
yearly in the State College, which
are open to the public. These lec
tures which ate generally delivered
by the Professorsofthe State College,
Profs. Charbonnier and White, per
tain principally to the mechanic arts,
and Ore of the highest importance to
the people in general. Not only are
principles enunciated, but actual ex
periments are performed, showing
beyond a doubt the fact cf what is
stated, so that he who would not
understand must shut his eyes.
The mechanics of Athens for whom
these lectures were mainly intended,
are here enabled to see exemplified
the fundamental principles of the arts
upon which they are dependant for a
livelihood, and by attendance and
close attention they will derive much
useful knowledge from them, in re
spect to their several occupations.
“ Knowledge is power.”
Fifty members of the sophomore
class have been either expelled or
suspended from the college at Prince
ton, N. J. on account of the late
disturbances. The difficulty grew
out of a barbarous (no pun intended)
practice exercises by the sophs, from
time in memorial of shaving theheads
of the freshmen. The domination of
the higher classes over the lower we
are glad to say has become entirely
obsolete in onr colleg&b With ns all
stand upon an equality. The fact
that a man has jnst entered college
doors, not in the least diminish his
claims to be treated as a gentleman.
It is true we sometimes perpetrate a
practical joke at the expense of some
unfortunate individual whose confid
ing simplicity offers an irresistable
temptation. But there is no party
or class spirit concerned in it, and
an unwary =oph. or unsuspecting
junior is just as apt to fall a victim as
a freshman. Moreover in the jokes,
there is nothing cruel or brutal, nor
is force ever employed, the subject is
led a willing victim to the altar. This
state of things we are hearty, glad to
see. It shows a commendable regard
for the rights and feelings of others
which carried out into real life, will
make good citizens and promote law
and order in a community.
The senior class were pleased to
meet Gen. Browne in his new recita
tion room last Thursday. The Gen
eral, since lie left Athens, has seen
the famous Vanderbilt University.
He gave a glowing description of the
magnificence of this institution, but
his preference is still for Franklin.
No one who has a diploma awarded
by the University oi Georgia need
blush when comparing it with those
of Vanderbilt. The glorious record
made by the former during the hun
dred years of its existence is worth
more than all the grandeur of the
latter. This commendation coming-
from the source it does is a very high
compliment. Gen. Browne is not
only a well informed but a careful
speaker. His remarks will have
much to do in encouraging those who
heard them.
Those who did not attend last
Sunday evening’s lecture missed quite
a treat. The subject was “reverence
for plate.” Under this head Dr.
Tucker conveyed a vast amount of
moral instruct ion. Nor did tlie log.
ieal manner in which the Dr. treated
his* subject render it uninteresting,
on the contrary it was lull of pathetic:
beauty. *t « . . .-k
It is really surprising to observe
the various actions of students, and
especially the motions that prompt
them. They seem to act to a great
extent as though all the recitations,
examinations, etc., that they evade is
just that much gained. They seem
not to enter into the discharge o f
their duties as young men endeavor
ing to so develop their mental resour
ces as to become not only a source of
pleasure, but of vast value in after
life. It is to he hoped that the day
when young mens’ aims stopped short
upon the reception of a diploma had
past away. Now all are more or
less unable to stand the expenses of
a college session unless there is some
thing of an eqnivolent received in
return. But do these representatives
of their fathers’ economy, wealth and
industry act thus ? Only a brief con
sideration will give an answer.
We will pass over its numerous
incidences of examinations postponed
until a more convenient time, or
account of headache, sleepiness or an
affected eye, that more study may
raise their standard, and direct our
attention only to its society. Satur
day after Sat unlay there is a continued
absence on the part of some from
the meeting. Now why is this ? And
upon what grounds are their reasons
based. In the court of Tribunal
their answer for absence is “ more
important business.” Upon such an
excuse the fine is annulled ; and only
the next Saturday rolls around to
find these same individuals in pre
cisely the same condition. \Yc make
it an assertion that there is not a
student or a member of either society
who cannot attend them without a
single violation of this every lamenta
ble excuse—“ more important bust'
ness.” There is not a student hut
“ loafs ” during the week more than
sufficient, time if properly applied
would more than equal the amount
of time consumed in attending the
Society'. And in conclusion we would
say, let every exertion be made for
a full attendance at the meetings ot
the Societies. Pete.
At an election recently held in New
York for a board of directors of the
Atlanta and Charlotte A.ir Line .Rail
road, the following gentlemen were
chosen to serve for the ensuing year:
George Warren Smith, Abrams
Hewitt, William II. Fogg, Pomeroy
P. Dickenson, Hiram Sibly, Henry
C. Hardy, Belden Me Alpine, Henry
C. Sibley, Frank P. Clark, S. WiN
mer and E. Kelly.