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THE ATHENS DAILY HERALD,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1914.
THE ATHENS DAILY HERALD
Published every afternoon during the week by
THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
(No Sunday Issue.)
WILLIAM G. GREDIG, Editor.
E. W. CARROLL, Business Manager
Entered at the postoffice at Athens, Gu., for transmission through the mails
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VOL. 2.
NO. 143
NEWS, SOCIETY
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1914.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, D. C., February 4.—Forecast for Georgia: Fair and colder
tonight and Thursday.
t; . THE MEAT SHORTAGE.
We are informed by the United States Department of Agri
culture that there is a shortage of 18,259,000 meat animals in the
United States, and the poor farmer is being blamed in certain
quarters therefor.
The Department tells us that estimates show that we are
short nearly nine beef cattle, seven sheep and over three hogs for
each one hundred of our total estimated population, as compared
with conditions in 1910, an actual decrease of 7,305,000 food ani
mals in the face of an estimated increase of nearly seven million
inhabitants.
This would indicate a great underconsumption of meat by
those of our population who have probably been accustomed to
plenty of this class of food in the past. This undercomposition is
to a large extent caused by underproduction. This brings forth the
claim that meat raising is not profitable to farmers.
The large increase in the value of meat animals on farms is
probably amounted for by the increased cost of production and the
increased consumption or demand arising from the fact that pro
duction has not kept pace with the increase in population, and in
the case of cattle and sheep has actually declined. It is well known
that producers of farm products are the last to receive any benefit
from higher prices paid by consumers, yet they are among the
first to increase production if there is a prospect of realizing better
returns. The very fact that there is a present shortage of nearly
19,000,000 meat, animals in the United States since the census
of 1910 indicates clearly that the business is not profitable to pro
ducers; otherwise every farmer and stock raiser in the country
would have increased his herds of meat animals. It should also be
borne in mind that the estimated everage value of meat animals is
their value oil the farm, and not the wholesale or retail value.
The farm value, or average price received on farms, is much less
than the wholesale prices and considerably less than the retail
prices to consumers.
Just what the difference is between the price at the farm and
the cost to the ultimate consumer is not definitely known, as the
slaughtering records are not definitely determinable at this time.
The total cost to the consumer is made up of the cost of production
of the live stock (farm price), the cost of marketing and transpor
tation of the live animals, the cost of manufacture into various
kinds of meats, and the cost of marketing and distributing the
manufactured products to the consumer.
The Agricultural Department thinks that the shortage of
BWat animals is probably due to a number of contributing causes,
among which the shortage in the corn and forage crop due to the
severe drought in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma in 1913, which
caused the farmers in those states to dispose of the meat animals,
and the decline in stock-raising on farms in the east and south
because of poor marketing facilities, resulting from many local
slaughtering establishments having been driven out of business
by the competition of the great central slaughtering establish
ments of the west and central west.
Then, again, other contributing causes are probably the en
croachment of farms upon the range territory, the increase in the
value of land and the increased cost of labor and stock feed, result
ing in greatly increased cost of production, and also the temptation
to sell live stock at the prevailing high price rather than to con
tinue to carry them with the high-priced stock feed, possible loss
from disease or accident, and uncertain prices the following year.
At any rate, with the population rapidly increasing and the
| meat production decreasing at an alarming extent, the outlook is
far from encouraging and the problem will have to be met finally
and effectively.
Here Is one American fashion for I envy. Neither limbs, ankles at least,
the spring in which milady is quite jn suggestion, and in revelation, have
her natural self. This is one of the [ ‘ ashion '® samtion - with economy of
loosely draped bodices that give play
to arm and shoulder muse!**; truly
natural in the ever-so-transparent
stuffs, preferably pink tulle, that more
than suggest the color and outline
of the flesh beneath, where the Puri
tans were wont to wear long thick
sleeves and wide epaque collars,
material in the bit of skirt that covers
them.
But our hip* contradict the rest
of us. Pepluma and panniers, flounces
and frills distend the hips from waist
to knee into an outline never seen in
human form on land or sea, except
as donned at the dictates of the gods
of fashion. In Bermuda pink satin
Then the loosely girdled waist is nocturne, pink tulleVand an old gold
let out or built ou£ to a proportion rose is this dance frock with the lovely
that the Medician Venus herself would | long line to the front drapery.
JEFFERSON SOCIAL ITEMS
CANAL COST NEARLY $400,000,000
vj 1 The completion of the Panama ca*
Ml will repreaent the outlay by Uncle
Sam of $376,000,000—a greater
amount of money than was ever spent
on any public work in history.
It is a remarkable fact that the
French, who failed in the same proj
ect, spent nearly as much—about
$800,000,000. The coat of the Ameri
can canal includes $40,000,000 paid to
“the French for what they had left on
Htha Isthmus. That it was not watted
is proved by an inventory made by
the American engineers, showing that
the excavation accomplished; which
could bo utilised for the American ca
nal, and |tba machinery left on the
Isthmus Were worth more than $42,-
. 000,000.
The story of the French failure is
only -lets interesting than the story
of the American success at Panama.
Bath m HU ttBSlHteW* is 4 S!*}
interesting way in “The Panama Ca
nal,” by Frederick J. Hatkin, which
The Athens Herald is now distribut
ing to its readers at the cost of manu
facture. Save the coupon in another
part of today's paper.
Edward Cornelius, an old resident
of Murray, Idaho, has been working
on the Kellogg sewer, apparently for
$3 a day, but in reality he says he
has been working to locate $35,000,
which he buried in 1883 in Dueth oven
and which be has never been able
to find.
The youngest probate judge in the
United States is thought to be Fred
Bf. Breen in Wexford county, New
York, who is 25 years old. A curious
fact is that fifteen years ago, an or
phan, he was sent to the state insti
tution by the same court over which
teB2SK**‘4*%
Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Sorrells were
viators n Athens last Thursday.
Judge J. N. Rosa, who was recently
appointed one •£ the. county tax ap
praisers, WR3 in the city on last
Thursday. *
Messrs. J. A., W. T. and W. C. Wills
Miss Ida Lee Wills, Mrs. Sona W.
Colley, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Dadison-
ean and Ehrin Wills, attended the bur
ial of Mr. James T. Wills in Athens
last week.
Mr. G. W. Bailey spent Tuesday in
Gainesville.
Mr. C. T. Stoug, Jr., and little son,
Dickson, returned Monday from At
lanta.
Mrs. Effie R. Flanigan and her
daughter, Miss Neiiic, were in the
city Tuesday.
Miss Florence Saye of Rutledg
pupil at Brenan College, was
week-end guest of Rev. and Mrs. G.
T. Sonello and family.
Little Miss Mamie Wright enter
tained quite a number of her friends
last Friday evening from eight to ten
at the home of her -grand parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thompson.
Mrs. B. F. Carr and little son, Ben,
have been with relatives and friends
in Jgfferson for the past week.
A very beautiful party was thai
of Mrs. J. C. Bennett’s on ThursdaJ
afternoon the 29th of January, 1914,
at her lovely home on I^awrenceville
street, from three to five. As the
guests arrived they were served hot
coffee and sandwiches by Miss Evelyn
Appleby, who was very becomingly
dressed in pink charmeuse with pearl
trimmings." The rooms in the hand
some home were adorned with smilax,
holly and Christmas bells, while the
lights were veiled in red tulle, casting
a pretty glow over the whole. A£t?r
indulging in progressive rook for
some time each guest was given a
card and pencil to write their resolu
tions for 1914, which were read to
the crowd by tyrs. W. H. Smith, after
which the judges awarded a handsome
floral bell to Mrs. J. E. McElhanon
for having the best set of resolutions.
Those assisting Mrs. Bennett in en
tertaining were Mrs. C. T. Storey, Jr.,
Miss Nell Pendergrass and Mrs. Ben
nett’s two charming little daughters,
Misses Miriam and Elizabeth, who
furnished such beautiful music, both
vocal and instrumental for the after
noon. All left declaring this the most
enjoyable party of the season. Those
present:
Mesdames M. C. Pucket, R. B. Max
well, J. S. Ayers, W. H. Smith, W. C.
Smith, S. J. Smith, E. L. Williamson,
S. J. Nix, J. E. Tribble, J. E. Ran
dolph, II. T. Mobley, O. P. Aiken, J. N.
Holder, Homer Hancock, J. C. Turner,
J. E. McElhanon, W. R. Gresham, F.
P. Holder, \V. T. Wills, J. A. Wills,
and Mrs. Fannie Austin Stanton, So
cial Circle.
Miss Aliro Schille, of Columbus,
O., was one of the first artists award
ed $500 prizes at the Chicago exhibi
tion of Western artists. the other
four were men.
Mother—Helen, little girls must not
talk all the time at the table.
Helen—When will I be old enough
to, mother?—London Opinion.
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REAL ESTATE
SEABOARD AIK UNE RAILWAY
Schedules of Seaboatd Air Lin.
Railway train, at Athena, Ga, elect
ive April 27th, 1913.
NORTH BOUND.
Train ?0 leave* 10.41) a.m.
Train 6 leaves 4:45 p.m.
Train 18 leaves 7.45 p.m
Train 12 leaves 12:03 a.m.
SOUTH BOUND.
Train 11 laav-i 5:03 a.m
Train 17 leaves 7:10 a.i
Train 5 leaves 3:10 p.m.
Train 29 leaves 6:20 p.m.
The above figures an Eastsrs
(Athens City) time.
MAJESTIC
ill THIS WEEK
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MUSICAL
COMEDY
Producing Nothing But
High-Class Plays,
Same Prices.
Well worth what you
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MAJESTIC
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or a More Lucrative
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Ample Train Service and good connections.
Elegant roadbed and superb equipment. Special
rates for special occasions very often in effect. Ask
the Georgia Bailroad Agent for rates andschedules.
J. P. BILLUPS,
General Passenger Agent, Augusta, Ga.
♦ iOB4HOBOlO«OB010iOfi010BOlOH>|
Georgia National Bank
Athens, Georgia.
Farmers and those who will desire advances
next Spring should make deposits with the Bank
during the months of plenty.
Loans will be made on the basis of how ac
counts have stood.
DEPOSIT NOW
Jno. J. Wilkins, Frcs. T. P, Vincent,V-Prca. W. P. Brooka, Cashier
Your Money Dug the
Ditch at Panama
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baby gave $4.00. Read this book to see what you got
for your money.
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