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ial Extension
Tremendous
factor In Georgia
[nousad People Are
Lamps 1 -’
Dire
ctor Exten-
q t Col. Of Agr.
Ga 3 ’ Georgia
in many
in the Vffto
" of agricultural ex-
he largest
* g^v'/'c'orn Clubs, the
" 0 i farmers, farmers
a,ui sirls organized
]i and ihe beat pig
| (IlFS
1 ,llia Georgia >‘« s
fjninber
aiiural « or
, of any
^tate
work of
the Georgia
III* ;
Agriculture
! V W S gml lias grown
’ 0 i 15 field specialists
county
was in-
until
, farm agents and
.continues
rorker
These
at the
l« 1,01116 ..,
^agricuini'-e comprise a
!» ( AS w ,,rking as a unit
11 ® P a'| report of ^he Director
“ service of the College of
ha < just been completed,
«u matt' - interesting figures
' ,tl; done by this force dur-
war*ending June 30, 1916.
T L workers are the bear-
at ion taken from
„ r agricultural know!
Sailed by the College of Ag-
M X„ more popular move
fostered by legislation
than ibis of carrying
wfonnatlon to the farmers. A
ufaimropriations proposed by
k | ever bill makes possible
L of money with which the colon
Enterprise may be undertaken,
bit Georgia is gelling its money's
k in service
Itfen.- 1
assbls inforr
litas been 1
till y ears
etidered and wealth
created, can be judged
(he results which the reports
lii'iptnc'
40000 People Co-Operating
_h annual report of extension work
Ljihai 41,000 rural people of Geor-
fjte enrolled and had done deli
> work In advanced lines of agri
(are during Hie year. Of this num
• farmers and farmers' wives who are
Vedas demonstrators in home eco
Cii; work constitute 91.000, the re
■todur being members of boys’ and
f clubs.
mty Agents In Farm Demonstration
Work
ftie county agents in farm demon
-linn work have shown that farm
| wlto have followed methods which
r have recommended have more
i doubled the yield of corn over
average of the slate. The same
■ (me of oats, while large increases
lrretealed wil!l cotton, wheat, etc.
agenls have started alfalfa
gds all over the stale. They have
iduceit clovers, vetch, cowpeas
ret beans, soy beans and other soil
; crops where they h*id never
i grown before. Purebred live
ock has been brought in, more than
l hogs have been inoculated for
olera by these agents during the
, 232 silos have been constructed
.waterworks, light plants have
i installed ami a vast amount of
lliier helpful service rendered which
limore fully shown in the sumrriaries
given further on.
Hume Economic Agents Work
now has two supervising
416 county agents in home econom
The Home Economic Agent
bvc charge of Girls’ Canning Clubs,
kune 'lemons! ral ion work in home
fojnomics and poultry club work. Ac
Mug io their reports these agents
JV'IS instrumental in enrolling 3,838
pis in canning clubs, of which num
1,40!) completed their reports
Ich show that they canned 1,268,
pounds of tomatoes which they
*' m their one tenth-acre tracts,
‘product worth *29,588.49. The club
I turn hers also put up 6,850 jars
■blackberry jam, 7,300 jars of fig pre
Iperves, li),9g9 bottles of catsup and
I™ Juice. The work done in pout
I lo‘tills
is revealed in reports of the
hi home demonstration work these
I women agents had built and introduc-
I* many labor saving devices and con
l’emenivs Special effort was made
I "finj the year to introduce one
I vo conveniences and these were fir
| cookers and iceless refrigerators,
i themss cookers were made
P' about 175 iceless refrigerators.
ml *2? * 1,,mt ’'tn a de fly traps were
J e ' ^ home-made water works
**#lwallM. In all 828 women en
demonstrators in .home eco
' * le cni| nly agents visited
' 1111,1 t ‘ s . held 3,082 meetings that
1 '"ended by 85,077 people. They
nsinbuii'd 14,938 bulletins and 13,164
tUers were sent out.
20,000 Soya In Clubs
hh-arly ..0,000 Georgia boys belong
•knculiural clubs in Georgia, in-
ttoyvp^'" H " ys ’ C ' ,r “ C1Ub8 ' 11,0
thuhn
Ge °rgia’u
*»e hu.
lubs, the Boys' Pour Crop
an, i similar organizations.
average yield of coni per
increased nearly five bush-
Clut ' '." 6 acre s ’ Ilce the Boys’ Corn
,, ,J’ organized in Georgia and
Ahri'bTe club l. ,be increase is largely
. Tbe greatest yield ever
. - 111 Georgia was that of Ben
d in Wnll/ae 1A14 His
^‘n i i» 2H bushais
to the acre.
corn club boys who made re-
PEOPLE HIE LOOT
MILLIONS 0! INEF-
Atlanta, August8—State Sen
ator E. P. Dobbs of Cobb county,
in pursuance of promises made
the announcement of his can
didacy for the office of comptrol
ler general of Georgia, has just
ven out the first ot several
statements in which he charges
William A Wright, incumbent in
that office, with the responsibility
huge losses of Georgians
who invested their money in in
come, or guarantee fund certifi
cates issned by mutual insurance
companies operating upon the
legal reserve basis.
In the announcement of his
candidacy for this office, Senator
Dobbs refers to complaints
against the department in num-
rous letters from citizens of
Georgia urging him to run, and
says:
“The admitted record of
unfortunate results following
the administration ot this
department for the past ten
years will, in my opinion am
ply illustrate an absolute
public necessity for a new-
comptroller general and in
surance ommissioner, and
the installation of energetic
and progressive methods for
these combined depart
ments.”
Referring to bis own success
in the manufacturing business in
Marietta, and in other enter
prises and soliciting the support
of .friends and the citizens of
Georgia generally, particularly
those “whose recent contract
with this department convinces
them that my announcement is
opportune.” he concludes:
“I will at an early date,
furnish the public with the
official records of results
above referred to, and which
will astonish the uninformed
by disclosing the amazing
number of preventable los
ses suffered by the people of
Georgia on account of lax
administration—a record in
which Georgia leads the
blacklist of all the states in
the union.”
THE PEOPLE MISLEAD
It is in pursuance of this an
nouncement promise that Sena
tor Dobbs now proposes to give
specific instances. He charges
Mr. Wright with an effort to
fool the people regarding income
or guarantee fund certificates, in
that he makes it appear in his
report to the Governor, dated
January 1,1916, that MUTUAL
insurance companies were au
thorized to issue these certifi
cates. Dealing with the insur
since act of 1912, on page 8, Mr,
Wright states in part as follows:
“No provision of this sta
tute has been of more im
mediate benefit to the public
than the section which I
drafted dealing with what is
known as ‘Income’ or inter
est bearing certificates, is
sued by mutual and cooper
ative or assessment indus
trial companies. The State
of Gofrgia in 1909 legalized
these certificates.”
Mr. Dobbs states that the act
of 1909 makes no mention of
mutual life insurance companies,
but confines itself to any mutual
aid, ben jfit or industrial insui -
ance oompany incorporated un
der the laws of this sta*e upon
the co-ope -alive or mutual assess
ment plan,” and that the section
of the 1912 act, whose authorship
13 claimed by Mr. Wright, ha-
no further effect than to repea
the law of 1909; that nowhere in
the laws of Georgia is there or
has there ever been any statute
authorizing the issuance of these
certigcates by Mutual Legal Re
serve insurance institutions.
millions were lost
It is charged that one Georgia
companv has issued more than
$1 5000,000 of these certificates,
some prior to 1909 and many
See How the Railroads
Have Helped These Towns
Hundreds off Other Towns, Not Shown, Near and Adjacent
to These, Have Been Similarly Benefited
The hearing in progress before the Railroad Commission of Georgia, which began on August 17th, seeks as one of its ob
jects to readjust and equalize the freight rates on shipments between tha- cities and towns wholly within Georgia, by removing
discriminations, so that freight rates to and from towns in Georgia, similarly situated, will be the same, and no city can ship
at a less rate than any other town to points equally distant and similarly situated. .
Unless this readjustment is effected much of the improved condition possible by reason of the readjustment of interstate
freight rates, ordered by the Interstate Commehie Commission, and effective in Georgia since Jaunary 1st, 1916, will be lo*t
to Georgia shippers.
The interstate readjustment has tremendously improved the rate condition of approximately two thousand towns in
Georgia. They were formerly at a disadvantage as compared with their neighboring so-called basing point cities, on ship
ments into Georgia, or on- what is commonly known as “inbound freight.”
The proposed Georgia, or intrastate readjustment, seeks to equalize, as far as possible, the freight rates between Geor
gia points equally distant and similarly situated. ,
The detailed and striking improvement shown by reason of the reduced interstate freight rates, already in effect in the
competitive relations with respect to Madison, Bremen, Richland and Ocilia as representative Georgia points already publish
ed, has excited such general interest that additional and widely separated points showing the benefits from the recent interstate
readjustments are given below. In order to get the full measure of these interstate readjustments, it is necessary to revise the
rates within the State, so as to remove all intrastate discriminations.
Approximate adjustments are afforded adjacent cities and towns not shown here. Hundreds of similar illustrations can be
cited.
TAKE MONROE, GA., FOR INSTANCE
Monroe merchants compete in tiie same general territory with Athens and Atlanta. Under the old adjustment, rates from New
York and the east averaged 26 per cent higher than to Athens and Atlanta. Under the present adjustment, they are the same.
Therefore Monroe's improved competitive relation with Atlanta and Athens as compared with her former freight rates from New
York and the -list is now 32 cents per hundred .pounds on clothing, boots and shoes, dry goods, drugs, notions, cigars, smoking tobacco, etc.,
ail of which art cles take first-class rating, and from Louisville and the west, is 22 cents per hundred pounds better off; 25 cents per hun* *
dred 'pounds better off on hardware, cutlery, glassware, harness, etc., from New York and the east, and 20 cents per hundred pounds
better off on shipments Prom Louisville, all of which articles take second-class rating; 22 cents per hundred pounds better off on ag
ricultural implements, machinery, L. C. L., confectionery, etc., from New York, and 18 cents better otT on these shipments from Louis
ville and \he west, all ot which articles take third-class rating; 20 cents per hundred pounds better off on bakery goods, crackers, cotton
goods, sheeting, shirting, etc., from New York, and 17 cents better off from Louisville and the west, with respect to Athens, and 14
cents better off with respect to Atlanta, all of which articles take fourth-class rating; 17 cents better off on coffee, paper, L. C. L., bur-
frap bags, etc., from New York, and 13 cents better off from Louisville, all of which articles take fifth-class rating; J3 cents better off on
wagons, machinery, agricultural implements, U. L., household goods, C. L., etc., from New York, and 9 cents better off from Loyis-
ville and the west, all of which articles lake sixth-class rating; tt cents better off on rooting and wrapping paper, C. L., bagging, ties,
etc., from New York; 11 cents better off from Louisville with respect to Athens, and 9 cents with respect to Atlanta, all of which ar
ticles take Class A luting; 11 cents better off on cured meats, lard and.lard compounds from New York, and 8 cents from Louisville,
all of which articles take Class B rating; 4 cents better off on grain and grain products, any quantity, hay, C. L., etc., from New
York, and 4 1-2 cents from Louisville and the west, which articles take Class D rating.
In the following instances, only the classes are given, but the commodities these classes embrace are easily ascertained from
the foregoing example:
WINDER
Winder competes in the same territory with Athens and Atlanta. Pre-
jpiously, the rates from New York and the East to Winder averaged 5
per cent higher than to Atlanta and Athens, and from Louisville and the
West 19 per cent higher than to Atlanta and 14 per cent higher than to
Athens. Under the readjustment rates from New York and the Hast to
Winder are the same as to Athens and Atlanta, and from the West an av
erage of only 4 per cent higher than to Atlanta and the same as to Athens.
Winder’s improved relation is as follows:
GRIFFIN
Grlffln competes in the territory between Atlanta and Macon. Griffin's
Improved relation from New York ami from Louisville is as follows;
1 2-34 5 6ABOD
3 4
A B C D
From New York
Atlanta and Athens.
From Louisville
Atlanta and Athens.•• •••
♦Athens 6c.
3 2 7 4* 11 6 1-2 G
rom Louisville
Atlanta 1« 14 13 13 10
Macon 11 11 10 11 8
VILLA RICA
7 7 6 1 1
5 9 6 1 1
From Tjoulsvllle the old rates to GrlfHn averaged 27 per cent higher
than to Atlanta and are now 3 per cent higher. From New York, the av
erage was 5 per cent higher than to Atlanta and are now the same; and
14 per cent higher than to Macon and are now 4'per cent higher.
Villa Rica competes in the same tei
Rome and Anniston. From New York th
20 per cent higher than to Atlanta, Rom
higher than to Anniston. The present rates aver
than to Atlanta and Rome, are th* same as to « hi
higher and in some instances lower than to Anni
representing the West, the old rates to Villa Illc
higher than to Atlanta, Cedartown, Rome
ent rates are the same to all. Villa Ri
lanta, Rome, Anniston and Cedartown i»
with Atlanta
Id rates to Villa
ml Cedartown !
Ric
Cedartown,
erased
il 14 per cent
per cent higher
rn and in no case
From Louisville,
•aged 36 per cent
Anniston, whereas the pres-
proved relation with At-
as follows;
TALBOTTON
3 4
6 A B C D
Tnlbotton competes in the same general territory with Atlanta, Ma
con, Columbus am) Montezuma. Under the old adjustment the rates
from New York to Talbot ton averaged 33 per cent higher than to Atlanta
ami Columbus, 41 per cent higher than to Macon and 13 per cent higher
than to Montezuma. Talbot ton’s present rates from New York are the
same as to the above cities, except Macon, and 4 per cent higher than to
Macon. Talbotton’s improved relation is as follows:
From New York _
Atlanta and Rome 20 16 11 11 9 * *
Cedartown 25 20 15 15 12 11 6
Anniston ». 16 15 12 ID 8 6 6
From Louisville
A An n n Ut«,n 0m . e :.. C . ed ‘ r . t0 . Wn . an<1 34 30 2 S 35 20 .5 IB
12 3 4
6 A B C I>
13 8 7 1-2
NEWNAN
Newnan competes in the territory between Atlanta and Opelika. New-
>'« Improved relation with respect, to Atlanta and Opelika under tne
From New York
Atlanta and Columbus
Macon
Monte/.uma ••
From Louisville
Atlanta 24 20 18 16 13 21 9 12 5 1-2 5
Macon and Columbus ... ....... ,.J9 17 15 14 11 9 11 12 5*1-2 5
Montezuma 2? 22 20 18 14 12 12 14 6 1-2 «
.38 34 30 25 22 16 16 14 5 1-2 2 1-2
.36 33 29 24 22 16 16 14 7 1-2 3 1-2
.18 16 15 12 11 6 6 62 1-2.
new adjustment is
UNADILLA
5 6 A B C D
From New York
Atlanta
Opelika
From Louisville
Atlanta
Opelika.•• •••
.16 14 13 II 10
.11 It I 7 6
Unartllla competes in the same territory with Vienna, Cordele and
llawkinsville. From Louisville and the West rates to Unadllla averaged
J4 per m»nt higher than to Vienna, Cordele and Hawkinsville under the old
adjustment. They are now the ha me. Unadilla's improved relattao with
Vienna, Cordele and Hawkinsville is as follows:
1 2 3
5 0 A B C
CALHOUN
7 7 10 5 1-8 6
Calhoun competes in the same t.rritory with Dalto.
Atlanta. From the West Calhoun Is now .ubstantlall
lty with Dalton and no higher than to Cartersviile,
From the East Calhoun is now on an exact equality
but little higher than to Atl
ton, Cartersviile and Atlanta
(Jaihouu’i
as follows.
Cartersviile and
on a rate equal-
At lanta or Rome.
lh Cartersviile and
proved relation with Hal-
PELHAM AND CAMILLA
As
3
B C I>
From New York
Atlanta and Dalton ... .
Cartersviile •
From Louisville
Patton
Cartersviile and Atlanta
10 10 10 7 6
$ 1 2 5 5 2 8 7 6 5 1-2
From Louisville
COMMODITY ADJUSTMENT
Rates on special commodifies not included in the above classes have been or
8 nel ' OUTBOUND RATES
r!11 be worked out on the same
equal chance on rate* •»»
that »uch an adjustment ihould be encouraged!
THE RAILROADS OF GEORGIA
made
an average of 45 bushels
nn r ,. , uuya who maae re- —— i— » 1O10
ins" „ ur i ng the year ending June 36, during the latter part ot
with the knowledge and consent
of Mr. Wright; that tv/o other
Georgia companies have issued
“Usiioi a
T.»Ij
sere at a cost of 42 cents per
' a gainst the general average
’bo stale ot 15 bushels.
more than $850,000 of these cer
tificates, making the amazing
total of more than $2,000,000 is
sued without any authority of
law, PRACTICALLY EVERY
DOLLAR OF WHIGH IS A
DEAD LOSS TO THE INVES
TOR.
General Wright admits in hia
report that “the sale of these
certificates caused a financial
loss to many citizens,” and at
tempts to relieve himself of re
sponsibility by stating that “the
insurance department had abso
lutely no jurisdiction.”
Senator Dobbs points out that
charters granted to these com
panies make them subject not
only to the laws of the state, but
n
y purt of tiie general interntate readjustment, rate,
from New York and the Kant to Camilla and Pelham, on October l»t, 1*16,
were reduced and made the name an to, Albany and Thomaevllle. Thl* re
lation haa been continued. From the West, ratoa to Camilla and Pelham
were made the aatne u to Thoma.vllle. This relation ha H been continued
JI466ABOD
» 5 i r~s ~i
r n .hunting out under the proposed readjustment of rotes in Georgia, these above-named representative points will pay
hurher rates to any point in the state of Georgia of equal distance, similarly situated with respect to them as to the
"h ve named competitive cities, than will be paid from those cities, a privilege not now enjoyed. Your town will have an
on rates in and out. There will be an equality of opportunity, interstate and intrastate. Is it not your opinion
also to ‘‘any rules or regulations
of the insurance commissioner
. . . ” and that these institutions
could easily have been prevented
from taking the hard:earned dol
lars of citizens in practically
every nook and corner of Geor
gia, without the return of any
value, had Mr. Wright, as insur
ance commissioner, regulated
them by proper rules and com
pelled them to comply with the
laws.
‘‘One of the most unpardona
ble and neglectful of the acts
that go to make up Mr. Wright’s
official record,” Senator Dobbs
states, “was his failure to require
the Empire Life Insurance Com
pany to make the $100,000 de
posit as the law requires, for the
protection of its policy holders,
before issueing to this company
a license when it began doing
business during 1912.” (adv)
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“About two years ago I had a
severe attack of diarrhoea which
lasted over a week,” writes W.
C. Jones, Buford, N. D. “I be
came so weak that I could not
stand upright. A druggist re
commended Chamberlain’s Colic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
The first dose relieved me and
within two days I wa3 as well as
ever.” Many druggists reco-
mended this remedy because they
know that it is reliable. Obtain-
[able Je very where.
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