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EVENS ANNOUNCES
FOR RE-NOMINATION
fieviewa Becord of Hi» De
partment For The Past
Two Tears.
BAS PUT INTO TBEASDBT
9 10,184.06 KOBE THAN
FBEDEOE8SOB.
Hu Saved State Money In Inepeetlon
of rertlllaer*r-Praetleal Work Oone
by the Department for the Advance
ment Agricultural Intereeta of State.
Hon. O. D. Btevene mskca formal an
nouncement In thla faaue of bla can
didacy for renomlnstlon to the office
of Commluloncr of Agriculture. Mr.
Sterena fully and clearly reviewa the
arork of hla department for the pact
two yeara, and upon thla record alone
bo baala hie daima for renomlnatlon.
The announcement followa:
TO TUB PEOPLE OP OBOROIA:
In announcing my candidacy for
Commlaelonar of Agriculture for Geor
gia. aubject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primary to be held June 5th,
I feel that It la due to the people of
the State who have before IntrusM
to me the affalra of thla Important
Department, and before whom I ap
pear far their endoraement, that 1
ahould give an account of my atew-
ardablp .
Before entering upon a detailed re
view of the record of the Department
ever which 1 am now preaiding, and
upon which record alone 1 rut my
olalme for re-election, I dealre to aay
i that 1 aball endeavor to conduct thla
campaign, aa I have all othera, with
out bitterneaa or III feeling, and aball
accept the reault, as I have alwaye
done, with perfect confidence In tho
rlghteoua Judgment of a majority of
my party.
When I firat want before the people
salting for thla office I bued my can
didacy upon the aolemn promise of a
faithful, honoet, economical, and above
all, a practical, bualnoaa admlnlatra-
tton of the Department of Agriculture.
How well I have kept that promlae
my record muat ehow, and to that I re
fer, u It haa been made from day to
day during my Incumbency.
I aubmlt that I have given to the af
falra of thla office every moment of my
time, every particle of energy that
was In me, and whatever of ability 1
poisoned. I feel that It may be claim
ed that the Department haa been
alert and active In every movement
that looked to the protection and up
building of the agricultural Interests of
Georgia, aome of which 1 may be par
doned for here referring to.
The Association of Southern Commis
sioners.
In the first place, I refer with spe
cial pride and satisfaction to the fact
that, through the Initiative of this
Department, there was formed the
Association of Commissioners of Ag
riculture of the Southern States,
through which groat good has already
resulted to the agricultural Interests
of the South, and In which Georgia has
shared. One of the main objects of
this Association has been the procure
ment of uniform laws for the Inspec
tion and analysis of commercial fer
tilisers, In which Georgia has already
taken the lead. It 1s easy to under
stand, therefore, that a marked ad-
.vanco has been mado in this highly Im
portant branch of work. Even more
Important still hat been the concerted
•Sort on the part of this Association
to secure and make public each year
•courate Information at to the cot-
ton aertttge, tho crop conditions, and
ISble estimates of the yield: thers-
by forestalling unreliable statements
Of speculative agents, to often put
forward with a view to influencing the
WVket against the Interests of the
farmer. As a result of this concerted
wffort, we have had the satisfaction,
the past two seasons, of seeing
the pftco of cotton advance materially,
when U was demonstrated that the
facta and figures presented by the
Agricultural Commissioners were
based upon accurate Information and
truthful conditions.
Horticulture.
It has been the pleasure, as well aa
fbo duty of the Department to gtvs
..-■ye, much of Its time to the advancement
* of the horticultural Interests of Geor
gia. and wo have had the •atlafactlon
of seeing fruit-growing In thle State
.advance jrltbtn the paat tew years
Into a remunerative find highly Im
portant branch of Industry, putting
in circulation hundreds of thousands
Of dollars, and giving employment to
multitudes.
Dairying.
yXT-w»g Department nos devoted much
attention to our Dairymen's Assoclt-
,4 tloo la Georgia, through which this
’ I important and highly promising Indus-
t try is so greatly encouraged and bene-
I fitted, and wa feel that wo may well
:■ | watch the progress of dairying In
. this State with great hopefulness.
Sugar Cant Growing.
'Within tho put two years tho De
partment has devoted Itself to the en
emoursgement of tho sugar cane In-
4
confidence that It will soon he one of
our greatoet money crops.
Tobscoo.
Another striking evidence of pro
gress along agricultural lines Is the In
terest that has been aroused and the
results met with In the growing of to
bacco In South Georgia, where the best
grades have already bean succsssfully
and profitably produced.
Cassava,
Cusava la a new crop from which
we believe good results may be ex
pected, giving, as It does, an opportu
nity to our farmera In the aouthera
section of the State not only for di
versification. but promising the es
tablishment of new Industrial enter
prises that muat In time giva employ
ment to more of our people.
Cotton.
But upon the State’s great staple
crop this department haa, with good
reason, bestowed Its especial attention,
not only keeping the farmers advised
u to the acreage and yield In other
cotton growing States, but co-operat
ing In every practical movement that
looked to the upholding of the price,
and protecting in every possible way
the farmer from Inferior fertilisers,
and giving him the benefit of all the
scientific and technical knowledge
which the State has provided.
Pood Products.
It Is a matter for congratulation
that the farmers of Oeogla hare with
in the past few years paid more at
tention to the raising of food prod
ucts than ever before, railing more
wheat, more meat and more corn than
at any period since 1865, with the re
sult that tbe West Is no longer the
granary and smokehouse of Georgia.
Monthly Talk*.
Ono of the Important works of
this Department has been Ita monthly
talks and advice to the farmers on ag
ricultural topics containing general
Information of Interest not only to the
tarmera but to tbb people of Georgia
as a whole. During tbe fiscal years
1900 and 1901 the Department baa
sent out to tbe people through tbe
weekly papers over 15.000 columns of
prlntod matter bearing on the subjects
above mentioned, and It la conserva
tively estimated that each Issue has
reached not less then 120,000 people
In Georgia. In addition to this tbe
Department has Issued and sent out
to tho people of this State 40,000 bulle.
tins treating on such subjects aa were
beneficial to tbe agricultural interests
of the State.
General Information,
Twenty-two thousand maps of Geor
gia, showing the counties, towns, rail
roads and mileage, the population of
each county, principal creeks, rivers
and Islands, the post-offices In Georgia,
and the number of people living at
each post-office, have also been sent
out, and. we believe, have been of
great value to the people, and highly
appreciated by them.
Georgia's Resource*.
In this connection one of the works
of tbs Department In which we feel
special pride was the compilation and
publication of the book entitled "Geor
gia: Historical and Industrial." giv
ing a full and accurate description of
the Empire State of the South from
the time It was laid out up to the pres
ent day, with sketches of all the
counties, and general and jletalled In
formation concerning the resourcea
and possibilities or each county, nnd of
tho State aa a whole. Tbe object of
this book waa to better acquaint our
own people with what we have, and
particularly to Inform outsiders of the
great advantages which Georgia poa-
sesces, and to Induce capitalists and
homo-aeokera to come among ua and
share with us these blessings. These
books have been given tbe moat sys
tematic and thorough circulation pos
sible; copies have boon placed In the
office of every Commissioner of Ag
riculture In the United States, In ev.
cry experimental station, and In ev
ery llurary In tho United States, besides
being Judiciously distributed among
prospective homo-seekers and Invest
ors throughout this country, and even
In foreign countries, from which nu
merous requests have been received.
In addition to this. In order that our
public offlolals and public Institutions
might be provided with ready and ac
curate Information whenever called
upon, copies of this book have been
placed In tbe office of the ordinary
of each county In Georgia, with the
commissioners of education of each
county, and In the libraries and public
Institutions of tbe State. As a result
of thla gigantic undertaking, which
baa been carried out without a dollar
of extra expenae to tho State, we have
already bad the satisfaction of seeing
Investors brought Into our State, with
numerous and earnest Inquiries com-
lug in every day, either to thla Depart
ment or to othera Interested In the
development of Georgia.
Inspection of Csmmarclal Fertiliser*.
One of the moat Important dutlea of
the Department of Agriculture la the
tnapectlon of commercial fertilisers,
and upon the thorough, intelligent and
honest discharge of this duty depends.
In a large measure, the success of the
farmers of thla 8tate. It la, therefore,
of particular Importance that the peo
ple ahould know how this work has
been carried on. Under the law, this
Department Is charged with the In
spection of all fertilisers, manufact
ured or shipped Into the State. Due
lug th* Baca! years' 1900 and 1901
there were sold In Georgia 891,602 tons
of tertllliers. all of which waa given
the moat rigid and careful Inspection.
due try. ami It has already witnessed
cost gratifying progress. The grow-1 To do,this work It cost the Department
Briwiiiw «»« the manufacture of j I4t.aa per thousand tons, ha agalnat
|vrup In tho southern section of our 142.27 per thousand tons paid by my
• _-itate has almost doubled within tbal predecessor for the eame work. Prom
' jaat two years, and we have ever’j this It wll bo sen that tho docrcoso
to tbe coat of tnapectlng this amount
of fertntaers under th* present ad-
ministration, as against the price
paid by tbe preceding administration,
is 11,641.21. After paying tbo exponseg
of handling and Inspecting fertilisers
for 1900 and 1901. the Department
turned Into the treasury net (66.461.45.
For tbe years 1897 and 1896, under the
former administration, tha Department
turned Into the Treasury net (46,
561.67, a difference of (1S.676.68 Id
favor of my administration. In con
nection with the supervision of the
sale of fertilisers, I refer with special
satisfaction to tha fact that under the
system of book-keeplnng adopted by
my administration, an accurate rec
ord bat been kept of every ton of fer
tiliser manufactured or sold In this
State, by whom sold and to whom de
livered; a manifest Improvement over
former methods, and a protection to
the farmer should future trouble arise
orer goods purchased by him.
Special Analyses.
la addition to this, the Department
has made special analyses of thou
sands of samples of fertiliser! for the
farmers of Oeorgla whenever called
upon to do so, by reason of which
the farmers have been greatly protect
ed end benefitted. One of tbe first
rules adopted by the Department In
January, 1899, was that where a farm
er desired to know what bis fertilizers
contained, upon request, the Depart
ment would send an Inspector to take
samples of such goods, and a tpecial
alalysls waa thereupon made by tbe
State Chemist connected with this De
partment. A large number of the best
farmers In Georgia hare voluntarily
declared this to be a marked advance
O. a STEVENS,
Commlaelonar of Agriculture
and a most beneficial ebance over
paat policies.
Inspection of Oils,
Of equal importance Is th* Inspec
tion of Illuminating oils, with which
thla Department la charged; for tbe rea-
•on that upon the carefnl supervision
of this branch of baslneia depends the
protection and safety of valuable Uvea
and property. One of the first efforts
of this administration waa to rata* the
quality of the oil sold la Georgia, and
It will bo recalled that, aa the result
of a more diligent and exacting ad
ministration of the oil department,
more than a million and a halt gal
lons of oil that waa below grade was
seixed and withheld from salo. Out
of this seizure grew the present oil
law, which provldoa for a higher and
a safer fire teat, raising the teat from
126 to 147 degrees In an open teeter,
or to 100 degrees In a closed tester,
which Is the new Instrument and now
teat adopted by other leading States.
Wbll* this law la not all that we want
ed, nor wbat wo urged tha Legislature
to pats, at the same time U Is the best
law regulating the sals of illuminating
oils trer placed upon the statute books
of Georgia. Tbe bill which was Intro
duced In tho House, and passed by
that body, provided that, although the
oil should prove to be safe from explo
sion, yet, If of on Inferior Illuminating
quality. It should be condemned. When
tbe bill went to the Senate, It wan re
ferred to the Agricultural Committee,
sf which my predecessor was a mem
ber. 1 regret that this committee saw
fit to strike out this Important ten
ure, that of regulating the lllumnl-
atlng qualities.
I was prompted to make thla do
maud for the better .egulatton of tbe
Illuminating qualities of oil tor the
reason that the reports of my pred
ecessor show that there had been
'numerous complaints of the Inferlot
illuminating quality of oil sold in thla
State,” aud It was my purposo to rem
edy that defect in the law, If It were
possible to do so. While thla Do
pertinent has used every means In Us
power to set that tbe people not only
had safe oil, hut oil of good itlumlnat
log qualities, we have had, like all for
mar administrations, some complaints
(from ten points within tbe State
is all), though we are pleased to soy
these complaints are fewer than ever
before In the history of the Depart
meat
There was paid into the treasury
from the tnapectlon of oils tor the
years 1966 and 1961, (23,416.89 net. It
Is only fair to state that this Depart
ment la no way tees nor handles one
dollar of this money, but that the same
Is paid Into tbs Treasury direct by
the oil Inspectors themselves, the sole
duty of this Department being to see
that th* monay la ao paid; that all
oil* are properly Inspected, and the
records accurately kept. Under tbe
law, wherever the various oil compa
nles doing business In thla State satah
llah aa oil tank, or distributing sta
tlon. it Is tha duty of this Department
to appoint an Inspector at such place
whose compensation fa fixed by law.
With the advanced methods of doing
Cootlared oe seventh psge.
Winter is Going,
Summer is Coming.
Now is the time to make
your arrangements for
ICE
in order to keep cool.
We can furnish, a
single block or a car
load .
Sash, Doors and Blinds
*
are a specialty. Send us a trial order.
«
We make Screen Doors and Windows,
which will keep out flies and mosquitoes.
FLOORING, CEILING, ETC.,
in stock at all times.
Mouldings and Cabinet Work at Lowest Prices.
Satina manufacturing Co.,
PHONE NO. 30. WAYCROSS, GA.
BIG SHEEP DEAL.
Mr. Cason Boughtthe Flock of Messrs.
Strickland «nd Tnten.
Hurricane, Ga„ April 10—
Local showers continue to pass
through this section.
Messrs. S. M. Driggers, Lonnie
Cason, R. F. Herring, nnd Misses
Janie and Pink CaBon, visited the
sing at the Davis academy last
Sunday.
Mr. Fred Downs nnd Miss Daisy
Davis, were married last Wednes
day at the home of the bride’s
father, Mr. A. Davis.
Miss Agnes Dixou, and Mis-i
Leonie Mitichew were pleasant
visitors to tlie sing last Sunday.
Old uncle Mike Henderson, is
reported very low, and doubtful
of recovery.
Mr. Henry Tillman, of Up
church, visited Mr. Jus. Peaoook,
last Sunday.
Glad to see Miss Bala Smith
back at school, again.
The ting last Sunday was a suc
cess, hope to have another the let
Sunday in May, All remember.
Mr. D. J. Cason, bought Messrs.
Johu Strickland, and Albert
Tuteu'e sheep last Tuesday, there
being about 000 head of them.
Mr. Will Riggins and Miss Sal-
lie Yonmans, are to get married
uext Sunday!
Mr. J. T. Milligan, visited Mr.
R. Davis, last Sunday.
The school taught by \V. A.
Davis, at Camp Braucb, will close
in three weeks, then Mr. Davis
will take charge of tbe school at
the Davis academy.
Mr. W. P. Cason, made a busi
ness trip to the Msgio City, last
Tuesday.
Quite a crowd took dinner with
J. R. Peacock last Sunday.
Mr. Jacob Davie has very uear-
ly a stand of cotton up.
The writer i* sorry to know that
Mr. D. B. Sweat, ha* resigned hi*
work with the Journal, but withes
it great success. We love to read
it very much, in our home.
J. R. KNIG’HT,
DFALEB IN
Pianos and Organs
AND ALL KINDS OF
Small Musical
Instruments,
VI0LIN8,
CUITARS,
BANJOS,
MANDOLINS,
ETC., ETC.
Also the Ball-bcnring Domestic
Sewing Machines,
NEE0LE8.0IL ail
MACHINE SUPPLIES.
NEXT DOOR TO THE POST-OFFICE.
If Interested In Good Poultry and More of It.
Call at the ' '
QUARTERMAN PLACE.
I can furnish you INCUBATORS for hatching, at factory prices,
freight paid. Eggs to till them, from prize-winning stock, (Buff
Orpingtons, Rose Comb White Leghorns, White Plymouth Rocks,
White Cochin Pekin Bantams and Imperial Pekin Ducks.
I keep constantly on hand
The Midland Poultry Foods,
a perfectly balanced ration for all age;, slacs and condition* of fowls.
Brooders to rear the chicks ln,_ Pnnhosst’s Liquid Lice Killer to
distroy their natural enemies, Derby Disinfectant to purify yards
and runs. Little Aspinwall Spray Pumps, -to spray liquid orer
* Poultry, Pet Animals and all varieties of stock. Sanitary Feed
Boxes and Drinking Fountains, and M. M. S. Poultry Fencing to
keep them from destroying flowers or gardens.
Call and let me tell you about
these things,
and show you my Imported Belgian Hares, bred and raised by
Lord Strathden, In England. Circulars mailed to any address.
UBS. ELECTRA MERSHON CRAIG,
■•Southern Home” of the J.W. Eastes P. and B. H. Co., Wayeross, Go.