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Oiliciul Organ of Irwin County.
M. L. TINLEY, Publisher.
ANNUAL MESSAGE
AS TRANSMITTED IJY TIIE GOV.
„ ERNOR TO I HE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
Concise Document on Important
Matters of State—I he Governor’s
Recommendations.
Governor Atkinson's message to the legisla¬
ture was sent h; to both houses yesterday. It is
on important and interesting state paper, and
covers the following matters:
The Western and Atlantic survey.
The penetentiary investigation.
Interests on state deposits.
The sate of state bonds.
The lease of the Northeastern.
Printiiijjjof the Georgia reports.
Code and school books.
Pensions to confederate soldiers and wld
OW8.
Needed relief in the executive department.
Educational matters,
Needed reforms In tax collectors’ offices.
Approval of the registration laws.
Urges return to public hangings
Wants attempted assaults on women made
unishable by death in certain cases.
Wants the governor to have power to re¬
move officers who allow prisoners to be taken
from them by mobs.
Wants counties to be made liable to the
heirs of men who are lynched in sums of not
not less than $1,000.
Touches on the convict 'case question*coun¬
ty chain gangs, the military and the Scott
and Hayes bonds.
The Message in Full.
The message Is as follows:
Members of the General Assembly of
Georgia:
Circumstances under which you con
ene. In so far as they relate to the pros¬
perity of our country, are not so propl
is as we would have them, and yet,
n view of tlie great llnancial stringency
v ich has existed for several years, we
have cause to congratulate ourselves that
the people of Georgia have met this dis¬
co iraglng condition without permitting it
to utirely Check the growth of our ma¬
te J interests or the advancement of
ot people. During this year there has
i. r. a slight increase in our taxable
pi perty. Some addition has been made
to our railway mileage, a number of new
factories have been erected, and our
schools and colleges were never so full as
no-1'1 These evidences of material and in¬
tellectual advancement, achieved under
the most adverse circumstances, is a
high tribute to the character and genius
of our people., •
I desire to lay before you such matters
as have transpired. In the administration
of-the affairs of state, during my term, as
may be of special interest to you, and
furnish information upon questions con¬
nected therewith which may come before
you during your term of offlee.
Western and. Atlantic Railroad,
The appropriation of ill,GOO,000 made in
lh95, for the purpose of making a com¬
plete survey of the right of way and
properties belonging to the Western and
Atlantic railroad, was used to employ
Messrs. Wardroper and Stanley, two ex¬
pert engineers, who have been engaged
in carrying on this work, in compliance
with the act of tlie general assembly. The
work is not yet completed, but, 1 am in¬
formed, will be within a short time.
Penitentiary.
During this year i have had cause to
• ake thorough investigation Into the
,! luct of lessees, and their agents, in
tne nanagement of the penitentiary con
vici of tlie state. A number of irregu¬
larities and violations of rules were dis¬
covered, and measures adopted to pre¬
vent future abuses, and secure the just
and faithful administration of the laws
and rubs regulating the control and
management of convicts by lessees. Thf
total amount of I 1 "" imnnoed nnnn les¬
sees (luring my administration has been
as follows: of
1st. Those imposed as a result
the special investigation, here¬
tofore alluded to........ ......$2,500.00
fd. Those imposed for cruel whip¬
ping...... ..... 1,400.00
8d. Escapes ..... 4.400.00
Total.............. ......$8,300.00
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i append to this message a list of par¬
dons granted since my report to the gen¬
eral assembly in 1895, so classified that
you can see how many misdemeanor
convicts have been pardoned; how many
felons have been pardoned, without the
recommendation of the committee on
pardons, appointed by the last general
assembly, and how many on their recom
menc’vtion. This committee on pardons,
consisting of Senators T. R. Whitley and
C. C. Bush, and Representatives W. S.
Humphries, H. A. Jenkins, and R.. K.
Davidson, have done their work only falth- been
full. and efficiently. It has not
a great relief to the executive, but has
carried justice to a great many poor and
friendless convicts, who had meritorious
oases, and were unable to have them pre
ee i sd to the executive. The facts upon
which eael. pardon was granted are on
the executive office, and to these I
d? estly invite the attention The of every
member of your body. proper exer¬
cise of the pardoning power is a difficult
and delicate task, but I have endeavored
eo to dxerelse it, that those who merited
It shoull not be denied mercy, and receive those
w. o deserve punishment should
kt- that justice might be done, the law
■forced and society protected.
B-rest From State Depositories.
Be amount paid by anil due from state
■kforles, as interest on the state's
deposited with thorn, since the
BpPHement entered into, for payment cannot be of definitely interest
wax complete settlements have not
tdat d, as ail the banks, but can
freer made with
be safely estimated at fifteen thousand
dollars* freely made at the time
The prediction the payment of Interest
j insisted upon banks would decline to act
that rolvent ground
as sta a depositories has proven secured with
less, The state is not only
good and solvent bonds from each, but
19 dealing with banks of high standing.
Sale of Bonds.
Five hundred and forty-two thousand
dollars ($542,000) of the bonds of the
state of Georgia, bearing 7 per cent. In¬
terest. matured July 1st of this year.
Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000)
of this wa's paid with the aceumulateo
sinking fund, which was at that time In
tha jrepaury, Arrangements, fof . pay
_
SYCAMORE. IRWIN COUNTY. GA., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER (>, 1896.
merit of the remaining $242,000 was mart*
by floating $230,000 of 4 per cent- bonds ai
100. The premium on the bonds issued
at this price yielded thirteen thousand
eight, hundred ($13,809) dollars, making
the total sum received from the sale of
the 230 bonds two hundred and forty
three thousand eight hundred dollars.
While we had advertised for the sale of
bonds to the amount of $240,000 when
the bids were opened, it appealed that
the sale of the number advertised at the
price bid would yield considerably more
than was needed for the payment of the
debt. I then declined to issue that
amount and issued only the amount
needed to pay off the maturing bonds,
The real rate of Interest that we are
paying upon these bonds, which are nom¬
inally 4 per cent, bonds, is about 3% per
cent. Considering the fact that these
were not gold, but currency bonds, Geor¬
gians find reason to be proud of the
splendid credit of their state. A full and
complete history of this transaction will
be found in the report of our faithful
and honored state treasurer, Hon. R. V.
Hardeman, who now voluntarily retires
from the high and responsible oflice
which he has for many years ably filled,
carrying with him the love, gratitude
and confidence of the people of Georgia.
Northeastern Railroad.
After the purchase of the Northeastern
railroad by the state it was operated by
Hon. R. K. Reeves as state agent until
June 1st, 1896, at which time the road
was turned over to the parties leasing
It under an act of the general assembly
of 1895. While the settlement with con
.iv.ctlng lines has not been entirely com¬
pleted, we arc near enough a settlement
to ascertain that the net earnings during
the time it has been operated by the
state are, approximately, $15,000. The
new lease of the road was made to
Messrs. E. A. Richard & Company, for
the annual rental of $18,600, to be paid
quarterly. Contract was made and bond
given in compliance with the act of the
general assembly which authorized the
lease.
This is only a local road, the value of
which may be almost entirely destroyed
by the building of a new road or a
change of ownership of its connecting
lines. For this reason I suggest that you
consider the advisability of passing legis¬
lation that will authorize its sale on such
terms and with such limitations as you
may deem wise.
Printing; o£ tlie Georgia Reports.
Code and School Books.
The plan adopted by the state for the
printing of the reports of the supreme
court and of the new code is yielding re
suits of a most satisfactory character.
Georgia reports, which were sold at $5.50
per volume, wnen printed by individuals
oil their own account, the state now have
published and sell at a net cost of $2.00
per volume, The additional volumes
printed after the first edition is exhausted
are printed at a cost of $1.00 per volume
to the state, and sold at $1.53 per %-olume.
Trie code of 1SS2, which was published on
private account, was sold to the public
at $10.00 per volume, and to the state in
large numbers at $0.00 per volume, ru¬
der the act of the general assembly pro¬
viding for.the printing of the new code
of thq state, Hon. John L. Hopkins, of
Atlanta, Comptroller General W. A.
charged with _
Wright, and myself were
the duty of making the contract on
the part of the state with the publish
ers. This code will contain considerably
more jnatter than the code of 1S82, and
will be bound in three volumes, which
will largely increase the labor and cost
ofthe publication. Under the contract
made, however, it is reasonably certain
that the cost of the three volumes com¬
plete will not exceed $2.50.
In the light of this experience, I re¬
spectfully recommend that the legisla
ture authorize the appointment of a
commission on publication of school
books, to consist of not less than three
nor more than five citizens of the dfcate,
whose duty It shall be to inquire into
the subject, and to report recommending
that plan, by which the schoolbooks in
this state may be procured by the peep 1 "
at the lowest possible cost.
Pensions.
Below is submitted a table showing the
number of pensioners and the amount
paid for the oast four years.
Invalid Soldiers.
Year ending 26th October, 1893, 3.222—
$185,000. October, 1894, 3,235
Year ending 28th
Year ending 26th October. 1895, 3,369—
$190,000. 1896, 3,372—
Year ending 26th October,
$190,000.
Widows.
For the year ending 15th February, 1893,
4,068—$244,080. 1894,
For the year ending 15th February,
3,997—$239,820. 1895,
Fcr the year ending 15th February,
3,93S—$236,340. 1S96,
For the year ending 15th February,
J, 919—$235,140.
Indigent Soldiers.
For the year ending 31st December,
1890, 2,000—$120,000.
AY hen the fund appropriated to pay
class of soldiers for 1896 was exhausted
there were pending more than three
dred and fifty new applications, and
indications are now that five
new claims will be filed for payment
year. About three per cent, of those
rolled have died during the past year.
For the past several years there
been a slight decrease in the number
this class of pensioners. The act of De¬
cember 16, 1895, embraced a class of
ows who had not, up to that time,
paid. Under this law forty-five
were approved. The death-rate for
past year is about 3 3-4 per cent.
Indigent Pensions.
Under the act of December 15, 1894,
amended by the act of December 16,
2,000 claims have been paid for the
1896, which covered the appropriation
$120,000. More than 5,000 applications
tiled and passed on, and the
are that a large number of original ap¬
plications under this law will be filed
payment next year.
Relief of the Executive
There are on the rolls nearly 10,000 pen¬
sioners. and $545,140 has been paid
for the year 1896; besides there are con¬
stantly a great many new
to be examined. To do this work intelli¬
gently, with justice to the state and
pensioners, every claim submitted
bo thoroughly investigated and an
partial and correct judgment made.
do this involves an immense amount
careful and painstaking labor, It is
mistake to think that there is no
work after a claim is approved.
single payment must be made with
thorough knowledge that the law* is
complied with, and every
claim, whether enrolled or not. must
separately dealt with. Since the
tution of 1877 was adopted, there can
paid no more than $6,Q0Q for the
“In Union, Strength and Prosperity Abound.”
rleu and clerical force of tlm department
which was then thought to bo the prope*
amount, and has been since then appro
priated each year. j r ct the work of thr
department has more than doubled since
that time, and it has now reached the
point where it Is Impossible . with Its cirr
leal force, to properly dispose of It, Gov
ernor Gordon, in his message, to the. Gen
oral Assembly in 1890. urges the necessity
of relieving the department, at whlei
time there were only 3,111 pensioners on
the roll. He says: * i’he time has arrived
when some method should be adopted tc
relieve the Executive Department.” Gov
ernor Northen, in his message in 1891. re
peats the suggestion made by Governor
Gordon, and recommends the establish
merit of a pension office or department
and he says: "The growth of the Stat'
and the natural increase of labor inci¬
dent to a proper administration of the
laws, which specially require the atten
tion of the Governor and his secretaries,
render it a matter of impossibility that
the pension laws be kept as at present.
To do justice to the state and th.e pen¬
sioners, the General Assembly should put
me pension business where it properly
belongs—in the hands of a department or
bureau established for that particular
purpose. Taking into consideration the
number of enrolled pensioners and new
claims, the cost of such department ought
Hot to defeat it, as a much greater
amount would be saved the state mar.
would necessarily be expended thereon
Besides, it is due' to the pensioners a?
well as the State, that their claims be
speedily and justly disposed of.
Educational Interests.
Our common schools have made a de¬
cided advance in the last ’few years. It
is gratifying to see that the State author¬
ities have met with more substantial and
enthusiastic co-operation from the masses
of the people than ever heretofore in our
history. The efforts of the State School
Commissioner have enlisted the interest
of the people in this great work, and they
are co-operating with him zealously and
earnestly. There is, each year, a market
improvement in the character of school
houses and teachers; and a decided dis¬
position, on the part of the more thrifty
communities to adopt local school sys
terns, which are supported largely by lo
cal taxation. I earnestly hope, however
that this disposition on the part of the
people to look after the schools them
selves, will not permit the Gtate, In the
least, to check its pace in carrying for
ward the work of upbuilding and im
proving our schools, but that the State
will continue to strengthen, increase, and
perfect them.
The University of Georgia, at Athens,
the State Normal School at Athens, tiu
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
at Milledgeville. the School of Technolo¬
gy at Atlanta, the North Georgia Agri¬
cultural College at, Dahlonega, are each
doing a great work in their respective
lines, and I most heartily qommend them
to you as worthy of your encourage¬
ment and aid.
The failure of the State to aid the Mid¬
dle Georgia Military and Agricultural
College at Milledgeville V as greatly tc.
the disadvantage of one of the most use¬
ful of the State's educational institu*
tions. This institution reaches a largj
part of our southern territory which D
not accessible to any one of the State’ o
institutions for the education of boys
The State owns this property, worth
possibly seventy-five thousand dollar.?,
which can only be made useful as a col¬
lege, %.nd I commend it to your consider¬
ation.
Tax Collectors.
1 respectfully recommend that the laws
regulating the collection of taxes be so
amended as to require the office of tax
funis n-muTi coHecte^ .ts
n , treasury. of to
the State There should be less
opportunity afforded to the surety upon
the bonds of tax collectors to keep in
custody or use the State's money. I fur¬
ther commend the passage of a law which
will make it a penal offense for any tax
collector to take the note of a taxpayer
for taxes due. The injustice and dangers
attendant upon the State's money re
maining in the hands of the surety upon
the tax collector’s bond, and upon a sys
tern which permits a tax collector to in¬
crease his popularity by extending cred¬
its to the taxpayers, are too obvious to
require any further statement from me,
that you may see the necessity for the
legislation which I recommend.
People have become so much opposed ti
going upon bonds of county officers, that
many of our best officers are compelled to
resort to some one of the organized sure¬
ty companies, in order to make the bond.!
required before they can enter upen the
duties of the office to which they have
been elected. These companies have nn
assets in this State, and are, so.Jar as
I know, residents of other States. In case
of default. we must rely upon vol¬
untary payment on their part, or we are
compelled to go into the courts of other
States to enforce our claim, That this
evil may be corrected, I recommend that
no surety company be authorized to dr,
business in this State until it has deposit¬
ed with the State Treasury sureties worth
not less tl$an $25,0(10, to be there held sub¬
ject to any default for which it may bo
liable in this State.
Election Laws.
The decided advance taken by our State
in the* passage of the Registration Law,
recently enacted, has met with the hear¬
ty approval of the people of the State,
and they hope for such advancement in
the reformation of our election laws, that
no honest man’s vote can be neutralized
by a dishonest or fraudulent ballot,
earnestly urge upon you a thorough
study of the election systems of other
States, that such election laws that nviy
be passed by you will be in harmony with
the best methods of the day, and serve lc
secure honest elections and a government
wherein the ballots of honest men will
certainly control.
Lynch.in.gs, Punishment of Crimi¬
nals, Speedy Trials and Court
Procedure.
Since the last session of the .General
Assembly the courts have been permit¬
ted to try several cases in which the of¬
fense committed aroused to their depths
the passions of the outraged community,
and when the temptation to resort to
"lynch law” was strong. In each in
stance the courts have justified the con
fidencs of the people, and law has been
administered in a way to increase respect
for and fear of its decrees. In a number
of cases lynch law has been resorted to
where the offense committed was upon
women. In one of these cases the party
accused was in court on trial. He was
taken from the court, while in session,
by a mob and hung in the streets of one
of our principal cities, where the arm of
the law is supposed to be strongest. To
say that on account of this, the charac¬
ter of our people and of our civilization
suffered greatly in the estimation of the
civilized world, tells the vruth but mild¬
ly. I am firmly of the opinion that to
check, such lawlessness new legislation Is
and that R Is your duty to enact
It. Innocent men have suffered at the
hands of lynchers, and unless lynehlngs
are stopped, other innorent men will suf¬
fer. tVuUty men, it Is true, have Ruffer
ed at the hands of lynchers, hut these
same guilty men would have suffered at
the hand of the law, and the punishment
InfUeted by the taw would have been far
more effective in preventing similar
crimes.
I am of the opinion that It would be bet
h r for us to amend the law providing
for the punishment of assault with intent
to rape, and make it punishable with
death, just as rape is punished, leaving
it to the jury to rescorhmend imprison
inent in the penitentiaries for a term of
* cars, if. in their judgment, such punish
mont is adequate. Death is not too severe
a penalty for the fiend who deliberately
makes an asault upon a woman; and
the knowledge that the criminal cannot
be hung for this offense has doubtless
often aroused that indignation which- has
•bd the outraged community to take the
law in their own hands, and inflict the
punishment.
After a trial of some years, I am, after
careful consideration, led to the con
ZT which h a e ^h P enubH 0 Ve hanK
In this state, of which I approved at the
lime, wan a mistake. I am still of the
opinion that the impulse which leans
people to eagerly seek to see one of their
fellow beings hanged upon the gallows is
not a noble one. But we must deal with
people as they are and not as they should
; I believe that ten private hangings
are not so effective In deterring evil-doers
and in commanding feap of and respect
for the law as one in public. To return
to the old law, which left: it to the dis¬
cretion of the circuit judge to provide for
either private or public hanging, would,
1 think, be a proper course. This can
j safely be left to the discretion of our
j judges. In my opinion public hanging
j have will aid some in effect the suppression in discouraging of crime mob law. and
j In order that the officers of the law and
;
Gie substantial citizens of a wunty may
have material and personal interest iri se
curing a submission to the law and the
j courts, in every case, I recommend the
passage of an act which will authorize
the governor to remove from office any
arresting officer from whose custody any
defendant is taken by a mob whenever,
In the opinion of the executive, the ar
resting officer did not use due diligence
i or resort to the necessary force to pro¬
j tect the prisoner and keep him in custody;
j and that, in every instance where a pris
; oner is taken from the custody of an ofli
; cer and lynched, the administrators of
j the deceased shall have the right to re¬
cover from the county, in whose service
the officer is, tlie fulj value of his life,
which in no case should be less than
$1,000. «
Our laws which provide for more ex¬
petitions trials of criminal cases have
been of great value, but what we need to
secure prompt justice to ail and Inspire
the people with confidence in our courts
is the speedy trial of all cases civil and
criminal.
i I desire to say to you. In perfect candor
and frankness, that I do not believe that
confidence in the speedy administration
'of the criminal la w In our courts, can, Pc
established by the expeditious -trial of
that particular class of cases only. The
people will not discriminate In this way
as they view It. the courts are eithei
slow or prompt. Our entire judiciary s'-s
tem needs overhauling, Justice should
be more speedy, trials more prompt in ev
Bry class of cases. Justice should riot per
! mit, nor public sentiment tolerate, months the
I continuance of a court case for to another), six be
; (from one term of
some® 6 6 a clse 3
reason exls w why the cannot
be tiled, which can be removed by taking
11 a* a subsequent time. One of the
j i ^"reformf IsteVrS- Their
ot the i U dg- es 0 f the superior courts. do
; pay th,. game, yet some of them by
four or five times the work done
I others.
Convict Lease System.
The present lease contract with the
j present lessees of the penitentiary April, con
j victs will expire on the first day of
1 convicts grown
! 1899. The number of has
from 1,230 at date of lease to 2,357. To
permit the necessary arrangements to be
j made for the protection, care and em
oioyment of this large number we should
decide, considerably In advance of the
expiration of this lease, what disposition
is to be made of them. I advise that
such steps be taken by you at your pres¬
ent session as will enable you to secure
all needed information to act upon this
question at your session of 1897.
The people of this state will not and
should not tolerate the reenactment of the
lease act now in force. Under whatever
plan that is adopted the young criminals
should not be confined with the older and
more desperate ones, but should be placed
in a reformatory, where punishment may
be inflicted upon them under circumstan
i ■ ■ which will bring to bear such moral
and Christian influences, that we may
reform their characters and restore them
to society as good citizens. As this ques¬
tion cannot be disposed of at the present
time I do not think it advisable that I
enter upon an elaborate discussion of sug¬
gested plan at this time.
County Chaiugangs.
It is unquestionably true that under the
present system, the convicts in the pen¬
itentiary are, as a rule, better fed, better
clothed, better housed, better preached
to, and more humanely treated than the
convicts in the county chaingangs.
call your attention to this class of con¬
victs, and respectfully suggest that you
authorize the appointment of an addition¬
al officer in the penitentiary department,
whose duty It shall be to look after the
s TEf? ttmtth"gaoa epkroclsrdyopbg
misdemeanor convicts of the state, and
see that they are justly and humanely
treated. of report
Attached hereto is a copy a
made to me by Hon. R. F. Wright, in
1895, to which I invite your attention.
In transmitting that report to your pre¬
decessors, I said:
"In communication to you in 1884 I
recommended that provision be made for
state supervision of misdemeanor convicts
After the adjournment of the general
assembly renorts reached me touching
the management of these convicts, which
indicated such a state of affairs that I
felt it my duty as the chief executive of
the state, charged with the obligation to
HIM! to the proper enforcement of the law.
to Investigate and place before you facts
showing the true state of affairs, that the
subject might be intelligently considered
and wisely acted upon by you.
“To perform this Important work, I en¬
gaged the Hon. R. F. Wright, who had
faithfully and efficiently performed the
duties of assistant keeper of the peniten¬
tiary during the term of my immediate
predecessor, to visit each camp in the
state where pilsdemeanor convicts were
worked, and make a thorough investiga¬
tion and report to me.
VOL. Vll. NO. or 04 .
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155pmi 3 35am Ar Sanford Lvj....... Lvj.......12 2 00am 125pm!.........
330pm] 6 50am Ar Orlando Lakel’ndLvj.......j loam.ll 65am......... 30am)......
0 30pm 9 SOamlAr 50am]Ar 9 40pm] 9 00am!
7 40pmll0 Tampa Lvj.......| SOOptnl 8
HI 55am .....iLv Palatka Ar|...... .... | ! 4 50pmj......
12 56pm .....I .....Ar Ormond Lvf...... .. .. 2 45pm......
3 34pm Ar Rockl’dg Lvl...... . . .. 12 06pm......
8 05pm .....ArVV.PalBchLvl...... . .. . 7 30am......
10 30pm .....(Ar Miami Lv]....... I...;. .. 5 00am
Operaten Tullman -Buffet sleepers tUe year round between Nashville,
Tenn., and Jacksonville, Fla., via Macon and Tifton on trains Nos. 3 and 4.
Operates Local Sleepers the year round between Macon, Oa., and Pa¬
latka, Fla., via G. S. & F. direct on trains Nos. 3 and 4.
Operates Pullman Buffet Sleepers between St. Louis, Mo., and Jackson- *
ville, Fla., via Macon and Tilton on trains Nos. 1 and 2.
Direct line to Fitzgerald Soldier Colony via Tifton.
No. 1—Dinner, Tifton; Supper, Lake City. No. 2—Breakfast, Lake
City; Dinner, Tifton. No. 3—Breakfast, Lake City. No. 4—Supper, Lake
City. No. 5—Supper, Cordele. No. 6—Breakfast, Cordele.
Winter tourist tickets on sale to all Florida points, commencing Novem¬
ber 1st, 1896. «
D. G. HALL, T. F. A., W. H. LUCAS, F. P. A.,
12 Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga. . Hogau street, Jacksonville, Fla.
C. B. RHODES, Soliciting Passenger Agent, Macon, Ga.
J. LANE, General Superintendent. G. A. MACDONALD, Gen. Pass. Agt.
Tifton and TCortlioastox-n R. n.
“SOLDIERS’ COLONY ROUTE.”
Local Time Table No. 3.
GENERAL OFFICES: TIFTON, GEORGIA.
H. H. TIFT, President. W. O. TIFT, Vice President.
Effective September 13, 1896. No. 2 No. 4 No. 6 No. 7
r
P.M. A. M. P.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. y
3 10 t- 3 10 7 30 Leave.... Tifton, Ga.... Arrive 12 00 6 32 10 25 oj
3 22 3 25 7 45 .. f Brighton, Ga... » 11 45 6 19 10 13 o:
3 30 t- 3 34 7 55 ..f Harding, Ga..... 11 36 6 1010 05 ot 15
3 50 oc 3 64 8 15 ..f Pinetta, Ga.... 11 16 5 50i 9 45 Ci
3 55 oo 4 02 8 31 ..j. Mystic, Ga.... 11 10 5 43 9 40 ct
4 06 oo 4 15 8 43 ,.f Fletcher, Ga... 10 59 5 30 9 29 ox
4 20 oo 4 30 9 00 Arrive.. Fitzgerald, Ga... LeavejlO 45 5 15j 9 15 ct
Trains Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 run daily, except Sunday. Trains Nos. 5, 6, 7
j and 8 run on Sundays only, (f) Flag Station. Trains stop only on signal.
i All trains make connection with the Plant System and Georgia Southern and
Florida at Tifton and Georgia and Alabama at Fitzgerald.
G - BOATRIGHT. Traffic Manager,
''This task he has partially completed,
and I herewith send you his report upon
the camps visited. It reveals such in¬
human and barbarous conduct upon the
part of some of those engaged in work¬
ing this class of convicts, that comment
by me is unnecessary to indue* you to
act promptly to save our state from longer
submitting to this burning shame.
"There is but one remedy for the de¬
plorable conditions now existing, and that
is through state supervision, by which
uniform treatment can be required under
one set of rules enforced by our pen4
tentlary department. I ask that you
give this valuable report, which I now
submit to your carefuj consideration,
and to subject upon which it bears, that
attention which its importance demands.
The special report made to me upon each
camp visited gives in detail result of
Mr. Wright s investigation and is subject
to inspection by such committee as may
have in charge legislation upon this sub¬
ject."
State Militia.
In the past the state has made meager
provision for the equipment and encour¬
agement of the militia. I sincerely hope
that this branch of the state government
will receive the proper consideration and
more liberal encouragement than has
heretofore been extended to it by our
general assemblies. No clvil
ized government lias existed, or can long
exist, which does not sustain a military
force adequate for its own protection
and for the enforcement of law. Dur¬
ing my administration we have frequent¬
ly called upon the military to support
the civil authorities, and in every in¬
stance the state troops have conducted
themselves admirably, and proven that
they were worthy of your aid and en¬
couragement.
The Scott and Hayes Bonds.
I am in receipt of a letter from Hon.
Charles C. Kibbee in behalf of the pay¬
ment by the state of the bonds known
as the Scott and Hayes bonds. The let¬
ter to which I refer states briefly the case
in behalf of the holders of the bonds, and
is attached hereto that you may read and
consider its contents. These claims have
been presented to the general assembly
frequently heretofore, and no definite
action has as yet been taken upon them.
I suggest that your body thoroughly in¬
vestigate the merits of these claims and
take definite action either for or against
them. If any reason can be found why
they should not be paid that reason should
be known, declared to be true by your bo¬
dy, and this controversy brought to an
end. If no such reason can be found
we should promptly arrange for their
payment, grid not longer permit this cloud
to hang over the state. The people
Georgia are not opposed to paying their
honest debts, and will not censure, but
applaud, their representatives who aid
them in tho maintenance of their honor
as if. people.
Reports From Various
ments and State Institutions.
I herewith transmit to you reports from
the public institutions of this state,
which i invite your attention. 1 also
1.00 A Tear.
Georiia and Alabama Railway;
Savannah Short Line.
Passenger Schedules.
EFFECTIVE JULY 26. 1896.
Daily ) D iilv 1 j Daily 1 Daily
No 19.' No 17* No.
IN
PM AM AM
7 00 7 10 Lv.Snvannah.Ar 845 ....
7 7 45 . .Meldrim.. 8 10
8 44 8 67 ..Cbaxton... 7 04
91(1 9 2! . y Coll ins... 6 30
9 38 9 61) ...Lyons.... 6 07
11 08 11 20 .. Helena... 4 37
12 0042 15 Lv.Abbeville .Ar 3 44 ....
p mIp m AM
“1 3 15!Lv. Abbeville . Ar 11 45
oe 4 03 Ar r. Lula ville. - Lv 10 57
t£ 4 15 A r. Fitzgerald. Lv 10 45
r*' A
A Ml PM P M A Y.
.... 12 15:12 32 Lv..Kramer ..Ar 2 48 3 28
.... 12 21(12 38 . Rochelle - ■ 2 41 3 22
.... 12 31.1249 ....Pitts.... L '9 3 12
... > 1 04 1 42 ..Cordele. 136 2 40
.... 1 401 2 20 ...DeSoto... 12 68 2 04
.... 2 10 21W Ar. Americus..Lv 12 26 1 35
2 15 3 00 Lv. Ameiicus . Ar 12 20 1 .III
2 65 3 451 ,. Preston... 11 35 12 50
3 10 4 02 .Richland.. 11 19 12 35
3 3 57 34 4 4 231 48 Louvaie . Lumpkin.. Jn. 10 10 57 32 12 11 48 12
*17 612 ...Omaha... 10 08 11 28
4 35 5 33 .. Pittsboro. 9 48 11 11
5 07 6 07 .Hurtsboro. 913 10 39
7 00 8 10 A Montgomer y L 7 10 8 45
A M P M AM PM
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Nos. 17 and 18. day Parlor express trains, carry¬
ing Pullman Buffet Cars.
No*. 19 and 20. fast night lines, carrying
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars.
CONNECTIONS. ‘
At Savannah with Steamship Lines for Bai
limove, Philadelphia, New points York and North Boston. and
With Plant System With for F. C. P. t
Florida points. & or point*
North and for Florida points, nnd with At¬
lantic Const Line for points North. With S.
& A. Railway for Tybee. Southern
At Helena with Railway for
all points thereon. and'
At Cordele with G. S. & F. for Macon
beyond, and for Florida points. Brunswick,
St. Simons and Cumberland. Also with Al¬
bany and Northern with Railway Columbus for Southern Albany.
At Richland Rail¬
way for Columbus. Dawson and Albany.
At Montgomery, with L. & N. R. R. for sll
point- West, Northwest and Southwest, and
tvlth Western Railway of Alabama for all
points reached thereby.
General Passenger A. POPE, Agent.
CECIL GABBETT, President Manager
Vice and General
before you repjdrts from the various de
na.-tsments of the slate government, all
of which contain interesting information
and valuable suggestions, which I trust
will receive that consideration to which
they are entitled. These efficient, faith¬
ful and able public servants have devoted
themselves unselfishly to the interests of
the state, nnd have considered thorough¬
ly the recommendations which they have
• made. I respectfully ask that you take
suitable action upon the recommendations
made by each of them.
W. Y. ATKINSON.
Governor.
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