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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
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H. E. McAULIFrE, E
.i.or and Mgr.
d lldnt do this y< arc too nunic. 4 :s to mort'on How
ever, when it comes down to the matter of allowing young
criminal* to contlnuo to be throw n upon i j public an . |
\ rther cpror.d crime amongst our youth as u result,Tt ij j
:imn for :e ; -c>i lc o assert themselves.
We are not proned to want to see the people of this state
unreasonably lax, d, but it doesn't seem like good judge,
merit not to protect those w ho pay for protection. We
believe that t <e state is appropriating funds for certain
other purposes not near so in.poitnr.t as that of providing’
measures to hold clown or d check the spread of crime.
The Dalton Citizen’s itl-ti of a
in the fellow who sends off his
house and then exp* ct his 1<> al
heap skate i; define
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Upholding The Law
As deplorable as it might seem, t' wre is evidence cl
mor e lawlessness taking place in this country at this time
than lever before, especially taking into condioratieti tin
fact that there is such little room for ringing in any son
of excuse for anyone taking into iheir own hands the
matter of correcting wrongs dene by others
Ct is igetting to be amnmnion t). ing to pick up a newspa
per and read of accounts wit 1 re mobs have formed and
threats made to overrun authorities of the law for tlig pur
pose of getting someone whose sole offense has been that
of acting in violation of the legislation of whatever state
in vcliii j tho acts might be
T.ie announcement that a Millcdgeville warehouse con
ey :n is to become engaged in handling crops olher ten
cotton should be received as good news by the farmers of
Baldwin county.
>mmitted Such action only
tends to add to our already long list of criminals and shornd
be suppressed at all hazzards.
Our attention is frequently called to instances where
mobs gather for the express purpose of satisfying selfish
desires and frequently it is necessary to call out troops in
order to quell uprisings sfairted over trivial matters. In
Georgia and in every other states of the union the people
should be taught to t hey'the laws of the land, it matters
not what m e tliods necc ,sary in teaching this lesson
It is by no means uncommon to find out that in many
instances mob law spirit exists to tie ditfe-ot detriment of
the public and the violators of the law realizing this fact
when they are going about their mischief This matter
of satisfying selfish desires at th e expense of the people
by the formation of large crowds composed of a lawless
element Is getting to 'ogi intolerable point. Whenever
people of this type commence to assemble for the purpose
of getting together to take in their hands the law of this
JjiTiJ they should ibe taken into our courts, after arrests
have been made, and forced to answ e r to the serious
cl.targes lodgtd against them.
Since time immemorial crimes have been committed in
tile countries of all the world, tho tgh history makes it
plain to us that no p e aplc can afford to encourage viola,
tions of the law. Laws are made for thie preservation of
the peace and the assurance of Justice to all and they
serve t'-i; purpose well for which they are intended.
We have from time to time waged other important rum.
paigns and it now occurs to us that it is time for us to p it
on foot a drive in behalf of the idea of upholding our laws
in order that the b e st interests of us all be protected.
The Legislature Adjourns
the members of Georgia Legislature .-Ys;> mbit have re
turned to their tomes after spending another six weeks
in Atlanta wrestling with the various problems confront
ing the state government at tills time.
Georgia's law makers cannot be giteti the credit of ex
acting much wort 1 .."while legislation at their session tills
yc-.'ir, it must be said. 1 her c are q 1to a number of in
stitutions in t'.Jls state that must function if we arc to ex
pect much of the future, though evidently the scores ol
legislators delegated to be present at the General Assam
bly must have banished from their minds all matters that
might cocern us in years to conic.
'IT'ere is no one who will tail to admit that Georga, oi
a state, must move one way or tli{* other. Wo must muk
at least some progre-. or move backwards, and accosting
to present prospect.; wo are about to reach a turning point
heading towards the In ttom of the ladder. Some of our
most important institution were su lly neglected by the
members of the General Assembly and with but few ex
ceptions constructive mailers were .-ide.tracked all the ay
thraugh.
The matter of taxation w . s fought almost from lh c first
until the last day tin- legislature was in session and it
seemed to be the consent..s of opinion that this attitude
would meet the hj.ri'ty approval of tne constituents of all
tl'-e law-inalters. They seemed to forget ttiat the children
of today would become men in a few years and that the
children of today shculd be grant'd consideration.
In reviewing the workings of the Geoargia legislature
this year, let us stop and constl e r \\ at was done to handle
tho State’s juvenile offenders of t!i e law.
A DISTRESSFUL SITUATION
Front Tim Atlanta Journal
Tht Georgia State Sanitarium at .Millegeville with it
more than forty-two hundred patients, is threatened with
danger and distress of which the public ought to know and
which the Legislature, out to simple humanity, should do
its utmost to avert.
Last week deficiency appropriation cf two hundred
thousand dollar-, imperatively needed by the Sanitarium
fi.r clio currant year’s expenses, was voted down by the
House, notwithstanding that it was recommended by the
Ways and Means Committee. On Monday the same meas
ure, rgduced by fitly thousand dollars, was passed—
w hich, as far as it goes, is exceedingly gratifying. An
other and er> tally needful appropriation of one hundred
and eight thousand dollars for the completion of a new
building to relieve the Sanitarium's co^igTstion has been
voted down, despite the fact that it likewise was urged
by the Committee. On top of these deprivations the in
stitution's 'maintenance fund lias b( en cut ten per cent,
although 1 there is an increase of between one hundred und
one bund 'ed and fifty patients to be cared for.
Keenly sensible as The Journal Ls of th e State’s grave
fiscal problem, we can but feel that retrenchment at the
expense of afflicted humanity is not the kind of economy
tho People of Georgia desire, and that in this case the
recommendation of title informed and conservation Com
mittee ought to stand. Elsewiso there will lie added to
this asylum of sorrows a heedless suffering and ne-.dl e ss
wrong. Completion of the new building offers tho only
Lope of providing with any degree of comfort or decency
for the excess of inmates. Touching the congestion ii:
the white female department, the latest report of tide
Superintendent declares that “from lack of room twenty
of thlts e patients are sleeping c l n the floor," while many
“arc doubled into little rooms intended for but one; fre
quent injuries' result from such overcrowding, which we
are powerless to prevent” Think of having to provide
food, shelt e r, raiment, bleat, attendance and medical at
tention for upwards of four thousand two hundred and
thirty patients on a reduced maintenance fund and with
no iwans for expansion nor for emergencies!
One of two things will UaVe to be done: Either the
stat e will provide for these needs, or the Sanitarium will
be compelled to turn adrift, with hazards terrible to con
template, numbyrs of title unfortunate persons it now pro
tects. The Journal does not presiane to dictate to the
House or the Senate, both of whom have manifold and
difficult problems. But in justice to the Commonwealth
and (i.’umanity these distressful facts must be stated and
must be faced.
We see out yon
der an institution conduct- d for the purpose of bringing
a belt reformation of our youths who have been so unfor
tunate ns to come up in an atmosphere offensive to t‘.; e
mind of tender age. With the growth of the state has
oolite along a natural increase in the number of youth that
have drifted astray and with this increase has come a de
mand for additional protection to those upon whose
shoulders will fall the responsibility of guiding us safely
in tbe future This increased protection was evidently
passed up without t ensideration and as a consequence
this feature oi our affairs must evidently he taking a
backward trend.
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What we need is constructive l gislation. Institution
liko tlic Georgia Tr ailing Scool for Boys, established for
th e retention and reformation of juvenile offenders of the
law, being allow, to go without funds actually necessary
to keep the institution going indicates that but little
thought of the future dwelled in the minds of Georgia's
body of representatives during th c general assembly this
year.
The things that the Georgia legislature should have done
BUY GEORGIA PRODUCTS
From The Atlanta Constitution.
The appeal |i behalf of t'l’.ie growers of Georgia products,
expressed in a communlication from Judge Joseph P.
Brown, ol' Greensboro, which we present in another column
of this page is both meritorious and timely.
For y c ars, and' from all quarters, the farmers of Georgia
have been admonished to practice crop diversification—to
curtail the prod) iction of cotton and grow more and mope
food and feedstuffs, live stock, etc.
They I.nve heeded tills good advice to a commendable
exle'nt; and especially this year the policy of diversifica
tion has been greatly stimulated by the boll \ve e vil haz
ard, combined with the low' prices of cotton.
But the -buying can. and should, do much more than it
hall hone and is doing to encourage the farmers iu this
course by calling for Georgia products in the hom e pro
visions market
It is discouraging to a Georgia farmer when lie comes
|o |own to sell a carload of beef cattle, say, only to be
told that the deaUr has already contracted with som e
western cattleman for all the cattle that can be used
Ii is disheartening to Oilm to bring in a load of hogs,
of corn or of any other farm product, only to lie compelled
to accept an “off pric e , or to be told by the dealer that
there is no demand for his produce because the consumers
prefer hogs from another state.
If Georgia-grown pork, beef, and other products are in.
ferior, c ither in .j .a 1 ity or iu the manner in which they
arc prepared for market, our farmers should be taught
how to overcome these deficiencies; they should be educa.
matter of giadiug, breeding, selection, {lacking,
led iu the
etc.
And Hie dealers and the public cap help to an immeasur
able .extent by cultivating and making known a porfeTence,
all f ilings being equal, for Georgia grown products.
This is a matter that involves the development of the
state; and it is one in which all agricultural activities
should co-operate in the manner suggested by Judge Brown
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Let UsTalk Matters Over With You
IN CONCLUSION. We want to thoroughly impress upon you the fact that we
are going to leave no stones unturned in our search for the best markets that
can be found in the whole country.
HORNE-ANDREWS
COMMISSION COMPANY
Miiledgeville, Ga.
For many years the Home-Andrews Commission Company has been in business in
Miiledgeville as cotton factors and in this business we have endeavored to serve
the farmers of Baldwin and adjacent counties in the most satisfactory manner pos
sible. Now that the boll weevil has thoroughly invaded this section we feel call
ed upon to lake somewhat another course in order to continue our success in help
ing both ourselves and our farmer friends.
Here Is What We Have Decided
To Do!
With the exception of live stock and dairy products 1 we are going to handle
everything that is grown on the farm. In other words, we are going to be in the
market, beginning about Sept. 1st, for every kind of food products that is
grown from the ground. We make no limit to the territory of our customers.
All we want is the products laid down at our warehouse.
Of course, this is a new venture for us. At the same time we want it known that
we are going to cover the broad land of the United States in search of the best
markets that can be found for anything that might be grown in this territory.
We believe that almost anything that can be grown anywhere can be grown in
this section and we are going to make it our business to supply that long cried
for need-a market for anything that the farmer might raise.
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We have given much study to the question of solving the problem of combatting
the boll weevil. We made investigations as to the best crops to be grown as a
substitute for cotton and it would afford us a pleasure to talk these matters
over with vou when you are in Miiledgeville. Putting it briefly, we want to co
operate as closely as possible with the farmer-that’s exactly our idea in asking
that you come in to see us for one or more conferences.
We have always heard that the boll weevil will prove a blessing in disguise for
the farmers of the south. Certainly, the future already looks much brighter
to us.