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LEADING SEMI-WEEKLY OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA
VOLUME 53.
FORMER PLOUGH
BOY NOW HEAD OF
a. ODDFELLOWS
Atlanta, Ga.—From the plow to
the highest office in the gift of
Georgia Odd Fellows is the distinc
tion attained by Paul F. Lindsay,
new grand master of the Georgia I.
O. 0. F., *who only twenty years ago
was steering a plow on a farm in
DeKalb county.
Mr. Lindsay’s rise in the world has
not been chiefly confined to Odd
Fellow channels. He served for four
years as national president of the
Rural Mail Carriers of the United*
States; was a member of the
ture from DeKalb county and is
prominent as a member of the At
lanta bar.
Ha* Changed Work.
Mr. Lindsay has pursued more
than one profession, but always with
an eye single to the service of his
country and his fellowman and has
his work as there appeared
opportunity for advancement and in
creased service. The sturdy stock
from which he descended always has
been recognized as embodying thrift,
courage, honesty, Christian ideals
and a progressive tendency whenev
er community interest and welfare
of citizens was at stake. And the life
of the subject of this brief sketch
has exemplified those sturdy quali
ties at all times.
He was born 45 years ago at Do
raville, in DeKalb county—“just a
small place, but home, all the same,”
Mr. Lindsay says. He attended the
county schools, coming to Atlanta in
the early 90’s to complete grammar
school work. Before and after school
hours he sold papers on the streets
and served as messenger boy for lo
cal telegraph offices. He finished
his education at a private school in
DeKalb county, taught by his father,
Samuel H. Lindsay, a teacher of the
old field school type. Mr. Lindsay’s
mother was Elinor Greene, of Camp
ion county, member of a family
prominent in the early history of
Georgia. He has three brothers.
Completing his education, Mr.
Lindsay turned back to the school
room in the role of a teacher, serv
ing a number of schools over a pe
riod of seven years in DeKalb and
Gwinnett counties. Later he success
fully passed an examination for ru
ral mail letter carrier and in five
years had so impressed his fellow
carriers that he was elected to head
the national organization, a posi
tion he held from 1905 to 1909, de
clining to stand for reelection in or
der to open a law office in Atlanta.
Since 1909 he has practiced law. In
1919 and 1920 he served DeKalb
county as amember of the general
assembly.
Record ai Odd Fellow.
Mr. Linsay entered the grand
lodge, Georgia I. O. 0. F., in 1910,
and served as chairman of the fi
nance committee for ten years.
Largely to his efforts is due credit
for erection of a magnificent home
for indigent Odd Fellows and wid
ows, at Griffin. His friends have
said that his “hobby” was the home
and he fought for appropriations,
worked for the home and finally had
the pleasure of seeing his efforts re
warded with the beautiful building
and modern equipment which was
completed last year.
After serving in practically every
office in Georgia I. 0. O. F. during
the past fourteen years, he was
elected last week at the annual con
vention here as grand master for
Georgia, the highest gift at the
hands of Georgia Odd Fellows.
He assumes the lead of Odd Fel
lows in Georgia at a moment when
strong, virile, capable leadership is
necessary. The feeling throughout
the order is that “he is the right man
in the right place.”
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MRS. MONTGOM
ERY Dp HERE
Mrs. Mary Montgomery, the wife
of Rev. James W. Montgomery, quiet
ly passed to her better home Monday
night, followjng an illness of several
weeks brought on by a stroke of
paralysis.
The deceased was seventy-six years
of age and was Miss Mary Sikes be
fore her marriage. She was a loyal
Baptist and lived up to her proses- ]
sion. She was a native of Gwinnett ■
county and was reared near Auburn,
now Barrow county.
Besides her husband she leaves the
following children: William F. and
.Bartow Montgomery, Atlanta; Emory
ri and Grover C. Montgomery, Law
4%iceville, the latter being cashier of
the Brand Banking Co.; Mrs. A. W.
Cash, Lawrenceville, and Mrs. J. H.
Johnson, Lilburn.
Funeral services w“l • held at the
First Baptist church Wednesday
afternoon at 3:00 o’clock, the same to
be conducted by her pastor, Rev. L.
E. Smith, with interment in the new
cemetery.
The many friends of the family
mourn with them in the loss of this
mother in Israel.
A Break in the Business Recession
That Began First of Tear Is
Shown in Federal Reserve Review.
Washington, June I.—lndications of
a break in the business recession that
began with the new year were shown
by the federal reserve board’s review
for May. While the activity in some
lines can be traced to seasonal in
creases, officials said the tone was
healthier and expressed the belief
that the resulting revival would have
more than temporary life.
There were indications also that
constructive programs were under
consideration in some business circles,
which a few months ago were con
tent to meet only the dimands upon
them and make no future plans.
Greater credit demands were evi
dent in the last thirty days, but these
were met entirely bv l<>&3'
utkiwkuwvtiß auu tnc ering CBrnin^
assets of the federal reserve banks
were not increased. While the renew
ed demands for funds showed, in the
opinion of treasury officials, a spurt
in business, they also indicated that
commercial banks had plenty of
money available for loans, with the
result that rates were easier.
Despite unfavorable weather condi
tions, the survey showed agricultural
operations were further advanced
than at the same date last year, and
compared favorably with an average
for ten years. There was an increase
in crop and livestock prices, and the
purchasing power of farm products
reached the highest point since
March, 1922.
Grain, particularly winter wheat
and rye, was in better condition than
last May. Only about 8 per cent of
the winter wheat acreage was aban
doned, the smallest, with the excep
tion of 1917, since 1893, the report
said. The estimated acreage was
about 37,000,000. On the basis of de
partment of agriculture calculations
May 1, the survey said, the yield of
winter wheat should be about 553,-
000,000 bushels, 19,000,000 bushels
below last year.
Due to seasoned factors, the vol
ume of grain marketed in May was
smaller than in March and April, and
25 per cent less than a year ago.
With the exception of several range
counties in California, where the foot
and mouth disease caused heavy cat
tle losses, the board regarded live
stock conditions as decidedly im
proved over the same date last year.
Report Full Fruit Crop.
Prospects for a full fruit crop were
regarded as good except in some of
the northwestern states, which suf
fered under late April and early May
freezes.
Revised estimates of the California
orange crop indicated that the pro
duction would be about 24,500,000
boxes, as compared with 22,800,000
boxes in the last season. Production
of lemons was reported to be greater
than a year ago.
Florida citrus fruits were nearly
all sold by the end of May, and the
estimates showed a larger output
than the expected production of 20,-
000,000 boxes. Shipments in April
and May were 20 per cent larger than
for the corresponding period a year
ago.
Sharp reduction continued in iron
and steel production in April and
May, the board said, but shipments
were relatively steady, and stocks
were reduced. With the volume of un
filled orders decreasing this condition
was not regarded as satisfactory by
authorities.
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“The Real Quality-Drink”
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LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1924.
coitoncropof
GEORGIA ONLY
68 PER CENT
Atlanta, Ga., June 2, 192-I.—The
correspondnets of the Georgia Coop
erative Crop Reporting Service, re
porting a condition of 68% of nor
mal, indicate the cotton crop on May
25th to be somewhat better than
last year, but still very much below
average.
The condition on the same date
last year was 65%; in 1922, 71%;
in 1921 63%; and the ten year av
erage, 72%.
The comparatively poor condition
of the crop at this time is due large
ly to the effect of cool, unseasonable
weather during April and May, to
gether with a planting season from
one to three weeks late. Such condi
tions have made it very difficult to
get and maintain a stand, and re
tarded growth to such an extent
that the plant has been able to make
very little progress. Warm, dry
weather is badly needed.
Stands in south Georgia are fair
to good, although the plant’s growth
has been greatly retarded by cool
nights. There were many complaints
especially in the south central coun
ties, of lice and of cotton dying. A
majority of the counties in south
Georgia were much later than usual
getting a stand and getting it chop
ped.
On crop report date (May 25th)
much of the cotton in the northern
part of the state was not up to a
stand, although planting was very
nearly completed. With a few ex
ceptions, planting is nearer comple
tion in the northern half of the
state than it was at this time last
year, due to more favorable weather
for preparation and planting in
April and May. Except for a group
of about fifteen counties on the wes
tern side of the state and a few oth
er spotted areas, the condition tia.,
the 9tate are abeve those of last
year. Recent heavy rains and hail
have damaged stands in some places.
A larger percentage of the grow
ers are using fertilizer this year,
and there is an increase of 10% in
the amount used per acre.
Reports indicate that weevils are
not as numerous as at this time last
year, a favorable indication, partly
offset by the exereme lateness of
the crop. The damage this pest might
do is largely contingent upon the
amount and distribution of rainfalls
during the next three months.
Z. R. PETTET,
Agricultural Statistician.
V. C. CHILDS,
Agricultural Statistician.
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In the 'Twist Bottles
“The Real Quality-Drink”
Tobacco Consumption Shrinks.
The demand for the old crop was
fairly well sustained in April, accord
ing to the survey, which added that
while consumption was smaller in
April than in March, consumption for
the month averaged well above April
of other years since 1918. The con
sumption in April last year was the
argest in six years.
Exports increased in the first two
weeks of May and were larger than |
the corresponding period last year, I
and were greater also than in April.
This continued export demand, to
gether with a fairly well sustained
domestic call, has reduced the avail
able supply of raw cotton, the survey
said, and stocks to mills and ware
houses have likewise declined.
Notwithstanding a seasonal decline
in the production of all tobacco prod
ucts except cigarettes in April, the
report said that activity in the tobac
co market was well maintained. The
output of cigars and manufactured
tobacco products was smaller than in
April, 1923, but the output of cigar
ettes was materially larger.
The tobacco marketing season clos
ed in practically all districts in April,
and final estimates indicate that the
Virginia crop for 1923 was 151,908,-
000 pounds, as compared with 156,-
750,000 pounds in 1922. Prices aver
aged lower for all classes of tobacco
than in the preceding season, which
may be attributed in part, the sur
vey declared, to the lower quality of
the 1923 crop. The greatest decline
in price was in the average value of
the bright tobacco.
The Burley Tobaeco Growers’ as
sociation in Kentucky made a third
payment on the 1922 crop in April,
which brought the total paid for that
crop to $43,000,000, and represented
final setUement on a number of
grades.
Preparations for the new crop were
reported progressing satisfactorily
in all districts, but plant beds were
retarded somewhat by the cold weath
er and the plants were small for May
1.
Mi»s Louise Brand Brides
! maid at Hines-Boatright
Wedding in Cordele, Ga.
Cordele, Ga.—A prominent wed
ding of the season, characterized by
great beauty and of wide social in
terest was that of Miss Fredericka
Boatright, of this city, and Mr. Em
mett Womack Hines, of Atlanta,
formerly of Milledgeville, which was
solemnized Wednesday evening, at 9
o’clock, at Christ Episcopal cjiurch.
Rev. John Moore Walker, of At
lanta, performed the impressive ring
service, assisted by Rev. J. Harry
Chesley,i vicar of Christ church.
The church, which is of quaint ar
chitecture, was beautifully decorated
in green and white. Graceful gar-
lands of southern smilax draped the
windows, chancel rail and column
posts, and pedestal baskets held
white hydrangea blossoms. A vase of
exquisite Easter lilies graced the al
tar and at either side were seven
branched candlesticks burning white
cathedral candles.
The wedding music was rendered
by Mrs. Lee Espy at the organ, and
Mr. J. I. Cofield as violinist. "To An
Evening Star,” and “The Barcarole”
were played during the assembling
of the guests. Mr. Henry Jennings
sang “I Only Know,” this being a
beautiful wedding song composed by
Mrs. E. R. Hines, of Milledgeville,
mother of the groom, a gifted mu
sician and writer, and was dedicated
to the bride and groom.
Mrs. John Howard Webb sang
“Entreat Me Not To Leave Thee.”
Mendelssohn’s wedding march was
played for the entrance of the wed
ding party, and the bridal chorus an.
nounced the approach of the bride.
During the ceremony Schubert’s ser
enade was rendered, and as a bene
diction song, a quartet composed of
Mr. Bob Hirris, Mr. Henry Jennings,
Mr. Ed C. Jones and Mrs. O. T. Gow
er sang very softly, “O Perfect
Love.”
Master Rollo Larsen was the can
dle lighter, And wore the choir vest
ment
herdess girls, Miss Sara Strozier,
Miss Mildred Churchwell, of Jack
sonville; Miss Elizabeth Cannon and
Miss Pauline Wheeler.
The groomsmen, who also acted as
ushers, were Mr. Paul Wilkes, Mr.
R. D. Cole, of Atlanta; Mr. Roland
Radl’ord, of Monroe, and Mr. Gar
land Reid, of Milledgeville. They en
tered in twos, alternating with the
bridesmaids who were Miss Louise
Brand, of Lawrenceville; Miss Eula
Peterson, of Vidalia; Mrs. U. V.
Whipple, of Cuthbert, and Mrs. Grey
Holmes, of Rome. All four were sim
ilarly attired in lovely gowns of
georgette in pastel shades, quaintly
fashioned with flounces of cream
lace, and carried old-fashioned nose
gays of garden flowers.
Miss Louie Dean Stephens, of
Woodstock, was maid of honor,
wearing a lovely creation of tur
quoise blue georgette, beaded in
crystal. Her old-fashioned bouquet
was of garden flowers showered
with sweet peas.
The dainty little flower girl was
Betty Jones, winsome little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed C. Jones.
The two lovely little flower girls
were Ann Kilby Smith and Caroline
Gower.
The bride entered with her father,
Judge F. G. Boatright, who gave her
in marriage, and they were met at
the altar by the groom and his best
man, Mr. Everette Strupper, of Co
lumbus.
The bride was radiantly lovely in
her wedding gown, which was an im
ported model of georgette over ivory
satin, fashioned along straight lines
and heavily beaded in crystal. The
long court train of tulle and satin
fell from her shoulders, and was
adorned with dainty sprays of or
ange blossoms. Her tulle veil was ar
ranged in cap effect and held with a
coroneit of orange blossoms. Her
bouquet was of bride’s roses show
ered with valley lilies and she car
ried a real lace handkerchief, a fam
ily heirloom.
Following the ceremony, a bril
liant reception was held at the home
of the bride’s parents, Judge and
Mrs. F. G. Booatright, on Four
teenth avenue.
A profusion of Dorothy Perkins
roses formed the artistic decora
tions of the living room, music room
and dining room, the color motif of
pink being carried out in the ices
and mints.
Forming the receiving line were:
Judge and Mrs. F. G. Boatright, the
bride and groom, Judge and Mrs. E.
R. Hinei; ; of Milledgeville, the
groom’s parents, and the members
of the wedding party.
Throughout the reception hours a
program of orchestra music was ren
dered.
Miss Mary Bulloch, Miss Margaret
Bulloch, Miss Louise Slade and Miss
Laura Frauser kept the bride’s reg-
SUMMER SCHOOLS
FOR TEACHERS AT
A. & MJCHOOLS
The summer schools authorized
last year by the General Assembly
will begin on Tuesday, July first,
and end with the state examination
on August Ist. In all there will be
thirteen of these schools, the twelve
District A. & M. Schools and one at
Ellijay. The respective principals of
the District Schools will be in charge
at their schools. At Ellijay, Mr. W.
P. Martin, superintendent of the
schools at Dublin, will be the princi-
pal. However, until the opening of
this school Supt. F. E. Pettit, Elli
jay, Ga., will be in charge.
Five regular instructors will be as.
signed to each sch'Ool. One of these
will be a specialist in prmiary meth
ods, one in English, one in Arithme
tic, and one in Geography. The fifth
will be an all around good school
man and will handle subjects not
otherwise assigned and will deal with
school problems and school organiza
tion. In addition to these instruct
ors there will be some thirty people
who will form an itineraacy, spend
ing from one to five days at each
school. Among the subjects taught
by these itinerant instructors will be
Penmanship, (Zaner-Bloser Method),
Spelling, (Mastery of Words),
Arithmetic, (very interesting and in
structive), Health in its different
phases, History by one who has
achieved wonderful success in this
subject, and numerous other sub
jects, all interesting. The five State
Supervisors will make the circuit, in
specting the work done in the
schools as well as aiding teaching.
The general plan will be to teach
the students how to teach, rather
than to add to their scholastic at
tainments. The students will observe
Master Teachers,—just bow lesson
plans are made and how these plans
au aviuat v-iacto m iwc j/»avv»vc. hvmvom
Toward the end of the term the stu
dents will develop type lessons, make
plans for the same, and teach these
either to a class of their fellow stu
dents, or in the practice school.
The question will be asked, just
who should attend. Certainly all
those who will teach next year, who
have had little or no experience, and
all elementary teachers would be
greatly helped in observing Master
Teachers as they present type les
sons.
Full credit will be given to stu
dents finishing the term and a re
cord of each teacher will be filed
with the Department of Certifica
tion which will be of value in pro
fessionalizing certificates in the fu
ture.
The entire cost for the five weeks
will be twenty dollars, —sixteen dol
lars for board and four dollars inci
dentals, to be paid to the school. In
cluded in this will be the one dollar
charged for state certificates.—
Georgia State School Items.
SINGING.
There will be an all day singing at
Martin’s Chapel next Sunday. We
are expecting Bartow Morgan, of At
lanta, H. T. Ethridge and other good
singers. Will use Christian Harmony.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
For bu*ine»*. We carry all grade* of
Fertilizer*, including Nitrate of So
da, Sulphate of Ammonia, and 16%
Acid. AI»o 801 l Weevil Poi*on, which
i* Hill’* Mixture and Calcium Ar»en
ate, wholesale or retail. Will accept
your order for quick ihipment to any
point in the county or state. U«e re
liable wee\ il poiaon a* you have no
time for projecting. Write, phone or
call,
C. R. WARE and C. U. BORN,
jel6c Lawrenceville, Ga.
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ister.
Punch was served from flower
embedded bowls, presided over by
Miss Sue Harris, Miss Alene Fenn,
Miss Martha Fox, Miss Elizabeth
Statham, Mrs. J. T. Haile, Mrs. Ro
land Lanier, Mrs. Donald Taylor, of
Cuthbert; Mrs. Earle Statham, Mrs.
Edgar Fletcher and Mrs. Francis
Hines.
The bride’s gifts to her attend
ants were silver bracelets, and to the
candlelighter gold sleeve buttons.
The groom presented each of his at
tendants with a gold pencil.
Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs.
Hines left for a wedding trip to
Washington, D. C., and other points,
and upon their return will be at
home to their friends at their apart
ment on North Boulevard, in Atlan
ta.
COFER IS FREED
REED SHOOTING
Justifiable homicide was the ver
dict of Justices Robinson, Bi;own
and Wilbanks at the preliminary
hearing of Jacob R. Gofer, charged
with the murder of Cobb Reed,
which was held Tuesday afternoon
in Lawrenceville court house.
On the night of Friday, May 30th,
Gofer fired through his window at a
man said to have been trying to
raise the window and Cobb died soon
after having been carried to a
Gainesville hospital.
Cofer, being arrested and placed
in the Gwinnett jail and court hav
ing adjourned until the third Mon
day of August, asked for prelimi
nary hearing which was given as
stated Tuesday afternoon.
The defendant and witnesses stat
ed that Cofer’s home had been rock
ed several nights before the shoot
ing and that he had been having
some trouble with different men,
whom he had ordered to stay away
from his home, and that Reed was
drinking the night of the shooting.
Members of the Cofer family stated
that someone, unknown to them, was
trying to raise a bedroom window
when Cofer fired a shotgun through
the window the shooting Reed re
sulting.
The defense bought out the excel
lent reputation borne by Cofer, who
is thirty-seven years of age and has
resided on the A. J. Crane farm,
near Buford, Pucketts district, for
the past fifteen years, stated that
he fired in the protection of his
home and property and asked that
he be freed.
The state contended that “Cofer
shot too quick” and should be held
under bond for manslaughter. No
verdict for murder was asked.
Cobb Reed was twenty-two years
of age, worked in Buford and lived
only a few miles from the Cofer
Col. I. L" Oakes represented the
state and prosecution while Col. O.
A. Nix appeared for the defense.
Yellow Pine Is
Nearly Exhausted
Atlanta, Ga., June 2.—But one-fifth
of the original stand of Georgia’s for
ests remains today and we are mak
ing fast inroads on that. We are cut
ting down our timber and giving little
thought to the future, other than if
we can’t get our lumber from Georgia
we can get it elsewhere. We are cut
ting what we have left four times as
fast as it is growing back.
We know though that we are pay
ing several times more today for lum
ber and wood products than a few
years ago and that the cost of build
ing is keeping many a poor fellow
from bu'Wing a home, the sweetest
desire of his ambition.
We accept these conditions as fol
lowing the war and are hoping for
beicer times, which may never come
if the law of supply and demand rules
forever more.
We must produce timber in Geor
gia. We must raise the supply to
meet our demands if there is to be
any relief from present costs or if we
are to hold it where it is.
As individuals we know but little
of our forest conditions so we must
take the information and advice of
those who have made a study of it and
of those whose business or duty it is
to find out.
The U. S. Forest service and some
of our own Georgia citizens have
made extended investigations (’nd
after long research and study tell us
that we are fast nearing the point of
danger and that within the next
twenty to twenty-five years the mat
ter of yellow pine will find us at the
point of pi actical exhaustion, provid
ed that we do not begin now to re
forest our cut over and idle lands.
They say that the Georgia climate
and soil will produce timber as quick
as any other setion in the United
States and that the south can produce
sufficient to supply the balance of the
country if it will but get to work.
They also inform us that it is neces
sary for each state to set up some
form of state management, or lead-,
ership you might say, so that the
matter of growing timber may be di
rected along the best and quickest line
as it is too big and varied a proposi
tion to run along helter skelter, un
aided, except by master and exper
ienced hands.
At this time the Georgia Forestry
Association is at work on the matter
and it behooves us as citizens to sup
port them morally if not financially
in its efforts to bring the matter to A
proper and thorough discussion by
the members of the coming legisla
ture.
In its report to the United States
senate, the special committee on for
estry, after makng complete investi
gations, said in its report No. 28 to
ISSUED EVERY
MONDAY and THURSDAY
{BARNARD IS
APPOINTED TO
POLICE GWINNETT
At the regular meeting of Gwin
nett county board of commissioners,
with all members present, on Mon
day, June 2nd, a trade was made
with J. L. Barnard to act as coun
ty policeman and after signing up
of the necessary papers County Po
liceman Barnard took up his duties.
From the board’s office it was
learned that Policeman Barnard was
being put on as an experiment and
that perhaps later more men would
be added or the office abolished as
the need might be.
It was said that the duties of the
county policeman chiefly would bei
the capture and seizure of automo
biles transporting whisky on the!
county highways, that tl}e whisky
would be brought to the court bouse
where the cans would be cut open
and the contraband destroyed while
the automobiles would be stored un
til legally condemned and sold ac
cording to law.
The contract entered into, which
can be terminated at any time by
the board, provided that Barnard
shall pay his own expenses, his com
pensation being derived from part
of the sales price of the ears. Bond
was given in the sum of SI,OOO, be
ing signed by two prominent citi
zens of Norcross.
It was the expressed opinion of
Commissioner T. L. Harris that jus
tice would be meted out to violators
of the prohibition law and that the
county treasury would be enriched
if the plans operated out as hoped
for.
J. L. Barnard has served as police
man, special railroad officer, depu
ty sheriff and other offices of like
nature and has made his home at
Norcross for several years.
Sales of automobiles failed during
the spring to come up to expectations,
and as a result, the output of cars
was reduced statistics were declared
to indicate a further decline was
probable.
April lumber production was great
er than in March, and there were in
dications that the output was increas
ing. The buying of lumber was de
scribed by the board as “by no means
active,” but it added that the larger
building construction program neces
sarily required purchases on a large
=cale.
Although anthracite markets im
proved somewhat in recent weeks, the
bituminous coal business apparently
was in the throes of an “extreme in
dustrial depression” and the coke pro
duction was at a low level.
Weather conditions during April
and May continued unsatisfactorily
for the growing cotton crop in many
sections, the survey showed. Plant
ing has been delayed by low tempera
tures and excessive rains, and much
replanting has been necessary, but
fertilizers are being used in increas
ing quantities, and the survey report
ed that border states territory, hith
erto unused for cotton production, is
being brought under cotton cultivation
this year.
801 l weevils are appearing in the
southernmost areas of the cotton belt,
but early indications do not make it
appear that the damage yet is serious.
the sixty-eighth congress:
“The exhaustion of the Virgin for
ests in the United States has already
progressed so far as to seriously en
hance the cost of lumber and to cur
tail its use. This condition must be
expected to become more acute for
many years —after all has been said,
however, the fundamental need of the
situation is to increase the volume of
timber growth in the United States
as rapidly as that can be accom
plished, all other remedies and expedi
ents combined will fall far short of
supplying our national require
ments.”
The lumber and turpentine re
ources of Georgia are fading away.
We have it in our power to perpetu
ate them —-shall we do it, or shall we
do nothing and face the consequence ?
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