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IN THE RANKS
GEN. EVANS WILL be found doing
VALIAN BITTLt FOB DEMOCRACY.
A Strong and Manly Letter in Which He An
nounces His Withdrawal from the Con
test —He Counsels Harmony.
General Evans has withdrawn from the
gubernatorial race.
In a strong, splendid letter he announces
that from now on he will be found In the
ranks, continuing as heretofore, his active
service for the party, for the state, and
for the country. Sincerely does he thank
his friends who have given him such loyal
support; wisely does he counsel his brother
democrats to harmony; and with the earn
estness characteristic of the man he ten
ders his services without reserve to the
state executive committee and to the future
campaign committee to be freely used in
support of the party and its nominees.
It is just such a letter as his friends
knew he would write and by it he has
added to his hosts of friends and admirers
throughout the state.
The letter speaks eloquently for itself.
Here it is:
General Evans’s Letter.
Atlanta. Ga.. June 23.—T0 the Democratic
Party in Georgia: This will announce to you
that I now resume my place in the ranks
to continue rs heretofore my active service
for the party, state and country. The same
considerations of party unity whicH
prompted my candidacy at first now in
duces me to withdraw, for I would not press
my personal preferment so as to imperil
the success of my party.
With great gratification I observe the
popular majorities which have spoken on
my behalf and I desire to declare my grat
itude to all those who have thus unselfish
ly and earnestly supported my cause. Dur
ing the public, discussions in all parts of
the state for the past three months I have
endeavored t'o speak worthily of the prin
ciples which I maintain without provoking
discord among our people, or tarnish the
honor of our party, and now that the con
test for the nomination is ended, I tender
my service without reserve to the state ex
ecutive committee, and to the future cam
paign committee to be freely used in sup
port of the party and its nominees.
In this withdrawal of my aspirations to
the highest office in your gift I take with
me the satisfaction of having borne myself
both as a true democrat and as a faithful
son of my native state, nor has the mis
representations of my sentiments and acts
■which were made for campaign purposes
affected my fealty to the party nor my
purpose to be true to myself.
I may be permitted to counsel you to pre
serve the harmony, the principles and the
power of our party, not only in the state,
but in the union. Our allegiance is due to
the national as tvell as the state democratic
party.
My views, as published in September,
1893, urged earnestly the maintenance of
our state and national democratic unity
upon the basis of the Chicago platform. I
held then that differences of opinions among
democrats should not cause personal and
bitter criticisms of those of our leaders
upon whom had been imposed the responsi
bilities of office, nor produce factional di
visions in democratic ranks. In all my
speeches made since that time I have con
sistently held to that same counsel. Re
ferring to my interview of 1893, I beg leave
to repeat its advice in regard to the un
wisdom of assailing the entire democratic
congress and the national administration
in those fault finding terms of impatient
dissent which may be expected of the foes
of democracy, but cannot with propriety
be employed by its loyal friends. What
ever may be the dissatisfaction with the
course of events since the party came into
power, it is certainly true that, taken as a
whole, the national administration is dem
ocratic and our Georgia congressmen are
true democrats. We can, therefore, well
leave the task of condemnation to the foes
of the party, and, laying aside personal
antipathies, as well as factious antagon
ism, we can and must agree with each
other on our platform of principles and a <
loyal support of the leaders of our party. '
We can confide “in the integrity of pur
pose on the part of the national adminis
tration that all those great principles of
financial relief and civil reform clearly set
forth in the Chicago platform and pivoted
on reform in our system of custom house
taxation should have force and effect in
the laws to be enacted by congress and in '
the conduct of every department of gov- 1
eminent.” Such is the language of a vote
of confidence, recently given by a county
democratic meeting, that every demociat
may cast.
Upon our fidelity to our principles, our
patriotic devotion to our country, and our
party unity depend the success of our na
tional party. Our state affairs demand our
equal attention upon the same grounds.
Believing that we will have a victory, both
state and national, I am, at your service,
CLEMENT A. EVANS. (
JI DGE TIRNER NOMINATED.
Hla District Calls Him Again to Hep- i
resent it.
Jesup, Ga., June 19.—(Special.)—The
eleventh congressional district convention
met here today. It was called to order by
Chairman C. R. Pendleton, of Lowndes.
On motion of J. L. Beach, of Glynn, Dr.
B. H. Patterson, of Appling, was elected
permanent chairman of the meeting and
R. G. Dickinson, of Clinch, was elected
secretary.
Dr. Charles Hicks, of Laurens, in a ring
ing democratic speech nominated Hon. H.
G. Turner for congressman from this dis
trict. The motion was seconded by vari
ous other members of the convention and
Judge Turner was nominated by a rising
vote.
On motion of Dr. Charles Hicks the fol
lowing were appointed a committee to
draft resolutions endorsing the present ad
ministration: Dr. Charles Hicks, E. P. S.
Demmock and J. W. Bennett, of Glynn.
The following resolutions were read and
adopted with one dissenting voice:
“Be it resolved, By the democratic con
gressional convention for the eleventh dis
trict of Georgia that it unconditionally and
without reserve endorse the administration
of Grover Cleveland as being wise, able
and conservative, knowing no section, but
looking solely to the interest of the whole
country.”
There being no further business before
the convention it was adjourned. Immedi
ately after adjournment, the executive com
mittee was called together and C. R.
Pendleton, of Lowndes, was elected chair
man and Walter S. Clements, of Dodge,
secretary.
The following telegram was forwarded
to Captain Turner:
“The convention nominated you unani-
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To this Captain Turner replied as fol
lows:
"Washington, D. C., June 19, 1894.—Dr.
B. H. Patterson, Chairman Jesup Conven
tion: I sincerely thank the convention.
“H. G. TURNER.”
TALKING OF CLAY.
Democrats in and Around Macon Want Him
to Manage the Campaign.
Macon, Ga., June 22.—(Special?)—There is
a strong sentiment in this community for
Hon. Steve Clay to be elected chairman of
the gubernatorial convention, which meets
in Atlanta on August 2d, and that he also
be made chairman of the democratic state
executive committee. The two positions
usually go hand in hand. It is understood
that the Hon. Allen Fort, of Americus,
the present popular and efficient acting
chairman of the executive committee, who
succeeded Chairman W. Y. Atkinson when
that gentleman announced himself a can
didate for governor, will not offer for the
chairmanship bf the new committee inas
much as he is holding the high and respon
sible position of state railway commis
sioner, and his law business is so very
heavy and pressing. It would give the Bibb
county delegates great pleasure to vote for
Steve Clay for chairman, and similar ex
pressions come from counties below Macon.
He has all the qualities for successful
leadership. He is capable, energetic, ag
gressive and zealous. He is a brilliant
campaigner and a thorough organizer. He
is the very man to triumphantly lead the
democratic hosts against the third party.
Steve Clay would do more than any other
man to heal whatever dissensions might
exist within his party. All parties, whether
Evansites or Atkinsonians, would rally
about him, and enthusiastically aid him to
win x a glorious victory. Steve Clay is the
man for the honor.
IN 'lllE SEVENTH DISTRICT.
The Congressional Convention Culled
to Meet August tibtii.
Rome, Ga., June 20.—(Special.)—The
democratic executive committee of the
seventh congressional district met here to
day with the following delegates present:
It. T. Fouche, of Floyd; Trammel Starr, of
Whitfield; W. Trox Bankston, of Catoosa;
J. B. Hill, of Walker; Wesley Shropshire,
of Chattooga; M. A. B. Tatum, of Dodge;
C. D. McGregor, of Paulding; E. S. Grif
fith, of Paulding; E. B. Russell, of Polk;
James McKamie, of Murray. Gordon,
Cobb and Bartow were not represented.
The committee decided to hold the nomina
ting convention in Dalton on August 29th.
The delegates are all confident that the
third party will give no serious trouble
in the election. It has been rumored that
Seaborn Wright will make the race as an
independent. He has already been en
dorsed by the third party in Catoosa.
A senator Named.
Augusta, Ga., June 20.—(Special.)—Dele
gates from Glasscock, Jefferson and Rich
mond counties, composing the eighteenth
senatorial district, met in convention today.
Mr. Caulk nominated for senator Bryan
Cumming, of Richmond. The secretary
called the roll of counties and they voted
as follows: Richmond, 6; Jefferson, 4;
Glasscock, 2. Mr. Cumming was declared
unanimously elected.
LETTERS FROM HIE PEOPLE.
Mr. Carlisle’s Prophecy.
Editor Constitution—l have read with
considerable interest your editorial in tms
morning’s paper on "The Collapse ot a
Boom,” in which you deal with the terrific
failure of Humprey B. Chamberlain, ot
Denver. It is said that the creditors ot
this great real estate enterprise lost fully
three million live hundred thousand dollars,
their money having been invested in an
sorts of lands and improvements in Colo
rado and the west.
The moral you draw, warning the people
against promoting and booming schemes,
is all very good, and I thoroughly agree
•with what you say about boom towns, nut
dees it not strike you, Mr. Editor, that
back of this devastating collapse, involving
millions of dollars, is something ot more
serious import than the false structure ot
a boom enterprise. Is not the real trouoie
to be found in the fact that all of this mon
ey was invested under one standard or
money and the collapse caused by'-lhe de
preciation of values resulting irom anomer
standard? In other words, is it not the re
sult of the appreciation in gold and the de
preciation in silver and the consequent de
moralization of business values caused by
the establishment of the single gold stand
ard. Those people invested their money in
Colorado and other western states, and
bought by these unfortunate creditors when
forced to sale under the coll.ipae caused
by the single gold standard, had probably
decreased in value from 50 to 75 per cent.
Hence the collapse.
Some years ago Hon. John G. Carlisle,
now secretary of the treasury, in defending
the use of silver as a standard money met
al, from his seat on the floor of the house
of representatives, attacked most vigorous
ly tlie “conspiracy” to destroy "from tnree
sevenths to one-half of the metallic money
of the world,” the words quoted being his
own; and of the danger lurking behind
the consummation of this terrible outrage
he uttered these most significant words:
“The consummation of such a scheme
would ultimately entail more misery upon
the human race than all the wars, pesti
lences, and famines that ever occurred in
the history of the world."
Now, Mr. Editor, was not this a propn“-
cy? Has not the pestilence of demonetiza
tion done its fearful work, as predicted?
Is not the horrible failure in Denver, ana
other vast collapses which nave taKen
place, direct evidence of the trutli of Mr.
Carlisle's lamentable prophecy ot wnat
would follow the “consummation ot such a
scheme?”
From the continuation of the same disas
trous, demoralizing and pestilential results,
may the good God in His mercy deliver us,
and may that mercy allow Him, in the final
day of judgment to look with compassion
and forgiveness upon those who have
wrought this ruin on our people, Is tne
prayer of A BIMETALLIST.
How the Mighty Arc Fallen.
Montgomery, Ala., June 22.—(Special )
The Mobile News thus recites the hard
luck ot some of the local namesakes of
illustrious statesmen:
“Benjamin Franklin was recently soundly
flogged for stealing chickens, Thomas Jef
ferson was put on the flock pile for va
grancy, James Madison was fined for get
ting drunk, Aaron Burr had his eye gouged
out in a fight, Zachary Taylor robbed a
widow of her spoons, John Wesley was
caught breaking into a store, George
Washington is on trial for attempted 'out
rage, Andrew Jackson was shot in a negro
barroom, Martin Luther hung himself on
the garden palings while stealing a basket
ot vegetables, and Napoleon Bonaparte is
breaking rock for a $3 fine in New Orleans.
What’s the matter with the old boys?”
SPEAKS AT CONYERS.
HON. H. r. ATKINSON ADDRESED A
LARGE CROWD FRIDAY.
He Pay* a Haudnome Tribute to Gen. Evan*
and Has Some Pleasant Words About
Atlanta—His Position Nationally.
Conyers, Ga., June 22.—(Special.)—Hon.
W. Y. Atkinson delivered a strong and
eloquent address at the courthouse at 10
o’clock this morning and was greeted by an
audience which tested the capacity of the
courtroom. His speech was replete with
good democratic doctilne and in it three
features were notable. One of the e was the
tribute he paid his distinguished opponent,
another was his tribute to Atlanta and
her people and the third was his clear-cut
statement of his position ua the Chicago
platform.
As Colonel Atkinson walked to the stand
he was greeted with hearty applause.
A Tribute to General Evans.
"I am glad,” said he, “for the suggestion
which your chairman has made that this
is simply a family fight, a friendly rivalry.
I am glad to say that it has been that
throughout. I have never used one harsh
or unkind word concerning my distinguish
ed competitor, who is a gentleman of the
highest worth and the purest character. 1
have said nothing unkind for two reasons.
One of these is that I do not indulge in
mud slinging, and the other is that my dis
tinguished competitor deserves no unkind
words that could be uttered. His treatment
of me has been that of a manly man and
a true gentleman. He has not said one word
which will bring him shame or mortifica
tion and neither have I. Between the two
candidates it has indeed been a friendly ri
valry; they have conducted themselves on
a high plane, and if we can go through a
lively campaign and end as friends, certain
ly our friends can and will lay aside any
differences which the contest may have
engendered. We are friends, he and I, and
I honor him as a man and love him as a
Christian gentleman. There is then no rea
son why any member of the democratic
party should carry in his heart a.nji unkind
feeling toward any other member of the
party, and 1 am satisfied there will be none.
We must keep in view the fact that we
are all democrats, that we entered this
campaign as friends and must end it as
friends —presenting a united front and stand
ing shoulder to shoulder must bring defeat
and disaster to the third party. From the
beginning of this campaign until now, J
have proclaimed that it was the duty of
the democrats to name their candidate for
governor, and that so far as my democracy is
concerned, it mattered not upon whom they
might decide; that if my distinguished com
petitor were selected as the nominee, I
would be found battling as hard as I knew
how for the principles of democracy.”
Colonel Atkinson’s remarks on this line
were greeted with hearty applause, lie then
went on to refer to some of the features
of the campaign, and explained at some
length his position on the soldiers’ home.
As to Atlanta.
“They have charged,” said he, “that 1
have been fighting Atlanta. That's wrong.
I have made no fight on Atlanta, and my
speeches from one end of Georgia to the
other will bear me out in tnat statement.
I have always drawn the distinction be
tween the people of Atlanta and those poli
ticians who were fighting me, and in my
controversy with them 1 have, 1 think,
demonstrated my ability to give as well
as to take. As for Atlanta—l am proud of
Atlanta as ono of the greatest cities ot
Georgia and of the south, a city in which
every Georgian and every southerner has a
right to feel pride. It is a city whose popu
lation is made up of thrifty, active, enter
prising Georgians—men who love their home
end work for its interests. I an, anxious
to see that splendid city, which sprung
from tlie ruins left by Sherman, grow in its
strength and power. All that she adds in
strength to herself, she adds to the strength
of Georgia. 1 do not make and I have not
made any war upon Atlanta or upon the
people of Atlanta; what I have said is that
we who live in counties outside of Atlanta
have a right to a fair division of the offices
and I think I have made that pretty clear.
No, I have not fought. Atlanta or the people
of Atlanta. 1 am as proud of her as any
of her sons, for Atlanta belongs to Geor
gia.”
On National Issues.
The speaker then went on to define hi:
position on national issues. He said that h<
stood just where iie stood two years
ago when he went before the people ci
Georgia and called upon them to rally t<
the standard of democracy. “1 believe," sale
he, "that it is the duty of a political part.,
to be honest with the people, just as it is
the duty of an individual to be honest in
ail his obligations. A party’s first duty is
to stand by the pledges it makes to tlie
people.”
Colonel Atkinson declared himself In favor
of a revision of the tariff, in favor of the
income tax and of the repeal of the .10
per cent tax on state bank issues.
“I believe in tlie free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver. We differ with
our friends in the eas't on the currency
question and it is our duty to put forward
men to represent our views, who can im
press those views upon the country and
the world. Now, 1 differ with the president
and the administration upon some of the
details relating to the settlement of this
question. Ail of us—Cleveland and all—be
lieve in gold and silver currency. Mr. Cleve
land believes in silver as money and in th'
coinage of it on equal terms with gold,
but he believes that the only way to do
this is by international agreement. There
is where 1 and a great many other members
of the party, especially here in the south,
differ with him. An international agree
ment Is, In my opinion, too remote a con
tingency to consider now. It is the duty of
the government not to wait for that, but
to take hold of this financial question for
itself. Our country is amply able to take
hold of this question and settle it for our
selves without waiting for the nod of a
monarch. Now, while I differ with the pres
ident and the administration on these ques
tions, we must not forget that it is our
administration. However, it is our plain
duty to stand by our own views, to discuss
the questions in frankness, candor and tol
erance with our brethren in the other parts
of the country and to put forward to rep
resent us men who will represent the views
>f their people. While the president is our
president and the only friend the south has
had in the president's chair in thirty years,
we still have a right to differ with him
tnd to differ in earnestness, insisting upon
our views.”
He said that while congress has not done
everything which the people have expected,
it has still done a good deal. The way to
estimate its work, he argued, was not by
comparison witli an ideal standard, but with
what other congresses have accomplished
in the same time. Judged by this standard,
congress has done as much as could be
expected of it.
To the Third Party.
Colonel Atkinson then turned his attention
to the third party and showed that the
real test of party loyalty must be made as
to platforms and not as to men. He declared
that the third party people did not them
selves believe in the platform of their party.
In strong words he pointed out the prob
able results of division among the people
and he urged those members of the third
party who might be present to come back
into the fold and work together for the
interests of Georgia, building up and devel
oping our great state.
He was frequently Interrupted by applause
and at the conclusion of his speaking every
body present came up and shook hands with
him, pledging their sincere support in case
of his nomination.
Bryan for Atkinson.
Savannah, Ga., June 18.—(Special.)—Bryan
county elected Atkinson delegates in mass
meeting Saturday. Lester was endorsed
for congress and William Clifton for secre
' tary of state. All other incumbents of the
statehouse were endorsed.
No Etc lit in Crawford.
i Knoxville, Ga., June 20.—(Special.)—-
Crawford county went for Atkinson today
by a small majority. The vote was light.
No fight was made for General Evans.
i Since Bibb went for Atkinson the Evans
men determined to make no fight.
Wilkinson for Atkinson.
Irwinton, Ga., June 20.—(Special.)—Wil
kinson county acted today. Atkinson car
ried the county by a small majority. The
I figures are not obtainable tonight.
* Banks Goes by a Small Majority.
1 Du la, Ga., June 20.—(Special.)—Banks
! county has gone for Atkinson by a small
i majority. Word comes from Homer that
. nine precincts give Atkinson 39 majority.
, Three yet tq be heard from will increase
his lead.
’ Atkinson Takes Colquitt.
Moultrie, Ga.. June 20.—(Special.)—Atkin
son delegates were chosen in Colquitt coun
’ ty yesterday.
lALKING OF PLANS.
The Immigration Congress in Now York is
Well Attended.
New York, June 21.—About 300 gentlemen
1 who are interested in the commercial pros
-1 perity of the south and who wish to at
tract the attention of northern capitalists
to the advantages it offers for investment,
i had a conference at the Fifth Avenue hotel
this morning. The meeting was the contin
‘ uance of one of a similar kind held at Au
gusta, three weeks ago, and with the re
sult of which Senator Walsh, of Georgia,
, Colonel D. B. Dyer and R. H. Edmonds,
of Baltimore, the prime movers in the enter-
I prise, were not entirely satisfied. All the
varied business Interests of the soutli sent
! representatives to the conference. Senator
Walsh did not appear, being detamed at
Washington by the possibility of a vote in
tlie senate today on the income tax pro
vision of the tariff bill.
W hat was Aeconiplislwd bv the Meeting.
New York, June 22. —The Southern Devel
’ opment Association, for tlie convention of
southerners and New York capitalists,
which met yesterday, has formed a per
manent organization and given it a name.
It concluded Its business in this city early
this morning. The outcome of the deliber
, ations yesterday was the appointment of
a permanent committee on organization,
who are to prepare plans for the formation
of local committees, who will endeavor,
by laying the advantages which the south
possesses before northern and eastern capi
' talists, to promote the various commercial
interests of the southern states.
After midnight the committee on organi
zation held a session which did not con
clude until 2 o’clock this morning. Captain
Hugh It. Garden presided. A number of
suggestions were thrown out, and it was
finally decided that each of the twenty-five
' members who compose the committee
should submit a plan at the next meeting
of the committee, which will be held at
Captain Garden's office, No. 33 Nassau
street, July 12th.
. Colonel D. B. Dyer, of Augusta, Ga., the
originator of the movement, said today
that one of the chief things to be done
would be to make arrangements with the
various transportation companies connect
ing with the south to run monthly excur
sions at cheap rates. This would enable
people from New York and other eastern
and northern cities to visit the south,
and judge for themselves of its great
natural advantages. "I have,” Colonel Dyer
said, “invested over $1,000,000 in southern
property. The great natural advantages of
the south only require to be better known
to be appreciated. We have good land,
minerals and gold in abundance, extensive
coal fields and immcr.se timber regions.
Besides, we have any quantity of water
power. We will appoint local committees
in each county, who will act under a state
committee, who v.-ill act with the committee
on organization. We will get landholders
to give a three or four years’ option at a
very reasonable price on laud of all de
scription ’, and a similar option on wa(*i
power. We shall establish a bureau of
information in New York, which will ex
tensively advertise our advantages, which
will also impress on suitable immigrants
the prospects they may look forward to
if they will make the south their home.
We must have good immigrants to open
up our country. A lot of money has been
wasted by individuals in trying to promote
colonization and improvement in the south,
but, now that we have succeeded in estab
lishing a permanent organization and en
listing the sympathies and co-operation of
the New York business men and financiers,
1 think there is a great future in store
for the south.”
Southerners Are Active.
New York, June 23. —At a business meet
ing of northern and southern men held at
the Fifth avenue hotel, in this city, on the
21st. instant, a committee on plan and scope
was appointed. The following members of
the committee were present: Hugh H. Gar
den, attorney at law. New York city; R. T.
Wilson, of It. T. Wilson & Co., bankers,
New York city; Stuyvesant Fish, president
of tlie Illinois Central railroad, New York
city; Hamilton Dlsston, of Henry Disston
& Sons, manufacturers, Philadelphia; C. S.
Maynard, of Hubbard, Price & Co., cotton
1 manufacturers. New York city; S. M. Jar
vis, of Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage Company,
New York city; Henry Sanford, president
of the Adams Express Company. New
York city: George 11. Sullivan, of Sullivan
& Cromwell, attorneys at law, New York
city; James Swann, of Inman, Swann &
Co., cotton merchants. New York city; Hon.
John Hemphill, of South Carolina; J. B.
Gordon, of Georgia; H. M. Caldwell, of
Alabama; Barton Meyers, of Virginia;
Judge Charles F. Fenner, of Louisiana;
Colonel D. B. Dyer, of Georgia.
The committee unanimously reported the
following resolutions:
“Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that the development of the
commercial, industrial and agricultural in
terests of the south imperatively require
co-operation and organized effort on the
part of all who are interested in accom
plishing this great purpose.
“2. That a permanent committee be ap
pointed by the convention which shall be
’ charged with the duty of perfecting an or
ganization of business men of the north in
terested in southern development and of
southern business men in such form as they
. shall deem best, with full power to pre
, scribe the rules and conditions of member
. ship, to elect first officers and directors and
to take the necessary steps to provide the
ways and means for ascertaining advertis
-5 Ing and in all ways advancing the devel
opment of the whole south.
s “3. That the committee shall consist of
twenty-live members, one from each of the
. southern states, and with ten from the
north and west.
"4. That nine members of said committee
1 shall constitute a quorum to do business,
i and said committee shall have power to fill
vacancies in its membership and to increase
, its membership when deemed proper."
The report of the committee was adopted
' by the lull meeting and the following eom
' mittee on permanent organization was ap
pointed: Alabama, H. M. Caldwell; Ar
i kansas, Clifton R. Breckinridge; Florida,
D. 11. Elliott; Georgia, D. B. Dyer; Ken
tucky, R. H. Courtney; Louisiana, Harry
Allen; Maryland, R. H. Edmonds; Missis
sippi, William G. Yerger; Missouri, W. It.
Nelson; North Carolina, Julian S. Carr;
South Carolina, Alexander C. Haskell; Ten
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Virginia, A. B. Fleming. At large—District
of Columbia, Boyd Smith: Massachusetts,
T. Jefferson Collidge; Michigan, Russell
A. Algennan; New Jersey, Theo Freling
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and others and to create a permanent or
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RAIN STILL NEEDED.
CROP CONDITIONS SOMEWHAT BET
TERED JIT LOCAL SHOWERS
But the Drought Unbroken Yet—The Report
of th» Georgia Weather Service—Short
Everywhere on Watermelons.
The crop report of the Georgia weather
service for this week shows that the rains
have not been general and that many 'Sec
tions of the state are suffering for show
ers.
There is a slight improvement in the tone
of the report, however. It says:
"At last the drought has been partially
relieved by scattering showers, a few of
which fell on Wednesday and Thursday*
while more occurred on Sunday and Mon
day. Still, however, many localities are
without rain, as the showers were small,
local thunder storms, each of which cov
ered a very limited area. There is still
great need of a general rain, falling slowly
and penetrating the soil, baked and harden
ed by the drought. The conditions as to
heat have been seasonable the past week,
slightly above the normal in northern and
western districts and slightly below 1h the
southeast section.
“Reports received from the northwest por
tion of the state show a little improvement
over last week. The drought which pre
vailed over this section has at last been
broken. On Saturday, June 16th, refresh
ing showers set in and continued until
Monday, and as a result all vegetation
which had not been killed took on new life.
Corn is doing nicely and will be a good
crop, and in low, moist land is beginning to
bunch preparatory to tasseling. Wheat has
generally all been harvested. Wheat Is a
good crop, while the oat crop is short.
What cotton there is left will now take a
new start, but the yield will be short.
Early planted gardens were mostly beyond
redemption, but those late planted are now
growing nicely. Botii sweet and Irish po
tatoes look sorry and will turn out badly.
"Most welcome showers have fallen in
north Georgia during the last two days.
In most localities the rainfall has been
heavy enough to fairly break the long
continued drought. Cotton had, perhaps,
suffered the least from the long period of
dry weather, as not only have the days
been warm, but the nights, also, and cot
ton thrives during hot weather. Cotton
has a good, healthy color now, is growing
quite well, but is some thirty days late or
thereabouts. Corn was in a badly wilted
condition before the recent rains, and it
will now grow with a much-added vigor.
Wheat has been about all harvested; the
yield has been only fair. Fall and spring
oats are both being cut. Oats on the low
lands are generally very good. Peas, sweet
potatoes, Irish potatoes, sugar cane, water
melons and all other garden truck have dis
astrously suffered from dry weather, but a
decided improvement is now looked for,
both in garden and field crops.
In Western Georgia.
“Weather conditions during the past week
have generally been unfavorable for crops
in western Georgia. Except a few scatter
ed showers on the 17th and 18th, there was
no rainfall, and the soil has been baked
and crusted, while crops show but little
signs of improvement. Cotton appears to
withstand tlie effects of drought better than
other crops, and is growing slowly, al
though still in poor condition and back
ward. 'Wheat and oats are about all har
vested, and threshing is in progress. Spring
oats are reports to be a total failure, but
ne fall planting turned out better than
was expected. Corn is badly in need of
rain and will soon fire unless a general rain
comes. Farmers are plowing it for the
last time. Grapes are growing nicely and
will probably give an average yield. Mel
ons are very poor and will be a small crop.
Sweet potatoes are beginning to grow. Os
apples, there are a few on the trees, but
they are rapidly dropping off, and tlie
yield will be short.
“Reports received from central Georgia
are of a discouraging nature. In some seo
tions no rain has fallen for a period of
eight weeks, but during the past week
showers fell throughout this section, which
in some cases were hardly enough to lay
the dust, and corn in these unfavored
sections is failing fast; unless relief comes
will be an entire failure. In the more fa
vored localities, where the rain was heavy,
everything is beginning to grow, and farm
ers ’are now setting out potato draws
and will soon begin to plant peas. Cotton,
which was about at a standstill, is now
growing, and in some places will begin to
bicorn about the end of this month. Wa
termelons are generally in poor condition,
especially in the dry districts.
A Hail Storm Reported.
“The farms in the soutliwestern counties
have been but slightly moistened by rain
during the past week, and crops of ali
kinds, especially corn on the uplands, are
suffering. A failure in this crop is quite
evident if it is not relieved soon by a good
rain. A severe hail and wind storm pass
ed through the northern part of Thomas
county a few days ago and completely
destroyed all crops in its path. It was not
reported to have traveled a great distance
or of being very wide. The week, on an
average, has been a fair one for cotton,
which has improved rapidly. Blooms are
appearing every day in the early planted
crop. Corn is rather withered, but still
holds its color and a good stalk. On the
uplands in some localities it will be almost
a failure, if the drought continues much
longer. Melons are ripening fast and are
now being shipped. They are very small
and inferior this year, and it is thought
that there will not be more than a half
crop. Gardens are failings fast and are
now almost a failure. Very few peas are
up.
“While an occasional shower in some
parts of southern Georgia has improved
the condition of crops slightly, in other lo
calities the drought has remained unbroken,
and there has been very little change in
crop conditions. Cotton is growing nicely,
slowly recovering from the effects of the
cold* snap in iVlay. Watermelons are be
ginning to go to market. Farmers are
ready to plant peas, but the soil is too
dry for them to sprout it planted. Cane is
turning yellow and is sadly in need of
moisture. Potatoes and garden vegetables
are, in many localities, slowly dying. Rice,
so far, has not been much injured by the
deficiency in rainfall, and prospects are for
a fair yield. Corn is tasseling and looks
as though it would eventually be a good
crop.
"Another seven days without rain in
southeast Georgia’ has not improved the
crop outlook; on the contrary, many of the
crops have just about stopped growing, es
pecially on uplands. Cotton has probably
stood the dry weather bettar than any
other crop, and it generally looks pretty
good. Corn, rice, cane, melons, potatoes,
tomatoes and cucumbers are all badly
parched, and the damage drought al
ready has been considerable to all of .these
crops. Corn is tasseling, has been laid by,
and rain is the only necessary factor now
to further its growth. Rain is the princi
pal topic of thought to the farmers in
southeast Georgia at present. None has
fallen except in scattered localities, for
several weeks. To say that a good wetting,
general rain is earnestly wished for by all
is superfluous.”
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