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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
i’UERDAY. MAY 14. 1907.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
:OHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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OCR PLATFORM: The Georgina
nd News stands for Atlanta** owning
ts own gaa abd electric light plants.
,s It now owna Its water works. Other
cities do this and gat gas aa low as Cl
cents, with a profit to the cite. This
should be dona at once. The Georglnn
Jone now, and It may be
some years before we are ready for so
hig an undertaking. Still Atlanta
should sat its face to that direction
NOW.
A Matter of Congratulation.
It I, a matter of congratulation that
Georgia ahould have won It, cate In
the United Statea aupreme court
again,t the Tenneaiee Copper Compa
ny and the Ducktown Sulphur, Copper
and Iron Company.
It la a triumph for the legal depart
ment of our itate government and re-
flecta great credit upon the ability
and aeal of Attorney General John
C. Hart and Mr. Llgon Johnson, the
able young attorney aaaoclated with
him in the caae. Attorney Hart haa
already won hla apura aa an able and
accomplished lawyer and enjoys the
confluence and regard of the stjto in
every particular. His associate, Mr.
Llgon Johnson, deserves unusual men
tlon In this connection becauie of his
careful performance of tho burden of
the work, bis attention to Its tedious
details In the matter of proof and ex-
lilbltk, and tho general grasp which he
has shown of the whole aflalr.
Mr. Llgon Johnson's conduct and
capacity as exhibited In this case
stamp him as an attorney of great
promise and enUtle him to a generous
share of the laurel, won by bis distin
guished chief, the attorney general.
Workingmen Fighting the White
Plague.
It - la a pleasing duty, having de
scribed the manifold ravages of tuber
culosis. to chronicle the varied and ac
cumulate agencies which aro being
organised to light It.
With Its victims outnumbering the
casqalty Hat of any modern war, It ,1a
not itrange that tb- means for the
limitation of the spread of thta dread
disease and tha best methods for Its
FOUND GREATER ATLANTA ON JUSTICE.
With serious earnestness The Georgian urges upon the people of At
lanta a consideration of the benefits to be obtained by a consolidation for
our Greater Atlanta. (
Atlanta has a mighty reputation throughout the republic It Is looked
upon in every hamlet In America as a leader of Southern thought, and of
the best and progressive civilization of this section. The . Impression
which Its reputation and Its achievements create give It a greater popula
tion than we actually possess. And among Southern cities no one of them
enjoy such prestige among the mass of the American people as this Twen
tieth Century City of Atlanta.)
It would be a great shock If the census of 1#10 should announce that
Memphis or even Nashville and Birmingham should be as large or larger
than Atlanta, and we would have to explain to onr admiring friends
throughout the repuhllc the cause, of this lapse In population and In
growth In our famous Atlanta.
To bring'into our corporate lines these outlying suburbs, every one
of which is rosily an Integral and vital part of tho city of Atlanta, la tho
easiest, most natural and normal way of maintaining our numerical pre
eminence among the cities of the South. We do not conceive how any
cltlxen of Atlanta and Its environs could And any objection which would
outweigh this consideration. And we do not believe when reasonably ap
proached and kindly handled there will be any considerable objection to
the movement anywhere ~-
Hut at the same time The Georgian realises thst this Is a popular
question, and that the people ought toA>e allowed to decide It. The people
are the rulers In this country and In thla city, and If there should be at
any time any objection to any such movement, the only fair and proper
thing to do la td ascertain the wlshea of the majority, and that can only
be done In .one way. There may be people In Atlanta who for roaaons
of their own which aeeifl to them good, may be opposed to this movement.
If "such there be they are entitled to be heard and to bo thoroughly re
spected. ff they are In the minority, they should, and doubtless will, cheer
fully yield their wishes to/the will of the majority will. But If they are
In the majority of the people of Atlanta, then their wishes should not 'only
be heard, Imt-prevall In the decision of this question. This Is fair, It Is
democratic, and It la Just. We do not know Just how the people stand upon,
tills question from a mere showing of hands, but at thp predent moment
tho majority seems to be In favor of tho enlarged llmjts of tho city. We
have hegrd that there are thoie In the outlying wards who complain that
they themselves have not yet been supplied with water and sewerage
by the city of .which they are a part, and these people naturally object to
the enlargement which seems to postpone to a still later season the public
Improvements for which we presume they are paying taxes and which they
have a right to enjoy. , '
Tho wishes of the suburbs, too, should be duly considered In this mat
ter. We feel confident that Intelligent and esrnpat committees visiting the
suburbs and discussing the advantages of this municipal merger would ho
successful In curing any dissatisfaction and In creating a general spirit of
concurrence.
For our own part we- do not see at this time with our lights how the
objections could be balanced against the advantages of this consolidation.
But In The Georgian's view of public policy we are not willing at any time
to be unmindful of the rights of the people, whether In the majority or In
tho minority we are always willing to afford both the majority and minority
a hearing In these columns, and a right to voice their wishes In matters
of public policy. Our present municipal life la harmonious and satisfac
tory. Wo would not like to disturb It by any arbitrary action which would
dissatisfy any considerable number of our citizens without a fair and con
siderate agitation and discussion of the subject.
Meanwhile, wc commend to all thoso who aro at variance with tho
Greater Atlanta movement a consideration of tho advantages which woufd
come to them and to the majority of ps from having Atlanta quoted and
known as a city of 150,000 or 160,000 people.
that a bedUzmcd actress In shapely tights flashed upon her spoiled
husband’s view and tufned his head, and made him forget gratitude and
loyalty, and decency and honor.
It only, remains to watch Corey go down. He Is just as sure to do It,
as he Is to live. From the time when the first Napoleon divorced hla no
ble empress to marry a Prussian princess for ambition, no man has ever
flung away a good and loyal woman without suffering a mental and a ma
terial nemesis.
God In Ills Providence has a considerate care for good women who
make poblo mothers and loyal wives, and tho man who dishonors this high
and sacred relation In mere wanton lust or fool ambition, falls under tho
wrath of tho Almighty sure and soon.
Just watch Corey go down.
WASHINGTON HERALD RUSHES
TO DEFENSE OF PARAGRAPHERS
tVnshlngtou. May 14.—The Washington
Herald today wakee the followlug editorial
reply to an editorial paragraph lu The At
lanta Georglnn:
The Atlanta Georgian, one of tho Woah-
litgton Iferahrs most loving nnd ' beloved
friemU. presents us with the following
w+H-apfoad and Juiry lemon:
**Tiie brilliant psraarapbera of The Wash
ington Hernia and the Houston Boat are
much tfrated over Tha Georgian's query
an to whether n newspaper poragrapher
can enter the kingdom of Lwren. 1
‘These Munt poragrnptiers arc real
friends of public men. and heal half of
the wounds they auk*. But this will not
■ Su will escape the Is-
., , The pungent psragrapber ami the
kingdom of heaven hare not yet established
par fraternal rein tlon* for the future. '
Alas, that j -* - ^ *
of national clearing house for epoob-mark-
tug questions, If not. Indeed, an Interna
tional' bureau of Information. Having set
tled the plural of grapefruit, tho singular
of caviare, established the Identity or the
frog, analysed the grippe, restored the Foto-
mne shad to Its high estate, and provided
the whJp-poor-wl)] with a musical diploma,
we shrink not from defense of the lowly
paragrnpber, although. In sooth, we hold
no especial commission to speak for him.
be belDg^ able. at nil times, to take care
. As
sure. As trul:
. pie Graveses will al
bo there. Like the mule, the paragrnpber—
"Is on bumble beast;
He Is content to be the least."
Though we protest that the anal©
.. .. K°'"l n friend should suspect
tis of a lack of courage In this emergency.
The Washington Herald baa no deslro to
escape this, or any other grave and
weighty question. Though only seven short
Sutlt co,umn only from the former> nnd one tune-
mat it uns ne<om«» known to fame ns n sort /ul lay per week from the fatter.
stuff” Is to be found. .
graphers or the Graveses.
where the dolly requirement
ALONZO RICHARD80N A CO.
Public Accountants and Auditors,
ATLANTA, GA. »
m • Atlanta, Ga., May 9, 1907.
To.the President and Board of Directors,
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING COMPANY,
Atlanta, Ga. ‘ ""? ,r
Gentlemen: _ ' "• ~ •'
We have just completed a thorough examination of your bank and
have to report that we found all departments In excellent condition.
The assets appearing In the ledger accounts were thoroughly ex
amined.
Loans and discounts were listed In detail and found to agree in
the aggregate with the amount called lor by the books; and In exam
ining the papers we noticed that the loans were well distributed among
various lines of business.
Stocks and Bonds were examined and listed. These are all of a
high grade and carried on the books at very conservative figures.
We timed our visit to be there on the first of tho month, when
statements were being exchanged with other banks with which you
were doing business. We Were thus enabled to verify these accounts
more thoroughly than would have been possible at any other time.
This Is also true of the depositors" acounts which were verified, the
deposit ledgers footed and found in exact balance with the general
ledger.
We were courteously treated by the officers and employees of
the bank and were allowed every opportunity for a thorough exami
nation of all departments.
Respectfully,
ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO.
■ LET THE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO ELECT CITY OFFICERS..
Wo find oursolvcs not In accord with Mayor Joyner and bli recom
mendation that the city engineer and the commissioner of public works
be hereafter elected by the city council Instead of by the people as
under the present arrangement. .....
First of all we are not In favor of taking away from tho people any
right of election which they now onjoy. Oil the othor" hand wo are-in
favor of Increasing the number of public officials who are elected di
rectly by tho people and are therefore more responsible to public opinion.
This particular period of our country's history ‘is not the obe to curtail
.la any respect the rights and privileges of the people, and'In local mat
ters It Is more than over desirable that public offloltla should owe their
pbiltloni and recognise their responsibility to the main body of citizens
whom they eerve.
In the particular case of City Engineer Clayton and Commissioner
Collier wo see no reason for a ebango In this system, but rather a thor
ough vindication of the lystem of popular elections. The row between
the city engineer ahA tho commlislonor of public works Is wholesomo. It
htt given the poopio a better conception of. tho condition of Peachtree
street than they would have had In any other way. And tho discussion
between them has called attention to Bn Imperfect piece of public ser
vice In which the city does not seem to havo received Its dues from tho
building corporation.
Without reflecting In any way upon Commissioner Collier and City
Engineer Clayton, whom wo believe to be honorablo and capable, we
plant ourselvei upon tho proposition that controversies .between pub
lic officials who are always watching each othor, make up the best pos
sible barrier against graft and lucompctency. - .
In the cue of the New York Equitable Insurance Company It was at
lut In' a quarrel between officials that publicity was shed on the trans
cure, should be engaging the attention im _ _ __
of the medical profculon and filling 1 act | 0 iiB of the company and the remedy was invoked. The quarrel be-
pages la magazines, newspapers end I tween president Hyde and ex-Preeldent Alexander waa the cause of the
disclosures of tho graft‘In that great organisation. And but for this quar
rel between them, based upon watchfulness, there would probably have
been no disclosures, no Investigations and no remedy.
Let tho election of the city engineer and the commlastoner of public
works stay where it Is. Let the people continue to have a voice In choos
ing these officials, and whenever they fall out and criticise each other
the public standi u a jury to decide betwocn them, and ta much more
likely to get the facts than It would be If all their proceedings were
locked up lu the city couucll. ,
Since the mayor's suggestion, and probably growing out of It, there
has como .another suggestion to select all these city officers by the city
council Instead of the people.* And *o we seo how rapidly the tendency
grows.
It Is Just as well not to begin the habit of abolishing popular elec
tions la any responsible office. Let the people hold on to their privileges.
periodicals. A11 the people are Inter
ested for the reason that all of the
people ere liable to Infection. Tuber
culosis sanitariums, "farms’’ and
"camps" aro numerous and Increasing
In number. Any Intelligent effort at
the prevention of tuberculosis Is cer
tain to meet with genera) approval.
Among the wage-earneri, tuberculo
sis is prevalent, especially with trades
men or clerk* In sedentary occupa
tions. No mechanic la more liable to
this disease than Is the printer. For
years tuberculosis baa been common in
this trade, and the printer! havo al
ways been alert to ascertain and adopt
scientific methods for the warding
off and curing of the disease. Union
‘printers conduct a Home at Colorado
Springs, and there U attached to this
home a tuberculosis hospital. At pres
ent there are nearly fifty patients In
this hospital. The superintendent of
the Union Printers' Home, In all of his
reports, dwells upon the number of
cures thst result through the scientific
treatment and modern methods for the
treatment of tuberculosis In use at the
Union Printers' Home. Hundreds of
young men afflicted with the'dreid dis
ease hive gone to Colorado Spring*,
taken the course of treatment prescrib
ed. and aro now at work at tb* print
ers' trade, sound fn body and fuiflU-
Ing their niisaion as useful citizens.
A few years ago the board of trustees
of the Union Printers’ Home decided
to establish a tent colony, and this ex
periment hae proven a groat auccess.
The Union Printers’ Home Is support-
sd by the members of the Intemstlonsl
Typographical Union, each member
oontributing 15 cents a month to the
fbad.
The International Typographical Un
ion has promoted many raetsures'for
the benefit and welfare of Its member-
Alp, but none more praiseworthy or
productive of more subetantlal results
k. than tbs Union Printers' Home and Its I
■^hospital anti#*. »
Army-Navy Orders
—and—
MOVEMENT OF VES8EL3.
Army Orders.
Washington, May 14.—Major Guy L.
Edie,- surgeon, detailed member ex
amining board at army medical mu
seum building, Washington, for duty
during 'examination of First Lieuten
ant Robert Smart, ,assistant surgeon
only, vice Major Charles Lynch, sur
geon. who will continue a member for
all other purposes. "Recruit Victor C.
Warde, field military, recruit depot,
Jefferson barracks, transferred to hos
pital corps aa private to Presidio of
Ban Francisco -for duty with Company
B, hospital corps. Captain WHHs C.
Metcalf, coast artillery, detailed quar-
termasterii department.
Naval Ordera,
Lieutenant C. 8. Kempff, to navy
yard. Marc Island;’ Warrant Machinist
A. Anschuetz. detached St. Louis to
naval hospital. New York. Warrant
Machinist F. A. Luts, detsched aa 'as
sistant Inspector of engineering mate
rial for Massachusetts, district, Boston
to St. Louis.
Movements of Vessels.
ARRIVED.—May IX, Abarenda,
Truxtun, Hopkins and Hull at Nor
folk, MocDonough at Hampton Roads.
Wilmington at Shanghai. Hannibal at
Philadelphia; May IX, Yorktown at
Corlnlo. West Virginia and Colorado at
Yokohama. , - -
SAILED.—May 11. Galveston from
Shanghai for Chlnklao*. Yorktown
from Punta Arena*, for Corinto- May
12. Hannibal from Philadelphia for
Newport News. Cincinnati from Hong
kong for Swatow, Annapolis from
Honolulu for Tutulla. Olympia ordered
commissioned at navy yard, Norfolk,
about 16th Instant; - Monterey ordered
commissioned In reserve at naval sta
tion, Cavite.
THE EVERGREEN
M0UNTAIN8 OF LIFE
(By James O. Clark.)
There’s a land far away, mid the stars,
we are told, v
Where they know nqt the sorrows of
time; ,
Where the pure waters wander through
valleys of gold,
yVnd life Is a treasure sublime;
’Tls the land of our God; ’tla the home
of the soul.
Where ages of splendor eternally roll,
Where the way-weary traveler reaches
his goal. -
On tho evergreen mountains of life.
Our gate can not soar'to that beautiful
land,
But our visions have told’of Its bliss.
And our souls by the gales from Its
gardens are fanned
When we faint In’the deserts of this.
And we sometimes havo longed for Its
holy repose, . >
When our spirits were torn with temp-
tatldns and woes,
And wi’ve drank from the tide of the
rlyer that flows ‘
From the evergreen mountains of
Hfet
OhI the stars never tread the blue
heavens at night-
BUt we think where the ransomed
have trod;
And the day never smiles from his pal
ace uf light
But, we feel the bright smile of our
God.
We arc traveling "homeward, through
changes and gloom, . , . ..
To a kingdom where pleasure# un-
changlngly bloom, ”~r-...
And our guide It the glory that shines
through the tonil,
From the evergreen mountains of
.life. ,
• THE DEMOCRACY OF GOLF,
It Is doubtful If there Is any gnuie play
ed by men which‘hn» iium rol'"»t'r-
enthusiastic, devotee* as golf. ltaaehaU line,
,.f cure,-, earned tin title to "the l.n11..11:11
game,” but RMa seldom played by men In
business, and the rank and ate of Its sup
porters take their ptensure hi tilling the
grand stands nr bleachers, as tbelr purso
dictates, anil looking on. . . . Golf Is the
most democratic ,of all sports, In . that It
brings together the old and tbe.yonng, the
rich and the poor, the delicate and the ro
bust—all so Intent on the game that so
cial or Oilerisn lines are forgotten. . ,
I bare seen playing the same day on
wall-known course ucar New York one of
the richest men In the world, two of the
best knowu supreme court Judges, a surgeon
of International repute, the president of one
— tha largaat treat companies In * ■—
largest trust eompan
WATCH COREY OO DOWN.
And now fot us have done with William E. Cony.
He ba* had too much of publicity for the good of public morals and
for the welfare of our youth.
No record more shameless then Corey's darkens the domestic record
of the republic. No ingratitude more monstrous, no Infatuation more
contemptible.
One looks in vein even in a liberal age for an excuae or palliation
of the career which reached It* evil xenlth at midnight of the 13th, In
the parlore of a New York hotel. It was a brazen climax and a shame
less company that witnessed It
The men ahould have carried hie bedlzxened siren to a wilderness, and
there la the forest at midnight, without witnesses save the priest. yoked
up with the actress he never ought to have known. To hare flaunted
her In splendid rag* before the metropolis of the country—to have sub-
sldlzcd a fashionable hotel, to have robbed the conservatories of their
rarest flowers, and to have gathered a stately company to the nuptials,
waa an achievement which leaves one In doubt which was the moat
shameless, the man, the woman, or the company who were witnesses and
therefore Indorser* of the event
Truly might tom* of Rockefeller's 350,000,000 of tainted money be
dedicated to the “etvillzatlon and reform of New York'*" social element.
Corey, when a young man, married a good and comely woman who
made him a happy nod helpful wife. Bbe struggled by his side In the days
of grinding poverty she fought out by his side the battles and hardships
with a cheerful heart She waa unflagging In her loyalty and unfailing In
her sympathy. She boro Mm children end made them a good mother.
And at life's zenith, she la sent away with a broken heart and a shad
owed llfo to live out her days alone, fob no fault, and for no mistake save
America,
In si
, __ ..... j elarl
In a couutry store, and aereral school lioy*.
SXjonal'
wonld he loalng
oral In* ontofvlr
were not tor golf,
t stimulating and lurtg.
,, exercise which was, aa
utr physician frlcud axpreoaml It, keeplug
(la turn young. . . . There hne never beeu
nnatber game which produces *• much good-
fellowship aa golf. Meet a ytranger In trav
eling or on hualm-tm, and If It la found that
both are golfers there U an Inxtaut Iwud
of romradrahlp established, a common hook
3 i which conversation, anecdote and expe-
ence ran be hung. If your newly made
acqaalatnurv Is a .golfer,, what care yon
whether he Is a mlltlonslre or a poor maul
—Frank ITeahrey, In May Circle.
WASHINGTON PROLIFIC IN TITLES
It Is always a pleasure to drop In and
have a brief chat with Internal Itevenne
Commissioner John IV. Yerkeo, for ho us
ually haa a good story to tell. Recently
he related one conrernlng tha popular say-
Ing that avery man who comet from Ken.
tucky should be hailed as "colonel."
fact, I fell Into this trap myself, and could
not mist the Impulse to use a military
title rather than plain "Mr." Wheu I call
him "colonel,” he promptly retaliated
by ■ taming around and addressing me as
"ganeval." a tltla to which I never even
dreamed of aspiring. He then continued,
grimly;
"The city of Washington Is prollflc la ti
tles.’ It la seldom you ttnd a umn who may
ba addressed ag f plain American cltlxru.
nersl,« admiral, colonel, captain,
-“I secretary, I’nlted States com-
what not. until It really seems
to ms thst a time Is coming when I tbnil
^ goose of
It Is general.
United States i
inlsatonrr, or w
entered. Mr. Ycries eras delighted to hear
him call oat:
"lletlo. John, bow nr* root"
“I sprang from my chair," sold Mr.
Yerkeo, "and almost hanged him. -Admi
ral,' I cried. -I can hardly reelat the temp
tation to embrace yon. Do It again. I am
to tired of hearing myself railed colonel
’ en name Is mnale lu my ears.' ”
then- la not ene of ui who does
not know what It means to. bear oar
own name unexiwctedi.v-tliat name which
onr mothers railed ns—the name onr fntl.era
ited in the early morning hours when
Jnet one nacre enooae under
•boated -Is
we longed
A CURE FOR TOBACCO HABIT.
To The Editor of The Georgian:
Seeing an account In today's Geor
gian of Mr. C. V. Arnold's distaste to
tobacco by reason of atekneaa, calls, to
mind .that In 1862 while stationed on
the James river below Richmond, tin a
Confederate soldier, I was stricken
with malarial or swamp fever and was
sent to Winder hospital at Richmond,
va. When the doctors would vlBlt the
wards Bmoklng I had to cover my head
with the-sheets the smoke was so of
fensive. I had one plug of tobacco on
hand, but when I. got well I gave that
away and I -have never chewed or
wanted It since. I did smoke after
wards, but later gave that up also.
W, M. MIDDLKBROOKS.
A. H. 8TEPHENS'
DEFEN8E OF WILLETT.
To The Editor of The Georgian; •
Dt\ R. J. Massey's article In your
recent Issue In regard to the sad kill
ing. of Felix Jones by Ben Willett, stu
dents of Mercer nt Penfield, In 1651,
awakes reminiscent mood In the writer.
Never Damon and Pythias nor Jona
than and David excelled 'the Intense at
tachment and love between theae boys.
There waa but aaldom an occasion
when they were apart, and no pastime
or sport In which they were not lov
ingly . sharing each other's confidence.
No one of that entire student body
could have Imagined that one would
lose his life at the bands of the other.
Alas! for the Irony of fats.
About sunset of that fateful day In
16SJ, Judge George Hlllyer and the
writer, rooming about two blocks
away, hearing the plttol shot, hurried
to the scene of the tragedy, n pipy
ground In front of Wilburn at Mc
Whorter's store, near the cqlltg* cam'
pus. Aa we neared the place wa met
Willett, who waa liandllng the “old
pistol," and he seamed to be In terrible
anguish of heart. . Divining, It may
have been, hla purpose, we entreated
him to go to our room at the afore on
the lot of Professor 8. G. Hlllyer. In
that room hla commitment trial oc
curred next morning soon after the
death of Jones.
At the request of Professor J. E.
Willett, a brother of Ben’s, tho writer
accompanied the latter and with him
spent his only night under the Jailer's
key.
Dr. Massey’s facile pen has truthfully
portrayed the beautiful courtesies of
the ladles of Greensboro toward ths
unfortunate school boy—the long ar
ray of brilliant legal talent on either
side, and eepecially Stephens' pathetic
appeal to the twelve Jurors as Willett’s
“Cities of Refuge," and that weeping
host attending the trial, etc. After the
verdict the gifted Toombs, for tha
prosecution, remarked In his usual un-
Sunday school language; "I never
could speak against a school boy."
I could recall to the memories of the
old students of Mercer at that day an
episode In the life of the departing
Jones. All that night of Intense suf
fering be often named a lovely, sweet-
tempered and gifted one, to whom he
was so much attached. It waa so sad:
But let the curtain drop. I am glad
the erring but noble-hearted Willett
was spared to faithfully Illustrate
Southern courage with Its undying
HOW THE SOUTH HAS PASSED
E VEN VISIONS OF DREAMER
To. the Editor of The Georgian:
Marvelous at the development of the
South was from 1860 to 1900, the first six
years of tho twentieth century, has made a
new and yet more wonderful record of
achievement, and has made the quarter
century of improvement it folry tale of
progress.
. froolwi
003,000 to 42.000.000,000.
In pig Iron, from 397,000 tons, to 3,500,000
In manufactured products, from 1457,000,
000 to $2,503,000,000. ^
In farm products from $47,000,000 from
1890 to 1900, aw*™
In the six
In capital *
{umfker^ffotn’*18807 $46,0Q0.050 to 1900 $188,
000,000.
In manufactured products. 1909*to 190$,
o products from jhi.uw.ww rrom
K). average per year, to $135,000,000.
tx years from 1900 to 1906, the gain
— Invested In ill manufactures has
been from $1,163,000,000 to >2,000.00^000
from $L463(000,000 to $2,500,000,000, More
than a Milton dollars In six years; more
"Korn*!** «oTto y $i $767,322,000 de-
oslts. a gsln In deposits In Southern banks
f nearly $550,000,GO) In ten years.
For a complete, comprehensive statement
of the development of the South In every
field of human effort. In twenty-five yeny.
11. II. Edmonds’ review. In Manufacturers
Record, for May 9. should be read by
every Southern man. , . ,
The man who would havo dared. In 1880,
te prophesy such growth ftif* the South
would not hare been taken seriously, unless
seriously believed Insane.
ho should undertake to prophe
sy the development for 1930, If he brero to
base It upon the percentages of growth
for the pust tweuty-flve years, would be
uty&mrleT'^' " f
i 0 * ur u 08 ]* copper fields are
barely touched. New discoveries of vnlun-
ble minerals, of new oil territory are mad-
every year. •
More than half of the Iron on l0 far
‘^covered In the entire country Is lu the
If we Invite to aid in this development
the sturdy farmer-immigrant from forelun
countries, os did the West during the mug-
leal creation from the wilderness, there Is
no limit to the' possibilities of growth In
the year* to 1930 within the conception of
the human fnlud. The commerce of the
world we mnst share. Imports ns well us
exports, for wc have liecome creators of a
yearly surplus which must find markets.
The growth must not be checked by want
of transportation adequate to each years
Increase of freight products.
To supplemelit the Increase of railroad
mileage and facilities, we must avail our
selves of all water facilities In our navlgn-
ldo streams, make thousands of miles not
nsvlgnldt* navigable, connect navigable
sms by canals, climb ovbr the hills of
Georgia and connect our navigable rlv«*rs
with the wonderful navigable river system
of the heart of the South, of the central
West and Northwaat. avail ourselves of
all the means of transportation nature bus
so iKumtlfully given.
Go In partnership with nature to Ini-
irorc to the fullest extent her rivers, her
jarbors. Recognise nature gs the great
chief engineer, study the processes by
which she accomplishes results. Invite her
to further nnd constant effort. Invoke
American In rent ho genius to provide ever
‘ ' *r methods of engineering accomplish*
I. rcmemlmr always that there Is no
such word as "Impossible" In the engineer’s
profession. V. GOODYEAR.
Brunswick, Go.. >lly 14. 1807.
BAPTIST DENIES INTENTION
OF WOUNDING METHODISTS
A positive denial that he had made
any unkind remark* about the Metho
dist church, and nn expression of his
follow feeling for Methodism and Meth
odist ministers, was contained Jn.a let
ter sent to the Methodist ministers
Monday morning by Rev. S. J. Parrish,
pastor of Glenn Street Baptist church.
in hi* address to the Baptist min
uter* last Monday morning on "Why I
Became a BaptUt," Dr. Parrish waa
quoted by a representative, of an aft
ernoon paper as saying that the "Meth
odist church 1* tainted with Catholi
cism and that Its minister* are Insin
cere."
Dr. Parrish xvas formerly a Metho
dist minister nnd the published report
of his address created much comment.
In his letter Monday he declared that
he had been misquoted and that he
had not made the statement with which
he had been credited.
Some of the ministers expressed the
desire not to have the letter read and
It was moved that It bo filed. After
some consideration the motion was
withdrawn and the letter was read and
then filed.
FUNERAL OF MRS. THOMAS
A 7 OLD HOME IN A UGUS1A
the blankets—wWch of tm can hear those ZZZTZm mZ VZa T.-In lkiA H un i u
names without being carried hack, as tt j Rfli?in*K2i r VrJSSJff m W
by magic, to tha boyish days that seem «o | y°ung life at lU-f&ted \Icksbiirg.
Cksppte, la the
E. TAYLOR. SR.
Macon. Ga., May I.
The funeral of Mrs. Gertrude Thom
as. wife of Dr. J. Jefferson Thomas,
and mother of Dr. Julian Thomas, the
famous New York aeronaut, took place
in Augusta, Go., Sunday morning.
Mrs. Thomas was one of the best
known womens In Georgia, and her
death Is mourned throughout the
state.
Mrs. Thomas, before her marriage,
was Miss Gertrude Clanton, second
dnughter of Colonel end Mrs. Turner
Clanton. She was a charter member
of the Ladles' Memorial Association
of Augusta and was Its secretary for
six or seven yeare. She was promi
nently Identified with the movement
which resulted in the erection of the
Confederate monument In Augusta, '
Ing secretary of the ataoclatlon at
time. She was active In Daughters of
the Cortfederacy affairs, at one time
being Southern secretary. She was
known throughout the South. Her
ability wa* well recognized and she
was regarded as. one of the most
brilliant and brainy women of her time.
She was a member of St. John M. E.
church of Augusta, and a member later
of the First Methodist church of At
lanta.
Mrs. Thomas is survived by her hus
band, Captain J. Jefferson Thoms*, of
Atlanta; by three sons. Captain Turner
Clanton Thomas, of Augusta; Dr. Ju
lian P. Thomas, of New York;.Mr. Jef
ferson D. Thomas, of Augusta; her
daughter* are Mrs. Fred L. Ingraham,
of Atlanta, Miss Cora Lou Thomas, of
Atlanta, and Mrs. George F. McMIllen,
of Atlanta. Mrs. J. Pinckney Thomas,
of Atlanta, Mrs. Claiborne Snead, "f
Augusta, and Mrs. K. C. Welslger, of
Augusta, are her elsters.
WEALTHY CITIZEN *
OF COLUMBUS DIES
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus. Ga.. May J4.—Dr. A. C.
Bass died here last night after a Inn*
Illness. Being wealthy, he had re
tired from practicing and devoted him
self to farming, lie held 1 n-ge Inter
ests near thla city. He leaves one en
ter. Mrs. James A. Lewis, of this city.
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