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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1907.
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A PRACTICAL SOLUTION OF THE IMMIGRA
TION PROBLEM.
By COLEY GOODMAN, of London and Cardiff, England.
The nor,! of-a permanent snppty of Intel
ligent nntl efficient labor la n coudltlon that
now confronts the rapidly expanding com-
mercUl, Industrial and agricultural Inter-
ents of the entire southeast.
Tin* true source of such a permanent sup.
ply Is the farm.
Populate the broad, uncultivated acres
of magnificent agricultural land of the
southeast with high-class, English-speaking
agriculturists, outf your iqbor problem Hill
solve Itself.
The Immigration problem about which so
much has been said aud so extremely little
of a practical character actually done Is,
In Its last analysis, a simple business prop
osition—one that should be taken up by
the wealthy land-owuers themselves aud
speedily solved.
Unoccupied land, taxed on a fair basis,
within a period of eight years, ceases to be
an asset and becomes a liability, by reason
of tbe fact that it has eaten up Its value
In taxes. MUfu burden upon the owner
for the furtnbr reason that his cultivated
lands are forced to produce to carry the
lineiitflvated acreage, i:\cry acre should
he utilised or gotten rid of os speedily us
possible.
The extensive land holders of Georgia
should take cognizance of this fact and
try to remedy Ibis condition as a iiu-un
lire of protection to themselves. *
Why not organise a largo land and trust
company among themselves with suffilcent
capital and extensive European ramifica
tions to market the snrplus holdings at a
margin of profit sufficient to earn n small
percentage on the capital represented and
pay the running expenses of the organisa
tion? It can Iw* worked out successfully
under the recent decision of the department
of commerce and labor permitting tbe en
try of what Is termed ••croppers." or
share farmers, under contract to the United
** The**British war department*hn*. within
tbe past few days, in carrying out a policy
of retrenchment, reduced the forces in
of ono thousand men—men that have been
In the service for years—men capable of
earning from 12 shillings (13) to a guinea
<♦&•»> per day were dismissed.'
these men have Invested the savings of
years In homes, and now on account of
the conditions peculiar to Great Britain—
there being two to three men available
for every Job—must sneiifieo these homes
iu order to live or sell out at a heavy loss
and seek fortune elsewhere.
With a land and trust company In Geor
gia with an English branch It would be easy
to advance these men enough money on the
property In Kugland to bring them to Geor
gia and give them 20 to 30 acres of farm
property upon which to make a new start
Once In Georgiu the trust company could
advance sufficient on the Georgia property
to enable them to erect n comfortable cot
tage home, and the males of tbe family
would at once find profitable employment,
while the females would take care of and
cultivate the flower and vegetable gardens,
ns they do at home, and realize a handsome
Income from that source. In dim course,
the mortgage would be raised nnd Georgia
would be toe richer b) the addition of n
new fapitly of staunch. 4jn’$ ). resourceful
citizens, whose friends, heating of their
success, would speedily follow* them here.
Yon ask where the land nnd trust com
panion would come In. That Is simple. The
trust company originally owns the land and
turns It over to the land rompnuy at a
fair valuation. The trust company loans
money on the English property, and sells
the mortgage In. England and when same Is
foreclosed sell tbe property out nt an ad
vance which means a profit to them on
practically nothing advanced. * On this
side, the laud company sells to the new
comer at a substantial advance, nnd the
trust company loans on a mortgage, nnd
sells the mortgage In America, taking its
profits Iu the Interest accruing annually un
til tbu mortgage la finally puld off.
OUR STOCK OF MONEY.
The total stock of money In the United
States on May 1 was $3,262,5(0.616, of which
$2,952,106,026 was In circulation outside of
the United States treasury. At the ttae
Is not far distant whan the mow*«„%*
eulntion will reach the $3,000,000,000 mark. It
Is of Interest to compare the "tatlsUes of
money In the United States with those of
other countries. . ..
The United States has one-flftb of all
the money Jn tbe civilized worM. although
It contains only onc-alxteeuth of tbe to-
t3 jt fold's up ward of 23 per cent of all the
gold In tbe world s coinage. It boa more
gold than any other country on tbe face
of the globe. France stands next nt u res
ervoir of gold, but the United States has
more gold than Franco nnd England put
together. It has more gold* than all of the
other countries combined, with the excep-
Son of the edited Kingdom, France, Her-
more gold In bank. n.
mEf^&IUtSedlU than nny other
country. The power of ,E3"&*‘fta‘than
fore, greater In the United States than
elsewhere. The deposit currency of the
United States which rest* uw>n tho gold
standard makes a currency of stupendous
newer with which there Is nothing else In
ihe* world to compare. Fence which doen
comparatively little business by the use of
checks. Las considerably more jPjd In cir
culation outside of the banks than the
^Tbe United ^States alto contains *JJ*
ver coinage than any other country, Its pro-
portion of the world’s silver money being
"Money fern thc'pmvcr to attract money
it is not surprising, therefore, that our
mousy market has assumed a commanding
nlaee* In the International money markets
!,nd during the past two years has been
nace products aa fast as they can bo turned
out.
Woodworking eatabllahmepts In
Southern states are In very much the mine
position. They are taming out furniture
In quantities larger t|ian ever, and are giv
ing the railroads a quantity of finished
products to haul short ami long distances
which will guarantee that these highways
ire not likely to ran out of business at any
date la the near future. There may lie
some falling off herd and there in some
things, but the great Industries which are
converting new materials Into finished prod-
LOCOMOTIVE EVICTS MUUIHI1
FROM SUGAR CANE FIELDJ
Frrtm The New York Commercial.
For many years the gathering of sugar
cane ami Its rehandling from catting until It
reached the mill were a perplexing problem
for the planter. The old way was adequate
enough In years gone*by, hut the preseut
Idea of cutting down the cost Inovery pos
sible way has revolutionized old-fashioned
methods. . |
Today n typical American sugar plantation
has lost much of Its ptctureiqoeness. smbln
place of a negro driving bis mule and lazily I
Hinging on his way from the field, one sees
In small locomotive pulling n train of cars
loaded with sugar-cane. The railroad, of
course, is not a new feature; its Installa
tion for this purpose dates sererel years
hack. The cost of unloading cane from tho
cars proved to be an obstacle which seemedi
Impossible to cut down. Bui finally, a feos-l
I hie plan was discovered nnd a model plant
of the latest design can now be aceu In op
eration at Franklin, la». »
The cutting of the pane and Its transput**
tntion from the fields to the cars la done by
the same methods that have been In vogue,
for some years past, but It Is nt the mill
where the change from tbf old to the newl
ayztem takes place. Hm lfl erected a steel
structure, spanning two tracks, with suffi
cient clearance to allow the loaded cars to
I pass under it, and high enough for an auto-
marie canv grapple 4o operate. Tbe length
of tbe structure I. about forty feet, and on
Ithe ton It, construction nllow, fur a trolley,
tbe cur of which carrle* tbe grapple end
travel, *t right angles to tbe track. The
COTTON, IRON AND WOOD.
Among the Industrie, which depend upon
n domestic supply of r.iwmaterial,, cotton,
irmt nml wood manufacture, have still .1
li!"hly promising outlook. Taking two such
«rt..* B of , ^w , S^f^‘M.--7.f3i« i^’rar,'I. IV ,t^ l .nVtbc ^w« l eleetri U e.
pig Iron fornacee ofTenneraecUndAI,- An IttcUue chute lit built In Kc framework I
I - — *-...(- ,n.t tii,.v nre planning for A It , .opera tract arc, nnd lend. In an oppo
site direction to the carriers which feed tbe
mills. Into Ibis chute the earn' taken from
the cars by the grapple Is deposited.
One man controls tho grapple, which In
Itself Is a saving, to say nothing of the time
saved. The grapple being directly ondcr
the control of the operator, allows only the
proper amount of cano to he fed f«» the eon-
veyor. In tho old way, the conveyor wax
oftentimes overloaded, and Hi'* supply pnxs-
Mima oV finds that they are pUnnlng for
the’tSpScity Sf ,h on r tpuL n Th? «pton U atioS|
try to ,till try ng to get up with the ded
3AiA country SSPhAM
C ”toe different cool and Iran companle. ln
iSHRThrffJsaJffiaS
ffi** Alon"b Sto fl tKr‘uTm«e , h
inanufneturlng “coiSuoM
furnace operation* are In ten
state than they havc Eecn at any
jsar‘.n?ftiJr5m * w* *
WANTED!
I have an out-of-town
customer who desires
to exchange an elegant
new brick hotel in one
of the best South Caro
lina towns, valued at
$22,000, for a modem
home in Atlanta. Rent
of hotel paying ten per
cent on investments
Will give or take differ
ence—what have you?
ANDERSON,
527 CANDLER BLDG.
Bell Phone 5161.
worn needed to clear it. In loading the
conveyor by toeana of the automatic grapple
the possibility of overloading to entirely
eliminated. i
The grapple to worthy of t more minute
description then the machine by which It I,
operated. In construction It rewmhle, a
series of lee tong, (paced about two feet
apart. The total length I, fifteen feet, and
when open I, » little leu, than thirteen fort
high. The dosing power to practically the
same u the rlam-ahell bucket, but owing to
tho length ot the grapple two net, of clon
ing wheel, wore found necessary.
Owing to the severe usage to which this
S nipple Is subjected, nnd to eliminate the
■ay caused by breakdowns, It to construct-
ItS throughout of rolled stupes, wrought
Iran and steel plates The unly cast Iron
entering Into Its construction Is the |siwcr
wheels, which could not well bo made of
other material.
1 Tbe power of the bucket to sufficient to
dll under nil conditions, nml to hold Its
load, no matter how matted the cane may
be In tbe care.
I The cars carrying the sugar-cane vary In
capacity from 23 toil) tons, and are un
loaded at the rate of LM0 tons, or ahnnt
75 earn, per day. with the present equip
ment this capacity coold be materially In
creased, but owing to the limited capacity
of the conveyor tho grapple cannot be work
ed at a higher rate of apccil. On a trial of
ono boor tho grapplo averaged one ruund
Ip per minute and was full to overflowing
Another Important feature of the grapple
Is the manner Iu tvblch It handle* the cane.
7HE WEEK REVIEWED.
By JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
Indicated by
id exprettKod the opinion that a d<
* ‘ that day. nnd that tho proniincd Ur
1 tho anxious scut was plainly \islMr. Tho Work-
May 10,
tlou of tho market
postponed, but thut they wl. _
rnd figure*—tbu stimulating Infiuenro on thr old-crop options—made public after tho
closo on Friday afternoou, were bullish, and It was evident that tur bulla would
have plain sailing nnd would roach the 11c goal In easy stylo In the future, hut ou
Tuesday January sold at 11.01, tho first month to soil at lie or above. On Wednes
day October and December Joined-the procession and wold above lie. And todn'y
(Friday) the entire list crossed Me, January selling at 11.41, December 11.27, aud
October nt 11.22. the new-rrop months leading the advance, something unusual at
this season of the year, tho week under review leaving off nt the highest point.
Predictions are made that cotton will sell above 12c before the first of June.
Cnnifiarod with Friday. May 10, New York Is 36 to fio points higher.
Tbe New Orleans market snows advances of from 24 to 56 points, as compared
with Friday, May 10, the old crop mouths being the leaders. On Wednesday July
sold at 12c In New Orleans.
On Saturday, May 11, after opening 4 to 6 points higher In response to the
cables, the active options sold down to Friday night's levels before the end of the
first half hour. Trading was quite active and on the better weather shorts became
very Aggressive. The weather map made a rather favorable showing and the fore
cast. promised further I in prove incut. From all reports that come from the central
of the belt, the fields are too wet to prepare the ground, nnd n good week
positions. First prices were 6 to 15 points off, hot following Che call a steadier
feeling manifested Itself for a time. Two days of sunshine frightened the weak-
kneed hulls Monday morning and, their profit-taking and some selling by the hears
caused a slump In cotton futures. The damage to cotton has been too gn*nt and
widespread for even a mouth of good weather to make up for lost ground. Aft• ■ r
opening 5 to 15 points there was some recovery during the morning session, as the
forecast did not Indicate settled weather. At the close the near months were steady
7Cr8 Mats higher, while the late positions were easy 306 points lower.
Tuesday was the starting jmlnt for an old-time hull movement. Liverpool led
off with unexpected strength, the clow* showing advances of from 11 to 13 English
points.
New York thought well of the strength shown by Liverpool, and followed the
upturn, showing gulns of 6 to 15 point* at tho opening, holding steady up to 11 o'clock
in face of the heavy profit taking sales, the active months at that hour having added
some 1 to 8 to opening figures. In New Orleans Initial trades were made at ad
vances of from 8 to 12 points, and at 11 o'clock prices were unchanged to 8 points
ntmve the o|N>iilng. Aft<-r 11 o'clock tie* New Orh-aris market was decidedly strong,
October showing greatest strength, selling 31 points above the dosing price of Mon
day. The forecast for a renewal of wet weather was the strengthening Influence. At
the close futures In New Yofk were 409 points higher for the near months, while
the lute months were Z3&-26 points up. January crossing the Ur ninrk.
Liverpool again set the pace for tbe American markets on Wednesday, the close
being at advances of 8 to 14 points.
On tbe strong Liverpool the Now York market for futures opeued firm 70221
nts above
Islana gave an :
points above the previous close. Very heavy rains In Mississippi, Arkansas and !,ou-
Islana gave an additional stimulating influence in July, October, December, and Jan
uary, all these options selling well nbove Uc, heavy liquidation by the Wall street
bull of July, prices sagged some 1101$ points by the noon hour.
The New York market closed barely steady 9011 points lower on the near months,
the distant positions showing gains of 4dl7 points.
July In New Orleans sold ut 12c on Wednesday.
After n slight depression ou Thursday, prices In the laf^ trading were rushed ran-
Idly upward, tbe close being firm 9 to 15 points nbove the closing on Wodnesdai*.
NEW YORK.
liar ...TT
July
October ..
November
January ..
11.03 10.01
11.0110.0
1L2I 10.0 U.10-3010.66-67
mm 10.64 11.25-26 10.67-68
‘ " 11.38-40 10.79-80
11.KM6 1I).IS.68
NEW ORLEAN8.
M.j ■ ...”
July
October .,
Deoenibor
January ..
, KM
13.00 11.41 11.99-91
10.7811.6051
1.47*48
I.Vf.M
11.31-36
Km
10.9656
10.9152
10.9696
ATLANTA MARKETS.
FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
■ ■->—
MVB^TdiHItKY^TImu. nctlro, 40c each;
chickens, active, 4'J*fCc each; (lucks, I-rkln,
30c each; puddle 26e each; geese, full
feathered, etch; turkey* dull 1344c
P °I>UESSED POULTRY—dee*(, undrawn,
active 10c pound; turkey, undrawn, active
14917c pound; rrie, active lotfllc pound;
PRODU?&-Lard lOOHe pound; ham, ac
tive 14c pound: shoulder, active lOCftlc
pound; side, active lie pound; butter active
kOBc pound; beeswax active 26c pound;
honey, bright, arrive 10e pound; honey. In
1-pouml blocks, active 12V4c ponnd: white
rULU O—1ATUIUUB, lUlli-j OJl'UlTlUi fthVVIV
6.S; bananas, por bunch, culls, active, $1;
straights VAe. pound: pineapples, Cuban, per
crate. $3.00433.50; Florida. $1.00; oranges,
Florida stock, owing to size and condition
on arrival., per box, $4.0004.5.'). Apples,
New York stnte fancy, $6.5007.00. Florida
honey poaches, $6.00 per crate. Grape
fruit, Florida stock, owlag to slzo nml
color, per box $2.5003; limes, Florida stock,
per 100 $1.50; peanuts, !n sacks averaging
100 pounds each, owing to grade, per pound,
6^4f7Vic; dried apidcs,Y08Vkc; dried peaches,
*TOaEyAllLKS--Yellow winaib. I7G2.S
white squash $1431.60 crate; cabbage, crate,
$2.75: per pound In barrels 8c; strawberries
10015c: tomatoes active, $12603.00: potatoes,
now, $4.0006^0 barrel; onion*, Louisiana.
$1.75 per bushel; Egyptian. 4c pound; old
Irish potatoes active $1.1501.20 bushel; cel-
cr«te; wuure. dhum, ncuTf, per
crate; kraut, half barrel. $3.75; licaus, round
green, $2.26; wax $l.Si0l.6O crate: aspara-
(oa 15020c 2 pirn in I I'lii. hot; English peas,
$2.60 crate; cucumbors, $2.26 crate; beets $3
| crate.
GROCERIES.
ItICB—Jap head 6B7c; fancy head
6%tt7. according to the grade.
C1IBEHR—Fancy full cream dairy 17Hej
twin, 1714 V.
HtlUAIt-Stanilard granntotrd 13.3); Now
York rednod 414c; ptoutatlou 4’4r.
■ COFFKB—llua.ted Arlmcklv, 114; bulk In
■r, and harrvla ISc; green Utfl2r.
Shredded hlaeillt IS caae; No. 2 rolled
S3 case: sack grlu, 96-pouad .hag* l.Wfl
oyatera, full weight. 12 caae; light weight
If.10 caw; cnporaled apple, 7Hc pound;
pepper Me pound: baking powder IS case;
red minion fi cam: pink aalmoa 14.26 caw;
cocoa 40c; ehorolate 32c; anuh’, 1-pouud tora,
48c: roaat beef *2.40 caac; corned liccf *2.Cj
can; cauup 11.90 can; (Urup, New t)r-
Icau, 36c gallon: corn Kc gallon; Cnha
23c gallon: Georgia cane Me gallon; aalt,
100-pound, He; axle grease 41.71; aoda crack.
684c |>Ottnd; lemon 7c: oyaler 7c: l*r-
■ candy, per ponnd, CHc; mixed, per
pound. 4wre: tomntot-n, 2 pound, »l.H t cnae;
S-pound JJ.T-: navy henna 12; IJma beau,, I
6c; best matches, per groan. 41.65; macaroni,
6Me7c ponnd; nralncs, mustard. 43.25 cun;
potash, 43-24C8 S0 ran; prannti, 7784c; rope,
f“ply cottoa.Mjii^.OOJJ.-n
FLOUR—Highest patent 45.15; best patent
44 75; standard patent 44,35; half patent
44.16; spring wheat latent 45.
CORN—No. 2 white, J4c; choice white, »0c;
white feed, 43e; No. 2 yellow, 74c; mixed,
74c; cracked corn, per huahcl, 76c; bulla, 413.
C1UCKKN FEED—Flfty-pouud lacks 40c;
rurlna chick feed, 41.M; Victor feed, 41.40;
brand feed, 4L40-
OATS—No. 2 white, 68c; No. 2 mixed, 67c;
Golden oats 67c; white clipped 60c.
MEAL—I-lnin, per 96 pound sacks, 7tc; 44-
pound aacka, 74c; plalu, ai-ponud sacks, 74c:
germ 41.23.
HAT—Timothy, choice tgrge bale, 41.10;
do, choice, smnll Imlcs, 41.40; do No. 1,
third hales, 41.30; No. 4 tttrd tales, J1.20;
No. 1 clover, mixed, 41.20; choice prairie,
41; Iicrmuda 41.
8IIORTB—Choice white 41.45; Texas white
41.36; fancy, no-pound, 41.40; brown, 80 to 100
pounds, 41.3&.
PROVISIONS.
PROVISIONS— Supreme hama UHc: bet,
ilea, 20023 poonda; average, 10.33; fat bncka.
8.36; ptotea, MO; Supreme lard, 10.75; Pnr-
Ity compound SKc; California hama 10 60:
dry knit extra rilw, 4.35. •
FISH.
Fisn-Rrcam 7c pound; snapper lOe
ponnd; trout Ic pound; blue flsb 7c ponnd:
[mmpano Sc pound: mackerel 1284c pound
■lied Hah 6c pound: fresh water trout te
pound; Florida shad roo Sa-; buck 10c:
Georgia Bind roc 40c; buck 16c each.
BARREN BRAND Washa
ble Four-in-Handa. Ask yours
dealer to show them. 2 1-21
inches wide. 48 inches long.f
They are guaranteed to you I
to launder. Price 25c. Over|
5,000 dozen for prompt de
ary to the merchants.
SOUTHERN SUSPENDER
WORKS, Manufacturer!.
58-60 W. Mitchell SL
ATLANTA, GA.
At flrst It was thought that the cane would
be crushed, but after several works' trial It
was proven that It reached the mill In an
ATLANTA SCHOOL OF
TELEGRAPHY.
Uodcr tho Direction of tbe Long-Established
SOUTHERfl SHQRTHRIld
nr can to gp V
1.2M poaltlona yearly; 7# typewriting ms-
rhinos: 8 teachers; established 43 years. Cat
alog free. Address URI8COE, 1'rrsldent,
Atlsats, Ua.
MORPHINE-OPIUM
and all narcotic habita cured at your
home Painlessly and Permanently (for
$10.00) by an entirely new method.
No Curw—No Pay.” Write today for
details. Dr. G. PATTERSON, 82 Cen
tral Placs, Atlanta, Georgia.