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JUJU ATL.AJYTA
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
“Dr. Matheson.”
In th<» nick of time,
just about to fling out a hint t
h of the country that the people of Atlanta and of I
It come
! 70 per cent; North Carolina 07 per cent; South Carolina;
1 48 per cent; Texas 62 per cent; Virginia, 37 per cent, and j
so on through the list. The Increase In wages, capital
I invested and salaries is equally large. I cq\1 ^ ^ _
I . Georgia, It will be noted, with an Increase of 59 per I were anxious tor «a easy handle''to attach "to the I Ins ''? nor and usefulness In the years to come
| cent In the value of our manufactured products. Is more nnme of thc new , >rcg i dcnt 0 f t t, 0 Technological school. | Now ’ lf we ralght utilize this happy moment of sug-
i wo W ould remark that Chancellor Barrow also
I for i18 easy nd happy solution of the present difficulty
, that surrounds us. The new LL.D. is apt and timely,
of the j ^ )r - Matheson sounds well to us. It is a title worthily
t bestowed an done that will be worthily worn In increas-
j than holding her own with what were once the commer- ••Professor’” does not roll trippingly upon the tongue, and
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THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
“You cannot eat your cake and have your cake/
—Cervantes.
Two “Breathing Places” Won.
The Innovation for which The Georgian han no earn
• *sUy plead In the establishment of park squares and
breathing apace* In our crowded center*, seems to he
liiklng hopeful shape.
The board of education ydsterday In n deliberate seg-
slon, formally decided to eatabllah play ground* for the
children of the city In two public school yard*. The As-
nictated Charities through Secretary Logan, Messrs.
Krtegababer, J. K. Orr and Rev- C. B. Wilmer, have labor*
i rl diligently and moat effectively In this cause, and they
with The Georgian and the people of the city, are much
r< juiced that the board of education haa decided to make
ihr experiment with these two acbool yards. What yard*
will be used will be subsequently determined by the super
Intendent, and the decision wilt doubtless be eagerly
watched. . %
It will now devolve upon all of those who are Inter
ested, to see that this experiment Ip made so abundantly
successful during the present summer that the liberality
of the board will be repeated and amplified daring the
next summer until every school yard will be a breathing
space during the next heated term.
This Is a movement along the definite lines of prog
ress In this community. It Is a distinct expression of hu
manity and of civilisation that we are pausing In the
whirl .of our.strenuous life to provide placaa.at breathing,
fresh air and recreation for the tollers young and old
who find It a heavenly comfort now and then to get out of
hot and steaming buildings and to breathe the oxono of
ihis incomparable air In refreshment and relnsplratlon to
thdr lunga and brains.
In behal.l of the community we congratulate the
hoard upon Its liberal and progressive action, and pre
dict for the experiment a success which will be pleating
to nil who have contributed to It
The Increase in Manufactures.
The manufacturing Industries of the United State#
crow so rapidly that the Interval between one census
and another la altogether too great, and when'' tho
succeeding enumeration comes around we find that we
have advanced even beyond all expectations.
S. D. N. North, the present director of the census,
without waiting fer 1910, bas been busy securing figures
mi the Increase In manufactures during the five years
which have elapsed since the Iasi census was taken,
nnd thc result Is little short‘of amaslng. We find that
this ts Indeed a great country, and that our woaltb Is
Increasing more rapidly than during any period In our
blsjory.
The figures referred to were given out at a dinner
which tbe director of the censue recently attended, and
show that the capital now invested In manufacturing
enterprises In this country Is 17.375,930,000 as against
3 ,160,17:,000 In 1000, or an lncrea*e t of more than fifty
per cent. This Is In face of the fact that the number
of Individual concerns bas Increased bnt little more
than five per cent. The number of salaried officials
and clerks has Increased 41 per cent while the amount
of salaries has Increased 61 per cent. The number of
w age-earners has Increased 10 per cent while the amount
of salaries has Increased twice that amount.
The value of the products ot manufacturing enter
prises has Increased to almost f9,000,000,000 aa against
J>.507,000,000 five years afco, or an Increase ot more
than 31 per cent.
These figures are so vast that tbe average lay mind
rnnnot comprehend their full Import, but It must be re
alized that the growth Is tremendous. k
The figures prepared by Mr. North do not show the
particular Industries which have thus grown so tre
mendously, but they do show the growth In the dif
ferent states, and In this the South may take a special
pride. Down here, and In the newer states of the
union, the largest Increase Is shown, while the smallest
per cent Is In the New Gpgland states.
For example. In Idaho the amount ot capital Invested
Increased 341.1 per cent; aalariea ot derke and officials
Increased 147 per cent; expenses Increased <88 per cent,
and the value of the product! Increased 182.1 per cent.
In the Indian Territory the Increase In the number
of establishments was 181.4 per cent, of capital 202.6 per
rent, and ot products 170.8 per cent '
North Dakota Increased Us establishments 63.3 per
cent
In Oklahoma the number of establishments Increased
109.2 per cent, capital 336.3 per cent and the value of
the products 198.7 per cent
Delaware makes tbe smallest gain. The percentage
f Increase In establishments In this state Is three-tenths
•f 1 per cent, and the value of products but four-tenths
if 1 per cent.
While the percentage of Increase In tbe number of
factories In the Eastern states Is not great, the Eastern
statsa hold np the Increased percentage In value of
products. Connecticut, for Instance, Increases Its value of
products 17.1 per cent; Maine, 28.2 per cent: Massachu-
ftts, 28.8; New Hampshire 16.6;* Vermont. 22.6, and
Rhode Island, 22.1. Bage Brusn Nevada Increases her
products 146.5 per cent; New Jersey, 40.1 per cent.
The completed figures have not been tabulated for
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which are
four of the largest manufacturing states. The totals are
Included In the table of grand totals given above, and the
percentages of Increase in these states are aa satisfactory
as tn ths others.
The great increase la manufacturing In tbe South Is
Arkansas Increases tbe value ot Its products
per cent; Florida, 48 per cent; Georgia, 50 per ednt;
ky 28 per cent; Loulalana <7 per cent; Mlaslaalppt
clal centers of the country nnd the Indications are for a
continuance of this prosperity.
The Nsw York World Is looking for the day of
"shredded shirtwaists." and presumably ts wearing a
blind bridle.
the spirit and the custom of this age clamors always for!
needs n shorter name and title than that which he has
an easy handle to every name that Is of frequent use. ! ,lm ,he degree of L L D ‘ would flt hlm llke a glov f- and
And at this time When the new president of the Techno- ,hat 1,16 I ,po P |e - >' oung and 0,d ‘ who have 10 addreis tha
logical school Is coming more and more into the public j dlst,ngulshf d head of the university would deem It a fa
Dean Snelling of Franklin College.
In commenting with cordial approval on' yesterday
upon the election of David C. Barrow os chancellor of
the university, It was not the purpose or Intention of The
Georgian to omit or to subordinate Its equal approval of
the selection of Prof. Charles 61. Snelling as dean of
Franklin college and Vico Chancellor of the University.
Tbe selection of Colonel Snelling as tbe yoke mate of
Chancellor Barrow Is as eminently appropriate aa It was
demonstrated upon the campus to be eminently popular.
Colonel Snelling le the complement of Chancellor Bar-
row. He has somo of (he qualities which Professor Bar-
row has not, and the two together make an admirable
combination for most effective service to the university.
Colonel Snelling Is full of the dash and charm of man
ner that belongs to tho aggressive typo of men. He
has the brilliancy and the forcefulness of the soldier,
and these things Joined to tbe sweetness and light of the
beloved new chancellor will fill the cup of thh university
to the brim of effective service.
Colonel Snelling bas grown upon the confidence and
regard of the student body, tbe alumni, the trustees and
the faculty during evtry year of bla connection with the
university. The nytnllness of his temper, hla scholarly
training, ble high courtesy, hla courage and his firmness
Joined to his ample acholarshlp have won for him friends
In multiplying quantities during every year in ble field
of work.
And In the same breath In which we congratulate the
university upon Chancellor Barrow, we desire also to con
gratulate It upon the elevation and continued services of
Dean Snelling. t
The Chicago Chronicle says “the Republican party
has been a strangely modest party.” Ye gods and little
fishes. . .
Senator Platt’s “Rest,”
The announcement comes from Washington that Sen
ator Platt baa decided to "rest again.”
The senior senator from the great state of New York
has done but little else during the present session of
congress. He was In his place during the Important de
bates on tho most vital bills only long enough to protect,
as far as he could, his express company from the opera
tion of the rate bill, and disgusted all his colleagues by
hla selfish demands.
When the time came he was quietly Ignored.
Senator Morgan called attention recently In such vig
orous terms to the absence from the senate of both the
ambassadors from the state of New York that the aged
boss hurried to Washington and aat In bla seat long
enough to be aeon, but tbe work was too onerous for him,
and he has decided to go off and “rest again” at bla
country place.
But It seem* that even tbp.ugh,be>refusei to fulfill hie
duties to hla constituents, ho is not to bo nllowqdto rest,
for tbe notorious Mao Wood, who has already figured
quite extensively tn his life drama, has recuperated from
"rest" she bas been taking and has brought forward the
charge that she Is the legal wife of the senator and that
he Is consequently a bigamist. In evidence ot this fact
she produces a marriage certificate, duly signed by the
officiating clergyman and r. hired man employed by Mr.
Platt.
True, there eeems to be some difficulty In locating
the clergyman and the witness. Mrs. Wood—or Platt, as
tbe case may be—Intimates that these two have been
spirited away by Senator Platt, but this does not restrain
her from carrying on her cate., oho doos cot seem to be
quite certain what her purpose Is, beyond the establish
ment of her marriage, which lhe kept secret thus far, U
Is alleged, at the request of Senator Platt, and the es
tablishment, Incidentally, of her claim to a large share
In the senator’s fortune. She teems to bo pretty well
provided with money as It is, so that "her castle's
strength may laugh a siege to scorn.”
Whatever may be the merits of the cate, there ap
pears to be no probability that Mr. Platt will be able to
enjoy undisturbed repose at hit country home or any
where else. He will be budgeted and harassed until this
cause celebre le settled.
Nemeali is working over time on Senator Platt. He
sees himself dethroned from the bad eminence be hat
been ablo to attain through hit domination ot New York
politic*. Ho tees the sceptre wrested from him by an un
ifocal hand, while the whole country becomes more and
more indignant at tho spectacle of a great state—an em
pire within Itself—absolutely unrepresented In the senate
white the most Important legislation of modern times Is
befog discussed and enacted.
It seems to be a foregone conclusion that New York
in very desperation will soon demand the resignation of
her two senators, but la both Instance* how eloquent Is
the reiterated lesson that the way ot the transgressor It
very, very hard.
A GEORGIAN AT WEST POINT—Mr. John H. Hes
ter, of Albany, Ga-. le expected In Atlanta thli
evening after a two years' term at the United
States Military Academy at West Point. -
Cadet Hester was an appolntoe of Congress
man Griggs, and comet home from the national
academy with the laurels of two brilliant and suc
cessful years. Ths fact that be brings home the
heerty Indorsement and approval of his Instruc
tors, who ha\e written several lettera to hit fam
ily and that his marks during this term have
been of the highest character and grade. Is a
great happiness to hit family and friends, and
make* a fine and distinct promise for the young
soldier ot the future.
Mr. Hester te tbe second son of the Hon. John
T. Hotter, of Albany, who it one of the most pop
ular and honored cltlten* of southwest Georgia.
He la the brother of Mrs. Dr. John Wilkins, ot
this city, and la universally regarded by hie
friends and admirers at one of the finest types
that Georgia has sent to Weat Point in recent
yean. In hla manliness, courage, splendid tem
per and fine personal appearance, which to now
reinforced by the record of hit admirable echol-
arthlp, he makes Indeed a pleasant figure of
promtolng forecast for the future.
Mr. Heater will be for several days the guest
of Dr. and Mrs. Wilkins In Atlanta before going
further to visit hto father tn Albany.
eye and upon tbe public tongue It had come to be a prac
tical and linguistic necessity that we 8bould have some
briefer and simpler title by- which to address him than
"Professor” Matheson.
Wherefore, we thank Washington and Lee University
vor to be authorized by some highly reputed college of
this country to speak hereafter of “Dr.” Barrow.
"The man with the patch” is not to be pitied—if
It's a strawberry patch.
Ha Likes Ths Georgian.
To ths Editor of The Georgian.
I Ilk* you. I mu ii native of Geor
gia and, by raising, an old-time Amer
ican. I believe In tho ton command
ments and the constitution of our
country, both written on statute-
k* nil'! in -!'*■ Ii.in ts -.f t.'ir r-,I -
fathers. 2 am glad your paper gives
folks a rest on Sunday, and will not
print a whisky advertisement. The
r.,IIP king, in <■-1■-.n"It>!> , inniii-y-inuk
Ing, pleasure-seeking Sabbath and the
im.ilirn snbi.m, with it* hum ■■lube, in--
recent Inventions of the devil, and ex
ported across the sea from the land of
high taxes and low morals.
One of the most wasteful things any
Individual or nation can do Is to work
or rip around on Sunday.
THe most costly thing In this coun
try to the taxpayer nnd first-class clt
■sen Is our legalized liquor traffic.
The modern saloon Is our mother’s
burden and much more. I am so glad
The Georgian has put Itself alongside
many other first-class periodicals, and
said to these coiners of money out of
the manhood of our men and happiness
of our mothers. You can’t smear my
space.
Again, I like you because you are
everybody’s paper and the common
people's medium.
"All coons look alike to you."
I see Slater Morris says. In sub-
stance: "Gentlemen don't sit while
ladle* stand.” That - * my raising. You
have heard why the hen was Immor
tal? Her son never sets. I am net
quite that bad. The othor day, a gen
tleman friend and I got up to give
spme ladles a seat on a Marietta
street car, and a woman and her lit
tle son, about three or four years old,
spread out over the whole space. My
notion was, that sister ought to have
taken that child In her lap and
squeezed up a little herself.
1 believe In giving the weaker sex
(physically) your seat, but X hate to
see them act hoggish when they have
nn vnii/'
CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER
the “drap on you. 1
Again, I like your paper because
you are asking for a breathing place
In the midst of our rushing and high-
reaching Atlanta.
Neighbor Rossman to right. If every
fellovf tries to sit down In the same
place, somebody Is going to get day-
lght mashed out of them.
Atlanta is great, and spreading
herself, but Fulton to not quite full,
nnd not all of Georgia yet absorbed.
If signs remain favorable, there will be
lots of more folks In Atlanta after we
add to the population of New Jeru
salem. They would thank
_ . _ _ us, both
In Greater Atlanta and In the city of
cities. If we should lenvs pretty lit
tle parks dotting our splendid capital
of the South. Your big friend and
fellow-citizen, UNpLE NATH,
A Populist on the Situation.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In no place do actions speak louder
than words oftener than In politics. I
note the account of the meeting of
the Populist executive committee In
the Kimball House on last Thursday.
I had nither risk a man's Populism or
Democracy, who lets his action or
woiki speak for him, than him who
yells at the top of his voice, “I am a
Democrat or Populist” at every oppor
tunity. Now, Mr. Yancey Carter who
seemed to take a leading part In the
deliberations of last, Thursday. “
seems to me He was lining
with the wrong gang, when ho spoke
of Tom Watson, as "your much vaunted
leader." Now, if any man has suf
fered for ths principles of Populism,
or any man's works or actions have
proclaimed him true to those ancient
democratic principles, that man Is Tom
Watson, and Tern to still working,
without much “I am” yelling, toward
the same goal. Mr. Ynncoy Carter
also said: "That a man who voted for
Clark Howell, Hoke Smith or Dick
Russell ts not a good Populist.” Please
permit me to say without attributing
any great "I amlsm” to myself, that
I have been unanimously elected
chairman of the executive committee
of the Populist party • of Johnson
county for the last twelve years, and
we have not lost*a battle during the
time. We polled a big majority for
Judge Hines when he was elected gov
ernor of Georgia, and a big majority
for Tom Watson when he ran for
president of the United Statee, and
now stand ready to poll a big majority
for Hoke Smith when the time comes.
And here we rest, willing for our prtn-
eiples and patriotism to be measured
by our actions and works, and not by
loud mouthed "I am" proclamations.
We now stand ready to call the Popu
list party of Johnson county together
when so ordered to do so by the chair
man of the state executive committee
of the Populist party. But we are not
willing to follow an executive com
mittee which In turn must have been
modeled after the Ruts douma We
have no fault of Judge Htnes or Tom
Watson, and belter* tf true, unadul
terated patriotism entitles gentlemen
to be termed much lauded leaders they
are entitled to be thus termed, all the
I-am-tst* to th# contrary notw4htand-
Ing. J. B. HOWARD.
Adrian, Ga., June 17, 1908.
THE FEE 8Y8TEM.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
About two years, ago, while Hon.
John Temple Graves was editor of The
Atlanta Kewa, we wrote an article for
that paper urging abollahment of the
fee system In th* courts of our state.
Since then the Fulton county grand
Jury came out In strong terms con
demning the present methods allow-
county clerks to collect ail the moneys
paid In as fines and appropriate same
o their own us*, instead of turning
same Into the county treasury,
should be done.
We are glad to not# that our county
(Jackson) had a bill passed it the last
session of the legislature placing the
county solicitor and clerk of court on
a salary, and provided that all money
received as fines and costa be turned
Into the county treasury after paying
a reasonable salary to the solicitor and
dark. A neat ‘sum has gone to the
county's credit, besides removing from
these officers all temptation to run the
court aa a money-making machine.
If the legislature at Its next session
does nothing more tpsn place the so
licitor generals, clerks of the superior
courts and sheriffs on a salary, and
abolish the present fee system, they
will have done their state a great ser
vice. Under the present fee system It
Is to the solicitor’s Interest to have
blind tigers running all over bis cir
cuit, for, ts la well known, liquor Is
the cause of at least three-fourths of
O Gossips About People
and Other Things v-/
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 21.—Beverly Farms,
Mass., Is congratulating Itself on hav
ing for the summer Baron Von Btem
berg, the German ambassador, and his
beautiful American wife. The Huron-
ess Von Sternberg Is one of the fa
mous Langham sisters, the trio of
which are named by a poetically In
clined mother Violet, Lily and Ivy.
The Baroness answers to the name
of Lily.
Lily Langham met "Speckle,'' aa the
president calls him, abroad. Two years
ago she accompanied him home to
America In Washington he represents
his royal master, "The Dictator of the
Unnverse," Wilhelm III.
The kaiser Is said to have been
greatly pleased at the match, for while
Miss Langham Is not nn heiress In her
own right, she comes of a distinguish
ed and wealthy family and Is possessed
of a natural charm and tact that Is
said to have won the Instant admira
tion of the German ruler when she was
presented at the German court.
When the baron was sent to the
United. States' as ambassador It was
announced that the kaiser was sending
nn "Ambassador of Love." His wife
has royally tried to sustain the right
to this title. She has made the Ger
man embassy functions In Washing
ton popular throughout the diplomatic
corps.
Another. New England summer re
sort which Is rejoicing because ot a
diplomatic summer resident Is Am
herst, Mass. The Chinese minister. Sir
Chen Tung Liang Cheng, is to spend
the summer there and with him will
be Miss May Liang Cheng, who Is
the only daughter of the Chinese min
ister to this country.
Little Miss Liang, llke the piquant
celestial that she Is, takes a thy In
terest In the social functions of tho
diplomatic circle of the capital city.
Rumor has persistently reported this
oriental debutante as engaged.
When confronted with this gossip the
other day the little visitor laughed,
shook her head and pattered away to
the roomy conservatory In the Chinese
legation. . J
Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt has
set another fashion In which the ultra-
foshlonables at Newport doubtless will
follow.
While Mr. Vanderbilt has been mak
lng speed records between this city ami
Newport for the last fortnight, his wife
may be seen sailing her 30-foot Ca
price In Narragansott.bay,
It Is hard to beat- the Long Island
farmer. The admixture of Yankee and
Dutch makes a combination which can
be depended upon to look out for Itself.
Lucky Rhodes, of Oakfield, has been
annoyed by W. K. Vanderbilt's deer,
which evinced a great fondness for his
wheat fields, and made up his mind to
stop them.
He rigged up two poles and hung
on a cord several pans and cowbells.
To these he attached a fish line lone
enough to reach across the field ant!
barnyard to the bed room where he
slept. He tied the line to his right
wrist and at Intervals during the night
woke up and gave It a tug. This, of
course, set the milk pans clajterlng, the
cow bells ringing and tho deer scamp
ering for cover. Now It Is Mr. Vander
bilt’s fields that thq deer visit.
new use has been found for the
auto when Samuel Westervelt, secre
tary of the Tenafiy, N. J., board of cd
ucatlon, and - a long trusted superin
tendent In Lord & Taylor’s, disappear
ed.
Two searching parties In autos began
the hunt for him, their only clew be
ing foot prints leading toward the pal
isades, Into which from tlmd to time,
they fitted one ot the man’s shoes. In
the woods the trail was lost, but all
night they ran the motors through the
brush, searching with lanterns.. Just
as they were about to give up, the body
was found face downward in eighteen
Inches of water. ■
Julius Boskln, who keeps a reatau
rant at 45 Franklin dtreet, declares
that he ts done with wild cats. A
friend In New Meriden sent him one.
The wild cat escaped from Its box dur
ing ths noon hour, cleaned tho res
taurant out of Its customers and chew
ed Mr. Boskln's coat before a policeman
killed It
tbe crimes committed, and the more
crimes committed ths more money the
solicitor gets out of his office. Sup
press crime and. the solicitor to minus
an Income. Place him on a salary,
and It will then be to his Interest to
aid In the enforcement of the state's
laws, as his income will not be re
duced on account of bis doing hto duty,
as Is now the case.
We hope the newspapers and ths
people tn general will take this up and
not let our lawmakers rest yntll this
much needed reform to enacted into
law. WILLIS S. LANIER.
Stathom, Ga.
“Plain Dick” Pulling Votss.
To the Editor of Tho Georgian:
The friends of “Plain Dick” Russell
are taking great pride and pleasure
In the splendid campaign he Is mak
ing, and In the evidence! of solid and
substantial increase In strength and
popularity.
Rev. J. J. Bennett has Just been
elected to succeed Dr. Jameson as sec
retary of the Baptist Mission. He Is,
therefore, on* of the mpst prominent
Baptist ministers of ths state. Writ
ing from Griffin to the Jackson Herald,
Mr. Bennett saye:
“I am not in politics, but I am op
posed to detraction and misrepresen
tation. This leads me tat say a word
to Judge Russell's home county through
The Herald. What I am about to say
ts done without Judge Russell's knowl
edge or consent.
“In all fairness to the Judge, It ts
due his home people that they know
Just what Impression he ts really mak-
ng aa Jackson county's candidate for
governor. Judging from the papers,
one would think that he to not In the
race; that the people are looking upon
hto race with a mixture ot ‘pity and
compassion.’ Now, let me tell you
something. The people of Jackson
county may feel proud of him. I can’t
speak ot other sections, but I can
speak of what I have seen In Griffin.
Two months ago If he had a dozen
friends In the county I didn't know it.
Spalding county Was seemingly almost
a unit for another candidate. He came
two days ago, however, made three
speeches In different parts ot ths city,
and now you can count his friends
and supporters by ths hundreds.
"His main speech delivered at the
Bijou theater was pronounced by some
of the bratnest men In th* etty decid
edly the fairest political speech ever
heard In Griflln. He to openly de
clared the Abraham Lincoln of Georgia
politics.
“Like a conquering hero, he has
marched through this part of Georgia
and since hfs departure I feet duly
proud of the fact that honest Dick
lusselL the plain man of the people,
le my native county's gift to the pres
ent gubernatorial race.
"J. J. BENNETT.
“Orifito, Ga, June 7, 1908.”
"The Power of Beauty.”
To the Editor of The Georgian:
That beauty la a power none of us
can dispute. A wonderful, subtle,
many-sided power, etrlktng a respon
sive chord within the soul.of each In
dividual coming under Its Influence.
By the great tow of attraction, -like
attracts tike,” so this universal re
sponsiveness of an souls to beauty
mast mean that somewhere whhln each
of us there to something beautiful.
Only a very little seeking reveals
this something In the perfect soul ot
man, so sensitively attuned aa to be
touched by even the airy beauty of a
tinted bubble, tossed by a playful
wind. Only a little uncovering brings
out the manifestation of Its perfec
tions so that ha whd funs may see and
feel. ,
The power of beauty has been felt
throughout alt the ages; strong men
have died for the power of beauty In a
woman’s face and form.
Great poems' have been written,
great pictures painted through the
power of beauty In nature.
Great thoughts have been horn, great
>d*eds Inspired, t h r u igi■ tin- power of
beauty In a noble life.
Callout hearts havo been softened,
selfish lives have been awed through
the power of beauty In a great sderi
flee. 4
if any burdens are being lightened,
many pathways mads less rough, and
angel choirs are heralding the day
when the troubled world will be at
peace, all united by the power of beau
ty In brotherly love.
ANNA FULLWOOD.
We Like This Field Better.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Permit a comparative stranger to
your city to expreaa hit appreciation of
your paper. Having been accustomed
to the reading of such papers as Ths
Chicago Tribune and The Chicago
Dally News, the writer ivae tost when
he first took up his residence In your
city, owing to the lack of a really first-
class newspaper, morning or evening.
, When The Georgian appeared this
want was removed and now It haa
claimed me for a regular reader by
sheer force of Its merit.
I feel sure I voice the sentiment of
many In this city when I urge you to
seriously consider the issuing of a
morning edition of your paper. Com
ing here a stranger, I was completely
disgusted with the mud-ellngtng of a
dally paper, and I simply never read It
as a result. Ths writer meets many
who express the same sentiment. Why
don’t you occupy the field?
Yours for better Atlanta Journalism,
R. t MANSFIELD.
Atlanta, Go, June 20, 1901.
BREATHING PLACE8.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
No movement looking to civic Im
provement of greater value to Atlanta
could be started going than The Geor
gian’s suggestion for the Immediate
establishment of. park squares through
out the congested city centers. Right
In the center of the business heart of
Atlanta, in the very midst of-the mag-
nlflcent group of towering office pah
aces, there Is one place without a sin
gle expensive structure or Improve
ment. Surrounded as It la, with alt
the grand commercial structures of
the very heart of Atlanta, ft would
seem, Indeed, that Providence had In
some mysterious way. kept In reserve
this very spot that the people of the
iresent and untold generation yet un-
mrn, might have just here a fountain
from which to quaff the life-giving
elixir of Ood’s precious nectar; abund
ance of ozone-laden air, distilled
through the leaves of the trees, and
scented with the perfume of nature's
floral laboratory, and mellowed Into
one exquisite blend of refreshing ex-
hUaritlon with the added aroma of
freshly mown grass lawns and well
kept shrubbery.
The 8pot.
I herewith suggest that at any cost
the city condemn and purchase for a
central park square or ~plaxa, the two
‘ “iroad street on the
blocks bounded by Bi
east, Walton on the south, Forsyth on
the west and Luckle on the north.
Very truly yours,
EDWARD H. WALKER.
College Park, Qa, June 20, 1906.
TIIIS DATE IN HISTORY.
. JUNE 21.
1596—Cadiz captured by English and
Dutch forces.
1639—Increase Mather born; died Ah.
Kust 23. 1723.
1656—Warsaw aurrendered to the Poles.
1707—Encounter between the Leonard
nrtil thn Chouin.A,.ho *
and the Chesapeake.
1736—Enoch Poor, commander of thd
American forces at battle of Sar
atoga, horn.
1768—New Hampshire ratified United
States constitution,' being tha
ninth state.
1701 Louis* XVI nrresiad and returned
1813—Battle of Victoria.
1854—Old Watch abolished and colic*
system established In Boston.
1891—Ex-Senutor McDonald, of In
diana, died.
1893—Leinnd Stanford, of California-
died: horn March 9, 1824.
1898—Island of Guam taken possession
of by the United States.
1905—Wreck of Twentieth Century
Limited on. Lake Shore railroad ■
eight killed.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Prlrote Leased wire.
New York. June 21.—Here are some
' the visitors In Nett York today;
ATLANTA—J. G. Burkhart, L. B.
Haffnker. A. A. Peeler, Mrs. A. a!
Peeler. K. Widemnnn, L. O. Cameron
®. H. Coolldgs, o. N. Lewie, W S'
.unnally, J. M. Spear, J. S. Cochran
. Lichtenstein. '
AUGUSTA—B. H. Baker, J. A. Mun-
roe nnd wife, W. G. Jester.
SAVANNAH—G. H. Charles, A. G
Gunard, L. L. Corning. T. Halltgan
and wife, J. Hull, Jr.
Thanks for The Georgian.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
At a recent meeting of our local
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
a motion was made nnd carried by a
rising vote that a letter expressing our
appreciation of your paper. The Atlan
ta Georgian, be forwarded to you at an
early date.
We praise God that the prayers of
our Georgia women have been answer
ed, nnd that so speedily, tit the form of
your splendid, clean sheet. Georgia,
the Empire Stnte of the South, Is wor
thy of such n paper. May God’s bless
ing rest upon you and your great un
dertaking, and may The Georgian be
Instrumental in carrying Georgia to
higher things.
Respectfully,
MRS. WALTER NEWMAN,
Corresponding Secretary W. C. T. U.,
Columbus, Ga, 1228 Fifth Avenue.
Columbus. Ga, June 1, 1908.
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The Canadian Pacific railway, ac
cording to report, Is preparing to build
another line through the Rocky Moun
tains at a point some distance north of
the present route through the Kicking
Horse Pass.
The Colorado transportation burenu
has been organized In Denver for the
purpose of making more effective the
dealings of Colorado merchants. Job
bers nnd manufacturers with the rali-
roada that handle their goods, and to
prevent discrimination In favor of other
territories as against Colorado.
At Decatur, III., work has been be
gun on the extensive new shops which
the Wabash railroad Is to build there.
Tho shops and yards will cover forty-
two acres and will be modern In all
their equipment
A proof of Canadian prosperity Is
found In the fact that Canadian cus
toms receipts for May, 1901, exceeded
those for May, 1905, by (SOI,'585.
Over 190,000 spindles were added to
the Southern cotton mills In the first
three months of this year. They are '
estimated to cost 320 a spindle, which
indicates an investment of 12,812,040.
This Is a much better record than
that of any quarter period of 1905, be
ing nearly 50,000 more spindles than
reported for the beet quarter of last
year. ,'
Electricity Is to displace steam as a
motive power on the -Maryland and
Pennsylvania, which runs from Balti
more to York, Pa., aeventy-nlne miles,
and from Baltimore to Belalr, Iwenty-
stx miles.
The builders of the new Atlanta
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad,
from Brunswick, Oa. and Birmingham,
Ala., to Atlanta, expect to have the
line completed within eighteen months
The completion of the new toad wlu
open up a rich section of country nnd
will give Atlanta a new line to tide
water, With steamship connections and
new water rates to New York and
Eastern porta.
The first passenger car ever manu
factured entirety of steel hss been
turned out by the American Car and
Foundry Company. It to the first of an
order of 125 for the New York Central
railroad.
The earning! last year of the entire
Pennsylvania railroad syatem of over
10,000 miles reached the enormous to
tal of 3240,000,000.
The American Association of Local
Freight Agtnts Is holding Its nine
teenth annual meeting In Montreal this
week. Proper marking of freight, com
parison of switching methods ana
weighing car-load freight under the
rules of the Cincinnati chamber of
commerce are some of the topics sched
uled for discussion. '
The Rock Island management to busy
... preparations for extensions, In order
to handle the business of the big pos
ture country on the Red river, follow-
I.. 14. ,.wanln« 4.. eatllsnionl ihlfi HU HI”
Ing Its opening to settlement this sum
mer.
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WITHOUT A DOUBT,
BEST IN THE SOUTH.
Savannah, Ga, June 19.
The Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta
Ga
Gentlemen: Please put me on
your subscription list for The
Georgian, as It Is without a
doubt the best dally paper tn
the South. Thanking you In
advance for your prompt at
tention. Yours truly, .
Ralph l. mckenzie.
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