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The Atlanta Georgian.
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Functions of the Court of Appeals.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I i end with much Interest la your Issue of yesterday
your editorial with regard to (he proposed court of ap-
l>enls, a bill creating stteh a court bavins recently passed
the house In the Georgia legislature.
A few questions anent the said court, I trust, you will
not con.ldsr Impertinent.
If the bill crating such n court should become a
ln«. and should the said court of appeals become nn
entity, would the existence of such a,court diminish In
any great degree the present congested condition of the
slate supreme court? *
And. after the establishment of auch a court of
appeals, would a litigant, upon whose case an adverse
Judgment had been rendered by the said court, be de
barred from appealing to.an'y higher court?'
If not. would not all such cases as are now being
carried up front the superior courts, and from other
courts of the state, to the supremo court, be also taken
up from the court of appeals to the supreme court?
And, sboHld this custom prevail and every litigant
should pursue this course—taking his enttse to the court
of Until adjudication by way of or through the propoaed
court of appeal*—In what degree would the supreme
court be relieved of lls present burden?
Again, this being the case, would not the projtoaed
court of appeals be only another and nn additional chan
nel through which a litigant would hare to carry hla
case In order to reach the supreme court?
And. should thla prove to be the rule, would not the
creation of the proposed court of appeals simply add, to
the already burdensome expenses of litigation; and,' at
the snmo time—In order to aupport such a now court—
create a demand for additional and n higher rate of
taxation and thus Increase the tax burden which Is
already bending the barks of the great majority of Geor
gia's yeomanry and which la now wellhlgh Intolerable
to the nvorage honest tax payer?
These, Mr. Editor,.aro questions which our law mak
ing body should consider well before they past upon
or upon any other propoaed legislation that tends
In any way to debar the poor man from any privilege
legal or otherwlae. which the corporations and the
rich man, on account of financial ability, enjoy; or Which
seeks to relieve a body of state officials whose dally
work amounts to something leas than .10 iter rent of
that of the average citizen whose taxes art required to
pay the salaries of the said officials. Respectfully.
I A. C. DAVIDSON.
Sharon, Ga., August 1, 190G.
Briefly stated, the court of appeals Is not an Inter
mediate court, but a court of final resort In all cases
within Its Jurisdiction. Thla Jurisdiction extends to all
courts below the rank of the superior court, except tho
court of ordinary, and to all criminal cases which do not
Involve capital, punishment. Cnnntltnllon.il questions
wherever arising, however, will still be Interpreted by
II'C sit|itcm,. court.
We have on former occasions directed public alten
tlon to the congested condition of the dockets of the
supreme court and tbe well nigh Impossible task which
the judges or that conrt are called upon lo perform.
The overwhelming majority vote In the general as
sembly upon the constitutional amendment for the
establishment of a court of appeals Ig a moat expressive
legislative recognition of the necessity of that court. It
Is generally stated that tbe court of appeals is designed
for the relief of the supreme court; in a' larger sense It
Is a court to be established In the Interest of the pcoplo
and to prevent a denial of Justice to lltlgnnts.
No one familiar with the methods of work of our
supremo court Judges will deny that tboy work during
lunger hoilr* than the average business man. A brief
consideration of tho character and number of the cases
before the supremo court since last October will suffice
to omphnslte the Imperative necessity of the court of
appcnls. During this period there were brought to that
court 1,156 cases. Tho records of these cases will easlly
nvernge Iwenty-flvo pages. Several very large records
hare been considered during.the present term by the
court, one of which contains approximately 900 pages.
The records are typewritten on legal cap paper and each
record page la the equivalent of an ordinary octnvo
printed page. Tbits tho records which must be read,
digested and condensed for publication of the necessary
facts to Illustrate tho derided points of the caae, are
tho equivalent of fifty-seven ordinary octavo volumes.
This of Itself Is a great task, but It la not half or the
work. Griefs of the law points Involved must be read;
the authorities must be looked up; precedent* must be
examined, analysed and applied to tbe particular case;,
the record of each case must be studtod so as to ascer
tain the controlling legal principles; much time must
necessarily be taken In argument of counsel and con-
anltntlon by the court and the opinions of the conrt re
quire much time for Ihelr careful and accurate prepara
tion. Tbe published reports contain three thousand
printed images each year. -
Of course this Immense labor Is a great burden on
the Individual Judges; Indeed, so great bis been this
burden that within tbe past four year* two of the Judges
have died In office; two more resigned because of broken
hotdtn. only to die In a few months after their resigna
tion*. and three others wore forced to resign because
of their health. Tho task of the tread mill never was
so fruitful of fatality.
Thla great commonwealth should not and will not
demand tbe performance of official duty which Involves
. the sacrifice of the health and Uvea of hsr conscientious
and Indostrlous appellate Judges.
But this view, while philanthropic. Is but a narrow
view of tho subject. When It Is remembered that every
Iltlgnnt, however poor, may appeal hla case to the
supreme court, the litigant's right Is to be considered.
When It Is remembered that the decisions of this court
are expository of the law and binding precedent, then
the general public la vitally concerned. The safety and
permanency of onr Institutions depend upon the stable
and Arm enforcement of the Isw. A construction of a
deed may affact thousands which are similarly drafted;
an erroneous construction might unsettle thousands of
titles.
The law Is a most complex science; Us mastery la
the work of many years of ceaseless and unremitting
study- The application of abstract legal principles to
the particular case it s task of delicacy, acute discrim
ination and great labor. Unless the Judges are given
ample time, there nfust necessarily be hasty and Ul-con-
! whirh litigants must'pas* through before reaching the
i final result. In its Jurisdiction it U final and exclusive,
lit Is only In cases where the constitutional question Is
raised or where the judges of that court, of their own
motion, desire nn Instruction aa to the law, that the
I supreme court will be called on to consider a case In
(that court. It 1* virtually a second supremo court, an
coordinated with the supreme court as to avoid conflict
In authority. The procedure Is more speedy than In
the supreme court. It will not prolong litigation, but
will shorten It. It will lake about 40 per cent of the
cases from the supreme court, and even then the su
preme court of Georgia will be called on to decide more
than any other court of Inst resort In the United States.!
The people, it Informed of the true conditions, will uiian-!
ImoasJjr ratify the amendment to the constitution estab
lishing a court of appeals.
New Life for the Cotton Association.
To the* Editor of The Georglnn:
Am much Interested tn that which ts Rolng on
relatlrq tn the Southern Cotton Growers* Asso
ciation nnd Its working officers. The Georgian
has spoken of the association. In Its editorial
columns, as a most important organization, etc.
Mr. Murphy haB demonstrated that by following
tho advice cf the president of the association
the farmers In Georgia were losing 5500,000 In a
single season.
.Now, then, will you ho kind enough to tell your
many and Interested readers the benefit the
farmer derives from thla association. I am quite
sure your reason*, deductions and arguments
will furnish Instructive rending. Yours truly,
HENRY S. HEED.
Having fought and won a good fight for the cotton
growers of Georgia In the affairs of their splendid asso
ciation, Tbe Georgian has no higher purpose or design
than to help them and to hold up their hands In every
future effort fqr the advancement of the great Interests
which they represent.
And we say frankly to the farmers of Georgia that
there la no room for discouragement, but rather cause
for greater encouragement and Inspiration In the whole
some Investigation Juki held Into the affairs of the asso
ciation, and moat of all In 1U definite and fearless re
sults. ,
The farmers may be sure that, with the lesson of
thla Investigation fresh In the mind* of the official life
of the association, their affairs will be administered
with greater care and with greater discretion and with
greater conaocratlon than has ever been given them
before.
Aijd whether the present officers hold their places,
or whether tho association should at Ita next meeting
choose new men to carry op the work, we fee) aure that
President Jordan will devote himself with redoubled
vigilance to the affair* of the cotton growers. Wfe.are
thoroughly confident that he has learned some valuable
lessons and that his experience and Judgment have beep
heightened and enhanced by the events of the last few
weeks. There are fejr men taken fresh from the ranks
who can assupie and execute leadership without mis
takes In a short time. And In answer to our correspond
ent whose letter appears above, we do not hesitate to
say that the cotton' growers' association may now go
forward with renewed and resolute confidence in the
work of its executive committee, acting In cooperation
with Its executive head.
If tne farmers of Georgia will study the current
situation, gin and bale their cotton In accordance with
the £est requirements of the spinners of the country; If
they will bear In mind that cotton la as marketable In
April as In Novenibor and not rush all their crAp to
market within ninety dpy*; If they will In
their local -associations discuss exhaustively the
policies that bn or ought to be In the general associa
tion, and It they will make known their views without
reserve to th* general association, then wo feel conn
dent that with a united front and a resolute adherence
to all policies adopted by the general association, that
tbe price of cotton will be maintained and advanced as
It has been In the pnst and that their prosperity will
be aa well assured.
Whatever the necessities of the ctae ifiay have com
pelled within the last few weeks, they have neither hurt
nor crippled tke Cotton Growers' Association, The great
and Indispensable principles of organization and co
operation stand untouched. The fget that a fearless
exposure has been met with a free and fearless official
condemnation Is a tribute to the character and caliber
of th* men who compose the association. It Is a fact
full of comfort and of confidence.
There are thousands of honest and Intelligent men
In the ranks of the Bonthern farmer, and with tbe eye
and the ear of these men, quickened to vigilance
and to corporation, we confidently believe that the Cot
ton Growers' Association hns now entered upon the
atrongeit, the safest and the moat effective period In Its
honorable career. We urge upon the Southern fpriner
nnd cotton grower tbe largest confidence In the future
ot the association. We urge upon them the rigid per
fection of their organization. And we confidently ndvlae
them to lend their full and unbroken co-operation to the
wlldes which aro agreed upon or are to be agreed upon
n the Immediate future.
The Imperial staple Is yet the king of commerce.
Its fiber Is still current nmong the finance* of the world,
nnd the mere discipline administered to officers who
have made a mistake should bring, not dlicnuragement.
but Inspiration to the great rank of organized cotton
growers throughout tbe country.
“Our Friend at Washington.”
More than once during tbe past three months The
Georgian has been moved to an expression of apprecia
tion for the kindly and helpful spirit manifested toward
the Bouth by that great newspaper, the Washington
Pott. '
Tblmwns notably made maulfest In the discussion ot
the Immigration question in which the Post rendered us
tbe service not only of good counsel, but of strong de
fense. The Georgian made comment and expressed Its
sectional appreciation at the time.
And now once more the Post has demonstrated its
good will toward this section In Its answer to a mean
New England' thrust.
The Kennebec Journal, one of the leading newspa
pers of Maine, once edited by James O. Blaine, and al
ways under the editorial conduct of some-leading man
In public life, I* now directed by Representative Edwin
C. Burleigh, of Augusta. A recent Issue ot th* Journal
contained the following unfair and mean-epirlted edi
torial:
"The new South has been a fruitful theme for
writers and speaker* during the past generation,
and yet every little while there ha* been abun
dant and unwelcome evidence that the old 8outh
ha* by no mean* paiaed away. The South need*
more capital, more labor, more enterprise, less
demagoguery, less rate prejudice, and tram polit
ical stupidity; but In spite of Its handicap* It ha*
shared to no small degree In the bountiful pros
perity which the whole country has been enjoy
ing In recent yesra."
oplnlona. This means contradiction tn prece- And l0 this the Post, with real and generous warmth,
dent which will result In confusion and consequent hurt responds:
to the general public. | Thank God, the. old South' has not passed
Tbe court of appeals Is not an intermediate' court i fevay; that while she has, ‘in recent years,’
accumulating wealth, there has been no decad
ence of her manhood; that her Democratic rep
resentation in congress. in hofh senate and
house, haa, in a large degree, been distinguished
by the brat of the old-time American character
istics; that among the scores of ex-Confed^rate
Ufa teamen and soldiers, men who gervejl In the
Confederate congress and in the army of tbe
Confederacy, the grafter has been conspicuous
by reason of his absence. The senate of the
Fifty-ninth congress furnishes many illustrations
of what the old South’ was nnd the new South la.
Compare tho venerable ex-Confpderates Morgan
and Pottos, of Alabama, with tho ^presentation
In that liody of the Empire State, and you will
not need to go further in the investigation.
“’Political stupidity,’ ns the term is employed
by the Journal, menus Democratic solidity. If
that solidity be a misfortune. It Is easily account
ed for. The history of reconstruct lor. :s its nll-
sufflclcnt explanation. The same kind of ‘polit
ical stupidity* would, under like conditions, pre
vail nil over"the North. The new South is too
wise nnd patriotic to cut loose from the tradi
tions. habits, and surviving representatives of
the ‘old South.’ May it be long before ImmUra-
■ tfon or greed, or both combined, or any other
cause or causes, efface the Americanism of tho
only section In which it survives.”
It Is of Immense value to the South that at our na
tional capital there should be a great independent and
national newspaper, with sentiments so kindly and spirit
so broad toward this people.
If our national sentiment is molded In large part
at our national capital, then indeed the South has great
reason tn be glad that tbe representative newspaper of
Washington Is a brave and brilliant friend of the South
ern people.
All of which Justifies The Georgian in saying In
typo what It has long felt in Its mind, that if, for general
interest and for general merit, it had to choose ouo
paper among nil other American dallies. It would at
least begin tho experiment with tbe Washington Post-
The State’s Last Bulwark. Against
Railroad Agression.
The Georgian Is heartily and earnestly npporad to
the long lease of the state road contemplated liy tho
bill which wns passed by the senate last week
It Is Just ns effective to say this kindly nnd to say
It reasonably. There ts no use In going Into hysterica
over It—because It has been said before, nnd because
there was no treason toward the state nor toward Its
citizens contemplated by Its author nnd advocate.
The bill Is unquestionably a mistake, but Its author
Is beyond all question one of the cleanest and purest
men In tho public service of Georgia, and neither bis
motives nor Ills methods can be questioned In this
measure. The disposition of tbe state road Is a great
problem and one which demands not only the greatest
discretion but the most deliberate Investigation.
Mr. Piromls H. Bell nnd the Honorable Hooper
Alexander, of the county of DeKalb, have been the pio
neers of the proposition that tho natural solution of the
problem of the state road was to extend It from Atlanta
to tho sea and thus provide a safe and wholesome com
petition for the state against the aggression of the rail
roads in tbelr pools and combinations.
The editor of The Georgian wo* perhaps tbe first
dally newspaper man of the stste to fully and cordially
Indorse this proposition as he did two yearq, ago.
The Georgia a Is confident that ultimately this should
he and probably will be the solution of this great ques
tion. It is certainly the prudent, the wise and the com
mon sense policy for a people situated as are the people
of Georgia today.
The only objection which has seemed to be effective
to this policy of extension has been the Idea that In our
Chattanooga or northern terminus the extended state
road would find it difficult, antld the pools and combina
tions of our railroad systems gathering yiere, to find
an outlet or a connecting line—If the railroads should
decide to un.tedly oppose the state's Independent prop
erty. This la an argument which seems to be effective
but which is really not so. The age In which we live Is
a developing one, and the. necessities which force the
state of Georgia *to preserve this Independent line will
ultimately Inspire Tennessee and Kentucky to co-operate
In the development by way of the Tennessee river and
Its connections with water connection to the great com
mercial channel of the Mississippi river. It ts not now
evident whether public sentiment Is educated to this
point at this time or not. It Is at least much nearer
than It has ever been before, and will be nearer next
.ear than it Is this year. and.every succeeding season
of reflection will bring the common sense of Georgia
nearer to a comprehension of tho prudent policy nnd
the absolute necessity of this step.
Ono thing Is certain—that It would be unspeakable
folly to consummate this long lease at this time. In this
icriod of unrest nnd of development. In this period of
agitation and of changing and altering policies both on
the part of the railroads and of the Btate. nothing can
he clearer than tne policy of at least delaying action
upon this vital matter. There Is nothing lo be lost by
waiting. The railroads that cry "opportunity" are sim
ply seeking to clinch their own advantage. If the state's
railroad Is valuable in the exigencies of today. It will he
infinitely more valuable In tho exigencies of tho over
Increasing nnd multiplying prosperity and development of
tomorrow. If this be the only opportunity to sell, then
the state has not the power of veto upon any further
combination paralleling with Its own line. If after this
no other railroads should wish to buy the state’s prop
erty, then the state would have reasbn to thank heaven
for tho necessity which compelled tho use of this prop
erty for Its own protection nnd advantage.
The Western nnd Atlantic railroad Is the last splen
did reserve of the state's policy of competition.
It is the last bulwari; of the state against thq abso
lute domination of the railroads without a free com
petitor.
It Is the last arrow In the state's quiver to shoot at
tho evils of consolidation and of monopoly.
It Is tho last, .best hold that the state has upon a
situation already serious enough and which may become
unbearable In the future.
It la the last strategic entrenchment behind tvhlch
the state may fight for Just freight rates and for fair
treatment by the transportation lines.
What unspeakable folly It would be to part lu haste
with thla Invaluable possession of protection and de
fense.
Tho press of the Capital City la absolutely united In
Its resolute Inalatenco that the house of representatives
should kill the bill which has passed the senate.
GOSSIP
About |
People
By Private 1.4
Ne
York. Auk. 6.—If there was an*
hnt Mrs. Clarence Mnckay
— - f politics -to tho.,
followed her political career
‘ ” i'uy—'ho haa a;,.
Ion in coming 0llt
Bogart, who »■«,
nt when she mad,
for school trustee
Mac hay's competitor
Lay*, nn old whi.I:
doubt
learning
who hnv
tlier^ wan little
polled it by her
for Dr. Joseph
her bitterest oppi
her successful re
of noslyn.
Last full Mr
was Dr. P. D. Leys, nn old white!
bearded resident of Roslyn, who had
served on the school board for several
decades. Some bitterness was Injects
Into the campaign. Dr. Bogart threw
himself into the campaign with ail pog.
slble vigor, working day and night
against Mrs. Meckay. But she
elected.
Instead of wasting time congratulat.
Ing herself upon her victory, Mrs. Mac.
koy at once set about taking an active
hand in the work of the board. Sht
innde good, an her fellow trustees a«.
pert, and won their highest esteem, and
there has been ijothlng hut harmonious
work In the board. Incidentally there
will be no opposition to her own r«.
election.
Mrs*. Florence May brick haa Just re-
turned from a trip abroad. She came
on a French liner nnd declines to nay
w hether or not she broke her ticket of
leave by going to England. She l|
stopping with friends In New York for
days and Is then going to Wash.
Inffton.
The principle In therapeutics that
the “hair of the dog Ih n cure for the
bite" was put into practical effect by
Dr. J. B. Beckman, of Bedminster, X.
who attends the fashionable summer
visitors there and who Is the chum of
Rear Adrtiiral Schley.
When Helen Sparks, daughter of
Henry Sparks, the wealthy # Philadel
phia banker, was thrown froip an auto-
mobile that got beyond control and
was rendered unconscious. Dr. Beek-
man. with a big hammer and a monkey
wrench, disconnected the electric bat
ten' and hurried with them to where
Miss Sparks was. Ho applied the elec
trodes to the senseless girl, who soon
opened her eyes and sat up. Her in
juries are not of a serious nature.
Fifty apprentice seamen Just trans
ferred from' the naval station at New-
port to tho receiving ship Franklin, at
Norfolk, for general service and among
whom is James Raynor Wells, who en
listed at the Brooklyn navy yard for
four years. Wells Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Storrs Wells, leading
Newport summer residents. Mr. Wells
Is president of the Fairbanks Scale
Company.
As far as can be learned, young
Wells was cut off by his father and
went Into the jmvy on hit own hook.
He received a legacy through the death
of an unole, but this wns spent, and ha
had to change the mode of his living.
Growth and Progress of the New South
lag attention.
tbe South which deserves something more tlmo pass-
Georgia Doubles Country’s Average Growth
Th* first five year* ot th* present century have been the most pro**
peroua and progressive In the history ot manufacturing development In the
United States. It Is well nigh Impossible for the mind to comprehend tpe
meaning of the figuree Into which this expansion In the value of manutac*
turlng enterprises and the value of their product! now run.
It may become eomewhat clear when we say that there le not money
enough In the world, gold, ellver and curerncy, to buy the manufactur
ing enterprises of the couhtry, which have Increased more than 41 per
cent In five years, and are now valued at practically 115,000,000,000. The
products of these factories have increased more than 51 per cent In the
same length of time, and now reach the enormous output of 315,063,-
441.350.
As a matter of patriotic pride, we rejoice In thla general Increase, but
the part which the South plays In the general prosperity Is particularly
gratifying. Both tn the Increase of the amount Invested *nd the Increase
In the products of the factories of the country, the South nelly ranks, first,
while the New England states, for to long the very home of manufacturing
enterprises, trail along at the end.
The average Increase In the amount ot money Invested In the United
Rtntre during the first five years ot the century was, as we have aald, 43 per
cent, while the Increase for the Bouth alone was 65 per rent. The increase
tn the value ot th* country'* product* wo* 51.5, white that of the 8nuth
alone was practically 44.6 per cent. There Is no other group of states In
the entire Union which can show quch a marvelous Increase, nnd the work
J* Just getting under wgy.
The Manufacturers' Record, In discussing the matter, gives these tables
In full, divided Into group* of states. In order that Georgia's own ex
clusive part tn this great manufacturing expansion may be seen at a glance
we reproduce the table for the Southern states;
• TIIK KlH'TIf.
t'npltnl Invest—1, Value of l’nelm-n*. IV, rent of Increase.
lf«M. ta-C. tMO. IS*. ('spiral. ValueofVnsl.
I I M6JZ3.6M » 5 1W.1SB.M 76.5 61.4
- >?-**>-«*■ 5MB-5S ii.rM.ea js.rw.ti* tit «.*
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valusof products, from 51,669,(52,100 to 52,026,667,437, or by 5366,995,337.
The tendency In manufacturing advance la indicated In the facts that
within the five-year period the percentage* of Increase In the South In capi
tal, 66, and In the value of products, 44.4, ware greater thanln any other
division, anil that there was approach by t(ie South to New England In
actual capital Invested and In actual value of products. The lowest per
centages of Increase, both as to capital,nnd ly- tg^the value of products,
were In New England, being 24.2 and 22.L respectively! vriillc th* Irons-Mls-
stsslppt division, surpassing New England In the value ot products, showed
a greater rate bf Increase than the middle division. These rates of increase
must be studied by separate states for a comprehension of their full sig
nificance and also In a knowledge of the equipment of the states as to the
material for manufacturing Industry, the conveniences for a distribution
of the finished product and the availability of labor.
These statistics do not Include the figures of hand trades and neigh
borhood Industries. If In the five years the rate ot Increase for the omitted
Items was equal to that for factories alone, the value of all manufactured
products tn 1905 was close to 32,160,000,000 In the South and close to'317.-
600,000,000 In the whole country.
COMMENT ON REVELATIONS''
IN THE COTTON ASSOCIATION
West Virginia.. CUS.lrt M.71M46 <7.00t,tS Ttis ill
Total IM7.70I.8K |U*7,613,1*7 M.MtSMW HWiTIMM ~63 “Sit
It will be seen from this table that Georgia's Increase Is not only abov*
the average for the entire country, but Is well above the average of the
other states of the South. White the Increase In amount Invested through
out the country haa been 43 per cent, that of Georgia atone, during this
five-year period, wee over 70 per cent. White the. value of manufactured
products In the whole country has Increased 3t per cent during this five-
year period, that of Georgia alone has almost doubled that amount.
In discussing the arrangement of the tablet The Manufacturers’ Record
say* that tn thl* arrangement the Bouth la the territory Including the four
teen atatea and the District ot Columbia lying between Mason and Dixon’s
line and the Rto Grande, the middle division the group of great manufac
turing state* between tbe Atlantic ocean nnd the Mississippi river, ex
clusive of New- England, and the trans-MI»ls*lppl division the sixteen
states and four territories between the Mississippi and the Pacific, hot In
cluding Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, but Including Missouri, Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory, which, with some reason, might be aligned with
the South.
With thl* understanding It will be noted that the middle division natu
rally nfkde the greatest actual Increase tn capital Invested, from 56,639,-
767,635 to 37.937,921,613, or by 33.346.154.173, and In the value of product*
from 57,044,*11,306 to 39,137.625.149, or by 32,093,114.463. The South ranked
second tn the Increase In amount of capital Invested, from 3167,701,865 to
31,197.113,317, or by 3(21,811.362, and third In the Increase In the value of
products, from fl.367,639,3(7 to 11,7(7,771794, or by 3550,167,137. The trans-
Mississippi section ranked third In the increase In capital Invested, from
3956.264.319 to (1.621.739,(61. or by 1565.455,312. and eecond In the Increase
•a value of products, from 31.536,303,4*7 lo 53.111,153.310, or by $572,919,813.
New England ranked fourth tn Increase tn capital Invested, from 31.306,-
149,134 lo 31,670,961,643, or by 5364,315,748, and fourth In the Increase tn
THE CHARGES PROVED.
Prom The Snvannah Press.
It seemB that the Hon. J. Randolph
Anderson ha* "made good” In prefer
ring his chargra against certain of
ficials of the Southern Cotton Associa
tion. It will be remembered that Mr.
Anderson, In hla speech In the house,
on the 24th of July, stated that, ac
cording to rumors, certain officials In
that association owned an Interest In
one of the Atlanta bucket ahopa, and
that another officer had been speculat
ing tn futures. Now, these were very
serious charges, nnd one of the
farmers on the floor of the house who
happened to be a director In that asso
ciation, railed on -Mr. Anderson either
»o prove hi* charges or else to with
draw them.
The Investigation has been conducted
for the past week and It seems that
Mr. Anderson's charges have been
thoroughly established. Th# committee
went out of Its way to hunt for a "mo
tive" for Its charges. It declares that
the consideration of the Boykin futures
hill brought these things out, which,
although they occurred In Mnrch, have
never been brought out until now.
Whether thla ts true or not, the fact
remains that parties connected with the
office of the Southern Cotton Associa
tion have been taking secret "files'
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private leain] Wire.
New York, Aug. 0.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—W. H. Alter*, J. t-
Clegg. J. I.- DeGIve, J. J. Gonzales. .Mis*
T. L. Hatch. A. W. Kirk. It. E. Miller.
Mrs. W. N. Monroe. C. C Sheridan, T.
M. Armlstond. Jr., A. H. Bernard, A. U.
Clement*. H. Cooper, Miss A. Dunr.in,
]■*. Harrison, G. H. Jones. W. K. Mill*,
Miss E. 51. Mills, I. A. Rosenberg.- M-
Thornton. H. W. Heaton, W. Wolfort.
SAVANNAH—M. Moore, W. P. Pow
ers, Mrs. J. A. Rourke, C. E. Widen-
aimer, B. Zelgler.
IN PARIS.
Special to The Georgian.
Paris, Aug. 6.—Viva Harrison.
In the market, end that the people who I 5tncnn, On.; Miss M. L. Baker, of
are Interested tn advancing the price ■ Brunswick. Ga.; Mr. and Mr*. T. A.
Of the staple for the sake of the farm- Eady nnd Mrs. K. S. Hamilton, of At-
er* of the South have been themselves Innta, Ga., registered nt the office of
reaping the benefits of their efforts,
which were presumably for the public
good. The danger of thla Is, that If
these men are allowed to speculate In
cotton they mny be either tong or short
ot the market, and they might have It
In thetr power either to boom or to de
press th* prices by disseminating In
formation according to their own Inter
est. This Is the danger nnd this Is the
; -•> -• Th.- S cjlh.-in c.itt.m A»-
tho European edition of The New York
Herald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY-
AUGUST 6.
^ ^ ^ ussuae fit. Dnmlro di* (inzmon. founder of
eociatlon'was very active In exposing :*:j--Vr.'”ty l "iletwce'n'l’lyiiioutb colony nl1
the shortcomings of the bureau of *ta- ' King Philip,
tittles In Washington. Of course this ’ lTTJ-linnlel O'Connell. Irish patriot. Wo.
association ought itself to be above re- J’**" at.Genoa May 15. 1647.
proach. Mr. Anderson has done well. Alfred Tennyson. I"*'- ‘” rt _
by the committee.
of ijneen Victoria, bora.
July 3). l:*l , , ,
IK!—t'linfidi'mte ram Arkansas ezptode*
shore Union linage. Le.
Hard to Get Truztworthy Men.
Prom The Montgomery Journal. ' ihit—IiTmifc of looln iw-s-l "the rrforut w |L
The Atlanta Georgian I* going for I IKI-kerions riots liftweeu Kctilns sgjg'
the officers of the Southern Cotton As- j {Mg’™ **• P"”™ '« Tb"*" 1 * 1 " r *’
r^ C bJ. l 'c1nnLt'^H h ^ r i.h hf )h e "u h '\, nre M«-Jlnnl.w of Captain tVodlfotk, wife aid
to be connected with the bucket shop acres children liy tuidr non ot Mac*,
business. Its Issues of the Jlst ultimo aa. .
I hot numher on this subject. It IK4— Kc:oialcr cxecnrid hy electricity *'
doe* look as If It Is Impossible to get , X. Y.i tlrst on record,
men for place* of honor nnd trust, free i 7 liTi-^4rss ■u*te*l
from the greed ond desire to -get rich 1 ran.r, dl. li. ’ A
quick," which i»«he evil and shame of
this age nnd country.
An Attempt to Doctivs.
From The Jacknonville Times-Unlon.
If Secretary Cboatham nald Thursday
that he had never speculated In cotton
and oji Friday admitted that he had, hs
should be fired unless he can prove that
both statements when made were true.
The Southern cotton growers should
not have so near the head of their or
ganisation a man who attempts to de
ceive.