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THE ATLANTA GEORGIA?*.
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COMPLETE FUNGS
OF THE COMMITTEE
MANY NEW PEACH ORCHARDS
E IN THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIAN
Sweeping Changes Reeom-
mended by Investigators
of Institution.
Thr full finding* «t ih* committee
on Investigation of the Soldier*' home
were *• foil owe:
We And thet there hee been no pub
lished report of the Inetltutlon since
19$JL but thle, It hae been explained to
the committee, we* due to.the change
In Time-oJ meeting of the general as
sembly.
Wo And that at time* the former
stew ardess h«* been unreasonably ab
rupt toward the Inmates and unreason
ably severe In her treatment of them,
and that to that extent her usefulness
w as Impaired. She has left the home
and I* succeeded by Mrs. Stein, who Is
a moat efArlent ofArer.
We And that the conduct and general
bearing of the former superintendent
toward the Inmates has been austere,
rough and unkind, rendering him an
unsuitable person to All that position,
but he haa left the home and the place
Is now- Ailed by Captain R. U Barry,
it kind-hearted Confederate soldier, who
lias the confidence and respect of the
Inmates of the home.
We And that the clothing now and
recently worn by the old soldlera Is
ret of such color and charsrter aa
gives to them }l.e appearance we J>e-
liev# the people of Georgia would havn
them wear, and we recommend that
steps be Immediately taken to provide
these old soldiers with better summer
and winter suit*, and with overcoats
for the winter, chosen of a duality and
celor that would cause them to present
a, more attractive appearance. We
And the underwear now used to be
Mrs. Myrta Lockett A vary
makes a pretty pastoral of
her description of the
peach industry.
Points out the art and eth
ics in growing, gathering
nnd packing the luscious
Elberta.
We Aud that the trustees and pur
chasing agent, Dr. Amos Fox. have
acted In all matters connected with the
management of the home with strict
honesty and Integrity, but the trus
tees, one from each congressional Ala-
trlct, being far removed from the In
stitution, have not been able to give
their uttentlon to the home required.
We recommend that a law be passed
reducing the number of trustees from
eleven to seven; that the president,
the vice president and two other trus
tees shall reside In Fulton county or
near by, and the other three from the
state at !nrfre. and that one of the
resident trustees shall visit the home
tarlce a month, and Investigate It* man
agement; that all complaints be made
direct to the resident trustees, who
shall hear and pass upon any such
complaints. The president of said board
shall make annual reports to the gov
ernor. aa la required of other state
Institutions, nnd that the actunl ex
penses of such trustees be paid them
and |] per day for the time employed.
In appointing trustees the governor
shall not be ronAned to Confederate
veterans.
We recommend that book* be kept
at the home showing all supplies re
ceived at the Institution and uaa made
of same, and a more thorough system
of checking be Inaugurated.
We recommend that the trustee* In
stead of a suspension for a violation of
the rules, that soma place of detention
be eetabllahed In which to conAne such
men as need correction.
We And that there has at time* been
an Insufficient amount of foot! upon
the table; that frequently It was Im
properly and poorly prepnred, nnd at
time* of quality unAt to rat. We think
that the supplier have reached the
home In good condition with only nn
occasional exception.
We recommend that the hoard of
the Soldlera' Home when It aults or
masts their convenience nnd pleasure
to nuke visits, and on these visits to
have the privilege of making such In
vestigations Into the housekeeping ns
they may dealrc nnd that they be given
tbs liberty of arranging for entertain
ment at the home.
We further recommend that there be
given, as far aa possible nnd practica
ble to such of the Inmates ns are able
and willing lo make small crops by
their own efforts, n pbrtlon of land,
and that any veteran taking and culti
vating a pert of the land ahull receive
the proceeds. The amount allotted
to each man shall not be more than
one-half an acre.
We And that for several months
prior to August 1st, |u*t, that the coh-
rfltlnn* at the home have been very un
satisfactory. We are pleased, however,
now to report that the Inmnlre of the
lioihe appear to be satlaAed with the
Itreaent management and that the af
fairs at the Items are now In good con
dition. and promise well for the fu
ture.
We recommend that hereafter a
standing committee he appointed from
each branch of the general assembly
to visit and report upon the conditions
of the < 'onfederaie veterans' Home In
the same way nnd manner ns the other
Institutions of thr state are visited and
reported upon. Such committee to he
designated as the committee on the
Confederate Soldiers' Home of Geor
gia-
University Y. M. C. A. Work.
Sports! to The tieorxlsn.
Athens, fla., Bept. 15.—H. B. Van
Valkentmrg, secretary ot the University
T. H. A. work In Athena. Is In the
city and ready to begin hla work when
the college open*. He did good work
among the student body last session.
Hy Myrta Lockett A vary.
''8he‘s on Elberta!" meaning "She's
a peach, and a Georgia peach at that!"
What girl of well-regulated mind could
fall lo appreciate the compliment
Certainly none who had spent a sum
mer In this land of new orcharda
around Mt. Airy, Cornelia. Baldwin and
Alto. And none who had gone on i
peach-packing picnic. A peach-pack
Ing picnic, one of the social novelties
evolved by the Industrial condition of
the day, may become one of the estab
lished functions of tha future. It is
simply an Incident now, but a straw
to show which way the wind blows.
Here, wh6re less than fourteen years
ago there was not a commercial orchard
there are now some half-mUllon young
l>earh tree*, a large proportion In their
first bearing, which I* ut three years.
Everybody's pea patch, corn and cot
ton Acid seems to have peach switches
growing up In It—Incipient orchards.
In spring time, mountain and valley
are an undulating glory of pink nnd
pearl; nnd the air, aa you drive along
looming trees, is gracious with sweet
fragrance. Soon the trees are burden
ed with blushing Carmens, Georgia
Belles and red nnd gold Elbertoa. Then,
gathering and parking begins. Here and
there are new cottages, painted white
or green, where orchard owners or
orchard tenders dwell; and others not
less picturesque, though their weather
beulcn gray shows long and honorable
use.
Lpvtra In the Scenery.
At no great distance from these pas
torsi scenes, and adding grandeur to
the landscape, Yonah lifts hla lordly
brow above that channeil spot where,
as yotl know, Ills beloved, the fair Val
ley Nacoochee, lie* smiling at hla feet.
Climate and Industry have Invited
people from North and West and some
from over seas. The handsome Lom
bard mansion houses a beautiful mis
tress, a distinguished looking master
who has traveled the world over and
think* no place Uks Georgia, aome pret
ty maids, and aa not Infrequent guesta
so tiw young men with up-North college
athletic stamp on then!. Kitchens Cot
tage la cute and cosy. Nestled at the
foot of a hill Is the home of the Me-
Peeks, who hall from Columbus, Ohio;
cross the Ihreshhold of the unpreten
tious exterior and you realise that you
are In the dwelling of cultured, college-
bred folks, and you meet two young
ladles who are quite expositive of their
names, Winnie and May Belle.
The pioneer orchard-grower of the
aertlon la a Georgian, Mr. John P. Fort,
who summers at Mt. Airy, and whoso
successful experiments nenr that place
and Baldwin begun some twelve years
ago, started the business.
J. C. Hood, “Peach King.”
Another Georgian, Mr. J. C. Hood,
developed the Industry, and net new
standards of excellence. Mr. Hood Is
quite the "Peach King" of the region.
He him thr best-kept orcharda around,
a cannery (built last yenr, a new mam
moth model (lacking house on hla pri
vate railroad aiding where aland the
refrigerator ears Into which his peache*
are loaded right from the floor of the
packing house. He la a banker of
Commerce, aa., a man of means. He
gives to the growing, gathering and
packing of his fruit the sort of atttfi-
ttnn an nrtlst gives a painting, an au
thor a hook. He haa Introduced new
method* In grading, before which peo
ple packed good, better, best and Indif
ferent peacne* together. He rejected
Indifferent nnd packed In three grades,
better nnd be»t going In crates stamped
"Fancy,” nnd "Extra Fancy."
I stood In hie packing house, eager to
learn the art of penrh packing that I
might apply my knowledge to the Ava-
ry orchard, llic Hood orchard's neigh
bor, when It should come of age. Be
fore I entered a parking houie had
anyone naked me, "How are peaches
packed?" I would have answered off
hand, “Ju»t put'm In a basket and sat
the baakrts In a crate. That's all." In
easy reach Of my hands were peaches
In troughs of cloth Into which they
were gently loaned by graders standing
opposite me. Under their hands were
baskets of pearhea brought In by tho
gatherer*. Under mine. In a crate
were three empty basket* of the variety
*e*n In fruit atores; everybody on ray
aide the trough* was similarly
provided.
Packing tha First Crate.
My neighbors asked me sociably;
"Do you do the one-two park or tho
Photo by Ernest J. Kinsey.
Coterie of Volunteer Peach-packers at Lunch. Peach-packcrc prefer
any other fruit to peaches at meal time.
Photo by Ernest J. Kinsey.
Gathering Elbsrtas in tha Georgia Mountains.
Photo by Ernest J. Kinsey.
A Crew of Gatherers haa Juct Deposited Thais Baskets While the Pack-
era Are at Lunch.
aa you go to the top. Makes a nicer
show.” A low, quiet voice said over
our shoulders: "No; the peaches
should be as uniform throughout as
you can have them to perfectly pack
your baskets. And the three basketa at
the bottom ot the crate should be aa
good aa the three on top. I do not
want purchasers disappointed when
they o;icn up my fruit." it was the
banker. Here was good business nnd
good ethics. They go together and they
pay. 1 was Interested nnd had a little
talk with him, shnmefully neglecting
my packing to do so.
1 saw that lie looked with a cold eye
on my wrltlng-up his orchard and Iho
orchard lands around. And t waa sur
prised, for people usually fall over
themselves to get anything they are
Interested In written up.
••| do not wnnt n lot of people com
ing In. buying up hinds and raising
poor fruit. It would lower llic rating
of the fruit product of the entire sec
tion, nnd hurt the legitimate Indlintry."
Aa Much Trouble aa a Baby.
But for Ills deterrent words I might
perhaps so "crack up" peach growing
that some folk* might be moved to sell
out, lock, slock and barrel, buy lands
up here, sot out trees and expect tho
trees to do the rest. It’s u little way
rlbblors have. The trees will not
"Culls” for Homs Market.
Many of the moat beautiful peaches
gathered aro never sent to market, be
ing too ripe for shipment. These
"culls,"'aa they are called, are a loes
to the producer unless ho can can
them, sell them to a near-by cannery,
or dispose of them at a market only u
few hours distant. A home market I*
quickly glutted, however. Some culls
from here havo donq quite well In At
lanta. reaching that town In Just tho
condition to add beauty nnd delight tc
fastidious tables.
For long-distance shipments Massa
chusetts ami New YoYk have been fa
vorite objective points, hut Richmond,
Norfolk. Washington and some North
t'arollnn pleasure resorts have been
good purchasers, particularly of small
consignments. A few shipments have
not paid cost of gathering, packing nnd
transportation, but the majority have
done sonicw hnt more than this, d be
lieve. on account of late frosts and
recent rains, the crop has not been up
to the usual murk, though some of the
Hood shipments have brought fancy
prices. Octobers are yet due, and It
the rains do not Interfere, should make
good fruit.
John Farnworth'e “8how Place.”
Mr. John Farnsworth, of Atlanta, Is
two-two park?" Humbly I sought and (tie rwlt peach orchard Is as owner of the show-place of the region.
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AMUSEMENTS
MiRAND
MATINEE TODAY—TONIGHT
Wm. A. Brady’s Big Musical Comedy
Success,
“POXY GRAND PA.”
SO Funny People, Including Big
Beauty Chorus.
Night Prices: 25c to $1.00. Matinee.
25c and 50c.
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21-22.
Matinee Saturday.
The Show You Know Coming.
The At. G. Field
GREATER MINSTRELS,
Headed by Press Eldrldge, the Com
mander In Chief of the Army of Pnu,
Assisted by an Army of Comedians,
Singers, Dancers and Musicians.
i Elaborate and
Scenic Surprises
Original o
arises «J
The Magnificent First Part Production
THE GRIDIRON CLUB
GRAND
MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS, September 17 and 18.
MATINEE TUESDAY.
THE V/ILL J. GLOCK AMUSEMENT CO.'S 8UPERB PRODUCTION.
Coming Thro’ The Rye
WRITTEN BY GEO. V. HOBART—MUSIC BY A. BALDWIN SLOANE
80 in the Great Company—Comedians, Singers,
Dancers.
FRANK LALOR-STELLA MAYHEW.
Nena Blake, Florence Towneend, Alma Youlln, John Park, Frank
Doane, Wm. Riley Hatch, Perclval Jennings and Many
Others of Prominence.
“THE GIRL WITH THE WHITE HORSE.”
THE FIJI GIRLS, THE GEE-GEE GIRLS.
THE BEAUTY CHORUS OF SIXTY.
V' THE PONY BALLET, THE NEWPORT BELLES.
Scenery, Costumes and Other Effects of the Utmost
* Grandeuri
The whole compassing a veritable festival of brilliant wit, charm
ing music, delightful terpslchore and chromatic splendor.
IT IS THE QUINTESSENCE OF PRISMATIC MAGNIFICENCE.
Concededly the distinguishing musical comedy success of last season
In the United States.
It is the Cap-Sheaf of Present Day Achievement in
Stage Wonder Work.
PRICES: MATINEE, 25c to $1.00. NIGHT, 25c to $1.50.
SALE NOW OPEN.
Roll On Silvery Moon,
A Southern Idyl
And tho Weirdly Wild Spectacle
Dreamland's Phantoms
received Instruction. It took m# two
hour* to pack hy Aral crate! An adept,
newly com# from other pari*, eitab-
llahrd on my left, advised: "Put the
very worst at the bottom, and belter
V
YOU HAVE CATARRH!
Smoots, snuffs and inhalm
have given vou only tem
porary relief. Youarc look
ing for a permanent cure.
Herring's Catarrh Cure is
a Permanent Cure, for
m ute and chronic Catarrh
in all stages. H. C. C. is
a local and internal vegeta
ble remedy free from Al-
voliol, Opium, Cocaine and other narcotics.
AT ALL DRUG STORES. $1.00 PER BOTTLE.
much trouble us a baby. You have lo
be watching It and doing for It nil the
time. Wanting, replanting, plowing,
hoeing, worming, pruning, spraying,
fertilizing and Solomon know* what
oil! These are some of the thing* that
have to he done, and by expert*. There
I* and always will be protn In line fruit
well packed and duly gotten to mar
ket, a* "there'a room at the top" In
any buxines*. To menauro your prod
uct up to these requirement* cost*
money, toll, time, personal aacrillee, a*
doe* any high endeavor. The Georgia
peach and the Geoigiu watermelon are
name* to conjure with. (I hear that
New Jersey label* *ome of her peache*.
"Georgia!”* And there'* no discount
nn the luselou* thing* our old red hills
| c*a produce, nor the profit In produc
tion with good work nnd management
nml due railroad provision for trans
portation. In the last Item wc have
had no Midi trouble up here as some
less fortunate communities have suf
fered.
DOWAGER CZARINA
IS ILL ON YACHT
Copenhagen, &ept. 15.—Tho chamber-
lain of tho dowager czarina, who la ill
on boar*! the Huaalan Imperla*. yacht
Polar 8tar, in this harbor, rayr. that
her majeaty la aufterimr from a never*
attack of lumbago. She la unable to
leave her cabin.
A mynteriou* totte** waa thrown
aboan! the yacht the other night,
warning the cx-cuzurlnu that »h« ie
in danger.
Baldwin Height*, front which the moat
beautiful view that can be obtained
anywhere around can be had. Tho
Hamlin* near hy njake a specialty of
other thing* besides peaches* tomatoes
being one. The Shore* the Phllbrlck
and the Grant orchards are others that
I recall driving through. Messes. Hid
ley and Spain, of Atlanta, recently
bought u large tract up here, which
they will plant In apples. Ono of the
prettiest, though smallest* orcharda
around, all of Georgia Belles* belongs
to Hon. O. W. Grant, mayor of Alto,
who Is not giving up wholly his farm
to fruit growing.
One feature of the labor situation Is
suggestive. There Is no negro labor.
Rxcept when railroad hands are around
one rarely sees a black face. All work
Is done by white natives and Imported
labor. 1 met In Mr.’Hood’s packing
house a lot of young college men whom
he had brought along; they wanted
money to help them through school—he
needed their work. Whatever work
ultured people take up they Impart to
Jt somewhat of grace and lightness, an
air of play. Much of the agricultural
and horticultural work needing to be
done In this country Involves no more
output of physical force than golf or
tennis, and Is physically and morally
beneficial because It’brings one Into
close a no co-operative relations with
Mother Garth. Perhaps If we should
give to some of these tasks the name
of sport nnd couid forget that they
were useful, or cease to think that any
xerclse must be drudgery, if It hap*
pens to bo useful, they might become
fashionable. i
THE BIG FEATURE SHOW,
America's Oldest, Best and Most
Successful Minstrel Organization.
21 Yens of Coallnums Success 21
Night Prices 25c to $1.00. Matinee
25c to 75c. Sale Opens Wednesday.
IKE BIJOU
TONIGHT, MATINEE TODAY,
The Hensntlonsl nml Emotional Drama,
"How Hearts Are Broken"
A stormy story of the Heart and Soul,
told In four sets.
A scenic display of rare splendor. Same
Bijou price*.
Next week: -A WIFE’S SECRET.'
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, SEPT. 19-20. BARGAIN MATI
NEE THUR8DAY, 25c AND 50c.
THE FAMOUS ORIGINALS,
MURRAY & MACK,
IN THEIR SUCCESSFUL MUSICAL FARCE,
AROUND THE TOWN
NEW SONGS, NEW DANCES. PRETTY GIRLS, INCLUDING THE
CELEBRATED
METROPOLITAN PONY BALLET.
NIGHT PRICES. 25c to $1.00 MATINEE, 23c and 50c. SALE OPENS
MONDAY.
NEXT WEEK:
Matinees Tuesday, Thurs
day aud Saturday.
Spencer & Aborn’s Produc
tion of the
Great Emotional Drama,
A WIFE’S
SECRET
Now in Its Third Successful Season.
A beautiful story, told In powerful
melodramatic style with laughter and
team cleverly blended.
With a spfendld cast and elaborate
teanfe production.
Same Bijou Price*.
JANES CONTINUES
EIGHT FOR MORE COIN
Judge C. J. Jane*, of Oedortown, who
under appointment of Governor Terrell
ha* had charge of the matter of ae-
curing from the government the extra
pay claimed for the Georgia soldiers
ivho served In the war with Spain, ha*.
It I* understood, been offered a settle
ment by the war department, but ha*
rejected It and will push the case fur
ther.
It I* understood that Judge Jane*
was offered $10,000 In- aettlement of the
claim* of the First and Second volun
teer regiment* that went from Georgia,
during the Spanish war. The claim*
of these regiment* amount to some-
thing more than $$0,000, and Judge
Jane* has. It Is stated, declined to ac
cept the offer of settlement.
He will take the matter up again. It
I* understood, directly with the war de
partment, basing his further claim*
upon a more recent decision In a simi
lar rase from Idaho.
Theae claim* are for extra pay for
the men and officer* of these regiments
from time when they presented them
selves at the various military posts for
service, to the time that they were act
ually mustered In, and amounts to any
where from two day* to two weeks for
each soldier.
STEADY GAIN SHOWN
IN CLEARING ROUSE
Steadily the tide of Atlanta's dus!
ness moves forward and upward
Indicated hy the ctcurlng hou*>
ports from week to week. For
week ending Saturday nn I nr pen
about $30,000 Is shown as agaln.-t lh<
corresponding week lust year. Tl
port aa as follows:
Saturday, September 16... .1 621,
Corr’sp'ndlng day last year. 611.41 >.
This week, Sept. 15. 1,06... 4.P2A.T366«
Corr'ep’ndlng week last year 3,1!'
Fourteenth Plae* on List
Special ic The deifxU*.
St. Augustine. Fla., Sept. 15.—Sev
ere! members of the Florida rifle team
returned yesterday from Seagirt., the
other* remaining North for a few dnys
longer. This city furnished eight of
the teams of nfteen and take* consid
erable pride in the record made, which
secured fourteenth place in the list und
tenth among the state..
ATLANTA BUB Nits
ITS NEW OFFICERS
Bar
The
The tint meeting of the Atlant
Association was held In the i*ui
court room Saturday mornlnn
recently granted charter wan accept
and In accordance with It* pro\ I - ‘
the following-named officer* werer!
Judge John L. Hopkin*. prr-Me^H
B. F. Abbott, ft rut vice president.
W. P. Hill, Hecretnry.
The office of eecond vice P re! ' , '‘. *
ww created and Clifford Andfr^yo
elected to nil the poaltlon. The ro*»"
ing-named were selected a* memjyy ‘
the executive committee:
Mitchll, Sander* McDaniel and
Smith, for the three-year term-.
L>. Hill and R. It. Arnold V i ^
iwo-year terms.