The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-07-30

AiiS lli Pleihehls, our hoes and axes, rean
ers ana wagons, from the West, paving
heavy freight to the railroads and a heavy
pront TO the manufacturers. This yasso-
lage ought to cease. How? Develop oIlr
on resources. Realize our own possibili-
ties. t''i'iii-
:. Every graduate of a chronological school
like this, who devotes himself to indus
trial pursuits, is a mine of wealth
source OF power in any commu-
NIFTY, from whose presence oftentimes a
Whole people may receive benefit
a graduate of one of the schools. now
living i'll Macon, made the map by which
all of the real property of the city is con
'Veyed. lie improved and enlarged. and
is now at the head of the GAS works Of
that city, lie established the ice works
there, and manages and controls the same.
lie also originated and put in operation the
present water works of the citv-epourb
in itself to have immortalzed him. An
these great industries are under his con-
troll, and all this has been done since 1879.
Mr.. Harris noticed some of the ebiec-
lions urged against the bill The principle
objection, he said was the financial con
dition of the State. The constitution al
lows donations to this sort of education
through the State University when the
condition of the treasury" will warrant if.
The condition of the treasury" compre
hends It's present state with its resources
and income The finances of the State
were never in better condition since the
government Commenced. Why. your in
come is increasing and your expenditures
decreasing all the time.
You have property enough to pay your
debts. Your taxes were never lower, except
one year, since 1867. In 1868, 1869, 1870,
1871 and 1872, you paid four mills on your
property. In 1873, 1874, 1875 1876. 1877.
and 1878 you paid five mill In 1879 and
1880 you paid 81 mills. In 1881, 1882 and
1884 you paid three mills.
True, you have small temporary debt
rendered necessary by the heavy expendi
lures for building purposes at the lumatic
asylum in 1891 = 4 the soldiers fund for
artificial arms and legs, and other liabili-
ties. An increase of taxes of one half
mill will met all this temporary loan and
put the state out of pressure. You have
expended since 1884 SSS, 600 for the high
er education OF the colored people, but
not one cent for the higher education of the
white people. You thought at the last
session that the treasury warranted you
in giving the Atlanta colored University
$4,000, although the same words are used
with reference to this instition as to the
University Of Georgia True, you pay the
last University the interest on the debt
you owe her, but remember this is only
debt. | ask you to do as much for your
own white beys as you are doing for the
colored people. They have school like
this established in the colored University
endowed by the Slater fund, and a part
of the $4,000 per annum appropriated by
you goes to the payment of the professors
and superintendent of this chronological |
department. Is it not a shame that you
will not give to your white boys the same |
facilities?
The people demand that this measure
should pass. Your governor in his mes
sage recommends it, and tells you that the
people ask it. represent the young men
of Georgia in pushing this matter upon
your attention. Five hundred of them are