Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-23
THE BUTT OF THE JOKE.
Remarkable Scheme to Rid Labor OF
Criminal Competition.
from ne Nash riiIe Uaioa.

From ne HGsAciile Union.
One OF the most remarkable PROPOSE
tons ever made in Tennessee, was en-
bodied in paper read at the last meeting
OF the State Bar Association by distin-
guished jurist Of the Western district. 1t
comprised complete scheme for the pur-
chase Of an island in the South Pacific,
and the colonization OF all the criminals
OF Tennessee, thus emancipating honest
labor from its competition. The scheme
was hardly thought feasible then because
there was no suggestion OF employ
ment for the convicts that prom
lsed 10 make 1t pay expenses. since
then the matter has been under adj
Vlsement by number Of gentlemen OF
capital. and they have at last been able
10 formulate proposition upon basis
that means millions in the Golfers OF the
state. The Union has been permitted to
examine the papers submitted for rati1
cation to the board of managers and
drawn up In legal form to be presented to
the next Legislature by the Hon. Noble
Smithson of Pulaski. The company is the
International Observation-Disclosures Goat
Company. the cOrporators being Hon.
John c. Brown, President; Hon. j. G. d.
Atkins, Vice President; Hon. Noble
Smithson, Secretary and Treasurer.
Directors-W. c. Whitthorne, S. E. Rose,
H. NJ. Doak, D. b. Cooper and John j d.
LittletOn.
THE L. A, VI. GOAT COMPANY
holds an island off the Mexican coast in
the archipelago under cession from that
government recently acquired. 1t was
discovered by an early Spanish navigator
and was at once possessed by a Catholic
association for the establishment of mo-
Cd Mfaafon
They carried there number OF goats, and
finally. when the mission WAS abandoned,
the goats bad a fair start. This was about
the year 1867, as esta blIshed by mOnu-
ments and muniments, and cOrrObOrated
by the wrinkles on the goats horns. and
the remarkable deluge OF goats may be
couiectured by one of the articles of the
company's proposition, which guarantees
that
THREE MILLION GOATS
annually may be withdrawn from the
island withoutapparentdim inution Of the
flock. They set out the following facts as
results already accomplished:
They have established on the island
seventeen creamerIes, which yield an an
nual product of 7l,500,000 pounds of
cheese and 81. $50. 900 pounds of butter.
The horns are in great demand for knife
handles and the clippings and hoofs make
an excellent glue. a shawl factory utilities
the hair and a monster tannery turns
nut ship loads of beautiful soft leather.
Canned goat is used for ballast by ships
leaving Goat island. The carcasses find
ready sale and the residuum is used for
making soap OF the most delicate flavor.
A process has been invented by which
the peculiar Odor is to be caught and COM
pressed to be used in malarial and pestl-
leDce-infected districts as a disiniectant.
The shipments of fertilizer are enormous.
and wherever it goes peculiar. luxuriant
grass follows and health of the country
improves. The company now proposes
either to
SELL IT TO THE STATE
or take the State in partnership, so that
the cOuvicts may be sent there, and made
to carry on the monster enterprise. 1t
will not only relieve honest labor of dis
reputable competition. but it will elimin-
ate from politics a troublOus question
solve a great problem and yield thousands
OF revenue to the State. Mr.. Smithson is
now engaged in finding patriots in each
county who for small block of stock will
make the race for the Legislature and
favor the purchase by the State. The
papers are all ready, signed and sealed,
the seal being goat rampant, embossed,
receding.