The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-22
GRIFFINS AMBITION.
SHE WANTS THE STATE COLLEGE
or AGRICULTURE.

The State Normal school Is Prosper
inE-NeVv Cotton Mills and Mills of
other Kinds-A Notable Surgical
OperatiOn-Other Matters OF GEN
ernl Interest.
Athens. Ga. July 2l-Several years
since the citizens Of Griffin made Wig
orous effort TO secure the removal Of the
State College Of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts. located here. They made their fight
before the legislature and were defeated
The fight Is now on again. Griffin has
gone to work with a vim, and is issuing
circulars. letters. and the like. advocating
the removal. and seeking TO work up SEN
timent in its favor. The friends Of the
university are in nowlse alarmed, and
at the proper time viii present the facts
that will disprove every statement OF
the Griffin people and keep the old college
in Athens. An ardent university man
said to-day that If Griffin continues her
efforts. he viii see what virtue and
strength there is in movement to re-
move the state experiment station from
Griffin to Athens. He says that the great
trouble with higher education In Georgia
to-day is In the fact that the University
Of Georgia is scattered over the whole
state. instead of centerlng in one point,
and that he knows no better place to
start in the work Of bringing back to
Athens all branches of the University
than TO advocate the removal Of the ex-
81 DO.
the way of removing the state
college to Griffin is the fact that
Athens donated the Moore College build
ing. worth $25.0OO to the State College
when it was located here. and that before
the college could be removed the state
would be bound in good morals to refund
that money. 1t is expected that lively
fight will come up on this subject before
the next session of the legislature.
The Athletic Association of the Univer-
sity of Georgia Is deeply interested in the
work Of improving the athletic facilities
of that institution. Through Or S. C.
Benedict and DR.. Charles H. Herty, a
local committee. letters have been sent
out to the different alumni throughout
the state, asking them to become mem
bers Of the Athletic Association, which
can be done by the payment of 81 per an
mum dues on the first Of September.
The Normal school continues to prosper
The attendance Is increasing daily, and at
present thirty-four counties In the state
have teachers at the institution. Friday
night quite an enjoyable entertainment
was given at Rock college, the chief fea-
ture being an admirable lecture by Mr.. A.
l.. Hull secretary and treasurer of the
University of Georgia
Athens is destined to be known as the
Electric city" Mr.. r. L. Bloomfield is
now at work on an electric power plant In
this city, with which he will furnish power
to small manufactures.
The new cotton mill company has ap-
piled for a charter. The two knitting mills
are now getting in their machinery and
Will be ready for operation in a few weeks
The Whitehall Pants mandatory is over
run with work, a few days since receiving
a $4,000 order, and, in fact, Athens is in
whirl of industrial development.
There is talk OF establishing a big hos
pital and sanitarium here. The project was
started few days since by an
Athens physician. Apropos to this
subject, a notable surgical operation
is recorded in this county. Two days
since Drs. Quillian, Goss and Holiday re-
moved a fbro-cystic tumor weighing over
fifty younds from lady living near
Alhens. Inc lauy Is now rapluly recOV-
ering
Mr.. ]. Geisberg, who is engaged in the
work OF promotion of industries and lands
in this section, is in receipt of a letter
from a New York banker, in which he
says that he is unwilling to let out any
money in Georgia so long as the free sill
yer agitation is kept up here.
At the Clarke Rifles prize drill last
night the medal was won by Private f.
j. Carithers.
The University summer school under the
management of Profs. w. D. Hooper and
II. c. Moreno is now in progress, with
quite a number of students in attendance.
There is talk about running a candidate
against Judge Larson in this district, on
account of his sound money views, but
talk is about all it will ever amount to-.
In the opinion of conservative democrats
in every county in the Eighth district,
Judge Larson is stronger to-day than he
has ever been.