Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-03

pensioners; and the fact that the pension
ers of Indiana, while less i'm number than
those of the state in which Chicago is sit
uated, draw half million dollars more,
ought to make the inhabitants of the
windy city feel sad.
I'm states which were termed the border
states during the civil war a large number
Ca The address of the firm advertising
a complete canning outfit for $25, with a
daily capacity of 1900 cans. in The Semi
Weekly Journal last year was THE Den
mis- Canning and Supply Co.," 81 East Ala
bama street, Atlanta Ga. They gave as
reference to their standing and reliabili-
~ the following firms in Atlanta: The At
lanta Journal. The Atlanta Constitution,
The Traders bank, w. S. Witham, bank
er. You can write to any one of the above
firms regarding the reliability of the COM
pany. This firm can either supply you
with cans, labels, etc, needed with the
outfit or can place you in direct commu-
nication with parties who do handle them,
as these articles are necessary adjuncts
to the business. There are millions of
canned goods shipped annually into the
southern states from the northern can
ming factories. This should be stopped at
once. and southern farmers should sup
ply that demand from their own farm
products. All the details of manufacture,
cost of preparing the fruit or vegetables
for market will be fully explained to you
through the circulars of the above named
firm. Write to them for full information.
1t is not too late to plant tomato seed
for canning purposes. / should think the
Ten Ton" variety would give you best
results for that purpose. An ounce of seed
ought to be sufficient to furnish enough
plants for an acre or two, If the seed are
good and terminate we'll. A fertilizer rich
-, oil he ala &c of & nnn0pd
to grow tomatoes probably. A fertilizer
analyzing 10 per cent phosphoric acid, 8
per cent ammonia and 6 per cent potash,
applied at rate of 500 pounds per acre,
should give you good results. There
should be, and is, money in raising and
canning tomatoes for market
J. J.. B., Pelham, Ga.-Will you do me
the kindness of answering the following
questions: /. What is the city school sys-
TEN? 2. How much public money, and how
is IL prorated to the city schools having
city school system? 3. What disposition is
made of the fines and forfeitures. of our
city. county and superior cOurts?HF'or in
stance, a person convicted i'm our city
court is fined $50 and cost of court, or
serve u months in our changing, as the
case may be, where does that $I5 go? And
II he (the prisoneT) goes to the gang, the
company running the gang pays our coun-
ty or city authorities, say, $40 per month,
or Sl2O for said convict, where does the
money go, and who keeps the records of
such? I am a common school teacher, and
these questions are being asked me con-
tinually, and you will do me and many
others who read The Semi-Weekly Jour
nal a great kindness. Hoping to see your
reply in The Journal soon, and wishing
you continued success, 1 am with best
wishes yours truly.
Oft iC
Grated by appropriations raised by local
taxation or local tuition paid by the local
property owners and patrons in connec-
ton with the public school funds. This
enables the city schools to be operated
for nine months in the year, instead of
shorter period, as is the case in the coun-
try where only the public school fund is
available for school purposes. The public
school fund appropriated to the cities
is prorated per capita on the same basis
as il is done in the rural schools, and
for that reason the cities never get the
full amount of the taxes paid by them
under the public school levy, as they are
only entitled to and can receive so much
per capita, according to the number of
students enrolled. The overplus is paid
out from the state treasury to those
counties which do not raise enough money
under the school levy-to pay the expenses
of the, public school term.
The fines and forfeitures collected out of
the criminal business referred to is usual
" disposed of in paying the officers costs
in such cases and the insolvent cost bills
which accumulate in the differnent de-
partments of the courts Officers from
year to year.
For instance the sheriff is paid largely
by fees. If he arrests a criminal and that
criminal is convicted and sent to the
penitentiary the sheriff gets nothing for
his work but he enters his fee bill in a
book The hire for the felony convict
goes into the state treasury. If the pris-
oner is convicted of a misdemeanor, is
fined and pays his fine, the money is used
first in meeting the costs of the officers
and the balance, if any, should be cover
ed into the county treasury. The same
thing is true II the party is convicted and
sold to another county. The hire paid
being first used to hquidate the costs of
arrest clerk of the courts charges, the
Justice of the peace for issuing the war
rant, witness fees, the charge of the So
licitor prosecuting the case, jail fees,
etc, are all deducted and the balance, If
any, paid into the treasury of the coun-
ty. Your county commissioners or ordi-
nary can give you in detail all the in
formation desired on the subject, as Ell
ther the ones or the other are the finan-
cial agents of your county who look af
ter these matters. Your county or city
court records should show, and must
show, in their semi-annual reports to
your grand jury a detailed disposition of
all criminal cases and for what purpose
money derived from such sources was
paid out or disposed Of When a bond
is forfeited the money is used in paying
I'D the insolvent cost bills of the courts
officers. and the same thing is true of
all fines paid I'm the superior court de-
rived from any source. But the costs paid
i'm your city or county court must be con-
fined to the costs I'm each particular case
and the balance, If any is left, paid into
the county treasury. This is the usual
rule unless you have a special law to the