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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
ALEssoN FoR GEORGIA.

The Journal for several years past has
been insisting that there are in Georgia
great opportunities for profitable invest
Tncnt in the business OF canning fruits
and vegetables. Our people have made
notable advance in this industry. but they
are still far behind the position they
should hold in It.
They still pay millions Of dollars every
year for canned goods manufactured in
other states. most Of them states that are
far less productive OF the very articles
they purchase than is Georgia herself.
In the latest issue OF the Manufacturers
Record we find a letter from Wheeling,
W. Va, from which we quote this state
ment:
"One Of the special lines OF manufacture
IN which West Virginia will excel her
past record this season is the canning and
preserving trade. Arrangements have been
made by half dozen big concerns to in
duce producing land owners 10 plant more
heavily. and in greater variety. Contracts
for thousands Of acres OF tomatoes have
been made among the farmers filling the
Iowlands Of the Ohio valley"
West Virginia cannot compare with
Georgia I'm the capacity for raising either
the fruits or vegetables that are I'm, great
est demand for canning, and yet West
Virginia has established a business in this
line far more extensive than anything of
the kind in Georgia, and is charging it
rapidly.
Georgia should not only supply a guam
tity OF canned fruits and vegetables am
Die TO meet the demands OF it's own peo-
pic. but should have a great trade outside
OF its territory for such goods.
Last year there was notable increase
Of the number Of canning concerns in
this state and there will be many more
this year, but Georgia has long step for
ward to make in this industry before she
shall reap from it the profits that intelli-
gent effort will secure for her. IL does not
require much capital to start a cannery
ana many a one that has been started on
a small scale in states that offer no such
advantages as are TO be found I'm many
counties of Georgia have prospered and
grown TO great proportions.
The prospects point TO a very fruitful
yield for our fields. orchards and gardens.
Let US hope that less of this yield will be
permitted to go to waste and far more Of
It be saved for profitable uses than ever
before.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
ENFORCE 1T OR REPEAL 1T.

The above caption embodies the idea OF
the Philadelphia Press as to what should
be done with the interstate commerce law.
The commission is clothed with nominal
powers which II has no power to enforce.
II may declare what are reasonable rates,
but the railroads may continue to do pref
ty much as they please regarding inter-
state traffic.
There is no certain way to impose pen
alties for granting agreed rates lower
than published rates. and even when a
case is clearly made out only individuals
can be indicted. The pending bill for the
enlargement of the commissions powers
provides that penalties may be imposed
upon corporations for violating their pub
lished rates by charging favored shippers
less than the general public must pay for
the same service. The bill gives the COM
mission power to fix rates directly and to
enforce them by heavy penalties, even by
Imprisonment.
OF course there will remain the right Of
appeal to the courts to determine whether
prescribed rates are reasonable or not.
The supreme court has held that rates
must not be enforced which will not en-
able railroads to make reasonable profits
on their business. Nobody can object to
that, but there is general and growing OBJ
lection to rebates and other methods Of
evading the law which are so frequent
and which the commission is now power
less TO prevent.
Unless congress shall amend the inter
state commerce act and give the commits
sion power to enforce il, IL had better be
repealed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
EFFECTIVE VACCINATION.

There are complaints I'm many cities that
the business of vaccination has been at
tended to for them very imperfectly
Either because the virus used was not as
fresh as it should have been or was APP
piled carelessly there was in large per
cent of cases no effect whatever from the
vaccination. On persons who have been
we'll inocculated the vaccine virus will. of
course. take" but there is reason TO be-
lieve that in many localities a fair trial
was not given the subjects who barred
their arms to the doctors.
The health authorities of Atlanta have
been more careful and have achieved
much better results. They have procured
good vaccine matter and bestowed proper
attention upon the great number of per-
sons whom they have vaccinated.
Though there is now in this city less
smallpox than there has been at any pre-
vious time I'm the last three years, much
less, in fact, than there is in the average
city of Atlanta's size, the dictates Of pru-
dence have been obeyed.
Our physicians have attended to their
regular patrons we'll and the special ply
sicians who have been employed to carry
out the provisions of the compulsory vac
cination ordinance have done their duty
faithfully. They have vaccinated a very
large number of persons. white and col
ored. and very gratifying reports Of their
work have been received.
Atlanta is better guarded against any
general spread of smallpox than it ever
was before.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
A SUBJECT FoR CONGRESS-.

We agree with the New York World
that those who are Directing to anti
anarchy legislation by congress on states
rights grounds are putting a good doc
trlne 20 a bad use. The reasons for ad-
vocating the assertion of the federal au-
thOrity in this matter are we'll expressed
by the World in these words:
Attempts on the lives OF our presi-
dents. their possible successors, visiting
foreign rulers or their resident ambassa-
doris can only be dealt with effectively
as crimes against the nation. The forty.
five states cannot be brought TO pass con-
current and uniform anti-anarchy laws
To leave Il TO the several states IS there
fore TO make an anarchist assassin liable
10 death in some states, to imprisonment
only I'm others: while an abOrtive attempt
10 kill a president would in many states
be punishable only by a short term in
the pcnitentiary.
In default OF legislation by congress-
the lives Of visiting foreign rulers or their
resident ambassadors are no better pro-
tected. And 81 20 assault the person Of
an ambassador be not crime distinctly
lately join the other leading powers in
compelling China to recognize ii as such?
Congress has already passed laws
making X n federal crime TO assault a
letter carrier while on duty. That il has
power TO protect a postman but not a
president is a proposition that proclaims
itself prepOsterous."
The people OF the United States. OF all
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
THE GEORGIA PLAN is BEST.

1t is probable that the Mississippi legis-
lature at its present session will pass, a
prohibition bill to apply to the whole state.
There are now only II counties in Missis-
sippi which license the sale of whisky and
a large majority of the white people of
the state are undoubtedly opposed to It,
But the affect IF the prohibition in that
state by legislative act remains to be
seen. Experience has shown that prohibit
ton cannot be enforced in e community
where a majority of the people, that is
the people who control, are opposed to it,
The Mississippi counties in which a ma
jority of the white people prefer high Ii
cense and strict regulation TO prohibition
will hardly prove an exception to the rule.
The more we see of other plans for the
control of the liquor traffic the more con-
firmed do VIC become in the conviction
that Georgia has the best of them all
local option. In this state a majority of
the people OF any county or city can for
bid the sale of whisky and other intoxi-
cants within their limits. When ma
jority OF them do so they put back of
their decree a moral support that a pro-
nibition act of the legislature cannot have
when it is in posed upon 4 people against
their viii. -.. - ..n
Prohibition has made great progress in
Mississippi and every other southern state
in the last few years. but it's greatest and
most lasting gains have been made under
the operation of the local option system.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.


Lots Of suburbanites. know better but can't
help themselves.
There is no great harm IN falling down I'M
less you stay down.
The man who doesn't love a dog doesn't
know how to love woman
A man of strong will can make any woman
do anything that she wants to.
A little bit of sweetness comes out of kiss
every time you take 1t of the same lips.
1t isn't necessary for man to be hypnotist
in order to get his mind concentrated on the
toothache.
Nine men out of ten who start at the top
reach the bottom, but nine out Of ten who start
al the bottom stay there.
When man gives his wife money to pay
her bills she always feels he hasn't given
anything to her, but to the shops.
The same woman who has money enough TO
have her red hair called golden tresses can
steal and have II called kleptomania.
The more a woman loves man the more she
pities other people for lacking the discrimina-
ton to appreciate good qualities as she does.
If some preacher was only smart enough to
nut a side door in his church he would have II
filled with men who would go in from force or
habit.
When a very young man begins to know how
much less he knows than he thinks he knows
then he knows something that is really worth
knowing
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
THE TRUSTS IN THE CENSUS.

A recent report Of the census bureau
gives the statistics of the trusts winch
were in existence in this country IN june
1900.
OF course the number of establishments
and the total capital Of the trusts have
increased very largely since that time
The billion dollar steel trust. for instance
was not organized until some months al
ter the investigation, the results of which
are given in this report.
Still the figures here presented are very
interesting and suggestive.
They show that on June 1, 1900 there
were 1873 great trusts in existence In the
United States and they controlled 2l4f
manufacturing plants.
The total capitalization Of these con-
Germs was Ass, S22, 572. The trusts owned
land to the value Of S1,56S. ss5, 2S5. machin-
cry $3SS, S15,54S, cash, bills receivable, etc.
$642, 466, $50.
There was a great variance in the num-
Der OF wage-earners employed by the
trusts during the year for which this ac-
count of them was taken. 1t was at one
time as high as sos, 1913 and during the
year fell as low as 1853. 1O4. The average
was 999, 1872. The amount Of wages paid
during the year was $194,534715.
In addition to these wage-earners the
trusts employed PASS salaried officials,
clerks, ETC., whose salaries amounted to
$32. $50, sos.
Miscellaneous expenses are put at Sl5l,-
S51, or, and the value of the produce turn
ed out was about $1,000, 100000.
The trusts have been organized at
more rapid rate and on larger scale
since these statistics were gathered than
ever before. The steel trust alone would
increase immensely the figures given
above.
The profits Of that combination last year
were about 500. OOO.O 600 and the value Of its
output must have been quite as large
as that of all the trusts included in the
report from which we have quoted.
The trusts now have an extent and pow
er which makes their size in June, 1900,
seem small
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
REBELLION IN IOWA.

II begins to appear that the administra-
ton which seems TO be committed TO the
old Republican line of high protection. win
have trouble with its party in several
western states, notably Iowa
A day or two ago we quoted from the
inaugural address of Governor Cummins
remarks which seemed to be clearly in
tended as a reply to that part of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's message which dealt
with the subjects of tariff and recipro-
city.
There is a wide gap between the posi-
ton of the president and Governor cum
minis on these questions.
Very soon after the frank declaration
of the views of the latter to which we
have referred comes the significant ut
terances of Senator Dolliver. the most
popular Republican leader in Iowa ct
present. on the occasion of the confirma-
ton of his gubernatorial appointment to
the senate. He said:
'sNobody is any longer blind to the fact
that with many of the industries in. the
United States the rates of duty which in
1897 were eminently proper have. owing
to the curious development of our COM
mercial lfe become unnecessary and in
many cases absurd. They stand no long
er on our statute books as a shield to
American labor but in many cases as a
weapon of offense against the American
market itself"
This IS a very .empnauc demand for
tariff reform. for the looping off of duties
that now subserve no other purpose than
TO enable the trusts to carry on their
scheme of excluding foreign competition
and charging our own people much higher
prices than they give to customers in
every other country.
Senator Dolliver is one of the ablest
and most rapidly rising Republican lead
ers in congress. He and President Roose-
Welt do not ride in the same tariff wagon
and the number of Republicans both in
his own state and in others who prefer
the senator's rig is increasing every day.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
EVANS AND PRINCE HENRY.
An Interview at KieI Told in "a Sail
or's Log"


In Captain Robley d. Evans book. "A
Sailors Log" the author gives an amusing
account Of his first meeting with Prince
Henry. of Prussia and the Princess Irene, as
''At a reception given on board one of the
German battle ships the Sunday after our
arrival / had interesting experience. When
1 went over the side found large company,
most of them dancing. As L was not dane
ing man, l stood to side to be out Of the
way, and entered into conversation with
young n-cut-loolIing German captain VINO
spoke English perfectly. 1t was soon evident
TO me that he brilliant in his profession,
and we engaged in a rather sharp profes-
sional talk / did not agree with the captain.
whose name 1 had not caught, and did not
hesitate to speak ma mind-nor did he. AFTER
a time he said he would be glad to present me
to his Wife which he did, and L found her
a very charming and attractive woman. OF
course I had not caught her name either, ana.
after talking with her half hour noticed
that good many people seemed TO be waiting
to speak to her, 1 took myself on to the
smoking apartment to enjoy a cigar. When i
entered Admiral Knorr greeted me ana salu'
Evans, the prince says you are a good Fellow,
and he wants the emperor to know you. L
replied, My dear admiral. I haven't seen the
you ought to know him; you have been talk
ing shop with him for half an hour, and 1
don't know what you have been saying to the
princess during your conversation with her.
II had been talking with two OF the most
delightful people l ever met, Frinee henEy
and the Princess Irene, without knowing IN
the least who they were, and / certainly told
them both exactly what thought about the
different things we discussed. The prince was
in his uniform a captain in the navy, and
comma nded the vessel on which the reception
was given. I afterward much of both of
them and was Indebted to them for much
courtesy, and the better / knew them the
more l in them to admire II was no
doubt owing to the courtesy of Prince Henry
that his brother. the emperor, gave me such
marks of his distinguished consideration. The
Princess Irene came several times to the New
York. and seemed always interested and
pleased with her visits
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
Narconf's Steady Progress
In Wireless Biography.
London News.

1S97-On Salisbury Plain-two miles
1S97-Across the Bristol channel-eight
miles.
1Ss7-At spezia, between ship and shore
II miles.
1S97-Between Salisbury and IA
miles.
1899 april 2D-Between England and
France-32 miles.
1S99-At the naval maneuvers-60 miles.
19O0-Between Belgium and England
5000 miles.
1901 august 16)-Between Lueania and
Nantucket lightship-2S7 miles.
1901 December 13-Between Cornwall
and Newfoundland-2.00 miles.
In July. 1896, Mr.. G. Marconi, then 22
years of age, arrived in England from
Italy, bringing with him a method Of
sending messages across space without
intervening wires. The first trials in En-
gland were made between a room In the
general postoffice, London and an Inn
promptu station on the roof, some 100
yards distant.
Later on trials in the open were made
on Salisbury plain. across the Bristol
channel, and elsewhere. Mr.. Marconi
then went to Italy and exchanged signals
between a warship and the shore over
distance of u miles. Returning to Eng
land, he succeeded in transmitting wire
less messages between Salisbury ana
Bath.
In 1899 great advances were made; a
regular system of communication was
kept up between the East Goodwin light
shin and the South Foreland hghtship'
and on April q OF the same year wireless
messages were sent to France.
Next year wireless signals were inter-
changed between England and Belgium
over a distance of a hundred miles, ana
during the naval maneuvers In the sum-
mer of 1900 war vessels talked over ois@
tances up to 100 miles.
In 1901 liners commenced TO employ tne
Marconi system, and on Friday, August
16 of this wear. the Lucania talked from
6 D. m. till a m. on Saturday, the lIth'
maintaining connection with the Nantuck-
et ughtship at the entrance to New YORK
harbor for a distance Of 2S7 miles. NO"
comes the announcement that slghaIs sene
srov1 the Lizard have been received from
Mr.. Marconi at st. Johns, Newfoupdland'
300 miles away.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

Two hundred and fifty Trappist monks are
now working at twenty-five stations in South
Africa
Halifax policemen have each been provided
with a packet Of salt with which to sprinkle
ice slides.
Several German firms have received large or
ders from England for iron wire for the block
houses in South Africa.
Copper money in France is TO be gradually
replaced this year by aluminium bronze pen
mics of a pale yellow color.
France contempates establishing wireless
teegraphy between Agiers and Timbuctoo
across the Saharah Desert.
Two hundred rifle clubs with membership
OF over 5000 affiliated with the
British National Rife Association.
Chinese quack doctors in the vicinity of
foreign hospitals in the far interior hang out
foreign flags inscribed, Cure according TO the
foreign devils PLAN
Italian statistics show that the emigration to
America has reached the figure of 10000 an
nualy About half Of these return eventually
to Italy; the rest remain in the United States.
Penny-in-the slot gas meters at Leeds caused
a curious dilemma last Christmas, tradesmen
in the city being handicapped by the derth of
coppers i'm circulation. Leeds has 1852 penny
in-the-slot gas meters, from which between
49, 900 and $780, 900 a year is collected, and at
times nearly $4,000 in coppers is locked up in
them.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Sheng Taoti is about to establish telephone
service in Canton.
Robert Louis Stevensons birthplace in
Edinburgh is for sale. and the price asked is
something less than $1,000.
Mrs William Gregory, wife OF the late Gov
ernor Gregory of Rhode Island, has become
head of the mill business which the governor
conducted for great many years in a most
successful manner.
Jarvis B. BardweII, of Shelburn Falls. Mass,
who was 100 years old on New Years day,
celebrated his birthday anniversary by plant
ing a cypress. the seeds Of which were brought
from Germany for the occasion.
NJ. Brlac French professor, has originated
a plan to make the study of English COM
pulsory in all French schools without exception
and French in all English schools, thus COW
ering the world with two languages.
Henry J. Croker a San Francisco capitalist
has 100 stamps that arc valued at $4,000.
His rarest stamp is the 20-cent label issued in
1S45 by the St. Louis postofhce, before there
were any regular United States stamps.
King Edward, II is said. has read every book
that has been written on the history OF the
Crimean war, and few living men are better
acquainted with the history of India and with
the characteristics of many of the native races.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
VERY LIKE PETTY TYRANNY.

1t is stated that the government bureau
which has special supervision OF the In
dams has determined to require them to
cut their, hair and stop painting their
faces.
This will he a species OF petty tyranny
quite unworthy of a great government.
1t is not necessary to the enforcement OF
discipline among the Indians. 1t will hu-
initiate and irritate them.
The manner of wearing ones hair is
matter OF taste. We frequently see white
men who wear their hair long. That is
the usual way among the cowboys of the
west and our esteemed football athletes
would have to go out Of business If they
were compelled to lop off their chrysan-
themum locks Many painters, poets and
actors affect long hair and nobody has
ever proposed to have It whacked off by
Law.
The Indian has quite as much right as
anybody else to wear his hair long. In
fact a stronger case can be made for him
than for white men who are addicted to
like habit, for the Indian is following the
unbroken custom of his race from time
immemorial. Long hair is an Indian in
stitution which there is no good reason
to interfere with.
And If he is forced to renounce paint
for his face will he become any less trou-
blesome? We may think shat he will
look better when unadorned by pigments,
but ne does not agree with us on that
point.
It is true that very few white men paint
their faces-but there are others.
II we are going into the business Of
compelling the Indian to adopt the fash
ions Of his conqueror. we should go fur
Their and forbid him to wear red blankets,
or blankets of any kind, and pop him into
an overcoat.
His moccasins are very comfortable and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago News.

Chicago News.
When a man is paid for playing he calls It
work.
1t takes a cross female to give it to a man
straight.
When a bee loses its temper look out for a
singing retort
Many a woman's popularity is due to what
she forgets to say.
Sorrow is a bitter pill that all must swallow
sooner or later.
II a married man would know himself he
should get his wife to introduce him.
An old bachelor says that matrimony and
not Wisconsin is the badger state.
some people live off their wits and some live
off the lack of wit in other people.
The brain worker may have to tax his in
genuity. but he has the advantage of free raw
material.
1t is said that pillow shams are no longer
fashionable, but there are numerous other
shams with which to fill the void.