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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
AN INCREASING URGENCY.

In all parts OF the United States the
demand for stricter immigration laws is
growing very perceptibly.
Congress was expected to take some
action on this question at it's present
session. but we have started on the month
OF June with a great mass of unfinished
business upon the congressional calendars
and a decreasing prospect Of legislation
upon this matter OF great concern and
alarm 20 many OF our people. The immi-
grafton record OF the first FIVE months
especially that of May. has served to
emphasize the Importance Of the reform
OF our present laws designed to protect
the country from the dangers of a pro-
miscuous thrush OF elements which have
been found the source OF mischief and
irritation.
Up to this year the greatest immigra-
ton into the United States during any
one month was in May. 1898 when the
figures went up to 7s.O00.
The May just closed beat that record
badly, more than 1900
The four preceding months OF the pres
ent year brought US immigrants in the
following numbers: January, 1928; Feb
ruary. 3.5ls; March. 57.lT5; April. 1861
May. $500 Total for the hve months
2s7,lo4. While II is certain that the number
OF our immigrants will be much larger
this year than Il has been since 1892, II
will probably fall below the record for
that year and very much below the rec
ord Of lsS2. which was the highest of them
all.
In lSS2 1858 immigrants came into this
country. The number In ls02 was 623.OSI
We may look out for more immigrants
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
How The Journal ForecaSted Result
of the State Primary a Week Ago

One week ago today The Journal fore
casted the result of last Thursdays pri-
maryland that forecast was Terrell by a
safe majority.
The Journal gave this forecast in the
same spirit of neutrality that it had main
tanned throughout the campaign-simply
as piece of news.
In order to be perfectly fair to all the
candidates The Journal devoted more than
two weeks TO careful study of the cam
paign. weighing the conditions in each
of the admittedly doubtful counties and
securing reports from the most reliable
sources.
The net result of this investigation gave
Terrell Sc counties and POS votes. The
consolidated returns show 81 counties for
Terrell with los votes.
The Journals estimate gave Query q
counties with p votes. The consolidated
returns, show % counties with IS votes for
Query.
Colonel Estill was given II counties with
A votes: and right here is where The
Journal was deceived by the surface in
dications, the consolidated returns giving
Colonel Estill just double the number of
counties and double the number of votes
conceded him-S4 instead Of II counties
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

that the people rose against It.
In compliance with their will the present
plan OF primary elections was instituted.
Revolt Against the Mass Meeting sys-
tenn.
DIR. w. H. FELTON, was one Of the first
to attack the courthouse or ring rule
mass meeting plan, and his philippics
against il are remembered as the greatest
efforts Of his life.
To DR.. FELTON, more. perhaps, than to
any other man is due the primary plan by
which nearly all candidates are now
nominated.
That system very soon became unre-
liable and corrupt, as the old courthouse
plan had been, but not to such degree.
Then came the reform Of subjecting pri-
maries to the general election law.
The primary plan has been improved
immensely since it's introduction, but IL
needs one other amendment. Some doubt
has arisen as to whether the buying and
selling Of votes at primaries Is punish
able The legislature should remove all
doubt on this point by a distinct enact
ment for the better protection Of the pri-
mary ballot.
Four Very Different Great Men.
1t would be hard 10 find in even
larger community than was the Georgia OF
the last generation any four men more
different in nearly all respects than were
Toombs, Stephens. Hill and Brown.
Being so unalike as men. they were
necessarily widely different as politicians.
Not one Of them ever conducted a cam
paign like any one of the others. Each
of them used methods of his own and all
of them succeeded on lines that were
far apart.
Toombs and Hill paid less attention to
what all candidates now consider abso-
lutely necessary methods of organizing
and canvassing than did Stephens and
Brown.
And yet Mr.. Stephens in a memorable
instance deied the Democratic organiza-
ton of his district when II was about 10
exact a pledge OF him which he would not
give. He practically told the executive
committee of the Augusta district that
he was able and ready to tote his own
skillet and would do so II the party
preferred a more subservient candidate
than 1t could make of him. The commit
tee and the great majority of the poll
ticians in the district looked at this one
title man. heard what he said. considered
II little while-and backed down.
1t is nevertheless true that Mr.. Stephens
had during his entire political career a
large cOtiere of close and confidential adj
visers WIN kept him well posted and never
failed to call his attention to any part
of his fences" that needed repairs.
Whenever politicians threatened him he
would exclaim, like Lord Palmerston,
LET me get to the people!" And he never
appealed to them in vain.
1t was the proudest boast of
Joseph E. Brown that he was
never defeated at popular cleo
ton. The only time he ever met defeat
was when he was a candidate for the
United States senate in 1868 when Joshua
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
A GREAT RATE OF PROGRESS.

Some very impressive statements and
predictions are made In the thirty-second
annual report of the New York Cotton
Exchange by President S. T. Hubbard. He
says that cotton manufacturing interests
in the south are advancing so rapidly that
at the present ratio of increase the mills
of the south will soon consume as much
cotton as those Of the north.
We are much nearer that point already
than most persons imagine.
Up to May 3Oth the total domestic taxi
ings of the last cotton crop were 81 ST.
bales, and of this amount the southern
mills had taken 1,423,579 bales, or nearly
AZ per cent. It is a confident prediction
that the southern mills within the next
two years will consume fully half of the
cotton manufactured in this country, If
not more.
But while the mills of the south already
take almost as much cotton as the north
ern mills, the product of the southern
mills represents hardly one-third Of the
value of American cotton mill production.
In this fact there is suggestion which
the progressive cotton manufacturers of
the south are beginning to heed.
1t is that the great opportunity for
them lies in making finer grades of goods.
They have made notable advances on this
line In the last few years, and we shall
see in the next decade a production of
immense quantities of fine cotton fabrics
in the south. The obstacles that were for
merly supposed to stand in the way of
the success of the south were either pure
ly imaginary or easily removable.
The idea that the climate of the south
did not contain the humidity requisite to
the finer grades of cotton Manufacture
is disposed of by the fact that cotton mills
depend upon artificial instead of natural
conditions for their desired degree of hui
nudity, and therefore the southern mills
are at no disadvantage in this particular.
The argument that the south has not
the skilled labor required for the manu-
facture of high class cotton goods will
not stand because skilled labor will go
wherever the demand for it is sufficient.
The supply of that class of labor is In
creasing steadily in the south.
The Georgia School of Technology, with
its textile department and similar insti-
buttons in this section, give the assurance
of a home supply of educated superintend-
ents, designers and artisans which will
be of incalcula.ble value to Us.
The south will not be long content with
the line of cotton manufactures which she
now mainly pursues. She is not satisfied
with her undisputed lead in coarse cotton
goods, but will challenge all competitors
in the higher grades with the certainty
of holding her own there, or doing even
better.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
New York Press.)
The bird Of paradise is the sto


The bird Of paradise is the stori.
Insophisticated innocence is paler than skim
med milk.
One way to get square with people is to get
around them.
Honesty is the best policy for the man you
are honest with.
There is use in trying to love any woman
by a ixed rule.
The surest way not to find trouble is not TO
go looking for It.
Milliners wreck bank accounts and dishgure
marriage certificates.
Platonic love is like gambling In the stock
market-too one-sided.
Usually the man who is at the head OF the
house is at the foot OF the family.
There is too much briar-stitching in the
mantle which charity lends to others.
A woman never wants to forget her first love; ;
she never wants to remember her last.
Good, hot biscuit a stronger argument
for domestic peace than many sermons and
much exhortatiOn.
Some men are so naturally enthusiastic that
they can fall in love with a woman who wears
short bicycle skirts.
II a man could understand one woman in
the world he could understand them all, but
he stops at the first
The first time a bride has a quarrel with her
lord and master she asks him TO forgive her.
after that she asks him to ask her to forgive
him
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
Leading Paper in South Atlantic States
AUGUSTA Tribune


The Atlanta Sunday Journal has made it's
appearance, and of the initial number 1t may
be said that IL fully met all expectations, high
these we're The Atlanta Journal has become
the leading paper of the South Atlantic states,
and it's past achievements inspired confidence
TO expect when IL entered the Sunday morning
field that IL would get there" The Journal
has been one continuous success from the be-
ginning, and every step in advance has been
a contamination of plans carefully consd-
cred and matured that when IL takes a new step
forward the public expects success. When The
Journal announced that II would begin the
publication of a Sunday morning issue great
things were expected, and the largest expecta-
lions have been fully realized. 1t consisted Of
fifty-six pages in FIVE sections and is the finest
regular number Of a paper ever issued in the
south. In its news reports 1t is complete and
in its special features it Is equal to the best
Of the metropolitan Sunday papers. The whole
south glories in the success OF The Journal
evidenced in the initial number Of its Sunday
Teen
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

where. perhaps. it costs less to the con-
sumner.
Many persons In Atlanta can remember
when five cents a pound was the regular
retail price of ice in this city. That was
during the first few years succeeding the
civil war when natural ice brought from
great distance was our only depend
ence for that luxury Al that time a
production of artificial ice for general
use would have been considered supreme
~ ridiculous. 1t was known that water
might be CONCEALED by a scientific pro-
cess, but TO do so then cost many times
more than it was worth.
Diamonds way be made out of carbon,
but it is so expensive 10 do so that no
diamond is ever produced by science ex-
cept for purposes of experiment.
Modern ice machines have reduced the
price of ice to fraction of cent a
pound, and placed 1t in the reach of al
most everybody. An immense amount of
money was expended in fruitless efforts to
make a practical ice machine for general
use, and it is a fact not generally known
that the first demonstrated success in
that line was achieved In Columbus, Ga.
One of the iron works in that city en-
gagged Frenchman who insisted that he
could make an ice machine. He produced
many models and cost the company so
much money that it was about to give
up the enterprise and pocket it's loss,
which had come to be quite heavy. The
experimenter however, begged to be
given another trial, and it was reluctant
ly granted. That time he succeeded.
The machine he made then was sold put
into regular operation IN western city
and turned out a great quantity of ice.
II is stated on good authority 1nat this
was the first ice machine ever made in
the United States. and one of the first
in the world. The company at whose
works it was made reaped rich reward
for its faith in the Frenchman who
proved at first so expensive. The con-
Germ became one Of the largest manu-
facturers o. ice machines in the country,
sold them In all parts of the United States
and in a number of foreign countries.
1t is still prominent in this business.
To Georgia undoubtedly belongs the
honor of making a practical success of the
ice machine in this country. and Georgia
enterprise should have had this fact put
in the census bulletin on artificial ice.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
eEoReIA,s ICE RECORD.

A recent bulletin OF the census bureau
gives an interesting history Of the arti-
fetal ice industry which has been of i'm
mense benefit to the world.
Nowhere has II been more useful than
in the United States where much more ice
is used than in any other country, and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
An InsInuation.
Chicago News.

Chicago News.
Softleigh-"When I stand on my head
the blood rushes to my head, doesn't it?''
Hardleigh-"Sure thing"
Softleigh-"Now. when 1 stand on my
feet why Doesn't the blood rush to my
feet?"
Hardleigh-"Probably because your feet
are not hollow"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
credIt to southern journalism.
(Aukusta Herald.l


The Atlanta Journal is credit to southern
journalism The first Sunday edition consisted
of fifty-six pages and every page was a good
one The men who own and make The Journal
are newspaper men from the ground up They
know their business and are not afraid to risk
big money their enterprise Here's hoping
1t will grow greater and be the success finan-
cially that II so richly deserves to be-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
A Paper To Be Proud OF.

montgomery, Ala, Journal.)
The Atlanta Journal has just started a Sun
day paper, and IL is Sunday paper to be
proud Of The first issue appeared yesterday,
and 1t is one of the best editions ever publish
ed by southern newspaper. But The Atlanta
Evening Journal is one of the best newspapers
in the south, morning or evening, and has
treble the circulation Of any southern morning
neWspaper
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
A Shining Example.
(KnoxVille Sentinel.l


The Atlanta Journal, not satisfied with at
tanning circulation Of 49, 900 copies day. or
nearly twice many any other paper in
the south outside OF Louisville, is going 20 start
a Sunday newspaper. The Journal Is a shining
example of the successful afternoon newspaper.
The combination of afternoon and Sunday pa
per is growing In demand.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
Could She PIayG Well
Chicago-Record-Hei

Chicago Record Herald.
Can you play Down in the Valley? !"
he asked.
I should say 1 could" she answered.
I got down there in two strokes this
afternoon, and then astonIshed the crowd
by making a six-yard put as easy as roll
ing into a sand-pit"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
One Of the Best in the U. S.
(Hartwell SUM-

(Hartwell SUM-
The Atlanta Journal has just put in another
fast two-decked press in its office that will
print three colors at once. 1t weighs 100 tons,
cost S45, 900 and prints, pastes folds and counts
a, 900 4. or SPACE papers in one hour. With
its quadruple press, The Journal now has
press capacity for printing 96,0 900 12-page pa
pers per hour The Journal Is of the best
newspapers in the United States and Is in
creasing its circulation and influence at a
wonderful rate.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
TALKS ABOUT THE JOURNAL.
Great is The Journal.
fCedartown Courier.O

! (CedartoWn Courier.J
The Atlanta Journal has recently purchased
and put up a two-deck double supplement
press. 1t prints in three colors. pastes folds
and counts the papers and cost S45, 600. Great
is The Journal, of Atlanta!
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

We are reliably Informed that Hon. +.
L. Rainey. OF The Dawson News. propos-
Is 20 introduce bill I'm the next house 20
prevent the drinking Of liquor on the cap
ltal premises. he holds 20 the opinion
that man who doesn't like liquor well
enough 20 walk down town for a drink
oughn't % have Il.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

A scientific person OF the name OF Jacas-
"a Il reported TO have persisted as a re-
suit Of hts temerity in venturing too close
70 Mont Pelee IN Martinique. Here r. one
man who died right up 20 his name.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

The message OF President Palma to the
Cuban congress was published in Havana
the day before IL was delivered and in
violation Of q sacred pledge. This should
create bond OF sympathy between Gov
ernor Gambler. Of Georgia. and President
Palma The former has had some expert
ence with that sort OF thing-and with
his own hand organ. too.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

Colonel EstIH stin insists that there Is
a mistake In the count And some people
are mean enough 70 suggest that perhaps
the number OF votes credited 10 him
don't tally with the stubs in that check
book.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

King Edward has conferred the Order OF
the Garter upon two more OF hts distin-
guished male subjects We had always
thought until now that the Order OF the
Garter was strictly a feminine decoration.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

According 10 the Kansas City Star. Sen.
ator Clark. Of Montana. has an income OF
s10.ooo.ooQ year from his copper proper.
ties alone All Of which he makes by min.
ing his own business
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
Only Color Press in South.


The Atlanta Journal announces that
beginning with June Ist Il will issue
a superb Sunday edition with many new
and modern features 1t will include a colored
supplement and be printed on the only color
press in the south.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
A Great PAPER.

brunswick News)
The Atlanta Journal has begun the publica-
ton OF a Sunday edition. The Journal is
great paper.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

The Chicago Tribune reports serious
row az the mlikmen's ball The fuss was
started By some fool asking one OF the
men II he brought hts pumps along.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

~HiIi and Harmony" appears TO be the
slogan OF the New York Democrats We
know who Hin Il. but Harmony appears
70 be a new one In the Democratic ranks.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

The Indians az the Rosebud agency de.
clare that they would rather starve thar
work. There are lots OF people just like
that In Georgia, and they are not Indians
either.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

IL we were to see a aOo-pound man cut
ting up as England rs doing because he
had managed, after so long a time. to
whip ten-year-old boy. wouldn't we feel
rather disgustedg
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

A Kentucky preacher. IN an outburst,
the other day called upon God 10 rain
men ike President Roosevelt for a year -
Anything seems 20 be preferable to water
IN Kentucky
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09
Best in the South.
(Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Observerl
The Atlanta Journal, the best afternoon pa
per in the SOUTH has begun the publication Of
an edition every day, Sunday morning issue
service.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

BY the way. had you thought OF it-that
this il the first gubernatorisl race IN many
years where the candidates war record
wasn't the chief issueg
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

Every gubernatoriai campaign seems TO
develop that cueerest OF all political com
pounds-the fellow who votes one way and
talks another.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

Strange what fixes a mans social
standing In this world. People who pick
ed the winner in Thursdays election will
now be getting into the Panama hat set.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

After careful consideration we have
come to the conclusion that Thomas JEFF
ferson writes a better declaration Of in
dependence than he does a bible.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

We take II for granted that the Hon.
Joe HIN Halls first legislative act viii be
20 ask permission 20 explain the vote In
Rfbb.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

We viii have to insist that all water
melon poems sent 20 us this year be ac-
companied By a watermelon fresh from
the vine. as evidence OF good faith.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

We are az least gratifisd that the cam
paign has come 70 a close without those
Macon politicians making good their
threat 20 compare jag records"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

A rfch New York woman announces that
her nfth husband On missing. She has evil
IDENTIFY been very careless with her hus-
bands.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

Uncle Marx Hanna is getting 50 close
70 the people that he Is now willing 70
admit that be IL opposed 20 the bad
trusts"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

The railroads have made cheap rates
Tor the convention OF Brigham Young's
descendants 20 be held at Salt Lake City.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

What We want 20 know r., does the
Hon. Tom Watson consider himself vindi-
Gated or revenged2
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

England has won a victory IN South
Africa. but d viii be some time before
she gets through paying for Il.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

A Kansas man has put up a sign: Jim
Smith. Physician and Undertaken" He
catches EN- a comm and 'goin'.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

Had a not been for volcanic disturb
ances. says q distinguished scientist, men
would have been fsh. Some men are.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

Cuba seems 70 be lacking IN az least one
essential for q successful republic. IL has
no Father OF His Country"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

Colonel Estill probably meant that he
had arranged for s. counties. But only %
we're delivered in good order.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

Ministers should bear in mind that short
sermons are the most popular in summer-as
well as in spring, autumn and winter.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-09

A man named Tongue has been elected
20 congress from Oregon. He ought 20
feel PERFECTLY at home there.