The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-10

On this fine place embracing 115
acres the newly-elected governor
lives. He also owns a large farm in
cherokee county, where he raises
everything needed for his own table
and for the stock on his two places.
He recalls with pride that on this
farm he raised 81 bushels of corn to
the acre. This was done by deep
blowing and liberal fertilization. He
also raised 70 bushels of oats to the
acre, and on seven acres produced
49O1a bushels. This was on the tons
OF Georgia's red hills, and not on
rich bottom land. The real secret of
this remarkable yield is deep plow-
ing the land having been plowed %
inches.
Three children bless the Brown
homestead; Joseph E. Brown. aged
Is; Charles Mcdonald Brown. aged
10, and Cora Mcdonald Brown, aged
IL. 1t will be observed that the two
boys are named for ex-governors of
Georgia, are living on the old home
place of an ex-governor, so there
must be something in the atmos-
phere of the place to develop a gov
ernor.
Keep the Boys and Girls on the Farm
On this place all the tree fuits and
berry fruits that will grow in that
climate are in bearing. Three fine
Jersey cows furnish the family with
an abundance of sweet milk and
butter.
With CLEAN of pride and affec-
ton Mr.. Brown explains that he
wants to make the old home place so
attractive that the boys and girls
will not want to leave, and declares
that he has succeeded They would
rather be at home than anywhere
else in the world.
In addition to this farm in Cobb
county Mr.. Brown has in Cherokee
county farm of 1,O37 acres. The
nucleus of this farming estate was
200 acres, which belonged to his
father, and which he bought on Au-
gust l, 1905. On this farm, which
is rented out to a tenant, there are
twenty COWS. The butter from the
dairy is marketed in Atlanta
MIR. Browns Business Record.
Had his eyes not failed him while
student at Harvard, where he went
to take a years law course, Mr..
Brown might have been a leading
lawyer. He was studious, industri-
Gus and had natural inclination for
the law he was first honor man
when he graduated in 1872 at Ogle-
thorpe University in Atlanta. Rev.
David Willis was at this time presi-
dent of the college. Later he took
a business course at. Moore's BUSH
ness College. After graduating from
Oglethorpe University he studied
law, and was admitted to the bar
in Canton. This was in 1873. Later
he went to Harvard, where his eyes
failed.
His Work as a Railroader.
Going into the railroad business as
freight clerk on January 2, 1877, he
was offered the munifcent salary of
$40 a month. Joe Brown was soon
turning brake wheel, and in Octo-
Der of the same year was made
freight conductor. Four years later,
when 80 years of age, he was gem
eral freight agent of the Western
and Atlantic railroad at a salary of
$4,000 a year; while at 33 he was
general freight and passenger agent
at a salary of $4,000. In the mean
time he had filed the positions of
agent to trace lost cars, claim agent
and auditor. His election by the
board of directors of the road to be
general freight and passenger agent
occurred September 4, 1884. On
February 7, 1899, he was chosen by
the directors as general traffic man
ager.
This rapid advancement was not
due to the influence of any stock he
held, for Mr.. Brown did not then and
does not now own any railroad stock
whatever
When the state road was leased by
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis, ON December %, 1890, Mr..
Brown was continued by President
Thomas as traffic manager, and later
was appointed by him to represent
the system as a member of the exec
utive board of the Southern Rail-
roads and Steamship Association.
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