The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-09
THRgyGlggT TIE STATE.

sioner Of Agriculture Hudson. "A
conservative estimate of the total
yield is 4, 100000 bales. ais againsr
100000 bales last year" ACCORDING.
10 Commissioner HndsOn's statement
the decrease for the year will be $780,
600 bales, and estimated at $50 bale,
the loss In money will reach $40, 00O,-
| 600.
J. Gordon Crawford Of Valdosta who
/ was nominated at the June primary
as one OF the representatives in the
next legislature from Lowndes coun-
| ", has resigned the nomination. Mr.
Crawford states that his business ar
rangements win not allow him to ac-
cept the place and give 1t the atten-
ton that it demands. A number Of
citizens have signifed their intention
OF running for the place Mr.. Crawford
has resigned
Believing that Georgia's agricultur.
al school law is good one to copy
after, eE. G. Gaines, recently elected
to the Texas Legislature, has determin-
! ed to introduce q similar measure He
wrote TO c. s. Barrett, president OF
| the Farmers union, for information
and Mr.. Barrett turned the letter ov-
er to the commissioner of agriculture.
A copy Of the law will be sent him
with report of what is being done
in Georgia along this line.
In reply to an inquiry lodged with
Mayor Dunbar of Augusta by com
mittee from the general food relief
committee. asking if there was no
employment for those left idle by
the flood, an announcement has been
made by the Riverside mills that
work will be given there to all who
apply, up to several hundred.
The program for the seventh annual
convention Of the League of Georgia
Municipalities, which will be held in
Albany Oceober 6, Z and s, has been
completed. 1t is program of unus-
ual strength and interest and gives
promise of one of the most profitable
meetings in the History of the league.
The following distinguished speakers
will address the convention during its
sessions: Governor Hoke Smith, Hon
orable s. G. Heiskell, ex-mayor OF
Knoxville, Tenn; Honorable Minter
Wimberly, former city attorney of Ma
con; Honorable A. J. Scott, adjutant
general of Georgia; Honorable Jere
M. Pound, state school commissioner;
Honorable A. L. Miller, mayor of Ma
con: DR.. b. II. Drummer, health officer
of Savannah; Honorable Downing
Vaux, Of New York; Honorable James
M. Barnett, city engineer Of Athens;
Honorable James M. Griggs, congress
man second congressional district.
Americas is assured a spirited mu-
nicipal campaign in the election OF
mayor and aldermen. Mayor Haw-
kiEs, for six years in that Office, will
scarcely offer again. Colonel George
d. Ellis has announced his intention
of making the race, while the friends
of Colonel W. T. Lane are urging his
claims as we'll
A big force of convicts has been set
to work cleaning out the Augusta wat
erworks reservoir. The big tank COW
ers ave acres of ground. and is built
like a saucer race track, with steep
er clope. It's sides are laid with con-
crete, All around this enormous tank
is caked a residue Of mud that has
been accommodating for years.
1t has developed that the burglars
who broke open and stole number
of guns and other articles from
Hutchinson Lumber and Supply COM
pany at Cordele, might have been the
same parties who caused that city to
be In darkness more than an hour by
tampering with the electric light
plant In some strange and mysteri-
GUS way the wires and dynamoes
caught on fire and came near destroy
ing a lot of fine machinery.
Charles S. Brown has been appoint
ed regular and Willie M. McNail sub
stitute rural carrier Of route 4 at
Cochran.
The current has been turned on at
the large Shawmut cotton mills at
West Point This plant, driven by
the waters OF the Chattahoochee, will
furnish power for the operation OF
seventy-five spindles and will develop
fifteen thousand horse power. The
new mill will consume one hun
dred bales of cotton daily and will
give employment to one thousand two
hundred operatives. The completion
of this mill will bring the total num-
Der Of spindles in West Point up to
150. 600 These mills will consume an
nually 10000 bales of cotton. These
mills at present are running on full
time and employing 5000 operatives,
The Savannah board Of trade and
the American Naval Stores company
have advanced letters TO Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson at Washington
asking that he investigate the charge
made by a committeeman of the
Jacksonville board of trade that the
American crop OF turpentine for the
year ending April 1, last, was adulter-
ated with not less than $4,000 barrels
of kerosene oil, costing cents TO III
cents a gallon.
Cnttnn IS coming into Elberton