The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-09
GEORGIA News in PARAGRAPHS

DR.. ]. A. Bonsteel will visit Savan-
nah on April 10, in response to the
request for soil survey of Chatham
county. Or. Bonsteel is an expert
from the United States agricultural
department, who is in charge of the
soil surveys in the eastern district of
the United States. He win make an
inspection tour of the southern states
this month
DR.. A. ]. Payne of the federal de-
partment of agriculture, who for a
year or more has been in charge OF
the governments tick eradication
work in Georgia, has been transferred
to North Dakota, and Montana, where
he will work in future. Dr. e. M
Nybert has been placed in charge Of
the Georgia work
been barred from the state by Comp
troller General W. A. Wright, who is
also ex-ofiiciO state insurance COM
missioner. Colonel Wright has declin-
ed to assume license to the Royal
Casualty company of st. Louis, MO
He claims that Of the 100000 capital
stock Of the company, SAT, 800 is NOT
invested in stocks or bonds or mort
cages in real estate, as required by
the laws of this state For similar
reasons the Lumber Underwriters
association of New York has been
barred It Is on the order of Lloyd's
agency. The comptroller says that
none Of the assts of the company at
has no capital stock are invested in
stocks, lands or real estate mort
cages, as the law of Georgia requires
but Is on deposit in New York banks
He has others under consideration
and says he Is determined to exclude
all that do not comply strictly with
the Georgia law.
A conference was held in Atlanta.
between the independent fertilizer
manufacturers of Georgia and reprer
sentatives of the ]. p. Morgan syndi-
cate, looking to the taking over by
Morgan Of all the independent fertil-
izer concerns in Georgia.
| 1t is probable that bill will be
introduced in the legislature this sum
mer providing special medal for
Ben Futral of Griffin in recognition
of his long service as a soldier for
the state Mr. Futral has forty-five
years continuous service to hiss cred
it, and is, still an active member Of
the ranks.
Fire, which broke out in the resi-
dence of q. w. Cason at Warrenton,
destroyed the county court house,
and laid lnsruins the residence Of w.
H. Wicker and the Offices of DR.. r. j..
Lockett The loss viii aggregate
more than $4,000, according to con
sentative estimates.
Contracts that call for an expendi-
ture of over 100000 have been let
by the Hebard Cypress company for
the construction of mills in Waycross.
The mills are to be reinforced CON
crete, to have two band saws and a
resaw band saw. The total expendi,
ture in getting to tho Okefenokee tim
Der win reach S1,OO0,000.
Georgia farmers use more German
kainit and muriate of potash than
those of any other state, 1t is said.
and the proposal to put 20 per cent
tariff duty on potash salts which
would result in large increase in
the cost of fertilizing materials, Com
miss renoiorifgActda cdhiryert saln
missioner Of Agriculture T. G. Hud-
son says, would cost the farmers of
this state alone about 100000 annu-
| ally. Commissioner Hudson has taxi
en- the matter up with Georgia repre-
sentatives and senators in congress
and urged them to fight this increas-
ed duty.