The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
GEORGIA NEWS In PARAGRAPHS.

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lcf the lease, amounting to about $685.
600, TO those counties which did not
ttake convicts under the cid law. Gov
ernor smith takes the view that
since the near beer tax fund has in
creased to more than $1,000 there
is no necessity for retaining this mon
ley IN the treasury for the expenses;
OF the prison department. On the 9TH
er hand, 1t Is said the prison commits
sion thinks the near beer tax should
be used TO purchase a state farm for
the white convicts, and that as much
as IS necessary from the amount re-
eeived from convict hire should be re-
tanned for the expenses Of the peni-
Tertiary department. 1t is said to be
the governors purpose to draw war
rant Tor the amount at an early date
and direct its distribution in accord.
ance with the custom prevailing nm
der the laase plan.
The bureau of animal industry of
the United States department of ae-
rlculture mas finally consented to re-
Turn 70 the work Of destroying the
tattle tick IN certain Georgia counties
With he understanding that the state
Iwil cooperate in the work to 4 raa.
solablh extent through appropriations
AMI otherwise. The department how.
eyGS-1h not going to wait for thai
and WI view to arranging for i'm
neutrality-suspicious. of the work in
five morn Georgia counties which
have en recently quarantined
against ected cattle, DR.. e. M.
| Neibbert, representing the depart
ment in CFgia and South Carolina.
had lenN conference with Assis-
tant Comm Honer Of Agriculture r.
F. Wright is the understanding
that the woeAs now to be prosecute
ed in five IN Georgia counties
| Stephens, VIZ Habersham, Fannin
and FranklinsSny infected cattle
found in these %lnties are to be nut
in quarantine an the premises clear
ed Of infection. Moreover, the coun-
ties themselves 4 to be STRONGLY
quarantined again cattle coming in |
from the outside. Me state has en- |
ployed number inspectors. but
has now only a We, small fund for
this purpose. Thetovernment bu-
reau, however, will at least two,
experts on the work,pd it will be
prosecuted with all pGble dispatch
Governor Smith haaddressed a
letter to the railroad Omission urr.
ing that body to order deduction Of
cents per 100 pounds ihe rates on
cotton shipped from inteN points to
the Georgia ports. The grnor call
ed attention to this matteN connec-
ton with the port rate heAg which
Is to come up before the dmission
in May. He stated. that ins onir,-
ion the rates on cotton froAterior
points to the ports are noNnraa.
sonably high, and he consfed q
general reduction Of cents 100
pounds. The commission ma&p1sa
the matter up in connection WIZ
port rate hearing, but in view ~
Importance of the question it Ia
gether likely that special hesg
upon it may be had.
The number of famous artists
! are TO sing at the great Southern
Isle festival, in Atlanta May 4, all
6, has been increased until they no
number sixteen. OF these who havl
been recently added, Geraldine Far
rar is one of the most celebrated anC
popular. She is the one American
singer who has risen to a popularity
. in Europe equal to that OF any Eu
ropean genius. She began her train
} ing when she was just twelve years
] old, at the age OF ninetene she wa:
} singing before the emperor Of Ger
J many and winning his enthusiastic
applause. She has, nov resssHa ~ z ed II
: her native land and will appear fol-
, Jh5 lirst time in the south. The 9th
er additional singers are Zonatello
the great italian tenor; Antonio
Scott, the greatest baritone in the
world; Ricardo Martin and Mary
Lansing.
1t has been decided to disband
. Company i, fifth infantry, national
guard of Georgia, known as the Ath
ems Guards. Adjutant General A. J
Scott has already ordered the com
, pany to turn in to the state all OF
the military property in its posses
sion, and the formal order OF d1sband
ment will be issued within the next
few days General inefficiency is Civ
en- as the cause of disbanding the
company which has been long in the
state service. The Guard were in
spected by Major f. L. Palmer on
March 80, but it is stated the com
pany has ben in bad shape for some
time. So far as it is known now
this is the only company in the state
which win be disbanded as the result
OF this years inspections
The board of trustees at a meeting
in Thomaston made selections OF the
plans for the rebuilding of r. e. Lee
institute and Auditorium, which was
recently burned. After, thorough ex
aminations OF some eight TO ten plans
submitted the plans and specifications
OF Architect Eugene c. Wachendorn
OF Atlanta were adopted.
According to estimates that will be
placed officially in Bradstreet's com
mercial reports. the ponulation OF