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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
LOCATION OF NEW FARM
MEANS A BIG SAVING

1.-THE saving in transportation of con-
victs will pay for the new farm in TWEEN
ty years" says Prison Commissioner
Wiley Williams.
This touches upon a new phase of the
matter in which now, through the delay
that has been experienced in selecting
farm, the whole state is interested.
AS published with defniteness exclusive
ly i'm The Journal, Friday afternoon, the
farm that the prison commission has rec
commended. and the one that is now be-
lieved the governor will approve, is the
Minter Wimberly place in Twiggs county,
on the Ocmulgee river, 20 miles below
Macon.
1t is upon that farm and it's location,
though he would not indicate it by name.
that Commissioner Williams bases his
estate.
Drawing a line across the state
through the farm we have recommended,
says Commissioner Williams, "and COM
putting the number of convicts charged
against the counties on the north of that
line and those charged against the
counties south of 1t. there is seen to be
lust about 100 convicts difference, annual
", between the number of convicts fur
nished from each of the two sections.
Approximately that many more con-
victs come from north of the line than
come from the south of it," says Commits
stoned williams. 80, for that reason,
the farm is centrally located and will save
a lot Of transportation money to the state.
1t is, so to speak, in the convict popula-
ton center of the state, just as the popu-
lation center of the United States is To-
: Gated somewhere in Kentucky, l believe,
or Indiana, though its geographical cen
ter is away west somewhere.
That's why / say there'll be saving In
TRANSFORMATION annually.
Commissioner Williams cited peculiar
instance at point, of another farm offered
almost similarly situated and not far
away from the first farm, to which the
fare from Atlanta is $40, while to the
farm the commission had recommended
the fare is only $3.50.
Chairman Turner estimates that the
convict transportation bill of the state I'M
der the system soon to die, mas Deen
about $1,000 per year, estimating Sl2 as
the cost of transporting each of the ap-
proximately 500 convicts annually recelv-
ed, at two fares for the guard and two
fares for the convict.
1t is through the saving which he be-
lieves will be effected each year in this
bilJ that Commissioner Williams believes
the farm will pay for itself in twenty
wears.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
ENATOR BACON FIGHTING
PNEUMONIA ATTACK

GEORGIA. Fulton County-By virtue of an
order from the court Of ordinary Of Fulton
county granted at the March term, 1905 OF
said court, there will be sold at public out
cry on the first Tuesday in April. 1903, at
the courthouse door in said county, between
the legal hours Of sale. the following tract
of land lying and being in the city Of Atlanta
being part OF city lot one hundred and egn-
teen (lIS) Of land lot seventy-eight (76) q
the fourteenth (i4th) district Of originally
Henry now Fulton county. Georgia. more par
ticularly described follows:
Beginning at a point the northeast side
of Walton street one hundred 900 feet south
eastwardly from the point formed BY the in
tersection OF the northeast side Of Walton
street with the southeast side OF Magnolia
formerly CAIN street at the corner OF John
H Bullock's lot and running thence south
ton street one hundred COO feet, more or less.
10 the Ivy property; thence enthusiastically
along said Ivy property one hundred ana
nInety-three (I93) feet, more or less 70 lot
Of Arthur L. Jennings; thence northeastward-
" along property Of said Jennings and Mrs.
Julia A Hyatt one hundred Qoo) feet. more
or less, to A. s. Taylors property; thence
southeastwardly along the lines of said Iay-
Tor and Mrs. Sterling and the said Bullock
lot one hundred and ninety-three Qs0 feet
more or less TO point Of beginning.
The same being all Of said city lot one hum
dred and eighteen Q10 except a lot fronting
one hundred 900 feet more or less, on
I.uckie street and extending back eighty-five
(s5) feet heretofore sold by 2. A. Rice 10
Julia W. welborn Terms Of SALE one-fifth
cash, balance in five equal annual payments.
deferred payments to bear per cent interest.
PARKER NJ RICE.
JOHN W. RICE
Administrator If Estate Of z. A. Ri-e.
Deceased.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
QUERIES ANSWERED
Treatment of Chicken Cholera


S. r. w. McRae. Ga, writes: 1 would
Ike to have some Information on the dis
ease of chickens known as cholera.
Chicken cholera is a contagious disease,
and is caused by a germ that is probably
taken into the system with the food or
drink. The symptoms of the disease are
yellow color of the usually white part OF
the excreta. Severe diarrhoea follows, the
dicharge being thin and watery and of a
yellowish color. Sick chickens crave green
material and frequently have a depravcd
appetite; that is, they desire to eat SUB
stances that are usually avoided. During
the latter stages of the disease the appt-
tite fails, the head is held close to the
body and the eyes are closed. Sometimes
the affected chickens die quickly, and in
other cases they linger for several days.
When cholera is first observed the
healthy chickens should be isolated and
removed to unaffected grounds, and given
plenty OF pure water and a variety Oh
nourishing food. One should be careful
not 10 go from infected grounds into free
territory. The following medicinal treat
ment is suggested: l dram of sulphate
OF iron, 1-2 ounce of dried blood and 1-2
ounce OF tincture OF opium. They should
be mixed together with a pint OF water,
or with thin easily assimilated food. Give
from one to two teaspoonfuls to each fowl
al least three OF four times daily. When
the disease has been stopped thoroughly
disiufect the quarters by means Of white
wash. and the admission of sunlight and
air. The quarters should not be again
occtlpied by fowls under a period of six
weeks
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
HALF MILLION SALARY
FOR NEW YORK MAYOR

NEW YORK, Mrch Fin order to OBJ
tain for the Office of mayor of New York,
man of sufficient merit and honesty u
carry out the changes proposed in the
new city charter, promoters of an inde.
pendent movement for the election of a
purified" municipal ticket proposes that
he be paid an annual salary of S125.900 a
wear or for the term of four years a
bonus of 100000 over the regular salary
of his office
Such a man for such a job should be
found among the younger seneI ations of
the Captains of Industry In CONNER
ciaI life such, a man could count his N
come in the hundreds of thousands.
Therefore let % public spirited citizens
pledge acknowledgements so far
as the public is concerned-to contribute
every year during the next four years an
amount sufficient to produce in the aggre-
gate sum of $125OOO a year"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
STATE SCHOOLS TO
GET CONVICT MONEY

Formal notice from the prison commits
sion that 1t will not need the surplus of
convict hire money for the last quarter Of
1908 has been transmitted to State Treas
urer Park
This means that the sum of S5LSn Will
shortly be distributed among those coun-
ties of the state not using convicts, for
expenditure on their school systems or
their public roads, as their grand juries
may choose. 1t means practically that
hundreds of teachers employed through
the state will get their earned shares of
the money soon.
Governor Smith has yet to sign war
rant for the disbursement, which he has
indicated he will do as soon as the state
school department forwards the necessary
requisition.
The distribution of this surplus was
foretold exclusively in The Journal three
weeks ago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16

BILE. rope, building material lumber, roof
ing. electrical fixtures and goods, safes,
vaults, vault doors. heating apparatus
tanks. pipe, fittings fencing, plumbing
material, lumber, etc.
The Chicago House Wrecking Compa-
ny's plant occupies site of over 40 acres
in area and has 81 separate and distinct
departments. BY taking advantage of
business depressions, commercial disas-
ters. bankers sales, they are able to fire.
uuently secure the very finest, costliest
and highest grade brand new merchandise
at less than actual cost Of manufacture.
They are universally recognized as the
worlds geratest bargain center. Write
to the Chicago House Wrecking Company
at once and get both of these catalogues.
They will be mailed free on request. Ask
for catalogues No. COL. Address Chicago
House Wreclling Co, S5th and Iron sts.'
Chicago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16

Il would not be profitable to apply
complete fertilizer to wheat at this season
of the year, and the phosphates and pot
ash would not likely become quickly
enough available to be of material service
TO the crop. Top dressing with nitrate OF
soda at the rate of 100 to $50 pounds per
acre might prove effective, especially II
your wheat is backward and does not
show rich green color. The nitrate may
be applied any time after the first OF
March. We would wait until the crop was
growing vigorously before making the
application It is probably better to put
II on in two applications rather than In
one There is no objection to using lib
eral supply of we'll rotted compost OF
farmyard manure as a top dressing on
wheat, providing it can be put on immedi-
ately. 1t is a common practice in wheat
growing sections to top dress early in the
spring with we'll rotted farmyard manure
and probably there is no more efncien'
form of fertilizer that can be USED on this
crop.
A suitable fertilizer for corn and cotton
will depend largely on the type of soil you
have. the previous cropping. and its pres
ent physical condition. II you have prac-
ticed a rotation in which legumes pre-
dominate, It will not be necessary to use
any considerable amount Of nitrogen; we
would think not over 2 per cent, just
enough to give the crop a good start OF
phosphates we would be inclined to APP
ply rather literally at all times, since II
seems that our soils are not well supplied
with this element; and potash Is certain
ly important on sandy lands, though we
have observed that il gives good results
on rather heavy clay lands. These Soils
though fairly well supplied with potash,
do not seem to contain enough of it in
an available form to meet all the require
ments Of a rapidly growing crop.
Old land we'll supplied with vegetable
matter, as where cowpeas or some other
legumes have been turned under, VIC
would suggest a mixture of 1900
pounds OF acid phosphate and zoe
pounds OF kainit, making 1O.4 per cent
OF phosphoric acid and a. per cent OF
potash On land deficient In vegetable
matter we would suggest a mixture OF
200 pounds Of cottonseed meal, loo
pounds of nitrate or soda, 1000 pounds
OF acid phosphate and 200 pounds OF
potash. This mixture would contain
about 80 per cent of nitrogen, 81 per
cent OF phosphoric acid ana 81 per
cent OF potash. For clay lands this
fertilizer may be somewhat high in
potash. This difficulty can be easily
overcome by reducing the muriate by 81
TO 100 pounds and adding from so to
100 pounds more OF acid phosphate
These mixtures should be used at the
rate of about 500 pounds per acre
Many farmers use larger amounts than
this and obtain good returns. A high
grade, well-baIanced fertilizer, provided
the land is properly prepared and good
seed used. will certainly prove much
more profitable in the long run than the
cheap, low-grade material so often used
In fact. in many instances, so little
plant food is applied that It cannot have
any appreciable effect on the crop.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
WOMAN FOUND DEAD
BY RAILROAD TRACK

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, March 12-The
dead body of Mrs. Jane Wilson, a seam
stress. was found Thursday lying be-
side the tracks of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad near Morris, twenty
miles north of Birmingham. The woman
had a pistol ball wound in her head. 1t
is supposed she was on her way to a
dance last night when she was murdered.
The coroner is on the scene investi-
eating.
Mr.. Wilson is separated from his wife
and lives i'm Arkansas.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
W|MBERLY PLACE IS
CHOSEN FOR FARM
PRISON COMMISSION RECON-
MENDs TO GOVERNOR PUR-
CHASE OF 5000 ACRE TRACT
ALONG THE OCMULGEE.

At last the prison commissions recon-
mendation to the governor, OF the prison
farm to be purchased by the state is
known.
1t is-shhh! whisper 1.-THE Wimberly
place, in Twiggs county, touching the
east bank of the Ocmulgee, 20 miles below
Macon on the Southern railroad, we'll wa
tered by several little branches that form
two big creeks, consisting of between D.
900 and 5000 acres of good, healthy farm
II ing land, and valued at somewhere be-
tween s12 and $17 per acre-total, approx
imately $40 $50 of the states good money.
The Wimberly place, in Twiggs county,
is the one recommended. So much is
known, though nobody told 1t.
Thus have three select farms-the last
to remain, with the Wimberly place, or
the several hundred originally onered-
taken their places with the great herd or
rejected tracts. The last four, from which
the commission finally formulated its re-
commentator Wednesday for the gov
ernor, were the Wimberly place, In
Twiggs; the Parker farm, in Tiff; the
Smith farm, in Laurens, and the Greer
property in Turner county.
What the governor will do with the
prison commissions selection, no man
knows He must either approve or disap-
prove it. That is as far as his authority
goes.
Governor Investigates
| 1t is known that Governor Smith is
closely investigating the matter upon
which he is called to pass, and that he
i will take no action one way or the other
until he feels assured that, relatively
speaking, the Wimberly farm is a suitable
choice at a reasonable practical price. 1t
] is known that he has sent out experts
Though who they are. no one will say,
| to look over not only the Wimberly farm
and the three others, but several otner
farms as well, which the commission did
not consider among the last. In private
conversation, the governor is quoted to
/ have said that he will not disapprove the
selection made because it may or may not
be what he personally would have prefer
i red among the offered farms; but that II
he finds it suitable to the case, whether
he thinks there were others that excell-
ed it in certain points or not, he will give
it his approval But (again the governor
is quoted as saying), he will not approve
the choice blindly or hastily.
1t may be Monday. or it may be two
weeks hence, before the governor makes
known his decision.
To Buy Farm Implements
That the plans of the state prison de-
| partment for the care of white convicts
on the prison farm (Wimberly place
Twiggs county,. contemplate an immedi-
ate beginning upon this years crop. is
indicated by the fact that a long list OF
farm implements and hardware has beer
| drawn up in the offices of the prison
! commission, on which the hardware bid
, ders of Georgia will be asked their prices
shortly, as soon as the governors ap-
prevail is had on the farm that has beer
| selected.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
FIFTY AWFUL HOURS
SPENT UNDER GROUND

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March H.
After enduring the horrors OF an under
ground prison, with death very near for
fifty hours, George and Jerry Peterson
were dragged through an 1s-inch hole
to freedom and safety at the St. Patrick
mine The rescued men were blind
folded. wrapped in blankets, re-
freshed with hot coffee and hurried
home They are little the worse for
their experience.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16

The best thing to use on your oats will
be a top dressing of nitrate of soda.
1t would be too late now to put on a
complete fertilizer with the expectation of
obtaining any great benefit therefrom
Phosphates and potash are slow acting
materials and are best applied to the
growing crop in the fall OF the year. Nj
trate of soda contains it's nitrogen in a
quickly available form; hence it should
be used only as a top dressing on a
growing crop in order that the roots of
the plant may be able to absorb and
utilize the plant food as Soon II Sinks
down into the ground and becomes dis
solved in the soil water. A good apph-
cation Of nitrate of soda wouiu pe from
100 to $50 pounds Heavier applications
than this will seldom II ever prove prov
liable on a cereal crop. The fertilizer
may be applied broadcast or distributed
through the fertilizer attachment of a
grain drill. Any implement or any means
which will insure an even distribution
over the surface of the ground win an
swer. You should not apply the nitrate
of soda when the oats are wet; wait
until they are dried off, as the nitrate
NAV injure the leaves. The application
may be made now in your section; fur
Their north we would delay fN a little
while until danger of hard freezes are
past. To stimulate growth now after
the injury which the freeze has done to
the oats in many localities might simply
mean to start growth and have them cut
down again by another freeze The nitrate
may be applied in one or two applica-
tions depending a good deal on the sea-
son: in a favorable year. one application
might prove as we'll as two; IL the sea-
SON is backward, two applications may
often prove more effective than one.
Sew strips of stiff buckram along the edges
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
POULTRY.

HIGHEST oCALJTY-s. c. Rhode Island
Reds. s. {. white Lezhorn. buff Orpingtons.
white Wyandostes white and barred Plymouth
Rocks eggs s1.sa per IS s2.Ts per %; Mammoth
Pexln Ducks eggs $50 per II: Mammoth
bronze turkey eggs q 3 Uer 2. Catalogue free.
Hermitage Poultry Farm. Route II. Hender-
souvllle. Tenn
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
Leading Varieties of Cotton

J. J.. p. Lincolnton, Ga, writes: WIN
YOU kindly tell me which Of the big
boiled varieties OF cotton is the best:
also the best small boiled variety:
Where can 1 get strictly first-class seed
of each kind? / desire to change my
cotton and get the best seed 1 can
procure.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
CHICAGO HOUSE
WRECKING co.
5OO-Page Merchandise Catalog, just
Off the Press, Free to Every
Reader of The Journal

Positively the great bargain catalogue
of its kind ever published. 1t Illustrates
and describes thousands of wondertul
bargains in merchandise of every kind IN
GLIDING furniture, rugs, stoves, carpets
linoleum, machinery, hardware. STEEL ca
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16

Probably one Of the best varieties of
small boiled cotton is the King. There
are many so-called strains Of IL now
on the market under other names, but
you will not make a mistake IL you
desire TO grow a small or rather dwarf
Ish type OF cotton which is rather pro-
life and produces a good per cent or
lint in using a well established strain
OF King Broadwelrs Double-Jointed is
a select on from King. as is also Greer's
Improved. Gold Dust, etc. Cookies I'm
proved is an excellent strain of cotton
on which the bolls are medium 20 large.
II produces a high per cent of lint and
Yields freely. IL is medium to early in
maturity, but has one very strong OBJ
lection in that IL is quite susceptible
10 what is sometimes locally known as
the boil rot, but which really is an
thracnose. on this account it's adapt
ability for general cultivation is some =
what doubtful Cleveland-s Big Boil
IS an excellent variety, maturing quite
early, and producing large bolls with
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
Ton Dressing Wheat

c. S. c., Westminster, S. c., writes:
wish to know when is the best time In the
spring to fertilize wheat that was sown
last fall on land that had been cultivated
fairly well, but was not MANFRED when
seeded TO wheat? Will il pay to make
mixture contain 4 to per cent of potash
rather than per cent for corn and cot
ton?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
Fertilizing the Dat CROP

T. L. B., Pensacola, Fla, writes: have
field OF oats. sown in November, by the
open furrow method that I wish to Gull
tivate and fertilize. Please advise me as
to what time the fertilizer should be ap-
piled: what kind of fertilizer to use. and
how to apply it, The oats we're not fer
tilized when planted.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
SENATOR BACON
.CENSURED At ROME
BECAUSE OF HIS OPPOSITION TO
IMPROVEMENT OF WATER
WAYS, MAIZE is OMITTED FROM
BANQUET.

ROME, Ga. March 13.-The course OF
Senator Bacon in opposing improvements
TO southern waterways has met with the
decided condemnation of the Manufac-
turers' and Merchants association or
Floyd county. Following resolutions Of
censure have been mailed to him and It
is announced that his name has been
omitted from the invitation list for the
annual banquet of the body, which Is
to take place on April 6tn.
Congressman Lee and Burnett, Senators
Clay and Bankhead, and other works for
the improvement Of inland waterways.
h1ve been invited to be present and
make speeches on that topic.
The particular action which called down
tie wrath of the association upon the
mead of the senator, was his activity in
having stricken from the rivers and haf>
bors hnf. an amendment providing for
surveys OF the Coosa and Eeowah. vita q
view to establishing storage reservoirs.
This amendment was introduced by Con-
gresham Gordon Lee, but was killed in
the senate by Messrs. Bacon, Frye and
Lodge Senator Bacon gives as mis-
ground for opposition 'unconstitutionali-
ty'' and "encroachment of the govern
ment upon states rights"
The decided disapproval Of the senior
senator, by the trade body has caused q
political sensation IN north Georeias ana
is the subject of comment in many north
Georgia papers.
SENATOR BACON FIGHTING
PNEUMONIA ATTACK
WASHINGTON, March 1s.-Both Sem
ator Bacon, Of Georgia, and former Rep
resentative John Wesley Gaines, of Ten
nessee, are fighting off an attack Of pneu-
monia as the result Of severe colds con-
tracted on Inauguration day.
The former is greatly improved. but
the latter's condition is said TO be caus-
ing his friends much anxiety.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16


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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16

Sew strips Of stiff buekram along the edge
Of rugs which have a tendency to curl up.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16

s. r. W., McRae, Ga, writes: / would
like to have some Information on the dis
ease of chickens known as cholera.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-06-19
y CHANCE 70 MAKE MONEY.

read a recent article about woman
who invested $500 in improving Mexi-
can Homestead and is now getting reg
ular income Of over $1,000 year, from
the sale of bananas from her orchard.
am glad to say that know this can be
done. You can get Homestead in Mex
leo free, and do not have to live on 1t.
All that is required is to have 1000 ba-
mana trees planted within five years, and
the Improvement Department will pre-
pare the land, supply and plant the trees
snd care for them until they come into
bearing, for about 5000. You can pay
this in installments of IS month, and
In three years after your trees are plant
ed, they will bring you profit of more
than 81 800 each year, if you superintend
the work; but If you wish, the Improve
ment Department will care for the trees
and market your bananas continuously, SO
you will not have to be in Mexico at all;
they get one third of the crop for attend
ing to and marketing the bananas. This
will give you profit of more than 81 900
q year, from an investment of about $500.
If you act as your own superintendent
you can make $500 a year more. ! know
this from my own experience. 1t is q
delightful country, never hot, never cold,
and the health conditions are perfect. For
full information address The Jantha Plan
tation Co., Block 3, Pittsburg, Pa, as all
English literature pertaining to these free
Mexican Homesteads, is distributed from
Pittsburp.