Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-14


Tuesday afternoon. Treasurer Brown ar
rived in Atlanta Monday afternoon and
was in conference with the governor at
the executive mansion during the even
/ ing. He left the city for his home, Tues
day morning at o'clock, and will return
4 to take the oath of ONCE and assume
his new duties as soon as the audit is
completed of the treasury books and the
Office is ready to turn over TO him. 1t is
expected that he will take the oath of
once some time within the next ten days
/ or two weeks.
on all sides this appointment is re-
garded with high favor, and IL is now
believed that all probability has, faded
that the legislature in its coming session
will imply any disapproval of the gov
/ ernor's appointee or order special cleo
/ ton to name a successor to Captain
Park during the two years term for
which the deceased treasurer had been
| reelected but had not qualified.
Mr. Brown is looked upon as a man OF
the very highest stamp of integrity He
lis a planter of south Georgia. He has
I served his state as representative from
/ Pulaski in the. lower house of the as
sembly during two terms, and during one
term was railroad commissioner, Colonel
! O. B. Stevens succeeding him. Governor
I Gambler appointed him to the railroad
commission. ....
| II am highly pleased TO hear. of his APP
! pointment TO the treasury" said eX-
Governor Gambler. Tuesday morning.
He is a man OF the very best qualities,
and he will serve the state well"
Served i'm Legislature
Mr.. Brown was in the lower house of
! the general assembly during the term of
/ 1S94-5 from Pulaski county, and was re-
] elected for the term of 1861. IL was af-
/ In I'm of IA ne
was appointed by Governor Gambler to the
railroad commission.
For many years Mr.. Brown has been
looked upon as one Of Georgia's foremost
men. He comes of excellent stock, and
his life work has measured we'll up to
the traditins of his family. He is a col
lege graduate, and was. a classmate of
| Ex-Governor Northen. His plantation of
1900 acres, about miles from Hawkins
i Vile, in Pulaski county. is one of the
largest and best in all the fertile country
OF south Georgia.
Mr.. Brown is a brotheE-in-law of Judge
| A.. L. Miller, of Macon, he, having mar
ried Miss Annie Wrightton Miller, sister
| of the judge. -s. -'
James Pope Brown was born May 4.
| 1856. in Houston county, just before his
father. Stephen ". Brown. moved to Pu-
/ laski. His grandfather was a native Of
North Carolina. migrating to Georgia in
1890 with his family and settling in Hous-
ton county.
AS the son of a prosperous farmer,
James Pope Brown was raised. The elder
Brown represented Pulaski county in the
legislature during one term, but cared
little for politics. and therefore refused
every Office, though many honors were
tended him. He devoted himself to farm
ing, and young Brown was reared Oh
the farm.
His preparatory education was received
at Mount Zion academy. Thence he
| passed to Mercer university. He gradu-
ated from the university at the age Of
! IS. and returned to his fathers farm. In
l13 he became connected with a ware
house in Hawkinsville. in which employ
ment he remained till 1876 when he rent
ed small farm near that town and
worked il prOfitably for three years. He
then purchased tile large tract on which
he now lives, and has since followed the
life of planter. He is the father of two
living children, a son and a daughter.
He has served. as president of the Pu-
laski County Fair association. which has
gathered some notable exhibits of the
lcOunty's wealth together in past years.
lie has also served on the board of coun-
lty commissioners. He is a stanch Bap-
fist.
Praises Governor Appointment
John ID. Walker of Sparta, the we'll
known banker and capitalist, passed.
, through Atlanta Tuesday on his way
home from north Georgia. He heard for
the first time OF his having been mem
toned for the place OF state treasurer
and also Of the selection of Hon. Pope
Brown for that position.
/ Mr.. Walker called on Governor Smith
. and congratulated him on the appointment
Of Mr.. Brown. Mr.. Walker said he would
have been ineligible for the place, even
N he had been selected, but expressed
his appreciation Of the interest his friends
took.
Il have been I'm north Georgia since
Saturday. attending Young Harris col
lege commencement" said Mr. Walker
, land have been without newspapers and
did not know that during my absence
, my name had been considered in connec-
ton with the Office Of state treasurer
ION reaching Atlanta, I learned this
and Immediately called upon Governor
Smith 10 congratulate hi mon The aps
pointment OF my friend. Col. j. Pope
Brown, who. 4 am sure. will make a
! splendid state treasurer. No better selec-
ton could have been made 4.
II could not have accepted the Office
anyway since the law requires such ar
7 Official TO be free fro mthe ownership
, OF hank stock, but sincerely appreciate
the Partially OF my friends In suggesting
lmy name for this high Office