Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07
MACON HASN'T EVER
TREATED MERCER FAIRLY
DR.. Jameson FaVOrS PrOpO-
SitiOn to Move.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 6.-Declartng
that the forces backing the movement
Ito locate Mercer University are serious
and that the authorities are only wait
ing to ascertain what overtures Macon
j., going to make to retain the institu-
ton, DR.. S. Y. JamGi1on, president of
Mercer, yesterday discussed tie situa-
ton without reservation. He came TO
confer with Rev. w. L. Packard, D. D.,
member of the board of trustees of
Mercer, relative to the proposition of
moving the university, and also about
other matters connected with the
Mercer ryyetem of colleges and schools.
That DR.. Jameson, favors the move
OF Mercer from Macon to Atlanta is
evident He says That af,hougl he
favors Macon as place to live, he is
unwilling to see the university held
there when conditions for its growth
and expansion, which he says are
GhcWing Themselves to be unfavorable.
Show no immediate likelihood of being
changed
Atlanta Not Responsible.
DIR. Jameson says, too, that Atlanta
is in no manner responsible for the
movement to locate Mercer there. 1t
S simply AN example of that city tax
ing advantage and being alive to the
opportunity in sight as any other city
would probably do. The MOVEMENT or
iginated in the Georgia Baptist conven-
Lion at a time when it was leel-t ex-
ported, and elbows, according to the
president of Mercer, ttat tie forces
back of it are serious.
ut is not a question now" said DR..
Jameson, "of what Atlanta is going tn
do to get Mercer, but rather It is a
question of what Macon liz going to do
10 keep Mercer. TO date they have
done nothing, but START a movement to
offset the first one by crying for the
removal of the capital to trreir city. If
they will show their Willingness to help
Mercer by Offering what the university
most needs, room and support becom-
ing a city like Macon, then there will
be no chance fer the movement to go
further. gzT
Mercer Has Hesitated.
Mercer has been backward in ask
iplu. oet-f'7a.opao fr,or, NToooo nv,
vers'ty has not put forward any de-
mands nor requests; neither has Ma
con come forward with any offers of
help. The university has not felt call
ed on to lay claims before the city. bit
now if Macon is net going to act, then
Mercer is going" to be moved"
DR.. jameson continued: ''The sit
uation was fr-t seriously considered
about two years ago on the comDa elton
OF the endowment fund. When it be-
came known by TIE Baptist convention
lew little Macon had contributed &c
the fund it was at once said by NOM
bers eff the convention, Lets move
Mercer Inter, at one of the recent
commandments, no less than five Bap-
tiSt'9 Ewing on the line of roads near
Macon told me they had bought Ma
con papers during commencement
time to see what news Of Mercer There
was. and they said they could find
none. This was the situation all dur.
ing commencement The papers we're
not backing the university. What little
matter about the college proceedings
got Into the papers was written by std
dents of Mercer and contributed to the
No" he said. this agitation is
FERROUS. and it is now up to Macon to
Show what they will do"