The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-12
BY JonN CoRRIaAN.. WAsHfxeToN
CoRREsroNbEST, ATLANTA Coxsrt.
TtTIONs


CoRREspoNDENT, ATLANTA CoEsTt-
TETON
Washington, d. G., January .-A-
Senator's Bacon and Terrell have res
ccived a memorial signed by practi-
callv all the railway trainmen and
employees Of the Central Of Georgia
and Atlantic Coast Line Railways,
urging them to fave. steps that will
permit the railways to increase their
passenger and freight rates. The
signers say the interests Of the rail-
roads and the railroad employees are
identical, and that the roads must
prosper If an adequate and stable
wage scale is maintained. The
memorial has been delivered to che
Interstare Commerce Commission,
Senator Terrell's activity in be-
half Of the Deliver bill to extend
Federal aid to the states in encourage
ing agricultural education and to
train the boys and girls In various
industries and home economies,
seems to have struck a responsive
chord in Georgia.
II knew you woulsfbe heard from
In the interest Of education, /" wrote
one enthusiastic adlnircr. Keep
up the fight for agricultural edtca-
ton" It Is the hope Of the south.
Our farmers formerly thought they
knew how to raise corn, until the.
boys came along lastyear and raised
from 80 to 22S bushels per acre.
That was brought about by siGca-
tiotii We liavc Just: found out we
are III the A. b. C.s.cldsssin aaricul-
ture. Push agricultural oetpHion.
1t is needed worse than anything
else, and the farmer. the man who
feeds als all, deserves this rccOgni-
ton. =
senator Tertel hna had several
conferences WITH Eflsst M Hays,
secretary rs agriculture. in
rcfcrcncs To pssiecting the pending
bin. Whatever d new usernber may
DO to push the measure through,
senator Terrell is going to do.
Agricultural education will probably
be the subject Of his maiden speech
in the Senate.
He will tell Of Georgia's pioneer
work In establishing. agricultural
schools. These schools were made
an issue" in the campaign in
which MIR. Terrell was elected
governor.
The new senator from Georgia has
probably made moro acQuaintances|
and friends in the agricultural
department. They knew Of his work
before he came to Washington and
were delighted to see and know him.
His hobby, agricultural education,
has made him solid with that branch
OF the government service.
The two Georgia senator's and
members Of the lower house are
receiving a large nun1bcr Of strong
protests from Georgia newspapers
against the government continuing
in the printing business. Owners
Of job printing Offices cannot SEE why
Uncle Sam should print envelopes,
any more than it should print news
spapers or sell groceries. The re-
peal Of the law is desired. Let the
government furnish stamped en-
velopes II it cares to do 80, say the
job printing houses, but leave to
private citizens the work Of doing
the printing" Senators Bacon and
Terrell are giving the petitions
earnest consideration,
Colonel Livingston has been Of
fcred high official position with a
western mining company at $25, 900
a year salary, on leaving congress
March 18th, but has declined TO con-
slider it because he was nut satisfied
with the >company's plan Of doing
business.
Democrats and republican inSur.
gents will easily CONTROL the next
acnSss. Only ths continued good
Health Of q number Of sCuatoss te-