The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-10-05
osoraIa Ad DaY ProeIamatIoN.

Ills EXCELLENCE, HOke smith, GOVer-
norTo the People Of the State Of
Georgia:
Believing that Georgia with her
high type Of citizenship. her fertile
acres and her splendid opportunities,
appeal at this time with greater force
than ever in her history to the thou
sands Of Industrious people every
where beyond the borders OF the
state less favorably situated who are
looking for new homes and the ac-
compartments of health, wealth and
happiness; therefore, by the power
vested in m as governor, do issue
this proclamation;
In accordance with the manifest
desire of many of our citizens, here.
by proclaim, set apart and request
the observance of Thursday, Noyem-
Der 80, 1911, as Georgia Advertising
Day.
invite on that day the co-opera-
ton of every Georgia citizen, the
men, women and children Of the
state, to unite in an invitation to the
millions of people beyond our bor-
ders, to come to Georgia to invest
and live. / ask our people to write
letters and to send forth the printed
and written story of the state as in
dividuals. | request every civic and
religious body to join in this invi.
tation to all with whom they may
have correspondence or contact. ]
invite the press of the state to pub.
lish the advantages Of Georgia on
that day, or before, in order that the
people may have full information to
distribute.
/ invite every mayor and head Of
a municipality to supplement this
proclamation with others to the PEG.
pie of each community, that there
may be created on Georgia Advertjs.
ing Day, united effort, to carry out
the plans and purpose of the day.
Let every chamber of commerce and
trade organization and every official
actively engage in this propaganda.
The cooperation of all the people
Of Georgia is invited to make this
day a magnificent success to turn
people to Georgia and to bring to us
the highest type of citizenship Of 9TH
er states, that our millions of untitled
acres, from the sea to the mountains,
may be made to yield of their abund-
ance and add to the physical, finan-
cial and moral prosperity of our state
and to bring us worldwide renown
as happy and contented people.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the executive department at the
capitol. in the city of Atlanta, on this,
the twenty-third day of September, in
the year of our Lord, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Eleven.
HOKE SMITH, Governor
BY the Governor:
c. M. HITCH, Secretary Elk. Dept
Railroads Show Gain.
With but few exceptions and those
including some of the very small
lines, the annual reports received by
the railroad commission from the rail
roads of the state show an increase
in the earnings over the previous
year.
The reports for the year recently
closed include the period between
July /, 1910, to June 80, 1911.
The figures submitted by six Of the
larger roads, which have not been
published previously, are as follows:
Southern Railway 1911, S.
599, 5S4.77; gross 1910, sS.094,S144S;
increase $5O5,22O.29; net 1911, $780,
410.55; net $2,115,2O6,O5; increase
$19O,7O4.5o.
Central Railroad-Gross 1911, So,
19O,074.49; gross 1910 $9,5S1, 1866; in
crease $6S,SS0.6S: net 1911, $S,511,.
4S1.SO; net 1910, $S,222,266.43; in.
crease $2S9,214.S7
Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis = Gross 1911, $2,S47,430.14;
gross 1910, $2695, SsO.S4; gain $780,.
0S9.3O; net 1911, $1,OSS, 264.24; net
1910, s1,o22,s6S.O5; increase $15,896.19,
Seaboard Railroad-Gross 1911, $4,
943, O46.SO, gross 1910, $4,747029.64
$196,O16.66; net 1911, $780,.
939.43; net 1910, $1,4S4,176.57. DE,
crease $24,23714.
Georgia and Florida Railway =
Gross 1911, $676,7SS.66; gross 1910,
1921, 2SSSS; increase, $155, 4s9.7S; net
1911, $12S,44ISS; net 1910, $113,-
1876; increase $15,,O5943.
Macon, Dublin and Savannah
Gross 1911, $46S,O1111; gross 1910,
SAL, 46S7S; increase $49,547SS; net
1911, $1S7744.67; net 1910, $1S7,l
567.69; increase $49,547SS.
Insurance Companies Forfeit License.
Because they failed to comply with
the law and make semi-annual state.
ments to the governor, six insurance
companies doing business in this
state must suspend operations in
Georgia until January /, 1912 The
order was issued by Comptroller Gen
eral William A. Wright. The compa-
MES which failed to comply with the
law are as follows: Rochester Ger
man Fire Insurance company, Roch-