The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-09
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NEWS

to Atlanta and the surrounding ter
ritory. according to the annou1ce
by President G, E. Smith OF the Geor-
gia Power company. The power will
be ready for consumption by the sum
mer Of 1912 The proposed develop
ments will make this. city the great
est water power center, with ;she ex.
'ception, Of Buffalo and Niagara Fails,
east of the Rocky mountains.
Atlanta. 1t is announced that the
survey has been completed for the
new railroad line from Atlanta
through Cobb to Roswell, Alpharetta,
Cumming and Creighton. 1t is said
that trains every hour are planned.
Atnens-The State Normal school
located here has been. declared by the
United States commissioner Of educa-
ton as zone of the best Is normal
schools in 1877 such schools in this
country. There are GAL students, witt
AZ teachers.
Griffin, The corn contest inaugu-
rated for the best acre Of corn grown
in Spalding this year has meet with
much interest and enthusiasm. This
move will assure county fair and
one OF the greatest corn-grow1ng con-
tests in this county ever known in
the South
Griffin. The ladies' of Griffin have
organized School improvement
league, the object and purpose OF
which is to assist the teachers and
superintendent of the schools of this
city in the work Of education in d.
vers ways and means.
Atlanta. Nearly half million dol
lars worth of building permits, have
been issued by the building inspector
during the month Of January. The to-
tai is $437,622 The total for the
month Of January last year was
$406,37z This gives a gain OF $31,
245
Americus.-Never in the memory OF
anyone in Sumter county have farm.
ing operations been so well advanced
in January as at present. Fine wealth
-er gave the farmers the opportunity
desired and all over the county the
fields are well plowed and made ready
for the planting season.
Gainesville.-Gus Stroud. the own
er of what is said to be the finest pig
ever raised in Hall county, has re.
fused to take $500 for it. The ami
MAJ is a seVen-months-o Berkshire
and weighs 23S pounds. Stroud has
raised some fine porkers, but never
a beauty like this one.
Atlanta great deal Of concern
is felt over the state by those inter.
ested in the peach growing industry
at the continued warm weather Some
of the trees are showing delicate
tracing of pink which, upon examina
ton, proves to be many buds ready
to burst into full bloom. 1t is fear
ed that heavy freeze now would
damage, if not ruin, the crop.
Washington, ID. president Taft
has announced that the Southern tour
which he had planned to take the
early part of next month would be
Cancelled with the exception of the
visit to Atlanta, March 1O.A Pressure
of business and the fact that invita-
'tions to visit many places in the
South were making the tour assume
too large proportions are the reasons
assigned at the white house for the
presidents cancellation of the trip.
Atlanta-The initial meeting of the
executive committee OF the State Con-
servation association was held in the
office of E. L. Worsham, state ento-
mologist, at the state capitol A num-
Der of important matters came up
for discussion at the meeting pertain
ing to the conservation OF resources
in the state of Georgia.
/ Rome-That Rome will soon have
another trunk line is assured by the
activity of the Chattanooga Southern,
which is going ahead with its sur.
veys, preparatory to building link
connecting with the Seaboard Ali
Line at or near Rockmart.
Washington, D. Population sta
tistics Of the thirteenth census an.
tnodnced included the following:
City. . 1910. 1900
Senioa, Ga. ............bll IL lSz
Thomaston, Ga. ....,.. .L645 l,7l4
Albany-The greatest agriculture
year in the history of South Georgia
is promised by farmers, merchants
bankers, dealers in commercial 1ertil
izers and the proprietors of mule mar
kets: The case of Albany is perhaps
typical of conditions generally in this
section of Georgia. i~
Athens,-Another of the many new
hopes of the white race" that art
cropping out all over the country has
been discovered, and he lives righ
here in Georgia. To be more exact
in Madison county, Georgia. Carr
Almond is the man who wants tt
meet Johnson in the sawdust ring
I Almond is 6,feet and inches ii
height: he weighs only 260 pounds
and he is only "a years. old.
Augusta.-One Of the. largest bust.
ness deals ever made in Augusta was
consummated when Thomas w 10y
less, for himself and associates, paid
over to Thomas K Scott and d. b.
| Dyer $500 for their holdings OF