The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-10
TOURING CLUB OPEN BRANCH IN ATLANTA Will Bring More Tourists
 South FARMERS LEGISLATE Georgia Farmers Union WorK Quiet- Iy in Interest of Wholesome
 Legislation Affecting Their
 Common Interests

Atlanta. August 9.-Secretary F. H. FL liott of the Touring Club of America Is expected in Atlanta the latter part of this week or the first q next for the purpose of formally opening here the headquarters of the cluh's newly authorized southern department This department will be in charse O Dallas T. Armstrong. one Of It's vice presidents, and a; soon as arrange mems caE be made branch offices will be opened Tn other southern cities all the way from North Caiolins to Texas
 Ire establishment of a southern depart ment by the Touring Club of America will mean large increase in the num- ber of automobile tourists coming into the south Besides its large membership, many other automobilists depend upon 1t for advice and information. gathered through its publications or at it's branch offices. and they go preferably to points where such branches of the club are To- cated
 It is said to be the purpose of the club ultimately to furnish accurate data and information regarding roads and routes throughout the south, and to advise it's 1EenlEHTs 2S lO tflt DcSi iOduo anu thS mos. desirable points to include in their tours. In the long run tris will mean the growth of automobile touring through this section snilar to that now enjoyed in France ard other <,ieign countries which offer well htil' and properly main tlIued road systems.
 Little has hee!i hesiG rom the Georgia Farners' anon curire the present legis- lative session, but he organization has been quietly at work in the interest or certain proposed laws which 1t hopes to see enac.ed at this session.
 The orear izs tion has in the house an able rer res entative in the person Of MT. F. Catduss of Cg'ethcTpe, a former pres- ideat of the state C. ganization, who mas done scme good work in behalf of the farrers during the present session. He is one of the arthors of the Cabaniss- Johnson fertilizer bills, which proposes to require manufacturers to brand on all fertilizers sold the source and amount Of available plant food they are supposed to contain and fixing severe penalties Tor vnlaticn This i" the bill which has a a,hieved scnie fame through being used hy opponents of the Tippins prohibition bii for hlibustering purposes. But every enc of tie farmers in the house is in dead ea,aest about the measure and has done his utmost toward getting 1t trough
 The Farmers union has just addressed a communication to both houses in which it calls atlertinn to the pending legisla- tion in which the organization is inter- ested, and the Cabaniss Johnson fertilizer bill, leads the list. There are upon it but three other measures, namely the rota- tion of judges of the superior courts, the establishment of an auditing system for state and county officials who handle pub lie funds, and provisions for the filing by all sta.e and county officials who receive fees, with the comptoller general, or full quarterly statements of all fees received and distursed.
 The fee bill and the auditing bill have passed the senate and the house can take them up and put them through at the close of the sess.UI if it desires.