The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-28
GEORGIA
NEWS

ing d. P. Adams, the so-called I'VE"
candidate. Three out Of five alder
men elected are "drys." The issue
was sharply drawn between the vets
and the drys. The vets have been
in the majority during the pas. year,
as far as the city council is concern
ed and near beer saloonsh ave been
granted licenses much to the disap-
pointment of the prohibitionists.
Albany Changes on the board Of
directors of the Georgia Southwest
ern and Gulf railway at the annual
meeting of the company here are be-
lieved to forecast the early carrying
out of the project for building the
line from Albany to the Gulf of Mex
leo, ST. Andrews Bay being the OBJ
iective point. The line at present ex-
tends from Albany to Cordele. The
survey was made months ago, but UNI
ayoidabIe delays were encountered.
Athens. Georgia will be the first
southern state to begin the manufac
ture of serum for hog cholera Dr. A.
M. Soule has just received notification
that the initial amount OF appropria-
ton, $4,000, will be available for the
beginning of the work at the state
college. He is now hunting tor an
additional man for the veterinary de-
partment to have nothing to do but
make hog cholera serum for the farm
ers of Georgia whose droves are af-
fected. The distribution of the serum
to be made here, will be in the hands
of the state veterinarian, DR.. Peter F.
Bahnsen. The work will probably be
under way by the first of November
and after the serum is manufactured
| it will be sold to the farmers applying
for it through the state veterinarian
at actual cost.
Cuthbert.-These are good times
down in southwest Georgia. The
fields are white with cotton, and the
farmers are busy as bees gathering
the same. All available labor is in
great demand. The staple is finding
it's way into the warehouses here in
greater quantities than ever before at
this season of the year. Business is
good, and the outlook is bright for
the continued growth and develop
ment of this section of Georgia.
| Macon.-The reference to the hook
worm disease in a local textbook has
caused a wordy war in the local
board of education. An effort was
made to have the particular book con-
tanning the reference stricken from
| the local schools, but this will prob
ably be unsuccessful, as prominent
physicians agree that there is such a
disease as the hookworm and declare
that the children should be taught
about it.
Norcross-The cotton crop through
out Gwinnett county has fallen OFF
considerably in thep asst few weeks.
The stalks are very large, but there
is little fruit. There will be fine
yield of corn. Deeper blowing and
better farming methods have obtained
pretty generally throughout the coun-
ty and are responsible for the greater
corn crop. Peas, peanuts and pota-
toes give evidence of being much less
than 1910.
Cedartown-Robert o. Pitts, presi-
dent of the Commercial bank of Ger
dartown, as permanent receiver of the
Etna Steel and Iron company, has
just leased out for operation several
| Of the famous iron ore mines of the
company, and the mines are now in
operation. The property was placed
by Judge Price Edwards Of the Talla-
hassee circuit in the hands of Alex.
T. Hamilton as receiver more than
a year ago in the case of Harper HAM
/ ilton and others against the Etna
Steel and Iron company and the EN-
pire Trust company. Some weeks
ago Mr.. Hamilton resigned as receiv'
er, and Judge Edwards appointed Mr..
Pitts.
Observation-Disclosures farmers meet
ing of great importance was held at
Posey's school house, a few miles to
the south of town, and after several
enthusiastic speeches by enterprising
farmers, it was resolved by the mem
bers of the local union to hold their
cotton for tn minimum price set by
the National union. These meetings
are creating a great interest in all
parts of the coutny, and a majority OF
the farmers express themselves as de-
termined to hold, no matter what the
cost
Rome.-The Floyd County Boosters
Club is showing most gratifying
growth and is now on solid and
substantial foundation. Secretary
Read, with various citizens commit
tees, has been hard at work for the
past week seeing those who have slg-
nifed desire to join the boosters.
The various labor unions of the CITY
are now considering the idea OF tax
ing membership in the Boosters clnO
and as there are some fifteen or TWEEN
ty local unions, this will mean CON
siderable encouragement to the clup'
LaFayette.-J. L. Lane of near
Chickamauga, while in town recently'
attending court, left two curious rock
specimens which are supposed to %
petrifed pine knots. One of the spec
| imons vvas found in a creek run, the