Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-20
ROCK HILL PEAN TO CUT i.
COTTON CROP TAKES HOLD
Supt, Weldon Gets Many Let
terS. Offering Aid-More
Workers Named

Telfair county started yesterday on a
whirIwind campaign for cotton acreage
reduction under, the Rock Hin @Plan."
according to Frank Weldon, state super
intendent, Of the plan.
Col. Tom Eason. former member OF the
state prison commission. is chairman Of
the committee for Telfair, and he wants
MS county to be the first in Georgia
TO completes the canvass. -cs
Colonel Eason writes that another big
crop Will be disastrous. He is a large
planter himself and Intends to cut his
crop. The farmers of Telfair are prac-
tically unanimous on this question. The
other members of Telfair's committees
are: T. ]. Smith. banker at McRae, and
Robert Tompkins, merchant at Helena
Sumter county, under the leadership
Of NJ, NJ. Lowrey,- ID. Johnson ana X
S. Oliver. has also started the cam
paign. They received their blanks yes
terday from. the state superintendent
and they expect to make good showing
this week.
Chairman V. 8. Allen, Of Taliaferro
county writes that his county can be
canvassed practically without cost
TalIaferro IS 1000o-bale county.
Frank welson. the state superintend-
ent, says that reports from all sections
Of the state continue to be very encour-
aging.
were announced yesterday:
WASHINGTON COUNTY.-Louis Coz
hen, banker, Sandersville, Ga; J. r.
Henderson. farmer, Sandersvflle' Ga;
George c. walker merchant Warthen'
PTcKENs CoUNTY.-G.s NJ Bell. far
mer. Jasper, Ca; VIII Richards, mer-
chant, Jasper. Ga; A. B. Bradley, far
mer, Jasper, Ca.
WORTH coUNTY.-cnas. H. Strange
word, farmer, Sylvester, Ga; @. NJ.
Pinson. banker, Sylvester, Ca; Q. X.
BAIDWuJ COUNTY.-Robert L. Wall.
AiilIedgeville. Ga; z. II. Ennis, Oco-
nee, Ca; w. T. Garrard. Milledgeviile
FORSYTH CouNTY.-s. j. Smith.
Gainesville. Ca. R B. Burruss. Cum
ming, Ga; J. c. Bagwell, Cumming Ga.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.-W. A Pc
terson. Mount Vernon, Ca; David Mil
Ter. soperton. Ca; J. NJ. Fordham' Ala
ma. Ca. .-..-.
Lincolnton, Ga; J. NJ. Bussey, Bussey'
Ca; 7. J.. Leverett. Honora' ga,
TAIIAFERRO COUNTY.-V. s. Al
len. -CrawfordviIle, Ca: NJ. z. Moore,
CrawfordviIIe. Ca; G. s.. Rhodes craw-
J4cKsoN COUNTY,. s. johnson,
farmer, Jefferson, Ca; A. g. Appieoy'
banker, Jefferson. Ga; H. O.. Wilhford'
merchant. Commerce., Ga.
BIB, COUNTY,. r. Heard, banker,
aeon, Ca; b. T.. Adams. merchant
Macon. Ga; ]. B. Willis. farmer Ma
WARREN coUNTY.-C. r. Fltzpat-
rick. banker, Warrenton, Ga; J. w.
Whiteley,- merchant, Warrenton, Ga; Z.
W. Gheesling, farmer. Warrenton, Ga.
WARE COUNTY.-G. W. Deem, real
estate. waycross, Ca; L. ]. Cooper.
banker Waycross, Ca, NJ. L. Bum,
farmer and banker. Waycross, Ga.
CLAY COUNTY.-E. s. Jones. tax as
SCISSOR. Fort Gaines Ga; II. z. Peterson,
banker. Fort Gaines. Ca; @. H San
ders. farmer, Fort Gaines, Ga.
WAYNE COUNTY.-Ben Mflikin, far
mer. Jesup. Ca; H w. Whaley, bank
er. Jesup. Ca; ]. H. Wilkins. merchant
GoRDoN- CoUNTY.-T>A. Happen.
banker. Calhoun, Ca; T. NJ. McCollomr
farmer. Calhoun, Ga: p. c.. Donagani
merchant. Calhoun. Ga. 49,
POLK COUNTY.=A: ID. Young, panK-
er. Cedartown, Ca; W. e. Wood mer-
chant. Cedartown.. Ga: d. N Hidsputh'
farmer 'Rockmart, Gar q
OGLETHORPE- -COUETY.-Rev. w
II. Faust, Lexington. Ca; George d.
Bennett. Maxeys. Ga; b. II. Meadow
Arnoldsville. Ga. IS s- -.-.-