Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-26

Since the Titanic went to her doom on her very
first trip it becomes evident that should have
been trial test without passengers before people
invited to step board quickly DEATH
have been reading about the trial which
given to famous battleship Oregon before she
started from San Francisco and around Cape Horn
assist in the destruction of Admiral Cerveras fleet be-
fore Santiago, Skilled officials ordered examine
inspect and test the ship until they thoroughly
satisfied as to the Oregon's efficiency.
She was built in San Franchises navy yard and her
qualities tested in with degrees
speed. performance of her engines was closely
watched. She steered in crIces well as in
straight lines Her speed accurately measured and
she nearly 400 feet long and 20 broad She was
launched in 1893 and was accepted in 1896 and cost
between three and four million dollars. She
nearly 10000 knots in those trial trips but when She
finally started acceptance she run without
flaw or mishap during 1SOO hours at the speed of
IL per hour. Her officers and crew understood
the capabilities of the oregon before they begun
long voyage down the Pacific, around Cape Horn, into
the Atlantic ocean reaching Key West May a. be-
fore the naval battle of Santiago
The overcrowding of the Titanic before trial tests
made at half-spsed, appears be madness and
folly the awful disaster that DESTROYED the
liner. With less than half enough lifeboats *
Atlantic.
''Foolhardy" is the word to fit it, Congress should
suitable legislation and if ship leaves port
sufficient boats life preservers ship should
be confscated and put out of commission a passen
ger vessel
THE SMELL OF GUANo IS LOUD IN THE LAND
On visit few days ago / had occasion to pass
two guano manufactures and the crowds around
minded of oldfashioned camp meetings. better
STILL the wagon crowds before the war around M
fathers mill, in a time of drought. He had
mill with plenty of water to the grinding rocks
r campers gathered there within
dius of 20 miles
Just so it these guano warehouses. Ac-
cordng these symptoms there will be great deal
guano sold this good year 1912. and the smell
of guanO is loud in the land
never saw any bought fertilizers until just be-
the We thought Of buying
cept an experiment with Peruvian guano, which
was the droppngs of birds and very expensive, be-
cause it carried vessels around Cape Horn be-
fore it could be United States.
land didn't need bought fertilization The
cotton grew rank and the corn stalks tall without
manure. Before farmers hauled out manure
from stables scattered it spots, but when
tey wanted very rich spot of ground they inclosed
an acre, maybe less the cows and sheep were
driven in at night and penned on it. These penned
cattle covered the lot with drcppings and geneT
ally the COW lot well plowed sown in turnips
And such turnps have seen mammoth ones
grown these rich, highly MANFRED COW lots.
Then a new lot fenced in and the cattio Z
had new place o driven their return from
the pasture grounds the succeeding fail there was
a new turnfp patch and turnips large around as a
dessert plate and delightfully."- sweet and toothsome
1 think need to make and save barnyard ma
nure and the old south will be what IL once was
until we have cattle in abundance TO make the land
rich.