Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
WOMEN LOBBYING
FOR NEW COUNTY
Fair Winder Delegation Pleads
With the Legislature to Put
Barrow on Map.

When the legislative committee on
new counties opened its session AZ the
capital this afternoon X fac~d ver-
liable mass meeting of folks from the
northeast. varied in ts personal and
more SO as 80 its sentiment The early
train from Winder ana thereabouts
must have been loaded so the steps
with delegates supporting and oppos-
ing the new county " Barrow
The new county lobbyists took the
tin from previous successful organiza
tions and enlisted the fair women OF
Winder in The cause The capitol cor
ridors were brimmins over with pret-
~ women wearing Barrow County
badges Of pale blue. and The way they
button -holed representatives and smil-
ed upon them made the old married
men Of the house glad their wives
hadn't come along They gathered IA
promises OF votes like candidates in
popularity contest, and when the hear
ing opened they seemed confident oi
success.
Among the women who we're fore
most in pressing the claims Of the ne"
county were Mrs II a. Carithers, j..
Miss Ruth Carithels Miss Ruby Car
ithers. Mrs j ] Wilson and Mrs F.
a Flanagan. all Of Winder, and all elo-
auent in the arguments. They We're
accompanied by Mr. Flanagan and
lot Of other men but nobody paid amy
attention to the male element You
can be button holed by male lobby
lst any old day
jackson Delegation Noisy.
But the Jackson county delegation
which came down so strong, TO fight
the proposed trimming Of their terri
torv 10 create a new county seat made
up in noise what ii lacked i'm beauty
II brought no women but it was fnll
Of conversation The Hon. Bud Nor
rson. who is diminutve but exceed
ingiv vociferous. led his delegation
through the corridors and headed off
everv member he could catch off the
floor of the house from which the plain
people are barred BY heartless com
mittee on rules.
They want a Barrow do they2 re-
marked MI Morrison We'll wel give
EN- a SOW pig (Which was considered
an excellent Joke in Jackson county
where agriculture and its technical
terms are household wordsl Mr. Nor
rison laughed long and loudly at mis-
wit
You cant tell how the LEGISLATORS
IN our way stand asserted one Of
the delegation. bitterly They're all
runnIn for Office and they're piayin
mouth You can't set a straight
word from none Of en-
Looks Bad For New Counties.
II looks like a hard session for new
counties most Of the members rather
opposing creating any additional coun-
~ seats and county payrolls, but II
anv Of the bill 90 through Barrow is apt
70 he that one The thriving city OF
winder is situated a the meeting OF
three counties Jackson. Walton and
cwinnett-whioh is convenient when
one wishes to elude a sheriff, but the
cause of great deal Of travel 20 ne
three county seats where citizens must
transact official business So Winder
folk decided TO take a Slice off each
~ the three counties. leaving Itself
right in the center, and become coun-
" seat on its own account
II was agreed to call the county Bar
row. in honor Of the distinguished
chancellor Of the University Of Geor-
gia. some member of the house de
murred. believing it unwise so to hon
or a living man
ooh very well, name it for his fa
ther.' returned one of the delegation
But YOU needn't fear Youth ever be
Ashamed of I-nnle DaVn"