The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-26
loky Counties to Get Pensions.

once; 1t depends upon which are tne
lucky ones
There is approximately $550,00O ID
the state treasury, and Governor Sla'
ton sees no reason why it should be
held there until the entire S1,100,Q00
pension fund has been collected.
4 He is of the opinion that all the
veterans who can be paid should be
paid their pension money at once, and
to that end he held conference with.
State Treasurer W. j. Speer.
AS a result he will order paid out
probably, one-half of the entire pen
sion fund, leaving it up to Governor
Brown to pay the other half as soon
as it can be collected.
Last year the pensions were paid
on February 10; this year one-half OF
them will be paid at least two and
half weeks earlier.
Having decided that it was best to
pay all the veterans possible with
the cash on hand in the treasury, the
question that confronted Governor
Slaton was how to make a fair and
equitable distribution.
Of course there is no reason why
one county should be paid earlier
than another, and some might thing 1t
unfair to take it by the alphabet. II
the alphabet were to be the guide,
why not take the last half OF 1t, just
as well as the first?
So it has been determined to write
the names of all the counties in Geor-
gia on slips Of paper to put them in
hat and shake them up.
Then Pension Commissioner John
w. Lindsey will draw them out, one
at time, until he has taken out
enough names of counties to absorb
the entire $550,O00.
1t is not stated whether Captain
Lindsey will blindfold himself or
blindfold some one else to do the
drawing. 1t is certain, however, that
every county in Georgia will get a
square deal, and it is going to be the
question of the luck counties.
So the veterans in half the Georgia
counties will soon have their money,
but which half is yet to be determln-
ed. The others will be paid probably
early in February.
Hoke Smith on Committees.
Senator Smith has been appointed
as a member of the important com
mittees on postoffices and post roads
and the committee on agriculture and
forestry. These are places that he
particularly desired. His service on
the postoffice committee, which was
also held by the late Senator Clay
will be of value in the event Demo
cratic president is elected this year,
as is hoped.
The other committee berths which
60 to Senator Smith are those on
coast defenses, insular affairs, manu-
features and university of the United
States.
The work of these Select commit
tees is not burdensome, and thell
chief purpose formerly was to reward
certain senators with chairmanshlp
and an office in the capitol. This meet
has disappeared with the constructor
of the new monumental building
Atlanta Plans Exposition.
To hold great Southern exposl
ton in Atlanta in the summer AM
fall of 1914, advertising the South
wonderful resources and commemo
rating Atlanta's rise in so years iron
the ashes of Sherman's fire
Such is the plan that was launche'
in the city council with resolutioi
nv Councilman Aldne Chambers III
structing Mayor CORTLAND VIM Il
meet with the Atlanta chamber 0
commerce. the Atlanta newspapers
Fulton county commissioners, Atianl
Federation of Trades, Atlanta Federa
tion Of Women's clubs and other au
thorities and civic bodies with a VleN
of enlistine their interest and support
Councilman Chambers laid tn
plan before Mayor Winn and as re
suit the mayor sent kilograms to Ser
tor Hoke Smith and A. o. Bacon an
Congressman William Schley Howard
briefly informing them OF the pia
and asking their support IN gettln
recognition and liberal aid from IN
United States congress.
Lakewood park, tract of 800 acre
owned by the city, would afford a
ample and ideal site for the expos
ton. 1t contains number OF NIL
ON whose submits the buildings woul
be commanding location, slopes an
valleys which could be terraced Wit
beautiful effect, and a splendid y
, acre lake, which presents opportunit
. for all sorts of aquatic features on
, large scale. -,
The first thing necessary to III
success of the plan is an approprl'
ton from congress, and it IS oeheVe
: this can be secured.