Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
GRIFFIN FEARS
LOSS Of STATE
FARM STATION
Selection Of Professor R. ]. H.
DeLoach Called First Step in
Removal Plan.
BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.

~ BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.
trhse peopIe Of Griffin are in some
liips az a state Of mind concerning
e recent election Of Professor r. J.
s M BeIoach to be manager of the
! Georgia Experiment Station. in sue
ression to Hon. Martin v Calvin, re-
Signed.
Z They incline TO look upon Professo-
Z DeLoach's election as the first step 10
( the fond removal dream Of the Agri-
( cultural College TO Athens, and they
! say that the movement TO merge the
: Griffin institution and the Athens i'm
stiution rs now well under way-or,
; at least, is thought by its promoters
, to be under way.
The removal of the experiment. STA
. ton to Athens is understood to De
b DR.. Soule's dream and desire. Since
: he is a member Of the experiment
station board Of directors and also
president OF the Agricultural College,
! lin which Professor DeLoach is en-
.uoyed; and also since he advocated
, looks 10 the Griffin people as il their
I Interpretation Of the incident may Doc
( correct
An editorial expression in The GrIf-
I'm News is typical of the prevailing
, sentiment.
Griffin may just as wei get5rcady
for the greatest fight In It's history.
; It's coming over the removal Of the
state Experiment station from this
city TO Athens which Dr. Soule and
his cotcrie Of bureaucrgts are seek
Ing and schomins for day and night
They'll never give up, either. until
? thsy win or are beaten 20 "a FRAGILE.
I Get together now. fellow citizens, and
let's sec that this important institu-
zion STAYS where il belongs
aa1 sHom Martin Y. Calvin, the rctir-
ling manager says there les nothing
inz this suggestion lie states that
Dr. S0ule has never mentioned the
natLerfto him.
K The matter viii have 90 come before
the Legislature for settlement, as IN,
station was located In Griffin by legis
lativc process.
Since the value OF the station has
been proven so abuudantly 20 the
farmers of the State, 10 is believed
that an central and south Georgia
win fight as one man against the rc-
moval Of the plant from it's present
location.
Editor Shope. Of The Dalton Citizen.
and Judge Fife. of the Cherokee Cir
cult, are lighting again, or yet as
the case may be-.
These two live wires somehow or
other can not get uncrossed, and CON
sequently sparks, flames and great
balls of fire continually are flying and
sputtering in their vicinity. Whatever
~ was they fen out about originally [
nobody nowadays knows, but since
they fell out and know not why DO ]
look as II they might kiss again in
htears. or words to that effect
- The judge regularly lambasts Shopc /
20 -his jury charges and Shope reg
ahrly lamhasts the judge I'm his edi-
toriai columus-aud stiI ucithcr
seems perfectly happy over Che sit-
Nuon!
b sFhaf Press of the State seems "a be-
hdlted on two proposition. these days. .
F-Hesinatter how much 10 may differ m
4 POLITICS generally.
First, IL rs agreed that Senator Ea-
4 con must not be required to go into
I another Democratic primary Tor tho
Senatorial nomination. second. that
. the Legislature must provide for am
Z immediate election, in order that he
u4ay De legally named and his vote I
llcafiphfsed by the Legislature, duriu-
Its fofthcoming hfty-day session
The savannah Press has been keep
ing al watchful eve ON Atlanta Of
late. and sees i'm Mayor James q.
Woodward a rapidly developing DO
litical factor, perhaps 90 De rpckonod
with outside his own bUiiwiCk before
long
Among other things. The Press
notes that Jim Woodward is fast be-
coming q hero. lie refused free tick
cts 10 the opera and declined 20 let
the city Council buy an automobile
Tor him.
Some of the State newspapers see
or think theN see-a gubprnatoyi8l I
possibility in Mr. Woodward
While still others see-or think they
sea gubematorial possibility n
q RieI Beavers, the strenuous head OF
~ Atlanta police force,
rat 1nepldest memhgr boo point Of ssrv-
ire - The new House Of Representa-
-tivess viii ne Mr. 2uIWr'I rr Ham
cock, who mas been Doh whar CONE
tinuouslv since 1895