Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-26

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John r. Cooper. mostly known by
the eupn0nious name Of Bunk al
though nobody knows why, begs that
be Doe NOT omitted from the list Of
Congressional aspiran,s i'm the sixth
district
Whether Congressman Bartlett Nlu
be candidate for reelection is prob
.emareaI Notwithstanding the fact
that 20 has been generally reported
that ne VIII not bee. Some sort of
announcement vas given oIt during
and JUS, after ms last campaign.
wherein he won over Walter Wise
by the narrowest OF margins, TO the
erect that his present term should
be his last
u IS not stated that there has
been anything Ike an agreement or
understanding between Mr.. Bartlett
and Mr. Wise but the Impression has
been that Mr. Bartlett would not
ask for another term. In view of the
fact that his present term rounds
'||4| anu even IFffAA.. va 90 900
gress - which continuous term ot
errvire has been for years his am
b.tion.
Mr. Cooper is one Of the best
known criminal lawyers I'm Georgia,
and Is said 20 be a fine campalBner
He ls a forcegul speaker and good
mixer.
II the race comes down 70 a trial
of strength between the Macon man
and Walter wise who is sure To ne
"a candidate again 10 VIII De rather
Spectacular although Mr. Wise, hy
the nue race ho made last time IKE
IL win DE something Of "a faN orite In
the getaway, $50 far as the betting
goes.
Walter Wise established fine rep
ufatfpn as Solicitor General OF his
,Ir..f. lu which his home county
Ir.r.t.. ig included, and is recoE
r-2.I as hiEh-Eradc Congress ou'i
.laf,rIsL II he and Cooper com" 20
rruf .- out the race will be highly
entertaining. no matter what the out
come.
Tao last narrow gauge railroad In
the state has been doomed, and as
soon as the Gainesville and Midland
can bee converted into standard
gauge. those old-time narrow gauges,
once 81 familiar throughout the state,
viii be known no more therein
The Georgia Railroad Commission
to-day authorized the abolition of
this one remaining little fellow and
I'll will be converted Immediately into
a broad gauge.
when railroad building was more
or less In its infancy IN Georgia,
and when capital was not 40 readily
available for work Of that kind IN
the state the construction Of narrow
gauge railroads became almost TAD,
They cost a good deal less 10 con
strurt than the broad gauges, and
their equipment and operation was
much more economical Tncy did not
make much speed, TO be sure-but
none of the earlier roads did that
and so they suffered little in com
paTison.
I'm the long run. however standard
gauge roads have proven to be more
vohiablc Investments and long ago
the construction of the narrow gauges
The gainesville and Midland, ten
miles long. is the last of the small
FRY railways in Georgia, and it viii
not bo here much longer
Governor John NJ Slaton is GER
tainly an early man on the job In
the state capitol Frequently he gets
to his work as early as 1880 a IN,
and nobody would be the least bit
surprised 10 see him walk in any
day a good hour earlier.
Committees and boards can no.
meet too early in the day to suit the
Governor He always is there with
thcm-aud not iufrequeutly he is the
nrst one on hand.
The state Board OF Education me;
AT Q o'clock Tuesday morning, and
several callers expressed surprise tina,
the Governor permitted board 60
meet that early. and SO expressed
themselves TO Secretary Perry.
"Humph," said Perry they can
not get 'em together before ue gets
here, If they called board meet
ing at sunrise, the Governor likely
would be here first one, smiling and
fresh as a daisy, so TO speak
The earlier in the morning they
meet the happier he seems TO be-
You Atlanta folks are the most
amusing folks in the world" said
Well known South Georgia politician
or maybe he is a statesman-to-
day. and YOU do cut the funniest
capers,"
You throw fits over almost ever1-
thing that originates inside your cor
porate limits and ! viii admit that