Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-13

Former President of the Senate w. S.
West both are some fish-er-preva-
rlcators, when it gets right down to
brass tacks!
They met yesterday in the recep.
ton room of the Governor, and while
the Governor discussed the pros and
cons Of something or other with Colo
mel Slick" Thompson. of Gainesville,
Nash and West went to It, hammer
and tongs.
caught a trout in a pond near
VaIdosta recently" said West, that
was really two trouts. The trout |
hooked had been swallowed halfway
by another trout. and the second trout
could not get away. Together they
weighed nine pounds-I had 'em
weighed Immediately after landing
them. However, the trout In South
Georgia are so accommodating that
this sort of thing frequently hap
pens"
Nash never batted an eye He pro-
ceeded, on the contrary, to bat out
a story of his own. And this is what
he said:
out at East Lake recently l was
padding around in my trusty canoe,
Wnen | saw ten-pound trout appar-
emily dead on the surface OF the wa
ter yanked him into the boat with
my hands, and no sooner was ne in
that he Topped around and coughed
up a one-pound Dream. l padded
around the lake some more and l saw
another trout on the surface of the
water. I yanked him in with my
n he in ba =,
he Topped around and coughed up a
moCCasin snake"
West gasped. but never lost his
nerve
What happened after that, Joe?"
anxiously inquired the South Georgia
statesman.
"Oh, padded Immediately back to
land. l didn't want to get my boat
filled up with mere Dream and snakes,
did II" complained the Adtutant Gen
eral.
That's nothing much, anyway"
began West, all over again.
But by this time the audience of in
nocent bystanders had fed. 1t had
had an overdose for that day!
Nobody but Nash and West knows
what marvellous tales were told there
after. as neither vouChsafed any in
formation to some rank outsider in
curing later.
Representative Louis z. Wisdom,
of Forsyth County, who is Just out Of
an Atlanta sanitarlum, where he was
confined for a week or more, follow
ing an operation upon his throat.
Wisdom, who is next to the young
est member of the House, and is a
60 |, l.
about all right physically again. but
has gone to the mountains for a
months rest from work, nevertheless.
Thomas w. Loyless, editor of The
Augusta Chronicle. is now the presi-
dent of steamboat line which oper-
ates boats up and, down the Savan-
nah.
Didn't know there was any money
in operating water wagons in the VII
cinity of Augusta" said a visitor to
the Secretary Of States Office when
informed Of the happy circumstance
stated, sill, I guess Tom Loyless
knows how to turn the trick, If any
body does"
Governor John NJ Slaton spent yes
terday in Griffin, the guest Of honor
OF the Spalding County Fair, but will
be in his offices in the Capitol for the
remainder of this week.
Next week he goes to Douglas in
Coffee County, and to Columbus, in
Muscogee, where fine county fairs are
in progress.
The forthcoming meeting of the joint
committee from the Senate and the
House, called to consider further the
proposed release of the Western and
Atlatic Railroad. bids fair to be most
interesting, If not producing, oc-
casion. All the members of the COM
mittee have expressed themselves as
determined to be present, particularly
for the purpose of looking into the pro-
posed Atlanta plaza plans
This committee Is a very strong one,
and was carefully selected both by
President Anderson, of the Senate. and
Speaker Burwell, of the House. 1t is
made up OF the very flower of the Cen
eral Assembly membership. 1t is pro-
ceeding very cautiously and very care
fully with the work intrusted to it by
the Legislature, but it already is evident
that its report, to be submitted at next