Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
CANDLERCOUNTY
BOOSTERS On
HAND EARLY
Opening of Headquarters First
Indication That Legislative
Session Is Near.

The first concrete evidence Of the
fact that the Legislature is about to
get together in Atlanta came to light
to-day, when the boomers for the new
county Of Gambler secured headquar-
tiers in the Rimbal House and pre-
pared to open war in earnest for
their pet project.
Two handsome rooms on the parlor
floor have been reserved. and ltera-
ture will be shipped in by the ton for
the next few days. Managers will
be In charge from this time forward.
Banners will be strung all around
and about the lobby and the walls
Of the hotel, and the merits Of the
proposed grand young county of
Gambler will be shouted from the
house tops, both vociferously and elo-
Quently from this time forward.
Representative Burwell. Of Han
cock, who generally is thought to have
the speakership pretty we'll sewed up
will open headquarters shortly, and
both Judge John T, Allen and Sen
Ator Randolph Anderson. candidates
for President Of the Senate, will do
likewise.
1t long has been thought to be
quite the At and proper thing for
candidates to have headquarters" in
Atlanta, and nine cases out of ten in
the Kimball House. Sometimes the
walls and ratings are far too limited
in extent to accommodate the ban
ners and things, and other devices to
catch the eye of the incoming mem
Der are adopted. In all cases, how
ever, the warfare for position and
glory is merry enough in Georgia,
and the incoming Legislature viii
have its share of excitement, no
doubt
Representative Stills, of Meter, who
has In charge the fight to create
Gambler County, Is very optimistic.
Discussing the subject to-day he said:
The Legislature is sure to create
'r"dler County. Already we have Sc
" . pledges from 13S out Of 1S4
lhers. That is well over the nee
r" two-thirds required in passing
itutiOnal amendments.
here is practically no opposition
the new county. Seven Of the
ight newspapers published in the
territory affected are favorable to IT.
Indeed, they are fighting for it, The
counties of BulloCh, Emanuel, and
Tatnall, from which the new county
will be taken. have a combined ter
ritory Of 2.400 square miles, and of
that it will require to create Gambler
only 361 This is no new proposition
we have been agltating the matter
for nine years-and this year, we get
it,"
The friends Of A. o. Blalock, of
Fayette County more generally
known as Bud" are congratulating
him on being named Collector of In
ternal Revenue for Georgia, notwith-
standing the fact that the tip long
ago came straight from Washington
that he was TO win the plum.
There hardly is a man in Georgia
better known than Blalock and few
that have more friends. He has serv-
ed in the Legislature. in both the
House and the Senate, time and again
and never has been defeated for Of
fee
Mr. Blalock expects to take his Of
fee about the first day Of July.
Peace reigns again over Banks
mill pond at Midtown, and its en-
virons, the cases against a number
Of citizens charged with fishing in
the pond without consent Of the own
er, having been mol pressed in the
city court at Nashville.
An agreement was reached between
r. T. Berryhill, lessee Of the Banks
property and each of the defendants.
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and Game Warden Mercer, with the
result that Judge Christian dismissed
the prosecutions.
The cases attracted much attention
in the State, by reason Of the news
paper interviews given out by War
den Mercer and his Deputy Bois-
clair. and the severe criticism of these
officials by the people at Midtown.
II Is understood that in future peO-
ple who want to fish in the pond viii
obtain permission from Mr.. Berryhill
or some of the other owners Of land
covered by the pond. and that Mr..
Berryhill recognize permits gwen Dy
other land owners.
This is about the old status of af
fairs, but it is not believed there viii
be any further trouble.
Governor Browns final message to
the LEGISLATURE is about shaped now,
and will deal more or less eXhaus-
lively with many problems, solved
and unsolved, coming 70 his attention
during the term Of Office about 10
be wound up.
The Governors message has not yet
been reduced TO presentatable shape,
however. for it is fashioned after
manner wonderful in the extreme and
Brownesque to the limit, II is writ
ten out almost entirely on the backs
OF used envelopes, and is entirely in
TancU The writing is so small and
ane. as almost TO be iIegib.e to the
naked eye, but every single letter
and every group is finished as COM
pletely as if FIVE times the space
were taken up in the writing.
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