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

Ibe speople or Griftln are IN some
thing bf a state of mind concerning
the recent election Of Professor RI.
DE- sDeLoach to be manager Of the
Georgia Experiment Station, in sue
cession to Hon. Martin V. Calvin. re-
4ened.
They incline to look upon Professor
TxEL dach's election as the first step IN
re fond removal dream Of the Agri-
cultural. College TO Athens, and they
stF that the movement to merge the
GriffiFsinstitution ana the Athens in
shStutien is now well under way-or.
aSAeAst, is thought by its promoters
to be under way.
me removal of the experiment sJa p
don toi Athens is understood to be
Dr.. Soule's dream and desire. Since
n BIS a member Of the experiment
station board Of directors, ana also
resident Of the Agricultural College,
ihswhich Professor DeLoach is en-
ployed. and also since he advocated
tN& election Of Professor DcLoach D.
looks to the Griffin people as If their
Interpretation Of the incident may be
dpftedts
Nm editorial expression In The Grif-
fi4f=s<uws is typical Of the prevailing
sentiment.
Griffin may just as well get ready
FOR the greatest fight i'm ITS history
ms coming over the removal of the
State Experiment station from this
city TO Athens, which Dr. Soule and
his coterie of burcaucrats are seek
ma aud schemiug for day and night
They'll never give up either, until
they win or are beaten 10 "a FRAGILE.
Get together now. fellow citizens, and
lets see that this important institu-
tion stays whore IT, belongs
Hon. Martin Y. Calvin the retlr-
ing manager says there is nothing
iu this suggestion. lie states that
DR. Soule has never mentioned the
matter 10 him.
The matter will have to come before
the Legislature for settlement. as the
station was located IN Griniu boy legis-
latiNe process.
Since the value of the station has
been proven so abundantly 10 the
farmers Of the state. II ls believed
that all central and south Georgia
will fight as one man against the re-
moval Of the plant from its present
location.
Editor Shope. of The Dalton Citizen.
and Judge Fitc. of the Cherokee Cir
cult are fighting again, on yet as
;he case may be.
These two live wires somehow or
other can not get uncrossed, and con-
sequently sparks, flames and great
balls of tire continually are flying and
sputtering i'm their vicinity. Whatever
q was they fen out about originally.
nobody nowadays knows; but since
they fell out. and know not why, 10
look as If they might kiss again in
tears, or words % that effect.
The judge regularly lamhasts Shope
In his jury charges and Shope reg
ularly lambasts the judge IN his edt-
turial columns-and still neither
seems perfectly happy over the site
uation,
The press of the State seems TO Doe
united on two propositions these days.
no matter how much 10 may differ u
politics generally.
First. ID is agreed that Senator Ba-
con must not Doe required 10 so into
another Democratic primary for the
Senatorial nomination, second thar
The Legislature must provide for an
immediate election. In order that ne
may be legally named and his vote
canvassod by the Legislature uuriug
Cts forthcoming tfty-day session
The Savannah Press has been keep
ing a watChful eye ON Atlanta at
late. and sees in AlayOr James g.
Woodward a rapidly developing DO
litical factor perhaps 10 be- reCkpued
with outside his own bailiwick before
long.
Among other things The Press
notes that Jim Woodward is fast be-
coming hero Tie refused free tick
cts 10 the opera and declined 20 let
the city Council buy am automobile
Tor him"
Some Of the State newspapers see
or think they see-a gubcruatorial
possibility in Mr.. Woodward
While still others sec-Or think they
see-a gubcrn8torial possibility in
chief Beavers. the strenuous head az
the Atlanta police force,
The oldest member Bon point NJ -ary-
fire IN the new House of Representa-
tives viii he AIR. Burw,U. pf Han
cock who mas been member ,uu-
rinuouslv since 1885
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