Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-13
TIT TON IS AF TER
EXPERIMENT
BRANCH ARM
Representative Ellis Has Matter
in Hand, and Scrap in Leg
isIature Is Expected.
By LANES 3. NEVIN.


A serious effort is 10 he made in
the next Legislature 10 obtain a
branch experiment station for South
Georgia TO be located al Triton
Representauvc r G. Ellis Of Tiff
County. has the matter in charge, and
already claims 20 have made much
progress with his measure
The citizens Of Tiff and surround
ing territory have Endorsed his plan
heartily, and there is a good chance
that u may succeed. This IS perticu-
larty true, II seems, because Of re
cent suggestions that the agricultural
station at Experiment. near Grimm
be removed 70 Athens
At a meeting Of the board Of gov
ernors Of the Triton Chamber OF
Commerce a committee consisting "
Colonel r z. Dinsmore, Briggs Car
son and 4. . HOOD. was appointed 10
draft suitable resolutions indorsing
Colonel Ellis bill. and the Chamber
~ Commerce will give him its hearty
support In putting the measure
through the Legislature.
4 bill providing for the establish
1ent Of q branch experiment station
at Triton. introduced by Representa-
tive Ellis in 1911 was favorably re-
ported BY the committee but failed Of
massage during the closing days of
the session
The conditions iu South Georgia AZ
the present time make an experiment
station more ~ a necessity than ever
before. IN the opinion OF Representa-
tiv Ellis The approach Of the boil
weevli, tho paralyzed condition N the
Sea leland cotton market, the rapid
development Of fruit and nut grow
ing and agriculture in South Georgia.,
an are matters Of first concern in that
section.
II is not AZ all unlikely that Mr. FL
lis proposed bin viii open the entire
question Of removing the present ag-
ricultural station from Griffin 20 Ath-
ems. and n II does, one OF the very
liyeliest and most interesting fights
Of the entire session will thereby be
praeiUitdtcd
Judge John Allen, Of Baldwin. and
Senator Randolph Anderson. Of Chat
ham. rival candidates for the prcsi
Gency Of the Senate. met in the kim
BAH House lobby this morning and
-hoOk hands cordially.
not communicating rooms the night
before. and had just discovered chat
they had been assigned 90 hcadquar-
tors after the same fashion
81 overheard YOU talking To- your
sleep last night, senator said Soua-
Tor Allen. and your sullloquy was
uite Interesting"
What did I say % inquired Ander-
son.
You were petitioning the Lord to
make those % votes you claim stick,
laughed Allen.
well. I've got 'em-how many have
you7' said Anderson
Twenty seven draw'cd Allen
"Humph, That" more than there are
IN the Senate unused the Chatham
tie.
Well. I don't care how much YOU
talk IN your sleep. go long az YOU
don't walk in 10" remarked Allen. as
he walked away
We seem to keep together IN the
matter Of rooms, headquarters and
claims" said Anderson, az Allen
strolled away
Muscogee County, for the Hrst time
IN lis history, viii have three Repre-
seutatives iu the Legislature when the
House IL called 60 order on June %.
Under the last census, Laurens lost
lbs place as the Junior big six
county. and Muscogee slipped In. That
entities her 60 three members Of Che
House
As matter OF fact however. Mus
oogec win have four members Ia the
Legislature. for the Senator from that
district also is resident OF the coun-
Is In which Columbus is located,
Judge Henry Revill. of Morivether
IS an advocate of board 81 lax
equaizers
Discussing the matter. he said.
"Our present tax machinery is anti
quated u does not reach the dodE-
ers Burdens are uneQually disirlb-
utnd and should be made To bear
equally upon an Tho present meth
od amounts 20 nothing more than
passing the hat around Almost every
taxpayer gives in as little as posi-
BILE and IL is well nigh impossible to
make the financial buckle and tongue
meet A board Of equalizers IN each
county would reach lot Of hidden
property and force all species 20 pay
on its proper valuation. No good
reason can be urEed against board
81 tax cQuaNzsrs iu every county.
and hope 10 see the General Assem-
hly provide for them. We can only
meet our financial obligations 10y
raising more revenue and We can not
must pot raise the tax rate.
one of the members from Clarke
County viii introduce IN the next
Legislature an "auti-pIstol toting
bill
Tn. following is the rivt OF the