Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06

| Charles /. Davis. Of Warm Springs,
as Game Commissioner Of Georgia,
I has rewarded Il faithful. firm. un-
| firing and enthusiastic friend Of the
birds squirrels and fish Of the State.
Mr. Davis has been, in season and
out, for years and years, a persistent
| advocate Of more and more rigid
game laws lie has believed this
course to be right because Of the
ever growing scarcity Of game. and
from a humane point Of view, too.
Legislature after Legislature turn
ed cold ear 10 his pleadings He
managed to get bills through one
house only to have them killed in the
other. He worked on and on, how
ever. he never wearied in well doing.
The result was. as generally is the
case when one stands for the night.
no matter how unpopular It may seem
at first, he soon gathered about him
following that grew from day to
day and from month and year TO
month and year, until at last II was
sufficiently large to make itself eff
fectlve in the halls OF legislation, and
Davis then saw his cherished ambi-
ton achieved
He long has desired TO be Game
Commissioner Of Georgia Having
played so great part IN getting the
game laws fashioned after his de-
sires, he naturally accumulated an
ambition to preside over the whole
Shooting match" for a time If that
were possible,
And It became possible, moreover
when SlHton entered ne Governor
ship. Davis had been too good a
friend Of the game to be overlooked.
The Governor, however, In making
the change, extended every courtesy
to the retiring Commi ssioner, against
whom no word Of adverse criticism
was uttered. He permitted Mr. Mer-
Ger to remain in office two months
after the expiration OF his term, in
order that he might wind up some pet
projects under way, and which the
Governor approved Nothing In the
record Of the retiring official is found
to be at fault
The choice Of Mr.. Davis is regarded
as very happy. and the Governor has
been congratulated accordingly.
Roscoe Luke. Of Thomasvile, is
generally looked upon as a probable
winner in the race for Congress down
in the Second District.
Mr.. Luke is Mayor of Thomasville,
and his friends in that vicinity are
backing him heavily.
OF course, he win have to make the
run Of his llfe-and he Will have only
30 days in which TO make It. more
over-but he is a good runner and he
is apt to lose no time
Luke is a most popular man in his
section. He never has held any very
big offices himself-unless II be in
sulting to refer 10 the Mayors job In
Townsville as small potatoes, "
which II isn't-but he has assisted
others who have landed high He
was the firm and always to- be
counted upon friend of Anderson
Roddenbery, and tho success of the
dead man was largely due to Luke's
enthusiasm for him and his unstinted
and unselhsh help. Roddenbery' $
friends declare they never will for
get Luke--and as Luke is now run
ming for the office to which he helped
elect his friend, naturally he hopes
they win not forget.
Whether Luke wins or not he APP
Tears to have made a fine getaway
and It may be that he win be eN-
tremely hard to catch.
Robert c. Robson, Of Mllledgeville,
who. with Mrs. Robson, has been the
guest in Atlanta of his brother, c. w.
Robson, talks Interestingly Of cOndi-
tons In his immediate vicinity of en-
deavor
The people in my section said
Mr. Robson are only mildly con-
Cerued with politics nowadays, but
they are very deeply concerned with
their material affairs, and the pros
poets ahead in Georgia.
The outlook is that we shall get a
good price for cotton, and that will
mean much to us. of course. There
is a growing disposition among
farmers of my section, however to
| follow the advice of Commissioner of
Agriculture James u. Price and di-
versify their crops more hereafter
| Mr. Price is exactly right about that
Georgia should raise a very great
deal of the foodstuffs she now buys
| from other States every year. Geor-
| gia could do that with the greatest
ease. Not only would this serve to