The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-05-07
DOINGS AROUND
STATE CAPITAL
Recommend New standard.

Tor COTTON, were recommended IA Ics'
olutions favorably acted upon by the
executive committee OF the National
Cotton conference which convened in
Augusta for two days session. Rec
concentrations OF the committee, con
sisting Of one representative from
each authorized delegation attend
ing the conference.
More than twenty delegations from
cotton exchanges and cotton trade or
ganizations throughout the country at
tended the opening session of the con
ference. Discussion Of methods for
improving cotton trade conditions was
the feature OF the session.
Commission Needs Funds.
AS a very clear indication that the
railroad commission needs more funds
for the employment of rate and other
clerical help, the commission is now
at work on request Of the GAINESVILLE
chamber of commerce involving work
ing out interstate rates from all parts
of the Union, numbering more than q
600 commodities. Similar requests are
pouring in to the commission and with
the present force it is physical Inn
possibility to promptly comply with
these numerous requests. Further,
such requests indicate how directly
the commission Is coming to deal with
the personal and general Interests of
the people Of the state.
Uncle Samuel May Draft You
II you're between IS and As years
old, you are soldier Of the United
States.
You can be picked up at moments
notice and sent to foreign soil to
fight
An act of congress approved Janu-
airy II, 1903, and amended in 1908,
commonly known as the Dick militia
law" makes it possible for the pres
ident of the United States to call into
service of the United States not only
the regularly organized militia of the
various states, but also the so-called
reserve militia which constitutes all
citizens between the ages Of 18 and As
years.
Section A of this law provides that
whenever the United States is invad-
ed or is in danger Of invasion from any
foreign nation or in other contingent
cies named sit shall be lawful for
the president to call forth such num-
Der of militia of the state, or the Dis
trict of Columbia as he may deem nee
Furthermore, 1t is provided that
when the president calls out the mill
tia for such purposes, "he may specify
the period for which such service is re-
quired" and the militia so-called shall
continue to serve during the term spec
flied, either within or without the ter
ritory Of the United States unless
sooner relieved by order of the presi-
dent Of the United States.
Giant Strides for Georgia.
The value of Georgias farm prod
ucts increased from sixty-seven mil
lion, twenty-nine thousand dollars in
1880 to three hundred and thirty-two
millions in 1913, a gain of more than
two hundred and sixty-fiye millions
FOR the threed eoades. With the ex-
ception of Texas, this is the highest
record attained by any Southern state.
Especially significant is the increas-
ed production OF foodstuffs Corn, for
instance, has advanced from less than
twenty-five million bushels in 1880 to
more than sixty-three million bushels
in 1918; Irish potatoes from four hun
dred and thirty-one thousand bushels
In 1899 to nine hundred and seventy
two thousand bushels In 1913: sweet
potatoes from FIVE million, eighty-sev-
en- thousand, six hundred and seventy
four, to seven million, two hundred
and twenty thousand bushels between
1899 and 1913. The value of cattle
on Georgia farms increased more than
Eve million dollars in the decade 1900
1910, the value of swine increased
nearly three millions, and that of poul-
try from million, four hundred and
fifty.eight thousand and fifty-five dol
lars to two million, Lightweight thou
san, six hundred and tifty-three dol
lars.
Atlanta's Census is 1922.
Atlanta is now a city OF 17s,292
people
You can take the above figures as
being absolutely accurate, because
they are taken from the 1914 report
Of the United Statese census bureau,
which has just been made public,
The 1910 census gave Atlanta a pop
ulation Of 154,SS9, which, compared,
with the latest figures, show an actual
gain of 24,45S, compared with the gain
OF 22164 accredited to New Orleans.
Birmingham, Atlanta's most Jealous
sister, is shown to have population
in 1914 Of 166,154, against 154,SS9
shown in the last report, or gain Of
only 1875.
Atlanta's gain in population in 1914
is considerably greater than major
ity Of the Southern cities.
Rome.-The program of the meet
ing Of the Seventh District Masonic
convention has been completed. The