The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington City,
July q. 1911

Washington City,
July 81, 1914
II was a pleasant trip that | took
over to Commerce when | was down
home last week The occasion was
the meeting of the Georgia Press AS
ISOLATION. Commerce is one of the
liveliest towns in the state and the
weekly editors were royalty treated
There was a side trip to Athens and
the newspaper men greatly enjoyed
their holiday
The convention met Tuesday, was
in session Wednesday and the editors
went to Tallulah Thursday The
trip to Athens was made Wednesday
afternoon
Governor Slaton made rafting
good speech to the editors Wednes-
day night on the Tax Equalization
law. He gave unstinted praise to
the weekly Press for helping him to
uphold the financial honor of the
state
One of the best things that Coy.
ernor Slaton has done since he be-
came Governor was to stand stead
fast for this new law. Six months
ago determined fight on the mea-
cure seemed certain and there was
a strong possibility that much pre-
Judice against it would be aroused.
But neither the papers nor the peO-
pie was moved by the calamity how
lers and the law has turned out to
De such a decided success that the
legislature at the present session has
Tlatly refused to tamper with it at
all. The law may in time be amend
ed, but it Will never be repealed I'M
Ill something better is proposed.
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Commerce is the home of Dr.. L. G..
Hardman, candidate for Governor
The doctor had prepared an elabor-
ate entertainment for the editors on
the lawn of his beautiful home but
q heavy rain broke up his plans
DR.. Hardmau is one of the best
men in Georgia. | have known him
as a member of the legislature or
state Senate for many years. He IS
man far above the average in in
tellectual and scholarly attachments
and he is one Of the most polished
gentlemen in tie state, as well as a
man who would look the part and
act the part of Governor. He is lined
up with the moral side of life aad
there is not a speck ON his record rs
Dig as gnat's eye.
am not boosting Or. Hartman as
a candidate, but say this about him
as a man
X s.
| greatly enjoyed the visit to Attn
ems, which is one of the cleyere3t
and best towns in Georgia and the
education center of the State. Edi-
tor Hugh Rowe, of the Banner, took
me and Gus Morrow, and Francis
Clarke and Judge Broyles in charge
and saw to it that we lacked moth
ing.
The editors were welcomed in the
historic chapel and then taken to
the College of Agriculture, where a
fine barbecue was served. 1t Is
through the College of Agriculture
that the great work of developing
rural Georgia is being accomplished
and in that it will be immensely
aided by the Farm Demonstration
bill of which Senator Hoke Smith
was the author and which was pas,
sed several months ago. This bill
starts with an appropriation OF
$3.50, 200 year which increases
year by year until it reaches nearly
100000. The money is to be ex.
pended for just such work as Mr.
Creel is doing in Cobb county. The
work will be done under the direc,
ton of the College of Agriculture
DR.. Soule, who is at the head of oul
college, is one Of the most noted mer
in the country in that line of work
Senator Smith thinks the Farm Dem.
onstration bill is one of the most
important measures that has beer
passed in the last decade lie work.
ed on it for over two years
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The editors saw great sights al
Tallulah Falls They were shown
the immense electric power plant
with its great dam and its column
of water sly hundred feet hfoh o,.