Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-14
Senator Harris Stands On His Record AS
A Working Senator And Friend Of Farmer

, Including calcium arsenate in the bill
which passed the Senate last year ~
propriating ten million dollars as e.
volving fund to buy nltrate oi sou" "
sell to farmers at cost: ,,.
Appropriating $125.000 for marker news new,
service so the farmers OF our sec't son
could find without expense, markets. ioi
Appropriatine funds for and locating
in Georgia pecan and peach eXper,, ,;.d a.,
stations, the only stations OF the KIM i''
Reducing parcel post rates on farm
products. such as eggs. butter. vegete oies;
etc. My bill has passed the Sehs'e OH"
is now on the House calencar. :, Asr,-
culture to notify farmers daily by radio
Appropriating 1000 addiNonai io 3s
boil weevil work, $50: ooS ,o1 Of we Cheaper
processes for the manufacture OF c nan sa.
arsenate and other poisons; Sle.VvV ,O
Investigations by the U. 8. GeoioglCa. gu -
vey to determine the various s,, SOU sreemats
and $25, 900 for experiments Dy the Cnen =
ical Warfare Service in poison sases "a
kill the boil weevil. Last year sec"Ho Oh
'' Xppropriating IS, 900 additional for 70.
bacco investigations by the Geors :
Coastal Plain Experiment Station az
Triton: $4,000 for study OF storing P1cans
and cane sirup in bonded Federal Ware
the warehouae law. and IS, 900 for study
OF more effective and profitaple u.in t,
| ton Of the rapidly increasing proouS;.,ioai
Of peaches In Georgia through packing
'' Xppropriaa Ing SO. 600 for new branch
office OF the U. 8. Foreign and Domesic
Commerce Bureau in Atlanta to find lors TOT,
| eign markets for our n1ercnandise anu
agricultural products.
Preventing Oriental offs from flooding
our markets and competing: with Geor-
have worked and voted to place the
burden of taxation on those most ahls
A majority Of all Georgia banks are
not be members and secure cheap inter-
est rates Of Federal Reserve system
banks made the fight to change the
law for these country banks ana now
When gasoline was selling cheaper in
Northern states than in Georgia. I intro
duced a measure, which passed the Sen
| I opposed the Esch -Cummins railroad
bin which advanced freight and passen
ton Of rates. voted for special re-
duction on farm products.
A bill Of mine recently passed the Sen
PLACED between steel passenger cars It
viii save the lives Of many passengers.
| An amendment of mine forced the Pres
ident to name three DemRcr9fe, one OF
whom is Judge Crisp a Georgia.. on the
y. g. Debt Commission to collect arnounen
due us by European Governments.
| The Federal Government spends more
money in Georgia than In any other
| Southern state, which helps our people.
while believe in economy IN sovern-
taxes, / have done ali I could to secure
appropriations for worthy measures in
| my state.
Respectfully yours.
| VIM. J. HARRIS.
| Former Senator Hol<e 0Nfl%h sage
/ "everythino eonsldered, HE energy
| mis- committee assignments n the Sen
ate, and the Influence he le capabls
OF welding, eonvlnoes me that Sen
Il ator Harris should be retained"
Charles 9. Barrett, national prss!dsnt ..
Il the Farmers' Union, says: "Senetos
Il Harris has voted right and has WORKED
i very hard. He should win, and
i hope he will win. The farmers great
i Iy appreciate HE work IN their De-
RaN."