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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1913
Page
2
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery options and prices, urges prompt carrier complaint notices, and previews a mix of local items including a visiting nurse appointment, rail safety concerns, tariff debates, a climate of progress in Athens, and a forthcoming ministerial posting to Switzerland plus a note on public land use.
Athens reports plans to erect a $60,000 Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery. Sculptor Sir Moses Ezekiel to oversee the project with a November 12, 1912 cornerstone. A fund drive targets $7,600 from Southern contributors in New York City by July 1, 1913. Remit to Francis G. Caffey at 32 Nassau Street, New York City.
A Sunday meditation on light, home, and moral guidance argues that the home altar sustains the nation. It recalls fathers and mothers lighting a sacred fire, keeping it burning through storms, guiding children, and fortifying the republic against darkness with family virtue and faith.
The Georgia Division of the Farmers Educative and Cooperative Union resolves to endorse the State College of Agriculture. It praises teaching in classrooms and the outreach that extends agricultural knowledge to thousands of farmers, wives, sons, and daughters, signaling strong support for profitable farm life.
The institute and extension programs urge Governor Brown and Governor-elect Slaton to present the matter to the upcoming legislature with force. They request an increased appropriation for the College of Agriculture and call for a committee to deliver the resolutions in person to the governors and to mail copies to every General Assembly member.
The Southern Sociological Congress meets in Atlanta April 25 29 with six departments Public Health Courts and Prisons Child Welfare Organized Charities Negro Problems The Church and Social Service Ninety six leaders will speak at five general sessions and six conferences A mass meeting in Southern colleges April 27 aims to mobilize social welfare efforts and pressure reforms including prison, juvenile, marriage, vital statistics, child labor, education and race relations with church and social agencies cooperation emphasized.
An older tale of acres of diamonds mirrors a North Georgia county’s costly road project that failed under macadam. After burying rock and machinery, the road failed in three years. Now the county duels with a topsoil road that uses the excavated soil, proving soil quality wins over heavy equipment. The takeaway stresses the need for skilled road builders and proper surveying by engineers.
A Georgia railroad commission report shows 4 560 killed or injured in 1912 by steam and electric lines, nearly doubling 1911 figures. Central of Georgia led steam lines with 64 deaths. Atlanta street cars killed 11 and injured 641, while total state electric line deaths reached 18.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports show 1912 death and injury totals for steam and street railways nationwide. Georgia's figures stand out as higher than many states with longer mileage, prompting questions about fault, safety, and railroad practices motivating further inquiry by the railroads themselves.
Athens Chamber of Commerce plans a thousand dollar campaign to advertise the University of Georgia summer school and the State Normal School. The effort, supported by local business leaders, aims to broaden reach to counties statewide and attract out of state visitors seeking rest, recreation, and study.
Postmaster General Burleson announces a thorough review of the post office department to determine if it operates at a profit for the government. He plans a new system to reveal true costs, with hopes of paid operation by year end and potential rate discussions on periodicals.
The piece muses on spring as a time of new life and renewed energy. It links nature, mating desire, and the urge to fish or farm with seasonal remedies, from sassafras tea to sulphur and cream of tartar, noting sluggish blood and the return of appetite as days warm. It references Easter imagery and a political note about a president's message to Congress.
The city board of health expands with the addition of a visiting nurse, strengthening the department’s outreach and cooperation with the city administration. The move signals renewed support for public health services and community care initiatives.
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