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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1910
Page
4
A sprawling Athens column promotes local growth and enterprise including satire on Pinchot, notes on upcoming conventions for Georgia dairy and hotel associations, schoolchildren visits, and a boastful jab at retail values. It references regional newspapers, Atlanta rivals, and a critique of modern writing as art.
Governor Brown set aside 940000 to pay Georgia pensioners for the current year in a lump sum. The state has long funded Confederate veterans and widows, with payments surpassing all other Southern states. The pension bill is near its peak and will decline as veterans pass away. Governor Brown is praised for arranging prompt disbursement.
The piece notes Theodore Roosevelt’s lingering influence as President Taft fires Pinchot, sparking clashes with insurgent Republicans. It suggests Roosevelt may push for publicity of the Pinchot affair, forecasts upheaval in GOP factions, and hints at a possible return of Teddy after his Africa trip.
The article recalls Thomas Edison's forecast that automatic machinery and cheap commodities will lift the average laborer to the comforts of today’s wealthy. In two centuries, workers would live as well as current high earners, with fashionable clothing affordable for all. Some readers find present relief more urgent, yet Edison’s future view pleases those aiming for long term progress.
A Georgia driven summary lauds Southern industrial progress in 1909, citing New Orleans States praise and Alabama iron gains. It highlights Georgia and Carolinas leading new mills, South spinning dominance, and record sales in September to November, with Alabama iron output surpassing prior years.
Georgia mourns Hon. James M. Griggs longtime congressman from the Second district dies. Judge and jurist Griggs built a sterling reputation on the bench and in politics. Since 1896 he led as a Democratic member of the Ways and Means Committee and chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. His campaigning and loyalty earned friends nationwide as Georgia honors his memory.
The Banner cites national posts office deficits and attacks Republican blame shifting to rural delivery and second class mail. It urges Taft and Hitchcock to run the Post Office as a business, end favoritism and graft, abolish franking, adopt cost based parcels, and sever political dividends from public service.
Editorial urges Athens to back Chamber of Commerce efforts for a union passenger station as rail depots lag behind the city's growth. It cites overcrowded facilities on Seaboard, Gainesville Midland and Southern lines and calls for quick, decisive action with railroad cooperation. Athens seeks a handsome, convenient station within months.
The Athens Board of Health report, published in full, highlights a remarkably low death rate within the city and state, due to strict death certificate filing and thorough, systematic health work. It notes few contagious diseases, strong typhoid results, and an exceptionally clean city, urging residents to read the report to appreciate health safeguards and the city as a desirable place to live.
Citizens favor mayor’s proposals to strengthen the city school system, urging a high school business department, broader practical training, and a board of lady visitors to offer monthly school inspections. Growth of facilities may demand space expansions as the school system grows. The community backs enhancements to preserve Athens’ famed school system.
The article portrays President Taft facing strong opposition in Congress from insurgent Republicans. It notes his support of Cannon and standpatters, patronage withdrawals provoking further revolt, and plans to outmaneuver rivals. It also covers the Ballinger Pinchot controversy and hints Pinchot may lose his post, referencing Roosevelt era tensions.
The Savannah Press notes prominent American families with multiple high office holders. The Washburns produced four brothers in Congress and ministry, Bayards yielded a multi generation Senate presence in Delaware, and the Saunders in another branch saw senators and a governor across overlapping decades.
Athenians push for a city park as a public good arguing it requires modest funding and steady yearly support. Mayor council and citizens are urged to back the project with moral and financial help, including the interest of children and older residents in a recreation space.
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