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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
6
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery options and prices, urges timely complaint notices to the business office, and includes a series of editorials on progressive policy, education, park development, and civic improvement. It mentions university enrollment, agricultural training, and Pellagra research efforts, with scattered political observations and bids for local advancement.
A reform editorial argues for long term change starting at home to curb social evils. It urges purity of the home, training of children, and patient, persistent education across literature, stage, magazines, and culture, noting the need for generations to root out vice. The piece cites Beavers edict and calls for investigation into root causes beyond punitive measures.
The United States Geological Survey reports August coal land classification in Western states totals 1,210,187 acres valued at 19,623,196 dollars, with 126,174 acres of non coal land restored to the public domain. Government gains include 444,711,016 dollars difference under current policy versus old minimum prices.
The Georgia state government faces a long standing cash shortfall as common school teachers are owed nearly one million dollars. The piece blames the tax system and slow lawmaking, urging bold legislative action to provide adequate funds and timely salaries.
The state endorsed a constitutional amendment expanding governor borrowing to half a million dollars, a misguided move that delays real fixes. The column urges a permanent tax overhaul to boost taxable property, avoid rate hikes, and ensure timely payments to teachers and public servants, warning of a looming financial crisis.
A reader urges Athens to attract varied manufacturing in order to accelerate growth and notes the urgent need for suitable worker housing. The letter highlights that new plants bring families but housing is scarce and pricey, proposing cottage development with easy payment plans to house skilled workers.
A Banner dispatch from Atlanta reports a man begging shelter and food from police, claimed abandoned by a supporting woman. The commentary decries him as the lowest form of degraded life, a parasite exploiting a vulnerable partner, and notes police removal as justified.
Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing temporary loans to bolster the governor’s borrowing power. The measure aims to ensure prompt payment of teachers and cover urgent needs during treasury shortfalls, especially as salaries lag and institutions face financial strain. Clarke County supported the amendment by a large margin, with expectations of statewide approval and improved educational funding.
Ambassador Myror T Herrick cautions the American public that cooperative credit could become a national calamity if speculation is not curbed by careful legislation and strict government oversight. He urges public awareness of financial agitation in agriculture and notes the danger of profiteers exploiting the field under existing laws.
A public statement outlines a nationwide plan to regulate and finance agriculture through cooperative and mortgage systems modeled on Europe's example. It argues for federal and state action to prevent land mortgage abuses and create a stable market for agricultural securities at low rates and favorable amortization, aiming to boost production.
The article discusses how minerals shift from scientific interest to industrial use, citing vanadium in steel and tungsten for electric lamp filaments. It notes the role of mineralogists in advancing knowledge irrespective of immediate applications and references US Geological Survey Bulletin 509, detailing rutile group minerals and other studies, available free upon request from the Survey director in Washington.
The article surveys slower coal movement and scarce anthracite this year with prices expected higher for winter. It cites labor troubles and railroad charges as factors, debates government intervention and calls for better mining and farming methods, noting political campaigns engage with the coal question.
The editorial argues Congress controls taxes and spending with little system or budgeting. It calls for full government data and annual budgets, suggesting spending be trimmed to known minimums. The piece blames lack of budgeting for extravagance and urges reform for better, leaner government.
The Southern Poultry Association to host a major poultry exhibition in Athens showcasing Georgia’s increasing poultry production. The event follows a successful organization period that boosted local interest and state support through the State College of Agriculture poultry department.
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