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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Banner discusses Labor Day activity, upcoming county fairs, the flower show, and upcoming contests. It mentions Judge Russell as governor candidate, Atlanta charter election, unions, church returns, Seaboard rail improvements, and tick eradication progress in Clarke County.
A Philadelphia preacher argues mobs transcend vice by a collective spirit in the Coatesville lynching case. He likens mob action to a stampede and says the crowd acted under an unseen dark force, not leadership, while cautioning against excusing lawless violence.
The University of Georgia adds a civil engineering road building expert to its faculty led by Prof. Strahan. The plan pairs expert supervision with county road projects to cut costs and improve outcomes. Over the next nine months the university will demonstrate the value of this approach and promote permanent road improvements across counties.
Francisco I. Madero is nominated to lead Mexico with support for reforms. The platform calls for tax revision public school improvement labor relief manual training schools and term limits of six years with no re election. Observers compare the plan to Confederate constitutions and expect strong interest worldwide depending on his administration.
Athens aims to become a great manufacturing center, with strong cotton supply, abundant labor, ample banking capital, excellent railroad and shipping facilities, and plentiful electric power. The city touts climate health, education, and no strikes, inviting investors to plant new mills and operations locally.
An international plan to secure export cotton bills of lading against physical cotton begins with a central bureau to verify documents. Railroads will send signed bills for cross checking, backed by Liverpool traders and American bankers, but New York cotton interests and Southern growers warn of higher costs and lower cotton prices.
The Detroit Free Press backs Taft’s push for treaties with France and England while warning the Senate must preserve its constitutional right to review and pass on arbitration provisions. It argues against appealing to the people to override Senate deliberation and stresses the Senate’s primacy in foreign relations.
Athens should send representatives to the Glidden tour from New York to Jacksonville. The effort is led by the Atlanta Journal and New York Herald, with campaigns and funds spent to improve roads. City entries could bring visitors, investors, homeseekers, and national attention to Athens. Will the city miss this chance?
The piece presents Speaker Clark challenging President Taft’s tariff remarks during a broader clash over the Payne bill and the Wool schedule. It contrasts debate over timetables, committee work, and the thoroughness of the Underwood Wool bill against Taft’s veto of the Aldrich Smoot package and Payne plan claims.
The piece laments recurring drafting errors in recent Georgia public laws. It cites a Putnam county misassignment to the Seventh Congressional district and an Atlanta city charter bill tied to 1910 1911 date errors that could bar elections. The governor’s signing is questioned amid past missteps while urging remedy by the next legislature.
The article praises New York's cold storage regulation, noting strict labeling of stored goods and consumer notification. It highlights severe penalties for violations and asserts the laws curb price manipulation and the sale of unwholesome food, preventing disease spread. Other states are urged to adopt similar measures.
Educational institutions across Athens Georgia including the University of Georgia State Normal School Lucy Cobb Institute and city schools will open for fall sessions with planned gains in attendance. The University expects over six hundred enrollments with the agricultural department leading a large rise while the State Normal School reports four hundred plus pupils. Rising population and room constraints challenge Superintendent Bond but prospects remain bright for Georgia education and prosperity.
Mrs. Russell Sage donated five thousand dollars to promote robin protection. The piece contrasts Sage’s gift with the fate of William R. Laidlaw, a former Sage clerk who shielded Sage from a bomb, was injured, and died in poverty after years of denied compensation. The author questions priorities, noting Sage’s wealth and lack of aid to Laidlaw.
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