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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1914
Page
7
In Atlanta the rate is 55 cents per month or 12 cents per week. Outside Atlanta the rate is 60 cents per month or 1 cent per week. J. R. Holliday, Constitution Building, sole Advertising Manager for all territory outside Atlanta.
A dispatch from Milledgeville notes Baldwin county farmers bought $40,000 less heavy groceries than last year. H G Hastings of Atlanta calls this diversification a vital shift toward local production and export margins. The movement grows across Georgia, with corn and foods in Laurens, pork in Morgan and Brooks counties, and cattle and sheep in the north, aiming to reduce cotton debt and keep cash within the state. Banks and merchants are urged to support diversification for lasting self sufficiency.
The budget committee of the French chamber backs a substantial French representation at the Panama exposition in San Francisco. European participation hinges on the United States stance on canal tolls, with nations likely wary of bargains tied to tolls. The opening of the canal is billed as epochal and the fair as potentially more meaningful than prior world fairs.
The canal will reshuffle trade routes and global influence as Europe shifts from opposition to participation. If Panama tolls are resolved squarely, Europe may join San Francisco in a grand, history making ceremony, seeking fair treatment and broad invitation rather than exclusion.
The Chicago press mourns John L. Lawson famed as the town’s best reporter. The piece outlines virtues of a good reporter including knowledge, accuracy, loyalty, concision, completeness, style, and strong openings and closings. It notes Lawson’s achievement and likens newsroom labor to that of top medical or legal specialists.
The Rabun Gap Industrial School founded by Andrew J. Ritchie shipped 126 cattle to Atlanta, selling for 8500 dollars. The piece argues the Blue Ridge region’s climate and crops support cattle and sheep, urging local youth to build a regional beef, sheep, and hog industry to keep wealth within Georgia and stop exporting millions for necessities.
The piece argues women should pursue practical home economies and outside earnings to avoid becoming mere housebound machines. It highlights kitchen gardens bees poultry and crafts as income avenues while preserving family life, citing French mothers as example. It promotes home-based income and asks how women can make money at home.
A humorous retelling covers Chile as a long narrow country on the Pacific coast. It capers with misstatements about geography, history, and people claiming olive, copper, wheat, and the Irish potato as notable traits, while mentioning Buenos Aires and Peru in a playful, satirical tone.
Dr Jameson, a British colonial figure, led an 1895 raid into the Transvaal from Matjiesfontein to support a rising in Johannesburg. Captured, tried in London for foreign enlistment, he received fifteen months at Holloway. Major Willoughby and others also sentenced. He later served as Rhodesia’s prime minister before returning to London.
A reflective piece urging action and focus on daily tasks. It blends brief musings on rain, life, and purpose with repeated calls to cut grass and push forward. The voice emphasizes keeping routines, sharpening tools, and pursuing success through decisive effort.
J L Garvin argues for a centennial Anglo American peace celebration to include a Lincoln monument in London and a Washington memorial in Westminster Abbey. He credits Washington with unmatched influence on public conscience and urges a bust in Westminster to symbolize the Gettysburg speech's legacy in view of Westminster Abbey.
The Daily Grist reports ex Governor Joe Brown silent on a US Senate bid against Hoke Smith. He cites 135 days until the primary and questions haste by candidates. Governor Slaton’s plans remain unsettled with a likely early week announcement for the Bacon term. Ralph Cochran stands as Brown's potential only opponent unless Brown enters. The piece notes a crowded field for governor and the looming political contest across Georgia.
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