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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1909
Page
10
A city committee recommends setting aside 160000 for three new crematories outside the city, arguing improved sanitation and reduced wagon runs. Ash disposal via local guano factory fertilizes uses ashes as fillers, saving thousands yearly.
The Georgia House approved a $200,000 pension for Confederate veterans or widows, and a $5,000 allocation to fight the cattle tick, with amendments and debate over timing. It also adopted a bill to fund district agricultural and industrial schools at up to $10,000 per school, totaling 129 to 16 in favor.
The retailer offers to create diamond ornaments if their stock lacks the exact piece you want. They can make up designs or sizes and claim their large selection makes this entirely possible.
Greensboro Georgia August 6 One of the largest land deals in this section is the sale of the Richland farms by P F M Furr to J F B Nixon of Jackson county through F C Reid. The farm once owned by Harmond Simms of Atlanta now valued about three times what it sold for five years ago. The land covers roughly 2000 acres and the trade total was about 86000.
Acworth Ga August 6 Special S R Dance a farmer living three miles southwest of Acworth was run over and killed by an extra Louisville and Nashville freight train at eight oclock this morning about a quarter mile from the depot He was deaf and did not hear the whistle for him to get off the track
Rome Ga August 6 Special. All August cotton receipt records were broken with 175 base units received today in Rome. Indications say several hundred more bales will arrive soon as farmers hold for better prices and plan to take advantage of expected price gains.
A choppy senate session considered a resolution to ratify the federal income tax amendment as a special order for Monday. The body passed several local and state measures, including a misdeed bill against boarding house fraud and a public printing reform. The income tax amendment was tabled amid debate, with a substitute offered to refuse ratification.
The Carmichael prohibition bill, far stricter than the current statewide law, passed the Senate by a 2 to 2 vote and awaits the governor’s signature. Locker clubs and near beer establishments are dismantled, Montgomery social clubs closed, and breweries may shut as Mobile reports possible brewery closures and long-standing clubs going dark. The governor is expected to sign Monday as both houses adjourn until then.
The Seabbard line offers a round trip to Richmond and Norfolk for $12 with through sleepers and dining cars, August 1 to 11, two trains daily. Office contact at 88 Peachtree, phones 100. In other items, senate debates electric wire franchises with votes and multiple bills moving through approval, including city charters and municipal reforms across several counties and towns.
The Senate finance committee finished work on the general tax act and will report it for third reading. The panel kept the Alexander prohibition section, struck a five cent per gallon soda tax, and adopted a graduated tax on coca cola and soda fountain syrups. They also amended the dog tax, pushed cider taxes, and added new taxes on machinery and repair items as the session edges toward floor debate.
Debate before the June primary centered on a proposed near beer measure. Opponents argued the section is a business proposition not prohibition. Chairman Reid warned of deficits: $960,000 by 1911 under current projections, rising with pension and common actuaries appropriations. The committee trimmed taxes on locks, loans, soda fountains, and alcohol related duties while adding new sections taxing mowing machinery and auto dealers.
Local showers are forecast for Atlanta and vicinity with partly cloudy skies and additional showers statewide. Rainfall has reached .86 inches, and officials expect that total to rise with Saturday’s forecast. Atlantans remain focused on the ongoing rain increase.
A garbled weather note describes rising heat and humidity, noting the day as difficult for infants. A character named the Gopher speaks of a friend who has just become a father, joking that the infant is exceptionally plastic. The passage mocks the harsh conditions and contrasts it with personal milestones.
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