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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1904
Page
11
Curated from a dense era column, this item weaves a mosaic of international finance and politics, mentioning Rockefeller influence on egg markets, Russian policy, and peace efforts. It touches on U S and European stock views, and cultural notes about public figures, diplomacy, and American journalism in a single panoramic escarpment of the era.
The Constitution publishes a letter by BR Harrie of Pineville NC questioning plans to plant for 12 million bales. It argues soil wear, rising labor costs, disease, and the boll weevil limit output, while noting past crops of 10.7 million and potential favorable prices if 12 million bales are grown next season. The piece urges careful expansion with a diversified approach and warns against overreliance on cotton alone.
Democratic congressmen face persistent guidance from independent Republican newspapers. The periodical critics explain what Democrats should do and avoid, demanding extensive research and effort while praising patriotic impulses beyond provincial labels.
The article surveys Chairman Williams view of tariff reform and the need for a revenue tariff while avoiding drastic revisions. It notes his stance on protectionism as morally wrong yet pragmatically uses reciprocal trade to aid reform. It also covers his support for a trans Isthmian canal via Nicaragua or Panama and critiques the Panama shift. The Fulton county grand jury report on loan sharks prompts calls for remedial legislation and a legitimate chattel money system in Atlanta.
The Constitution reports editor Charles R. Pendleton of The Macon Telegraph is ill. The paper honors his long service to Georgia journalism and expresses best wishes for a swift recovery and return to work.
The Darien Gazette notes Joel Chandler Harris, known as Uncle Remus, is again connected with The Atlanta Constitution. Various Georgia papers praise his return, calling him a brilliant journalist and welcome back to the newspaper world.
A columnist at the flunch counter muses on Atlanta restaurant patronage, estimating 6,000 daily regulars and 1,250 daily patrons among 124,000 residents. He argues for flexible Sunday hours, late-night cafes, and nonchurchgoer pleasures, while noting city growth and evolving metro nightlife. Local residents Joe Scully Sr and others are listed as hotel guests.
Poem in six parts detailing a doomed love between Jean and Jennie with sea imagery. speaker laments separation and fate as a command "To the galleys with the slave" echoes across starlit seas, contrasting hopeful memories with grim discipline.
Letters from readers critique a call for planting 12 million bales. R H Harris argues land exhaustion and humus loss limit yields. recommends reducing acreage and rotating crops. Letters from Cartersville and Atlanta praise editorial style and urge republication of earlier pieces by Uncle Remus.
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