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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1903
Page
9
Atlanta reports a 11 percent rise in first class mail as 145000 pieces were mailed in a single day. Postal receipts for last month hit 45402.75 dollars, the highest ever, signaling rapid growth and a dire need for more room and staff to prevent delays.
The article analyzes Germany's new protective tariff, noting its potential to curb American imports. Consul General Mason explains how treaty negotiations will shape operative dates over 12 to 18 months, with U S concessions likely under reciprocity. Key schedules cover cereals meats and domestic animals, showing new minimum duties.
The article analyzes Germanys new tariff schedule affecting grains meats horses fruit and shoes and its impact on US exports and potential treaty outcomes. It discusses the potential election of a new reichstag in June and the politics of reciprocity treaties, agrarian interests, and industrial aims shaping US Germany trade relations. It also critiques Senator Hanna and political trust issues amid Roosevelt era debates.
The piece mocks Hanna and Warwick as potential 1904 presidential rivals amid labor capital clashes. It portrays Hanna as calculating a Warwick-like bid and criticizes trusts using Christian Science metaphors to dismiss public suspicion.
The article argues for active forest conservation in Georgia stressing state responsibility, forestry education, and prudent timber management. It cites federal guidance, irrigation impacts, and the need for self supporting forest reserves that yield revenue while promoting rapid young growth and sustained timber supply. It praises Arbor Day and urges a proactive state forestry department.
A long excerpt from The Wiregrass Blade and Weekly News blends poetry and prose from Georgia sources. It includes nostalgic verses on life and travel, brief social notes about local figures, and snippets praising perseverance, with several quoted lines and mentions of Savannah for readers in Emanuel and Tattnall counties.
The DeKalb county election yesterday ratified the legislative act creating a county commissioners board. Five commissioners were chosen: J. W. McClelland Stone Mountain W. W. Lively Decatur T. J. Flake Panthersville G. T. Hopkins Tucker and G. W. Guinn Lithonia. Contests occurred in two or three districts and voting was lively yet orderly. If ratification had failed, commissioners would not have been seated.
A fragment from a street corner scene contrasts the spread of Sunday Constitution editions with reader habits. It notes busy urban crowds, the rise of large papers, and debates on editorial pages versus authorial name recognition, predicting future dictates of journalism.
Nine officers of the military government were reappointed by Governor Terrell with no exams while others face tests within 60 to 90 days. A list includes Col Ohear inspector general, Col Gardner Chear, Lt Nash, Maj Trenchlem Hapkine, Col West, Lt Col Silverman, Col Wesloski, Col Napier, Col Taylor Cann, and Maj Burford. A Georgia Supreme Court verbal ruling in Sloan v. State references the Interstate Commerce Act. W J Oliver brought sixty head of hogs to Atlanta for sale and urges Georgia farmers to raise meat. The state railroad commission will meet Friday to consider seaboard rate reductions. Pension warrants were not drawn yesterday. Secretary Witch and Secretary Blackburn active. State Cook receives a gifted cigar holder from a schoolgirl. A chewing-gum vending device led to discussion of slot machine legality. The parole docket grows with more than forty pardon applications pending. Hon W H Ennis sought pardons in prison matters.
Wallace Putnam Reed argues that journalists rarely achieve lasting fame. He contends most writers become better known as lawyers or judges, while business leaders and industrial captains gain enduring credit. To secure true status, a writer must master finance, industry, politics, or war and be practical in affairs.
Deputy City Clerk Charles B. Adams reports Atlanta’s general business licenses rose by 617.03 dollars in January 1903 compared with January 1902, with insurance commission returns up by 6741.05 dollars. These two items form the main part of the increase cited in the statement.
Washington February 2 The sub committee on naval affairs began preparing a report on the Lessler bribery charges. After a morning discussion an adjournment was taken to draft findings and reconvene at 4 p m. A second session closed without agreement and another meeting is planned for tomorrow.
Well known Atlantan Dr J R Dykes brother of Professor W F Dykes of Boys High has been commissioned as a United States Navy surgeon with the rank of lieutenant and is awaiting orders from the Navy department.
The article notes Dr Dykes recently carted in Atlanta and training at the University of Virginia. After two years in New York hospitals and further study in London, he prepares to begin work with strong local support and high expectations for his future.
General Superintendent Brooks and other Western Union leaders arrived in Atlanta from Macon aboard a special train car to inspect operations here. The party includes C. H. Bristol and G. H. Fearons with senior staff, traveling to Memphis and then New Orleans to review the company’s condition.
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