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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1910
Page
10
A dated 1910 notice from the Constitution Publishing Co Atlanta outlines subscription options and distribution details. It also includes Washington Bureau staff, hotel delivery notes, and promotional remarks flanked by a sprawling column of political commentary about presidents trusts and insurgents with satirical snatches referencing Taft Roosevelt and Gaynor.
A fiery call urges Hutton’s county commissioners to curb reckless driving in Atlanta. The author demands expanded police presence and stricter speed enforcement, arguing that doubling the force and stationing officers every hundred yards could fund itself through fines and restore public safety on Peachtree Road.
A Georgia milling industry informant claims widespread flour bleaching and adulteration defying state and federal laws. He asserts old grain and doped flour flood markets, harming consumers while honest mills lose on price. He calls for immediate, thorough state and federal inspections.
A public debate centers on whether railroads are overpaid by the government for mail transport versus express companies. President Peters challenges The Constitution’s call for inquiry, arguing that the 25 cent minimum package rate used for mail may not reflect railroad charges to freight handlers. The piece stresses assessing if government payments align with private shipping costs and if inquiry could save money.
The article lauds aggressive railroad advertising campaigns across the South and West. It highlights the Full Line railroad from Hewkineville to Blacksburg and EB. B. Crow's testimony on low-cost campaigns that draw American families to Georgia farmland. It notes steady inquiries from across the United States and urges Southern lines to imitate northern exploitation tactics to stop the migration to Canada.
Fragmentary wires quote a discussion on wealth and facilities multiplying, urging managers to paste Mr Crowell's interview across great southern systems. The piece likens minnows leading the band while whales sleep, highlighting contrasting progress and neglect.
A lengthy column argues that manipulation by Northern and British spot and spinning interests has driven cotton prices down sharply. It cites heartless traders and a conspiracy to beat cotton prices to suit buyers, urging farmers to hold acreage steady and diversify to counter the price collapse.
A collage of rustic humor and regional dialect sketches from Georgia. The traveler recalls a rough first day with an airship mishap, wild beasts, a hurricane joke, and winter skating in Dixie. Humorous vignettes include a plumber’s bills, an earthquake belt quest, and a quip about an empty demijohn.
New York Central after a season’s trial returns to coal as the economical fuel. Howard Ingersoll, assistant to the general manager, cites Mexican and southwestern conditions as reasons oil fails in cold weather and plans switch back for winter. Also reports two men held for trial on a New Year’s Day murder in St Augustine.
The Comptroller General has engaged Alonzo Richardson & Co of Atlanta to examine about a dozen Georgia industrial or weekly payment companies. The study checks compliance with a new law requiring a cash reserve of 1.50 for each insurance policy. Richardson has begun the investigation. Also note: Rome waiter bank commission authorized anew with $100,000 capital.
A Georgia mill representative denounces artificially bleached flour as defrauding consumers and harming households. He cites nitrite content and pink coloration tests, urges universal law enforcement, and warns of penalties for dealers and mills. He argues bleaching masks cheap, inferior wheat and tricks grocers and the public.
F B Crowell of the Gulf Line says western methods adapt to Georgia territory. An advertisement targets farmers to settle along line from Hawkinsville to Blacksburg, highlighting easy terms and fertile soil. He notes twelve northern farmers placed in two months and rising inquiries as southern railroads lag in development.
Readers discuss postal funding and railroad mail transport costs with Ralph Peters asserting overcharges and comparing express rates. Other letters praise Charles Nelson Crittenton’s charity and endorse Pinchot Brown for president and vice president, urging a reform platform.
The article quotes The Atlanta Constitution criticizing a ruler for adjusting a bandage over her eyes and meting equal punishment to all who came before her, regardless of crime or the individual criminal.
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