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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1915
Page
7
The text advocates promoting thoroughbred cattle in Georgia by crossing registered bulls with scrub cows to improve beef herds. It argues farmers should receive stock through sponsors, noting Europe’s expected demand for beef next year and beyond, urging investment by public spirited business leaders.
The column laments recurring budget jams across city departments in Atlanta. The writer argues the finance process cripples schools and hospitals, paralyses functions, and risks civic enterprise. Despite all knowing the issues, action remains absent as reform is urged to avert chaos.
A fragment laden with reflections on travel toil and time, interwoven with rural humor and moral stanzas. It mentions restless journeys under sunlit dawns, bitter winds, and the promise of comfort before continuing southward. A telegram from Brooks County Industrial Club proposes a Georgia cattle show at Quitman alongside an animal industry convention.
Rev John R Atkinson praises Miss Doolys Sun days Constitution article on municipal employment relief. He urges universal support for a plan by the Woman's club to cooperate with civil authorities to provide work, stressing no hunger or homelessness while urging citizens to inform the mayor and public servants.
A Nationwide focus on rural credits features Benjamin W. Hunt of Eatonton, former Georgia State Bankers Association president, as he discusses Europe’s land banks, U.S. farmer lending limits, and a conservative rural credit system. The piece cites Hunt’s critique of current laws, political pledges, and the lag of American rural credits behind Europe, with reflections on lawmakers and public policy.
The South Carolina House voted four to one to repeal a law making it a misdemeanor to plant more than one third of last year’s cotton crop. The piece asserts hysteria after the European war led southern states to fearfully overreact. It notes Texas already rejected a similar measure and Georgia balked. A lesson in conservatism is urged as the region recovers from panic and recognizes the economic value of cotton. The piece cites Henry G. Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, stating cotton value rose by about 120 million dollars in three months.
A London bank managing director notes abundant London money and investor reticence in 1915. He remarks war actions boost wartime output in Cotton States, while U S investment flows lag. The second war loan call of 1.76 billion dollars was met, keeping day to day money easy at high rates. January 25, 1915.
Keeping books is a pastime for the careless merchant as the sheriff posts the front deck. The essay notes how large stores incur overhead, depreciation and bad debts, with a sharp eye on how books can mislead. It humorously warns against overreliance on figures and overdrafts while stressing practical business sense.
A Washington Star item quotes an industrious man boasting an alarm clock that honks like a car horn. He explains it works now but doubts its longevity, while it sends him leaping from bed to avoid being run over.
Eatonton Ga. banker Benji W Hunt argues before the United States Senate banking committee that American legislators lag behind European practice in rural credit. He cites land title gaps in Georgia New York banking practices and high interest costs as barriers to farmers obtaining affordable credit and urges fuller federal action.
A fragmentary verse by Walt Mason laments misfortune and illness, noting a druggist’s kindness amid hardship. The speaker reflects on fate, gout distress, and a snowy scene that hints at relief or salvation, though lines cut off mid thought.
The Holland Letter notes vast New York credit facilities underpin rising U S exports to belligerent and neutral nations amid wartime demand. Bethlehem steel, Schwab, and submarine contracts illustrate how limited capacity and government policy shape trade, neutrality rules, and future orders as war continues.
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