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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
4
Washington May 7 The house committee investigating wood pulp and print paper costs heard publishers describe steep price hikes that eroded profits and forced payroll borrowing. C L Knight Akron Beacon Journal and other editors testified contracts rose sharply since 1900 to 1966 with multiple mills, while some witnesses cited scarcity and limited open-market options.
Friends of the Appalachian Forest Reserve push the Lever bill on the House committee on agriculture. The measure envisions a five member commission under the president to study and reserve southern Appalachian and White Mountain lands to aid navigation and conserve watersheds. It would allow state stewardship, private lands may be acquired with legislative consent, profits shared with the state, and a $1.5 million fund to start, with annual appropriations through 1918.
A list of Georgia Court of Appeals judgments affirmed reversed or dismissed across numerous city and superior courts. Entities include Bennett Ware, Sparta Bank, Macon Light Co, Nashville, McRae Phosphate, Bainbridge, Dublin, Albany, Fitzgerald, and Athens figures. Notable names include Judge McDonald, Judge Hodges, Judge Spence, and solicitor generals. The batch covers affirmations of judgments in city courts, reversals of several cases, and a few dismissals, with multiple references to defendant and plaintiff in error designations and trial court judgments.
Washington dispatch argues the House has ceased to be representative under Speaker rule and acts as a dictator. It claims Democrats and President Roosevelt push measures while Republicans block via party discipline, limiting debate and hastening or stalling legislation.
The hearing examined the repeal of the wood pulp and print paper duty as witnesses from The Journal and other papers testified. Chairman Mann questioned if scare tactics were used to frighten publishers, while Mr Noyes said publishers avoided paper manufacture as a separate trade. W W Bailey testified that a price rise is likely as a combination forms, and the committee adjourned to inspect the Hudson River wages by operators before resuming in Washington.
Central Bank and Trust receiver deal to Mrs. Odessia Payne on Edgewood Avenue with quit claim. Woxhutt to Mrs. Fannia Wallace Green for 71,000. Southern Real Halata Company to Edward Grose and Wol Gilbert for West Rainster drive at 410. Bond for title to John XK Geuraner on Westminster drive for 98708. Warrants to secure debt on Foote street valued at 1,000. Lots on Haygood street and Houston street with various sums. Maggie J Trumbo to R F Haney on Alexander street for 1 dollar quit claim. Cemtem Bank and Trust back to Mrs. Maggie Trin de lot on Ormé by quit claim. Clifford P Hammond to Metropolitan Life Insurance for Piedmont Avenue loan deed 9,000.
One hundred acres were bought yesterday by Herbert Green of the Green Coat Company from Fannie Lowry Porter for 15000 dollars. The land lies near Hapeville on the Central of Georgia Railway near the Atlanta and Florida crossing and sold for 160 dollars per acre. Green plans no immediate improvements, bought as an investment. A separate item notes a bill in Washington to erect a Pocahontas memorial at Jamestown, Virginia with 5000 dollars appropriated, to commemorate the first permanent English settlement in the western hemisphere.
Savannah reports from Weyneshorpe Ga claim Wright and Elders were elected to represent the first district at the Republican national convention. The actual selections were Henry Brun Sr a Savannah solicitor and J H Deveaux collector of customs. A large majority approved these choices as the enduring quality in success.
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