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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
15
A wide collage of political and economic comments features the first south Auto Show in Atlanta looming next week, Taft era satire, tariff jokes, and state finances. Reports mention a $2,000,000 surplus forecast and Georgia officials fearing budget strains despite optimistic treasury projections.
Duval County voters approve a one million dollar bond issue for road-building and extensions, authorized by a three to one vote. Bonds will run thirty years at five percent interest, with up to 250,000 spent per year. The piece urges Georgia counties to imitate Duval's plan and use installment funding for roads.
The Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic official cites western lines’ aggressive nationwide advertising as essential. He argues southern trunk lines cannot rely on circulars and local papers alone, urging proactive campaigns, bureaus, and home seekers promotions to keep people in the south and draw others there.
The death of Associate Justice Rufus W Peckham opens a vacancy in the United States Supreme Court. President Taft will name a successor, likely a Democrat, to maintain the court's political balance. Leading candidates include Luke E Wright Jacob M Dickinson and Horace Lurton. The nation awaits Taft's decisive appointment.
Georgia would gain by fixing its fiscal system as expert accountants recommend. The state now runs with an inadequate working fund, falling behind on obligations for most of the year. A business would fail without proper working capital, and Georgia’s method risks the same fate.
The piece argues Georgia does not maintain a working fund in the treasury and faces cash shortfalls as obligations mature. It urges reform to establish a reasonable balance to meet current expenses promptly, contrasting with federal practices and stressing accountability for the system’s injustice.
A garbled and humorous collage of verses includes lines about racing horses and not being last, hopeful future visions, religious imagery of angels and Eden, social commentary on justice and curiosity, a romance story about overalls, and a humorous note on a sewing girl’s letter.
A Culloden reader argues for trust in Southern railroad conductors over auditors. He contends auditors are transient, unaccountable, and harm passenger welfare, while conductors deserve confidence and better treatment. He cites staffing, pay, and track conditions as public concerns on the Columbus division of the Southern Railway.
Private and public school funding in Minnesota exceeds 6 million annually for K12. Superintendents commend statewide enrollment of about 550000 with 500000 in public schools and 50000 in private or agricultural institutions. The article traces funding sources, teacher training, county superintendents, and notes a shift toward farm-centered education including cooperative industries and university programs.
Fragmentary verse and scrambled lines appear. The text references rose imagery and scattered phrases about truth, kindness, and aging. No clear event, date, or place emerges to form a specific news item.
Brigadier General Mills led sixteen United States army officers through a three day test ride from Tuesday to Thursday ending yesterday afternoon. Every man passed the physical examination and showed fitness. General Mills and Lt. Albert aide de camp departed for New Orleans to welcome President Taft aboard the Mississippi river. The officers praised the pace maker for taking full time to spare mounts, finishing each leg with minutes to spare. No more compulsory riding until fall.
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