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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1914

Page

8

Constitution Advertising and Distribution Details

Carrice reports Atlanta rates 66 cents monthly or 12 cents weekly. Guteide of Atlanta 60 cents monthly or 14 cents weekly. J R Holliday, Constitution Building, advertising manager for out of town territory. Washington Bureau address 1727 S Street NW Me. Corrigan staff correspondent. The Constitution is distributed in New York City by 2 pm next issue day. Stores list Wolting's Newsstands at major Broadway blocks. The Constitution disclaims responsibility for advance payments to non local carriers or agents.

Carrice Atlanta Guteide J. R. Holliday Constitution Building Gole Washington S Street N. W John Corrigan Constitution Wala New York City Wolating Broadway Forty-second Street Times Thirty-eighth Street Twenty-ninth Street

The Screven County Plan Embraced by Georgia County

The Constitution reports Screven county citizens forming a warehousing company to guarantee receipts on stored cotton. J C Qyerstreet acts as trustee and custodian of warehouse receipts, with $5 interest bearing notes due six months from October 1. Banks and merchants accept the receipts, turning cotton into money without external aid.

Screven Georgia J. C. Qyerstreet

Southern Cotton Associations Agree to Acreage Cuts

Conventions in Texas, Mississippi and Alabama push reductions in next year's cotton acreage as essential to solve the current crisis. The editorial backing urges farmers, bankers, and business leaders to accept a much smaller crop, warning that a near-normal cotton volume could wreck the South again next autumn. Harvie Jordan says the south could gain by planting no cotton, while The Constitution notes uncertain European demand may alter outlook. Voluntary reductions are urged to avoid compelled hardship.

Southern Cotton Association Texas Mississippi Alabama South Constitution Harvie Jordan Jordan Europe St. Louis Globe~Democrat Anheuser-Busch Company Red Cross Association Globe-Democrat W. F. Saunders Business Men St. Loula The Brewing Association National Red Cross Association United States C ‘Anheuser-Lusch Brewing Association Edward A. Faust Shrapleigh

Obsolete Type and Costly Vessels Knocked by Submarines

A critical piece notes the destruction of three British cruisers by German submarines in the North Sea. Described as of an almost obsolete type built nearly fourteen years ago, their first cost is not precisely known but would run into several millions, with fourteen years of maintenance added.

North Sea

Abolish Double Sessions With $6,000 Now Urged

The Atlanta board of education says $6,000 will immediately end double sessions and ease school congestion. It asks council to provide the funds at once, declaring the situation a public health and policy crisis and urging a definite Monday pledge to act.

Board of Education Council America Papita San Coune Atlanta

Georgia educator J Q Martin named state supervisor

J Q Martin, former Newton County superintendent, is appointed state supervisor in Georgia education. His reformist methods and discipline focus earned high praise from Newton and neighboring counties, with strong support from Miss Celeste Parrish. The move signals broader statewide initiative and respect for Martin’s educational technique and initiative.

Martin Newton Celeste Parrish

One Thing at a Time and the Clouds of Knowledge

A George Matthew Adams meditation on learning from past and present, urging focus on one well done task, using clouds as a metaphor for changeable knowledge. It extols practical versatility, pushes self organization via inner “Push Buttons,” and asks what one hunts for in life, aiming for lasting value.

Attis

Cotton Currency Solves Screven County Emergency

In Screven County Georgia a local plan uses bonded warehouse certificates as five dollar coin like notes backed by cotton. The system, proposed by W J Walker of Sylvania, redeems in federal currency with 1 percent interest and six month maturity, accepted by banks and many merchants across Screven and nearby counties.

Screven County South Georgia Screven Gibraltar W. J. Walker Cilene and der Even County Bank Sylvania Walker Sereven Consolidated Warehouae Company Syvania House 2 Warehouse Company Atlanta Exchange Tom J. Walker Pha J. C. Overstreet Consolidated Warehouse Company Scraven

Underwriting Plan Seen To Restore U S Foreign Trade

The Holland Letter reports strong backing for an American bank syndicate plan to fund a gold pool of about 150 million dollars to cover foreign obligations and restore normal exchange rates. Banks would pool resources to liquidate debts, boost exports, and revive industrial activity as Britain and other nations recover, with expectations of rapid improvement in American trade and agriculture.

New York City Great Britain New York Federal Reserve Board National Banks Federal Reserve System Fed~eral Reserve Board Japan Russia United States Chile England New York Banks Europe Lord Kitchener South Africa France Holland

When the Rain Came

The corn belt endures drought as dust storms sweep the countryside. A silver cloud brings rain at last, reviving parched fields. A robin and Bob White celebrate the mercy of rain as night falls on renewed land.

Corfi Belt

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