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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1908
Page
5
A muddled column cites Taft and Roosevelt contrasts, oil interests, and party rivalries. It notes campaigns, endorsements, and public sentiment, with mentions of Ohio and Columbus figures, Rockefeller biography reception, and a unity claim after a bitter contest.
The Georgia reform movement, once hailed as a purge against railroads, now defends higher freight charges amid court scrutiny. Regulators face renewed pressure as rail lines push for increased rates on many commodities, arguing the current toll remains excessive while protests echo from two years of disputed pricing and public loss.
The Daily States of New Orleans lauds Moe splendid service by collecting about $7 000 for the national democratic campaign and urges Democratic officeholders to contribute. It argues duty and propriety require support to ensure good government and party success nationwide.
A Fitzgerald correspondent pleads for relief from inadequate mail and passenger service on the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic line. The Georgia railroad commission, empowered by law to supervise schedules and ensure connections, could order a 30 minute change to link the Southern and Seaboard trains at Helena, providing the needed remedy.
The revival in Georgia’s lumber industry is a strong sign of overall business rebound after the recent depression. Builders, railroads, and mills resume activity with new projects. a Georgia company reports 85 to 90 percent payrolls and ten hour days as conditions improve. Northern counties see timber land syndicates buying and tram roads and lumber flumes reappearing across hills, hinting at a return to pre reform times.
The Colored National Baptist Association meeting in Lexington Kentucky endorses making dolls that resemble Negro babies arguing it aids psychology and race issues. They reject white dolls as unsuitable and urge manufacturers to supply dolls with typical features at Christmas for Black children.
Georgian counties rally behind Good Roads with convict labor to build and maintain highways. Plans include one mill tax and 700 to 860 convicts on roads. Newton County joins, counties urged to act by February 10. Classification of live and dead counties to be announced by the prison commission.
Readers note an editorial compromise amid rural subscriptions and subplots of frost and fortune. The piece blends verses on Geor gi a pride, seasonal longing, and the cost of newspapers with subscriber tensions and everyday hardships.
A collage of verses and rhymes from varied sources, featuring reflections on a wandering child, the toll of economic hardship, and prayerful meditations. The selection includes “The Rosary” and regional lines from Walker County Messenger and The American Times Recorder, highlighting faith, poverty, and political sentiment.
A literary survey notes Miss Corelli’s Holy Orders as a blunt critique of modern religion and drink culture. It also previews Baron Rosenkrantz's The Magistrate’s Own Case, Rene Bazin’s Redemption, The Spitfire, and Ghost Hunter works, plus literary overviews of Goethe, Panama retrieval, and civic themes.
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