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BOOST FOR
THE
TROUP FAIR
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VOL 73.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
PREPARE YOUR
DISPLAY
FOR THE FAIR
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 30. 1914.FIVE CENTS A COPY.
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NUMBER 2.
Troup County Fair Opens Next
, November 3rd
FAIR GROUNDS
IN READINESS
Display Buildings
Open at 9 A. M.
Tbs Woman’s Building Has Been
Placed in Charge of Mrs. W. A.
Holmes. Committees Appoint
ed and Now at Work.
Only four days now—and one of
those Sunday—until the opening of
the big Troup County Fair, and things
are beginning to hum. The whole
town and county are catching the in
fection of the festival spirit. Many
of the stores are already bedecked in
gay bunting; the Indies, the farmers,
poultry fanciers and owners of blood
ed live stock throughout the county
are getting ready to compete for the
liberal cash prizes offered . And the
people generally are looking forward
to opening day next Tuesday, when
there will begin a season of delight
ful and wholesome recreation closing
Saturday night, November 7. There
is nothing like a County Fair for
bringing the people together for
mutual benefit, for stimulating coun
tv pride, interest in improved me
thods, and for providing clean, whole
some diversion.
Some people said a County Fair
could not be held this year on account
of the low price of cotton, but the
patriotic and far-seeing live wires of
the Fair Committee contended that it
could be done, and that now is the
time of all times when it is needed
most for what it will moan as a
Stimulus to diversification. He it
known that in furtherance of this
idea cotton is. for the time being,
taboo. No prizes are offered on this
alone of all farm products, but there
are liberal first and second prizes on
such products as corn, wheat, oats,
rye, barley, peas, hay, alfalfa, sor
ghum and other products of field and
garden.
Fine Free Features.
The Fair management has been
particularly liberal in providing a
number of expensive and interesting
free attractions. Among these may
be mentioned the high trapese act,
taking place twice daily at 4 p. m.
and 8 p. m.
Then there will be a wonderful high
diving act, in which a beautiful lady
will dive from a 60 foot ladder into
a small tank of water. This act will
be given twice a day, at 2:30 in the
afternoon and at 10 o’clock at night.
(Think of diving into that cold wa
ter.)
Another great feature will be the
balloon ascension every day. While
every one has seen such performanc
es, they will always hold a thrilling
interest, so great are the risks and
so attractive is the spectacle of the
performer while ascending to the
clouds; then the cutting loose and the
interval of tense breathlessness un
til the -parachute opens and the dar
ing aeronaut is safely on the return
journey .to good old Mother Earth.
Last, hut perhaps best and most
intereating far many who have never
seen' a*performance of this kind, will
be 'the ostrich races. A couple of
these big birds will race against each
other and will be pitted in a grand
speed contest with some of the fas
test of the horses that will be
brought here for the racing events.
The ostrich races will take place each
afternoon of the five days.
The Midway.
The Krause Greater Shows have
been granted the midway concession,
and will present about twelve good
shows as well as the usual array of
concessions, Such as doll, cane and
knife racks, and all of the accompany
ing features without which no fair
would be complete. The Krause
Shows come highly recommended
from other Georgia cities in which
they have appeared, and the Fair
management believes that the Mid
way will be far superior to that of
last year.
New Building For Farm Products.
Through co-operation of the Couu-
tjr Commissioners and the Fair Com
mittee, an immense new building, size
48 by 80 feet, has been erected to be
nsed exclusively for the exhibition of
fttWr prednets. The Inrihfing has
been completed and exhibits are be
ing placed. This will unquestionably
be one of the most interesting fea
tures of the Fair.
The Woman’s Building.
The large two-story building used
last year for a variety of purposes,
" ' —ar is given over to exhibits of
Fair Products Are
Already Arriving
Mr. R. C. Key, one of the fair of
ficials has already succeeded in get
ting enough samples of foodstuffs to
make a nice window display at
Truitt’s corner. The window is
crowded to overflowing with pump-
kinds, ca&haws, corn, sugar cane, rad
ish, apples and pecans.
One of the largest pumpkins seen
in this county in a long time is the
center of attraction and is a con
tribution of little Master Bardell
Wadsworth. This mammoth product
has a rich yellow color and iB of the
squatty variety. It will weigh about
seventy pounds and is about seventy-
five inches in circumference.
Fine specimens of sugar cane have
been furnished by Messrs. N. R.
Adamson and John Patillo.
A seventy-nine pound cashaw has
been brought by Mr. Bob Mills from
Woodland and is certainly well worth
your attention. A graceful green
and white striped crooked-neck ca-
shaw has been furnished by Mr. N. R.
Adamson.
While in Barnesville the first of
this week Mr. R. C. Key secured a
nice display of pecans from the yard
of Mrs. Charles Lester.
A large winter radish about the
size of a quart bottle represents the
garden of Mr. J. G. Truitt.
Mr. Cornelius Mnrchman, better
known as Mr. “Corn" Mnrchman ha's
added much to the display by a few
samples of his Arkansas Black ap
ples which he is raising in his orchard
near LaGrange. They look much
finer than the northern apples which
are shipped here. A large apple
which was grown in Fort Worth,
Texas has been placed on display in
the window by Mr. Charlie Beasley.
You Are Cordially Invited to Visit
the Booth of
The LaGrange Reporter
at the Fair
Exhibits of interest to every man, woman and child in Troup
County.
Literature of timely interest and information for frefe distribu
tion. •
Comfort features which will be welcome to the .tired sightseer,
and to which he or she will be most welcome.
COME TO SEE US.
Ground Floor of Woman’s Building, Near East Entrance.
REMODELING OF HANDSOME
BUILDING NEARS COMPLETION
RESOLUTIONS OF
THANKS ADOPTED
Episcopal Delegates Given Delightful
Time in LaGrange.
In a letter to the editor, Rev. Henry
D. Phillips speaks most enthusiasti
cally of the hospitable reception giv
en the delegates to the Fourth Annual
Diocesan. Conference which met at
I^aGirange last Monday and Tuesday.
LaGrange people responded to the oc
casion with fine accord. The visitors
were given a lasting impression of
the truly Southern hospitality which
seems to find the highest exemplifica
tion in the city of Elms and Roses.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the conference.
“Resolved 1st. That the conference
does hereby express sincere apprecia
tion of the splfhdid hospitality ex
tended by the three mills, Unity Cot
ton Mill, Elm City Cotton Mills and
the Spinning Mill; that their ap
preciation be also expressed to the
pastor, stewards and congregation of
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
for the courtesies shown the confer
ence and that the citizens of La
Grange be thanked for their hearty
welcome.
Resolved 2nd. That the conference
most heartily commend and co-op-
perate in the great work done in this
community, under the direction of the
Rev. Henry D. Phillips.”
woman’s handicraft. Here will be
shown the attractive displays of
needlework, products of the pantry
and kitchen, art work and flowers and
plants. The Woman’s Club has se
cured the restaurant privilege and
will have a restaurant in this build
ing where delicious food will be serv
ed at reasonable prices and the pro
ceeds will be applied to the building
fund.
Sheltered Stock Pens.
Another improvement made since
last year was the building of a long
row of covered stock pens for the
exhibits of cattle, hogs, sheep, goats,
etc. ■
The Poultry Building.
The poultry building will fie Ailed
with interesting exhibits of poultry
erf every kind, front the good old-
fashioned “dominecker’* to the aris
tocrats of every known species.
The Races.
There will be horse racing every
day of the Fair.. A total ,of 8660.00
in cash prizes is offered ana these
liberal purses have attracted some
unusually fine stock. The track will
be put in perfect condition and no
doubt some good records will be
made. The large grand stand is ad-
(Continued on East Page).
I Extensive remodeling of the build-
! ing of the Bradlield Drug Companj
on the east side of Main Street is
j progressing rapidly under the direc-
! tion of Mr. H. W. Caldwell, the con
tractor. When completed it will be
one of the most attractive business
buildings in the city, and will add
greatly to the facilities of the Brad-
field Drug Company, who will occupy
it themselves with an additional re
tail store superbly fitted up in the
store next to Kress’, and will move
their entire wholesale department and
general offices to the adjoining store
and basement under both store rooms,
j The building, which is 60 by 130
feet, two stories and basement, is
being made almost entirely new
- throughout. The front and rear walls
on the ground floor were torn out and
rebuilt in modem style, with the
maximum of openings for light and
, ventilation. Nfew ceilings and floors
are being put in, the fronts will be
of modern and attractive design, negr
fixtures throughout will be installed,'
. and in short this enterprising and
popular company is evidently provid
ing a home for their business which
will be in keeping with the most mod
ern standards of merchandising ser
vice.
1 The retail store will have an at
tractive metal ceiling and will be fit-
ted„with beautiful mahogany fixtures
which are being made by the Krueger
Manufacturing Company of Atlanta,.
A handsome new soda fount of spec-
I ial design will be placed in the center.
I In the rear there will be a perfectly
lighted and equipped prescription
! room.
I The adjoining store will be occupied
, in front by the general offices,
through which will be handled all
departments of the business, which
will ,embrace two retail establish
ments in the busineffs portion, the
branch stores in South LaGrange and
East LaGrange, and the immense
wholesale department.
The general offices will connect
directly with the large space behind,
which will be given up to storage of
cartons and smaller packages., The
entire basement beneath both store
vrooms has been excavated and a con
crete floor laid which will connect
with the upstairs wholesale room
■ both by a broad stairway and an
elevator. The basement will be used
for solid packages and goods of more
bulky nature in the wholesale depart
ment. ,
On the second floor there has been
arranged six suites of offices, two
rooms each, for physicians. This was
accomplished by extending the se
cond-story portion 28 feet further ov
er the lower floors. AH of the of
fices have outside ventilation and a
new skylight let into the roof over
the corridor makes them practically
perfect as to lighting. Each office
will be fitted with electricity, gas and
'running, water and there will be a
toilet room'cat the. south end of the
hallway.
The Bradftold Drug Company arc
to be congratulated upon their cour
age in going forward with such splen
did preparations for growth in busi
ness at a time when so many people
in all lines are marking time. Theirs
is a fine demonstration of faith in the
future of LaGrange which will sure
ly win its deserved reward in an
even more rapid growth of business.
To Open Up
Grocery, Store
Mess/s. J. M. Johnson and Eugene
Spearman will open up a grocery-
business next Monday on Main street,
at the stand where Mr. Johnson now
operates his meat market. They will
continue to carry a full line of the
best meats as has been the'custom of
Mr. Johnson, in connection with their
grocery business.
The store has recently been repair
ed and enlarged and there is now
ample room for a large line of fancy
groceries in the front part of the
store and a first-clasB market in the
back.
Mr. Johnson is a fine business man
and Mr. Spearman, who has been
connected with the grocery business
( for a number of years is a popular
young man and acquainted with every
! phase of the business. Success awaits
I this business.
Clock Runs 74 Yrs.;
Keeps Good Time
While in LaGfraiige Wednesday, Mr.
N. It. Adamson, one of Troup’s mofit
prosperous farmers, said to A small
crowd at Truitt’s corner:
“I guess that I have a relic that-id
a source of more prideto me Hum
anything that I own. It" is a dock;
I don’t know exactly how old it really
is, but I remember hearing my father
say that he bought it' in Savannah
when my sister Was a baby and if
she had lived until now she would
have been seventy-four years old.
•This old clock was bought before we
had any trains and was hauled to
Heard county from Savannah in a
wagon.”
Mr. Adamson stated further that
inot a single part of the clock had
Mrs. M. G. Buck
Passes Away
Mrs. M. G. Buck died early Thurs^
day morning after an illness of only
three days. Her death was the re
sult of injuries received in her child
hood when she was dangerously hurt
by a maddened cow, receiving injuries
from both the horns and feet of the
animal. Several times since she has
been in this city she has been sick
as a result of these injuries.
Mrs. Buck waB born in Frankfort.
Germany, and had lived in LaGrange
only three or four years. . The peo
ple here who knew this kind lady were
her friends and they extend their
sympathy to the bereaved family.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, Mr. M. G;. Buck, one son in
Arkansas and three daughters, Mrs.
Leo Guthman of Thomaston and
Misses Katherine and Esther Buck of
LaGrange.
In accordance with a request of the
deceased the remains were carried
on the noon train to Atlanta for in
terment there.
iever been broken and that only a
very small amount had. been spent
on repairs on the old welte: 1 It; keeps
good time and the original coat of
paint still adorns it. The name Ely
.Terry is stamped on the face of the
clock and when wound up ' weights
cause the hands to make thfhr repo*-
Jar rounds on scheduled rime.
, Mr. R. C. Key, who was. in the
icrowd could not refrain from saying!
“It runs by weights but it Meyer waits
to run.” • ■ j :K-s* i
Mr. Adamson will be j-eniembered
as the successful pnmpkin grower;
two years ago raising a vine between
eighty and ninety feet long, a portion
of which by actual measurement grew
at the rate of an Inch per hour at
least Mr. Bob Key skid do. ' ; : ' r 1
"LaGrange Spirit"
Is Far-Famed
(Never did a committee meet more
cordial welcome than that of the
“Students’ Volunteer League" in
their quest for homes. With her
wonted hospitality, LaGrange' is open
ing wide her doors and assuming re
sponsibility for the two hundred
strangers who will be her guests next
week, from the 6th to the 8th inclu
sive,
Practically every one in oui little
city will be offering the “glad hand”
to the student volunteers and the
distinguished men and women who
will accompany them.
The LiiGrange Spirit is as far-
famed as that of Atlanta and La
Grange, like Atlanta," realizes the
commercial value of a great conven
tion like this as an advertising med
ium. Every visitor will * go away to
tell the good news of our prosperity,
our civic pride, and our marvelous
location, both from the standpoint of
beauty and industrial possibilities.
Because of her progressive spirit,
because of her innate hospitality, be
cause she is keenly alive to the op
portunities afforded by this incom
ing .of such a host .of Godly men and
women,^ her citizens are shoulder to
shoulder in their preparations to ac
cord our visitors a warm welcome and
literally “turn over the city” to thorn.
Plans are on foot by which the
young men of the city hope to give
the entire convention an automobile
ride, pn Saturday afternoon. While
nothing like enough cars have as yet
been secured, the committee on en
tertainment have no fears for the out
come of the feature of our hospital
ity. Few places of the size of La
Grange can boast so many or us hand
some cars, and no people were ever
•more generous in sharing their com
forts.
WILL REDUCE
COTTON ACREAGE
At . Largely Attended Mass Meeting,
Many Valuable Ideas Brought Out
That the sturdy farmers of Troup
county possess both the ability to see
clearly and the courage to act in an
emergency was demonstrated at the
mass meeting held at thd court house
last Saturday phrstant to a proclama
tion of Governor Slaton. Following
an extend^ discussion in which far
mers and business men from all over
the county contributed, bringing out
many valuable ideas, u resolution was
adopted under which it was agreed
to restrict the acreage to be planted
in cotton next year to not more than
ten acres to the plow, the remainder
of the lands to be devoted to the pro
duction of foodstuffs and feedstuffs.
The,, meeting was called to order by i
Judge'Henry Woodyard, Ordinary of
Troup county, who briefly explained
the object and called for nominations
for the permanent officers of the
meeting. Judge F. M. Longley and
J. A. Peiry were appointed as Chair
man and secretary respectively.
Judge LonglCy immediately got
down to business in an eloquent and
stirring address in which he set forth
the grave conditions for Southern
farming and business interests creat
ed by the European War and dosing
of normal outlets for nearly two-
thirds of the cotton crop. He stirred
the audience to a high pitch of en
thusiasm by a reference to the man
ner in which the heroes of the 00’s
had borne the far greater burdens of
the war and the trying period of re
construction which followed. Judge
Longley- stressed the fact that all
hope of Governmental aid was past,
despite the earnest and creditable en
deavors of the Southern members in
congress and the senate, and stated
that the situation had resolved itself
into one where the united and pa
triotic co-operation of the Southern
people was all that was left to avert
far greater disaster. Me stressed
especially the necessity for a heavy
reduction in next year's cotton acre
age, pointing out that if another crop
of even,.moderate size should be ad
ded to, t;&e large surplus from the
present crop it would reeult in a much
lower. price : for cotton and mean
greater hardships than are being ex
perienced now.
Judge Jamgley -then announced that
.he inpl*H ti «uggest,.lnit that he
would defer doing so until .opportun
ity had been givqn far a,. fpIF discus
sion, which was . invited. Among
those whp made interesting to 1
were .tfncle Rufus Smith, the venei-
able- president of I.a Grange College,
Mr. J. j. Short, of the Rough Edge
district, Messrs, E. B, Clark, R. J.
Guinn, Tobe Henderson, J. T. Patillo,
(Continued -ton -Last Page)
CHARTER FOR
$500,00(1 MILL
Hillside Cotton Mills
Will Be Name
Messrs. Fuller E. Callaway, C. V
Truitt, S. Y. Austin and Roy
Dallis Will Take Active Part in
the Management.
The “Hillside Cotton Mills" will be
the name of the big half-million dol
lar cotton mill to be built in or near
LaGrange, organization of which was
begun a few weeks ago. The adver
tisement of petition for chkrter ap
pears in this issue, and the petition
ers for incorporation include a large
number of the most successful busi
ness men and farmers of this section
as well as a number of wealthy capi
talists of the East. Among those who
will be most active in the manage
ment are, Messrs, fuller E. Callaway.
C. V. Truitt, S. Y. Austin and Roy
Dallis.
The mill will form thg sixth in the
chain of successful cotton mills
operated by virtually the same inter
ests, composed of the Unity/ Elm
City and Unity Spinning Mill*, of La
Grange, the Manchester Cotton Mills
of Manchester, and the Milstead
Manufacturing Co. near Conyers. It
will be LaGrange’s eighth cotton
mill, and will prove a valuable ad
dition to the industrial strength of
the community and section, through
the large nTnount of cotton which it
will consume and the enormous sums
which it will disburse in pay rolls and
dividends. That it will pay hand-
some dividends scerriR a foregone
conclusion in view of the marked suc
cess with which the same manage
ment have operated the other mills
under their charge.
JS. gratifying feature of the new
enterprise is the number of prog-.
ressive farmers of the county and sec- ’
tion who will be stockholders, thus
sharing in the profits of the manu
facturing processes through which
the cotton is made to bring back to
the South more than double the
amount that would otherwise be re
ceived for the cotton in the bale.
Another noteworthy fact is that Mr.
'Park A. Dallis, a former LaGrange
'boy, has been employed as the mill
'architect and engineer. Mr. Dallis
prepared the plans for the Unity
Spinaing Mills, which is considered
one of the best mill plants in La
Grange. ,,
It is probable that the allotments
of stock will be made in the next few
.days and the first installment of 10
per cent called for payment the mid
dle or latter nart of November. The
'remainder will be called • in install
ments as the work progresses.
Stock Over-Subscribed.
One of the surprises of the enter
prise is that the stock has been lar
gely over-subscribed, and it will be
'necessary to disappoint some of the
applicants in whole or in part. Pre
ference will be given to local sub
scribers, however, and probably more
than four-fifths of the ownership will
be held among homefolks. The large
ownership of LaGrange people in its
successful cotton mills is a factor of
great advantage over some of the
other Southern cities whose mills are
owned by ahd whose dividends go to
capitalists of other sections.
The Reporter takes this occasion to
compliment the organizers of this
splendid enterprise unon their in
itiative and daring. Unquestionably
it is a most favorable time to build
for any one who can command the
capital, ias the prices of all material
and machinery will drop to the lowest
point during the depression. This
latest stroke of enterprise on the ‘part
of Mr. Callaway, and his associates
Strikingly illustrates the value _ and
effectiveness of-co-operation. Neither
of the .several gentlemen named in
the petition could undertake alone an
enterprise of this magnitude, but
through confidence in the ability of j
the organizers the necessary capital
is mobilized and made eflTectii^ in the
creation of ,, new wealth... Ttwe gne-..
over ,300 stockholders in the, iMfi® mil). ,
the subscriptions ranging 1 frpm r ,«$10O
to $60,000, and largely compose* of
shareholders in the other mills em
braced in this organization,
1‘he location of the new mill ha«
not been decided, but it will; probably
be built south of LaGrange and'near
the Unjty r .,Elm; City and Unitfj Sl>mt -
ning Mills. .il l-