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SHEPARD* M S *** g g g m g ON ALLEY BACK OF COCA COLA PLANT ROUNTREE TALKS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF Restoration of the farms to * level of production they attained fore the coining of the boll ini development of some plan whreby towns and cities southeastern Georgia can simple supplies of electric power industrial purposes are the two ing needs of that section of the >n the opinion of Charles 1). tree, editor of the Wrightsville 'iglit. President of the Georgiu Press association and one of leading newspaper men in in an interview for “The Week.” Mr. Rountree said the towns fit it-* of this section of the huve reached the parting of the >it progress and stagnation. He something must be done to the conditions he points out or there is little hope of that part the state reaching the level of £ .4 i l s ■1*;, ’V7 r r '<-x % g:-. ■ A v f rf-; ; M f.fi .... A y*' the sense of sight is universally regarded as the most precious of all, and for that reason should be most c* refuily guarded and protect¬ ed. Any impairment should be looked after without delay. EYES EvAMlNED GLASSES FITTED MACON OPTICAL CO. J. N. Kalish F. H. Johnson 468 Cherry St. Macon, Ga. velopment and expansion that is just ified by its great natural resources and its high grade farming lands unusual producing power. “We've got to get more production our farm lands, we must make farm life more attractive and we must 1 get ample supplies of electric j here to serve the new 'which must be brought here to nient the agricultural wealth j duced annually,” debating he said. “There is no use in such questions any longer. The time for action has come. I have been reading the in The Week and heartily Commend them both for their unselfish spirit and for the good sound common sense they contain. The work of The Week is right in line with a program for a better and bigger Georgia; and a better and bigger Georgia will not come until all get in behind the pro grams for improvement outlined by the editors of Georgia in these inter views.” “I’ve reached the point where 1 don’t give a rap for the wails cf coy “oration baiters and calamity hoy! tis,” he continued. “I’ve got to the point where I am ready to welcome • - Stop at The ROBERT Finest,Hotel FULTON yttlantaa 300 ROOMS—300 BATHS Circulating Ice Water Servidore Service In Each Room 0 &\i* Equipped with Shur-Re.t lnner .pring Mattre.»e«—the most com¬ 5;!!^ fortable bedt in the world. s !!«<; h Ill Convenient $2.00—$2.50—$3.00 Downtown Location Rooms Other Hotels operated by Baron & Wilson Interests: MECKLENBURG HOTEL Charlott*. N. C. HILLMAN HOTEL Birrainffhxm. A I*. EXCHANGE HOTEL Mont*om<*ry. Ala. ^ HOTEL Auguita. Ga. 1 Luckie and Cone St». TERMINAL HARRY F. ZOBEL Mp. C THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, CA.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2*. IMS. any corporation or any capital that will come to Georgia and spend its money in developing this state in i preference to the development of er states. Right now the crying of my town, Wrightsville, is more electrical power. We have a small municipally owned light plant which in no way gives us the adequate service needed to run big industries, if We were fortunate enough to bring such industries here. 1 can’t ; even get enough power to operate a linotype machine by electricity. | operate such a machine with a gaso line engine is unsatisfactory, hence ' I have to send my copy to Sanders ! ville where it is put into type. The !fame is true of anv other machinery j which needs electricity. V. must get !clcotmc power in Wrightsville and in r.t! the small towns of thii section He •'ere we ms one single step up ward in im. -trial progress and we should all join hands now in getting this electricity. I don’ t care who makes the electricity or where they get the newer ins so they are able -p give the towns and cities of South¬ eastern Georgia the power needed to operate big industries. Mr. Rountree said that the com j nff 0 f electric power will enable the small towns to obtain many new in dustries which can be operated sue cessfully in this part of the state and winch can find a ready market for their products at their very doors, “Industrial development for the small towns is what we need to aug mont our frrming activities,” he c -n tjnue{ ] ..if we v, Hr | -j-o-i, two to ten factories iperating Wrightsvi!.-, for instance, O e payrolls would stabilize conditions and, added to the wealth produced \y our farm*. W«,UM large conditions 'here manually for bate.. ’ he same is true of all toe towns and cities Southeastern Georgia, stretched from Clear across the state to the line. “We have rocking easily accepting our situation ly. The thing for u to do to f(Ul an( j the thing- we want must have. We want this power velopment. To get it we must encouragement .support and a 'ion to the men who can give US power, no matter who they are. ( ] on > t ,, are a fj ff f„ r knocking rations so long as these operate in Georgia, pend their ey in Georgia development and their capital to this state for enment. Corporations are '’O 1 croups of human beings and man beings appreciate merit, of their efforts more anvthing else. tt Mr. Rountree said the problem restoring the farms to their nroducing power is one of moment in his part of the state. “We have preached fnr years and - ears and I believe are getting ready to enjoy the of this work,” he said. “Recently have added one great crop to Geor gia’s list. This is the tobacco crop from information I have the soil in southeastern Georgia better adapted to the successful tore of tobacco than is he soil of Carolinas and Virgina. It is soil as f;>r as tobacco is and capable of producing the est grades of tobacco. We are great development in tobacco in this entire section and this '.’ill go a olng way toward putting farms closer to their old point (fi production. Growth of peanuts, far fane, corn, beans, peas and er legumes is being promoted i the efforts of -ounty and agents ■ er workers and when this course : j carried to its fullest extent thou I be great increases in the cash ceived each year for farm [Cattle raising, dairying and hi!! h(»lp in restoring our farirs. “When we bring back the to their old state of prosperity i (j jj ()Ur jj tt j 0 t owns anc j cities numerous thriving industries j ng f rom t he smallest factories t J biggest industrial plants we ' have a wonderful tale to toll ; u or ] ( ] j am confident that this t j OM 0 f t h e south is faring one of cu > a test periods of growth in history, provided the proper kind public sentiment is developed to this growth. We can’t grow if are K;> j nfr ( 0 s jt around mi the ( .,. an( j > cuss our i uc k' all the time, “These factories are not here, these industries are not here and this etetcrie power will h e brought here unless we get anc ] show the people whose niakes the operation of such tries possible that we are ready and ST. ANDREW S CHURCH EPISCOPAL Rev. E. J. Saywell, Pastor. I Holy Communion 7:30 A. M. ( hurch School b :30 A. I Holy Communion 11:00 A. M. Y. P. S. L. 6:00 P. M. Evening Prayer 7:00 P. M All are invited to attend. stings’Free Flower Seeds/ Hastings’ is giving away Absolutel) Free, 5 Seed Packets of Beautifu Flowers to each 1925 customer. Hast mgs’ beautiful, hew 112-page. 192t Catalog shows these flowers In full natural colors The front cover pic ures the great Stone Mountain Confed erate Memorial This Big Seed Book is the Standard Planting Guide, with valuable culturt directions and accurate description! of all kinds of seeds, plants anc bulbs. It has over 250 pictures frorr actual photographs and is bigger anc better than ever. Brim-full of informa tion. it’s the most useful Seed Bool ever published. You need it for ready reference al most daily. Be sure to write for i> today; a post-card will do. It comei to you entirely free by return mail. H. G. HASTINGS CO., SEEDSMEN, ATLANTA, GA. willing to meet them more than half way and show them definitely and tangibly by our actions that all de grees of hostility toward such devel opment is dead and buried in a for gotten past. I believe we are all com ing to this view and now that We are there the best thing to do is to go out and let the world know it. I believe a procession of new industries will move toward Georgia and will be scattered all over the state once we P ut th,s movement on a permanent basis and get this stream of new fac tones turned our way. ' Mr. Rountr- commended the poll cy r . W-cl. in doing ! :.r in Ihi. wo,k. He delated that new P a P« rs of the state can take a lead-, r>«rt it. bringing about the ,uc ;<< " { tht ' ,,cw r-.ogram for Georgia. " n '■rtain that the printing • «’h interview- a have ben an y 1 ” 'ble injur;., he said. “They are appealing to the thougl.t ful people of the state and it is this <d as s of citizens who will make our Krovvth and development i- liESHLY GROUND A ! GEORGIA CORN MEAL MILLED BY TH Hllll MILLING C 9 i CAN BE BOUGHT SATURDAY ONLY for 39 cents A12 ,b peck , AT THE FOLLOWING STORES Abe Glass & Son J. F. Lowe W. R. Berry A & P Tea Co. J H. T. Wilder Georgia Grocery INSIST ON GETTING MEAL SACKED IN ORIGINAL PRINTED MILL SACKS L \ We want no politics about making Georgia a bigger state. We simply want all our citizens to get behind real movements which have the com raon good of the state as their goal, Here in Wrightsville we are working for two things, restoration of the farm and the establishment of a sys tern of electric power. We are al’ going to get behind the movement, Other cities and towns have differ problems. “Whatever these problems may be. ****** * * That Good Old Country Style * | BARBECUE * % / at •V ♦ POOL’S WEINER STAND * Opposite Water Tower ****** now is the time to solve them. It , Georgia misses her chance in the de velopment period promised for t e next five years the state might will sink into a second or third class state. I don’t believe Georgia is go- ,• ing to sink back but there is danger '■ unless we get to work for the things we need. We need lots of things and we’ve got a lot of work ahead.of us ,f we get them but I, for one, am ready to take my coat off and go to ’ it. •'