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ihe Georgia Enterprise t
L 41. NO 2.
“ON COUNTY PROGRESS
E AND PROSPEROUS.
tee at the Past Success and
ire Prospect of Some of
Our Best Citizens.
• L year 1904, all things consid
been one of unu.nul
rity fnr ^ PnviiKTtnn ,
m county, B
pression in business at the i
ling of the new year on ac- j
Uedthatallof <>f the low price of cotton, it i
the business
pmmercial interests of the
■a;.- in excellent financial
■ and that the 1904 high tide
Bsperity will continue in a
■t hat smaller degree.
■ mg the year just past the
jflpants, according to their own
have sold more goods
letter collections than
Not in recent years have the
made better crops and
little expense in the
La And those who disposed Hiwnncp,! of
as fast as it wasgath
was done by a majori
ewton county fanners, are
nd interviewing a number of
kns, both large and small, not
t could be found who did not
nft 3 the statement that he had a
full of corn, a bank of pota
oeiand plenty of meat to kill to
astlhim through the winter and
cotton cotton is is not not a a matter mflfter of ol verv very
eilus import. Being thus forti
iindfr him from planting a small
:o«bn crop -ir.ee he does not have
go m debt fur supplies before
lisfcop is pitched and be forced
o plant all cotton in order to get
t of the merchant which, mi
ortmiately, is so often the case?
J In addition to the excellent con
lition of the merchants and farm
irs, it is gratifying to note the
jraqbal development in all local
!Otrri|n3rcial lines. Tlmre is no
letter evidence of the prosperity
>r the adversity of any community
hanjthe condition of its banking
Gstitutious. With a commend
jpladegree tie of local pride we point
;o big dividends, heavy depos¬
ts jin id large surplus accounts of
hwj wo Covington batdes, as shown
>J Wtir statements at the close of
as®-nar’s business, which was the
ariist in the history of the two
ualtutions. It is only necessary
0 Bate, however, that the estab
Iplftnent of the Bank of Newton
yty, the third bank for this
ity, which will open for business
Tobabl v on the 16th inst., is the
-utgfowth of the almost pheuom
ual success 01 the Clark Banking
dHand the Bank of Covington.
^oBity in Georgia can boast of
banking facilities than can
Wong the manufacturing
luswies of the city that have abuu
^ a, wy shared the prosperity of the
*sfear :st»lishm must be mentioned the
e nt of A. C. Norman &
-o.Jwhich has turned out more
iraa-lass buggies, carriages aud
vadfcs last year than in any pre
M J e “ r of its history. The
all for the output of this firm
IfB’-O . means „ restricted 1 • „ , t to ,, New
onB unty or this immediate sec
nM■■■ | During the past
a opjiS ,, they have , received , large ,
from Alabam,., South Caro.
ma a nd othor Southern State,.
■likewise S numerous smaller Industries
done successful brni
^■during the ^ past year. The
aud ac hl ne Shop, es-
4Bhed at the ginning of the
COVINGTON, GA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1905.
year, has d -ne a mi. '«"Jr
uess than the prom
the city and surrounding country,
and is appreciated bv our people.
Passing from the remarkable
record of material progress of 1904
let us look for a moment at the
P ros P«f> of program and
ment- of the next twelve months
This city needs a number of
manufacturing industries,
large ones too, if they can be se
cured; but the small ones are
I )rotitabloand Stained if
some effort will be put forth in
that direction. For instance, a
steam laundry, knitting mill, can¬
ning faetory, and other small con¬
cerns that would require but little
capital to put in operation, would
be helpful to the city in several
ways besides being a splendid in¬
vestment for the owners thereof.
The furniture business of Geo.
W. Simmons, which will shortly
be in operation near the Central
of Geor S ia raihva v ke P ot * is an ex ‘
-
ample of this kind, and there is
little doubt that it will be a pro¬
fitable business Irom the start.
If just a little mere could be
done by our leading citizens to
advertise ihe resources, the ad¬
vantages and possibilities of this
community to the outside world,
the town would take on a growth
that would even startle Atlanta.
Who doubts hut what this section
with the development of the mag¬
nificent water powers, will soon
become one ol the leading manu¬
facturing centers of the South?
these valuable water power resour¬
ces are developed, as it now
probable Covington will grow in
commercial importance and in
at i° n °f 5,000- Our
ed ltarhsts . evidently
ca P are
Sample Underwear at Adair's.
Royal Arcanum Lodge.
Lust Monday night thu new offi¬
cers of the Royal Arcanum
were installed.
After the regular meeting of
lodge and the ceremonies
1 the body of
enure seventy
repaired to Shepherd’s
where an oyster supper was
Short speeches were made by
Lester, Prof. Peed, Windy
George Smith and others.
Sample Underwear at Adair’s.
Fine Opening at Rowley.
The consolidated school at
ley opened Monday with 80
By the time all are in the
ment will be over 100.
The school is indeed
in securing the services of Prof.
Barnes, of Tennessee, who is
nized as a leading educator.
will have as assistants Miss Pearl
Davis and Miss Claude Cowan.
The school is supplied by one
wagon which operates from A. L.
King’s plantation about five miles
distanc e
The trustees ot the school are
M. C. Davis, J. W. Avery, S. H.
Avery, J. S. Chestnut and R. L.
Cowan.
$6.00 Shoes $2.25 at Adair’s.
The Methodist church will again
be , ready , for , at the , _
use next bun
( ! , ay nlornin . S service. bein A . new 5talled heat
ap P aratus IS « i«
m the church this week by J Messrs.
Joh T ” SO " * r „ Huft> „ of , CoD _ ^‘: ™, f 1 ' 8
: * W *™**'™*’ » hot f “';
" aC8 ’ »"• asthe old r " K ’ "' ,I1
the ***“*"
hood ot $600.
$8.00 Shoes$2.25 at Adair’s.
COTTON SEED TAKE A TUMBLE
Fo,,owsth ;^tl ,ts Down '
Along with cotton, the cotton
seed marke 4 drops with a dull
thud as wel1 ’ but this fact wil1 not
hurt so much, as the farmer can
use ms cotton seed at home to
splendid advantage. But as the j
P ncc of cotto,, & oes dovvn the val ' i
of seed slumps as well. The
seed quotations in Covington yes
terday were $11 per ton, a decline
of $5, as only a short while ago
they were bringing $10 per ton
here. And as the farmers of this
section sell thousands ol tons cot¬
ton seed, this loss of $5 can be ad¬
ded to that sustained in the dr jp
in ihe cotton values.
From Conyers Free Press.
Mies Ethel Belcher left Thurs¬
day for Texas, where she goes to
visit her brother.
Miss Pauline Burns, of Pace, was
the attractive guest of Mrs. I. L.
Langley this week.
The Misses Hicks, at Cora, re¬
turned to college at Griffin Tues¬
day.
Miss Grace Stewart, of Coving¬
ton, was recently the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. Jno. R. Maddox.
The printing presses at Coving¬
ton are now being pulled by a gas¬
oline engine. Just two years be¬
hind Conyers and the Flee Press,
Brother Smith.
Mr. J. H. A. King, who left here
some time ago lo the annoyance
and loss of his creditors, was some
days ago- brought from Atlanta to
j b 1 Y
j to make some satisfactory . . settle
:
ment with those who trusted him.
Mr. W. F. Bentley, who runs a
store about two miles from Aimon >
has, we are sorry to learn, become
involved financially and seeks re
lief in bankruptcy.
. The lights are out in Covington.
The boiler at the electric plant ex¬
ploded, killing the engineer and
playing havoc generally, and naw
somebody can get a job lighting
the city.
How strange it seems to walk
streets lit as bright as day and to
think of the workmen and ma¬
chinery, ten miles away, coming
down to it for all they are worth
all night long. Such is life.
Thirty-three years ago Judge A.
M. Helms came to Conyers, and in
that time has sold goods, taught
school, acted as Justieeof the Peace,
practiced law, and his last work
was for eight years as Ordinary of
the county. And in the meantime
he has sung in churches, at Sunday
schools, at funerals and other oc¬
casions, thousands of sweet songs.
And after all these years he leaves
us this week, to make his home
with his son in Atlanta; and it is
needless to say the best wishes of
many friends in the city and county
follow him.
Rainfail of 1904 Very Light.
R. Cruse, the rain observer at
this point, has furnished the En¬
terprise with the fall of 1904.
There tell here during the past
year 35.83 inches, which is be¬
low the average. The average
ranifall each year in this section
is from 48 to 50 inches.
Mr. Cruse takes the observation
every morning about 7 o’clock and
re p 0 rts same to J. R. Weeks of the
weather bureau, Macon, Ga.
L- D. Adams, one of the local j
cotton buyers, suggests that the
attention of the farmers should be
called to the importance of shelter¬
ing their cotton from the weather.
The ExTErBisE for the news.
WILL pract,ce uw
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Studying law in the office ol Mr.
C ‘ C ' Chillingworth, will apply to
Judge Minors*. Jones, at Miami,
next Monday for examination for
admission to the bar, says the Palm
Beach News,
There is no doubt about Mi.
Knox standing the
with credit, being equipped with
a bright and receptive mind; and
in addition to having pursued hi.s
legal studies diligently under Mr.
Cfcillingworth for several months,
he is a graduate of the law depart
ment of the University of Alabama.
Mr. Knox came to West Palm
Beach several months ago from
hi9 home in Georgia, with a view
of locating here to practice his pro
fessiou, if on investigation
found a favorable opening.
iug made many friends during bis
stay here and concluding that there
was a bright future for this
tion, he decided to decorate an ot
fice door with an inviting looking
sign, reading “J. C. Knox, Attor
nev at Law. »> Mr. Kiiux is
a na
S3,
of that State aud of Alabama. He
has the b«st wishes of his friends
for a successful career.
An Unique Suggestion.
In “Letters from tlie People, > »
anent the present cotton situation,
in Tuuday’s Atlanta Constitution
appeared a sensible article from
Charles C. Elliott, a student at
Emory college and a Newton coun¬
i j ty boy. It is reproduced below :
Editor Constitution : Perhaps a
more chimerical notion has
seiz- d our people than the
which seems to have taken posses¬
sion of many of our best
of the $outh. For any'
Christian man, after careful con¬
sideration, to favor burning a part
of the south’s cotton crop,
to me almost inconceivable.
Under consumption, as
R. Stewart says, not overproduc¬
tion, is the curse of this country.
Shall a Christian section of a Chris¬
tian country change to
smoke and ashes a part of the pro¬
duct of a God given climate and
soil?
If the south wishes to show her
magnanimty, let her now give a
year ol jubilee to the millions in
the slums of the cities of both
north and south, a year when every
slave to filthy bedclothes shall be
set free. Let some of those who
favor burning cotton visit thf-se
crowded districts; let them see the
cotton quilts and mattresses with
enough bacteria in them to destroy
every member of the family, were
they but given the opportunity.
These clothes have been in use in
a close, packed, dirty little room
for five, ten or perhaps twenty-five
years.
No statistics are necessaiy to
convince one that 1 , 000,000 bales
of cotton could be utilized this
way to make beds clean and nev.
and to add to the health and hap¬
piness of many of our darkest
homes. Neither bulls, nor bears,
nor trusts, nor even manufacturers
need have any part in this, for the
cotton need not pass through their
hands. Burn the old bed clothes
and replace them with new ones,
and the price of cotton will be
ra i sed and millions oi disease germs j
destroyed.
In this the South has an oppor
tunity for the materialization of
her philanthropic spirit, such as
Andrew Carnegie or J. P. Morgan
has never dreamed of. And she
THE GEORGIA E.NTERPRISEEit d ,874" 1865
THE COVINGTON STAR. ••
t Sf905.S
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TEN YEARS OF STEADILY |
STEAD | ly | NCREAS|N(} m
9
TRADE #
Each since starting in business ”
year my I have tried #
to supply the wants of my trade. Mv stock has grown
In P ro P ort,on to m Y trade until today ! can boast of the ^
best selected stock of #
HARDWARE
to be found in any town the size
^9' , of Covington. In selecting my stock I get the Quality m ’
that , c Satlsfies i- r i k oowmg “the ,, recollection .... of quality
& ~ re- m
mains long after the price is forgotten.” #
^ , 1 W3nt , my frlcnds and customers to feel that this is .
their store and anything in the HARDWARE line can be #
had at reasonable prices.
§ JAMES R. STEPHENSON. # #
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can perform a work among these
unfortunate people of the slums
that would make Gen. Booth Tucker
and his hest of consecrated follow
ers stand aside in amazement as
they behold hei works.
Burning a God-given product is
criminal; giving it to relieve -;uf
Bering humanity is divine. Let us
have more discussion of this and |
less discussion of the question of !
burning the cotton, and benefit. we may J
reap some permanent
Chas. O. Elliott.
Oxford, Ga.
NOTICE.
Port Arthur has ; ’ATufrey |
has left town; Cotton :s low.
Bat D. M. Wilson, the only
scientific expert in Georgia on
overhauling and rebuilding all
makes of sewing machines is still
fighting for the people, winning a
victory every time he rebuilds
tlieir old machine. He makes 1
IAA IQ02 ,
them a new machine out of their
old one—saving them from thirty
to fifty dollars and keeps them
from giving away their old ma
chine as that is |ust what
they do every time they swap their
old machine for a new one.
Now as this will be my fifth
trip to Covington in one year, and
us I am pretty well advertised by
my work I will not make a house
to house canvas and wil! only be
town a few days. So if you
want your machine overhauled
leave your orders at the Flowers
Hotel at once. I will be there be¬
tween the 12th and 16th of Janu¬
ary. ''i ours to serve aud ylease.
D. M. WILSON.
FOR SALE—M^- fine cow. Can
be seen at my residehce.
Dr. L. ROBINSON.
Good Middling Cotton is sell
ing here today at 6 3*4-