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THE ALBANY DAILY HERALD: MONDAY, JANUARY B, 1906.
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1 Otnmr Or3»k ot'tha‘ Railroad Com.
mission of, Georgia for the Second
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ntfoVi {MfiNDAYv JANUARY 8.
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The .RlUtorflitlye,:, ,thiw ..ft’fl,61111
tftnd for Hog;- Hominy ami Hay In
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Albany was visited by a tornado
■itfsf '.Wednesday. ColSmtius Ta~oxiye5t-
tug hors (lav after tomorrow. >•' ?
fho toy pistol seonffite .|^a|ij, lt|^|}
more pooplo than 'the real pistol did
.during the Christmas holidays. \ ,
life ■ .. \
• -Congress Is getting ..settled down to
DIVERSIFY.
Tin fanners are now laying I heir
plans and making their preparations
fir-planting this year’s crops, and the
line secnis seasonable for a word of
ldmoidtlon against a repetition of the
old mistake qf devoting too large an
acreage to cotton. There are some,
hom cotton planting
onlc disease. Those
we cannot hope to reach with any ap-
ppi. |pi ryasoo. There are others, how-
Induced to dlversl-
the way
ever, who 1 may lie,!
puL Jii
fy their crops by I
Having
-nhrtud ollfilo thetii,'Hacked by a few
plain facts which appeal not only to
reason, but to ordinary common
sense.
Tile Georgia Division of I he South
ern Cotton Association, at its meet
ing hl'AUanla last week-adopted a
heel niton which had tor its purpose
the pledging of all members to not
plant more than : sixteen nores -to the
ploy/ In cotKui this year. Wp do not
na.l-rsiniul tills to mean that gonoral
farming operations In Georgia shall
he reduced, lint Mint the acr.enge giv
en to cot I on Is to he held down to
a basis that will Insure the farmers
agairfsl the disaster of unprofitable
'prices for the staple which Inevitably
follows overproduction. It lias been
demonstrated over and over, again
that a nine million-bale crop of cot-
ton Is worth more to the - producer
than it twolve mllllon-liale crop, and
, •' 1 . , . i - i i 11 i ’ ,, i , ,
tha( It costs Ihe farmers less'to. pro-
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fiucp lessor crop Is ft proposition
wliloh would seem to need.-no argu
ment to sustain It. 1 ' a,-
• 'With the reduction of the acreage
i| epttdh .,,tills 'year; tl\pre , .Should
co,mo as. a natural,result a diversifi
cation,of crops,and a considerable In-
ftrentre In llio ticrdage giVeii to food
products tot both man 1 and bensl. A
great variety of foodstuffs, such as
cun die readily-niatk^liiW cdh^ertad
jy^.impat/Jjy^ fyejllfl^ to live stock on
the .arm, citn-be produced here In
^Pllthw-qat.-pep^gla, and the sooner our
as supply merchants as they are as With four avowel candidates In the
farmers, and, instead of planting cot-'field and the prac leal certainty that
ton extensively, they employ their. Col. Estill will be on the track It
wages hands in making provisions to the course of a few days, it is safe
supply their cotton-planting
and “croppers.”
tenants to predict tfipt there Is going,to be
I
I nothing tame shout the gubernatorial
These are plain facts and cnndlti ms campaign. There should, as a logical
which can be readily applied.
development of the situation, be a/
Returning to tbs'. Albany passenger
depot question: The Railroad Com-
lfcnst two or three more aspirants Id
the held before many weeks, Theo
what an opportunity there would be
mission, nfter several hearings anl Jolng Georgla a8 they do over
two visits to Albany, told the rail
roads that they must do certain
things to Improve the depot and Its
Immediate surroundings, which things,
It was understood, the railroads agreed I
I in South Carolina, where all the can-
I dictates for state house offices make
a tour of the state, addressing the
voters a] all the counties and divid
ing time according to a fair agree-
to^do. Whether they agreed to do all * . T . . u ** su « mu
ment. It Is better than a circus. There
the things specified in the order of |
the Commission or not, they made a]
show and protended to do .them. But
the show Is over and the work, so!
far as can be seen,*finished, and the 1
Mayof and Council of Albany, a'ter ’
Inspecting the
have reported
work and premises
are nearly always a score or more
jof scraps during *he series of meet-
( ings. and the picturesqueness of the
whole scheme appeals to all classes
As a rule no harm is done and few
votes are changedi hut it Is a goo^l
tc the commission
way to keep the candidates busy and
that. Its order to the railroads has
not. been carried out in several mate
rial particulars. Now it is
the Railroad Commission.
the people amused.
The mayor and, council of Bain-
up to” | bridge, in a preliminary caucus, have
Will the elected a LaGrange man to be chief
Commission have Its order to the rail- ■ of police, to succeed Henry Smart,
roads complied with fully, or not?—
that’s the question Albany is now
anxiously waiting to have answered.
who has been the chief of Bainbridge
for over a quarter of a century and
until he is forced to retire on account
of the infirmities of old age, and there
that is a great howl tbatia stranger should
Word comes from Savannah
Col. J. H. Estill M'lll issue his formal I be elected over local men who are
announcement of his cnndldacy for
worthy of the postion and weH quali-
rnor.on Monday, January 15. It
fled to discharge its responsible du-
i8^|(|rt|e|-stated that the announce
ment 1 ' Mil be brie'—will not cover
more than twenty-five lines on the
Hha. The protest of the natives ap
pears to be timely.
Grip Quickly Knocked Out.
r > „ , “Some weeks ago during the severe
typewriter. - Good! Such an an *j winter weather both ray wife and
tSritlh&imaM will ' be refreshing for 1 myself contracted severe colds which
speedily developed Into the worst
rn^ro reasons (than one. The form of
announcement by candidates for of-
flee In these 1
• .dal’s in Georgia pol
itics covers anywhere from three col-
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limns to six columns of solid minion
i ■ : t ("
and Is sent out in advance
for the
ed”
'r,eleas-
Stinday papers. An an-
flqtfn cement, that is not made axel it-
f-“W9rsi:genergl|y get Into the wfty of
dialing' their -own provisions,- lncluJ 1
Iflij(>lll6gs - and 1 ' cattle for ’fnetit,' the
sootier' wo wilt have one' of the tlcli-
Sfisno i r.t e - ,-Aitifn-
ilit, but the Rfcdiii'o'iii"'has
not yet fairly unUtnbei-ed (ho big stick.
Fafnilmit kinds’ 1 -in'-Sduthwest Gobi
•: value'
hut they are cheap tit present prices.
Nobody will ever he ghlb to accuse
Big Farmer Jim o* not having given
the Democrats of the sfite the o’cauco
of tlielr lives.
• With live candidates tor governor,
tidd all (•“ thorn of the ciuiviiKsing,
Bpehklng kind, there will lie no dull
time In Georgia until nfior the state
convention l#t ltnlled o« In August.
. The .people of Baker county me
going to vote on the quesllon of 1s-
, suing bonds for ihe purpose of hulhl-
Ing a fnew^bourt. house. They need
tiie court house nil right.
I f laying your plans nmr pitching
your crops or thld year, Mr. Farmer,
why not Include a few hoof catllo?
A full-grown, fat steer will bring-about
, as much ns a bale- o' cotton In the
■ market, and he can be produced on
the average farm for much less.
Wliat lids become of those three
railroad compnnes that were so busy
■ setting charters for building a 'lino of j n , L ,,. ell
V railroad soutJiwestfVroni Albany to Msar
cst.socllons in,^11 this groat; .cpilflVy.
Tliore/s.houltl,.not .only bo hogs, and
cattle on every, form In Southwest
Georgia, hhV’ there '’should he brood
nliiVes “and ii tew ni’ule colts' turned
out each year. , Aml. I lie food : lor the
live slock should all die ifroduqed on
the farm-—not a dollar's worth put-
cldisdd. #*> (.« .I ■ '.-Ini-.
Ilet iis start, in,-ipy (o' make J9l)? :
a recoril-hroaklug year for "hog, hom-.
hiy apd hay” in .Southwest Georgia,
tf wo will do this we edll nil bo
Hcher and mqro Independent gt the
end of Mils year than ever before.
The writer has been an Interested
ang,. close observer of farming oper
ations and other material Interests
here* in Southwest Georgia for more
than a quarter of a century, and the
more ho sees of what, the farmers are
fining the more he Is impressed with
the faqt that those who diversity their
crops and :^vm on thv' old reliable,
copiinon sense.hog and hominy plan
arc *the only on«8 who nro accumu
lating wealth.
One feature of the hog and hominy
plan of farming is worth mentioning
right hero. It Is a feature which has
come with changed conditions In con
nection with the tj\\)or and tenant,
system. The farmer who produces
something to eat for both man and
beast finds a ready and profitab>? mar
ket r or it on his own farm, and, at
the same time, keeps his tenants' out
of the hands of others. We observe
that nearly every prosperous farmer
Is now doing a sort of supply busi
ness, and, Instead,of letting Ms “rent-
era’* and “croppers” go to the supply
slve‘ for iis first publication, to the
Sunday papers and that Is not too
kind of la grippe with all Its misera
ble symptoms,” says Mr. J. S.< Egle-
ston, of Haple Landing, Iowa. “Knees
and joints aching, muscles sore, head
stopped up, eyes and nose running,
with alternate spells of chills and
fever. We began using Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy, aiding the same with
a dose of Chamberlain’s Stomach and
Liver Tablets, and by its liberal use
soon completely knocked out' the
grip.”
It is a good plan to take a dose of
the Tablets when you have a cold.
bug fo,- t.,0 average weekly paper to | action of tM
handle on schedule time woul<i**4M31 always beneficial when the system Is
glaiity weiedhieirhy the pr 0Sf o, the
8lato aiid by the people as well.I Go
We Lead in Style, Fit and Quality
$7.50 to $20.00
$6.00 to $25.00.
If you are out
for Clothes that are
worthy “In and
Out” and “Out and
In” then come in
and look at ours.
$2.50 to $6.00.
S. B. Brown & Co.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
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INDIAN
Delicious
RIVER
Very sweet, thin skin, juicy and
an individual flavor which only
these Oranges have . . . . .
PASSENGER SCHEDULES.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURES AT ALBANY, GA.
IN EFFECT JULY 25, 1905.
DEPARTURES
ARRIVALS
-or Waycross. Brunswick an*d Points j
South and East.
From Waycross, Brunswick
Points South and East.
and
Train No. 91 Leaves.........2:15am
Train No. 95 Leaves 2:00 pm
and
For Thoma8ville, Montlcello
Points West.
Train No. 71 Leaves 4:00 pm
Train N^. 73 Leaves 7:40am
Train No. 94 Arrives..*,;
Train No. 90 Arrives......
. .11:50 pm
.. 2:15 amU.
From Thomasville, Montlcello
Points West.
Train No. 72 Arrives.... ...11:35 am
Train No. 74 Arrives........ 7:15pm
and
, S. A. ATKINSON, U.. T. A., Albany, Ga.
T. J. BOTTOMS, Traveling Passenger Agent, Thomasville, Ga.
40c PER DOZEN.
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Newton and on to the Georgia, Flor
ida Sr. Alabama or some point in Flor
ida? For a time It looked Kk.- tl.ieo
parallel i'njsi.but It doesn't liolt now
ninrli HVe' we-'are 'tfolng th have onb
c^'flitoh:' "
i South Georgia Is ncglectlus j her
opportunities in the matter of 'synip
baking. She will only come Into the
Ibssosslon of her own when her syr-
up makers learn the importance. (*’
*1 putting It In attractive packages ,for prof)
the refa‘1 trade. As for .the syrup it-' Th
eif. -that cann°t lie lmpro( ed upon | today—and some of them .are*
ade by some oi our soutn \
We have also a shipment of the old “WESTON”
variety which are very much superior to the
average fruit, and they are no higher.
30c PER DOZEN.
, a 17 iij.lT ,i.t.'U?iI i.j.-foiiaii ! , n ■ i'll i‘i' r '
Nock & Rawson.
J. K. PRAY.
, President.
P. VASON,
Vice President.
EDWIN STERNE.
Cashier.
■ Citizen s National Bajik,
Of Albany, Ga.,
CAPITAL $50,000.00. ,
This Bank is fully equippail to care for the accounts of Ii ich
merchants aud others requiring courteous and accurate banking service.
It respectfully invites correspondence or a personal interview with
those.who contemplate making changes or opening new accounts.
ALBANY & NORTHERN
DAILY PASSENGER TRAIN SCHEDULES.
R’Y.
NO. 18.
Lv. Albany .... 12: OOnoon
Ar. Cordele 1:25pm
Ar. Savannah ...8:00pm S. A. L. Ry
Ar. Macon 4:20pm G. S. & F.Ry
Ar. Jacksonville S:00pm G. S. & F.Ry
Ar. Atlanta 7:50pm C.-of Ga. Ry
NO. 17.
Lv. Savannah ...7-15am S. A. L. Ry
Lv. Atlanta"' S:00amC. ofGa Ry
Lv. Macon 11:30am G. S. & F.Ry
Lv. Jacksonville 8:00am G. S. & F.Ry
Lv. Cordele .....2:10pm
Ar. Albany 3:35pm
NO. 16. | no. 15,
Lv. Albany -i-30pm |Lv. Macon .. . .C:45am G. S. & F.Ry
Ar. Cordele .... 0:15pm ! Lv. Helena 5":30aAi S.-.A.L. Ry
Ar. Macon 9:35pm G. S. & F.Ry ■ Lv. Cordele 0:30am
Ar. Helena 0:30pm S.A.L.Ry Ar. Albany ...,11:15am
l.
For additional Information, rates,- etc., address
A. V. PHILLIPS, Com'l Agt., Albany, Ga. j. s. CREWS
S. A. ATKINSON, Union Ticket Agt. V. P. & G. M., Albany’ Ga
J. Q. ADAMS, Soliciting Freight and Passenger Agent, Cordele, Ga.
chant in town and give a lien on
op fov com, meat and other sup-
plies, he furnishes these things .rom
his own smokehouse, or commissary
and makes a profit on them.- Such
things’ as have to be bought in the
market the thrifty farmer now .buys”
himself, retailing them to his crop
pers and tenants at the same prices
that the qredit merchants charge for
then', and the more corn, meat, pota
toes, syrup, etc., he can produce ht
home the better and' the greater his
profits WfUl be. , , } ;
The most prosperous farmers we
, is made i
£2i
•“town Jarmera”—are doing as much
COTTON
COKE.
f
COAL
CARTER & CO.
Wareiiouseraefl and Goal Dealers
j«j
COME TO US FOR COAL.
Wei Are at Same 014 Stand on Pfue Street.
Wo keep in stock Montevalln, Climax, Tip Top and Blocktou, the best frem
the Cahaba, Ala., coal elds. Also the celebrated REX and other high
grade Jellic Coals. Accurate weights and'satisfaction guaranteed .on all
Coals sold by us. , f .
CiTAlso Hard Coal for Furnaces and Blacksmiths’ Coal.
’Phone
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY.
Schedule Effective July 3, 1905—90th Meridian Time,
NORTH ' j No. 79 [• No. 8o
2:54p.m.
3:6f)p.m.
5:15p.m.
9:35p.m.
-2:00 in.
2:05p.m.
8:00p.m.
2:10p.m. Lv ..Albany.. Ar
2:29p.m. Lv ..Sasser.. Ar
Lv .Dawson. Ar
Lv .Richlanfi. Ar
Ar Columbus
Ar ..Atlanta. / Lv
Via A. & N. Ry. I
Lv ... Albany.. Arj 3:25p.m.
Lv ‘.Cordele. Arl 1:25p.m.
Ar Savannah Lv] 7:15a.m.
W EST
l:30p.m.| 2:10p.m.
12:53p.m.j! 4:16p.m.
12:36p.m.i| 5:47p.m.
11:31a.m.
19:15a.m.
6:40a.m.
G^Sp.nn
7:45p.m.
[11:30p.m.
5:00a.m.
2:55a.m.
7:15a.m.
Lv ..Albany.. Ar
Lv .Lumpkin. Ar
Lv Hurtsboro Ar
Lv .Ft. Davia. Ar
Ar N’tgomery Lv
Ar ..Selma.. Lv
Ar Pensacola Lv
Ar\ .. Mobile.. Lv
Ar NewOrleana Lv
i wo. /y
■ 5:44p.m.|Ar .St. Louis. Lv
l:20p.m
ll:12a.m
9:35a.m
8:66a.m
7:30a.iQ
5:00a.m
ll:05p.m
12:40a.m
8:inp.m
8:00a.m
No. 80. Through tram to Columbus, making close connection at Rich-
and and Montgomery for all points West via L. & N. and M & O R. Rv’
it Columbus and Atlanta with ail lines diverging for Eastern’and Nortk #
•olp.t*, ruli information upon -application to any 8EABOARD
8. A. ATKINSON. U. T. A.. Albany Gjl
W. P. 8CRUGGS, T. P. A., Savannah, Ga. -
r'HARL»8 W. K n. p. y, ^
INDSTINCT PRINT
WANTED—One hundred good 'labo^
ing men for saw mill and railroad
work. Planing mill gran« rs, and all
lmds of saw mill. labo*e.» s. white or
colored. Jackson Lumber Company,
Lockhart^ Covington County, Ala.
18-30t.
■■!■■■■
Buy fresh Lime, Cement, Fire
Brick. Fire Clay, Fire Tile, Tatbs.
Shingles, all kinds of- lumber anS
mouldings, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Glass
and Putty, Mantels,. Grates and Tile,
Wall Paper and Paints at
'■ C. D. SMIT1TB.