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Banks County Journal
VOL I.
NOTICE!
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TO COTTON BUYERS AND
PRODUCERS.
Cotton mutt go to Ten cents per
Poind. This wi;l be seen within 60
or 90 days: If nil person* who are in
terested in gteing cotton sell on the
southern market for lOcts per pound,
enough to make a donation of any
amount from sl, to any amt that you
feel willing to give to the
Ten Cent Cotton Company
in order loanable you to sell your en
tire crop of cotton for lOcts a pound,
will send to the undersigned, imme
diately by either Post Office Money
Order or Registered Letter- whatever
you can, the same to bo used in the
buying and handlding of the entire
crop of our cotton, until the right and
highest price is offered to our eottou
raisers, for their cotton product.
Our southern Cotton raisers must
protect themselves against the very
unjust, outrageous, powerful and yet
most greedy immense combinations
of wealth that we have to contend
with; and one which if left alone will in
the very near future absolutely re*
fuse to pay to our fanners more than
3ct* or 4cts pei pound for cotton.
It, does not require the mind of a
philosopher or a Jay Gould to arrive
at the conclusion that such price for
our cotton means rurn to our farme-s.
bankruptcy fur oir merchants, small
incomes for our preachers, small in
comes for all classes of our many hard
workin people such as Lawyers, Doc
tors, State, County and City official*!,
Railroad officers and naan; air; school
teacher;,, Editors! and nrinterx It* tV.-t
overt- <' or H i • or oth.-
<>" I! fohsver
he ruined jf - tic eving s
‘ 1 - ■ v • -nore'
-.o', a stop
- her. and r.'ld.M Art'u
t :.* :••••■ --'ii;e i--n vervolertrl
sh-.-wr th:.t ar- i, the minority m
law i-■;;!•. it-;; >fli ers, a- :i on th„l ac
count we cannot do vu our greates,
earthly eiu-iny, (the 'frusta and Com
binations of wealth) by legisl-itiea; It
therefore, falls back upon us ( the far
liters and other people of the glorious
and only South land) to lookout for
ourselves.
The Tex Cent Cotton Cos., I for
the purpose of giving to those who by
hard and constant work, produce th<-
fleecy staple, and who bv rights are
* entitled to the profiits arising from
the manufacture of these goods.
With the ninny millions of farmers
and business men who night to feel
deeply enough inleiv-ted in (his mo
ven.ent to don le oi ietisi. g waul
•h s 'crnd „bj t: 'd v ith n. U y |
nu.iioi.s -if ban s „f m to fail b:il it
upon, then.- can ’ e nothing iiiore nor
less than suet ess for ili who c rntrih
utesomeih'ni; toward this -mid.
\ w 1.1 ever one who has the m
tcr-wi, ir the success of our southern
states it heart send by return mail u
remittance of some size.
Every one taat donattg as much as
One ($1 00) dollar toward this fund is
sure to receive it back when he sells
nis next bale of cotton, because the ad
vance in the price will ore than pay
him ba?k that dollar.
As there is no rascality connected
with this scueeme, ail newspapers es
pecially those of the. Cotton belt will
do their section the greatest good that
is within their power; by running this
notice for at least sixty days. Tliev
benefit themselves by helping to raise
he price of cotton to a point at which
the farmer will be aide to pay his debts
and still have enough to subscribe for
the Newspaper of his choice. So, let
all newspapers put their levers under
this, and thereby completely over turn
Wall Street cotton combinations.
The people who produce the cotton
should derive the greatest benefit of
that crop; This company proposes to
give this vast sum of money to those
who help to raise the price to lOctr
This is the only way by which we can
overcome the hold that the bankers of
111# East and North now have upon tis.
We should not delay too long-
Everybody should do all that they are
able to do toward helping this great
purely honest Southern enterprise.
apW-wml contributions first,
will receive ill#
‘ •\ror,g.
'■bjy
Vast But not Too Vague.
\\T A V Ti; | \ \ —— Ten Million p-rsons win; are interested in having cotton
v" Jxll 1 I.rl *• j “""sell for 10 cents per pound, to subscribe for one(or more
shares of the Capital Stock of the TEN CENT COTTON COMPANY, which has
for its object the raising of the price of Cotton to 10.-t per pound. This; wi! 1 seem
impossible in the minds of many ; but when you have carefully estimated wiiat. is
within the reach of such an immensely wealthy Company, which would he oom—
posed of the ootton raisers of the south, togather with their friend*.
You will see at a glance that ihis vast undertaking is within the reach of those
Southern people who love freedom more than all else in this Southland. If they
will read and study over the plans found below: and if they will only boar in
mind that the originators and promotors of this rather novel (yet most feasible)
plan that has yet been advocated for the purpose of lifting the Southern farmer
out of a Bondage that is (at present) far more cruel and useles than the treat
ment of our grand, brave, chivalrous yet oppressed Southern people was before,
during and for a few years immediately after the late Civil war —are not using
this plan for the purpose of enriching even a single individual or any particular
set of individuals; other than the entire population (and especially our hereto
fore and most severely oppressed and important class; Farmbbs.)
We desire to say, further that the originators of this pfan have had enough
experience with the ups-and-downs of this .ruel world during the years which
have past; to have taught that honesty is the best and surest road leading to
that point called Scccebh: though at first it seemed so far yet ’tis so near.
Therefore; Fribxds. —You can remember that You are (when dealing with
the Ten Cent Cotton Company) dealing with an honest and competent concern ;
We guarantee that within twelve months from to-dav Cotton will be selling on
the southern markets at ton (or more) cents per pound, by the bale. Doubtless
you think this impossible; But wait just a moment, let us tell you how easily it
can be accomplished. It is proposed to take this large sum o) money and build all
the cotton Factories that would be neceesary to convert our raw cotton into the
much higher-priced cotton goods now on the markets of the entire world.
Let us say right here that it is not the object of this company to buy cotton then
make it up into cotton goods and sell it again at a profit; but quite the reverse.
We propose to pay the cotton Producers whatevor the cotton goods are worth ;
charge absolutely nothing (above the cost of Manufactureing these goods.) Y.t
at the same time absolutely controling the cotton markets of the worltt and then
do so in the interests of the farmers who produce the cotton.
The Factories will not make one cent of profits; neither will the certifficates be
interest bearing ones. The only people who would receive any financial benefit
would be the Cotton raisers and those laborers who would work in, and around
these factories. Of whom the Lord knowsthere is enouugh to attract, the. closest
attention of the world. AVhiah;is|most ei titled to the cotton crop? The raiser
or the factory owner? We say the producer of-corse. Yet we deeply regret to
have to say that instead of his receiving the benefits arising from his work and his
time, he is at present actually payuig the cotton buyers, cotton exchanges and the
bankers and merchants to assist them in raising and selling cotton for leBS than
it costs to market it. Is itnot time for such heavy losses of the farmer's time
wmi his money to cease forever? Your Axs—undoubtedly is, emphatically Yes.
Then why should you doubt the ability of this company to raise tne price ot cot.
ton if we secure co-operation of say ten million of our oppressed hard working
Strr.iers who can easily afford to give large sum* in order to run cotton up to lOcts
per pound. Doubtless you say “Oh well it will rise anyhow before long!” To
;hio we .ay yes, it will go up up up in order to enable those who will have bought
the larger portion of the crop to rake into their pockets millions upon millions of
dollars of profits: and to enable the Eastern Manufactnrers to hold the price* of
cotton goods up to their present very high prices. Not only will they raie prices
for th-’s purpose; bet in order to enable the factory owners to claim that high
prices of cotton, and small margins prevents our pay ing our mill operatives any
more than they are now receiving. This is unjust, and should be stopped.
Why should we wait for them to raise the price of cotton ? Why dont our Far
mers and southern people come togather and stick togather and overconia these
powerful computations of wealth both North and East?
OUR PLAN CLEARLY OUTLINED
It is the desire of THE TEN GENT OOTTON COMPANY to sell Stock certiffi
cates (to the southern people, especially our Cotton Planters)to the amount of
One Hundred Milllion ($100,000,000,00) Dollars; This vast sum to be divided into
Shares of the value of Ten ($10.00) Dollars each. Theseshares to also be divided
into fractional parts of l-10of one share: These fractional parts to be worth not
less than the par value of the whole certifficates, in proportion, or st.ooeach.
All of this vast amount of money is to be used in buying Cotton at a higher
price than-is now being paid for it. This cotton to remain in this Company’s
hands until higher prices prevail; oruntil this company can arrange machines
to convert this cotton into cloth, then to be sold to the retail trade at cost of
the cotton plus cost of manufacturiing the same into cloth goods.
Y,’o prorose to have Agents at ev;ry cotton buying center throughout the cn‘
tire So utile • n States; on saDr : s These Agents to buy from the farmers direct.
Thii-eb. sa- li - millions • ~in :| ii, ns of dollars for the fanneri that have
keiv'tofe'-i tr>'. in;..; .n sec n.m, -f this pi. •chaser’ i p-cilt. Agah .ve can
sac.- triUli ms of d"n s •••sf m-,v y out of the pockets of our farmer; to pay
railroad charge* for hauling our cotton to Northern <• Eastern nvils.
The selling of these goods to retailers dhieot would cause a saving to these
Southern people millions of doll as* annually.
Again liter would be millions o* dollars that now go to the high salaried
officers of big f;. lories in the .North & East saved. Y< t r. propos to pnv those
working in our fatlories proper even hotter wages than they now receive from
faetrics in the north and east.(This feature of our plan aiotie should mi mu lute
thousands of lubor organizations members ty work for this company).
Taken as a whole, we believe that this company with the large amount of
aid the people (especially the farmers) will give, will prove to be the greatest
godsend tbs fanners ot the south ever had; Because it will pi ice directly into
circulation among the people tn the South about $500,000,000,00 annually.
Instead of only 250 millions as is the case at the present price of cotton.
Is this not well worth your serious consideration, and co-operation!
REMEMBER.—This Company is not to receive een one cent of profits.
All orofiu arising are to he divided among the cotton raisers in increased and
cash price for cotton. These profits going to onr very woithv farmers.
REMEMBER.—That any fanner or other person owning a* much as one
bale of cotton may subscribe for stock in this company; and it is desired by
this company that each and every farmer take stock. Because, it is our
intention to buy cotton (as far as possible) from those who contribute to this
company’s capital We also propose to to build fac’ories with this money
and shall let the seperat.e Stales and Cities compete for these factories.
The state offering the greatest inducements to this company securing
the erection of a very large factory within its borders, winch will cost mo
than a million dollars at first. It is our intention to honor each of our Sout
ern States with at least oue of these city building and labor furnishing; also
money distiibuting institutions. I’he city offering the greatest inducement
offered by the cities in the successful state secures the factory to be located in
s-cli State offering our company the greatest inducements to build therein.
This is a matter deserving the at tention, of the Rail roads txo iuse al 1 cotton
raised In each of thes states will have to be hauled to the factory in tint state.
If any further information is desired it will be cheeefulty furnished by the
undersigned, upon application; or you can keep up with the progress of this
Company by reading The BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL: to which this
Company is greatly indebted for the kindness shown toward uv
AVliile we leave it to the People and the Press as to the luture prospects of
our Company; we earnestly hope they will not do like the Atlanta Journal
did: call it a “vague scheeme’’ and then fail to make proper quotations from
our letter of thi;2Blh ult- We trust that ail newspapers that feel disposed
to help the farmers, and thereby help thcaiselvts will do us the justice which
■kduc ns. by quoting our letters verbatim
we desire to place one question before yon. and respectfully ask
consideration us t.i whicn is wisest: To givelo Northern A
if .•.•y„ilii ( " upon trillions of dollar* annuallv for
fester than arbitrari 1-gmlation? Or. to
v Company whatever you can
*\! woi l 1 his looked for the-e
HOMER, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1837.
THIS CVLIKDItICAL BALE.
m
Homo and Farm publishes the first
full and exhaustive account of the
new machinery for rolling cylittdtical
notion bales.
It is impossible to exagerate the
importance of this invention to the
cotton planters of the South. That
its relation to cotton plauting may be
fully shown, we give i 1 detail a state
ment of the effect it will have on the
plantations and in the markets, fol
lowing it with a letter from Mr. Ed*
ward Atkinson.
It is evident, we think, speaking
from the mechanical standpoint, that
this new invention is second only to
the invention of the cotton gin itself-
It is a direct blow to the protected
trusts that have been making cotton
ties, and to the various leaches that
have fastened tie '’(selves upon the
cotton business. iJrwill save to the
planters thousands of dollars that are
now wasted ;n samples or destroyed
in transit.
All of this will be plain to the cot
planters, but there is one tiling that
is not plain, and that is whether this
saving is to be “hogged” by the in
venters, who control this machine, or
whether it is to accrue to the plan
ter himself.
Bearing upon this point we pub.
lislt a letter from a friend in North
Carolina, There has been among the
farmers’ organizations throughout the
South well grounded apprehension
that the syndicate controlling this
machinery propose not only to mo
nopolize the benefits that come from
this invention, jSut through it to se
cure for syndicate the con
trol of the great Southern crop.
This is n feature that at this time
deserves the utmost attention from
the cotton planters. It seems that
the control of this machinery is in
the hands of a small syndicate; it will
not be difficult for the capilali-ts back
of it to organize for the control of a
large part of the cotton crop.
How this can best be prevented ts
a matter of first concern to the South •
era people at *Vs time. The cylin
drical bale nppFsfs to have come to
stay. It is without doubt a great
economy if it wire open to purcharers,
as in all other cotton machinery.
The 'nine of it cannot be questioned,
but if it is to be controlled, as now
appears by a syndicate, with the pur
pose and the power to establish a raw
'•otlon trust, the cotton planters of
the South should understand it at
once, and devise some means of de- j
*t roving the power of any such com j
V.ttiatiou.—Home and Farm.
A Wotider/al Discovery,
Tiie last quarter of a century record*
many wonderful discoveries in medicine,
hut none that have accomplished more for
humanity than that sterling old household
remedy, Browns'lron Bitters. It seems to
contain the very elements of pood health,
and neither man, woman or child can take
it without deriving the greatest benefit.
Browns'lron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
Where
I>o You I>uy your
Sioap a nd sotorth?
We do ot sell
l>t >ve
now have in wloek
tlio liamlsoinesi
lint's of
Toihsl Soap on
tlio market.
“Sweet Maiden’’
Soap ist the
Mlickeikt tiling out
for (ive ets a cakt
L.C. Hardman & Bro
HARMONY GROVE, GA.
LARGEST
STORE
TN
NORTH GEORGIA
SLILM,
.“Rust,”
the dread of the cotton grower,
can be prevented. Trials at
Experiment Stations and the
experience of leading growers
prove positively that
Kainit
is the only remedy.
We will be glad to send, free of charge,
interesting and useful pamphlets which treat
f the matter in detail.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
" n N*** Si., New York.
Chattanooga
Normal
University.
Will Sustain the Following Depart—
ments.
General] Courses.
Pnmanship, Teachers’ (Normal
Curse proper), Commercial, Short
hand and Typewriting, Elocution*
Scientific, Special Mathematics, Spe
cial Language, Spcial Science*
Classic.
Special Courses,
Telegraphy,' Kindergarten, Art,
Normal Kindergarten (for training of
eachers). A Complete Conservatory
of Music. School the entire year ex,
cept the month of Angus.
FOURTEEN DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS.
EIGHTEEN DIFFERNNT
TEACHERS.
AS SPECIAL FEATURES of our
school pupils may enter any lime,
select such work as they esire, and
pursue their studies as rapidly aa
their ability will permit. In any reg
ular couse we permit such subslitu
tions aswill enable one to make a
specealty of any line of work desired.
TUITION in th regular De -
partments in *I.OO per week, payable
for a term in advance; in the Special
Courses it depend upon the work ta
ken. No tuitionwili be refunded, but
for a continued illness ol more than
two weeks.a due bill will be issued for
the time lost, good for any future
time.
DIPLOMAS. To any one
completing any of the courses above
mentioned, a dipjoraa will be issued
indicating the workd one.
HOW THE SCHOOL IS
GOVERNED-
This is not a reform school; ther
efore we have no set rules.
We desirethe attendance of ladies
and gentlemen, amt we expect io treat
them as such. We arc willing to ad
vertise in regard to the conduct of
students’ and the privilege of asking
the withdrawal of any one who does
not conform to the usual deportment
of a lady or gentlemen.
EXPENSES. It is an objeet of the
school to impress practical economy in
every department. Good board can be
had fri in SI.OO to $2.00 per w eek and
room rent from 50c to 750 per week,
thus making the entire cost with tu
lion $3.00 per week. To meet these
low rates it is absolutely necessary
that all bills be paid a term in advan
ce. We will refund money paid for
board or room rent, but charge lOcper
week additional lor tliutinie. if less
than one term. Text-books may be
rented from the text-book library at
10 per centof the retail, thus saving a
great deal in the expenses of hooks.
School begins September G, 1897
for next school year- For father infor
ation addres i)R H. M EVANS,
Chatauooga, Tenn.
You will notice the advertisement of
the Chattanooga Normal Universiiti
above, read it very .-arefully, and it
you decide to want to attend tlieUn
iversity and take a thorough course,
and if you have not the necessary
moncyto pay your expenses, you can
go to work ight at your own home,
getting subscribers to the Journal, and
we will give to the person who sends
us the largest number of cash paid up
gubsciptions to the Journal at 50 sir
from now until Sep. Ist and thcraftee
SI.OO per year to any addrsesimtil
July lstlß9B, a scholarship for 48w’kn
schooling at the Chattanooga Nonna!
Thisis well worth vour
is a school for both
if either a
' - ’aigi-t
Keating UM
STRONG POINTS:
Durable Roller Chain.
Less Friction,
Greater Speed,
Light Weights,
Great Strength
And Durability
More Modern Practical Improvements
Than can be found on anv other wheel
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DEALERS WANTED.
KEATING WHEEL COMPANY. M i D.M.KTOWN.. CONN
" ÜBM CATAWWGC TO?. 1
DeLOACH MILL MFG. COMPANY, Atlanta, Ga., 1). S. A. I
L 165 WMhhttoaSL. New York City. Kl S. Ilth St., El. looi*. Mo. d M
j Tho<e interested in Machinery .can sec the handsome 18fl? Catalogue of the
I P'd-.caeii AanufaCturiii Cos,, at this office.
IGLEHEART3
H£WAN* P ow *
rLO&IR
hrtinii iOLtiiLAKT linos.,
inis Diana. Evansville. Ind.
A. R.ROBERTSON
Monuments and Tombstone Works.
ATHENS, GA., 1 '
I have always on hand and for sale a large stock of
MONUMENTS and TOMBSTONES
At RO C K ,15 OTT O M PRIC ES.
MO N UM E N I S, TOMB, HEAD and 1 O O TST 0 N E*S
Aud C R A D L E T O M BS.
You should always go and see RO BE K SO.V Sand get hi* price*
Remember ROBERTSON Pays all the Freight to your nearest depot. j
A. I!. ROBERTSON...
115 Thomas St.,
Athens, Ga.
He U extremely fortunate that has no trouble; therefore we do not expect to
have the smoothest sailing among that Sea of financiers who are harbored in the
Wall and Lombard streets immense and now death stricken Cotton ComDinatins.
Everybody says “Go up higher” to the man that is getting there. Then you
can rodily understand why everybody is saying‘the Ten Cent Cotton eoupany is
right; let’s shove it to the very top round of the ladder leaning on the temple of
Success; and let us all shout loud enough for the Echo to be heard to the
very borders of that territory not yet reach-xl bv the Echo saying with a
Legion ot stronger instruments and voices than the Echo-—-itself' May the God
over us all Bless The len Cent Cotton Company of llomor, Banks County Ga.”
hUSmp Containing a Registered Guarantee.
Book and T- .■-iinntii:i 1-, ! Kld'
"'st age pui'l >old only
no. :m.