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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS
Xhomsavnie Time*, Vol XXX.
ThomaartBe Enterprise, Vol. XLVII.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY DECEMBER 14. 1006.
NEW SERIES VOL. XVI. No, IL
EDUCATION
AND LABOR
Thoughtful Discussion of
the Problem of the
South.
Editor Tlmes-Enterprlse:
I heartily endorse your recent
editorials on the educational agita
tion now going on In our section,
because' you sought to Impress on
the youth of the land (though he be
educated to the highest degree) that
manual ln'or Is no disgrace. I feel
and believe that more of such doc
trine to absolutely necesaatx.for I
hare thought for some time that the
majority of the boys are Inclined to
believe as soon as they can cipher
a little In fractions, or know a
pronoun from a verb, or can spelt
"responsibility,” without looking In
the book, that they are entitled to
an easier job than guiding the plow,
a smoother job than shoring the
plane and saw, a nicer Job than ring
ing the anvil and trowel. To be
plain there seems to be an Impres
sion and a growing one among the
boys that people that have an edu
cation should be employed In offlees
where brain and clerical work alone
are necessary, and leave the uned
ucated to earn their bread by the
sweat of their face.
•Now I want to offer a few reasons
for the above conclusions, and to
• show that our highest duty Is to
disabuse the minds of the young of
• so dangerous an Illusion. But
fora going further I wish to say that
I do not think we should try to make
is farmer or a carpenter or a mason
T'oht of a hoy that has no talent or In
clination to these callings. To do
such a thing would be as great a
mistake as the one made by our
.boys In their mad ruth to town to
And A Job with the work picked out.
Nor would I have your readers
conclude that I am opposed to edu
cation, for I am as true a friend of
It as any one In my humble sphere
can he. Let It'be the right tort.
Let It be as high and lofty as llnate
man can carry It, but ever keep an
aye single to the fact that the great
Creator has decreed that toll, sweat
and hardship must be qpdured to
overcome the thorns and thistles,
cnckleburra und coffee weeds, and
all things that the soil to cursed
tilth.
The yard stick won’t hurt them,
the lawyers’ eloquence will not even
make them wilt, the doctor’s poison
will not sicken them, while tlie edi
tor handles with care lest they be
Injured for the nest blackberry crop.
Now Mr. Editor, I think you real
ised In your editorial the urgent ne-
' octalty of educating the boys and
gtrh; In physical aa well as mental
labor, while they are growing to
maturity. It will be too lata after-
.wards. The world stands today
In need of laborers as It has not
atood within the memory of its old
est inhabitant. A wide awake far
mer of this county remarked to the
writer a few years ago that he
thought Stanley’s Business College
was doing more harm than good, aa
It turned out more boys than there
were placea and said ho “A boy
that goes there thinks It Is a dis
grace to work any more.” That
may or may not be correct.
A very successful citizen of Thom
as vtlle said to me.the other day: ”1
do not see why some of the boys
don’t team to be carpenters or ma
sons. They stand behind the coun
ter for a dollar a day, while I have
to pay' $*.** and up for carpenters
aad 22.60 and np for
NEW P. E.
TO LIVE HERE
District Parsonage Will
Be Built for Dr.
wn£s\
Dr. A. M. Williams, the n-pre
siding elder of the Thomasvllle A
trlct will make his home In Thomas-
vllle, and be and bis charming fam
ily will be desirable additions to the
citizenry of the place. A presiding
elder Is at liberty to live anywhere
In the district he wishes, but the
residents] advantages of Thomasvllle
have determined Dr. Williams to
come here.
In this connection the Interesting
statement Is made that a district
parsonage for the use of the presid
ing elder will probably be erected
at once. Sometime ago a lot was
donated by the Thomasvllle church
adjoining the local parsonage and
plans for building ware made. * The
pressure of other work on Rev. Ed
F. Cook prevented him from carry
ing .the project to completion. Un
der the new administration this will
doubtless be done at once. The
flrst steps toward this ond will prob
ably be taken when the Board of
District Stewards meets In Thomsi-
vllle on the 27th of this month.
Dr. Williams will move his fam
lly at onco In case he makes suita
ble arrangements for them. If he
cannot he will come himself and
they will remain In Valdosta for
few months.
NEW CITIZENS
FOR MEIGS
Valuable Additions to that
thriving Community
Other News.
cation, but who believes that educa
tion to a failure lf.lt does not teach
that work Is honorable.
The demand 'for labor .does not
stop with the meehanlctl trades.
Go ont Into the country, and yon
will And the demand more urgent.'
$1 per day wont get them. Dilapi
dated fences, thorn and thistles
abound, land lies out, while the
price of living soars. In tip cities
and still the mad rush for an easy
place grows with an accelerated
speed. "An etsy place where 1
won't get sunburned,” la the goal of
the average country boy. I have
leen this for several years. A great
majority of them will work In sum
mer time with gloves to the olbo™
And rags around the nock, until
they are so hot that they can do
only half work, ao afraid are they of
being sunburned and not recog
nised by the lily white crowd.
I have frequently told young men
that were working tor me that they
should not be afraid to let their
sunburnt hands and faces advertise
their calling and that a tehslble
girl would not expect a farmer tc
look like be had Jost come out of a
bandbox. Ashamed of work. Tea,
and that with a rengence. We enas
ourselves and the negro youth • for
educating his above work, while the
whites art making the same fatal
mistake. Who can put on the
brakes, who can turn the tide, who
can make the pendulum awing back?
Let the editors writs for It, let the
teachers Uaeh It, let the parents Im
press upoa their children that the
whole race cannot be merchants,
hankers and professional men. Let
It be- Impressed upon the youthful
mind that the race cannot be edu
cated to n degree that will do away
with the necessity of maaual labor.
As long aa time lasts some one
will have to guide the plow, some
one pull the hoe, wield the ax, stove
the saw and make the anvil ring.
Let the elogan of a better, broad
er and higher education, he passed
along bat at the same time let It
be Impreamd upon the youthful
mind that no education to high
enough, deep enough, or brand
enough to change that unalterable
decree of divinity: “By the sweat
This was tha opinion of « man who j of thy face uhalt thou eat brand."
It n success, a greet friend of edn » J. F ward, JR.
(By v J. 8. Searcy.)
New Citizens.
N , . Henry Bowen of Pike county
to moving bis family to the planta
tion lately purchased from Mr. J.
R. Macon. It is situated n short
dlstnnoe from this place and we are
pleased that Mr. Bowen has quite a
number of children of school age.
Mr. Jeaae Alllgood, who also has
mveral school children In hla family
has taken up hla abode among ns.
He comes from a corner of Mitchell
county and to a good citizen.
Mrs. Belle Joiner from near Oeh-
lockonce has perfected arrangements
by which she will move her family
to Meigs by January 1, and open a
hoarding house. Knowing her as
we do we wish almost that we could
be one of her boarders. She also
brings a number of children to
school.
Messrs W. E. Parker and B. D.
Moncrlef of Coolldge have bought R.
L. 'Law's market and have formed
a copartnership. They are dealing
out some good things to our .people,
and are making friends right along
In their new home.
Mr. J. B. Proctor of Limestone
county, Alabama has purchased from
Mr. J. N. Carter the place lying jnst
west of the college building and will
become In the near future n citizen
i -of this place.
Hit With a Gan.
Jim Williams, and his brother
Dave quarrelled over a piece of soap
and Jim strnck his brother one over
the head with a gun. In n day or
two the brother died, but It la not
generally believed (hat the . blow
was directly 4he cause of hto death.
Baby Dies.
The six weeks old baby of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Willis of this place died
a few daya ago and was buried In
the cemetery In this place. We ex-
tend our heartfelt sympathy to the
bereaved family.
Wedding.
Mr. Lawhorn a young man living
In the Grant neighborhood east of
town was married last Sunday by
Judge Stubbs to Miss Alpha Davis,
daughter of Mr. Jack Davis.
New Minister.
The new minister, that to to take
charge of the Melga circuit will ar
rive this week. Hto good name has
proceeded him. He to e graduate
of Emory College and to n young
man of ability and to n good pastor.
Personals.
Mr. J. R. Macon n prominent mill
man of this place made a business
trip to Columbus this Week.
Mr. Haggard Davis and wife,
whose home to in Florida, are spend
lag n few dajri with the family,of
Mr. W. E. Davis.
Mrs. Cramer of Athens has been
n vary pleasant visitor here for sev
eral days, the guest of relatives.
*Mr. H. O. Parker of Poplar, On.,
was a visiter here Friday.
Mbs Rnby Carter -of Albany was
the guest of Miss Mollis Fields e
few days since.
Mr*. J. F. Carden aad children
of Ochlockonee were the guests of
Mrs. Robert McMillan this week.
Mrs. Emily MeTyre. after an ex
tended visit to friends and relatives
In Atlanta and elsewhere, has re
turned home much to the delight M
her friends.
Miss Mlnnla Itsapeaa to spending
me time In Baraeeville.
NO HANGING
FOR THE BOYS
Pardon Board Recom
mends Executive Cle
mency for Sons.
Atlanta, Dec.’ 4.—Milton and Jes
se Rawltnga, who are under sen
tence to hang tomorrow, received a
commutation of sentence this morn
ing from the state pardon board.
They wero convicted of participat
ing In the murder of two Carter
children near Valdosta nearly eigh
teen months ago, for which crime
the father, J. G. Rawlings, and the
negro Alf Moors were hanged Tues
day. The recommendation of the
board gOes to Governor Terroll,
who will undoubtedly approve the
Andlng.
On the Eve of Their Execution.
Tha commutation of tHe death
sentence imposed by the courts upon
Milton and Jesse Rawlings
recommended by the prison commis
sion of Georgia, sluing as,the state
pardon board, less than twenty-four
hours from the time when the con
demned men would have been exe
cuted. J. 0. Rawlings and Alf
Moore were hanged otrTueiday,
few minutes before 11 o'clock, and
Milton and Jeaae Rawlings, but for
the exercise of clemency In their be
half, would In aTI probability have
paid the aside penalty by the cor
responding hour of tomorrow.
The two young men had abandon
ed hope that their sentences would
be commuted. They believed that
the limit of what could be done In
tbelr behalf had bean done, and that
they would die tomorrow.
The perslatoaea with which tfee
younger Rawlingses have maintain
ed their Innocenae, and tha unwaver
ing claim of thinfr father up to the
very moment he was hqriad Into
eternity that "bli eons., ware Inno
cent, has had an lnduanee In taenr-
Ing the commutation of sentence an
nounced today.
Milton and Jesse Rawlings will
Join their brother, - Leonard, In the
term of life servitude to which the
former was sentenced at the original
trial, and which was begun some
time ago.
* Berwick Marriage.
Miss Minnie Thornhill and Mr.
J. N, Crosby,, two popular young peo-
2 e of Berwick ware married Sun-
ly. The marriage took place at
the home of the bride’s parents. Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Thornhill. Tho cer
emony was performed by Rider K.
K. Berwick.
Mr. Crosby Is the local ageut o
the Georgia Northern nt Berwick,
and a very popular young railroad
man. Miss Thornhill was one of
the prettiest and moat attractive
young Indies of the place.—Moul
trie Observer.
TRUTH ABOUT
CAR FAMINE
Why Do Railroads Per
. mit Others to Own
Their Equipment.
PIPE DREAM
OF TOM DIP
Editor Times-Enterprlso
Many business men throughout
the state of Ooorgla are complaining
bitterly at the failure on the part
of the railroads to supply them with
cars; some even complain that bank
ruptcy threatens If they are not
speedily sqpplled with sufficient cars
to move tbelr saw mill and other
products to market. The general
answer Aoatlng upon the al' to that
there to a car famine. .lust why
there Is a car famine to a matter In
which the public under existing con
ditions Is very vitally Interested.
How many railroads have permitted
their equipment to run down lif or
der that they might make a large
showing of net earnings?
The writer has been' told of one
railroad, operating in this territory,
which has anywhere from' 2,000 to
4,000 disabled freight cars, which
haa many disabled and partially dis
abled locomotives, and which em
ploys Inadequate and Incompetent
labor In Its shops and round-houses.
Some railroads have within the last
vear or two Issued millions -if dol
lars of stocks, ostensibly for the
purpose of buying motive power and
e^|lpment Others have Issued
millions of dollan of bonds for the
same purpose.
An Inspection-of tl)e'freight yard
of the Atlanta, BliteWSp ** At-
is He Going to SCact
Long Farm Near
Here?
A recent Issue of the Athnto
Constitution contained a big stmgr
about the purchase of several hara-
drod acres of pine land near new
asville, upon which Thomas Dfxa*.
Jr., thf author and playwright pro
poses to establish a colony Bar Hat
cure of tuberculosis patients.
This to. probably n dream jag Th
accomplished press agent at Mr.
Dixon, who managea to secure mow
free advertising than Any other awe
In advance of a show, an the znedL
This Impression to borne oat 'hr Ifw
fact that Mr. Dixon’s show, lie
One Woman,’’ waa playing la Mhn-
ta the night ^ie story appeared.
Diligent Investigation of tha autot
house records, and Inquiries eg
local real estate agents failed ho I
corer where Mr. Dixon hdl'
chased any land In Thomas on
Of course It to possible that the mw-
chase was made In Grady, Brooks sr
Colqul|t, as there to a wide I
embraced In the term '
aavlllo.” It will he
that a similar story appealed In I
Atlanta News concerning Mi
Glazier, an actress with
Dnnne
Miss
tary of Ochlockonee were looking at
our girls Sunday.
Mrs. J. B. Maynard returned from
a-short visit to Thomasvllle Monday.
Mr. J. N. Hancock made a visit
to Reynolds and Butler last week.
tr. Lee Simpson baa moved hto
family to town from the country.
Marvin Hancock made e business
trip to Macon this week.
Mr. Emmett Mima of Reynolds
spent several days here this week
the guest of the family of Dr. Ault-
- He la ex-editor of the Taylor
County Reporter, and n former pupil
under tho tuition of this deponent
Muter Reynold Lows Carter en
tertained a number of- hto little
friends In honor of hto fourth birth
day Wednesday. Reynold to the
bright son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. Christy of aeer Cai
ro, parents of Mrs. C. 0. Maddox of
this place wars visitors hero Sun
day.
Mrs. Carrie O. Boll spent several
day* of this week with relatives In
Hugh Maddox aad Ernest Single- Cairo.
morning revealed there the pi sconce
of 8eabOird Air Line freight car
26,227, Cincinnati, New Orleans A
Texas PaclAc car 11.741; Georgia
Southern A Florida cars 4,645 and
4,727, and Central of Georgia car
6,265, all of which upon clou
scrutiny revealed a little plain bur
ing this legend "Blair A Company,
owners.’*
Now Jas. A. Blair of Blair A Co.,
hankers of New York, to a director
nt i he Georgia Central Railway and
r.'at a director of the Seaboard Air
Line.
In the A. B. A A. yards were also
found four A. B. A A., can Not.
16022, 12142, 20222, 20402; each
and gll of which bore the legend
“Atlantic A Birmingham Construc
tion Company, owner.” Why should
Blair A Company be owning / flaor-
gla Central can end O. 8. A FT
Why should the Atlantic A Birming
ham Construction Company be .own
ing A. B. A A. can?
In the Atlantic Coaat Line fnlght
yards there wu a Central of Geor
gia ear 4220 bearing also the own
ership of “Blair A Company, om
en." In the Const Line yard* wen
five Southern fnlght can Nos. It,-
051, 15,427, 16,521, 16.527, and
125,667, which boro upon their
tides this seme little steel or iron
platq, shout 2x6 Inches, Inform
ing the enrioas that E. T. Stoles-
bery. Trustee wu the owner. Mr.
B. T. Stotesbery to n prominent
banker In Philadelphia.
Now If the people nt every station
la -the state of Georgia would take
note of the can (tending In the
freight yards and coaid collect and
foot up tbs general result they would
bo am seed at the number of can
bearing In groat big letten tha in
itials of perfectly solvent railroads
which appear to bo owned by some
director or some company In which
t director to largely Interested.
If thou who are at a great buz-
Ineea disadvantage'for Ue lack of
can would write to Blair & Co., of
York, to tha A. A B. Con
st
tlon,
eating anyhow.”
The article gave'
flcatlon of the buildings
Dixon would erect and the phoi
clans that he had employed te 1
him light the great white ]
structlon Company of Atlanta, ;
E. T. Stotesbery, trustee, oTTO
delphla, and uk why It to that da
Individuals and corporations up
to be the owners of the equips*
of the railroads that pretenl to ab
tho people of Georgia, and aha
ask them why they do not sag)
more equipment and sbouhl go *
ther and uk them why thffir.rim
supply any equipment st all. I
present situation In Georgia
he relieved to some extent al
So long u the people are
»lth lembutlng hired men
put to the front for the
receiving the lambjudlng the
utio alt back and study biur:l ••
may water their -'"stock* ana 'll
bonds and how they may dlmln
service and Increase dividends. wim
limply lough and grow fat Tie
real owners must be reached befaan
relief will come.
Let the peoptof try writing iMam
to these "ownera” of cars aad mm
what effect it will have. Think aC
a great, big. fat, overgrown water
la stocks, and bonds telling the p*sn-
Ident of a railroad of which be'Mte-
self wu a director that tho Urns bad
come to restore to the people at *
certain state their property tn a cer
tain road and that u soon n t?-
carnlnga Justified It this oagkt 1
he done. ,
Think of lifting tbn burden eCdtos
earnings by Issuing seeteltlc* ~ “
would enter Into
thereby creating
and then think. Just think «te-
m