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BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 1903.
$1.00 YEAR INADUn
7. Nl.MBER 21.
©ffidal ©roan of Decatur County ant> tbe Cit\> of 36aInt>rI&oe.
jular Georgian Tells
of Conditions.
John L>. Harrell, of Bain*
is registered at the Lanier.
,j s greeted with a more
welcome in Macon than
esterday he was kept busy
<r scores of friends, who
:tl to him the glad hand,
ussin<r the situation with a
nh representative the condi-
Southwest Georgia, he
"Down my way everybody
busy to look back. Our
of the state is in a pros-
condition. A big boat
is been established at Bain-
by a boat builder from
in City, Ind. He has a
t to build twelve steamers
government, to be used in
and harbor improvement
The largest of the number
190 feet in length,
n we are going into the
ion of sugar cane,” said
arrell. "A Cohn & Co.
lit 1,000 acres in rane, and
dered the machinery for a
igar mill, vvh'ch is to be
d ready to handle not only
luct of their 1,000 acres,
he cane the farmers can
their section. Cohn &
shrewd business men, and
ve figured it out that there
y in sugar cane,
firm is also extensively
1 in growing tobacco. They
e 700 acres in tobacco this
dall under cover. They
tobacco they grow in De-
'unty, Ga., for $3 to $3.56
nd in New York. It is
the same as Cuban tobacco
erts cannot tell the differ-
This firm has 1,500 hands
av roll, which will furnish
ation of the magnitude of
erations.”
dug of tobacco growing,
rrell said: “Long before
thtre was raised in our
tnd Gadsden county, Fla.,
r the line from Georgia,
s known as the ‘Florida
t commanded a high price
: wrappers. Like Cuba,
in Decatur county and
1 county, Fla,, in which
lcc o can be raised is lim-
1 area the soil is pe-
adapted to the growth of
lcco.”
Harrell says every one
s way is glad that Macon
t0 hold the State Fair of
d he says the people from
:st Georgia will be here
he gates open.—Macon
>b.
■eorgia boys who served
Panish war will ih the
a f ew weeks receive, two
a]ar y from the United
“vernment. This is due
:t that from the time of
t0 the -time of being
ln was two weeks and
mment holds no receipt
men for payment during
le Bach private Who
** his claim will receive
rs '■he officers will
0m twenty five to thirty
A Suggestion.
For the benefit of those who
may think of it as do we, and visit
the library frequently in future,
we would suggest that current
magazines be placed in the library.
There are many who would like to
go into the library for a few mo>
ments and read some of the cur-
rent literature Now there is
scarcely a family in town that does
not take from one to two maga
zines, we would suggest that all
who are interested in this subject,
donate one of thes. magazines to
be placed in the library as soon as
possible after they reach Bains
bridge, with the distinct under'
standing that it is your property.
If you desire to keep a file of the
magazines let them stay in the
library until the new number
comes and then take the old one
home if you desire. Don’t wait
however until the magazine is a
month old before bringing it to
the library,
The periodical you donate need
not be deep. The average maga
zine is a very pleasant companion
for a half hour, so do not think
because your contribution is not
The Forum or the Scientific
American, that it will not be ac
ceptable. While we have not
asked the whole board of directors
if we might make this suggestion
we feel quite sure it will be ac-
ceptable. We believe that the
mere fact that you will bring the
magazine to the library room will
make you take a greater interest
in it.
To start the movement we will
donate Mr. Bryan’s “Commoner,”
“Collier’s Weekly” and “Pearson’s
Magazine.” We would be glad if
those who will give a magazine
will give in their names and the
publication at this office so that
others may see some one is taking
an interest in the movement.
On to Bainbridge.
Ashburn, Ga., Feb, 23—Special.
About four months ago work was
begun on what was thought to be
a tram road, but it is now a known
fact that this is to be the Flint
River and Gulf Railway, extend'
ing from this place to Bainbridge
by way of Sylvester and Camilla.
A charter was granted about
two years ago for this road, and
for the present it will only be
built from this place to Sylvester,
and as this portion is ; already
graded the managers hope to have
it completed to that place in the
next ninety days. A large force
of men is now laying iron.—At
lanta Constitution.
Let the cry be on with the Flint
River & Gulf Railway.
All Waycross is jujilant over
the fact that in a short time there
will be located in that city an ex
tensive car manufacturing com
pany. They have a right to feel
delighted and it is hard for us to
keep down a feeling of envy. We
wish you great success in the un
dertaking, ye people of Waycross,
and we 011 / trust that your pros
perity will be an incentive to out-
citizens to enter into simil ir en
terprises.
Chattahoochee Lumber
Co. Burns.
On Saturday afternoon the large
mill of the Chattahoochee Lumber
Co., located at Donalsonville, Ga.,
was totally consumed by fire,
The loss was total as the insur
ance which the company was car
rying, was canceled two days pre
vious to the fire. It has not yet
been ascertained whotber the
company will rebuild. It is more
than probable however that a mill
of smaller capacity will be erected.
The dry kilns and planing mills
were saved only by the most heroic
work on the part of the employees
For the present the small mill
of this company located a few
hundred feet from the site of the
large one, will keep the dry kilns
and planing mills supplied.
Farmers Issue.
Realizing that this is the season
of the year when the farme r s are
preparing their soil for the crops
they expect to raise during the
coming twelve months we have
decided this issue to publish the
letters to the farmers by commis-
sioner of agriculture O. B. Steph
ens and the State chemist. In
these letters will be found treatises
upon the proper uses of phosphates
and other fertilizers.'
We are great believers in scientific
farming and trust that the letters
of the current issue will be produc
tive of much good among the far*
mers of Decatur, the sinews of our
republic.
Death at Climax.
A sad death occurred at Climax
last Thursday, 19th inst., when
Miss Sallie Trulock was called
from earth’s labors tej her reward
beyond the skies, 'yhe remains
were interred at Wbigham, Ga.,
the following day and the funeral
rites were duly observed.
Deceased was a sister of Messrs
A. J. Trulock, of Climax, and Z.
and G. B. Trulock, of Whigham.
She was loved and respected by
all who knew her and her death is
deeply mourned.
Walker-Sapp.
Married in this city Sunday last
M'. H. E. Walker, of Alabama, to
Miss Leona Sapp, Rev. J. T. Ry'
der officiating.
The groom was formerly en-
gaged in this city, and has m - ny
friends here; the bride is a sister
of the Sapp Brothers who iuns a
fruit and grocery business in this
city.
The Search Light extends con
gratulations.
If we were to believe all the
reports which come from Paris we
would all have fair prospects of
out-Methuselahir.g Methuselah.
The most recent sensation is that
two doctors have discovered
that colloidal silver mixed with
vaseline will cure anything. Ty
phoid fever, diphtheria and other
dangerous diseases have been
routed by the silver cure. From
this report we are prone to believe
that these learned doctors are
sorely in need of the gold |cure.
Go South Young Man.
The Atlanta Constitution be
lieves the building of the Panama
canal will resalt in trade advant
age to the South. It concludes
its views with the exclamation:
“Now Young Man Will You
Come South?” It is a suggestive
utterance and one well worth con
sidering by northern young men,
Horace Greely once said: “Go
West Young Man.” Then the
west bad unlimited resources for
development Land opportunity
was there tor the taking, and the
energetic youth who followed the
old philosopher’s advice may now
be counted among its most pros
perous citizens. But the west has
developed beyond the waiting
stage. There is still much oppor
tunity there for energy and enter
prise, but it is not for the asking
and every man must earn what he
may possess.
Like the undeveloped west,
there have always been vast ops
portunities for young business
men in the South. This was not
recognized, however, until long af
ter the civil war when certain sec
tions began to open up to northern
investment. The great cotton ex
position at Atlanta, probably, did
more than anything else to open
the eyes of the northern people to
the possibilities of the South. The
discovery of iron ore in the north
eastern quarter of Alabama marked
an epoch in the industrial life of
the South. Great iron mills and
foundries sprung up in and about
Birmingham and made t>'at city
famous. Rapidly the impression
of new blood has spread through
out the southern states and has
aroused them from their state of
lethargy.
This is the present condition of
the South. It is the state of a
man just awaken from a Rip Van
Winkle sleep and is still trying to
comprehend the new condition of
things. The South once jealous
of its exclusiveness and clannish
in disposition, has begun to real*
ize the importance of its position
in the world of trade and com'
merce. It is opening its arms to
enterprise and the practical young
man of the North has an oppor
tunity there which means success
for him.
Were Horace Greely alive today
his advice would be, as is that of
other observing ones: “Go South
young man.”—Burlington Hawk-
eye
A New Paper.
We have on our exchange table
No, 3. of the Pulpit and Pew. It
is a live sheet published in the in
terests of the Baptists of the
South. The editor of this bi'
monthly is Rev. J. S. McLeod, of
Thomasville. We had the pleas
ure of meeting Dr McLeod sev
eral days ago and we are convinced
that there is a future for the
paper. He informs us that he
published the first number having
only one subscriber. The third
number reached over six hundred
and fifty subscribers and before
the year is out he expects to have
on hii books tae names 01 nine
thousand readers. Pulpt and
Pew is published by The Times'
Enterprise Press.
Entertainment at Mrs.
Sutherland’s Tuesday
Night Next.
The programe to be rendered at
Mrs. Sutherland’s Tuesday evening
benefit Presbyterian church is one
which has been prepared with
much care and will be an artistic
treat to all who attend the Old
Time Thimble Party.
The programme is as follows,
Instrumental Duet,
Misses Holder and Bivings.
The Rosary, Mrs. Chestnut.
Recitation, The Postage Stamp,
Miss Carrie Smart.
The Minuet, Paderewski,
Miss Jackson.
Grandma danced the minuet,
Miss Everlyn McTyer.
When Love’s Dream is Over,
Mrs. Chestnut and Miss Bivings.
Recitation When Jack comes late.
Mrs. Frederick Perkins.
Kathleen Mavoutneen,
Miss Jackson,
Instrumental solo, Rigoletto List
Miss Holder.
Maid of Dundee,
Mrs. Bowen Belcher.
Instrumental Solo,
Mrs. Hunnewell Griffin.
Recitation Hagah,
Miss Leona Patterson.
Recitation Telephone conversation
Mrs. Jesse Subers.
A Worthy Tribute.
We quote the following beauti
ful tribute to one of the South’s
greatest men, from Southern Ed
ucational Notes:
“Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry,
soldier, statesman, author, diplo
mat, teacher and friend of man.
died at Asheville, North Carolina,
February 12, 1903, aged seventy-
seven years, eight months and-
seven days.
"Bern of the old South, tried in
the furnace of the Lost Cause, he
was an apostle of education to a
newer and grander South. He
was a prophet of hope.
‘‘Living in three generations,
active and useful in many fields,
he was a great American whom
the South will ever honor with
love and affection.
“Tender, honest, courageous, he
loved all the needy and ignorant
of both races. But he hated mean
ness and small politics. He was
truly great.
“As member of the Southern
Education Board, general agent of
the Peabody and Slater funds,
always displaying intense and
intelligent earnestness in all these
relations of trust, Jabez Lamar
Monroe Curry will ever remain an
incentive to noble deeds and heroic
sacrifice in the promotion of the
deathless cause of popular educa •
tion.”
Our Brother of the Argus we
think is rather inconsistent. He
decries with great fervor the idea
of a Georgia exhibit at the St.
Louis Exposition and yet advo
cates an exhibit of Decatur Coun
ty at the State fair in Macon this
year. Surely:Decatur County is
not richer than the State of Geor
gia. We are not complaining
however. We are glad you are on
the right side in this last instance.