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VOL. 20 NO. 26
BAINBRIDGE, LEATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRID*YLY, JU 5, 1912
$1.00 PER YEAR IN AL VANCE
jrges farmers
TO GROW TRUCK
Acosta Writes Interestingly of
Decatur County Soil
'he Bain bridge Search Light,
Bainbridge, Ga.
Deal' Sir:
Under the caption ‘ ‘GROWERS
Card from Mr. Curry
To Decatur Voters:
Most of you remember a sug
gestion made to a gathering of
many of the business men of
southwest Georgia in Albany a
few months ago, for the partial
relief of the cotton growers from
the long continued oppression by
the speculators, by a different
plan of marketing the crop.
’Twas about thus: . ■
nn.rt™ That the State provide a fund
JETTING G06]6 PRICES FOR f or t h e purchase of the cotton
WATERMELON^ the Savan-. crop f rom ttie pro( jucers when
iah Morning News, June 28th, j-j le mar ^ e t pr i ce drops to a cer-
jublishes the following despatch | tain point (I th ink'l2 or 121-2c)
rom Albany, Ga. j The grower would be paid and
"Better prices for watermelons, (-| le state to hold the cotton and
ban have been obtained in i ,, , ... , , ,. ,
several years are being received sel1 to the mills a3 needed - whlch
, y ({rowers, and the strong de- j no doubt could be done without
nand from market in all sections loss.
if the country indicate that the j it seems to me this plan would
narket will good for some time, j bring ver y grea t g 00 d to
Growers m tne vicinity of Al- , , e . ,
tony are being offered $100 andj c ' asses °f our people m-as-much
;i50 per car for watermelons on ! as cotton production would be a
be tracks in the melon fields. I much safer business and largely
he crop is a most profitable one' relieved of its present and past
Wilson and Marshall are
Leaders of Democracy
They were Chosen after Moie than a Weeks Balloting
at the Great Convent oi in Baltimore
ith such prices prevailing, and
nelon growers constitute a de-
idely cheerful class of citizens
ust at this junctice. It is re
membered that last year, when
he cantaloupe crop did not pan
ut well, many growers were
aved from financial loss by the
trong demand for South Georgia
melons at good prices. This de
mand promises to be even keenef,
rith resultant better prices this
eason.
The markets for cantaloupes
gambling feature.- 1 think there
would be fewer unpaid debts.
Hon. Jno. E. DonalSon made
the suggestion mentioned and is
the man to get it through the
legislature in working shape. He
is fully competent for this and
any other matter that may' come
before that body and, while be
cause of his much business, his
age and present position in life,
ontinue strong. Cantaloupes of I I* e n0 doubt has the least person
ae best grade are bringingabout
2.25 a crate, and even the
uwer grades much better than
le average prices. “If the rain
rill let us alone” say the grow-
rs, “we will market a profitable
rop yet, in spite of the melon
orms.” The demand is good
n all quarters of the country.”
Unless I am greatly mistaken,
lie soils of Decatur County are
productive as the soils of
tougherty, also, they are as well
dapted to the growing of melons
nd cantaloupes. Why is it then
ur fanners are not planting
iiese money getting crops? A
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al inclination to enter,the legisla
tive race, but an aversion to it.
Yet, being abundantly able to
labor for the good of others, I
believe that if enough good peo
ple of our county tell him they
want him, now, that he will give
the matter favorable considera
tion. You can easily do so by
word, message or card.
Officials ought to be the volun
tary choice of the PEOPLE, not
the result of their OWN anxious
solicitations and expensive ef
forts.
D. B. Curry.
The New Four Passenger
Hupmobile
$950.oo
AVe believe the Hupmobile to be
m its class the best car in the world.
The long stroke Motor, giv
ing maximum power at low
speedis a decided advant
age obviating gear changing.
We Have these Wonderful Cars
in
Cf
tock
but the supply is limited on
account of the factory being
unable to supply the demand
Hupmobile Runabout
$750.001
Caldwell Motor Car Co.
•ON THE SQUARE"
Bainbridge, ; ; : iGeorgia.
GOVERNOR WOODROW WILSdN.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of
New Jersey, was nominated as
the Democratic candidate for
President by the Democrats in
National convention at Baltimore
Tuesday afternoon at 3:15 o’clock.
He was nominated on the forty-
sixth, ballot, when he received
990 votes. The balloting lasted
since Thursday of last week.
Tuesday night the convention
nominated Governor Thomas R.
Marshall, of Indiana, for Vice
President. He was nominated on
the third ballot.
The convention was in some
respects the most notable in the
history of the party. The pro
gressive wing of the party had
control of the convention from
the start, although the conserva
tives succeeded in sustaining the
action of the committee on ar
rangements in selecting Alton B.
Parker as temporary chairman.
This action was thought at first
to lie a shrewd move on the part
of the conservatives. They
thought it would crush W. J.
Bryan and stamp out his power.
But no set of men were ever
more mistaken. The action only
aroused the fighting blood of the
great Commoner, and from that
time on he was the sole master
of every move. Had it not been
for the blunder of the committee
in making Parker temporary
chairman, the turn of affairs
might have been entirely differ
ent,
Mr. Bryan went to the conven
tion pledged for Champ Clark
and voted for him on several bal
lots, but at last he gave the con
vention to understand that he
suspected a movement that boded
no good for the progressive wing
of the party. After his state
ment he began to work for the
nomination of Wilson and kept
up the fight until the New Jersey
Governor was landed. Bryan’s
fight was one of the most specta
cular in the history of the coun
try.
Governor Woodrow Wilson is a
native Southerner, having been
born in Virginia. Much of his
early life was spent in Georgia,
where he taught school and after
wards practiced law. He mar
ried a Georgia girl and remained
in the state • for several years
afterwards. Mrs. Wilson has
many relatives in Georgia now, a
number of them living in south
Georgia. After a successful
career as teacher in some of the
most noted schools in the coun
try. Mr. Wilson was called to
the PriMidency of Princeton Uni-
versit served in that ca
pacity a numner of years,
resigning\o make the race for
Governor 6f New Jersey after
being n’ominalM, by the Demo
crats of that tf tie. He was
elected over the T .publicans by
a sweeping rnajoS f. His fight
in New Jersey air. ids acts as
Governor of the - have
brought him into nf emi
nence and he is now TZ' “ ?ed as
the most po-.^frful per. ality,
all things considered, ..i the
Democratic party.
Governor Marshall is regarded
as among the most powerful men
of the middle West. He is a
staunch Democrat and w#s elect
ed Governor of Indiaf'^'h^r a
powerful Rer>’A>Jicair ''■r'Civ
It is believ^Wiy thou) - .P’fiat
the two strongest n ■ ■, AEjthe
party have been selecte "Hear
the standard of Democ.4dJ in
the fight for supremacy.
“fttizens” for Mr. Cummings. WHITE WAY FOR
BAINBRIDGE
To the voters of Decatur county:
Having noticed the announce
ment of Mr, P. S. Cummings as
a candidate for Representative,
signed “Many Friends”, we not
having had the opportunity of
joining in this request for Mr.
Cummings, we now come forward
endorsing his candidacy.
We have known Mr. Cummings
for several years and are sat
isfied that his manly ability, as
well as his nusurpassed integrity,
make in him a man of whom we
may safely trust the interests of
our County and State.
We earnestly request the citi
zens of Decatur county to turn
out on election day and give Mr.
Cummings the large vote of
appreciation which he so honor
ably deserves.
“Citizens.”
A Correction.
In giving a write-up in last
week’s Search Lipht of the fire
which destroyed the big saw mill
of the Rothesay Lumber Com
pany, the editor had in his mind
another company and wrote it
“Clardy” instead of “Rothesay.”
The mistake in this was purely
the fault of the editor, and not
the printers, as it is so often
charged.
Mr. Dixon, of the Rothesay
Lumber Company says that the
company will build up the mill
again with all the speed, though
they will of necessity encounter
some delays.* It was a heavy
loss, but the company is deter
mined to replace the mill and
have it in running order as quick
ly as possible.
Special Notice.
All living in the neighborhood
Bethel Church, and all others
interested, are earnestly renue*
ted to meet there on Thurs l y
before the 2nd Sunday in Ju y
for the purpose of cleaning on
the Cemetery.
City Fathers and Business Men
to Beautify the “Oak Gty
Bainbridge is to have a Great
White way.
The business men have come
together and spoken almost as
one man. and the rusult is that
Bainbridge will have the Great
White Way in shorter time and
with less friction than any other
city which has taken that for
ward step in the march of prog
ress.
The City Council seemed to bea
unit on the question at their
meeting Monday night, and
agreed to buy eight lights to go
around the park and also to put
up the posts and furnish the cur
rent for all others who wiuld buy
posts. Already the working
spirit had caught on to the peo
ple. On Monday afternoon- a
post was put up in front of Cald
well Motor Car Company’s store
and it made such a beautiful
light that everybody wanted one,
and the whole city wants them.
This forward move in such
short order proves that, after all,
Bainbridge can beat any plaa flin
the state doing things. Forty
lights have been signed for at this
writing (Thursday morning) and
it is confidently believed thatro
less than fifty lights will be putin.
j This will make Bainbridge by far
the most beautibul place in the
| state. The park will be a litt’e
i Fairyland when the lights are put
up-
What has astonished everybody
is the length cf time in which all
j this has been dene—just a clay
I (continued’ on last page)
Mr. And Mrs. Allen Entertain.
One of the most enjoyable oc
casions of the season was the
beautiful moonlight party given
at the pleasant suburban home of
those reaching far out over &3\
waters edge were numerous J apa-
nese lanterns shedding a soft
glow, lighting up the shadows of
the spreading oaks, blending so
well with the moonbeams through
the flickering foliage and draping
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Allen in'Yn° sses stir.el bv the gentle
, . T n . | breezes from across the vast
honor of Miss Lamar Coleman Btretch of wate r, where boats
a most charming and talented! fi]| e d with the joy guest were 1
young lady who has just returned j continually gliding back and
from College and is being cor- forth eager to catch a glimrsi
dially received and entertained more of nature in the midft of
J by the people of Bainbridge. \ which one wishes always to
1 Her culture and refinement mak- “linger longer”. ,
! ing her quite a favored acquisi-j Refreshment consisting of the
ition to society. Imost delicious melons carved by
| This affair showed decidely the | the genial host and served at im-
kind of generous hospitality that j provised tab’ ’’’Trying out still
j the host and hostess are contin-1 very minut/.. the color scheme,
'ually showering upon their for of the scores of ~ , elons cut
I friends, but never have their not one failed to pas 1 -spection
1 guest been more royally treated j coming up fully to v v genera'
j than on this occasion. ' color scheme, and proved of thl 'll
The settings were most pictur- j finest variety, fully sustainingiaK
esque, being quite artistically ar-! the reputation the host has long- 1 * y
ranged under the shadows of the
stately oars bordering beautiful
Lake Douglas. With numerous
rustic seats swings and ham
mock seemingly every comfort
for each individual was anticipa
ted, as upon their arrival they
were received most graciously
by Mr. and Mi’s. Allen and fav
ors consisting of Palmettos gaily
decorated in pink and green were
dispensed by Mrs. J. K. Farrar
from beneath a large Japanese
| Umbrella resting in a huge
held for raising a little sweeter
melon by his own special process.
Guests invited were Madames,
R. B. Coleman, J. W. Callahan,
J. K. Farrar, Frank Dillon, Ot's
Toole, II. J. Maddox, A. L.
Townsend, Misses Lamar Cole
man, Merrell McTyre, Constine
Wimberly, M-’rie Diffee, Ruth
Hines, Onice Willis, Laurie Toole,
Gertrude Brash, Little Sara
Agnes and Margurite Farrar,
Messrs Papy, Ed Baughman,
Ralph Kwilecki, Eugene Roan,
I watermelon, surrounded by quan-1 Otis Toole, Jessie Townsend. H.
I tides of |)ink flowers carrying f. Maddox R. B. Coleman, J. K.
, out the color’scheme. j Farrar, Frank Dillon.^ Masters
Suspended from the trees on Robert. Coleman and Wesley Gal-
the sloping hillside and from lahun.
All the care,’ study and experience and all that
they cost does not show, but when you have
found out that
J The colors do not fade
I The stitches hold
f -The buttons stay on
The buttonholes do not rip, or
/ The garment lose its original comfortable fitting proportions,
Then you’ll appreciate those hidden qualities
that were given to you when you bought
Arrow
shirts
{$1.50 and $2.00
CLuerr. peabody & company, tot, n. t,> ( ,
^Maker* of Arrow Collar* and Shirt* 1
S >ld Only y
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