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Petition For Charter.
tjS.'.RGIA—COFFEE COUNTY.
To The superior court of said county:
The petition of w. F. Sibbett, c.
A. ward, Levi o’steen, J. M. Hall, j. h.
williams, J. G. Floyd, w. M. Tanner, Jim
Tanner, Lawson Kelley, Dan Metis, i;. i
F. B -own, m. Kirkland, w. l. Rogers, !
Eugene Merrier, .j. a. Hursey, e. l,
Grantham, Henry c. Ellis, m. h. Turren-I
tine, A. Overstreet, j. B. Mills, R. w. !
cain, T. N. Henson, J. h. Moore, A. j.
Meeks, J. H. Peterson, w. i. Christian,
H. c. Reverts, j. Monroe wileox, w. b.
williams, J. R. Smith, H. Kirkland, j. a.
Roberts, j. b. Kirkland, o. M. Stanton,
Moses Griffin, c. J. Meeks, B. w. Tanner,
G. L. Touchton, carl Meeks, d. h. Meeks,
E. Burkett, a. f. Tanner, w. r. Wilson,
Ben l. Lane, g. r. Moore, w. b. Wallace,
L. E. Heath, David Ricketson, w. o.
Lankford, R. a. Moore, w. B. Mills, Jeff
Lewis, D. s. wall, T. a. Wallace, so!
sears, Mrs. c. B. Porter, j. w. Pearson,
vv. c. Patterson, e. D. Douglas, e. s.
sapp, J. Everett Bartlett, j. b. Harper,
H. B. Johnson, diver Peterson, Dave
Douglas, vv. L. Fisher, R. b. Chastain,
C. Neal Vickers, ail of said state and
county, respectfully shows:
1. That they desire for themselves,
their associates and successors, to be
incorporated and made a party politic
under the name and style of the Progress
publishing company,' for a period of
twenty years.
2. The principal office of said com.
puny shall be in the city 'of Douglas,
Georgia, but petitioners desire the right j
to establish branch offices withirf this!
state or elsewhere when a majority of
the stock-holders shall s«> determine*.
3. The object of .aid corporation is
pecuniary gain to its stock-holders.
4. The business to be carried on by
.said, corporation is the publishing of a
weekly and semi-weekly, country news
paper and of establishing and operating
a job printing press and outfit in con
nection therewith, and the right to
establish and operate a daily paper.
5. The capita l scock of said company
shall be $3000.0n divided into shares of
£25.00 each with the privilege of increas
ing said capital stock to the sum of
£10,000.00 by a vote of the majority of
said stock. More than one-third of 'said
stock has already actually been paid in.
0. said petitioners desire the right
to hold, own and control real estate for
the purpose of erecting a building and
buildings in w hich to place and operate
said plant; the right to sue and be sued,
to plead and be impleaded, and to have
and use a common seal: to make all
necessary by-laws and regulations and
to do all things incident and necessary
to the carry ing out of said purpose of
incorporation.
7. They desire for said corporation,
at the end of said twenty years, a re
newal for the like time as provided by
the laws of this state and that it shall
have all such other rights, powers and
priviliges and immunities incident to
tike corpora dons or permissable und . r
the laws of Georgia and amendable to
the same.
WHEREFORE, retit Anars prays to be
incorporated under the name and style
aforesaid "With the powers, privileges
and immunities herein set forth and for
all other relief that they may be entitled
Cff r* j|i i Pnijjlj* SIIOW
000 un y o y
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA November 18th to 22nd
District Corn Club Show, Poultry Show, Colt Show, Other
Departments will have most Interesting Exhibits
Luminious Midway of Clean and High Class Attractions Including Wild West and
Motordrome. Motorcycle Racing Daily by Professional Riders. ....
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School Children’s Day Tuesday, November 18th
Boys Com Club Show Thursday November 20th
overnor laton Speaks Thursday Nov. 2oth
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Intensive Farming
Advocated.
In his address before the forty
seventh annual session of the Nation
al Granger of Patrons of Husbandry
at Manchester, N. H., last Saturday
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
said that the old-fashioned farmer
was passing. What he meant by that
was that a new system of farming
was being inaugurated, a system that
greatly increased the yield per acre.
He pointed out that of the nine hun
dred and thirty-five millions of acres
of arable -land in this country four
hundred and thirty-five millions, al
though included in farms were wast
ed by misuse. “Less than forty per
cent, of the land is reasonably well
cultivated,” he said, “and less than
twelve per cent, is yielding maximum
returns.”
If this is a correct statement he
was justified in stating that the old
fashioned farmer was passing. Why
shouldn’t ail of the land that is be
ing cultivated be made to yield max
imum returns? It is only a question
of knowing how to make it do it, of
adopting the methods that bring
the largest yields.
Evidence of the truth of what the
Secretary said is found in the results
achieved by members of the boys’
corn clubs. What they have done
this year, and in several previous
years, every farmer can do. In
some instances the excuse is offered
that the cost of big yields is so
great that they are not profitable,
but it isn’t valid. The reports which
the boys have made show that all of
them made money that the profit
to under the laws of this state.
T. A. WALLACE,
Atty for Petitioner.
Filed in office, this the sth day of
November, 1913.
J. R. OVERMAN,
clerk superior Court,
coffee county, Georgia.
GEORGIA—COFFEE COUNTY.
I, J. R. Overman, clerk of the superior
Court of said county, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the application for
charter of the Progress Printing com
pany as the same appears in this office.
Vv itness my official signature and the
; seal of said court, this the sth day of
November, 1913.
J. R. OVERMAN,
clerk superior court,
Coffee county Georgia.
THE COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
on the acres they cultivated greatly
exceeded the profits from acres cul
t vated in the old-fashioned way.
The average yield of corn on most
farms in this section isn't overtwen- j
ty bushels per acre. The cost of
producing that yield is almost as
great as the value of the corn in the
market. The profit obtained by
some of the boys was more than §SO
per acre.
It costs just about as much to cul
tivate an acre in the old-fashioned
way as to cultivate it by the intensive
method. It is true that by the in
tensive method more fertilizer is
used, but the increased yield much
more than pays for the fertilizer.'
The boys got the most of their re-j
suits by careful seed selection and ;
intelligent cultivation.
Our agricultural schools are doing
a great deal towards eleminating the j
old-fashioned methods of cultivation !
and they will do a great deal more
but it is evident that our farmers
have very much to learn before they
get the results from their farms they
should get. When they, get them
they will be far more prosperous and i
hence much happier.
One of the great hindrances to the ’
adoption of the intensive method of j
farming is the renting system. The 1
man who rents land seeks to get all!
he can from it without putting any
thing back. He doesen’t seem to
realize that it would pay to improve j
the land he rents, to bring it up to a j
high state of cultivation. He thinks
that by improving land he simply
helps the landlord. Until he gets
rid of that idea both he and the land
owner will suffer. Savannah Morn
ing News.
Program. ,
Pearson Public school will render
a Thanksgiving progran at the school
building at 9:30 o’clock. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend. Supt.
J. G. Floyd and Dr. John R. Smith
of Douglas, have been invited to ad
dress the people. Let’s all come out
and be thankful.
Respectfully,
J. O. RODGERS, Prim
Have your clothing cleaned and
pressed at the City Pressing Club
We will dye for you.
SAPP’S PHARMACY
THE PROGRESSIVE DRUGGIST
PHONE US YOUR NEEDS, WE HAVE IT
PHONE 144 AND SEE
There is comfort in knowing where to get what
you want when you want it. Our Line of Drugs
Medicines, Toilet Artiles, Rubber Goods, Station
ery, Candies, etc., is extensive and will surely
please you We make a specialty of prescription
work. Drop in. Feel at home here.
SAPP’S PHARMACY
102-104 E. Ward St. Douglas, Georgia
THE CITY PRESSING CLUB
Phone 172 Rear Corn’s Barber Shop
Let us know when you have any garment
to clean, press or dye. Vi/e deliver promptly
and satisfaction guaranteed
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