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Our Industrial Possibilities
A Department for the Encouragement of New
Enterprises for Douglas
Edited by J. M. Jardine
"I was very much interested in your
new department, ‘lndustrial Possibil
ities', in your last issue,” writes a
subscriber to the paper from a distant
state.
We trust that we shall have much
to write about in this department and
if any of the business men of the city
want to advance any cause for the de
velopment of Douglas the editor of
this department will be glad to con
fer with them and let the outside
world know about it through this de
partment. True The Progress has not
a metropolitan circulation but it
reaches many men outside of the
State of Georgia and who knows but
that we may be able to get some one
interested enough to come here and
look us over at least.
The article on excelsior was very
well received by the patrons of The
Progress and we hope the readers w ill
have patience and forbearance with
our humble efforts to instill in the
minds of the people of this community
the necessity of some energetic action
being taken towards pushing forward
several plans for establishing manu
facturing enterprises in this city and
county.
The whole world today is looking
towards the South; watching our ef
forts at developement and we have
the President and majority of the Sen
ators and members of Congress ready
and willing to do all in their power to
help. They look upon the South as
being the coming workshop of the
United States.
Our mineral and timber wealth is
something enormous. Our climate
is healthy. Douglas is in the very
best part of the Empire State of the
TO THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
MEN OF DOUGLAS AND
COFFEE COUNTY
Progress means, according to Webster, a moving forward in growth;
advance in business of any kind; advance in knowledge.
We have Progressed to such an extent that we can supply you with Anything
you need that is made out of paper and printers ink, from a shipping tag to a catalog.
Try us and see.
THE COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS
MANUFACTURING STATIONERS
217 EAST WARD STREET DOUGLAS, GEORGIA.
South, and what are we doing? Sit
ting down like a bump on a log wait
ing on some enterprising chap to come
along and show us how.
Now let us cooperate and work for
our mutual benefit. Let us form a
Progressive Club, composed of our
business and energetic young men
and see if it is not pbssible to show
to the world that we are not drones
in the hive of industry. There is
work for us all. The farmer and his
family are asked to join with the me
chanic to talk progress.
Seriously, get busy. I am ready.
Are you?
J. M. JARDINE.
THE W. A T. SHOPMEN STRIKE
For Better Working Conditions and
Increased Pay
Sandersville, Ga., —The thirty ma
chinists, boilermakers, helpers and
other shopmen of the Wrightsville &
Tennile Railroad Company have
struck at Tennile, for better working
conditions and increased pay. Two
weeks ago a grievance committee call
ed on the officials of the road. They
were granted an audience and their
complaint heard, but negotiations
failed.
SLAYER GETS RESPITE
Atlanta, —Governor Slaton Thurs
day afternoon granted a respite to Jim
Cantrell sentenced to be hanged Fri
day in Hall county, until May 29. The
action of the governor followed a re
quest made by the Judge who tried
Cantrell and the Solicitor General of
Hall County circuit.
THE COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS, DOUGLAS. GEORGIA
Ben Hill County
Joint School Closing
Fitzgerald, April 28.—An innovation
in the usual manner of conducting the
closing of rural schools was made this
year in Ben Hill county. A two days
union commencement having taken
place in the opera house here.
Yesterday morniDg, Tuesday, there
was a parade which passed through
the streets of the city including all
the schools and headed by the Fitz
gerald Cornet band, Governor Slaton,
Superintendent of Schools Prentiss,
county and city boards of education
and many socities in autos.
Following the parade, Governor
Slaton delivered an address, after
which a literary contest was held.
This morning a musical and story
telling contest was held and the med
als were awarded.
Large crowds were on hand to view
the parade and hear the various con
testants, and from the success of this
venture it is likely that it will be re
peated from year to year.
DRUM CORPS GETS CASH
DESPITE JOE HILL HALL
Macon,— Notwithstanding that Joe
Hill Hall personally protested against
its payment, the City Treasurer has
given to the Macon Drum and Bugle
Corps the SI,OOO appropriated to the
organization recently by the City
Council.
Mr. Hall declared that as a citizen
and taxpayer he wished to be record
ed as opposing an unconstitutional
disbursement of the city’s money.
McRAE MAN HONORED
Mcßae, April, 28. —Judge Max L.
Mcßae has been tendered the position
to take a census of the wealth and
credit of the twelfth congressional
district by Census Director W. J. Har
ris. The office is one of importance
and carries a good salary for the time
employed.
WIFE, FEARING HER
HUSBAND, DISAPPEARS
Savannah,—Walter Brooks, a pa
trolman, who was recently acquitted
on a charge of murdering Sharles S.
Barbour, a wealthy Greek-American,
is today under bond in the Superior
Court, following his hearing on the
charge of assault and battery on E.
G. Ballard, his father-in-law.
At the hearing at which it was ex
pected Brooks wife would make a
statement, she did not put in an ap
pearance. The police say she left the
city because of fear of her husband.
Hazlehurst Wins Second Place
Hazlehurst, April 28.—1 n the high
school meet which rret in Baxley Fri
day last, the Hazlehurst Public school
won second place.
Considering the fact that this is the
first time these schools have had full
representation in the district meet,
the patrons and students are congrat
ulating themselves on the outcome.
Quitman. Jesup, Blackshear, Bruns
wick and other schools were in cojp
petion.
FATHER FELLS TREE
(IN TOP OF HIS SON
AND BOY IS KILLED
Pelham, Ga., — Robert, the 11 years
old son of Kelon Jones, a farmer liv
ing near Sale City, fifteen miles east
of Pelham, in this county, was in
stantly killed by a falling tree.
Mr. Jones and his son were work
ing in the field and the father cut a
tree down which caught on fire. When
he thought the tree was about ready
to fall he sent his son to get a mule
which they had in the field with them,
w r hen a suden puff of wind caused the
tree to fall. The boy was caught un
der the trunk and was terribly man
gled.
NO COUNTY OFFICER
OPPOSED IN COLUMBIA
Appling, Ga., —None of the county
officers have opposition, and it is gen
erally expected that none will devel
op.
everything on the market. 11
and ranges does not include
e>rytiiing on the market. St
does, however, contain some CijrfMICSSRPfSPSmK
choice ones, such as the Ad
umce Ranges uud Mew Bar
the are attractive.
J. D. PERKINS & BRO.
Phone No. 83. Douglas, Ga
J. T. Oliver is opposing Hon. I. V.
Bullard for the legislature. Both can
didates live in Harlem, and there is
some talk of another candidate enter
ing the race from the upper portion of
the county.
The congressional race in this coun
ty of the tenth district, is likely to be
very warm later on, but up to this time
it too, is lacking in interest. It is
claimed that Hon. Joe Reynolds will
get Columbia's vote. He served twelve
years as Solicitor of the Augusta
circuit and is very popular here.
LAST BLOW TO BLEASE
BY SECRETARY GARRISON
Washington,.— Secretary Garrison
has concluded his correspondence
with Governor Cole Blease, of South
Carolina, over the revocation of or
ders establishing a summer maneuver
camp for state militia and regular
troops at the Isle of Palms. Failing to
receive a response to his previous de*
mands upon Governor Blease, Secre
tary Garrison announced that the man
euver camp to be attended by the mil
itia of North and South Carolina
Georgia and Florida, would be held
outside of South Carolina.
OUR CKEF
is determined that our meals shall ex
cel all others. That he has succeeded
is proven by the amount of business
we do. Like a swarm of bees the peo
ple come here to get
SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT
They always leave satisfied, because
in addition to well cooked food we aim
to keep
A Clean Restaurant
Ard we serve our patrons promptly
and with plenty.
DIXIE CAFE -o- Douglas, Ga.