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>t Eatonton the night stop, the par
ty were not swept off their feet at the
hotel accommodations but this was
forgotten the next morning when the
(jtizens of the town took charge of
the tourists carrying them around the
city and out to their creamery. Here
one of the most interesting sights was
enjoyed.
This creamery is a co-operative one,
o,ed and operated by the farmers of
f Territory, working with the preeis
k’nAof a clock. There is something
like a thousand cows which furnishes
the milk which is collected every
morning and brought to town in wag
ons where it is passed through mach
ines which take the cream out of it
and it is shipped by express either as
fresh cream or butter, yielding the
farmer 18 cents a gallon for the milk.
The money to buy the cows that sup
ply this creamery was advanced to the
farmers by the banks and while it
started in a small way it has develop
ed into one of the largest in the state.
The industry was given very careful
attention by Secretary Smith and Prof.
Eunice and it is possible that such an
enterprise will be started in Douglas
fit an early date.
From Eatonton to Jeffersonville the
run was uneventful, but at the latter
place, w hich, by the way, is one of the
smallest towns on the tour in which
a stop was made. Here a barbecue was
served and was quite a delightful oc
casion. The people of that progress
jive little city will certainly have a
at town before long as they show
an industrious spirit and tried to out
do all other towns in entertaining.
At Cochran we were again entertain
ed with a spread and later a drive
around the city. Peacock Brothers
have one of the largest hog ranches in
the State here and have some great
specimens on exhibition.
The party was met by a delegation
outside of Hawkinsville and carried
into the city where quite a pretentious
entertainment was given. the party.
At this place the party was so worn
out from the long trip and a strong de
sire td get home that night a vote was
taken to see whether the trip should
« continued the next day, making Ab
eeville and Eastman and the result of
the vote was that the party should
go direct to Douglas. Secretary Smitli
made a strong effort to continue the
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WINETROI’B & SELIGMAN
&OUGLAS, GA
OUR PRICES
FIRST
NOTE Why some lenses are worth more
than others.
It cost twice, and sometimes three times as much to
make some Lenses as others.
Errors of refraction, and muscle anomalies are class
ed as follows :
Uypermetropia Far Sight Presbyopia Old Sight
Myopia— Near Sight
All three come under one head.
Plain astigmatism (only half the eyeball out of focus)
and compound astigmatism (the whole eye out of
focus but half in excess of the other) comes under
one head.
Heterotropia and Heterophoria involves the muscles
which turns the eyeball and holds it adjusted so that
each eye can focus an object both at the same time.
If one or more of these muscles are weak and out
of harmony with those of the other eye there is a
strain upon the eyes and a condition produced that
will cause more trouble* and pain in the eyes
and head than any other physical eye trouble. This
condition can be entirely relieved by proper con
structed lenses it is highly essential that this ano
maly be handled by an unquestionably competent
Optometrist.
OUR PRICES OF LENSES :
For Far Sight, Near Sight and Old Sight
Regular flat style SI.OO the pair
Special "Toric" style $3.00 the pair
For Astigmatism
Regular Flat style $3.00 the pair
Special “Toric style $5.00 the pair
For Heterophoria in combination with any of the above
lenses $3.00 extra
OUR PRICE FOR FAMES
Solid Gold Frames or Mountings - - - - $4.00 to $7.00
according to weight
Rest Quality Gold filled Frames or Mountings - - $2.00
Medium Quality Gold filled Frames or Mountings - SI.OO
Solid Alluminum Frames or Mountings ----- /5c
Cable Temples 50 cents extra on Gold filled Frames 25 certs
extra on Aluminum
We operate a complete lens grinding plant can dupli- T
cate any lens send us the pieces and frames you will j
be pleased with our quick and accurate service.
Our goods are the best made. Our service in testing and
fitting is backed by approved technical and mechanical quali
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My whole time
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trip and not disappoint the places nam
ed, but was overruled and all the cars
but four left Hawkinsville for home.
Col. McDonald and party. Mr. Smith
and party, Mr. Arnold and party, Mr.
Squires and party insisted on taking
a much needed rest, spending the night
at Hawkinsville, leaving there at 6
o’clock on Friday morning going to
Fitzgerald where an informal break
fast was given by Mr. Alex McDonald.
After a stop of about two hours, the
trip was completed, arriving at Doug
las at twelve o’clock.
It is impossible to figure the amount
of good that will result from the trip.
There never has been a tour of equal
length run in the state of Georgia.
There has never been a party enter
tained more than this. There has nev
er been so much publicity given a tour
as has been given this one. Mr. Smith
has made almost a complete trail of
advertising matter over the seven
hundred miles covered. The hundreds
of people who could not get away from
home long enough to be present at the
meetings had the message carried to
their doors where they will learn of
the great possibilities offered the home
seekers here. Mr. Smith has already
had inquiries from .advertising matter
distributed and it is a safe prediction
that the Chamber of Commerce will be
more than repaid for its untiring ef
forts and money spent in staging it.
Many funny stories are being told
on members of the party but perhaps
one of the best is told by Jim Kirkland
on himself in speaking of the heat at
Macon. Jim is not fond of the sky
scrapers and insisted on being close to
terra firma so he could easily jump
out of the window in case of fire. It
seems that he found a nail in the walls
of his room and hung his shirt up to
guard him while he slept. On awak
ing he found where the gold button
had melted and ran down the walls.
It will doubtless fill us all with
nride to know that we have an auto
mobile driver that can put the famous
Barney Oldfield and Ralph De Palma
to shame —the power of the car not
considered. Mr. J. C. Brewer was
chafing tinder the slow driving that
the party was making from Macon to
Atlanta and had his driver. Mr. Major
Brown, take the wheel of Mr. Baker’s
car and drive into Atlanta as it was
necessary to get that car into the city
for repairs. Mr. Baker’s Cadillac left
the party at Jonesboro, a distance of
some twenty miles. Mr. Brewer prides
himself in never having been passed
COFFEE COU NT V PROGRESS
Yours for easy eye work now and
good sight when you are old
>V\ R. WILSON,
Optomotric Specialist
Douglas, Georgia
by any living man. He made the run
to Atlanta in about thirteen minutes
and when the brakes were applied in
front of the Ansley we found Mr. John
McGovern was right there with his
John Henry Ford, top side up with
care. The average Ford cannot make
more than fifty miles an hour but oc
cupants of the two Cadillacs firmly bo
lieve that Mr. McGovern has special
gears in his Ford and can make any
speed up to 113 miles an hour.
W'e forgot to mention that Mr. Mc-
Govern did not have but one leaf in
his front spring while making this
daring drive but he did not need any
at all as he never touched the ground
more than once or twice from Jones
boro to Atlanta. Mr. McGovern did not
pass Mr. Brewer, but the only reason
he did not do so was the fact that Mr.
McGovern did not wish to hurt Mr.
Brew’er’s pride.
Mail Order Houses
Flooding Country
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, July 27.—While small town
merchants complain of the mail or
der houses taking away their trade,
the Fourth Estate, a publication devot
ed to newspaper work, has made an in
vestigation which shows that lack of
publicity on the part of local merch
ants is principally responsible.
The investigation showed that farm
ers received mail order catalogues reg
ularly, while comparatively few local
merchants advertised in their home
papers to any extent, and then only
with old standing ads which were lack
ing in attractiveness, quoted no prices
and were not calculated to produce a
desire-for goods. In these towns where
the merchants advertised liberally, the
influence of the mail order house was
hardly felt.
For r. mild easy action of the bow
els try Dean's Regulets, a modern lax
ative. 25c at all stores.
ARTIFICIAL HUMAN EVES
Fu'< back reform, nearest to
nature ever produced, correctly
fitted bt W. R. WILSON, Optome
trist.
GEORGIA CHAMBER SEEKING \EW
INDUSTRIES EUR DOUGLAS
(Continued from pitge 1)
Sixth: The timber wealth of Geor
gia, through views of pine forests,
hardwood forests, manufacturing
plants and shipping scenes.
Seventh: The. climate of the state,
demonstrated by official figures of the
Weather Bureau.
Eighth: The water supply from
springs, rivers and artesian wells, that
insures the health of the people of
Georgia.
Ninth: All places of historic inter
est in the state.
Tenth: Picturesque views in the
mountains of North Georgia, on tne
sea coast at Savannah and Brunswick,
and such .pictures as Stone Mountain
and other places of interest.
• Eleventh: Road conditions in Geor
gia, not only along the National High
way from New York to Jacksonville,
and the Dixie Highway from Chicago
to Miami, but along other roado, show
ing the remarkable progress Georgia
has made in building good roads.
Twelfth: Cotton will be shown in a
series of vivid pictures, from its
planting and chopping time through
the various processes to the finished
product of the Georgia mills.
These and many other features will
make up a film that will hold in rapt
attention any audience during tha en
tire production.
All of the views will be animated,
and have so much life detail in them
showing actual work in progress, that
the pictures will be one of intense in
terest from start to finish.
Two films will be made. One is to
run in Georgia to acquaint the people
of the State with the resources of their
State and to arouse civic pride in the
hearts of its citizenry. It is expected
that this will be run at every motion
picture house in Georgia, and will be
viewed by at least 1,000,000 people in
side the State.
The other film will be run with a
lecturer through the East and Wesi.
It is planned to run the film for not
less than two years, averaging five
days each week. An average of 1,000!
people per day seeing it, will mean it
will be viewed by over a quarter of!
a million people during that period. |
It is planned to show it not only to)
large audiences, but, also, at private i
exhibitions to select groups of fi
nanciers and business people to im
press them with tlm wonderful oppor-'
'unity Georgia offers to outside capital
for investment. It will be shown in
the cities in order to attract the at
tention of the general public to Geor
gia, and it Will go into the smaller
towns of the Middle West and be
shown to select crowds of specially
invited farmers, to secure a large in
crease in the agricultural population
of the State.
The undertaking is the most stu
pendous of any attempted by the Geor
gia Chamber of Commerce since its or
ganization, and, to be successful, must
have the active support and coopera
tion of the whole citizenship of the
State.
REPLIES TO LETTER FROM MR. M.
L. PATRICK.
Nicholls, Ca., 7-22-1915.
Editor Coffee County Progress,
Douglas, Ga.
Dear Sir:
Please allow me space in your col
umns to say a few words in reply to
M. L. Patrick, of July 13th, 1915.
This man was guard at the camp for
a short while, and was discharged at
my request.
He leaves the camp making all sorts
of false reports concerning the man
agement of the camp and county's af
fairs.
He tells the people I have been work
ing the county’s mules on my farm, but
don’t tell them I was working the mule
in exchange for the work of a horse,
which was all done by the consent or
the Board.
For the information of the people,
of Coffee County, 1 here below submit
to you the figures showing what
amount'was spent during Mr. Gaskin’s
administration under the one commis
sion law and for which Patrick has so
many good things to say, and the
amount spent during the 2 years un
der the law w’hich I served as chair
man for which he has so many hard
things to say.
As appears in the office of Roads
and Revenues for Coffee County:
Gaskin's Administration <
"Expenses from Jan. 1, 1911, toJQec.-
the 31, 1912 5142.992.58 i
Meek’s Administration
Expenses from Jan. 1, 1913, to. Dec.
31, 1914 ......=.. .1108,308.23
Yours very truly,
A. J. MEEKS/ Ex-Chairman.
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVE’S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
r;aat you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form
The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the sy?t- - . 50 cents
OS / so we cam fill \
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NEW COUNTIES FAIR
BAOLY THIS SESSION
SENTIMENT OF LEGISTATI'KE IS
AGAINST MORE SUBDIVISIONS
Atlanta, July 27.—New county leg-'
islation promises to have a rough road
to travel in the present legislature.
Although the constitutional amend
ments committee of the House recom
mended two new counties this past
week, it has turned down three prop
ositions, and it is said similar fate : s
awaiting other pending measures.
The Cook county proposition which
was to take 230 square miles from
(Berrien with Adel as the county
Iseat, has just been dealt a body blow
! from which it is not likely to recover.
The creation of this new county was
the ambition of Representative J. P.
Knight, of Berrien, and was one of
the principal issues upon which he
was elected. This county was to hav'
been named after the late General
Philip Cook, father of the present
Secretary of State. More than 10e
people came here from Adel and
Nashville, to advocate and oppose the
icounty, and the argument at times
.became heated. Mr. Knight said he
j had been sent here" by a majority of
j the people of his county, to put the
1 new county through, and offered the
recommendation on the subject of 'he
Berrien county commissioners, which
I
| opponents of the project declared was
given as a part of a political trade.
| Opponents of the project won out,
land with an unfavorable report there
is chance of Berrien county go
ling under the surgeon’s knife at this
session.
Two Recommended
The two new counties which have
been recommended are Teutlen, to be
created from portions of Montgomery
jand Emanuel with Soperton as the
county seat, and Atkinson county
from parts of Coffee and Clinch, with
Pearson as the county seat.
The addition of the Teutlen pro
ject precluded any possible favorable
James county w ith Adrian as its coun
ty seat, as the two propositions eon
ficted. The James people, however,
insist that they are coming back.
They are loaded with "ammunition,”
and if they can’t get what they want
this time, they are at least going to
fight valiantly to prevent the creation
of Teutlen county which, once estab
lished, would perhaps forever ex
clude James. Thus, Treutlen seems
foreordained to defeat, at least so far
as this session is concerned.
Atkinson County
Very much the same sort of a situ
ation confronts Atkinson county, the
creation of which will squelch the am
bitions of Willaeoochee. The latter
town wanted to be the center of At
kinson county, while Pearson sought
a county to be called Axson. The
Pearson proposition won out, the onlyj
difference being that the name was
changed to Atkinson, after the late
father of Judge Spencer R. Atkinson, I
a member of the present legislature.
It Is more than evident that Willa
cooehee is going to continue to fight
for life, just as "'will Adrian. The
Your Coat or Pants
v or both may need a little sprucing up
after a hard week's wear, Don’t tri
fie with them yourself. You will only
V: lose time and you might spoil them,
jgz Send then) here and you will have
v the satisfaction of knowing they will
Yft- * ft/vf wi k f ‘ cleaned and pressed to perfection.
ulpH I | A We take the greatest possible pains
ftYSw IT P a * us with our work which is why
'v \ vOmfr Jy we now enjoy sueh a large trade.
O. K. PRESSING CLUB
A. H. HUCKERBY, M*r.
215 East Ward St, < Thone4B.
probabilities are that the two will
join forces against the creation of
Treutlen and Atkinson counties. This
with the general opposition in certain
quarters to the continued creation of
! new counties is expected to defeat
both of them.
Notwithstanding, therefore, the fa
vorable recommendations of the con
stitutional amendments committee,
ithe chances are all decidedly against
any new county legislation whatso
ever at the present session. It looks
very much as if there will have to he
some conferences and compromises
before any of them can get through.
New counties which have been
! created in the past have had prac
tically no opposition except some of
a minor nature based upon general
opposition to further subdivision of
the county units. There is every rea
son to believe that others which get
through must do it. on the same basis.
Senator Smith Will
Deliver an Address
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, July 27.—Senator Hoke
Smith has accepted an invitation to de
liver the principal address on cotton
at the Southern Commercial Congress,,
which will meet in Charleston, S. C.„
next December.. Senator Smith's nota
ble efforts in behalf of securing to
Southern shippers the freedom of the
seas has caused him to be recognized
as an authority on international re
lations as applied to commerce, and
his address is expected to be of more
than usual interest.
GEORGIANS TESTIFY
TO MAYR’S REMEDY
Lives Redeemed and Fortunes In
Health Are Restored.
Most of the problems of health
originate in the stomach. Most of
these ailments cen be cured. Thou
sands of people light in the State of
Georgia are needlessly suffering from
stomach troubles, while thousands of
others have found health by the use
of Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy. The
first dose of this remarkable remedy
is proof. Here are the words of two
Georgians who have used it:
B. DUNCAN, 13C W. Peachtree St.,
(Atlanta, Ga., —"I took one bottle of
Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy and it did
|me so much good I must continue the
; treatment.”
SALISTA THOMAS, 55 La France
St., Atlanta, Ga. —"1 have taken your
(remedies for five weeks. I feel like I
hardly known my strength—my appe
tite is fine.”
Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy gives per
manent results for stomach, liver and
intestinal ailments. Eat as much and
whatever you like. No more distress
after eating, pressure of gas in the
stomach and around the heart. Get one
bottle of your druggist now and try it
on an absolute guarantee—if not satis
factory money will be returned, (adv)
A Progress local ad will sell it.
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