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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1921. GEORGIAS INDUSTR DEVELOPMENT HALTED BY SOCIALISTIC DOCTRINE PROMOTED BY ATLANTA NEWSPAPERS Below is printed a letter from a pro gressive Georgia business man in which be tells of the changed attitude of Northern investors toward the pecan industry because they “do not want to put money in a state whose capital is so tainted with Bolshetism.” What Mr. Perry says of the pecan industry is equally true of every other business. Money cannot be had in Georgia to build Street Railways, In terurban Railways, Gas Wmrks, Power Plants or transmission lines for the same reasons as are so plainly told you by Mr. Perry. Nobody wants to put money in a State whose capital is so tainted by Bolshevism. No extensions of Electric transmission lines, Street Railways or internrban Railways are possible unless new capital cnn be ob tained for the Hhst of their construc tion and new capital has been frighten ed away from Georgia by the suport given to a few socialists by Atlanta pa pers. These men who are preaching public ownership are indifferent to the dam age they are doing to the State of Georgia by killing new enterprises. They care nothing about the effects of their misrepresentations hut seek only political power. The same falsehoods are being used In Georgia as were used in Seattle to induce that city to buy its street railways, where in 21 months the street railways under Municipal Management created a deficit of SL -603,500, and where the street Railway employees are now being paid by City warrants instead of cash. It is just a repetition in Georgia of the same tricks practiced in Seattle where the public have been fooled by political ad ventures into voting $15,000,000.00 os tensibly to obtain cheaper ear fares but in reality to enable the politicians to play with in City politics. Car fares have b>eii increased far beyond what the private Company charged and the Seattle tax payers are out a million and a half dollars in 21 months. The Georgia branch of the same brand of socialists arc asking for ten times as much of your money for similar pur poses. “Hon. E. H. Griffin, “Bninbrldge, Geofgin. “Dear Sir: “I have noticed in the state press that you are actively opposing the pro posed bills of the Municipal League ami I am taking tile liberty of address ing you on tliis subject and wishlnng you ‘Godspeed’ in this work. “When Hu ’ measures were first proposed, they seemed very fair, and 1 was inc'ined *'> favor them, but as 1 made u deeper study of them, i found them to he very dangerous measures. “if thru;' bills become law, wo could have another era of ‘carpetbag bond ftisuets, that would bankrupt our entire state, and make it impossible for a y one to iuteresl outside capital in help ing us to develop our natural resources. “I am engaged in interesting east ern capitalists in furnishing money to help us develop the pecan industry in South Georgia. 1 visit almost every city in the north and east, ami have presented our proposition successfully to the lending bankers and other mon ied men, and in every Instance, one of the very first questions Unit is asked is, •what protection do the Georgia laws give foreign capital?' l"p until recent ly 1 have been able to tell those men, convincingly, that every branch of mu state government gave ample protec tion to outside investors, but the re cent activities of the Municipal League and the vicious attacks on the Railroad Commission have boon so well adver tised by the Atlanta papers, that 1 have found oiistoruj capitalists very slow to furnish the money that is the very life blood of my business. “The Atlanta people and the Atlan ta papers would resent the Idea that thev have been doing great damage to the state ns a whole h.v their attacks on eaplUil. ami 1 will credit them with having none tliis ignorantly, and with out Intending the far reaching effects of their acts, but they have given the state so much adverse advertising, that I fiftd my business greatly affected, and UufrV-astern capitalists have frankly I*l and me that they do not care to put money in the state whose capital is so tainted with bolshevism. “The leaders of the Municipal league may mean well, hut their doctrine and their ideas do not appeal to the men to whom I have to go for money to de velop my business. Those hard-headed business men are satisfied with a small rate of interest, hut they demand com plete safety of their Investment, and insist that the moral risk be reduced to the minimum. The Municipal Tongue may* not know that there are in South Georgln about sixty thousand acres of magni ficent pecan orchards, and that almost every orchard has been financed by northern men. The nut crop brings into .Georgia about $2,000,000 annually, which will largely increase as the years go by, and practically every dollar of Mr. John M. Wliliams Made Chairman Great er Tech Committee Mr. J. M. Williams of this city, has been offered and lias accepted, the chairmanship of the Greater Georgia Tech committee in Barrow county and will have charge of this ** important branch of the campaign that is to raise $1,000,000 a year for five years for the Georgia School of Teehnoogy, the state wide campaign to begin April 20. The statewide campaign begins under peculiarly favoring circumstances. The Atlanta committee already has pledg ed $1,500,000 to he raised in thgt city, which,, with $1,000,000 pledged by the New York committee, to he raised in the state at large. And the Georgia Gotton Manufacturer's Association re cently adopted a resolution that its members should contribute $500,000 to the fund. The state’s quota thereore, is to be $2,000,000. this is due either directly or indirect ly, to the outside money that made it possible to bring these orchards to maturity. “It may seem a far cry from ‘water power’ to ‘pecan orchards,’ but the same type of men finance both, and they have already become weary about helping us to build our pecan orchards, and frankly tell me they fear for the safety of their investments, if the en thusiastic dreamers of the Municipal League get control of our legislature. “I have no personal or financial in terest in nn.v corporation in the state, except in certain pecan orchards in Randolph, Calhoun, Lee, Dougherty and Mitchell counties. “I have no interest nor concern in the Atlanta ‘gas rate,’ nor do I care in the least whether or not Atlanta buys or makes her own power, but when self-seeking politicians would, with one hand, tear-down our constitutional lim itation on taxation, while with the oth er they wave the red flag of socialism, then I feel that it is time for the sober minded business men of Georgia to get in the fight and sweep those fellows into the political rubbish heap. “You have my best wishes in your manly fight against the nefarious schemes of the Municipal League, and I hope that you will feel free to call on me, if I can assist you in any way, not as a lawyer, but ns a business man who is proud of his native state, and proud <>f the part he Ims taken in helping to build up some of the waste places of South Georgia. “Again assuring you of my interest and with my highest personal regards and best wishes, I am, “Yours very truly, “A. 8. PERRY.” Advertisement J. H. Wheeler The New Groceryman It will pay you to see me for anything you need in the grocery line, as I am here to serve you with an up-to-date line of grocer ies. Best grade Peaberry Coffee, 5i lbs. SI.OO Cheese, per lb 30c 2 lb. can Army Roast Beef 25c 2 lb. can Army Sausage 30c 3 lb. package Wilson’s Coffee 60c All 5c Soap Except Octagon, 6 bars . . 25c Octagon Soap, per cake 5c All 10c Snuff, 3 boxes for * . . . 25c 20c jar Piekels 15c 40c jar Pickles ...... 25c 50c jar Pickles . . 35c Libby’s Mustard 14c Blue Label Karo Syrup, per gallon . . . 80c Red Label Karo Syrup, per gallon 90c Kerosine Oil, 22c per gal. 5 gals for . . SI.OO Sugar, per pound 10c Flour, per sack $2.25 up We keep on hand at all time fresh butter and eggs. Remember we sell for cash and can save you money on anything you buy in the grocery line. All goods delivered. Phone us your wants. J. H. WHEELER Phone 119 STATHAM Misses Susie Belle Perkins, Idalee and Itozelle Ross spent Sunday at Au burn as the guests of Miss Rubie Bridges. Mrs. T. L. Wall and children were the dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. J. M. Haynie of Winder. Miss Myrtle Booth of Winder was the week-end guests of-her mother, Mrs. ,1. J. Booth. Mrs. G. W. McDonald of Raleigh, N. C., is spending some time here with her sister, Mrs. W. D. McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ross, Mrs. W. M. Fite and T. L. Wall attended quarterly con ference at Campton Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Wright from near Monroe was the guest of friends here Tuesday. Mrs. Hattie Parker Robinson of Atlanta, was the week-end guest of Mrs. A. L. Malcomb. Mr. Judson Horton of Atlanta was here a few days with his two little daughters, Sara and Inez. Martha Carolin Turner spent the week-end in Winder with her aunt, Mrs. C. S. Williams. J. R. Johnson from Johnson’s Acad emy was with his mother, Mrs. Jane Johnson, Monday. Mrs. W. M. Fite had ns her guest last Tuesday Mrs. Geo. Guffln and Mrs. H. S. Fite of Jefferson. Mrs. Rosa Booth of Athens was with her father, Mr. G. W. Gordon, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Atnold motored to Athens Monday on business Mrs. C. E. Nichelson of Gainesville were in the city a few days last week. Mr. G. W. Gordon was the guest of relatives in Athens part of this week. Mrs. Sallie Lyle Adams of Suwanee and Mrs. Ellie Lyle Owens of Colum bus were visitors here last week of their aunt, Mrs. Jane Johnson at the home of Mrs. W. M. Fite. Miss Erma Hancock spent the week end at Jefferson with her parents. Mrs. T. L. Holcomb entertained at a six o’clock dinner on Saturday Rev. Bruce Nay, and Mrs. R. -T. Turner of Athens and Mrs. C. N. Dawney of At lanta. Mrs. Hill Steed was carried to St. Mary’s hospital for treatment last week. Jack and Fred Ross spent Sunday in Bethlehem with' their sister, Mrs. J. H. Moore. An occasion of much interest and appreciation was the lecture Saturday (-veiling at the Christian church on Missionary work by our Regional secre tary, Airs. C. X. Dawney, of Atlanta. Much interest was shown by the splen did and attentive audience. The mis sionary workers of the church were in spired to do more and better work for the cause of missions. Our district evangelist. Rev. Bruce Nay, of Athens, and district secretary, Mrs. R. ,T. Turn er. also of Athens, added much to the interest and helpfulness of the occasion. Ttie missionary society of the Chris tian church held its regular monthly THE WINDER NEWS meeting at the home of Mrs. A. N. Por ter Monday P. M. The subject for study and discus sion was “Latin America,” After the usual business and devotional service the hostess served delicious refresh ments. BETHABRA • Rev. Collins filled his regular ap pointments at this place Saturday and Sunday. Miss Euta Ilardy spent Sunday with Miss Aline Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Murphy spent Saturday night with the latter’s par* ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cronic. Miss Bert Stewart of Auburn spent Saturday night with Miss Annie Clark. Mrs. J. M. Sims and daughters spent one day last week in Jefferson the guest of Mrs. W. J. Webb. Mrs. Andrew Johnson, who has been real sick is better. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Murphy spent Saturday in Hosebton as guests of their son. Mrs. Earl Castleberry and two chil dren of Winder spent last week with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Wheeler of Win der were guests of the former’s moth er recently. Miss Bertie House was on the sick list last week. Mrs. Marlow of Macedonia is visit ing her daughter, Mrs. Andrew John son. The singing at Miss Florine Rooks Sunday night was enjoyed by all pres ent. Mr. Harvie Clark visited Miss Ollie A. S. EBERHART Good line of Groceries, staple Dry Goods, Notions & shoes. GOOD GOODS and PRICES AS LOW AS IS POSSIBLE. BEST OF SERVICE, COURTEOUS ATTENTION YOUR TRADE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED. A. S. EBERHA RT Broad Street Watson-Glover & Cos. • % It is our desire to serve the people of this city and sec tion in a manner that will merit their good will. We want you to be pleased with our service. If you have not been around to our store to see us and to get our prices, we want you to do so. We want to get acquaint ed with you and to show you how well we can supply your needs in our line. Try buying at a store where buying is made easy and economical. This community is full of families who have found it so from time to time. Why not you? We sell “Food that satisfies.” The best cook in the world cannot produce a satisfactory meal from unsat isfactory food. Even an indifferent cook hqs no diffi culty in getting excellent results from our groceries and meats. The secret is in the quality; only quality foods are sold in this store. Loqk at the prices below and remember everything we sell is marked down to the very lowest price possible. There is certainly no profiteering here. 100 pounds of sugar $9.25 1 pound Maxwell House Coffee 35 1 case best grade tomatoes $1.75 1 case best grade canned corn $2.25 Syrup, Karo and all kinds, per gallon ... . ... ... .80 These prices give you some idea as to how we are selling our groceries. We keep on hand at all times all kinds of fresh and cured meals at greatly reduced prices. Come around and let us show you our stock and make you our prices. Yours to serve, WATSON-GLOVER & CO. Murphy Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. John Greeson were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Castle berry Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. J. M. Sims and Mr. Branan Wil liams made a business trip to Auburn last Thursday. t SEWING MACHINES PATHE PHONOGRAPHS We have opened an upto-date parlor .in the building formerly occupied by The Bar row Times, on Broad street, where we have on exhibition our splendid lirfe of Pathe Pho ographs and Singer Sewing Machines. Plen ty of records for the phonographs. Come in and let us show you what we have. We also have on hand a large number of SECOND HAND SEWING MACHINES of all makes that we can sell you at almost any price. We can suit you. S. M. St. JOHN J. S. CRAFT t SUBSCRIPTION: SI.BO A YEAR Switzerland Leads In Mutea. In proportion to population Switzer land has many more deaf mates than does any other country. Want Ads in the. News at 5c a line.