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VOL. XVII.
“TYRANT” HAS A KICK.
Thinks the Price of Coffins Entirely
Too High.
We would not be considered a
eronic kicker, but would love to
know why it is that when we go to
bury our loved one or a friend that
it hikes'a good-sized oank account
to pay for a fairly respectable cod in
or casket. I’ve bought some and
paid the price then without a word
rtf complaint-
You men who handle these goods
"know our hearts are sore —you know
we do not wish to appear cheap
when investing mp- last penny upon
a loved one; you know \\v want the
people who gaze upon the departed
for the last time to go away and
say: “A nice, collin; wasn’t he
dressed nice?” and similar words
of praises- Now why let your mon
ey-getting pact be so dominant?
What is the actual value of the
lumber and other fixtures, and how
long will it take a man to build
one? Not ten dollars’ worth of
material, nor ten dollars in work.
Then make us pay s7o or SIOO for
this. What say you?
I chanced to be in, a small town
not long ago. A prominent and
well beloved lady had died. A
casket was being prepared for her.
Curiosity made me ask the price.
The fellow said wd are not living by
selling these caskets. 1 only get
for this one. Now it was fully
as nice as some I have seen sold for
sBo, with hearse and driver thrown
in to drive seven miles. Now soo
wa*s ii pretty good price for hearse,
eh!
My sorrow, my broken heart, my
not wanting to appear cheap, my
ignorance, has cost me something,
eh!
Then close upon the undertaker
comes the tombstone man with
books and samples. What will you
have? We all want to honor the
dead. More figures like coffin man.
If you don’t believe what I say with
consent of parties I’ll cite you.
Some men love to spend money
this way. They don’t care whether
they get their money’s worth or
not. They love to boast — * T paid
SIOO for that hat when $lO would
have been a plenty.
Now, boys, just get your figures
down on#hese two articles- -one a
necessity, the other a pride, and if
you can’t live by selling, quit the
business and let some other man
lose money on them awhile.
If the incut packers, the oil trust
or other combinations were making
such pricer the men higher up would
he using the* big stick. Congress
would all the time be in a muddle
if she were to use the stick upon us
little trusts.
I am amazed sometime* when I
Jiear so much clamor infer this big
man getting in trouble and given
heavy tines or imprisonment, when
just as dirtv, just as mean, just ah
detrimental to the public good little
things are being done by a cuss in
some little town and not a word of
• complaint is heard.
1 guess one reason is he s too lit
tle to be noticed or too popular to
he trouble. Tykant.
Singing at Rockwell.
There will he a singing at Rock
well church March 20,which is next
Sunday afternoon. Messrs. Thad
k Mitchell, Rich House and Foster
I n email will lead the singing.
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WINDER. JACKSON COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MARCH 17.1910.
GOV. BROWN'S GRAVE MISTAKE.
Chattanooga, Tenn., March 15.
Editor News: 1 notice an oeca-
squib in your paper and ever
and anon there is wafted this wav a
gust of wind from the Atlanta Blow
hard relative to the governor’s grave
mistake in not accepting Mr. C. E.
Junes’ proposition to lease proper
ty of the Western and Atlantic road
situated in Chattanooga- •
Mr. James’ proposition is as fol
lows:
“1 will, for myself j.nd associates,
nay the state of Georgia 1 per cent
per annum qn a valuation of -tl,-
(XX),000, equal.to §IOO,<KX) net per
annum, and all taxes, making an
advance payment of -t 100,(XX), and
pay for the Ease thereafter in ad
vance to the state, far a Dd-year
lease on the land belonging to the
state of Georgia in the eitv of Chat
tanooga, lying on the east side of
the east line of the Union passen
ger depot. The west line of the
proposed leased property to com
mence at Ninth street and extend
south along the east side of the
Union passenger depot thence on a
curved line southeast parallel with
your main track going into the pas
senger depot, at a point where Mar
ket street crosses your tracks. This
in no way to interfere with your
continued use of the Union passen
ger depot. Yours truly,
C. F. Jamks.
The property involved is bounded
by Ninth, Market and Chestnut
streets. The I’atten Hotel Chatta
nooga’s latest improved hostelry,
reputed'to have coat one million
dollars is within lot) feet of the
center of the property, directly
across the street; the f 12-story
.James building is within one block
of the property (owned by C. E.
James), the Read house, the most
popular hotel in the town, is im
mediately across the street from the
property; the two large buildings
accupied a? general offices by the
Southern Express Company are
just across the street, one on either
side; large wholesale interests are
on either gide and just across the
street, and I have been told that
many of these buildings are erected
on land leased from the state road.
In other words the property is prac
tically in the center of Chatta
nooga •
The proposition of C. E- James
and associates is a cold-blooded
business deal. Chattanooga is a
growing town and she has got to
grow on the right of way of the
Western and Atlantic railroad, and
no man knows it better than Mr.
0. E. James. The most pessimis
tic Chattanoogan on earth will tell
you, “If.we could just run a boule
vard where those darned old tracks
are there is no telling what that
land would be worth."
No wonder Mr. .James would like
to pay 4 per cent on 64,000,000 for
a lease for 91) years. Hut where
does the state of Georgia come in?
She was offered 88 1-2 acres over
beyond Missionry Ridge, at Boyce,
six miles from Chattanooga, for
$69,000-. Can you imagine the in
convenince to the road and its pat
rons climbing and reclimbing these
mountains?
It seems to me that if the projio
sition t<> allow a boulevard down
the track of the Western and At
lantic is a good one for C. E.
James, it is a good one for the
stare of Georgia, and if she wants
freight yards at Boyce, then let her
Board oF Trade will
meet at Lodge rooms
tonight at 8 p. m. Be
on hand.
buy the land aud build them and
lout this central city property up
! into hits and sell it outright to
greater advantage'. -
I am not familiar with the minute
details of the visit of the leg
islative investigating committee,
but I do know that no committee
can Come here and spend two
hours at a ha liquet and properly
appraise central and outlying
properties at a glance. And it is
my candid opinion that it would he
a had day’s business should the
state of Georgia accept the propo
sition of C. E. James.
Whenever a Georgian thinks - for
| : t moment that these lob-sided h 111-
! climbers are not looking for the best
of it, be has got another think com
ing. Why, Jefferson's jealousy of
Winder’s progress is nothing to
compare with the love Chattanooga
entertains for Atlanta and Georgia.
It is just like sticking a dagger into
the craw of the average Cha.tta.noo
gan to merely mention the fact that
Fort Oglethorpe and Cbickamauga
Park art' in Georgia, and to say that
the Western and Atlantic road owns
the most valuable property in the
town —well, you had better not.
I was a l’.rown man from the
jump because I was NO Ia Hoke
Smith man. Today I am a Brown
man because I am a BROW N man.
Verily, verily that little governor
of Georgia is a chip from the old
block. Dukf. Boss.
WANTS INfORVIATION.
Will some reader fell us some
thing of the workings of the local
tax for supporting schools? We are
going to have to vote on this ques
tion before long and we would like
to be able to present this matter in
its true light to some of Tyro's cit
izens.
One fellow says it will not do, t )ur
school is receiving too little of the
public funds while there are much
smaller schools receiving more th in
Tyro. And if we vote local tax,
the Board of Education will not help
as much as it does now. 1 hat we
will be a little organization to our-
selves and will have to help our
selves. 1 took the position that our
territory containing 80 pupils will
receive our pro rata. 4h< board will
not have tho-dietation in this mat
ter.To illustrate: If there were in
Jackson county 4000 children of
school age and there was 621.000 j
to Jackson county and we having
local tax, our part would be s(i per
head. Am I correct in theory? In
other words, will the lioard still give
us as much or as little ns our school
aud teacher commands. Any light
upon this local tax business will be
read with interest by the patrons of
Tyro school. 1 vhaxt.
When you come to town get 100
pounds o£ blacksmith’s coal .from
i S- Mill saps. It will cost only 2', c
AGCEPTS challenge; ;wijh A
SIX HUNDRED DOIIAR MAXWELL
Prcsieent Briscoe, of the United
States Motor Company, has accept
ed for the Maxwell Company the
challenge issued a few days ago by
tin 1 Franklin concern for a trans
continnental contest. The chal
lengers issued an advert:i 'incut in
which tjiev dared any type of car,
regardless of cost or size, to enter
into a race across the United States.
President Briscoe immediately came
back with an acceptance and named
the S6OO Maxwell Runabout as tla
one to compete against the sl,'SoO
Franklin.
Mr. Briscoe states in bis adver
tisement that the contest must be
under the sanction of the American
Automobile Association and in con
formance to the contest rules as
adopted by the Manufacturers’ Con
test Association-
It is the opionion of the president
of the new combine that the two
passenger Maxwell runabout can out
distance any car made, regardless
of price or size in the trans-conti
nental contest, no matter what the
road conditions may bo.
Flanigan & Flanigan, agents for
Northeast Georgia.
Tirst Baptist Chnrch.
Dr. L. A. Brown will preach at
the morning service on “Missions’’.
Rev. S. W. Arnold will preach at
the night service; the pastor will be
present to assist him. The night ser
vices have been moved up to eight
o'clock-
First Methodist Church.
The pastor will speak on“ Tho East
Supper” Sunday morning and “The
Tongue” at the night service.
Good music will be furnished by
orchestra and choir. Prof. Barber
will play trombone with the choir.
We hope to have a trombone s>lo by
Prof. Barber.
Chairman Says Register.
To the Voters of Jackson County:
The primary for county officers has
Been ordered for Wednesday’, July
20th 1 n order to vote in the pri
mary and in the other elections to
he held this year, you must register
before the sth day of April. The
lax collector informs me that his
hooks will stand closed at mignight
of-April Ith. See notice' of his
rounds as published. Those "ho
do not meet him at lus appoint
ments may register at tin* court
house any time till hooks close.
Monday, the first day of April city
court will be the last opportunity.
J. (’. Bknnktt,
!Oh n I)cin. Ex. Com. Jackson Cp.
The John Deer Spring Tooth Cul
tivator with leaver adjustment and
■ side bitch is the best cultivator on
I the mafket. See it at Woodruff’s
WE HAVE
-THE-
Best You Can Get
A GOOD SHOW.
There is to be seen at the local
opera house tonight one of the best
shows on the road. Most of the shows
that have been here this season have
(Vane with a foreign reputation, but
our neighbors put their stamp of
approval on the one that in here to
night.
Bet everybody ooirte out and sot*
this good production: the prices are
within the reach of all.
Home Mission Society. *'
The Methodist Home Mission
Society will entertain in the Sunday
School room Monday afternoon at
d:tt() o’clock. This will he interest
ing meeting as it is the time to in
stall officers. Owing to pressing
household duties Mrs. Young gives
up tilt* presidency and Mrs. J. 'l'.
Strange has been elected. The
past year has been a prosperous one
for the sooietv, and, under the.
leadership of Mr j . Strange, do doubt
this will he a banner year for the so
ciety .
Special Missionary Meeting.
There will be a special meeting
of the Womans’ Missionary Society
of the Baptist church next Monday
at ;’>:?>")at the church. This will be
a special meeting for home missions
and the annual offering will be taken
up. At the close of the ousiness ses
sion, a short program will be ren
dered and light refreshments served.
At the Presbyterian.
Sunday morning the pastor will
speak on “Shall We Live Again.”
Evening subject, “The Life Ever
lasting”.
Street Fax Notice.
Street tax have been due since
January 1. All who are eligible will
please bear this in mind and be ready
when the man comes around. He
must have an engagement with you
by April 1. A. P. Copeland. Chief.
PERSONAL MENFION.
Little Florence Craft is very sick
at this writing,
Mr E I) Wyley has returned
from a several days’ trip to New
York.
Mrs. M. A. Hinton is in Dacula,
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. R.
F. Hosch.
Fred 11. Randolph, Col. J. A* B.
Mabaffcy and Sheriff B 1L < oilier
paid The News a call Wednesday.
Mrs. C. B. Almond, accompanied
by her son Chtrles, leaves tomorrow
for Atlanta to be gene several weeks.
Mr Howard Maddox, of Atlanta,
will lie the guest of Master Green
Smith Buchanan for a part of next
week .
W'liat Tom Watson did to that
Pennsylvania yarikee in Sunday’s
Constitution should he satisfactory
to Tom’s admirers,
The dog tax man will! he after
von for the 11 e few days. If yout
dog fails to wear a 1910 collar there
is going to be*something howling in
Dog alley.
(Ml. J, S. Ayers, of Jt fforson.vvas
in the city Wednesday. Col. Avers
is promently spoken of as a candi
date for solicitor of the Jefferson
city court. Should he decide to enter
lie will find warm support in all sec
tions of the county.
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