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Volume i. no.
FARM LAND PRICES
! HIGH
There is being a great deal said
about farm land prices at present.
Some people think the purchasers
at present prices have gone com
pletely wild. Vet. during the past
few months the situation has de
monstrated the fact t hat these
same men who were supposed to
have gone wild, had more good
judgement than did their critics.
Two years ago a party purchas
ed a tract of land for S7OOO. Be
fore he moved to this farm, i e vva>
urged to take SIOOO profit. He re
fused the SIOOO profit and made
two crops on the farm. He recently
sold the same farm for nearly $20,-
000 without having spent any
thing on improvements.
Another party last February
purchased a farm of a little more
than 100 acres at $150.00 per acre.
His friends thought he had gone
■crazy and urged him to take a
loss and get the load off of lis
shoulders as early as possible.
Last week the purchaser t f this
farm sold same for $200.00 per
acre.
The Fite farm near Winder ad
vanced $75.0 > pe acre
" m6O days T e Ups
place at Between, Georgia, in
Walton County containing 67
acres sold for over $19,000 to the
highest bidder-recently.
Had those critics who have been
calling other people fools been
buying land themselves recently,
their bank account would he in
much better condition today.
Why should farm land in Geor
gia not bring a good price? For
years and years Illinois farm 'and
has brought from $200.00 to $350.-
00 per acre without a question.
They didn’t have 35 cents cotton
to pay for it with either. If land is
worth $300.00 per acre where noth
ing but a grain crop can be grown,
why isn’t land in the South worth
$300.00 per acre where practically
anything on the face of the earth
can he grown. <
It is possible that a lull mav
come in the activity of farm land,
hut the time is far distant when
cheap land in the South will again
he available.
The land that can he purchased
in the South today for $15.00, $25.-
00 and $35.00 per acre will beyond
fcoubt he selling for SIOO.OO and
$150.00 per acre within the next
few years.
From our point of view, we
should he very slow to criticise
those who are putting their money
in farm land at present.
BARROW COUNTY BONDS IN
DEMAND.
While the recent issue of Court
House and road bonds have not yet
been validated, Judge Hill is being
over-run with prospective purcha
sers of Barrow County Bonds. The
bond people have studied Bar
row’s financial situation ver\
closely and found that we are in
splendid financial shape. It is a
safe guess that when the sale of
bonds has been completed, there
will be a nice premium to Bar
row’s credit.
NO IMPROVEMENT IN L M.
MAYNES CONDITION
l
AVe regret to note that Mr. L.
■M. Mayne lias been unable to
■overcome bis weakened condition.
His physicians can not find any
favorable eruditions upon which
to build any hope for bis recovery.
THE BARROW TIMES
ANTI SALOON WORKERS
HERE.
A number of anti-saloon, work
ers were here this week raising
funds for the purpose of continu
ing the fight against rum.
They have an idea of putting a
government official in every coun
ty in the state to keep tab on book
begging, rather unfortunate that
such a step he made unnecessary
for any county wh%re there are
sheriffs, policemen and officers of
many kinds.
Who could guarantee better
service to Barrow County than
Sheriff Camp is rendering* Has he
ever been known to shirk his
duty ?
Barrow County has one of the
best Sheriffs of any County in
Georgia. In addition to bring Sher
iff H. O. Cat p is also a real man.
PLAY AT TALMO.
The play. “Josiahs Courtship,”
will be given at. Talmo school
house Saturday evening, Aug. 16,
at 9:30 p. in., (Gov. Time.) Ad
mission 10 and. 25 cents.
Every one invited.
Respectfully,
M. Simmons.
SAXON BETZS HOUSE PROPER
TY.
One of the important real estate
deals of last week was the pur
chase of the Mack House property
on East Broad Street by E: F.
Saxon. This is one of the most
beautiful homes in Winder and
contains an acreage of about eight
acres. Dr, Saxon contemplates
considerable improvement on this
property and when completed,
will have one of the handsomest
and most convenient homes in
Winder.
BARROW CROPS LOOKING
FINE.
It would be difficult to recall
when crops look better in Barrow
County than they do today. Of
course, we have those among us
who can’t see any indication of
fruit but can only see a large weed
at present. There is one fortunate
situation about farming in this
section of Georgia, that is, where
we have the weed we are bound to
have some fruit. While other sec
tions suffer, very often, we for
tunately live in a section where
complete failures are never
known.
We can’t claim the credit of
having the only section under the
sun where these favorable condi
tions exist, but we do claim to live
in one of the favored sections.
WILEY BUYS TROUP SMITH
HOUSE.
It will he of interest to our
readers to note the fact that Mr.
and Mrs. Mil cs C. Wiley will make
their home in Winder. Mr. Wiley
who has boon serving as Lieuten
ant in the Army lias recently got
ton his discharge and came at
once to Winder and purchased
the Troup Smith home on bast
Broad Street.
.\kr. Wiley will make Winder a
splendid citizen. Mrs. Wilev is one
of the most popular young women
who has visited Winder in many
years. Mr. Wiley will immediately
take up his work with the Winder
National Hank.
BABY GRAND CHEVROLET
FOR SALE
Bargain if bought at once. Five
good tires and in tine mechanical
condition. —Carrington Bros.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY
WINDER, BAKROW COUNTY. GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 14. 1I!
WINDER COMPRESS COMPANY HAS
BEST YEAR OF US HISTORY
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Who Whh He-Klected IVeisideut >£ the* Winder Coenpre*i
Company alt a Meeting Held Ll Week-
WINDER COMPRESS COM
PANY HAS GOOD YEAR.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the compress com
pany was held August Ist, but the
announcement was crowded out
in our last issue for want of suit
able space.
The meeting disclosed a most
satisfactory year under the man
agement of president A. A. Camp,
and General Manager, Geo. B.
Turpin.
Mr. Camp is ore of Winder’s
pioneers. He was mayor of the
town, when it was Jug Tavern,
and Winder’s first Post Master.
He has always been at the fore
front in every moment for the bet
terment of the town, and is em
phatically broad and liberal in his
policies, and the facts that the
press has made such a phenominal
success is due no little to Mr.
Camp’s splendid management.
The friends of Mr. Turpin will
regret to learn that he feels for
business reasons, be cannot afford
to hold the general management
of the press any longer, lie finds
that he has brighter prospects in
other business fields, lie is a gen
tle man of the highest type, a high
class business man and has done
much for the press. The Times is
glad to announce that he very
probable will remain in Winder,
as he makes us a most desirable
citizen. He will retain his interest
in the press.
Mr. W. < >. Wooten. President of
the Talladega Ala., Compress Cos.,
has accepted flic place as superin
tendent of the Winder press and
comes highly recommended.
John M. Williams of Winder,
and H. L. floss, of New York,
were re-elected vice presidents and
A. S. Morgan, as secretary. .Messrs
Williams and Morgan are well
known local cotton men, and both
have been valuable assets to the
press.
Mr. (loss is a member of the
Million Dollar Cotton Firm of
Sowells and Ho. of fib Beaver st..
New York.
The other influential business
men associated with the press are:
Continued on last page.
THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
ADJOURNS.
It taught be well to recall the
fact that during the past fifty days
the Georgia lav/ makers have been
in session. The usual routine work
was done with some few excep
tions.
Some road legislation was pass
ed whirl will probably he perfect
ed within the next few yeat •>.
The school bill also had some at
tention, of that August body. The
principal part of the time was con
sumed. in expressing themselves
'about Susan B. Anthony, and inci
dentally turning down the federal
amendment giving to Georgia wo
men the right of equal suffrage.
They raised their salaries from
$4.00 to $7.00 per day and passed
the appropriation bill wit! which
to pay them.
It would have taken fifteen or
twenty business men about five
days to have attended to all the
constructive work that was done.
There is some talk of their meet
ing again next June.
SAXON REUNION IN OCONEE.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. M. Saxon, of
Oconee County, had the pleasure
iof having their entire family wit
ithem last Friday and Saturday for
the first time in a number of years.
They have four sons, two of whom
are married, one at home and one
just returned from France.
Those present were:
Dr. and Mrs. K. I*’. Saxon, of
Winder. Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Saxon,
of Shelrnan, Lieut. A. R. Saxon,
just from France, and John C.
Saxon who is at home with his
parents.
REVIVAL MEETING CLOSES.
Hev. W. K. Moore closed his
meeting at Kbernezar last Sunday,
an eight day service. This was one
of the best meetings of the season
and there was added to the church
thirty-three by Baptism and two
by letter. During this meeting
there was at times at least seven
to eight hundred people present.
APPLICATION BLANKS FOR
PENSIONS AT ORDINARY S
OFFICE.
Judge Hill is just in receipt of
blanks for and is ready
to receive applications at his office.
Tiie new law makes it much
more liberal for pensions and is
serving a great good to those peo-
MR CHESTER MOORE AT
HOME FOR WEEK END
The many friends of Mr. (’Hester
Moore were glad to see him here
last week-end- He is now stationed
at Norfork, Va., with the U. S.
Navy.
< 'hester is one of the finest
young tnei ever reared in Winder
and his friends are delighted to
to learn of his continued promo
tion.
His brother, Frank Moore re
turned with him t. Norfork Mon
day, where he will spend a week.
5 GALLONS GAS AFTER THIS
NOTICE.
I wish, to thank the wholesale
and retail dealers for their help in
conserving gasoline this week. I
could not ask for more considera
tion of the order circumstances
forced upon us.
After this notice, five gallons
will he allowed and we hope the
ban will be entirety off by Monday
J H. Maynard, Mayor.
THE LABOR TROUBLES.
Just about the time it seems that
President Wilson has everything
on his shoulders lie can possibly
stand, labor troubles invariably
break out. It is often thought that
labor troubles should be on the or
der of base ball, three strikes and
out.
That labor should be compensat
ed, there isn’t the slightest doubt.
Their work is hard and very often
hazardous. Yet, there ought to be
some end to strikes.
A government board of arbitra
tors ought to settle all these trou
bles and let the suffering public
forever be relieved of the incon
venience brought about by strikes.
The recent strike has caused the
traveling public to undergo many
dangerous risks during the past
ten days. Engines nearly all to
pieces and liable to go to pieces on
the highest tress les have been
carrying the people as best they
could in the face of a strike by
those who keep the engines in con
dition. This has been entirely un
necessary and a board of arbitra
tors could relieve the entire situa
tion if such a law was in existence.
Of course the striker's have their
side of the Question. They claim
that they must have enough to
live* on and that the increase in
cost of living has gone so high that
they can’t possibly live on the
present wages received.
The truth is, the people who
have advanced the price of food
stuff unnecessarily, ought to he
prosecuted and sent to the pene
lentiary for the remainder of their
’ives. It. may he alright to make a
thousand per cent profit on things
that might be considered as a lux
ury. But when it comes to robbing
people with price on food stuff,
something that a human being
must have to exist it is beyond any
degree of excuse. If the govern
ment goes far enough with this
investigation, the rottenness with
which the packers have been deal
ing with the public will be beyond
the human imagination.
*1.50 I>' ADVANCE
WINDER NATURAL SUM
MER RESORT
Where would you find in Geor
gia a more delightful climate than,
you have right here in Winder?
That question was asked thur
week by a visitor w ho has visited
many summer resorts during the
past fifteen years. This visitor is
surprised that Winder hasn’t a
large hotel for summer visitors,
where two or three hundred peo
ple could spend the summer.
Naturally he should he surpris
ed when he acquaints himself with
the delightful days and nights we
have here. The days are seldom
ever too hot and the nights are
nearly always cool enough. We al
ways have a more perfect happy
medium than in the mountains,
where the days are extremely hot
and the nights extremely cool.
The water privilege could possi
bly be leased or purchased at
Whites Mill and one of the finest
fishing, bathing and boating places
in Georgia could be developed.
The time is not for distant when
this movement will likely he ser
iously considered. We could have
hundred* of visitors here every
them.
THE TIMES APPRECIATES
YOUR SUPPORT.
While we may not say so as of
-as you think we should, never
theless we appreciate the support
that has been given the Barrow
Times during the past fifteen
months. The growth of our circu
lation has been far beyond our e>.
pectation. We have never been
able to do much soliciting and our
large list of subscribers has come
almost voluntarily which makes it
the more greatly appreciated.
Scarcely ever a week passes that
we don’t have from ten to fifteen
new subscribers voluntarily, and
we would not he human if we
didn’t appreciate support like that
under such circumstances. We
shall continue to give you a good
paper and hope to merit your fu
ture support as we evidently have
during the past fifteen months.
The many kind expressions
given us by letter and in person
stimulate us to a greater desire
than ever before to render to yor*
the very best service that is within
us.
BARROW COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOO.L ASSOCIATION IN
SESSION TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
W I idci has had the pleasure of
entertaining the Barrow Gouniy
Sunday School Association t’.yr
week The Sunday Schools in Bar
row County have made great im
provement under the able manage
ment of its president, Mr. J. P.
Williams. It is now a gold star
('ounty.
A minder of able add res its
were wade Tuesday and Wednes
day by Rev. W 11. Faust, Mr.
Green ■t; te worker, Miss Flora
Davis assistant Supt. for Georgia,
Dr. Joe Braughton and others.
The 'adies of Winder carried
dinner each day to the basement of
the Baptist Church, where all had
a great feast. hTe convention was
pronounced success from every
stand point.
FIRST OPEN BOLL.
To Hon. M. J. (IrifFeth, one of
Winder’s leading business men
rnd as good a farmer as Georgia
affords, must go the credit of
bringing the first open boll of 191!<
cotton to our office.