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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 lilh ~' itl •'■ ~ff'^&Z&^Z?^r*.\' w v "-^^^^Rfc*JSfcy ! '‘. “■>• ■*** L 99y ?BrVLc-' J ‘ x mF' Jtbk jn ip H ■‘B jg ffIHHH j* at Jrejhs.-:* ■\s •-,, f HON. A. A, CAMP 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.