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The Jackson Record.
Volume 26.
JUDGE FRANK Z. CURRY
ON THE CITY’S FINANCES.
Mr. Curry Replies to The Letter
Of Hon. N. J, Carmichael
On The City’s Finan
cial Affairs.
I see in the last issue of the Jack
son Argus a letter from one of our
city fathers, who writes under the
heading : “Interesting Facts Which
Our People Want To Know.”
In reading the letter of our fellow
townsmen we are compelled to say
we are lead to believe that the writer
has reached the conclusion that to
make a business succes of the water
and light question, we must have
unity and co operation on the part of
the citizens of the town .
What puzzle* mo is wh r lie did not
awake to this fact long before now.
To herd a lot of irresponsible negroes
who pay no tax and are unable to
subscribe for water and lights, in a
cow pasture ever night, and march
them to the polls next morning like
so many sheep and vote them to
fasten a bonded debt on every foot of
property in Jackson, is one thing,
but to make the people support the
enterprise is another thing.
A campaign fund raised, if such
was done, to buy liquor, pay for
votes and control the negro in carry
ing the election “For Bonds,” may
win out at the ballot box, but such
will not win out on the balance sheet
of the incomes and outgoes of the
city government.
The writer says: “These results,”
{meaning the results of the town of
Monroe, Ga ) while very desirable,
cannot be obtained without the
hearty Co-operation of all’’ r l hat is
true when you saw that a very
large proportion of the taxpayers
(not the negroes) were bitterly oppos
ed to this bonded indebtedness, why
did you not think of this necessary
“co-operation of all” in order to
make of this gigantie undertaking a
success?
You say, “its a business proposi
tion, but noc any more a business
proposition now, than before the elec
tion. You say “Life is too short and
time is too precious to squabbie over
petty differences.”
What do you call “petty” differen
ces? If the manner in which this
bonded debt was fastened on the pro
testing minority is what you call a
“petty” differences, then may God
deliver ns from a great difference,
A “petty differende !” Let us see
what some of the differences are.
Your council of which yoyuare a mein
ber had the appointing power of the
Tax Assesosrs, you appointed your
kin folks, and in turn they assessed
your residence property at $6,000.00
when, today, it cannot be duplicated
for one cent less than sl2 000.00, to
say nothing of the value of the land.
‘-Petty differences !” A poor wid
ow who lives only by her needle, in
her little humble cottage home that
dots the outskirts of the city, and,
whose only comfort is the song of the
Cross is assessed $750.00 when she
gave, only recently, SBOO,OO for the
same “Petty differences!” Yes,
while you live In a sla :■ covered man
sion, and the president of a bank,
vour property can be as*esed at one
half its value, and this poor humble
working Christian widow is made to
pay tax on her property at practical
ly its full value.
"Petty differeaces!” A citizen of
our town whose head is white with
old age and his form is bent for the
g raTe one who dared to offer his life
ass sacrifice, if such his lot should
upon the stored alt or of the Coo*
federacy, he has a humble home
which he recently purchased for the
price of $850.00 aha that on a credit,
but while your mansion is assessed at
one half its value, his is assessed at
$1,000.00, being $150.00, more than
he paid for it.
These two instances cited are not
tne only ones in town, but the flag
rant partiality in the tax assessment
is found all over town. Little does it
matter to you that our city tax has
increased from $7.50 on the thousand
to $13.75 when your bunch can
escape the assessors. You have the
appointing of the tax assessors for
this year. Why don’t you appoint
some anti-bond man on the board?
I dare you to appoint a board that
is not akin to you, or is not under
your control. You will not do it. You
are afraid you and vour cohorts will
be assessed on the equal basis with
others.
I challenge you to appoint a non
partisan board. Of course you are
willing for us to come together if we
ao all the coining . And these you
call “petty differences.” May
God open your conception of what a
difference is. Another thing, the
city of Jackson is raising a sinking
iundofsl 000.00 per annum. This will
continne 30 year s—This5 —This money , I am
told, is being deposited in your banx.
What docs this mean to
I will tell you. I guess your ioans
made to the public will average an
interest of 10 per cent, per annum.
When I say this I do not mean to
reflect on the conduct of your bank.
Most banks will average this charg*
and even some wdl charge more. This
sinking fund of $1,000.00 deposited
with your bank yearly, will in the
course of thirty years, at 10 per cent
interest, compounded, amount to,
aDproximately, $135,000.00 in inter
est, which will go to the profits of
your bank.
Of course you will wail for peace,
concori and unity, but 1 tell you
there s no peace.
Not more than six weeks ago a lead
er cm the anti-bond side came togeth
er with one of your number and tried
to adjust our “petty d:fierences” and
I am told, that the #nly concession
that was asked, was that your faction
allow the anti-bond faction to name
the school board. The represenfative
of the bond faction asked that he be
allowed to consult (I guess the power
behind the throne) some of his assoc
iates. What was the answer? No!
lmphatically NO! You talk about
peace and unity, why, the attitude of
your crowd and their plan of opera
tion brings you about as close to
peace and unity as Judias Iscariot is
to Heaven.
If you and your crowd don’t change
your tactics yonr road ahead is full
of trouble.
If you had not said “don’t talk a
bout where we will get water for that
is an after consideration, but vote for
bonds,” no doubt you would have long
since been slaking your thirst out of
Yellow Water’* limpid flow, but as it
is your thirst will be a kin to that of
Hives before you drink from the cov
eted stream.
A Reliable Seed House.
This office is in receipt of a beaut
iful lithographed seed catalogue from
T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va.
T. W. Wood & Sons are among the
largest and most responsible need
houses in the country; a Southern
institution and thoroughly reliable.
There are many farmers in Butts Cos.
who bay their seed* from cotelogua
JACKSON, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, Feb, Bth 1907.
houses and we wish to recommend
this house to you, hopuig when you
have need of anything in the seed
line that you will give them a trial.
Send your name and addreßs on a
postal card and get tbeir beautiful
catalogue free.
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Grand Jury for the Peb. Term ’O7.
WFHale WD Compton
T W Ham B T Deason
J W Fletcher C L Maddox
H L Daughtry T G Preston
C A Towles B O Ward
P R Watkins J O Carter
J R McCord W F Huddleston
J W Terrell Wade H Hammond
J M Wright R H Henderson
Joe E McMichael J H Pope
W J Bankston O A Andrews
WD Jolly J G Colwell
J L Barnes A B Smith
J M Ball NJ Thomas
J H Carmichael L M Atkinson
Traverse Jury For the ist Week
In February, 1907.
J T Goodman R O Stodghill
W J Hipson R N Ethridge
H D Edwards John T Gibson
JB Childs BC Milton
W C Redman O A Pound
A H Pope LL Colwell
W D Preston T M Furlow
W M Keaton N R McCord
R L Smith John M Currie
W H Mangham TI) McElroy
W P Watkins Willey Mitchell
W M Long Sr D N Carmichael
R A Woodward J 0 Moore
JWFlynt D F Pulliam
0 B Sanders R D Leverett
Edmond Hay Doyal Grant
John T Fletcher C M Kimbell
Joe O Kinard H M Barren '
Traverse Jury For the 2nd Week
For the Eebruary Term 1907.
J R Hammond John W Andrews
L A Cawthon J C Harper
A H Colwell W B Hodges
G P Saaders A McGibony
TP Kimbell WRClark f
John Kimbell J T Autry
G E Mallet W F Thomas
B F Watkins W C Widler
J C Merideth. J T McClure
W M Thompson W S Colvin
E R Hoper H C Letson
Jas W Benson B T Glass
J B Cathy A C Millen
B A Cook S M Thaxton
JnoT Smith Jas H Duke Jr
J A Burford Geo H McElhenny
T T Ber.ton G D Pope
J Edgar Hale W Bartow Kimbell
What Next?
It has been stated on good author
ity that a contract was let to acer
tain party to repair a certain hill, for
which the party was to receive SIOO.
After the job had been reported dene
and hud been paid for, one of the
commissioners was asked to invest!
gate. Starting up the hill in his
buggy, he found it almost impassible
and turned around and went back.
The report goes further and states
that he the contractor left the hill in
that conditien on purpose hoping “to
get another lick at it.”
Mrs. F. S. Etheridge entertained
the Womans Missionary Society of
the Baptist church most delightfully
Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mi*s
Pruitt, a student of Cox College and
daughter of the missionary supported
by the Jackson Baptist Church.
While in the city Miss Pruitt will be
with Mrs- Etheridge and Mrs. Hogo.
Highest prices paid for
hides by Dave Duke at W
H. C, Hammond Cos;
The People Read The Record.
Two weeks ago we made mention of
the luxuriant growth of hair that
Judge Frank Curry is sporting and
the next Monday he received the fol
lowing letter:
Unadilla, Ga., R. F. D. No. 1
January 28, 1907,
Judge F. Z. Curry, Dear Sir:—
I saw in The Jackson Record where
you had used tonic for the growth of
hair. I would gladly accept it, if
you’d be so kind aa to send me the
prescription of the tonic used. I’m
the daughter of deceased.
I’ve tried several different tonics
but none will do my hair any good.
Resp., yours,
If you want the people to KNOW
put it in the Record and they will
learn of it. Moral —Merchants, ad
vertise in the Record.
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Another Barrf Burned.
Mr. J. O. Gaston had his barn
burned last Friday night loosing all
his corn. Only a short time since Mr.
O . B. Biles had the same misfortune.
It is thought that both were incend
iary. If that section of the county
Is Infested with an incendiary organi
zation, as seems to he the case, then
they ought to be run down and pun
ished. No one knows who will be the
next victom.
Pretty Post Cards and
Valentines at the Book &
Novelty Store.
news from Our neighboring towns.
STARK.
Mr. Editor: Taking it for granted
that you found a place in that old
waste basket for our letter last week
we decided to do as that old saying
say*: “If at first you don’t suc
ceed try try again” so here we are
again.
Mis* Pearl Maddox of Jaekson was
the guest of M' s* Mervine Jones Sat
urday night.
Miss Irene Moore who has been the
guest of Miss Estelle Thornton the
past week returned to her home
at Jenkinsburg Sunday accompanied
by Miss Ethel Redman.
Lon Maddox accompanied one of
Meat Market.
OUR PULPIT,
“The Lord the God in the midst db
thee is might: he will save,”
i-17.
Your eneminies may be many am
wiley as the devils in hell: but oui
God will save. He will deliver then
out of the hands of all the
Luke 1-74,
Your temptations may be grehll
and many; but He will save. You)’
evil habits may be as strong as iroiL
bands, but He will save. Your eis
cumstanes may be all unfavorable td
a life of victory, but He will
Difficulties are but naught to Him t
The darkness to Him is as bright ap
day. Is there failure in your life?"
Its not because of any lack in your,
mighty God, but because of imperfect
surrender and neglected
on you part. No matter what your]
trouble Is, surrender absoulutely t£|
God and He will save.
O God help us to fully and perfect
ly surrender all to thee and trust the
almighty power to save us at all times
and under all circumstances. Ameu.
Immigration Conference To Be
Held At riacon Feb. 19th.
The Georgia Immigration Associa
tion will meet in Macon February 19
for the purpose of discussing the im
portant subject of Immigration to
Georgia.
Governor Terrel, C . vernor-elocfc
Hoke Smith, Hon. Tom Watson, Mr.
M. V. Richards and prominent farm
er*, Bankers and mill men of the
state will address the convention.
The Rail Roads have granted a rate
of 1£ fares for the round trip.
; —a.,—.
our Bweet young ladies to Finchers*
ville Sunday. Lon is a handy boy
always on hand.
The young people were very much
dlssapointed by it raining so much
last week, as several parties had been
planned.
Bertie Barnes was in our vaciuity
Sunday.
Misses Annie Lou and Estelle
Thornton entertained Saturday even
ing from 8 to 12 in honor of their
guest Miss Irene Moore.
Two of our young ladies who vi sited
at Jenkinsburg recently, say if Jenk
insburg is not their future home, it
won't be their fault.
W. H. C. HAMMOND CO.
I sell only the
Freshest Beef,
Pork, Sausage,
Fish, etc., etc.
MEATS DELIVERED.
PDone 70 and tiet Olbat You Want.
Number 61
