The Jackson record. (Jackson, Butts County, Ga.) 18??-1907, February 08, 1907, Image 1

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CALL ON J B EDWARDS A. SON FOR FRESH MEATS AND PISH OR PHOMH 59 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. 1 m 1 m —• 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. ■ . m 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