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THE PROGRESS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BUTTS 00. VAN WILHITE, EDITOR and MANAGER JP _ Subscription SI.OO Per Yr. Advertising Rate* Furnished On Application. PNMislxd €wry frttUy. Entered as second-class mat ter February 22, 1907 at the Post Office at Jackson, Ga., under the act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. A WORD TO OUR READERS. Jf, aa the wise folk say, happineaa constats In the constant reaching at tar an Ideal—or in other wordu, after something which does not exist, then the effort to develop The Progress In to a period of perennial bloom, to give it a place around every fireside tn Butts County, to make its weekly visits loved and longed for by evsn the children of our homes; to make it indispensable factor In keeping Jackson and Batts county within the advancing ranks of prosperity, then following the jeiky paths of this dream-like ideal, will indeed, be a la bor of lovo. Yes, it is easy to dream, but dreams sometimes coir.e true. We have oome to this place to succeed, to work this dream out into a living fuel Wheth er or not it, can be done remains to be seen, but we would show the people that we Hre earnest, that the days are rot lot ger than our honesty, that before we can take a dollar from the extended hands of honest Toil, we would bo sure that we have given in return an honest deal. And having done this, having done the best we could, we shall do as on ly we can do—fall buck in the arms of the people, trusting to them for their support and their protection. One of the genuine pleasures of life is the opportunity for independent thought and expression. When you own even u small piece of property, one of your sweetest privileges is to do with that property whatsoever you choose Just so, when it comes to the true editor, the sacred ness ot his editorial policy will ho part of his religion and he will draw to his heart the freedom which he has in speaking his thoughts, scorning With Ins whole nature the human who would dictate what he should •ay. either ihroa-h the application of force or th vel vat touch of diplo macy. Kunliiig, therefore, at the ahrine ot .free sueech, receiving i.o dictations i.or giving any, voicing our own conscience ana -peeking our own victions—tiiis will be our policy. To make our dream come true. It •hall also be the policy of this paper to persue that simple and now old-fash ioned philosophy of the Lowly Nsza rene: We rise by raising others. To progress, ourselves, our county must progress, our city must progress, the whole community must grow and develop before we can do likewise. Man is by nature selfish—“scratch his akin and you find a bundle of •elfiahness”—and because this is true, the force that makes us mindtul Of our fellowmen before real progress it ours, Is a most happy one. And also through the natural impulse of aervice which a newspaper should extend to its community, The Prog ress would be true to its name. Withal, it is charmed to live, and its being in this the prettiest pty in the West county in the great est state in tihe grandest nation on •arth. \ THE DECLINE IN COTTON. Tbs conditions which have brought about the temporary decline in the price of cotton are due to causes en tirely foreign to the market. Cotton is intrinsically worth as much as it ever was, but the mills are not able to secure at reasonable interest rates the money with which to buy the stockß needed for their business. That a reaction will come is ineri table. How long it will be postponed, is is difficult to sey. The eotton farm ers are in an unusually prosperous condition. The value of their prod ucts baa temporarily depreciated, not because it is not needed, but because the spinners and manufacturers are postponing their purchases on account of the tight money market. This is one of those occasions when the laws of supply and demand have been set aside, not by immediate spec ulation, but by a business disturb ance which affects the money market and thus indirectly every Hue of trade and commerce. To this extent it has temporarily .halted the marketing of the crop at fair prices. But with restored confidence the reaction will come and cotton will go up again.—Constitution. Land Sale. By an agreement among the he 5 a of the estate ot W. 8. Wiight, will te sold to tho highest bidder before the court house door in the town of Jack son, on the first Tuesday in Decem ber, 419 seres of land, more or less, belonging to said estate. Property will be sold In four sections of about 120, 125, 12D and 50 acres each and then sold in one section, the heirs re serving the right to accept highest ofl>r. Teru.s of salo, cash. A. \V. J. Wright. Agent uf Heirs The It Pays to Buy \ Ederheimer - f Stein Young jj Men's Clothes 5 /"LET a thoroughly good suit, pay $lB, S2O or $25 for it, and you’ll be a better dressed, j more contented young man j all season than if you had two suits of the ordinary kind. You’ll find the tailoring, quality and style in these £ suits; the lasting good shape g and wear that pays you in E the price you can have them for and the satisfaction they give. If you’ve an earnest desire to dress right, get Ederheimer* Stein clothes. Let the other fellow do as he likes. THE JACKSON MERCAN TILE CO. 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The figures are 4.059 339 ttales ginned this year against 4 981 021 baits last year, with counties unreported this year which last year ginned 820,123 bales. From this it is certain that the crop this yetr will fall at least one million nlcs short of last year's crop, and the shortge may go considerably high er. The weather this fall throughout tho cotton belt has been ideal for pick ing, and as a consequ?nce the picking is well advanced. It is certain that a smaller percentage of the, crop re mains unpicked this vear than was the case last year at this date. That there will be a considerable stortage in the cotton crop this year, as com pared with last year, is certain. There was no old stock on hand at the beginning of the season. The mills THE SHOW HAS GONE BUT Payne’s Remedies Old Prices lor one week. lost year consumed last year’s supply of the raw material. Mill construction has been steadily going on, and more cotton will be required than was last year, with a smaller supply. The trouble began when Heinz tried to copper everything in sight. Jamsrson Drug Go. Hanna Drug Cos. Tbe que&tim of Mr. Bryan’s candi* dacy is now definitely settled. He is “running” with both feet and both hands and a very facile tongue. —Ex* But Georgia never had a better State Fair—nor a more successful one. Conner aDd Oabaniss and Wel don and Calvin have covered them* selves with honor. —Ex. j