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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1914)
BUIS COUNTY PROGRESS Published Every Friday. J. DOYLE JON KS, Editor and Pub. Subscription $1 a Year Kntered as second-class matter, Novem ber 1907, at the postotiiee at Jackson, Ga. Telephone No. 166. Communications arc welcomed. Cor respondents will please coniine them selves to POO words, as communications over that length cannot be handled. Write on one side of the paper only, sign your name, not for publication, but as an evidence of good faith. SIGN YOUR NAME Every now and then it be comes necessary to reject articles sent in for publication because they are not signed. Correspon dents and all others who write for publication will please remember that they must sign their names. This does not mean that your names will be inserted in the paper, if you do not want it done, but is simply to protect the paper. Unsigned articles will receive no attention. If you do not think enough of what you write to sign your name to it we will not think enough of it to pay any attention to such manu scripts. 7-3-tf. The ice man should worry. Get squarely behind that coun ty fair and help make it a tre mendous success. Candler county with Metter as the county seat seems to be the one best new county bet. The fewer laws passed at this session of the legislature the bet ter it will be for all concerned. From a weather standpoint Georgia has been about the dry est state in the union this year. Freak bills are already being introduced in the legislature. This is probably due to the exces sive heat. Judge Emory Speer saved his hide but received a severe roast at the hands of the congressional committee investigating his acts. The legislature can make good by holding appropriations down to the limit this year. The peo ple want to see the state get out of debt. Economy is said to be the watchword of the present gener al assembly. Well it is time a streak of economy was hitting the state. Every citizen of the county ought to take stock in the fair to be held here in the fall. That can be made the biggest week in Jackson’s history. Indications at this stage of the game point to the fact that the new tax equalization law is go ing to be one of the livest issues of the present session. The Macon Telegraph and Sa vannah Morning News are trying to settle the question whether or not Macon is in South Georgia. Both cities are in wet territory all right. If the lamented editor C. R. Pendleton of the Macon Tele graph had been spared it would have done his heart good to know that Judge N. E. Harris of Ma con will be the next governor. The prohibition question is al ready being agitated in the legis lature, several measures having been introduced. This will prob ably bring on a fight and add to the gaiety of the session. New county bills are varied and numerous. Asa general thing the creation of new coun ties result in good to all concern ed and where their claims are meritorious we hope the new county aspirants will get what they want at this session. It was a good stroke for Mer cer when Dr. W. L. Pickard de cided to accept the presidency of that institution. Without question, Dr. Pickard is one of the ablest men in the state. Under his direction Mercer should grow and prosper as never be fore. What has become of the old-fashioned spell-binder?— Butts County Progress. He takes his pen in hand, puts his card in the county paper, pays his bills promptly, and takes the oath of office without hoarseness or air-pawing.—Augusta Chroni cle. With Smith and Slaton in the United States Senate Georgia will be ably represented. Sena tor Smith will probably not have any opposition and will receive the support of all factions, and Governor Slaton looks like an easy winner. This would be a happy solution of the problem and would do much to bring about political peace in Georgia. Advertising Interests All. In advertising all are interest ed. There are a few people — a very small percentage—who are not concerned. What is the best advertising; what is the most effected; why is the neces sity for it so rapidly growing; does it pay and why does it pay; why has it become a fixed charge; why does the great public ex pect it, demand it and profit by it. All this is being threshed out this week in Toronto at the con vention of the Associated Adver tising Clubs of America. The meetings will continue through June 25th. It is proposed to give every ad vertising interest a chance to be heard, indoor and outdoor adver tising, newspapers, magazines, trade publications, billboards, flyers, high art, no art, window displays, street car placards, en gravings, lithographs and all other means of reaching the pub lic eye and appealing to the pub lic’s pocketbook will be given ex pert attention. It is notable that Sunday, in Toronto, the pulpits of the churches of the city were * filled by advertising experts. —Augus ta Chronicle. A TEXAS WONDER. The Texas Winder cures kidney and bladder troubles, dissolves gravel, cures diabetes, weak and lame backs, rheumatism, and all irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women. Regulates bladder troubles in children. If not sold by your druggist will be sent by mail on receipt of SI.OO One small bottle is two months’ treat ment, and seldom ever fails to perfect a cure. Send for testimonials from this and other states. Or. E. W. Hall, 2926 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists. State Politics Think Well of Anderson Millen News: J. Randolph An derson is the best qualified man in the race. Lyons Progress: J. Randolph Anderson's suggestion of bien nial sessions is sound. Tifton Gazette: Anderson’s suggestions would save the state $1,000,000 every four years. Savannah News: So far as is known none of the exchanges has commented in any wav but favorably upon Mr. Anderson’s platforn. Evidented he has in jected into the campaign issues upon which a great majority of the voters are ranged on his side. If they wish to vote on changes in the laws that they be lieve will make for greater pros perity in the state they will vote for Mr. Anderson because of the many excellent planks in his platform. Wilkes and the Senatorship. That the race in Wilkes is close between Felder and Slaton, as shown in telegrams to the Sun day papers is interesting. It is evident that the Slaton forces are gaining strength rap idly in quarters here-to-fore not regarded as missionary ground for the governor. Mr. Felder and Mr. Hardwick. The Rome Tribune publisher: ‘ ‘Mr. Hardwick says Tom Feld er has no chance to win and Felder would be justified in say ing the same thing about Hard wick. Let Law Alone. Don’t meddle with the new tax law. Perfect it and strengthen it but give it a fair trial. Let the legislators be careful on this. — Augusta Chronicle. Good Speaker. Walton Tribune: “Of all the candidates for the senate Hard wick is probably the best stump speaker, and this will result in his securing a considerable fol lowing in the state. Of the two, Tom Felder is the better man, but Hardwick will make a strong er race on account of his fighting qualities. The people shoul bear in mind, however, that the fel low who makes the biggest noise is not always the greatest states man. We have had some demon strations along this line in Geor gia heretofore.” Both May Lose. Thomasville Times-Enterprise: Hardwick and Felder are both sure the other won’t win, and lots of Georgia folks thoroughly agree with both of them.” Joe Hill Coming Back. Commerce News: “And Joe Hill Hall is thinking of running for the legislature from Bibb. Let him come back. It’s not the real thing when Joe is not there. ” Favors Slaton. LaGrange Reporter': ‘ ‘We are for John M. Slaton because we believe his record in the state offices which he has filled entitles him to the promotion; and be cause, furthermore, we consider, him in ability and fitness head and shoulders above either of the other candidates in the race so far.” KEEP KOQL These hot days by refresh ing yourself at Slaton’s foun tain, where the bejft of every thing to drink is served. Sparkling, invigorating, ex hilarating, refreshing cold drinks served by those who know how to mix them. 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