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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 32.
WOULD CHANGE
BOUNDARY LINE
Butts Citizens Are Keenly
Interested
IS MR. KEY’S PLATFORM
Jasper County Candidate
Would Make Middle of
Ocmulgee River Boun
dary Line In The Future
No question of more impor
tance has ever faced the people
of Butts county than the matter
of the tax dispute with Jasper
county and the fixing of the
boundary line between these
counties, and the candidacy of
W. H. Key, of Monticello, who
makes this an issue in his cam
paign for representative will be
of interest to the citizens here.
It will be recalled that the
question of the Central Georgia
Power Company’s tax returns is
being fought out in the courts by
Butts and Jasper counties. The
courts have held that the east
bank of the river is the boundary
between these counties, accord
ing to the acts of the general as
sembly of 1829. Judge Daniel
also ruled that Butts was enti
tled to all the taxes arising from
the Central Georgia Power Com
pany, and the case was appealed
to the state supreme court,
which will doubtless hand down
a decision within a short time.
Mr. Key would make the mid
dle of the river the line. He
makes that a main plank in his
platform. It is important, there
fore, that the people of Butts
county elect one of their very
ablest men to the house and an
other strong man to the senate,
for these matters will be thresh
ed out in the legislature sooner
or later.
If the middle of the river is
made the line Butts county
would lose about $6,000 in taxes
yearly or SSOO per month.
That portion of Mr. Key’s
platform relating to the tax ques
tion and the boundary line is as
follows:
“1. I favor the amendment of
Act No. 245 of 1913—in contests
between counties on taxation of
county line property—so as to
provide a place for the trial of
said issue in a disinterested coun
ty. This need was illustrated in
the case of Jasper county vs
Butts county.
“2. I endorse the effort of
our County Commissioners and
County Attorneys relative to the
tax issue with Butts county, and
if elected I will endeavor to set
tle the boundary question by fur
ther legislation to fix it at the
middle of the river which is the
intent of the general law.”
COUNCIL PROVIDES
SEWERAGEFOR SCHOOL
Council at its meeting Monday
night provided for the building
of a system of sanitary sewerage
in the school building. Two op
enings were provided for. The
cost of installing the sewerage
there will be about $990, it was
given out.
Work will be started at once
and this modern convenience will
be ready for use at the fail term.
It is said that the sewerage will
be of the most modern design.
MISS WALDROP WRITES
THE CANNING CLUB GIRLS
To the Butts County Canning
Club Girls;—Every girl who is
now or has been a member of the
Butts County Canning club is
cordially invited to attend the
Field meet to be held Friday,
August 7th at Mallet’s spring.
A demonstration in canning will
be given bv some of the club
girls. Everybody will bring
lunch which will be served picnic
fashion. Every girl who thinks
she might be interested in the
canning club work come and
bring your parents.
Bessie Waldrop,
Agent, Butts County.
SEVERAL CLOSE
POLITICAL RACES
Primary Falls on August
Nineteenth
ALL CANDIDATES BUSY
Nat Harris Sure Winner in
Governor’s Race —Other
Contents Will Be Close
in Butts This Year
With the primary less than
three weeks off interest in poli
tics is becoming more noticeable
and the various campaigns, coun
ty, congressional, state and na
tional, form the subject of dis
cussion.
The primary will be held on
Wednesday, August 19. From
now until that date there will be
something doing every minute
and the candidates will find but
little rest—likewise the voters.
Butts county has two contests
in which much interest is felt,
that for senator from the 26th
district and the representatives
race. In the former Judge
H. M. Fletcher and Representa
tive J. H. Mills are pitted against
each other. Both candidates are
working hard and making a few
speeches. The outcome is said
to be in doubt, though the friends
of both candidates are claiming
victory.
The representatives race has
three candidates, Messrs. C. A.
Towles, N. H. Greer and R. W.
Mays. Here again is a close
race, and it will probably require
the official count to determine the
winner.
The announcement of Judge
Bartlett added interest to the
congressional situation. That
campaign promises to have thrills
a plenty.
For governor Judge Nat Har
ris is conceded to have a long
lead and he will carry the county
handily.
For the short term senatorial
race all the candidates have some
strength and the issue is in doubt.
No one seems to know how Butts
county will go in that race.
Joe Brown and Hoke Smith are
having a neck and neck race for
the long term senatorship. It
begins to look as if Joe Brown
would carry Butts county this
time.
There is not much talk about
the various state house officers,
and the voters evidently have not
made up their minds as to how
they are going to vote for those
officers.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 81. 1914.
MASS MEETING
HELD SATURDAY
To Reorganize Phosphate
Company
PLEDGES OF STOCK MADE
Parties Wishing to Take
Stock Should See Mr. J.
M. Gaston at Farmers’
Union Warehouse
To consider the matter of re
organizing the Union Phosphate
Cos., of Union City, Ga., a mass
meeting of Butts citizens was
held in the court house Saturday
afternoon and the affairs of the
concern were discussed at some
length.
Mr. J. J. Mapp was elected as
chairman of the meeting and J.
D. Jones secretary. Mr. J. M.
Gaston stated the purpose of the
meeting and told of the condition
of the company’s business, fol
lowing a personal visit to Union
City. Mr. Gaston declared the
concern is in a bad way financi
ally and that it would have to be
reorganized or sold for debt. He
stated that there were evidences
of poor management connected
with the organization.
With a view to saving the con
cern efforts are being made to
raise several thousand dollars
worth of stock. At the meeting
Saturday several pledges of stock
were made. All wishing to take
stock should see Mr. J. M. Gas
ton at the Farmers’ Union ware
house at once. It is important,
Mr. Gaston states, that this mat
ter be attended to at once.
The Union Phosphate Cos. was
organized several years ago with
a capital stock of $25,000, and
J. G. Eubanks has served as gen
eral manager for some time.
A large and representative
crowd was present at Saturday’s
mass meeting and several talks
were made.
JUDGE FLETCHER
GIVES POSITION
AGAINST THE CITY COURT
Would Abide Decision of
Majority of Voters
To the Voters of Butts County:
lam informed that it is being
told for campaign purposes, that,
if lam elected to the State Sen
ate. I will establish a City or
County Court for Butts County.
I wish that you be correctly in
formed as to this. The people
of Butts County, by an over
whelming majority, abolished the
City Court of Jackson and there
by expressed themselves and set
tled this question. It is not my
wish or intention to interfere
with their decision as thus ex
pressed. I will not introduce a
bill for an intermediate court for
Butts County and if such a bill
should be introduced by the Rep
resentative in the Lower House,
I would not consent for it to be
come a law, without being sub
mitted to the people of Butts
County for ratification by a ma
jority vote.
July 29th 1914.
Respectfully,
H. M. Fletcher.
adv.
PARTY WILL CAMP AT
BLUE RIDGE TWO WEEKS
Dr. Robert VanDeventer and a
party of bovs will leave next
Monday for Blue Ridge where
two weeks will be spent in camp.
The Baptist Assembly grounds
are located at Blue Ridge and it
has come to be the center for a
large number of out door enthu
siasts. A year or so ago a party
from Jackson camped at Blue
Ridge and the memory of that
trip lingers with members of the
party yet. It is needless to say
that Dr. VanDeventer and the
boys in his party will have a de
lightful outing.
FINE REPORTS
ABOUT THE FAIR
Its Success Now Seems
Assured
PROMOTERSHADMEETING
Committee Arranges Prize
Money, Boys Corn Club
Receiving The Largest
Share of The Funds
Another meeting of the pro
moters of the Butts County Fair
was held in the court house Sat
urday afternoon when several
items were taken up and discuss
ed. The next meeting will be
held subject to the call of Presi
dent F. S. Etheridge.
The S6OO in prize money has
been distributed by the commit
tees and the premium list will be
published this week or as soon
thereafter as possible. The
largest amount is given to the
Boys Corn club, which has been
organized here for three years
and which is considered one of
the most important associations
in the county. The other depart
ments received various amounts
as will be seen by the premium
list.
Mr. Etheridge will call his
committee together this week
and endeavor to raise the amount
pledged, S6OO. There has been
raised outside ef Jackson district
altogether $177.25 up to the first
of the week. Mr. Etheridge
stated that he had already
received assurances of about S4OO.
During the meeting attention
was called to the Field Meet
which will be held at Mallet
Springs on August 7. That will
be an important meeting for the
agricultural interests of the coun
ty and a large attendance is ex
pected. Following that meeting
Mr. Etheridge will call the mem
bers of the various committees
together, appoint some new com
mittee on advertising and con
cessions and then announce the
final plans of the fair, which will
be held in Jackson during the
week of November 16-21.
Vice Presidents Named
Chairman A. H. Ogletree of the
Butts County Brow n Club has ap
pointed the following vice pres
idents: Iron Springs, C. A. Pitt
man; Buttrill, J. B. Childs; Dub
lin, B. C. Ward; Coodys, W. W.
Leverette; Indian Ssrings, A. B.
Smith; Towaliga, A. F. Taylor;
Jackson, Dr.J. A. Jarrell; Worth
ville. G. W. White.
CAMP MEETING
BEGINS THE 6TH
Great Meeting Is Outlook
This Season
BUTTS COUNTY DAY 11TH
Splendid Preachers Have
Been Secured For This
Year—Great Crowds Are
Expedted to Attend
Next Thursday, August 6,
marks the opening of the Indian
Springs Holiness Camp Meeting.
The session will last ten days,
closing Sunday, the 16.
Greater preparations have been
made for this year's session than
ever before and a successful
meeting in every way is looked
forward to by the thousands who
are in the habit of attending.
The grounds, it is stated, have
been put in tip top shape for the
opening. Many of the cottages
are already occupied and the
others will be filled up within
the next few days.
Dr. E. T. Waller and Rev. C.
M. Dunaway, it will be recalled,
are the ministers who will do the
main part of the preaching this
year. In addition to these able
divines there will be on hand a
large number of visiting minis
ters from all part3 of the coun
try. Both Mr. Walker and Mr.
Dunaway are said to be unus
ually able men and their preach
ing will be an important feature
for hundreds of those who attend
camp meeting.
Charlie Tillman, who is a fixed
institution at the camp ground,
will have charge of the singing
and will have under him a train
ed choir of several hundred
voices. To many this feature
will be one of the most enjoyable
of the whole session.
Tuesday, August 11, has been
set apart as ‘ ‘Butts County Day. ’'
The trustees gave this day in
view of the good work done by
the citizens of Butts county in
making the camp meeting a suc
cess.
The roads leading to the camp
ground are in splendid condition
and will be much used this sea
son by autoists. Reduced fares
have been offered bv many of
the railroads in this section and
traveling has been placed in
reach of all who want to attend.
The Indian Springs Holiness
Camp Meeting, the largest in the
South, has grown in favor each
succeeding year and this season
will doubtless witness the largest
crowds and the best all round
meeting in the history of the as
sociation.
More Subscriptions for
Butts County Fair
The following contributions to
the county fair have been turned
in for publication:
Previously reported $149 00
C F Etheridge - 50
R W Watkins 50
J S Gregory 25
Dr J B Watkins - 500
S L Etheridge... 50
J M Etheridge 50
W N Treadwell.. 1 00
L W Scoville 15 00
Oliver Dolvin 5 00
Total.. $177 25
NUMBER 31.