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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 32.
HISTORY MAKING
CONVENTION MET
Convened Macon Tuesday
Morning
JUDGE REAGANCHAIRMAN
Contested Delegates Went
to Felder-Hardwick Line
up—Convention Largely
Attended by All Sides
The history making State Con
vention met in Macon Tuesday.
It was the most largely attended
in the history of the state.
Frank Jenkins of Eatonton, the
Felder-Harris-Hardwick candi
date, was elected temporary
chairman, defeating Judge Rob
ert Pottle, the Slaton candidate,
overwhelmingly. St. Elmo Mas
sengale of Atlanta was elected
secretary. Judge E. J. Reagan
of McDonough was elected' per
manent chairman.
Where there was a contest over
delegates the Felder and Hard
wick men were seated. The del
egates from this county as nam
ed by Chairman Ogletree of the
executive committee were thrown
out and the delegates elected at
a mass meeting Thursday after
noon were seated. The latter
consisted of Messrs. A. T. But
trill and J. W. Terrell as dele
gates, with J. P. Ray and J. E.
Wallace as alternates.
Judge Nat Harris was unani
mously nominated for governor
when Dr. Hardman and Ander
son withdrew their names and
seconded Harris’ nomination.
Senator Hoke Smith attended
the convention and was nomina
ted to succeed himself amidst
great enthusiasm.
™ When the short term senator
ship was reached the convention
found itself deadlocked hard and
fast. At the end of the twelfth
ballot at 3 o’clock Wednesday
morning the deadlock still exist
ed with no prospects of an early
nomination in sight.
SIT STEADY IN THE BOAT
SAYS FARMER JIM PRICE
Atlanta, Ga., Sept, 3 Hold
your cotton. Sit steady in the
boat. Don’t get rattled,” is the
advice of Farmer Jim Price, state
commissioner of agriculture, to
Georgia farmers.
Mr. Price has been one of the
closest watchers of the effect of
the European war on cotton, and
he has come to the conclusion
that the planter has little to fear
if he will only keep his head.
“Hold vour cotton in the
where possible, and if not, hold
it in the bale,” he said in a for
mal statement. “Go ahead with
your year’s work just as though
conditions were normal.
Mr Price and other leaders in
the agricultural field now feel
confident that the stens taken by
the government for the P
Ln of cotton planters will Drove
entirely adequate and the C °“° e3
people will suffer no '® sses
because of the delayed market.
MR. J. tf. JAMES WAS
VICTIM TYPHOID FEVER
The death of Mr. J. W. James
occurred at his home in Henry
county on Wednesday, August
26. Typhoid fever was the cause
of his death.
Mr. James resided in Butts
county until a year or two ago
when he moved to Henry county.
He was well and favorably known
to many of the citizens of this
county.
Surviving Mr. James are his
wife and a large family of chil
dren. The funeral was held at
Pleasant Grove church in Monroe
county. The services conducted
by Rev. W. 0. Sharp.
THE FALL TERM
OPENED MONDAY
Large Enrollment Marks
First Week
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES
Talks Made By Several of
Citizens of City—Record
Attendance Outlook For
The 1914-15 Session
Many patrons and friends were
present Monday morning when
the fall term of the Jackson pub
lic schools began, and an appro
priate program was carried out.
The enrollment the first day was
notably large and present indi
cations point to the largest at
tendance yet recorded in the his
tory of the school.
Talks were made Monday by
Col. Redman, Mr. Maddox, su
perintendent of schools for Butts
county. Judge Ham. chairman of
the city board of education, Rev.
A. E. Sansburn and W. P. Mar
tin, superintendent of the Jack
son schools. These addresses
were enjoyed by the patrons and
pupils and added interest to the
occasion.
Monday given largely to
organization, the various grades
being assigned to the proper de
partments.
But a few members of the pres
ent faculty are new to the people
of the city. This is the first year
for Mr. Perritt, principal ot the
high school department, and Miss
Davie Fletcher, teacher of the
fifth grade. Miss Janie Hearn
of the high school deparment has
taught here before and the other
members of the faculty were con
nected with the schools last year.
With the people interested in
the educational advancement of
the city and squarely behind the
school, a highly satisfactory year
is confidently looked forward to.
STATE HEALTH BOARD
0. K.'S CITY WATER
The State Board of Health has
placed its stamp of approval on
Jackson’s water supply. A sam
ple of water was sent to Atlanta
several days ago for analysis and
the official report says the water
is pure and that it will compare
favorably with any in the state.
The new filter ordered by the
city has recently been installed,
likewise the new pump, and the
city is assured of an adequate
supply of water of a high stan
dard of purity.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1914.
COTTON CONGRESS
ADOPTED PLANS
Recommend That Staple
Be Help
GOVERNORS IN MEETING
Large Number of Interest
ed Parties Attended The
Conference Held Thurs
day in Central City
The Cotton Congress which
met in Macon on Thursday of last
week was perhaps the largest and
most representative and enthusi
astic convention held there in
many years. It is estimated at
least 2,000 persons were in atten
dance, one half of whom were
farmers, the other half being
bankers, warehousemen, mer
chant and fertilizer dealers.
While there was wide discus
sion and different opinions, yet
it was apparent that all were
there with the same puppose in
view, it being only a question of
the most practical and feasible
way of reaching the same end.
The president in his opening
talk warned the farmer against
expecting a high price for all his
cotton. He urged them to sell,
say one or two bales out of every
ten bales raised, so as to get some
fresh money to meet most press
ing needs, gathering, ginning,
etc., and that the balance beheld
for higher prices.
The convention went on record
as favoring the following:
1. That the farmers are ad
vised not to sell any cotton at
present prices so far aspracticable
2. That we urge all creditors
of cotton farmers to accept cot
ton to be credited on account,
their cotton to be held for account
of the farmer and he get to ben
efit of any advance in price.
3. That all creditors of cotton
growers in extending credit stip
ulate as a condition of such ex
tension that the 1915 acreage be
cut one half.
4. That as a further means of
reducing the production for next
year and at the same time of in
creasing the value of the present
crop that a production tax be im
posed on all cotton grown during
1915. This to be done by the
government at Washington, or if
thought best by the legislature
of each state as may be decided
by convention of Southern States
Governors to be held in Atlanta
September 3.
5. That we urge the fullest
co-operation between laborers,
farmers, warehousemen, mer
chants and bankers.
6. That we urge all bankers,
supply men, merchants and man
ufacturers and other creditors to
advance money on cotton.
7. That all creditors make in
terest rates as reasonable as pos
sible.
The farmers from the 12th
congressional district unanimous
ly presented the plan of fixing a
tax of 3 cents or sls a bale on all
cotton raised during 1915. This
of course would ifnmediately ad
vance the price of the present
crop but this caused so much dis
cussion it was left to be decided at
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J. C. KINARD WILL ENTER
GROCERY BUSINESS HERE
Mr. J. C. Kinard will open up
with anew line of groceries at
Taylor’s old stand on Second
street within the next day or so.
He is now having the building
put in shape and hopes to be pre
pared for business by Saturday.
Mr. Kinard has been in busi
ness here before and is an ex
perienced grocer. For the past
several years he has had charge
of the grocery department at the
New York store. He has a good
stand, enjoys the confidence and
esteem of the people and doubt
less will be accorded a liberal pa
tronage from the start.
FLETCHER WILL
HAVE CONVENTION
Meets in Griffin Thursday
of Next Week
TO APPOINT DELEGATES
Senator-Eledt Will Be For
mally Nominated From
The Twenty-Sixth Dis
trict September Tenth
Judge H. M. Fletcher, senator
elect from the 26th district, will
be formally nominated on next
Thursday, September 10th, when
his convention meets in Griffin.
During the next few days the
delegates from Butts, Spalding
and Fayette counties will be ap
pointed by Judge Fletcher. He
will doubtless name several dele
gates from Butts county.
It had been planned to have
the convention in Macon Tuesday
but the plans were changed on
account of the press of business
at the State Convention. Judge
Fletcher desired that the con
vention be held in the district.
Judge Fletcher has been wide
ly indorsed as a candidate for
president of the next senate. He
has not said whether he would
consent to make the race.
At the Griffin convention next
Thursday anew senatorial exec
utive committee will be elected
to serve for the ensuing two years
and other business transacted.
W. M. TAYLOR NOW IN
HANOSOME NEW STORE
Mr. W. M. Taylor is now loca
ted in his handsome new store
adjoining the First Farmers Bank
where he will continue to serve
his customers a line of standard
groceries. The new store is one
of the most attractive in the en
tire city, the building being large
and roomy, affording space for
the proper display of the stock.
Mr. Tavlor has been in business
here for many years and knows
all the fine points of the grocery
trade. He will be glad to have
his friends call on him at the new
location.
EXPRESS DELIVERY
PROMISED FORCITY
Improved Service Will Be
Great Convenience
EXPRESS TWICE PER DAY
New Schedule May Be In
stalled Between Now
And Odtober Fir^t —Of-
ficial Visits The City
Semi-official announcement is
made that Jackson will soon have
an improved express service. No
news received here in a long time
will be of greater interest to the
people of the community.
The new service will include
express twice a day, in the morn
ing and afternoon, on trains Nos.
7, 10, 15 and 16, and express de
livery to all parts of the city..
Parcels will be collected for dis
patch and incoming packages de
livered at the business and resi
dential addresses of the patrons
of the Southern Express Company
This will be a sweeping change
from the present service. Jack
son has for a long time needed
an improved express service. The
new arrangement will at once be
popular with the people here and
prove a great convenience to the
business men particularly.
Superintendent S. F. Knowles
of the Southern Express Compa
ny was a recent visitor to Jack
son, coming down to plan for the
new service. It may be the first
of October before the improved
service is started, as there is a
good deal of red tape to be gone
through with. It is'just as likely
that the city will be enjoying ex
press delivery before that time.
Mr. J. L. Lyons, who has been
local agent for the company for
many years, will still continue to
serve in that capacity.
HON. J. W. WISE SPENT ,
$1,170.46 IN CAMPAIGN
The high cost of present day
politics is illustrated in the case
of Congressman-elect J. W. Wise,
who. with no opposition, spent
$1,170.46, according to his state
ment filed this week with Judge
S. J. Foster, clerk of court. In
many instances where the candi
dates had opposition their cam
paign expenses run up into the
thousands. Congressman Hard
wick spent over $7,000 in his race
for the senate.
The items in Mr. Wise’s ex
pense account follow:
Announcements and advertis
ing, $215.30.
Stamps, letters and stationery,
$334.66.
Registration lists, $55.50.
Traveling expenses and hotel
bills, $lO5.
Assessments, $460.
NUMBER 36.