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FARMERS UNION WAREHOUSE
PROVES VALUE OF CO-OPERATION
From Small Beginning Enterprise
Has Grown Into A Fine Property
The Farmers Union Warehouse
of this city is a good illustration of
what can be accomplished by co
operation. The following sketch
will prove of interest to readers
of The Progress:
The Farmers Union Warehouse
of Jackson was organized in 1894
with a capital stock of SIO,OOO
and with $825.00 cash paid in and
$300.00 worth of work. Only a
small part of cash has been paid
in since that time.
For the first five years it un
dertook to weigh cotton, handle
cotton seed and fertilizer. At
the expiration of five years the
warehouse was $3,000 in debt and
had nothing to pay it with. The
few stockholders who helped to
start it became dissatisfied with
the management and anew man
ager was elected and the hand
ling of fertilizers discontinued.
This manager, J. Matt McMi
chael, and one of the directors.
J. A. King, assumed the respon
sibility of this debt and under
his management for eight years
improvements were made and
the warehouse paid this and car
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FARMERS UNION WAREHOUSE
ried 10 per cent annually to the
stockholders, which helped to
pay up their stock.
On account of ill health Mr.
McMichael was forced to turn
the management over to some
one else. The stockholders elected
another manager. Mr. J. M.
Gaston, one who had never ap
plied for the place.
Under the management of this
general manager the business
continued to increase. At that
time, 1907, there were four ware
houses in Jackson. By the sea
son of 1913 only one other ware
house was in operation and that
season the Farmers Union Ware
house weighed 90 per cent of the
cotton weighed in Jackson. This
shows an increase of 42 per cent
in six years, which shows for it
self that the warehouse has the
confidence and the respect of the
public, and that the farmers are
being aroused to some extent, as
the number of the stockeolders,
who are farmers only, has grad
ually increased.
At the time this warehouse
was organized the farmers were
forced to pay for the weighing
of their cotton, as some have to
do in other counties now where
they pay 25 cents per bale. They
had to pay a high price for stor
age and the cotton was often left
out in the weather. Now the
cotton is sheltered and the far
mer is paid 10 cents per bale
when his cotton is weighed. Each
stockholder has this ten cents
per bale placed to his credit in
paying up his stock. It is well
to mention here that the stock is
sold on time with 10 per cent of
stock bought paid cash and 10
per cent paid annually in cash or
patronage until stock is paid for
in full. Practically all the stock
is paid by patronage.
The following description of
the building with its dimensions
is worth while at this point: The
warehouse faces Second street
on the south and extends north
ward to First street. It is a brick
building with 78 feet front. Back
127 feet from the front is a twen
ty inch brick wall with two fire
proof shutters. Another wall of
the same description is 153 feet
farther.
Between these two walls is a
shipping door on the west side.
From second wall to third wall is
108 feet. This wall has no door,
for just beyond it is a storage
room 50 feet long and has only
one door which has a fire-proof
shutter and opens out on First
street. Between second and third
walls, on the east side, is a door
opening into a room 200 feet long
by 48 feet wide. The shutters
here are fire-proof also, likewise
the shutter at the shipping door
at the north end of this room
that opens out on First street.
With these dimensions there are
51,120 square feet of floor space
and the management hopes to
add more before many more sea
sons, as there is a vacant lot on
the east side with 60 feet front
on Second street and extends
north 240 feet.
The officers of the warehouse
are as follows:
President. S. J. Smith.
Secretary, F. L. Walthall.
General Manager, J. M. Gaston
The directors are: Messrs.
G. P. Saunders, H. L. Gray, J,
Matt McMichael, W. J. Garr and
J. D. Brownlee.
Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malar ia.enriches t he blood, and builds up the sys
tem. A true tome. For adults and children. s£c
50 Barrels Apples to go
at 25c per peck. Paul Nolen
& Company.
BUSINESS HOUSES
CLOSE CHRISTMAS
TO BE THREE HOLIDAYS
Stores WiU Take Friday
And Saturday
A majority of the stores and
business houses here will close
from Thursday night. December
24, to Monday morning, Decem
ber 28. The following has been
handed in for publication:
We the undersigned agree to
close our places of business on
Friday, Dec. 25 and Saturday,
Dec. 26. It is understood that
this is not binding unless all
merchants in same line of busi
ness agree:
Woods-Carmichael D & B Cos.
Butts County Progress
Slaton Drug Cos.
Dempsey Hdw Cos.
Buttrill Bros
Buttrill Guano Cos.
Etheridge, Smith & Cos.
Paul Nolen & Cos.
The Jackson National Bank
The J S Johnson Cos.
Bailey & Jones Cos.
J Arenson
J A Jarrell
S H Thornton
First Farmers Bank
The Owl Pharmacy
Racket Store
J C Kinard
The First National Bank
Carmichael-Mallet Cos.
McKibben Buggy Cos.
Jackson Banking Cos.
The Jackson Mercantile Cos.
Ham & Carter Cos.
B F Watkins & Cos.
J C Adams
50 Barrels Apples to go
at 25c per peck. Paul Nolen
& Company.
MKS. L. D. SINGLEY
SUCCESSFUL FANCIER
Mrs. L. D. Singley, of Stark,
has been successful with poultry,
her thoroughbred birds having
won prizes at many of the best
shows in the South. The White
Oak Poultry Farm is well known
throughout the country and has
been the means of placing Butts
county on the map as a poultry
raising section.
MRS. L. D. SINGLEY
While Mrs. Singley has several
strains of poultry. White Cornish
Indian Games have probably
brought her the greatest reward.
These birds have captured a long
list of prizes. They have a large
sale, orders for both eggs and
chickens pouring in constantly.
Mrs. Singley also breeds White
Holland Turkeys, Black Minorca
A Merry
Christmas
To All Our Friends
And may the year 1915 be the
most prosperous you have
known.
During the coming year, as in
the pasft, we will continue to
handle a standard line of
GROCERIES, HAY, GRAIN
AND COUNTRY PRODUCE.
When in need of a good Wag
on and Mules and Horses come
to see us.
We will buy your cattle and
pay highest market prices.
Bailey 6 Jones Company
JACKSON, GEORGIA.
Willow Valley Farm,
G. E. Mallet, Proprietor.
Berkshire Hogs,
Short Horn Cattle,
Hereford Grade Cattle.
Buy Pure-bred Live Stock and
help your Country.
Jenkins Barber Shop
FOR PROMPT AND COURTEOUS ATTENTION
HOT AND COLD BATHS
"SHOP EARLY.”
We appreciate your patronage and wish each and every one
of our friends and customers a Happy Xmas
and Merry New Year.
chickens and White Runner
Ducks. These she sells at rea
sonable prices to people in all
parts of the country.
The patient industry of this
Butts connty lady and the success
she has accomplished should be
an inspiration to all. She has
succeeded under diffiuclties and
is today a splendid type of the
public spirited citizen, ready to
help out in any worth movement
for the advancement of the
county.
Hustle hasbeen her watchword.
50 Barrels Apples logo
at 25c per peck. Paul Nolen
& Company.