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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 33. RECORD CROP OF V COTTON IN 1914 Greatest Ever Grown in United States 16,102,143 BALE CROP Several States Smash Pre vious Records —Value of Crop Away Below That of The 1913-14 Yield Washington, D. C., March 20 —The greatest cotton crop ever produced in the United States was grown in 1914. Census bureau statistics issued today, giving final ginning fig ures, officially place the 1914 crop as a record with 16,102,143 bales of 500 pounds each. That is 409,442 equivalent to 500 pound bales, or 204,721,000 pounds more than produced in the great crop of 1911. Sea island bales included num bered 81,598. The average gross weight of bales for the crop was 507.2 pounds, compared with 506.2 in 1913, 508 in 1912 and 504.5 in 1911 Ginneries operated for the crop numbered 24,522, compared with 24,749 in 1913, 25,279 in 1912 and 26,349 in 1911. While the crop was a record one, the only states to make new records in production were Ala bama, Louisiana and Oklahoma. The other cotton states all come close to their reeords. Unofficial estimates place the value of the crop, which this sea son has been greatly reduced by the effect of the European war at $570,000,000 for lint. That is based on an average price of 7.2 cents a pound to producers. On the same basis the value of the seed is estimated at $134,000,000. These together make the estima ted value of the 1914-15 crop to cotton farmers $704,000,000, com pared with $911,000,000, the val ue of the 1913-14 crop, estimated in the same manner. Production of states in equiva lent 500 pound bales, exclusive of linters, with comparisons for 1911, follows: Alabama — 1914 1.750.281 1911 1,716,534 Arkansas -1914 1,015,674 1911 939,302 Florida -1914 80,968 1911 83,388 Georgia — 1914 2,713,470 1911 2,768,627 Louisiana -1914 447,861 1911 384,597 Mississippi -1914 1,244,703 1911 1,204,545 Missouri — 1314 81,687 1911 - 96,808 North Carolina -1914 925,233 1911 1,075,826 Oklahoma— -1914 1,261,350 1911 1,022,092 South Carolina -1914 1,524,595 1911 1.648,712 § THOUGHT of love immortal blende Klitb dear remembrances of friende, Hnd in these earth bom flowers, ftlitb Bden'e lingering fragrance sweet, Che heavenly and the human meet, Che heart of Christ and ours. —QDbittfer. MASONS' ANNUITY MAKES A SPLENDID SHOWING Atlanta, Ga., March 25—Mem bers of the Masonic order through out the state will be glad to learn that despite business depressions and other causes the Masons’ An nuity of Atlanta reports an un usually good year of work. The organization is devoted to the care of widows and orphans of deceased Masons in good stand ing, and secretary George E. Ar gard reports assets of $820,163, besides payment of annuities ag gregating $585,071. Tennessee — 1914 382,431 1911 449,730 Texas— -1914 4.584,933 1911 ...4,256,427 Virginia -1914 25,182 1911 29,891 All Other States— -1914 63,880 1911— 17.215 JACKSON, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, MARCH 26. 1915. A large wholesale firm has collected statistics which signify that about eighty-four per cent of the failures in this coun try centers among those who spend nothing on advertising. —System. FUNERAL OF JOSEPH CASWELL HELD HERE LAST THURSDAY The funeral of Joseph Caswell, the young man killed in Iron Springs district Monday of last week, was held Thursday after noon, March 18, at 4 o’clock. Short but impressive services were conducted at the grave by Dr. Robert VanDeventer of the Baptist church, assisted by Rev. Olin King of the Methodistchurch and the interment was in the Jackson Cemetery. The authorities here were una ble to locate any of the unfortu nate young man’s relatives, al though every effort was exhaus ted. The body was buried at the county’s expense. GOVERNOR SLATON PAID COMPLIMENT FOR BOND SALE Atlanta, Ga., March 25 —Gov- ernor John M. Slaton will be paid a unique compliment when the recent issue of $3,525,000 of Georgia bonds are printed by a New York firm. The engravers have asked the privilege of pla cing the governor’s picture on each bond, and he has consented. This was done in consideration of his efforts in making the most advantageous bond sale the state has ever known. Financial circles have not vet recovered from the surprise they got when Asa G. Candler, At lanta’s wealthiest citizen, appear ed and bought the whole $3,525,- 000 of bonds by bidding $72,000 premium for them, by far the highest bid received. Mr. Can dler will have them issued in small denominations and market them at his leisure, giving Geor gia purchasers the preference. COUNCIL FIGHTS INSURANCE RATES Additional Fire Protection Provided For ACTION MONDAY NIGHT Boiler at Water Works to Be Kept JUnder Steam — Raise of Ten Per Cent Was Threatened Facing the alternative of hav ing the fire insurance rates raised ten cents on each one hundred dollars of property or provide ad ditional fire protection by keep ing the boiler at the water works under steam, Council at the ses sion Monday night decided to have the boiler fired up. This means that the present rate will continue in force for the present. When new water mains were laid a year or so ago a lower in surance rate was granted Jack son. It was not long, however, before the Southeastern Under writers Association began to make more demands on the city. In the present instance there was a demand for additional mains or greater water pressure through keeping the old boiler under steam. No city in the state has any lower fire losses than Jackson. The fire losses for several years have amounted to almost nothing. The local fire department is one of the best volunteer organiza tions in the country. Council's action Monday night will save property owners of the city a considerable sum. KEEP OFF RAILROAD TRACKS OBJECT OF PROPOSED LAW Atlanta. Ga., March 25—Sev eral organizations, including the Atlanta chamber of commerce and the Associated Charities, are backing a bill to be introduced at next session of the legislature to prohibit walking on the tracks of a railroad unless one is an em ployee engaged in his work. The bill grows out of the enor mous number of accidents caused by trespassing upon railroad tracks, which are used as public thoroughfares by so many people. Statistics show that a large pro portion of fatalities on railroads would have been avoided had the victim stuck to the highway and kept off the road's property. ADVERTISING BOOSTS SALE OF ALL FARM PRODUCTS Atlanta. Ga., March 25—That the farmer can use advertising to just as good advantage as the merchant has been proved by several wide-awake agricultural ists, according to reports from the government. One southern farmer had some corn to sell. It waa good com, the price was right, but the far mer had no time to peddle it. He called up the office of his home newspaper and gave an order for a four line advertisemerlt. Be fore the week was out he he had sold his 420 bushels at good fig ures. The next year the farmer had learned the uses of advertis ing, so he spread out a little. He sold farm products amounting to SI,OOO for an advertising expense of ten dollars. NUMBER 13.