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FORTY-FIRST YEAR-
CENTRAL GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
• PLANNING EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
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Will Increase Capacity of Ocmulgee Plant From
16,000 to 24,000 Horse Power —Work Begins
Within Next Few Weeks—Other Im
provements Under Way.
( (SPECIAL to THE ARGUS.)
Macon, Ga., April 17.—Exteu
' sive improvements and an increase
in capacity is being planned by the
' Central Georgia Power Company
on their big power plant eight miles
from Jackson, in Butts county, on
• the Ocmulgee river. The work will
, begin within the next few weeks.
These improvements are made
necessary, it is said, from the fact
that the present capacity of the
plant, 16,000 horse power, has been
practically used up. Two new gen
erators will be installed that will
develop a maximum capacity of
24,000 horse power. The new gen
erators will make a total of six gen
erators at the big dam.
The company at present gener
ates a total of 12,000 kilowats at
the dam, and of that amount of
power 11,500 kilowats have been
sold to towns between Macon and
Atlanta. Among the towns that
use current from the plant are Ma
con, Atlanta, Jackson, Griffin, For
syth, Monticello and Baruesville.
Among other improvements be
ing planned is a complete over
hauling of the dummy line of rail
road from the Bibb station to the
dam. The line will be repaired
and the new machinery and mate
rial used in the extension will be
hauled over this line.
These improvements were passed
upon favorably by the stockholders
of the company in annual meeting
last February.
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
AT COURT HOUSE. APRIL 26
Music, “America,” by chorus.
Invocation, Dr. Robert VanDe
venter.
Music, "Battle Hymn of the Re
public,” by chorus.
Introduction of Speaker, Rev.
M. S. Williams.
Address, Mayor W. E. Watkins.
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Lamar Ether
idge.
Delivery of Crosses of Honor by
Mrs. S. O. Ham.
Short Talks by Veterans.
Music, “Dixie.”
Benediction by Rev. Jas. Bradley.
W. B. Gresham, of I'lovilla, was
in the city on Wednesday.
R. ft. FRANKLIN & Q®.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
, Sn .tinnunciiiff to the public that we have opened a General Mercantile business at the CRUM CORNER.
We take have the public come to see us, examine our stock and compare our prices. We propose to keep on hand at ail times a fresh
stock of Groceries, Dry9,r'busi ness with promptness, fairness and with an eye to your Interest.
We are prepared to handle your n P j t^d li n , and can promise the same careful and appreciative treatment to those of his friends
Dr. R. A. Franklin is too well l known toENTERPRISE. Dr. Franklin does not come into the mercantile world inexperienced. He was
who will cei| j for a number of > ears, prior to taking up his profession.
guarantees satisfaction or money back. „ .
™ve us a Cdll. We will appreciate it, and do you good.
j£. I KAXIvMX & CO.,
jpfeKSON, Phone 25 GE©RGI?\.
THE JACKSON ARGUS,
1913 PENSIONS RECEIVED;
ORDINARY PAYS OUT 96,180
Judge J. H. Ham, Ordinary of
Butts county, received a check for
$8,505 Friday night for the pen
sioners of the county, and before
night Saturday he had issued
checks to the amount of $6,180.
Sufficient funds to pay the bal
ance due on 1913 pensions were in
the State Treasury Wednesday
morning, the payment of these last
pensions being made possible by
the receipt of $38,371.50 from Ful
ton county, which represented spe
cial taxes collected during the
months of January, February and
March.
Judge Ilam feels as relieved now
as those who have had to wait for
the amount due them some time
ago. lie feels that it is much more
pleasant to be able to give out these
pension checks when they are ex
pected and due than to be uuable
to give the many callers he has
concerning them definite informa
tion .
GRADUATING EXERCISES
HIGH SCHOOL. MAY 23
The graduating exercises of the
Jackson High School will be held
Friday evening, May 23d. There
are twelve pupils in the Senior
Class. The graduating exercises
will consist of music, essays and
orations.
There will be no mention of hon
ors this year, as it nearly always
causes differences among the mem
bers of the class.
DR. WHITE JAWS CROWDS
I)r. J. L. White, of Macon, has
been here this week assisting in the
meetings at the Baptist church, and
has preached to a full-house at each
service.
The people are very greatly in
terested, and the stores close for the
afternoon services between 3 and 4
o’clock.
Mr. Milam, director of the sing
ing for the past ten days, left for
Atlanta Thursday.
The meeting will probably close
tonight.
JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY.* GEORGIA. FRIDAY.- APRIL 18. 1913.
R. 0. COCHRAN ENTERS
RACE FOR U. S. SENATE
Atlanta Real Estate Man Makes
Formal Announcement of Can
didacy to Succeed Senator
Hoke Smith in 1914.
Atlanta, Ga., April 17. —Ralph
O. Cochran, Representative-elect
from Fulton county and President
of the Ralph O. Cochran Real Es
tate Company, of Atlanta, on Sat
urday announced his candidacy for
election to the United States Senate
RALPH O. COCHRAN.
in 1914 to succeed Senator Hoke
Smith.
While the announcement of Mr.
Cochran was not entirely unex
pected, it nevertheless created a
ripple in local political circles.
Mr. Cochran was born on a farm
in Campbell couuty 39 years ago.
He was educated at Oxford, Uni
versity of Georgia, and Washing
ton and Lee, at Lexington, Va.
In 1898 he came to Atlanta and
established the Ralph O. Cochran
Company. Since then he has be
come one of the most successful
real estate and business men in the
city of Atlanta. He organized the
Atlanta Real Estate Board, which
has become a big factor in the
progress of the city, and he was
President of the Real Estate Board
for two terms. He has also been
President of the Young Men’s
Democratic League of Fulton
County. He has always been a
man of broad and progressive spirit
and a leader in works for the good
of the city and State. In the sum
mer of 1912 he was elected to the
Legislature from Fulton county
hands down.
Roy Gentry left Saturday night
for Atlanta, after having spent sev
eral months in Jackson with his
mother, Mrs. S. W. Gentry.
The Last Two Presidents Who .-
Have Directly Addressed Congress
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f •'> v • j : /i rijAHH^HflaEaHk^
Had Thomas Jefferson been an
orator Woodrow Wilson might not
have startled the members of Con
gress and interested the country by
his personal appearance before the
joint session April 8. President
John Adams, following in the foot
steps of Washington, the first Pres
ident, appeared before Congress
often, and the custom was settled.
Little was thought of it.
But Jefferson was a very poor
public speaker. He knew that he
“Hidden Check” Found Saturday
The check hidden in a page of advertisements last week was found
near noon Saturday by Dr. Roy Gunter, who, wishing others to enjoy
and continue the search, kept his luck a secret until Tuesday afternoon.
The check was found, as the added letters in the ads. directed, “under
J. E. Edwards’ telephone,” and was endorsed by the Manager of The
Argus when given her by Dr. Gunier Tuesday.
Today there is another check for $2.00 hidden somewhere in one
of the stores on the Square, and the extra letters which form the sen
tence disclosing its "hiding place will be found in a page of ads. in this
week’s issue. Look for it. It’s fun, and The Argus is anxious to
have you begin the search at once.
JACKSON GAINS_ NEW CITIZEN
R. H. Wester, of Eatonton, sub
agent for the Georgia Co-Operative
Investment Company, with head
quarters in Atlanta, has moved to
Jackson and will be a permanent
resident. He and Mrs. Wester are
occupying Mrs. A. B. Harp's old
jhome on Mulberry street. That he
; will succeed and make many warm
| friends in his new home is the wish
of the people here, who are always
| glad to welcome all new-comers.
That little Virginia Carmichael,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Carmichael, is so ill will be learned
of with very great regret by many
friends.
Dr. R A. Franklin spent Tues
day in Atlanta.
would not make a good appearance
in such a role, and he adopted the
plan of writing his communications
to Congress to be read by prosaic
clerks. No other President under
took to revive Washington’s method
after Jefferson during eight years
made another popular. Four wars
have been fought by the United
States and civilization has ad
vanced the stage coach to the
aeroplane since the custom, now
revived by President Wilson, was
forgotten.
L. D. WATSONJAMP TO MEET
Members of L. I). Watson Camp,
U. C. V., are requested to meet in
the court house at 9 o’clock Satur
urday, April 26th.
F. L. Walthall, Com.
C. S. Maddox, Adjt.
W. C. T. U. NOTICE.
On account of the Baptist meet
ing, our regular W. C. T. U. meet
ing will not be held this week, hut
will be next Friday at. 4 o’clock.
Prks. W. c. T. u.
UNION PRAYER MEETING.
The prayer meeting hand will
resume meetings, beginning next
Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
A. F. Whitney, at 4 o’clock.
Best Advertising
Medium in
Middle Ueorgi*
STEAMBOAT TRIPS ARRAN6ED
FOR CONFEDERATE REUNION
A Number of Excursions Will Be
Run to the Lock and Dam aAd
Power Plant for the Pleasure
of Visitors to Reunion.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Apritl7.
Arrangements will be made lor
steamboat trips during the Conled
erate reunion here May 27-29 to
the mammoth dam and power plant
now in course of completion just
below Cbattauooga on the Tennes
see river ;T *
This is the largest hydro-electric
plant, with but one or two excep
tions, in the United States. It will
cost, when completed, about $lO,-
000,000, land furnish electric cur
rent to a total of 56,000 horse
power for Chattanooga manufac
tories and iuterurban trolley lines.
It will fee completed by July of t ? his
year.
The capital for this enterprise
was supplied by Anthony N. Brady,
the New York millionaire, through
the influence of Mr. C. E. James,
one of Chattanooga’s captialists.
A trip on the Tennessee river to
this plant is one of the finest ’in
America from the scenic stand
point. The Tennessee river winds
all the way between mountains.
On one side of the river are the
Raccoon and Sand mountains,
while on the other side are the
peaks of Signal Mountain, a spur
of the Cumberlatids. S >me of these
mountains tower almost 3,000 feet
above the bed of the river, in
places perpendicular. A number
of] excursions will be run to the
lock and dam' and power plant
during the reunion in May for the
! pleasure and information of vis
itors.
MORTUARY.
. W. S. HARDY.
W. S. Hardy died at his home
near Worthville last Thursday. He
was 63 years of age and a former
coroner of the county.
Mr. Hardy was popular with a
long list of friends and a good
citizen.
Surviving him are his wife, four
children and three brothers.
The funeral was held from Mace
donia church, of which he was a
member, Friday morning.
RUFUS MADDOX.
j Last night at the home of his
; daughter, Mrs. Sam Goosey, Rufus
; Maddox passed away, at the age
! of 76,
Funeral services were held today
at 11 o’clock and his body laid to
rest in the family burying ground
near Cedar Rock.
Mr. Maddox was the father of
Jack Maddox, of Jackson.
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