The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, October 29, 1915, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Yol 43—No. 4*^ FAIR PROVED A t GREAT SUCCESS Every Department Weil Represented ATTENDANCEWAS EARGE People Throughout Coun ty Surprised And De lighted at Great Show ing Made at Big Fair k- The second annual session of the Butts County Fair, which came to a close Friday night, was an unqualified success in ev ery way. The displays in each of the eight departments were far larg er ana better than anything ever shown here before. Notably large was the attendance, this, too, in spite of the worst rains of the entire year. Immense crowds thronged the city Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday. Great interest was manifested in the magnificent showing of farm products, live stock, poul try, the work of the schools, the fancy work and displays of man ufactured goods. The fair was a welcome surprise to the most op timistic fair supporter. The parade, staged Wednesday afternoon and repeated again Thursday afternoon, was the most brilliant aad gorgeous spec tacle ever seen in Middle Geor gia. Every float was a marvel ous thing of beauty—a real work of art —a credit to the enterpris ' ing firms and individuals who arranged them. /Already there is talk of the 1916 fair. A stock company has proposed and the citizens throughout the county seem ea ger to co-operate for a bigger and better fair next year. COUNTY OFFICERS INJURED WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER When the automobile in which they were returning from Griffin turned completely over, Monday night, Sheriff L. M. Crawford, Clerk S. J. Foster and W. M. Crawford received painful though not serious injuries. The party had been to Griffin and were re turning with a negro prisoner when the car ran into a ditch and in attempting to right the ma chine it turned turtle. Sheriff Crawford was driving. Both Lawrence and Walter Meade Crawford were bruised about the legs and hips, while Mr. Foster was bruised about the hips and his hand was bruis ed. It was a close call for all the party, who can congratulate themselves on their lucky escape. i The wind shield was broken, r t he fenders broken, the top in iured and the car otherwise dam aged, though afte- setting the machine right the party was able to complete their trip to Jackson. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. I. H. Miller will preach at 11 a. m - P- m - Subject: The Kingdom.” Sunday School at 10 a. m. Dr. 0. Lee Chesnutt superintendent. BUT FEW ENTRIES IN THE PI6 CLUB AT FAIR The number of entries in the Pig Club at the Butts county fair was not as large as had been ex pected. The following premiums were awarded: Best registered boar, Tam worth, G. E. Mallet. Best registered sow, Berkshire, G. E. Mallet. Best pig for slaughter purposes, first prize, L. R. Dodson. Second best, J. L. Barnes, Jr. Third, Parry Lee O’Neal. COUNTY FAIR PAID ALL BILLS Was A Financial Success in Every Way ALL PREMIUMS SETTLED Prize Winners Receive 100 Per Cent on Awards — Cash or Equivalent Was Given as Premiums That the Butts County Fair was a financial success is pleasing to all connected with the fair, as well as the people over the county generally. All premiums were paid in cash or its equivalent. After all ex penses have been paid there will be a small balance in the treasury as a nucleus for next year’s fair fund. Every prize winner will get 100 per cent on his award. Asa rule, the people through out the county were liberal in do nating to the fair fund. Those who did not give cash subscribed farm products, live stock, mer chandise or other articles of value. The Fair Association wishes to express its hearty thanks and cordial appreciation to those who supported the fair with their time, their efforts and their means. Those who did not see proper to encourage the fair in any manner were astounded at the success of the enterprise and will doubtless be ready to enroll under the ban ner of progress next year. WHO WON PRIZES IN THE LADIES DEPARTMENT Prizes were awarded in the La dies Department at the fair last week as follows: Handsomest decorated cake, Mrs. L. S. O’Neal. Pastel painting, Miss Lurline Lawson. Oil painting, Mrs. W. R. Car michael. Water color. Miss Virginia White. China painting, Miss Nelle Woods. Drawn work, Miss Carrie Biles. Sewing machine and handi work. Mrs. Willis Morrison. Embroidery work, Mrs. H. W. Turner. Lace work, Mr?. L. D. Watson. General fancy work display, Mrs. Sam Foster. JACKSON, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 29, 1915 CHARGES 1 COTTON MONOPOLY EXISTS Federal Trade Board to Conduct Probe Wm. J. HARRIS TALKS Claimed That Cotton Pri ces Are Depressed By A Monopoly—Gasoline to Be Investigated Also Washington," D. C. —An inves tigation to disclose whether a gi ant monopoly has been perfected among cotton buyers to depress prices in the south by apportion ing territoty and elimacing com petition. was begun today by the federal trade commission. William J. Harris, of Georgia, a member of the commission, laid before that body today infor mation which had reached him that such a combination had been organized. The commission took prompt action and ordered a probe. The investigation ih the field will be in charge of Mr. Harris. He will take several men with him and will make an inquiry at Charlotte, Greenville, Savannah, Atlanta and other leading south ern cotton centers. All the re sources of the otheivdepartments of the Government will be at the disposal of the invesfcwafcors. Immediately after the adjourn ment of today’s meeting of the commission Mr. Harris went to Atlantic City to join Mrs. Har ris. He was reached there to night by telephone by a Constitu tion represenative and made this statement: “Evidence has been placed before me that cotton buyers are in combination to de press prices in interior cotton points. This evidence was suffi cient to induce the commission to order an inquiry. I will leave here shortly for various points in the south to direct the investiga tion. It has been shown that on the same day prices vary as much one half a cent a pound, or $2.50 a bale, at places in 20 miles of each other. The cost of trans portation would not account lor this.” “Will you also investigate the prevailing high prices of cotton seed?” he was asked. ‘There has been no complaint about that,” replied Mr. Harris. “I will, however, inquire into the high prices of gasoline. Com plaints have reached me from Ma con that gasoline is higher there than in any other Georgia cities, and higher throughout the state than in the north and west.” Much interest attaches to this investigation as it is the first the trade commission has ordered. CHANGE OF SERVICE There will be services at Mace donia the sth Sunday and Satur day, before in this month, in stead of the 2nd Sunday and Sat urday before in November. All the members and friends are c>riallv invited. ELECTRICAL DISPLAY WAS A VERY ATTRACTIVE ONE The Electrical Display, W. E. Merck manager, was made by the city of Jackson. There were three cooking utensils, a chafing dish, coffee percolator and toas ter. An electric iron was also included. These articles were presented after the fair to the Domestic Science department of the Jackson Public schools, bv the Citv water and light de partment. In the booth was a prettily arranged table over which hung a large dome electrically lighted. The display attracted much attention. FINE YEAR FOR CORN CLUB BOYS Fifty-Five Boys Finish The Course NEW HUNG UP Boys Raised 2,622,04 Bush els of Corn at A Cost of $921.01 or An Average Out of 118 boys who joined the club in the spring, 55 completed the work in the Boys Corn club in 1915. Last year there were 53 boys in the club when the veaFs work was over. In ‘many rwpects this has been the best year the Boys Corn club members have ever had in Butts county. Unofficial figures give the largest yield as a county record. This is 166 69 bushels made by Ellsworth Watkins. The second largest yield is 141.- 38 bushels made by Bernard Gas ton. Official reports on these yields are expected within the next few days. Thtt figures show that the boys in the corn club made a total of 2,622.04 bushels at an average cost of 371 cents per bushel. The whole cost of growing the 27622.04 bushels was $921.01, giv ing the average net cot above. Dry weather interfered seri ously with tne yield of the corn club members this year. De spite this fact the average for the county, of the corn club mem bers, was 49.43 oushels. The average for the state is 16 bush els. So it will be seen that the boys of the corn clubs still have a considerable lead on their fath ers. PROF. JARNAGIN BOOSTS BUTTS COUNTY LIVE STOCK Prof. M. P. Jarnagin. of the State College of Agriculture at Athens, who judged the live stock exhibits at the Butts county fair last week, was forcibly struck with the progress this county is making in that industry. He was well pleased with the pure-bret animals shown at the local fair and in the course of an interview he said: “The exhibits of home raised horses, mules, cows and hogs at the Butts county fair is almost amazing. People who saw some of the mule colts and draft horses in that display wouldn’t believe they were or could be raised in Georgia. They are undoubtedly the best I have ever seen, and the exhibition is bound to be an enormous encouragement to the people generally.” Jackson Argus Established 1073 j i„i„ , i,k Butts County Progress Established 1002 J Consolidated July 7. R. F. D. SERVICE IS REORGANIZED Sweeping Changes Made' in Batts County TWO ROUTES ABOLISHED Po& Master Burleson Or ders Many Changes ifi Local Mail Delivery, Ef fective November Firdt Sweeping changes in the rural mail service in Butts county has been ordered by Post Master Gen eral Burleson, effective Novem ber 1. The department at Washington has cut out two routes. Nos. 7 and 8, and made all routes thirty miles in length. The pay of all 1 carriers has been raised to $1,200 per annum. Heretofore the car rier on No. 1 received less than ' that amont, as that route did not< quite measure up to the standards The same carriers will serve* but there has been a number of transfers by the department. There was a vacancy on No. % and the carrier on No. 5, Mr. D. A. Watkins, resigned some two months ago. , Mr. G. H. Thomp son has been transferred from No. 7 to route No. 3; Mr. S. M. Ridgeway has been transferred from No. 6 to route 2; Mr. J. C. Redman has been transferred from No. 8 to No. 6. This order of the department at Washington affects the routes going out from Flovilla and Jen kinsburg also. It will take some time for the local post office offi cials and the carriers to familiar ize themselves \gith the new schedule. Some of the territory now served by Jackson will be supplied from Flovilla and Jen kinsburg and vice versa. This is the most far-reaching change ever ordered in the rural route service of Butts county by the U. S. postal authorities. By eliminating two routes a saving of $2,400 a year is effected. It is not known, however, at this time if the new schedule will be as convenient to all patrons aa the old order. PRIZEWINNERS ANNOUNCED IN LIVE STOCK EXHIBIT' Winners in the live stock shcntf at the Butts county fair last week are announced, as follows: Best pair of mules three years and up, S. H. Mays. Best mule from two to three years 0. J. Martin. Best mule up to two years, O. J. Martin. Best horse colt up to three years, D W. McClendon. Best pair colts up to three years old, D. W. McClendon. Best stallion, G. E. Mallet. Best jack, M. L. King. Best draft mare, G. E. Mallet. Best draft horse, T. G Preston. Best dairy hull any breed. Syl van Grove Farm. Best beef bull. G. E. Mallet. Best grade beef bull under one year, L M. Crawford. Best dairy cow. J. L. Bailey. Best registered dairy cow, A. M. Pace. Best beef cow, Morrison Settle. Best grade heifer calf under one year, G. E. Mallet Best beef heifer under two years, G. E. Mallet. Best general display one man, G. E. Mallet.