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Jackson Progress - Argns
Published Every Friday.
J. DOYLE JONES, Editor and Pub.
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Telephone No. 166.
Official Organ Butts County
And the City of Jackson.
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Send both Eichelberger and
Tom Felder to Mexico.
Wonder what Prof. Snider has
to say about a dry July now?
Tanlac users are gaining about
as much as the armies in Europe.
Macon is causing cold chills to
run up Atlanta’s spine over the
capital removal.
The devil was a knocker and
that was the reason he was kick
ed out of heaven.
Dorsey may be down and out,
but he is drawing the crowds and
arousing the enthusiasm.
Since the United States has
21.071,076 men of military age
we don’t blamo Carranza for
watching his step.
“The Fighting Fifth” won its
title fighting flies, mosquitoes
and the hookworm and not by
any real scrapping.
The Anti-Saloon League is hav
ing a row within its own ranks.
This will hurt the cause of real
prohibition tremendously.
The Atlanta Constitution says
there is no danger of Macon ever
being the capital of Georgia.
Well, we would like to see what
the voters have to say about the
matter.
If the worst comes to the worst
in Mexico, it will be the hillbillies
who will bear the brunt of the
fighting and not the “Fighting
Fifth.”
The people ought to elect their
governor this year. If the nomi
nation is made by the politicians
in the convention there is no tell
ing who will win.
A new issue has appeared in
politics. It is the tick. —DeKalb
New Era.
A little dipping now and then
will help.
A lot of beefing, bulling and
bellyaching is mostly for political
effect. Jackson Progress-Argus.
We understand you. We have
a few slices in good old DeKalb.
DeKalb New Era.
Valdosta Times.
Over 12,000 head of cattle were
dippedin Brookscounty duringthe
month of April, and over 13.000
were dipped in June. These fig
ures show that there are people
over in Brooks who own cattle
and who are not opposed to dip
ping them to get rid of the ticks.
The farmer who opposes tick
eradication is the farmer who is
not going to be prepared to deal
with the boll weevil when the
latter pest gets busy.—Albany
Herald.
He’ll be the farmer with a
mortgage on his farm and on his
crop, an empty smokehouse and
THE NEW CIRCUIT
The Henry County Weekly,
published at McDonough. J. A.
Fouche editor, is in favor of the
proposed new judicial circuit to
be known as the Indian Springs
circuit. Here is what it says:
So far as The Weekly hears, the
only opposition to the bill comes
from the Griffin News and Sun,
which simply states it is tooth
and toenail againstthe bill, seem
ing not to know just what the
said “tooth and toenail” opposi
tion is—unless, forsooth, it only
be to make the Flint circuit
smaller.
And this is exactly what would
facilitate court business, thereby
being for the public good of all
counties in both circuits, as the
calendars now remain clogged
from term to term, with no pros
pect of improvement. Indeed it
is rarely possible to try a case
promptly, and litigations are of
ten worn out with continuances.
If the News and Sun will take
time to investigate (which it
frankly states has not been done)
possibly it will discover its mis
take and get right.
Present prospects for the new
circuit are fine, It would simply
tend to clear dockets, help busi
ness and hurt no one. Let it
come.
ARE YOU WORTH WHILE?
Are you merely existing in your
community or are you living in it?
Are you doing anything for its
benefit or are you simplv making
your living from it? Are you a
builder or in you a parasite? *
In other words, Are you worth
while?
Do you justify your existence
by helping your fellow man ? Are
you a church worker or a club
worker or a civic welfare worker?
Are you a worker at all?
True, you are making a living.
The mosquito and the flv do that.
But they are not assets to the
community. If you do more than
make a living you are of no value,
either. You are in the class with
the fly and the mosquito.
People swat the fly and the
mosquito. If you do nothing, the
day may come when they will
swat you, too. And they will
swat you hard. You won’t be
able to “come back,”
The only men and women for
whom this planet has room are
the people who do things. For
them the choicest gift on earth
and resolve. Honor and glory
are theirs. They are the chosen
of the world.
Get busy. Step out of the class
of the fly. Do something. Be
worth while. —Houston Post.
WHY HE DOESN’T ADVER
TISE ,
(From The Cincinnati Enquirer.)
“Why don’t you advertise?”
asked the editor of the home pa
per. “Don’t you believe in ad
vertising?”
“I’m agin advertising:,” replied
the proprietor of the Hiyville
Store.
“But why are you against it?”
asked the editor.
“It keeps a feller too darn
busy,” replied the proprietor.
“I advertised in a newspaper one
time about ten years ago and I
never even got time to go fishing. ”
TELEPHONE MANNERS
If a person rings the front door
bell he is not supposed to ask
“Who are you?” of the one who
answers the summons. Yet this
is practically what is done when
a telephone caller greets the res
ponding “Hello” with “Who is
this?” Thvre are so manv little
annoyances in telephone usage,
but this is perhaps one of the most
provoking. To be called to the
phone and then asked to estab
lish indentity is calculated to un
balance the equanimity, especially
of a busy person. Telephone
practice is after alllargely a mat
ter of manners, notwithstanding
the separation in distance of the
corn crib, with all the fences
down, the gates off the hinges
and the bucket in the well—and
nobody home. —Cordtle Dispatch.
Georgia Railroads Pay More Than
Half Thtlr Grots Revenue to the
People In Labor, Wages and Taxes
It is atrfohitely imperative that the freight rates within the State of
jffa be re/iMJa tt the hearing on August 17th so that they may be applied to
intrastate crftmerct in a way which will not discriminate against in ten-two
commerce.
This in a requirement not only of the Interstate Commerce Commission,
but in the Shftveport Cate relativo to the Texas rates, was required by the Su
preme the United 9tates.
The proposed Georgia revision contemplates an increase in some existiaf
rates, but it atoo brings about a reduction in other rates.
Should fbo revision Increase the revenue of the railroads it would not bo
unretsonabife lor tho Georgia Railroad Commits ion to grant it and so permit too
Railroads of (Georgia to maintain tho preoent high standard of sorvice ana ho
improve an&oxtend thodr fedUtko.
The RHlroads have already shown that they are operating on rates
OhMitkUy loop* than fhoae promulgated hi 1880;.that tne average prfco of XJ
necessary aitkks in daily we has increaoed more than 77 per cent since 19H:
that the incased cost has not been offset by increased revenue or increaosi
efficiency, IBf spite of every effort known to human ingenuity in connection
with the edaomieal operation of railroads.
The roMwmdo mv pveeeMt ACTUAL FACTS AND FIGURES relating to
tho ■toady Havana in khoo, wages omd Saw.
The inqreoaed labor coot to 23 repraoentative railroads of the South, indwA
totf the railroads of Georgia, for 1914 over 1901 was as follows:
deluding General Officers, 040,630,841.64, or 33.92 per cent
Including General Officers 040,3 F3, 672.06, or 34.53 per cent
And the increase has been equally as groat up to June 30th, 1916.
The || Railroads PM out for labor in '***&&&*
JW i• w • • •• . g • . 146,470,642^6
The Rtftoads paid HI PER CENT nm in laltor in 1915 than in 19M.
The amountler labor nut of each dollar received by the Railroads in tOM
was .39 cents; 6m anouat bereaved in 1915 to .46 34-100 cent*.
The uMhnt of taxes paid by the Railroads increased 178 per eeat from
1901 to 19|K The increase in the value, gf railroad property has not been any
thing like (Sesame ratio. .* •' /i * . * * ■ tt *
The raflfoads paid for taxes in ’ •
> iSh ....... 5,06*528.66
In U'Otfthe amount of taxes to each one dollar of revenue was .03 35-100
cents; in 1 90 the amount of taxes to each one dollar of revenue had increased
to .04 53-lOOcents.
In I9otthe Railroads paid .42 81-100 cents but of every one dollar of reve
nue for laboWtnd taxes. In 1915 the amount had increased to .50 87-100 cento,
or more thtoßhatf of 6m total gross revenue for those two items alone.
Amouqffmkl for labor and taxes in
mT. 3 65,153,735.78
155 159,895,584.67
In cthto ya>h, 6m Railroads returned to the people in wages and tans
ALONE nq|| 6mh half of 6m gross revenue of the Railroads.
Not onlyitM the Railroads of Georgia confined to rates actually lower than the 18#0
rates, but theg-mve sustained greatly increased cost in equipment, of which we shall have
more to say fll a taler date.
The above Ilgam relating to labor and taxes are actual.
They are evidence that the Railroads are of substantial rains to the State of Georgia
in paying towards the maintenance of the Government and in supplying lucrative employ
ment to thousands of Georgia citizens. This does not take into account the service sol
dered to traveler and shipper, and the creation of wealth through the development of wtoift
would be. without railroad facilities, remote and unprofitable territory.
The railroads of Georgia are just as much interested in the develqpment of the Stato
and the prosperity of the people at are the people themselves, because the interests of dbs
nulronds and tbs interests of tbs pseyts ass identical.
It is not and will not be the policy of the Railroads of Georgia te
propose any system of rates which would unjustly discriminate against
the Georgia producer h favor of producers located at points without
the state. Should this principle appear to be violated by any technical
(construction of our petition, we five assurance that we will not pro
pose, nor will we attempt to adopt in actual practice, any rata at va
riance with the same.
H is a matter of grave concern to the people of Georgia, interested in the growth tad
development of the State, to which the Railroads of Georgia have contributed, and pd
continue to contribute so materially, if given an opportunity, to see that the Railroads Mil
granted a fair, a jus:, a reasonable revision of freight rates.
THE RAILROADS OF GEORGIA
persons who are talking. Prob
ably the one who asks “Who is
this?” on calling another is men
tally off guard momentarily on
hearing a voice other than that
which is expected, but even so
the effect on the person who is
called is unfortunate. Telephone
users should always hear in mind
the fact that it is best to establish
their own indentity first of all
when the connection is made, so
as to leave no question as to who
is speaking from the initiating
end.—Macon News.
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