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Packers' Profits
Are Regulated
The public should understand that
the profits of the packers have been
limited by the Food Administration
since November 1, 1917. For this pur
pose, the business of Swift & Company
is now divided into three classes
Class 1 includes such products as beef,
pork, mutton, oleomargarine and
others that are essentially animal
products. Profits are limited to 9
per cent of the capital employed in
these departments, (including sur
plus and borrowed money), or not
to exceed two and a half cents on
each dollar of sales.
Class 2 includes the soap, glue,
fertilizer, and other departments
more or less associated with the
meat business. Many of these de
partments are in competition with
outside businesses whose profits
are not limited. Profits in this class
are restricted to 15 per cent of the
capital employed.
Class 3 includes outside investments,
such as those in stock yards, and
the operation of packing plants in
foreign countries. Profits in this
class are not limited.
Total profits for all departments
together in 1918 will probably be
between three and four per cent on
an increased volume of sales.
The restrictions absolutely guar
antee a reasonable relation between
live stock prices and wholesale meat
prices, because the packer’s profit can
not possibly average more than- a
fraction of a cent per pound of product.
Since the profits on meat (Class 1)
are running only about 2 cents on each
dollar of sales, we have to depend on
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the profits from soap, glue, fertilizer
(Class 2, also limited) and other depart
ments, (Class 3) to obtain reasonable
earnings on capital.
Swift & Company is conducting
its business so as to come within these
limitations.
Swift & Company, U. S A.
INDIAN SPRINGS
Mrs. N. C. Collier and Miss Mary
Collier, of St. Louis, after a visit
with Misses Collier have gone to Sa
vannah. Later they will return and
visit Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Carter in
Jackson.
The many friends of Mr. W. M.
Keaton will be glad to know* that he
is recovering from the snake bite,
which was a very serious accident.
Dr. and Mrs. A. F. White, Miss
Virginia and A. F. Jr., were spend
the day guests of Mr. W. A. Elder and
Mrs. R. L. Smith Sunday .
Mrs. G. I. Watkins entertained at
a beautiful dinner party on Friday.
The guests were Mrs. M. E. Bryans,
Miss Joe Varner, Mrs. Carrie Lawson
Thomas, Miss Mary Wright and Mar
garita Bryans.
jMiss Rosebud Washington, of At
lanta, is a visitor of Misses Clifford
and Pinkie Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Carter and two
handsome boys, Robert and Emmett,
were visitors of Rock Castle Sunday.
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak
Old people who are feeble and younger
who are weak, will be strengthened and enabled to
go through the depressing heat of summer by tak
mg GROVE S TASTELESSchiI 1 TONIC. It purifies
and enriches the blood and Imilds up the whole sys
tem. You can soon feel its Strengthening. Invigor
ating Effect. 65c.
THE JACKSON PROCRESS-ARCUS. JACKSON, CEOROIA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 23, 1918
TWO JACKSON MEN WILL
SPEAK FOR Y. M. C. A. DRIVE
Attorneys W. E. Watkins and C. L.
Redman Will Serve
Announcement is made that Col.
W. E. Watkins and Col. C. L. Red
man, of the Jackson bar, will be in
the list of speakers for the next Y. M.
C. A. campaign which starts some
time in September. Col. J. S. Rey
nolds, chairman of the Y. M. C. A.
war council speakers bureau, has an
nounced a large list of prominent
speakers and two Jackson men are
included.
Both Messrs. Redman and Watkins
are patriotically interested in the
war and are speakers of more than
ordinary" ability and their services on
the platform will be a big help to the
Y. M. C. A. campaign. Both served
as speakers in the Nat Harris cam
paign for governor and they already
enjoy a wide acquaintance over the
state.
An extra session of the legislature
was prevented by a narrow* margin.
Governor Dorsey is due the thanks
of the entire state for his firm stand
in holding down appropriations and
thus avoiding an extra session of the
trouble-makers.
PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION NOW.
"BUNK” COOPER
GREAT HUMORIST
Haps Newspapers Because
They Ignore Him
SPOKE BERT TUESDAY
MR. COOPER CORDIALLY GREET
ED ON VISIT TO CITY—SAYS
HE IS CHILD OF DESTINY AND
RUNNING STRONG EVERYWHERE
“The woods are on fire, the wind
is blowing in my favor and to hell
with newspapers,” was the climax to
the speech of the Hon. Jonathon Ran
dolph Cooper, of the county of Bibb,
candidate for the United States sen
ate. Mr. Cooper was scheduled to
speak during the noon recess of su
perior court, but he was late in ar
riving and it was after 2 o’clock be
fore he began his address, being giv
en 45 minutes through the courtesy
of Jucjge Searcy.
Mr. Cooper was heard by a fair
sized crowd. He ridiculed W. J. Har
ris unmercifully, holding the Cedar
town candidate up to the uproarous
laughter of the audience. He charg
ed that the newspapers have sold out
to Harris. Howver, he expressed his
gratitude to The Progress-Argus for
the free publication of a notice con
cerning his Jackson engagement.
He was rough on the daily papers,
particularly those in Macon.
Mr. Cooper said Tom Hardwick is
a traitor to his country and he said
“to hell with any man who will not
help to hold up the hands of Presi
dent Wilson and the administration.”
He said Hardwick is already beaten,
but again Hardwick is the strongest
man he (Cooper) has to beat.
He made no reference to William
Schley Howard until somebody in
the audience asked him about How
ard. He said Howard was the candi
date of J. R. Smith.
Mr. Cooper is a great man. He
said so himself. He has two ambi
tions—one is to get all the free ad
vertising possible out of the news
pers, the other to get on the federal
payroll as United States senator. He
showed the politicians are as hungry
for free advertising as a dog is for
a soup bone.
The strange fact in connection with
Mr. Cooper’s race is that he does not
take’his candidacy seriously. It i s a
joke with him just as it is with the
crowds who hear him.
The audience was kept in an up
roar of laughter at Mr. Cooper’s sal
lies of wit and humor. Asa humor
ist he is a howling success and is per
forming a worth while mission. JMen
who had not smiled before in weeks
grinned all over during hi s address.
He appealed to the audience to
elect him to the senate, declaring that
he “possessed both cornfield and con
stitutional sense” —a' combination
that will produce a great senator, he
said.
HUSBAND AND WIFE
Mrs. Frank P. Wood, Box 18. R. F.
D. 2, Morrill, Me., writes: “Foley
Kidney Pills help me so much. My
husband also has received much bene
fit from them. He was so lame he
could not stoop over and now he feels
no pain.” Lame back, sore muscles,
stiff joints, rheumatic aches and pains
are quickly conquered by Foley Kid
ney Pills. Don’t neglect your kidney’s
nor mistake symptoms of overworked
or disordered kidneys for the “slow
ing up” of age. Carmichael Drug and
Book Company, adv
The State Bureau of Mar
kets, State Capitol, Atlanta,
is maintained by the State
and asks that you list any
Georgia farm products that
you have for sale or wish to
buy. A market bulletin is
issued weekly and your
name will be put on mailing
list if requested. This ser
vice is entirely free.
At the end of three weeks of mar
ried life a southern darky returned
to the minister who' had -performed
the ceremony and asked for a divorce.
After explaining that he could not
grant divorces, the minister tried to
dissuade his visitor from carrying
out hi* intention. “You must remem
ber, Sam, that you promised to take
Liza for better or w>rse.” “ Yassir,
I knows dat, boss,” replied the dar
ky, “but she’s vmiss’n I took her fer."
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With or between meals, when you’re fagged
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At hotels, restaurants, drug stores, grocery stores,
fountains and wherever beverages are served.
Order it by the case from your dealer.
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MARK ITS SUBTLE FLAVOR
Now is a good time to stock up on
wood. Take warning from the bitter
experience of last winter and also
let the present ice situatiorn remind
you that every man must look out
for himself in these war times.
Unless the hot weather is responsi
ble for the Georgia legislature acting
such a fool, it is hard to explain some
things that happened. For instance,
appropriating money with nothing in
sight to foot the bills.
Give Courteous Attention
When Telephoning
Concentration and courteous
attention given to a telephone con
versation is a mark of respect that
will be appreciated.
Frequent interruptions and re
quests to repeat mar the pleasure of
the talk. Concentrate on what is be
ing said and talk with a smile.
Courtesy is like oil to machineiy—
the lack of it will cause friction and
friction in telephone talking is a thing
to be avoided.
IVben you Telephone-Smile
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER WRITES
Over work and worry cause kidney
trouble. When the kidneys are not
working properly, poisons accumulate
in the system, resulting in backaches,
sore muscles, stiff joints, rheumatic
pains, constantly tired feeling and
other distressing symptoms. George
McLain, Turtle Lake, N. D., writes:
“I am a locomotive engineer. I had
a bad pain in my back and my bladder
action was irregular. I took Foley
Kidney Pills and was relieved in a
couple of days.” Carmichael Drug
and Book Company, adv.