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LET’S BOOST
JACKSON AND
BUTTS COUNTY
VOL. 49—NO. 8
STRONG SENTIMENT
FOR A CREAMERY
many citizens want to see
ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED
IN [CONNECTION WITH THE
JACKSON ICE FACTORY
There is a great deal 0 f interest
being mnifested in the matter of es
tablishing a creamery in Jackson in \
connection with the ice factory.
During the past few days the ques
tion has been widely discussed and a
number of citizens have given the
matter their hearty endorsement
A meeting of the directors of the.
Jackson Ice Corporation vr.ll prob
ably be called within the next few
days to discuss the matter and take
some action. This will likely be done
immediately after the adjournment
of the February term of superior
court.
It is believed that a large and
orofitable business can be done by a
creamery located in Jackson. In
addition to supplying the local de
mand, there will be a ready sale for
the products in Macon, Atlanta and
ether cities.
A creamery will offer a means for
the farmers to get away from so
much cotton, which under boll wee
vil conditions and at present prices,
is no longer profitable.. Thousands
of dollars would be turned loose in
the county each, year and the money
Would come at a time when it would
do most good. With a long grov.'ng
season farmers will be enabled to
raise practically all their feed stuffs
for their cattle and many acres that
would otherwise be idle can be
turned into good use.
Some of the largest and most suc
cessful farmers in the county have
declared their willingness to take
stock in a creamery. They state that
many people are tired and dis
gusted with cotton, which has re
cently been a losing game, and are
anxious to take up some other lines
of business.
A creamery and milk depot con
ducted on a co-operative bas.s would
no doubt be a paying investment.
It would be a good thing for the
entire county and the movement
should recevie unlimited support
and encouragement.
GENERATE CURRENT
IN FLOWING STREAM
IS PURPOSE OF DEVICE WHICH
NEW TIFTON CORPORATION
PROPOSES TO PUT ON THE
MARKET
A stock company has been form
ed in Tifton for the purpose of put
ting on the market a device whicn,
f successful, will revolutionize the
■reduction of electrical current for
commercial purposes, says the Tif
ton Gazette.
H. W. Gray of Cook county and
John Pope, L. P. Thurman ar.d J. B.
Murrow, of Tift county, apply to
Tift Superior Court for incorpora
tion as the Southern Water Power
Company, with its principal office in
the city of Tifton. The capital
stock is to be SIO,OOO, ten per cent
of which has been paid in, and the
privilege of increasing stock to
SIOO,OOO is asked for.
It is understood that the purpose
of the nevi corporation is to put on
the market the device which is the
invention of Mr. H. W. Gray and
which is designed to generate elec
tric current from the water of a
flowing stream without the necessi
ty for a dam.
’ Mr. Gray has patents pending for
his device, and a small experimental
j,hee! was tried in Little river, near
the Overstreet bridge, a few days
since. Although Little river is a
sluggish stream, with a slow current,
-;he experiment is said to have been
satisfactory.
This experimental wheel was
made at Tifton and it is the purpose
-,f the corporation to manufacture
these wheels here and put them on
•*he market. If the device is a suc
cess, and generates a sufficient sup
ply of current for electric lighting
n d power purposes without the ex
pense and other handicaps incident
zo building dams and accumulating
head water, it will revolutionize the
production of electric current and
solve ruany problems now confront
ing municipalities and manufactur
ers.
It is interesting to note in this
connection that the device for light
ing cars by electricity was the in
vention of a Tifton man Dr. P. W.
Alexander, although he never propp
ed thereby.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
! SIX BILLIONS WAR
SURPLUS YET UNSOLD
HUGE ABUSES IN LEATHER IS
REVEALED IN INVESTIGA
TION. EX-OFFICERS GET BIG
CONTRACTS
Washington, D. C.—Surplus war
materials amounting in value to
more than $6,000,000,000 are pack
ed into every army warehouse and
depot in the country. Little of this
is reaching the public after more
than two years of peace. This infor
mation was made public here to
night by the house committee on
expenditures in the war department
in connection with its report on the
investigation of leather goods pur
chased by the government during
the war.
The committee’s investigation has
revealed, according to its report,
that two former army officers sta
tioned in Washington have obtained
control of the disposition
of surplus goods amounting to more
than $20,000,000, on which they
are realizing a profit of 40 per cent.
The report been sent to the
department of justice with the rec
ommendation “for such action as
that department may proper
under the circumstances.”
Besides asking for prosecutions,
the report calls upon the war de
partment to make a declaration of
all surplus materials and to place
them on the market.
National Prosperity week will be
held in April. A little more courage
and confidence will help the country.
ADVISES FARMERS
TO GROW OWN SLIPS
SAYS BETTER RESULTS CAN BE
OBTAINED AND NEEDED MON
EY KEPT AT HOME. VISITED
NUMBER OF PLANTS
Mr. S. S. Copeland, general man
ager of the Butts County Products
Company, spent the past week in
South Georgia on business connected
with the sweet potato industry.
While in that section he visited a
number of the largest and most mod
era potato curing houses and col
lected much valuable information.
Mr. Copeland advises Butts coun
ty farmers to grow their own potato
slips. He says they can get better
results, a purer strain of potatoes
and keep their money at home. It
is strongly urged by Mr. Copaeland
that all farmers who intend to grow
potatoes for the Jackson curing
bouse buy the seed potatoes, bod
them and raise their own slips.
The directors of the Butts County
Products Company will have a
meeting Tuesday afternoon and al
-of important business mat
ters will be considered at that time.
FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE
MEETING ON NEXT TUESDAY
The members of the Jackson Fire
Department will meet in regular
monthly session next Tuesday night
at 7 o’clock. At that time reports
will be submitted by a number of
committees and several business
matters will be discussed. A full
attendance of the members is urged.
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JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1921
GEORGIA’S CROPS
TOTAL $323,290,000
HOLDS HIGH RANK AMONG THE
STATES OF THE NATION.
THIRD IN COTTON AND FIRST
IN PEACHES
,
That Georgia’s farmers performed
their full duty last year in the mat
ter of contributing their share to
the world’s supply of food and rai
ment is interestingly told in a story
given out today by John S. Dennee,
agricultural statistician for the
Georgia Co-Operative Crop Report
ing Service.
According to the statistician Geor
gia’s cultivated area in 1920 was
12,439,000 acres —about an eighth
of all the land under crops in the
eleven southern states. She had
slightly less than the area un
der cultivation in Texas and one
fourth more acreage than her near
est southern competitor, Alabama.
In planted acreage she held eleventh
place in the entire country.
The farm value of her crops is
estimated at $323,290,000, and in j
crop value she ranked twelfth j
amongst the forty-c-ight states. In
the pre-vvn" year, 1913, Georgia’s
crops were valued at $279,171,000;
and at that time cotton, her major
crop, was selling for almost exactly
what it is fetching today. Geoi'gia
excelled all other southern states,
excepting Texas and North Carolina,
in the value of her crops last year.
Texas led the country. North Caro
lina had slightly better than half of
Georgia’s planted acreage but in
cluded 582,000 "acres of tobacco
which yielded the producers $167
per acre, ag-ainst Georgia’s cotton,
which returned an average of only
$20.66 per acre'.
In 1920, Georgia produced 1 76,
500,000 bushels of corn; 2,110,000
bushels of wheat; 11,550,000 bushels
of oats; 1,628,000 bushels of Irish
potatoes; 13,764,000 bushels of
sweet potatoes, in which crop she
held second place; 290,000 bushels
of rye; 16,020,000 pounds of tobac
co; 771,000 tons of hay, 7,01G,000
bushels of peanuts, nearly a fifth of
the country’s crop; 990,000 bushels
of cowpeas; 9,697,000 gallons of
cane syrup, exceeded only by Ala
bama; and 1,410,000 gallons of
sorghum syrup.
In cotton production Georgia
ranked third. She was exceeded by
Texas and South Carolina. Her crop
last year reached only 1,400,000
bales. And it had an estimated
farm value (lint and seed) of $127,-
900,000, say twe-fifths of the ag
gregate value of all crops produced
in Georgia that year.
The peach crop had a bad year.
Weather conditions from the very
outset were most adverse. And the
season was from one to two weeks
late. But Georgia shipped, notwith
standing, nearly 7,000 carloads, over
1,600 of which went to New York.
Georgia’s peach orchards cover, at a
conservative estimate, 140,000 acres
and number over 18,000,000 trees.
At a fair valuation these orchards
are worth over $40,000,000. Cali
fornia alone exceeded Georgia in
quantity, but not quality, of peaches
produced.
Pecan production was short, only
1,993,000 pounds. Apples produced
amounted to 1,705,000 bushels.
Pears, 148,000 bushels.
In watermelon production Geor
gia led the entire country with 40,-
333 acres. Florida her nearest
competitor, had 12,000 acres less.
Georgia’s peaches, watermelons
and pecans are justly celebrated and
enjoy a great sale in the northern
and eastern cities.
There are 310,73.7 farms in Geor
gia, averaging 93 acres to the farm.
Last year, roughly estimated, these
farms produced 23,978,628 dozen
eggs. Over 2,000,000 people live on
farms in Georgia, say 70 per cent
of her population. She has 4,933,-
000 farm animals, valued nt $141,-
000,000. Livestock forms an impor
tant part of Georgia’s wealth. In
the production of hogs, she holds
sixth place in the entire United
States. She excels all other south
ern states, having 3,102,000 hogs on
farms, valued at $35,673,000 at the
close of the last year, t A compari
son of aggregate livestock values
places Georgia sixteenth in the
whole United States in the value of
her farm animals.
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FURTHER REDUCTION IN
CRUDE OIL IS MADE
Pittsburg—The principal purebas
j ing companies today announced a
I further reduction ranging from fif
! teen to twenty cents in the price of
’ cj-ude oil.
JUDGE N. C. COLLIER
DIES IN ST. LOUIS
WAS NATIVE OF BUTTS COUN
TY AND MARRIED IN SAVAN
NAH. HELD APPOINTMENT
UNDER PRES. CLEVELAND
The death of Judge N. 0. Collier,
native of Butts county and known
to many of the older citizens, which
occurred at his home in St. Louis
Thursday night, February 17,
brought regret to many friends of
the family here. He was about 74
years old and was a veteran of the
civil war. Judge Collier was a son
of the late B. W. Collier of Indian
Springs and belonged to a family
long prominent in the affairs of
Butts county.
Judge Collier was a graduate of
Georgetown University, Washington,
D. C., and after practicing lav. for
a time in Savannah moved to Albu
querque, N. M., and later to St.'
Louis where he had resided for
twenty-five years or more. He was
judge of the federal court in Okla
homa under President Cleveland.
He married Miss Annie Collins, of
Savannah, his wife being a sister
of Mrs. R. 1.. Carter, of Jackson.
He is survived by three daughters
and two sons, ail of St. Louis; throe*
sisters, Mrs. Sallie Smith, of Fitz
gerald, Miss Carrie P. Collier and
Miss Lula E. Collier, of Indian
Springs; one brother, Mr. L. W. Col
lier, of Birmingham, Ala. His wife
died about a year ago. Miss Carrie
Collier was summoned to St. Louis
on account of his illness and was at
his bedside at the time of death.
The funeral and interment took
place in St. Louis Saturday.
MUCH GOOD WORK
DONE ON STREETS
STREETS OF JACKSON RECEIVE
DESERVED ATTENTION.
HIGHWAYS IN BETTER CON
DITION THAN IN YEARS
A matter of general interest to all
citizens is the fine condition in which
the streets are being placed. The
highways of Jackson are now in bet
ter condition than they have been
in many years, if not in the entire
history of the city.
For several weeks a repair gang
has been kept constantly at work
on the streets. In addition to run
ning the road machine, a detail of
men have been employed to fill up
holes, clean out ditches and sewers
and put in new drain pipes. All of
the main streets have been worked
and it is hoped that every street in
the town will be reached in due
course of time.
This work is being' done under
the direction of Mr. i. R. Thurston,
chairman of the street committee
of city council. Other members of
streets and lanes committee * are
Messrs. W. H. Merritt and A. A.
Howell and they have • lent their
hearty approval and co-operation to
the work. Chief of Police C. T.
Thornton has given the street work
his personal attention, and being an
experienced road builder he has al
ready shown what can be accom
plished in that line.
Citizens of Jackson are enjoying
the good streets and will give this
work their unstinted support. No
city in the entire state, without
paved streets, vvll have a better
system of highways than Jackson if
the present steady stroke is kept
up.
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED IN JACKSON
Banks And Pottoffice Closed F.vr
National Holiday
Tuesday, February 22, the birth
day anniversary of George Washing
ton, was observed in Jackson by the
banks closing while the postoffice
observed Sunday hours and the rural
carriers enjoyed a holiday.
Tuesday afternoon the William
Mclntosh chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution* celebrated
Washington’s birthday with an ap
propriate program.
KNIGHTS TF.MPLAR WILL
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
There will be a meeting of Alex
ius Commandt-ry No. 22, Knights
Templar, Friday night at which time
a drill will be held preparatory to
the annual inspection on March 4.
The commandery held a called meet
ing Wednesday night, when the
Red Cross was conferred,
JUDGE SEARCY IN
STRONG CHARGE
RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS
HANDLED IN CHARGE TO
GRAND JURY. SUPERIOR
COURT CONVENED MONDAY
In his charge to the Butts county
grand jury at the convening of the
February term Monday morning,
Judge W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., devoted
considerable time to a discussion of
reconstruction problems. In the
present unsettled situation and time
of strife and turmoil, his charge was
a clarion appeal for every man to
do his duty, keep his courage and
faith and play a man’s part in re
storing normal conditions and bring
ing about better times. It was a
strong charge and was favorably
commented upon by members of the
bar, jurors and laymen.
Judge Searcy shov.ed how crime
is running rampant in many of the
cities of the country, quoting statis
tics to illustrate the deplorable sit
uation in New York. He warned the
people to keep their heads level.
A special plea for economy in all
lines of business was made by Judge
Searcy. Reconstruction has brought
its losses to all alike, lie said, though
some might think their burdens
heavier than others. It was true
that none had escaped their losses
and he admonished them all to take
their losses without complaining.
After the charge of Judge Searcy
the calendar of civil cases was call*
ed. The first case to be tried was
that of Mays vs Mays, a suit in
which much interest was centered
and featured by an imposing array
of counsel.
It was expected that civil cases
only would be tried the first week J
and that criminal business vVll be
taken up Monday of next week.
The grand jury organized by
electing Mr. W. J. Bankston as
foreman, Mr. S. P. Nichols as
clerk and Mr. M. L. Duke as bailiff.
MR. MCMICHLEL’S FUNERAL
ATTENDED BY LARGE CROWD
IMMENSE THRONG GATHERED
TO PAY LAST TRIBUTE TO
CIVIC LEADER AND PROMI*
NENT PUBLIC MAN
The funeral of Hon. J. Matt Mc-
Michael, leading citizen of Butts
county, whose death occurred on
February 16, was held at the Stark
Methodist church Thursday morning
of the past week. One of the largest
crowds ever seen at a funeral in
Butts county gathered for a last
tribute of respect to this civic leader
and prominent man of affairs. It
is estimated that more than cne
thousand persons- were present, at
testing in a striking way their es
teem for a ma i who in life had been
a community leader and builder.
Rev. E. C. Wilson, the pastor,
conducted the service. After a few
appropriate remarks, Ms. Wilson
allowed time for friends of Mr. Me
Michae lto say a few words. Among
those v.ho paid feeling and deserved
tribute to the deceased were Dr.
Robert VanDeventer, Mr. S. J.
Smith, Mr. K. W. O’Neal, Mr. J. 11.
Carmichael, Rev. Adrian Warwick,
Rev. J. R. Jordan, Mr. W. J. v Bled
soe, Mr. S. M. Pope and Mr. W. J.
Wood. Each of the speakers spoke
of the worth, the lofty character,
the good deeds, friendship and in
spiring example ofr Mr. McMichael.
The services were most impressive.
Following the funeral services the
remains were laid to rest in the
church cemetery.
CHEAP COTTON CROP
There is a movement on foot
among the farmers and business
men of some of the middle Georgia
counties to buy the cotton they
would othervv.se try to laise this
year. They figure that they can
buy it, and if such a movement were
to become general, the price would
shoot up and make it profitable.—
Ocilla Star.
It might be a wise decision to
buy the cotton and plant food and
foodstuffs exclusively this year, as
the boll weevil may be depended
upon to reduce the yield of cotton
to a minimum.- Atlanta Journal.
SKATING RINK IN BOSTON
IS WORTH MILLION DOLLARS
Anew skating rink has been erec
ted in Boston at a cost of $1,000,-
000. The employees of the rink
number more than one hundred.
M
MAKE 1921 A YEAR
OF HOG AND
► HOMINY
$2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
PRICE OF GAS AND
KEROSENE OFF 1 CENT
SECOND CUT WITHIN THE
PRESENT MONTH. RETAIL
PRICE OF GASOLINE IS NOW
32 CENTS PER GALLON
A reduction of one cent per gal
lon in the price of gasoline and ker
osine was announced here this week.
This is the second cut made this
month.
In Jackson the wholesale price of
gasoline is 28 cents and the retail
price 32 cents per gallon, while
kerosene is sold for 20 cents whole
sale and 25 cents retail. These
wholesale prices apply to Jackson,
while one half cent additional is
charged in the country, it was
stated.
ENJOYABLE WAS
K. P. ANNIVERSARY
GRAND CHANCELLOR MADE
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS OF EVEN
ING. BANQUET WAS A NO
TABLE FEATURE OF EVENT
In a fitting und appropriate man
ner Jackson lodge No. 131, Knights
of Phythias, observed the fifty-sev
enth anniversary of the founding of
the order, Thursday night, when a
banquet was oiljoyed at Hotel Buch
anan. The Kliight". met in the cas
tle hall and after transacting
necessary business repaired to the
hotel where an elegent banquet had
been prepared. A most tempting
menu was served and was greatly
enjoyed by those fortunate enough
to be present.
The principal speakers *of the
evening were- Major. H. D. Russel,
of Macon, former popular Jackson
attorney and military man; Jesse
Wood, of Atlanta, Grand Chancellor
of the Georgia Knights of Phythias;
Mr. Long, of Atlanta, a chancellor
commander of an Atlanta lodge;
Judge H. M. Fletcher and Col. C. L.
Redman. All of the speakers spoke
of the benefits of the order and
paid a glowing tribute to th*“ aims
and ideals of pytiiianism.
Mr. Wood praised the Jackson
lodge for the class of work being
done and extended local members
of the order u cordial invitation to
attend the anniversary celebration
in Atlanta on February 25.
Covers were laid for fortjr-two.
The occasion was one of interest to
members of the order and good fel
lowship and good cheer prevailed
throughout the evening.
GEORGIA FACES
A HUGE DEFICIT
ON JULY FIRST THE STATE
WILL BE $2,500,000 IN THE
HOLE, ACCORDING TO THE
FIGURES MADE PUBLIC
The state of Georgia w; ; ll have a
current deficit of $2,500,000 by the
first of July, it was estimated Mon
day by W. B. Harrison, chief clerk
in the office of the comptroller.
His estimate was based upon a
close watch he has been keeping
upon the receipts and disbursements
for the past threi months. His books
reveal the fact that appropriations
made by the legislature are running
far ahead of the revenue collected
by the state, and that the current
deficit is mounting rapidly, and in
his opinion will reach the above
stated figure by the first of July,
when the legislature, will be in ses
sion.
The state’s expected revenue from
ad valorem taxes for 1920 was $5,-
493,850. Of that amount $4,143,-
351 has been paid into the treasury,
leaving an uncollected balance of
$1,330,409.
This ' uncollected balance is less
than half enough to pay requisitions
drawn by various departments upon
the governor and waiting unpaid.
There is a requisition for $475,000
to pay newly eligible pensioners
their 1919 pension, a requisition for
$900,000 t o pay the balance of the
common school appropriation for
1920, and miscellaneous requisitions
for $75,000 from various depart
ments.
In addition to these, disburse
ments for 1921 are beginning to
crowd upon the governor’s atten
tion, and very little of the 1921 rev
enue well begin to come into the
treasury until the fall.