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USE GEORGIA
PRODUCTS
DURING 1923
■} L . 51 —NO. 2
Stts county road bonds
i SOLD AT SPLENDID PREMIUM
■i0,775.75 WAS
■paid FOR ISSUE
Aw^ nta concern was suc-
Kssful bidder, price IS
PGHEST EVER PAID FOR
■eORGIA BONDS, IS CLAIM
sß'he $150,000 issue of Butts
H n t y road ana highway improve
ment bonds were sold Friday to J.
■ Hilsman & Company, of Atlanta,
■r $160,775.75. Thus it will be
,en that the bonds brought a prfe
ium of $10,775.75 or $107.18.
his is said to be the highest price
rer paid for any bonds sold in the
tate of Georgia, and is pleasing to
Commissioner J. O. Gaston and all
dvoeates of bonds throughout the
ounty.
The successful bidder also pays
ccrued interest.
There were four bids submitted,
.hat of Hilsman & Company being
he highest. The bids were:
J. H. Hilsman & Company, At
lanta, $160,775.75; W. M. Davis
£ Company, Macon, $160,695.00;
Lov.ry Bank and Trust Company,
Atlanta, $160,069.50; G. H. How
ard, Atlanta, representing New
York interests, $157,500.00.
The high price received for the
bonds is a matter cf much interest
to all citizens of the county. It nor
only shows that bonds are in tie
mand, but that Butts county is giv
en a high rating among the finan
cial institutions of the country. The
favorable sale is especially pleasing
to Mr. J. O. Gaston, County Com
missioner,- who has woorked hard
and faithfully for several weeks to
dispose of the bonds at the best
figure possible. Mr. Gaston is being
CMgratul&ted for the fine deal
■TSSoj'fer the county.
V The Butts county bond issue of
*5150,000 will be matched by the
jkstate and federal government, ac
■brding' to announcement, making
gnore than $300,000 available for
road and highway improvement in
Butts county. As soon as the pre
liminaries can be arranged it is
planned to begin a large program
'pit road betterment in the county.
The road and highway bonds were
voted by a substantial majority on
March 28, 1922, and Judge W. E.
H. Searcy, Jr., validated the bonds
on April 28, Those who had opposed
bonds in the election brought court
action by charging irregularities in
the registration list. The case wrs
carried to the court of appeals, and
in a recent decision that tribunal
ruled in favor of the county. Ne
gotiations were then started for
the sale of the bonds, which was
brought to a favorable consumma
tion Friday.
The money arising from the sale
of the bonds, matcned by a like
amount 'from the state and govern
ment, will enable the county au
thoorities to do more and better
road work than has been possible
heretofore. The sum of three hun
dred thousand dollars, wisely ex
pended on the roads of the county,
will give Butts a system of high
ways that will rank with the best in
the South.
BUTTS DAIRYMEN TO MEET
HERE SATURDAY MORNING
The regular monthly meeting of
the Butts County Dairy Association
be held in the court house Sat
urday morning at 9 o’olock. Several
bcfciness matters will be taken up
time. Among these is the
yj*F iase of seed for building per
ent pastures, and all those who
e meeting and place their
• rith Mr. H. G. Wiley, Couu-
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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
THE JACKSON NATIONAL
ELECTS OLD OFFICERS
ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEET
ING HELD TUESDAY. -BANK
COMPLETES GOOD YEAR AND
FACES BRIGHT OUTLOOK
The annual stockholders’ meeting
of the Jackson National Bank was
held here Tuesday, at which time
the same board of directors was
elected to serve for the current
year.
An annual dividend of 8 per cent
had previously been paid, and a
neat sum was carried to the undi
vided profits accounts* making the
stock of this institution worth
around S2OO per share, book value.
Stockholders and officers were
pleased vvth the showing made in
1922 and the. consensus of opinion
is 'that the bank faces a better
year in 1923.
The Jackson National is the only
national Bank in Butts county, and
has a capital of $75,000, with a
surplus of $25,000 and undivided
profits of more than $40,000.
Directors re-elected include: F.
S. Etheridge, chairman of the board,
E. L. Smith, B. A. Wrigat, H. L.
Daughtry, R. P. Newton, W. P.
Nutt, E. L. Lawson, J. G. Colwell,
Dr. J. Lee Byron.
The officers are: E. L. Smith,
president; B. A. Wright, vice presi
dent; R. P. Sasnett, cashier; Warren
Furlow, assistant cashier; J. W.
O’Neal, manager of insurance de
partment.
NEW COUNCIL TO
ORGANIZE ABOUT 15
BUSINESS OF THE PAST YEAR
WILL BE WOUND UP AND
NEW ADMINISTRATION IN
DUCTED INTO OFFICE
It is expected that the new coun
cil will organize on or. about Jan
uary 15. The business cf the past
year is being wound up preparatory
to the administration taking office.
The city election, held on the 3,
was a quiet affair, only 14 votes
being polled.
There are comparatively few
changes in the new administration.
Mayor H. M. Fletcher was re-elect
ed, as were also Mr. J. R. Thurs
ton and Mr. A. A. Howell, aider
men from the second and fourth
wards, respectively. New members
of council are Mr. Hugh Mallet and
Mr. S. P. Nichols, aldermen-elect,
respectively, from the first and. the
third wards.
A statement of the city’s finan
cial condition and the naming of
city employees for the ensuing
year will be main features of the
organization meeting of the new
administration.
WORLD COTTON CROP
IS 15,250,000 BALES
THIS IS INCREASE OF Z. 559,000
BALES OVER 1921. UNITED
STATES HAD LARGEST GAIN
FIGURES SHOW
Washington, D. C.—Total pro
duction of cotton in the world dur
ing the 1922-23 season was esti
mated at 15,260,000 hales of 478
pounds net, the department of ag
riculture reported today.
This is an increase of 2,559,000
bales over last year. More than 2,-
000,000 bales erf the* increased pro
duction came from the United
States, which this year will pro
dace approximately 9,904,000 hales.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1923
ICE FACTORY BAD
A SPLENDID YEAR
DIVIDEND OF 20 PER CENT DE
CLARED BY DIRECTORS AT
MEETING FRIDAY. PROFITS
LESS IN 1922
At a meeting of the directors of
the Jackson Ice Corporation, held
Friday afternoon, January 5, *a div
idend of 20 per cent was declared,
payable on the 10. A 10 per cent
dividend was declared out of the
earnings for 1922, and 10 per cent
out of the eatnings for 1920 and
1921.
The profits in 1922 were less than
for former years, and this is due
to a reduction in the price of ice,
made in the fall of 1921 and cov
ering lasj, year’s operations. The
volume of sales, it was declared,
was about the same, though the
'difference in price accounted for
the smaller earnings.
The Jackson lee Corporation vas
organized in the summer of 1919
and began operation in 1920. The
first and second year a dividend of
10 per cent was paid. Part of the
machinery was also paid for out of
the earnings of the plant. After
paying a 10 per cent dividend in
1920 and 1921 a substantial amount
was left in the undivided profits ac
count, out of which a special 10
iper cent dividend was declared by
the directors Friday.
The local company has served a
long-felt need in Butts county and
has given efficient service, a qual
ity product and reasonable prices.
The showing made is pleasing to
the stockholders who number many
of the citizens of the county.
JACKSON BANKING CO.
SHARE HOLDERS MEET
NOTE OF OPTIMISM IS SOUND
ED AT ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS. ALL OFFIC
ERS RE-ELECTED
Gratified at the showing of the
past year and confident that 1923
will bring better business, a note
of optimism was sounded at the
annual stockholders’ meeting of the
Jackson Banking Company, held
Tuesday afternoon. Officers cf this
institution are sure that the country
has turned the corner and is on the
road to better times.
At a meeting of the directors in
December an annual -dividend of
'6 per cent was declared, payable
January 1. The balance of the
'earnings was carried to the undi
vided profits account. The capital
and surplus of the Jackson Bank
ing Company, which was established
in 1888 and is the oldest bank in
the county, is $120,000.
The stockholders elected the same
board of directors, who include: F.
S. Etheridge, J. B. Settle, E. L.
Smith, H. O. Ball, Hugh Mallet, H.
M. Fletcher, L. P. McKibben.
The directors at their meeting
re-elected the same officers, as fol
lows: F. S. Etheridge, president; J.
B. Settle, vice president; L. P. Me-
Xibben, cashier; J. E. Bryan, as
sistant cashier.
JERSEY COW CHAMPION OF
GEORGIA, OWED IN ATHENS
Raleigh Boy’s Flora 391991, a
Jersey owned by Robert L. Biggs,
a senior student at the Georgia
State College of Agriculture, Ath
ens, has become the senior four
year-old class leader of Georgia.
She produced 11,472 pounds of
milk and 658.58 pounds of butter
fat beginning test at 4 years and
'll months age. This betters the
(state class record by 49.56 pounds
of butter fat Flora's average test
was 5.74 per cent. She calved with
in the required time to qualify A. A-
COTTON CROP IN THIS
DISTRICT UNDER 1921
NOT ONE OF SIXTH DISTRICT
COUNTIES PRODUCED AS
MUCH AS IN PREVIOUS YEAR,
REPORT SHOWS
All counties in the sixth congres
sional district produced less cotton
in 1922 than in 1921, the ginning
report up to December 13 shows.
Jones is- not included in the report
and it is understood the crop there
was almost a total failure.
The figures for 1922, with com
parisons for 1921, follow:
Bibb—-1,483 and 1,718.
Butts—2,324 and 4,066.
Clayton—329 and 932.
Fayette—l,32s and 3,172.
Henry—2,s6o and 6,094.
Jasper—276 and 1,994.
Lamar—l,396 and 2,543.
Monroe—sss and 1,198.
Pike—4,429 and 6,172.
Spalding—l,s77 and 3,795.
Upson—2,ooß and 2,578.
INSPECT JACKSON
RIFLES FRIDAY 12
COMPANY DECLARED TO BE IN
BETTER CONDITION THAN
EVER BEFORE. MAJ. WILSON
REPRESENTS THE STATE
4 ■
The Jackson Rifles will be inspec
ted Friday, January 12. Major Wil
son will represent the state and the
federal inspecting officer has not
been designated.
During the day the property of
the company will be inspected. At
*
night the troops will be inspected
by the visiting officers.
Captain E. Smith Settle declares
the company is now in first class
condition in every way and it is
believed a good report will be made
by the inspecting officers. The com
pany has a personnel of 69 enlisted
men and three officers.
FARM AGENT TELLS
OF FLORIDA MARKETS
KiWANIS CLUB WILL SPONSOR
SALE OF GUERNSEY CATTLE
IN JACKSON. MEETING DIS
TRICT TRUSTEES
At a meeting of the directors of
the Kiwanis Club Tuesday night if
was decided to sponsor the sale of
a car of pure bred Guernsey cattle
in Jackson during the spring. Major
G. E. Mallet was instructed to work
out the details in connection with
live stock development agents of
the Southern Railway System.
Farm Agent Henry Wiley made
a report on his recent trip to Flor
ida. He told of the best method of
marketing strawberries, fruits and
vegetables, the report bringing out
Ynany points of interest to farmers
in this area.
S. P. Nichols, district trustee,
who attended a meeting of district
trustees and other officials of the
'Kiwanis Club in Atlanta Saturday,
made an interesting report on the
subjects covered in that meeting.
A year of unusual activity is pre
dicted among the various clubs of
the state, Mr. Nichols said.
Miss Thelma Newton favored the
Kiwanians with a vocal solo and
a reading.
The attendance Tuesday night
was the largest in some time, and
led to the belief that the Jackson
club will take high rank for atten
dance during this year.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE BE
HELD AT FLOVILLA JAN 14
The first quarterly conference of
the Flovilla Circuit will be held at
Flovilla, January 14. Preaching at
11 a. m. by Rev. Luke G. Johnson.
THE SPRING TERN
BEGAN ON MONDAY
JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAD
SHORT EXERCISES AT OPEN
ING. INDICATIONS ARE FOR
LARGER ENROLLMENT
The spring term of the Jackson
public schools began Monday, Jan
uary 8. Shdrt and appropriate ex
ercises vwre held in the auditorium
at 10 o’clock.
The regular sohelule was pieke;
up Monday and there was little or
no delay in the work the opening
day. Examinations were completed
befoore the closing of the fall term
on December 22, and the second
semester dates from Monday.
A number of now pupils were en
rolled Monday and the outlook is
for an increased attendance during
the spring months.
The people of the entire commu
nity are behind the schools as never
before, and a term of substantia!
results is confidently predicted.
1,500 AUTOS ARE
STOLEN IN 1922
REPORT FOR GEORGIA MADE
BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
NEW TAGS ARE NOW ON THE
MARKET
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Atlanta, Ga.—Approximately 1,-
500 automobiles, valued at $1,250,-
000, are stolen each year in Georgia,
according to a letter written Secre
tary of State McLendon from the
Automobile Underwriters’ Detective
bureau, praising the system now
used in Georgia for card indexing
all licensed motor cars by thier mo
tor number.
This letter was received co-inci
dent with the opening of the annual
“grand rush” for 1923 tags. Hun
dreds of requests are being received
daily and a large force of clerks
are kept busy mailing out the new
tags.
The new tags for passenger auto
mobiles have a brown background
with raised white letters, while
truck tags, have reased white let
ters on a green background. This
year the license tags have been de
vised so as to make it practically
impossible for a “hammered-out”
substitute to be used. The “Ga. 23”
has been placed on the left side of
the tag, instead of on the right, as
heretofore.
The new truck tags also specify
the tonnage of the vehicle, a fea
ture which Secretary McLendon
says will end the practice of ope
rating a heavy truck under a li
cense obtained for a one-ton truck.
MR. J. A. WOODWARD
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Butts county friends of Mr. Joseph
A. Woodward, of Griffin, are sorry
to learn of his death, which occurr
ed Sunday night at 6 o’clock follow
ing a stroke of appoplexy. Previous
to his fatal illness he had been in
good health.
Mr. Woodward was a native of
Butts county but had. been a resi
dent of Griffin for many years. He
was a veteran of the Civil War,
having entered service at the age
of 16.
He is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. W. L. Reagan, of Nashville,
Tenn.; Mrs. Harvey Mills, and Misses
Laura and May Woodward, of Grif
fin, and two brothers, Colonel J, C.
Woodward, president of Georgia
Military Academy at College Park,
and T. A. Woodward, of Dubach,
La. He was a brother of the late
Mr. R. A. Woodward, of Jenkins
borg, and the family is well and
favorably knows in Butts county.
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$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
REMODELING OF STORE
IS NOW IN PROGRESS
Work of remodeling the Harknesi,
building formerly occupied by J.
Arenson’s department store, which
was badly damaged by fire and wa
ter the past fall, was started the
first of the week. W. A. Newton
and Company, the owners of the
property, are having the work done
under the direction of Mr. G. L.
Maddox.
The property will be improved by
the changes that are to be made.
A concrete sidewalk will be laid on
the Third street side.
It is expected that the build.ng
will be ready by the first of March.
The stock of goods have been
moved to the Paul Nolen old stand
while the building is being remodel
ed. Mr. S. H. Eiseman announces
that when he opens up on or about
March first the firm will be known
as Eiseman’s department store. An
entirely new stock will be purchas
ed, Mr. Eiseman announces.
9,598,907 BALES
GINNED TO JAN. I
Washington, Jan. 9—Cotton sin
ned prior to January 1, amounted
to 9,598,907 aunning bales, the Cen
sus bureau announced today.
To January 1, last year, ginning
totalled 7,882,356 running bales.
Ginnings to January 1, by states
follow:
Alabama, 816,236.
Arizona, 36,692.
1 Arkansas, 999,202.
California, 23,611.
Florida, 27,311.
Georgia, 730,539.
Louisiana, 343,812.
Mississippi, 980,994.
Missouri, 134,487.
North Carolina, 851,369.
Oklahoma, 632,356.
South Carolina, 508,021.
Tennessee, 378,890.
Texas 3,092,458.
Virginia, 25,728.
All other states, 17,201.
DENIES NcGREGOR
WRIT OF OUSTER
JUDGE ELLIS IN FULTON COURT
DISMISSES PETITION. CLARKE
TO KEEP OFFICE UNTIL
NEXT JUNE
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. B. —Judge W.
D. Ellis, of Fulton superior court,
today dismissed the petition of Ma
jor Charles E. McGregor, f War
renton, for writ of ouster remov
ing Col. J. W. Clarke, of Augusta,
from the office of Pension Commis
sioner. Cool. Clarke was appointed
to the office until next June by
Governor Hardwick, and succeeded
the later Commissioner J. W. Lind
sey.
Major McGregor was elected to
the office last November and con
tended that his, term should begin
January first.
THE FARM AND THE STATE
How Great Men Have Valued Agri
cultural Science
“All the money you spend on the
science of agriculture will be re
turned to you ten-fold in the in
creased prosperity of the country.’*
—Hon. James Bryce, former Brit
ish Ambassador to the United
States.
“No training will give to all the
people of the state the same good
results that a good agricultural
trining will give. . • • • It is
the foundation of your prosperity.”
James J. Hill, former president of
the Great Northern Railroad.