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USE GEORGIA
PRODUCTS
DURING 1923
IvOL. 51—NO. 4
(will hold great dairy
I RALLY HERE JANUARY 30
Imanv speakers
I TO BE PRESENT
(campaign for greater in
terest IN DAIRY farming
WILL BE LAUNCHED. 1,000
COWS IS THE GOAL
In furtherance of the campaign
I f o j- at least one thousand dairy cows
lon the farms of Butts county by
I the end of 1923, a great live stock
I meeting and dairy rally will be held
I at the court house in Jackson Tues-
I day, January 30, at 10 o’clock.
Speakers scheduled’ to address
I this meeting include Prof. M. P.
I Jarnigan, of the State College of
I Agriculture at Athens; H. C. Bates,
I live stock representative of the
I Southern Railway System, and Prof.
I W. W. Fitzpatrick, southern repre
[ tentative of the American Guernsey
Catle Club.
Every farmer, business and pro-
I fessional man in Butts county is
invited and urged to be present, as
the speakers will have a message of
interest for all. The bankers of
the county are urged to attend, as
the campaign for more dairy cows
■will call for financial assistance and
the dairymen want to know the fi
nancial institutions are behind them.
This should be a great meeting
and mark the beginning of a cam
paign that will put the farmers of
Butta county definitely and squarely
on their feet. Wha’- dairy cattle have
done for other sections is well
known. Good, high producing cows
will go a long ways toward solving
the boll weevil problem.
The proper care, feeding and
management of dairy cattle ■will be
covered in this meeting by men of
practical experience.
In a little more than a year the
daily industry has grown to be the
second largest industry in the coun-
ty. The proceeds from the sale of
dairy products stands secon ’ only
to cotton. In August, 1921, the
dairy business had its inception in
this county. Since then the indus
try has grown to the point where
more than thirty milk producers are
selling products worth $126 per
day, or at the rate of $50,000 per
year. The goal is 1,000 dairy cows
by the end of 1923. That many
good cows will bring in a steady
cash income that will make itself
felt in all lines of business.
The meeting yill be held at 10
o’clock Tuesday, January 30. Make
your plans to come and tell your
friends and neighbors about this
great rally.
MR. W. 0. HAM JOINS
THE BANK COMMERCE
W. O. Ham, formerly c*f Jackson.
Ga., where for five years he served
as cashier of the Jackson Banking
Cos., has located in Tampa and ac
cepted a position as assistant cashier
of the Bank of Commerce. He ar
rived some days ago co assume the
duties of his position here, and his
family will arrive early next week.
They will reside on Third Avenue.
“Mr. Ham is a thoroughly expe
rienced banking man an we are de
lighted to have him as a member of
the Bank of Commerce family,”
said N. A. Perry, cashier of the in
stitution, Thursday. “He was re
cently elected a member of our
of directors and believe will
add materially to the strength of
he organization which we are
building up to care for our rapidly
expanding business.”—Tampa Daily
Times. *'
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
A SERIOUS FIRE
WAS PREVENTED
BLAZE DETECTED IN THE
BASEMENT OF CARMICHAEL
MALLET COMPANY EXTIN
GUISHED BY PROMPT WORK
A fire that was defected in the
basement of Carmichael-Mallet Com
pany about 10 o’clock Friday night
threatened serious consequences,
but the blaze was put out by
prompt work of the fire department
before any serious damage was
done. The origin of the fire has
not been determined.
The alarm was turned in by Mr.
W. P. Netwon, who' passed the
building on his way home from a
lodge meeting. The department
responded promptly and soon had
the fire under control. Smoke filled
the entire building but the fire was
confined to the basement, where the
heating system is installed.
Damage amounting to a consider
able sum was, done to the furnace
and heating system, it was an
nounced. The loss is fully covered
by insurance, it was stated.
GROUP FIVE BANKERS
HAD MEETING FRIDAY
CORDELE MAN WAS NAMED AS
PRESIDENT. GRIFFIN GIVEN
THE NEXT MEETING. SEV
ERAL ABLE ADDRESSES
Group Five of the Georgia Bank
ers Association eirt inMacon Fri
day, when able addresses by a num
ber of speakers featured the annual
gathering. E. A. Vinson, of Cor
dele, was named chairman for the
ensuing year; George E. Patterson,
of Macon, was elected vice chair
man, and O. F. Mcßae, of Mcßae,
secretary. GrifFin was selected as
the meeting place in 1924.
M. B. Wellborn, governor of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta,
was the chief speaker at the meet
ing on the program which included
George T. Betts, of Ashbum, pres
ident of the Georgia Association;
J. E. Conwell, president of the
Georgia Cotton Growers Co-Opera
tive Association, Atlanta, and R. H.
Drake, President of the City Na
tional Bank and Pomona Products
Company, Griffin.
Resolutions were adopted ap
proving the federal reserve system.
Resolutions of theanks to the peo
ple of Macon and the Macon press
were adopted by a committee of
which Mr. R. P. Sasnett was chair
man.
Luncheon was served at the Ho
tel Dempsey and a number of talks
were made, the speakers including
Dr. Rufus Weaver, president of
Mercer University; W. A. Dozier, of
Flovilla, and others.
PHONE RATES REDUCED;
SUBSCRIBERS REBATED
Louiuana Company Refunds Sum
of $400,000
New Orleans.—The Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph company
last night accepted the order of
the Louisiana Public Service Com
mission issued Saturday, which re
duced telephone rates throughout
the state 60 to 100 per cent of the
increase granted the company last
May, and directed the company to
return to subscribers more than
$400,000 collected since May 13,
1022, on the present rates in ex
cess of the rates ordered by tbs
commission at that time.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1923
LAUNCH DRIVE FOR
THE NEW CHURCH
METHODISTS OF JACKSON SEEK
TO RAISE $40,000 FOR CHURCH
AND PARSONAGE. MUCH IN
TEREST SHOWN
The movement for anew Meth
odist church in Jackson and anew
parsonage was formally launched
at a meeting- of the stewards on
January 18. The officials of the
church endorsed the movement and
active steps will be taken to raise
the funds necessary to provide a
commodious church edifice and a
new parsonage.
For the purpose of formulating
plans and perfecting details of the
campaign another meeting was held
Wednesday night when officials of
the church gathered at a dinner.
According to plans so far an
nounced it is proposed to raise the
sum of $40,000 to build anew par
sonage and thoroughly remodel the
present church building. The church
will be of brick veneer, with a two
story Sunday School room, anew
heating- plant, stained art glass win
dows and a thorough remodeling of
the interior. The parsonage will
also be of brick.
Much interest is being show'n in
the movement by the members of
the church and citizens of the en
tire community. The undertaking is
a very ambitious project, which
when completed will give the Jack
son Methodist church a plant and
equipment the equal of any to be
found in a town the size of Jack
son.
Rev. Henry H. Jones, who came
to Jackson as pastor of the Meth
odist church the past December, has
injected a good deal of enthusiasm
into the campaign and he is being
supported liberally by all church
officials and members of the church.
MONUMENT TO HEROES
OF THE CONFEDERACY
FIGURES OF LEE AND JACKSON
BEING CARVED ON STONE
MOUNTAIN. TO REQUIRE
EIGHT YEARS
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 24.—One of
the greatest memorials the world
has ever known—a tribute to the
soldiers who fought and died for
the “Lost cause”—is being carved
in the rock on the sheer side of
Stone Mountain, sixteen miles east
of Atlanta.
For a mile across the smooth, per
pendicular face of this giant mono
iith, all the pomp and circumstance
of a nation at war will be etched,
and at the head of his soldiers,
leading them into battle, will be
General Robert E. Lee, idol of the
Confederacy, and one of the great
est military leaders the world has
ever known. Beside him in detail
will be shown General Stonewall
Jackson, John B. Gordon, J. E. B.
Stewart and Jefferson Davis.
Eight years will be required to
complete the project, which includes,
besides the carving of the mountain
side, a park of several hundred
acres at the base, an open air the
ater patterned after the colesium of
ancient Rome and and capable of
seating twenty thousand persons;
a museum hollowed out of the
'mountain wherein will be deposited
treasures of the war to be dedicated
to the Daughters of the Confeder
acy.
The cost of the monument will
be borne by popular subscription.
Gutzon Borglum, a noted sculpton,
’is in charge of the work.
The steamship Hiannie, built for
the United States during the world
war at a cost of $500,000, was. sold
recently at an auction sale at
Shreveport, La, for S9OO.
KUDZU VALUABLE
AS GRAZING CROP
BEST RESULTS ARE OBTAINED
FROM PLANTING ROOTS.
LARGE YIELDS REPORTED.
IS GOOD STOCK FEED
A bulletin from the Georgia Ex
periment Station says: Kudzu is
rapidly coming in favor in Georgia
as a perenial forage plant. For a
long time it has been popular in
this country as an ornamental vine,
it now promises to become one of
our most valuable forage plants.
It is a remarkable rapid grower,
even on poor soil, and grows wrffl
throughout the whole cotton belt.
It is not particular as to the type
of soil on which it is growing’ so
long as it is not too wet. It can be
used for both hay and pasture pro
vided it is not too closelypastured.
It is especially valuable for pastur
ing during the hot dry fall weather.
Kudzu is a leguminious vine, with
large leaves, rather woody stems,
ana thick flleshy roots. It is prob
ably due to these roots that the
plant owns its ability to withstand
dry weather and to grow in poor
soils. At the Georgia Experiment
Station they have been traced down
as deep as four feet into the ground.
They probably go even deeper than
this.
Kudzu is rarely propagated by
seed as they do not germinate well.
Cuttings may be used, but under
field conditions a large per cent are
apt to fail. Best results are ob
tained by propagating by roots.
The ground should be thoroughly
plowed at least a month before
planting as Kudzu requires a well
firmed seed bed. On very poor
sandy soil it usually pays to apply
200 to 400 pounds of a 9-2-2 fer
tilizer the first year. The roots
should be set out the way commonly
used for garden t plants. Make a
V shaped hole in the ground with
a spade, place the root in the hole
so the crown is an inch or two be :
low the surface of the ground
Press the earth around the root by
pushing the snade into the ground
as far as possible about three incehs
from the hole. Then bring the han
dle of the spade forward until the
earth is firmly pressed around the
root. The ground should be thor
oughly cultivated the first year so
as to keep down weeds.
Kudzu roots may be planted any
distance apart desired as they spread
rapidly by means of runners.
As the cost of the roote are rather
high many -farmers prefer to plant
them as far apart as 10 feet by 10
feet, and grow some cultivated
crop as com or soybean in between
for the first year. This spacing will
require 435 root3 which at the pres
-0
ent prices will cost from sl6 to
S2O. When it is desired to get
quick returns from the field Kudzu
is often planted two and three times
thick as this. In South Georgia
the roots may be planted out any
time from December to April. In
the piedmont region winter plant
ings will usually succeed, hut it is
safest to wait until early spring. In
the mountain section they should
always be planted in the early
spring.
The actual feeding value of
Kudzu has not yet been determined.
Chemical analysis would indicate
that it is in the class with alfalfa,
cowpeas, and clover. The hay cures
readily and is relished by stock.
Farmers feeding the hay have ob
tained satisfactory results.
HOLIDAY BUYING IN NEW
YORK BREAKS RECORDS
Holiday buying in New York
broke all records, and $250,000,000
was spent by shoppers, it was esti
mated in business quarters. This
sum represents an increase of from
15 to 20 per cent over last year.
STRAWBERRY GROWERS FORM
NEW MARKETING ASSOCIATION
JACKSON KNIGHTS
SHOWED UP WELL
ANNUAL INSPSECTION OF
ALEXIUS COMMANDERY HELD
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE DEGREE
OF TEMPLE CONFERRED
A good showing was made by
Alexius Commandery No. 22,
Knights Templar, at the annual in
spection held Friday night. There
was a good attendance of the mem
bers and the inspecting officer, Sir
Knight W. M. Denton, 'of Dalton,
representing the Grand Comman
dery of Georgia, complimented the
local commandery on the showing
made. -
Following the inspection by Sir
Knight Denton, the order of the
Temple was conferred in the usual
impressive manner upon Mr. A. W.
Newton. The work was done by
r the degree team of Alexius Com
mandery and was splendidly put on.
In a short talk the visiting officer
complimented the commandery upon
the condition of the property,
the spirit in evidence and
the high personnel of the officers
and members. It is quite certain
that his report will be a flattering
one. Sir Knight Denton recommen
ded that the subordinate coniman
deries in Georgia once each year
hold memorial services for the Sir
Knights who have passed away.
Such a custom, he said, has been
observed in his own commandery,
St. Johns No. 20, of Dalton, for
some years.
It was a great pleasure for the
members of Alexius Commandery
to welcome Sir Knight Denton on
that occasion. He made a most fav
orable impression on the members
and it is hoped that the local com
mandery impressed the visiting of
ficer in the same way.
NEW WEATHER PROPHET
MAY BE SNIDER’S RIVAL
JACKSON FORECASTER PRE
DICTS YEAR 1923 WILL HAVE
“CONSIDERABLE WEATHER.”
HIS FIRST SHOT
Anew weather prophet appears
on the horizon. It is none othe
than Mr. J. A. Dodson, Jackson’
well known restaurant proprietor
He declares he has Mr. Von Herr
man and Prof. Albert Lee Snidei
backel off the board, when it
comes to making simon pure long
range weather predictions. It ap
pears that the year 1923 will hav<
considerable weather. Mr. Dodso
says so. He backs up his faith
with the following predictions:
Mr. Dodson said that January
would be ideal for the first half
with increased cloudiness for the
last half and some rain about the
25th. Clearing up for the last and
for two weeks of February pretty
weather will prevail although quite
cool. Cloudy, disagreeable weather
will be with us through the latter
half of the month, continued until
about the middle of March with
much rain, clearing up about the
14th to 16th. Ideal weather will
continue the remainder of this
month. Cool c’.oudy weather will
prevail the first 10 days of April,
clearing up the remainder of April
will be changeable with many blus
try, windy days throughout
May will have very little bad
weather and the whole month wtt
be dry and fine for farming. Some
rain will fall the first few days of
June and the month will be too
cool for June weather.
A wet spell will come from about
the first to 10th of July and the
This Newspaper
Devoted to
Public Servic’e
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
MAKE PLANS FOR
THE SPRING CROP
FLORIDA BUYERS WILL COME
TO JACKSON TO MOVE BUTTS
COUNTY BERRIES. ARRANG
ING ALL DETAILS
At a meeting of the strawberry
growers in the court house Satur
day morning the Butts County
Strawberry Association was organ
ized by the election of Mr. J. L.
Bailey as president and J. D. Jones
as secretary and treasurer.
The immediate object of the as
sociation is to perfect plans for
marketing the 1923 berry crop. In
its wider scope th association will
primote the growth of berry and
fruit crops in this section.
Efforts are now being made to
get in touch with buyers who have
handled the Florida crop, with a
view to have them come to Jackson
to move the local strawberry out
put. It is likely that the 1923 crop
will be moved in refrigerator cars,
which the buyers will ‘furnish. The
growers will possibly sell their ber
ries on he platform and the buyers
will look after all the details of
\ icing and shipping.
Quotations on crates and baskets
are now being secured from a num
ber; of manufacturers. As soon as
this information is in hand the as
sociation will have a called meetine
and place an order for the number
of crates and baskets needed here.
As near as can be learned now
there are between 75 and 100
acres planted to strawberries in the
Jackson zone. With anything like
favorable seasons and a good mar
ket these berries will bring a lot
c'f money into the hands of the
growers.
All strawberry growers who de
sire to secure the benefits of the as
sociation must becojne members
and pay a nominal membership fee
of 50 cents. Otherwise growers
must market berries on their own
account.
One point very forcibly impress
ed at Saturday’s meeting was the
fact that the Butts County Straw
berry Association will be a stickle”
for a quality product. Quality rath
er than quantity will be stressed
and the association hopes within a
short time to build a reputation for
a product that will be in demand
the country over. Nothing butr the
very choicest berries will be offered
the trade. This will go a long way
toward solving the marketing prob
lem. Successful marketing in fu
ture must depend more on quality
tran quantity, and the grower who
is not willing to subscribe to this
principle is going to find some rough
sledding.
preceding month will be entirely
too cool for July weather. The
dry spell starting about the midd’.a
of July will continue through Au
gust but not much hot sultry wea
ther as generally comes with Au
gust. Draughts will be felt this
year. Not much rain is seen by
Mr. Dodson until about the middle
of September, when we will have
some rain followed by cooler weath
er continued through the first week
in October. A little rain about the
Bth, then real autumn weather will
predominate. October and Novem
ber with only a few cool days in
November. Fair cool weather will
foilow through the first half of De
cember, with increased cloulinesa
and about the 15th a storm will
continue. The latter half of the
month will see much rain and will
continue through the holidays.