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®lj£ (Cnrbran Smtrnal
Entered May 23rd, 1908, at the
Post-office at Cochran, Ga., as
Second Class Mail Matter
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
She (Coclrran LUthUshum (La.
T. L. BAILEY, Editor.
H. B. BAILEY, Business Mgr.
SUBSCFJ'rTION PRICE 51.00 PER YEAR
MASS MEETING AT
Cr\|"rny tT'IT * Tir”?y~'
U UHL L, L a IjtLii i&J
ami PEC PLE THOROUGHLY
IN EARNEST JIND UNAN
IMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF
“~ r '7 LDING NEW 'ROAD.
li\TLFjLSi INCREASE!.
Commiltec Jlppck.lcd to Confer With
‘People of Cary ar.d Jcffersonulk.
A mass meeting was hold at the
council chamber last Friday after
neon at 3:30 o’clock for the pur
j> re of arousing further interest in
the building ef a new railroad for
Cochran a ,id to a ;>; -nint a comm it! ee
to meet with the Cary and Jefferson
ville peon! , at the latter place, for
the ptirpo e of conferring with them
ill refer.'.,e, 1.-dhiinj’ t’.'r hue
from JelYorsonville to Cary and
thence to Ci ••'..an.
Our pc !e are cuthnsiasticail.y
and iniau'-iae 'v ;; favoi of the
project. When the motion was pa'
—“that all in favor of co-operation
make it known !>y rising, —every
one present rose to their feet; and
there was not a dissenting voice.
The following committee was ap
pointed to go to Jeffersonville Sat
urday: l)r. J. B. Peacock, A. .1
Thompson, Jr., J. H. Mullis, Jr.,
Dr. T. I). Walker, A. J. Yearty,
T. W. Fisher, J. P. Peacock, W .
O. Peacock, I). G. Grantham, W.
B. C. 'howler.
Those of the committee who went
report that the people over there
state they want another railroad,
and stand ready to co-operate.
While it seems that this was the
first meeting held in Jeffersonville
in regard to this project and her
people have hardly had time to be
come aroused over the matter, some
of tl. e representative men there as
sured the party that Jeffersonville
would do her part and stood ready
to co-operate with those interested
in the enterprise.
Cochran is in dead earnest, and
is aroused over this railroad ques
tion as she never was before. Our
merchants and business men have
become thoroughly satisfied that
our city will never develop as she
should do until we get another rail
road here, which will entitle us to
competitive freight rates.
We only need to look at the other
points rigid in our immediate terri
tory to convince us that those places
that enjoy proper transportation
facilities have grown wonderfully.
No use to deny the fact that many
points more unfavorably located
than Cochran have outgrown us
simply because we have been handi
capped and tied down by big, op
pressive local freight rates. The
Southern Railway is not to blame
for this. We get just a* good rates
as any other local points. 1 am not
attempting to make any defense of
the Southern Railway’s manage
ment; but, having had years of ex
perience in the practical operation
of a railroad agency, I should like
to give the actual situation so far as
1 have been able to learn from my
connection with them. Railroads,
like everybody else, arc into it for
the money. They have transporta
tion to sell, and it is their interest
to accord to their patrons fair and
courteous treatment.
No doubt, there are some local
stations where there is just cause
for complaint among the patrons.
In some cases this is due to the lo
cal management and not the policy
lof the railroad. The delay in the
collection of overcharge, loss, and
damage claims is often a source of
great complaint. If consignees will
prepare their claims properly, 'and
demand prompt settlement of over
charge and damage claims, and give
the railroad a reasonable time to
settle claims arising from lost
freight ; and the local agent does his
duty, there should be no cause for
complaint on this score. Prepare
your overcharge and damage claims
| properly and the agent here will
! settle them <>n demand.
We simply want another line so
we will Ik. placed on a list of com
mon points, and he entitled, by vir
tue of that fact alone, to competitive
freight rates, winch means a reduc
tion in the rates —that will be im
pos.-ib’e to scd,re until we arc rce
ll is a i ’cv: :ral imrr >-• ability to
equalize local rates with through!
s a long d ant ’ Howe Ito I
unit given point to another. For
* I
kinsville to Macon via the Southern,
and hi miles via the W. ’!’. and
M., 1)., it S. The first class freight
rite from Ilawkinsviile to Macon,
via the Southern Railway, is 3.X
cents liana! on actual mileage,
which is the short line mile between
Macon and Ilawkinsviile. First
I 'cans fmight is hauled 11 miles from
Ilawkinsviile to Dublin and
| mih s from Dublin to Macon fm ex,
adiy the same thing; and it i pro
rated between them on an agreed
to place the lines eovenn . the long
route in a position to do business,
if the long route was forced 1 1
ivovdd do no business lietweeii Ma
con and II :whi viki . as the ship
pers would, of course, patronize the
short route, giving them the host
rale. Now you will readily see, if
the loeal freight rate to interme
diate stations located on the line of
the W. VSr T. and the M., I>., & S.
is based on actual mileage, the first
class freight rate from Macon to
Dudley— a distance of -12 miles —
would he about the same as tin
(irst class rate from Macon to Haw
kinsvillc — a distance of !l-l miles.
Congress passed a law forbidding
railroads to charge more for a short
er than a longer haul. It was a
physical impossibility to enforce
such a law without completely dis
organizing the established system o
all freight rates throughout thef
country, and denying lines, cover
ing a longer distance between given
points, an opportunity to earn rev
enue in competition with shorter
lines running between the same
points.
The enforcement of the law was,
therefore, 13ft to the discretion of
the state and interstate railroad
commission. Realizing that we are
hard up against such conditions
and knowing there is no law or
means by which we can obtain re
lief except by building another
railroad, our people aie thoroughly
aroused, and we must have another
railroad out of Cochran.
It will infuse more spirit into
our people. It will arouse them to
other endeavors and will place our
city in a position to invite enterpris
es of all kinds to locate here. The
value of our real estate will he en
hanced, and there will lie nothing
in the way of keeping us abreast of
the wonderful development now go
ing on in middle and Southern
Georgia. \Ye have a country of
wonderful resources. Our mil is
adapted to the growth of almost any
product known to the husbandman.
Our seasons are almost as regular as
anywhere. A crop failure or par
tial crop failure is a rare thing. \Ye
can nearly always count on an aver
age crop in this country, but we
have been depending too much on
agriculture. Our country is becom
ing a manufacturing center, and we
must look out for our share of the
manufacturing enterprises that are
being elected all over this country.
Immigration is headed this way.
Even North Georgia farmers, realiz
ing the superiority of our lands, are
settling among us, and these are the
I kind of immigrants we want.
Features of Second
Educational Train.
Rapid Progress is Made
In Completing tbe Final jdr
rangements.
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Approved schedules have been re
ceived from some twelve of the
fourteen co-operating railroads, and
it is believed that the itinerary can
he published and distributed within
the next few days.
The roads co-operating in this
movement are as follows: The
.southern Railway; Atlanta, Bir
mingham, and Atlantic; (Atlantic
(toast Line; Healxwrd Air Line;
Georgia, Florida, and Alabama;
Central of G< ia; Ma oi, 1 >ubi ,
and Savannah; Georgia Southern!
and Florida; Augusta Southern;
Georgia Railroad; Atlanta And UY.-t
Point; Louisville and Nashville;
Georgia, i'.orida, and Gaines’, die!
Midland.
The train movement is made pos
sible chieily through the eo-opera
j tion of tin* common carrier- —n:d
the friends of agricultural extension
in Georgia. The coke; e and the
railroad are investing a very small
amount of money in this movement
in proportion to the entire cost. In
other words, for one dollar invested
by the state about live dollars is be
ing contributed by l>u-itiess men, in
dustrial agencies, an! th • ra maids.
Among the factor-of importance
to Georgia a rieulture which will be
emphasize! are the following: torn
and cotton exhibits showing best
variety and fe-tiliz.ers; team work of
mare.- —the kind for Georgia; per
forming dairy cows that pay; lio.u
of the mone:- l!a>kiiH tvpe; ]J>oh s
illustrating work o! tnc college of
agriculture and hoys’ corn club-;:
course of study »•-; -': ‘e college of
agriculture; outline of farmers
reading course; practical methods of]
••eliv'ii g and improving corn and I
cotton; samples of fertilizing mate
rial; fertilizer formulas for princip
al crop 3 ; grades and standards of
short and long staple cotton; disease
of fruit tress and means of contro 1-
ingsame; pruning and grafting,
with implement* used; spraying
outfits for or hards and gardens;
exhibit of dairy machinery; rations
suitable ror various classes of live
stock; insect enemies and diseases
of corn and cotton plants; mechan
ical and chemical analysis typical
Georgia soils; exhibit of work of
boys’ corn clubs.
Watch for streamers, window
cards, and other forms of advertis
ing matter which will be sent out
describing in greater detail the train
and its equipment. —Macon News.
Let every man, woman, and chi'd
begin to talk new railroad. t.et
mr people become inoculated with
industrial infection. Talk it, think
it, feel it, and we will get it just as
certain, and just as easy, as we built j
the cotton mill and oil mill. The
croakers said we wouldn’t build i
either, but we did. The croakers
say we wont build the railroad, but
we will.
Let no man put a millstone
around the neck of his neighbor as
he launches out upon the sea of in
dustrial life. Our town is composed
of our neighbors. You are an inte
gral part of this community, no
matter who you are.
The Bible says, “A house divided
against itself cannot stand.” That
is pretty good authority. Then, let
.us all, as one man, fight for Coch
ran and her interests the same as if
we thought an invading army was
attempting to come in and destroy
our homes. If we will talk for
Cochran, work for Cochran, and
stick up to Cochran, she will grow
and blossom like the rose; but if we
“lie supinely upon our backs, hug
ging the delusive phantom of
hope,” the time will come when
Cochran will be a deserted village
in the wilderness. The lowing of
cattle, the humming of bees, the
plaintive song of the whip-poor-will,
the mocking bird’s sweet lay, and
the babbling brook forms nature’s
delightful choir, and to them we
may hie to spend our restful mo
ments and commune with nature’s
I God; but, in our city, we wish to
| hear the whir of machinery, the
! discordant noises of and
! the hum of voices talking prosperity
I and encouragh g our people to high
i er endeavors.
THE COCHRAN JOURNAL
HURR YU HURRY!!
Don’t mios the closing day of our great sale. We are cut
ting and slashing prices on everything. We must close cut
our entire stock in the next few days.' In order to do this, we
are placing cur entire stock cf drygoods and notions on the
market at the lowest prices ever offered to yen m the history cf
our store. i his stock is being disposed of NOV-/ at
. nr? /a 7,7/ ;.v r 'T-r at w r’ACTi
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Lviv. .-_! Lv- iVi... i 'vxL.-iY.L-i: ewaio ve eiC'.e cut me en
tire stock scree mo .''chant eve r v v: sreurcet
lam going to Nave Cccnicr in s he next few do.’’-: arc! the
Entire stccK MUb 1 L*U. It will be loss i! you miss tins
extraordinary opportunity and, it is money in your pocket
if you take advantage of it. &jjl have a few pieces cf
household gooes mat w:J be soic at any price.
SAM KARELITZ
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tOrrH-aHT I*l *Y OUTCAULT, ( MWBS*N *OO OK*'V&O IU»
Jan. 26th, 1911
Dear Friend:
Lots of bannans that
mamma used to send me
for tasted green when
we got them, or they
were almost rotten.
That was because we
traded at the grocery
that didn't care much
for it's customers.
You know it is nice
to trade at a place
where they treat you
nice If you go to the
right place you can
get
A dozen banannas for
200
A dozen oranges for
20c These fruits will
always be good too
Tangerines 25c
Apples 20c
Lemons 25c
your friend
JACOB
P. S. When mamma wants
fruits and other gro
ceries and vegetables
she sends to
“COOK’S.”
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