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VOL. 18, NO. 12.
The Sub=Experiment Station.
Some reasons why this station should be located in Coffee
county are given below, and we trust every citizen of the county
will get interested and do what can be done in helping us to locate
this station in Coffee, We have all the argument in our favor, and
we have the conditions that will assure the success of both the
station and the college. Among the many reasons we give these
as a few that are very true ard important:
First, Because it is the policy of the law making bodies of the
state to locate this station at such a point as to be of the greatest
benefit to the greatest number of the citizens of the southern por
tion of Georgia, thereby doing the most good along the line
intended.
Second, Because this is the point of the location of the 11th
District Agricultural College, and it is the will and purpose of the
present administration to have these stations in connection with
these colleges.
Third, Because it is located in the central part of the Ilth
District, the largest in areage and population in the state, and on
three hundred acres of land that has been given to the state of
Georgia, and upon which the government expert says is found five
distinctive kinds of soil, every distinctive soil, typical of southern
Georgia being found on this tract.
Fourth, Because it can be established and maintained at a
much less expense in connection with the 11th District College
than at any other place, and because it is in line with the purpose
of these Agricultural Colleges. It will go hand in hand with them
and connected with the 11th District School will give advantages
to those farmers specially who will be patrons of this school, af
fording them an opportunity to see what is being done on the ex
periment farm, when they come back and forth bringing their boys
and girls to this school, and by this become of great advantage to
the parent, whose school days are over, by enabling him to reap
the benefits of the station and at the same time will give to the
students of the College great benefits that cannot be had in any
other way.
Fifth, Because it is located on two trunk lines of railroads,
reaching all sections of southern Georgia and making an ideal place
to reach by rail.
Sixth, Because the soil, the climate, the fauna, the flora &nd
all other things indegenous to south Georgia are typically repre
sented here. Long cotton, Floradora, short cotton, cane, corn, oats,
peas, pindars, chufa's, and other crops grown in Georgia can be
grown to perfection on this particular section in which is located
this College.
Seventh, Because Dr. Soule, who is the most practical agri
cultural expert, says that this experiment sub-station should be
located in connection with this college, saying that it would be a
mistake to locate such a station in a section where there was an
agricultural school and not place the two together.
Eighth, Because Governor Smith, and every other citizen of
Georgia is interested in the success of the Agricultural Colleges,
and the location of this station in connection with the College of
the lltn District means the success of both station and College,
while if they are located in the same territory and not together the
interests of one will interfere and detract from the other thereby
jeopardizing both institutions, and at least, crippling both so that a
full development, as desired, can be had of neither.
Ninth, Because eighty thousand farmers, represented by their
delegates, in the State convention, held in Atlanta last week, re
spectfully and urgently ask that this station be located in south
Georgia in connection with the 11th District Agricultural College,
believing that it would be of much more advantage to the interests
of the south Georgia farmer, located here than elsewhere. The
following is a copy of the resolutions unanimously adopted by the
Farmers’ Union:
Whereas, The Governor, Hon. Hoke Smith, has recommended
that a sub-experiment station be established and there is a bill now
pending, establishing a sub-expirment station at some point in south
Georgia, and,
Whereas, This is a matter that is vitally interesting to agricul
tural interest*? of our organization, and to our people, that will be
benefitted in this portion of the state by the establishment of this
station, and we feel that we are at liberty to speak, since we are
so interested, and we feel that this station should be located so as
to give the greatest benefit to the largest number of farmers in
south Georgia, and believe that it would do this were it located at
or near one of the Agricultural Colleges of the state, thereby se
curing the success of both institutions, Therefore,
Be it resolved, That we will use our influence so far as is legit
imate and honorable in the interest of this station being located, at
or near, the 11th District Agricultural College, in Coffee county,
and.
Be it resolve ] further. That we ask our various representative?
to l(» *K well to me agritu'tural interests of south Georgia in locat
ing this sra.fi n, and usk t/ial. r h«y use their inflame * •v! f.v
h* he.it' l 'ii a', >r near the 11th District Agricultural College, ii
Coffee county.
Tenth, oecause Coffee county i* 3 the opl'- enuntv in south Geor
gia, and w- Icuiw n<» other in i- a state, tiiat ho ds an annual
ag.ic itural Li** foi th~ benefit **f the farming interests of i.e<
foviM.u 4 T>’e pro-; w'4 of tlie fa ir aiv better now th?. n ever bef» r< .
'"i'lt in- i rrraer* ic and hop- ful, with the best crops that
v.v ou'e had i i v»irs, an * ev-rvthing in fine shape to e abuse D>-
agriciftural : r'< r ■-,?« of fr* sec ion of the state. And here now,
bv " iV'ii o u Mi ii-sis but not e the less corrtno h and hospitable,
we ; vb • 'ho n '<> ile '< r the state of Georgia to visit cur fair Novem
ber rhe 5. 6. 7. 3 and 9. (V 7.
Are not th- se sufficient reasons for Coffee county to rsk for
this station and are they not suflicent to authorize the Georgia!
Douglas, Ga., August 3rd, 1907.
UNION WANTS A FACTORY.
For Manufacturing Plows, Wag
ons, Buggies and General
Farming Implements.
The following from the Atlanta
Journal is of interest to farmers
throughout the state:
The Georgia division of the
Farmers' National Co-Operative
Union is perfecting the details
of a “settlement city,” to be es
tablished at the junction of the
Atlanta and West Point and the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlan
tic railroads, within less than ten !
miles of Atlanta. The movement
has been under way for some!
months, and much progress has '
been made by the union.
It is the purpose of the union
to build the proposed city about
their big implement factory which
will be moved from Fairburn to
the site selected for the settle
ment. The business agents of
the union have already acquired
the titles to the big tract of land
at the railroad junction, and this
tract together with options that:
will be accepted or called, will
give the union something over
300 acres of the best land in this
section of the state.
The fact that the Farmers’
Union owns and operates at Fair
burn, a big implement factory
has jusjt become known. The
business agents of the organiza
tion negotiated the purchase of
the factory some time ago, but
nothing has been said about it.
It is known as the Carmichael
Implement Company, and is sup
erintended by the man whose
name it bears. W. H. Halliday,/
of Stewart county, is secretary
and treasurer, and both the of
ficers are strong members of the
Prohibition for Georgia.
Georgia is one of the few states that now has a state prohibi
tion law. It is claimed that those states that have a law of this
kind have as much whiskey sold in them as many that do not have
a prohibition law. This may be true, but it should not be so. It
lies in the hands of the community to see that this law is enforced,
or becomes a nullity. The sentiment of the people will govern
this matter. No law on the statute book is worth anything unless
the moral support of the people interested is behind it. Every one,
who desires to see good from our new law, should begin to get
ready to assist in the enforcement of the law. Congress should j
give dry states some protection from foreign shipments, and we
believe that this will be done, as reference to states that have
prohibition and will enable those states to handle the whiskey
question so that there will be very little used for beverage pur
poses.
The good people of the state must and will stand by the en
forcement of this law, and the first violator should at once be
given the fullest extent of the law. It means more for the state
than any law ever placed upon our statute books, if enforced, if
not, it means the greatest demoralization we have ever seen, and
a total disregard, not only of this law, but of all other laws. Stand
by it and see it enforced, and whoever may be guilty punished
severely.
Legislature to establish it in connection with the 11th District
College ? We think so, and we think that this should be done, and
we believe that it will be done. This station means much to Coffee
county and with the College and station our county will at once
bound to the forefront as the best and most progressive county in
south Georgia.
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Truck and Fruit Growing -
No better place under the Sun
than Coffee county for truck
farming and fruit growing. The
land is adopted to producing such
necessities, and the demand just
at this time seems most pressing.
Peaches shipped from Montezuma
to this market retail at twenty
five cents per dozen, and while l
the demand is not so great as
would create a paying market
for them, the increased shipping
facilities that are in the near fu
ture seems to warrant profitable
business in these lines.
Farmers’ Union.
The company is capitalized at
$50,000, and every dollar of the
stock is owned by members of
the union. Under the constitu
tion and by-laws of the organiza
tion no one member can own over
SI,OOO of stock in any enterprise
on which account the holdings
are widely distributed among
farmers—members of the union.
The factory makes a quantity
of farming implements,—plows,
hoes, harrows, distributors, etc.
And the entire product of the
plant is purchased by members
of the- union living in Georgia and
elsewhere. The prices are made
to suit the farmers, and there is
no middleman’s profit.
Since it was taken over by the
Farmers’ Union, the output of
the factory has been greatly in
creased, and it has been deemed
wise and expedient to seek a
more suitable location for the
plant.
It is the purpose of the union
to build, in addition to a magnifi
cent plant, hundreds of comfort
able homes, not only employes of
the plant, but others interested
in the work of the organization.
A cotton school will be estab
lished at the settlement city, and
here pupils will be taught to
classify cotton.
A STOMACH SPECIALIST
ALWAYS IN YOUR
SI.OO per Annum
j Prof. E. G. Hall Goes to Douglas,
Georgia.
“Friends will be glad to know
that Prof. E. G. Hall, of this
county has been elected principal
of the Douglas, Georgia, high
school. This school is one of the
best schools in South Georgia,
maintaining schools of art, ex
pression, music and business in
connection with the literary
work.
‘ ‘Before going to Georgia, Prof.
Hall was one of the most success
ful teachers of this county and
for the last six years he has been
at the head of a similar school at
Norman Park, Ga., and has madd
good. The citizens of Douglas
are to be congratulated on secur
ing such an excellent teacher as
Prof. Hall.” We clip the above
from the Journal and Tribune, of
Knoxville, Tenn.
Prof. Hall will be in charge of
the Southern Normal Institute
here.
Our Schools.
The article on local taxation
for school purposes, by Hon. W.
G. Brantly, in the Jesup Sentinel,
last week, was clear, concise and
conclusive. We cannot hope to
have the country schools that we
should have with the amount
coming from the state. We
must have local taxation. Every
town that has good schools add
largely to the fund coming from
the state. Douglas adds over
four thousand dollars. What
kind of a school would we have
here were we to cut off this four
thousand dollars and depend on
the state fund entirely? Every
community in the county of Cof
fee could have as good school as
could be found anywhere, by ad
ding a very small amount for
school purposes, and no one
would be hurt in the least, but
every one would be benefitted.
Every one should read the arti
cle refered to.
We are interested in the school
conditions of the county, and we
know that the worthy commis
sioner is doing all that he can to
make the schools as good as he
can, with the available funds,
but we know that these funds
will not satisfactorily support
the schools of the county, secur
ing the best teachers. Parents
of the county, we urge you to
get interested in this matter and
see what can be done. The re
j sponsibility is upon you, and you
j cannot, for the sake of your little
I children, let this matter idly
! pass. Get it on your minds and
hearts and see what you want to
do. The future of the children
of the county is demanding this
at your hands.
Brunswick News:—And so a
son of General Grant wants the
; democratic nomination for presi
dent! Well, you can take it for
granted that he won’t get it.
HOUSE