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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE
DOUGLAS. GEORGIA
ESTABLISHED 1888
Published Every Saturday By
THE ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY
V. R. FRIER. Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN ADVANCEI
ONE YEAR SI.OO
SIX MONTHS .50
THREE MONTHS ... .25
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF COFFEE AND
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. >
Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at
Douglas, Ga.. under the Act of Congress of
March 8, 1879.
Into one big day some rain did fall.
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A notable come-back: John M. Slaton.
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The Canning Club girls of Coffee county are
the girls for the boys to consider.
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County politics has opened up so soon. It
begins to look like the crop will be large and
prolific.
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Now what do you think of Coffee county’s
citizenry since the great gathering of last
Thursday ?
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What has become of the old fashioned doc
tor who carried his saddle bags with him and
never heard of a drug store?
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Opposition has developed to Congressman
Park, of the Second, in the person of Judge E.
E. Cox, of the Albany Circuit.
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It is regrettable that the inclement weather
on Thursday threw such a damper on the big
day planned. But despite it all, the people were
here and the floats also assembled.
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Our sister city, Willacoochee, took the lead
here on Industrial Day. Mayor McCranie had
prodiamed the day a holiday, and everybody
came over and helped us enjoy the rainy day.
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Now that the big Industrial Day has passed,
the next big attraction for the people of Coffee
county is the Fair, which is just one month
off from today. This promises to be one of
the best exhibitions that the management has
yet pulled off.
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Reports soon will be made of the work of
the canning club girls of Georgia, of whom
there are 3,800. It is plain that so many ear
nest, helpful girls are invaluable to Georgia.
They have helped their parents to "live at
home,” encouraged the raising of vegetables,
given impetus to the canning industry and
lave learned the big lesson that there are ways
which young can be of very practical
Ip to their fathers and mothers. The people
Georgia are very proud of them. Maybe
>y won’t report any broken records this year,
t if each of them has raised only a fair a
unt of vegetables on the tenth-acre she has
ated they nevertheless have contributed
t deal to Georgia’s vegetable crop.—Su
borning New-s.
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Satur-rON’S STEADY CLIMB.
mo .dy advance of cotton indicates the
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Nvjl ,)le shortness of the crop, and we
can i to think that even the govern-
Woiate of 10,500,000 bales is too high,
pretty me prices are well above 12 cents
at nK ' h 'ie time when cotton quotations
will find their lowest—around the first
will have - That they will keep on going
_ Nic ’inter >s the belief of men who
• made and its conditions a life
/ study. Many of these men are backing
r judgment by buying heavily for much
iter further advances.
Some are predicting 15-cent cotton, if not
the first of January, certainly by the first
•ebruary. Some enthusiastic souls are even
itioning the awesome figure of 18 cents in
.ting on possibilities. We are not inclined
relieve it possible that better than 15, even
the high water mark of the winter, can be
ched—and not much of that—but certainly
indications are that it is going far beyond
at it is now, and that before very long. The
r guns are eating it up on every front. Many
n are buying it and are retiring it from the
rket for further increases, the mills everv
er«r hut in Germany and Austria, are spin
1g it hungrily—and there are only ten mil
ii bales at the outside, six million off last
'r. SEi;’
The farmer who can do so might well wait
awhile before turning his staple loose. It
a short crop, but a cent a pound in price
ikes up for an awful lot of lost cotton.—Ma
_cn Tti graph.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE. DOUGLAS, GA., OCTOBER 9, 1&15.' J :
CAN WE AFFORD IT—MEN OF
DOUGLAS AND COFFEE COUNTY?
Secretary Smith, of the Douglas Chamber
of Commerce, is sending out a letter this week
to the members of the body, and others who
are interested, calling for a meeting of the peo
ple of Douglas on next Tuesday evening, at the
offices of the Chamber. In the letter he re
cites a few facts and figures. The facts cited
calls forth this comment. y ,
Now listen! Something has got to begin
to materialize, if the present board of trade
continues its work in Douglas and Coffee coun
ty. Now the work that has been done and is
being done by this body has not called for any
criticism, on the contrary, nothing but words
of praise is being given the officials. The or
ganization has been in existence about six
months, and certainly the body has accomplish
ed a great number of things for the city and
county. The service has been O. K. from ev
ery viewpoint. Manufacturing establishments
have been planted here thru the influence of
the board, people have located here thru their
efforts, a vast amount of advertising has been
given Douglas and Coffee county by this organ
ization, in fact the body has been busy with its
mission all the while and the secretary is as
live and efficient a man as we could get any
where. So much, so good.
Now here’s the trouble, one that will have
to be remedied right away, if this great work
continues. The members who originally sub
scribed certain dues for the maintenance of
this organization, some of them, are falling
down. The dues now received will not main
tain the present lineup. There Is no way of
cutting expenses. A cheaper man would do
cheaper work, in fact, the present man cannot
afford to continue the work at the present
salary.
Now we cannot understand why people will
agree to the support of an organization like
this by subscribing so much per, and when
called upon monthly for his dues, puts the sec
retary off, tells him to call again, and when he
calls, it is to call again, and so on infinitum.
This kind of a citizen should throw up the
sponge and move out, so that his place can be
filled with a real article, for he would not make
a good substitute. Why do these people w r ho
say they want the body here, talk as if they
cannot afford to dispense with it, then w'hen
called upon to pay their little per, put the man
off and off, knowing well that it takes these
these dues to keep the machinery in motion. A
large percent of the ones who have agreed to
maintain this organization are dropping off in
this manner, some of them several months be
hind. Now is this the way to help support a
Chamber of Commerce for your town and coun
ty? The men who do this, and we don’t know
a one of them, should be advertised to the city
and county, so that the people should know the
kind of stuff they are made of. If they don’t
intend to pay, they should have never sub
scribed, and if they are tired of it all, why not
be frank enough to tell the secretary that you
will quit, so that he will not figure on you any
more. Be decisive.
But can any of us afford to quit? Can we
afford to give up this organization, after we
have it under good headway, and while it is
accomplishing so much for Douglas and Coffee
county? Douglas must keep this body in mo
tion. All live towns have them, in fact a town
that does not maintain one, is a dead duck.
Can Douglas join this class?
We want to appeal to every thinking person
in this city and beg of them to consider this
all important matter, and act on it at once. At
tend this meeting Tuesday night by ali means,
and let us talk it over. We don’t see how any
real citizen could throw cold water on this
matter. It is a most important one for Doug
las. It means so much for the development
of our city and county. The little mite per
month means so little to our pockets. Then
why should we be so indifferent in this matter?
If this body dissolves now, and it will if some
thing is not done, it will be years before we can
reorganize another one. You know how hard
it is to start all over again. It is. foolish to
even think of disbanding; it is suicidal to our
every interest, and if the people let it go against
a rock now, it will be good-night for a Douglas
Chamber of Commerce, for years to come. Not
until we rake out some of the tight-wads and
supplant them with a liberal minded and pro
gressive citizenry.
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Suggestion to the ladies of Douglas who are
lovers of club life: organize a real cooking club.
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Mr. Business Man, put the figures to it and
see for yourself if we can afford to give up the
Douglas Chamber of Commerce.
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15 cents cotton. That is the cry now. The
Enterprise asked the farmers to hold for 12
cents. That price has been reached and pass
ed. so we won’t make a request for the holding
to 15 cents. It may go that high or higher, but
we think the present price should satisfy every
grower.
INFORMATION BULLETIN NO. 17
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Us for
BEST SEED RYE
Prices Right
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Douglas, Georgia =:• Phone 45
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Only 39 cents you know
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OCTOBER 15
Will be Placed in an Attor
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DOUGLAS HARDWARE CO.
Douglas Georgia