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MORTGAGE SALE
GEORGIA, COFFEE COUNTY.
Under and by virture of a power
of sale contained in a mortgage ex
ecuted by O. N. Harper to B. G. O’Ber
ry on the 20th day of May 1012, and
recorded in the office of the CiGik of
the Superior Court of Coffee County,
in book of Mortgages "22” pages 141-
42-43, the undersigned will sell be
fore the court house door in said
County during the legal hours of sale,
on the First Tuesday in September
1916 to the highest bidder for cash,
the following property, to-wit: An
undivided one-half interest in a Con
tinental gin outfit, complete; said gin
outfit being known as the Munger
system, together with two acres of
land, same being a portion of original
lot of land No. Two Hundred forty
three (243) in the Fifth (5) district
of Coffee County, Ga., and being the
land on which is located the buildings
and business of the Farmers Gin Com
pany’s plant r.t Lax, in Coffee County,
Georgia, together with all the com
missary, buildings, land and other
property of every nature and kind
whatsoever belonging to the said
Farmers Gin Company, ana used m
connection therewith at Lax, Coffee
County, Georgia. Said property to be
sold for the purpose of payig an in
debtedness of Thirty-five Thousand
($35,000.00) dollars, as set out in said
mortgage, together with the costs of
this proceedings, as provided in said
A conveyance will be executed the
purchaser by the undersigned as auth
orized in the said mortgage.
This the 7th day of July. 191 b.
B. G. O’Berry
Attorney-in-fact for O. N. Harper
J. W. Quincey
Attorney for B. G. O’Berry.
MORTGAGE SALE.
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF COFFEE
Under and by virture of a power
of sale contained in a mortgage ex- i
ecuted by E. D. Douglas and J. W.
Douglas, to Merchants & Farmers
Bank of Nicholls, Georgia, an the -Jlh
dav of July, 1915, recorded in the office
of the Clerk of the Superior Court ot
Coffee County, in Book 18, page 051,
of records for mortgages, the under
signed will sell at public sale at the
court house in said county, on the first
Tuesday in September, 1916, during
the legal hours of sale, to the higl.e-t
bidder for cash, the following poperty,
*°That tract of land containing one
quarter of an acre, more or less lying
and being in the town of Nicholls, Ga^,
SW Sin V
Street. Also all of lots Nos 4, 5 _ and
ffi in Block 26, in the town of Nicholls
Georgia, and being the !ots where sa
E. D. Douglas and J. W. Douglas
barn now stands.
For the purpose of poying a cer
tain promiseary note, bearing date o
January Ist, 1916. and made and ex
ecuted by the said E. D. Douglas, and
J. W. Douglas, said note being for
$2013.00 principal, stimulating for in
terest from date at the rate of eight
per cent per annum, thetond amount
due on said note, being $2113.00 pi in
dpal and interest to date, together
with the cost of this proceeding, as
provided in such mortgage. A con
veyance will be executed to the pur
chaser ylithe undersigned, as author
ized in the said mortgage.
This the 10th day of August, IJI6.
MERCHANTS & FARMERS BANK-
Attorneys in fact for L. )>.
& J. W.. Douglas.
DIKCERSON, KELLEY & ROBERT.
Attorneys for Merchants
and Farmers Bank. pf
MORTGAGE SALE.
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF COFFEE
Under and by virture of a power
of sale contained in a mortgage ex
ecuted by E. L>. Douglas and J. W.
Douglas, to Merchants & Farmers
Bank of Nicholls. Georgia, on the 2i th
dav of Mav, 19*. and recorded in the
Office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court, of Coffee County, in Book 18,
page 400, for Mortgages, Nov. 48,
1913, the undersigned will sell at pub
lic sale at the court house in said
County, on the first Tuesday in Sept
ember, 1910, during the legal hours
of sale, to the highest bidder tor cash,
the following property, to-wit:
That tract of land containing one
quarter of an acre, more or less, lying
and being in the town of Nicholls,
Georgia, being part of lot of land No.
five hundred and fourteen (bl 4), in
the sixth (6th) district of Coffee
County Georgia, bounded as follows,
east by the lands of D. H. Meeks,
south by Teston Street; west by’ Lib
erty Street; and uorth by lands ot
A. J. Meeks. Also lots Nos. 4. 5 and
0, in Block 2d, in the town of Nicholls,
Georgia. Ajlo turpentine lease on
the following lots of land: 65 and U,
in the second district of A ppl ing
County Georgia. Also on B. r.
Wheeler’s lands in Jeff Davis County.
Also lease on two hundred and forty
five acres of lot of land No.
in the sixth district of Appling Coun
ty Georgia. .
For the purpose of paying a certain
indebtedness, secured by said moi t
gage, evidenced by promissory note,
datM the 27th day of May, 1913, and
made and executed by the said E.
and J. W. Douglas, said note being
for the sum of $2000.00, principal, the
total ainount due on said note lnciuu
ing principal and interest, being
$2000.00, together with the cost of
this proceeding as provided in such
mortgage. A conveyance will be ex
ecuted to the purchaser by the under
signed, as authorized in the mortgage.
TBiis the 10th day of August. 1916.
MERCHANTS & FARMERS HANK.
Attorneys in fact for E. D.
& J. W. Douglas.
PIKCERSON, KELLEY & ROBERTS
Attorneys for Merchants N
and Farmers Car.L. 0
SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGIA—Coffee County.
Will be sold before the court house
door of said county, between the legal
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday i
Sept, next, the following property,
to-wit:
One Oakland make roadster outo
mobile, motor number 51098, 1916 li
cense number 12841. Said property
levied on and to be sold as the prop
erty of Quitman Holton to satisfy an
execution issued from the city court
of Douglas, of said county, in favor
of the Bank of Douglas, against Quit
man Holton and H. M. Love & Co.
This the Bth, day of Aug. 1916.
David Ricketson, Sheriff.
Coffee County, Georgia.
SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGIA—Coffee County.
Will he sold before the court house
door of said county, between the legal
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
Sept, next, the following property,
to-wit:
One two horse McCormick Mower
and Rake, one Deering Reaper and
Binder, Steerling Oat Trasher, and
six Horse Gasoline Engine, Internat
ional make.
Said property will he sold in its
present location and without being re
moved to the court house for the rea
son that all of the said property being
machinery and being heavy, difficult
and expensive to transport to the place
of sale; and prospective purchasers
can examine the same at the barn of
E. D. Douglas in the town of Nicholls.
Georgia where the property is stor
ed.
David Ricketson, Sheriff.
Coffee County, Georgia.
Said property levied upon and to
be sold as the property of J. W. Doug
las, under and by virture of two cer
tain mortgage executions issued from
the City Court of Douglas. One in
favor of Continential Gin Co., and one
in favor of Sea Island Gin Co., and
against said J. W. Douglas. This Bth
day of August, 1916.
SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGIA—Coffee County.
Will he sold before the court house
door of said county, between the legal
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
Sept, next, the following property,
to-wit:
One 25 horsepower boiler, one fif
teen horsepower engine, pne wagon
elevator and fan complete, one Foss
sea-island cotton gin, one Lumrnus
fifty saw- upland cotton gin, one Lum
mus screw cotton press complete, and
fifty feet of shafting, vith all pulleys
attached to any and all of the above
machinery, together with all other fit
tings and equipment belonging to or
being a part of the gm operated by
T. Kirkland at Nicholls, Ga., and be
ing the same property purchased by
E. 1). Douglas at the sale of the es
tate of T. Kirkland and G. W. Saw,
yen, as bankrupts, conducted by J.
j. Rogers, Trustee.
The above described property being
very heavy, involving considerable ex
pense in moving, the same will be de
livered at the point where it is now
located, to-wit: inthe gin house oper
ated by T. Kirkland at Nicholls, Ga.,
where "the same can be examined by
any prospective purchaser, and w’ill
j not be brought before the court house
jd-oor for sale.
Said property levied on and to he
sold as the property of E. D. Douglas,
to satisfy an execution issued from
the city court of Douglas of said
j county, in favor of Douglas Grocery
Company against E. I). & J. W. Doug
ilflß. This the 9th day of August 1916.
David Ricketson, Sheriff.
Coffee County, Georgia.
SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGIA—Coffee County.
Will be sold before the court house
| door of said county, between the legal
! hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
.Sept, next, the following property,
! to-wit:
One red mare mule, about four years
! old, named Doll, weight about nine
■hundred pounds.
Said property levied on and to be
sold as the property of James Corbitt
and Eliza Corbitt to satisfy an ex
ecution from the City Court of Doug
las, of said county, in favor of J. S.
Lott against said James Corbitt and
Eliza Corbitt. This the 9th day of
August 1916.
David Ricketson, Sheriff.
Coffee County, Georgia.
SHERIFF SALE.
' GEORGIA—Coffee County.
Will be sold before the court house
door of said county, between the legal
i hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
Sept, next, the following property,
[ to-wit:
One International Hay press, made
by International Harvester Company,
|of America.
Said property levied on and to be
sold as the property of R. H. Dicker
son to satisfy an execution issued from
I the City Court of Douglas of said
county, in favor of The International
' Harvester Co., of America, against
1 said R. H. Dickerson. This the 9th
day of August 1916.
David Ricketson, Sheriff.
Coffee County, Georgia.
FOR CONGRESS.
TO fiE DE.MOCRATIC VOTERS OF
THE ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
I hereby announce myself a candid
ate for Congress from the Eleventh
District of Georgia, in the Democra
tic Primary of September, 12th.
Ishall stand by the Constitution of
the United States and the , Demo
cratic principals of equal rights to
all and special privileges to none. The
Congress has the powci, by its tariff
regulations, to make certain sections
of the country rich and others poor.
It can make one class or section a
people of fortune and wealth, leav
ing other sections in destitute and
povety.
It shall be the aim o t my candidacy
that the Congress in arranging its
tariff regulations, shall deal with all
classes alike.
Since both the Republican and Dem
ocratic partiet are agreed that much
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, AUG., 26 1916.
See How the Railroads
Have Helped These Towns
Hundreds of Other Towns, Not Shown, Near and Adjacent
• to These, Hava Been Similarly Benefited
The hearing in progress before the Railroad Commission of Georgia, which began on August 17th, seeks as one of its ob
jects to readjust and equalize the freight rales on shipments between the cities and towns wholly within Georgia, by removing
discriminations, so that freight rates to and from towns in Georgia, similarly situated, will be the same, and no city can ship
at a less rate than any other town to points equally distant and similarly situated. _ .
Unless this readjustment is effected much of the improved condition possible by reason of the readjustment of mterstate
freight rates, ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and effective in Georgia since Jaunary Ist, 1916, will be lost
to Georgia shippers.
The interstate readjustment has tremendously improved the rate condition of approximately two thousand towns in
Georgia. They were formerly at a disadvantage as compared with their neighboring so-called basing point cities, on ship
ments into Georgia, or on what is commonly known as “inbound freight.”
The proposed Georgia, or intrastate readjustment, seeks to equalize, as far as possible, the freight rates between Geor
gia points equally distant and similarly situated. .
The detailed and striking improvement shown by reason of the reduced interstate freight rates, already in effect in the
competitive relations with respect to Madison, Bremen, Richland and Ocilla as representative Georgia points already publish
ed, has excited such general interest that additional and. widely separated points showing the benefits from the recent interstate
■ readjustments are given below. In order to get the full measure of these interstate readjustments, it is necessary to revise the
\ rates within the State, so as to remove all intrastate discriminations.
Approximate adjustments are afforded adjacent cities and towns not shown here. Hundreds of similar illustrations can be
* cited.
TAKE MONROE, GA., FOR INSTANCE
Monroe merchanTs compete in the same general territory ■with Athens and Atlanta. Under the old adjustment, rates from New
Si York and the east averaged 2« per cent higher than to Athens and Atlanta. Under the present adjustment, they art the same.
Therefore Monroe's improved competitive relation with Atlanta and Athens as compared with her former freight rates from New
£ York and the -list ts now 32 ten ts per hundred pounds oil clothing, boots and shoes, dry goods, drugs, notions, cigars, smoking tobacco, etc ,
all of which art vies take first-class rating, and from Louisville and the west, is 22 cents per hundred pounds better off; 25 cents per hun
dred pounds better off on har'd ware, cutlery, glassware, harness, etc., from New York and the oast, and 20 cents per hundred pounds
better off on shipments from Louisville, all of which articles take second-class rating; 22 cents per hundred pounds better off on ag
ricultural implements, machinery, L. U. L., confectionery, etc., front New York, and 18 cents better off on these shipments from Louis
ville and the wesit, all ot which articles take third-class rating; 20 cents per hundred pounds better off on bakery goods, crackers, cotton
j* goods, sheeting, shirting, etc., from New Yolk, and 17 cents better oft from Louisville and the west, with respect to Athens, and 14
cents better off with respect to Atlanta, all of which articles take fourth-class rating; 17 cents l etter off on coffee, paper, L. C. L., bur
lap bags, etc., from New York, and 13 cents letter off from Tsmi-sville, all of w hich articles take fifth-class rating; 13 cents better off on
S wagons, machinery, agricultural implement*, C. L., household goods, C. L., etc., from New York, and 9 cents better off from Louis-
T ville and the west, all of which articles take sixtli-cla-ss rating; 11 cents better olf on roofing and wrapping paper, C. L., bagging, ties,
etc., from New York; ll cents better off from Louisville w ith respect to Athens, and 9 cents with respect to Atlanta, all of which ar
ticles take Class A rating: 1 1 cents better r.fif on cured meats, lard and lard compounds from New’ York, and S cents from Louisville,
all of which articles take Class B rating; 4 e«nts better off on grain and grain products, any quantity, hay, C. L., etc., from New
Y’ork, and 4 1-2 cents from Louisville and the west, which articles take Class D rating.
In the following instances, only the classes are given, but the commodities these classes embrace are easily ascertained from
' the foregoing example: i _
WINDER
Winder competes in the aim territory with Athens and Atlanta. Pre
viously, the rates from New York and the Past to Winder averaged 5
per cent higher than to Atlanta and Athens, and from Louisville and tire
West 19 per cent higher than to Atlanta and 14 per cent higher than to
Athens. Under the readjustment rates from New York and the Last to
Winder are the same as to Athens and Atlanta, and from the West an av
erage of only 4 per cent higher than to Atlanta and the same as to Athens.
Winder's improved relation is as follows:
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From New York
Atlanta and Athers ...95354 5 3 1 4
From Louisville
Atlanta and Athens 13 13 5 3 2 7 4* 11 6 1-2 6
♦Athens 6c.
VILLA RICA
Villa Bica competes in the same territory' with Atlanta. Oedartown,
Rome and Anniston. From New York the old rales to Villa Kiea averaged
20 per cent higher than to Atlanta, Rome and Oedartown and 14 per cent
higher than to Anniston. The present rates average 5 per cent higher
than to Atlanta and Rome, are the same as to Oedartown and in no case
higher and in some instances lower than to Anniston. From Louisville,
representing the West, the old rates to Villa Rica averaged 36 per rent
higher than to Atlanta, Oedartown, Rome or Anniston, whereas the pres
ent rates are the same to all. Villa Rica's improved relation with At
lanta, Rome, Anniston and Oedartown is as follows:
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From New York
Atlanta and Rome 20 16 11 11 9 8 4 2 o o
Oedartown . .25 20 15 15 12 11 b 6 6 6
Anniston 4® 15 12 10 8 6 6 6 6 6
From Louisville
Atlanta. Rome, Oedartown and
Anniston 34 30 28 25 20 15 15 13 8 7 1-2
NEWNAN
Newnan competes in the territory between Atlanta and Opelika. New
nan’s improved relation with respect to Atlanta and Opelika under ~the
new adjustment is as follows:
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From New York
Atlanta 1® 14 11 9 8 7 8 4 2 1
Opelika 18 16 16 16 12 9 8 8
F AtTanta UißV,,,e . 1« .4 13 13 10 7 7 6 1 .
opei'ka::: » n « * « * n • « .
CALHOUN
Calhoun competes in the same territory with Dalton, Carlersville and
Atlanta. From the West Calhoun is / now substantially on a rate equal
ity with Dalton and no higher than to Cartersville, Atlanta or Rome.
From the East Calhoun is now on an exact equality with Cartersville and
but little higher than to Atlanta. Calhoun s improved relation with Dal
ton, Cartersville and Atlanta is as follows: j 4 r, 6 B ( i p
From New York _ _ „ „ _
Atlanta anl Dalton 15 14 12 10 9 7 8 6 6 o
Cartersville 20 18 16 14 12 10 10 10 7 6
From Louisville . . _
Dalton • 2 3 3 4 5 1 6 7 6 5 1-2
Cartersville and Atlanta 5 3 2 5 ;> 2 6 7 6 01-2
COMMODITY ADJUSTMENT
Rates on special commodities not included in the above classes have been or will be worked out on the same
general relation. ■,
OUTBOUND RATES *
In shipping out under the proposed readjustment of rates in Georgia, these above-named representative points will pay
no higher rates to any point in the state of Georgia of equal distance, similarly situated with respect to them as to the
above-named competitive cities, than will be paid from those cities, a privilege not now enjoyed. Your town will have an
equal chance on rates in and out. There will be an equality of opportunity, interstate and intrastate. Is it not your opinion
that such en adjustment should be encouraged?
THE HASLSfOUPS OF GEORGIA
of the revenues of the Government
should be raised through the tariff
system, it should be the purpose of
Congress to fix the tariff so that all
interests should be dealt with alike,
and on equal terms. Under the pres
ent system the products of the man
ufacturers are protected, whereby the
manufacturer secures a profit in tihe
sale of his goods, while the products
of producers of cotton, lumber and
naval stores are left off th e protected
flist, resulting in a sale of these pro
ducts many times at cost of product
ion, and often less, to pay high .pro
tected prices for manufactured prod
ucts. This system adds to the wealth
of the large industries, while the prod
ucers of cotton, lumber and naval
stores generally conduct their enter
prises with little, if any, profit.
For fhany years the Congress in
arranging the tariff dealt alike with
both manufacturer and producers,
j keeping the prices of cotton protect
ted for about sixty years, and at the
begining of the Cival war the South
j owned 41 per cent of the wealth of
I the United States. But after the war
j the polioy was changed, andjf.he prod
! ucts of Manufacturers protected, and
other products of tbe South neglect
ed. As a result, it is estimated that
70 per cent of the farms in this sec
tion are under a mortgage loan, and
67000 little white children of Georgia
of school age are unable to read or
write because their parents are too
poor to get them into school.
The prosperity of the producers
of cotton and other products is depend
ent upon a fair price for what they
have to sell. With out it, thousands
of our people are unable to educate
their children, and have to fight for
an actual existance.
GRIFFIN
Griffin competes in the territory between Atlanta and Macon. Griffin’s
improved relation from New York and from Louisville Is as follows;
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From New York , -
Atlanta 9 5 3 5 4 5 m . W
Macon 7 4 2 4 4 5 2
From Louisville
Atlanta \ 16 14 13 13 10 7 7 6 1 1
Macon 11 11 10 11 8 5 9 6 1 1
From laiuisville the old rates to Griffin averaged 27 per cent higher
than to Atlanta and are now 3 per cent higher. From New York, the av
erage was 5 per cent higher than to Atlanta and are now the same; and
14 per cent higher than to Macon and are now 4 per cent higher.
TALBOTTON
Talbotton competes in the same general territory with Atlanta, Ma
con, Columbus and Montezuma. Under the old adjustment the rates
from New York to Talbotton averaged 33 per cent higher than to Atlanta
and Columbus, 41 per cent higher than to Macon and 13 per cent higher
than to Montezuma. Talbotton’s present rales from New York are the
same as to the above cities, except Macon, and 4 per cent higher than tfc
Macon. Talbotton* improved relation is as follows:
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From New York ——
Atlanta and Columbus 38 34 30 25 22 16 16 14 5 1-2 2 1-2
Montezuma ..is 16 15 12 11 6 6 6 2 1-2
J-roin Louisville
Atlanta 24 20 18 16 13 21 9 12 5 1-2 5
Macon and Columbus 19 17 15 14 11 9 11 12 5 1-2 5
Montezuma „ 23 22 20 18 14 12 12 14 6 1-2 6
UNADILLA
Unadilla competes 111 the same territory with Vienna, Cordele and
HawkinsvilJe From Louisville and the West rates to Unadilla averaged
14 per cent higher than to Vienna, Cordele and Hawklnsvllle under the old
adjustment. They are now the same Unadilla’* improved relation with
Vienna, Cordele and Jlawkinsville is as follows:
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From Louisville 16 16 15 13 10 7 7 10 5 1-2 6
1-rom New York 12 11 9 10 7 7 8 3
PELHAM AND CAMILLA
As a preliminary part of the general interstate readjustment, rates
from New Ymk and the East to Camilla and Pelham, on October Ist 1916
were reduced and made the same as to Albany and Thomasville This re
lation lias been continued. From Ibe West, rates to Camilla and I’elham
were made the same as to Thoma*ville. This relation lias been continued
and ielham and Camillas relation with Albany from the West improved
as follows'
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From Louisville .. 6 5 8 5 3 ~5 2 1 1
I also favor a market bureau
through which the cotton growers and
others mya negotiate with purchasers
throught the world for the best price
of cotton apd other products, there
by protecting their interests from
speculation.
The Government has, by irrigation
and drainage, reclaimed and turned
into wealth millions of acres of worth
l less land in the W’est, and there are
thousands of acres of valuable lands
in the Eleventh District, which, oader
scientific and economal draining,
would be sources of comfort and pros
perity to those who own them, and
he Government owes it to these people
who are carring the burdens of the
Government, to give them such con
sideration.
If with fair and equal opportunity
the land owners, cotton growers,
lumbermen and naval stores interests
in the Eleventh district can have reas
onable prosperity, the laborer will re
ceive his reward and all other interests
prosper as well.
I favor improving the ports at
Brunswick and St. Morys.
i I shall conduct my campaign upon
Inese and olfier issues which means
'the peoples upliift, without indulging
jin personal references tc the ether
| candidates in the rape, au .cf them
1 are known to the people. I arn going
! directly to the people with my cam
| paign.
| The election of a Congressman is
'of more vital interest to the people
; than the election of a-,y other public
■ official, since it is in Congress that
j legislation is enacted that helps or
hurts the masses of the people.
Respectfully yours,
W. E. THOMAS.