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Ga., as second-clan* in nil matter.
0KFICXAf. OltGAM OK TUK Cot'NTY.
Pjtbushbd Every ThL’IISDAY.
SUBSCRIPTION' I 1 KICK. $1.
T. R.TURNER, Proprietor.
T-It-TURNER....... \ i .. .. •
J. A. HEX PERSON, . . .
Tlio Modern Trust ;nid tin
Jteimhlican TmTtt' System
In reprosp. cting (lie pages ot
history ns far buck as wo have arj
account of tlio human race,I wi
find there has been a constni t
■Tuggle between those whotilbt
the soil and those who sought t<
J.ve and thrive by manipulutitu
the probucts of others.
Not but few centuries ago, ii
was the common belief (lint tl
pri viledgcil classes hud un m i. j lies
tinned right In collect taxes am
tithes and impose burdens, ot
the most onerous description, iij -
on the producing classes. Bui
glicn the mind wus freed from tin
ploitds of ignorance and siipei-
stition, and new light was slu t
open all the forms of natur>
the ways of mankind, urn! tin
laws of Cod,there was a nuturn
and junto desire for more freedon
of action ami thought. Tliesi
laps or ciihionis prevailed ln-caus.
the people gn iv up undor ver\
hard task masters, and it was s
deeply rooted among the peopl
t hat it became a principle to stain
up and defend it. But in tbii
great country of ours, where ed
UCUlion i* speaking front her uni
versifies and eristiunity is kneel
jug in heft temples, there is in
mi son whv so much unrest shout-
jed pervade ojur social, opr imlm
jtriul, and our political system.
Monopolies and trust of ever;
kind have sprung up ull over 11 1 i.-
country under the fojDffjng pr. •
Jection of our system iff laws, a
jf by magic. tosterin
They have become n
sore upon the body politic, an-
are preying ijpou the vitals of on
whole social structure, and nr
Undermining tjje very foundutio
yf Gmistitutionnl liberty.
The trust is not a natural out
growth of mode rn economic cot
ditions, but is a child of the Iv-
pubjicau parly. It is built u;
and nurtured mi the one side b;
the protective tariff and on otlm
by robntes and speciul privilege
)roiiji tli.e railroads.
ii 0 Havemeyer said, bofor
fie industrial commission, n fm
years agi), that the protect iv
tariff was the mother of all trust
It ii very evident that tho t#ril;
jSiiffblys mjr manufacturers t
rgise the price of their product
up to the tariff limit by shieldin
them from foreign coiupetitinn.
Jt js fijrtl)er evident that by com
l-iuution, 1 liev are enahlod t<
crush out copipetition and n
ptrict production.
A fpir example of (lie taril
trust is tljo comliination of w in
dow glass manufacturers. Fo
)hc past twenty years, ihere hn
Been a continuous succession o
combinations, combines an*
]x,ols, tixmg priyi-s and restrict
jag production. There js a stand
jug agreement to the effect thn
ftllgltis producers must clo*'
flown for at lef.t six months dur
jug the year, half thus and making Ihrowint th- |
supply hands
thousands of on
of employpiont durin;
the other half of tho year.
For t)ie last few yours, price
)nv» |iseii inorc Rian one lain
Vi-ir cent and nro uow double w ha
Jlliey are in England, a fine trad
Country. But a protective tariff
by shielding tins trust from for¬
eign competition, enables jt l<
fleeca tjie American consumers.
This trust is especially cupful t<
]ceep the price lip to tho tarit
limit, and as it is cheaper to In;
foreign goods down at the sea¬
board than nt interior points, the;
take the advantage of this, nni
fix prices for the differ* pt point,
according to tlio cost of transput
tation front the nearest scabaun
point to the place of destinations
so tl.ut a gutibpiut-r at the very
doors of the mills at Ritts'iurg
pays fourteen cents more |*.-r box
than the consumers ul Ii 'Stnn mu
twenty cents more than the con-
| imers at tu'i Franctsco.
V
In 1888 a hill was introduced
it Congress to put a lower duty j
hi cotton bagging. Thoynen wlm'
miitrollad tlm mil Is met in St
Louisnnd formed n hugging trust.
They closed a number of tlicir
mills and threw thousand* , |
working , out of , employment. , ]
men
Bagging was selling when this was |
orgrnized nt eight cents jicr yard I i
hut afterwards went up day In
la* unt.I it renched’the enormous
,rice of , ,, - cents per yard. , I h«»
irill upon bagging prevented us
rom sending out into the mar-
.et,s of the world and bringing ii
sup'll vat t.li i old tiri ; n Cm?.
quently thousands of dollars
t iken Iron) Ihu cotton growers of
•, ie South by an arbitrary stroke
of tbe pen, raising the price oj
nigging by an arbitrary combi¬
nation between tbe mnniifuct in-
i s w’lio had the advantage of the
t-irifT wall, wliicn had been built
,i) keep out foreign competition.
Now. let us take another in< i-
1 nt as n contrast. About tie
omc time there was n “corner”
inde on cotton in New York,
f.ilm II Inman was at its lien*’
ud had nlinost an uniiniitei
mount of money. They made
■ mrtihr” on a very large qunnti
v of cotton, and iicgan to fore-
p the prio so as to realize th
rofit of the “corner.” Wlin
.■as the result? Cotton was sen
rom Liverpool to New York
!irough the opportunity wliic
rude in cotton gave them. Man
lousands hales arrived in Nei
Mirk harbor and other vesseh
■•re on tlio ocean corning will
oltoti, when tlio men .w ho Inn
irmed the trust, saw how com
Votely it hud been destroyed, am
acked slown from their position.
I i one case free trade gave relict
from gamblers, while in I lie id In i
1 the farmers of the southjjwer*
iilerly without a remedy in tin
i mils of a giguntic > '~lrii»L”J j^l il •
rinse the tariff wall kept on
lose w ho could have relieve!
hem.
Monopolies and trust huvo tu t
nd cannot < xist to any cousidet
1 1 lo exlent where free trade pre
ails. The tariff of 1807^.i
a lilding up trusts all over thn
*. wintry as if by magic. It tun t
• rei ibo American market to tl.i
■ rntected manufuotur«rs,^wl •«
in niopolizo the market inside tn
.tr'IT wall, carries the price of In,
•nods almost to the point w hei
•reign competition would reuc
j mi, stop just short of thn
i lint, and proves Ins deep seate>
i itriotcism by sending bis sin-
bus produots to foreign market
for less than Im makes tlio Amci
ion it consumer pnv.
in mi address delivered smin
tinm ago before tlie Laundry-man
Dsncitkti n 'f I’biludelpbiu, Mi.
F-irqiialer stated that the ale 1
j rail combine recently shipped 7<‘
DO tons of rail for the Nortl
j China Railway and put thei
Iowii at the very duets of tin
iritish simps, while at the sunn
line a Boston company finds i'
■li*?np»*r to buy rails from Eng
and and pay <t tariff duty of .t7.
il than to purchase from tin
V'lmrionn stud trust.
When tlio tariff fails to buib
,p trust, the railroads and othe
atural monopolize Bu'iserve tin
ante purpose, 'l'lio Stnndan
til trust affords a powerful illus-
rntion of the advantage that i
ail loan can supply when the tnr
ff fails. The reconds show thn'
4 -vret contracts between tbe road
md the Standard Oil trust guv
the latter an udvnnUge which m
! impetitimt could withstand,
I’htis not only was the busines
>ftho individual crushed, but tin
uiblic was forced to submit to tin
exactions of fins powerful trust,
he testimony y| President Cos
—tt, of the Peijpsylvajiin Rail
oad showed that the rates on re¬
ined oil was 80 cjfots u ,barrel to
he standard and $1,45 to the pub¬
ic, and the difference, which was
15 cents on each barrel] was turn-
id over to tho Standard Oil trust
is rebates. Whomever there
irimimition in freight rates, no
matter w hether the freight charges
ire high or low, a powerful oppor*
unity is given to those who have
• lie benefit of rebates and
itism to crush out cojupetition
tad destroy small dealers- The
aiiroads, by this system of
bates, have violated tl.e laws
the land and hava assised in the
growth and formation of the
giant motiopoliesof trade that be¬
come an incubus upon the Amer¬
ican people. Under the shadow
of the protection of railroad
n< ply exists the greatest coal com *
binution in tin? world, wli have
it in tlicir power to fix tin? limit |
of production and set a price tip* n
ton of coni used in the ;
.Southern and Eastern states.
Tims you sea the trust estate]
mlislies comercial despotism in-j
.lead uf independent skill nun
•uergy; destroys thousands am'
thousands of industries conductee
>y men nf (milled means; re*
strict* and extinitnisheu personal
l, ' < l' i *’ u ' 1 d 1 “ tlio P'Ople
ot tle.se fair oppmUlnm s lul il.e
„ x „ r ,. 1Mf . ,,energy nod ,
skill which lias Ison the biaut of
patriotic American etliz-tn.
.1 II. Jackson.
| J | H*U|S ’ (Clltl’al
RAILROAD.
Direct Routt; to
1 Louis Exp!! r.H ui'.
TWO Tit \ !NS DAILY
ITiroii-fli : Irotiiiig; fill’s
From
Georgia, Florida and Ten¬
nessee.
ROUTE OF Till: FAMOUS
DIXIE FLYER'
VrrivjiigSt- Louis in tlio
Morning.
Season tickets with limits Dec
l)lh, Malty .days, fifteen days, tei
d ivs.
Low rate coach excursions in
.1 me.
For rales from your city, n.1 -•
f if book show ing )■<>,(<-j>>, bojirdiiif
h mses, quoting tip if uitos, writ'
t
FRdD D MILLER,
Trav. IMssAA^i’iit,
Atlanta, Ga.
\ r o. I Brown Building.
Summer Excursion Rates
Via Central of Ga. Ry.
From Juno , 1st ^t«> Hcplembci
Dili r -mi ini trip tickets will In
s -Id to suinunw resorts at greatly
winced rates, final limit of tick-
i's October 81st, 11K)I.
For further information apply
t ' your nearest ticket eg,ml.
err a noN.
eorgin, Jones Uounti'.
Mary E. Kidity Imving made njipb
ilioll for twelve nionllia MII|||IIII( i'll
I tlio estate of II. 11. Ridley, d<
cased, and the appraisers duly :t|
..tinted to set aside ihc same having
iled tlicir returns, all persons con
crued arc hereby required to show
disc brt<ire the court of i-rdiua;y o.
< lid county on me lust .Monday ii
I ily, J 1)04, why said npgiirniini
•; toiild not be granted. Tiiis 7tli da;
i, .1 unc, l'JO-L i(. II. I! inn >:i!.
Ordinary.
EO YEARS’
if EXPERIENCE
i
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Design®
Copyrights Ac.
quickly Anyone ascertain nondtng n sketch opinion find free description whether mny
our an
invention in probably put-outablo. Communion*
tloim free. strictly Oldest contldeutlnl. for HANDBOOK on Datonta
sent nirenry securing patents.
tptcial Patent* nolle*, taken through hnrc Munn & Co. receive
without c o. in the
$ci«ntific flmrlcatt.
A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest d 7
(ml at Ion «>f any nuleutlfli- iournnl* Tornia, f.S a
year ; four months, f 1. Sold by all newsdealers.
MUNN & Co. 3B,Broadway New York
Branch Othe*. tS6 F St., Washington, I). C.
”1 troubled with stom¬ At
ach trouble. Thedfonl’a Hl»rk-
I>rau,ht did me more good i
in otto week than all tlio doc¬
tor':! medicine I took in a
year.**— MRS. PAR A. II K. '4-
bUIRFiKLD, fillettsville, Ind.
Thedfurd's Black Draught
q-iickly tion of invigorates the the ao-
stoiuacli and
cures in-ligoetion. oven chronic cases of
take If you will
lord's a small doe© of Tlied- tit
Black Draught occa-
BttMiaUy ywi will keep your
Htomarh and liver la per- 4'
feet ciMiIiliou.
THEDFOm *»**»
More sickness is caused by
constipation than by c any
other disease. Thedford I
lieves Black-Draught not only re¬
diarrluea constipation but cures M
and dysentery and ]J
keeps the tioweis n'gular.
All SS-cenl (Irscist, paokacus. sell | I
Draught “Thedford - s Black-
cine to regulate is the best the medi¬ R
I have bowels
A. M. ever used."— MR8. A
i'erry, N. GRANT, C. Sneads 9
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COttSTIPATIOfi |
S
R.!:ss Sidneys i.od 3!aiwcr :»! a h:
NOTICE.
On account of thp continued ill
health of my wife nt Cordele, Gn..
T have located in tlm red hills of
Jones , county. nt Bradley station. . .
and white there are already a
number of good physicians in this
territory I am led to believe that
'here is room for one more. ]
have |>een successful for more
than twenty years io tlse medical
(irofession und feel that this rec-
ord is a guarantee for the future,
I respectfully solicit u share of
public putrouag '. especially in the
bad gases. Will alt-end calls
promptly in any part-d thecoum
tv. ltesp clfully,
T. I*. MuEikeatw, M. D.
9
EXCURSION RATES VIA Till
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY.
Account the full-wing occasion-
Im Central of Georgia Railway
Mi II 'ow rale tickets on condition
named below.
Knnxvill'*, Toun., account Sum
nui" School, June 28—Augur 1
15th, IDOL
One fare plus 2f>cents for riiuie
i ip Irum ull points, Tickets 2, 5 • 1 ii
tale June 'Ay. 27, 28, July .!
18, IS and 25th, IDOL Final lino
l if) nays in addition to date i
•ale. By deposit of ticket by orig
ual purchasers (personally) Knnxvilh will
Im special agent nf of 8 :0<
Penn., between I lie llOIM'S
-. in. and 8:(K) p. in., and upo.
iiynn i t of 50 cents, extension <
inal 'im t may be obtained I
September 80, 1004.
Vnrm Springs, Ga. nccouiit o
Georgia Educational Associn
t toll.
One fare plus 25 con's nun-
rip from all p 'ints in Georgia
Pickets on sale June 10, 20,21
■ nd for trains scheduled to nrrii
i Warm Springs Juno22; liinite'
o ten da vs from date of ^ale.
A’lirin Springs. Ga., account, Ai
ual Convention. Georgia Bar A-
location, June 80-Jtily 2, 1004
>ne fare plus 25 cents round tri
rom all points in Georgia. Tick
Is mi sale June 20 and 80. Fim
unit 8 days in addition to date i
wile.
For prompt and reliable servid
'■• that your ticket reads via tl
bmtral of Georgia Railway. An
-g ut nf the company will clieei
ti I Iv furnish additional inl’orma-
ton on request.
NOTICE.
I w ish t announce t" my friend)
n Julies county tlint I liav*- sev
n d my co'ineel ion w ith Burnetii
r Goodman and am now wit
li.iH, Waeblel’s 8oii, ciotl iers an
imiisliors, where I will be please
o |,live all Jones county peopl
> call on me when in Macoi
i'b 4 LSi • in need <4 anything in th
■lotluiig line w ill find here one o
est a>s"rtiiieiits in Macon and a
■ rices that will c- in pure Ii vorabl;
.villi any house in Mncfjii.
BospeclLfiilly,
Cl.KO 1*. JiOBKKTS.
EXCURSION RATES T(
ST. LOUIS.
Via Central of Ga., Ily., Ac
e*o ii it t St. Louis Expo¬
sition.
Tho Control of Georgia Ratlwn;
will sell excursion tickets to St
Louis and return at greatly re
duced rates, ns follows!
Season Excursion Tickets
beginning April 25th, continuing
during period of Exposition, finn
limit December 15, lffOi, eight;
percent of double one way far-
plus twenty-five cents.
Sixty day extursion tickets, be
ginning April 25, continuing din¬
ing p*ru>d of exposition, good re
turning any time within sixt;
days in addition to date of sale,
fare and one-third plus twenty
j live Fifteen cents. excursion tickets
day
beginning April 25tb, continuin
during period of the Exposition
good returning any time withii
fifteen days i» addition to day o
I sale, one tare plus $2 25.
Coach excursion tickets, go« d
returning leaving St. I.ouis an;
time within ten days from nn<
inolnding date of sale. Fron
$1(’.'X).
Tickets good via nil authoriz d
ticketing routes. For schedule-
full inferinntion npp'v t-
your near- st agent, or J. C. Hail-
General F..isc;.ger Agent, Savan¬
nah, Ga.
TALK TO THE FARMERS
--
jimoly Suggestions From Com-
. . 0. „ _ B. elevens.
rmestoner
IMPORTANCE OF HOME SUPPLIES
Jf the Farmer Would Cor.trol the Price
of Hie Cotton It le Imperative that
He Ralce His Own Supplies— Other
Matter* of Importance to Agricul¬
turists.
Atlanta, Ga . May 13, 1904.
The busy season which occupies all
fho time of onr ollicc force during
its continuance, is nov* so nearly over
that wo can find tiroo to think ot
something else; therefore, wo will re¬
sume our monthly talks with the farm¬
ers.
Not withstanding the backwardness
of lust season and the falling off lu
the productlou of crops, the prices for
cotton have ranged so high as to inure
groutly to the beneiit of our farmsrs.
Those who were not compelled by
business obligations to rush their cot¬
ton to the market and hence could
afford to hold It for the best prices,
secured better profits than they have
Oeon a-ble to make for many years.
Those, however, who had gone Into
dobt for their supplies, derived but
little prollt from increased prices, be¬
ing compelled to go early Into the
market to pay the factors who had
lions upon their crops.
It would seem that wo have here
Another lesson on tbe Importance o!
Home supplies and Independence o?
debt. A planter who makes his
farm self-siutalning by rtf. ing hi 3 own
food supplies for man and beast,
makes his cotton a money crop, and
:an hold It long enough at least to
make a fair profit from its sale.
But he who has mortgaged his crop
•o procure hts food supplies, 13 at the
mercy of the lender and is often
forced Into the market with heavy loss
jo himself.
Our advice to farmers, therefore, Is:
tf you would keep prices to a point
where they will bring good profits,
raise your food supplies. Doing this,
you can do much toward controlling
the price.
CULTIVATION.
The long winter and cold spring
iave not been favorable for the ger
nlnatton of crops, Yet the farmers
iave had good weather for cultlvatig
h® crop. Careful attention to thl.
>»jt of the work from the time ot
ilawttaf to the gathering of the bolls
3 a very lraportant factor in Insuring
mcces* to the fannc”.
To prepare the land v-®!! by plow-
:ng, harrowing and puttlag In the
’©rtlllzer required by the eoii is not
inly very good, but absolutely esaar
dal. But no matter how well that
>art of the task may have been p«r-
'ormed, without careful cultivation, It
profits little.
The experienced farmer knows that
mless his land is kept open and po
:'ous, the best fertilizer:? will give lit
Ie benefit to the crop, Hence, good
plowing atid hoeing at the right time
have os much to do with success as
;o<xl preparation and manuring before
planting.
The healthy growth of the young
plant 1 b promoted by frequent ana
-apld working?, and often deep plow-
ng is not only helpful but necessary
n ordor to pulverize land that won
jot completely broken up at tho time
)f preparation.
Remember, too. what wo have ot-
.en said: Do not let your stalks
•omo up too close together. From
:0 to 24 Inches apart Is close enough.
Bo careful in hoeing not to take so
nuch dirt away from th© young cot¬
ton os to cause danger or ih? falling
down.
CORN.
In the second working of corn the
plowing should be thorough and deep.
The application of fertilizers now., if It
has not already been done, on each
ilde of the corn hills In the siding
furrows, will greatly afd the forming
at tho ear.
If pease sto to be planted tn the
furrows betwoen tbe stalks of corn, It
should be at the time of the second
working. If the rows of com are
wtd© enough apart, it Is best to put tho
pease in tlio middle.
HAY.
So soon as you have removed your 1
small grain lroui the field. bow peas,
adding a Email quantity of sorghum
sped or corn, which will aid In hold¬
ing up the peas, and wil add value to
your crop of paevln© hay. This plan
will aid materially iu building up your
land.
Those who have not already mowed
.heir clover, orchard and tali oat grass,
should do this work. Do your cutting
ifter the dow dries. After you see
i hat the grass Is thoroughly wilted,
put it up In cocks, narrow and tall, so
that the dew will find as little sur-
face as possible to rest upon.
So soon as possible, house your hay.
A dressing of lime plaster and ashes
will help the clover, when Its second
growth begins, This is the time for
planting mitlot, corn forage and SO."
ghum for hay and for soilirr;.
LIVE STOCK IN GEORGIA.
Th.-re Is a steady improvement in
pur State in the selection and rearing
of lhe Block. Enterprising farmers
are no longer satisfied with scrub cat¬
tle and horses, but are stooF’ug their
farms with the best breeds. *
MONEY.
Loans negotiated on imornvtd
farms at lowest market rates, and
on most liberal terms.
Business of nineteen years'
standing. More than three mil¬
lion dollars in loans negotiate.!.
Facilities unsuronssed.
HOWARD M SMITH
14 second ft., y &CL>: * <
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vince
You
that you are tanking on a cer¬
tainty when you* buy an
OWENSBOltO WAGON.
3 ■ We invite comparison and
orders. i
solicit. your :
OF V.
Heard Brothers,
I'opliiir
MACON,G A. I
FREE TRIP
rr ■n.-
H j.z.1 f I
ern . Louis Exposition
Given Away July i.
GET A CUPON WITH EACH TEN-CENT PURCHASE.
THE t-1
:2J
1
t
Mi C. BALKCOM ’ AGT.
Iii addition to a larger
Zfl of Hardware,
,mi * lijve added
A staple line of Crockery
a. m/
And Baseball Goo fs.
I>< 2 Tlilr l St, (NearUlieary Street) Macon, Gti.
Wtster-i S Atlantic Railroad
And
Xaslivillc, Cliatlanooga & St.
TO
ST. LCITIS AND ALL POINTS WEST AND NORTHWEST.
SOLID TRAINS DAILY WITH PULLMAN PALACE
SLEEPING CARS, ATLAFTA TO ST. LOUIS WI ITIOUf CHANGE.
Only Through Car Service, Al
hi to Chicago, Withuot Change,
Close'Connections Made] nt Atlanta with the Seaboard Air Lino
Riihvav, the Central of Georgia Railway, and tlio Southern Rail wav
Train*.
For Map Folclo or other Infonnatii n]write to
r. K. HARMAN,
„ p <3M tTH ’ G. P. A., \\\ & A. RY.,
Traffic Manage", Atlanta, G a.
1
BABY EASE
The Best Spring and Summer
Medicine for Babies (& Children.
«.
Thousands Spring and little Summer bring die of grave dangers to babies and children.
of ones bowel troubles brought on by eating
derangement unripe fruits, vegetables etc. Serious results often follow a slight
ond of the medicine digestive for organs. Baby Ease is the safest, most
effective best all stomach and bowel troubles of
babies and children. Pleasant in taste—children like it.
25 CENTS FOR. LARGE BOTTLE
If your druggist, hasn’t it, write to the manufacturer,
T. P. MARSHALL, MACON, GA.
/ ft si about tic FtiEE COLO QtUJG cjfer.
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