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About The Enterprise. (Carnesville, GA.) 1890-1??? | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1890)
THE ENTERPRISE. Olliclal Organ of Franklin County. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY. l.nirn d at tile CarnMvilW* |...,-i-i.lliri- as SeiuiuU- i lass .Mall Matter. I'ripe of SuliscriiitlouOne year, #1 si* month*, ISO rent-; till** month*, 25 I‘flits; In f lulls of 10 or morn. 76 wut per annum. Cu.li in advance. 55 mi of Aiivntitalng fitrufshcd on application. (orrespondnnee be given t oiiimiuiiciitbin- la solicited, but unless no attention will to urcompit- lilcd by the real name of the writer. LON. J. MeCONNKLL ani> GKO. 8. PHILLIPS, F.nirous and Paoi'nitnuuK. CAKXESVH.LK, fiA., APRIL 7, 1800. EDITORIALLY PARA L R U* IIKD. Pat Walsh says Livingston does not like him because he favored Northern for Governor. The Democrats continue to make gains. Brer Tariff Reform is about to down Brer Protection. Lawrence Barrett is ut Nice. He writes to friends in this country that he is greatly improved in health. Elbert county has a candidate who announces himself in the Star, but does not give his name. It must be Mr. Blank. The Democratic gains in Illinois and Wisconsin, if continued, will make them democratic States in the next Presidential election. The Republicans are making a strong pull to capture the western vote, but are causing a row in the east can and manufacturing States. Col. L. F. Livingston made an un¬ called for attack on Pat Walsh a few days since. Mr. Walsh only left a few frazzles when he come back at him. Rev. John G. Gibson, of Ogle¬ thorpe, is spoken of as a candidate from tliis district for Congress. Dr. Carlton is said to favor him as his successor. The prohibitionists of Atlanta have decided not to have an election this year, but will seek legislation through the General Assembly to have their grievances redressed. George W. Peck, the genial hu¬ morist, lias been elected mayor of Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. Peck is a Democrat, and was elected by 5,000 majority. The Republicans have beeen carrying the city for a long time. Helen Alluighnm, widow of Wil¬ liam Aillinghani, the poet and song writer has been the recipient of a groat compliment. She is the first of her sex to be a member of the English Royal Society of painters in water colors. The society consists of forty members. — » — —--- Did Col. Buck have little enough sense to think that he would get the great democratic Atlanta Constitu¬ tion to support the Harrison admin¬ istration because the St. Louis plat¬ form was not in keeping of their ideas’of protection? Col. Buck is weaker than we thought. Jay Hubbell, the famous campaign fund raiser, is now a stout, solid, bald headed and spectacled old gentleman. He has given up his elaborate home in the copper region of Lake Superi¬ or, where he entertained as a- prince every summer, and lives in Boston, which is headquarters for copper in¬ terests. The House Committee on Judi¬ ciary agreed a few days ago by almost unanimous vote to draft and report an amendment to the constitution providing for the election of United States Senators by the people. Such an amendment would no doubt be highly satisfactory to the masses. It would put a stop to moneyed -nu n buying out legislatures and procuring seats by making the bigest bid. They are Coming South. Tlie Springfield, Mass., Republi¬ can says: There are several woolen mills advertised for sale here and there in New England. Among them are the four saw mills at Wales, which are to be sold this week by the martgagees. In the same line of news is the announcement that the Phoenix Woolenware Manufacturing company, of Boston, will remove its works to Knoxville, Tenn., and the tools and the machinery of the Rollstone machine company, of Fitchburg, will be sold at auction preparatory to the company's re¬ moval to Anniston, Ala. Subscribe for The Entkri-risk. Designing Men in the Alliance. The farmers’ Alliance has been greatest and most commendable for its short period of that the pg^de have ever They have with one but tremendous effort wrought changes in many affairs, and of the changes too have been of much benefit to the country. They making their power felt in all matters of universal interest, and they are asking for no reasonable re¬ forms that are not bending to their great strength. The order has done the poorer class an incalculable amount of good. Hut will this re¬ formation and advancement continue, or will designing men under the mask of friendship, who have ingeneottsly worked themselves to the front as real and true leaders, deceive, thwart and pull down their grand and worthy intentions. We have observed that when Alliancemon are warned of the goats in sle ep’s clothing that they usually reply that the Alliance will take caje of itself. This may bo true, and it may not. All great measures and reforms are injured and sometimes abandoned on account of deceptive and selfish leaders. There is not a well-informed, unbi¬ ased Alliunccman in Georgia that does not discern the false hand of the wire puller in political affairs. The Alliaucemdn are so well organized and their great numbers make them such a formidable enemy that when their dangers arc seen by outsiders less enthused that but few have the backbone to stand up and speak out. The press for the most part is show¬ ing cowardice in this line. Honest Allianeemon do not want a man to swallow anything that chokes him wiili I Ik dicgS'Oi h\ po< iis\. La- bor, ’ said a distinguished n scholar and statesman not long a since, “is the only * .sohmt thing t.ii- , i.tuli. A< on t opting this .is tuu tin biawny nain tiller of the soil, the cinder-clad toiler of the bellows and forge, the man who by the sweat o! his blow Lids tlu nations <>( tin t.ntIi, is also tin o.dy solvent collateral of a stable government. Such men deserve pa- trio tic friewltfliip. and it their claims arc honestly and .intelligently urged tiuii giin .iiims "ill bt luided. >n, 11 ' ut v " ‘ l ' ( '' - towers to unmask every axe-grinder, let it be popular 11 or unpopular. 11 I ‘ We Are Being Left. The newspapers are full of devel¬ of one kind and another that taking place in different parts of Railroads are being built many sections, cotton seed oil canning factories, guano man¬ etc., are going up in many These enterprises are being by men that have been to the knowledge of their op¬ to become a great and people it they will take of them. Prosperity does come to those who do not seek There is no praise for those whose indifference to opportunities for advancement are not heeded. What is Franklin county doing in this great waking-up of energies and development? We admit that the farmers are economizing and getting their crops more diversified, all of which is good, but there must be other industries before much money will circulate, and bcror.e we can get ready money for our products. There must be something done to attract capital and labor. What induce¬ ments can we hold out to the capi¬ talist? None, unless it bo in our minerals. Capitalists do not carry their money to country towns. The railway is the highway and the only wax that leads to the development of a count ry’s resources; it beckons the capitalist and goes in partnership with him in the different industries. No cotton factories, no guano facto¬ ries, no merchant flouring mills, no furniture factories, no wagon and buggy shops, no home enterprise, no home market, no prosperity, no inde¬ pendence without railroads. Shall we join the march of progress of other sections, build railroads, facto¬ ries, shops, etc., and help develop this grand country, or shall we left ami lost in our indifference? Peddlers and Agents Not to be Taxed. The Supreme Court of Georgia has decided that it is unconstitutional to tax a non-resident peddler sells good by sample, the goods manufactured in another State and shipped direct from tlie manufactory, The decision will bring about many changes in regard to taxing itinerant salesmen or peddlers. Chicago has thirty seven v.cmen law} ers. THE ALLIANCE POLICY. The Executive Committee Takes Im¬ portant Action. From tlie Atlanta Constitution. Here is the alliance policy, given in detail. The executive committee has heard the report of the committee appointed to draw up a statement of the policy of the order upon the railroad question and other matters of moment, and has indorsed the work of that commit¬ tee. The official announcement was made through the columns of the Southern Alliance Farmer, which ap¬ peared yesterday. The sub-committee, which drew up the report, consisted of Messrs. Liv¬ ingston, Pope and Brown. When Chairman Corput, of the ex¬ ecutive committee called the meeting to order, the sub-committee reported as follows: Whereas, Paragraph 4, section 2, article 4 of the Constitution of Geor¬ gia declares: “The general assembly of this state shall have no power to authorize any corporation to buy shares or stock in any other corpora¬ tion in Ihe state or elsewhere, or to make any contracts or agreements whatever with any such corporation which may have tl«* effect or be inten¬ ded to have the effect, to defeat or lessen competition in their respective businesses, or to encourage monopoly; and such contracts and agreements shall be illegal and void.” Your committee respoetfully sug¬ gests the enforcement of the above constitutional clause in its full and original intent, to wit: 'filial corpor¬ ations shall remain competitive, not for given points or localities, but for the whole people and entire state; and tjmt tb(j ))(nvcrs „ f , be illtei , statc all( ] state railway cpmmis- sions be so enlarged as that they may co-operate . one with the ,, otaer mreg- ,bating classifications and rates, and the warehouse features of rail way cars d t8t And these rations be based a rt , l80aia ble 0 f construction, equipment and ; n <, 0 f roads, and no t upon wa- stocksj 01 . high pricc8 paid {or for 8 of conso i idat L ou control must recognize the in- and rights of the people in corporations, and the laws ^ ^ shouM be 8uc]l M to wn . >wd’ the railruau conniuHtaon _ to . the same, and the commission be made to do its whole duty the premises. Respectfully sub¬ L. F. Livingston, A. F. Pope, II. C Brown, Committee. It is understood that live of the members of the committee favored the adoption of the report as. it stood. Colonel Corput, however, opposed certain features of it, maintaining that legislation on the lino of the ()live bill was a necessity. The other members were strongly of the opinion that the railroad commission, acting under the provisions of ^c constitu¬ tion, furnisned the necessary protec¬ tion. When a vote was reached, Mr. Corput did not oppose the adoption of the report, and so the action was practically unanimous. Then the executive committee turned its attention to the attitude which the fanners of Georgia should assume in the coming election. A circular was finally adopted which will be sent to all parts of the state, and especially to candidates for office. It reads: TO AI.T, IA Nf'KMKX. The executive committee of the Geor¬ gia State Alliance, with the president concurring, do most earnestly urge all alliancman in the state to demand of any candidate for any state office, or seeking to represent them in the Georgia Legislature, or the United States congress, to pledge themselves, if elected: 1. To support and do all in their power to further legislation in compli¬ ance with the foregoing adopted res¬ olutions. 2. To a revision of the present public school system, thereby afford¬ ing more extended facilities for com¬ mon education. 2. To such changes m the peniten¬ tiary system as will ameliorate the condition and treatment of convicts, and as soon as possible the system be so changed as that all able-bodied m:lle convicts shall he worked on the P'*Wie highways, and that special pro¬ visions be made for workhouses for women and children. 4. To a reduction of state and na- tional taxes. Asserting that only tax- es should be levied for revenue, and that to an economical and judicious administration. 5. That in the revision of the pro- t.ective tariff, the burden noiv resting out'ao agricultural and laboring elass- es shall be lessoned *to the greatest possiblo extent. representatives in the 0. That our national legislature shall advocate the passago of such laws as will prevent speculation and combines, that seek to interfere with prices of prime ne¬ cessities and productions. 7. To an abolition of the national banking system, and the substitution of legal treasury notes in lieu of na¬ tional bank notes, and in sufficient volume, in conjunction with gold and silver, to do the business of the coun¬ try on a cash basis. 8. That the sub-treasury bill of the National Alliance now pending in congress, or some better system for the relief of the strugling masses, be passed. Felix Corput, Chairman, A. F. Pop*, A. W. Ivey, T. J. S i EVENS, J. G. Taylor. Committee. I conrnr in the foregoing, L. F. Livingston, President. TO ALI.IANOEMliX IN GEORGIA. The demand of the executive com¬ mittee to all candidates seeking state offices, members of the house of rep¬ resentatives, state senator, or United States congress sent you for consider¬ ation and adoption should have your immediate attention, and when adop¬ ted do not fail to demand au unequiv¬ ocal answer. L. F. Livingston, Pres. Ga. S. F. A. and L. U. Another Hopeful Sign. From tlio Constitution. As an evidence of the prosperity of Georgia farmers our exchanges say that in their localities the occupation of the money lender is gone; that money is going begging at remarkably low rates of interest and is not in de¬ mand anywhere. This is certainly a pleasent and promising state of affairs. It is the result of the work Iasi year and speaks well of the push, the pluck and de¬ termination of the farmers to be inde¬ pendent. If they can keep up this new order of things during the re¬ mainder of the year they will indeed be on a sure and solid footing for fut¬ ure operations. Perhaps the alliance has had much to do in bringing about these desira¬ ble results; in fact, its work is visible in this as in other matters where the welfare of the farmer is concerned. It is daily doing work that will tell for all the future in the agricultural interests of the country; teaching les¬ sons economy and thrift of the peo¬ ple, who are banded together as they have never been before for their mut¬ ual prosperity. The farmers of Geor¬ gia are to be congratulated for what they have accomplshe in the past year —to go no further back—for the inde¬ pendence they have attained and are now enjoying, and on the golden fut¬ ure whose bright gleams beckon them on to still broader and better achieve¬ ments. The Farmers Economizing. There is less going in debt and probably less cash being spent this year by the fanners of Franklin county than has been for fifteen years. The mercantile business in this county is unprccedcntly dull, and from the information received the commercial traveling men it is not only dull in tliis county, but the same almost everywhere. It has been heretofore that there was a cer¬ tain amount of goods sold each year, and the merchant knew just about wliat lie would do in the year. But there was a considerable falling last year, and is still less this year, until it looks like a great many are determined to do without, let come what may. This is economy’s work, and with nearly all poor people it has to come sooner or later if they ever become prosperous and inde¬ pendent. GIVEN Ixwrks RACKS VISLS. BOOKSFOXTAIN1XG AWAY! AND All Hiii-d 1,71)5 E'JSS? nf I’UT- N'OO tlie are well ]»rint<*l <>n pMMl Model Mitli neat liinriiupc Tin y ’over arc “The illustrations J.iu*y(ini**<liH,” ami 1*0,000 700 Mil with l.ooo ; ••Tlie Model History of the I'mtevl States” hy Everet Kmwn, coo and 00 fine engravings; “The Model Rook ot K ttuval Bi-tory,” l>‘20 page.* and over 500 illustrations. These three hooks ;<re a complete litijary lect the within opportunity themselves, offered and none should neg¬ now to obtain them free. Thousands ol these hooks have been sold at si each,.Rut we now offer them all together with TRAVELER, one vear’s subscription eaeh and to THE A UK A XS AAV to every person sending us £2, whieli is the regular Mib.-enntion price of The Traveler aUute. The books will Is* delivered to the suhserilH'r postpaid. The Arkansaw Trav¬ eler, Owie ]\ Rend, editor, is one of the best known humorous weeklies, it is now published in IK-naji'e form—-same size as Harjn r's Weekly- ami inu.-trwted in the highest style of the engrav¬ er’s art, and at *2 a year is just om* half the price of similar illustrated weeklies. Subscribe now, taking advantage of the low price and our great XSta how long we may be able to continue it. Sub¬ scribe now. Address, TliE ARKANSAW TRAVELER. 2U8 Dearborn street, Chicago, ill. Go to W. C. & J. B. McEntire for cooking stoves. They can suit you with the best and cheapest stove ever brought to Carnesville. * OUR * SPECIALTIES: * coxo C>Z> wco ■o- *THE ENTERPRISE STORE. STOVES! TINWARE! — and — * HOUSE * FURNISHING * GOODS. * ANYTHING YOU WANT IN THE ABOVE LINE*. At the lowest possible prices. ROOFING AND GUTTERING Done anywhere promptly by best skilled workman. Call on or write for prices. J. H. Maxwell, 4-29. Elbcrton, Ga. To One and All Of my old friends who want either Saddles, Bridles or Harness made or repaired will find the old saddler, D. M. LOONEY, at Carnesville to do their work, at the Col. Thos. Morris office, where he will be glad to see you all and work for all once more in life. Yours, as ever, D. M. Looney. 5 - 17 . F URNITUR E AN1> House -A FULL LINK OF — Bed-Steads, Sofas, BUREAUS, CHAIRS, CENTER SAFES, ETC., ETC. W. F. CUNNINGHAM, 8 - 8 . Royston, Ga. Coins ail More! ■o- I carry a complete line of Coffins in all sizes. Furniture consisting of Bureaus, Chairs, Safes, etc. CO AND ILS! I carry a full line of Paints and Oils. Prices guaranteed T. H. ROBERTS, 4-29. Lavonla, Ga. npOMB • * -AN1>— STONeR — FROM THE — (JheapestTToT'PheT Jest] 1 ! I ’will be glad to furnish the with anything in my line. guaranteed satisfactory. P. J. Puckett I 8-R4 Elbcrton, Ga. the- Mate ol Low Prices. DRY NOTIONS, GOODS, SHOES, HATS, HARNESS, BOOTS, SADDLES, GROCERIES. Lawrence’s Liver Stimulator a Specialty. Give me a call. Respoetfully, PIERCE ft DOWNS, 8 - 8 . Royston, Ga. Fancy Grocery -AND- (^JonfectionerieGJ^ Nige Goods * - AND - Low Prices. I carry a complete stock in my line, including drugs, show case no¬ tions, and all kinds of canned goods. Tobacco and figars a Specialty. IgpNext door to P. Ii. Bowers. B. CURRY, Royston, Ga. Subscribe for Trk Enterprise. $1 — A YEAR I ALL OF FRANKLIN’S ENTERPRISING CITIZENS - SHOULD- ] PATRONIZE * AN £ ENTERPRISE, j -and-* THE * ENTERPRISE IS A .....j HOME if ENTERPRISE! We venture to s3y there is not a citizen m the county who does no-1 want a good County Paper, and we further venture to say that “THE * ENTERPRISE” is, and will continue to be, tlie best paper ever pub¬ lished in Frauklin County. ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN A DAY Neither will “THE ENTERPRISE” attain its height of success in so short a time, but ii the citizens of Franklin County will give us their patronage we will build up a circulation to almost equal Rome’s population, and give them a paper that every one will Ire proud of. We don’t propose to pander to any sect, society, or organization, hut will publish a straight-forward, Democratic, conservative news¬ paper that will tend to build up and further the progress of Frauklin County. -•• -• ♦ Carnesville will have her railroad completed in a short time, and already she is awaking from her Rip Van Winkla slumber, and will be ranked among the thriving, live towns of North-East Georgia, and with the beginning of her second growth THE ENTERPRISE first sees the light of day. To getting ont a newsy, live, enterprising and progressive paper we will devote all of our energy and time, ami build up a newspaper that will he looked for with eager anticipation. The sections of the whole country which arc the most prosperous are the sections that have advantage of progressive newspapers. The newspapers are not only expected to give the news, but it is a part of tbeir mission to develop the territory into which they go. It shall be onr highest ambition to do service for onr section, anti hope we will have the friendship of the people for our efforts. THE ENTERP ISE t CarnesvillEj Ga. A YEAR!
