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VOL. XVI.
EDITORIAL NOTES
A protective tariff, like the gods,
helps those who help themselves.
The granges and alliances should
vie with each other in making the
Harris county Fair a success.
Gen’l Sheridan died Sunday night
shout 9 . 3 o o’clock. His name will
never be forgotten in the vallies of
Virginia.
Shall we use cotton “duck” in the
place of jute bagging, for baling cot
ton. It will be cheaper in the long
run and would break the bagging
trust.
Harris county has no superior in
Georgia. We propose to wear the
blue ribbon at the Chattahoochee Val¬
ley Exposition over the best county
in three states.
It’s a very weak man who con
eludes he is wrong because he finds
himself with the minority. What
shall we say of the man, brother
Hanson, who asserts that he is?
Dear brother Hanson: The big
side is not always the right side. In¬
deed, it we read aright the good
book that should be the guide of all
editors, quite the reverse is true.
Ascertaining that Grimes carried
Troup county in Saturday’s primary,
the Columbus Enquirer wants to
know why the editor of the Journal
is always on the wrong side. We do
not admit being wrong, for our habit
is to refer questions of right or wrong
to a higher tribunal than a county
primary. If brother Hanson would
carry an easy conscience we advise
him to do likewise.
The Atlanta Constitution doesn’t
see how a protective tariff is res],on
for the bagging trust. Perhaps
the Constitution doesn't see how it is
easier for the manufacturers of the
United States to combine to put up
prices, than it is for the manufactu
rers of all countries to combine. But
the farmer, who has to pay twelve
JOSEPHL. DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
cents a yard for bagging that can be
sold at a profit at nine cents a yard,
can see it. Protection to manufactu
rers has been carried too far. The
farmer needs protection now.
Mr. Grimes has made a good rec¬
ord in congress and this, with the
hearty support given him by the city
of Columbus, lias made irresistahle
conquest for him. The Journal has
not urged nor opposed his nomination
as it recognized his opponents as able
and honest gentlemen, and desired
to be in a position to give the nomi¬
nee a cordial support. Personally to¬
wards Mr. Grimes we have a friendly
feeling and his course in the house
has been always in the interest of his
constituents, so far as we have ob¬
served. * .
THE FARM LANDS OF GEORGIA
Columbus Enquirer,
The Middle Georgia Progress is
on the right line when it says: “No
better investment is offered capital
than the farming land of middle Geor¬
gia. Ten years from now a retro¬
spect of values will be staitling and
many a doubting Thomas of to-day
will exclaim: If I had only invested
I’d have made a fortune.” The only
trouble about this assertion is that it
does not go far enough. The same
might have been said not only thing
of middle Georgti, but of the entire
state and other southern states.
Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin and
Iowa have about the same density of
population that Georgia has. Not
one of these states has as fine a cli
mate or has a so il capable of produc
j n g suc h a variety of crops as Georgia,
]ST ot one 0 f them equals Georgia in
na tural advantages not agricultural,
Nol one of them has 5etter ]and> and
not one G f them j s m ore healthy. For
agricultural, manufacturing, mining
or commercial advantages Georgia
sulpasses any of these stateSj and yet
tbe ave rage price of land there is
fi ve times as much as here
There is but one inference from
this. Our land is unnaturally cheap,
Tt ought now to bring four or five
times as much as it does, and it can
not be many years before it will.
HAMILTON, GA., AUGUST 10,1888.
The immigrant who comes to
Georgia and buys land will make an
investment more certain to rise in
value than any other that he could
make, and that advance must come
soon. The present state of things is
unnatural and cannot continue long.
We have the advantage over each
G f these states in the rapid develop
ment that is taking place in other
than agricultural channels. Our min
eral wealth is being developed, our
coal is being mined, our streams are
turning the busy wheels of factories,
our grapite and marble beds are com¬
ing into use, our forests are being
turned into homes, and the time is
near at hand when we will have a
great army of consumers of agricul¬
tural products here, not attracted by
legislation but by the bounties of na
tore. This will give our agricultural
classes a great advantage over those
of a purely agricultural state such as
Wisconsin or Iowa.
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I^ocal mid Per mo mil.
For other local matter see page 4.
Mrs. R. G. Hooten, of Concord, is
on a visit to her parents.
Let everybody talk Fair. Other
counties have done well, but Harris
can excel them all.
The Journal will resume it regu
lar size next week. We beg the in
diligence of our readers until then.
Don’t shirk the responsibilities of
good citizen, and the community will
be the better from your having lived
in R*
The premium list of the Harris
county Fair will be ready next week.
It will be distributed all over the
county.
Mr. F. M. Rogers, of the Cataula
district 4 gave us another basket of
peaches this week, which was most
highly appeciated.
There are two or three cases Q f
mumps in town, but no local disease
of a serious nature. T he health of
the city is unusually good.
For all diseases and deformities of
the eye, ear, nose and throat consult
Dr. O. J. Short, specialist, Columbus,
Ga. Office 1140J Broad street.
Our consolidating returns of the
late primary have been borrowed,
We shall publish them in ample time
ONE DOLLAR AYEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
for aU candidates for county offices
to figure out their success on them.
It you need anything in the way
of building material, sash, blinds,
doors, laths, lime or the like, Harvey
& Dudley will fill your order prompt¬
ly and treat you squarly in all their
dealings. Give them your orders.
Col. James M. Mobley returned
yesterday afternoon from Atlanta.
He was appointed elector on the
democratic ticket for the fourth con
gressional district, The honor has
been worthily bestowed and he will
do all in his power to make Georgia’s
majority 100,000 for Cleveland and
tariff reform.
Lands in Harris county are worth
more than five times their usual sell¬
ing price. In no part of the world
having our advantages of soil and
climate are they near so cheap. A
re action must come and nothing will
so surely bring it as an advertisement
of our resources, through such a
medium as the Chattahoochee Val¬
ley Exposition.
The commissioners to revise the
jury box met here Monday morning,
according to adjournment and revised
t | le box by Tuesday evening. We
suppose the woik has been well done
as the board is composed of Capt T
j. Nea)) C apt. T. H. Kimbrough,
and Messrs G. G. Murrah, T. I,.
j en kins, G. B. Duke and A. I) An
derson The jury drawn for die next
t erm 0 f court will be published next
week.
Mrs. Col. Jim Ramsey, of Opelika,
Ala., is in town visiting her sister,
Mrs. F. S. Howard.
Mis. J. T. Buchanan left thismorn
ing for Marvyn, Ala., accompanied
by her sister, Miss Carrie Sparks.
Hon. J. E. D. Shipp, cl Americus,
came here yesterday afternoon to see
^ am by who are visiting Dr. and
Mrs. T. J. Bbooks.
A singing school, taught by Prof.
Howard,is in progress here beginning
every morning at 9 o clock. He is
tcac b in 8 * n the Baptist church, and
lds a ve, T 8°°^ class.
Mr. C. W. Harris, of Florence,
formerly a citizen of this county, is
up here on a short visit to relatives
NO. 31.