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VOI, XVI.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
So far Harris county is ahead of
The Harris county exhibit must
take the blue ribbon at the Columbus
exposition. Our principal eompeti
tion will come from Alabama, and
when has Georgia ever failed to sur
pass her eldest daughter.
The state fair at Macon is going to
be one of tire most notable events of
the year. It is being managed
and the success that is sure to come
will lie hut the legitimate fruits „f
the efforts now being put forth.
Devote a little time to an exhibit t
at the county fair. One hundred ex¬
hibitors will insure the success of the
enterprise. This is seven to each
malitia district. Resolve to be one
of seven and try to get six others to
be with you.
The Americus, Preston and Lump
kin railroad has put on a steamer
from Savannah to New York, thus
giving it a line from New York to
Lumpkin. This road has been man
aged with consummate skill and ahil
ity. It has done wonders for
cus and south Georgia and is not yet
in the zenith of its usefulness.
October will he a month of exposi
tions in Georgia. The most notable
will be those at Augusta, Macon and
Columbus. Augusta has spent a
mint of money preparing for her ex
position which opens on the 10th and
continues into November. It will he
perliaps the most interesting ever giv
en in the south. There is uo city
that ranks with Augusta in beauty,
enterprise and thrift, so that a visit
to the city any time is worth one’s
while. But when she makes special
preparation, gets up an exposition,
opens her gates and asks the world to
come, it is an invitation not to be
slighted. The railroads have given
a rate of one cent a mile,and although
JOSEPH L.DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
Augusta is on the extreme state limit
from us, we think many will be sure
to go f rom this section.
YOUR HOME PAPER.
The Journal is no growler. If it
has suffered in adversity heretofore its
readers have not discovered the fact
in its countenance. But we think
the business men of the county do
not appreciate the value of a county
newspaper as they should. The siq>
port that the business men of
ton h ave have given us in
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twelve . months would , not sustain , .
VH™ two
utc<1 moTe to ‘ 10 l^ecne given here
ni .Tunc than they have contributed
to the support of the Journal in
two years. Now the money spent on
the barbecue was well spent. It ad
vertised the tow a and sustained the
character of its people for liberality
and public spirit. But is it superior
a newspaper for this? Was one
barbecue of more value than the
* Journal has been in two years of
service? The most siiccessfulmen of
business are the largest advertisers.
If it pays them to advertise, it ought
to pay our merchants doubly, when
in advertising their wares they at the
same time patronize an enterprise
that adds dignity to the town and ad
voeates every public interest, If the
town of Hamilton was without a
newspaper it would he as easy a mat
ter to raise money among her busi
ness men to establish one now as it
was when the Journal was founded
in 1872. They are as appreciative
of the value of a homo paper now as
they were then, but they are content
to let it fight for a meagre patronage
abroad, when a little encouragement
at home would place it on the high
road to a prosperity that would prove
beneficial to every interest of the
county.
WILL COTTON SHEETING DO ?
Thousands of minds are busy try
ing to devise some means to defeat
the cotton bagging trust. Almost
every day some new substitute for
jute bagging is proposed. The great
trouble is the doubt whether cotton
HAMILTON, GA., SEPTEMBER 7,1888.
would be accepted in anything but.
the regular commercial bagging.
Congressman Elliott, of South Caro¬
lina, has obtained some information
on tb s subject which appears impor.
tant. At bis request the department
of state cabled United States Consul
Russell at Liverpool to ascertain if
c °R° n wrapped in cotton cloth would
he accepted at that market. Consul
Russell replied:
Interviewed leading merchants.
Their prejudice favors jute bagging.
However, aa a covering lawful and
acceptable, the merchants suggest
cotton ,, sheeting , ,• substitute. * ,
as a
Assistant Secretary of State Rives
traQsm!tt ; ng a COJ)y of t ] ie coll .
to Congressman Elliott ad
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It would appear, therefore, that
there is no rule of the trade in L»e
crpool, which prohibits the covering
of cotton bales with material other
than ordinary jute bagging.
Mr. J. II. Turner, state organizer
of the Farmer’s Alliance, in a recent
letter addressed to the members of
that organization said:
My plan is to use cotton cloth for
wrapping our cotton regardless of
cost. That will create a demand for
more than one hundred thousand
hales of cotton and give the profits-to
our southern factories instead of stuff
ing the overflowing vaults of the eot
ton bagging trusts.
Brethren examine yourselves and
see if it is cowardice that keeps us
from downing this bagging trust.
The use of cotton cloth lias been
commended by the Telegraph ami
other southern papers. Osnahurgs
was recommended as a substitute by
a large convention of planters recent
ly held at Memphis, To wrap cot-
ton appears decidedly the most prae
ticable way to contend against the
jute bagging combine. It is proha
hie that arrangements could he made
insure cotton-baled cotton and if it
can be definitely settled that Liver
pool will accept the proposed sulisti
tute it w ill undoubtedly be very large
ly used.—Macon Telegraph,
THIS YEAR IN GEORGIA.
This year in Georgia there are
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
0,005 more voters than last year.
There are 4,214 more white voters
than last. year.
There are 2*191 more colored voters
than last year.
Though the number of able-bodied
men has increased, the number of
workers between 12 and 05 years of
age has decreased from 94,087 to
87,793.
There are 49 railroad presidents
and only 13 superintendents.
Improved land has increased 247
200 acres, and is worth $2,141,985
more than last year.
The value of horses, mules, sheep
and cattle lias increased $999,004.
There is $411,231 more of house¬
hold and kitchen furniture.
There is $$3,099 less of watches,
jewelry and silverware.
There are 120,785 more dollars
invested in plantation and mechani¬
cal tools.
There were 099,137 dollars worth
of cotton, corn and provisions held by
farmers on April 1st—$337,057
more than last year.
Town and city property has in¬
creased in value $4,400,291.
Bank shares are worth $1,358,190
,nore ^ iau hist year.
Merehandise is worth 8545,312
more than last year.
This is the story of the tax digests
for 1888. It is a story of prosperity
among the farmers, prosperity in the
cities ami towns; better stock, better
cattle, better tools, better furniture,
and more comfort in all the walks of
life.—Atlanta Constitution.
Kor li»e Hamilton Journal.
CURRENT EVENTS.
Congress is in session and likely to
remain in session until December.
Three distinct hills have been iutro
duced on the subject of “Trusts” and
something will he done to abate this
huge w rong.
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Nine of the ten representatives in
congress from Georgia have been fe
nominated* This is as it should Ut*.
NO. 35.