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mm&m —— ms- fmm PHHB® v ' : 1 : r*¥^ l $1.00 PER ANNUM. TIFTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1892. MM Iff CYCLONETA AND TIFTON. INVADED BY AN ARMY OF FARMERS FROM MIDDLE GEORGIA. Jhaipr Uu, of the Oeor*I* Southern, Brtufe Thom Oere to Note the Hucceu Betas Hade la Tobacco Culture, Under date of June 25th General Manager Lane, of the Georgia South ern and Florida railroad, iBsued invi tation! to farmers of Bibb, Houston and Dooly counties, living along the Ijne of his railroad, using the follow ing language: Macon, Gx., Juno 85,1892. Data Him—Knowing you to be n live, progressive (armor, Interested In any thing that will tend to promote the wel fare ot your section and of the farming Interest particularly and believing that diversity is the best and surest relief for those engaged In agriculture, on bebalf of the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad, 1 extend herewith an Invitation to Join an excursion which we propose to run, leaving Macon at 9 o'clock Satur day morning, July 2d, for Cycloneta and Tlflon for the purpose of investigating the experiments that are being made at those points in tobacco culture. Brine your baskets and Join In a basket picnic. This Invitation will be all you will need In tho matter of transportation, and we hope you can toko a day off, as it will pay you. Shuuld these experiments succeed (and we have the most flattering prospects now that any country could ask) there Is ho telling tho benefits that will accrue to the gloilous country traversed by the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad. The great advantages that tobacco has over cotton arc numerous, the two most Important of which are: First, It is a very much more profitable crop for the plant er; and second. It requires very little cap ital to manufacture It, while with cotton It requires an enormous outlay of money to erect a factory to mako the coarsest grades of cotton goods. Any communl ty tan raise the few thousand dollars necessary to manufacture tho entire pro duct of any section and thereby save the profit of manufacturing as well as grow lag the crop, and at the same time build Up your town at has been dons In all the tobacco growing countries of the United States, ■ . The crops at Cycloneta and Tlfton are very fine and the experts who are on nd think tbit theetrliest plant- Ifton has a crop now of two pounds peg .acre; and unhesltu- ' .tide pine lands along the . , liern end Florida railroad 1 are the best tobacco lands they have ever seen. Go down and see for yourself. J. Lakh, General Manager, In response to this invitation about tyro hundred and fifty farmer! from the counties mentioned joined the excursioh. Several newspaper men were invit ed to join the party- Those accept- iug were.A. A- Alien, editor-in-chief of the Macon Telegraph; John II. Hodges, editor «f the Houston Home Journal,«t Perry, J. E. Howell, cd itor of the Vienna Progress; B. T Allen, editor of the Tipton Ga zette; it. it. Folsom, staff corres pondent of tho Atlanta Journal. Besides these there was Mr. Carter, the chief clerk in the state agricultu rid department, and. he seemed to take a most decided interest in the excursion and the purpose for which it was given. General Manager Lane chaperoned the excursionists from Macon to Cy- , cioneta and through the extensive experimental farm of the railroad at that place. The party arrrived at Cycloneta at 11:80 a. m., and after an hour’s ramble through the farm and about the place, was summoned to the pack ing house and treated to a melon pic- mo, There were watermelons and cantaloupes in plenty for all who would partake of them. The Gazette man, in company with Mr. W. 0. Tift, went up to Cy cloneta on the noon train, met the party and returned with them on tho excursion train. About an hour was spent investi gating the tobacco and grape crops on the Tift Bros.' model farm—two miles above Tifton—following the lead of Mr. W. 0. Tift Then they came on down to l'if- fou and took a look at the tolwcco field in the city, also examined the completed Snow modern barn. A partv of citizens—Cape It. H. Tift, Col. C. W. Fill wood, Dr. G- W. Julian, Mayor W. H. Love and others—met the excursionists on their sumalst Tifton and engaged themselves in giving all the infor mation they could relative to the to bacco: crop and its prospects for suc cess. After* short time spent in lcok- their basket dinner at- the Gcotgia Southern depot and set to devouring it with a relish. Quite a number of the party grew very enthusiastic over what they saw; others seemed entirely indifferent, and still others were harsh in their adverse criticism. It was truly a representative aggregation of farmers such as would have been collected together from any section of tliiB great state. It would 1mve been, in deed, one the wonders of the world had these two hundred Georgia far mers been of the same mind and agreed that the culture of tobacco in Tifton and vicinity was rosily a suc cess. But one of the most ridiculous criticisms was by a so-called tobacco expert imported from North Caroli na lo grow a patch of tobacco on the Central railroad somewhere between Macon and Fort Valley. While the party wero examiuing the three acres of cigar leaf on the west side of the railroad, at what is known as the old lot, he gave it us his opinion that “it was the poorest tobacco the party had seen and was only fit to make a third grade smoking tobacco.” Donbtlesu this fellow hus made a failure grow ing tobacco in his patch and was trying to draw consolation from bis numerous comrades around him. Ev ery impartial visitor, who claims to know anything about tobacco, says that particular Held is us fine cigar leaf as they have seen growing uny- where, and will bo A 1 if properly oured. General Manager Lane—in fact the entire Georgia Southern and Florida management—is thoroughly enthusiastic over the success that has been mode in tobacco culture in the vioinity of Tifton, and with com mendable zeal is trying to enthuse the farmers ulotig the line of the road up to the point of giviug tobac co growing a trial. It is the most liberal railroad man agement in Georgia to-day, und is doing more to show the fanning oluss of people the way out of the general financial distress which is now overshadowing the country. It can bo relied oh to do its full duly in every good work looking to the general prosperity of the state. At 4p. m. the party went aboard the special train and was soon glid ing alcfllg on the homeward trip having enjoyed, at least, a pleasant trip. Mrs. I., R. Patton, Rockford, 111,, writes: ‘'From personal experience T can recommend tic Wilt's flarauparllla, a cure for impure Wood arid general debili ty." J. C. Goodman. THE NUUSERYMEN \S ~0 PIN10 N. Given In Obeilleiien to :1m Cnsnlnious Ilo- que.1 Of the Whole Curly. The following letter to Capt. Harry Burns, traveling passenger agent of the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad, is furnished tor publication by the consent of the author. It speaks for itself ; Foot Scott. Kan., June 10,1892. Dean SlU: 1 returned homo jester dap and in obedience to tho unanimous request of our whole party lo wlromjyou so kludly tendered the hospitalities oi your road, T linaler to thank .you person ally and In belmlf of all of us for the: many favors received at j’our hands It la also proper to stsle that we hail with us parties representing firms who grow in the aggregate the larger lrnlf a trees ar.d plants In the United States, Their Judgment certainly had ought to lie worth something, and it lo the unanf rtvnis opinion of our whole party that there are extraordinary opportunities tor the development of the fruit Interests of southern (leorgin, and that the country along the fine of yonr railroad, especially In the vicinity of Tifton or say within a radius of thirty miles of that plp.ee Is, In their Judgment, the very host field for Btich development. The location being especially healthy, with good water and elso the closest to water transportation North, grapes and peaches raised in that vicinity can 1st placed in Nor I hern mar ket* at, least one -week earlier than from FArt Valley. It Is, therefore, a demon strated ptopiisHlon that the advantages are entirely In favor ol the country about Tifton. Aside from ILbt and In wlditton to other advantages, v.-e think the soil much better adapter! to fruit growing than in the northern end centre! portions of the slate. There la a small .it r;p In the vicinity of Griilin with which wc v, ere favorably impressed, but, inking latitude and shipping advantages into considera tion we stlli adhere so our unanlmona opinion that the Country about Tifton is the best In'the state for fruit growing. Very truly yen Ira. U. BA’EA.nsAMr. LOCAL HOTCHPOTCH. WHAT BUSINESS MEN A\D LOAFERS FIND TO TALK Al\)UT. Pavement Ptmiffmphs PDkttl VJ)» ami Pen- ilvely PoiumhI—All Pert tiding; to Por*otu’ «ml Ttiliigl P| ( . r/i/ . i,fi' •! %• 7 Vi! iag tfcwtttte fitly party up Goodil in’s for 1 been friends. In the meantime the editor will receive small favors with thunks and largo ones accordingly. Geo. W. Coates hus been appointed general freight and passeuger agent of the Brunswick und Western rail road, vice J. A. McDuffie resigned. The programs for both the lay men’s meeting at New ltivor church and the Smiday-cbool convention at Zion Hope church will appear in our next issue. Mrs. II. H. Tift and children loft Tifton lost Wednesday for Atlanta, where they will visit relatives for a sliort time, before going to Mystic, Conn., to spend the remainder of the summer. Somebody poisoned Freoney’s $20 pointer dog, and he wauta to pay $00 for tho arre8tof the low down scoun drel who did the iked, with evidence to convict. The cheaper plan would ie to buy another dog, Dr. 1. J. Goodman, of Sparks, was Tifton oi: June 24th and 27th en to and from St. Simons, where spent a couple of days very isantly. Wo were glad to lentil health was improved. , C. W. Fill wood has purchas- • of the Sibley 10-acro lota just o the -oouflieastern limit of and wiyamild a cottage on it. .ill for tho necessary lumber placed with the mill, lorious “Fourth of July" veil in Tifton by a general of business. Some of the li borrowed one. of Capt. motives mid went out to for on u battling frolic. J. Tift is playing the .1” now. His “better departure from Tif- spend tho summer and friends in Con editor coinniisaerales ^ Ed. ickett was immersed rnmpler, pastor of lurch, last Sunday lliver ford one and ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. lute I ria ii Nr Try Indian Cholera bowbl trcuplc*. At Dr. Go to Dr. J. sporting goods. Hoad the new legal udvcrteVments in to-day’s pajier. Mrs. E. P. Bowen, who hi5 quite sick for a week, is conval See tho dissolution notion - firm of Swindle, Griffin & Go., \ vilte. Tifton was visited by a heavy \ and rain storm Inst Tuesday at noon. r Capt. W. E. Williams, of Barm ville, was iu the city this week business. ; V Mr. B. P. Peoples, of Nashvill Ga., was shaking hand with his Til ton friends yesterday. A Baptist laymen’s meriting will be held at New River church on Sat urday before the fourth Sunday inst. There was senior's at the Metho dist church laht/Monday afternoon in honor of tlm glorious “Indepen dence Duv.” Contractor J. C. Ilind has for sale a large supply of first-class lime, shingles und lathi). The recent protracted meeting at the Methodist- (fluifoll resulted in ten recessions—fivirby letter and five on profession of fuitli. Capt. John A. Phillips is having six nice 2-roopl cottages built on hits Sibley probity. Messrs. Jay and Davis are doing the work. Go to Dr. J. 0. Goodman’s for summer drinks—coca-cola, milk shakes, lemonades and the best of soda wutei always on draught. Mr. H. S. Matthis, formerly of Berrien county, Git., is a candidate for surveyor of Grunt county, Ark., subject to democratic nomination A game of base bull between the colored teams of Tifton and Unlon- ville, on tho afternoon of the Fourth, resulted in favor of the former team. The general rules of the Methodist church were read and commented on by Pastor Orumpior as his regular service last Sunday morning. They are very rigid Mr. Juke W. Paulk and Dr. J. M, Wilkes bV epr .'cha'-'d the Chimne y lot, south \Jt ami adjoining the Pi;a residence, and will build it couple of cottages on it. The Sunday-schools of Mell Asso ciation will not forget to elect and send delegates to tile convention at Zion Hope on the fifth Sunday and Saturday before in this month. Mr. Jack Fletcher, a highly es teemed citizen of Irwin county, paid our sanctum a visit hint Wednesday afternoon mid handed us a “wheel" for the Gazette, his favorite paper. Tho brightness of last week’s Ga- ZETTb'Vob largely due to the gifted pen—ofNCol. C. IV. Fnlwood, who kindly served as locum tenons during the editor’s two day’s absence in Flor ida. We acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to attend the closing exer cises to-day of the school, near Brook field, taught by our young friend, Prof. J. J. Moore. Sorry we couldn't attend. Prof. II.G. Woodard has com menced a puhjic school at the Allen school hrttre^Ltwo miles west of Lenox, He taught there hist year and gave the patrons general satis- fucton. There will be services of some character at the Baptist chnrch next Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Should the committee fail to secure a preacher, v. prayer and praise ser vice will be held. Che friends of the editor's wife will he pleased to learn that her Health is much improved since her visit to Florida. The improvement has been so decided that she will re main another month or two, visiting ber parents end other relatives and i troi’of She poutily’s nil airs. I lias T wus ol suspot young Tift’s Alapahi Mi “widowe half” too ton last wi! with rein neotientt. with you, Miss Myrt by Rev. P. the Methodist aftornoou at a half iiiileB i-ui- 1 number of jieoj: otil to witness Mr. 0. A. Wif other gentlemen.] brated the gloriot) mg in a wild cut ceeded iu cupturi large aud very pi that "varmint.” h! (jure and stuff the Tho Gazette le GARNERED BY THE PENCIL SCISSORS PROCESS. AND >C Tifton. Quite a from Tifton went ceremony, ma and a party of 'om Tifton cr-le- ottrth by engug- ic*. They sue- liiid hiding a specimen of Williams will i that Mr. J. bmoti-ve engineer W:lt i M. Owens, the loo- on the Tifton and Northeastern rail way, has leased the larger portion of the Julian building—the tapper floor and half the lower-A-and Iwil) soon open a first-olasa boarding lifyufie. We wish him success iu the now Lentil re. Dr. J. Warren Williams, Oor- delo, was a pleasant caller at flhe Ga zette sanctum last Tuesday \ after noon; wc ure always glad to seel him. He has few equals and no Hujt an a mechanical dentist and wc lldeutly recommend him lo a our readers desiring work in lino. The city council of Tifton lid hot hold the regulur monthly -tilig last Monday night, it being - - .-.gri! holiday. The meeting was adb- irm. to Tuesday night, and then I Ik mi mi llers would not venture out tKi the heavy rain that was falliilg just' at the bout for the meeting. R re was nothing of pressing unportafii' to come before council, hence,the,fail ure to meet will not wovk a hawibvn on anyone. The Gazette is informed, what, it oomtidei! reliable aulLot|ty : that the people’s party advocates n meeting at Beuvcrdum cbtireh, the lower part of the county, yes! day and nominated a full ticket county officers as well ns u candid tor representative, in tho legislate A If this is true,* the democracy wi also have to nominate candidates fo. the various county offices and make a straightoot fight. The third par- tyitea are forcing this policy ujiou the jieopk in their effort to Jget con- .; -<*1 always, JD Itiitcb of New* from Nolfchbnrlnir Counties Doomed of Spoolul Intorvat lo Gnietto It piutcr t. Ool. G. A Ward, of Douglas, and Dr. Jeff Wilcox, of AjrjdWoochec, are candidates for the legislature in Cof fee county. The annual meeting at Salem .Bap tist church, Worth county, com mences to-duyund continues through Sunday and perhaps longer. The office of the clerk of tho su perior dourt of Coffee county is now pliefPwitl) a $-100 safe, in which to preserve the records and papers of the office. A protracted meeting will com mence with the Ashburn Baptist church ou Saturday before the third Sunday inst. ltev. B. \V. I)avis, pas tor of the Cordate church, will assist iti the meeting. The Suumer Lodge Khights of Honor celebrated last Thursday the mil anniversary of the order. The members entertained their families and friends with a splendid barbecue and basket dinner. There wus an alliance mooting at ohuroh in northwest Worth comity yesterday and a few third party speeches gave the gathering a decided political tint. The people who gath ered there enjoyed a splendid buibe- cue dinner. The mettle of the democrats of Worth county bus, at last, become aroused aud they propose to emanci pate themselves from the thrulldom in which they have been placed by tho third party contingent in that county. They propose to present for admission into the uniigrcssinmo convention u delegation of thch own choosing. The rumor that lion. T. B. Young, one of the candidates for representa tive, hud withdrawn from the prima ry election and would make the race independently, lias created quite » political sensttlioi, in Irwin county The Gazette does not- know that tho rumor is true, and if true the motives prompting Mr. Young, and hence has no criticism to make, lie tuny or may not lie entirely justifia ble We tiuv reports from different parte of tin county, vhio shev the corn and other provision crops to be the finest that have been raised for several years. There will bo several of Coffee’s farmers that will harvest fiftee hundred bushels af corn, be sides other kinds of crops, and the prospects are good for plenty of pro visions for home consumption. This being a fact the ory of hard time) should eciife to lie heard, and the far mers saould lake on a new supply of courage, and attribute the most of their failures to their own hud mini agciiKMit and not to the government The government owes no muu a liv iug.—Breeze The third party contingent of Ir win held a convention at Irwmville ou the 4 tli. A gentleman who wus there informs the Gazette that, from the best information he 00Hit 1 secure, there were about sixty third party adherents and twice that num ber of democrats present Speeches were made by Dr. J. II. Pickett, of -Tv Ty, und a man by the nuuie of Y-Vulker from middle Georgia. Owing iVi tho presence ef John Barleycorn 3i>mt confusion was stirred up during rile meeting und for a time it wus riiWght serious trouble wus brewiug, IjuV quiet was restored without auy l -.-ueigotting hurt. The third party if Jvwin couuty are in a hopeless minority. Tim Vtenuicorrespondent of the Ma-on Telegraph has this to say of the Cycloneta farm in Irwin county “All of the farmers who went down to ri.e Cyc’onete stock faun on the ifreu ercursiou tendered tij the tieor- ikaiihetp and Florida railroad a few day* since are loud in their pi in ief-jtrii to the IjkerM ft : . - ’ensfl i towo un ment and enterprise, of Hon, W. B. Sparks. This farm is a power for good that cannot be calculated or measured by dollars and cents, example is stimulating to the farmers throughout, this whole section, and every year makes and increases in knowledge aud diversified on the farm, brought about by the splendid example of this farm.'' ■+» 3g9"tVINE OF CARDUt, « T,*hIc lor Women, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. v 1'Ue Luenl T.otlga H*vh it Public InitMlt- lion of Ofnccr* aud Supper. Last night the Gazette scribe, in obedience to pressing inviiatious, became the guest of 1‘iney Woods Ixidge, No. 50, Knights of Pythias, ami attended the public installation of officers and tho supper which fol lowed. The installation ceremony begun, at H.’IIO o’clock and was very impres sive throughout. F. G. Boatright ‘ acted us Grand Chancellor, Mi A. Sexton as Grand Prelate und Dr. J. M. Wilkes ns Grand Master at Arms. The offioars installed were: C. A. Williams, Chancellor 'Com mander. C. W. Fnlwood, Vice Chancellor. J. A. Alexander, Prelate W. 0. l’adi'ick, Keeper of Records and Seals. J. B Greene, Inside Gfiord. C, II. Goodman, Master at Arms. J. W. Touchstone, Outside Guard. After tin- installation was com. pleled Cmnmandor Williams an. Bounced that the public part of the Itodge’s work was ended and invited tlie visitors to retire to the supper hull, iu the Parks building. This they did in good order and ' pretty well tilled the hall. There was a large utter-lance, a sufficient number of ladies to occupy nearly all the places at the first table und more tlmn the requisite number of ’ gentlemen for the places at the see- , ond table. The supper was a very palatable . one and R. C. Copeland served it in good style and to the satisfaction of all. The first year of the Kmgbts of Pythias organization iu Tifton closed last night amt it has been one of ' great prosperty to the order. As the*' Gazette ims said before, the orApt is growing rup.dly in numbers «id influence. Uraytlou for Collector. The voters of Tifton district hare asked very few favors of the demo cratic voters of Berrien county; we do not recollect that they have, with in the pust five or six years, placed one of their number before the peo ple for political preferment But this year, as will be seeu by a cord in this issue, tbty nominated Hon. J. G. Uruydon for the office of Tax Collector—subject to the action of tiie democratic party—and asks their fellow-citizens to consider bis oluuns favorably. They believe Mr, Gray don to be fully competent to discharge the du ties of the office faithfully, impar tially and satifactorily, and that ho is thoroughly honest and couscieu- tious. Hai>tiat Sumluy-Softool, Quite un interesting Sunday- school was organized at tbei Tifton Baptist church last Sunday afternoon under the superintendency of Mr. J, li. Carswell. About seventy persons were pres ent and connected themselves with the school The pupils were en rolled and divided into six classes with Mr. B, T Colt and. Mesdamea B. T. .Cole, 11. H. Tift, A. B. Grave?, L. M. Williams und J. A. Met true as teochets. The following additional officers were chosen: B. T. Alien, assistant superintendent; T. A !ipuriin, score-. wry. We'have assisted in the organisa tion of quite « number of new 3: day-itelKHilv aud must,confess wef er-sj# one', start off. iwM—“ thusiasiii mid with '***•&* wwafcM M gill