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The Tifton Gazette.
BUILDS POULTRY CAR
i
i For Lease to Railroads. Unusual
{ Business of Chicago Firm.
) Quite an odd business is that of a
poultry car company, with offices and
PER ANNUM.
'UBLIC SCH00LST0
IEGIN ON MONDAY
With More Pupil. Than Ever on! ,ho T p » in the 8uburbs ° t M hic f eo - ,
r This company owns 1,100 standard
First Day. railroad cars that are especially
, equipped for the transportation of
EXPECT 530 WILL ENROLL ive poultry. The business of the
j company is to lease their cars to
Cl..... WiB ho Accommodated When a car of live poultry
Heretofore Until N.w Buildin, j “ °" a ra,lroad ,0 , r ah, {! m i ent the
I. Ready The Faculty P ° ultry Car company ls “'led a car
(Tifton Public Schools wiU open «"t to that point and after use it is
the 1916-17 scholastic year Monday, ret “ rned 10 Ch ‘ ca f“-
ml it is expected that not less than J r A „ A Car Ioad ° f eh ^ens ranges from
6si pupils wm enroll in all the' 4 ’ 500 t0 , 6 ’ 000 " Feed h °PP e " and
Kr:ldes the first day; this being the w »ter tanks ar ® arranged in the top
highest registration yet reached in ! of the car with pipes that almost
tht' history of the school. ! f ec d an d water the chickens auto-
|w year as heretofore until the new , mtc ” y " "ewever, there is a
building is ready for occupation, i compartment left in the center of
which means that the school is going each car called the stateroom, for a
[to.be b*dly crowded for awhile, but! man that accompanies each car of
H iff hoped that the new building will ,• ,.
v Greeted without any delays oc- j P 0Ullr J-
rfjing and be ready soon after the I There are only two poultry car
SYof the year. ‘ companies in the United States. They
The school building has been thor-1 are patronized by all the railroads
•ho Wood work n'ewTy Kd“ i «« ^ ». ship except
-he Jbooks will have been fumigated; L wo "hich own and operate their
before Saturday night. « own poultry cars.
Shelves are being placed in the offi-1 The center of shipping territory
ce ox the building for the accommo- . { 4 .- * • *«•’
latilon of books and supplies which) for PO u > tr y ,n this country is Mis-
hajfchool will furnish this year, and soun » somo °f the adjoining states
Beforth, instead of the parents, to Missouri ship nearly as much,
ing to purchase them outside as The greatest market for live poul-
of'bo^ and^suppHes fTth/^ is New York, that city using half
term for the primary grades is a million hvc chickens weekly.
•2;.for the intermediate grades $3,j Around Thanksgiving day and Christ-
Lhe higher grades $4. i mas they use three times that amount
the treat number.
parties asking for information j Lhat go in ready dressed. J.L.W,
entrance into the school here
THE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON, GA„ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1916.
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 1&.
it is expected that the attendance •... ,,
d>e larger than usual of this class [ Miss Marguerite Durrett, 3rd grade
Sldents. The rate of tuition for *• • ••
if-town pupils are for primary !ls i ,, Johnson", 2nd grade B;
l.2|> per month for two months; for ® * * 2nd grade A.
lediatc *1.75 per month for two „. M|S ? Juba Pinkston, 1st grade B;
and for the high school; A, l" le “. Clarke, 1st grade A.
*2.50 per month for twol Miss Fay Childs; expression.
Thirdoes not include sup- M ®'““ McWilliams; music,
lies |or books which must be furnish- , „ J“ e 'enrollment the first day of the
r \ 1915-16 year was 484, and it is al-
TV/faculty this year will b\ head-' r eady ccrtai " tbat thu number will
Prof. Jason Scarboro, who has increased this year at least by
such splendid satisfaction, and perhaps more. The school will
Mowing teachers* \ i °P en Wlt,h *°rts of prospects for
‘ B. G. Childs, mathematics. ! a successful year.
Cora Page, English and! his-
. „„ „ . Dr. W. L. Pickard returned to Ma-
M gratis | c 1 °" Tucsdoy aftcr spending several
Mary Lou Britt. 5tly grade Jays ve ry pleasantly with his bro
Ruby Lee McKinney, 6th j ther, Mr. J. L. Pickard. Mr. Pick-
f A - ' ard. Dr. Pickard and Lafayette Pick-
Ethel Autrey, 4tlt
| ard spent several days at H. H. Tift’3
e/jlhaw 4th gra3 ...
# Johnson, 3rd grade B; clu, > house on a camping trip.
RANCE SERVICE
your insurance with the Agent who
ched the zenith in his line. Your
ty is better protected when covered by
f properly prepared.
BONDS
JMK SCARBORO
, Parker, Manager Insurance Depaitment
Tifton, Ga.
THE HALF NOT TOLD
OFTHEWEEVIL PEST
Say* Man From Tift Who Ha*
Visited Counties
THE JOINT DEBATE DORMITORIES FULL
COMES TONIGHT AT AGR’L SCHOOL
Between Col. Ellis and
Young at Courthouse.
Mr.
ON GEORGIA-ALABAMA LINE
Where Weevil Appeared For Firat
Time Thu Year. Not a Bloom Since
July 10th Will Make a Boll.
“Conditions resulting from the
boll weevil in extreme Southwest
Georgia are alarming,” said Hon. M.
3. Patten Monday afternoon to a
jazettc reporter, on his return from
t trip through Calhoun and Early
•ounties to the Alabama line.
“They are a great deal worse than
( expected, and have to be seen to
■>e fully appreciated,” Mr. Patten
jontinued. ‘‘Every man who doubts
.hat the weevil will wipe out a cot-
'•on crop should pay the section they
lave invaded this year a visit.
“On one farm, whose owner said
le did not see a weevil last year,
;here has not been a cotton bloom
dnee the 10th of July that will make
i boll. This man estimates that his
rrop is cut off fifty per cent. I think
Ms figures very conservative. Look
ing carefully over a field of fine cot
ton, waist high, as far as the eye
coul reach, I saw only one bloom.
Shaking it, five or six weevils fell
out.
“On another farm, where the own*
•r said his early prospects were the
lest he had ever had, the crop was
:stimatcd at only 33 1-3 per cent,
’or the early cotton. One field, plant
'd late, will not make ten per cent,
•f a crop. There are large stalks,
vith luxuriant growth, and not a boll
»n them.
“You can tell those people who
lay we have already had the weevil
with us, that they can have no idea
of the extent of its ravages unless
they visit the section where it is in
full sway. Riding along the rail
road you would think a bountiful
;rop was in prospect, for the cotton
■ooks well at a glance. But when
/ou go through it, you find that the
weevil has left nothing. You just
have to get out and go through those
crops to realize the destruction that
has been wrought. And remember,
this is the first year of the weevil’s
visit. Conditions will doubtless he
worse here next year. People ought
to see these things to realize what
is coming, and be prepared for
them.”
Asked what crops are being sub
stituted for cotton, Mr. Patten said
“Peanuts are being tried firlit.
Many farmers have planted small
CHALLENGED AND ACCEPTED
Tell Their Own Story of Event Which
Will Doubtle** be Greeted by a
Crowded House.
The most interesting event of the
Legislative race in Tift county come3
tonight at the courthouse, when Col.
R. C. Ellis and Hon. J. H. Young, 1
will meet to discuss some issues of
their campaign.
Mr. Young accuses Col. Ellis of
making charges against him that h*
wants to unswer, and asked him tb
meet him at the courthouse tonight able to get accommodation
to discuss them. Col. Ellis accept
ed, and the meeting to which the
public is invited, will be held. Here
is the correspondence: f
Tifton, Aug. 30, 191 p.
Col. R. C. Ellis, Tifton, Ga.
My Dear Sir: You have made
marges against me that, if trie, 1
am not worthy to represent the peo
ple of Tift County in the General
Assembly, and if you can prove
your statements, 1 will withdraw my
name as n candidate. If the state
ments you have made are not true,
the people of Tift County can judge
for themselves as to which one they
prefer to be their Representative.
My record as a public citizen Wnd
public officer is no secret. I ask jfou
to meet me at the Courthouse, Prf-
day night, September 1st, and make
your charges public. If you accept
this proposition, I would suggest that
you name a committee of one, and
I will name one—they to select the
third party to arrange the hour to
meet, and the time each shall have
to present his side # of the question.
Yours respectfully,
d-w. J. H. Young.
COL ELLIS ACCEPTS.
Tifton, Ga., Aug.‘ 31, 1910.
Mr. J. H. Young, Tifton, Ga.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 30th
inst.., copy of which you published
in the Tifton Daily Gazette, in which
you state that I have made charges
against you which, if true, you are
unworthy to represent the people of
Tift County in the General Assembly
of Georgia, but in which you fail
to set out such charges, received.
I hereby accept your invitation to
meet you at the courthouse Friday
night, September the First, to dis
cuss the matters at issue, and ap-
Many Applicant* Could Not be
Accepted Thi* Term.
LARGEST REGISTRATION IN
History of Second District. Agricul
tural School. Term Begins Mon
day. The Faculty. \
/ The fall term of the Second Dis
trict Agricultural School will begin
Monday with registration. Tuesday
will be given over to classification
and by Wednesday the students will
get down to actual work. j
There will be the largest enroll
ment this year in the history o^ the
school, many applicants not peing
j\ the
dormitories. The faculty of the hv'hool
expects to break all records during
the scholastic year about to Iicgin.
Prof. S. L. Lewis is principal of the
school, and is surrounded the
following capable corps of assist
ants:
Prof. J. M. Thrash; mathematies,
mechanics, boys* dormitory;
Prof. J. H. Breedlove; agficulture,
science.
Mrs. J. J. Crumley; j domestic
science, domestic arts.
Miss Nettie Rozar; English, geog
raphy, biology.
Miss Viola Perry; norfial course,
history.
Miss Lucile Sasser; pian^ and voice.
Miss Anna Olive Repais; express
ion and art.
Miss Dora Owen; library, dining
hall.
A. H. Hasty, farm.
The fall term ends December 23,
recess being taken at that time for
pne week, resuming January 2 for
the spring term.
Each year of the history of the
school has shown an improvement
along nil lines, and this year there are
many things that have beCn added
to the equipment that the gchool has
not heretofore enjoyed/ Especially
is this true of the farm and stock
and the domestic science depart
ments.
CONGRESS TO SETTLE STRIKE
Washington, August 31—The substitute Administrate
bill, designed to prevent a railroad strike, was drafted this af
ternoon by Chairman Adamson.
The bill provides for an eight*hour day, and will be pass
ed by the House tomorrow.
Washington, August 31—President Wilson went to the
Capitol this morning and took personal charge of the ramp.ip,
to pass legislation this week that will avert a railroad strike.
An hour before the President went to the Capitol, Presi
dent Garretson, of the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors,
told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that if Con
gress passes the eight-hour day, he will call the strike off.
While Bulgarin has not entered into the hostilities against
Rumania, a news agency dispatch says Rumania has decided
to send an ultimatum to Bulgaria demanding the evacuation
of Servin. A dispatch from Constantinople reports that Tur
key has declared war on Rumania.
Congressman Park’s Work
for Rural Credits Legislation
crops this year with a view to ex- point Mr. W. W. Bryan as my repre-
tensive planting next. I understand tentative to arrange details in ac-
the oil mills nre contracting for the J cordnnee with your letter.
Spanish peanuts at fifty cents a j
bushel, although farther south it is
reported that sixty cents is being;
paid. If peanuts are not a success, I
they will have to try something else,
for they cannot raise cotton. Many
Respectfully yours,
R. C. Ellis.
GETTING READY FOR STRIKE
Congressman Frank Park’s loyalty less profitable to become farmers, and
to the farmers has been so unvarying will make it possible for all farmers
and consistent since he hns been in to obtain necesary finances.”
Washington as the representative of. —
the Second district of Georgia that Loans Ma * B * Secured from Five to
he has become recognized by his col-1 Forty Years at 5 Par Cent
leagues whenever matters affecting! and Less,
their interests nre being considered.! ^ aw permit loans to run
It was therefore no more than what ^ or at ^ ens l’ years. I urge bor-
was to have been expected that, when rowep * to ®ccept a reasonably long
he arose in the Hourc on the 11th of ^ er ‘ 0< * repayment. The curse of
July and asked for unanimous con- j furm-mortgage debt under present
sent to nddress the House, he ad- j conditions has been the pressure to
dressed himself to the subject of ru- j repay within a short period. It has
ral credits and proceeded to explain j entailed hardships on the family. It
how the rural credits bill which is has robbed the children of an educo-
now a law was expected to operate, tion. It has prevented the taking of
The following extracts are made short vacations and trips of travel
from Judge Park’s speech: \ made debt an oppressor, and haa
“Since I have had the honor of rep-' given a mortgage a destructive In-
resenting my district in Congress, I. fluence over the destinies of the fa
have advocated, and have desired to j ily of the debtor. Yet under former j
vote for, somo measure that would; conditions these influences could not '
enable the farmer to borrow money j he avoided. This law does away with
at a low rate of interest. The lack of • these evils. It provides a mortgage
power to borrow money at a low rate! contract that can not be recalled.
of interest on long time has hand!-1 foreclosure can take place, ax-
capped the development of our rural cept for failure on the part of tha
sections. I believe that a proper ru- J debtor to fulfill the conditions of his
ral credits system will do more for I contract. No renewal charges or
the development and prosperity of; commissions can be demanded. Every
I our country than any other one * payment reduces the principal of
'.measure before the American Con- ! y°ur debt and you have the assurance
F°r Tifton Union Pnaicnger Station.; ^ rcsM j introduced u bill, provid- j of knowing that if your regular an-
CordoU Firm Got Contract. | n g f or loans to be made direct tojnuol payments nre made your debt
The contract for Tifton’s new I the farmer, without red tape, which will he discharged at the end oT the
Lnion Depot was let Tuesday to Lit-j was approved by the Farmers* Union,' contract period without any addi-
tle & Phillips, of Cordelc, and work j The Grange, and Allinnce of Farm- Uonal payments on your part. Should
will begin in earnest on the construe-, er8 | believe that the tenunt borrower desire to make heavier
tlon right away. It will be after the farmer should be enabled to secure payments at any time, he may do\M •
aid to iiiuke it possible for him to; and thus shorten the period of’ hit
acquire his own farm and thereby j contract. He can pay off hie entirtf!
independence for himself und fumily; debt at any time he may wish to do
meet the needs of Tifton for many j and so great is my belief in the rural j s °* Therefore, he does not lose any
years to come. (credits system that I now feel that ‘ f reedom by making a long-time con-
The building as designed will be all my friends of rural credits should! tract; he is only .Insuring himself
CONTRACT LET
first of the year before the building
Is completed, however, as it is to he
substantial structure, designed to
among the handsomest railroad sta
tions in the United States for cities
of this size, the architect having the
plans in charge having visited several
places to get an idea of the most fit-
join heartily in trying to make this j against pressure to t pay out la
system a success, in order that the j amounts and thereby deprive hlmsoli
best results to the farmers of our|*nd family,
country may be secured. j No doubt Congess will amend this
Cr*»Uii Impetus Ever Given Agri- i from time to time as the needs of
, culture. ; the farmers are shown. I trust it will
*1 believe that this act will prove 1 not be long before we can add to this
vmu,iwi s«. 0 v , Preparations for the threatened tI ^ 4 , L
are turning attention to feed crops railroad strike are already being Ling structure for the surroundings.
and live stock raisin*, but the need I at Tifton. I P" n "P a ' fea ‘“" ot * a , - . „
is felt for a standard money crop. \ Georgia Southern has issued j stal,on a * ,d0 from its architectual»the greatest impetus ever given ag-. legislation and give to the farmen
‘‘I wish more of our people could instructions for a freight embargo,! l”' aa Ly will be the comfort and con-; riculture in this country, inasmuch who do not own u credit system that
go over there and see for themselves j as published elsewhere. Similar in- i vt * n > t>nce °f the traveling public, ev- aH |t will encourage those who now
just what conditions are,” Mr. Pa»-' structions had not reached the At-j rry ^Lail !* av »ng been included to| ro nt their farms to save and become
| ten concluded. ! lantic Coast Line freight office at j ma * ce ** a m °d'*l depot and one that! farmers in their own right, and will
is up-to-the-minute as passenger sta- i cause u great number of men now
tions go. j engaged in other businesses that are
The Atlantic Coast Line and the
DORSEY IN TIFTON
nd it not expecting! Southern and Flor ‘«l* rail-]
i roads will share equally the Cost of
tffis son of Ireland wontk
confidence of
Washinc,.w. !f _
or
vVashim lion
While a member
the medical profession
he became
interested in politics
and served in
various judicial
cnpacittes^^^^O
1 noon, but were expected during the
| <luy. The Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic local office has not received
Speakt Here Today. Judge Co* Has such instructions
Toured the County. ! them.
Hon. Hugh Dorsey, candidate for! H is estimated that the strike will 1 , n ‘* w depot, and the money has
Governor, will speak in Tift coun- niake about thirty vacancies at Tif- 0 rca ” y een a PP r «pnated for the
I ty courthouse this morning at ten Lon. It Was reported that efforts were
i o’clock. 1 being made this morning to secure
It will be Mr. Dorsey’s first appear- ; reserve men for these, but so far as
will enable them to easily purebatt
a home and finance their crops with
out paying the exhorbitant rates of
interest under the present system.—
Albagy Herald. adr«
J lance at Tifton and quite a number of j known, none hail been listed,
(friends and admirers will doubtless The railroads say they expect to
J be here to hear him. Arrangements have enough men to take the place of
I are being made for the Tifton band; th ‘* strikers, in event the strike is
' to furnish music. j called, to operate a few of the trains,
Judge K. E. Cox has an appoint- perhaps mail ami perishable freight.
• ment to speak at 11:30. He had • l,ut they admit they expect a tie-up
made his arrangements to tour the <»f the hulk of thrir rolling stock.
! county and speak here before Mr. Western roads nr- warning passen-
Dorsey’s coming was announced. He tfers, and it would b- well for people
j does not want to appear in the least | * n section contemplating trips
| in the light of taking advantage of | to make their arrangements to reach
purpose, so that nothing remains now
but the getting together of the ma
terial and assembling it, and this
work will be pushed as fast as prac
ticable.
In checking-
"accounts
id individuals. We supply
-books, so that they can
their deposits in favor of
Depositors are thus
tills or withdraw mon-
to the bank.
IF TIFTON
iE.ORG! A
•* : Mr. Dorsey’s date, and while he will
j be here, his speaking will depend on
I conditions which may develop,
cj Judge Cox spoke at three places in
8 j the county this week: At Brookfield
r Monday night; at (’hula on Tuesday
morning. The
m. Central, or
before Mond
hour for the strik-
ern time, while is *
Tifton time.
While it is probable that all mem-
j her? of the four big brotherhoods here
night, and at Ty Ty Wednesday! will go out if the strike goes into
night. He expressed himself as well effect, th« situation ha* many pathetj
pleased with the attendance at each
place, that at Ty Ty being decided
ly the largest; also with his recep
tion by the people at all points in
the county.
Judge Cox intended spending to
day in the Omega district but was
called to Camilla to attend a big
meeting there tonight.
Announcements of the arrival of
little Miss Elizabeth Proctor Ovc rby
at the Home Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Over
by in Kickmr nd, Va„ on Au*u.t 26th
!■*»« been received by friends in
Tif ton.
m
ATLANTA SPECIALISTS
COMING ON SEPTEMBER 6TH.
Health Restored, Growths on the Eye ;
Removed, Cataracts Absorbed and
Cro». Eyes Straightened Without
Knife or Pain by Our New Meth-'
ods—Eyes Scientifically Measured
for Glasses—Consultation FREE.
Drs. J. R. Hughes ami Kennon
Mott, the eminently successful eye
and chronic disease specialists of At-*!
lanta, who are making such wonder-j
ful cures of the eyes ami body, are
coming to Tifton again.
This is a boon to those suffering
from bad eyes, ear, nose, throat, ner-1
vousfiess, headache, stomach, kidney,
catarrh, rheumatism, dropsy and all
diseases of the body. Their special
absorbment treatment of adenoids
and tonsils will avoid knife and pain.
Diseases and the eyes of women and
children successfully treated. In
some eases eyes can be corrected ao
that glasses are not needed.
See their, at Myon Hotel Wednes
day, September Uth. Don’t forget
; the date. adv.
I W _* are not • bit sorry that school
won’t rsBsvs them. At cur oOmII* aDoat U wa *
' Myon Hotel Block nmy Iff. thirty son* odd ytsrs aco, though.
eft ' i St* '. .rjjSlij
features. It includes men on the
railroads throu* Tifton who have
been in its service nearly forty
years. These will probably *o out
with the others, but they will leave
with reluctance a work in which their
life has been spent.
Herbert L. Moor.
Gradual. Optometrist
Two years oi continuous practice
in Tifton and scores of satisfied cus
tomers. If you are suffericir with
headache, or other troubles called
by eye strain be .are and consult
and see if prroerly
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THE “FEDERAL RESERVE” SYSTEM OF BUNKS, OF WHICH
OUR BANK IS A MEMBER. WAS THOUGHT OUT BY THE BEST
BRAINS IN THE BANKING AND BUSINESS WORLD.
THIS SYSTEM DEMANDS THAT A BANK BE SOUND BE
FORE IT CAN BECOME A MEMBER BANK.
WE CAN TAKE CARE OF YOUR BANKING BUSINESS AND
SHALL BE GLAD TO HAVE YOU COME IN AND “MAKE YOUR-
SELF AT HOME.”
BANK WITH US.
WE PAY G PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS.
The National Bank of Tifton, Ga.