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THE IIFTON GAZETTE,
THE TIFTON GAZETTE
Publiihed Weekly
Eetfred at the PostoBie at Tifton, G«or*i«, aa Second Claaa
Matter, Act of March 3,1870.
Gazette Publishing Company, Proprietors.
j L. Herring Editor and Manager.
Official Organ City of Tifton
and Tift County, Georgia.
MAKING A TOBACCO MARKET.
“One man cannot make a tobacco market,”
said a railroad official who is taking a prominent
part in the development of tobacco growing in
South Georgia, at the beginning of this year’s
marketing season here,
"One man cannot make a tobacco market,”
said Warehouseman Fenner, at the meeting at
the Tifton Board of Trade Thursday night, at
the close of the season here.
It requires enthusiasm on the part of the
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: business men, this enthusiasm transmitted to the
Twelve months growers, to make a successful market. A tobac-
Six Months In' 00 marl{et at Tifton cannot hope for success un-
Four Months 60 less the tobacco is grown in Tift county to supply
The tobacco will not be grown here unless
•:V '-.V
ER S, 1919.
APPOINTED
GEED BAKER
County Board of Education
Jury Electa at December
Term of Court.
u issued by .
Circuit, Safe
log Mr. E. J. Cottle, of Ty Ty. a n
of the County Board of Education to
succeed Mr. J. J. Baker, resigned.
ablet
malaria germs, breaks op the Chills and
Fever and builds up the system.
Ameco Chill as4 Terer Ms "
la Tifton sad flsstssd by
SATURDAY NIGHT.
it.
our business men demonstrate to the farmers
that they believe in the future of tobacco as
The Last Dougherty County Fair. 'money crop and will stand by them while they
Premill lists are out for the “Dandy Dixie ^ ' venture
Fair” to be held in Albany this fall. Which 1 * ' . , .
pair, iu oc ii ; , .. ..i Yet at the meeting Thursday night to boost a
culls un from the bottom ol Memory s well the , , . J , .
cans up “ . , , , „ i tobacco market here, too many business men
Tlnnirhertv County Fair of forty-two years ago. . .....
uougntriy y j were conspicuous by their absence. Tifton men
The fair-trrounds were located about where , . . . . , . . , .... ,
i nc tairgiuu . , . need to inject much more pep into their attitude
the brick plant now s an s in e no toward the tobacco business for this point, with
part of the city, the groun s ort e mg a p its advantages, to attain its proper place as a
east on the river, whose banks were a favorite market
resort for courting couples and whose bordering! baa been a bad year for tobacco, just as
trees afforded grateful shat e. c grass-carp ^ j,as been a bad year for nearly every other
ed vale between the buildings an e nver money crop in this section. Yet, despite the
a splendid parade ground, springy, us ess an wea jb er handicap and the fact that the crop was
roomy, and was in almost constant use in the a ^ ^ tQ th(j growera an( , a „ the expense1^“”"
afternoons. ... , i necessary to starting it off came this year, the i.
Managers of fairs in those days gave more a j 0 b acco so ] d a t Tifton will put about a quarter i 111 “" rvi "'
tention to the spectacular and less o in us r j a m j]ii on dollars in circulation in local chan-r" 1 . 1 , 5 ri “
features, than is given today. There was not 1 m "
very much diversified farming in this section
then. Cotton-growing was the big agricultural
industry and that was much of a sameness. The j nves ^ et j j n barns and other equipment and they
livestock was principally wiregrass r aa P‘ ca a | ao ] 0 se the experience that has cost them a
tie, sheep and piney-woods rooters, w lc t w on ( pre ^.y penny. To prevent this loss, and to cn- Nnm
not look well in captivity nor jmar l B ™ e courage them to capitalize their equipment and
Crop diversification was preachet y <- ' ° experience for another year, the growers should j a .jj
and a few leaders of thought, bu was l e receive the personal encouragement and co-ope- ii,s,
practiced. A pretty good exhibit: could have Qf our bualncM men .
been made from the wild game wi w 11 1 i What it means to Tifton business to have a
distant pine forests and streams ,i ount ct, u ! tobacco market here is evidenced only in part lf -■
no one thought of that. Neares o an , by the season just closed. Next year we should Sla "
along the rich river bottoms and for a score o bav(J j argpr an( j better equipped warehouse,
miles surrounding the city, were ex ensivc. oo an( j amoun t marketed here should be doub-
ton plantations, many planters opera ing led. With this, we are assured that in the
or more plows each. King Cotton was a e course of a year or more, Tifton should have a
height of his reign, following recons c o , sleam j ng p] an t ( which would add materially to
whose scars were still plainly in evidence. l advantage of this market and enable the
tie attempt was made to attract immlgM on or buyers to pay better prices,
display the resources of the soil ^and c J 1 rn _ a _ 1 e ] j Next year tobacco growing should not labor
FORM TO INQUIRE
ABOUTINSURANCE
The orde# iu published below.
At Chambers, Tifton, Oa.
It .appearing to the court that a vacan
cy now exists in the Hoard of Education
of Tift county, same having been caused
by the resignation of J. J. Raker, and it
further appearing that it is necessary and
desirable that such vacancy be filled with
out delay, and It further appearing that
15,. iLCotlle, a roK 'd en t the town of Tv
Ty.w said county is a good aud worthy
citizen deeply interested in the cause of
education and in evhry way qualified to
acceptably discharge the duties of the of
fice, it U therefore qrdcred that the said
E. J. Cottle be and be is hereby appoin-
S to fill the vacancy caused, by the resig-
on O%'j. J. Baker, he to hold such
e and discharge the duties thereof
J the Grand Jury shall convene for
tfe December Term, 10111 of the Tift Su- (
parlor Court mid until his successor shnll
‘ and qualified in the manner pro- 1
iy law.
Clerk of the Superior Court of^
mty will enter this upon the min- (
the court and notify the State
A Tonic, Laxative, Worm
Expeller and Conditioner.
FARRIS’ COLIC REMEDY easy’way
nels of trade.
If the men who planted tobacco this year do
^The no * I^ an ^ a K a * n nex t season, they lose the money
Atlanta, Sept. 1.—According to advi<
ces received iu Atlunta, there are many in
<1 uiries going into the offices of the Geor
gia delegation in Congrena every day
aln.ut the War Risk Insurance. A special
form letter for writing the Senators and
roiigre»tnett bus been furnished thia
news service which newspapers in Geor
gia aud other Southern states will do well
to copy. It would be of great assistuucc
t u disk-barged service men In showing
them what they must give in a letter to jutes
ir Risk Insurance to Superintendent of Education of this np-
proinpt reply. * i pointtnent in order that commission may]
k the form letter, which discharge. issue to this appointee in term of the law.
e men are requested to fill out as Order signed this 30th, day of August,
possible: 1019. R. Eve, Judge, j
rint name —Superior Court, Tifton Circuit (
First Second luist j j
Address where mail can *
11 ways reach you Street City State 1
Mato of discharge
Army Serial number
Insurance Certificate No ....*
nt NumlH'r .. .. *
if person iu whose favor allotme
No drenching. A child can give it
Six doses 60c. Results guaranteed
J. U Nichols & Co., of Lake City, Aik. write,: We h»e used a A THOMAS’
REMEDIES lor the past fifteen years, and do not hesitate to say they do
all they claim.
* OLD KENTUCKY MANUFACTURING CO., PADUCAH, KY.
INCORPORATED
For Sale by Riekerson Grocery Co.
ude
a of Person ...
ing allotment
i/at ion at tim
Street City State
of application for
Goodnight
Will Drive Away
Mosquitos
on nt time of Allotment .
commissioned?
date
tirn|M» necessary
FROM UNION ROAI) ROUTE 2. I
Tifton. Aug. 28.—AVe are having tint
enthcr for haying, hot and dry.
Mrs. William Whiddon spent Sunday
itli her daughter in Tifton.
Richard Drexel, from the University of
eorgit) is visiting his parents on Route 2
Mrs. Riley Ray, and children, spent j
li with relatives at Americas ami
The 'XeVO Co.,
Montgomery, Ala,
and climate, j
ot which we hear much these days. People, un( j er ^ handicaps that cost so much the past
were content with what they had, and »>«; gea80n- Those who overcropped themselves , i>r«d i,rt \v,,in...,ia.v rn,
were largely for recreation and ’ 1 will not do so again. The growers have learned K<“tuck“. ” “ "'" i
The military display was the predominating much about cutting> curing and mar keting, and Mr. aud Mrs. Henry Tillotson and Airs
feature. Albany had two companies, e " another year we will not have so much cheap to- ,1’iatt Lassiter, wen- visitors on Route i
bany °uards and the Republican Blues, the lat- , bacco This wiu put money in the growers’) — 0
ter an organization of negroes. Here “ an ° ’Ipockets, for it cost just as much to produce poor Rub-My-Tum l» a powerful
ject lesson for our.Northern neighbors who ^ toh&cco as it did to produce good . The lnWa , ** “j* p °'“ n
lieve the negro never has a ln st ° ateg steps taken to establish a market here will not cure , oW lores , tetter, etc. ad. I
Only ten years after the War Between t ’be necessary again, and the amount of money — -o
in the henrt of Dixie, they b h ® ' r ° W ”^,°offl- put in circuIation ’ even from the aame acreaRe o C E U w"«k,
teer military organizations, with the should be doubled another season. of Fender, wlm have secured the agency
cers and own management and tne w 1 e men| ^ me f or the Tifton business man to or n “ nM '" c,,r * **' T l ft n “ , liS° wk countie8 .
gave them aid an encouragement. b e lukewarm toward tobacco growing. It means ,1^- model's hlr demonatration^ndn^
The Governor of course was invited an ; money to him to put ginger into the movement, to open n <ii»piny room in Tifton a» soon
was an inspection of troops and competitive drills j j ns a suitaMp place can i» secured.
for handsome prizes. Visiting companies from
Americus, Dawson, Columbus, Brunswick, Ma
con and sometimes from as far as Montgomery,) g ayg jx 0U ltri e Observer: “There may be
Pat a Cold Bottle oi
ORANGE DRIP
Under your belt
It will take the swelter off your forehead and start
the dimples helter-skelter over your face. A real man's
drink. The ruling, cooling drink. A drink you lovo to
feel—inside of you.
If you like a drink with zip and zest, try
RED ROCK GINGER. ALE
Sold Everywhere
Bottled By
Chero-Cola Bottling Company
Telephone 52
HOLDING AND HOARDING.
httended, participated in the drills, and were j d i s y n g U j a hing line between hoarding and ordi-
entertained by the Albany Guards. ■ Southern, nary j 10 ] d j ngi b u t it is hard to locate. It is all
hospitality meant something in those days, but | rjgbt to ko ] d co tt on for higher prices, but it is an
it was never considered a task, no matter hoW; evj | thjng to ho j d dour , jt is fair enough to
big the job. The Guards’ Armory was a , store potatoes in the fall and carry them over to
pretty lively place until far into the night or spr j n g when prices are better, but putting eggs
early morning. i on cold stbrage and keeping them until the lay-
The companies were an inspiring sight. The ( j n g season is over and then placing them on the
uniforms were gray, of course, but many of them mar ket at advanced prices is hoarding and pro-
were gold-laced like a grenadier’s and those of fl t ec ring.
the officers were resplendent with lacings and n j s c i ear enough that there is a difficult task
epaulets. Swords and belts were decidedly or- ahead of those who undertake to run down the
namental. The caps of the privates were usually ma i e factors of great wealth, living at a distance
high, gray and flat-topped, with black visor, but and freezing on to their stocks while we are
the officers’ had high, waving plumes, and some ea g er to buy at reduced prices, without bruising
of the companies wore immense shakos, remind-^e head of the producer at home, whom we
ing one of pictures of Napoleon’s crack troops, have been trying for years to educate up to the
There was one cavalry company, and many of « w i se method” of marketing his products by
the officers of the other organizations were holding them off the market when the market is
mounted. There were two or three bands, and J glutted and selling when the public is hungry
when all these companies got out in the sun on and eager to buy at any price.
Broad street it was a pageant that the boy of | it looks like a great deal may depend on whose
that day never forgot. j ox is being gored.
Little lives in memory but the swift-stepping, |
perfectly drilled troo'ps, the prancing horses, the, WHEN THEY WERE OVER THERE,
waving plumes the glittering arms and ac- . ..... ■ ■ .
counterments, and the lilting band mu’sic; the j “The French did overcharge us, short change
Better Babies
parades on Broad; the drills on the green pa-jus, and in many other ways commercialize the
rade-grounds and the soldiers at rest, surroun-| a. E. F., but you saw no such signs over there as
ded by groups of admiring urchins. There is a ‘Soldiers and Dogs Not Allowed,’ ’’ said the Ar-
hazy vision of the fair grounds and buildings, tilleryman. “Yes. It is no myth. I saw such
but the exhibits were not impressive. There a s i gn at a moving picture house on one of the
were horse races on the track near the grounds; principal streets of Norfolk, and many of the
The expectant mother owes it not
only to herxelf to prepare for an easier
blttn, but to her child who should be
stronger, healthier and more robust
through her careful and Intelligent use
of
Mothers Friend
Pr»4n«!<3 Regulator Co. V'ipt.F-7.Adim».a«.
“A TOTAL WRECK”
SAYS TENNESSEAN
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BIG AUCTION SALE
600 Acre Eason Farm, Sub-Divided
TIFTON, GEORGIA
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER
10
10:30
A. M.
SHARP
nt Sijs Hi Now FMIs Flu, SIM TtKIsc
Zlron Iron Toole.
lunch stands and the usual catch-pennys of the
fair of the past, so little different from the
fairs of today, but the principal thing that re
mains in memory of the fair of the distant day is
the marching soldier and that was the big fea
ture of the occasion.
So far as we remember, Albany was a pioneer
in the county fair business near half a century
gone. We hope the one this year will be re
membered as long as was the fair of four de
cades agQ,
boys told me about seeing similar signs at other
points. Sometimes they would express their re
sentment in a way the proprietors did not soon
forget.” “Such signs were frequent on private
parks on Long Island,” said the one from the
Aviation, “and there were a great many places
in New York City where no men in uniform ex
cept officers were allowed. I think of thi
when I read about New York slopping over with
big parades for the returning divisions."
“Senator Jim Flynt, up at Griffin,
With building lots growing scarce, one citizen!let South Georgians manage
i proposed that, Moultrie I
square. Better build outw
"" sent to it that bedfBBO
their Coastal
David Jones, ot Porbus, Tann,
writes: *1 sot a bottle ot Zlron and
will sty that I navtr bad anythin* to
corns In to rood a time as I was think,
lnz ot (Ivins up, I was so wash. I
cannot tall yon how bad I fait. Had
stomach tronbla, lost at appetite,
couldn't Bleep, In tact was a total
wreck all over, at I am subject to weak
apella In the 8prln( ot the yaar. Alter
mint Zlron wul any I now feel tine
and — do a tins days work. I think
yon have a cood medicine, am] I can
surely recommend It to nay ane who
pttfli ft tonic**.
Mtdleal authorities tad text booka
[rat that Iron la naadad to keep the
..wtaaa ln tood condition. Investin'
Usa shows that pals, weak, tired peo-
■tt aurally leak the aaceaaaiy a
mount of Iron la their blood. The
a that Iran (tvaa may ba oh
by takln( Zlron Iron Tonic,
—^ 1 idrumlat about Ua
t. au
wajv
put a kicker
four
This Eason Farm of 600 acres, adjoining Tifton on the South, and lying on
the National Highway, has been sub-divided into smaller farms, is fine grade
of land, well improved, graded roads, ideally located, everything desirable,
is bound to increase in value, and has been consigned to us by the owner to
absolutely sell in its entirety to the highest bidder. EAerybody welcome,
the sale you have been waitiog for to buy a small or large farm adjoining
Tifton, the best town and county in South Georgia at a bargain, as we Will
sel| at auction to the highest bidder. Sale starts on property promptly at
10:30 o’clock Wednesday, September 10th, rain or shine.
TERMS: 1-3 Cash, 1-3 lyr., 1-3 2 yrs.
Interest 8 per cent, on Deferred Payments. *
MANY HANDSOME
SILVER SOUVENIRS
■ .i&yvtv
Parties interested will be shown ovefttie tiroj&fty before the sale by
J. A. Eason or (k^Cboate.
J. A. EASON ATLANTIC LAND COMPANY
