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Entered as secornd class matter Januar y 8, 1916, at the post office at Cordele,
Georgia, under the Act of March 8, 1879.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CRISP COUNTY.
GOING AFTER BUSINESS.
Local banks have more than twice
the money in their deposits that they
had last year this time. The May
statements reveal a rapid gain and
this forging ahead is going to be much
more rapid in the future. The quick
get away for the year already points
to a considerably relieved scarcity of
money.
Every little bit of evidence points
to a similar advance in other lines
of business. All the business concerns
have noted the quickening and are ful
ly alive to the belief that real bus
iness activity of the old kind is just
ahead of us. There is certainly not a
complaint that can be raised here al
ready, far numbers of the business
houses remain busy all the day long.
There is only a slight lull towards the
end of the month. |
Our bankers should be the first to
begin the campaign for a larger bus
iness and a iarger business territory
for the town. They have in their May
reports of their own conditions the
evidence that there is now a nearly
steady, healthful condition of affairs.
The fall business is .going' t'oA ll.lrv(;.v;"
them ahead.
In other lines the business man
with the ginger and enlivened spirit
is promised rich returns for his labors.
Ix_l_(_l'ggldual business effort,—plans laid
and well' wdrkud in each establishment
for an increased business—are going
to bring big returns. The business
man with enterprise that never lets
up will end with the largest showing.
Of course, there are those who will
continue to stand on the corners, sit
on the goods boxes and counters and
complain of the dull times. This is
a crowd whose ranks are thinning fast.
When the funeral of the last one is
said and the grave is covered, the rest
of the mneighbors around about will
come away relieved. Almost all of
our cussing and cussedness comes of
our drones,
The hard working business man who
is willing to expend an effort and do
son(e real systematic thinking on
plans for the enlargement of his own
business, is the man upon whom the
community can count most in time
of need. Call him selfish of you wish,
but let us have more of the kind. If
he loves his trade and has interest
enough to work at it eternally, his
business will have earned some profits
before the year is finished.
There is the argument for the whole
community. The first duty our phil
anthropic and patriotic owe the town
is to get the dead ones off the curb and
put them to work. The man with a
business usually considers it a rath
er serious reflection for the rest of
the business world to see him hang
ing on the corners idling away the
day.
If he is a professional man, he cer
tainly has business in lis office where
he should- be studying for improve
ment between calls. He should have
hours there and observe them, and be
out only during such hours as he has
set aside for free air and recreation.
If he is a business man, his place will
rever run itself and he should be there
during business hours.
Every man to his post working,
working, for every inch of the bus
iness that can he brought is the kind
of schedule that will put the business
community far ahead of its old self.
. What the banks have shown in their
statements for the month of May is
the undisputed evidence that there
is now a chance to move up a few car
lengths.
SHELVE THE TRAINMAN.
It has been many a year since there
was suclt a display of effort on the
part of two contending forces to gain
the public sympathy as that of the
great railway systems of the country
and the railway trainmen in the fight
for an eight hour day and pay and half
pay for over time. Few people on the
outside in the hurrying business world
have had time to learn much of the
contest, but the scramble for favora
ble publicity is a fright. Thousands
upon thousands of dollars are being
spent in this publicity campaign by
both the railway and the trainsmen’s
organization and the contest is all the
time gaining force.
Sympathy is usually with the work
ing man. Generally speaking this is
as it should be, but there is a side to
this question not yet presented.
The contending engineer' in the
freight service with the prevailing ten
hour day, draws $5.75 per day and gets
60 cents per hour for all overtime. The
hcange asked would raise the over
time figure to $l.OB per day and the
pay for the regular day would be
raised to $7.91.
In the clerical department of all the
railways are intelligent employees
drawing salaries all the way from $25
per month to $BO. There is a great
army of them. They are men whose
education and business training cost
many times what it takes to prepare
a trainman for duty. The difference
in hours for the clerk will far out
weigh the hazards for the trainman,
for the clerk is in a work that is nev
er done. There is no provision for over
time for him. His hours, however,
are many times double those of the
trainman, while his salary is hardly
one-half that of the trainman.
Whoever has to settle this dispute
ought to put the trainmen on the cool
ing shelves and leave them there till
the clerical department can come into
better wages. There is an army of
clerks hardly getting enough to meet
their regular living expenses. So
long as this is the case, the fight or
trainmen will seem much out of place.
HAVE WE SUCH A MAN?
1t is not the newspaper's business
to try cases and decide questions that
belongs to the jury and the court,, nor
is it the purpose of the Dispatch to
injure or prejudice an interest or right
any one may have, this is to express
the hope that the blocking of a new
enterprise is not the intention of those
who are represented in the case now
pending against the ginnery for the
southern portion of the city.
No one need be forgettul of the
rights of those who have their homes
near by. The Dispatch has said it
before, but it is not amiss to say again
that it will not be too great an under
taking for the proper interests to take
this matter in hand and have it all ad
justed with ease. It is so much more
to he preferred to disnose of the dif
ll'ornm-vs out of the courts. Jt is not
};1 thing impossible. Not one case in
ill hundred settled out of the courts
iowr proves distasteful in the future,
:\\'hilv those going through long seiges
lul’ bitter fighting wind up with a feel
"ing all intensified and harmful to ev-
E ervhody.
The community needs the new gin
nery. Its location ought to have been
fixed long ago without any sort of le
gal action. The business community
cannot afford to hazard the smallest
enterprise. The growin of the town
depends upon a careful adjustment of
such differences as have arisen in the
building of the Diffee ginnery. Cor
dele ought to be prepared always to
meet such emergencies. All enter
prises come to us like this one, but
not always with a fight.
It would be much easier at the pres
ent moment to get the whole thing out
of court and go ahead with the con
struction work than most onlookers
Lelieve. A proper effort now might
mean something. Has the town a bus
iness man who would dare make the
ventiure?
Here is a fine problem to tackle just
for the good of learning how to do it.
Who can figure it out? He must be a
diplomat and a friend of both sides
and at the same time 2 true friend and
well wisher of the bigger, better Cor-
Edclo to be. The thing can be done.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, SUNDAY, MAY 21, 1916.
A GREAT BUG SCARE. |
Farmers all over south Georgia have
heen busy the past week trying to
find the boll weevil. The office of the
state entomologist in Atlanta has been
swamped with little bottles contain
ing bugs and more bugs that were in
great excitement termed the ;eal ar
ticle.
It has been necessary for the state
official to get extra help to handle the
replies, so numerous have been the
inquiries and the samples submitted. In
each case the inquirier has been in
formed fllat the species sent is noth
ing more than the common old pea pod
weevil, |
Is it not strange that the south Geor
gia farmers and this old acquaintance
should have become all of a sudden so
estranged. The pea weevil is a pest
in his line, but he is so common—so
well known that not one in a thous
and farmers should mistake him for
the cotton holl weevil.
Dragging the old pea weevil into
the fracus is but one manifestation
of the anxiety the cotton growers have
felt over the coming of the boll wee
vil. All this scare, however, is much
uncalled for. This is crossing the
bridge all too soon. ‘
It is but right to be prepared for the
new destroyer, but to get scared and
run the state entomologist out of his
office before time is not very good be
havior for the man who must later
face the music. It is now indeed a
question as to what would happen on
south Georgia farms if the entomolo
gist were to have to report that some
of these specimens sent up were the
real boll weevil. Panic and war talk
of the past two years could hold noth
ing "in common with the new excite
ment, if one must judge from the
fright our old friend the pea weevil
can stir up.
PIG CLUBS AND THE BANK.
The bankers in many states are
realizing the value of pig club work
as a means of materially improving
rural conditions. Nov a few of the
bankers have made it possible for
worthy cluh. members to secure pigs
on tneir personal notes. In this way
a well bred pig is secured and the
member can pay for it from the pro
ceeds of the pig as a meat animal or
from the salc of offspring in the case
of breeding animal. The member en
ters into a business agreement (with
the parents’ consent) with the banker
and is in this way relieved of the stig
ma of charity which is the result
when a pig is given outright. This
arrangement is a practical means of
teaching business methods to the ru
ral young people. It is also a char
acter building process, for it is but
natural for a boy when treated as a
man, to act in a manly manner. How
would such a plan work in Cordele?
This apparent generosity on the part
of bankers is in many cases business
acumen. A case in point is that of
a Texas bank. The president of the
bank placed 76 pigs among the pig
club members of his county. As a re
sult of the acgquaintance made in se
curing and placing these pigs, many
new patrons were secured. These pa
trons brought in over $75,000 in indi
vidual deposits. Needless to say this
was profitable business for the bank,
but it is also a means that will in
crease with time in its beneficial in
fluence.
One of the Texas papers states that
the banker “has laid the foundation
for a prosperity which will be lasting.
The boys that he has helped to get
started in the hog business are now
on their feet financially and before
many years they will be making big
shipments of hogs to market each
vear. The money received from the
sale of hogs will be expended in fur
ther developing the county. Every
merchant in the county will profit, the
banks will get more deposits, and the
farmers will have more money with
which to further develop their farms.
Here is a real opportunity for the
banker in this community to become
useful and at the same time make
more business for the bank.
Finding tigers is the occupation of
Georgia officers since May 1. The news
columus of all the Georgia dailies and
weeklies are full of information on the
subject. If all the tiger liquor cap
tured is worth as much as is being
reported a goodly portion of the state’s
wealth will be gone when the work is
finished.
‘ Reflected Observations l
By MAX E. LAND.
The Dispatch made the prediction
the first of the year that the people of
Georgia would refuse to get excited
over politics this year, and as time
passes it becomes very clear that this
‘was a safe prediction.
~ The Macon Telegraph is calling for
a Moses to lead the race for governor,
and calls for something definite, but
if the Moses should appear, or a Bob
Toombs or Alex Stephens, there
would not be-any more of the old
time enthusiasm. There are many
reasons for this. While this is a polit
ical or election year the people are
busy with many other more impor
tant things. The truth is the people
are becoming more conservative, more
placid and English-like in tempera
ment, and this is all for the best.
High feeling is a fearful draft on good
clear judgment and brain power and
often conscience too.
Another thing, the people have been
fooled so often on issues or rather the
lack of issues, and the promised good
things which would come after we
are elected. We all remember the
Divine Call and the earthly millens,
nium and port rates and other things
which would free mankind from suf
fering in Georgia if Hoke Smith was
elected governor.
Besides, a governor is not near so
great a man as he used to be. Even
the young can remember that when
the governor came to town, everybody
turned cut as if to see a circus. Now
a governor can visit a small town and
move along the streets without at
tracting more than passing notice,
and cause none of ye old time enthu
siasm.
Doubtless they have learned that
the great are very human and very
selfish and very earthly like the rest
of folks.
By the way, William J. Bryan is to
make his Prince of Peace speech in
Cordele on the 29th. He can probably
draw the largest crowd and produce
the greatest enthusiasm of any Amer
ican today, unless it be Theodore 11.
A traveling man remarked to the
writer a few days ago that most of
the traveling men were for Dr. Hard
man for Governor. If this observa
tion is accurate, it is certainly a good
sign that this candidate is in the lead.
- “A*god many think that the chances
of Governor Harris for re-election are
growing better with two candidates
in the field against him. At any rate
the governor does not appear to have
weakened to any considerable extent
by the complications of the Macon
city court judgship, nor the warm con
troversy about the appointment of
Judge Worley a la McWhorter pro and
con. He is going to continue in the
race if he only gets one vote so he
has informed those who have mention
ed withdrawal to him.
If Hugh Dorsey was looking for wild
fire to break out from Rabun Gap to
Tybee light in behalf of his candida
cy for governor, he must be musing a
disappointment ere this, as it appears
to have caused little comment. There
is not one tenth the interest for him
that there was for Clark Howell when
he ran, and we all remember his race.
Atlanta candidates are not popular in
Georgia at this time.
If Joe Pottle should run he will get
up more steam than any man in the
race. He is a fine orator and can
make the welkin ring. Besides, he is
as good a campaigner and stump speak
er as can be found from New York
to Jacksonville and he has such a win
ning way. He is a fine lawyer and
clever thinker, but his long suit is
good “jedgement” and unblemished
character, and after all this is the
main thing.
News item says the police in a wes
tern town are after the ankle gazers.
Guess that’s malpractice in office.
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A Mississippi Bishop has issued a
church edict prohibiting love songs at
weddings. Just like an old man who
has seen his best days.
Be a booster—swat the rooster. This
is the slogan of the new infertile egg
campaign. Possibly not such a bad
one if it helps get rid of all the bad
eges.
Geologists say that long, long time
ago the south was all under water. In
the ages to come this same branch of
science may be able to teach that the
south was at one time not under, but
on, the water wagon.
The Northern Methodists are hav
ing a lively fight over the proposition
to strike out the rule of membership
which prohbits the attendance upon
theatres, card parties, and dancing.
Some of the brethren regard these
rules as obsolete.—Valdosta Times.
Editor Cranston Williams of the
Americus Times-Recorder was in big
company in Atlanta Thursday editing
the jurnalistic edition of the Consti
tution. He showed them how to do
it, all right. Atlanta interests might
be more popular in south Georgia if
the papers there could have some
more men like Editor Williams to
show them what it takes.
Unadilla is proving one of the livest
of the small towns within our knowl
edge. Everybody is at work for im
provement. Now there is a suggestion
that a nmew county would help. And
it might. A small part of Dooly, a
portion of Pulaski and a good strip
of Houston county will make up the
territory the city of Unadilla will
want for the new county. Let them
have it. It will mean more rapid com
munication and more rapid communi
cation means more education, and
more education means better farmers;
better citizens and better everything.
BEGINNING SUNDAY, MAY 21ST
AND CONTINUING DURING THE
SUMMER, THE A. B. & A. RAILWAY
OFFERS VERY LOW ROUND TRIP
FARES TO BRUNSWICK. TICKETS
GOOD GOING SUNDAY MORNING,
RETURNING SUNDAY EVENING.
ASK THEIR TICKE7T AGENT FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.
Infectious diseases are unknown in
Greenland on account of the dry, cold
atmosphere.
Unpasturized milk frequently
spreads disease.
When in need of high class job
printing of any kind, don’t fail to
The hague, capital of Holland, has
a population just about equal to that
of Denver, Col.
A dredge built in Holland for the
government of Uruguay crossed the
Atlantic Ocean under its own steam.
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Ten Gold Dollars is a Lot of Money
Maybe a multimillionaire would not think so. Maybe a South
Sea Islander would rather have a string of beads. But nearly
Every Boy and Girl in This Town
ar%dlout in the country too---is plugging hard to get our beau
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so as to fill up an album and come in and get
Ten Dollars in Gold
They will getit too. Quicker than a cat can wink her eye.
Some of them have gotten wise and have Jalready started after
the FIRST TEN SPOT. Wateh for us.
WE WANT TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY
J. B. RYALS DRUG CO.
The Art Poster Stamp Store
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William Jennings Bryan in his fa
mous lecture, “The Prince of Peace,”
to be delivered at the Cordele school
auditorium on Monday evening, May
29 is expected to attract possibly the
largest audience that has ever heard
a lecturer in this' city.
The Great Commoner comes under
hte auspices of the Fort Early chap
ter D. A. R., and they are making elab
orate preparations for his reception.
“The Prince of Peace” is decidedly
one of Bryan’s most popular lectures.
He has thrilled thousands upon thous
ands with his eloquence and genius
in the delivery of this great master
piece and thousands have traveled
hundreds of miles to hear him on this
subject.
Too much cannot be said of it, and
those who have never seen and heard
Bryan should not fail to take advan
tage of this opportunity while thoss
who have heard him lecture will find
this an opportunity to hear him in his
best address.
Information has been received that
many are expecting to come by auto
mobile from other points to hear him,
and plans are made to furnish ample
seating space for these.
There will be an admission price of
50 cents charged and seats will be on
sale all of next week at the Ryals
Drug store.
No one in reach should fail to hear
Mr. Bryan on this trip. It is an op
portunity not be to passed.