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THK NEWS., Established 1871*
BEGINNING OF
YEAR IS MARKED
BY CONFIDENCE
men &
“''EvHiences of Business Improve*
Ment and of Great
Prosperity.
MANUFACTURING PLANTS
OPERATE ON FULL TIME
Business Men Gratified and Eneourag
- ed That No* After Worst Has
Passed Conditions Are Not
‘ So Had as Feared.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 31. —The In
dustrial Index rays in its issue for
this week: • ,
“The evidences of business im
,, provement and the promises ot great
prosperity in th* immediate future
are'so substantial that the beginning
of the New Year will be marked by
a confidence which would be notable
‘•i even under norma' conditions.
•‘lt has beer several weeks since
the business depression caused by the
war in Europ' reached its lowest
point, and a gradual iirprevement was
begun. Though the improvement has
not been rapid, it has been unceasing,
’ apd now the evidences cf it are thor
ough.
•“One of the most satisfactory and
substantial features of this evidence
is the resumption of operations on
full tim.e of manufacturing establish
ments that have been running on
short time and the resumption of op
eratiohs by some industrial plants
that have been closed. In some in
stances manufacturing plants are be
ing operated overtime to fill the or
ders for their products. .
4 “The exportation of cotton contin
ues to increase. There is improve
. ment in the lumber trade. Business
was better just prior to Christmas
~ holidays than was expected, and it is
reported that this business was fully
up to normal years in some cities of
the southeast.
“Business men are gratified and en
couraged that now, attar the worrt
iias longtktaOe 7 passed, conditions are
not so bad as they had feared, and
they are looking to the future with
firm confidence.
“Florida has broken all records for
a week in the amount of citrus fruit
shipped. Savannah’s exports for a
week were third in value for the cities
of the Atlantic- seaboard. Receipts
of cotton at Savannah on December
32, established a new high record
there for a day this season. Several
million feet of crossties are being
shipped to eastern ports of this coun
try through the port of Pensacola,
Fla. Large sums are being disbursed
in the payment of dividends by banks,
ir du atrial establishments and other
business institutions. A new cotton
mill is to be placed in operation at
Alexander City, Ala., and a plant at
Brunswick, Ga., which gives employ
ment to more than two hundred
people will resume operations. Bank
clearings and postoffice receipts at
Birmingham show increases as com- 1
pared with last year. X
“Eight coroorations were formed
with minimum capital stories aggre
gating $195,000.”
W. E. POWELL COMPANY
retires from business
(Advertisement.)
W. E. Powell Company have been
operating- under chaiter aril contract
which expire today, hence the disso
lution. H. 11. Bass assumes the
debts of W. E. Powell Co.; other as
sets, which consist of notes, accounts
and the live stock which is now on
hand, tegethei- . with the barn, be
ccmes of H. B. Bass.
W. E. Powell Co. has been selling
live stock for a number, of years and
have had a very satisfactory busi
ness. The notes and accounts will be
found at the office of the Griffin Mer-
C*» in "charge of Haskell H. Bass for
collection. Creditors will call and
settle without delay. The barn is
for rent-a magnificent stable, well
equipped, well ventilated and plenty
light feet square. Would make
gn elegant garage.
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CHILD LABOR
LAW OF GEORGIA
IN EFFECT FRIDAY
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Anno; need That the New Law
.. Will Re Vigorously
Enforced.
LETTER 18 ADDRESSED
TO ORDINARY DREWRY
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Children Under Certain Age Will Not
Be Allowed *o Work in Cotton
Mills and Other Places.
The following letter received by
Ordinary J. A.’ Drewry from H.
M. Stanley, of Atlanta, commission
er of commerce end labor, is self ex
planatory :
“Inclosed you will find copy of
r.ew child labor law, which goes into
effect January Ist, 1916. As you will 1
note, no orphan child .under a certain
age and no child under a certain age
of a dependent widowed mother can
work in any manufacturing establish
ment, laundry or place of amusement
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unless permission is given by a com
mission composed of the county school
superintendent, the ordinary of the
county and the bead of the school
where the child resides.
“Since the ordinary has to act only
in cases of orphan children and chil--
dren. of dependent widows while the
superintendent of schcoj£Xnust sign
these as well as certificates showing
educational cualifications, the cenfi
cates to be used in your county in
connection with the new child labor
law have been sent to the County
school superintendAii. I. beg to ad
vice that after January Ist, children
under certain ages of dependent or
disabled fathers will not be permitted
to work in any cf the establishments
named above, that lew having been re
pealed.
“For your information I am enclos
ing a copy of each of the certificates
that will be used in connection with
the new child labor law.
“Trusting that you will cal upon
men when I can aid you and with as
surances of my high personal esteem,
etc” - ’•
Griffin will hardly be affected by
the new law, there being few if any
children who will have to apply for
certificates. The law applies to the
larger cities and Griffin has no con
cerns that employ children of the age
specified in the act. ■
SHIPPIKS MTE HILF
THE ME OF COnDN
Transatlantic Hutes Arc At New High
l evels—Helps to Lower
Price.
Savannah, Dec. 31.— Owing to
scarcity of neutral ships and the
risks which must be taken in trans
porting freights the transatlantic
rates on freight room from Savannah
ura now sho/ing a new high record
levels. /
The quotations per bale on cotton
yesterday compared to normal times,
according to a representative export
er here were:
To Bremen, present $18.75 agkinst
$1.75 a bale.
To present rate $11.25
against $1.75.
To Ro terdem, present rata $12.50
against $1.75.
To Havre, present rate $5.50 against
$2.00.
To Genoa, present rate $5.50 against
$2.75.
To Liverpool and Manchester, pres
ent rate s4# against $1.75.
To Barcelona, present rate $5
against $3.25.
The average price cf a bale of cot
te now is $35 •
The freight rate to Bremen is prac
tically half the value of the cotton.
Cotton factors her* pointed out that
the effect of the ffliottnous mcraasa m
freight rates was largely* responsible
t for the low prices tbe staple now is
' bringing in domestic markets.
GRIFFIN, GA. THURSDAY .CTERNOON. DECEMBER 31, 1911.
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ENERAL VILLA was active In northern Mexico In January, advancing on Torreon. Lieutenant Becker won a new trial In February, but the gun
* men he hired to kill Gambler Rosenthal were condemned to death. Many lives were lost in March by the burning of a tent colony tn tbe Colorado
% g labor war. American marines landed at Vera Crux April 21, losing seventeen killed and fifty-seven wounded. The steamer Empress of Ireland was
eunk In the St Lawrence by the Storstsd May 28, 1,024 being drowned. Archduke Frans Ferdinand of Austria and Me wife were assassinated
June 28 by Gavrio Prluxfp, starting tbe great war in Europe. Actual bostllitiee started by tbe bombardment of Belgrade after Austria formally declared
war on Servla July 28 Lonvuln, Belgium, wae burned Aug. 28. On Sept 3 Hope Benedict XV. was elected as the successor of Pope Pins X.. who died Aug.
2ft George Stallings and tbe Boston Braves defeated the Athletics in four straight games tn October. During November thousands of Belgians, made
homeless by the conflict, sought refuge elsewhere. Hospitaie in all the belligerent countries were filled with wounded.
A ms WE PUNT
TO WIN IS ASSURED
Griffin Gas, Ice and Cold Storage
Company Makes Arrangements
For New Industry.
Definite arrangements have been
made to build in Griffin an icC and
cold storage plant by the Griffin Gas,
Ice ’and Cold Storage Company.
Active work is now under way in
erecting the gas machinery and with
in sixty days the company will be
ready to supply the local demand for
gas. By that timd. work will have be
gun on the cold storage plant, which
is intended to be completed by the
first of May.
•The establishment of this plant
means much to Griffin itself, as well
as Spalding county, and it is our duty
as. citizens to encourage this enter
prise in every why possible.
A cold storage plant, such as this
company ‘proposes to build, will fur
nish a dependable market for food pro
ducts and country produce in unlimi
ted quantities at prices that will"
prdve immensely profitable to the
farmers.
There is no possible doubt that the
cotton crop in Spalding county as well
as the whole of Georgia will be
greatly reduced the coming year. Ne
cessarily, the farmers will turn their
efforts toward raising food products,
and for this reason a local market will
l« required to handle this trade in
Griffin. Otherwise Griffin will loose
an opportunity and Atlanta and other
cities provided with cold storage fa
cilities will reap all the benefit.
The Griffin Gas, Ice and Cold Stor
age Company has been incorporated
under the laws of Georgia with a
capital of A limited
funount o/ this stock will be disposed
of locally and as an investment it is
considered hy M»e of oar
leading business men. is. 7 .
Let ua all get behiw# the gas and
cold storage company: as it offers
more substantial Benefits to Griffin
than any enterprise organised hsre in
a long time.- adv.
CHRISTMAS TREE TONIGHT
Salvation Army to Give Entertain
ment in Army Hall Tonight For
IBearare of Children.
The Army announces
that Chnstmas tree exercises will be
held in the army hall tonight begin
ning at 7 o’clock. Following the dis
tribution of the presents on the tree
there will be an entertainment given
by the children at which songs and
recitations will be hfld. A large num
ber of children as well a.* grown ups
are looking forward to ah evening of
genuine pleasure and enjoyment.
Georgia’s Election Cost
More Than Other States
Expenditures of Candidates, Reported in Washington, Dis
closes This Fact, Total Being $41,492.63.
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Washington, Dee. 31.—Approxi
mately half a iniPiem dollars wajt
apdCt by candidates of all
the campaign preceding the first pop
ular election of United States sena
tors last November. Sworn’ state
ments of filed with the
secretary cf state show a total of
$460,777,25 senatorial candi
dates in thirty-one states. Os this
grand total $188,847.99 was contribut
ed to ‘he candidates, who themselves
gave to their campaign $271,926.26’.
The democrats lead with $242,895.90
Republican, candidates spent $156,-
885.33; progressives $55,168.94; pro
hibitionists $4,443.28; .socialists $554.-
74, and independents $1,7040.06. The
average per capita expenditure was:
Democrats, $3, 074.83} republicans,
$2,852.44. "
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(XM.ORED r.«fTOR.
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Rev. T. J. Linton has accepted the
pastorate of St.’ I’hiilips A. M. E.
church of this city. He comes from
Sparta where he has served for two
years, and has excellent pecommentfa
ti?ns from some of the Bbst people of r
that place. 1 e to do a
preat work in Gnfftn and stop the
loafing anwtig the e-AftVed people by
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inducing them to attend church ser-
B. F. Clatk, who has been con
nected with the Griffin Mercantile Co.,
returned to his former "home in Lo
cust tH<.we today, wherd M Wil id
the future reride.
Mrs. D W. Wilson *it*tained
her guests, Mirs Margaret Watrons,
of Tampa, Fla., Miss Kathleen Pro
tijlOj .of Rover, and Miss Annie Jen
kin's, of Griffin, at a i ox party at the
Atlanta theatre )Lt ( Bering. Sl*
will be a delightful ItoMras again th*
evening, when she will entertain at a
six o'clock dinner in honor of her
house guests.
Mr. and L. of
Brooks, spent Thursday in the city.
)|rs. ». H f%hflr, of H#l.
Was in Griffin ’
Mr?. W. Glaie, of Augusta, is vis
iting her sister, Mrs. T. H. Wynne,
at her homo an Sokth Hill staefib y
Ben Crowder, of Zetella, is in the
city today.
Mis* Nary Leila Fatteraon has ra
mmed home after a short vi*it to Ma
con. She was by Mbs
Mrs. l«ewis Lawson.
Mbs Martha Cole entertaifled at a I
beautiful party on M ediwir*ty ’■eves* - !
ing in honor of her house guests. |
The greatest total in any one state
was sperrt in Geqrgiu, taro sen
store wera'eJeCTeo.TThe‘amount mm
to-jby all Georgia senatorial candidates
to|ssed 841,4924)3.,,fiUrth Carolina,
where Senator Overman was re-elect
erf, reportedGthe smallest expenditure
-a total of $762.65.
According to law, no candidate
may spend more than $10,006. One
candidate, however, William Henley,
progrtssteSj, of Oregon,b reported dis
bursements of $10,826.94. Several
candidates reported that they spent
no money. The lowest expenditure
on record was eight cents, eompn«-
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Expenditures by states include:
Ala|«ma, Florida, $6,373,-
49; South Carolina, $1,442.50.
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! VETERANS TO MEET
Regular Muting to Be Held Next
W<-intM!ay and Much Business
Is Io Be Trtnsactcd,
The regular mpnuuy meeting of the
T'ouniy Camp of United Con
f“derate Veterans will be held next-
Wednes lay morning at 10 o’clock at
the «• irt h<>use i. Griffin.
Being tlj, • first meeting in the Hew
year, there is nt’-utellj quite a lot of
k taiws conrint the
dJufsiditraden and action.'
j The. *>mn»an<*r of the camp, Col.
B N rttarrW, requests that all
ti* nteffil^i*’attend thJ fifst meeting
in fr.e new year.
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THE WEATHER
Maximum xemperatute, 48.
Mininlu* te*p^atu|e f S. | | ■
Mean twnperatilre, 42. f
Forecast for Friday—Fair.
* ffV)LB OF I6NORANCE.
Nothing is tnoyt terrible than
.v
The living^mail who does not
learn is dark, dark, like one
walking in the night—From tbe
The most Rgkorant are tbe
most conceited. Uthess a man
knows that there is something
1 mo<e to pe known bis inference
‘ to. jef yourae. ttmt Ira kpews ev
| erything. • • • But let »
mas kwow ttat time are things
R to l« known of which be is ig
tfrant. and It Is so much carv
, ed ont of bls domain of nnirer
! tsni knowledge—Horace Mann.
PRICE TWO CENTS
SCHOOLS SET TOGETHER ;
PH IN FEW DAYS:
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Governor Draws Warrant For $250,-
, <KlC—Dart of Appro*’
.. \ priafion.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 31.—(Special.)—-
Within the next two or three days
the state’s schools, including those in
the local or city system of Bibb and
Richmond counties, wil Receive an
other installment on their 1914 appro
priation.
Gov. Slaton has drawn warrants for
approximately $250,000, or 10 per
eent of the 1911 appropriation, and
State Treasurer W. J. Speer, will im
mediately mail out checks to the coun
ty school .superintendents.
The warrant for the county ?y*-
ten s was for $200,682.79, and for for
the two city systems was for S42Z>2O.
This, wil Ibe the third ten per cent
installment paid <l>e schools this year.
The appropriation is $2,5000,000.
Including the warrants above drawn
Wednesday the state has paid the
schools $750,000. The remainder of
the appropriation will be paid early
next year, it is said* as the various
county tax collectors are expected to
come forward after January 1 with
the tax money owed the state.
NEW YEAR’S MUSICALE. i
The Young People’s Missionary So
ciety will give 4i New Year’s musi
caie at the residence of Mrs. L. C.
Warren, No. 526 West Poplar steret.
The following program will be ren
dered:
Instrumental Duet—Misses Rebecca
and Etta Stanley.
Piano Solo—Miss Bauline Lindsey.
Vocal Solo—Mies' Helen Walton.
Violin Duet—Miss Pursely and Mr.
Goldstein.
Piano Solo- Miss Aline Cumming.
Vocal Solo——Miss Lillian Scott.
Instrumental Solo—Miss Helen Gris
fin.
Reading—Miss Alice Murray.
Instrumental Soto— Miss Olivia
Vocal Sole—Miss Helen Griffin.
Instrumental Duet —Miss Ethel Wil
liams and Mis* Pauline Eady.
IftMeJnontal Solo- M rs Mary Lei
la Patterson.
Vocal Soto-Mrs. L. G Warren.
Reading— Mrs. L. C. Warren.
| /n the Movie* Toworrow |
Electric—Zudora. Thsnhouser; The
Fatal Marriage. UniwtMl.
Bungalow—Our Mutual Girt, Mu
tant Old Enough to Be Grandpa, Am
erican; The tattle Country Mouse,
liajeitjc; The Jungle Master, Bison.
THE SUN, EstaMM IS7L
ammiia! i inmor
nIInUAL LlulNol
ririni&i i iifif- p rrtfi
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THE YHHI9IS
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Taxes on All Kind* of BssiMss
as Fixed by the Griffin
(oundi.
EVERY BUSINESS MAN
SHOULD READ THEM
Very Few Changes in Ueeeeee as
Compared With Last Year.
( Uy Will Get in Meeh
Kervnuc.
The News and Sun prints today the
annual licenses oidinunee* as passed
by the Griffin city council, for the
year 1915, which will bring consider
able money in the city treasury. Ev
ery business man should read these
ordinances carefully. Few changes
have been made in the taxes on busi
nesses us compared with text year.
Tliere are 106 sections of the ordi
nance, as follows: e
Be it enhetod by the mayor and
council of tbe city of Griffin, and here
by ordained by authority ehhito:
That on the first day of January,
1915. al| persona, firms or corpora
tions doing business of anv descrip
tion in the city of Griffin «tsll reg
ister their names with the clerk and
treasurer, the same timo, if in the
mercantile business, subscribing to
the following oath:
I do solemnly swear that the aver
age stock of goods carried by me (or
JUMP™* ‘‘f** not exc< * l ’LOOO or
$2,500, or other amounts ss the case
may be. -
Arid each person, firm or corpora
tion shall procure from the clerk and
treasurers license, for which ho, she
or they shall pay as hereinafter spec
ified.
Which said license and all other
licenses issued by the city of Griffin
shall be by the holder thireof mSad
in a conspicuous place in his, her or
their place of btislnew,
S<ct>ol ?3' ° n> f >™ ®r
business either in groceries, dry
goods, boots and sheas, hats, millin
ery, notions, hardware, saddles, tin
ware, harness or other goods, whose
stock does not exceed 31,000 shall pay
a license of $lO per annum.
Sec. 2. Any person, firm hr corpora
tion whose stock exceeds SI,OOO and
does not exceed SV>OO shall pay a li
cense of S2O per annum
Sec. 8. Any person, firm or corpora
tion whose stock exceeds $2,000 and
does not exceed $5,000, pay a
license of S3O per annum.
See. 4. Any person, firm or corpora
tion whose stock exceed* $5,000 and
does not exceed J 7.000, shall pay a
license of SSO per annuity ..
Sec. 5. Any person, firm or corpora
license of $75 per annum.
Sec. 6. Any person, firm or corpora*
tion whosy stock exceeds SIO,OOO and
does not exceed $15,000, shall pay a
license of SIOO per annum.
Sec. 7. Any person, firm or corpora
tion whose stock exceeds $15,000 and
does not exceed $25,006, shall pay a
license of $125 per annum.
Se.x 8., Any person, firm or corpora
tion whose stock exceeds 325.000 shall
pay a licemie of $l5O per annum.
Sec. 9. De it further en*J®T That
the proprietor of each and every bak
ery shell pay a license of $5 per an
num.
Sec, 10. Be it further enacted, that
the proprietor of each and every coal
and wood yard, or coal alor.c. sball
pay a license off 25 per annum.
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That
the proprietor of each afid every lum
ber yard, including building material,
shall pay a license of $25 per annum.
Sac. 12. Be it further enacted, That
the proprietor of each and every laun
dry shall pay a license of $25 per an
num. . _
Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That,
each and every agent for laundries
outside the city shall pay a license of
425 per annum.
Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That
all automobile dealers pay a license o
S3O, and ail dealers in bicycles pey a
all sutemobi’a dealers pay a license of
. resident or itinerant.
Sec. 15’. Be :t further enacted, That
each and every dealer in picture
■ frames, except where carried in stock
as merchandise, shall pay a license of
, $25 per annum.
See. 16. Be It further enacted. That
each and every coffin factory sMrtl pay
a (icerse of $5 per annum.
Sec. 17. Be it further enacted. That
( each and every ehair factory shall
pov a license of $25 per annum, _j
Sec, 18. Be it further enacted. That
each and every brecas factory shall
. pav alicense of $5 per annum.
1 Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That
each and every oil mill shall pay a
license of «40 per annum. Be H fur
ther ordained, that th* sum of $25
be imposed upon each and every agent
or street buyer of cotton seed ftw eut
of town mills for which seed ia bought
for other than oil milk in the eity
which pay special tax as sueh.
Sec. 20 Be it further enacted. That
1 each and every guano factory shall
pay a license of $56 per annom
I Sec. 21 Be it further enacted, That
1 each and every photograph gallery
. shall pay a liwwa oftlß ynr y iram.
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