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THE AMER1CUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1891
THE TIMES-RECORDER
I>nlly unci Weekly.
THK AMERICA
The Am eric li
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THK COTTON MOVEMENT.
When it comes to the question of mov
ing the cotton crop, Southwest Georgia
lias an advantage that is worth thous
ands of dollars annually, and the farm-
ei< here are uot slow to perceive it and
get the heneilt of if.
The crop movement Logins in this
section of the Suit
earlier than elsewhere
six weeks ahead of j-
ton states.
As many as eight th
WITH THE PRESS.
Smithville will have a big barbecue on
the :>tli of August.
Editor Christopher, of the Montezuma
Record, is kicking against the freight
rates to his town.
La ar street—Murphey I
vera!
•nth
of tilt
Miss Mollie Edwards died at the home
of her father, Judge <i. C. Edwards, at
Smithville on the lltli iust.
; have
m! in An
Americus, Ga., July 19, 1891.
k! Septetuht
i^ ofte
the lit
viest
Matlison voted against free schools on
Thursday. The people of that town are
standing iu their own light.
nth.
that the
;ia can mar-
The McRae Enterprise wants the rail
road commission to take charge of the
ket twenty-five to fifty per cent, of their e xp reK s business and telegraph lines,
crop before the movement is large an ,j re gulate the rates.
Isewhere to affect the price ;
j The Dawson public schools have
HOW TO HAVE EASY MONEY.
To The Timks-Rkcohoki: As it i
in order for everybody to try their hand
in telling how tlie financial pressure oi
the country may he relieved, 1 will with enough
your permission tell vou what 1 think at all.
about it; for though I am not a leader of There is always an eager demand for elected an entire new corps of teachers
anything or anybody, I am iu a position the first few thousand bales of the crop ! for the next session of the schools,
to know the sentiments of capitalists, by the mills who don’t carry large j Prof. Simmons Is the principal.
hich can furn- —
and can explain just what needs to he . stocks, and that section
done for money to become as plentiful ish the cotton ahead of others reaps the
as could be desired, and at rates of six harvest at the highest prices,
to eight per cent, per annum. Thus it was that last year early cot-
While I am not opposed to silver coin- ton brought 103 cents in Americus,
age and an increase of the volume of while other southern market- came
currency, I fail to see what good, coin- along only in time to catch prices a cent
ing more money will do the toiling or more lower, two mouths later,
masses, unless they have something to The sooner therefore the farmers of
«ell in exchange for it, or unless they Southwest Georgia can send in the early
can give the security necessary to bor- part of theircrops, the more certain they
row it at low rates. j will be to get the benefit of opening
There are thousands of millions of , prices that are likely to be much higher
English, German, Scotch and American than later in the season,
money seeking for investment: these! This is why Southwest Georgia is
people are glad to get three per cent per j more prosperous than most other cot-
annum; and to them five per cent, is ton producing sections, for the dlffer-
enormous, and six per cent, a bonanza. j ence in return* is about ten per cent in
Why then doesn’t some of this idle the pocket* of the seller, as between
capital come South, or to Georgia for j August sales and October sales,
investment? Why i* monoy so hard to j The plan therefore that the farmers
get here, when our people don’t mind j here will most likely pursue is that fol
paying six times the highest rate these lowed in former years; whatever may be
capitalists are now getting? Why do ! the need elsewhere of holding back the
English and American capitalists take October and November crop so as not to
break the market.
Conditions here differ from those that
prevail in the South generally: and what
is best for tbo farming population of
sections w hoso crops mature a month
later, is not necessarily good for South
west Georgia.
“The early bird gets the worm” here.
Moral: Come to Southwest Georgia to
raise cotton; and you will bo happy and
prosperous, while elsewhere the people
get left.
The Lee County News says that the
watermelon crop is a failure ls regards
returns. A good many shipments have
not more than paid the freight.
Montezuma still has a hankering for
the court house of Macon county, but
Oglethorpe thinks she has the right
clutch to hold it where it now is.
The Bainbridge Globe has a patent on
a plan to gain new subscribers. It
actually gives the paper to its subs^ib-
ers free, and yet receves one dollar per
year for it.
three per cent, year after year, with
such chances as are daily presented in
Georgia for treble their present returns;
There must be some potent reason for
this curious state of affairs: and the
reason is as simple as it is powerful.
There would be one hundred million
dollars, or an average of five hundred
dollars a piece for two hundred thousand
farmers in Georgia, sent right into this
state to be lent inside the next six
months at eight per cent, and below, if
the capitalists could be satisfied with
the security.
But what is the matter with tho se
curity? Are not the lands of Georgia
the very best security in tho world?
Then w*hy don’t tho capitalists accept
them?
Now comes tho point of the whole
business, tbe veritable “cat in the meal
tub;” mark these words, for they ex
plain the poverty, the hard times, pan
ics, the alliance demands for relief, and
everything else that causes the country
to groan and pray for bettor times:
Tbo exemption -and collection laws of
Georgia virtually d^troy all tho securi
ty the farmer can give; and ho cannot
borrow monoy at reasonable rates, and
often not at all, because be is iu effect
legally stopped fiom giving security.
Abolish all homestead exemptions,
amend the collection laws so that the
lender can get his monoy out of a tract
of land as promptly,and by the samo pro
cess that ho could out of a United States
bond; and there is no doubt but that the
farmors of Georgia could borrow what
ever they really needed oi ory year at
the legal rate of Interest, and below.
Even If a borrower now has more
property than tho $2,000 that ho can
smuggle up under a homestead, lie can
keep it in law for yoars, while the lend
er Is trying to collect, and hence the lat
ter either charges an enormous premi
um for tho risk he takos, or most gen
erally keeps away from farmers and lands
entirely, and puts his money in three
per cent bonds.
Nothing like tho present hardships
would be endured, If these changes were
made, for then nobody would borrow
beyond bis means, when ho knew that
all ho had was bound for the debt; and
whilo an occasional case of hardship aud
lulu would arise, tiie greatest good for
the greatest number would bo brought
about by wiping oil our statute books
every vestige of our present exemption
and collection laws.
Let our farmers’Legislature do this,
for they alone can do It with impuuity
and they will then hav
better tbap, and will take the place of
reduction of tariff, free coinage, third
party,sub-treasury and nil other round
about attempts to accomplish an end
GO SLOW.
No greater danger exists than that of
too much legislation, especially railroad
legislation, in this State. A general
law, administered in wisdom and justice
is worth scores of special laws of unequal
or conflicting application.
The clamor of “Railroad Monopoly
is likely to mislead some people into the
idea that certain stringent laws are im
peratively needed to keep the railroads
from devouring the public; whereas, the
railroad commission, even with its
present limited and restricted powers
has so far proven wholly competent to
prevent all injustice or oppression.
Witness tbo recent case of the reduc
tion of the coal rate.
With certain additional powers, there
seems to be no doubt that our cominis
sion can handlo all questions affecting
the interest* of the public, without the
aid of any wildcat legislation, tho main
object of which would seem to be to
promote tbe local political prospects of
certain so-called “champions of the
people.”
Let the Legislature go slow, as they
have heretofore done. We have been
blessed so far with conservative legisla
tion by the farmers who control our law
making body, let them not now depart
from the wisdom of their way, to take
up hasty, or all advised bills, aimed
against railroads.
The people of Georgia want the rail
roads to prosper under proper and just
restrictions, for the prosperity of the
roads and of the people go hand in hand.
Give the commission what additional
powers they ask for, and let them work
out the problem to the satisfaction of
the state and the roads as well.
The Times-Rkcokdeii docs not be-
lifcve in a compulsory 2 cent rate, for
instance; leave that discretionary with
the commission, and if conditions of
business warrant, tho proper reduction
will be made in due time. *
Next to the nomination of Gov. Camp-
done* what*'is the best thing the Ohio state demo
cratic convention did was tho squelch
ing of the Hamilton county tough* who
have so long disgraced * tho party and
disgusted the decent people of that
that'ean only be accompU»li'edV"go!ng 8t!,t0 the gleat lnj, ' r 5' of the democra-
The Lee County News does not be
lieve that tbe offices of tbe Southwestern
will be abolished. It wants the offices
to remain where they are and the same
officers returned.
Albany has lost a venerable and highly
esteemed citizen in the death of Judge
D. A. Vnaon. He was a man of crystal
integrity, strong intellect and great pop
ularity and influence.
The Enterprise of McRae says there is
no use talking “third” party talk to the
aillancemen of this section. All of our
alliance brethren are democrats and
when you touch their democracy you
touch their hearts.
Tlie Furlow Bros, who are making tbe
Madisonian one of the sprigbtliest and
best weekly papers in the state, are pre
paring to move Into new quarters on the
first of September, where they will be
permanently located.
There Is a spirited rivalry between
naygood and Wilkinson, of Montezuma,
for appointment by tbe governor to the
position of judge of tho county court of
Macon. The gentlemen have large and
influential endorsement, both at home
and abroad.
cuTTnra ■ affair
—: AT ; —
BEAL & OAKLEY’S
We offer for the next 30 days at
1-2 Price. 1-2 Price!
Our entire stock of Black Embroidered
Flouncings—just think of it!
400 suits Black Emb. Flounc
ing for $2.00
450 suits Black Emb. Flounc
ing for 2.25
500 suits Black Emb. Flounc
ing for 2.50
COO suits Black Emb. Flounc
ing for 3.00
700 suits Black Emb. Flounc
ing for 3.50
800 suits Black Emb. Flounc
ing for .• 4.00
1000 suits Black Emb. Flounc
ing for 5.00
and on through tbe entire stock.
PARASOLS.
350 Fancy Parasols $1.75
500 “ “ 2.50
700 “ “ 3.50
Special Bargains in
Plain Silk Umbrellas.
A few fine Fans at
Cost.
Big reductions on all kinds of White Goods.
We won’t refuse cash for tbe
NEXT 30 DAYS!
On White Emb. Flouncing, White, Plaid and
Striped Lawns, Batiste, Yokeings, Tuck-
ings, Etc-
National Bank.
Special Inducements on Table Damask, Nap- ttU °° nrt " 0fflce oyM ‘
Kins, Towels, Ete.
BEflLL & OAKLEY,
The Lee County New* say*: “Mr,
Graham Forrester of The Times-Re-
cordkk is one of the most promising
young newspaper men in Georgia. Gra
ham is an excellent descriptive writer
and this fact is daily proven by his good
work on The Times-Recordeu.”
An Allianceman who was spending
tbe night in Dawson had his pants and
monoy stolon from his room through an
open window. Now If that had been
Jerry and the thief had carried off his
socks it would have made little differ
ence to the statesman from medicine
lodge.
Congressman Elliott, of Pennsylva
nia, an intimate friend of Gov. nil!, now
steps forward with tho announcement
that the governor is satisfied with his
senatorial honors, and has little Idea of
opposing Mr. Cleveland for tho demo
cratic presidential nomination. Mr. El
liott goes so far as to say that Mr. Illll
will do all In his power to help Mr.
Cleveland.
Mr. Kemi* of Emanuel wants to put
upon the railroad commission the duty
of issuing all the free passes over all the
roads to all the deadheads In Georgia. Is
this a shy pieco of strategy on the part
of Mr. Kemp to work that body of gen
tlemen to dofctli, so that thereafter there
will be no railroad commission at all?
go to, Mr. Kemp.
straight to the root of tho evil.
cy. Therein reason to believe, now that
j the democratic party has made it quite
j clear that it will no longer suffer the
Chairman Trammell of the Railroad dictation of the Cincinnati ward leaders,
All the papers of the state are strong
supporters of Judge Crisp for the speak
ership, and little Tommy Watson is the
only man in Georgia who openly op
poses him. But Tommy will probably
learn a few things before congress meets
in December.
Commission doesn’t want tho regulation that it will be stronger in Ohio than it
of express companies tacked on to the j has ever been. The democrats of that
prosent duties of that Board unless an j state are to be congratulated on the fact
expert expressman is given as their; that they have sent to the rear the men
clerk. Col. Trammell is right, for life is I whose base treachery defeated Allen G.
too short for anybody not already I Thurjnan for re-election to tho United
trained up in tho devious ways of an | States senate and caused the retirement
express company's methods, cveb to get from public life one of tho grandest,
at the true inwardness of the system by
which they skin the public. Thero aro
no express companies in Europe in the
American sense; the railroads haul ex
press matter as regular frolght, charging
according to value; the difference being
merely a matter of clasaification. Let
the Legislature give the railroad com
mission a half dozen clerks, if thereby
the present extortionate rates can be
ablest and purest democrats that this
country has ever known.
Now let the legislature beware how It
tampers with the free pass business, for
if the commission should, under the en
larged powers sought to be given it, cut
off the free pass of the Georgia editor,
there will be a revolution that all tbe
Lieutenant Colonels on Got. Northen’s
staff will be wholly unable to sqnelsb.
313 LAMAR STREET,
NO LET-UP IN THE
CLOSING OUT SALE
PR0FES3I0H&L rtttng
T a. kluttz,
. ^cHiTXOTAimBurniEmjxDEfT,
J. WORSHAM
DMTI8T.
Offlce over People’. National Bank
, 7
,, „ dentist,
D K -
Otter; hi. profeenlonai iorvicea to th .
people of Ainerlcua, and aarroundlnr ooun
try. Offlce In new Murphey bulldlnJrjJ
mcr street, over Beall i Oakley's. *
M. It. WESTBROOK, M. D.
. PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON
* Offlce and residence, next bouse to c a
Huntington. Church street. febVtr
J A. FORT >1. D.
Offlce at Dr. Eldrldee’s ’drn, store. Can
be found at night Tn his room, over
tan 8-gflX - Iru * store- Barlow Block. er
PHYSjCLAN
7 Offlce at Davenport’s Drug stor*. Real.
iSSkSSS. ^or * yt ‘ , “ d ffiE-
Telephoae No. lot.
D R. T. J. KENNEDY, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
pfilco at Dr. Eldrldge’s Drug stole. Can
in ot night In bis offlce room over
Eldrldge’s drugstore, Barlow block, febO-ly
DOCTORS J. B. AND A. B. HfliEB
Have one of tbe belt furnished and beat
equipped doctor’s offices In the 8outh, No. 819
Eye, Ear, Throat and Nose
A Specialty.
C HA8. A. BROOKS, tf. D.
(Graduate of Bellevue He
College, No Y„ twice graduate ofl
School,C
rosi urauuaio Medical school,Chief surgeon
8. A. M. R. R. etc.) Offers his professional ser
vices as a general practitoner to the cltlsens
of Americus and surrounding country. Spe
cial attention given to operative surgery.
Including tbe treatment of hemorrhoids, fis
tula, stricture, catarrh. and all dlaeasee of
Anus, Rectum, Genitourinary intern and
nose and throat. Office in Murphoy building
Lamar 8t. Connected by speaking tube
with Eldrldge’s Drug Store. Calls should be
left or telephoned there during the day. At
night call at residence on Lee Bt, or tele
phone No. 77. spr29tf
E A. HAWKINS,
, ATTORNEY AT LAW.
1 Offlce up stairs on Granberry corner.
B utt a lumpkin.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Americue, Ga.
Offlce in Barlow Block, up stairs.
w.
P. WALLIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Americus, Ga.
w;
T. LANK.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Americas, Ga.
Prompt attention given to all business plaoed
‘** *uy hands. Offlce in Barlow bloc*, room 8.
Fe* -
Feb. 6, tf
A. HIXON,
Offlce !n Bagley building, opposite the
Court House. Prompt attention given to
k —Jun5-tf.
all business.
I AYNARD A SMITH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
_ Americas, Ga.
Prompt and careful attention given to all
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-AT THE-
bee-Hive
ClothiDg all gone, but lota of desirable Dry
Goods on hand yet.
Worsted Dress Goods,
DRESS AND FANCY SILKS,
LINE OF WHITE COODS!
Flannels, Hosiery, Corsets, Ribbons, Laces,
Embroideries, Handkerchiefs, Furnishing
Goods, Shoes, etc., etc.
L. HOLTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Abbeville. Ga.
II practice In all the counties or thi
State. Prompt attention given to all col
lections entrustedto my care. tf
ANSLEY & ANSLEY,
A ttorneys at law, Americas,
Will practice In the counties of Sum
ter, Schley, Macon, Dooly, Webster, Stew
art, In the Supreme Court, and the United
States Court.
T G. MATHEWI
8,
attorney-at-law,
Wellborn F. Clarks. Frank A.Hoorx*.
CLARES A HOOFER,
ttornoys at Law
AMERICUS, ...... GEORGIA
m»yl5-d-w-ly
Waltkb K. Wheatley, J. B. Fmoiuu
Wheatley St Fitzgerald,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office: 40C Jack,on St., Up Stain,
AMERICU8, , GEOltGU
J.nT'tf
L* J, BLALOCJ'
of Americas,
HUDSON & BLALOCK,
lkwyers,
Americus, Geoxoia.
Will practice tn all courts. Partnership limited
to civil cases. Offlce up stairs, corner Lee and
Lamar street, in Artesian Block, deett-d-wly
E. G. SIMMONS, W. H. KIMBROUGH
SIMMONS St KIMBROUGH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Harlow ISloclc, Room 4.
Will practice In both State and Federal Coarts.
Strict attention paid to all business entrusted to
them. Telephone No. 100. 12-1040tf
ALL TO BE CLOSED OUT AT ONCE.
This sale must soon come to an end one
way or another. ‘ Make hay while the sun
shines.” It is shining quite bright just now
and this is therefore a splendid time to gather
hay at the
W. B. Gukrry, DuPont Gukret
Americus, Ga. Macon, Ga,
GUEBRY St SON,
L AWYERS. Americus, Ga. Office In Peo
ple’s National Bank Building, Lamar
street. Will practice In Sumter Superior
and County Courts, and in the Supreme
Court. Our Junior will regularly attend
the sessions of the Superior Court. The
firm will take special cases In any Superior
Court on Southwestern Railroad.
nviTTPEH J2414 Peachtree Street Atlanta.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
saSSSSSS»*»
Jon.15 dawlyr
i Hoorn 7 ilarlow Bl’k, Americus I
Plans ami spec ideations furnished fori
buildings of all descriptions— pnbllc baud* I
lug* especially. Communications by mall I
to either offlce will meet with prompt air I
tentlon. Win. Hull, Superintendent Ameri- I
cus offlce.
w
ILLIAMSON A KARL,
civil and Sanitary Enginkkb*-
Plans and eztlmatee for water supply*
sewerage and general engineering work*
Construction superintended, sewerage a
specialty. Headquarters, Montgomery. Al*.
Americus office over Jobueon* Harrow . j
store on Cotton avenue. aprtl-wn
Notice of Dissolution.
Th. nputoMibl, heretofore entitleg ffl;
der th. firm tuune of Hnmlllon A Co. i« Ihj*
derdlMOind hr mntn.1 coneent. Mr. B.T-
Jonnedn warning the iiabilltlee of tbe
ueumlng
■ oflic.
JunMO-d-lm
A. & Vp.N OUHDKtX-