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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 CONSOLIDATED SUBSCRIPTION : Daily, One Ye Daily, One M< Weekly, one i Weekly, Six .1 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 y L -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-