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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1913
Preparing Reception For
The Visitor—Mr. 801 l Weevil
It is recognized that a large acreage
v.-il be put in cotton in this section this
year. Many feel that this is perhaps
the last year that cotton can be grown
here without damage from boll weevil,
.and regardless of all preaching about
diversification of crops there will be a
large acreage to cotton this year. The
past history of the weevil shows thru
is danger in this sort of practice, par
ticulary if it is not definitely arrang
ed to be sure that sufficient feed
stuffs are not grown this year for
next eyar’s use. Farmers say that
they are goinug to be sure to do this,
it remains to be seen.
In some of the counties to the west
of u s the farmers realize th it this year
considerable damage will be done to
teh cotton crop. The weevil owing to
the August gale last year, has caught
them not as nearly prepared for the
situation as they might have been, and
as a consequence they are now having ’
to make all the adjustments at once.
With hurry there usually goes some
waste. We hope our neighbors may
be able to prevent this, yet there is
the danger.
So regardless of a big acreage to
cotton it is noticeable that the farmers
of Sumter county are growing grazing ■
crops for hogs, and these crops are
arranged in fields so as to furnish
twelve months’ grazing rather than
tw 0 or three months in the fall of the l
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year. Crops for hogs is not all—a
strenuous campaign is being waged to
control cholera, keep off lice and keep
out worms. Besides this many have
either put in cold storage rooms for
curing the meat or will do so before
another season. When specifications
are followed these rooms will cure the
meat. If the meat is grown and cured
there will be corn for bread. With
meat and bread grown at home for
farm labor panic conditions are less
likely to occur ,and cotton can be
grown with boll weevil.
But our business men, for the most
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part, are recognizing the responsibil
ity of affording a market for other
crops than cotton. T. B. Hooks, for
instance, has installed out on the Sea
board Railroad on his farm a feed
mixing plant where he will soon be
putting out two or three brands of
mixed feeds that will be the equal of
any that can be found anywhere. He
has authorized us to say that he will
be in the market for all such crops as
corn, hay oats, velvet beans from
which he proposes to make the mixed
feeds according to the latest feed stan
dards thus affording market for such
crops to supply his demands.
Another instance of the business
man’s interest is shown by a gentle
man who wishes his name withheld
for the present but guarantees that
be means to get going pretty soon an
establishment to be known as a Far
mer’s Exchange. This will be a place
where a farmer can bring anything
that can be grown on the farm and find
a market price. When this is done it
will not be necessary to have any more
preaching about diversification of
crops. The farmer will take care of
that if he can have a central place
where he knows he can carry his pro
ducts and realize the cash for them
the same as he can from cotton.
But these are not all, G. W. Riley of
the Farmer’s Cotton Oil Company has
authorized us to state that his company
is erady to pay the market price at all
times for peanuts from which he pro
poses to make oil and peanut cake.
Peanuts at fifty cents per bushel will
afford as good cash crop for some of
our acres as cotton. The price on to- '
day's market is from sixty-five to sev
enty cents per bushel. The little 1
Spanish peanut and the old fashioned
Georgia peanut are twoo good varieties
for this purpose, and on a small acre
age would be a good crop for this
year since Mr. Riley assures us of a
market.
With these operations under way it
'DECJHIRCOUNTYID
HE PICKINS FLINT
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BAINBRIDGE, Ga„ Feb. 12.—Plans'
for the completion of a modern pack
ing plant for southwest Georgia, are
being perfected. Those in close touch
with the situation state that the plant
will be ready for operation by Novem
ber first of this year.
Recently at a meeting called by the
Board of Trade many prominent farm
ers and business men discussed the
coming of the boll weevil and hit on
the erection of a packing plant of a
method of successfully fighting the
pest. A committee of twenty prom
inent citizens was appointed to push
the matter, Dr. J. D. Chason, of this
city was appointed chairman, ani
Quimby Melton, secretary.
This committee of twenty has adopt- ■
ed a prospectus that calls for a plant
that will kill 500 hogs and 75 head of
cattle a day. Such a plant will cost
in the neighborhood of $150,000. An
application for a charter will be
sought in a few days. The capital
stock of the plant will be $200,000 with
the privilege of increasing it to sl,-
000,000 later if necessary.
The committee in charge of the tem
porary organization has been working
hard gathering information and mak
ing preliminary arrangements. A
great amount of their work has nec
essarily been “on the quiet,” but the
public will be given details shortly.
Interest is at a fever heat and it is
believed it wfill be easy to raise the
capital stock among the business men
ped farmers of this section of the
state, Bainbridge, Decatur county,
and southwest Georgia will have a
modern packing plant ready for oper
ation in the early fall.
can be seen that preparations are
being male for the reception of Mr.
801 l Weevil. With marketas supplied
for other crops cotton can be grown
with the dreaded pest.
THE AMERICUS DAILY
'■fIMERICUS SCHOOLS
AHE COMPUFJIENT'D
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I Dr. J. R. Statham received Saturday,
iin ansiver to a letter regarding the
entrance requirements to the Univers
ity of Georgia, a letter from W. D.
Hooper, chairman of the Entrance
Examination Committee, highly com
plimentary to the school system of
Americus and to the superintendent of
schools, Prof. J. E. Mathis.
Mr. Hooper, in his letter, stated that
the High school of the city v. a sranked
in the highest possible grade and that
the high curriculum of the school pro
vided the students enough units to
enable the graduates to enter any col- ,
lege in the state without examinations.
This rank is as high as even the
schools of Atlanta and the fact that
Americus .enjoys equal rank with At- I
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; lanta in this respect is a source of
gratitude to the patrons of the Ameri
cus High school.
Mr. Hooper stated in his letter that j
he was confident Superintendent
Mathis would do all in his province to
help any young man of Americus in
the school-room and in later life. And
that he knew Mr. Mathis was fully
qualified to prescribe any special
course of study to the young man not j
able to pursue the regular academic
course.
This praise of the local schools and
especially from a man who is in inti
mate touch daily with every school id
the state, should be very much appre
ciated by the citizens of Americus.
WILL H. CHAPPELL 111
TAX HUH RACE
Will H. Chappell, well known and '
esteemed in Sumter county, an
nounces his candidacy for tax receiver
in today's issue of the Times-Recorder
He will be warmly supported by many
friends throughout the county at the
election March 15th.
TWO LUMPKIN
EVENTS OF SOCIETY
LUMPKIN, Ga., Feb. 12.—One of the
most beautiful and delightful enter
tainments of the season was that giv
en on Wednesday afternoon by Miss
Florence Morton at her home on Main
street.
The entertainment was given in
honor of Mrs. Walter Davison, of
White Plains, who has for several
days been the guest of Mrs. Fred S.
ginger.
The house was beautifully decorat
ed witli pot plants, these being of
palms and ferns. Color scheme was
yellow, and the always lovely old
fashioned flower—“jonquils”—were
used in profusion. The game of rook
was played, and afterwards a delicious
salad course with hot coffee was serv
ed.
Miss Florence was assisted in re
ceiving by her sister, Miss Martha C.
Morton and Miss Estelle Johnston.
Those present were, Mesdames W.
Davidson, F. S. Singer. J, P. Irvin, E.
T, Beaall, P. B. Pearson, .1. E. Sharpe,
E. L. Brawner, E. L. Harvey, R. F.
Hobbs, J. H. Barr, W. P. Carter, jr.,
T. L. Trammell, J. D. Singer, B. G.
McGarrah, J. M. Hobbs, E. L. Carte -,
M. Walton, J. T. Humber, J. F. Hum
ber and Misses Fannie Rockwell,
Grface Patterson, Linnie Singer, Es
telle Johnston, Gussie and Matticole
Morton.
In Honor Mrs. Bail.
On Friday evening at the Corbett
House, Mrs. T. L. Trammell and Mrs.
Marie B. Carter entertained in honor
of Mrs. J. B. Ball, of Columbus, who
is their guest.
This was a valentine party. The
house was ebautifully decorated in
smilax and flowers, with a profusion
of red hearts. The valentine scheme
was also carried out in the refresh
ments served, same consisting of a
salad course and ices.
Mrs. Trammell and Mrs. Carter were
assisted in receiving and in serving
by Misses Sarah Driver, Gussie Carter,
HITS A FRIEND
INSTEAD BLIRGULAR
ATLANTA, Feb. 12.—Mrs. W. G.
Lee, of St. Charles Avenue, who fired
a pistol at a burglar ,and with the
usual feminine uncertainty of aim
nearly killed a neighbor instead, will
have to appear in police court Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. Lee heard or thought she heard
somebody in the house and grabbed
her husband's pistol and let fly.
The same instant Miss Lula Rob
erts ,a neighbor, was frightened al
most into hysterics when a bullet
crashed through the window pane
and imbedded itself in the wall above
her head.
Efforts were made by mutual friends
to adjust the difficulty amicably, but it
could not be done.
Women To
Be Stopped
On Streets
ATLANTA, Feb. 12.—The suffra
gettes of Atlanta, who are making a
fight to obtain the vote in municipal
elections, may be denied the right to
speak on the streets any more as the
result of the crowds obstructing traf
fic on the first night the ladies tried to
talk politics in the open air’from the
tonneaus of automobiles.
Under the Atlanta city ordinance on
the subject, the mayor has the right
to deny permit to speak on the streets
to any person he chooses, and no one
lias a right to speak on the streets
without such a permit.
The suffragettes may follow the
example of the socialists and the Anti
Slaton crowds of last year, and do
their speaking from the steps of the
capltol.
Mary Alice Patterson and Cora Wood.
There were about sixty invited
guests ,and the evening was thor
oughly enjoyed by all present.
PAGE SEVEN
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Cologne Hit
By Aeroplane
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 12.—Ten chlU
dren are reported to have been killed
by an aeroplane bomb explosion at
Cologne. The youngsters were play
ing in a ditch near the flying ground
when they unearthed the bomb from a
rubbish heap. A sentry near by shout
ed to the children to go away wereun
on one of the boys picked the thing up
and threw it at the man. The bomb
burst inflicting mortal injuries upon
all the children but the sentry was not
hurt.