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THE aMERICUS WEEKLY riMES..RECOROHR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1907.
FARMERS IN UNION TO
FIGHT THE GAMBLERS
Toilers Are Pitted Agains
Sharks
ANNUAL MEETING AT UTTLEROCK
Farmers Union In Convention Will
Discuss Matters of Vital Im
portance-Will Fix Price of
This Year's Crop.
LITTLE BOCK, ARK., Sept 2.—
Hundreds of union farmers, represent
ing the new order of things in agrl
culture, in which the producer, in
stead of exchange gamblers, fix the
price of their products, are in
tendance today at the national con
rentlon of the Farmers’ Educational
and Co-Operative union. Over a score
of states aje represented at this cos
mopolitan gathering of tillers of the
soil. Many important problems vital
ly affecting the agricultural Interests
of the country will be discussed dur
ing the sessions of the union
The union is most perfectly organ
ized in the southen states, where, with
the Southern Cotton association,
practically controls the price of the
fleecy staple. That the union has been
highly successful In the short span
of Us existence is shown by the fact
that, before its organization, cotton
sold as low as 6 cents, has since been
raised to 10 and 12 cents and is likely
tills year to go as high as 15 cents
This has been accomplished mainly
by‘the erection of warehouses, for
storing tfie crop until the price de
manded could be secured. \
In Texas, the leading cotton state
the union has 320 warehouses with
a storage capacity of more than
million bales. During the last year
more than 150 warehouses have been
constructed. The union has its head
warehouses at Houston, the greatest
cotton market, in the world, while
many other important shipping, sea
port and distributing cities throughout
the South also have large warehouses.
The union represents the new idea
in the organization of farmers. It is
a strictly business body, entirely dif
ferent from the old Grange and Far
mers' Alliance. While the members
naturally constitute a factor to be
considered by the politicians, the un
ion is strictly non-partisan and no
political discussions are allowed at
conventions or meetings.
In many states the Farmers' union
has effected an alliance with the fed
erations of trade unions.
In the old Grange days the farmers
were antagonistic to labor unions and
sought' to force the prices of the goods
they purchased. The new movement
co-operates with the laborers in other
fields of eildeavor and does not at
tempt to cheapen labor or cheapen
prices of manufactured goods, ex
cept so far as to eliminate the profits
of middlemen. “The laborer is wor
thy of his hire,’’ Is the motto of the
Farmers’ Unions and they see to
make It applicable to ail trades
well as their own.
The Farmers’ union was organized
in Texas in 1902 with ten charter
members. Now it has a million farm
ers who are proud to claim member
ship. Now that it has completed the
conquest of the land of King Cotton
wresting the supremacy from the
speculators, it Is gradually extending
its membership and Influence alt over
the West and North.
SMITH IS FIFTY TWO
YEARS OF AGE
Governor tjf Georgia Celebrates
A Birthday.
ATLANTA, Sept. 2.—Gov. Hoke
Smith celebrated his 62nd birthday
today. He was born In Catawba
county, North Carolina, September 2,
1856. His father was promthent as
an educator and at one time president
of Catawba College. At 16 years of
age Hoke Smith Ihft his native state
and went to Atlanta, where he re
mained for a time engaged in the
study of law. Later he removed to
Waynesboro, Georgia. When he was
22 years of age he stumped the state
in the interest of the city of Atlanta,
which was 'endeavoring to secure the
state capltoi. From that time on he
continued to attract attention as
speaker and public worker. In 1892
he managed Grover Cleveland's cam
paign in Georgia, and when the lat
ter was elected presldentt he appoint
ed Mr. Smith Secretary of the inter
ior. He resigned at the end of three
years service to return to Atlanta and
again take up his law business and
look after his newspaper Interests.
year ago he was nominated for
governor of Georgia and elected after
sharp contest in which Clark How
ell, also of Atlanta, was his principal
ipponent.
HIGHER TAXES FOR SUMTER)
WMNtrnus mikmcmsttHHMf r Pn " v/,i!
FIFTEEN CENTS IS
^ FIXED BY FARMERS
- - • — i -o—« uurnvu. SUO IUVU1UCI ollip Ui
would have ben far less Expensive to I the Union according to Pres. Charles
Gounty Commissioners Met Monday and Levied Tax Rate of $&.50 Perl me^^titue^Se^e 0 ^
$ 1,000 for the Gurrcnt Year. I ers of the south, or to be more exact,
1 the Farmers’ National Union, will de-
_ „ i ®and 15 cents for cotton, will be re-
E,er> citizen of Sumter owning or 914.60 per thousand. celved as good news throughout'the
91,000 of property will pay to the | But even this Increase of 93.50 per cotton growing sections. The body
county and state this good year of j * 1 ’ 000 fo J the county Is not as great which began its annual session to-
prosperlty and. no bonds the sum of i expected ' I da y will fix the minimum price at the
914.60. Of this ampunt the county _ ™ e “. the . b ° n ? P f 0poaltlon ’ which | figure named. The membership
gets 99.50 as its portion, while the
State's rakeoff will be only 95.
Both the state and county rate Is
much higher this year.
The county commissioners met
yesterday In regular session and
among other matters discussed the
tax rate for the current year, fixed
at the amount mentioned.
The combined state and county rate
Is 914.60 per thousand, whleh is an
Increase of 93.50 over the'rate levied
last year. The rate last year was
.62 for the country and .48 for the
state, a totaj of 1.10, or ‘911 per
thousand. v But It is higher now.
The rate this year, as levied yes
terday, is .95 for the county and 5
mills for the state, a total of 1.451
the taxpayers, was turned down by
the voters at the polls bn August 15,
It was a foregone conclusion that the
tax rate would be much higher than
for several years.
The voters preferred direct taxa-
S. Barrett, is now above fifteen
hundred thousand, and their determl
nation to hold cotton for 15 cents
will mean a great deal for the plan
ters.
The Farmers Natfonal Union has
tion to the easier and better plan of I made rapid progress during the last
bonds, and the Increase of 93.50 in year, as will be shown by the reports
their tax rate is the result. of the offloers, apd news from the
It \yas really expected by many that meeting will be awaited with con-
the tax, rate this year, state and coun-1 siderable interest
ty, would be at least 915, but the com
missioners shaded it down a bit and
fixed the figure at 914.60.
The rate, of course, will remain
high until our debts are paid.
The commissioners discussed road
Healthy kidneys filter the Impuri
ties from the blood, and unless they
do this good health Is Impossible.
Foley’s Kidney Cure makes sound kid-
—_ neys and will positively cure all
working at some length and transac- forms of kidney and bladder disease
ted much routine business. I -. .
COAST LINE IN PLIGHT
IN FIGHT ON RATES
Finds Itself in a Predic
ament < A
REGARDING TRUE MARKET VALUE
As Fixed By Arbitration for Taxation
••It Really, Seems the Reduced
Rate Will Have to
Stand.
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case ft Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
• F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by his firm.
Waldln, Klnnan & Marvin,....
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taken in-
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price
75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for consti
pation.
TAKE PUNT ON SATURDAY
NEW COMPANY TO TAKEOVER VALUABLE PROPERTY
l
Of Recently Organized Railway and Light Co.-All Details Complete and
Property to Be Transferred Then. /
It strengthens the whole system.
Sold by all druggists.
SEVENTH BI GMILL IS
SOON TO BE BUILT
Plucky Georgia City that Thrives
Upon Them.
In Americus the first cotton mill
is > yet to be built In the distant fu
ture, for the “reason” that such en
terprises are not wanted here by a'
monied class who Insist that “cotton
mills don’t pay, and bring-tin unde
sirable class of people.” Griffin, a
smaller pity than Americus, now has
six large flourishing cotton mills and
7 will soon be In, course to con
struction. A charter has been ap
plied for and work on this netfr cotton
"ill win capitalized at 9150,000
with a privilege of Increasing to 9500,
°°0. This new mill be located on the
Central of Georgia Railway In East
Gridin, and south of the Boyd and
GOING TO STUDY FOR
THE MISSION FIELD
Georgia Girls Going to Kansas
City. School,
A party of five young Georgia girls,
one of them a former Americus young
lady. Miss Donnie' Noyes, left this
week for Kansas City to enter the
training school of the Methodist church
to prepare themselves for work in
the mission field. With Miss Noyes
went Miss Bessie Houser, 09 Perry,
Miss Mary Johnstone, of Dawson, be
sides two others whose names were
not ascertained. The course In the
Kansas City school of training
two years, after which the young lad
les are sent .either to China, Korea,
Japan or some other foreign field, or
else detailed for work In the home
field. Miss May McKenzie, a former
Americus young lady and a graduate
of this school. Is now doing mission
work In the mountain region of Art
ansas. 1
TEACHERS RESIGN
FROM SCHOOLS
I Principal J. A. Duncan of Fur-
low School Leaves.
At a meeting of the city board ‘of
education last night Prof. J. A. Dun
can, principal of Furlow High School,
tendered his resignation, which the-
board accepted with regret. Prof. Dun
Next Saturday i, the date Sued for. new .3 S
the transfer of the lighting plant here 1 and will soon begin the erection of the tion of principal of the high school
to the recently organized Americus sreat power plant out Lee street, In I in Columbus and leaves on the 13th
Railway & Light Co., as northern ren-! whlch the newly P urcha eed electric J. natant - t0 “ ume hls new du ‘ Ie ® ‘here.
lighting equipment will be Installed. , board ot educa “°n last night Ilke-
resentative S/ of the company have Th0 ne w Railway & Light Company ^!,^ 6 ^' 1 the "Ration of Miss these Hues,
written that they would reach Amerl- K iii ... , . , . Jennie Hollis, one of the most efficient
Amen | wlll B00n get down to bu8lnegg( a fac t I members of the high school faculty.
ATLANTA! Sept 4.—The Atlantic
Coast Line, which recently Instituted
proceedings in the United States court
In Atlanta, seeking an Injunction
against the state railroad commission,
to prevent Its enforcement of the 2 1-4
passenger rate, os applied to that
line of road, will find itself up against
an unanswerable proposition, appar
ently, when the market value of Its
property, as fixed by arbitration for
taxation, is brought In evidence.
Under the law the road can only
earn dividends on tho true,market
value of Its property, and now that
the road claims that the 2 1-4 cent
rate Is uhreasonable and does not
permit a fair earning, they will be
confronted with their own figures.
If the state can show that the roads
earn a fair return on 915,571,000.
which it Is claimed will be done, the
2 1-4 rate will stand.
The arbitration of the Coast Line
was the first big one to be held under
the provisions of the Alexander law,
which requires all arbiters and um- <
pires to take an oath to make their
assessments of railroad properties
upon the actual market value of the
property under consideration. The
new law, as intended, will go a long
ways towards getting at the market
value of the railroad properties for .
taxation.
Heretofore the state has been unable
to reach to Its satisfaction many of
... .... . . „ - 1 w we mgu sL-uuoi i,acuity.
s by that date or the Monday fol- which means for Amarlcus better I Ill health was assigned as her reason
A Humane Appeal.
A humane citizen of Richmond, Ind.
Mr. U. D. Williams, 107 West Main St n
says: "I appeal to all persons with
weak lungs to take Dr. King’s New
Discovery, the only remedy that has
helped me and fully comes up to the
proprietor’s recommendation." It
saves more lives than all other throat
and lung remedies put^together. Used
ac a cough and cold cure the world
over. Cures asthma, bronchitis,
croup, whooping cough, quinsy,
hoarseness, and phthisic, stops hem
orrhages of the lungs and builds them
up. Guaranteed at Elddrld^ Drug Co.
50c. and 91.00. Trial bottles free.
WILSON IN JAIL ON
CHARGE OF ASSAULT
Negro Held for Cutting James
Rouse Here.
lowing. Mr. W. A. Dodson received lights, cheaper lights, an all day cur- |
a letter to this effect yesterday, and rent and, best of all, a well equlp-
wlthin a week, at the furthest,, the I ped electric street railway.
for leaving the school room. Neither
position thus vacated has yet boon
filled by the board.
Cures Hay Fever and Summer Cold.
ASK DIVIDENDS OF CENTRAL
— I iressmg mat it interfered with my
INCOME B0NDH0LERS T0 MEET IN METRElPOLIs X”
A. J. Nusbaum, Batosville, Indiana,
writes: “Last year I suffered for three
months with a summer cold so dis
tressing that it Interfered with my
tion did not reach my case, and
SIrmous Attempt Will Be Made Today By Holders of Third Income Bends | SSEfiKSUSfcaS
to Force Payment oF Interest. ,v T
SAVANNAH, Sept 4.—Georgia hold- ers have large holdings as well. A
ers of Central Hallway Co/s third pre
ferred Income bonds will be strongly
represented at the meeting of these
bondholders in New York tomorrow.
I —« v* m«j vvuaiNiuy re-
Large blocks of these bonds are held cently. Prominent Savannahlans will
In Savannah, and In other Georgia attend the meeting of the bondhold-
cltles as well, while New York bank- 1 ers.
ly I Insisted upon having Foley’s Hon
iy and Tar In the yellow package, and
ltqulckly cured me. My wife has
since used Foley’s Honey and Tar
with the same success.” Sold by all
druggists. \
determined effort will be made at the
meeting tomorrow to force the Cen
tral Railway to pay Interest on these
third income bonds, as was done upon HUNDRFn nni I ARQ
other securities of the company re-| ntllJ UULLAKb
PAID FOR BALE
LETTER TO T. B. COHEN,
' Americus, Georgia.
Dear 8Ir:—Josh Billings never said
anything truer than this: “Sucksess
duz not konslst ov makln blunders,
but in not makln the same wuz
twist.”
N. R. Watkins, of Lott, Texas, had
hls house painted some years ago,
and It took 13 gallons of what he be
lieved to be paint; he bought it for
paint, and It looked like paint, the
painted said It was paint.
He has painted it again; It took 7
gallons Davoe.
It cost 965 before; now 935.
He knows it Is painted now, and he’s
got that 930 in a safe place. He’s got
hls knowledge in a safe place too.
Yours truly,
F. W. DEVOE & CO.
Willis Wilson, the negro who carv
ed up Mr. James Rouse and hls negro
driver last Saturday night spent yes
terday In the county jail. Sheriff Bell
and Deputy Fuller brpught Wilson In
Sunday, and he will be held pending
further examination. The negro tells
as hls side of the story that Rouse
■ —— xx. —— XX. luc OIUIJ M1UL House
•‘angham cotton mill. About all of and hls driver first attacked him,
he stock has been subscribed and a j whipping him with their buggy whip,
charter will be obtained In a few days when be pulled bis blade and went at
after which the work of building will I them. AH the facts In the case will
e r alpdly pushed to completion. ' I l>e brought out at the committal trial.
Want 15 Cents for Cotton.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK., Sept 2.—
The Farmers’ Convention, beginning
here tomorrow is expected to decide
on a minimum price of 15 centa for
their product.
The New Pure Food and Drug Law.
We are pleased to announce that
Foley’a Honey and Tar, for coughs,
colds and lung troubles Is not affected
by the National Pure Food Law as
It contains no opiates or other harm
ful drugs, and we recommend It aa a
safe remedy for children and adults.
Sold by all druggists.
Cures Baclcacha.
Corrects
Irregularities
w5T cure any case of Kidney or Bladder Disease not Bright’s^Piq 1 /^"*
beyond, the reach of medicine. No medicine can do more. or PiabeTes
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
OF LOCAL INTEBEST.
Americus Buyer Pays Record
Price of Season.
I A wagon load ot seed cotton, ’just
tiome People We Know, and We Will enou8h t0 ®ake on® good bale,
Profit By Hearing About Them. brought a hundred dollar bill to the
owner, Mr. Albert Brady, yesterday
morning. When Mr. Brady drove to
the gin the offer was promptly made
and as promptly accepted, and dven
at this seemingly fancy price the
buyer made good money. The cotton
was the celebrated "Floradora” long
per
This is a- purely local event.
It took place In Americus.
Not In Buffalo or New York.
You are asked to Investigate It
Asked to believe a citizen’s word,
To confirm a citizen’s statement. i — . ...»»■•
Any article that is endorsed at home ■ ta P |e » and ® e| b» for 18 cents wcr
Is more worthy of confidence than one pound - TTf® bale, ginned, weighed 660
you know nothing about, endorsed by | lb *> and * be buyer not only got hla
Health in the Canal Zone.
The high wages paid make It a
mighty temptation to our young arti
sans to Join the force of skilled
workmen needed to construct the
Panama Canal. Many are restrained
however by the fear of fevers and
malaria. It Is the knowing—those
who have used Electric Bitters, who
go there without this fear, well know
ing they are safe from malarious In
fluence with Electric Bitters on
hand. Cures blood poison' too, bil
iousness, weakness and all stomach,
liver and kidney troubles. Guaranteed
by Eldrldge Drug Co. Eoc.
CQUNTY SCHOOLS
BEGIN WORK
unknown people.
Mitchell Lowe, the
blacksmith, who lives with hls family
on the outsklrta of the village, says of
Doan’s Kidney Pills, “They are all
right and I can see now why you are
willing to give out samples. You
money back, but made about 30 bush-
well known els of Beed besides.
How to Avoid Appendicitis.
Most victims of appendicitis are
those who are habitually constipated.
~ o.x-x Dumpies. iou| 0rlno Laxative Fruit Syrup cures
know they do the work and are not Tronic constipation by stimulating
afraid to put them ia their merits. My I ‘ be ** ver and bowels, and restores
back had been hurting me for a couple tb ® “atural action of the bowels. Orl-
of years past. I thought I bad rheu-1 no Laxa tlve Fruit Syrup does not
matism and was rubbing it with lini
ments and taking medicines prescrib
ed by doctors without benefit until I
v/as'Utterly disheartened. It did not
make any difference what I did I
bad that Bame~ old pain. Some one
speko to mo about Doan’s Kidney Pills,
I had 16at faith in medicines of any
kind, but I went to J. C. Dodson's drug
store In a habitual sort of way aqd
got a box and tried them. I had' not
UBed them three days before the
rheumatism left me. I kept on taking
them until I had used up 4wo boxes
because I could not believe 1 was
cured. I have not had the rheumatism
or the backache as you call It since
then. They are certainly itho real
thing for backache.”
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
Seat®- Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agent* for the United
States.
Remember tpj name—Doan’s and
take no other.
nauseate or gripe and la mild and
pleasant .to take. Refuse substitutes.
Sold by all druggists.
CHARTER IS GIVEN
TO COMPANY HERE
Americus Railway & Light Co.
, Gets Charter.
/la the -office of the Secretary of
State yesterday, charter was granted
the Americus Railway & Light Com
pany, which proposes making a heavy
Investment here. Col. \V. A. Dodson,
representing the company, went up
to Atlanta to secure the charter, re
turning here last night As stated by
the Times- Recorder, the new com
pany wlll be ready to enter upon Its
contract with the city of Americus by
the first of next week. In the mean
time taking over, the electric lighting
and gas plant of the old com
Plains Reported 88 Children on
'Monday.
County School Commissioner W.
S. Moore was In tho city yes
terday. He reported that the
Plains school opened on Mon
day under very bright conditions.
The faculty of the school this year
Is composed of Frot Dowd, principal,
and assistant teachers Miss Julia Hol
ley and Miss Ophlo Markett.
In the high school department 30
pupils were enrolled, in the Intermed
iate 20 and In the primary 30, a to
tal of 88. This was somewhat In ex
cess of the number enrolled at the.
opening 'last year.
The schools at Sumter City, Crox-
ton cross roads, Shiloh, Leslie, and
perhaps other points, also opened on
Monday. Supt. Moore has not re
ceived reports from them but there
was reason to believe that they had
also opened up with an excellent at
tendance. The corps of teachers
throughout tho county this year la
expected to prove very satisfactory.
Lost and Found.
U)st, between 9:30 p. m., yesterday
and noon to-day, a bllltous attack,
with nausea and sick headache. This
loss was occasioned by finding at El
drldge Drug Co’s, a box of Dr. King’s
New Life Pills, tho guaranteed cure
for biliousness, malaria and Jaundice.
25c.
WORSHAM IS GIVEN
PLACE BY HUDSON
Succeeds R. I. Smith As State
Entomologist.
E. L. Worsham, of Monroe county,
has been tendered the place of state
entomologist by Commissioner of Ag
riculture Iludsou to succeed R. I.
Smith, who has resigned to take ef
fect October 15th next. Mr. Wor
sham Is a graduate of Cornell univer
sity. Ho Is now in the service of the
federal department of agriculture 4»
yet Mr. Worsham has i
ther or not he i