Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER, FRIDAY. DECEMBER i3, 1907 THE TIMES-RECORDER DAILY AND WEEKLY The Amerlcus Recorder, Established 1879. The Amerlcus Times, Established 1890 Consolidated April, 1891. THOMAS GAMBLE, JR., Editor and Manager. C. W. CORNFORTH, Associate Editor and Assistant Manager. J. W. FURLOW, City Editor. W. L. DUPREE. Assistant Business Dept. Editorial Room Telephone 99. The Tlmes-Recorder Is the PARCELS FOST AGAIN Official Organ o( the City of Amerlcus Official Organ of Sumter County. Official Organ of Webster County. Official Organ of Railroad Commis sion of Georgia for the.3rd Congres sional District. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Dally,, one. year $6.00 Dally, one month 60c Weekly, one year $1.00 Weekly, six months 60c Address all letters and make remit tance payable to THE TIMES-RECORDER, Amerlcus, Ga. Te Advertisers:—Advertising copy must be handed in by 10 a. m. to Insure Its insertion the next morning. Americas, (!a^ December 13, 1007. Oklahoma is represented In the -Senate by a blind man and an In dian. Nothing conventional about the new state. Unless merchants In the smaller towns get busy, there seems to be a good chance that the present con' gress will pass a parcels post bill for the reduction of postage on merchan dise and for the Increase in the weight of the parcel carried. The mall order houses are working desperately to that end, and the Postmaster General is urging it in his report. President Duckworth, of the state branch of the Farmers' Union, Is re ported to be sending out circulars to the various unions asking that a meeting be called at once and resolu tions be transmitted to the congress men asking their support for the par cels post bill. It seems to us that the proposed bill is full of iniquity for the farmer and for the small merchant. It Is true that a kind of sop is thrown the local merchant by giving a less rate for his shipments on rural routes going out from his town. But this provision would be of no benefit what ever to the merchant, and as a sugar coat to force the reduced rate for the mail order houses, it Is a delusion and a snare. How many packages would a mer chant want to send by mall to his patrons living within the radius of a rural route? One of the objects of the merchant is to get people Into his store ho that he can show what a fine line of goods he carries, and even though the purchase Is small; the ad vertislng effect will bear fruit later. It is therefore distinctly antagonistic AWARDED CONTRACT TO EQUIP A6RIG. COLLEGE A. W. Smith furnilure Co. Have Splendid Display. Japan is Continuing aggressions in Manchuria. The adage “like a bull in a china shop” can be shortened to “like Japan in China.” Some of the new twenty-dollar gold pieces are being shipped from the mints to various subtreasuries. It is said that there are defects in the designs. A bill has been introduced in Con gress to raise funds for the water ways projects by placing a tax on beer. This. is a new cold water ■ scheme. So Thomas W. Lawson has been swalloped by the Octopus! He says that he has secured control of Amal gamated Copper. It took a big piece of pie to silence Tommie. Chicago has captured the next Republican convention. Opponents of Taft declare that the selection is victory for them. We can tell that better (T) aft-er the convention. The big Pacific fleet has been mobll ized at Hampton Roads and will be Teady to sail early next week under the command of “Fighting Bob' Evens. The nation will wish them a bon voyage. Virginia Is showing unmistakable signs of breaking away from the Bryan aduleratlon wagon. The Mo ther of Presidents doesn’t recognize any resemblance to her offspring- in the Nebraskan. Chattanooga t-aioon men hare ask ed that an order be issued by the city closing saloons Christmas eve and Christmas day. A chan.-,} bus come ■iter ;he spirit cf the dr?nnii of the gen •rul run of the fraternity. Atlanta, it is said, is preparing to -close up the barrooms for good before the holidays. Members of the. City Council have In mind to forestall the Saturnalia of drinking which has been /-threatened for the last few days of the month. The idea seems to be a good one. Another consignment of Immigrants has landed at Savannah, 150 being 'the number said to be intended for -Georgia. As the men in charge of the Immigration movement promised to bring over only desirables, the state -should be pleased with the new- -comers. to the Interests of the local merchant to fill orders by parcels post. And such orders would be very, very few. It is hardly necessary to state the dangers which threaten the local mer chant by a lowering of the rates to al low mall order houses to enter his territory more vigorously. As al ready shown, the advantages to the local merchant from the proposed law are a negligible quantity, and the only question to be considered is the ef fect of the reduction given the fore ign bouses. And where would the farmer be if the local merchants were driven to the wall? Imagine a community or a county without stores, where the mall order house was the only depen dence. No money Invested in goods, no capital to handle the farmer's pro ducts, no chance to buy except at long range and with long delays. Bus iness at the county seat woul d fall away to such an extent that the post- office’ would be so unimportant that it would cease to be the starting point for rural routes at all. The farmers had best think twice, or maybe longer, before rushing into the endorsement of a proposition that will be ruinous to their home mer chant and in the long run moBt un desirable for themselves. It is time for the merchants of the smaller towns to do a little In the petitioning line themselves and let their congressmen see that the oppo sition to the parcels post is real and that they cannot afford to ride over the Interests of their constituents at the behest of the mail order inter ests. To the A. W. Smith Furniture Com pany has been awarded the contract for equipping the Third District Agricultural College buildings. The award was made after competitive bidding and is perhaps the largest contract of its kind ever secured by an Amerlcus firm. Furnishings will be supplide for the living rooms, study halls, recitation rooms, dining rooms and kitchen. Be sides the regular furniture the din ing room will be equipped with table ware and crockery.. In fact the build ings will be furnished complete from top to bottom. Orders have already been placed with the manufacturers and the full equipment is now on the way. The buildings will be ready for occupancy Jan. 1, by which time the A. \V. Smith Furniture Company will have their contract filled and everything ready for immediate occupancy. The school will open Jan. 6. Attracted by the news of the award ing of the contract, a representative of the Tlmes-Recorder, dropped in to confirm the report, and incidentally to enjoy a look at the splendid stock carried by the firm. Useful Christmas Presents ■ In the way of articles suitable for Christmas presents, the firm car ries a full line of goods for all mem bers of the family. • And the good thing about such Christmas presents is that they are of the serviceable kind. For the more pretentious gifts there are handsome mahogany bed room suites, elegant leather settees, sideboards resplendent with an array of china ware which would delight the taste of a connoisseur, and other articles of wide variety. The firm takes especial pride in its china ware, a good part of which is imported from Germany, France and Austria. Orders for this class of goods are placed many months in ad vance, as it takes a long time for the goods to be turned out and shipped to this country. Cut glass is also included in the list of dainty offer ings, so that the most fastitidious can be pleased. Handsome Water Sets LEWIS CAN HELP FARMERS The appointment of congressman E B. Lewis, of the Amerlcus district, to a place on the house committee on banking and currency, of ‘ which he is now the ranking member on the Democratic side, Is a source of much gratification to his friends in the Third Georgia district, and to the whole South as well. •Undoubtedly most important laws will be passed looking to the prevention of financial crises such as the recent one. It is assuring to the farmers of the South to know that their interests are in the hands of a man who knows so well their needs. His commanding position on the committee which must pass on the various schemes sub mitted will enable him to guard the interests of the farmers in a most effective manner. -Japan Is crowding England in the latter's trade in the east The little brown men can win victories in peace as well as in war. But the temper of the commercial nations In regard to the encroachments of Ja pan in China will not be Improved thereby. It will be easier than ever to get support for America’s open door policy for the Celestial ' Em pire. Organised labor has, through the President of the Georgia Federation of Labor, came out squarely against the reduction in railroad fares, claim ing that labor has not been bene- 2tted one iota from the reductions made or proposed. If Gov. Smith ahould ever run for office again he will have a hard time “explaining" whore the people were saved $4,000,- 000. A few shippers have been bene- Amateur burglars are abroad In South Carolina, the proof being that a newspaper office was broken open. A Washington hand press would be a very inconvenient bit of sway to make off with. . Bills have' already been Introduced In Congress lookiug towards the prohibition of shipments of Intoxi cants into a dry state. Such a law would undoubtedly greatly increase the efficiency of state prohibition in Georgia. Paul F. Akin will succeed his la mented brother as State 8enator from the Cartersville district The nomination was without opposition. The memory of Speaker John W. Akin will linger long in the history of Georgia politics. . Two bills have already been intro duced calling for the restoration of “In God We Trust" on the coinage from which it was removed by .Czar Handsome water sets,-banded with gold, are striking gifts. Chairs of all kinds, including mahogany and leath er and Morris chairs, are restful looking and ought to please the elder members of the family. Chiffoniers, chifforobes, buffets, hatracks and Roman chairs, library and center ta bles, and other useful and ornamen tal articles are in stock in profusion. In the line of lamps the display is especially Impressive. Huge library lamps of attractive patterns adorn the tables .while the hanging lamps and less expensive illuminators can also be found. In the cutlery de partment -are sets of Rogers 1847 brand, as well as other substantial carving and cutlery sets. Tankards and berry sets on hand In pleas ing designs. In the way of mirrors, the selection Is happy, being of all shapes and sizes and of the finest glass. For the artistic members of the family there are beautiful paintings for the adornment of the home. Rugs, wicker chairs, jardanlers, ladies' writ ing desks, leather goods and a long list of other choice articles make up a dazzling array which the firm has displayed in a most effective manner. In the way df prlo.es, Manager An drews says that he meets all compe tition. To lighten the very large stock carried on the two floors of the double store house special incentives are being offered to Christmas buy ers. The firm Is anxious for every body to come in and look at their display whether purchases are made or not. SEES BIG PROFIT FOR COTTON HOLDERS Many things lawful are not exped ient.—Latin. Love your neighbor, but don't pull down the fence.—German. TO GOME TO AMERICUS EARLY IN NEW YEAR English cotton spinners are buying heavily of cotton, according to a statement made by Joel Hurt, form erly at the head of the Atlanta Street Railway, and published in the Atlanta Journal of Friday. Southern spin ners are being forced to meet the competition. Mr. Hurt attributes this activity on the part of the English spinners to the enormous profits they made the past year, when their net earnings amounted to 38 7-8 per cent, accord ing to advices received in Atlanta. The southern spinners, according to Mr . Hurt, to assure themselves of enough cotton, are storing It for farmers free of charge, offering to buy from them at any time at the then prevailing price. This will result, Mr. Hurt thinks, in a steady rise in the price of cot ton. Already he says, stocks are advancing and he considers that al most any stock is a good Investment Just now. The whole south will profit, ac cording to Mr. Hurt, but Georgia par ticularly. He ascribes the rosiness of the local outlook to the fact that while the cotton crop is short in the belt, it is one of the best Georgia has ever had. The state, therefore, would profit both in the quantity of its sales and iiie high price. WARLICK’S STORE, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes. English UUIs Boyers “The profits of English cotton mills j men," said Mr. Hurt, "according to a J report, have been 38 7-8 per cent and a result, they are In the market for raw cotton. They have been buy ing steadily for the past thirty days, or since the season started. “This condition has brought sou thern mills into competition, and as result, the latter are now storing cotton free of charge for farmers so they may have it on hand. "This condition Is bound to make the price rise steadily. It will mean $100,000,000 or more for the south, and in six months from now there will be more money in the south than you can tote, to use the common expression. Georgia will get the main benefit, for while crops elsewhere afe poor, in Georgia they are exception able.” And Patent leather shoes that are guaranteed not to break, if they do you get a new pair. We are sole agents for the Burt & Packard shoes for men, the only Patent Leather Shoe where you run no risk in buying, as every pair of them is strictly guaranteed not to break; if they do we will replace them with a new pair. All $4.00. Drop in and see the pretty styles we are showing. We also carry a pretty line of shoes for women and children. Agent for New Idea Pattern, the Best 10c Pattern on the Market. Warlick’s Store PLANTERS BANK BUILDING THE STORE THAT SELLS THE SAME GOODS FOR LESS MONEY $2.70 Worth oi For $1.00 Sartitol’s Great Introductory Offer The many Amerlcus friends of Captain James W. Furlow, Eleventh Infantry, U. S. A., will be pleased to learn that he is coming home early In January upon a short visit after an absence of several years. For near ly two years he has been at Havana with his regiment, and la now sta tioned there. Since receiving his commission as Captain he has been assigned to the Fourth Regiment, now in the States, and will join that command In January. Since joining the army aa a private soldier In 1898 Captain Furlow has seen service In the Philippines, Porto Rico, and WORKING TIME IS CUT AT SHOPS IN CITY The working hours at the Amerlcus shops of the Seaboard Railway were reduced' yesterday from nine ' to eight, and tbla schedule will be main- 1 talned through the month, If not lon ger. Time Is usually cut down about the end of the year, but rare ly does the reduction continue long. There la an abundance of work on band and for this reason it is be lieved that the reduction of one hour yesterday will not be long continued. In many shops Urge numbers of men are being laid off to the end of Is - Ten standard toilet articles for $1.00 value $2.70. Call at our store and we will tell you the particulars of this great introductory offer of the Sanitol Chemical Laboratory Company Call Upon, Davenport Drug Co. Phone or No. 410 LAMAR ST., . \ write Americus, Ga. Agents for Americus, Ga. —4