The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, March 17, 1910, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTh© .Montgornery /Monitor. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. OFFICIAL OROAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. ——— ... - «... —'■■■"-» - --—— * ?',nt* r.‘<l at tlx* l’o»t office In Mt. V< ninn. <Ja. aw SrcowMlass Mall Matter, j M. H. FOLSOM. Editor *nd Owner. S' a 'ear, irt Advance., ao*lw>i.'*l k lvcrli»i»niint* must iu*srl»t>l>' l»c |>»i<i in a'lvmice, at the l»“K*l rate, and an the law j direct*; an l mn«l he in hand not later than W. dn< wlsr mormruf of the tlrat week nf iiiaertion J Mt. Vernon, Georgia, Thursday Morning, Mar. 17, 1910.1 HAULING MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS. The statement issued liy the poatoffire department in answer to the argument of the magazine publishers, puts the ease of the IK* wspaper clearly betore the pub lic, showing that they are not granted lower rate** than the gov ernment can afford, but that tlie magazine* alone have been given j such rates. Postmaster-General Hitchcock saj’s that the average length of haul in th<* case of mag-j azines is 1,048 mi lea, and of daily newspapers, ulao second-class mail i matter, only 291 miles. It would appear, therefore, that, it costs nearly four times as much to carry magazines ns it dona to carry news papers, pound for pound. “The conclusion,” says the postinaster general. referring to the state ment of the Periodical Publishers’ Association, “that them is not i more expense to the government in carrying magazines an average distance of 1,04* miles than in carrying newspapers 219 miles, is so palpably wrong as hardly to de serve comment. ’ ’ Mr. Hitchcock further sayß that “if the rate on second-class mail was made high enough to cover 1 the entire cost, of transporting and handling it, which has not been suggested, it would he possible, without creating a deficit, to re duce the postage on letters from two cents to one cent. Kvery time » 2-cent stamp is now placed on a letter, it defrays not only the ex*; pens* of handling and transport ing a letter, but it helps to pay in slums! equal measure the coat of distributing the mails through the periodical publications (if the countrv “ It may hi* true that the poatof fiee department is not conducted on the business principles that would rub* if a private eorportion carried the mails, and that much of the trouble is duo to the costly methods seemingly inseparable. Krotn political management, but one point is made clear beyond question, and that is, that news papers haven right to a much low er rate than magazines us a purely business proposition. 60 SOUTH, YOUNG MAN! We are glad to find that Presi dent Parker and the Southern Commercial Congress are begin ning to tell tin* world something about tin* south’s resources in all fields. The sout h produces eight\ per cent of the world’s cotton. Al though the crop of 1909 is smaller than the recent average, it will bring, on account of the high prices, a larger reward to the! planters than they ever received in the past. Counting the seed. Us value on the plantations is fully $*00,000,000 for this year. Some ot the best fruit, wheat and corn lauds in the world are in the south. That region could, if it utilized all its idle # lands tor that purpose, produce enough rice to supply the entire world. In tim ber, coal and iron are several of the southern states particular ly rich. More water power for manufacturing, and more navig able streams for taking farm, mine and factory products to the market are in the south than in all the rest of the country -com bined. Not Canada, but the southern states is the region to which th* westerner and northerner should turn when he sells out his high priced property and wants to buy larger quantities of lands, agricul tural, horticultural or mineral. If the Southern Commercial Con gress and the immigration boards of the various states in its region rise t-o the level of their oppor tunities. a big stream ot the very best grade of settlers will quickly be flowing from the northern and western states, from Canada and from Europe into Dixie! Go south, young farmer! ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF LATE PRIMARIES, The Savannah Morning News advances the following logical view ot the primary situation as it now exists iu Georgia. Surely it is not economical for a county to have two primaries when one will nerve the purpose at about the; same expense: “Why is it that some of the counties are going to have two pri maries? Are their people so anx-j 1 ions to vote and their treasuries so : full, that they are going to have 1 i Iwo primaries where one would an swer the purpose? Some of the . counties propose to have prima ries for county officers in March, ! some in April and others in May and June. The law requires that the general primary for governor, stutehouse officers and members of “the legislature shall be held not j.-ariier than sixty days before the date of the general state election in October. Therefore the general primary will take plaee in all probability sometime in August. “It seems, however, that in some of the counties candidates for senator and representatives are to be nominated on these irregu lar dates. Would their nomina tions be legal? It is doubtful. If they should be elected at the reg ular elect ion in October, the legal ity of t heir election might be ques- 1 t lolled. “It does look as if all the coun ties should make tlneir nomina tions on the sunn* day—the day; fixed for the general primary, t hat would be better for the vot ers who have to travel a consider able distance to reach the polling plan s, and the cost would be less. Surely the people are not clamor- j mg for two primaries. It must he , politicians and office-seekers who j are putting this burden on the j people for selfish purposes. If that I is the case, the people ought to take the matter in their own hands and make fixer wishes known. If ; they assert themselves, the poli ticians and office-seekers will take a hack scat." THE EDITOR’S TRIALS. A couple of years ago a cranky sort of an old man came into this office and stopped his paper be cause something in it did not suit his fancy. We have frequently; met him on the street since that; time and it is amusing to note the j took of surprise on the old fellow’s) face that we are still in existence, j regardless of the fact that he stopped his paper. Some day—and it won’t be long,! ‘cither—that old gentleman will j turn up his toes; his heart will be ; stilled forever. Neighbors and friends will follow his lifeless clay ; to the silent city and lay it to rest among the flowers. An obituary j will be published in these col-; ! umns tellipg what a kind father,a good neighbor and beloved citizen lx* was—which the recording aug •*! will overlook for charity sake— and iu a -hurt time he will be for-i gotten. As he lies out there in the •old, cold graveyard, wrapped in j the silent slumber of death, he. will never know that the last kind* word >poken of him was by the ed- . itor of that paper w hich he so ( .spitefully “stopped.” Did you ever pause just a mo ment to think that your editor, whoever lie may be,will write your obituary some dav? —King’s Mountain Herald. For Sale—Brick Yard Entire plant for sale, including Engine, Boiler, Brick Machines and trackage, complete for opera tion. Near Mt. Vernon on the S. \ L. Kv. Applv at once to MAjONA BLAND, * 118-ts) Mt.Jk’eruon, Ga. i THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1010. SOCIALISM IS ON THE WAY SAYS HARVARD MAN. Cambridge, Mass., March 12— | Prof. T. V Carver of the econom ic department of Harvard asserts that socialism is a factor to be | reckoned with in the industrial 1 life of the future, and although he I does not believe it a lasting rem edy for existing conditions, he thinks it will act as a mild pre ventative for many encroachments ; on the working people. Professor Carver says: “The ‘trusts,’although sometimes so called, are not a product of evolu tion. They were produced by the i turbulent and uncertain condi ' Mens that prevailed prior to their j organization and still prevail to-' ; day. I challenge anyone to proye 'that the trusts, or any one of them, has proved more efficient in | lowering the cost of production I than individual concerns. They j have, however, been able to lower the cost of distribution through their control of the markets and by taking advantage oi special j conditions. “The capitalists are doing the Ivery thing that is likely to bring about their own destruction, for they are, by their present course, continually adding to the dissat- 1 isfied. The minute the dissatis fied among the proletariat out number the satisfied ones, then so cialism will come, f believe, how ever, that any such happening would be a disaster.” NEW ORLEANS SHROUDED IN DUST OF VOLCANOES. New Orleans, March 11.—Vol canic dust, blown from three cra ters in eruption in Mexico and j Central America, mingled with I clouds of unusual density, was i responsible for “the darkest day” in New Orleans and chickens go ing to roost several hours ahead of time, according to Capt. John C. Soley in charge of the local United States hydropraphic office and a seismographic expert. Almost at midday yesterday houses were lighted and the out ! Hide held conditions of waning; | twilight. The layman thought that it was only a question of “ heavy clouds and heavy precipitu- j scion. But the darkened condi- ; tions were caused by more than I this, Captain Soley says. He ex plained : “Winds blow steadily from the , southwest, filling the upper air with minute dust particles dis charged from the volcanoes in Mexico and Central America and when the clouds formed they held j the dust.” ; The chickens, however, with out know lodge of such observa tions, ceased their grubbing and j climbed the poles to their perches. No better stationery than can lie i had in this section is turned out lby The Monitor. Get prices and ' ; see samples of the work. If you j need writing paper at all, you need the best. MRS. ROBERT 6. INGERSOLL GETS CHECK AT LAST. Boston, March 12.—After a le gal battle which has been dragged* through state and federal courts 1 I for nearly twenty years. Mrs. Eva j A. lngersoll today received a cer tified check for $195,551 98, repre senting a tee which she contended was due her husband, Robert G. i lngersoll, for services in breaking the will of Andrew J. Davis, a j millionaire miner of Montana, j I Mr. lngersoll acted as counsel for * Henry A. Root and Messrs. Cor nue*Curamines and Palmer and ! |others. t The payment, which includes ; interest, was made by J. H. Lay son, administrator of the Davis estate, of Butte. Mont. BLACKSMITH - SHOP. All kinds Repair Work. Iron and Wood. Fine line of Bicycle Material on hand. High-Grade Repair Work on Bicycles, Sewing Machines, Guns, Revolvers and Clocks. See me before placing vour work ; I will save you money. Work promptly and neatly done J. SELLERS, : : AILEY, GA I I ipnan p-JW'ffifi I t& » ball r j~'TTrnrd most ' §5 BEARING POPULAR j§ In the sewing machine business in Montgomery county, I || gam leader—have been for many years. The New Home || Tells the Secret of my success in the machine business. j|j WZdm@MWMl@L®2®M G&M® e::© '©S®M§ | Do not Fail to See our ft 1 | line of American Gen- . § i || tleman and American | | § Lady Shoes, made by § M 0, m W. Jfg Hamilton Brown Shoe .0 m< H j Co., the Largest Shoe | i I Makers in the World § 1 U m 1 ®ss© 0© ® e :©: :<•>:s ®s® ©. ® as®:®©:® ere e e.e::e ©;©:©'© a::©:®® g You w ill lie safe in making my place the base of your farm gs supplies and merchandise for this year—as before. i W. H. McQueen, I | MT. VERNON, GA* I M S . 1 Spring Oats. I can supply tlie farmers with the famous Burter Spring Seed Oats. W rite me at once. I). S. WILLIAMSON, Route 4. Mt. Vernon, Ga. MONEY TO LOAN. Money to loan at 0 and 7 per cent, on improved farms. I A. B. Hittchkson, _—, 1 j | R. P. CANON W. O. BARNWELL j\ ! CANON & BARNWELL (Cotton Factors and jj Commission I Merchants i; 220 Hay E SAVANNAH, QA. j| Member* Savannah Cotton Kxcli&nge) i> Handlers of Upland, Se- J| Island Florodora Cotton Speelal Attention Given to F. 0. B. Cotton Handlers of Upland and Sea- 1; Island Bagging, Ties and Twine w**www«vv**v«wvw****»*vw» DU. J. E. MASROW ltefractionist Glasses Corrrectly Ground and I Fitted to the Fsyes. Consultation Free. 2*5 West Broughton Street SAVANNAH, GA. Eugene Talmadge, Attorney at Law, MT. \ERNON, GA. E. M. RACKLEY Dentist Office over Mt. Vernon Drug Co. j MT. VERNON. GA. I Hamilton Burch, Attorney and Coun- j selor at Law, ncRAE, GA. Ct itniaal Law and CollecMon?, Including Boil- j rood Tort Cooes, o Spet ioUy. j The BANK OF SOPERTON f | Capital Stock, 815,000.00 Surplus and undivided | profits 86,500.00 j| Total resources over 8100,000.00 ;h General Banking Business Conducted. Accounts Solicited. !j; v ! 2 __ | Interest on Time Deposits $ OFFICERS: $ N. L. Gillis. Pre*i>b*nt J. B O’Connpr, Vice-President. J. E. Hall, Cashier L. A McCrary, Asst. Cashier •[', DIRECTORS: ||| J N. L. Gillie, M. B. Gillis. J B O’Conner, W C Futrill, W. D Martin, W. H. Fowler, J. E. Hall. i| 1 SOPERTON, GEORGIA. The Heyward- T ’ Q J. F. WILLIAMS '« v -« r.| < . Secretary Williams Co. („co„,QK^ D) • CftPim STOCK 850.000 1 Cotton Factors & Commission Merchants 120 Bay Street, East, SAVANNAH, GA. I Bagging and Ties at Attractive Prices —Ready for Shipment. I The officers of this company are veterans in the cotton n business. Its facilities for handling and jn selling cotton canuot be matched. Fertilizers of All Kinds Most Progressive Commission Merchants in the South in the Handling of UPLAND, SEA-ISLAND, FLORODORA and EGYPTIAN COTTONS QUICK RETURNS ON CONSIGNMENTS Correspondence Solicited, and Given Prompt Attention | Monitor and Atlanta Weekly Georgian 81.25