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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1910)
TI-\e lA.or\tgonr\<3ry /Monitor. PUBLISHED EVERY THtiRSDtV. OFFICIAL ORGAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Entered at tin- Postoflice In Mt. Vernon. <ia. an Second-Class Mail Matter. M. B. MLBOM, tMm mi Our. a Year, I** Advance. l,r •(►ml mlvf!rti«f‘tn<;fiUi nitut invariably b«* paid in advance, at the rate, and an the law direct*; and muni be in hand not later than Wedneaday morning of the flmt week of insertion Mt. Vernon, Georgia, Thursday Morning, Mar. 24, 1910. SMALL INDUSTRIES WHAT WE SHOULD REACH FOR. The people who pay attention to the small things of life, and attend to them properly, are gen t-rally the ones m the end who accomplish the great things Those who are always longing for great opportunities and neglect ing th<* small opportunities as u el ass accomplish nothing. They are simply a dissatisfied, discon tented and useless lot who lay on “luck” the responsibility for ill fortune that is attributable only to themselves. Communities being but aggre gations of individuals, whatever applies to the individual charac ter applies with fully as much force to the community. Thu spirit of the individual, if applied to the community, brings like re sults. The community that is waiting for great tilings to turn up ami not availing itself of the small opportunities within its grasp is not likely to ever see the great aspirations realized. The bulk of the great industries of this country had their origin in small beginnings. The bald win Locomotive Works started with a few hands, Today it em ploys ten «>r twelve thousand high ly skilled mechanics. The I>iss tou Saw Works, now with font thousand men on its pay rolls, began its existence in a cellar w ith the founder and one hoy at work. And so with the vast ma jority of the other leading indus tries. They are all exemplifies*, lions of the old adage that “Great oaks from little acorns grow. In tin* South the majority of the large cotton mills started on a small scale and expanded their plants out of the profits of their business. Tin* mistake we are making in Americas is aiming at too big a start. We expect to begin with half million dollar plants, as if they grew on huckleberry bushes and were to he picked for the hav ing. As a matter of fact, what we should be aiming for is a di versification of industries, on a small scale. What we should seek is not one mammoth plant, al though that would of course, be very welcome, but a number of small industries, employing a limited capital and a few hands, but with a prospect of growing in to industries of importance. A (misery mill with S2S,IKK) to $->O,- 000 capital, broom factory with $5,000 to SIO,OOO, capital, a mat tress factory with a few thousand dollars in its service, a harness and saddlery works also giving employment, to a dozen or more bauds—these utid others suggest themselves ns industries that might be established here on a modest scale and with a fair prospect of flourishing and becom ing permanent factories in the city’s growth. It. is sheer folly to sit still, awaiting for a $500,000 cotton factorv. To he very candid, we don’t believe the half million dol lar cotton factory is anywhere in sight. Hut there is no reason ap parently why a number of small industries should not he encour aged, why they should not be es tablished here and developed. That is the true way to build up the city industrially, and it is probably the only way we can hope to see A mericu# expand in to a mauufactucing city of im portance. Don’t let us get our minds so full of a half million dollar mill that we fail to see that the small plants are the ones that we should reach out for, and iu keeping our eyes set on a glit tering prize away otf in the dis tance neglect the real opportuni ties that surround us. —Americas Tiuies-Recorder. SOME ITEMS FROM EMANUEL COUNTY. The Savannah News correspond ent from Swamsbor » gives the fol lowing bits of news, which will bo ot interest to our readers: Swamsboro, March 18—The ed ucational rally to be held here Saturday, March 20th, will prob ably be the beginning of an awak ening m an educational way such as the county lias never experienc j i*d. Jenkins county recently held a rally of a week and its influence is felt in a widening circle. The plan of having the rally originat ed in the Teachers’ Institute. Kx-Qov. Smith has accepted an invit it ion to he present. School Commissioner I’ound will deliver an address, as will l'rof. E. C. Branson of Athens. The music do partment of the school here is ar ranging for a musical program be tween idle speeches. While Emanuel county needs all ' the educational rallies it can get, t.ln re are probably few counties in tin* stute that have better schools. Within its bounds are at least four accredited schools, the school at tins place, Emanuel county In stitute at Graymont-Summit, Adrian II igli School and the school at St 1 11 more. In the sixty school districts in the county there is not om* that, has not a good frame school building with fairly good furnishing and in at. lenst. a dozen of them there aro buildings that cost from SB,OOO to S2O,(XX). the i cost of the school building in this place. County Schoool Commissioner E. Warren, who has hold the office continuously for eighteen years, says that during his incumbency the improvement in school condi tions has been almost phenom enal. Candidates for the legislature are at last announcing. All who huvH announced, either formally or otherwise, are men who live in some corner of the county where there is a movement to shear the county of territory. At least live new county move ments are on foot and each are asking territory from Emanuel, which was an original headrigbt county, and it each gets the gen erous strips asked for, there will not be enough left of the county to warrant the cost of salvage, someone has said. The proposed county of Mitledge is bracing itself fora light and has launched Capt. T. ,1. James as its standard-bearer, bis candidasy being placed clearly on the new county platform. The proposed county of stonewall is also getting ready for a sparring match and so are the other three which are ask ing for territory, expecting to male Stillmore, So per ton and M otter t heir capitals, respectively. With -uoh a condition confront ing Emanuel, the legislative cam paign in t his county bids fair to be interesting and warm, and will in a measure eclipse the issues of the candidates for local offices. SOCIETY GIRL ACTS AS JOCKEY. Ytken, S. 0., March 21—Miss Wiley Randolph, daughter of Philip S. P. Randolph, of Boston, a well known society girl, estab lished a precedent for strenuous society at the annual race meet, by entering her horse in one of the races and acting as her own jockey. Amid wild cheering she passed the judges’ stand a half length behind the winner, taking the second prize. The race was for pony saddle horses and was three eighths mile. It was the most el iciting race of the afternoon. the Montgomery/ monitor—thcrsday, march 21,101 b. jStopPain (HEADACHE ’ Take NEURALGIA ONE Dr Milet* Anti of the Little f ' ,,a Pm ' l h * « *>■ 1 used by me for rheu nunc pifftft,headach' and pain in back aitiJ and the ,nd T cue ihry gave ptrfc.i , j D * * situfacnon ” r AIU I® Henry Courier. • j y-, Boonton. N. V Gone AHO TMt FAINS OF RHEUMATISM and SCIATICA I j m I I 25 Doses 25 Cents i Your Drttfgiftt sells Dr Miks' Anti-Pain^Pills * and be is authorized to return the price of the fir 1 « p»>.ii*ge (only) if it fails to ber>efit you. j CHICAGO “WETS” GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON BOOZE, ' Chicago, March 21—In the local 1 option campaign statistics were presented by the “wets” sotting I forth why the saloon should not I be voted out of Chicago. It is charged that with tin* abolition of saloons in Chicago, nearly SBO.- | 000,000 worth of property would jbe confiscated. Among the otic r j points made by the “wets” were: “That the liquor business i | represented in Chicago by 11 brew eries, 12 branches of outside brew jeries, 221 wholesale liquor dealers j and 7,155 saloons. The capital m j vested in this industry reaches the i (sum of $78,487,500. The industry ' gives employment to .5(1,070 work ierH. This army kept busy ali tic | year round receives an annua 5 wage of $85,188,700. Not less than ! 108,000 persons are directly de pendent upon these workers for| their living—one-twentieth of Chi i cago’s population. The industry paid toward the expenses of the city government for the year 1909 * the sum of $7,280,039.” To this the Anti-Saloon League i replied that the breweries could be transformed into factories for the manufacture of breakfast foods. COL. LIGHTFOOT’S HOUSE BURNED. Swamsboro, Ga., March 19 The house occupied by Col. L. I! Lightfoot at Adrian was destroy ed by lire and almost its entire , contents lost. The origin of the fire appears to have been a spark I I from a passing train, as it evi ildently began on the roof, the top' i being nearly ready to fall in when i the tiro was discovered, bv tic family who were inside and knew [ ! nothing of the work of the tlames. ;l Col. Lightfoot hack about live i [hundred dollars’ insurance on the . \ furniture, and it is not known . i whether the building was insured | or not. For Sale—Brick Yard Entire plant for sale, including j 1 Engine, Boiler, Brick Machine and trackage, complete for opera tion. Near Mt Vernon on the S. A. L. Ry. Applv at once to MASON A BLAND, 118-ts) Mt. Vernon, Ga. i A lot of old papers for sale at , this office. The very thing for put ■ ting under carpets, mattings,rugs, etc. By their use carpets will wear i longer and the house kept warm er; also good for papering lions, s. BLACKSMITH - SHOP. All kinds Repair Work. Iron and Wood. Fine line of Bicycle Material on hand. High-Grade Repair Work on Bicycles. Sew ing Machines. Guns. Revolv-rs and Clocks. See me before placing vour work; 1 will save you mcuc-v. Work promptly and neatly done : J. SELLERS, : : AILEY, GA i BEARING M Ail hi*] ItirilHillkli POPULAR Eg i _ g § In the sewing maehine business in Montgomery county, I gjj Zl am leader—have been for many years. The New Home ss g? J sg & Tells the Secret of my success in the machine business. g: u< * g f| © 1 & 000000000 0.0003®;.©'00 : ©.©:©©;©:©©©£>1 j | 1 Do not Fail to See our § 1: ©; © * •© sa; Is % line of American Gen- ® I S 1 Y /Qi ?0 ( |j ©‘ tleman and American | |; | | Lady Shoes, . made by § | <B. I ¥ *1 w~ —- J 0 '2 I Hamilton Brown Shoe g g; j| | Co., the Largest Shoe 1 | i I Makers in the World f 1 hi © 111 § ©© © ©£■ jg 1 on will he safe in making my place the base of your farm g£; §g . g supplies and merchandise for this year—as before. g: i 1 §: - - - - ! W. H. McQueen, 1 1 . MT. VERNON, GaT 1 ;© i Spring Oats. I can supply the farmers with ;t he famous Burter Spring Seed I Oats. Write me at once. J>. S. WILLIAMSON. Route t. Mt. Vernon, da. MONEY TO LOAN. Money to loan at 6 and 7 per 'cent, on improved farms. A. B. Hutcheson, j! It. I*. CANON W. Ci. BARN WELL jj CANON & BARNWELL | Cotton Factors and jj Commission jii Merchants jj \\ 220 Hay E SAVANNAH, GA. j; ][ (Metub.-im Savannah Cotton l.xchange) <» ;! Handlers of Upland, Se- j! Island Florodora Cotton <| Special Attention (iiven to !> F. 0. B. Cotton !• j; Handlers of Upland and Sea- 1| Island Bagging, Ties Jl and Twine ;! I)lt. J. E. MASIIOW llefractionist Glasses Corrrectly Ground and Fitted to the Eves. Consultation Free. 20 West Broughton Street SAVANNAH, GA. Eugene Talmadgc, Attorney at Law, MT. VERNON, GA. i E. M. RACKLEY Dentist Office over Mt. Vernon Drug Co. MT. VERNON. GA. Hamilton Burch, Attorney and (Joun solor at Law, ncRAE, GA. CruuiMAl La* and Collections, Including Rail road Toil C*tcb, a Specialty. i 1 The BANK OF SOPERTON I jj Capital Stock, $15,000.00 | Surplus and undivided | profits $0,500.00 ij; | Total resources over §100,000.00 a General Banking Business Conducted. Accounts Solicited. | Interest on Time Deposits | ' OFFICERS: I $ N. L. Gillis, President. J. B. O’Conner, Vice-President. « | J. E. Hall, Cashier. L. A. McCrary, Asst. Cashier « DIRECTORS: | | N. L. Gillis, M. B. Gillis, J. B. O’Conner, W. C. Futrill, | W. D. Martin, W. H. Fowler, J. E. Hall. « jj SOPERTON, GEORGIA. | I The Meyward= ’■ *.«»'. I w ■« j • « ( • Secretary Williams Co. Cotton Factors & Commission Merchants P 120 Bay Street, East, SAVANNAH, GA. Bagging and Tie* at Attractive Prices—Ready for Shipment. The officers of this company are veterans in the cotton business. Its facilities for handling and selling cottou cannot 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 0‘ . ON CONSIGNMENTS Correspondent -n.lieited, and Given Prompt Attention Monitor and Atlanta Weekly Georgian §1.25
