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TIMELY REPAIRS
SAVE THE ROADS
It Pays To Save Work Os
First Cost By Often
Going Over.
The roads of Sumter county
have been declared the best in
the south by an authority no less
than the National government.
But unless we do something to
keep them in repair we stand a
good chance to lose all the pres
tige that goes with such a decla
ration.
A trip over the roads of the
county discloses the fact that
they are being neglected and that
they are rapidly deteriorating.
Mud holes and deep ruts are be
ginning to appear. The ditches
are filling up with trash and
leaves and the water after the
rains is standing in the road or
running across it. This is caus
ing washouts that are hurtful to
the road and actually dangerous.
The Times-Recorder is and al
ways has been an advocate of
good roads But it seems to us
that it is foolish to allow the
roads to run down for lack of a
little repair work.
Actual experience has proven
that roads such as we have in
Sumter county can be kept in
first class condition at a nominal
cost if they are dragged after
rains and the drains and ditches
are kept clean. Eminent author
ities on the road question state
that the seci*et of road building
is “to get the water olf the road
bed as soon as possible.”
The average cost of building a
“good road” in this county is
S9OO per mile. It is estimated
that all the roads could be kept
in a good state of repair at a cost
not greater than sls a year per
mile. The count would profit if
part of the gang were put to
work repairing the roads.
The old adage “a stitch in
time saves nine” should read “a
shovelful of dirt in the right
place at the right time saves nine
or even more.”
We would like to see the coun
ty gang divided into two squads.
One, the smaller, would spend
it’s time going over the roads and
keeping them in repair. They
would scrape them after rains;
clean out the ditches, fill in mud
holes and keep the roads in good
condition. The larger gang
would be employed as at present
in constructing new roads.
Aside from the benefit that
would be derived by always hav
ing the roads in tip top shape
such a scheme would prove a sav
ing for the county. The cost of
keeping the roads in repair is
nothing when compared with the
price of constructing new roads.
—Americus Times-Recorder.
Bankers Helping Farmers.
Nine Tattnall county banks
have signed a call for a meeting
on Saturday of farmers and
others likely to be interested to
discuss means of increasing that
county’s supply of fine work
stock. It is suggested that one
or more carloads of young
Percheron mares and probably
several young registered stallions
may be procured this fall through
the State College of Agriculture
as the beginning of an effort to
raise within the county all the
work stock its farmers will need.
The banks will do what they
can to bring the farmers directly
in touch with the raisers of the
stock it is intended to buy, so
that the prices paid will be as
low as possible. There is every
evidence that the banks over the
state are doing their part in the
upbuilding of Georgia. They are
seeking new ways of helping the
farmers in their territory.
The farmer and the banker are
naturally very closely allied. The
bankers of Tattnall county are to
be congratulated upon the inter
est they are taking in starting a
movement for the raising of that
county’s work stock at home.—
Savannah News.
List of Special Days
at Georgia State Fair.
1 1 President J. H. Otto, of the
, Georgia State Fair association,
yesterday announced the special
days to be observed during the
fair this year. At the present
time there is only one day that
has not yet been assigned, that
; being October 29. The list fol
lows:
1 October 21 —Opening day.
October 22—Bibb county day.
October 23—Governor’s and
legislators’ day.
October 24 Children’s and cir
cus day.
October 25—College, traveling
men’s, singer’s and alfalfa day.
October 26—Sunday.
October 27 —Farmers’ and edu
cational day.
October 28—Georgia and can
ning club day.
October 29—Not yet assigned.
October 30—Greater Macon
day.
October 31—Labor day.
John Willer’s Corner.
John Wilier of Scarboro town
ship had a good crop of spring
wheat one year—almost the only
good crop for miles round. He
threshed it out during the win
ter, and cleaned it carefully, but
did not sell it. “Seed wheat will
be scarce in the spring,” he said
to his wife. “I’ll keep it till
then.”
One day in April a man who
lived several miles farther out in
the country drove up to John
Willer’s barn, and said he want
ed to buy a load of seed wheat.
The farmer did not answer him
at once.
“You needn’t be afraid, Mr.
Wilier,” said the would-be pur
chaser. “I’ve got the money to
pay for it right here.”
“Now that’s just what I want
ed to know,” said John Wilier,
and his face brightened per
ceptibly; “I’m glad you told me.
Lots of my neighbors need seed
this spring, and haven’t the cash
to pay for it. If they can’t get
seed on credit, they can’t get it
at all, and I want to help them
out. But if you’ve got the mon
ey, yon can get seed wheat any
where. So you just drive on in
to town. You’ll find plenty
there.”
A Politician of Resource.
The Earl of Morley, on his re
turn from Jamaica, remained a
while in New York, and at a din
ner there he told —apropos of
self-confidence—the following
story about a young English
statesman.
“This youth,” continues the
version in the Washington Star,
“ought to get on. He works
hard, and nothing ever troubles
him.
“He wanted recently to push a
bill that had little support from
his own party. A friend, how
ever, said to him in a warning
voice:
“ ‘But suppose, my boy, this
bill should cause your party to
'throw you overboard?’
“ ‘Well, in that case,’ he re
plied, ‘l’m quite sure I’d have
strength enough to swim across
to the other side.’ ”
Laurens Invests In
Road Machinery.
Dublin, Ga., Sept. 15. —Lau-
rens county has recently install
jed some of the latest road work
ing machinery, and the results
i are that Laurens is now building
i more good roads with a smaller
road force than ever. The ma
■ chinery bought includes a large
gasolene traction engine, a
■ scarifier for tearing packed roads
■ for rebuilding, dirt pulverizers,
road scrapes and shapers, road
: rollers and drags. With this out- 1
fit the work of twenty hands and 1
i thirty mules is done each day
with only seven hands, and as
the county convict gang is used J
the labor cost is reduced consid-!
erably. One mile of completed
i road is made each day. |
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 1913
Train Speeded While Car
load of Bagging Blazed.
Americus, Ga., Sept. 13—A
Central railway freight train
came into the Americus yards
yesterday afternoon with a car
load of jute bagging on fire, al
though the fact was not known
at the time. Later, when smoke
poured from the car, the fire de
partment was called hurriedly to
the scone.
The car doors were opened and
water poured upon the burning
cargo until the flames were sub
dued, although the shipment
seemed wellnigh destroyed.
The bagging, probably several
hundred rolls, had been loaded
at Buena Vista and consigned to
Atlanta. The fire in the car had
evidently been smoldering for
some time. Many of the rolls
were half burned over and they
were dumped upon the ground
and water poured upon them.
The burning car was backed up
to the Cotton avenue crossing
where the firemen could most
conveniently get to it.
No Wonder He Balked.
A Youthful stoker was brought
before the commanding officer of
the Devon port naval barracks.
The charge was insubordination,
says an English paper; he had re
fused to enter the swimming
bath. When he was asked what
he had to say for himself, the
youth replied:
“Sir, I’ve only been in the
navy three days. The first day
the doctor drawed six of my
teeth; the second day I was vac
cinated, and the third day the
petty officer he says, ‘Come
along; we’re a-goin’ to drown
yer!’ ”
It is to be hoped that his pun
ishment was not severe.
For Long Term Farm
Loans,
SEE A. B HUTCHESON.
I am negotiating some very
attractive Long Term Farm Loans
for the beet companies doing bus
iness in Georgia, with lowest rates
of interest and the most liberal
terms of payments
I have several years experience
in the loan business, am located
at the county site and believe that
1 am in position to give you the
best terms and as prompt services
as any one.
If you need a loan see me before
application-
A. H. Hutcheson,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Live Stock
Insurance
Insure your horse in an old
old and reliable company. Low
rates—less than two cents a day
will guarantee prompt payment
of claim. Mo assessments to pay
and no risks to run. I represent
the Atlantic Horse Insurance Co.
of Providence, R. I. Call and
look into the plan.
H. L. WILT' MT. VERNON. GA.
CLINTON P. THOMPSON,
Attorney at Law,
MT. VERNON AND ALAMO.
Mt. Vernon office Tuesday, Wed
nesday, Thursday. Telephone.
PIANO . TUNING.
If your Piano is worth anything,
it is worth EXPERT TUNING.
Any other kind will ruin it. I
have a diploma, and guarantee
all work. Write, and I will call.
ORGANS REPAIRED.
Charles L. Hamilton,
1 MT. VERNON. GA.
E. M. RACKLEY
! Dentist
| Office over Mt. Vernon Drug Co.
MT. VERNON. OA.
L. W. BUSH, ~
Dental Surgeon,
Offices 2d floor Bank of Soperton Dufidlnx,
j Soperton, Ga. 1
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A Note to You:
Jan. 23, 1913,
We have no regular delivery
wagon as yet. Within a few
years air ships will come into
general use, and many of our
patrons will have deliveries made
from our place in this novel and
rapid manner.
In the mean time, should you
not live directly in touch with
our drug store, many of your
purchases can be forwarded by
Uncle Sam’s new mail service—
the Parcels Post —delivered right
at your door. That class of goods
commonly known as merchandise
will be forwarded at our expense,
free to your door, and we should
be glad to have our patrons take
advantage of this new and eco
nomical method of shopping.
P. S. School books cannot be
forwarded at the Parcels Post
rates.
Mt. Vernon Drug
Cmpany.
FARM
HACHINERY
If you want Best
Prices on Mowers,
Rakes, Disc Harrows,
Grain Drills, Buggies
and Wagons, see
D. S. Williamson,
Alston, Ga.
HWEY! MONEY! MONEY!
Plenty of Money to Lend
On Improved Farms at Six per Cent. Interest —Any Amount j:
From SBOO Up. lie-payment Allowed Any Time. Prompt
Service and Courteous Treatment. i:
11 AMP BURCH,
McRAE, GEORGIA.
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