The Grady County Progress T, A. . MATOX13. 3fc®X_T03S» Leading Weekly Newspaper in Grady County. Published Weekly, Every Friday, l»y THE PROGRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY. One year.. Six months Thvee months SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ^ ^ AiiplU'utimi matin for admission an second class mail matter to the postoHlee department. Adverh.lna Rate*.—Depends on position, number of Insertions ami number of inches-will bo given on application. Obituaries'and cards of thanks will be charged for-oc a Une Not Ro.pon.ibU.—The editor of The Paopanssis not rc.-p.m- sible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents colic, itefli CAIRO SHOULD BE IN IT, About two months ago a call was ^ade for all Georgia towns to unite in what w uld be a State Board of Trade. Each a id every town desiring to do so could join. In answer to that call about two hundred delegates assembled in Atlanta and an or ganization was perfected. Nearly every section of the state was represented, and in that meeting south Georgia predominated. Practically all the officers are from south Georgia. The presidency went to Moultrie. Cairo and southwest Georgia were con spicuous by being absent. The object of that meeting was for the various towns, through their boards of trade and other commercial bodies, to get togeth er and make a determined effort to raise funds to advertise the various resources and advantages of the respective towns belong ing to that organization in the west an i northwest. It is not loo late for Cairo and Grady county to join that organization, and those who have the best interest of the town and county at heart should take steps to imme. diately reorganize the board of trade and apply for membership and join other pro gressive towns. While we who live in Cairo and Grady chunty are fully aware of our natural ad- vantages for Uorrae-aeekors and Investors the outside world does not, and will not. so long as wh sit Idly down and watch the pro cession go by. Let a meeting of the citizens be called and all get together. A great deal has been accomplished for Cairo by a united people and this is no time for a division. Don’t let politics cause friendship ties to be broken, nor cause a halt in our onward march to a Greater Cairo and Grady county. The people cannot afford to let their po litical views interfere with the upbuilding of the county, and personal politics has never, nor ever will, accomplish anything but hard feelings between warm friends and kindred, and bonds thus broken will not be healed readily and probably never. The question is, is the game worth fighting for ? Let us stop and think again. Let the people get together for Cairo and Grady county and stay together. The battle cry should be, “A Greater Cairo and Grady county, now and at all times.” Can’t the former president of the Board of Trade issue a call for such a meeting, or if he” is unable to do so then the mayor? W. T. CRAWFORD, Cairo, - - - - - Georgia. Breeder of Mammoth Light Brahmas and White Wyandotte*. My Breeding Stock is the Best. I have for sale now some choice cockerals and pul lets about 5 months old. Eggs in Season OUR POLITICS. A good naany questions have been asked and a good many misrepresentations have beer, made about the “politics” of this pa per. In answer to the questions—with no ex-, pectation of correcting, misrepresentations we rise to remark that there are among the stockholders, Smith men a*d Brown men, Maxwell men and Graham men, Bar ber men and Collins men, all on the very' best of terms with each other, and friends. The editor has too just a sense of decency, as well as of the fitness of things, to be “but ting” into local politics, of which, as a new comer into the community, he as yet knows [nothing. The Truth About Who Faith. 1 Perhaps it would lie just to those who have an honest desire to kiiow ■ tho truth alxuit why The Grady County Prouress is in existence for a statement to be made by us as to the origin of the plant and the prin cipal details leading up to the launching of this new paper. It has been Btated or intimated that the subscription was gotten up under the claim that it was to help the paper already established at this place. No man who attached his name to the subscription list cun trnthful’y make this statement. The following is a copy of the paper signed: “We, the undersigned, subscribe the sums respectively set opposite our names below, and agree to pay the same on demand, or as stated below, for stock in a corporation to be chartered for the publication of a weekly newspaper, and doing a general printing and publishing business at Cairo, Ga. The stock therein to be in shares of $25.00 each and to he non-assessahle.” . Following this there are 48 names subscribed for stock, none for less than one share of $25.00. As each stock subscriber subscribed his own name and amount to this paper and the above statement being print ed or type-written, there is no ex cuse fir any party who is able to write, as each one did who sub. scribed his name, being able to read the paper which he signed. The parties who subscribed to this paper felt that this is a free country open to all kinds of legiti mate business competition, and that the man who was then running the paper here and is now, had no more exemption from competition in the newspaper business than the first merchant who located in Cairo had a light to keep out till others; or the first doctor or first lawyer had a right to keep out all others and prevent competition. After this stock was subscribed, a meeting of the stockholders was held and a temporary organization- perfected, and a committee appointed for the purpose of buying an outfit for pub fishing a newspaper. And repre sentatives of different companies who furnish this sort of goods called Broke | tiations were un der way |for the purchase of a new outfit, it was sug gested l)y some of the subscribers of stock in the new paper, that per haps it would lie good business on our part and justice to Mr. Wind, who is publishing the Cairo Mes senger, lo have a committee wait on him, and if agreeable on his part to negotiate with him for the purchase of his plant with a view of enlarging the same so as to get out a paper in keeping with the demands of the times, and in too meantime give him, (Mr. Wind), a profitable job shall not. with the new concern and in that wav protect the interest of all and achieve the ends in view by the' incuts to both sides, but failed to do this, lie oifered then to sell out; l.(e fixed a price we ^liopght too high. We offered him A pribs that lift considered too low. Then there was nothing left to do, as we saw it, hut to take the step we have. We arc actuated by no motives oth er than that of building up our town and county, and that being true, we have no time nor desire to enter into controversy of a personal nature, or of an unpleasant kind, in any way, with any one, and wc But we shall endeavor to gut out a paper that will lie worthy of the splendid town and splendid county promoters of the new paper move- ' u which we are so fortunate as to ment. And accordingly a commit tee from the stockholders of the new paper saw Mr. Wind and he agreed to enter negotiations. He submit ted a schedule of his newspaper out fit and we were submitted the fol lowing w.itten proposition signed by F. J. Wind: “Cairo, Ga., April 80, 1910.— To the directors: I herewith hand you a complete inventory of all ma chinery, fixtures and stationery of my printing plant, and hereby sub mit to you my following proposi tion. 1 will sell my entire plant as per inventory and give 25 per cent, discount on same, except on sta tionery, which I agree to sell at price inventoried, “I agree further to take as part payment $1,000.00 of stock of tho new company, the balance to he paid in cash with tho undoratand- live We shall appeal to the passions and prejudices of no body for sup port, but will expect such a meed of the patronage and support of the public as wo shall merit. Respectfully, W. T. CltAWIOHL), Chairman Board of Directors. J. B. Wight, H. G. Cannon, W. G. B ago Err, Committee of Directors who nego tiated with Editor of Messenger. TO THE WHITE VOTERS OF GRADY COUNTY Calvary, Ga., July 2(5, 1910 Since my announcement for the ing that tho new company is to i Senate from the 7th Senatorial dis take over my lease on building andjtrict, I have, in personal interviews .84 of type in transit. It being ft nd in personal letters, * expressed further understood that 1 am to. T j ew s on most public questions .mve position with tho new compa-! .... .... . , , ny at the stated salary of *60.00 ,,ow !i «' ta,ln « t ' ,e m,nd - 1 [Signed] F. J. per month Wind.” This proposition was by us ac cepted, and May 14th ngreed upon as the date of taking over the prop have refrained from .nuking public speeches and especially from engag ing in joint debates for reasons— First, I localise we are all of the same political faith and making a , .. . „,,, I race within the ranks of the same erty and the payment of the money, ) party . therefore| there can bo no and upon the acceptance of same issues to debate, and the public Mr. J. F. Wind was elected a di- j does not want to he disturbed by rector of The Progress Publishing candidates indulging in personal! Company, and attended a meeting and mudslinging; and I don’ ... .. , , ,, . . want to indulge in these, toward of the directors held in tho court npponent or (iny of big follow house. But when the day arrived elHi Mr. J. F. Wind, for reasons satis I Second, I am no orator; In fact factory to himself, declined and re - I a,tl informed that faithful, con fused to carry out this proposition “ io,lti< i u ?' ^workers are more in , . , demand i~ the General Assembly submitted by him and agreed to Ly | thun constant and persistent talk IP. We made several other efforts en >. I am told that half of the on our committee and while nego-|to get some satisfactory arrange- ti me 0 f the present legislature i now occupied by those who talk a great de.il and say nothing. As several id my fellow citizens have requested mo to give my views on the pending questions which nenv engage the public mind, 1 will cheerfully give them, as well as my views on some matters which have been brought to your notice during this campaign, which are already law and therefore tho established policy of the state to remain so un til repealed by the legislature. As I have already stated, I favor biennial sessions of the legislature, by which the taxpayers will he saved very other year the sum of about $70,000.00. f heartily favor an amendment of the new registration law, so that when a voter lias registered ho will not have to register again so long as lie keeps his taxes paid, is not coll ided of crime, by reason of which it disqualifies him as a voter, and so long as lie remains a citizen of flic state'and county where regis tored. 1 approve the recent action of the legislature in ratifying the amend ment to tiie United States doiistitu- ti'iri providing for an iiYoiJjfhe tax. However, Georgia has taltoiV action on this matter and it is settled so far as this statu is concerned. This amendment, if approved by the re quired number of status, will levy a tax on a class of citizens for the support of the government who, a large degree, arc escaping taxa tion. As there is no United Stales sen ator to be elected by the legislature chosen this year, national issues cannot play much cart in this race, but should a vacancy occur in the United States senate from Georgia, liy reason of death or resignation, 1 would, if elected to the office which T am asking at vour hands, vote for no man for United States senator who would not stand for the n tercets of the common people, and who would not favor the enactment of laws which would prevent gam bling in agricultural products. I also favor tho enactment of an unnndmcnt to tho national consti tution so that United States sena tors will be elected by diicct vote of the people. 1 approve the service pension act recently passed by thcGeorgia legisla ture by which Confederate veterans and their widows who own less than *1,500.00 worth of property are to lie pensioned by the state. I voted for the constitutional amendment which provided for this law when it was submitted to a vote of tho peo ple. 1 approve the method adopted by Grady county by which it has raised money to pay its teachers without practically anv delay, or with as little delay as possible, since the organization of the county board of education. I have always worked for the betterment of the county schools. I favor the bill recently passed by tile house of representative* reg ulating the speed of automobiles on the country public highways. I favor the Alexander bill now pending before the Georgia legisla ture which pi eposes an amendment to the Statu Consitution wnich pro vides for the exemption of farm products from taxation for twelv months after they are harvested. I also favor the enactment of a law which will equalize all tax turns nnd to provide a system of returns and assessment that all olt isons will bear their equal burden of taxation according to what they own; the farmer whose prinoip'l holdings are in land and eanijot cancel their property like other who own no land. The fanner is bearing un unefual I IT IT IT IT IT Hello! WHAT’S THAT? Its IT! Where did you get IT? I got IT from die place where IT is, hop the people that buy IT, from the people that sell IT, from the people that keep IT fresh, from the place that people go to get IT when they want IT, and if you need IT phone or call on WIGHT & BROWNE, LEADING DRUGGIST, Phone 14. Cairo, Ga. Motto: If we haven’t got IT we’ll get IT. IT IT IT IT IT IT burden of taxation and the laws should be so framed us to catch th° tax dodger. In regard to local legislation I say again that in all such matters us city courts and like legislation, I will lie governed by the express! d will of the majority, and as the senate can originate local legislation as well ns the house, I will take the initiative in any local legislation desired by a majority of those con cerned. I will co-operate with the members of the house from each county when ho heeds the will of the people, hut should he betray his trust, I would not follow in his footsteps. I notice that the proposed bill to repeal that part of the General Tax act which imposes a tax on dogs in the present legislature failed to puss. If this is to remain law I favor an amendment to it so that this tax will go direct from the tax payer into tho treasury of the local school district so those who have to pay this tax will get the (icncfit of tlioir money in educating their children. I will appreciate the support of all and should I be elected I will manifest my appreciation by faith ful aud conscientious service. Respectfully yours, E. A. Maxwell. City Court of Whigham-SS Very little business was transact ed before the city court of Whig! a a Monday. The docket was cleared in short order and the court adjourned for the term. X. ? Wanted at Once ; •>’ • yP > Three or four nice Z to 4-horse farm* from 3 to 4 mites of Caii be righ^ / must WE HAVE THE CASH. Smith & Coppaga Cairo, Ga.
