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The Grady County Progress
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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
; •>’ •
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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.