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A POE Composed by Robert H. Harris and Read ON GRADY DAV CAIRO, GA., AUGUST 17, 1910. Ob, that ray soul, in rhythmic vein, Might such poetic heights attain, That I’d due honor to him pay, Whose name we celebrate, to-day ! Winged Pegasus I would bestride And his celestial course would guide, Far out, thro’ boundless ether-space, His gleaming hoofs twinkling apace, Up to those regions of the sky Thro’ which the heav’nly Muses fly, Where, haply, one of them might deign To grant me what on earth, in vain I’d seek—eulogium meet to bring, In Henry Grady’s name to sing. Then, soaring wide thro’ space, again, To my fleet steed I’d give free rein, Till such a hymn, inspired, I'd raise, As that great name would fitly praise. ■ As Pegasus Medusa’s blood— From which he’d sprung—a purple flood, Spurning with nervous hoof, was seen Op’ning the Spring of Hippocrene, Would that to me might unsealed be A fount of glory, flowing free, Drinking from which, this rhythmer might Be nerv’d for strong, continued flight. . , Then, might I sing of hill and dale, Of pine-clad slope and flow’rj! vale, Of hammock dense, and wine-hued stream, Of quiet.lakes, whose waters gleam In sunshine&right, ere rippling breeze Comes whisp’ring thro’ the rustling trees; Of broad'ning fields of corn and cane, Of cotton rich and waving grain, Of ev’ry plant known to the South, In Georgies I’d portray the growth; To sheep and kine, for ev’ry need, Poultry and swine, of finest breed, ' To all the beasts that stock the farm, Bucolic verse should lend a charm; In graphic strains, I’d illustrate The fairest county in the state. Now, as in these respects, we are Beyond all other sections, far, Our good home people need not fear At disadvantage to appear, Whene’er compared with neighbors, round, On any just and righteous ground. Our county ranks among the best, Our towns shine forth, among the rest That stud fair Georgia’s proud domain, Their bright escutcheons free from stain; We wear, with pride, our honored name Upon which, ne’er have brought we shame. Five years ago, this very day, Atlanta saw a brave array, When Gov’nor Terrell faced the men Who, through the fray, had faithful been, Had wrought and fought, till, vict’ry won, Their great heroic task was done, And, pen in hand, approved the act Which'.our new county made a fact. Eleven stood together, then, As they had stood together, when In smoke and dust and battle din, ' They’d set their teeth, resolved to win, While every man stuck to his post, Facing a stern and compact host;— Then, when the gov’nor signed—and smiled,— Their brave hearts throbbed with triumph wild. Of that eleven, there were two From Thomasville, unselfish, true, Two from the country, brave and staunch, While one from Whigham dared to launch, Himself upon a troubled sea And take the chance of destiny With six from Cairo, every one Set to complete the task begun. Now, as I name Those sons of fame, Fail not, my dear people, to honor each one, For what, in Atlanta, so nobly was done. Walter and “Andy” Roddenbery, Will Walker and John Singletary, Will Hbpkins and Will Carr together stand, John Godwin, J. F. Stone, John Crawford and Ade Powell, hand in hand;— Bob Terrell’s “paired” alone. But, while his name stands to itself, sir, The man was not laid on the shelf sir;— Hard, with the rest he worked and they, with him* Their fates together linked, to “sink or swim.” And, while we give honor where honor is due, We yield ready praise to The Messenger, too; Whose zeal never wavered, which made ne’er a pause, Till viet’ry, triumphant, had honored our cause. ' But many more, who had remained At home and nobly, there, sustained The column fighting “at the front,” While it so bravely bore the brunt, Amid blows falling thick and fast, Had their great “inning,” at the last. When, first, the glad news burnt the wire, The Cairo people caught a-fire; But, when, next day, the train rolled in, Never, on earth, was such a din . Raised, anywhere, as ripped the sky When, in that surging throng, each eye Lit on the delegation come, War-worn and battle-scarred, back home. Each man was seized, as, from the train He disembarked, by might and main, And borne amid the frenzied crowd, Tumultuous voices shouting loud, Wild whoops and yells splitting the air, Mad pandemonium, ev’rywhere. But, in due time, that mighty spasm Of schoolboy-like enthusiasm t \ Subsided and all settled down To work for country and for town. Far sooner than some realized, The “county force” was organized, All officers, installed in place And business moving on, apace. Still onward, under wise control, The wheels have never ceased to roll; “Progress,” the watchword, safe advance, Sane system, nothing left to chance; With eight new counties in the race, Ours with the foremost has kept pace. When, first, the question of name Before our citizens came, They were found ready; And when decision was made, The vote o’erwhelmingly said, Let it be Grady. So, Gradv it was, and Grady it is, And Grady it ever will be; Be it honored, while ours, as ’twas honored while his,. From all that would taint it kept free. When, veil removed, that noble face Looks down upon us, from the place It occupies, in portrait frame, The thought of Henry Grady’s fame, Won in prime youth upon the stage, A fame that men of greater age Have rarely won, in any field, An honor that to none may yield, Comes swiftly flashing thro’ the mind: “How few theie be of Grady’s kind!” Not many e’er might hope, in truth, To emulate that peerless youth, Whose native genius-won the fame, Which, now, enwreathes his matchless name. With pleasure sincere, we welcome, to-day, Among us, the son and daughter, as well, Of him to whose name these honors we pay, In terms that no words can aspire to tell. Our gates, wide ajar, are open to you, The keys of the town we gladly extend, While pledging our troth, our loyalty true To that noble name, ours e’er to defend. Now, could I, on my swift-winged steed, Thro’ space celestial grandly speed My circling flight to regions where Polymnia, regent of the air (Continued on third page*) APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.. GEORGIA-Grady County. To the Superior County of said County; The petitition of G. A. Wight, Ira Higdon, M. G. McManus, H. G. Can non, John B. Crawford, Walter Davis, L. C. Graham, J. B. Wight, L. L, Bar- wick, W. A. Walker, Wight Brothers: Company, P. H. Herring, M. L. Led ford, Wight Hardware Company, R. C. Bell, Thomas Wight, W. T. Crawford, W. D. Barber, W. J. Willie, W. G. Baggett, W. B. Roddenberry, Joe H*g- don, J. A. Lindsay, Robert H. Harris,. E. F. Dollar, J. J. Copiage, Roy W. Ponder, J. M. Sasser, F. M. Brannon. T. S. Copeland, W. P. Smith, Ira Car lisle, W. H. Robinson, J. G. Kincaid, J. G. Moore, T. M. Chastain, C. G.. Stephens, White & Stringer. J. W.. Booth, W. C. Jones, W. A. Carr, L. 0.. Maxwell, C. H. Maxwell, H. J. Poulk, Pelham & Havana Railroad Company, J. L. Peebles and T. A. J. Majors, all! of the County and State aforesaid, re spectfully shows: 1. That they desire for themselves, their associates and successors, to be incorporated and made a body politic, under the name and style of Progress’. Publishing Company, for the period of twenty (20) years. 2. The principal office of said cor poration shall be in the City of Cairo', state and county aforesaid, but peti tioners desire the right to establish branch offices within this state or else where, whenever the holders of the majority of the stock may so deter mine. 3. The object of said corporation ie pecuniary gain to itself and sharehold ers. 4. The business to be carried on by said corporation is the editing and pub lishing of a newspaper or newspapers in said county or elsewhere in said state, the doing of all kinds of book binding and job printing, dealing in stationery and all kinds of office sup plies, and the transaction of all such business as may be necessary in or in cidental to the conduct of a general printing and publishing business. 5. The capital stock of said corpora tion shall be Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars, with the privilege of increas- j ing the same to the sum of Ten Thous- ‘ and ($10,000.00) Dollars by a majority vote of the stockholders, said stock be divided into shares of Twenty-fiver' ($25.00) Dollars each, and to be non assessable. More than ten (10) per cent of the amount of capital stock to be employed in said corporation has • been actually paid in. 6. Petitioners desire the right to have the subscriptions to said capital stock paid in money or property to be taken at a fair valuation. 7. Petitioners desire as a corpora- ,, tion, the right to sue and be sued, to ' plead and be impleaded, to have and use a common seal, to make all neces sary by-laws and regulations, and to do all other things that may be neces sary for the successful carrying on of said business, including the right to buy, hold and sell real estate and per sonal property suitable to the purposes of the corporation, and to execute notes,/ and bonds, as evidence of indebtedness?' incurred, or which mav be incurred, in 1 the conduct of the affairs of the corpir- 1 ation and to secure the same by mort gage, security deed, or other form of lien under existing laws. 8. Petitioners desire for said corpor ation tiie power and authority to apply for and accept amendments to its char ter of either form or substance by a majority vote of its stock outstanding at the time. They also ask authority! for said corporation to wind up its af fairs, liquidate and discontinue its business at any time it may determine! to do so by a vote of two-thirds (2-3Y of its stock outstanding at the time. 1 9. Petitioners desire for said corporl ation the right of renewal when and a3 provided by the laws of Georgia and that they have all such other rights] powers, privileges and immunities as are incident to like corporations or peri missable under the laws of Georgia. Wherefore, petitioners pray to" be incorporated under the name and style aforesaid, with the powers, privileges and immunities herein set forth and as are now or may hereafter be allowed a corporation of similar character under the laws of Georgia. R. C. Bell and W. J. Wii lie, t-i i • Attorneys for Petitioners. Filed in office, this the 3rd day of August, 1910. J. M. McNair, Jr., Deputy Clerk. GEORGIA—Grady County, I, J. M. MeNair, Jr., Deputy Clerk Superior Court of said county ao here by certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the application for charter of Progress Publishing Compa- ny as the same appears on file in this office. Witness my official signature and the seal of this Court, this the 3rd day of August, 1910. ^ „ J. M. McNair, ^County^ er k ® u P erior Court, Grady