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W. G. Baggett Was Elected Pres
ident Board ol Directors, J. B.
VVlgbt Vice President and H. G.
Cannon Sec-Treas., and Gener
al Manager of Board Directors,
Friday, October 28, 1910, the in
corporators of True Pkooiikss I’un-
i,irt)HNY{ C met at the court house
pursuant to notice previously given
and organized as a corporation; a
charter having been granted by
Judge l'ark, at the September term
uf Grady superior court.
Mr! 0. P>. "Wight was elected tem
porary chairman imil Mr. Walter
Davis temporary secretary.
Notwithstanding the fact that
many of the stockholders and
staunch friends and supnoricis >T
Tine Piuxittv:?? were out of 'town oil
business. A largo nn.l representa
tive body of the stockholders assgin-
bled in the Justice Court room at
the court houae at 10 o’clock, a. io.,
arid went th ough all the details of
i-.rganizatioh; including the adoption
of by r !tiws, the election of directors,
etc. ,
The directors chosen were Messrs.
W. G Baggett, Walter Davis,-.). B.
Wight, Joe Higdon, W. A. Carr, J.
M/Sasser, W. T. Crawford, I,. Io
Barwiek, T. A. J Majors, H. G.
Cannon and M. L, Bedford.
There were several talks made.
Messrs. J. B. Wight, W. B. Bod-
denhery, T. A. J. Majors and others
spoke of the outlook of the paper
and all expressed great hopes for
the enterprise.
Practically all of the stockholders
were represented, either in person
Or by proxy.
After, the completion of 4hc or
ganization and discussion, the-sfoek-
bsvlders meeting adjourned.
Following that, a meeting of the'
directors was called arid W. G.
Baggett was unanimously, elected
President of the Board cf Directors,
J. B. Wight Vice President nod' il.
G. Cannon Secretary-Treasurer .arid
jden.eruJ. Mfffjogor,
no law ever evoked the respect that
the prohibition statute has.
Tliore have been many reasons
why it has lm*n broken. The law
itself is imperfect; its enforcement
hns been imperfect; outside efforts
from other states have: done their
share towards having it broken and
have succeeded, but mil in a meas
ure. The liquor business bus lieeti
imbedded in our civilization, for un
told centuries. *t hns been strong
ly entrenched in personal habit and
in homes and in the very fabric of
our social life. It would be supreme
folly to even think that it could be
overthrown in a generation* Yet it
is doomed, it has been weighed and
found wanting and the handwriting
against it. is on the wall.
Thing* am vastly different now
From what they were. Seventy-five
wars ago and less, ministers fre
quently indulged in liquor. The
tieeiinler was on-tlie side-board and
the buttle was on.the table in most
h'hnes. Is it so now
Then deacons and stewards in.our
rhmehes frequently drank and
ndrjjy all prominent people had
liqtW in quantities in their houses.
Is it so now? Then the whiskey
barrel, had a prominent place in all
grocery stores between the vinegar
a;id syrup barrel. Is it so now?
Then neariy all drank liquor. It
was nothing against a business man
that he indulged, or against the
prospoets of a young man that he
should, at least, occasionally get
under the influence of the cup that
intoxicates. Is it so now? Alt of
this has eompletidy changed. In
the sobriety of mature men and in
the indulgence of young men there
has been a ]ierfect (evolution, No
sterling business man, or ambitious
young than desirous of success seeks
the bottle or goes to the tiger’s la^r,
except those battling-ngainst a habit
contracted under a former System,
We hade progressed to the point
that the young man ivhp drinks to
excess is the exception and not the
rule and is doomed so'" far. as Iris
business prospects are bonceiTicil
Prohibitio originated in the coun
try arid uot in the city. No moral
reform ever originated with the aris
tocracy or with the rich. At first
laughed at as the folly of a few mis
guided cfafiks, U,spread from town-
olnn 1a. lAinnat-iin ' ft’niYi L/i
a stirring uppanl to young men to
integrity of conduct, purity of char
acter and high living. Theempha-
sis placed upon the fact that the
door of opportunity is fi rover closed
to the young man who drinks, corn
ing as it did from a young man
who, by sheer force of character
and purposeful determination,, had
risen to a high and honorable posi
tion in the body politic, was very
impressive rind striking.
Several times during this eloquent
address, the^peaker paid a glowing
tribute to the great service that the
Womans’ Christian Temperance
Union had rendered by their per
sistent opposition to the allied li.
quor interests and emphasized that
it was largely through their organi
sation, twitli the help of kindred
societies, that the prohibition work
of the country bus been accomplish
ed.
Altogether, this open session of
the W. C. T. U. was quite a suc
cess and the ladies who engineered
it are to be congratulated. Espec
ial thanks, are due to Congressman
Roddcnbery for the courtesy of this
address and it show? how much his
heart is in this cause and how will
he is to serve the people of his na
tive city.
ship to township,’ from county to
comity, from city to city, and. from
Baptist
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To a Large Audience on His Fa
vortte Theme At
Church.
A .congregation that more than
filled four-fifths of the auditorium
of the Baptist church gathered Sun
day evening, the Methodist church
having called in its regular seryice
to listen to an address by Hon- S.
A. Roddcnbery, of Tliomnsville,
It was no? generally known that
Mr. Roddenbery was to speak, oth
envise the church- would have been
crowded to listen to the eloquence
of this distinguished son of Cairo in
a discussion of his favorite theme;
Mrs. T. F, Moore, president of
the Union, gracefully presided at
the meeting. Miss Nell Denton
rea^ the scripture lesson. Prayer
was offered by Rev. F, A. Rrtcliffe
and the closing prayer by Mr. Wal
ter Roddenbery. A full choir com
posed of ladies and gentlemen from
all the churches led the singing.
Mr. Roddenbery spoke at consid
erable length and held the close at
tention of the andicnce.
Tho speaker began by referring to
a ‘.‘dubious note or tone” which is
frequently heard when the prohibi
tien law and its success is discussed
“There is no reason for this—no
ground for distrust and doubt.
Tliore never has been such a univer
sal observance of any law controll
ing the pw.sonal conduct of men as
. there has qeen of the prohibition
law in Georgia. It is true that it
is broken, but every law is broken;
Interesting Letter From Wakulla
County, Florida.
Some twentr-five years agb our
good friend, K. P. Wight, was trav
eling through this section when he
met a bare-font boy and naked him
where he lived. The youngster,
with considerable pride, replied:
“Iu Flurrida county, Wakulla
state.” Wakulla county certainly
believes it is,“It.” It was in Wa
kulla that our clever, genial towns
man, Kedar Powell, first saw the
light. .. He isn’t responsible for
that atjd se 'ho is not-to be blamed
for being born here. * His honored
parents didn’t stay long, however,
and it was well. From what
gather Bro. Powell still thinks Wa
kulla is a good county to come from,
yet he likes to go back, once iii
while, to fish, arid we are expecting
him today with some other friends!
Part of theaboveis parenthetical.
I was proceeding to remark that
Wakulla county things it is “It.
About the first, thing I heard, on
reaching Sopchoppy, was that Wa
kulla county was not a portion of
the United States, a’t least ^ jhc
are not willing to raise revenue for
-the purpose of government from the
sale of that which dooms and damns
[I mftUy
The-fact that the prohibition law
is violatod is simply a challenge Jo
stand for the right; a> comtriand to
tight against the powers of evil.
Magnificent progress' is being made
but more- progress is needed and to
win it we must fight. It will be a
hard Gght. Avarice against virtue,
greed against right,but win we will.
The fight is now on and victory is
coming. There may he temporary
defeat, but victory is certain. It is
a coward who will not fight for fear
of losing. The women of our laud
have been the fighters and they
have been llravi ones. Its the men
who have, been the cowards. The
time is neanwhcii.busTncss men wiR
do their public duty and not be de
terred by fear of loss when
citizens will expose a neighbor who,
for a little gain, does society a wrong
by indulging secretly in the taffic;
and when oublic officials will not
be Kind to the Ravages' of the tiger
in their neighborhood or derelict to
sworn duty.- Tho trouble with a
faithless officer is not simply in
himself. It is in the people he
serve?. Public servants know the
public pulse. Official fidelity usu
ally does not rise higher than pub
lie sentiment. When we cry out
against unfaithful officials we fre
quently indict ourselves.
This fervent address closod with
county jtidge had so decided, and
so it'must he so.’ This putting of
the case, however, was slightly ex
uggeruted, as Mark Twain said
about his own death, when the pa
pors reported it. But the fact is
that the Judge did decide that Wa
kulla county, having received, from
the Spanish Crown'- under what
known as “theForbes Grant,” cer
tain fishing rights, is not under the
fishing laws of Florida, which limit
the season to certain months. The
correctness of this decision, made
four years ago, has never been
passed upon and so the people
Cairo are able to purchase mullet
sent from this section even during
the spawning season ,• when the law
of Florida forbids ' their being
caught.
The G. F, & A. railroad, malign-
who say
eatest
ings. In a 1 ttle while, by phone,
he got in touch with the conductor
of the freight train at Tallahassee,
who stirred himself.so that in about
three hours the. much needed arti
cle? were at Sopchoppy. Great is
the G. F. it A. It is doing a good
work in opening up this part of the
country. This writer believes,how
ever, is holding back the country in
refusing to put U|khi the market
some of its large land holdings.
The day of the small farmer, in
tills south country, is near at hand,
and the only hope for the growth
and development of these parts is
to induce men of small means to
move in where land is cheap and
fertile, as arc large part's of wbsterq
Wakulla.
That storm from the West Indies,
.which swept north and then turned
round and came upon us with its
fury, for three days, did away with
the chances for fishing. We could
only go down to the water’s edge
and watch the tide. Once, under
the force of the wind, Spring creek
was nearly emptied so that it was
impossible to get a boat out iu the
channel. At its lowest, some of us
measured “the boil” that is within
the harbor and found at the lowest
tide we have ever seen here, a
depth of fifty-five feet.
These “boils” arc interesting ob
jects. An examination of this one
revealed the fact that its mouth was
about thirty feet wide and its rocky
sides quite precipitous to'its very
lxittoni. The flow of water that is
sues from any one of them is quite
sufficient to feed a good sized river.
It is supposed that these “boils’’
and there qre ten of them here, are
the mouths of underground rivers,
artesian streams. That explana
tion is easy and satisfactory, but I
have not yet found anylxuly able to
furnish hn explanation of the pe
riodicity of their flow. Why do
they boil for several hours and why
do they cease? Js thtir formation
that of a geyser? Down in the
earth somewhere is ‘there a large
“pocket” which fills up and .then,
at regular intervals, on the pr.nci-
jrleof a synhor, empties itself?
' Who can answer?
Since the storm ceased there
have been fish and oysters in abund
ance. Yesterday that veteran fish
orman, Walter Jones and hi? adept
pupil, Ivedar Wight, in about three
hours caught about one hundred
pounds of • Bhcuphead. Besides
eel. by certain drummers who
these initials mean “the Grea
Fraud in America,” proved them
selves very obliging to our party 'of
at
seven, for they waited for us
Bainbridgc thir.y-flve minutes.
The G. F..& A. is run for the ac
1 i • __ _‘J5 lib nnf xAfia iiml mM
coimnodntion of its patrons and not
for its own convenience as are some
roads. We had another illustration
of its courtesy in regard to sonic
delayed freight. On reaching Soph-
choppy we found it’ had not yet ar
rived. While we men folk were de
ciding what was best to bo done,
some of our ladies brought their
persuasive powers to bear, upon the
courteous agent, who get the wires
busy and soon located our belong-
enough for opt- party, the catch sup
plied the needs of eight or ten
camps. Listen to this, ye lovers of
fish! How.is tiiis for a bill of fare:
Oysters fried,, oyster, soup, oyster
raw, pepper-sauee. and pickles;
linked sheep head stuffed with egg
sauce, sheep head fried, grits, corn
bread and coffee. Doesn’t that
make the mouths of some of your
readers water? And oh! such cook
ing as we have had. The fish done
to a delicate blown and the coffee!
“B. D. & F.” is the brand and
com bread, with Merry Widow
Hour biscuits with the sweetest but-
,or and Georgia cane syrup. Grand
ma Butler is a superb cook and her
two accomplished assistants, Mrs.
K. P. Wight and Miss Louise Sla
ter, have learned their lessons well.
We can recommend them.
And what shall be said of the
cottage by the sea; the Wight
House, as it lies been called, edm-
for.table enough for the President
himself, with its teh-foot veranda
on three sides; one side screened
for a summer dihing room, with
windows and doors screened, iron
beds, comfortable cots, chairs and
rockers. The house, with a good
barn, is on a double lot enclosed
with a wire fence. A splendid in
vestment, meaning rest and health
ful recreation in a tonic atmosphere
with a change of food and freedom
frbm care, resulting in renewed vig
or and strength for the battle of
life.
• ‘ ‘That’s half the cost of an auto
mobile” is the way Mr. Wight put
it as he pointed to the house, and
the answer was returned, the “ex
pense of your trips wont amount to
more than the upkeep of one. And
it will mean life and strength',
while an auto sometimes means in
jury and even death. *
Were there ever more delightful,
considerate, generous hosts than
Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Wight? Tho
memory of these happy days and
their delightful consideration for
the semi-invalid, will be cherished
as a precious memory as long as
life shall last.
Bro. Jones is an ardent fisherman
and has much to say in regard to
the merits of the different fishing
grounds: “Stewart Cove, Daven
port Hole, the Glory Hole and the
Doodle Hole.’’ Taken all in all,
the decision is that the Doodle
H,ole is the very best fishing place
in these parts.
I must toll one on Brother Jones,
whatever the penalty be. Inter
ested in pulling iu bream, he sapp
ed rather quickly to the bottom of
a slimy boat and fell backward in
about three feet of water, ---head
downward. In a moment he wan
tip and scrambling out. The crowd
enjoyed a hearty laugh and Jonea
seemed to enjoy it as much as any
of them. One thing which pained
his fisherman heart was that when
he fell he had two live bream in his
pocket which were shrewd enough
to swim out of said pocket, aua)
who could blame the bream?
We have had all sorts and class**
of campers at Spring Creek and
their conduct has illustrated their
different views of life. One party
of young people spent their in sing
ing gospel songs, while another
tripped “the light, fantastic toe”'to
to the music of a ,banjo, in the
mazes of a “cotiHfon”',and Cn/t*Vir
ginia reel.”
One party of Georgia young men,
from a county seat not far front
Cairo, brought with them consider
able' beer and whiskey, several pis--
tols and they spent their tiipe in.
playing cards and carousing. Fi
nally two of them, brothers, had a
rough and tumble fight, a drunken
row in which one was injured and-
come out of the conflict covered with:
blood. Disgraceful as was their
conduct, still they were not entirely
.lost to’ shame and in about opo
hour, they folded their tent and
. “silently stole awav” to the relief
of all decent people, A party of
Georgians right opposite this gang
of roughs had with them their bihles
and some religious papers, had the
blessing at. the table and family
prayers and studied the Sunday
school lesson., fn which crowd '
would you rather have been? Which .
had a good time? Tho life to come,
is hut a continuation of the present
life. Hell and Heaven are but the
logical outcome of our views and
practices here. Live a sodden, de
praved life here on earth—n hellish •
life—and eternal hell will he the
outconi . Live a life of purity, of
service and of love—a life like the
Master’s—and there can he no other
result hut Heaven. Which life are
you living? “As the tree falleth
so shall it lie.”
W.E. T.
Spring Creek, Fla., Oct., 2ft.
H. G^ Cannon Slates He has Bar
rels Aplenty to Supply Crop in
this'Section.
TO DANK GROWERS:
While the loss of 5,000 barrels in the
r* io.w yi uiarrviR ui wio
burning of the Farmers UnionAwixshoUflO
on the second Inst., was a heavy one and
was keenly felt. Vet I' Will *bo able to
supply the demand for barrels for tlio-
present crop und will have barrels leftov
er. I already had sufficient barrels mado
and Htored away to contain - the crop.
And I have a full force of hands cunstant-
lv at work.
The crop in this section is fully 5,009
barrels short this season. COME ON, I
will supply you with all the barrels you
need and will carry over several thousand
after the demand lias been supplied.
Yours truly,
H. G. GANNON.
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