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The Grady County Progress.
T, A.-J- MAOES, EX5XTOK.
Leading Weekly Newspaper in Grady County
Published Weekly, Every Friday, by
THE PROGRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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Entered os Sccoml-class mail matter July 22, 1010, at the Post-
eUice at Cairo, Ga., under the act of Congress of March 3,
1879.
Advertising Rate*.—Depends on position, number of insertions
and numlier of inches-will be given on application._
Obituaries and cards of thanks will be charged for-5c a line
Not Responsible.—The editor of The Progress is not respon
sible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents solic
ited.
THE CONTEST CAMPAIGN.
Now for the big contest and greatest
campaign for increased circulation ever put
on by a paper in this section of Georgia.
The ladies who win the prizes will, of course,
be very fortunate, but the largest benefit
will come to the whole county as it is be
lieved the circulation of The Progress will
be doubled, if not thribbled, as a result of
the contest. The contest has been arranged
at great expense in order that Grady and
surrounding counties might have a paper
with the circulation the territory deserves.
The Progress intends, as soon as the
contest is over, to launch a campaign for
advertising Grady county on a scale never
undertaken before and we here and now ap
peal to the patriotic pride of the citizens to
aid in every way to help in this movement
in extending the circulation of the paper.
It does not make so much difference
about making money in the contest. Of
course we need that feature but if we get
enough to cover expenses alone, everything
will be all right. The great satisfaction
and big profit will be, after all, in the
growth of circulation for the paper.
A city or section is judged very largely
by the enterprising spirit shown by the
newspapers. When people from another
section begin to enquire about the advan
tages offered in a section to which they are
thinking of mo ving, one of the first things they
do is to ask for sample copies of the paper
or papers published. Numbers and numbers
of such-inquiries have come to this office.
We have seen the same thing at other
places. Especially is this true of South
Georgia sections and papers. This being
true we are determined to grow into pro
portions that the circumstances and times
demand, and with the help of the “business
people” of Cairo and Grady and surround
ing counties The Progress will soon be a pa
per of which every citizen will be proud.
We ask the co-operation in this move
ment, of every citizen in this, and the sur
rounding counties. Lay hold and work for
"our favorite to win the prize if you wish.
Ne expect you to do that much. But let
the main object be to build up The Progress
and make it the paper you want it to be.
When the great circulation is secured we
promise you a paper that will be a real
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newspaper, and one that will go out and
tell the nome-seeker about Grady county
and Southwest Georgia, the greatest section
of the South.
While the contest is on we expect to
send out thousands of extra copies of The
Progress. This will be the best opportu
nity the merchants have ever had to adver
tise.
We are already receiving encourage
ment on every side, and shall confidently
expect the whole people to join in with the
movement for a greater paper, a greater
Cairo and Grady county and a greater South
west Georgia.
Tne Carnival, Did it Pay?
To the editor of The Progress:
The Carnival has come and
^one. It has been quite and in
cident in the life of our town the
past week. Now that it has
folded its tents and gone away
to pastures green,—it found some
Cairoites and Grady countians
\jery ‘ ‘green, ’ ’ if common reports
are true,—it is not out of order
to ask the question, ‘ ‘Did It Pay ? ’
Did Cairo receive a sufficient re
turn mentally, morally and fi
nancially from this “camp-meet
ing of the devil, “ as one of our
leading citizens named it. to
have it make us another visit
Take the least side of the
question,—that of the mere dol
lars and cents involved. It has
been estimated that the Carnival
requires for freight, travel wages
license, advertising, rental priy
ileges,profits, etc, for each week
of its life,from $1500 to $1800
and probably more. That’s the
amount in cold, hard cash that
the Carnival must have in order
to live. Besides this, it takes all
that it can get, by hook or by
crook, through its game of
chance with foolish men or women
are gullible enough to indulge in
with the idea that they can beat
gamblers at their own tricks
Besides this, the pick-pockets are
always on hand as they were
Saturday in two incidents given
to this writer. Judging from
reports, the loss from these two
items is not less than $500 and
probably more.
To offset this, the town received'
for lights and license $85:00 and
the state and county $100
In addition to these items, the
Carnival people spent various
sums at the stores, boarding
Chouses and hotels; but the fact
remains that most of the money
spent at the Carnival would
sooner or later have entered the
channels of legitimate trade in
our town. The Carnival people
paid this town nothing but what
^they received fi-om our own peo
pie, Don’t be deceived by the
cry “they left a lot of money
with us.” It they did, it was all
Cairo, or Grady county money
originally. Besides this, they
carried Cario money away, per
haps a good deal of it, That’s
why they came here. Financially
the Carnival was a dead loss to
Cairo.
Since it was not a paying pro
position, financially, and no one
can claim that it was elevating
mentally, morally, or socially,
but was quite the reverse, this
writer cannot understand why
Cairo will permit such institutions
to come into its midst to deceive,
defraud and debauch her people.
The mayor is not to blame, neither
is the present city council, nor
the past council for that matter.
The fact is, the people and the
people alone are to blame; for
we have just such laws as we
want to have.
We need a prohibitive tax that
will keep out of our midst such
institutions as fatten and prey
upon our community. It can be
done and it should be done.
Gentlemen of the city council.
In the name of our large number
of the citizens of Cairo, I ask that
you pass an amendment to the
tax digest taxing Carnivals so
high that the next “advance
agent” that comes here will write
his employer, “nothing doing in
the Carnival line in Cairo.”
If the readers of this article
agree with its sentiments, let
them say so and say so emphat
tically to the honorable gentlemen
who compose our able city coun
cil and urge them to pass an
amendment placing the tax so
high that it will not be profitable
for Carnivals to visit us. If we
will ask that it be done, the
gentlemen of our Council will do
it. They have the welfare of
community in their hands. The
remedy is with us.
W. E. Towson,
days if the reports are in by that
time.
The meeting s will begin promptly
at 10 o’clock, a. m.
J. S. Weathers, C. S. C.
Pleasant Valley
The farmers of this section
have started to planting cane.
We are glad to know that Mrs.
E. D. Reagans is improving fast.
There was a large crowd out to
church at Tired Creek Sunday
morning.
Sydney Blitch attended ser
vices at Concord Sunday after
noon.
Misses Viola Blitch, Bessie and
Carrie Mae Hunter visited Miss
Lela and Lillie Moor Friday after
noon.
Messrs Ballard and Henry Ben
nett from near Pine Park taken
dinner with Mr. Johnnie and
Sidney Blitch Saturday.
Some of the boys and girls of
this sect’on went to Pleasant
Grove to the singing Sunday.
Johnie Blitch was a visitor at
Pine Park Sunday.
Mr. Lucious Reagan has com
pleted his new house.
Mr. Sam Cane is moving out of
this section.
Guess Who.
Teachers Monthly Institute.
The regular monthly meeting of
the institute for the white teachers
of Grady county will be held at the
court house in Cairo on Saturday,
Februrary 18th, 1911.
The regular monthly meeting for
the Colored Teachers of Grady coun
ty will be held at court house on
Saturday. February 25th, 1911.
All teachers are required by law
to attend the institute meetings.
The salaries for the first month
of this year will be paid on thes;
Have you nominated some one
in our Grand Voting Contest?
F.M. BRANNON, W. S. WIGHT, Wh. SEARCY,
President. Vice-President. Cashier
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4 miles southeast of Whigham.
175 acres of the Whit Gainous place. Will sell all
these places at prices that will please you.
Will sell you any size farm you want
^ We are in the market for lands at all
times. If vou want to sell see us.
W. T. CRAWFORD, M’g’r.
MARDI GRAS
FFB. 23 to 28, 1911.
Atlantic Coast Line
Offers Very Low Excursion Rates to
Booth Crossing.
Misses Lizzie and Bell Brown
attended preaching at Good Hope
Sunday.
Misses Maggie and Annie Reh-
berg attended preaching at Good
Hope Sunday.
Mr, and Mrs. W. T. Broom
visited their parents Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. afld Mrs. O. J. Hall made
a business trip to Reno Saturday.
Mrs. John Lee is on the sick
list.
G. W. Rehberg spent Sunday
in Reno.
Have you nominated some one
in our Grand Voting Contest?
Don’t order until you see our
calendars—The biggest and best
yet. The Progress.
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Tickets on sale Feb. 21 to 27 inclusive. Final limit to reach
original starting point not later than midnight, March II*
1911. Extension of final limit to March 27th may be secur
ed by depositing ticket and upon payment of $1.00
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