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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. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One year - Six months - ~ Three months - M 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 A 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 * CITIZENS BANK T Capital $50,000.00 Surplus and Undivided prolils $22,000.00 Total Resources, One Quarter of a Million. We pay 4 per cent interest Compounded Quarterly in our Savings department. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED FOR SALE • ••. !••• Wm. Allen place 7 miles north of Cairo, 500 acres. 5 horse farm open. The Jonathan Walden place 7 miles southwest of Cairo 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. P ensacola- M obile -New O rleans 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 Don’t miss the chance of seeing the most spectacular event of the year. For Schedule Information and Litera ture-See your Agent or write to, W. J. Craig, T. C. White, E. M. North, Pass. Traffic Manager General Pass. Agent Asst. Gen’l. Pass.Agt. Wilmington, N. C. Wilmington, N. C. Savannah, Ga. Landredth’s RED BLISS SEED u The kind that grow potatoes for a profit. Fresh seed. PHONE 14, Wight & Browne, Leading Druggists.