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WANTS UNCLE SAM TO HUNT POTASH To Fight German Monoply. Con gressman Lever Amends Agri culture Appropriation Bill. Congressman Lovor of South Caro lina secured an amendment to the Agricultural appropriation bill, pro viding that the seoietary of Agricul ture shall at an initial expense of not over $120,000 make investiga tions in the United States to ascer- tian if there are any potash deposits in this country. Germany now has a monoply in this trade and American farmers buy from them annually $8,000,000 worth. There is very little actual knowledge regaYding deposits of pot ash in the United States in commer cial quantities, for the reason that _ no serious attempt has been made to locate them. The German sup ply has always been available, and while the present trust oi v syndicate methods have long been forshadowed it is not until the present time that the Americans have been forced to make themselves independent of Germany. Potash is the result of centuries of leechings through feldspar and lies at great depths. There is every reason to believe that it sinks in the Western states, in the desert country where feldspar abounds, potash may be and will be discovered through proper investigations. No systematic works have been under taken on any adequate scale. Germany has spent immense sums in exploration, the result being her present monopoly of the world’s supply. One company invested $1, 500,000 in fruitless work and anoth er has a cash capital of of $2,380,- 000 for such exploration. To-day Ger many has $200,000,000 profitably employed in the working of its pot ash mines. Boston Women Work to Establish Library Eoston, Ga., Feb, 10.—The Wo man’s Club at this place has been reorganized and will be known ns the The Twentieth Century Club, It now belongs to the Georgia Fed eration of Women’s Clubs and its special work is the establishment and support 6f a free library. Quite a lot of interest is being shown in it by the ladies of the town The following officers were elected: Mrs. O. T. Hopper, president; Mrs. S. D. Reid, second vice president;Miss Mary Reid, secie ary; Mrs. J. M. Jones treasurer; Mrs. J. A. Horn, chairman entertainment committee, Mi's', F. C Jones chairman mem bership committee. Tired Creek M, t)ie Sunuai Mr. and Mrs. Sylvainous Perkins and wife were the guest of R. B and H. R. Belcher Sunday. M. A. Berkins and wife, of Cairo were visiting in Tired Creek section • Sunday afternoon. Mr. Burns was the gnest of G. W Helton Sunday morning, Mrs. Mary Holland and daughter Martha, were the guest of G. W. Helton Sunday afternoon. The board of health wants the people to stop spitting, then, by gosh! how is a fellow going to grip his shovel handle. Dr. W. A. Walker visited the sick above Tired Creek Wednesday after noon. . Wilkes Brown passed through his section enroute to Cairo Thur day. IJ. S. Lucas was in Tired Criek section Thursday in the interest of the Wight Turpentine Co. Mr. Zoarie Miller, of Cairo passed through Tired Creek section Friday, Clarence Harrison is hauling gu ano from Cairo this week. Mr. Burns was the guest of G. W Helton Friday afternoon. Guss Lainy was reparing his pas ture fence Saturday. We are sorry to say that Mr Swamp Williams is still very low at this writing. Hog killing’is in fashion these cool days. Nominate your friends in the big contest, then get out and hustle the premiuns are worth three times the effort. Louie Regans is putting in tur pentine cups for Moore Boars & Co. this week week near Tired Creek. Gleaned Through Georgia Upson county voted on her bond issue Tuesday. Cordele city court is in session this week, Judge Strozier presiding. The largest civil docket ever in Jackson county was heard last week The near-beer license of Rich mond county brought $29,200 in the State Treasury. Three more Sumter county farms have been purchased by South Caro lina farmers. W. G. McNelley has taken charge of the West Point Herald, which was conducted by the late Mr. Haines. Sumpter county corn club had fourteen*husky and energetic boy members enrolled on the first day of organization. The Thomas county commission ers have declared all quar mtine at an end, advocated vaccination for the prevention of smallpox. Wilcox County land brought $30 an acre at a recent sale, several miles from Rochelle, and thef New Era thinks it will not be long'before such land will be worth $10] Ex-Mayor Warfield of Maryland, WHOLESALE FOOD PRICES LOWERIHAUEAR AGO Jobber Shows Comparisons and : Blames Retailer and His High Rents lor Keeping lip Cost to Consumer—Everything Cheap er Except Coliee. “The wholesale prices of all arti cles o^foodstuff, with the exception of coffee, have been reduced consid erably in the pnst year,” said a prominent wholesale grocer Monday to a reporter for The Georgian. He blamed high prices on the retail grocers. When informed that the whole sale merchants of Pittsburg had re duced the price of flour 25 cents on the barrel, he sard that there was ■no significance to that, that Pitts burg was not the flour center and that this reduction was probably due to a fluctuation on the local market. “The farmer is the man who keeps the prices of flour up. Today the wheat producers of the west are the men of wealth; they have their fine homes, automobiles and com fortable bank accounts, which en ables them to store their wheat in e'evators and wait until the market reaches their price,” he continued. “Notwithstanding this, however, the price'of flour today is $1 cheap er than it was a year ago. Today flour is selling for $4,25 to $7 a bar rel, where for the same period last year the price was $5.85 to $8.25 a barrel. “Sugar is correspondingly lower this year than last. Leaf lard w r as 15 cents a pound last year and is but 12 cents this year. Compounds (substitutes for lard) are9 3-4 cents against 10 7-8 cents last year. Rice which last year sold for 4 3-4 to 6 1-2 cents a pound, now brings only 3.1-4 to 5 1-2 .cents. Cheese sold lastyear for 18 3-4 W.ts and pow sellmnr 16 cents a pound. “Mitchell” The Wagon that has stood the test of time for durability. Mitchell wagons have un equalled records for long ser vice,; there are hundreds of them that have been in daily use for more than 20 Years and these wagons are good for many more years yet. Buy a Mitchell and you will settle for all time your wagon troubles. Wight Hardware Co. P. S. Our Hardware Stock is Complete. Call on us when you are in CAIRO. If. and Mrs. John. Pearce guest of J. B. Watts, and family '8 pe P a-day tn-’ViiiabSta on j'is way ,[U 96 pounds, while only $1. iksohville ar *d t lam pa?:' He «gked today. Potatoes were before his return |f or a bag of ten pecks and to Jacksonville will visit Cuba home. Carroll county farmers will serve the 22d as a day to discuss the question of good seed corn. Super visors of demonstration farm work will be present to take part in the meeting. Later, some time in March, the agricultural train with a splendid outfit will spend three hours in Carrollton. Kills a Salamander Thomasville, Feb. 10.—A. J. Stanaland of this city had on exhi bition at his office here a salaman der which had been killed on his place in the country. These little animals which are popularly sup posed never to find a place to hot for them, were once quite abundant all through this section of the state, but tliey are said to have become very scarce of late years. Most of the older inhabitants of the country districts were very familiar with them, lmt they are quite a curosity to the present generation. Much attention was attracted by the little animal, which seemed somewhat a cross between a lizard and a frog, 60 is $2.25 - . are only , %2 today. Onion sets are $1 less ob- this year than last. Cabbage is ex actly 1 cent less a pound. “Coffee alone has made an ad vance, the price this year being about 5 cents a pound higher. This has been caused by the Brazilian government financing < the coffee plantations, and it is said that a large American coffee merchant is behind the venture. “The egg market has experienced a heavy slump. Fresh eggs, guar anteed not cold storage, are retail ing from 19 to 25 cents a dozen. “On the prices of ordinary foods” continued the merchant, “the re tailer is the man who keeps the prices up and, I am told, that the reason given for this in Atlanta is the steady advance in store rents.” —AtlantaGeorgian, Pecan Trees For Shade Several South Georgia towns are planting pecan trees on the streets and in the squares. It is a good idea that should have been thought of and ahted on years ago. Besides the toothsome nuts it affords the pecan tree is ornamental and its spreading branches furnish an abun dance of refreshing shade in the hot days of summer.—Dawson News, Subscribe for The you will get the nev Progress and s while it is MARDI GRAS FFB. 23 to 28, 1911. Atlantic Coast Line Offers Very Low Excursion Rates to P ensacola^ - obile -NewO rleans Tickets on sale Feb. 21 to 27 inclusive. Final limit to reach original starting point not later than midnight, March 11* 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. Owing to the fact that we find that small pox has broken outr in quite a number of places in Grady county we wish to afek our citizens to co-operate with the county phy sician, Dr- Arline, and the county board in an effort to stamp out the disease. We 1 want to ask every per son who may cbntract the smallpox to remain indoors as much as pos sible and not allow anyone to go near them who has not been success fully vacinated or who has previous ly had had it until they are entire ly well and finished scaling off as the scales may be carried by the he wind some distance, and we wish to ask that every one who has not been successfully vaccinated to call at Dr, Arlines office and he willlvacinate them free of charge. Respectfully, 29 4t Thos. Wight, Chairman. /" Landredth’s RED BLISS SEED The kind that grow potatoes for a profit. Fresh seed. PHONE 14, Wight & Browne, Leading Druggists. I2SI YES! our line of Advertising Fans are here, that is, part of them. The price makes them doubly attractive. Progress-