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The Grady County Progress."
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Leading Weekly Newspaper in Grady County
Published Weekly, Every Friday, by
THE PROGRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
SIJBSCR ip T | 0N RATES.
One year $1.00
Six monthB. - 60
T^ree monthB 26
Entered as Sccond-clusamail matter July 22, 1010, tit. the Post-
office at Cairo, Ga., under the act, of Congress of Ma
1879.
March 3,
Advertising Rates.—Depends on position, number of insertions
and number of inches—will be given on application.
Obituaries and cards of thanks will be charged for— 6e a line
Not Responsible.—The editor of Tin? Pkoobkss is not respon
sible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents solic
ited.
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WHERE THE TOWN LOSES.
It is not that the people of Cairo do not be
lieve in taking advantage of opportunity to ad
vertise the town, nor is it due to want of hospi
tality.
Recently the town lost a very good adver
tisement by not providing dinner for the agri-
cultural train speakers when it spent the dinner
hour in Cairo. #
Here is where a board of trade, under proper
management, would have had forethought suffi
cient to have provided a dinner for the agricul
ture speakers and those traveling with them.
But this was not done and the crew went away
with a bad taste of Cairo in their mouths, and
the newspaper writers who were with the train
"'gave the town a very scant notice.
In other towns they were taken in charge
and entertained and as a result those towns re
ceived some valuable advertising.
This is Only a minor instance, but if Cairo
had a board of trade advantage could be
-taken of. such occasions to work in some good
advertising. As it now stands inquiries as to
the town and county, if received by an individ
ual, go unanswered. And if received by a real
estate agent it probably meets the saiaJe fate
unless , that particular agent has w
If the to^n had a board of traded
management, there would be suffi
ture on hand that would answer all irt
could be sent out to prospective citizen^,s . . -■— —~
probability is more people would be attracted to mone ^ been touched to defray the running ex-
Cairq and Grady county than now are. Of P enses that was set aside for that purpose by
‘course it takes money to do these things; stockholders. NO ONE NEED FEAR
that may be one objection on the part of a few THAT THERE IS ANY TRICKERY IN THE
but not a majority. It cannot be that the cost is CONTEST NOW BEING CONDUCTED BY
THE LIARS ARE PLENTIFUL.
It comes to our ears that it is being circu
lated throughout Grady county that The Prog
ress has been sold to another company and in
order to recoup themselves put on the contest
now running, and as soon as the same is over
with that the paper would suspend.
This report is without any foundation of
truth, and was put in circulation by people who
have no regard for the truth in any shape.
The Progress has not been sold. Its stock
is held by its original owners, and a majority of
it is not for sale at any price.
This contest was put on for the sole purpose
of extending the circulation of the paper. We
have tried the personal solicitation and found
that to be good. We put agents * in the field
and secured a large number of subscribers. But
this was not fast enough to suit, and in order
to reach the people quickly we adopted this
method. There are some 4,000 homes in the
county and no paper published in the county
reaches the number of homes it should.
Piano contests are popular methods through
out the state ,as can be easily learned upon in
vestigation by those interested in same. Con
tests are now going on in Bainbridge, Cuthbert,
Moultrie, Dallas, Madison, McRae and other
points in Georgia.
The officers of The Progress Publishing Co.
would not tolerate a fraudulent scheme, neither
would the stockholders. The officers are: W.
G. Baggett, president; J. B. Wight, vice-
president; H. G. Gannon, secretary and treasurer.
The directors are: Walter Davis, W. T. Craw
ford, M. L. Ledford, J. M. Sasser, W. A. Carr,
J. B. Wight, W. G. Baggett, H. G. Cannon,
Joe Higdon, T. A. J. Majors, L. L. Barwick.
Those who invested their money in The
Progress did so for the purpose of maintaining
a paper in Cairo that would represent the moral
influences of the town—a paper that would
stand for something besides a chronic grouch
and the whiskey element," and it is their purpose
to so maintain it. So far the paper has been
able to defray its ovyn expenses and ha? pros
pered bejyoi
money in i J
Not a dollar has been called for from
stockholders since its first issue, nor has
putting
the reason nothing has been done in organizing
such a body as the majority of the people
feel' that it is not their individual duty to
take upon their shoulders, nor lose the time, to
act as an information bureau or a guide to con
duct visitors around the town and county, but
they are willing to contribute their money to-
wards that purpose.
What is needed just now is a leader—a man
who will take enough interest to get. the citizens
together to organize a permanent board of trade.
Is there such a .person in Cairo? If so let him
step forward and start the ball to rolling. There
should be some one with sufficient civic pride to
'lose the time from his business necessary to
do this—a man cannot live for himself alone.
Is there not such a man to be found in Cairo?
Congress has adjourned but an extraordi
nary session has been called to meet on April
4th to consider the Canadian reciprocity bill pnd
other unfinished business. Now we will see if
the democrats in congress are equal to the oc
casion.
The democrats have the opportunity of
entrenching the party in power but they will
succeed in doing what General Grant said they
were capable of doing, act “the d—d fool at
the right time” for those opposed to their policy
to regain power.
The indications are that the usual amount
of pears will be shipped from Cairo this season.
Ducks are not the only quacks.
others besides the web-footed fowls.
There
are
THIS PAPER.
We expected a certain amount of opposi
tion when we started up and have not been dis
appointed, but we jiid not expect to have to con
tinue indefinitely^lenymg the reports of the
common liar who has made it his business to
pnt out reports detrimental to the paper.
The Progress is a legitimate business enter
prise. It is not run by a common groucher. The
management does not believe that every man
who differs from him is his personal enemy and
wishes to. starve him to death.
No honest man will repeat the report that
is being put in circulation by parties who are de
void of honor. Their stock in trade is lying and
unless they are given that privilege would cease
to exist. They have ho business of their own,
therefore must attend to other people’s.
Contests are legitimate business enter
prises. Because one person acted the rascal
about one is not proof positive that all can be
classed in the same category. Because one
physician is a charlatan is no reason to charge
the whole medical fraternity as being made in
the same mould.
The Progress has net been sold, is not for
sale and will continue to be published in Cairo.
It is not seeking business as a charity enter
prise, nor are we seeking the sympathy of the
people in order to exist. Merit alone counts,
and upon that we are willing to stand or fall.
Give us your business and you will get dollar
for dollar in return.
We are not trying to tear down, but build up.
We don’t expect to succeed by posing as a knocker
of, our neighbors. We conduct our busi. c§. according to
our own methods and let others do likewise. We are like
other people in business—we want what money, there is in
it and expect to try and make a profit on what we do. We
are not going to resort to the undermining and sneaking
method of cutting prices to get it, and if we succeeded in
driving out competition would not double our rates in order
to regain our losses.
The editor of this paper has made no arrangements
to leave Cairo, and his present lease does not expire until
July 1 st. What will occur then we do not know, nor does
anyone else. The stockholders may decide that they de
sire to take charge and run the paper according to their
way of thinking that the business should be conducted or
they may elect to renew the lease to the present editor or
employ him or employ someone else. That is one of the
future considerations. We are not crossing that bridge
until we get to it and presume that the company is doing
likewise. It is immaterial to us. But there is one thing,
certain, The Progress will be continued and will
be a factor in the upbuilding of the town and
county long after those who are fighting it are
dead, gone and forgotten.
The owners of the Whigham News should
either cease their fight on The Progress or pay
for the paper borrowed from this office last
August. After extending the favors we have
to that office they have proven to be nothing but
ingrates, and the new editor of that paper
should make a little investigation before per
mitting Dr. McCord to turn his vial of wrath upon
The Progress. If Dr. McCord has ever been
treated otherwise than courteously by this office
we are not aware of it, and if he has any grouch
or kick coming let him have sufficient manhood
to strike that individual instead of a stranger ■to
him. Dr. McCord has proven himself to be a
narrow minded bigot, who has no conception of
broad mindedness. Nuf Ced.
PLAYING THE BABY ACT.
When the Hon. Joseph W., Bailey, United. States
Senator from Texas, in a fit of passion, tendered his resig
nation to the United States Senate, because he did not like
the tactics of his colleague, Senator Stone, in the filibuster
conducted against the New Mexico statehood bill he acted
like a child, v “I won’t play with you, because yon have-
made me mwl” was about the spirit of the deed according
to the telegram; If the Texas people do not rebuke the
“Hon. Joseph” and tell him plainly what they think of such
childishness, we misinterpret the spirit and the stuff of which,
they are made. Senator Bailey is an able man and while
we have not agreed with him in all of the deeds, we recog
nize his strength and power. But like all strong men, he
has revealed, in his impulsive resignation, a weakness that
is surprising in a public man and of which he will soon
repent, if he has not already done so.
Since this was written the papers report that Senator
Bailey has repented, so we forgive him and take back the
above.
Several days ago a dispatch from Washington stated
that Bryan, when a member of congress, was offered a
bribe of $ 1,000,000 to desist in fighting the bond issue
that Cleveland was trying to put through congress. Under
that dispatch was one from Lincoln, Neb., denying the
bribe offer, yet such reliable papers as the Albany Herald,
Savannah News and Macon Telegraph have made editorial
mention of the former statement and ignored the latter.
The editors of those papers must not read the dispatches
appearing in their papers. It is from such carelessness that
so many erroneous ideas get in circulation.
We are glad to see that Whigham has taken up the
question of a county fair, and that one will be pulled off at
that point this fall. We trust that it is not “hot air,” and
that the people of that place will take up and push the en
terprise. Such an enterprise will do more to help build up
Whigham than any one thing they could inaugurate; be
sides bringing diem closer to the farmers of the county, but
if it is “hot air” talk damage will be the result.
It appears that our contemporaries in Grady
are somewhat jealous of the success that The
Progress is making from the way they keep
their hammers going knocking us. If the editors
of the aforesaid mentioned papers/would expend
their efforts in building up their own newspaper
properties instead of trying to tear us down they
wculd meet with better success.
It is presumed that the mobilization of 20,000 troops on
the Mexican border is to rescue Jeff and Mutt from the in-
surrectors.