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VOL. 1 CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRipAY, APRIL 14, 1911. NO. 39 FACTOfJOR CAIRO W. G. Baggett Head of the Movement to Organize WORKING ON IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS The Plant Will be Located Next to the Wholesale Grocery Store of Ira Higdon—Will Probably Have an Oil Mill In Connection. Just keep your optics on Cairo and watch her grow for the next few years. Last week The Progress con tained notice of a guano factory for Cairo. This week we pub lish elsewhere the application for a charter for another factory. This factory has been in course of organization for several months and the promoters have been working quietly perfecting their plans and soliciting stock sub scription. Until this week they had not been ready to give their plans to the public. The stock has been subscribed and as soon as the charter is granted, which will be in about thirty days, work will be com menced on the building. The yacant lot near the wholesale grocery store of Ira Higdon has been secured for the location. The promoters are among the best business men of Cairo,head ed by Mr. W. G. Baggett, who has wrought success out of every undertaking of his. He controls the largest trade in fertilizer in Gairo—his trade reaching into other territory. He has the con fidence of the people and has gained it by|strict business integ rity and accommodating meth ods. The company has under ad visement the establishing of £ cottonseed oil mill in connection with the fertilizer factory. This latter industry is one of the best paying that the people could put their money in. As said above, just keep your optics on Cairo, and watch her grow. 10 SELL CITY HALL IF THEY CAN their surplus money into a furni ture factory. The hardwood is here in sufficient quantity to last for several decades, and is now being shipped away to be manu factured and returned to us in a finished product. It should be worked up here into the finished article and shipped away. Who will start the movement for such an entereprise? The money is here in the banks which proves that the people of Cairo are not forced to seek outside help to finance any of their un dertakings. Get busy and make Cairo grow. L. LEDFORD RESIGNS AS COMMISSIONERS’ CLERK BOYS CORN CLUB Names of the Contestans Contest Such Was a Resolution Passed Tuesday Night by the City Fathers. Wants $5,000 for the Property. The Calaboose Goes With the Sale At the meeting of the city fathers held Tuesday night, a motion pve vailed to sell the city hall property The matter of sale was placed in the hands of B. M. Johnson, city clerk with instructions to make sale as quickly as possible. He was also given instruction to secure option on a lot on the south side of town up on which a new city hall and cala boose can be erected. Here is an opportunity of secur ing a valuable piece of property cheap. It can easily be converted into a store room. Why Not a Furni ture Factory? § . While the monied men of Cairo , have turned their attention to ward building up the manufactur ing interest here they should I eonsiuer and turn some of B. M. Johnson Elected to the Va cancy. Resignation Takes El leet First Tuesday in May. At a meeting of the board of county commissioners hold on last Tuesday Colonel M. L. Ledford tendered his resignation as clerk of of the board of commissioners of roads and revenue. Col. Ledford has held this posi tion since the board was • organized ind he has piloted the board through several rough places and made a safe landing. His law practice has grown to such magnitude that he was forced to give up this place. However, he will continue to act as county attorney. It was with re- giet that the county commissioners accepted his resignation. Mr. B. M. Johnson has. beeiv elected to the vacancy find will after May/jlst, be founci'nlling the \posi- tioiOJ a most acceptable manner. Bankers Convention Group One of the Bankers Associa tion of Georgia has been in session for the past three day3 at Bain- bridge The closing meeting was a ban quet given at the Wainman Hotel in Bainbridge on Wednesday even ing, April 12. All the banks of Cairo were rep resented at this meeting of the as sociation. At the closing banquet, Mr. Wh Searcy, cashier of the Citizens Bank, responded to the toast, “Money Mr. Searcy’s address was unaimous- ly regarded as among the very best, if not the very best on the occas sion, and he was given an ovation at its conclusion. Those who attended from Cairo were- Messrs. Walter Davis, J. B Crawford, W. T. Crawford, Wh Searcy, Dr. W. M. Searcy and J.S Weathers. Pasturage for Rent, We noticed that there were only thirteen cows and calves in the Court House yard one day this week They do add so much to the beauty of the scene. Citizens should visit tile court house about five o’clock any after noon,—especially those who hav pictorial in their make-up and have an eye for the beautifql. Ladies Prayer Meeting All the young ladies of the town who are interested in a weekly prayer meeting will please meet in the League Hall Saturday af ternoon at 4 o’clock to arrange for future meetings and discuss plans for working same. Baptist Church. The regular services, at the usual hours, next Sunday, morning and night. Oflerd by Cd^gressman Roddeu- bery to tbe Boy In Grady Coun ty Making the Largest Yield to a Stipulated Amount oi Land The Bovs’ Corn Contest is now on in good fashion in Grady. County School Commissioner J, Weathers will offer premiums to the amount of $50, distributing it among the boys who make the best showing in yield and lowest cost in production. Every member of tbe club should bend every effort towards winning one of the prizes which will be of fered by the county school commis sioner. Below we publish the list of con testants and their postoffice ad dresses : Names and addresses of the con testants. John Carter, Sam Johnson, Wat son Tuggle, John H. Johnson and Clarence Gilliard, Pelham, Route 4, Union Hill school. OR THE TRIP TO WASHINGINGTOIt Miles Harrison, Whighani,'. route 4. Swamp Cl-eek school. > V. G. Maxwell, Cairo., Siloam school, Q _ T. Ev Rgv Is, Calvary. school. G< his strength sufficiently to go to Washington latter in the eyent any thing of supreme importance comes before the national assembly. Senator Terrell is still very weak. He says: “While I coVild goto Washington now without special danger to my self, I think it well to remain at home until the preliminary formali ties incident,to the' opening of the session are oyer.' In remaining at home for a few days longer, I am able to continue my rest and recup eration.” Senator Terrell is still very weak but is bravely endeavoring to rally from bis serious illness. WHEAT ABOVE LAST YEAR ordonTfSrrell, Arthur Fnrre’ Jemel Gainey and Early Maxwell, Cairo, route 1. Oak Hill school. Roy Chason and Charlie Surrells Cairo, route 4. Pine Union school. Zach Mott, Arthur Prince and Ivey Pearce, Cairo, route 2. Pleas ant Hill school. Edgar Aldridge, Cairo, route 3. Bold Springs school. Shred Humphries, Pelham. Ga. Humphries school. Hiram Collins, Cairo, route 2. Live Oak school. Moses Bodiford, William Slaugh ter, Cairo. Golden Rod school. Elmer Mobley, Whigham. Union Spring school. Delma Watson, Ochlochnee. Un- ionacademy. Inns Vickers, Willie Gilbert and Oliver Chester, Whigham. Swicord school. Charlie Cox and Popsy Hurst, Cairo, route 6. Chason school. Sam Stanaland, Cairo, route 2. Woodland school, Alva Robinson and Clinton All- red, Whigham. Providence school. P. A. Jones, Cairo, route 3. Greenwood school. Government Report Shows Con dition oi Rice and Wbeat and Rice in the Southern States— Georgia’s Report Is Good. Washington, April 10.—Winter wheat on April 7, showed an aver age.condition of 83.3 per cent of of normal, against 80.8 percent on same date one year ago, 82.2 in 1909 and 86.90, the ten year average, ac cording to the April crop report of the Department of Agriculture, which was issued at noon loday. The advanced condition, from De comber 1, 1910 to April 1, 1911, is .08 points as compared with the average decline in the past ten yaars of 4.4 points. Rice showed an averaged condi tion on April 1 of 89; 3 per cent of normal, against 92.3 a,> year ago., S7.2 ini 1909 and 90.20,> the ten j eragoV ‘ 1 'J * • The condition of the following states is announced: ( Virginia, winter wheat, 85; rice 88: North Carolina, u inter wheat, 89; rice, 88; South Carolina, win ter wheat, 87, rice 89; Georgia, win ter wheat, 90, rice, 90. =r CO-mATIl IS HEEDED BT TOIIIII Growth Depends on the Spirit of Its Citizens. PRIDE HELPS THE COMMUNITY- Presiding Elder at Orange Spring The second Quarterly Conference for the Calvary Circuit will be held at Orange Springs on Monday, April 24th. The Presiding Elder, Rev. J. M, Outler, will preach at that place on the fourth Sunday, in April, and also on Monday. The conference will convene after the Monday’s sermon. Both preaching services at 11:00 o’clock on the respective days. Joe Tearell Still Weak. Atlanta, April 10.—United States Senator Joseph M. Terrell is making no attempt to attend the opening of the present session-of Congress, but is remaining quietly in Atlanta,endeavoring to recuperate THE PRIMER WANTED SLEEP He Dozed as Death Sentence was Pronounced and Yawned When He Awoke. St. Martinvillo, La., April 13— Unconcerned was Paul Baptist, a convicted murderer, when the death sentence was pronounced upon him today. As the sentence was being read he fell asleep and was aroused to make the sentence legal. After being aroused, he yawned while the sentence proceeded. COTTON MAN IS SENTENCED ii n i i i Merchant Is Given Seven Years and Fined $7,000 lor Falsllylng Bills. Aberdeen,Miss., Abril 13.--Judge Niles, of the central district court, today sentenced J. H. Miller, of the suspended cotton firm, Steel,Miller and Company, to seven years im prisonment and a fine of $7,000. Miller was connected with L. C. Steel and C. B. Lind and was con victed of circulating bogus bills of lading, The two other members of the firm will be sentenced later. Why send away your orders for engraving? Every kind of society engraving at rock bottom prices at The Progress. Don’t order until you 'see our calendars— 1 The biggest and best y et. The Progress, • Improvements Cannot be Ac complished Unless Accompa nied by Public Backing—Petty Jealousies Must be Eliminated. The phenomenal growth of many cities and towns, especially in the south and west, has caused some persons to wonder why their town has not also shown a large percen tage of growth in the past decade • and why some other town posess- ing no greater natural advantages should have increased its population by such wonderful numbers, says H. M.Weir in the American city. The normal growthcfan American city in ten years is about 20 per cent. When a city shows a per centage of growth greater than this it is evident that some other force than nature is a work to bring about such a result. What, therefore, is that force that can make a city show such a remarkable gain as 40, 50, 60 and even 100 per cent and over in the increase in its popula tion? Undoubtedly many persons will answer, “Factories, railroads and immigration.” This is true, but behind all of these factors, so seiitial in$wn development,Jics the reason.’ V“lt is the spirit of it's citizens.” Every citizen whether he admits it or not, has a certain amount of inherent pride in the development of the community in which he dwells. In the progressive success ful community, the town that is forgoing ahead of its rivals, this pride of each individual has been united in one concerted effort for the cause of the community at large. Without public effort it is impos sible to launch and consummate any noteworthy achievement. Co-opera tion is essential in town develop ment. It is an undisputed truism that factories build cities and that population creates land values. It is therefore necessary to secure if the town is to be progressive. And, as every resident of a com munity is benefitted by its growth, it is therefore the plain duty of every citezen to assist on all occas- sions by giving his time,energy and money to the development of his community. And he should feel honored that 1 e has the opportunity to hand to posterity a city progres sive and successftl in whose build ing he was a factor. In sucli cities as Detroit, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and all those western cities whose growth has been so phenomeal it has been proved that co-operation and or ganization were responsible for the wonderful increases. If in any city the citizens would eliminate petty jealousies and all strive to work together in harmony for the cause of the common good, always bearing in mind that public ity, together with those two potent faotors the sacredness of true citizen ship and the irresistible power of unity are essential to its welfare, that city would soon be classed as one of those truly progressive com munities that is best expressed as typically American.