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The Grady County Progress.
T. A. J. MAJOE3, EEXTOH.
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Leading Weekly Newspaper in Grady Co u nty
Published Weekly; Every Friday, by
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Entered ns Bccondvclussinuil matter July 22, 11(10, at the Post-
office at Cairo, (hi., under the act ‘of Congress oi March 3,
1879.
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sible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents solic
ited.
Get busy for another railroad.
Mister, are you working for a Greater Cairo? If not,
why not?
If you are not in favor of pushing for a Greater Cairo
get out and give some good man a chance.
That furniture fadtory is coming and don’t let that slip
your mind. It may be a few months off, but it is bound
to come.
A railroad from here to Pelham or Camilla would
help the situation some, but one from here to Albany would
be much better.
The finest range in the state for stock raising is here
in Grady. A fortune awaits some one who will go into
this line heavily.
Another railroad Cairo must have, and one that will
give the town connexion with a competitive road so freight
rates can he reduced.
THE COUNTY FAIR AGAIN.
Now that the Board of Trade has been or
ganized the county fair movement can again be
taken up, and should be taken up by the secre
tary of the board and pushed to a successful ter
mination.
That a county fair wculd be beneficial to all
the' people there is no disputing.
The president of the Farmers’ Union of
Grady county should take it up with the various
locals of the county and see if the Board of
Trade will not come in for its prorata part. We
believe it will.
Let a committee be appointed from the Un
ions to confer with a similar committee from
the Board of Trade. We are sure that the pres
ident of the Board of Trade will appoint such a
committee.
And we are sure that the genial secretary
of the board will go out of his way to lend as
sistance to furthering the ends of such an enter
prise.
Let us have a county fair where the boys’ 1
corn contestants can show those who are a from
Missouri” what the spil of Grady county can
produce. The people here know of its fertility,
but the homeseeker does not and a county fair
with farm products displayed here and then
shipped to the state fair at Macon will give us a
mighty fine advertisement.
Let the country and town people come to
gether on this proposition—a proposition that
will redound to the help of all.
The country people are as much interested
in such an enterprise as the town.
The county fair should be a go now. Cairo has a
Board of Trade to push it along. Let the Farmers’ Union
join in and make it a reality.
Good roads increases the price of farm lands five fold;
This has been proven to be the case in other counties and
Grady would not be an exception.
r BfjWOK
greater stunt along that line than heretotorer just keep
your eyes on the old town and watch her grow.
A JUST DECISION BY COURT OF APPEALS.
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The court of appeals has handed down a de
cision sustaining the rules of the railroads in
forcing the traveling public to exchange their
mileage for tickets.
The railroads met the complaint of the trav
eling public for a lower passenger rate by sell
ing 1,000 miles for $20. A rule was promul
gated requiring the holder of a mileage book to
ge the number of miles he was going to
for a ticket.
mileage was not good
30 stated in the face of
You are going to see a great influx of people into
Grady county during the next year. The Board of Trade
will-accomplish results, and Secretary Johnson will not let
any grass grow under his feet.
. With the prospect for another syrup cannery for
Cairo the farmers will reap a better price for their syrup,
but they will have to come up on the grade. Low grades
and the mixers are what gives a black eye to the syrup in
terests of this section.
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The secretary of The Board of Trade should take it
up with the president of the Farmers’ Union of Grady
county and see if a county fair association can’t be organ
ized and a county fair held here this fall and the exhibits
sent to' the state fair at Macon.
Attorney General Wickersham is still after those who
keep the price of cotton up. That’s a Southern product
and the yankees don’t like to see the Southern farmers
come into their own. He made no howl when the West
ern wheat growers wheat was boosted by the gamblers.
on the trains and
the book.
During last year a drummer was put off of
a train in North Carolina for refusing to pay his
fare after the conductor refused to accent the
mileage. The road was sued and the supreme
court of North Carolina sustained the conten
tion of the drummer and awarded $5,000 dam
ages against the road. Immediately after that
decision several smart AJec drummers in this
state, thinking that they would find easy money,
refused to request the agents to exchange tick
ets for the mileage and undertook to ride on the
road without a ticket, and several were put off
of the train for refusing to pay their railroad
fare. One of the cases was tried in the city
court of Thomas county and the city court judge,
before whom the case came up for trial, nor-
suited the case. It was carried to the court of
appeals. The latter court has now handed down
a decision sustaining the lower court as the fol
lowing decision shows:
“The court-of appeals, in a decision handed down
Monday, holds that when a passenger buys a mileage
book he enterB into a special contract with the railroads
elling the book, in which he agrees that this mileage shall
be honored only at non-agency stations and stations not
open for the sale of tickets, and that it must be presented
and exchanged for a ticket where agencies are located.
“In rendering this decision the court sustained the de
cision of the city court of Thomasville in non-suiting the
action for damages which Perry brought against the Atlan
tic Coast Line because he was ejected from a train of this
road when, on the refusal of a conductor to accept mileage
from him, he refused to pay his fare.
“He boarded the train at Brinson, where the ticket
office was closed at night, and had his mileage “pulled” to
Thomasville, where the office was open. When the train
left Thomasville, he offered his mileage as fare to Boston,
Ga. The conductor refused to accept the mileage, be
cause, he said, it should have been exchanged at Thomas
ville for a ticket. Perry wouldn’t pay his fare and was put
off the train.
“The court of appeals decided that there is no law or
rule that prevents the railroads from requiring that when a
passenger starts from a station where the ticket office is
open he shall exchange his mileage for a ticket.
If the passenger gets on the train at an agency sta
tion, the court also decided; he may pay his fare to a non
agency station, make that point the beginning of his journey
and there tender as fare his mileage hook. In such a case
the conductor must accept the mileage as fare from that
point to the passenger’s destination.”
There is no doubt that railroad are imposed
upon, at times. Had not the courts of North
Carolina rendered the verdict that they did the
courts of Georgia would not have been burdened
with as many cases of this character as they
have been. Railroads have, or should, as much
right to make rules and enforce them as any
other business concern.
If it were not for the railroads this country
would be a howling wilderness. They are de
velopers, and the courts in defeating such petty
persecution as the above case not only do their.
duty to the railroads but the people as a whole. ;
The people have rights which the railroads
must respect, and the railroads have rights
which the people should respect without being
forced, y
The traveling public have been given con
cessions in railroad fares, and the railroads have
promulgated a set of rules to protect themselves
and which the courts should permit them to do.
Some take advantage of the distrust of the
people against corporations to hamper them
with useless lawsuits and expense.
The people of other towns and counties are working
hard and all pulling together for good roads, but in Grady
there seems to be a disposition to lag in the onward march.
Let the people take it unto themselves and see if it will not
pay them in the end to work for better roads and assist the
county authorities in getting same."
The Macon Telegraph has inaugurated a campaign
against the boll weevil and will send experts into the af
fected country to see how the farmers handle the situation.
In the meantime The Telegraph is preaching against the
all cotton ctnd no ration practice that farmers in some sec
tions indulge in. The farmers of Grady live at home and
board at the same place, and incidentally furnish something;
for the all cotton growers to eat.
Oak Grove. ]
We are having some very cool
weather at this writing.
Quite a large crowd attended
preaching at Mizpah Sunday.
We are sorry to note that Mrs. I.
J. Wilder is still on the sick list.
A. j. Fain, of Ochlochnee, at
tended preaching at Mizpah Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McMath
visited B. H. Wilder and wife Sun
day.
Mr. Albert Powell and son, Leon
ard, made a'business trip to Pelham
Saturday.
Mrs. G. W, Miller and daughter,
Miss Alma, spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. Albert Powell and daugh
ter, Miss Maydee.
Messrs L. m. Perkins and Bufford
Connell, of Trinity, were visiting
friends and relatives in this section
Saturday night.and Sunday.
Miss Alma Milder spent Saturday
afternoon with Miss Pauline Cliatt.
G, W. Miller and wife were visi
tors in Cairo Thursday.
John Carter and Miss Bessie
Davis attended preaching at Mizpah
Sunday.
Miss Alma Miller spent Thursday
afternoon with Miss Maydee Pow
ell.
.
Messrs C. R. NeSmith and Harris
Hill spent a short while with Mr.
Albert Powell Thursday.
There will be a singing at Oak
Grove next Sunday afternoon.
Come everybody.
Brown Eyes.
3 If you are in a
j HURRY
[ Send oi telephone to our gar
age and we will come after
you in one of our easy riding
Automobiles
and carry you anywhere you
want to go.
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Cairo, - - - - - Ga. M
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Give in your city taxes. The book
are now open. B. M. Johnson,
39 tf Clerk and Treasurer.
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Attorney-at-Law.
Cairo, - - - Georgia.
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