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The Grady County Progress. T. A. J. MAJOE3, EEXTOH. i. . - . — Leading Weekly Newspaper in Grady Co u nty Published Weekly; Every Friday, by THE PROGRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY. ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One year $1-00 Six months 60 Three months --- 25 Entered ns Bccondvclussinuil matter July 22, 11(10, at the Post- office at Cairo, (hi., under the act ‘of Congress oi March 3, 1879. Advertising Rate*.—Depends on position, number of insertions and number of inches—will be given on application. Obituaries and cards of thanks will be charged for—6c a line Not Responsible.—The editor of Tim Pnoojjuss is not respon 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. * 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. 37 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. Tell-the-Fone 119 ( Copeland & Crosby Cairo, - - - - - Ga. M ■ **}»e Give in your city taxes. The book are now open. B. M. Johnson, 39 tf Clerk and Treasurer. J. R. SINGLETARY, Attorney-at-Law. Cairo, - - - Georgia. Consultation fees reasonable. Practice in Suporior Court, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Office in Judge’s Chamber, Court House City Bakery Monroe Street, Phone 173 Cairo, Ga. R. C. BELL ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR IRA CARLISLE Associate General Practice: Office over Post of fice. Five Year FARM LOANS prompt ly negotiated at low rate of interest. CAIRO, GA. W. J. Willie Attorney-At-Law Will practice in all Courts, State and lederal. Collections a specialty. Office in L. B. Powell building. Phone 73. - . CAIRO, GA P* C. ANDREWS, Attorney-at-Law. CAIRO, GA1 Office in Parker Building. Money to loan on city and farm property. Easy terms. BE GLAD to figure with anyone needing SCREEN WINDOWS AND DOORS. Prices right, work guaranteed CAIRO VARIETY WORKS