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NOTE THE RAPID GROWTH THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK CAIRO, GEORGIA. B. H. POPE, Vice-President THOS. WIGHT, Vice-President OFFICERS: W. T. CRAWFORD, President. J. N. MAXWELL, Vice-President WALTER L. WIGHT, Cashier D. C. ASHLEY, W. A. SHIVER B. H. POPE C. E. MAULDIN DIRECTORS: W. T. CRAWFORD J. A. WYNN W. A. WALKER H. W. MAXWELL THOS. WIGHT W. A. CARR W. G. BAGGETT J. N. MAXWELL -Statement of Condition of Bank at the Close of Business March 7th, 1911. z RESOURCES: Loans $49, 450.88 Overdrafts, secured. —- Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures MO^.bb Cash in vault and due from banks 80,041,97 Total $85,702.03 LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in -- Undivided profits, less current expenses, interest and taxes paid 1.913.14 Individual deposits, subject to check, Time certificates.. 53,7 2H! Cashier’s checks.. 80.05 Tot&l. .v $85,702.03 Statement of Condition of Bank at the Close of business June 7th, 1911. RESOURCES: Loans. $64,557.57 Overdrafts.. 234.58 Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures . 6,316!36 Deposits 20Y89.34 Interest paid 12.49 Total. _ „ J ___ .$91,910.30 LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in $30,000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 2,489.40 Individual deposits, subject to check, Times certificates 59,357.59 Cashier’s checks 63.35 Total $91,910.34 We call your especial attention to our comparative statements, and especially to our deposit account. You will note an increase of approximately $6,000.00, from March 7th, 1911, to June 7th, 1911. Although this is the season of the year that most bank deposits decrease ours has increased handsomely. This is the conclusive evidence of our rapid growth and for this excellent showing we desire to extend sincere thanks to our customers. We desire you to note the conservation of these statements, the safety and protection they afford our depositors and extend to you the invitation to “make our bank ^ The funds of our bank are strongly protected by fire and burglary insurance, and our bank methods are the latest. We are able to serve you quickly and accurately. You can not go wrong if you “make our bank your bank/’ We invite attention to the personnel of our Board ot Directors. You will find them men who have made life a success—not through speculation, but by manage ment and industry. This is our guarantee of cautious conservative management. Come in and call on us. It is that we want your patronage, but that is not all—we want your confidence. • We are able to assist you in a way that you can not gain without a bank. Start to save your money today^ . . We are as glad to see you with a §1 as if you had many times that amount. Start to banking with the Farmers and Merchants Bank and let your account grow with the Bank. Personal and Society We are growing Good work did It. City Pressing club. Big "smoke, Mild smoke, in Porta Rica Special. Grover Posey Visited his par ents, at Ozark, Ala., this week. 150 attended the Baptist prayer meeting Wednesday night Porto Rica Special is made of a special mild Porto Rica filler. Smokers who perf er big smokes will get it in the Porto Rica Special. Represenative of the various ginning machinery have been in Cairo this week. J. D. Holmau and children of Ozark, Ala., were visitors to Cairo this week. All news items find personal mentions are appreciated. If you can help us do so. Porta Rica Special will be for sale in all places where cigars are sold in a few days. Get something in your apperience by having your clothes- pressed at the City Pressing Club. Col. J. S. Weathers will leave today for Stewart county to spend a week or ten days. The honey shipment this sea son will be light. The busy bees failed to harvest a good crop, W. R. Thomas, of Attapulgus, visited his sister, Mrs. E. M. Maxwell, at this place this week. Before you buy your buggy thi Spring see the stock of W. G. Bag gett & Son. Two carloads to pick from. If you have a farm, horse, cow or any old thing for sale try a want ad in The Progress. Thirty words for 25 cents. Misses oKathrvn Brown and Susie iStubbs left Wednesday eyening for Cornelia to spend a few weeks. FOR SALE—Nine show cases and two counters at a real bar gain. Delivery 20th of August. C. F. Sanders. Mrs. Robert E. L. Majors, who has been visiting the family of the editor, has returned to her home in Donalsonville. Miss Iona Killingsworth, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. G. W- Hurst, will return to her home in Troy, Ala., today. Miss Esther Curry, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. A, Lindsay the past week has re turned to her home in Clirnax. Misses Annette McLenoard and Emmie Balwin, of Talbotton, are the expected guest of W. H. Prof. Searcy’s family next week. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wight left Wednesday evening for Iuka, Miss, to spend a few weeks as the guest of Mrs. Wight’s par ents. F. M. Brannon and family, Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Lindsay, Misses Belle Brannon and Esther Curry motored down to the coast one day this week. Mrs. J. S. Weathers left Thurs day morning for Stewart count to visit relatives. Before return ing home she will also visit rela tives in Barnesville. Miss Alberta Denton left Thurs day for Sayannah enroute to Boston where she will be till early fall studying music at the Boston Conservatory. It seems that everyone can get a vacation except the country editor who has to toil along from early morn till late at night-fifty two weeks in the year. Dr. Clower happened to the misfortune of breaking the rear axle on his automobile Wednes day evening. Fortunately he was not injfired in anyway in the mishap. It makes no difference how wild your horse A. M. Elliott can shoe it whithout any injury to animal or man—with safety and care to animal and man. His shop is at Barber’s stables. PEARS—$2.25 per barrel paid for good LeConte pears, carefully gathered and delivered to me at Cairo on or before July 7th. 25 cents paid for good flour barrels. J. B. Wight. 50 2t. “Come ye and bear one anoth er’s bui’den” is an injunction that is hard to fulfill when a country editor wants. to break loose from his moorings. We can’t find anyone who is over anxious to “bear our burdens ?” The city authorities are ha /- ing Bryant streeet put in go id condition. The hollow by Bar ber’s stable is being filled in and tbe street will be clayed. There will be a four or five foot fill. This will help the looks of this street. The Willing Workers met Wed nesday evening at the home of Miss Nelle Denton. $16.55 was reported in the treasury. Plans for making money were discussed and a called meeting will be held Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock to perfect these plans. DC DC CALL UP Phone 97 and ask them what they have. You will get something any time to compose a tempting meal. Buy Tempo Tea and get a nice article of crockery ware with each package. First-class groceries, fruits, vegetable, cigars, cold drinks. It will pay you to make our ac quaintance. J. H. Mitchell Free Delivery. Tell-the-Fone 97. d Additional Subscriptions to the Fair Fund. Sinae the last correction of the County Fair subscription list the following has been reported to us by Chairman Johnson to be added to the previous amounts subscribed. W. A. Sutton 1 00 B. W. Mauldin 1 00 Cairo Banking Co. 15 00 Dr. W, M. Searcy 5 00 T. A. Powell 2 50 W. E. Dunn.-. — 2 50 L, D. Fain 1 00 J. P. Malloy 5 00 Tom W. Jones. 1 00 J. R. SINGLETARY, Attorney-at-Law. Cairo, ... Georgia. Consultation fees reasonable. Practice in Suporior Court, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Officein Judge’s Chamber, Court House ~~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 FOR RENT—Furnished rooms for rent at reasonable rates. Nice cool rooms with electiic lights. Apply to Mrs. W. B. Bishop.