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GRADY COUNTY
SEMI-ANNUAL SALE
IVlillinery and 1 J|
Coat Suits |=f*|
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See These Values and Get First Choice.
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J. L. OLIVE
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Have Manufacturing
Costs Advanced
Since 1880?
1916 Freight Service
At 1880 Rates
m 5 n ,’ whether manufacturer or merchant, knows that the cost of
w # Ctl i red ^ rtl(;le ha8 advanced licmendously since 1880. The manufacturer
*° rced to advance h ' s Price to the merchant, and the merchant to
inir nr Rri ^ e . [° , consumer —in proportion to the increased cost of manufactur
ing—or else go into bankruptcy and close up shop.
nf frpicrHt ^ adroads of Georgia are engaged exclusively in the manufacture jind sale
ctfpi onH - and P as j en S e r transportation. The transportation is manufactured out of
, coa1 ’ and lumber, and crossties, and brick, and stone,. and 7 con
crete, and' human brawn and brain.
fivpH on < Ji£t*! in *’* 'of this manufactured article — transportation — was arbitrarily
mission ^ ear n-u 80 b y the thert new1 ^ organized Railroad Conj-
rites Arri 4i iv 1 Miipi? e m S <wc lhe Ra,Iroads of Georgia are today operating under
THFRP C hac tban tIie rates fixed bv the Commission in 1880.
THERb HAS NEVbR BEEN A REVISION OF RATES UPWARD SINCE 1880.
mnnn^l,t» ere f ** een an i a ?. vance in the cost of raw materials which enter into the
LABOR? 6 ° f tranSpor atlon — steel > iron . lumber, crossties, brick, stone, concrete,
evprv^irri!? 8 * S e,ow . we present a table of 25 necessary articles in daily use by
1914 ȣt Tgl \ sbowi ?S Pr'Ces actually paid during the months of August,
of tn/TAaiL U ^ ry * and March, 1916, and a fourth column showing the percentage
cL of 18p Sc*!"S?? ach ? a * ,y . pa,d b .y. the Railroads of Georgia. The average increased
producers' of* the?arttel£ . dWy “■ 77,71 per cent > and much, of it is paid to Georgia
HERE ARE\THE ARTICLES AND FIGURES IN PETAILs
25 ARTICLES IN^DAILY USE—
ANGLE BARS, pier 100 lbs., f..o. b. Mill
FROGS, spring/rail, 85-lb. No. 10
BOLTS, track, (per 100 lbs \
SPIKES, track, per 100 lbs
BAR IRON, per 100 lbs. ."!!!!”’"
pPats’s T, U o ES ’ p f r . ft - 11 gauge’2-In. O.’.D.’.
hollar and tank, 12 ga., per 100 lbs..
fiHgPTS* electrolytic (bearings, etc.) per lb:.
;SHEETS, galvanized, per 100 lbs
bl . ack ,ran * an-to., nor rt.
IRON, pig No. 2, per ton
SHEETS black, No. 3 Ga„ per 1001 lbs.’ .’
•TIN—PIG, straights, per 100 lbs ,
SPELTER, per 100 lbs ,
WASTE COTTON, per lb. .!! !!I'.".'.’.’.','.'
COKE, foundry, por ton.-.
STEEL BILLETS, per 100 lbB. .
LUMBER, car sills ...
ANTIMONY, per lb. *'* ** < /
TIRES, mill, 100 lbs
SPRINGS, locomotive, per 10<0 lbs! ..!.!.!!!!
SPRINGS, freight carB, per 100 lbs. .,
NAILS, wire, por 100 lbs. . . .
CROSSTIES, pine, each ’,".!' I
BILLETS, forgings
August
1914.
$ 1.60
42.30
2.00
1.48
1.22
-■07%
1.33
.12%
2.80
.046
^ 10.92
Jantmry March
1018. 1016.
$ 2;10%
48.42
* 1.83%
46.62
2.47
2.29 i
1.96
.10%’
3.98
.26
4.88
.065
14.83
3.25
2.37 '
2.25
.10%
3.25
.28
4.96
.06
15.06
•• 1.86
3.26
3.56
92
} 35.03
44.50 j
48.42
37
I. 8.76
23.00
25.33
246
j.’ .062
.069
.07%
38
, J 2.33
3.60
3.69
53
i 2.07
2.55
2.68
33
$ 20.40
26.00
26.66
36
>.tk -08%
.45%
.45%
424.
. £*> 3.90
4.33%
4.33%
11,
■ 3.03
3.84%
3.84%
24
ill 1 1.70
2.16
2.16
26
S 1-67 '
2.38
2.67
54
. .36
.40
.40
14
25.00
65.00
55.00
120
Pet.
Increase
Mch. 16
- Over
Aug. 14.
44.46 Pc.
14.66 Pc.
63.63 Pc.
61.88 Pc.
86.84 Pc.
39.88 Pc.
146.73 Pc.
128.57 Pc.
7-7.68 Pc.
29.87 Pc.
35.88 Pc.
INCREASE IN PIUCE OP 25 ARTICLES, 77.71 Pc.
IMPORTANT NOTE:—In compiling the above figures, the percent, increase in March
ngiuvH, hid purcenr increase in March
,11 11 •i°l! <lr .r' WlRt ', 1014,ytho percent of Increase to< each railroad was totaled and the amount
divided by the number of (railroads affected. The figures In the last column above are, there
fore, not based on the figures shown in the first and) third columns above, owing to outstand
ing contracts by many of the* railroads.
There has not been any (decrease in the price* of any article, consequently the
above increases has not'been♦offset, but are NET. ., • •
Previous to the establishment, of the 1880 freight tariff the Railroads of Georgia
:s ONLY, the ComstitutioliaLTax. of five mills. The Railroads of Georgia
paid state taxes v^uuiamuuujiai- i ax. or nve nnus. me rtauroaas or u
now pay city, county AND .state taxes, which is a tremendous iricrease in taxes.
in all hflVP m'AfA in cow» /•nnnnrnin ~A .. 1 — A A-
we shall have m'ore to say.i concerning. taxes at a later date.
The above table does mot take , into consideration the greatest advance in the cost
of manufacturing transportation—andl the most important one—LABt>R. We shall pre
sent indisputable facts and iligures ooncerning this important matter at a later date.
r*aupwTA^ b ?!nc:Mnce^ r N)cl-M?iPr'F'r'iv^ nd in-’i!"^ entitled t0 transportation. It is a FUN
DAMENTAL BUSINESS NECESSITY. ‘The service MUST be sur " ‘ —
,i . . , . , , f-fVJLuul I A • 1 II t oCl VILC ITIUO i DC ' SU . . ...
pensation should be paid for ithat service. Such payment is good, business morals and
will enable the railroads to render GOOD-service, to which the people are entitled,.
FAIR com-
A, DECLARATION OF POLICY.
. It is not and'will not be the policy of the Railroads of Geor
gia to propose any system of rotes which would unjustly discrim-
mate afirainxt lhe Cnnnrin nr,-Avi- i. C - _£ 1 I . J
. — o/osviu wi itMua mnui. T ._ —— .... ■ .. . .. . n . Ti
mate against the Georgia producer in favor of producers located
without the state. Should* this* principle
i
— ——appear to be violated by
any technical construction i of bur petition we give assurance that
we will not propose, nor will we attempt to adopt, in actual
practice, any rates at variance with-the same.
. . intrastate rates should and must IbeAmadeito conform to interstate rates The fe-
y^ 101 ] of Georgia freight rates -now proposed isimply conforms to the principles fol-
lowed bv the Interstate C!nmmp**r#» /Pammiccinr in u« «» a order issued
character whatso-
Iftlri 0
Is of Georgia
No. 15—She Spoiled Her Daugh
ter in the Raising.
Somewhere in the suburbs of
New York live a man and wife,
happily married, witli one child
The husband has a job that, brings
a fairly good income and the wife
keeps the house and takes enre of
the baby. ‘ Both are well bred. He
was a Southern gentleman; she is
the daughter of well-to-do parents,
went to boarding, school, is hand
some a n d accomplished. § She
learned everything a girl shjould
know but the one essential thing—
how to make a home. Her mother
had her maid. The daughter’s
clothes were always ready and her
mending done. Her youthful years
were spent in having a good time
and learning the art of being a
lady.
She married. Now she must run
a home. She doesn’t know how.
Her husband gives her SI25 a
month for the house. Because she
never learned to cook and can’t
afford a cook, they must take their
dinners out. Therefore Mr. Hus
band comes .home, takes care qf the
baby while Mrs. Wife rushes half a
mile to a boarding house, eats her
dinner in a hurry and rushes back;
then he hurries half a mile to the
boardinghouse and gets, his fag-
end dinner. Her generous allow
ances is gone when the month is up
and it' has bought no- satisfaction.
They have no “homey” menfs to
gether; they blame the baby—they
ought to blame her mother.
Had his wife been brought up to
be a woman instead of just a lady,
she would take that thirty dollars
they spend every month for board
ing house dinners and get ,;two
meals a day for two that would
make the boarding house dinners
look like a ten-cent lunch. But
she doesn’t know how. She doesn’t
study her job. She can’t save her
energy. The time and effort spent
to get to the boarding house and
back, the dressing, the annoyance
and the worry would more than
get the meal, and a bptter onej and
clear it away. She doesn’t want
to be merely a lady, she would
rather be a woman; now it’s too
late—she’s spoileej.
'• But it’s not altogether her f^ult.
She wasn’t trained right. She is
a parlor ornament and not a thrifty
wife. She can’t manage. She
can’t plan. She can’t TsnVc. .'She
can just be sweet; bSt sweetness
never runs a home.. It’s good fot
desert, but a home is made of beef;
steak and potatoes and pies and
puddings Jthat “touch, the spo
and the old saying is as true now
as ever, that “the way to a man’s
■heart is through his stomach,” and
lucky the woman whs has found it
out.
Deposit What You Like When
You Like
But deposit your money HERE. It is posible you have
never felt tlie abslute necessity of having a bank account
ft"is probable you could drift along for years without one
but if you expect to forge to the front in this life in a
financial way it is essential that, you have a bank Ac-
cdnnt. - 4
We give you a personal invitation to make this bank
your depository—whether you have a small sum or a
- large one to lay aside for safe keeping.
Wepay a Llbrer.I Interest on bavins Accounts and
A - Time Deposits.
Citizens Bank
CAIRO, - - y - GEORGIA
WitS. Wight, President H, G. Cannon, V-Pres.
WH Searcy, V-President and Cashier
What Do You
Want in Jewelry?
1 AM here to supply your wants, regardless of what
they may be and I will do so as acceptably as any
house in the country.
1 probably have in stock—just the thing you have been
wanting—and if I sell it to you, you can Rely upon
it’s quality
You have a perfect right to buy wherever you please,
bid, when you get better values from your home man
should you not buy at home?
Buy at home and you help yourself, you h‘e)p
me and you help your town.
Hi
C. F. SANDERS
The Jeweler
Don’t spoil your daughter in the
raising. Teach her to look
housekeeping as an art—a sci
worthy of a place in the scho'o
curriculum, and absolutely essen
tial to the comfort and well being
of a home. If the wife is a woman
she will be a lady, but she can be a
lady and only a big doll.
Stallion and Jack in Service
years old
Browriton-time 2:31. Soven
Weighs 1200 Pounds.
MAMMOTH KENTUCKY JACK
16 Hands High, Weighs 1000 Pounds.
Their colts have the SIZE aitd
QUALITY desired.
TERMS. $6.00 cash and $15.00 when colt is dropped.
BEALE & WATSON