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GRADY COUNTY PLGGttfcHS. CAIRO. LkifltUA
Own Youi Hoiiit!
Thoughtful men nil over the
south for some time have I con
calling attention to the danger to
our civilization that lies in the
tenantry system. The danger i a
real one hut there is no quack
cure for the condition. In the in
terview that we print horowitn i-
suggested a plan which while
mnyhc not sounding quite so well
as the one that some political i gi-
tator might feed to his audience,
is after all about the only one that
will ever correct the condition.
Mr. C A. Maull, General AM
vertising and Development Agent,
of the Atlantic Coast Line was in
Cairo this Week securing some in
formation relative to thin town and
section for advert i.-irg purposes,
and while here tallied to a repry-
sentative of this paper upon the
evils of tenantry.
Mr. Maull said that tenancy 1 e-
gan immediately after the civil
war, and it arose from economic
necessity. The land owners were
land poor and crude labor was
poverty-striken. Under tlie cir
cumstances our tenancy system of
farming was . probably inevitable
and unavoidable. Still, we have
> had ample time to analyze the
! system; hut we have yet to makon
sciious elfort to remedy the con-
! dilions.
j If the price of farm land in this
: country rises in another decade in
| the same proportion as in the last,
I we -hall be well on the way toward
eratebing a living out of other peo
ple's lands, with no hope, or migl.-
jty little, that the worker may ever
! own the soil he works. The non—
I resident landlord is the ruin of ag-
II ieulture. lie takes all he can pel;
so does the tenant; the farm sutTeis
at the hands of both. The public
pays the piper. Yet if, as popula
tion increi is; but the amount of
land doe-- not increase, wluit is the
inevitable result? In the United
Slates there may yet be bad fine
farms at from 81(10 to 8150 an aeie
which if they were in Saxony would
b.iing from .‘tldO to .'•800 an acre,
probably the American soil is rath
er la tter than the German. Pres
sure of population i the one thit g
that makes (lie German value high
er than ou’.s. When, then, we
have the same population pressure
we any expeel the same scale of
values. The owner of SSOO-an-
nere farm land commonly doesn’t
live on tlie land, liven the owner
of. SI50 an acre land lives less and
I ■ss on Ids land. lie moves off 0
t i.v.i to e.l,i:ul' hit children and
FARMER
I MERCHANTS
Cairo, Georgia
STATE DEPOSITORY
Last Sp
ring
WE announced that we would loan to
*£» the Farmers of Grady County S10,-
000.00 for the purporc of buying supplies for CASH. Many
farmers took advantage of th.i opportunity, and quite a saving
was effected to themselves. The inauguration of the CASH
SYSTEM is one of the many ways in which we are working
to assist the people of this county, and if you want your
money used in a way to assist in the building of GRADY
COUNTY, and in the creation of NEW WEALTH deposit it
in the Farmers <El Merchants BanK. An in
stitution that is widc-a-wake to (he interest of the people.
The Bank of GRADY COUNNY designated as a “STATE
DEPOSITORY.”
get some of the pleasures' of life
which he thinks the country denies
him. He is tich enough to live on
hi income and does it. With land
four times its present price his
temptation to live on its income
would be vastly greater: more and
more would the tenants tend to
descend to the level of pesanK
That is what confronts American
agriculture if some means is not
found to modify the persistent in
crease in land values and Refinance
flic farmers in sections where the
land titles are poor and where they
are without adequate llnuneial re
sources.
Some one said to me awhic ago
that there were “thousands cf
• heso restless tenant farmers in the
South flying beforea storm, search
ing aimlessly for escape”.
It oceured to mo to ask myself
that they were “searching aim
lessly for escape” from what?
It certainly can’t bo that they
mo seeking to escape from tcnantiv
for running around in a circle is r.o
way to do that. The way to er-
cape from tenantry, if one wants
to escape from it is to buy a home.
Tnc way to buy a home is to save
enough mpney to make the first
payment, then save enough to
make the second payment, and so
on. ll is the same old way, there
isn’t any new way. There can’t
he any new way. Speaking for
myself, 1 voice the belief that the
irritation against landlords is doing
more harm to tenants than to any
body else. It leads some of the
unreasoning ones to imagine that
before long the politician^ will pio-
vidc a plan for giving land to tl c
landless by taking it away from
the landed. Unquestionably, it is
a misfortune, that the rich lands ol
the South are attracting so many
families who want, to rent it.
There are millions of acres alorg
the Atlantic Const Line from Riel -
inond Montgomery and to Tanq a
which no plowshare has ever enter
ed. They arc cheap acres, and for
s de at a low price. But to make
F
AUTUMN
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W E have on display a large and well selected line of shoes for
Fall wear including the new high boots in all Black, all
White, Black with white tops, Brown with Ivory tops, Grey
comli-at : on3 in a variety of styles and leathers. The Ladies’ and
Misses will find here the very style best suited to them.
The little folks have not been overlooked, for we have planned
for them and have a big stock of Juvenile Shoes.
The family will find pur stock complete and at prices that will
please.
“Make Our Bank-Your Bank’’
Farmers & Merchants Bank
W. T. CRAWFORD, Pres. WIGHT, V.-Pres. J. K. FORSYTH, Cash
CAIRO CAFE
For Ladies and Genl.'cmea.
Wc Calc:- to the ToSlc of AH.
Our cxpsrt Chef prepares the most appetizing (.'hops, .Steaks, Cutlets, etc.
When you tiro real hungry ami want . oniething real good to eat, jus! come here
, Phone 73
DoDB&BroTHERS
mim cm.
It Speaks far Itself
Fowler Auto Company,
Agents
Thomasville, - - Georgia
a home on them the second growth
must be cut away, stumps pulled,
fences erected, and houses built.
There’s t lie rub. Ou.t grandfathers
joyed in the conquest of the wilder-
POULK-WIGHT Company
ness. Their grandsons do not.
Our gratidsires were selfrcliant,
sturdy, hold and effective. Their
grandchildren are not. Our ances
tors did not shirk hardships. Their
posterity does. The fathers were
taught to depend on themselves.
Some of their children arc being
taught to depend on oratory.
SIsfsB
J. E. Wright, M. D.
Physician (Si Surgeon
Phones; Olllce 40; Res. 44.
Office with Dr.> Glower
Fresh GARDEN SEED
Now is the time to Plant:
Turnips, /
Rutabaga
Cabbage
Onion Sets:
Bermuda
Pearl, Yellow Danver
and Red Weathersfield
PREPAREDNESS
pREPAREDNESS is the “Slogan of the Day,” in
every line—in National Affairs as well as in Busi
ness Life.
Never in the history of our Nation has the demand
for Thrift and Economy been ns essential as now, and in
Grady county with the Boll Weevil here, it is imperative
. that every citizen realize that his success depends upon
his Economy and Thrift.
Prepare for the “Rainy Day;”as you market your
crop lay aside some of this money as ;l surplus. You
will feel safer with “Money in the Bank,” and the BEST
Bank to put your money in is THIS Bank. Yoi r funds
are absolutely safe, because the Bank has sufficient Cap
ital and Surplus to make it strong, and it is managed by
men of business experience who conduct its affairs in a
Conservative manner.
We pay Interest on Time Deposits, and Savina Ac
counts- -Come In and do your bankinn
business wltb US.
Citizens Bank
CAI D Q, - GEORGIA
W.-S. Wight President H. G. Cannon. V-Pres.
WH Searcy, V-President and Cashier
Wight & Browne
Tha St(uJ
Cairo, Leading Druggists Ga.
CITY LAUNDRY
Read The Progress and
Boost for GRADY DAY!
First class work of all kinds done promptly,
Satisfaction guaranteed. Give me a trial.
Parcel Post Packages Given Prompt Attention.
I will have China Lily Flowers to sell nexr October (or 25c each-
JOE LEE, Prop.
Sapp BuildingCornor Broad and Mill Sts.
CAIRO, GA,
Subscribe For the PROGRESS
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