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rndmamsamm GRADY COUNTY PLOGRiMSS, CAIRO. GEORGIA. THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS THE OFFICIAL PRINT SHOP OF GRADY COUNTY. D. L. WILLIAMS, Editor and Proprietor Entered as matter of the second class at the Cairo, Georgia, l’ost Office, under the Act ef March 3rd, 187C. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE-. $1 .00 'a Year; 60 cents for 0 Months; 26 cents for Three Months ADVERTISING RATES: Most Reasonable and Made Known Upon Application. THE HOME TOWN Sonic folks leave home for money, And some leave home for fame, Some seeks skies always sunny, And some depart in slminc. I care not what the reason Men travel east, or west Or wlmt. the month or season, The home town is the best. The home town is the glad town Where something real abides. ’Tis not the money mad town That all its spirit hides. Though strangers scoff and flout it And ever jeer its name, It has a charm about it, No other town can claim. The home town skies seem bluer Than skies that stretch away. The home town friends seem truer And kinder through the day. And, whether glum or cheery, Light hearted or depressed Or struggle fit or \v6ary, I like the home town best. Let him who will go wander To distant towns to live. Of some things I am fonder Than nil they have to give. The gold of distant places Could not, repay me quite For those famil|iar faces That keep the home town bright. Do you want sleeted again? to the aid of the party, send your dollar to help the Democrats re-elect Mr. Wilson. to see Wilson Pat Griffin deserves a metal for his love for children. His heart is just bleeding these days because XT . . , the circus is so slow in getting to Now is the time for you to comei.. .... h „,V1 r*J,r „„h in Bambndge so that the children can see the animals. Hope he will not have to wait much longer to see this boon come to the tols of his loved town. The Republicans are turning loose barrels of money to defeat the present Democratic administra tion. A dollar from you is a very small amount to help offset this slush fund. Mr. Henry Ford said recently, “Because of the many good things President Wilson has done, I think he should be commended and heartily appreciated.” Show your appreciation by handing $1.00 to Capt. J. F. Stone to go to the Democratic Campaign Fund. A little united and enthusiastic effort at this time will result in giv ing us a good fair for the next'ten years. It will be a community builder. Shares will be five dollars each. How many will you buy? Even with the present made- quat: system of sewerage ia Cairo we will very much miss il if it is condemned as a public nuisance and a menace to public health. We should all work together to avoid that contingency by installing an adequate system of sewerage. We can imagine no good argumcnl against, our town installing the sew erage needed at this time. Cairo had a quiet election Tucs- tm , , , , ,, . day. No opposition, no bitter feel- The success of Grady Day is • , , , a- • , r . , mg, such as sometime develops m sufficient proof that a county fair l, .... , T , , , town politics. Now lets all with would succeed in this county. Will you buy some shares? $5,000.00 would probably be ahiple to estab lish one of the best fairs over held in South Georgia. Get out your pocketbook and be ready to buy several five dollar shares when you are asked to do so. warn them to lay by in store for the lean years that are to follow the years of plenty. There is enough mule in this county iliis year for them to go on for almost I wo years if it werfc used and spent economical ly. Ilmny not lie the right time to pul your earnings into an auto mobile.’' We reproduce the above from the Moultrie Observer for two reasons one is that it is probably true as is suggested in the- dipping that in the natural course of events we will have some years much more lean than this, and it. is well enough for us not to run riot with our prosperity, but there is u great or danger than this and one that needs a wisu nut! careful consideration at this time, and that is the danger that we will underestimate the damage that is coming to this section from the boll weevil unless very strenuous and intelligent effort are made to combat bis injurious work. Reports that constantly come to us from various points in Ala bama'Tire kueli as to rouse us to the most urgent action to prevent a s'milar condition developing here. It is very true that Grady county is in about the best position of any county in the South to successfully combat the coming of the weevil, but if wo rest on that condition mu! do nothing to take advantage of it our condition will be just, as bad as any of the others, except in so far as our cane crop would aid us. W< must continue to grow some cotton, and it is imperative that we lake the proper steps this fall to enable us to grow a reasonable amount oi cotton next, year. LET EVERYBODY (JUT AND BLOW UNDER ALL COTTON STALKS AT ONCE; Then let plans be made for a wise planting of other crops, not overlooking the very best care of all kinds of live stoclc. Above all things let us realize that we must grow some cotton and that we cannot grow it unless we make extra efforts to overcome tlu work of the boll weevil. AN EMPIRE BUILDER DEAD In the death of Mr. Jud.-on I . Hand which omired last Saturday night. South Georgia loses one of her most prominent figures. Mr. Hand in every sense of the word has been an empire builder. Coming to the neighborhood of Pellvim when a'mear boy just out of college Ik has done more Cor the development of that section than has any other man. And he was wrought, well. Those who are familiar with the great section surrounding Pelham and with Pelham herself and know how intimately Mr. Hand was identified with ev»ry phase of the devel opment of that section will realise that his work was not that of the ordinary man. * One might write much anil offer many tributes to this man of South Georgia, but to our mind no more real evidence of the true greatness of the man could lie given than to say tjiat, almost all his energies were given to the development ill every way of the section into which he came as a pioneer. And Pelham and her magnificent terri tory will always be the truest monument to J. L. Hand. 00 WE NEED A eofiEML ASSOCIATION In season and out of season for the last several months we have been insisting that the urgently needful thing for Cairo is a Commer cial Association, and yet every little while some citizen comes to us with the suggestion that we ought to advocate the formation of such an organization. Now we cafe nothing about the fact that about the most insistent and persislend fight that we have made this year has been overlooked by those folks, but wo do want to see this organization formed if it will help our town. And here’s pledging you that wo are going lo do all we posibly can to bring about such an organization, hut we cannot, accomplish it ourselves, we are going to continue to call at tention to the importance, of it, but som - one will hive to take hold of the mutter and bring it to materialization if it is ever done. \Ve believe almost every business man in town will tell you that they believe such an organization will benefit Cairo Then why not some one take hold of it and get our citizens together for the forming of this much needed body. Now is the time. 1 SELECTING A BANK ffi Select a bank to deposit your funds with that is SAFE-SOUND-ACCOMMODATING We invite you to do your banking business with us. Our bank is managed by men of experience and your funds are always safe. We have the iar$est Capital find our officers and clerks accommodating and courteous. Wo pay'interest on Time Deposits and Savings Accounts. Citizens Bank CAIRO, .... GEORGIA W. b. Wight. President H. G. Cannon, V-Pres. WH Searcy, V-President and Cashier w PAY UP If you believe that Cairo should have a Commercial Association say so to your neighbor and tell him lo pass the word along. Valdosta is going to have a big fair this year. It will be worth your while to go down and see . the resources of this South Georgia and North Florida Country as they are shown there. Each year shows improvement in the fair at. this hustling city and this year will be. no exception to the rule. one accord pull together for a unanimous vote of all registered voters for a bond issue for a sew erage system. No town can thrive on discord. Watch Cairo Grow. Go to Valdosta next week and see the county exhibits that your own county is going to display there. It will be Grady county’s first effort in that field but we be lieve that she is going to make a creditable showing. The car car rying this exhibit will not leave here until Saturday afternoon. If you have something especially good bring it in to go along with the rest of- the good things. Mrs. L. M, Ausley pleasantly entertained the Round Dozen Club Irsl Tuesday aTtcriioon. Rook was played after which a deligelful salad course was served. Those present were Mcsdames J. S. Weathers, R. C. Roll, C. L. Browne, J. A. Lindsay, G. D. . I Reddick, I). L. Williams, M. (’. “Colquitt, county needs a Joseph to interpret th« meaning of the big 1 McMnneus, B. W. Mauldin, ],. A crop and the big prices and the big money that we have this year J Bell, .1. B. Warncll, R. M.' Jolm- Weneed some one who can command the attention of the people to' son and Miss Benuie W ilder, A JOSEPH NEEDED. Many of our subscribers are in arrears with theii subscription. We need the money. Ii is a small sum on the part of each subscriber but the total with us amounts to a considerable sum. Send in your renewal at once. If you are more than one year in arrears you should send eiiu-jgh to pay you up to date and some in advance a* ON JANUARY FIRST WE WILL PLACE ALL OUR SUBSCRIPTIONS ON A PAID IN ADVANCE BASIS. Elsewhere in this issue you will find a remarkable clubbing- offer that is open to both new subscribers and enewals. All of the publications offered with the Prog ress for $1.25 for the lot are clean high class publications- and you will not be disappointed if you take advantage of this splendid offer. Owing to the constant increase in the price of paper on which newspapers are printed we are very seriously contemplating a raise in our subscription -rates next year. Whether we do or not you have nothing to loose b\ sending in your renewal or,new subscription now. We are going to give you the very best paper in our power’ and expect co do all possible for the advancement of every worthy thing in the county. Give us* your sup port and make i ^easier for us to do this. CAIRO BANKING CO. Cairo, Georgia The Oldest Banking Institutoin in Grady County. 1 ESTABLISHED 1900 INCORPORATED 1903 16—SUCCESSFUL YEARS—16 Not a dollar of this Bank's Money is loaned to an officer or director of this Bank No Account too large—None too small We Pay Interest on Time Deposits as Follows: 5 Per Cent for 13 Months 4 1-3 Per Cent for 6 Months 4 Per Cent for 3 Months Your Business Appreciated WALTER DAVIS, President O. T. DA VIS, Cashier FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK Cairo, Georgia STATE DEPOSITORY Last Spring Round Bozen Club Meets With Mrs BABB Of THANKS I wish to take this method cl thanking my friends and neighbors for their thoughtful and helpful kindness and sympathy,during my recent illness. W. S. Lucas, WANTED—To lease a hvo horse farm three t.o five years. Must he close lo good School. J. G. Coleman, It. F. D. No. 1 Valdosta, Ga. WE announced that wo would loan to the Farmers of Grady County $10,- 000.00 for the purpose of buying supplies for CASH. Many farmers took advantage of the 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 m the Farm ; rs Merchants BariK. An in stitution that is wide-a-walce to the interest, of the people. The Bank of GRADY COUNNY designated as a “STATE DEPOSITORY.” ‘Make Our Bank Your Bank’’ Farmers & Merchants Bank W. T. CRAW FORD, Pres, THOS. WIGHT,, V.-Pres. J. E. FORSYTH, Cash <