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Watch for Your Package—Phone One-Four or Fourteen--Wight THE 1 OFFICIAL ORtiAN OF GRADY COUNTY, Phone 14 and VOL CAIRO,GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY A Railroad From Moultrie To Cairo. In Cairo nwl in Meigs there is interest among the business men in a plan to build a railroad from Cairo to Moultrie, using some trnm maps now in exist once and coifncc- ting up the links, making a.thrpugh line. Such a railroadAvoulil traverse a Very rich section, and it' would servo a section between Moultrie and Meigs, that is very much in need of railroad facilities. There has not been much inter est in railroad building of late. Railroads, especially the short lines, have riot been profitable. The motor car outs oft' n lot of business that formerly went to the rnilronds, and especially in passen ger traffic have they been heavy losera of business and profits. It is possible, however, that in the course of a few years, the in crease of heavy freight shipments will more than offset the loss in passenger traffic, and the roads will again boom and make money. There is no likelihood that thp. rail roads ran ever bo replaced as car riers of heavy freights. . The business of the railroads in this section in years to come, will ! be to haul live stock, packing house products, corn, cotton and cotton seed, hay, peanuts, bcanst etc. etc. Th« territory southwes, of‘Moultrie to Cairo and beyond, £also tpucH.es the syrup traffic • and ...the tobacco business. ' A little con- ting up south of Cairo would ;ivo this line of road water connec tions with a good fish and oyster lincss.. Such a road could only he opera ted advantagously by another line of road, but the operating line would.seem to bt) at hand, in the Georgia & Florida. If the Moul- , trie branch of the Geovgia & Flor ida could connect up with lines southwest into northern Florida and touching the gulf, it would secure a splendid feeder for its main line and grentl/ add to its traffic. There may be something in the Moultrie & Cairo railroad that is worth looking into' and worth bqostiug along by Moultrie busi ness men. There is just one di rection out of Moultrie .that no railroad traverses, and that is the southwest section which would be served by the proposed Moultrie At Cairo line. —Moultrje Observer. - 10 1017. NO 34 ■ BIG PREPARATIONS FOR "GFOfIGIA GO-TO-SUN- DAY SCHOOL DAY." MODEL pen PLAIT E FOkrBIG MEET INGS NEXT As been announced in these col umns for the last several weeks there will be held next Wednesday and Thursday at Spence, Fairviow, Whigham and Cairo Boll Weevil Mootings to discuss' problems aris ing, from the presence of the boll weevil. These meetings are to bn of more than ordinary importance and we hope that every man in lho county will make it a point to at tend at least one of these meetings. Especially do we want to urge the business men of Cairo and Whig- ham to attend the ones held in those places. The problems that have arisen on account of this eu- cmy of the cotton crop belong ’• no less to the business man in other lines of endeavor than to the farm-' or. Do not forget the dates. Spence Wednesday morning, Fair- View Wednesday afternoon, Whig- ham Thursday morning; Cairo Thursday aftrenoon. weevil pmacss MEETINGS 10 BE U Four Campaigning Parties In South Georgia—One To Be Heard In This County--Time For Concerted Action, Clubs Will Be Formed, And Agreements Entered Into For Mutual Protection! School News Sniging Convention At Long Branch Church The Cupel Singing Convention •will convene with- Long B.innch church one mile north of Cairo on ."the first Suuday in February. ’ '•Everybody come, bring'your books and a w.oli filled basket. , I. Griner, Sec 2 t Any little wound or abrasion of the flesh occuring in cold weather that b not promptly treated be comes a bad sore and is difficult to heal. Apply BALLARD’S SNOW LINIMENT at once when such' accidents happen. The wound heals promptly and soon does away with the annoyance of a bandage. Price 25e, 50c and S1.0T pc r bolth fold by Wight & Browne. — After enjoying two weeks of Christmas holidays, the students of Cairo High School came back Mon day morning, ,Jaq. 8th to resume their snudies for the spring term. Mrs. W. L. Bryan has been air- sent from her position this weak on account of sickness. We hope that she will be able to be- back with us soon. , Miss Payne was out two on at'- eciunt of.the death of her brothir during the Christmas holiday. All the pupils deeply sympathize with her in her time of sorrow. Miss Barrett has resigned her po sition as expression teacher. We were sorry to have Miss Barrett leave us. She is a competent tea cher and has made many friends among the school children and the people of the lowu. Mrs. W. D. Clifford has been in charge of the seventh grade during the absence of Mrs. Bryan. Wot are sure that every one who attended the minstrel Friday night, given by the'local talent of Thom- asville, were pleased. They gave a fine show and kept everyone laughing the entire evening. The singing and music was also splendid. The minstrel was given under the auspices of the School Improve ment Club. The Ladies School Improvement Club met at the home of Mrs, W T.. Crawford, last Friday afternoon, The joint, hostescs were Mrs. J. A. Lindsay, Mrs. W. A. Carr, Mrs. W. L. Wight, Mrs. J. W. Southall and Mrs. H. R. Donnelly. The following program was ren dered :— Paper on Better Babies: MissJ. E. Wright. Song'.— The "Kindest Cat I Ever KnewGrace ^anlandinghiim. Song:— See the Bird:— Foiir litt le girls. A salad course was served at tl e conclusion of the program. Misscss Little and Turnell spent the week end in Thomasvile. Miss Louise Tiiten is at home with Mrs. W. S. Wight since the Xmas holidays. Under the auspices of the divi sion of the Georgia State College of Agriculture and in cooperation with the federal government ami local agencies, mootings will bo held throughout the southern part of Georgia by* four campaigning parties. One of these parties will lie heard in this county at Spence Court. House, Wednesday, Jon., 2>tth, nt 10 a. m., Fainliew School House Wednesday, January 24th., at 2:30 p. m. Whigham, Thursday, Jan., 25th, at 10 a. m. Cairo, Thursday, Jan., 25th at 2-30 p. m. The purpose of these meetings is j to reach as many farmers as poss ible with the necessary information about how to prepare for th6 weevil. Boll (Weevil Preparedness Clubs will be forme;]. The iueir.- Iiers of such clubs will agree to follow well advised plans for grow ing. ( btton under boll weevil con ditions and to make such clubs the basis of such cooperative ef fort ns may seem wise in meeting various problems. The principal message of the meeting, it is annburice'd, is li'oW to grow cotton in spite of the boll wecviL Among the speakers will ho-prominent tanners from states west of Georgia who have grown cotton on their owu farms success fully in spite of the weevil. Other speakers will bn experts from the College of Agriculture at Athens who will speak on livestock, crop diversification, etc. The meetings should be well at tended. Boll Weevil clubs should be forrncjh concerted action must be taken, and every body should pull td-gether if this trying tjmo in the history of agriculture in Georgia is to be successful ly passed. LET GRADY COUNTY. HAVE fl| AGRICUL TURAL RALLY DAY. Each year t here is held in each of the Congressional Districts of the state an Agricultural Rally un der the auspices of the Womens Clubs of Georgia working in coope ration with the Georgia State Col lege .of Agriculture. A. competent array of speakers is furnished to discuss va-ious problems belonging to the farm and to the farm home. Those interested are anxious to bring* this rally to Grady county this ycrir, and in view of the stim ulus it will be, wo believe that steps should be taken at once to insure its being brought herei It would lie expected that Grady county furnish a basket dinner or else a barbecue for the occasion but this should prove no difficult cask for this county to accomplish. Y\ T e hope that the business men of.the county and -of Guiro will Take tms pin t i er up ,at once and let something be done to bfing this District Agricultural Rally to Cairo. Arbor Day Exercises Arbor Day Exercises will be ob served at Cairo High School Fri day, January 20th., rat, 3 o’clock. A tree will be planted by the Grad uating Class assisted by represen- tives-from the other departmnnts of lho school and from the School Improvement Club. You are cof- dially invited to be present and help make .this exercise a success-. Bo You Want 0n3 in Grady County? On. Saturday January 27th.. mass meetings will beheld through out the county to consider the op eration of The Federal Furtn Loan Act. 4 nation Wide call has been issued by the American Farm Finance League and it is expected that local people will gather at every County spat in the land on that day*to consider how best to get the most benefit from this epoch marking law. ‘ ✓ The Progress stands ready to as sist, in any way that it can in this matter, and if some one will issue a call for the mass meeting we will give it, full publicity next week. There is no reason why Grady county should sleep over matters while all other counties go ahead lo lake full advantage of the iict. Let some one givri-attention to, the matter and let the call be issued for the mai3 meeting on the 27th. Federal Government Will Ex ploit Packing House In dustry At Southeastern Land Show. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 18th. A complete inodul of lho latest type of pin-king house is a feature of the exhibit of the United Slates Department of Agriculture at the Southeastern Land Show nt Atlanta in February next. The pnttern is in minuture, but sufficiently large to show all the inner details from the place’of killing to- the prepara tion for'final shipment. A plant after this model may be successfully operated at any point having a live stock supply equal to the demands of a town, of a thous and people, and upwards to a city ot 50,000. It'is practicable . to have , one such plant every forty or fifty miles in every .part, of the Southeast, where the popu.ation is of the ave rage density. It is. economy for the owner of cattle muj- hogs to drive them a reasonable distance und have them slaughtered by professional packing house, paying a specific toll therefor, rather than slaughter in the old crude and westeful way and then depend upon the undependable “cold. snap” to save the meat. At the lowest estimate the nvo rage annual loss to the average Georgia county, caused by spoiled meat,, is more than ten thousand dollars; and equal to the total sum of one and one half million dollars lbsl to the state yearly. This am ount saved in one year would.fully equip Georgia with packing houses. Nothing would so stimulate the live stock industry in the South east as packing houses, and the markets they make, located, just far enough apart to afford an easily reached selling place for the live stock grown. The expert of the Federal Gov ernment who will hnvc charge of the exhibit nt the Land Show,‘will explain how these plants , N ure con structed and operated, and it is quite certain will inspire the build ing of many such plants throrigli.- „out the Southeast. Every such plant is the basis of a possible local fertilizer factory. The liver loses' ils activity at times, and needs help. HEIIBINE is an effective liver stimulant,. It also purifies the bowels, streng thens digestionand restores strength vigrfr mid cheerful spirits. Price 50c. Sold by Wight & Browne. One, TWo or Three Horse to let for shares or rent, land and good new house. A. C. Dicke/, Beaenton. Ga. Farm Good Irom the office,of the Georgia Sunday School Association, At lanta, conics'lho news that there is much enthusiasm and unusual pre parations are being made ovor the State for tho third .annual Georgia Go-To-Suuday School Day which is to be observed on February 11th This is a statowidp interdenomina tional movement which was put pn by the Georgia Sunday Sohool As sociation, first on the 14th, of Feb. 1015, and next on Feb., 13th, 191G, The object of the day is, first, to got- a record breaking attendance in all Sunday Schools. Second, to make the day so attractive that- those who who will attend will be come regular mombers. -Third, to give a State wide vision of Sunday ' School work and what is being done by I he.Gcorgia Sunday School Association which is a co-operative movement for more and better Sunday Schools backed by leaders of the various denominations. Programs for the day which are being sent, out frecJrom tlur office of the State Association, not only take up the regular Uniform Les son for the day, but by using ap propriate music and , responsive readings takes tho school through a drill on Sunday School work. Reports from the Sunday Schools that observe the day last February indicated that about 50,000 more people attended Sunday School in Georgia than would have attended hgd not the. day been,, observed. Thu indications over tlwj State are that the'day will bo more largely observed this year than ever before. A large poster advertising the occasion, and a sheet of suggestions ns to “How to Make ' the Day a Success” are being mailed to the Sunduy School superintendents of the State. This printed matter is being furnished free in sucli quan- • titles as requested. „ Buys Haiupshires If anyone,doubts that Southwest Georgia is forging to the front ns a live stock section they need only to have been at Thomasville lasjt -v Saturday afternoon and listened to the spirited bidding for the lflO head of Ilamshires sows that were driven through the saje ring and sold at auction in the space of two or three hours; Any one who five or six years ago would have predicted such a sale us that held Inst Saturday at Tliomasville would have been 1 laughed at. The exact figures averaged for the sows sold in this 'sale are not at hand, but it. is safe to say that the hundred head brought well above six thousand dolhtrs. Six of these sows came into. Grady county, Mr. W. B. Hodden-- bery having bought that number to add to hia herd of H:\iripshire.s already established. The shipment of Hogs was made by Mr. Willie Essig who is 6ne of the noted Hampshire breedcis. The blood lines represented i:i these splendid animals is Among the very best to he found in this breed and the results of this sale are bound to be of lasting benefit to the sou(li and to the purchasers who were ,4o fortunate as to secure animals from this big GR ADY PHARMACY Has th ) Original ■