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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1912)
SPECIAL CLOTHING SALE AT Jacobs' Department Store FIFTEEN DOLLARS The majority of our customers pay $15.00 for a suit of clothes —some more —some less—but $15.00 is the average price. We were determined when enter ing our fall campaign to sell the best $15.00 men’s suit that would be, or ever was sold in Atlanta. We succeeded in getting the best at this price and so great has been our sales already on our fall line of $15.00 suits that we reordered on some styles, and more new suits arrived yesterday at this price that we are going to show you. English-American box back models —blue basket weave and serge —black undressed worsteds —black and fancy colorings—brown and grey in two-toned effects —mixtures and multi-mixtures. Come in and ask especially to see our $15.00 suits. Others ranging up to $25.00, or down to SIO.OO. Jacobs’ Department Store NEXT TO FARMERS’ AND TRADERS’ BANK 233-35-37 Peters St. Atlanta, Georgia. Interchangeable Mileage Facts Worthy of Careful Consideration The interchangeable mileage book regulation re quiring the exchange of coupons for tickets has been the subject of criticism. Much of such criticism arises because the exact facts and conditions are not generally known. In order that the public may be correctly informed the railway companies make the following state ment, having full faith in the fairness of public opinion when the matter i 3 thoroughly understood. An interchangeable mileage book, as its name in dicates, may be used for obtaining transportation over any line party to the interchangeable book ar rangement. The coupons from these books are equiva lent to cash, and to safeguard their transmission to the Treasurer of each railroad company, the require ment is made for the exchange of the coupons at ticket windows for transportation, thus causing the mileage coupons to be placed in the hand of bonded ticket agents who must account to the Auditing De partment of each line for their value. No one will claim that it is unreasonable for a rail way company to require a traveler to purchase a ticket instead of paying the money on the train. The object of this requirement is to have one man, the ticket agent, handle the money and sell tickets, either for cash or coupons from an interchangeable mileage book, and thus make a record of what the Company has sold; another man, the conductor, to collect the tickets, and thus make a record of their use, and thereby have an additional check against the agent, who must account for the purchase price either in cash or coupons. The coupons from interchangeable mileage books represent cash, for the reason that they are the only evidence of a claim against the railroad selling the mileage book, and the Company accepting such cou pons for sale of ticket is paid by the road selling the mileage book only upon presentation of the actual coupons. This is not always possible where the con ductor lifts the coupons on the train, because he does not have the same facilities for safeguarding such coupons, and should they become lost, the railroad honoring the mileage book would have no means of securing proper compensation for the service per formed. The necessity of preserving each coupon is therefore apparent. Every well organized business concern adopts regulations to insure the safety of its cash. Atlanta & West Point R. R. Atlanta, Birnvngham & At lantic Railroad. Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Attention is invited to the check system in depai.- ment stores; the cash registers in smaller stores; the cashiers at hotels, restaurants, etc., and hundreds of other devices for the purpose of proper accounting. THE INTERCHANGEABLE MILEAGE BOOKS PROVIDED BY THE LINES IN THE SOUTHEAST GRANT MORE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THAN ARE AFFORDED BY INTERCHANGEABLE BOOKS IN ANY OTHER TERRITORY, AND THEY DO NOT REQUIRE THE HOLDER OF A MILEAGE BOOK TO DO MORE TO SECURE TRANSPORTATION FOR HIMSELF AND HIS BAGGAGE THAN IS REQUIRED OF A PASSEN GER WHO PURCHASES A TICKET FOR CASH. They are good on a greater number of railroads. There are no restrictions as to the passenger trains on which exchange tickets purchased with inter changeable mileage coupons can be used. They give the passenger the benefit of short line mileage where it would not be practicable in many instances if mileage coupons were honored on the train. The exchange regulation is of benefit to the rail way companies for the following reasons: It insures proper accounting. It safeguards the accurate checking of baggage. It relieves the conductors of much detail labor, thereby permitting them to give more time and at tention to the operation of their trains, thus insuring to a greater degree the safety of passengers. It makes it possible to ascertain the volume of passenger travel from each station and to determine the facilities necessary. The exchange regulation has been the subject of judicial review before Railroad Commissioners and State Courts, and the reasonableness of the require ment has been sustained. The regulations were called into question in a ease before the Interstate Commerce Commission, in which that Commission said: “IN A WORD, THE RIGHT TO USE EXCHANGE ORDERS AND MILEAGE BOOKS IS IN THE NA TURE OF A PRIVILEGE, VOLUNTARILY AC CORDED BY CARRIERS, UNDER THEIR TARIFFS, AND MUST BE ACCEPTED BY THOSE WHO USE SUCH SPECIAL FARES WITH ALL LAWFUL AND NON-DISCRIMINATORY LIMITA TIONS THAT MAY BE ATTACHED TO THEM.” Central of Georgia Ry. Georgia Railroad Southern Railway Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. Seaboard Air Line Ry. Louisville & Nashville R. R. Thanksgiving Exercises At Stockbridge School. Thanksgiving exercises will be given by local talent at the High School building at Stockbridge on the evening of November 28th. The proceeds are to be placed on school improvements. Your presence is kindly solicited and a most enjoyable evening is promised. Hours from 7.20 to 9.30 o’clock Admission 25 cents: Children 15 cents. Little Fletcher Rodgers Hurts Hand Badly. Little Fletcher Rodgers, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rodgers, had a very painful accident Saturday. As a result his right hand was badly mashed and will be several weeks in healing. Fletcher was playing about the merry-go-round at the Carnival and caught with his hand the wire cable which operates the machin ery. In a moment his hand was caught as in a vise. That the injury did not prove more serious was a miracle in deed. The little fellow is now doing nicely and will be sound again, as no bones were crushed. Increase in Rates for Job Printing. Because of the constantly in creasing price of paper, The Weekly finds it necessary to in crease the rates for job printing on December 1, 1912. At first we announced the in crease to go into effect on Janu ary l, 1*913. But the rapid raise in material makes it necessary for us to put it into effect earlier. The increase in advertising rates will not go into effect until Janu ary 1, 1913. , Card Of Thanks. I wish to express my sincere thanks to those who were so kind during the illness and death of my wife. May God bestow his richest blessings upon them. E. J. Smith. TAX COLLECTOR’S ROUNDS FOR 1912. SECOND ROUND. Nov. Tussahaw, Friday 15* Sandy Ridge, Monday. 18. Beersheba, Tuesday 19- McMullens, Wednesday 20. Loves, Tuesday 21. Brushy Knob, Friday 22 Flippen, Monday 25. Sixth, Tuesday 26. ‘■'tock bridge, Wednesday 27. Shake Rag, Thursday 28. THIRD ROUND. Dec. Locust Grove, Monday 2. Lowes, Tuesday' 3* Hampton, Wednesday 4* Sixth, Thursday 5* Stockbiidge, Friday 6. Beesheba, Monday 9- McMullens, Tuesday lO * Loves, Wednesday * T - Brushy Knob, Thursday I 2» Shake Rag, Friday J 3* Sandy Ridge, Monday *6. Tussahaw, Tuesday *7- I will 1 1 11 M 1 Dc rci gh both weeks of the Superior cot rt irom Ocl her tl e 21st till November the 4th , and every Sat urda) ardevtrx First Tuesday. S VV Whits kti, Tax Collector ol Henry County, Ga u MR. GEORGE WELCH HA3 FREAK POTATO. SweeLPotato Which is Almost Perfect Image Of A Duck. Mr.[George Welch, who lives out on Route 1 in McDonough district, brought The Weekly a real curiosity Saturday. Itjs a sweet potato in the like ness of a duck. It has the long neck, the head, and the body almost exactly like a duck and is almost the size of a full grown duck. Mr.,Welch is cyie of the coun ty’s best farmers and raises things to eat as well as cotton. At the County Fair Saturday he won the first prize for the best boar under one year. Hogs and potatoes are very fine diet and crops too. - Mill days every Saturday. Bring your corn to Planning mill. J. H. Rape. Ellenwood. There was a large crowd at the singing last Sunday evening and the Sunday school is still improv ing. We are sorry to say that Mr. H. C. Bond is no better. Mrs. J. R. Henry and Mrs. J. Z. Henry spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Mattie Suttles. Mr. Fred Bond, of Attlanta, visted home-folk last Sunday and was seen going his same old route. Misses Mary and Artie Rowden went to Atlanta last Tuesday. Mr. E. E. Reagin went to Atlan ta one day last week and we didn’t know why Mr. J. S. Bond didn't go. Mrs. Ella Askew and Mrs. App Callaway and daughter, of Atlan ta, visited relatives hen. the lat ter part of last week. We are glad to know that Mrs. John Morris is improving. She was out riding last Sunday afternoon. Peggy. DYNAMITE at W. B. J. Ingram’s. y\dv.
