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WAREHOUSE plan
rapidly gaining,
Number of States Are Endorsing
Plan of Farmers Union to Com¬
bine for Handling Cotton.
The plan outlined by the Farmers
Union to link the warehouses of the
outhern states for the benefit of the
Inters in handling whether their they crops want ad¬ to
vantageously rapidly gaining ground
, e) l or hold is
n over the country and several states
adopting plans similar to the one
are It expected thdt they
in Georgia, is
will get in readiness to handle the
present crop and doing if it next does fall ^there will
be something the south
The people all over are
standing shoulder to shoulder to the
farmers, their interest lying in their
welfare, and they all want to see the
deal put through.
In speaking of the plan last Thurs¬
day the Constitution had the follow¬
ing to say:
Evidence is accumulating rapidly of
the probable effective developement
of the Farmers’ Union warehouse plan
in time to participate in the handling
of this year’s cotton crop.
At the Memphis meeting, in which
nineteen state unions were represent¬
ed, an organization was planned to in¬
clude 200 warehouses and steps were
taken looking to the erection of a
million-dollar central warehouse in
that city.
Back of this there is already several
I effective state organizations similiar
to that in Georgia, in which nearly a
I hundred small warehouses formerly
controlled by county unions are com¬
bined for centralization and coopera
I live work.
Just to what extent this organized
| movement will and be able control to house the and
hold the crop, rate at
which it is fed to the market, has not
been made public ; but it is apparent
that the union’s warehouse organiza
jtion [siderable is prepared now to care for a con
quantity of cotton, and will
[be in shape to take still more before
j the crop is made.
The strength which centralization
[will [the give to this movement will make
union warehouse receipt accept
I able collateral at practically any bank
[in sued, the of south. The in receipt accordance will be is¬
course, with
[it [well known and specified rules, giving
a regular and fixed value. It will
|be as good as money.
While the warehouse plan is un
Idoubtedly, [working the practical basis for
out the problem confronting
[the south’s cotton producers, the first
year’s operations will, naturally, be
nore or less in the nature of an ex
leriment.
Conservative members of the Union
»T.iSm3ii>Ti
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New Racket Store :«
New spring and summer goods are here.
Have added several new lines.
Same big COME AND SEE THEM. al- | [
cash values as we have
"ays given you. Remember new goods |
°fthe season arriving every few days §
amis marked at the lowest spot eash |
prices. Yours truly, |
i I. Guinn, 6 T5: I
nice fresh groceries
You will always find at my store as nice and fresh Gro
c ^ffes as can be found in the city, and when purchase
the- f you
etn l r °m me 1 make it a point to get them to your home
) Us l as quick as it is possible for me to do it.
FRESH MEATS
Market } f‘ so and ' lave in ... connection wuueciiun with wun my my store sioie a a first uni class uom *»»'■*•* Meat
- —v. can - ' furnish you with ...... the choice kind • • of ' Meats
.! s ° We ll. Giveme an order. 1 will appreciate it and
a tr >' io please
you.
Cigars aud Tobacco. Cash Paid for Hides.
R. F. Wright,
Covington, Georgia.
board of trade
TO BE REVIVED,
Several Progressive Young Men
Have Decided to Reorganize
on New Basis.
It is now almost a certainty that
the Board of Trade of this city which
has remained inactive for the past
several months will be revived and
new officers wili be elected.
Several of the progressive citizens
of the city will perfect plans within
the next few days for the re-organiza¬
tion and details of a Board never be¬
fore seen in this city. They are work¬
ing along the right lines and when they
decide to go after anything for the
betterment of the city generally they
will get it. They are all men who
have made themselves what they are
and are among the most progressive
in Middle Georgia. It is rumored that
at the called meeting new officers will
be elected and that they will get down
to work along some industrial lines
tending to get more manufacturing
enterprises and illustrate the advan¬
tages Covington has for home-seekers.
There is no doubt that a Board of
Trade for this city could do a vast
amount of good. With the proper
management a number of important
enterprises could be secured and pub¬
lic conveniences made better and
more complete.
The News hails the plan of a re¬
organization of the Board of Trade
with a prophecy that in a short while
it will reach such proportions as to
dispel the idea that such a Board can¬
not be made to benefit the people of
the city.
are not, themselves trying to shoot
over the stars. They have faith, an
abiding faith, in the movement, but
they will be satisfied with reasonaly
effective and practical results.
And there seems no reason to ques¬
tion the assurance of such achieve¬
ment.
It is a plan that contemplates sim¬
ply “feeding” the market, and the
prevention of the ruinous glut which
has so frequently had the effect of
hammering down prices.
In this effort the Farmer’s Union
should and, we believe, will have the
moral support and the substantial
backing of the entire south.
There is not a state in the cotton
belt but is deeply interested in the
success of this movement, for, ulti¬
mately, it means millions more to this
section.
And with united effort and support
there can be no question of its prac¬
tical success.
Don’t fail to see the “Matrimonial
Exchange,” opera house Thursday.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
AUDITORIUM ANNEX
NEARLY COMPLETED
When Finished Covington Will
Have School Surpassed By
No County In the State.
The handsome new annex to the
Covington Public School building is
nearing completion and is one of the
best pieces of work in the city. With
this building completed Covington
may well be proud of her school.
The old college built some years ago,
although a large one, was found to be
inadequate and the new annex is al¬
most as lai'ge as the old building, giv¬
ing the people of this city one of the
most complete school buildings of any
town in the state. Every department
will be commodious and well arrang¬
ed, making the work of the teachers
and pupils more comfortable, expe¬
dient and effective, while the audito¬
rium is constructed on the best prin
ple possible of attainment. With the
inclined floor, handsome seats and
an elegant and roomy stage with the
proper settings will complete one of
the handsomest auditoriums to be
found anywhere for public gatherings.
The interior of the auditorium is so
arranged that the acoustics will be
fine and will make anything held there
enjoyable by those present, as from
the rear any sound on the stage will
be distinctly and clearly heard. The
gymnasium is also to be equipped
with the latest appliance and is an
unusually good one.
The work done in the scholastic
year just closed was as good or better
than any in the history of the school
and with an excellent corps of teach¬
ers and an enlarged building the pros¬
pects are very bright for a banner
record next year.
The construction work on the annex
is being done by Mr. Chas. A. Clark
of this city, and he is putting it up in
his usual workmanlike and substantial
manner.
THE HARDY CODFISH.
It Will Live For Houra Out of Its Na¬
tive Element.
A man who had stopped at a stand
In Fulton market to buy a fresh fish
pointed bis finger at a fish that pleased
his fancy, being about two feet long
and weighing about five pounds.
“That looks like a nice fish to me,’’
he said, whereupon the dealer picked
the fish up to put it on the scale.
The moment be picked it up the fish
began to wriggle, and the next mo¬
ment it had slipped out of the dealer’s
grasp and fallen on the sidewalk.
As the fish went down the customer
turned to the stand and picked out
another, which the dealer picked up.
and this fish stayed quiet until it had
been put on the scale, but the Instant
it touched it it began to flop vigorously
and finally flopped Itself out of the
scale pan, to fall on the stand below.
Codfish these two lively and vigor¬
ous fish were, the cod being a fish that
will live out of the water three or four
hours, a good deal longer than most
fish. At Fulton market live cod can
almost always be found. The dealers
keep their stock in fish cars in the
East river. Just across South street,
and for retail trade bring over maybe
fifty or a hundred pounds at a clip,
enough to last half an hour or an
hour, and when the stock runs low
they bring over another lot, fresh out
of the fish car.
The cod, though a salt water fish,
will live for hours In fresh water An
angler who goes occasionally to the
fishing banks tells of carrying home a
codfish caught In the afternoon and
placing It In a bathtub, to find It alive
the next morning.—New York Sun.
TOOK NO CHANCES.
Young' Bessemer Was Cautious as Well
as Inventiva.
The most trivial incidents have often
originated the fortunes of our richest
men. Take, for example, the fortunes
made out of Bessemer steel. This gen¬
ius, young Bessemer, had some idea of
making steel out of iron, but a poor,
newly married young man has no
means of experimenting on a large
scale. The story 1 must tell as 1 have
heard it from an intimate friend of
Bessemer and Is a true tale. After
Bessemer had in bis small laboratory
experimented with the metals and at
last obtained the desired result by
blowing air through melted iron be
found in the bottom of the crucible a
little lump of the famous steel. Now
the question was bow to make the
discovery public. He put tbe lump of
steel into bis pocket and made bis way
to Nasmyth of steam hammer fame
Placing tbe metal on Nasmyth’s desk,
he told him that he had made this ex
traordinary discovery, which would
revolutionize the whole metal world
Then came a little Incident which
shows what wonderful beads these
Scotch financiers possess. What do
you think Nasmyth said to his excited
inventor?
••Eh, mon. it’s vary risky to show
your wonderful Invention. The world
Is vary dishonest."
To which the aspiring inventor re¬
plied: Nasmyth I Just ealeu
"Right. Mr.
luted whom I was coming to see. so
with my last half crown I registered
the invention on my way.”— London
Strand Magaiiua. .. .
PROFITS CUT ALL
TO PIECES ON
PIANOS
I
Ten or Fifteen Different Makes.
$10 Profit on Factory Prices.
See This Line Before You Make
Your Purchase.
It Means Money To you.
C. A. HARWELL 9
Leader In
Furniture and Undertaking
Covington, Ga
Straws AND
Panamas.
Call around and look at
our new Lids.
Straws==they’re here ga=
lore. Yatch and Milans
$1.00 to $3.50.
All the best shapes in
Panamas^
$5.00 to $10.00
Try a B. Y. D. Union Suit.
LEE BROTHERS.