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OFFICIAL. ORGAN OJF ^fAYCftOSS ANl» WARE*
COUNTY AND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
'CROSS GA. SATURDAY DECEMBER 24 1919
NUMBt-.' 112
VOLUME xvm
T are County Farm Exhibit
Attracts Wide Attention
s|ta Constitution, Dee. 34, 1910.)
lowing excelleDt varieties at mon-
taking products of the toll, the
e county exhibit In the Peachtree
H window of the Atlanta, Blrm-
•to and Atlantic’s clt ytjeket of.
field within a rear! Three crops s
year sounds like mighty fine business,
snd the aotuhl demonstration proves
of unusual laterebt.
Ware Is one of Georgia's large-comp
lies nowi Wllhln the' list- tofiftyetotf
the county grew so rapidly that It
passed Ihlrty-teven other Georgia
counties and squeeted Itself Into the
two representative class. This It an
accomplishment That speaks volumes,
and means mueh to Ware.
The growth of Ware la told In the 1
exhibit'|ln the original telegram of 1
Census Director Durand, or Washing- :
ion, sent to a Wayorots paper. The '
per contage 01 Increase' since 1900,
when Ware hod only 13,761, is 66.9.
In i860. Ware bad a population of only
8411. Correspondingly great Is the
Iqdreeee In" population at Wayorots,
PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN WILL 1
BRING PARTY HERE SOON.
COLO DOPE ALL WEATHER MAN
HANDS OUT TODAY.
. lit a letter to Secretary Andrews oi
i the Boerd. of (Trade today a well
known business man ot Kansas City,
. The First National Bank wlU taka
chargo'of Its handsome new home In
the Phoenix block Monday or Tuesday.
Finishing touches to the new quartern
are being made today.
With rosewood finishings on the In.
terlor, and a tile floor, the bank’s new
bomb will present an appearance nog
to be surpassed by the larger banks
in cities many times the site ot Way-
cross, The building Is of
marble, and Is quite an addition to
the city. In every detail the new
quarters will be up to date.
Tomorrow win. he warmer—some-
where—but not In this Immediate
ilce'Is attracting much attention ‘ins
• The exact route of the Atlaotp-Jack-
ronville blffaway will not be detsrm-
Ined until some time,la January. Title
Information ehached Secretary An
drews, ot the Board of Trade, today.
The nearaees ot the holidays censed
tbs parties out on a tour of Invest),
gatlon to -delay tits, trljp over, the Wa*
bio? writes a* folllws:
“I am la receipt of your circulars
and booklets, and desire to thenk you
for stime. i sbowed - The advertise
ments do one of our bank presidents
and lie said Waycross looked good to
him. I hare been endeavoring to se
cure a parly hero to visit yoar city
and have
it‘is the fifth exhibit frbin counties
Cong the lino of the Atlanta, Blrnv
ogham and Atlantic, and was Install
id at tha suggestion ot W. H. Leahy,
leaefal passenger agent, who Jiad the
issrtir co-opr-ratlon ot the Woycrois
ward of trade and farmers of that
hriVIng south Georgia county.
- Aciompanylng tha exhibit was' Bee-
In than, ugly words, the weather
dope today reada: “Fair and colder
tonight. Cold wav# along coast Bun- -
day. Fair and warmer in the west 1
portion.”
Waycross happens to bo near the 1
coast, bnt may gat a bit ot the warm 1
hand-out bltied for tha waetsrn -sac- <
• tlon. It this proves brae, the weather !
l Sunday will not be so bad. Tha dope 1
goes further to say that mord rain M
headed for this section, but Uto data 1
of atrhfal la. rithar Indefinite, except- '
tag some time during next week. 1
and section In January,
about completed plane lor the trip.
We see no reason why our Kansas
City business men with a surplus of
cash on hand should not Join us, and
in fact, gat interested in enterprises
In Waycross and Ware county. With
thst object In view, I would like for
you to' send booklets and other liter
ature to tk< addresaet j am endos-
Ing."
SfcU F. Andrews, of the board of
Trade, who will bo In Atlanta most of
thl time. The, nroducth are. being
shotta to glvY Information to parties
interested.
1 Chiel products shown In the Wars
.. « r " ^/- ; iJecWbit'iii) cora. swatt pbutoes, etit,
Flvs this mWhlng at Bolen, .a'-amidl ton,. turilps, pecans, Irish potatoes,
placd on tha Atlsnu, Birmingham and radishes, ^oats, hay, pumpkin, velvet
cane, both tbe red nnd
sue figures tor' lllfi - show not- much'
Over WJHXC
All about Waycross tits soil Is un
green varieties, Japanese persimmons 1 excelled for farming purposes, and e
and other products ot Ware’s soil, common sight - In Waycross now la
Georgia cane syvup occupies a place group after group ot ntw settlars un
in the exhibit, and shows what can ba packing their household effocts and
accomplished In Ware In this Indus- moving out to their new homes. The
iry. The-syrup Is very clear, and soil has a olay sub-soil, wbleh makes
makes one smack hie Ups In nntlclpa- fine crops of all kinds of garden track,
tlon of It <jn hot pancakes. as well aa the heavier crops, such as
Five groupq of pictures,.trranged In cotton, corn, potatoes, sugar cane ann
prominent- locations In the window, the like. Ware occupies a prominent
give v|gi(Jot farms and farm products place la the sea Island cotton belt, an
ta va/ioqs nnrtaof Ware. Particular- j.thla crop Is befqg^dlvea mo(e atten-
lyeRfletottlttg-lii e— wmtip, ahesrlng^-lftM-every season ;beqmw«t.ltr swept
the thn-ee erqpe made from tbe same value. . •ir
■ ' ‘ . . IK -' t '/ S. ,
Atlantic near Wayoioss, destroyed a
ear loaded with wood.
The loss is
about gl.odo, partially covered by In
surance. The train crows of a freight
and the Incoming passenger from At
lanta formed a bucket brigade and
confined the Dame/ to the onq car,
saving several otherg, and the freight
depoi at Bolen.
NOTICE. '< - ‘
| The freight warehouse of the A. C.
1 11,, will -close Monday December 36
j 1910 and January 2nd 1911, should^
there be live -stock or perishable
I freight tor delivery on these dates the
j freight depots will be open until II)
j a. ni., (o' deliver such freight.
1 ‘ 8. T. Wright. Agent.
At the last regular moating of tho
directors of tba First National Bank
of Waycross a semi-annual cash dlv-
dend of 4 per cent was declared, and
oheoks for same have been mailed ouL
This speaks welt for the National
Bapk, and gives quits a number of
people an appreciated Christmas
check. __ £2 „ ,, . .
%*%+*%*y*S*U%j*t***+*+**£******%?%r%i****+r*%
live statesmanship and this work will
have u far-reaching effect upon the
of the South' and the de-
Mr. I.cn K. Roan of Douglas, Ga„
was today appointed by Judge Parker,
court reporter for the Waycross cir
cuit, to take effect Jan. lit, 1911,1
which posltljin was recently made va
cant by the resignation of C. L. Red-j
filng, Esq. Mr. Koau will make Way-!
cross his home In future. I
Dqn't forget the Ehily. solid sterling
One hundred .turkeys tto choose silver Imtshes uta carry,
from at Hardy Bros.
BE SURE AND COME TO J. C.
PAYNE’S DRUG STORE BATOifiWV
NIGHT 7:30. YOU’LL BE 80RRY IF
YOU, DOhtiJ. jy,;.- , , ..-fitoisto
-groepeflty
velopinent-of Its Industries.
- It Is fitting that you should he prst-
' out as a counselor and (r)ead at' Oils
groat gathering of representative
southern men, called for tbs purposo
ot devising ways and means for the
upbuilding of these states, the devel-
' opment ot their resources, and the
encouragement of all that will ad
vance civilization within our borders.
Wo are aware that the demands of
public business upon-you ore heavy,
but we are porsuaded that this In
vitation will receive serious /ud fa
vorable consideration when you re
member that It la Impossible to build
up the SouDi without making tbe
country greater, and your presence
and counsel will add Immensely to the
success of opr efforts. .
Trusting that this Invitatloa will be
accepted, we are wltffh high regards.
Very respectfully yours,
(Signed) Joseph M. Brown,
Governor of Georgia
irmacy.
an- 1 . 1 lit, 1
OUR PRAYER
THAT EACH AND EVERY H(TmE MAY BE CHEERFUL
AND BRIGHT; THAT EACH AND EVERY HEART MAV-.BE
FILLED WITH LOVE AND KINDNESS) THAT EACH: AND
EVERY LITTLe CHILD WHO LOVES. AND TRUStS GOOD
OLD SANTA. SAV FIND THEIR FAITH AND AFFECTION
AMPLY REWARDED IN A BOUNTIFULLY FILLED STOCK
ING, AND THAT WE ALL MAY BE EVER GUIDED tV THE
PURE AND CHASTE SPIRIT OF THE GREAT DISPENSER
OF “PEAOB ON EARTH, GOOD-WILL TO MEN," IS THS
EARNE8T PRAYER OF THE WAYCROSS EVENING HER-
ALD THIS CHRISTMAS YEAR.
You Can Make No Mistake
By Wearing a Suit Made by
Southern Governor's Give
Enique Invitation to Pres. Tart
Strause & Bros.
RESIDENCE
Washington, D. C„ Dec. 34.—Presl- Colquitt of Texas,' Governor Mann Of
dent Taft has accepted the joint In-.Virginia; and Governor Glasscock of
vltatlon or the Governors of all lbs West Virginia; ' "
Boinhstn States to address the South- To Ills Excellency, William H. Tall,
era Commercial Congress In Ailanta, | President of tho United . Stiles,
March 10th, 1911.-Hie subject will Washington, D. C.
bo “A Greater Nation Through A Mr. President:—
Greater South." * I The Governor of Georgia and the
The best dressed men you meet on the street
are wearing them. r
They are the best bin the, market today.
Lotetod
Gilmore St.
For Site on
Anything Y,
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Insurance and Renting Agte.
PHONE 266.
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