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About The Dawson weekly journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1868-1878 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1869)
Supplement t# tkmwsoi Jiurnal. DA-WBOTST, GA., February 4-, 1869. Our l>au{(4;r. Under this caption, the Charleston News has an editorial which is ut once timely and sensible. Itshould ooniuuand the attention and approbation of all men who are not entirely mad on tho subj et of cotton as aa exclusive crop. The News says : “The ootton crop of 1808 has been a God-send to tho Sou h We have mon ey in abundant, our credit is rapidly im proving, the chains aro broken which bound us, our future is bright with hope. And yet all this will be an evil, rather than a good, if we do not perse vere in that wise agricultural policy whose first fruits we now enjoy. “Our danger is that tbo planter may be tempttd by high prices—the result of a moderate, crop, gr wiog trade and reckless speculation—to pitch huge crops of cottoo- Each man wh < sold upland C‘ ttou at 25 or 27 or 29 cents a pound, doubtless wished that be had twenty bales instead of ten, or a hundred in place of fifty. Tuis feeling, howev er natural, we must conquer or be uu done “We have made money by the cotton crop of 1868, becauso cotton was not our first and principal care. There had been two seasons of anxietv, disappoint ment and loss, which forced the planter to acknowledge that his only salety lay in securing at any cost, what bread and meat be requirtd. The dullest aud most wrong, headed oould see this ne cessity, and as a consequence, the South produces all the breadstuff's she needed, the corn crop of South Carolina alone being 2,000.000 bushels more than it was iu 1867. Cotton was a secondary consideration with the planter; but the two-and-a-half million of bales which form the crop of the year have still brought us more money than tour million bales would have done at the i prices of cotton before the war. Had, the strength of the whole South been I diroctod to the culture of cotton, the , crop would have been three million bales or more, and then our fortunes would have been staked upon one cast of the die, prices would have faileD, aud 1 the purchase of Western grain would have swallowed up the greatest part of the net proceeds of our cotton. As it is, we have been independent of out ] side help.—We have not eaten into the j marrow, we have not been obliged to throw our cotton upon the market, and we approach another season with dis-S tended purses and the fairest prospects , of success. “But the lessons of ihis year and of the years which have proceeded it will bo worse than thrown away, if high prices induce our planters to mako cot ton their king an t net tbeir slave. The first labor, tho first thought, the first pains, should be given to wheat, corn aud provisions ; and then, and not be fore, might the reign of ootton begin. We should have the best seed, so as to improve the staple; fertilisers should bo used freely, so at> to inercooo tho yiald per acre ; no more land should be plant ed than can be cultivated regularly and well. And a cotton crop made in this manner will repeat the lesson of 1868, and realize for us far more mon ey than u larger yield at lower prices with millions of dollars to pay away in buying our daily bread “There is, we repeat, but one safe plan : Plenty of Provis ons first , and next a moderate crop oj Cotton. If our planters will stick to this policy, they will grow rich; if they do not, they will assuredly rue the day when the desire to become suddenly wealthy caused them to forsake the plain paths of prudence and common juuunmn COTI'ON AVENUE , GVlacon, Georgia, GENERAL COMMISSION. PRODUCE AND Provision Merchants. Juenf* for Charles vWj»n’» Celebrate'* Conner MHstitlea Whiskey's. .lyrnts Chctracla Lime Works % 4aents Chestnut Grove W'Vtls- Eey, HAVE now in Store and For Sale at the very Lowest Market Prices, A large Stock of Goods, consisting in part of 1.000 Bushels Corn 2,000 do Cboic’ Tennessee Oats 200 do Seed Rye 200 do Seed Barlojr Sacks Flour j o f a ll grades 100 Barrels Flour ) b 10(TSacks Liverpool Salt 50 Hbds Bacon Sides and Shoulders Llnie, Plaster and Cement al ways on hand. 15 Bartels Whiskey—all grades 10 Tieices New Crop like 10 “ Canvassed Hams 25 Bartels Rump Pork 50 Packages Leat Lard 100 “ Mackerel 100 Boxes Star Candies 76 “ Soap* 75 Barrels Sugar 60 JJiirs J2io and Java Ciffee 3 0 Hales of Hay 25 Tons Phosphates and Flour of Raw bone. Additions are made to c ,, r Stock daily.— Call and see us or send u, >„ ur or ders. We fill ever) thing reliable, prompt** and fairly.. 3do> HAVE ALWAYS OIST HA^NT-D FLOUR, of all Grades, JflEwIE, GRITS, niGIJT, SHORTS , and COW*-FEED. ALSO, THE FAMOUS SELF-BAISIN G- FUOUR. rpo OUR PATTONS, and all others we would say that we are manufacturing our Flou JL from the best quality of Wheat, and that all the Flour we s:ll is ireah. We make all giades, and have Flour as low as the lowest and as good as the best. Our motto is, WE STRIVE TO PLEASE, And guarantee satisfaction in all casrs. Ail Flour sold by us is guaranteed to please, o< money refunded. To all dealers, and the balance ot mankind, we would say, try us, and we feel assured that you will call again. BLEDSOE & CO. novems;3months UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. NEW YOKK, OFFICE No. 69 LIBERTY ST. Tli<; Original Joint Stork J.ifr liisni'iiiiee Ciimpaiiv of tile liiiitcdbiiiies. The Business of this fomputu/ is Exclusively confined tu the Insurance of First- Class Healthy Lives. STATEMENT JULY 13, 1868. assets: TT. S. Stocks (market value). .. .$109,250 06 Bunds & J/irtgages (oi yN. Y.) 97,0ut) 00 Brooklyn City Bonds (market value) 25,187 50 Virginia State Bonds (market value) 14,700 00 Cash deposited u N. Y. Guaranty & Indemnity Go. (at inlerst) 45,000 On Cash on hand and in Bank 10,182 00 Brlauce due by Agenis (secured) 25 478 28 Office Furniture 5,235 22 Deferred semi-annual quarterly Premiums 72,165 31 Premiums in course oi collection 66,564 64 Interest accrued, not due 4,540 67 Other Assets 3,819 21 Total $468,622 87 LIABILITIES : Amount required to reinsure outstanding risks-Homati’s Table—s percent, $243,200 Unp’d Losses, not due, 15,000 —$258,200 00 j Surplus over & above all liabilt’s,s2lo,422 87 i Ratio of Assets to Liabilities, 18H to 100. Number of Policies in farce... . 8,034 Insuring ■ U,926, 81 o Policies issued since Jan. Ist 1868 1,138 Insuring $2,713, 260 THE UNIVERSAL Offers the following original and F°P u!l,r I plan of Insurance : | Ist. Tub Rxtbkn Premium Plan : Upon which policies are is rates less than those charged bv J/utual Companies, guaranteeing the return ol all premiums paid, tu addition | to the amount insured. 2d. Tub Reduction or Premium Plan : By which policies are is-ued at rates les3 than those chill ged by Mu’rial Companies, guaran teeing a reduction of 50 per cent, oi the pre mium after the third annual payment. OFFICERS : William Waller President Henry J. Furbkb Vice President. John U. Bewlky Secretary Charles E Pease Assistant Secre’ty D. Parks Fackler Consulting A-tuarv Edward W. Lambert, m. and... Medical Exam. Alexander & Green Solicitors jr*”Agents wanted throughout the South. Address W G. WRIGHT, Genneral Agent, Eufsul‘, Ala. J. R. CHRISTIAN, Agent Terrell County Ga. dee3:3m J. L. TUCKER. M TUCKER. J. L. TUCKER A BRO., GROCERS AND Genera! Commission Merchants, Carrol fit. - Ft. Gaines, Ca. r-gUSpecial attention given to Consign me.us._aP janl4:2m "agents WANTED! $75 to S2OO per Jloulh!! ! OR a Commission from which twice that amount can he made by selling the lat est improv. and COMMON mNSE FAMILY SEW ING MACHINE I price *lB. For and Te.ms add.rss C. Uowers & Cos. 820 -South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa dec 17 ;3a} j* 4) TILL. I hereby forwten all persons from trading for a promissory note given by me to I). M Harden Ag-nt of Col W. H. Styles, January, Ist inst., and due the 25th December next, the consideration being a note of SIOO, for rent. The consideration having failed, by mo beit g dispose-sed by iaw, there fore 1 shall not pay the same JatNlsi mo E. H-JOHNSON. CLAYTON HIGH SCHO OL JO*E£BOKO, GA. o 'T'HE next Term of this favorite School will I open on the 2nd Monday in January, 1869. Its d*HttDgu»Bhing characteristics «r»* : Ist. It is the most thorough and practical School in Georgia. 2nd, If is the least expensive School in (he South. 3rd. It is attended bv more pupils than any other School in the Slate. 4th. Jonesboro is as healthy a3 any other town on the continent. sth The School has been long established, and is all we claim for ir, and uot an tgheme ' ml humbug. Two kinndred Dollars in cirre-, ] cy will pay for Board, Tuition and Washing j lor an entire Ykar. There are no M **xjra” charges for an> thing. For circulars, applj to ; A. D. CANDLEII, A. M-, Principal. dccS’OS—2m [UFAUiA CJ-OP.fiUiyF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. - - - Kx-Gov. JOHN GILL SHORTKR, President. Maj. JAMES M. B'JFORD, Vive -president.. J. G. L. MaRI IN, Secretary .nd Treasurer. Insurance For the Rich and Poor. ''pn E cheapest and best system of Lif.- Iti t surance is now offered by this reliable Company. It is louiided upon the p inciple t that one thousand persona come together and bind themselves, each to pay one dollar to the surviving friends of every deceased mem ber among them at his death. These mortu ary contributions are Left in the Pockets of Members Till culled for at intervals during the year, or for convenience they may be paid in advance m the shape ot a deposit, and in tnat ease, eight per cent, interest is allowed till the funds are applied. Every person, of ei' her .-ex, from 15 to 76 years of age, cau secure a membership by paying an admission fee of only SIX IIOLL .Ha, no matter how many classes may be entered ami Ministers in actual charge ot churches can become mem. hers Without any Outlay at The Start. There are two divfcioftfl, The clauses in Division 1 are composed of 1,000 members each. This Pivisiwn includes none but sound lives, and are arranged as follows: 15 25 35 45 55 60 ?3«, to to to to to to *<2 |J ® 25 35 45 55 CO 65 ®g S _ 3 x yrn yrs yr« yrs yrs yrs » OiassA 50 75 100 125 150 200 1,000 Vlilss II 100 150 200 25 » 300 400 2,000 Class C 150 225 300 375 450 000 3,000 Class E 250 375 600 625 750 10,00 5,000 ri.i.-N.J 500 c>o 10,00 12,5 J 15.00 -NMM The second Division is comp <sed of 8 ui and lives from 65 to 75 years old, and impaired lives w ho may be represented by the “Medi cal Examiner” us safe for 10 years more of life; each class is entirely soperate and dis tmci from the other. This company is nec essarily a Mutual Company, And cannot insure on any other plan. The self interested puntuality of each member in paying his J/or tuary Contributions, can leave no possibility ot the Company’s failure to meet all casualities that tuay occur. Policies Will not Become Void in tills Coni|>iiiiy By reason of inability to meet the notes for large amounts of premiums. The Contribu tions are onlv paid at different limes during Ibe year, ami in such small amounts that al most any one can meet them with certaiuty aud ease. It is our moral duty to strain ev ery nerve to pay our debts and leave our fam dies a boon of comfort after our deaths. The Eufautn Co-Ope rat ire Life lu>uraoee Company .Wakes this comfort for our families a oer taiutv. Let us avail ourselves of this match less scheme of relief. The different classes are rapidly filling up. lam now taking ap plications and furnishing policies for auy tie siren amount. For in ormation on the subject, and for in surance, apply to J. R, CHRISTIAN, Agent, jjanl4;loa Dawson, Ga. JOl3 WORK Neatly executed Office, JOHNSON, CAMPBELL & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Corner .Fourth and iPoplar Streets, MyYCOUST, : : GEORGIA Have in Store and are daily receiving large shipments of the Folßowing Goods, which they are selling at the LOWEST POSSIBLE FIGURES. BACON. 60 Hkds C It Bason Sides 50 “ “ Shoulders, 6 Tierces Bargrass Hams. SUGARS. 100 Bbls Stuart’s C Sugar 50 do A do 10 do Powdered do 20 do Crushed do 10 do Cut Loaf do 10 do Grauulated do COFFEE. 100 Bags Itio Coffee, all grades, 10 “ 0:d Government Java. BAGGING, &c 100 Roils Patched Gunny Cloth 10 Bales Heavy “ “ 20 “ Twine 30 000 lbs Arrow Ties 5,000 “ Whaley “ SALT. 160 Sacks Liverpool Salt 80 “ Virginia “ FISH. 10 Bbls Bay N®. 1 Mackerel 20 Half bbls Bsy N'*. 1 Mackerel 20 I3Ms Shore No 1 Mackerel 30 11»1 f bbls Shore No. 1 Mackerel, 20 Hbls B ue Fish 5050 Half bbls. Blue Pish 10 Boxes Herring “ Codfish. SCHOFIELD’S 1101 WORKS, ADJOINING THE PASSENGER DEPOT, MACON, GA. o ShofieltPs Patent Cotton Press, Patented September 3d, 186 - J}f.L j rnllia PRA'SS must commend tt«elf to the Cotton Planters of Georgia for it? Durability I Simplicity of Construction, and the ease with which it, can be opera; ed by either Haadf Horse, Water, or Steam Power—the change Irom one to the other being tffected in a lew minutes. Another gr«at advantage which this Press possess is, it takes up so little room that it may be placed in and mn in the Gin House, thus saving much eytra labor and lose of Use, the Cotton being placed in it as fast as ginned. Occupying but little space, and kept out of the weather, this press is very durable, a net not liable to get out of order, both the Screw and the frame being of wrought iron. These presses are all put up complete and perfect before leaving my e lablishoaent, thaa putting the purchaser to no extra trouble and expense iu procuring a man to put them ia runinug. To show with what favor and satisfaction these Presses have been received the past Ma son, I aprend the following certificate! and names, among many others, of gertleman who have used them ; Houston County, Ga., June Ist, 1868. Mr J, S Schofield, Macon, Ga. Dkar Sir—ln reply to your note of the 15th ult., I have this to sav in regard to year Patent Cotton Screw : “IT FILLS THE BILL,” and is all you claim lor it. I reg.rd it sa perior to any Press I have seen. I am, very respectfully, E. H. EZifLL. Houston County, Ga., Jane 2d, 1868. Mr. Schofield Macon, Georgia : Dkar Sir—Your favor at hand. lam well pleased with your Cotton Press. For pewv er and durability I don’t think it can be excell'd. Very respectfully, J. Vs. Wimberly. A various, Ga,, June 14th, 1868. Mr. J. S. Schfield Macon : Dkar Sir —We are in receipt of your letter and in reply, say that the Screw is a perfect" success, and I have no doubt will have ready salt.. Wecf.n pack 1,000 lbs in an ordinary Bixc bale with lour bands. Very Respectfully, yours, J. R. PRICE 4 SUN. House Crksk, Wilcox County, June 25tb, 1868. Mr. J. S. Schofield, Macon, Georgia : W Sir—The Cotton Press I bougi t of you last fall, works well ; and I am very we II pleas-1 ed with it. 1 packed with it about one hundred bales of Cation. | 1 consider the Press s«i- ! derior to all others for packing cotton, as it can be worked with less labor, and will pack asaw heavy bales as auy tarmer wan la. m Wood Screws and PressforbiHipg cotton must surely*) give way and place to your I regret, l ours respectful)^ CANDIES, Ac. 50 Boxes Candy, Plain and Fancy Pecan Nuts, Almonds Raisins, Prunes 20 boxes Cheese, 10 “ Soda Craokara 10 “ Sugar do 10 “ Butter do 10 “ Desert do 10 “ Lemon do SUNDRIES. 10 kegs Butter 20 barrels Irish Potatoes 10 “ Onions 10 tierces Rice 50 boxes No. 1 Soap 50 “ Erasive Soap 100 “ Olive »do 25 “ Fay’s No. 1 Soap 50 “ S'ar Candles 10 “ Pairafiae Candles 5 barrels Kerosene Oil, 100 half barrels Molasses 15 barrels Fine Syrup 100 eases Liquors, all grades 300 half sacks Superfiue Fleur 250 11 “ Family “ LIQUORS Cotton Plant Bittera Buss’ Bitters Gibson’s Cabinet Whiskey in bbls Gibson’s IWonongahala Whiskey, in barrels, Tennessee Whiskey, in barrel* Old Winchester and Sbenandale Whiskey, in barrels Fine Old Brandies and Gins cuppernoug Wine. 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