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South Georgia
Now Cashing in
Says Hal Stanley
In the opinion of Hal M. Stanley,
commissioner of commerce and labor,
and Recording secretary of the Georgia
Press Association, all that part of the
state commonly referred to as "Scuth
Georgia” is right at the dawn of the
greatet period of growth and prosperi
ty this state has known. Mr. Stanley
has just completed an automobile trip
including trips at Griffin, Butler, Al
bany, Tifton, Adel, Valdcsta, Quitman,
Thomasville, Cairo, Moultrie, Ashburn,
Cordele, Vienna, Perry and Macon, and
he sums up the conditions his way:
“South Georgia has just reaped one
of her richest harvests, and is now
engaged in reaping another —and even
a better one. The flcod-tide of hu
manty travelng South is finding, large
ly, the location it is looking for, in
South Georgia.”
Mr. Stanley, who is familiar with
every nook and corner of Georgia, and
the people and conditions, is convinced
that the turn of tide now backing up
in the lower part of the state, is but
the immediate fore-runner cf a spread
that will in less than two years, cover
all of Georgia.
Discussing his impression with The
Week, Mr. Stanley says:
“I found that South Georgia is now
entering upon its greatest era of pros
perlty. Everywhere there is that op
timistic feeling which is catching, and
one has but to make a careful obser
vation to find the reason.
“South Georgia this year made great
crops—cottton, tobacco, cane and pota
tees, and of these I was most impress
ed with the greatness of the South
Georgia cane crop. Nowhere does cane
grow in greater profusion, and I dare
say nowhere is there a better grade of
cane syrup made. The principal crop
is known as Cayana-10, a prolific pro
ducer and an excellent syrup canc.
“I visited the Rcddenberry plant at
Cairo, where Mr. Roddenberry’s per
sonal crop runs 160 acres, and from
which he expects a yield this year of
at least 1,700 barrels of syrup. His
mill Is now being run in two shifts
a day, and at that it will take him
until about the firs tof next February
to complete his grinding.
"Quite likely Albany and Valdosta,
with their new Hotel projects, are feel
ing the effects of this period of pro
gressive development a little more
generouly than some of the other
places, but at all the places I visited
I found the pessimist is either buried
or converted, and everywhere the peo
ple exude an atmosphere of certainty
that forwards progress all over tha
part of the state has started.
"The lower part of the state gener
ally is beginning new to reap the re
sult of a considerable ‘backwash from
Florida. More people who traveled
South to go to Florida are centering
attention on Georgia than at any pre
vious time. I found many instances
where tourists, either returning from
or going to Florida found satisfactory
locations in one or the other of the
counties in Georgia through which the
roads to Florida run. Some Florida
people themselves— possbily they had
sold their holdings In Florida —have
come up into Georga to buy property
and ome people who have been benefit
ing by the ‘Florida boom’ have drop
ped back into Georgia, acquired tracts
of land, and are putting on land sales
in this state.
“One of the reasons for this forward
looking state of affairs is the magni
ficent roads in that part of the state.
The South Georgia people have build
ed well and wisely in that direction,
and their foresightedness stands out
prominently at the time when just
that attraction is needed to command
attention of those who are passing
through. For Smithville to Leesburg
there is a stretch of road 14 miles in
length without a crook or curve in it,
and almost as free of bumps. It is the
prettiest piece of road I ever saw,
and cne can ride over it just as fast
as an automobile will run.
"Perhaps more generally than in
any other section of the state the peo
ple of South Georgia are building good
roads. To a large extent they are hard
surfacing them, and in a very short
time there is going to be a perfect net
work of hard-surface roads all over
that part of the state.
“In all that section the people are
certainly ‘cashing in’ on the tourist
travel. There is hardly a town on the
routes to Florida where the hotels,
each night, are not filled to capacity
with travelers to or from Florida —and
they come from almost every state in
the Union.
“It is safe to say that on any day in
the week, on one of the trunk lines
down there, tourists pass through at
the rate of one hundred cars an hour.
A good many of them, attracted by
what they see, are stopping, making
inquiries, and finding locations which
suit them. N . .
"It is a wonderful spirit whlcn has
come over the people of that section
of the state, and a wonderful oppor
tunity which are not losing. It is a
spirit which can’t but spread through
the balance of the state, and it is my
prediction that in just a year or two
more, this very South Georgia spirit of
the moment is going to result in a
great industrial and agricultural de
velopment over Georgia as a whole
"1 believe it wculd pay pessimist
from anywhere in Georgia just to take
an antomobile trip through the terri
tory I covered in my visit —to sec and
feel hte optimism, to actually look at
the acticity and expansion going on
in South Georgia today.”
Pythian Sisters
to Have Pound
Party Jan. 7th
At te next regular meeting of the
Pyithian Sisters on January 7th.
(Thursday evening) at 8 o’clock in
evening at the Masonic Temple they
will entertain with a pound party to
which every member is cordially in
vited to attend. A most pleasant so
cial evening is expected.
are trying to do our part towards Build
ing up Waynesboro
BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY
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VOLUME 44
House Committee On
Public Buildings to
| Consider Bill Soon
Washington, Dec. 23.—The house
public buildings committee will start
work soon after Christmas on the
$150,000,000 public buildings bill which
has been introduced by Chairman El
lictt.
A similar measure was passed at the
last session by the house but was not
acted upon by the senate. The plan
has the support of President Goolidge,
who said in his budget message he
was ready to approve a lump sum ap
prepriation for public building con
struction.
; More than 750 bills proposing indi
vidual buildings in various cities at a
total cost of about $350,000,000 have
been introduced thus far at the pres
ent session of congress but Chairman
Elliott is prepared to fight for the gen
eral bill which wculd place control
of new construction in the hands of
the secretary of the treasury and the
postmaster general, as desired by the
president.
The bill also would authorize appro
priations of $15,000,000 for completion
cf buildings previously authorized.
Congress has not announced any exten
sive public building program since
the beginning of the war and leaders
in both branches of congress has ex
pressed intention of pressing for such
legislation.
While a fight is expected in com
mittee for a return to the old form of
legislation, specifying in each bill the
sites of the new buildings, Chairman
Elliott is confident the measure pro
vdiing a lump sum to be controlled
by the two department heads, will be
approved.
Judge Sibley
Denounces
Petting Parties
Atlanta, Ga.—Liquor drinking by
boys and girls, night automobile "pet
ting parties” and the short skirt came
In for a scathing denuniciation at the
hand of United States Federal Judge
Samuel H. Sibley, when he addressed
a meeting of the Atlanta Rctary Club,
In his address the jurist shallenged the
citizens that the time has arrived when
stock should be taken of what he call
ed the dangerous effects of certain
ideas of conduct.
Appealing directly to his listeners
Judge Sibley said:
“I asked you if it is not time to con
sider whether marriage is to be a
trial affair or regarded as a permanent
arrangement: whether a m-cdest girl
would not make a better wife than an
immodest one and whether or not
there is greater danger in the so-called
freedom prevailing now between the
jvuths of different sexes.
“But worst of all,” the judge de
clared, “is the promiscuous use ot li
quor by immature boys and girls. This
yrobably has done more to destroy old
time morality than any other one fac
tor "
To this Judge Sibley added that
li.. dei r youth in its attempt: to con
fer n, to certain ideas of life, made al
liriag through the mediants of ihe mo
tiaj picture and modern pictures, bus
.ttially "gone wild.”
‘Tit-re lu v es and the tendency tc
carry fashion to exteremes” was me
licitg given the short skirt by the
speaker.
‘ The idea of shortening the skirls
from the old styles and abolishing the
1 ght collars was a good one to begin
with, but the extreme to which it has
been taken shows how an idea that
wa soriginally good may be carried to
foolish extremes in an effort to con
form to style,” was anothed remark
from the jurist.
Judge Sibley declared that all hu
man contact is based primarly on the
idea of conformity to the prevailing
mode, and that when this contact mede
is not the proper one it results in de
formity which in time, necessitates
reform, which should be started early.
The child, he said, should be instilled
with the idea to perform, for it is only
through the performance cf proper con
duct that habits are taught.
Judge Sibley said he was a staunch
believer in transformation, which may
completely change a person’s life, al
though that person’s training in the
other ingredients of the formula has
been Inadequate. I believe in reforma
tion through transformation.”
Central to Spend
$120,000 on Line
Millen-Augusta
Although the Central of Georgia
Railway budget will not be adopted j
until the meeting of the board of direc
tors some time next month, an appro
priation of $120,000 has already been
made for the ballasting of the line be
tween Millen and Augusta, a distance
of 53 miles. Work will begin imme
diately after the first of the year and
it is expected to take six months to
complete the project.
I More than 3,000 cars of gravel will |
be used this being secured from the j
gravel mines of the campany near
Montgomery.
( The Central has just had laid new
80-pound rail on this line an dthe com
pletion of the ballasting will make it
one of the best lines cn the system
and will permit the use of a great
deal heavier equipment over the road.
Through heavy freight trains will be
put in use between Augusta and Savan
nah and Augusta and Macon.
Although no intimation as to the
amounts to be expended during the
new year have been announced, the
Central will continue its policy of
spending liberal amounts for improve
menfs and other progressive measures
as it has in the past.—Savannah Press
©lje ©ntc Citizen,
Our Florida-Cuba
Trip as Told by
Mss Mary Oliver
Sunday afternoon—Nov. 22.—Know
ing very few minutes can be spared
frem sight-seeing for writing on this
trip I will use only an outline.
Upon getting acquainted we find
that our car is made up of Georgia
and South Carolina g^ls.
Monday—Late sretting into Jackson
ville on accou'U of congested condi
tions. Breakf' at the Seminole after
which Mrs. K* nworthy’s niece honors
us with several readings. Here we
take a look at the party. There is a
very dear old couple (Mr. and Mrs.
Georgia Singleton, of Augusta; another
Mary Oliver from Cherokee, S. C.,
but no young men.
We vi&ited the ostrich farm. Three
large white Seminole busses carry us
to this farm. We see not only a large
number of these large birds, but quite
a few colored ones as well. The
ostriches range in age from newly
hatched ones to eighty five years. The
keeper showed them off for us and
gave us a small plume. He also told
us of their habits and pranks.
Our second visit took in the alligator
farm. This also was very interest
ing because they have alligators from
a few heurs to eight hundred years
old, and ranging in length from 6 to
8 inches to 13 or 14 feet. We kept
our distance here more so than we did i
at the ostrich farm.
We thenr* went to Pablo Beach anad
the "House of Mystery.” It seems this
house was partly blown down the bluff
and left in a position causing one to
feel queer. It is hard to keep one’s
balance here, but loads of fun. The
drive along the beach is very pretty,
but we must get our lunch ac the Ter
minal and on our special for Key
West.
Tuesday—Tia.e passes, but not as
quickly as wneu on trains. V ? e have
visiting and stunts and find talents
hidden if not buried. Ke> Wei-;., just
before dark and we are on our ship
"Gov. Cobb,” but won’t sail before
eleven. The Elks Invite us to a dance
We enjoy it so much, but must catch
our boat. On our way, but wait, cne
is missing. Before we are worried,
we find she has a new friend. He‘s
sailing for Cuba too. We discover, af
ter strolling the deck, we arent feel
ing so well. Can it be our late hours
No we fear we are seasick, so to bed
we go, but feel better, thanks to the
lemons.
Wednesday—Up bright and early to
see Havana as we get in. To the Roy
al Palm for breakfast. Waiters no
speak English: we no speak Spanish,
such a time. In our cars again and
to the City Hall, once the Spanish gov
erncr’s home, to shake hands with the
mayor. New we go to Columbus Cathe
dral. Here we see the spot where
Columbus was buried and their gor
geous robes, altars, silver and gold.
Seeing so much can’t describe all. On
through the narrow streets to the
Methodist Catholic church. This Is
very pretty, but not so old as the oth
ers. The lighting effect of the altars
was remarkable. We saw an unfinish
ed painting of-Capital and Labor here
never to be completed on account of
the artist’s death. Our lunch is to>be
served under the Mamoncilla tree in
the tropical gardens, so we journey
on. We are served “arrazeon polio”
or chicken rice, Cuba’s national dish.
It consists of rice mixed with a sauce
very highly colored and flavored and
is served with a quarter of a chicken.
It is very but an enormous
amount is served you. Being main
tained by the Tropical Browing Co.,
beer is served here free of charge. I’ll
take water, try to make a waiter un
derstand that. In these gardens all
the rustic furnishings are made of
cement. De go for a nice ride, seeing
the residences, (only one made cf
wood) streets of marble, the home of
ex-president, the palms of all kinds,
army camp. Then out into the coun
try to see the rural huts and rural
modes of living. On our way back to
Havana we see the ex-president.
The Royal Palm is giving a dance
for us tonight and we are having such
a nice time, because all Cubans seem
to be dancers. Cuban girls aren’t al
lowed out much so we are very popu
lar. The dance is over and we vote
the Cuban boy a flatterer and this
the end of a perfect day.
Thursday—A hasty breakfast and we
are off to Morro Castle. We cross the
harbor and climb up to this quaint
old place. After going through the
massive old fortress we go to Cab
anas, another—fortress near by. These
are Cuba’s West Point.
We are shown through the tunnels
and our attention called to the places
in the wall where prisoners were seal
ed in alive, and the shark bed. We
, must hurry on so as to shop a while
! before seeing the president. Things
j are rather high, so we don’t buy much
The president is very sociable and has
his picture made with us. We are
served champagne, sandwiches, cakes
and candy. From here we went over
several pretty buildings. Dinner ov
er and we go to the Jai alai game (a
ball game.) It is very exciting, but
we den’t understand it well. Then to
the Chinese opera, but this is all
Dutch too. The costumes are gorgeous
Friday—We are going for an all day
trip today. First the Hershey Sugar
Mills in Hershey. They arent’s running
but we go over them, seeing the great
machinery. Lunch at the Hershey
Hotel with some more chicken rice.
Off again to Matanzas. Along this trip
we see the mountains (if they can be
called scch) and they have palms on
them too. The city of Matanzas has
two rivers running through it and is
|oh a bay also. Here we get into cars
and pass on through Matanzas to the
ißellamoor caves. These caves are lc
icated near the plantation on which
sisal (from which hemp is made) is
raised. This plant was brought over
from Mexico and 100 acres was plant
ed. Now there is 100,000 acres. We go
iinto a marble building and down into
the caves. In these caves one sees
seme verp pretty formations as the
;12 apostles, the eagle, the Morro Cas
tle, and the pawn shop. We are told
Ithat these were snow white and crys
tale clear when first seen by the China
man. He was digging in his yard
when his hoe fell into the beautiyul
cave. Using torches to light it caused
the distcoloration. Back to Matanzas
Waynesboro, Ga., January 2, 1926.
Georgia Cattle
Win Honors at
Fat Stock Show
With Georgia in the undesirable po
sition of occupying first rank in the
number of abandoned farms in all of
the states in the Union, it is both
gratifying and significant to learn that
Georgia bred and Georgia fed Here
ford cattle are good enrugh to invade
the show ring of the Fat Stock Show
annually held in Louisville, Kentucky
and win signal honors over the best
cattle produced in the heart of the
: Blue Grass.
We are just advised by Dr. Milton P.
jjarnagin, of the Gecrgia State College
jof Agriculture, that Mr. John S. Cum
mings, of the firm of P. S. Cummings
& Sons, recently exhibited three lots
'of fat calves in the Louisville show,
hhere was a total of 102 carloads of
at cattle on exhibit. The best lead
of the Cummings cattle won 2d. in
their class. It consisted of 15 steer
calves about 15 months of age. They
sold for 1314 c. per pound and brought
a total cf $1,803.32. In addition to this
they won SIBO.OO in prize money, mak
ing a total of $1,983.32. This would be
an average for the 15 calves of $132.22
per head. The other two loads were
a little younger and not quite as well
finished. However, they sold at 12%e
and 12 l-10c per peund and brought
$3,014.12, making a total return for
fifty calves average barely 12 months
of age, of $4,977.44. These calves
were handicapped by a long ship near
ly the entire length of the state of
Georgia, across Tennessee and a part
of Kentucky.
a city cf 100,000 people.
The church in which services are
held but once a year is near Matanzas
Here we have a good view of the Yu
muri valley, said to be the tenth
wonder of the world. Potatoes can be
gathered here forty days after they
are placed. We are are passing an
orphanage, some of the party, cld
and young, try jumping rope with the
little Cuban girls. They are delighted
We must turn back now to Havana.
Today is "Student’s Memorial Day” so
there is no music, or song until after
12 o'clock. So we are called on to
tell what incident has impressed us
most over here. This proves a jolly
after dinner speech producer . At 12
o’clock the memorial day Is over so
we t ait for a cabaret. Here we see
<cmo real Spanish dancing and some
of our friends made at the Royal
Palm dance. We stay so late we <!.>nt
tell our houi of retiring.
Saturday—Adois (good bye) Cuba.
We sailed on the “Cuba” for Key W ast
amid much waving and a few tears.
But we will all be back on our first
chance, Adois, adois, adois to all Cuba.
Saturday afternoon—Our return
voyage was even more pleasant than
the one going over because it was
nade made in the day. We are back
in the States bofere dark. Afte „ra
look over Key West we get aboard cur
Bon Air Special again.
Sunday morning—we awake in Mia
mia with a hurry call for breakfast
at the Henrietta Towers. This is our
first American breakfast in some
time and we do it justice . We go for
a ride over the city and see the Vgne
tain Casino, Deering estate, Coral
Gablese, Coconut Groye and ever so
many pretty homes. We lunch at the
Sunny Isle Casino, dine at the Hen
rietta Towers and on board our spec
ial. Rain for a rarity.
Monday—Raining still, but we are
in West Palm Beach at the El Verona
for another good American meal, then
into our Seminole busses that we left
in Jacksonville. After seeing the town
we go for a very pretty ride over to
Ocheechobee. Here we have lunch and
they tell us to turn back, because
there is a storm on the coast. We go
on, but all are walking (parts of the
way) except those in our buss, thanks
to our driver. We pass pretty groves
and towns, but no Lakeland. Here we
are at last and we are staying at
Lakeland Terrace. Too late to go out
so we are resting.
Tuesdya—The storm must have
passed during the night, no great dam
age done, so we go on to Tampa for
a few minutes. On to St. Petersburg
and on to Passedena, but we aren’t
allawed to cross the bridge in our bus
so we don’t see Passendena. One fine
fish dinner waiting and we turn back
to the Princess Martha for lunch. We
are here for the night and having a
few spare moments to shop.
On our sight seeing trip here we
see one of the many Fountains of
Youth, ball park where the New York
Giants and Boston Braves do th,eir
winter practice and more pretty homes
Dinner over and we are going to the
Collesiu* to dance. This is the pret
ties place of its kind we have seen
so far. The, boys still tease us about
our contest being a beauty contest
, Wednesday—Off again, but for
where? Back to Lakeland, then to
Orlando by noon (plus some) for
lunch at the Angebilt. We are due
in Daytona tonight so rush on. We
are here and they welcome us with a
band. We dance at Cacino on the
pier tenight. We are having such a
nice time everwhere.
Thursday—Daytona by the daylight
is prgttier than she was last night.
Her beach is greatly damaged by the
storm. Three negroes and 195 cases
of washed ashore. We leave them
looking for more but hoping it would
be cases. To St. Augustine and the
Bennett Hotel for our last mid-day
meal together. St. Augustine is very
old and quaint. Here we see first
post office, Fort Marion, Trinity
church built in 1821 and another Foun
tain of Youth. Our time is far too
short here but we must go so as to
get a gcod start out of Jacksonville
and to the Seminole for our last din
ner party (things are getting sad)
then to our train. Here we sing a few
songs, exchange cards and promise to
write, then call it a day.
Friday—Late again, won’t get to
Augusta before 11, so we have sand
wiches and coffee on the train.
Augusta, all cff. Our yells (our
bunch’ for Cuba, Florida, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenworthy and home., Once more it
is adois, but this time it is an Ameri
can “be good until I see you.”
Profitable Agriculture Rests on Econo
mic Control of Production by Growers
j St. Matthews, S. C., Dec. 23. —The
immutable law of supply and demand
is the most powerful factor in dter
mining the market value cf products
and commodities. This is a truism in
every department of commerce and in
dustry which cannot be refuted or ar
gued against. The control of produc
tion is the basic instrumentality, which
more than all things else combined,
gives prosperity to American manufac
turers and Industrial labor. Ameri
can agriculture, on the contrary, and
in direct opposition to the fundamen
tal laws of supply and demand, is be
ing crushed by over-production of
staple farm products beyond the actual
needs of domestic and foreign consump
tion. This is especially true of cotton
and corn, the two great staple crops of
the Nation, and applies with equal
effect to practically all other merchan
table farm products grown in the
United States. The problem of the
farmers of tiie cotton states in this re
spect is no more acute than that of
tne producers of the great grain* and
livestock State of the West. While the
Government looks with complacency
and endorsement upon the control of
production by commerce and indus
try and the limitation of the supply of
industrial labor in these departments
of American business, a large depart
ment of the Government activities is
cirected towards teaching and train-
ng American farmers to increase the
products of American farms regard
less of the laws of supply and demand
Government can furnish no relief meas
ures to American farmers until this
vitally important economi csituation is
clarified, both as to production and
the methods of distribution and mar
keting of leading American farm crops
prevailing in this country.
Cotton Supplies for 1926.
The enormous acreage planted to
cotton in 1925, and the very large pro
duction of the crop, creating supplies
in excess of consumptive demands, has
forced prices for the staple several
cents per pound below the actual av
erage of production. Against the situa
tion the cotton growers are in a help
less attitude. Their only relief can
be found in a South wide concerted ac
tion in curtailing production of the
staple in 1926. The enormously in
creased cotton acreage in 1925 cor
respondingly reduced the acreage in
food and feed supplies on Southern
farms to such an extent that the ques
ticn of securing such supplies for the
operation of next year’s afrming is a
matter of deep and vital concern to the
•ank and file of the cotton growers all
over the south. Southern farmers
are burdened with the double penalty
of selling their great staple money
crop at prices considerably below the
.ctual cost of productin and faced with
preparations for next year’s farming
operations with empty corn cribs and
smokehouses nad quite limited credit
facilities. The situation is serious
and calls for drastic changes in crop
operations for 1926.
No outside or Governmental measur
es f:r relief will be able to meet the
situation. Newspaper publicity, con
tention speeches and passage of reso
lutions will not solve the problem. As
in 1921 there must be Southwide State
and County organization of growers,
nerchants and bankers, who will give
wholehearted support and co-operation
to adefin ite and sound program of re
lief that will insure positive and ef
fective results. Such a j program
hould be based upon the following
mdertaking:
Saturday Night
Was Busy One
For Firemen
Saturday night between 9 and 10
■o’clock the fire department was call
ed out to the home of Mrs. Griffin on
Shardack street, but the house was too
far gone to save anything. Mrs. Grif
fin had some insurance on her furni
ture, but not enough to cover her loss.
The home belonged to Mr. Charles
Sawoliwsky in Durham, N. C.
Following, this call the Chinese
laundry was discovered on fire and
was burned. Later on two other calls
were made, one cf them being for the
barber shop next door to the laundry.
Mercury Drops
To 14 Degrees
Sunday night and Monday morning
and Tuesday was the coldest days Way
nesboro has experienced during the
winter. The thermometer went down
as low as 14 degrees. Milk bottles
were frozen on the door steps Mon
day morning, pipes and plumbing gen
erally frozen up and when the thaw
came late Tuesday the plumber was
the most popular man in the city, and
it will be several weeks before the
damage is repaired
Liberty Bell to
Be Sounded on
New Year’s Eve
Philadelphia, Dec. 26.—The sound of
the Liberty Bell, silent since it crack
ed while tolling for the funeral of
Chief Justice Marshall 90 years ago,
will be heard again New Year eve,
when its tone will be broadcast in cele
| bration of America’s sesqui-centennial
anniversary.
The historic bell will be tapped by
Mrs. Freeland Kendrick, wife of Mayor
Kendrick, as midnight ushers in the
150th year cf independence of the
United States. Arrangments for the
observance were completed by officials
of the Sesquicentennial Exposition,
which will celebrate a century and a
half of national life, in this city next
year.
| No. 1. Every cotton grower be urg
ed and induced to reduce bis cotton
acreage for 1926 and one
third (33 1-3) per cent of the acreage
planted in 1925. The crop to be inten
sively cultvated and liberally fertiliz
jed, selected seed of the best one inch
; varieties to be planted, weevil control
I Intelligently and effectively applied so
as to increase the yield of good spin
liable cotton acre.
No. 2. That a largely increased acre
age be planted in food, feed and forage
crops, thereby laying the foundation
for a sane and reliable system of seii
j sustaining agriculture.
No. 3. Ihat local bankers and mer
chants jom with the movement and
restrict ior farm loans and supplies
based upon contracts or agreements
cutlined in Nos. 1 and 2 be strictly ad
hered to.
By actual facts ascertained ia wide
spread operation of cotton farms this
year it is definitely ascertained that
the actual average cost of growing cot
ton per acre is $40,00 . At this figure
it would requore 25 cents per pound
ior all grades to net the farmers cost
for the 1925 crop, upon the estimated
yield of 162 pounds of lint cotton
per acre made by the Government. Ap
plying present prices for the crop it
Slhgws a net loss of exceeding $400,-
000,000 to growers for the crop of 1925.
Any policy of farming that entails such
an enormous loss to the growers of a
staple money crop, with the further
penalty of so serious a shortage in
tome raised fcod and feed crops, is
nothing short of agricultural suicide.
In the face of; this Southwide condi
tion it is deemed imperative that a
general Cotton States Convention be
called to consider the gravity cf the
situation and determine upon a definite
program of action for relief in 1926.
Therefore, in conformity with the
above and foregoing statement cf con
ditions and institute preparations for
a South wide Campaign for cotton acre
| age restriction in 1926, there is here
by ssued a call for a Southwide Con
; venticn to be held at the City of At
i lanta, Georgia, January sth, 1926.
j Farmers, merchants, bankers .officials
of co-operative Marketing Associa
tions, Farm Bureaus, Farmers Union,
Extension Service, Cotton factors, Com
mossicners of Agriculture, Governors
of cottcn States, and all others interest
ed in the welfare of the cotton grow
ers and the economic development of
the South are urged to attend the con
ference, appoint representative dele
gates and actively assist in securing
as large an attendance as possible.
The press of the South is urged to
give as wide publicity and co-opera
tion to include a full delegation from
every section of the Scuth as may be
possible. The conference is called in
response to widespread requests of
farmers, merchants and bankers thru
out the Cotton Belt, to the end that
a definite and constructive program of
relief may be devised and pressed to
solution for limiting cotton produc
tion in 1926, and thereby insure fair
and just prices for the growers.
The call for this Southwide Cotton
Convention is made by the Agricul
tural Commissioners of the South in
co-operation with the American Cotton
Assocaition, they have issued call thru
their chairman, Hon. Harry D. Wilson
cf Louisiana. The Convention has the
endorsement and approval of all who
are interested" in the welfare of the
cotton growers and the economic de
framers of the cotton States in this re
J. S. WANNAMAKER, President.
American Cottcn Association
Farmers’ Meeting
in Waynesboro
on January 11
This is the time of year when every
one is taking stoc kani -mapping out
plans for 1926. Safe and sane plans re
quire considerable thought and all the
information possible. The Colleges of
Agriculture and Experiment Stations
are the only sources of dependable in
formation on farm problems. They
have been established and are main
tained by the Federa land State govern
ments for a number of years and have
accumulated quite a body 'of very
useful material for home and farm im
provement. Our knowledge of soils,
fertilizers, plant, growth and require
ments, boll weevil control, etc., have
come-direct from these agencies.
Our own College of Agriculture at
Athens, and the Experiment Stations
at Griffin and Tifton, in co-operation
with other Agricultural Agencies, have
planned a series of meetings covering
the entire State, for January 11-16-
1926, for the purpose of assisting
farmers and business people in plann
ing a wise course of action. They are
sending us three or four good speakers
who will discuess these problems:
(1) A Balanced Farm Program for
1926.
(2) Soils and Fertilizers.
(3) Live Stock or Special Crops.
(4- Marketing Farm Crops.
The meeting will be hel dat the
Court house at 2.30 o’clock p. m. Jan
uary 11, 1926. Every farmer and busi
ness man in the county who can pos
ibly do so, rhould attend.
Size of Women’s
Hosiery Bigger,
Observer Claims
Newark, N. J., Dec. 26.—Due prcbab
ly to increased activities in women's
sports, the women's hosiery has in
creased in size in the past five years
and the demand for the small sizes is
being eliminated. A. W. Fraser, of
ficial of the hosiery concern here, said
today. He based his assertion on a
study of size dozen tpyical shipments.
In 1920, he said, the demand ranged
from size eight and one half to ten.
In 1923, the principal demand was for
sizes from nine and one-half and larg
er. Today he said the very large
sizes were in demand and the average
was nine and one-half to ten.
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NUMBER 42
President Downs
of Central Railway
Reviews 1925
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 28.—The year
just closing, 1925, was in many re
spects the most successful in the long;
hitsory of the Central of Georgia Rail;
way. A greater volume of traffic was
handled than in any other year. The
revenue tonnage in the past ten years
has more than doubled, being 122 ner
cent, greater in 1926 than it was in
1915.
j But scmething more was accomplish
led than the handling of the greatest
j volume of business ever offered by
shippers. This record traffic was mov
ed with the greatest efficiency and econ
omy ever attained by this railroad.
This sort of record is an important
achievement. It did not come about
by chance. It was due to the combina
tion of a number of factors. Large
expenditures are continually being
made by the owners of the property
for additional facilities and equipment
During the past few years, 124 large
an dpcwerful locomotives and thous
ands of freight cars have been added
to the equipment. In 1925 twenty
locomotives and two thousand freight
cars were ordered. During the past
few years the Albany District has
practically been rebuilt, the ballast
ing the the Savannah Division has
been completed, the yard and shop faci
lities at Columbus have been greatly
enlarged and improved, and the hops
at Savannah have been modernized.
This year has witnessed the practical
completion of the largest single pro
ject ever undertaken by the Central
of Georgia, the reconstruction of the
Birmingham-Columbus line at a cost
above five million dollars. All cf this
has brought the transportation plant
up to the high standard and has given
the employes the benefit of a per
fected machine with which to work.
Bhe extent of the 1925 business and
the efficiency and economy with which
it was handled are in large part due
to the co-operation and loyal support
of the employes of this railway. Fur
tliermore, it would have been impossi
ble to establish these records without
the co-operation of the people. The
shipping and traveling public have
shown a better and broader under
standing of transportation matters.
Not only are business men coming to
a clearer understanding of railway mat
ters but railway men are getting a
better understanding of business mat
ters. This mutual relationship should
show increasingly favorable effects on
railway operation in 1926 and the
years to follow.
The policy of he Central of Georgia
Railway is to provide satisfactory ser
vice with the greatest possible de
gree of economy. The railroad oper
ates in a rapidly developing territory,
and must meet continued demands for
more transportaticn. The growth of
agriculture, industry and commerce in
the Southeast requires an expansion of
transportation facilities. Without suf
ficient transportation that develop
ment would be halted.
Increased transportation facilities in
turn can be supplied cnly by the In
vestment of new capital. The attrac
tion of_new capital depends upon
sound credit, which in turn goes back
to public opinion as manifested thru
the various regulatory and legisla
tive agencies. If transportaticn is
treated as in economic problem and
not as a political issue, the railroads
will be able to supply depnedable and
efficient serv’ce. The attitude of tho
public lO'varu transportation an; the
response made by transportation man
agemont in 1925 give prom.se ot con
in ued progress for the future.
Business Outlook
Bright for 1926
New York, Dec. 27.—Present busi
ness prosperity will continue well into
1926, in the opinion of leading bankers
and industrial leaders.
Forecasts fcr the new year prepared
by these executives regard fundamen
tal business conditions as sound, lay
stress on the administration’s business
policies, and are hopeful regarding the
European outlook.
“The business of the manufacturers
of the iron and steel industry cf the
United States during the year 1925
on the whole may be considered good,
so far as the volume is concerned.”
said Chairman E. H. Garey of _the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation. “For a
large pcrtion cf the year the selling
prices were lower than they ought to
have been, and many manufacturers
operated without much profit.
Rev. E. F. Morgan
to Begin Rounds
Rev. E. F. Morgan, presiding elder
of the Savannah district of the South
Georgia Methodist conference, will
start his first round cf the district on
Jan. 2 at the Sardis church in Sardis
The complete itinerary of Mr. Mor
gan, which will last until Feb. 21, is
as follows:
Sardis, at Sardis, Jan. 2-3; Millen
afternoon, Jan. 3; Girard, at Girard,
Jan. 9-10; Waynesboro, afternoon Jan.
10; Newtington, at Newington, Jan. 16;
Hiltonia, at Mcßrides, Jan. 16-17 ;Syl
vania, afternoon, Jan. 17; Eureka, at
Eureka, Jan. 22; Brooklet and New
Houe, at Brooklet, Jan. 23-24; States
boro, afternoon, Jan. 24; Oliver, at
Egypt, Jan. 29; Rocky Ford, at Scar
boro, Jan. 30-31; Savannah, Trinity, af
ternoon, Jan. 31; Blcomingdale, at Mel
dr.m, Feb. 7; Savannah, Asbury, after
noon, Feb. 7; Rincon, at Rincon, Feb.
.13-14; Savannah, Ewporth, afternoon,
Feb 14; Springfield, at Springfield, Feb
20121 Guyton, at Guyton, afternoon,
F’eb. 21; City Mission, at Thunderbolt,
afterncon, Feb. 24; Savannah Wesley,
at Monumental, morning, Feb. 28;
Grace, afternoon, Feb. 28.
The preachers’ meeting and mission
ary institute will be held at Guyton
on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 7 and 8.
The district stewards will meet at
Guyton at 11 a. m. on Friday Jan. 8.
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