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THE FITZGERALD LEADER.
Official Paper of the City.
CITY AND COUNTY.
Col. W. O. Tift, of Tifton, was in the
city last Friday.
Don’t forget the election to-morrow.
Be sure and vote.
A game of ball was indulged in last
Monday on the ball ground on N. Main
street.
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Bring or mail to The Leader your
ballot in the water-works and electric
light issue.
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Do not fail to cast your ballot on The
Leader’s water-works and electric
light question._
Regular April and May showers vis¬
ited this “garden of Eden” last
Wednesday. _
Dr. J. II. Powell and wife are nicely
located in their new residence on S.
Main street.
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Last Tuesday was Lee’s birthday,
which is celebrated by the State of
Georgia as a legal holiday.
W. H. Ritchey has resigned as tuba
player in the band on account of his in¬
creasing trade in his cigar store.
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Hon. J. R. Monroe was elected mayor
of Abbeville last Tuesday over G. Q.
Williams by a large majority.
Sylvester gives a masque ball to¬
night for the benefit of the Methodist
church.—Ashburn (Ga.) Advance.
Only eight thousand citizens of Ohio
have filed applications for appointments
to office under President McKinley.
Get on record as to how you stand on
the water-works and electric light
question by casting a Leader ballot.
Major Girdner visited with his family
in Worth county last week. He re¬
turned to his business here on Monday.
A fine shower of rain visited this
section last Sunday evening, and now
all kinds of garden stuff is on the boom.
From present indications it would
seem that local option will carry in the
city of Fitzgerald by at least 150 ma¬
jority.
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The ladies are interested in the elec¬
tric light and water-works questions.
Here is a chance for them to vote. Use
The Leader’s ballot.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carpenter were
happily surprised last Sunday afternoon
by the arrival of their daughter, Miss
Edith, from New York City.
Sheriff R. V. Handley has purchased
•r.<%c‘LlU‘-3e homo on, Lee strept, a^d
together with his family will take pos-
session in a few days. Welcome.
The government boat, Statilla, is
dredging out the Ocmulgee river be¬
tween Hawkinsville and Macon. The
boat passed up the river last week.
The result of The Leader’s ballot on
the water-works and electric light ques¬
tion will show how the people stand.
Let every citizen and future citizen vote.
Rev. J. A. Adams moved his family
to Fitzgerald yesterday. Miss Lutie
Laidler accompanied them and will re¬
main there a few days.—Rochelle New
Era.
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H. N. Jones has our thanks for a
beautiful desk calendar from the Pope
manufacturing company of bicycles.
Mr. Jones is their special agent in this
section.
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W. B. Roberts presented The Lead¬
er with a fine tomatoe last Monday
grown in his garden, the result of a
stray vine that had sprung up on its
own accord.
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All we can say to the voters of Fitz¬
gerald is that when you come to cast
your ballot to-morrow is to vote for the
best interests of Fitzgerald. Keep this
matter before your eyes.
Capt. John A. Phillips, of this city,
was ’’e-elected a director of the bank of
Tifton last week. A dividend of 8 per
cent, was ordered paid. A pretty good
showing for our sister city.
J. W. Hurst, of the firm of Hurst
Bros., is in New York, where he is pur¬
chasing one of the largest stocks of gen¬
eral merchandise ever brought to Fitz¬
gerald. He will be home next week.
The canning and pickling factory is
a sure go. When the people of Fitz¬
gerald get together and start an enter¬
prise you can rest assured it will be
built. We can’t help it—it is our way.
H. L. Wilsey purchased the Ray
dairy line last week, and has taken
charge. Mr. Wilsey has had consider¬
able experience in this line of business
and promises tine Jersey milk to his
customers.__
Cordele is to have another bank. It
is reported that Wright, Wessolowsky
& Brown, of Albany, and John F. Lewis,
of Valdosta, and others contemplate es¬
tablishing a bank with a capital stock
of $100,000.___
A Toledo woman got up while her
husband was asleep, took $3,000 from
his pocket and disappeared. In choos¬
ing a wife an editor can’t be too careful
in this day an age of the world, remarks
an exchange.
Five car loads of brick is being put on
the ground for the erection of the Ren-
ard brick block on Central avenue.
Ed Mahan, recently of Little Falls,
pushed Minn., has rapidly the contract. possible. Work is being |
as as
Joseph W. Henry, of Fulton, Mo , is
in the city exhibiting the celebrated
i “Henry Never Sag Gate.” You can
see the gate on a lot across the street
from the Commercial hotel. It is a
great invention, and should be seen to
be appreciated._
H. N. Jones has the honor at the
present time of building more sidewalk
around his property on Magnolia ave¬
nue than any other property owner in
the city. His walk is 80x170. Harry
is the kind of a man that believes in
improving his property.
Fifty car loads (400,000) brick have
been purchased by Fitzgerald citizens
for the purpose of rebuilding the block
recently burned. The Tifton & North¬
eastern railroad hauls them from Tif¬
ton, and has already carried thirteen
car loads.—Tifton Gazette.
Mr. Joe Fletcher, residing near Ir-
winville, this county, has captured the
blue ribbon on hog raising, so far re¬
ported. His hogship tipped the bpam
at 794 pounds when dressed. What do
you fellows up North think of our razor-
backs down here in the piney woods?
One day last week Mr. John W. Cof¬
fee, of this county, had the very unusual
luck of killing four fine wild turkeys at
one shot. He baited down a corn row,
and getting them in line fired with the
above gratifying result. This is no
snake story, but a positive fact.—East¬
man Times-Journal.
Wedding invitations are out an¬
nouncing the marriage o! Dr, C. B,
White, one of Fitzgerald’s up-to-date
business mea and aldermen from the
Fourth Ward, and Miss Kate Depew,
at the home of the bride’s sister, Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. Snyder, on Wednesday
evening, January 27, 1897.
Wm. Futch, ex-county treasurer of
Berrien county, is short $3,900.79. The
shortage is covered by a good bpnd.
The bondsmen are H. B. Peeples, W.
H. Clyatt, S. M. Lewis, Hardeman
Giddens, F. F. Guthrie, Wm. Griner,
M. J. Griner, A. W. Futch and W. E.
Lamb, all prominent men of Berrien
county.
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Born —To Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gett-
man, on Ocmulgee avenue last Monday,
a six pound girl. Mother and baby get¬
ting along nicely. At last accounts
Harry was stepping as high as an aider-
man who had been elected, and in¬
formed a reporter that shaving would
advance to $1 per shave, as soothing
syrup is high priced.
It is rumored that Fitzgerald is to
have another bank. Our informant did
not want any names mentioned, but in-
formed us that in all probability the
bank would be organized. Adea- lora
Central avenue lot near Grant strict,
will be made and a fine brick building
will be built. We trust we will be able
to report more by our next issue.
A newspaper may pay one of its read¬
ers a hundred compliments and he will
take it as a matter of course, with not
often so much as “I thank you for your
kindness.” But let the same newspa¬
per criticise the same person, however
mildly and however justly, and it is
certain to hear from him in most un¬
complimentary terms.
Four brick blocks are to he built on
Central avenue at Fitzgerald by the
merchants who were recently burned
The city officers who have just qualified
are arranging ior an artesian well and
a brick and stone city hall, to be lo¬
cated across the street from the site
where Irwin county’s $30,000 court
house is soon to be erected.—Douglas
Breeze.
In the selection of Dr. C. A. Bucher
as president, I. B. Allen as vice-presi¬
dent, H. W. Brown, secretary and
Frank S. Bauder, treasurer, the co-op¬
erative pickling and canning factory
organization have chosen a set of of¬
ficers who are not only a credit to the
organization, but are men of good busi¬
ness integrity and ability. With such
men at its head the success is assured.
A town is a large family, says an ex¬
change. We are all interested in each
other’s welfare or should be. A cut¬
throat, every-man-for-himself policy
means ruin for every community. It
means retrogression and failure. The
first lesson any family must learn is
that to be successfully happy is unity
and mutual assistance. The same ap¬
plies to the husiness life of a town, and
the more generally obeyed the more
abundant will be the town’s prosperity,
The firemen’s ball given at Thomp¬
son’s hall last Friday evening, proved
to be one of the grandest successes that,
has eyer been given in Fitzgerald.
hall was beautifully decorated with,
holly and mistletoe, while large palms
artistically fastened around the
room, making it a beautiful sight. The
music furnished by Dyer’s parlor or¬
chestra of six pieces, was far beyond
any heard in the city. The receipts
were about $40. Over forty couples
were present.
Mr. Attaway, of Fitzgerald, passed
through town Saturday on his way
home from Savannah. Mr. Attaway
and his wife spent Christmas in this
city and from here went to Savannah,
where, we regret to say. Mrs. Attaway
died. She was a cousin of Mr. J. R.
Monroe, and was a most excellent lady
highly esteemed both here and at Fitz¬
gerald. painful The report of her death will
he news to her many friends in
Wilcox and Irwin counties.—Abbeville
Chronicle.
PEOPLE TO DECIDE
Jhis Important Question Be-
j fore the Voters at To-mor-
j Election.
row’s
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Let the Result Show Squarely for Them
—Prohibition or Local Option and
the Franchise Question the Issues.
Voters of Fitzgerald must decide by
ballot to-morrow three public questions
of utmost importance They are:
License or no license.
Public schools or ignorance.
Shall councils grant franchise? or
not?
Let us take these questions sepa¬
rately and examine them. For the first,
it must be decided whether this city
will have open saloons or blind tigers.
There have been issued by the govern¬
ment. and are now held by Fitzgerald
people, 22 licenses to sell liquor, which
is evidence that in the face of a county
prohibition measure liquor may be se¬
cured in 22 places in this city, and this
in the face of former diligent efforts to
suppress the traffic. Whenever efforts
have been made to kill the sale of liquor
by prohibition measures, the traffic has
flourished in spite of opposition.
Temperance orators tell us to ‘ give
the demon no quarter; fight him to his
lair,” etc. Is it not the history that
where the claws of a tiger are clipped
they either grow again or another beast
takes the place of the first? Take the
government license statistics for the
year 1896, covering issues in prohibi¬
tion States. In Maine, 1,161 people had
permits; South Dakota, 1,235; Kansas,
2,538 and Iowa, which is still practi¬
cally prohibition, 4,592.
With reference to the liquor question
locally, it must be admitted that alco¬
holic beverages are sold freely. Its
sale is not regulated; the evil of the
traffic is augmented by its secrecy. On
the other hand, if council is given the
right to grant licenses, the privilege
may be restricted to men who will be
governed by ordinances circumscribing
the traffic. And incidentally the reve¬
nue to the city just now is an item not
to be overlooked. It is, after all, per¬
haps better, under the circumstances,
to suffer open saloons than to be pes¬
tered with the “speak easies.”
The second question is one so easily
decided; so clear to every voter that
voting at the polls is a mere matter of
formality. The land does not possess
an pnat itaiUn n 1 whose influences are
more noble and elevating, upon
liberal maintenance the future of the
children depends than the public
schpols. Since they are the safeguards
of the Nation they cannot be mentioned
too carefully, and no good loyal citizen
of the State or Nation would offer any
objection to a tax for their support. By
all means maintain the public schools.
What valid objection may be offered
against vesting in council the right to
grant franchises? We know of none.
This body is composed of men chosen
by the people and they are therefore
the representatives of the city in all
public matters. In electing them to
positions of trust the voters of the city
have signified their confidence in them,
and they are, therefore, competent to
guard the interests of the city, and in
the conduct of its affairs they should
have the right to decide—are, in fact,
more competent to decide what is for
the best interests of Fitzgerald.
The ticket as it will be presented to
the voters to-morrow, is reproduced be-
low. Caution should be used in mark-,
ing the ticket. If you vote against pro-
hibition, scratch the words “for prohi-
bitiod;” if you vote for prohibition,,
scratch the words “against prohibi-
t * on '’
On the proposition to empower coun¬
cil to grant franchises you scratch the
word “No” if you favor it; or scratch
the word “Yes” if you oppose it.
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
FOR PROHIBITION.
AGAINST PROHIBITION.
(Erase one)
Shall the city council be empowered
to grant franchises for water-works,
telephone, telegraph, street railways,
gas and electric lights, without first
submitting the matter to a vote of the
qualified electors of the city?
yes. NO. (Erase one.)
Shall the city council be authorized
.to establish a system of public schools
taxjdwtHe wi:thin;tfiQ,city, ‘assessable and to levy an annual
property within
the city fCrt* the support and mainte-
n addoof.the ;same?
YES. \ -V».—
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We havefu number of merchants in
the city of Fitzgerald who are now ad¬
vertising in papers printed outside of
Fitzgerald, and who never have, to our
personal knowledge, adveriTed in the
Fitzgerald papers. Now. _ ;lis is not
right and we do think these merchants
should at least take enough interest in
their own town and papers by leaving
their money here. Supposing, for in¬
stance, that everybody in Fitzgerald
would go to Abbeville to buy their lum¬
ber, wonder if some of the merchants
here would like it? The Leader will
in the future keep our senders posted,
on this matter.
STREET GRADES.
Engineers Are Now Engaged in Estab¬
lishing Fitzgerald Elevations.
Engineers for the city are at work
establishing permanent street grades
on all the streets of the city. So lar,
grades on Pine and Central avenues
have been established and only await
confirmation cf council to become of¬
ficial. The grade on Pine from Main
to Logan is placed at about eight inches
to the hundred falling from west to east,
and on Central between Main and
Thomas it is eight and a half inches.
From Thomas down to the lowest point
in the swail the grade will bo two ieet
per hundred.
The work is being done under the
supervision of H. F. Layton, of Pitts¬
burg, Pa., whose work in the North
and in Central America has won for
him an enviable reputation as an engi¬
neer. He is assisted by C. O. Pollard,
city engineer.
With street grades and permanent
data monuments set, lot owners may
now have the dimensions of their prop¬
erty established with absolute accuracy.
A reunion of Indiana veterans will
take place at Thompson’s hall, Tuesday,
Jan. 20, 1897, at 10 a. m. Dinner will
be served at 12 o’clock at Allen’s store
room, which will be under the auspices
of the ladies G. A. R. Circle and W. R.
C. A number of old veterans from the
North are expected here on that occa¬
sion, and a splendid good time may be
looked for. Following is the program:
Opening address chaplln. by chairman.
Prayer Song—Malem-iartette. by
Address Response ot by W visitors. elcome-Mayor.
Address—Major Mr. Girdner. Grand
Anna Rollins' declamation. ‘•The
Army Vooal Button.” Solo—Mrs.
Tebeau.
Short speeches by the "boys," led by Captain
Weloh, Song.
Declamation—Miss Goodnow.
A general good time. Com.
The parties who are to build the ice
plant arrived in the city last Tuesday
and haye picked out their location.
The directors of the colony have given
the parties an option of 10 days to close
the deal. Owing to a request of the
parties interested we were asked not to
give names until the deal is closed.
The public meeting called by the
mayor at Thompson’s hall last night
(Wednesday), for the purpose of getting
an expression from the business public
relative to putting down a well, was
well attended, and it was the unani¬
mous wish of those present that a con¬
tract be signed and the well started at
once 'i___
We « f eft}'in eiu-or last week in stating
that J.S. Jones had been confirmed by
the eit ’ council for chief of police. The
mayor made the appointment, but was
not confirmed by the council. At the
regular meeting last Monday night the
mayor made the same appointment and
informed the aldermen that until they
showed him some proof why Mr. Jones
should not be confirmed as chief of po¬
lice, so long would they find the same
appointment before them. The Leader
believes the mayor has taken the right
stand in the matter, and if the aider-
men do know of some good reason why
he should not be confirmed then it is
their place to inform the mayor.
There is a lady in Augusta who has
never been from under the old confed-
erate flag. Her name is known, but by
request it is withheld. Whether walk¬
ing, eating, or sleeping, there is always
a confederate flag over her head,
walking on the streets there is always
a flag in her hat, and no matter how
.jnany haruifpr bonnets she has there is
always to be found a flag pinned on the
inside of the crown. On the head post
of her bed is securely fastened a large
fl a g 0 f the confederate States. The
fl a g i s as necessary for her as three
meals a day. She says she has never
surrendered and never will.
This is a peculiar world, says an ex¬
change. One man is saving money to
build a house, and another is trying to
sell his for less than it cost to build it.
One man is spending all he makes in
taking a girl buggy riding and to enter¬
tainments with the hope of making her
his wife, while his neighbor is using
what money he has in getting a di¬
vorce. One man escapes with diseases
flc«h is heir to and gets killed on a
railroad, another escaped with only a
scratch, and dies with the whooping
cough. One man stands off his credi¬
tors and goes traveling or to the
Springs, while another stays at home
and pays his de bts.
A number of the friends of Capt. and
Mrs. I. H. Demcy treated that worthy
coup.e ter a pleasant surprise last Satur¬
day evening, prior to the departure of
the former for Virginia points. Games,
candy-pulling and lunching were in¬
dulged in until a late hour, when the
guests departed for their homes, wish¬
ing Mr. Demcy a pleasant and profita¬
ble trip. Among those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Fockler, Warner, Sloppy,
Messenger, Terry, Barnell, Burton,
Gath, Johnson; Mesdames Clute, Her¬
rington, Henderson, Perucci, Fergu¬
son, Baker, Ashby; Misses Johnson,
Gath, JClute, Herrington, Barnell,
Meacham, Loux; Messrs. Matrau,
Culler, Fleming, Wise, Seanor, Greg¬
ory, Ess, Ashby, Johnson and others
whose names your correspodent was un¬
able to obtain.
WILL HAVE A
That Was the Decision of the
Meeting for a Canning
and Pickling Factory.
SHARES PLACED AT $10
Interesting Talk By Mr. Wnrman,
Tifton, and Mayor Goodnow—A Full
Set of Officers Elected to So¬
licit Shaves.
The meeting called for the purpose
of organizing a co-operative canning
and pickling factory, of which mention
was ma !e through these columns last
week, at the M. E. church last Satur¬
day evening, was largely attended by
business men, farmers and laborers of
our city and vicinity. In fact the re^
resentative men of our city were pres¬
ent. The building was crowded to its
utmost capacity when Mayor C. C.
Goodnow was elected chairman and H.
W. Brown secretary.
The mayor, after a short talk on the
unequaled advantages we have here for
fruit and true!: raising, in the way of
climate, soil, drainage, transportation
facilities, etc., explained the object of
the meeting and introduced Dr. C. A.
Bucher, who stated the colony company
would donate the land for the buildings
and talked at some length on the ad¬
vantages of such a company.
Mr. Warman, superintendent of the
canning establishment of Tifton, was
present and called forward and intro¬
duced by the mayor. He talked for
some time on the cost and manner of
running a cannery, and answered
great many questions asked by the au¬
dience. His short talk was much ap¬
preciated by those present.
The chair suggested that steps be
taken to organize a company, and on
motion of I. B. Allen that a temporary
president, vice-president, secretary and
treasurer be elected. The motion re¬
ceived the unanimous support of the
meeting and the following named gen¬
tlemen were elected: President, Dr. C.
A. Bucher; vice-president, I. B. Allen;
secretary, W. H. Brown; treasurer, F.
S. Bauder.
A code of by-laws gotten up by Dr.
Bucher, were read and a committee ap¬
pointed to draft by-laws at such time as
the stockholders are ready to elect per¬
manent officers and formulate their own
by-laws. It was necessary to do this in
order to obtain a charter under the
laws of the State. The committee con¬
sists of T. B. Allen, L. F. Johnson and
G. E. Whitman.
A soliciting committee consisting of
Dr. Bucher, I. B. Allen, G. E. Whit¬
man. Mrs. R. A. Majors and Mrs. Anna
Rollings were appointed. Shares were
placed at $10, and $1 payable upon sub¬
scription, balance to be paid according
to by-laws.
Mr. Edward Mahan subscribed for
the first share of stock arid II. W.
Brown the second share.
. The chairman made an eloquent and
earnest talk on the advantages of co¬
operation and the necessity to the suc¬
cess of our city and colony of this and
kindred concerns.
The meeting adjourned to taeet at
the same place on Saturday evening,
January 23d, at 7 p. in., to hear report
of committees. It is hoped that all who
were present at this meeting will come
to the next and bring all their friends,
as co-operation means the act of work¬
ing or operating together to one end,
and without this the factory will never
be built.
A gentleman from Florida is here
making arrangements to put in a bed
spring factory. We will have particu¬
lars next week.
When you read The Leader you not
only get all the news of the colony, but
you get iho official news of the city.
Bear this in mind when you want a
paper.
The polls open for the city election
to-morrow at 9 o’clock and close at 4 p.
m. Remember this and vote early.
Everybody should vote as our school
question is very important.
L. Rush will sell at public sale on
Saturday, January 23d, a lot of house¬
hold goods, cows, wagons, buggies and
other articles too numerous to mention.
The sale will take plaoe at the
house. E. Nicholson, the popular
tioneer, will cry the sale.
Fitzgerald’Lodge No. 35, i. O. O. F.
Inas installed the following officers:
Noble Grand—J. B. Seanor.
ViceGrand—Samuel Fleming.
Treasurer—H. Secretary—Curtis G. Row. M. Wise.
Warden—Eli Culler.
Conductor—-D. W. Paulk.
Right Supporter N. C.—J. M. Mer-
rill.
Left Supporter N. G.—J. H.Crimble.
Right Supporter V. G.—F. G. Clark,
Left Supporter V. G.-Steel Smith.
Right Scene Suppoi ter R. . Kim-
Left r’r*o Scene Cl Supporter-W. • * n, „ B. Moore. „
Inside Ourdian W. V\ .1 ickens.
Outside Guardlan-Stephen Fleming.
Past Grand C. I. McMillan.
Chaplain M. Sampson.
The secretary’s report for the term
just ended, shows a membership of 72,
and the amount expended ‘ for relief of
members , during . . the existence . . of , the ..
lodge $265, a very creditable showing,
money for the city.
Water-works and Electric Light Will
Not Be a Source of Tax On the People.
In discussions concerning the pro¬
posed municipal water-works and elec¬
tric lighting plant, that are at this
time heard in every quarter of the city,
the chief objection urged against the
improvements is that their mainte¬
nance will be a source of special tax.
This is an error. No special tax will
be necessary, for these institutions will
be self-sustaining. In nearly all cities
they are not only self-sustaining, but
are sources of revenue to the corpora¬
tion. The income is derived from the
sale of water and light to private con-
sumers. The people buy these con¬
veniences from the city just as they
buy meat from the butcher or clothes
from the clothier. Each consumer pays
for water or light on the basis of the
quantity he uses. He pays for these
conveniences the same as he pays his
rent, his car fare or his board bill, and
ir addition, the city gives to the peo¬
ple fire protection and street lights. S
Cities have given water franchises to
private corporations because the citi¬
zens ot such cities were afraid to issue
their own bonds i-o provide means to
own them themselves, but in every case
they have regretted such short sighted
policy. Dubuque, Iowa, a city of 30,000,
gave away a water franchise that made
E. Chamberlain, of Cleveland a million¬
aire. The city of Pittsburg is just
taking possession of a water plant that
supplied old Birmingham, now the
south side of the city, for which it paid
$ 2 , 000 , 000 ,
Wilkinsburg, Pa., and numerous
towns elsewhere throughout the coun¬
try that have given away water privil¬
eges found out afterward that they let
go a golden revenue at the same time.
Thus it is seen that water-works are
self-sustaining, and also that they are
money earners, otherwise private cap¬
ital would not be so ready to take them
up.
No, none of the residents of this city
noed fear that they will be taxed to
support the water-works or light plant.
They merely pay for what they use just
the same as they pay for anything else
they buy. If one eesires to do without
water, he will have no water to pay for.
Now, as to the bonds and their re¬
demption . All money derived from the
sale of water or light is kept as a fund
separate from other public monies, and
whatever remains after running ex¬
penses and interest on bonds is paid, is
passed to the account of a sinking fund
created for the purpose of redeeming
clause giving the city the option of call¬
ing in and retiring any part of the
bonds at any time; thus they maybe
gradually reduced until all are can¬
celled.
To illustrate: If the interest and op¬
eration and maintenance accounts
amount to $3,500 per year, and the in¬
come is $6,000 per year, then $2,500
would go into the sinking fund for the
redemption of the bonds. It is not pos¬
sible for any city to make a cheaper in¬
vestment than that under consideration.
As an advertisement, a safeguard, and
an inducement to outside capital, it is
worth more than the cost of operation.
Cotton Crop of 1895-1)6.
Government experts have completed
the work of compiling statistics of the
cotton crop for 1895-96. According to
their report, the total production was
7,161,094 bales, which, at an average,
price of 8 1-16 cents per pound in New
York represented a value of $293,358,-
856.
Of the acreage and yield by States,
Texas planted 5,826,428 and produced
1,965,337 bales, one bale to 3.06 acres;
Georgia, acres, 3,069,323; bales, 1,067,-
377; acres to the bale, 2.87. Mississippi,
acres, 2,487,119; bales, 1,013,358; acres
acres to the bale, 2.45. Alabama, acres,
2,371,726; bales, 663,916; acres to the
bale, 3.57. South Carolina, acres, 3,-
814,728; bales, 764,700; iacres to the
bale, 2.37. Arkansas, acres, 3,186,655;
bales, 520,860; acres to the bale, 2.28.
Louisiana, acres, 1,142,568; bales, 533.-
843; acres to the bale, 2.22. Tennessee,
acres, 712,763; bales, 172,560; acres to
the bale, 4.13, Indian Territory, acres
212,947; bales, 68.668; acres to the bale,
3.10. Florida, acres, 191.540; bales, 38
772; acres to the bale, 4.05. Missouri,
acres, 47,772; bales, 31,816; acres to the
bale, 4.04. Virginia, acres, 44,623;
bales, 7,964; acres to the bale, 5.60.
Oklahoma, acres, 26,093; bales, 14,113;
acres to the bale, 1 85. Utah, acres,
400; bales, 103; acres to the bale, 3.88.
Kansas, acres, 40; bales, 16; acres to
tho bale, 2.67.
it will be seen that Oklahoma pro-
duced the largest yield per acre, Lou¬
isiana comes next, then South Carolina,
Kansas and Georgia. Kansas’ yield
was only fifteen bales from forty acres,
and was probably produced in very
small and well-cultivated patches.
r will be seen that Georgia is above
the average in yield per acre, and the
State produced one-seventh of all the
crop of t he United States. Georgia re-
eeived for her share of the cotton crop
0 f last year about $42,000,006. This is
a showing that represents a cash in
eotr.oto thecottoift growersol thisStrte:
but against fertilizing that is the cash outlay of
labor, material and other
‘-Da^ges ■ It is impossible to estimate
this amount in the aggregate. These
iigures, could they !:e secured, wouk
be valuable.