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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. _ Bring or mail to The Leader your ballot in the water-works and electric light issue. _ 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. _ 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. k • j - 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. _ 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. _ 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. _ 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. _ 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. _ 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».— ■ ■■■ -- 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.