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The Fitzgerald Leader.
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Official Orjjfan of Ben Hill Co.
The water and light consumers
are beginning to take a live in¬
terest in our agitation for lower
rates, and The Leader is receiving
a great deal of encouragement for
its position on the question. When
we started this agitation we knew
there was something very much in
need of correction, but only had a
faint idea j»i the real extent of the
dissatisfaction among the patrons
of the plant. It seems to be uni¬
versal, and we would advise the
patronf) to lodge their approval of
our position with the members of
the ’Commission, or send them to
The Leader and we will do it for
you. We will win this fight if
rou will do your part.
Some of the Exhibits on The
College on Wheels Occu¬
pying 6 Cars
Grades and standards of short
and long staple cotton.
Varieties of cotton showing the
variation in staple from different
soils.
Pruning and grafting, together
with the implements used.
Diseases of fruit trees, and
means of controlling the same.
Spraying outfits for orchards
and gardens. ^
Exhibit of dairy machinery.
Rations suitable for various
classes of live stock.
Insect enemies and diseases of
the cotton and corn plant.
Mechanical and chemical analy¬
sis of typical Georgia soils.
Exhibit of work done by Boy's
Corn Clubs.
Corn and cotton exhibits show¬
ing best varieties and fertilizers.
Team of work mares— the kind
for Georgia.
Performing dairy cows that pay.
Hogs are profitable — and four
head of the money-making kind
are exhibited.
Three sheep of high class mut¬
ton type.
Photos illustrating the work of
the College of Agriculture and
Boys’ Corn Clubs.
Course of study at the State
College of Agriculture.
Outline of Farmers’ readiing
course.
Practical methods of ^electing
and improving corn and ■cotton.
Samples of fertlizing material.
Fertilizer formulas for the prin¬
cipal crops.
In the Passenger coaches the
Lecturers will speak on the fol¬
lowing subje cts:
Soil management.
Seed selection.
Mixing and applying fertilizers.
Farm crops and rotation.
Feeding, breeding and managing
live stock.
Diseases of farnuanimals.
Agi 'cultural education.
Management of orchards, gard¬
ens and truck patches.
Injurious insects and place di.--
eases
Practical value ot agricultural
education.
Handling of cotton by-products.
Maintaining soil fertility.
lxn ‘a: I Girls’Club contests.
THE FITZGERALD LEADER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1911
CLEAR THE DECK.
Mr. Editor, you of the Country Press! do you realize what a
Power for Good you are, if you only utilize your Opportunity
to educate your readers upon their Needs. Every one of your
Thousands of readers is directly interested in the security of Land
Titles and Georgia is in need of a better system of title con-
veyance. No partisan Politics or Factional Strife is to be
fed in this agitation for this refoim, all can and should work for
change in ttie Law for the common good. i ^If T£ you . have a .
lawyer in your community who feeds upon this Unclean class of
land litigation you should help to force him into a higher place in
honored Profession • by depriving him of the opportunity of stirr-
• .
in_ r up . ic.
It is Your Duty, Mr. Country Editor to help this agitation
for a law embodying the Torrens System of Land Title
i strati on for Georgia. You reach the majority of land owners
interested and the majority of the Voters who could bring pressure
to bear upon their member of the next Legislature who will
an opportunity to vote upon this measure. In our issue for Saturday
February 11th, we will print a copy of a law covering the mean
features of this law and you should give 7, it publicity in the interest of
,, ««• , Land . ^ Owners ot . Ueorgia. ., Come and , , help , put , land , ,
os our
titles beyond the reach of Land Thieves, for as the value of these
lands increase the crop of Sharks will swoop down upon the igno-
rant and carelss and deprive them of their honest possessions or at
least cause them great expense to defend their titles.
The Atlanta Constitution of the 6th, says editonaly:
“The Fitzgerald (Ga.) Leader is making a strong fight for the ad-
option in (ieorgia of the Torrens land title and registration law
I he lorrens plan, which originated in Australia, and which is
operated with success in several American states, is nothing less than
the guaranteeing of land titles by the state.
It is provided, primarily, that no clerk of a court can issue a title
unless there is back of it a chain showing perfect freedom from flaw
or incumbrance of every nature.
v\ hen issued, the state guarantees its validity, and suits, if any,
must be brought against the state and not the individual
~ The state protects itself by charging a small additional fee out-
side ofthe regular registry fee, thus creating a sinking fund out of
which judgments are met,
It is of record, however, wherever the system has been con-
scientiously tested, that only a raimimum of suits are brought against
titles. The exhaustive investigation and strife requirements sur-
rounding a Torrens land title are such as to make them all but litiga-
tion proof, once they run the gauntlet and bear the commonwealth’s
imnriruatur.
The first and chief benefits of the system are two: Money may
be borrowed on land at lower rates by reason of the absolute security
of the paper, and incessant litigation over titles is reduced to a min-
imum. It is estimated that in Georgia alone the adoption of the
Torrens plan would save to the tax-payers the sum of a million dollars
annually in lessened cost of conducting superior courts.
A not inconsiderable virtue of the system is that it does away
witli sharp practice in realty, or with the loop-holes in the present
procedure which makes possible the defrauding of poor, ignorant or
helpless people.
The Torrens idea is by no means new in Georgia. It has been
agitated upon several occasions, and many of the best lawyers of the
stare familiar with its advantage are in favor of it.
Its adoption would not mean that every deed in the state should
necessarily be newly recorded. It is likely, however, that the great
majority of land-owners would seize the advantage of securing the
state’s guarantee back of their titles.
The matter might with proiit be attentively considered at the
forthcoming session of the legislature. Georgia’s present system of
title issuance and deed registration is, like her tax system, archaic,
eontlictmg and inefficient. No such undesirable features are possible
under the Torrens plan.’’
It is Our tight gentlemen of the Country Press and if we get
behind this measure with energy we can get tor our people
this necessary law for the protection ot these titles to land.
National President Chas. Barrett, of the Farmers Educational &
Co-oporative Union endorses our proposition in the following in-
terview in the Atlanta Constitution:
“I am in hearty accord with your editorial of this morning in
which you advocated the Torrens land title and registration law of
Georgia,” said President C. S. Barrett, of the Farmers’ Union, yester¬
day, to The Constitution.
“I have made a study of the operation of the law in several
states,” he continued, “and my observation has uniformly been of a
favorable nature.
“Tne state of North Carolina employs the system, and would not
exchange it for any other. At the recent Farmers’ Union national
convention, held at Charlotte, there was much discussion of the
Torrcns idea, and members generally expressed themselves in un-
qualified approval of it.
SOUTH GEORGIA WANTS IT.
“Sentiment for the law is growing in Virginia and South Carolina
while in South Georgia it is especially strong.
“There is no valid reason why the state should not. as under the
Torrens plan, guarantee titles to land. It is called upon, often
enough, to thresh out differences of opinion regarding titles in its
superior courts, to make it to the state’s interest to minimize litiga-
tion.
“That is, in fact, one of the most appealing features of the
Torrens system. It minimizes both litigation, which is expensive to
the state and to the individual, and it saves antagonism. And one of
the most fruitful >ourees of quarrel in the country districts is found
in disagreements over land titles.”
Brantley’s way: he opposed Free
Lumber and Free Food Stuffs in
the democratic caucus on Monday
last. When his position on the
Wavs and Means Committee was in
jeopardy he promised to be good,
but —
’’When the Devil was sick.
.'he Devil a Monk would be:
The Devil got well
A Devil a M<h was h<
We have received some MACON
buttons. Any of our readers who
desire one of them can get them
by calling at the Leader office.
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V e are informed thru Mr. J.E.
Turner that the Government will
al an early date send one of their
experts here to survey the soil of
Hen Hill County. Congressman
Hughes lms given this matter his
attention and we are promised an
early survey.
The Board of Education of the
City Schools have requested High* the
Teachers and pupils o£ the
SchooI to att end the College on
Wheels in a body on Monday
morn'ng.
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4000 farmers met the Agricul- 1
, Train „ ComnMrc “ and |
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iere ins P ua 10n or n ®, ir j
tas s ‘ iusias ™ ls g re e mg
train . all along the line and when it
reaches Fitzgerald on next Monday i
at n a . m . we expect t0 have
largest number of farmers here :
ever gathered for anv occasion. 1
Ever ybod y is talking of coming to
town on that day and see the ex .!
hibits. I
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Alcfchol is Distilled
From Saw M£1I Wasle
Charlotte N. (J., Feb , 2 -
Changing a deficit of 860 per day
t0 a proBt of $100 daily by the ut .
ilizatiou of saKdust and other
waste at the mffls ot the Atlantic
Coast Lumber corporation, of
Georgetown, S. C., has attracted
no little attention among lumber-
m en of this state to the novel pro-
cess . The lumber company is one
of the largest in the south, having
a daily capacity of 500,000 feet,
From tbe sawdust and waste, alco-
bo i 188 ner cent proof is made
today by the Wood Waste com-
pany, 0 f Georgetown.
In view of the general interest
subject, A. L, King offers
the following information relative
to the success of innovation:
“The method by>hich the juice
from the sawdust is transformed
into alcohol of a high grade is
Known to one ra y, x. .
Tomlinson, a Canadian, who dis-
covered the process. The plant at
Georgetown is operated by the E.
T. company, DuPont and de Mr. Nemours iomiinson P^der is
the manager. The government
maintains four employes at the
plant, three storekeepers and one
gauger. 1 he plant covers three
quarters of an acre and is several
stories in height. Through a co\-
ered viaduct running from the
neares t lumber mill to the second
stor y °f ^ ie pl an t the sawdust is
transferred.
It is put through a process by
which the juice is extracted, then
juice with certain other mater-
’ s discharged into fermenters,
of which there are nine. Each has
a capacity of about 20,000 gallons.
The , iquid 5s known as “beer.”
After 72 hours fermentation it is
pumped into the stills and distilled
j nto e t by i alcohol. When running
at its fu ij capacity the distiHery is
capable af turning out 1,500 to
2,000 gallons per day. There are
three receiving cisterns, each hav¬
ing a capacity of 100 barrels of
“spirits.”
Up to the present time all ship¬
ments have been made to the Du¬
Pont Powder company’s denatur-
ing warehouses in New Jersey, and
after denaturization is transferred
j to the powder plant of that com-
pany in Wilmington, Del., where
it is used in the manufacture of
smokless powder and dynamite. It
is drawn from the Georgetown
warehouse without tax payment to
the goverment. It is said that it
is not necessary for the saw dust
t0 be from pine trees, but that al-
cob ol may be procured from saw
dust of any kind found in that sec¬
tion.
Since the item of loss from waste
is a big one with every manufac¬
turer there is keen interest taken
in this process for turning loss in¬
to substantial profit, and is likely
that the plant at Georgetown will
be duplicated in many places. —
Ex.
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Mr. Earl Craddock will leave
about the middle of the month for
West, where he will decide on a
location and later be joined by
Mrs. Craddock,
Farmers Educational Train
Feb. 13th, II a. m.
A. B. & A. Depot l
Farmers Educational Train
13th, 11 a. m.
A. B. & A. Depot.
For Sale or Trade
,, For a iarm. , one , large, 2-storv n .
flat, 303 East Altamaha Avenue,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
7 -o<v M. H. Ploitek.
Notice.
All parties holding Ice Books
to Feb. 1, 1911, are hereby
requested to bring same in and
get them cashed, as the Ice Co.
has changed hands,
Fitzgerald Ice Co.
By F. G. Clark.
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Farmers Educational Train
Feb. 13th, II a. m.
A. * ■> & o A. i rw Depot. a.
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I will be at my office at the
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the purposed °coSecSn ™delin-
quent taxes until March be’added.’ 1. 1911.
when additional costs will
3. W. Norris,
3 ‘ t£ Sheriff Ben Hill County.
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Libel for Divorce.
Mrs. Joe W. Tarver j
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ln aen Apnl
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are
bereby commanded to be and ap-
pe ar at the April Term. 1911, of
the Superior Court of Ben Hill
County as defendant in an action
° ofMrf.Joe VVLTa™
a d compHint
ver> Witness the Hon. U. V.
Whipple, Judge of the Superior
Court of said County, this 12th
day of January, 1911.
q ^ Superior ^Cniirt^Rp^TTill ,
County, Georgia.
Elkins & Wall, W. H. Horne,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
l-2tjan 2tfeb
ONE WHOLE WEEK
On FLogers* Old Stable Lot, S. Grant St.
Beginning Monday, Feb. 6th
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FEBRUARY 23d-28th, 1911.
LOW EXCURSION RATES Via
Atlanta, Birmingham Sl Atlantic Railroad
Lnexceiied Truin Service.
SEE TICKET AGENTS
W. H. LEAHY, Gen'I Pass. Agent,
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Mortgage Sale.
Georgia—Ben Hill County.
Under and by virtue of a pow¬
er of sale contained in a mort¬
gage executed by W. J. Lewis to
J. H. Dorminy on the 24th day of
September. P 1907, and recorded in
the office of the clerk of the Su-
perior Court.of Ben Hill County,
in Book one (1). Folio 317, the
undersigned will sell, at public
sale, at the court house m . said
county, during the legal hours of
sale, to the highest bidder for
cash, on the 18th day of Febru-
ary, 1911, the following property,
towit: All those certain tracts or
parads of land lying.and■ being in
asfoSws towit less', lOOacresof
]and m0 re or of lot No. 194
in the 4th district of said county,
bounded as follows: Beginning
at southeast corner; thence north
original line to fiist branch;
thence down said branch to the
middle line; thence south middle
line to original line; thence, east
to starting point. Also ninety
acres of lot of land No. 172, in
the fourth district of said county,
hounded as follows: Begmnmgat
southwest corner; thence east to
a n agreed line between H. M.
S c °e up said agreed line to
enough to make ninety acres:
thence west to original line;
thence back to starting point. The
said sale will be made by the un-
ImSsorv ?ote P °to °se?n£
which the said mortgage and
power of sale was given, which
sa | d d mortgage, note bears is even for the date princi- with
sa \
ist^im^perifyhig^for^nte^est
at 8 per cent, per annum from
date, with all costs of collection,
u 'is*
credited
w jth a payment of $368.50, on
October 1st, 1908, and with the
exception of said credit the whole
of said nc ! te and mterest is now
Hen on^ropeT^a^descrSd*
and itself embodies the power of
sale, authorizing the undersigned
to make said sale, and the said
mortgage and note were both
“^conveyance win be executed
to the purchaser by the under-
signed, as authorized in the said
mortgage.
This 18th day of January, 1911.
A ^ ^ R ^for W^J^Lewis^ «-
Elkins & Wall,
Attorneys for J. H. Dorminy.
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