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Official Organ Ben Hiil County,
Greater Development on Short Route
Than on the Long -
€ol. M. M. Allison, '
- President Dixie Highway Commission.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Dear Sir: You have had brought to your attention a number of
reasons why the short route from Macon via Hawkinsville, Fitzgerald,
Wayecross and Folkston should be preferred to the long route from Ma
con via Milledgeville, Waynesboro, Savannah to Jacksonville, Fla.
The writer wishes, as briefly as possible, to present an agricultural
view of the situation as it relates to the eastern branch of the Dixie
Highway.
This is worthy of consideration; for the slogans “Back .to the Coun
try” and “Country Development First in Importance” have been worn
threadbare almost in the past half decade.
" It remains that country development is a subject worthy of the best
thought and the well considered efforts of all who are desirous to note
thgrefurn of genuine prosperity—prosperity that shall cover the entire
~country.
There is much more, in a great public highway, to the rural section
of a given territory than to the urban section. At the same time, the
latter can not be indifferent to the nece sities and requirements of the
rural districtal though such indifference be in the seeming only.
A highway, like the world-famed Dixie, is in the nature of a civiliz
ing and development agency, just as the great iron-highways proved
themselves to be. Inlecating any portion or branch of such highway.
an eye should be kept on the fact that that route should be chosen that
is most direct, the shortest and most desirable between two given points.
Consideration ought to be given to the character of the territory;
through which it is proposed to be run; particularly, should attention be
%iven to the productivity of such territory.
? In addition, consideration should be given to the question as to the
extent to which such highway will attract to itself good roads from the
outlying territory—especially the territory within 15 “miles of such high
way on the right and on the left hand of the same. .
This is true because it will accurately measure the degree of success
to which the highway shall attain.
It is true that, in the selection of a great interstate thoroughfare, the
safety, comfort and pleasure of tourists should be accorded due con
sideration, but, primarily, the leading thought should be the development
of the country-side—bringing it out of itself in the matter of isolation
which is inseparable from sparse settlements, and diffusing an influence
that will mean more and brighter country homes, more and better school ;
houses and churches, more of the social in country life—an awakening }
that shall beget in the country people a determination that noticeable]
improvement, along all lines, shall mark the establishment of a highway|
such as the Dixie. ‘
By all means, let the tourists come and welcome. We shall be
glad to greet them and assist them in having a royal time, but we are in
viting home-seekers. They will come and help us make this whole sec
tion blossom as the rose.
With Macon as the initial point, two routes are under considera
tion as the eastern branch of the Dixie Highway to Jacksonville, Fla.
The short route, Macon-Hawkinsville-Fitzgerald, Waycross-
Folkston, traverses nine counties. The Macon-Milledgeville-Waynes
boro, Savannah route traverses thirteen counties.
Let us look mto the productivity of the sections of country
through which the two competing routes, respectively run as indi
cated on tk ¢ map.
The facts, and they are facts, if given in detail would be exceed-
ovely € Woods lor OKIITS, Waists, dll I'ESSes:
THE new Voiles, Cords, Organdies and Batiste for Dresses and Waists--The new all white checks and Matlaisse’ effects-- A wonderful white
family starting at 10c and ranging to 85c¢ yard. - - : J 0
THE NEW GINGHAN and PERCALE--The standard fast color kinds--celebrated makes, such as Renfrew, Amoskeag, Bates in Gingham, Pun- ¢
jab and Lucerne in Percale--Colors just the same fast kind as usual and no increase in price--We prepared for this situation months ago and - i
so there will be no increase in price on account of the present critical situation in procuring dyed materials--Prices range from:10 to 50c¢. . g
THE NEW COLOR-FAST FIBRE SQUARES and LINOLEUM"about time to plan for the freshening up of the home--Thése new color
fast Linen fibre Room squares come in fine patterns-They are water and sun fast at $7.50 for 9x12 size and LINOLEUM in pretty patterns for Dining Room, Hall and
Bath Room iu 2 yard wide kind at $1 to $1.75 for running yard.
EW SLIPPERS FROM GROVER
The Comfort Shoe - in Oxfords, one and two straps and common sense -- patent
‘ or plain kid, $2.50 to $5.00. .
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
FITZSERALD, BEN HILIL COUNTY, GECRGIA, JAN. 31, 1916.
ingly interesting for they carry a wongerful story and authorize com
parisons #hat would surprise even the average well-intormed reader.
I‘he.writser will be content if he can so present a number of strik
ing facts, drawn from the figures in detail, that they will interest and
favorably impress you and your honorable associates on the Dixie
Highway commission. :
First, as to the qhesti’on & growth; for it can not be overlooked
in paming the eastern branch now in question:
During the decade 1900-10 the wine short route counties increas
ed in pgpulation 35,141; the thirteen long route counties increased
13,326. _ |
The per centum of increase of the nine short route coumnties was
32.6; that of the thirteen long route counties 3.6.
CORN ‘ »
The nine short route counties produced in 1914 an average per
county of 412,777 bushels of corn; the thirteen long route counties
produced in 1914 an average per county of 374,615 bushels of corn.
The nine short route counties made a larger yield of corn per
acre than the thirteen long route counties. ;
The nine short route counties produced 42,1 per cent of the corn
of the twenty-two counties.
OATS
The nine short route counties produced in 1914 220,000 bushels
of oats more than the thirteen long route counties.
The nine short route counties produced in 1914 41.5 per cent of
all of the hay of the twenty-two counties. .
The vine short route counties produced 41.4 per centof all the
cotton of the twenty-two counties.
The nine shoit route counties produced in 1914 46.8 per cent of
all the sweet potatoes of the twenty-two counties.
| LIVESTOCK
| The nine short route counties own 45.6 per cent of all the milch
cows in the twenty-two counties,
The nine short route counties own 7,200 other cattle more than
the thirteen long route counties.
The nine short route counties own 48.7 per cent of all the swine
in the twenty-two counties.
POULTRY AND EGGS
The nine counties have an average of 46,200 head of poultry; the
thirteen counties an average of 41,488 head of poultry. ; Gy
The average value.of the poultry, per tounty, inthe nide coun
ties, is $19,442; in the thirteen counties, $17,121.
In the nine counties, the average production of eggs, per county
a year, is 130,867 dozen; in the thirteen counties, 119,626 dozen.
It is an almost unbelievable fact that the farm value of the poul
try and eggs in the nine counties is equal to the farm value of the en
tire oat crop, 1914, of the thirteen counties and many dollars more.
The foregoing agricultural facts relate to the counties through
which the highway runs directly. slf vou should reach out to the
tributary territory, on the right and on the left hand, you would find
in the short route section, 15 miles on either side of the entire line, a
country rich in all those things that should command your earnest at
tention and should control in the selection of the eastern branch of the
Dixie Highway, A
The writer begs that you will regard the foregoing facts as sup
plementary to the masterful arguments which have been made to vou
by distinguished gentlemen who feel a protound interest in the sub
ject under diseussion. They have argued unanswerably in favor of
the short route which is in most excellent condition.
Martin V. Calvin,
Secretary Waycross Chamber of Commerce.
Jack Mayes Gets His Auto
With all the removable parts re
moved, Mr. J. H. Mayes secured his
Ford which was stolen from his pro
mises Wednesday night. The ad
appeared in the L-E. at 4:30 p. m
THRICE-A-WEEK
Friday and by six o'clock Mr. Mayes
was notified that he could find his
car on the Lynnwood road near Mr.
Stotsberry, where that Gentleman
had found it in the swamp, stripped
off all its castings, inner tubes and
gas tank.
EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY
14 K Bowen, Pres. ONE PRICE to EVERYBODY
BASE BALL MEETING
WILLBE HELD TO-NIGHT
A mass meeting of base ball fans
iscalled for to-night at..the.City.
Hall to complete armangements for
a permanent organization for the
season’s sporting events. .
Directors A. H. Thurmond, G. E.
Davis, L. L. Griner, D. B. Nicholson
and D. W. M. Whitly will have
their report ready for the action
of the meéting. lltis propased to
organize a stock company with
sufficient capital to assure the fi
nances of the team and to build a
permanent Grand stand at the ball
park, besides other needed im
provements at the park. All lov
ors of the game are invited to be
at the meeting and are urged to
give the ball corporation their finan
cial support.
Helen E. Lobingier
The remains of Mrs. Helen E.
Lobingier, who passed away at the
home of her grand daughter Mrs.
Wagner at Jacksonville Fla. Fri
day morning, arrived in the city
Saturday night and were carried to
her former home on N. Main Str.
where funeral services will be held
at Bp. m. Rev. E. G. Orahood offici
ating. The remains will be laid to
rest Tuesday morning in Evergreen
cemetery. :
I LEND FARMERS MONEY
© and 10 years best
terms. J. E. TURNER,
Exchange National Bank.
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Parent Teachers Association
A Parent Teacher’s Association
will be organized at the First Ward
School building on Tuesday even
ing at 4 o’clock. Every mother
from every part of town who has
a child below the Junior High
School is urged to come out and
have a part in it. Two departments
will be formed, the Primary and
Intermediate or. Grammar Sections
Later the patrons of the High
School will be asked to organize
also, but the Tuesday meeting wil
be the beginning of what we hope
will grow into a lerge interest in
our Community. Mrs, J, E. An
drews who is familiar with the
work of the Mothers Congress
will act as chairman at this meet
ing and explain the purpose and
the ad?ntages of such an organiza
tion wHich has also the hearty co
operation of Dr. Ford, Superin.
tendent ot Schools.
- Monday
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI. NO. 13
OR. W. A. ALLEN FOUND
GUILTY; ONE YEAR TERM
).
CONVICTED OF ANTI-NARCOT
I€ ACT—JURY OUT TEN
i MINUTES... . ..
ATLANTA, GA. January 30~
Dr. W. A. Allen, who was arraigned
in the federal court Friday for too
promiscuous prescriptions of mor
phine in violation of the anti-narcotic
act,, was found guilty by a jury Sat
urday morning after ten minutes de
liberation. Judge Newman sentenced
Allen to a year in the penitentiary.
He akmost fainted when the verdict
was read, and his daughters gathered
round him in court and wept. He pro
tested his innocence. The govern
ment produced a list of prescriptions
which Allen had written for a small
number of “patients” during the
month He was held in Jail awaiting
trial. These prescriptions showed an
aggregate of 18,000 doses of drugs,
The government also charged that
during the first ten days of January
Allen wrote 200 prescriptions for
drugs, and that often he used fictii
tious names. Some of his patients
testified.
There were two counts in the indict
ment, one charging that as a practic
ing physician he had failed to register
This count was abandoned by the gov
ernment, and he was found guilty on
the second count, which charged that
he aided and abetted persons in pro
curing drugs in violation of the anti
drug act.
Woman’s Club Meeting
The open meeting of the Wo
man’s Club on Wednesday, Feb. 9
at 3 o’clock 1s of special interest
as they will have an address on
“Home Economics” by Mrs. Parks
State chairman and possibly some
other Federation officers as guests,
while a free and urgent invitation
is extended to'all ladies of our
countv who are interested, as well
as to the Woman’s Club of Ocilla
to our teachers and the Domestie
Science classes of our Schools,
This meeting will oe held in the
Carnegie Auditorium and musie
will be an attractive feature,
NOTICE TQ MEMBERS
The assessment of 25¢ per mem»u 'V
ber should be paid to Mrs, E. J.
Dorminey at your earliest con
venience, this is to defray our
lecturer’s expenses.
I WRITE PIRE INSUR
ANCE
in old, strong compa
nies, I don't risk
young companies. . .
J. E. TURNER, &t
Exchange National Bank
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