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Uadeor Azt of Congress, March 18th, 1897.
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isertion. No ad taken for less than 235 c.
AN ZLIPOTITANT MEETING FOR FARMERS &
Felmmary Gth has been designated by the State Board of Ento
mobgy as the day when its speakers will be at the courthouse in
Fazgerald to address the farmers on diversified farming and the hest
=aethods 2o counteract the boll weevil. #. Lee Worsham, State [n
smondogist, A. C. Lewis, his assistant, Ira W. Williams, the expert
wotton breeder and seed grower and W, D, Hunter, specialist on mar-
Leting eonditions will bring such information as may be helpiul to
e farming community. This meetirg is one of several scheduled
2 ghe county during February by the different departments of the
state aod cach ence of them should attract large audiences. Make
ot arcangements to be at this meeting.
BAVE MONEY BY MAINTAINING GOOD ROADS
Batldang good roads and then letting them take care of themselvs
= gwor economy. More public money is wasted in just such ways
m maost of the countics, ours not excepted. Some way should be de
vased so that when a road is once built it should receive proper at
weation at regular intefvals, to keep the road in geod shape and ex
temwl @ts Bife of usefulness. We are fully aware that this cannot be
siaare with the present limited number of convicets, and to hirg free
Zxbac am addition to the conviet gang will meet with a great deal of
sjectome. Rut there is a way suggested by County Warden Frank
Tyler which appeals to us as being feasible and should have the care-
Ful comsuleration of the Board of County Comimissioners and receive
2t feast @ try-out on one or more of our leading roads until it is either
gEveen a steeess or failure and then extend it to all roads or discon
mmomee 1§ catirely. Mr. Tyler states: ;
“Swxme arrangement could be made with some large farmer liv
we abumg the road to drag his road from county line to the city limits
afrer each rarn, at such times when his teams could not be used in the
fields amel pay a reasonable sum for the upkeep of the road for one
wear. A drag could be furnished by the county and made to pay ior
#wedl im oue year. The roads would then at all times be looked after,
aud the convicts could be kept at making new roads and cover the
semty with a net work of the best roads in the state. The long neg-
St off 2 coad once built, its rapid deterioration from washouts, ete..
practicalty makes it necessary to rebuild our roads every two or three
wears, always at a very large expense of time and money and in the
mseamitirne the public fails to get the benefit of the good roads to
whiek they ace entitled. 1 believe that any farmer, with a large force
wA meales amd hends during any scason, would be glad to look after his
gart of the road for a reasonable compensation. The entire work
evmld be done nnder my supervision, and 1 would be glad to give it
‘maw best attention.”
- "WHAT'S IN A NAME?” :
A smart young man of intellect, and flashing humor keen, wrote
somte stufl and tricd to sell it to a magazine. \When the editor received
R {oew this ts just a sham!) he hastily glanced over it, and thea
fowked at the nang. “The thing IS good.” this worthy grunts, with «
trowmn apea his face, " But since the writer isn't KNOWN, it's hardly
worth the space ™
And so the author got it back, and he sadly shook his head, he
when and theve gave up all hope, for the letter read s “Dear Sir: Your
wank as excellent, is well done—up and down. . But we get all our
articles from men of some RENOWN. Now just keep up yvour work,
my boy, i the end you'll forge ahead; I'm sorry 'we can't help you
raxt, etk ®'s just as L have said. Your work is good and interesting :
» has the needed pep. But the only work that we can buy, is by
st whe have the RSP
The young man read the letter o'er and took it much to heart : he
e began w wonder, and soliloquized in part:
“Neaw i my work cannot be used "tll-] have made a Rep, how
eam |to have a chance to take the fiest long step? Would that
semme man i public life, a bosom friend of Fame, retired for a month
s sy, mught foan to me his name! I'd pay him well, and give it
Souck— bt THEN ['D hasge renown, and when 1 sent my stuff away,
Shey wenlda™d turn it down!
. ™¥¥ Reosevelt turns his head about, or Wilson tips his hat, re
poutes Bock around six decp—vea, even more, at that! But me! IV
¥ jmewp off a roof, or save a train from wreck, I wouldn't get one
Ssndied words in the “Daily Horn,” by Heck!”
@&, WON™T SOME MAN IN PUBLIC LIFE WHOSE
WOAED DOWN WITH FAME, RETIRE FOR A MONTH OR
AN EOAN TO ME HIS NAME "—Jesse F. Gelders.
Warely humane motives have prompted certain legislators to
wake-Bws protecting game in order that it may multiply fast enough
2 Be kllled off profmably. :
Labed faws often make cheap wit expensive.
Funny, the less we can buy with acdollar, the more we need
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The seasoir is almost here for the re-appearance of the men who
geedhct the end of the war “in a few months.”,.
1R o -‘~' ‘;‘ £ 3 $
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Never foet with loaded guns, dice or cigars.
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ff &t s troe that there are Japamise spies in Mexico, they will
son e exterminated by one side or the other. But if they do sur
rive, Yhey will no doubt advise the mother country to invest in more
acacefnl lands, like Europe. |
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESs. FRIDAY, JA XUARY 26 1917
John J. Hopper En
dorses the Torrens
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tand Title System
How the complete adoption of the
Torrens System of land title, registra
tion would cffect big savings - for
realty owners is told in the subjoined
article written especially for the Eve
ning Journal-by John J. Hopper, Reg
ister of New York county. At the
same time Mr. Hopper explains why
title insurance companics oppase this
system, which is so important to cv
cry property holder,
Mr. Hoppér’s articie follows:
The Torrens System is a business
man’s way of proving title. What the
“law merchant” is for negotiable in
struments, the Torrens System is for
real property titles. A single sheet of
paper forming a certificate of title.
contains the complete statement of
the condition of the title and gives the
name of the owner and the descrip
tion of the land; also the mortgages,
leases and any other emcumberances
to which the land may be subject. No
other matters, except those which are
stated on the face or ine certificate.
have any lecal effect on the title to
the land.
“The certificate of title is issued in
duplicate.. The original copy is kept
by the registrar of the county and is
used as a ledger page on which are
posted all future transactions, such as
mortgages. leases, Judgments; - etc.
The other copy. which is also an orig
inal. is kept by the owner as his evi
dence of title. The certificate of title
is transferable on the written author.
ity of the owner at the office of the
registrar. The process of transfer is
exactly similar to .the transfer of a
certificate of stock on the hooks of a
corporation, and is done as cheaply
and quickly. The whoie transaction
can be~accomplished i an hour or
less.
Cheapnzss
The total cost of a transfer by the
Torrens method. inclucing the cancel
lation of the old certificate and the
issue of a new certificate is $2. To
register a mortgage cosis $l. The
cost is not proportionaie o the value
of the land, but is simply a charge to
pay for the clerical work done in the
regisirar’s office.
Thirty years ago ine title com
panies. by co-ordinating their work
and by introducing business methods.
drove the old-fashioned individuai
title searchers out of business. This
was a hardship to the old convey
ancers, but it was a natural step in
‘the march of progress and could not
bes helped.
Today the title companies see their
lucrative busincss threatened in turn
by the new Torrens registration sys
tem, which is as far superior to their
method as the title company system
was superior to that of the old con
veyancers. The opposition of the
title companies is entirely natural,
but in the end itvmiust yield ‘to the
business demand for economy,
Under the Torrens System a title is
examined “once for all.” The process
is never repeated. The title com
panies partially adopted this principle
—they examine a title once only. On
subscquent transactions they do not
examine the title again, but rely on
the previous examination. ~ They do
not examine them over and over
again, but they charge the public ov
er and over again, jusi tire same as
though they had examined again.
Torrens System Saves Millions
The cost to real es:ate owners for
this repetition of chva.-ges amounts to
several million dollars a year in the
city of New York alone. Where an
owner now pays two or three hund
dred dollars for a transfer, he will,
under the Torrens .System, get the
same results for two or three dollars.
With a Torrens title certificate
there is no need, as a rule, for the
employment of expert counsel to find
out the condition oi -the title or to
interpret the legal meaning of docu
ments. Any intelligent layman can
read the certificate of title and de
termine the title for himself. The de
tails of the transfer are attended to
by the registrar’s oilice and the re
sponsibility for the correctness of the
transfer is assumed by the public of
ficials,
i Safety
Security of title is absolutely nec
!cssar_\'. and this is obtained in the
} highest degree by Torrens certificates.
The state or county is back of every
certificate of title. The history of the
Torrens System in Australia, Eng
land, Canada and in several American
states shows that the transfer of
property by means of Torrens certi
ficates is almost wholly free from
loss. Experience in this respect is,
remarkable. The total loss of mbst’
states and counties amounts to but
a few hundred dollars, and in many,
communities there kas been no l’gasii
at all, although the system has b@exfi
in use for several decages and the
aggregate amount of business runs
into thte thousands of millions.
Humanly speaking, of course, it is
impossibie to be absoiutely iree from
error, and to cover any loss which
may possibly occur T'n'ruugh mistake,
an assarance fund is provided. The
benefit of this fund runs not only to
the holder of the certificate, but to
any person—mortgacce, judgment
creditor or unknown heir—who by
any chance is deprived of an interest
in the land registered.
NOTICE
The A. B. and A. Railway is
VCry anxious 1o secure some ex
ceptionally fine specimens of farm
products and vegetables for dis
play at the Southeastern ILand
Show which will be held in At
lanta Feb. Ist to isth inclusive.
This display 1s being made in the
interest of the territory traversed
by the A. B. and A. Ry,, and any
person having a fine specimen of
anything of the above nature will
confer a great favor if he will de-
Jliver same to Agent of the A. B.
and A. Ry. at his station, with re
quest that same be forwarded to
the undersigned. In addition to
the specimens we would like to
have the name oi the grower and
locality in which grown, and any
other information of interest con
cerning same. W. W, Croxton
General Passenger Agent, Atlan
ta, G ded 1.
A Surplus.
“I tell you,” said the real estate
agent, “there isn’t a finer residence de
velopment on earth than this. Just
look at the wonderful scenery.”
“The scenery is all right,” replied the
man who was looking for a home
“The only trouble is there’s too much
f it Letween here and the city "—Ali?
vankoee News
Field & Garden Seed for Early Planting
Stock Biggest, Quality Best, Prices Reasonable
Consult us, We will tell you when what and how to plant !
Field Seed:
Red Valentine Beans.
Black Valentine Beans.
Stringless Green Pod Beans.
Giant Stringless Green Pod Beans.
Early Mohawk Beans.
Black Wax Beans.
Golden Wax Beans.
Egyptian Turnip Beats.
Early Acme Tomaioes.
Livingston Stone Tomato.
Livingston New Giobe Tomato.
‘ Flower Gardens
Dwarf and Climbing Nasturtium Seed.
Our seed are dependable, they grow and produce Resuits.
Denmark Drug Co.
The :Re«a% Store
Fitzgerald Hardware Company
=—————— Headquarters for =—o———x
Wire fencing, Syracuse and Wi
ard Plows--Repair parts kept in
-| stock for all our farm implements.
Bicycles and Bicycle Repairs,
Outer Casings and Inner Tubes,
. Cook Stoves and Ranges,
Fitzgerald Hardware Company
" 211-13 East Central Ave. Phone 39
ANSEL B. COOK
WAS AGQUITTED
' Albany, Ga., Jan, 25.—A verdict of
acquittal was returned in the Anscl
B. Cook case, the jury being out five
hours. The case went to the jury
about 4 o'clock yesterday afterncon
and a scaled verdits was reoirned
about 9 o’clock last night, The ver
dict wds wrecad in open -court this
morning,
Cook, who was former!y president
and cashier of the "=aird National
Bank at Fitzgerald, was indicted at
the July term of United States court
on thirteen counts charging violations
of the nationai banking laws. The
shortage from abistractions wos
claimed to be in excess of $12.000,
and a shortage was also claimed from
false entries.
The case was taken up Tuesday
morning of last week, seven days be
ing devoted to the trial. No session
of court was held last Friday. The
casc went to the jury about 4 o’clock
vesterday aiternoon, and considering
the large amount of documentary evi
dence submitted and the length of
the trial, the verdict was returned in
ft very short time.
- In a statement to a reporter of The
Herald this morning, Mr. Cook ex
pressed his great appreciation of the
many courtesies extended him by the
city. He remarked that “this is at
least one obligation T can never re
pay.” Mr. Cook’s father and grand
father were residents of Albany and
he has frequently visited here and has
a number of friends in this city.
North Carolina Peanuts.
White Spanish Peanuts.
Chinese Velvet Beans.
100-Day Velvet Beans.
Dwarf Essex Rape.
Garden Seed:
+ Ar. ook whas daiencdqg by "Petile
& Hofmayer, &f Albany, and Hal
Lavson of Adbrville. Assistant Dis
trict .;\m-z'nc;.'i‘;‘.'al!ac: Miller con
ducted. the presedution. -
A Word From Mr. Ceook
“The extreme loyalty of former as
sociates and other Fitzgerald friends,
under rather trying circumstancys,
was, of course. highly g:ratif;.'ifi}_!,‘, to
me. -“This is ene obiigation which I
can mnever repay. At this time ‘it
would be imsroper for mé to n‘:flc;‘(‘
any extendced statement. In fact, -
have alrcady received too ntuch free
publicity in connection with the un
fortunate afiair, and however disap
pointing it was, the situation is not
improved by remarks from me. I
thank vou”
KING DRAWS FINE OF $lOO
OR SIX MONTHS ON GANGC
Will King, a necgro, charged with
violating the prohibition law, in that
he was one of a pariy bringing whis
ky into the county from Florida, was
found guilty in Superior court, today,
and was given 6 months on the pang
or pay a hine of $lOO. Attorney D. E.
Grifin, in the absence of Solicitor-
General J. B. Wall and Jesse Grant
ham, represented the state. .
Court adjourned this afternoon to
reconvene Monday morning.
NOTICE
This is to dotify the subscrib
ers of the Leader-Enterprise that
the city carrier boys are authoriz
ed to accept ' payments on sub
scriptions. A receipt will be mail
ed from the office. If you do not
receive same within two days
‘please notify us.
4, The Leader-Enterprise.
Whatley’s Prolific Torn.
White Dent Corn.
Yellow *Dent Corn.
Hickory King Corn.
Snow Flzke Corn.
Livingston Perfection Tomato.
June Pink Tomato. -
Wardwell Kidney Wax Beam
Carolina Running Butter Bezan,
Henderson Dwarf Butter Bean.
Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean.
Adams’ Early Corn.
Country Gentleman Sugar Corn.
Stowells Evergreen Corn.
Black Eye-Cow Peas.