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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, iqoj. MomSIf MULE. ' >j, of These Brands Last Fiscal Year Amount to Over Six Million Pounds. For a limited time, we offer for prompt shipment from our stock, the benefit of the ducements that influenced us to make this purcnase before the factory’s recently ad= vanced prices were effective. MERRITT & CO., Successors to T. E. Merritt. -.4444444444-444444444444444444444444444444444.4.444444 ! HAWKINSVILLE! I I- —■ -- rn I 4 Pulaski County’s Capital—Its Commercial, In- $ - tcliectual and Moral Stability — Its Excellent t ♦ Rail and Water Transportation Facilities, t ♦ Splendid Schools and Magnificent AKricul- t 4 tural Territory and its Important Industrial X J Enterprises. 4 •44444444444444444 4444444444*4444444444444444444444444. HAWKINRVI1XE, flu., Nov. II.— Il.iwklnrvlllr l« on. of Ih. ■uhat.nll.i unc| progressiva cities of Mouth Geor gia, and the moat Important town be tween Mi\< on mill lirunawlrk. Ita com- i merclal Importance la considerable and Its moral and Intelllcctural status la of blah rating. Few towns In Ihe suit can bonat of n cltfoenshlp more pro gressive and hlghmlnried. Ihe business and professional men are people of eoltd Integrity and enterprlae, who neglect no opportunity to proniottf the up building of Hawkinsville and the gen eral advancement and betterment of ih* community. Hawklnavllle Is an old town as the age of a place la considered In this country, yet It Is today a city of mod em home and business structures, of tip to date Improvement^ and facul ties and an Intelligent, progressive lie. I sen ship. Its history dates back to the prosperous years before the civil war. and ta Identified with Important events that transpired In ante-belllum and re- conaUuetton times, na U was In those days the moat Important center In a large scope of country south of Macon It waa the head of navigation on the Oemulgee river which made It a point of much Importance before the days of railroads. Its trading territory covered ' a doien reunites, from which cotton, wool and other produce were brought by wagon nnd exchanged for the ne cessaries of life. Many thousand bales of cotton were shipped by boat tc Sa vannah before the railroad reached tha town. At the close of the war there waa an accumulation ft 50.000 bales of cotton In the warehouses of Haw klnstlUe. When It la remembered that comparatively little cotton waa ra In tha country during the four yean ot war. this accumulation wiU give an SUMMER SICKNESS Idea of what the cotton shipments were before the railroad was completed The steamboats on the river after the close of the war could not move cot ton fast enough nnd thousands of bale# were shipped to the const In large flats, or cotton boxes, ss they were called, which were drifted down the river, ateered by oars like a raft. Hteamhonttng In those days on the Oemulgee was a profitable bualneas. but U declined rapidly after the build ing of the railroad. Hawklnavllle ta attll head of naviga tion for steamers and small hoatJ run tn points 50 miles below, doing a local business, carrying merchant!!*# from the wholesale houses of HawklnevUle merchants along the Oemulgee. and bringing up cotton and other produce. Including naval stores, staves, etc. There are half a dosen wholesale houses tn Hawklnavllle which sell mer chandise to the country merchants throughout this section. For a period of 20 year* after the war Hawklnavllle had probably tha largest trade of any Interior town In tha state of twice Ita population nnd a great deal of capital waa accumula ted. Unfortunately for the town, this accumulation of wealth was not In vested there and used for the upbuild ing of the Pleoe. After the budding of the Georgia Southern and Florid Railroad, which* to « certain extent, bottled up Hawklnavllle for a tinv some of the strongest merchants tn the place, became rattled, or discouraged ml tbs Injured prospects of their town and transfered their business lo Ms con, Savannah, Amerlcus and other cities. If only two or three had dl- I verted thetr capital to other places. Hawklnavllle could have flood the loss without feeUng It. but merchant after merchant withdrew their capital. In vesting It In other centers o mere# In the wholesale trade, banking and manufacturing business. This tre mendous loss of capital would have staggered many towns and put them In the background, but Hawhtnsvllle bore the misfortune with complacency, the patriotic progressive clttsene did not give up. or loee hope and by reason of ( tts substantial cordttIon financially and 1 Its splendid advantages and resources, the town not only held Its own but continued to grow during the period It appeered to be bottled up. The days of large trading territories for towns In South Georgia are past. Under the old system a town’s prospect considered doubtful unless It had a dosen which to else *o support s town. The situation ta altogether different under the present era of splendid de velopment In all lines, the building of two or three tn nearly every the growth of the progressive establishment of industrial agricultural devei nt a rate never before known In this section, and the rapid Increase In popu lation of the country, changes the methods of building towns and reduces the extent of the trading territory. While Hawklnavllle suffered tempo- rurlaly from loss of territory and had a set back tn Its rapid growth. It Is only what other old towns In South Georgia hud to go through nnd It still has a magnificent agricultural tarrltory. Magnificent Agricultural Section. As a healthy and productive farm ing section, the territory contiguous to Hawklnavllle la unsurpassed In the entire wlregmss belt. For variety of soil, profusion of products nnd salu brious climate. It 1* n section gener ously blessed by nature. The farmers »re as prosperous na any section of Georgia. They raise their own sup plies, ns a general thing, making cot ton as a surplus erop, which accounts for their prosperity. They are thrifty and progressive In their methods of farming, and no people tn the country live better, nnd they are citizen* of Intelligence and moral stability. In Pulaski county the average farmer makes to the plow about fifteen bales of cotton, besides corn, meat, hay, peanuts, sugut cane and potatoes In plenty to supply him a year. This la good farming, and every farmer who follows this method will make money and prosper, even If cotton goes down to B or I, cents. It Is the only safa and system of farming. Of course, when farming la carried on according to the Intensive system a much greater yield Is obtained. Many farmers hi Pulaski make thirty to for ty bushels of corn to the acre and twenty hales of cotton to the plow on well Improved plan tat Inna. Wheat, also, do*a well tn this section. Fins Horticultural Lands. In the territory contiguous to Haw- klnsvtU* the toll ta unsurpassed for horticultural products. In the neigh borhood of the city there are na fine vineyards aa any country affords and nearly every variety of fruit grows luxuriantly, especially peaches, which grow to perfection. Hawktnavllle'a territory extends beyond the vrlregrass border, taking In a portion of Hous ton county, the soil and climate of which has already been demonstrated to be unexcelled for peaches and other fruits, as some of the largest and finest peach orchards tn tha world READ THIS Dr. E. W. H.U, 8t. Lout*. U.-Dnr Sir: On* bolt!* of your Tnu Won- d.r, Hull'* amt DUkov.it. ha. cum) mo of kidney trouble, and tom, bark, and I can cheerfully recommend It. Youra truly, JACK MOORE. Merchant A TEXAS WONDER One small bottle of the Texsa Won der. Hall's Great Discovery, cures all kidney and bladder trouble*, remove* gravel .cures lame backs, rheumatism and all Irregularities of the kidneys and bladder In both men and women, regulates bladder trouble In children. If not sold by your druggist. It will be sent by mall on receipt of ft. One small bottle Is two months* treatment and seldom falls to perfect a Dr. E. W. Han. Role Manufacturer. P. O. Box 525. St. Louts. Mo, Send for testimonial. Sold by all druggists and 1L J. Lamar A Co. Macon. G> are In this sectlbn. the fruit from which is shipped in carload lotfl to the big Northern and Western centers of population, puttlrig more money In circulation during the fruit season than the cotton crop of that section. Fruit raining In a profitable Industry and owing to the superior quality of the fruit, especially peaches, produced In this section of Georgia, It will al ways command fair prices In the large cities of the country. Mnny varieties of fruit are grown In this part of the state. It Is also n good section for iff I kind# of vegeta bles. truck fnrmlng Is profitable, and the finest strawberries can be raised. Splendid Stock Raising Section. Pulnakl county Is a section excel lently adapted to cattle, sheep nnd hog raising. According to the estimate of a well informed nnd prosperous plnnter of this county cattle can be raised here nt a good profit, as beef cattle can be fattened at lea# expense than In many parts ot the country where beef Is raised for market. The same may be antd of sheep, goats and hogs. For age for such stock can be very cheaply produced, and on the cotton lands of the Oemulgee river there Is splendid pasturage for both cattle and hogs. By fencing the river swamps, cane, palmetto, ate., will grow* luxuriously, affording line pasturage for winter or summer, and the mast from a variety of oak.furnish abundant feed for hogs. A variety of forage for- cattle. In cluding the velvet bean, can be pro duced here at comparatively little cost, making the raising of beef for market a very profitable Industry. Hawkinsville aa a Wholesale and Re tail Market. By reason or Its unexcelled railway and water transportation facilities, being tha head of navigation on the Oemulgee, and a railroad center of no mean Importance, which gives the town unusually low freight rates to all sect Iona of the country. Hawklnavllle can sell goods as low aa any city In Georgia, making It the best market town In this part of the state for the sale of farm supplies and other merchandise. And owing to Ua ex cellent facilities for handling cotton, two large compresses and water com petition which gives low rates to the seaboard and other points, Hawkins- vtlle la one of the beat cotton masketa tn the Interior of Georgia. It la equally good for other farm products, which ffnd ready sale here at the highest market price* The merchants of the city are pro gressive business men. doing bualneas on honorable and liberal line# and car rying large stocks of merchandise. They have up-to-date stores, which make# it unnecessary for the people of the city and surrounding country to send their money away from home for the necessaries or luxuries of life. Hawklnavllle I* a town of consider able wealth. The merchants and bankers have ample capital to do the business of the territory and to ac commodate the farmers and country merchants when they need assistance. Magnificent Advantages and Resources for a Manufacturing Center. Few localities In the South present ■uch substantial advantages and abundant resource* for a manufactur ing center aa Hawklnavllle. In the ffrat pia<e. *t n ce the u*e of artesian water, the community Is exceedingly healthy, and climatR conditions nre such that Indoor and outdoor work **n be carried on every day In the Faar. The Oemulgee river and the three railroads furnish transportation In nearly every direction, traversing a territory exceedingly rich In a va riety of raw material. For the manu facture of all kinds of hard wood, cy press, gum, poplar and pine products, such as furniture, handles for Im plements, barrels, woodenware, bug gies, wagons, railway cars. sash, doors, blinds, etc., the location la moat fa vorable as the material la easily and cheaply obtained nnd the ratea of transportation to all sections are as low ns from any point In the country. Other conditions contribute to the advantage# of Hawklnavllle aa a man ufacturing center. The business nnd professional men nnd capitalists are. ns a class, public-spirited and liberal- mined. and they substantially encour age every enterprise Inaugurated In the city. Hawkinsville'e Industrial and Commer cial Importance. Hawklnavllle has about 100. business enterprises of various kinds, including some of the hugest general stores In the state south of Macon and half a dosen wholesale houses. The trade of the town Is large, extending down the river fifty miles and In other direction* through a rich and prosperous agricul tural section. The cotton receipts this season, al ready amount to about 15.000 bales coming In by wagon to the warehouses, not figuring the shipments by rail to the compresses. . amounting to 15,000 bales annually. The cotton trade alone of the city nmouhta to over three- quarters of a million dollars* to aay nothing of large amount* of other pro duce marketed tn the town. Naval aforcs. lumber, staves, shin gles. etc., are brought her# by boat and rail and shipped tp all points In the country. There are eight or ten manufacturing enterprises In Hawkfns- vtlle, giving employment to several hundred people. Including a large cot ton factory. Ice factory, brick works, cotton seed oil mills, bottling works, shingle mill and variety works. Cotton goods, cotton seed product*, shingles and finished lumber are ship ped from the city to all part* of the country. The Hawklnavllle and Florid* rail road will erect large railroad shop* here which will furnish employment to a considerable number of skilled me chanics and laborers. The city ha* an up to date electric light plant furnishing first class light for all part* of the town. A modern water works system ha* juat been completed at a coat of 140.- 000. The water supply la obtained from artesian well* furnishing an In exhaustible supply, and the sewerage system Just completed Insures excel lent sanitary conditions. The storage system Is used and for fire protection there Is direct pressure from the pump ing station. Hawklnavllle has two cotton com presses which handle the 10.000 bales of cotton received by the city by rati, steamboat* and wagon. There are two steamboat lines ply ing the Oemulgee river with headquar ters at Hawklnavllle. These boats bring to the city, from down tha river, cotton, naval stores, staves, lumber, eta. and carry back merchandise sold by the merchants of Hawkinsville to merchants and others along the river. Good Roads and Public Schools. Pulaski county has adopted the new road law and Is building flest class highways ua rapidly os practicable In all parts of the country. Some good roads have been completed and work under competent management is pro gressing on others. The county has a progressive public school system which has been built up to a high standard of efficiency. Competent teachers and comfortable school houses are provid ed in every neighborhood. Hawkinsville Public School. Hawkinsville h'gh school Is the pride of the city and one of the model schools of South Georgia. The town has a public school system supported by mu nicipal appropriation, supplemented by Its pro rata share of the general school fund, which provides for a longer school term than ordinary public schools have. The school building Ih a model brick structure costing 115,000 and provided with all the modern improvements. The architecture Is up to date and the rooms were constructed on sanitary lines, with a view of protecting the health and comfort of the pupils. Prof. T. G. Polhlll Is the superinten dent and the corps of asslatanta an efficient one. their work Is of a high grade and graduates of the school can enter the sophomore class of the stan dard colleges. This institution well deserves the splendid support It receives from the progressive citizens of Hawkinsville. Splendid Transportation Facilities, Steamboats and Railroads. v It has already been stated tn this ar ticle that Hawklnavllle haa transpor tation faculties that are unsurpassed by any town In wlregross Georgia, south of Macon, and that It enjoys ex tra low rates of freight to all Important points. The Oemulgee river Is navigable for steamers carrying 500 bales of cotton, throughout the year, which adds large* ly to the commerce of the town, and this business promises to grow and become an Important Induatry aa man ufacturing enterprises In the town In rease and the country along the river develops. Hawkinsville has three railroads— the Southern. Wrlghtavllle and Ten- niUe. and Hawklnavllle and Florida, and Is the terminus of the two latter. The Wrlghtsvllle and Tennllle runs northeast through Dublin and Wrights* vllle to Tennllle where it connects with the Central of Georgia. The Hawkins, vllle and Florida rune south terminat ing at prezent at Worth on the Geor gia Southern and Florida, but will be extended further south. This road Is a Hawkinsville enterprise projected and largely constructed by Hawkinsville capitalist* All these roards traverse magnificent agricultural sections which sre yet but partially developed. The great Southern which enters Hawkins vllle by a branch road from Cochran, gives the city connections to nearly every part of the country and It la very probable that still another road will enter the town from the west at no dis tant day, giving It still better tranx portatlon facilities. Why Hawkinsville Grows. Hawkinsville ha* a population of 2.550 or 2,000. During the past half decade It has grown and improved faster than In any similar period In Its previous history. In population, enter prise and trade. After losing so much trading territory by the building of the G. S. and F. and the 8. A. L. railroads the progressive business men and cap. Italist* of Hawkinsville real's**! that something bad to be dona for the up building of the town, and they got, to gather, uniting their energies and their moneys, laid aside personal differences and Individual opinions pulled togeth er on liberal, broadminded,'progressive lines In formulating and carrying out public plans and policies, and two rail roads and a number of manufacturing industries and business enterprises was the splendid result of their united ef forts Where a town 1ms inch a liberal minded. publlc-splrlted citizenship there la no danger of Its declining or standing still—It Is bound to grow and Improve. Following are short sketches of busi ness and professional men who are al ways ready to give their best efforts and their means for the advancement of their town and general betterment of the community: Fountain 4. Handley, Warehousemen. The above Is a new firm composed #f A. T. Fountain and J. C. Hendley. They do a general warehouse business, store and sell cotton, handle fertilisers, horses and mules. Both are alio form ers and Mr. Fountain owns the Foun tain water mill, built by his grandfath er in 1525. B. 4 B. Coca-Cola Bottling Works. This concern bottles coca-cola and other soft drinks, has an up to date es tablishment and supplies the trade of the city and surrounding country. N. Buff and T. H. Bennett are the pro prietors. They started four years ago with three cnaes and their business hns grown to 2.000 case* At the start they had no capital, but they have prosper ed and now have ample capital for the enterprise. Lsthrop Cotton Oil Company. The Lathrop Cotton Oil Company manufactures all kinds of cotton seed products and high grade fertilizers, which nre shipped to all sections of the country. It fa one of the largest In dustries of the kind in this section of the state. James H. Taylor Is the president of the company. Boyer 4 Co„ Wholesale Grocers. Boyer 4 Co. are the leading whole sale grocers of Hawkinsville. They do a general wholesale grocery busi ness and the business has gradually expanded under the management of F. S. Boyer, who came here from San- deravllle and succeeded the Watson & Lewis Company. Taylor's Cafe. Taylor's Cafe, J.’ Robert Taylor pro prietor. is an up-to-date establish ment. furnishing all the delicacies and substantial* found In a first-class res taurant-fish, oysters and game In season. Everything the market af fords. Meals at all hour* L. A. King, Jeweler. L. A. King is one of the leading Jewelers In the city, carries a large stock and runs a first-class Jewelry ntore.i repairing, etc. Watch Inspector for Southern and H. and F. railway* Succeeded his father In bualness four years ago and has built up a fine trade. 0. Miller, Jeweler and Musical Instru ments. O. Mnier is proprietor of a first- class Jewelry, musical Instrument and stationery store, carries a fine stock In there line* Including stationery and magazines, and does Jewelry and watch repairing wprk. He came to Georgia from Missouri and opened bus iness here four years ago. S. A. Way, Furniture. S. A. Way Is proprietor of ihe largest furniture store, keeps all kind* of household furniture, stoves, carpets, etc*, and undertiikera* supplies. He hss an up-to-date estabtahment and extensive trade. Continued on page three.