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A Reasonable Price for Cotton. It is within the power of th** cotton producer to get a reason able price for his cotton this s* a son, as The Constitution has al ready pointed out, if he will feed the market and not glut it John Bostwick,of Bostwick. Ga., one of the Btates best known farm ers,presents a plan,the observance of which he is confident would mean that farmers would receive at least 12£ cents a pound for all of this year’s crop. The 1911 cron, Mr. Bostwick points out, was made on the basis of a selling price of the spinners took the 1910 crop at an average of 14 ? and converted ev ery bale of it; no good reason ex ists, therefore, why they shouldn’t take the present crop at and make money on it. The minimum price at cents agreed upon, there is no reason why non-union farmers,merchants and bankers should not. through state conventions, endorse this action and lend all theii influence to maintain that price. In other words, put the world on notice that the south is not raising any 11 cent cotton, and the ware house receipts will carry every farmer who needs it until such time as the market will give him that price. Mr. Boetwick’s suggestion is in direct line with what the Consti tution has heretofore urged : That if the farmer hopes to get a fair and reasonable price for his pro duct, he must not glut the market with it in early monthß of the har vesting season, when, experience has too wellshown,that heavy sell" ing is the primary cause of beating down the market below a living figure. There is only one plan by which the farmer may save himself, and that is to watch the market sell when it is right, and hold back when it is depressed by heavy re ceipts or other causes. This is just what Mr. Bostwick'B plan contemplates, only he urges that it be done, insofar as is pos sible, through organized effort, which is, of course, the most ef fective method. If cotton producers will aggree upon as a minimum price and stick to it, they will get it, and that, too, comparatively early in the coming season.—Atlanta Constitution. ♦*♦♦*♦♦♦> ♦*-> ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ | LYONS HIGH SCHOOL I f —t- ♦!♦ ♦♦♦ ♦% ♦♦♦ Has been placed on the list of accredited & ♦♦♦ High Schools of the State. 1 v *♦,* A competent and experienced Faculty for & $ each Departnifnt, including Music and % | gloeutioH, £ ❖ .. X »j» | Fall Term Begins Sept. 4th, 1911. X J For Catalogue or further information, apply to R. M. MONTS, Principal, j* Or, W, C- OLJVER, Sec, and Treas. of Trustees. 1 I Dressed LuraToer. | | lam opening up a Lumber Yard in Yidalia, and J I will be prepared to fill promptly all J | orders for any amount of the ♦ t following dressed lumber t j in All Grades : I i Weatherboarding, Flooring, Ceiling, j | Boxing, Shingles, Lath. Brick. Lime. J I Special prices on car lots. } ♦ Inquiries answered promptly. t t Call on Mr. Graham, at Bank of Vidalia. 1 ! J. Frank Darby, j : VIDALIA GA. j T ' T v T T Y TTTTTT ™" T T ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ i Around The State Tour. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 22.—Anto mobilists and good road promoters all ovt-r Georgia will be interested m t lie announcement that the Automobile Club of America, hav ing headquarters i:i New York City, ha 9 asked the Savannah Au tomobile Club to designate “an ideal tour of Georgia.” The mem bers of ths club desire to make a tour of the state and the idea in asking for the ideal tour is to publish the information in their Club Journal so that members may use it as a guide in touring the state Naturally there will be a scramble for recogni ion by the various Georgia towns and cities, as thi6 touring route will not only be used this Fall, when many of the autoiets will be in Georgia at tending the Grand Prize and Van derbilt Cup races at Savannah, but in the future as well. Chair man F. C Battey of the Road Committee of the Savannah Au tomobile Club has taken the mat ter in hand and will shortly send the desired information. Mr. Bat tey’e idea of the trip is to have it start at Savannah and go to Au gusta via Springfield and Sylvan ia, thence to Atlanta, Macon Mil ledgeville and back to Savannah via Sandersville, Louisville Waynesboro and Statesboro. Mr. Battey is also busy on a route across the state from Columbus to Savannah. With the exception of Houston, Pulaski, Schley,Mari on and Dooley counties, all of the counties through which the route is projected are envincing inter est. A number of the counties have constructed new roads and old roads have been improved by pri vate subscription. The greatest ac tivity is being 3hown in Toombs, Chattahoochee,Emanuel, Laurens, Johnson and Bulloch counties. Georgia has 290,499 improved farms with an improved acreage of 12,264,000. The average acre age per farm in this State is 93. The average value of the farm lands is $18.74 per acre—includ building is $16.78 The solons passed a law for the protection of one of the most no torious chicken thieves in this sec tion —the fox. Really, now, did they mean it, or was it a little “joker.”—Ex. T < K LYONS PROGRESS, AUGUST 25, 1911. EXTRAORDINARY ANNOUNCEMENT! * 'm € g Our Buyer is now in the markets and he is finding things that will inter est every customer* He is studying the styles and shipping to us NEW LINES EVERY DAY, To make room for these new goods we must close out our stock on hand. We have BARGAINS offer and we invite you to come and see for yourself. You can almost name OUR OWN PRICE incur ore now and take the goods. It will pay YOU to call at the LYONS BARGAIN STORE, SIMON LEVIN, Manager. i j Shoes of Quality Made to Wear j | We are Exclusive Agents for | ♦ the Celebrated J MADE FOR. VS BY ♦ ’ Peters Shoe Co. T j Peters’ Shoes T ♦ ‘japMgy MEN AND WOMEN, I ▼ Z2SS2S2ESESSESS2SS2S 4* ♦ ~ , , . , , -Peters Shoe Co. £ + They are not so high in price but they "11 £ t are MADE OF SOLID LEATHER X t give good service and they are stylish. + 4 In fact they are the best value in Shoes ' X ♦ on the local market* ♦ i Ask the lady or gentleman who have worn a PETERS SHOE J I and they will tell you* 4 Dry Goods, Notions, Farm Supplies, Clothing and Groceries. Everything new and fresh and 4. 4 our prices are made so that we get only a living proft. We ask a share of trade. X ! R. W. Lilliott & Bro., t t £ Successors to ODOM & COURSEY. 4