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THE VIP ALIA ADVANCE
N. C. NAPIER, Editor and Publisher.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. 1921.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
First impressions go h long way, and a town
should strive to make a good impression on the
stranger just as much as the individual.
The citizen of Vidalia who comes into the city
on a homeward hound train can see many things
that can he improved on, and which if done would
make a much better impression on the stranger.
For one thing, our manufacturing enterprises
should have large signs visible from the railroads,
giving the name of the plant and some facts about
its products. No one going through \ idalia and,
having these signs hitting him between the eyes
but would reah'ze that this was a good town be
cause of the manufacturing pLants it had.
Just as soon as times get normal, the people
of Vidalia should engage in a paint-up campaign.
There are scores and scores of residences in Vi
dalia that need a coat of paint, and many a busi
ness house with a little repair work, or a new sign,
or the expenditure of a little money in paint, would
present a far better appearance than it does now.
Vidalia can be a good-sized city, if the people
of Vidalia want it. But we have got to do our
part, and if'we are going to attract strangers here
we must make our town look prosperous and at
tractive. And a fetv attractive homes and a smal 1
number of handsome business buildings are not
enough ; the impression a town makes is the com
posite impression of the streets, homes and busi
ness buildings. The humble home, if painted and
•well kept, can advertise the town quite as much
as the ornate mansion.
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KEEP IT UP.
Vidalia’s Fourth of July celebration was, in
the main, a pleasing and successful event, and we
think the great majority of our friends and visitors
enjoyed the day with us. We should resolve now
to make it an annual event, profiting by our expe
rience this year to make next year’s celebration
better from every standpoint.
The Fourth of July is about the only holiday
that the people of the rural sections observe, and
it is fitting that our town should each year cele
brate this day in proper style and prepare a pro
gram of amusements for the pleasure of our friends
in this section.
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BERRIES.
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A few progressive farmers fn this section have
found dewberries very profitable. Dr. John M.
Meadows, one of our progressive farmers, believes
the Himalaya berry can also be grown with prifit
in this section. This spring he marketed two
crates and received practically as good prices as he
did for dewberries.
Strawberries ought ?dso to he profitable in
South Georgia. One county in Tennessee shipped
this year 234 cars of strawberries, the berries sell
ing on an average of $4.26 a crate, and the farm
ers receiving $3.20 net a crate. The South Geor
gia crop would come in a little later than the Flor
ida crop and ahead of the Carolina and Tennessee
crop,
COFFINS and CASKETS
Day Phone 82 At Reasonable Prices Night Phone 220
FUNERAL, DIRECTORS
HEARSE OR EMBALMER FURNISHED IF WANTED
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THE GEORGIA & FLORIDA.
Friends of the Georgia & Florida—and they are num
bered by the thousands —will congratulate the officials of
this splendid road on the successful completion of its
great financing plan which will enable it to begin to ex
pand in the manner that has been contemplated for the
past several years Tapping one of the finest sections of
Georgia, this road runs from Augusta through the heart
of South Georgia, and then on to Madison, Fla., where
it is within a short distance of the gulf coast. That it
will be completed through to the gulf within the next few
years is self evident, for a proper development of the
road can only come by having a port outlet. At Augusta
it has a great northern terminus where it has splendid
connections in every direction, hut at Madison it needs
a better outlet than it has now.
The Georgia & Florida has never had a chance to
g*et on its feet. It has been beset by troubles all of its
days. Let us hope that there is before it a period of op
. portunity, good business and prosperity. The road tra
verses a splendid country. There is every reason why it
should become eventually a good railroad property. Just
now the Georgia & Florida has an opportunity of coming
to the front. All roads have been reduced to bedrock.
All have problems to solve. It has been one of the first
to meet the problem of reducing the cost of operation.
It is one of the first to arrange for money with which to
tide over the period of “reconstruction.”
And no tribute to the G. & F. could be written and
omit the great work of two in its behalf. There have
been many splendid men to wprk for it in the past, but
we are speaking of the past few years. One of them is
Mr. W. H. Barrett, of Barrett & Hull, general counsel,
who by his splendid ability, perseverance and unfailing
energy, has done so much toward making it possible for
the G. & F. to attain success in its gigantic plan of fi
nancing.
The ofher is Mr. Dixon F. Kirkland, general mana
ger, a big leaguer in the railroad world, a man whom
other railroad men have criticised for remaining with the
G. & F. because his splendid attainments would com
mand a position of great prominence and much greater
remuneration with some large system. Mr. Kirkland,
however, has a vision of a greater Georgia & Florida and
the road which he has nursed so carefully he expects
to grow under his guiding hand into a magnificent prop
erty of which Georgia and the South will he proud. Mr.
Kirkland knows the possibilities of his road and he has
implicit confidence in its fufure. That its future is great
we do not believe any one will deny.
The above is from the Augusta Chronicle and
we reproduce it with pleasure, because we admire
the plucky fight the officials of the Georgia & Flor
ida railroad are making to put the road on its feet.
This road serves a great section, and the prosperity
of the road will mean much for the development of
this great territory.
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CO-OPERATION.
That co-operation and team-work always win
has long been known, hut the farmers of the South
have been the last to find it out and profit by it.
The Southwest Georgia Melon Growers Associa
tion has made a great profit for its members this
vear, shippers receiving one hundred dollars meye
for a car of melons than they would have received
without organization, and without pruning and
grading their melons.
The California fruit growers learned how to
organize and make the market for their products,
and then the Florida fruit growers learned the
secret. Georgia peach growers and melon grow
ers are learning the lesson, and farmers ought to
he able to handle potatoes, syrup, cotton and many
other products in the same way.
fHE VIDALIA ADVANCE, VIDALIA, GEORGIA.
FARM CENSUS OF
TOOMBS COUNTY
The Director of the Census an
nounces, subject to correction, the
following preliminary figures from
the Census of Agriculture for Toombs
county:
Farm* and Farm Acreage.
No. farms Jan. 1, 1920. 1,684.
No. farms Apr. 15th, 1910, 1,359.
Increase 23.9 per cent.
Farm? operated by white faimers,
in 1920, 1272; in 1910. 1,009.
Increase 26.1 per cent.
Farms operated by colored farmers
in 1920. 412; in 1910. 350.
Increase 17.7 per cent.
Farms operated by owners and
managers in 1920. 645; in 1910, 616.
Increase? 4.7 per cent.
Farms operated by tenants in 1920,
1.039; in 1910, 743.
Increase 39.8 per cent*
Total acreage in farms 1920 137,004;
in 1910. 175.318.
Loss of 21.9 per cent.
Improved acres in farms 1920, 69,-
670; in 1910, 53,095.
Increase 31.2 per cent.
Farm Values.
Value of land and buildings Janu
ary 1. 1920, $5,942,218; April 15, 1910
$2,872,904.
Increase, amount $3,069,314; per
cent 106.8.
Domestic Animals.
No. of farms reporting domestic
animals in 1920, 1,664; in 1910, 1,348
The animals reported in 1920 are as
follows: Horses 399. mules 2263,
cattle 11,713, sheep 478, swine 22,173.
The animals reported for 1910 were
as follows: Horses 376, mules 1,635,
cattle 10,489, sheep 1,349, swine 20.719.
The figures for domestic animals in
1910 are not? very closely comparable
with those for 1920. since the present
census was taken in January, before
the breeding season had begun, while
the 1910 census was taken in April,
or about the middle of the breeding
season, and included many spring
calves, colts, etc.
Principal Crop*.
The principal crops, with acreage
and production are as follows:
Corn for 1919 32.006 acres; 354.232
bushels: for 1909 20,403 acres; 273,-
SUNDAY
EXCURSION FARES TO
Savannah and Tybee
JUNE STH TO SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1921.
FARE AND SCHEDULE FROM VIDALIA:
LEAVE 6.55 A. M. ; FARE TO TYBEE $2.50; TO SAVANNAH $2.06.
Eight pen cent war tax to be added to the above.
Returning, Train No. 13 will be held at Savannah unil 6:15 p. m.
Tickets will be honored only on train?! scheduled to stop at stations
as shown in Division Time Cards.
Subject Ho withdrawal without notice. 1 J-J
For additional information apply to ticket agent nearet you.
Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.
C. W. SMALL, D. P.' A., J. E. BEST, T. P. A.,
I Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Ga.
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BUICK predominance among business men means but
one thing —Buick is absolutely dependable. It has proved ,
its dependability for twenty years.
You don’t need to try out a Buick for dependability.
That is universally known. But you should try out a Buick
; to realize its comfort, its power how, easy iti s to operate.
There’s real'pleasure in driving a Buick.
I New series and prices effective June lstf, 1921.
Model 22-44 Three Passenger Roadster $1495
’ Model 22-45 Five Passenger Touring 152a
’ Model 22-46 Three Passenger Coupe 2135
Model 22-47 Five Passenger Sedan 2435
Mode! 22-48 Four Passenger Coupe 2325
Model 22-49 Seven Passenger Touring • *235
Model 22-50 Seven Passenger Sedan 2635
CHRISTIAN BUCK CO.
Vidalia, Georgia
WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT, BUICK
WILL BUILD THEM.
157 bushels.
Hay for 1919 2,356 acres; 1.841 tons;
for 1909 547 acres; 349 tons.
Cotton for 1919 23,556 acres; 5,612
bale?; for 1909 18,911 acres; 10,248
bales.
Sweet potatoes for 1919 970 acres;
86,179 bushels; for 1909 643 acres and
60,650 bushels.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Christian bsuiness people*, would
you like to have a list of all people
: n Toombs county who do not pay
their debts, nor try to make their
word their bond? Well, I have com
piled on my list 114 in the last seven
years that I wouldn’t believe on their
oath. Save vour children from as
sociates of this nature, and remem
ber that danger lurks where dark
ness lies, till driven hack by angel’s
eyes. Respectively,
Adv. J. A. L. GLAZE.
WHEN EVERY MOVE HURTS.
Lame every morning, achy and stiff
all day, worse when it is damp or
chilly? Suspect your kidneys and
try the remedy your neighbors use.
Ask your neighbor.
Mrs. M. A. Carter, 122 Morris St.,
Vidalia, says: “I suffered a good
deal from kidney disorder. My back
was very lame and sore and when 1
went to stoop over, du„t or sweep I
could hardly straighten again. My
back hurt all the time and I would
get sharp, shooting pains thru my
kidneys. Dizzy headaches often
came over me and black specks ap
peared before my eye? and blurred
my sight. I heard of Doan’s Kidney
Pills and took just one box and they
relieved me of this trouble. When I
have had occasion to use them since
they have always brought the »ame
fine results. Doan’s are a fine kid
ney medicine.”
Price 60c at all deaie-s. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the fame that
Mrs. Carter had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Habitual Constipation Cured
in 14 to 21 Days
“LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially
prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual
Constipation. It relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days
to induce regular action. It Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c
per bottle.
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To seal in
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Burley flavor.
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W. E. Walker, Jr
RELIABLE JEWELER
Vidlaia, Georgia
State of Ohio. C ! ty of Toledo
Lucas County, us.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ha
is senior partner of the arm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALL’S CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day of December,
A. D. 1880. A. W. SLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine ’s taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists. 75c.
Hall’s Family 7, ‘!ls for constipation.
Colds Cause Grip and Influenaa
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the
cause. There is only one ‘‘Bromo Quinine.”
E. W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c.