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mat Would You P*J For the
Drink Privilege in Cartersiilk?
Th e!e are about seven men in Car
...vi i( who pay from $20.00 to $50.00
tfr “ h or more a year to the state,
tuny and city for the privilega of
CC ! ]ilie .oft drinks, and yet they are
St '. a ]i(i\ved to sell a single drink on
“° nday well that may be as it should
' " I!r there are quite a number of
who do not pay cue penny to the
“* tei county or city for the privilege
", se ’uing .oft drinks and they sell all
l ' e dr i n ks on Sunday that they can
let buy. rs for, without being molested.
What "is the reason, and, who is to
haute for this unjust discrimination?
m \ how many people know of it?
\nd then who is responsible for it,
' nd how many people know another
privileged class, that, daily grows
larger, who live in this town and
county -' We mean that class of people
who for several years past have never
tad to pay as much for what they get
a , ot her people have to pay. It is very
easy to place the responsibility for
this discrimination. Just one man in
the town is the cause of the whole
thing. A few years age he came here
ard offered certain inducements to
people to get in that particular class,
and a great many people accepted his
invitation. He made it so that all
those people who accepted his invita
tion and severed their commercial re
lations of years standing with others
and patronized him should always
have a financial advantage over
everybody else in the county. And
b still keeping up the practice
and especially is it more conspicuous
since nearly all the necessities and
comforts of life have advanced in price.
His patrons, pets and friends belong
ing to this favored class don’t have to
pay the advanced price • on these
things that all others have to pay. We
all know that the big advance in cot
ton goods and dyes have forced nearly
every merchant in Cartersville to ad
vance all the best standard ginghams
and outings from 10c a yard to 12 l-2c
and all standard calico to 8c a yard,
and still this man is still selling the
best ginghams and outings at 10c a
yard, and all best calicoes at 7c a yard.
And still sells Pepperell unbleached
and bleached seamless sheeting at 29c
and 31c instead of 35c and 37c as oth
ers do, and notwithstanding the ad
vance, still sells Coats spool thread 6
for 25c and a whole lot of 10c figured
dress lawns at 5c a yard and 40 inch
pajama checks at 10c a yard, and 50c
matting rugs 30x60 inches at 35c each,
and men’s best SI.OO dress shirts at
75c each, and the best Nunnally’s en
gineer $1.25 overalls at SI.OO a pair,
and Jackson C. C. 50c and SI.OO cor
sets at 45c and 90c, and hundreds of
other items of all kinds at the same
kind of reduced prices. You may have
already guessed who this man is, who
revolutionized prices so. It’s this man
Hardaway, the only man ever in Car
tersville who made such sweeping re
ductions in prices of staple goods that
People had to buy, as to render it nec
essary for some of the other mer
chants to appoint a committee to wait
on him to protest against such ruth
css reductions below their prices, but
he still disregards the protest and con
tmues to sell everything at reduced
Prices. All because he under buys and
Wider sells for spot cash.—(Advt.)
SALE One family mare.
( ’heap. Perfectly safe for ladies and
children. Foster & Son.
Bridging the distance ’twixt
you and “anywhere.”
u *k* Bell Telephone, with its 16,000,000 miles orf
* re * brings millions of people within earshot of
y°ur voice.
hu thousand of them, living within fifty or a
u dred miles, can be reached for a small toll charge.
far you ma hing use of this vast bridge on your
p r 3 ln y° ur home or in your business. There’s a
Bpll't* i me money or convenience for you in the
A slephone if you will use it.
rasp the Opportunity!
! ill or write the manager to-day.
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AM) TELEGRAPH COMPANY dflpj
BOX 4, ROME GA.
A REPLY TO CRITICISMS
OF GYPSY SMITH, JR,
To thosa concerned, or rather those
gentlemen who took the rather unfair
means of replying to the evangelist’s
charges, which were made plainly face
to face to those who treated him rath
er discourteously or unfair: Why did
not these men (who the cap fitted
rather wellT rise up and face the evan
gelist and defend themselves fair and
square? But either they felt a sense
of guilt or was fearful of the Gypsy’s
eloquent rebuke.
Certainly it does seem unfair and
rather cowardly to take advantage of
the evangelist's absence, by using (or
abusing) the columns of The Tribune
to deny those charges, made by this
notable evangelist whom we believe
made those assertions because be be
lieved they were the truth. Possibly
he was mistaken in some of them, but
why did these gentlemen not correct
him then and there? Bin instead, tried
to deny or make amends to the charg
es through the paper, after the evan
gelist was many hundreds or thous
ands of miles away, and fully believ
ing the evangelist would never see or
even hear those written denials.
The people of Cartersville, or at
least the greater mass, does not, or
have not shown their appreciation for
these tabernacle meetings. Most of
the pastors generally take their vaca
tion during these series of meetings.
Are they jealous because they are
aware of these noted evangelists’ gifts
of drawing more people than them
selves, or because they realize the peo
ple will hear some plain gospel truths
which some of them fail to declare?
Of course It takes money to run these
meetings, but those who attend enjoy
these soul up-lifting songs and gospel
truths far more than they could enjoy
other worldly pleasures which they
could purchase with the same money
they give for the expenses of these
meetings.
Some people claim times are too
hard for them to give money for
church of charitable purposes, but
why are times hard, and what makes
it. so hard for us to give to God’s
cause? First, we have robbed God so
often by not responding with our time
and money to His calls, so He in turn
sends the chastening rod of calamities,
such as disastrous rains, strokes of
lightening, sickness and suffers oiir
children to receive hurts, wounds, etc.
So in this way we lose what we owe
our .Master. He takes His portion of
our goods by these means when we
fail to give what he requires us to
give.
Those who have not money to give
for the support of these once a year
tabernacle meetings might lend even
their presence, though there are so
many who live m sight, or in hearing
of the tabernacle, who will sit and
read the newspapers on their front
porches, and make social calls, or play
games, etc., in their parlors, and ig
nore these grand sermons and songs
as if though they had no souls to be
saved or lost; thereby giving their
children an example of staying away
from religious services, then when
God chastizes them or their children
get into serious trouble they grieve
themselves sick and wonder why they
have so much bad luck, when they are
bringing their own ill luck by their in
difference to God and His services.
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE, AUGUST 31, 1916.
When parents attend religious ser
vices and carry their children, not only
the small ones, but the grown ones
too. Do you know of those same par
ents losing sleep and having to pay
fines for their leckless, disobedient
boys, or shedding fears of sorrow over
their girls who have gone crooked?
Sometimes children who have been
reared in Christian homes go wrong,
but generally they commit these er
rors after they leave home and are
associated with wicked people who
have not been trained in religious
homes.
New, as to hard times, and scarcity
of money to help in the Lord’s work,
how many families in Cartersville are
practicing rigid economy to save for
church and charity? Do their children
do without their daily ice cream,
candies, chewing gum, soft drinks,
etc.? Just ask the proprietors of the
soda founts and confectionery grocers
if people are buying less of such
WHY MANY TOWNS APPROVE
FREIGHT RATE EQUALIZATION
More Instances Showing How .~evv interstate Freight
Rate Adjustment Is Benefiting Georgia Cities and
Towns. There Are Hundreds of Similar Instances.
it has been shown in the hearing on the petition of the railroads of Georgia r.ow in progress before the Railroad Commission of
Georgia, which seeks as one of its objects to readjust and equalize freight rates between cities and towns within Georgia, that the situation
of r’Si'y Georgia cities has been greatly improved by the interstate freight rate readjustment put into effect on January Ist, last
Approximately two thousand cities and towns in Georgia have been benefited by this interstate adjustment.
If the petition of the railroads is granted, existing freight rate discriminations within the state will be removed and freight rates to
and from Georgia towns equi-distant and similarly situated will be the same.
Here are indicated some of the principal commodities embraced in the freight Classification:
CLASSIFICATIONS
IST CLASS: Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Drugs, Drygoods, Notions,
Cigars, Smoking Tobacco, etc.
2 >!) Ci.tys: Hardware, Cutlery, Glassware, Harness, etc.
class: Agricultural Implements, Machinery LCD, Confection
ery, etc.
4'l'H CLASS: Bakery Goods, Crackers, Cotton Goods, Sheeting, Shirt
ing, etc.
The following are some additional and widely separated points w hich have been materially benefited by the recent interstate freight
rate adjustment:
LUMPKIN
Lumpkin’s rate from New York and the East was 29 per cent
higher than to Albany, Americus and Columbus, and is now only
11 per cent higher. Lumpkin is now on an exact equality with
Albany and Americus from Louisville and the West, and only 11 per
cent higher than to Columbus. Lumpkin’s improved relation is as
follows:
CLASSES 123456A8CD
From New York
Albany, Americus and
Columbus 23 20 19 17 12 10 10 4 3 9
From Louisville
Columbus 14 12 11 11 • 9 4 6 8 4% 4
Albany and Americus. 18 17 16 15 12 7 7 10
THOMSON
Thomson’s improved relation with respect to Augusta and
Washington, her competing neighbors, is as follows:
12345 6 A B C D
From New York
Augusta 9 10 10 6 5 5 5 7 6 s*i;
Washington 17 11 8 9 6 5 4 7 3 3M:
From Louisville
Augusta „. 3 2 2 4 12 1 3 2 6 lYt
Washington 1 6 211 Yt
MARIETTA
Marietta’s improved relation with respect to Atlanta is as
follows:
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From New York
Atlanta 15 14 12 8 9 7 8 6 6 5
From Louisville
Atlanta 8 6 9 10 10 7 3
MEIGS
Under the new interstate readjustment of rates, is en
joying the same freight rates from New York and the East as
Albany, Camilla, Pelham and Thomasville, and from Louisville and
the West, the same as Pelham, Camilla and Thomasville. Its im
proved relation with Albany is now as follows:
12 3 4 5 6 A B _C D
From Louisville 9 8 5 7 5 0 7 6 33
COMMODITY ADJUSTMENT J.*X\7
Rates on special commodities not included in the above classes have been or will be worked out on the same general relation.
Read wliat Gainesville thinks about the proposed revision of intrastate freight rates.
UnlUte many towns in Georgia which secured general and heavy reductions in interstate freight rates at the time nf „
on January Ist last, Gainesville has had depressed interstate rates for some years, and the new interstate adjustment art
mes to Gainesville on some art cles and makes reductions on others. But Gainesville finds that, although some of her rate? ™!™
Advanced, her improved relation with neighboring jobbing centers has substantially increased and extended her trade. wero
From Louisville and West
From Louisville. lepresentlng the West, the rate on cured meats
to t3a*nesvilie was reduced i cents per hundred pounds, and her rela
tion to A'heri* and Atlanta unproved 11 cents per hundred pounds.
* On era'll grain products and hay the rate was reduced S I A .cents
per hundred pounds, and her relation to Atlanta and Athens im
pr°'on fimir in sacks, the rate to Gainesville was reduced 6 cents
per hundred pounds, and her relation to Atlanta and Athens im
pioved ‘ articles, carload, the rate to Gainesville was reduced 8
cen;s and her relation as compared with Atlanta improved 8 cents,
and with Athens 10 cents.
From New Orleans and South
From Xw Orleans the rate on molasses and syrup, carload, to
r’omesvil'e was continued without change, but Gainesville's relation
in Atlanta and Athens was improved 4 cents per hundred pounds.
1 iin rice carl-'art, the rat ■to Gainesville was reduced 4 cents, and
her relation to Atlanta improved 8 cents, and to Athens 8 cents per
hundred pounds rate to Gainesville was reduced 2% cents per hun
dred pounds and Gainesville's relation to Atlanta improved 2% cents,
and to Athens 2% cents per hundred pounds
OUT-BOUND RATES
In shipping out uner the proposed readjustment of Georgia rates, the smaller representative points named above
wil pay n 9 ... 0 an y point in the State of Georgia, of equal distance similarly situated with respect to
them, as o ® . , 1 9 jobbing cities, than will be paid from those cities, a privilege not now enjoyed. Your
town w.. q cnance on rates in and out. There will be an equality of opportunity, interstate and intrastate.
Is it not your opinion that such an adjustment should be encouraged?
THE RAILROADS OF GEORGIA
things. Since food prices have gone
higher most people economize by not
pay ing their house rent or grocery
bills in older to have more money for
the shows and social parties, soft
drinks and other frivolities. There
are but few people who teach then
children to save their pennies for
church or charitable purposes, but
most parents of today are practicing
and teaching extravagance in food and
clothing besides the above mentioned
luxuries, bo vrio fan blama. their off
spring for worldliness and wasteful
ness?
If we would see more prosperity and
peace in (artersville and good old
times in general let us all try to serve
our Lord better, pay more into God’s
treasury, and do unto others as we
would be done unto.
P. S. A es, .Mr. Mayor, we heard you
attended the tabernacle service one
Sunday, and in order to get more fresh
air was out side during the collection.
THE GAINESVILLE PETITION
The petition of the Gainesville Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association is as follows:
“Honorable Railroad Commission, State of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga.
“Gentlamen: We wish to let you know that we have taken the time and trouble to look Into the revision of
freight rates in Georgia that the railroads have proposed for your approval, and that we believe the same should
be put into effect.
“We believe that the plan for readjusting the rates, including the observance of the long and short haul
principle, will benefit the greatest number of people in the state, and will remove the discrimination that now
exists in favor of the fewer larger cities. This discrimination has retarded the development of far the treater
number of smaller communities.
“We understand that the proposed adjustment will give the railroads a small increase in revenues ami
further believe they are entitled to a reasonable increase. ’ ,vc
“We also believe that the vital question affecting the shippers of our state is a parity of rates for the town,
small and large, and we believe the plan of adjustment proposed by the railroads will brine this ahnnt ’
"Unanimously submitted by vote of the MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
J. H HOSCH Secretary (Signed.) “E. R. BARRETT, President
•'Gainesville, Ga., July 31, 1816.” ’
i.;'jqultlilaSn(lhM.
STH CLASS; C'offee, Bui lap Bags, etc.
<TH CLASS: Wagons. Machinery, Agricultural Implements CL,
Household Goods CL, etc.
CLASS A: Roofing and Wrapping Paper CL, Bagging, Ties, etc,
CL Ass IS: Cured Meats, Lard and Lard Compounds.
CLASS D: Grain and Grain Products any quantity Hay CL, etc.
MONTICELLO AND EATONTON
Monticello and Eatonton compete in the territory with Macon
and Milledgeville. Rates from New York, representing the East,
and Louisville, representing the West, have, under the interstate
readjustment, been made the same to Monticello and Eatonton.
The improvement in the relation of rates from New York and
Louisville to Monticello as compared with Macon and Milledgeville
is, in cents per hundred pounds, as follows:
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From New York 31 28 23 20 4001“ 13 6Ms
From Louisville 12 11 10 9 7 4 6 6
BYROMVILLE
Under the interstate readjustment the rates are the same to
Byromville as to Cordele, Montezuma and Americus, both from the
East and from the West. Byromville’s improved relation with
Cordele, Montezuma and Americus is as follows:
12345 6 A B Q D
From New York 20 18 16 13* 11 10 10 9 5
[Com Louisville 25 23 20 18 15 13 13 12 7 6
TIFTON
Tifton has for some years enjoyed the same rates from New
York and the East, as Albany and Cordele. Tills relation is con
tinued. From Louisville and the West Tifton s improved relation
with respect to Albany and Cordele is as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 A BCD
From Louisville 6 5 3 6 3 4 6 2 1 1
HOGANSVILLE
Under the new interstate readjustment, rates from New York
to Ilogansville are the same as to Opelika, and only 5 per cent
higher than to Atlanta. Under the new adjustment the improved
relation of Hogansville with Atlanta and Opelika is as follows:
1 J _ 4 5 6 ABC D
From New York
Atlanta 13 12 11 8 8 6 7 6 5 314
Opelika 15 14 14 11 10 8 9 9 6 514
From Louisville
Atlanta 22 20 17 16 12 8 8 8 6 4y 2
Opelika 17 17 14 14 10 6 10 10 5 4%
On sugar, carload, the rate to Gainesville
per hundred pounds, and Gainesville's relation to A BnT/l 4 centa
y cents, and to Athens 11 cents per hundred pound! U lmproved
From the East
From the East except Boston and New .. . .
were continued to Gainesville the same as to" poi^ts . rates
From Boston and New England points the ra\es!o cllnevni Athens
formerly hltf.r <h.
Proposed Kate Changes
or P~p M , d
1 o oln cents per hundred pounds.
. _ • L^d4s6Aßf, n
lo miles Advances 2 2 0 I 1 o I 0 fCIT
Reductions .... - - . . i . „ 0
50 miles —Advances 4 2 1 - . o I
Reductions ....... . . * and * 1
11 •1 s 1 4