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NEWNAN, FRIDAY, MAY 7.
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Official Organ of Coweta County.
JAH. E. IlltOWN, TllOS. S. l’AKKOTT,
BROWN & PAHKOTT,
EDITORS AND Putll.lHIIEKH.
wether comes next, while in Carroll
the per centum is 9 per cent. ”
Mr. Calvin was ifiven a vote of
thanks for his splendid address, and
was ursred to return at some future
date and speak to the farmers of Cow
eta, which he agreed to do.
A SPLENDID ADDRESS.
By special invitation Hon. Martin V.
Calvin, Director of the State Experi
ment Station at Griffin, addressed the
Newnan Board of Trade at the court
house Tuesday ni^ht His subject was
“New and Wider Markets for Ameri
can Cotton Goods,“ in the discussion
of which he brought out some startling
facts showing how far behind England,
France and Germany this country is in
trying to find new markets in Central
and South America and in the Far East
for American-made cotton goodp. Not
only was this true, hut we actually
imported last year cotton goods to the
value of $09,000,000, while our exports
of cotton goods to all foreign countries
amounted only to $32,000,000. He
thought it a reflection upon the enter
prise of American manufacturers that
such a state of things should exist. It
taxed common credulity, he said, that
Europe should come to us for the raw
material, and then send it back to us
in the shape of manufactured goods of
various descriptions and sell in the
open markets in competition with home
manufacturers, paying not only the
tariil' duty levied upon this class of im
ports, hut hearing also tin* • freight
charges both way. . The stupid policy
of the United States Government in
failing to make proper provision for
exploiting American-made goods in
foreign countries especially in China
and Japan, and in Central and South
America -was amazing to one who had
studied the peculiar features of our ex
port and import trade, lie felt cefLfiin
that if the United States would culti
vate friendlier trade relations with our
neighboring republics, for example, it
would result in opening markets for
American-made cotton goods that
would give a tremendous impetus tc
this great industry. The opening ol
the Panama canal would put the Cen
tral and South American markets prac
tically at our doors, and we would be
wofully lacking in foresight if we neg
lected to take advantage of the oppor
tunity thus presented of putting our
goods in every town in those republics.
He argued that, an expansion of our
cotton goods trade with these countries
aloue, resulting from such an enter
prising policy as he had outlined, wouh
enable us to utilize profitably a much
larger proportion of the cotton crop than
is required to supply the present de
mand for American-made goods, and
would inevitably redound to the bene
fit of the Southern farmer as we
the manufacturer. It was a splendid
address, and the astonishing facts dis
closed made a deep impression upon
those who heard it.
Before entering upon the subject
- which he had been invited to speak by
the Board of Trade, Mr. Calvin com
mended the enterprise of our business
men in having such an organization,
and stressed the importance of co-op
eration as an imperative and indispen
sable prerequisite to the growth and
prosperity of any business community.
He then spoke of the trade territory
that might be reasonably claimed by
Newnan, and was certainly open to
exploitation. Competition would be
encountered, of course, but that "com
petition is the life of trade” is a bus
iness axiom as old as the hills. He
said that Newnan Plight properly con
sider as workable all territory within
a radius of forty miles of her magnifi
cent new court-house, summarizing our
situation and showing the resources of
the territory indicated in a very inter
esting manner, as follows:
“1. Between 1900 and 1907 the in
crease in corn production in territory
tributary to Newnan was (59.0 per
cent. ; oats, 60.7 tier cent. ; wheat, 51.1
tier cent. ; cotton, 19.3 per cent.
“2. The eight counties in your trade
territory produced in 1907 1,120,000
bushels of corn, 300,000 bushels of oats,
237,000 bushels of wheat, and 178,OOP
bales of cotton.
“3. The population of your territory
is from 150,000 to 160,000. There' are
within a radius of 10 miles 15,614 farm
homes, of which 851 (or 5.1 per cent.)
are encumbered.
“1. Of the farms in your territory
66.1 per cent, are operated by white
people, and 33.9 per cetjt. by negroes.
In the State 63.1 per cent, are oper
ated by white people, and 36.9 per
cent, by negroes. In Coweta county
49.3 per cent, sre operated by white
people, and 50.7 per cent, by negroes.
“5. In Georgia 1(1.1 percent, of the
farms are operated by owners, 26.2 per
cent, by cash tenants, and 33.7 per
cent, by share tenants.
“6. Coweta produced in 1907 595,000
bushels of corn, 50,000 bushels of oats,
45,000 bushels of wheat, and 10,000
bales of cotton.
“7. Of Coweta's 2,711 farm homes,
57 (or 2.1 per cent.) are encumbered.
”8. In your territory Fayette has
the smallest per centum of encumbered
farm homes—i. e., 1.9 per cent.; Meri-
Abuse of the Pardoning Power.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun, -1th inst.
Courts in all parts of Georgia, and
in other States as well, are greatly
censured for the delays that often oc
cur in the trial of men charged with
crime. The ‘‘court’s delay” is a theme
that furnishes much comment of an
unfavorable character, but it seems
that it is of little use for courts to try
men, convict them of crime and sen
tence them to prison as a punishment
for their crime, if they are so soon to
be allowed to go forth free men. It
must be very discouraging to the offi
cers of the courts, who exert them
selves to discharge their duty faithful
ly, to have ho little support from the
higher authorities of the State. That
there are circumstances under which
pardons should be granted to persons
who have been convicted of crime
there is no question, hut these instances
are quite few as compared to the fre-
luency with which executive clemency
is extended. There are very few men
guilty of crime who should be turned
loose to prey upon society again. The
law is for the protection of society as
II as for the punishment of the man
who commits crime. Too many par
dons are granted.
In his charge to the grand jury yes
terday Judge Gilbert spoke at some
ength on the action of the Pardon
ard in granting so many pardons.
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He recited a case where a man named
Alexander, of Augusta,, who several
years ago embezzled something over
$100,000, was tried, convicted, and
sent up for six years. He received a
full pardon at the end of the second
year, lie gave as an opposite illustra
tion the case of an old man 81 years of
age, who was a year or so ago convict
ed of larceny and sent up for a term
of years. He applied for a pardon, but
was without friends or moifey. The
Pardon Board deliberated over I he
matter .for. some months and finally
decided that the old man should rot re
ceive a pardon. Judge Gilbert showed
that among the 275 convicts pardoned
in Georgia since January, 1908, there
were - many murderers. The granting
of stTmany pardons tended to nullify
the work of the courts, he said.
A thens Banner.
There is such a thing as mercy to
the convict, and that mercy should
shown. At the same time there
such a thing as justice to society, and
that justice should be given. One
great incentive to mob law is the be
lief on the part of the people that des
perate criminals will be sent to th
penitentiary for life, perhaps, and then
after a few years' service he turne '
loose by parole or commutation of
sentence or pardon. The Prison Com
mission and the Governor no doubt ex
amine carefully into each case and dis
pose of it on its own merits, but even
Prison Commissions and Governors
may at times lie too lenient. We
would not have the law executed so
to turn a deaf ear to all appeals for
mercy, but at the same time the peni
tentiary is for a purpose, and it will
not he a wholesome thing to- turn loose
too many long-term convicts on parole
or through pardon. The men sent
there to serve for life were in most
cases dangerous criminals. In a large
number of cases life sentences were
imposed simply to keep from having to
hang them. It was expected by the
juries thnt the sentences would be for
life, and nothing less. Yet they are
time and again commuted.
A New England Conspiracy Against
the South.
Savannah Presa.
Congressman W. C. Adamson, in an
interview given the Atlanta Constitu
tion on a short visit there Friday, ex
pressed the opinion that neither the
consumer or the tradesman will benefit
from the tariff bill as it will pass Con
gress. The Republicans have concluded,
he thinks, “that they could have car
ried the last election without promising
tariff revision, and feeling the promise
was without consideration and in fear
of defeat” they have decided to make
no changes that will benefit the people.
“In fact," said Judge Adamsun,
very little is said by anybody about
any improvement in the main schedules
that, make up the bill. Cotton and
woolen goods manufactured in New
England, agricultural implements and
machinery for cotton and woolen mills,
are to he left absolutely above all com
petition. A slight reduction in some of
these would supply the treasury with
money and reduce the cost to the con
sumer, without injuring any legitimate
industry, and would stimulate business
in all those lines.
“The reduction of the duty on cotton
mill machinery would more rapidly
multiply the cotton mills of the South
and transfer cotton manufacturing to
the cotton fields, where it belongs.
But, for that reason, the three protec
tion wiazrds on the Senate finance com
mittee from New England do not in
tend to permit any reduction. Having
cut off competition ffom abroad, they
intend, as far as they can, to prevent
competition in the South.”
Carroll County Grand Jury Favor Good
Roads.
From Presentments of Carroll county Grand Jury.
Resolved; That we, the grand jury,
realizing the importance of our public
highways and the county’s inability,
under the present system, to macada
mize and maintain the public roads as
they should tie, and appreciating the
progressive spirit of our people and
their willingness to co-operate towards
securing all needed improvements, do
recommend that the proper officers of
the county call an election for the pur
pose of voting bpnds for these much-
needed road improvements, at as early
a date as is expedient.
Resolved, further. That whereas a
number of citizens with petitions from
the eastern part of the county have ap
peared before our body during its ses
sion asking that the county join with
Coweta in building a bridge across the
Chattahoochee river: that we recog
nize this claim as a just one,
but because of the present finan
cial condition of our county we think
it wise to defer definite action at
this time, but suggest a conference of
our Commissioner with the Coweta
officials, with the view ot" as early ex
ecution of this needed improvement as
practicable.
LaGrange Wins Game From Newnan.
LaGrange, Ga., May 4,—The New
nan boys came down to LaGrange to
put a crimp on the home boys. They
placed their hope in the twirling of the
unhittable Moncrief, who. pitched a
good game, but his opponent,. Nelson,
was at his best and held the Newnan
hoys at his mercy.. Nelson fanned,
twenty men, and with better support
would have had a better showing..
The features of the game were the
heavy hitting of Gibson and Nelson and
the fielding of Poaroe, who made sev
eral beautiful stops for the LaGrange
boys, in the eighth inning Newnan
tied the score, 12-12,. and: the knot
stayed hard until the 1.1th inning,
when Roberts hit safe for one bag
and was brought home v;ith a four-
bagger off of Gibson'k bat, Final!
score: LaGrange, 15: Newnan, 12.
Hon. Jos. T. Kirby.
The Atlanta Journal, which has been
printing sketches of the new members
who will be seen in the next Legisla
ture, gave in a recent issue the follow
ing excellent sketch of one of Cowe
ta’s popular Representatives, Hon.
Jos. T. Kirby
“Jos. T. "Kirby, the Representative-
elect from Coweta county, loves his
home and his horses,, and is a raan of
good cheer. He believes in sunshine,
and decries all shStdows. In other
words. Representative Kirby is a good,
healthy man ot the good open country.
He is engaged extensively in farming.
Operating forty plows on plantations
near Newnan. His home is one of the
fine old ante-bellum residences, of
which any man might well lie proud.
“He was born and reared in Newnan,
and has always lived there, except for
a short while spent off at school when
he was.a young man. He entered the
University of Georgia when 16 years of
age. and attained membership in the
the Phi Kappa and Kappa Alpha socie
ties. Among his classmates were
Judge Hamp McWhorter, Judge John
C. Hart, Judge Geo. F. Gober, Judge
A. J. Cobb, Judge .). H. Lumpkin, Dr.
Frank M. Ridley. A. G. MeCurry, D.
W'. Rountree, P. A. Stovall, John Tem
ple Graves, and other prominent Geor
gians. After going through the soph
omore and junior years at the Univer
sity he attended and graduated at Bry-
ant-Stratton and Sadler College, Balti
more. Md. He engaged in the mer
cantile business till 188p, when he be
came cashier of the Newnan National
Bank. Afterward he re-entered the
inqrcahtile business and continued in it
till about twelve years ago, when he
I took up farming.
| “Representative Kirby served twice
on the City Council and was chairman
I of the County Commissioners for four
j years. He is a member of the Odd
Fellows, Junior Order, Knights of
I Pythias, Knights Templar and Mystic
i Shriners. He has been twice married.
His present wife, who was Miss Lillian
Dent, of Newnan, assists him in all his
| undertakings. They have one child, a
| promising young son nearly eight years
i old."
Lived 152 Years.
Win. Parr England's oldest man-
married the third time at 120, worked
in the fields until 132 and lived twenty
years longer. People should be youth
ful at SO. James Wright, of Spurlock,
K>\, shows how to remain young. “I
feel just like a 16-year-old boy,” he
writes, “after taking six bottles of
Electric Bitters. For thirty years kid
ney trouble made life a burden, but
the first bottle of this wonderful medi
cine convinced me I had found the
greatest cure on earth." They’re a
godsend to weak, sickly, rundown or
old people. Try them, 50e. at all drug
gists.
We all have our opportunities,
most of us manage to dodge them.
OxfoidsandShoes
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Commissioner of Agriculture T.. G.
Hudson stated yesterdaay that the re
cently published report to the effect
that the sales of commercial fertilizers
in Georgia this year were 100..000 tons
in excess of last year’s sales, was- in
correct and misleading. “As a mat
ter of fact,” Commissioner Hudson
said, “this year’s sales will, be very lit
tle, if any, more than last year. I
think the consumption will be practi
cally the same. Our report shows that
last season-there was sold in Georgia
842,775 tons. This year’s sales w
not go much, if any„ above that figure.
Certainly there has been no material
increase.’’—Atlanta Constitution, 7th
inst.
The collector- is one man who cannot
stop and rest when his work its dun.
“Fiber Rush” porch furniture;—nice lot in stock, and more cm the road.
Prices on these goods are right. C.We are showing some elegant dining-room 4
furniture in golden oak and early English at greatly reduced prices.. CParlor ^
Tables, all kinds. Early English Rockers and Arm Chairs, covered in genuine
Spanish leather—best quality. Chifforobes, oak and mahogany. ^ Choice line
reed Rockers cheap. Porch Rugs—rugs ali sizes. Fine line Art-Squares—(our
prices on these are very low.) C,Keep your eye on this space for the next thir- ^
ty days. We are going lo save you some money on your furniture purchases. ^
We will do it now. dative your pictures framed at our store. Best equip
ment in town for producing high-class work in this line. Give us a call. We
will please you, or refund, your money.
Yours for sqjuare and honest- dealing,
Marbury’s Furniture Store,
No. 9 Greenville Street.
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The successful man is this first to re
cognize his. own mistakes.
Kills- to Stop tka Fiend.
The worst foe for twelve years of
John Deye, of Gladwin. Mich., was a
running ulcer. He pai-d doctors over
$400 without benefit. Then Bueklen’s
Arnica Salve killed the ulcer and cured
him. Cures fever sores, boils, felons,
eczema, salt rheum. Infallible for
piles, burns, scalds, cuts and corns.
Twenty-five cents at all druggists.
city of Newnan, said county of Coweta, between
the legal hours of wlo, to the highest bidder, for
cash, as the property of the estate of Alonzo
Leigh, deceased, one share of the capital atock of
Palmetto Cotton Mills. Palmetto, Ga., of the par
value of $50, and also one-fourth of a share of the
capital stock of said Palmetto Cotton Mills, which
one-fourth share as one-fourth of the par value of
$50, and said one-fourth share being of the par
A’alue of $12.50. This May 6, 1909. Prs* fee. $4.38.
CREECY LEIGH.
Adm’x on the. estate of Alonz» Leigh, deceased.
New Advertisements.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA—Cowe'W County:
Mrs. Lucy Pinson North, guardian of Ellen Pin
son. having applied to the Court of Ordinary of
said county for letters of dismission from her
said trust, all persons concerned are required to
show cause in said Court by the first Monday
in June next, if any they can. why said ap
plication should not be granted. This May 3. 1909.
Prs. fee, $3. L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.
Letters of Administration.
G EORGI A—Cow eta County :
J. B. Brown having applied to the Court of Or
dinary of said county for letters of administration
on the estate of John M. Brown, deceased, all per
sons concerned are required to show cause in said
Court by the first Monday in June next, if any
they can, why said application should not be
granted. This May 3. 1909. Prs. fee, $3.
L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
W. H. Summerlin, administrator de bonis non on
the estate of William Sewell, deceased, having ap
plied to the Court of Ordinary of said county for
letters of dismission from hia said trust, all per
sons concerned are required to show cause in said
Court by the first Monday in June next, if any
they can, why said application should not be
granted. This May 3. 1909. Prs. fee. $3.
L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.
Administratrix’s Sale.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
By virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary
of said county, granted at the February term.
1909. of said Court, will be sold on the first Tues
day in J une, 1909, at the court-house door in the
She^ff’s Sale for Jutta.
GEORGIA—C>weta County:
Will be sold jefore the Court-house door in New- I
nan, Coweta county, Ga., on the first Tuesday in |
June next, between the legal liours of sale, to
the highest and best bidder, the following de- j
scribed property, to-wit:
Ninety-sewn and one-half ’.9T 1 *) acres, more or
less, being -jart of lot No. 235, and the east half r *f
said lot; also, two and one-half (2*••_>) acres of land,
being pane of lot No. 214, in the northeast corner
of said lot: also, two (2) acres on the south of
public roai, embracing the house wherein
Amis now lives—all of the above property being
thus described in the will of Mrs. Ballard, de
ceased. naother of the defendant in fi. fa., and sit
uate in Cedar Creek district, said county. Levied
on as the life estate of W. C. Ballard to satisfy a
fi. fa. issued from the Justice Court of the 742d
district. G. M.. in favor of W. P. Broom vs. the
said W. C. Ballard. Defendant in fi. fa. notified in
terms of the law. This May 5, 1909. Prs. fee.
$6.4.x J. D. BREWSTER. Sheriff.
Not a Dull Spot
in the May EVERY
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That’s why it holds the
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Even if you are not a mag
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this month.
Read ‘‘‘Grimsden House”
if you like a “ thriller.”
A new supply of the May Everybody’s Maga
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Drug Co.. Lee Bros, and Hood House.
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Our showing of handsome Furniture
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your price. Yours truly,
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Libel for Divorce.
W. M. Whitmire / Libe , for Divorce Coweta
Claudie Whitmire. I Superior Court.
To Claudie Whitmire, defendant: You are here
by required, in person or by attorney, to be and
appear at the next term of the Superior Court.
to be held in and for said county, on the first
Monday in September, 1909, then and there to
answer the plaintiff in an action for total divorce,
as. in default of such appearance, said Court wm
proceed thereon as to justice may appertain.
Witness the Honorable R. W. Freeman. Judge
of said Court, this the 5th day ^ rnER Clerk.