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Why ? Because I think they carry the best line ol
goods and sell cheapest.
What Can I Buy There ? Anything you want in
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Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes and Clothing. r
The above is what most people say who trade in Dalton,
and we want all to say the same.
If you are not trading with us^you may rest assured we
want your patronage and will exert ourselves to please you.
We are selling a beautiful ar^o Batiste at 10c, a beauti-
Come to See Us When in Dalton. We Want Your Trade. Make Our Store
Your Headquarters
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FOSTER, SON & HARLAN
HAMILTON STREET, DALTON, GEORGIA
IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS
Speech of Hon. Representatives^^ John W. Madth^Vn
House of
Mr. Speaker: I am a' Demo
crat, and don’t believe in collect
from c the ,, people > one ■„ cent of rv e
mg
tax more than is absolutely nec
essary to pay the expenses of the
government, honestly and. eco
real necessities of public expen
dituree. This policy has gathered
together in our Treasury an enor
mnn V, U „ , ' ltnl 1 i m ' * This money J i s
collected from e the people, , accord- ,
ing to the amount of goods con
sumed by them, by a tariff levied
unon The' such goods
wlm consumes most
pays most tax, and, with the ex
ception of a poll tax, comes nearer
being a per capita tax than any
other system " in vogue in State or
v .. „„, nnian i
A surplus gathered together in in
the National Treasury has always
been a menace to good legislation,
If there were only some law to
dispose v of f thu surplus m „
equitable and fair manner so that
all of the people could get some
benefit from the taxes levied up- ;
on them, a great problem would
be solved. After mature delib
eration I have introduced the
following hill for the purpose of „ I
improving the post-roads of this !
country: I I
A . , hill /tt (H. R. nn-ou 113»3) to distribute v -u
the surplus in the Treasury of
the United States to the several
States, Territories and the Dis
trict of Columbia for the sole
purpose of improving the roads
therein.
Be it enacted, etc., That it
shall be the duty of the Secretary
et the Treasury at the end of each
THE MURRAY NEWS.
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, JUNE 24, 1904.
WHERE DO YOU TRADE?
AT FOSTER, SON & HARLAN’S, DALTON
Sec. 4. That it shall be the duty
of the governors of the several
States and Territories and the
Commissioners of the District of
Columbia to make a full and
complete Treasury report to the Secretary
of the on the 15th day
of November each year what leg¬
islation, rules and regulations
have been adopted for the ex¬
penditure of said funds upon the
postal roads, the manner in which
the same has been spent, and the
results accomplished. And it
shall be the duty of said Secretary
to submit said reports to Con¬
gress on the first day of each reg¬
ular session.
tf»P le ■ntereste.d as to how
this money should be spent. Mr.
Speaker, this bill has been drawn
with the view of bringing it witli
j t | ie pur V view of the Oonstitu
f ft 1 \ ill denv deny the the fact fact
that ff , we have the rigid to send
our mail over the various roads of
£?%££ *
P dir *. TJ 1 “ft , bjlls introduced introduced bv by
.ML Brownlow and Senator Lati
mer are of doubtful constitution
ality; V.taWi.l.iig besides, they provide for
of a national In,
. this ,, . city which , . , will ... cost .
reau m
millions of money and divert a
large part of the funds intended
for improvement of roads. I be
£ lieve ® fclie peop i e j n the different
>Stdte& . ^Territories dn 1 1 “ Jries can can use use the t
money paid over to them by the
Government to better advantage
than the Government itself can
<J 0 it.
A plan marked out for Maine
in all probability would not suit
Texas. I provide in this bill that
the surplus is to he distributed to
the States and Territories accord¬
ing to population. This is fair
and just, and it will go to aid our
farmers who live in the country,
who contribute so largely to the
support of ti»e Government. If
we had spent the millions on the
public roads that we have thrown
fiscal year funds to take in the an Treasury ^^munt 0 of of -
all the
the United States, and after de
du( . fcing ff()m 8ai(1 sum the
arn0UP t,s required by law tu. .he
kept in said Treasury, tli* re
mainder, if any, shall be declared
Ltribution of .aid surplus, uot
exceeding $26,000,000 annually
during the continuance of this
law, on a per capita basis to the
States, Territories and the Dis
trict of Columbia, to be computed
from the last general census taken
by the national authorities, and
shall prorate the same according
stateg Territories and District of
Columbia, under such rules and
regulations as the States, Terri
tories and District of Columbia
may provide, and said Secretary
sl>allimmediately notify the gov
ernors of said States and Ter
ritories and the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia the
amounts due each, and that the
same will he paid over to such
per8on Uhorized or persons as may he duly
by said States, Terri
tories and the Disrrict of Colum
bia, to receive and receipt for
the same.
Sec 3. That should any State
Territory or District divert said
funds for any purpose other than
tlie improvement of the postal
roads that they shall not he
allowed to participate in any
further ^J ditribution of said funds
un sap } state shall show to the
satisfaction of the Secretary of
the Treasury that a like amount
so diverted has been expended
from the treasury of said State,
Territory or District so diverting
the same in a judicious manner said
u p 0 n the postal roads of
State, Territory or District di¬
verting the same.
•** ful Dotted Swiss at 12 l*2c, Paris Lawn and Indian Dimities
at 12 l=2c.
/• In Shoes, the best One Dollar Ladies Oxford in North
Georgia, solid leather, Better ones for $1.25 and up, though
the Dollar one is a beauty.
An all-wool men’s Suit in Clay Worsted, $5.00
A beauty in Wash Satinet for $5.00
A nice smooth Wool S*rge Suit for $7.00
And the strongest fine of ^Suits in Dalton lor $10
away on the Philippines, we
would have the best roads on
earth.
The farmers have uncomplain¬
ingly borne the burden of taxa¬
tion, and we ought to do
something for them.
It is true that we are giving
them rural mail delivery, but
they are entitled to good roads,
and I believe the surplus in the
Treasury should be devoted to
this purpose. We have from time
to time legislated in the interest
of everybody except the farmer.
Now is our opportunity. Let us
help them. When it is once
known throughout the country
that the surplus in the Treasury
will he devoted to improving the
post-roads all over the Union,
every Member of Congress will
he held to a strict accountability
for every cent appropriated. Ev¬
ery citizen will know that every
dollar that can be saved will go
to improve the roads, and the
reckless and criminal ’ expendi¬
ture of money gathered from the
people will cease.
In some, I might say in many,
of the districts the popularity of
a Representative depends upon
how successful he may be in loot¬
ing the Treasury for the special
benefit of his district. There is
not a dollar in the Treasury that
is not placed there by taxing the
people, and if there remains a
surplus in the Treasury after pay¬
ing the expenses of the Govern¬
ment it ought in all fairness to
be distributed to the people from
whom it was collected equally
and fairly, and I know of no bet¬
ter use"or fairer manner of dis¬
posing of the surplus gathered
together by Republican taxation
than giving it to the States and
Territories for the purpose of im
proving the post-roads throughout
the country.
It is unnecessary for me to call
the attention of this Congress or
the country to the great benefit
be derived from the improve¬
ment of our post-roads. As I said
the beginning, I do not believe
collecting tax by the National
from the people for
purpose except to pay the
of the National Govern¬
honeatfcy and economically
the'policy'of f Repub¬
But the
region paV^jj ft is the to amount levy a tax of with¬
money
it wring from the pock¬
of the people. This sometimes
in acciimulating a large
in the Treasury.
Then, if we had a permanent
like the bill I present,
which provides for the redistribu¬
tion of of this fund for road pur¬
poses, it would save the country
of much vicious and unfair legis¬
lation, and could be devoted to
no better use.
HASSLER MILL
The unexpected always hap
pens. It never rains, hut it
pours. Blessings always come in
disguise, and misfortune single
handed. The stork lit at Bailey
Swanson’s and left a boy. He
came down Pat’s chimney with
„ 8 , 1-2 „ and . the ,, other 8
two, one
pounc s.
iaAe H ^ n a r ° 1CS . 111 , .l 6
backwoods where they , were ca l
ed shindigs, swung partners with
the cow-boys 111 Texas, have been
at Spanish fandango, with he
dark-eyed senonta. and at the
receptions of the elite in full
evening dress, but a man never
feels his inferiority and littleness
until he attends an old wom¬
an’s frolic. A sheep at a shoot¬
ing match expresses it. The
crowd looks on him as the sole
cause of all the trouble. No
sympathy, no respect for age or
infirmities, hut, here, there,
hither, thither, run, jump, skip,
fly, you rascal. “Uncle” Jim
Beavers says it is taking in too
many Baptist preachers; John
Gregory lays it on the Methodist
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circuit riders, but “Uncle” Jap
says that can’t be so as he has
even entertained Mormon elders,
and that he always “vences
dubs,” as the boys say when play¬
ing marbles.
If Joe Bowers, of old Missouri,
had the news from home that
Sallie had a baby and it had red
hair, what would he have done
if it were two?
Pat.
Quite a Painful Accident.
Little Nannie Lochridge, of
Dalton, who with her mother is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hull Kerr,
was painfully injured Wednes¬
day. She was playing about the
well when the windlass struck
her on the head, cutting a gash
some four inches long. Drs.
Steed and Brown attended her
and found it necessary to take
four stitches in the wound. The
child is getting along nicely.
When you want a buggy, wag¬
on, laprobe or whip call on the
Dalton Buggy Oo.
Hopedale’s Hospitality.
Most graciously assisted by his
sister, Mrs. J. M. Sanders, Mr.
iMarion Williams is dispensing
unIimited hospitality this week
at Hopedale, where a merry par
ty of Dalton young people are
^ Hle , j ll0un! wjth
blith<!<om(s feet . A receptio „
J ive]] in their j,„ nor Tuesday
wae muoh d ,
PlKe belle,
^ ^
Buys a Horae.
Dr. John Steed has bought the
pretty cottage where he lives
from Dr. Sam Brown.
Marriage Licenses.
Tom Baggett and Lou Robin
son.
See John Black at Dalton for
the best Mower and Steel Rake
on earth for $55.00, cash or
$60.00, payable in the fall. He
is the pioneer in this business
and knows what you need.