Newspaper Page Text
THE MURRAY NEWS
published weekly at Spring place, Oeorgla.hy and de¬
the Murray News Publishing Company, County.
voted to the interests of Murray
Kliteral at the pod office and at issued Spring Place, Friday. oa.
as seeoHd-classmatter, every
Official Organ of City and County
Sutmerintiou, fl.UO per year; si* month!!, 50c;
three months, 25c.
J, El). JOHNSON, EDITOR.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Representative.
I hereby announce myself a candidate for
Representative <tml will appreciate If Ihe elected, support
of the voters of Murray coimtv. I
will discharge t«y duties, as your representa¬
tive. to the very best of my ability, always look
ins to lb* welfare of our comity.
y C. McKNTJRH.
To the voters and citizens of Murray County:
l am a candidate for the office of Representa¬
tive and respectfully solicit your help and sup¬
port, for which I will ever feel grateful. of I will
promise to be faithful ill the discharge the my
duties if elected I will lie subject to action
of the Democratic primary, if any,
SAM UKI. T KIMMIKR
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
To the voters of Murray County:
1 hereby announce myself n candidate for
Countv Treasurer of Murray county, If subject elected to
file action of the Demo ratio party I
will serve the people of my native county to the
best of my ability. T. SPRINGFIKI.D.
RICHARD
Hoke Smith brags that he
has all the money lie needs
and is simply running the race
to beat the “ring.” When
did he reform? When did he
learn that money was no ob¬
ject? He says he started a
a poor man in Atlanta (which
is the truth) and has made a
fortune. A man can’t make
a fortune these days and treat
the people right. And yet a
a great howl is being heard
in the land that he is the peo¬
ple's candidate.
.If every man who has pur
chased lots at Chatsworth
will get busy and build him a
house on every one of them,
.t there will -u u be . a town ot nci no
less than fifteen hundred m
habitants in a very shoit
time. And that is just what
everybody should do. Go to
work and put up a nice little
cottage, or, if you have a bus
mess lot build a nice business
house on it. Use a liberal
application of paint, beautify
your grounds and in a few
months Chatsworth will be
one of the prettiest places in
.. North , ^ Georgia.
The railroads of the United
States have done more to
develop and enlighten the
country, have been the means
of bringing more prosperity
on the people than any other
one thing that can be thought
of. They have brought us
from darkness into light; the
heathen chinamen would have
been sending missionaries to
teach us about the “narrow
way t t had it not been for the
railrt a:ls which have opened
up the way for civilization.
Property right here in Murray
county has advanced in value
at least twenty five per cent
from the fact that we are now
enjoying railroad facilities for
the first time. We are right
at the beginning of the great¬
est time in the history of the
county and you may give the
railroad credit for every bit ot
it. And yet there are men
who are for Hoke Smith for
no other reason than that he
is against the railroads.
The Lee taction will tell
you that the primary called
for the 3d of May is a direct
thrust at Lee and by having
the , primary . called ... so early „ 1 he 1
will not be able to le.ne us
post in Washington and come
home to look after his inter-
ests. This may be true hut
it looks to a “man up a tree’ ’
like the wind is blowing the
straws the other way, taking
into consideration the fact
that a very large majority of
the delegates to the Rome
convention were Lee’s stron¬
gest supporters. Sometimes
it pays a man to be away
from home at certain times
and it is our opinion that Con¬
gressman Lee’s friends can
take care of his interests bet¬
ter when he is away than if
he was on the grounds, if
there has been a mistake
made Mr. Lee’s friends made
it, for they were in over¬
whelming numbers in the con¬
vention. “Fair play” is a
great howl over the land these
days but it looks as though
the dealer of the hand in this
game has turned a jack on
somebody and from the bot¬
tom of the deck at that.
Why didn’t they wait till the
primary was held to nominate
the candidate for governor
and thus, not only save time
and expense, but at the same
time giving both candidates
a fair shake?
GOOD ROADS WITHOUT MONEY
Directions for Making the Famous King
Road Drag—Dirt Roads Can be
Made Usable all the Year at a
Small Outlay of Time.
B\>r the good of the caufce and
at the request of hundreds of
cart .j ergi we reprint, the direct
j ons f 0 r making the road drag
designed by D. Ward King, of
Maintland, Mo. Mr. King de
servos the thanks and encomiums
.. .. . ,
(>f the coantry {or his ( i iscovery
an q ^j ie generosity with which
]i 0 places it without money and
without price in the hands of
any one who will take the trouble
t0 l ise lfc>
,
do Talk the Kin „ drag untlil
y 0ur patrons get to work and do
the work. Make a drag and
illustrate on any given piece of
ground. It will be money in
your pocket and the whole eonn
try side will arise and call you
btoed.
THE PROBLEM.
The problem given is the soft
or dirt road. It is “worked”
occasionally by being ploughed
oil each side and the loose dirt
thrown up toward the middle
making a more or less symmet¬
rical oval sloping to the ditch on
either side. In good weather
when the rains are not frequent
or heavy the ruts will be cut
down by the wagon traffic. In
rainy weather and in the spring
and fall the ruts are full of water
and the mud holes are worn into
the surface and made deeper by
every new wagon track. The
water that makes mud holes is
held in by the bottom and sides
of dryer earth or a frozen surface.
If the water can run off it will
do so. The problem than is to
make a smooth surface so that
the water will run off. Then of
course there will be no mud
hole.
THE SOLUTION.
The solution is the King drag.
Any man or boy can make a
drag in less than two hours.
Get a log, eight feet* long and
twelve inches in diameter. Split
in halves. Bore three two-inch
holes in each half—one at each
end and one in the middle. Join
halves, split sides forward, with
good strong braces, about three
feet long; wedge them in se
jcurely.
If a log is not handy, use a
twelve-inch plank. Keinforce
^ with , o s0 .
a loose plknk, on which to ride,
j s placed across the braces,
Wrap one end of the chain
THE MURRAY NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1006
around an end stake, carry it over
the top of the slab, out to the
double-trees, and then back to
other end of the slab where it
should be fastened by poking an
old bolt or spike through one of
links into a whole bored three or
four inches from the end of the
slab and about its center, up and
down.
Hitch up the drag—at an angle
HOW TO USE THE DRAG.
First make the drag, and have
a four-horse evener ready for use
the first time. Wait until youi
roads are very soft, the wetter
and softer the better, Then
attach four horses; straddle the
right-hand rut, and begin to
drag. Then turn and come back
along the other rut. Do,rt hurry ;
drive slowly; the slower the
better, The effect of this first
dragging will lie to fill up the
ruts, and to make a moderately
smooth surface on which it is
possible to make three tracks—
one on each side, and one where
the old track use to be. This
smooth suface will shed water
partially at least, and will give
give free access to the sun and
wind, causing it to dry off quick¬
er than (he rough surface on
either side of the smoothed
space. When it begins to dry
off, take two horses and go over
the same track again. This will
still further puddle the clay and
carry a little more into the mid¬
dle of the road which every team
will both puddle and compact
still more.
If you wish to widen the road,
wait until after another rain,
and then when it has dried off
sufficiently to plow readily plow
one furrow along the outer mark
of the drag, take the drag and
spread this smoothly over the
surface of the road. In this way
the road will be widened by tho
width of the furrow and will
gradually become oval; that
is, higher in the middle, and
each time the drag is used will
become a little smoother and a
little harder. If the road is still
to narrow, plow another furrow,
and so on, until the road has
been widened as much as you
wish.
dont’s.
Don’t drive too fast.
Don’t walk; get on the drag
and ride.
Don’t wait for your neighbors
to take hold; they may be wait¬
ing for you.
Don’t wait for the big grader
to come and shape up your road.
All you can do first, will help to
make the work of the grader per¬
manent
Don’t, be particular about ma¬
terial. With an ax and a two
inch auger almost any kind of a
log can be made into a drag.
The one T used for several years
is a box elder.
Don’t try to drag with one
piece; use two. One will scoop
out the hollows in the road and
deepen them, When two are
used the one keeps the other up;
and in a month or so the hollows
will have filled and become level
and hard like the balance of the
road.
MR. Ktxo’s CATECHISM.
Would it not be better to plow
the road before dragging?
No. Plowing gives a soft
foundation. Plowing the middle
of the road is a relic of the old
dump scraper days.
What do you when there are
deep ruts in the road?
Drag them. If you drag when
the surface is quite loose and
soft you will he surprised how
soon they will disappear. .
How do you get the dirt to the
middle of the road?
By hauling the drag slantwise
with the end that is toward the
center of the road a little to the
rear of the other end.
But suppose the road is too
narrow?
First drag the wheel tracks.
After three or four wet spells,
plow a shallow furrow just out
side the dragged part. Spread
olib° pWoT, P r ™,?roT h
plow anyother furrow after the
next rain At each plowing,
yon widen the road bed two feet.
How many horses do 5-011 use?
Two generally. Three if
is just as handy. Four when
breaking colts. A good solid
WL
W Si
$6.5.0
Per thousand for
lOCUSt pin !
delivered Ht, OUr : 1
mill on the federal
road at
Creekn*ecks)bridge.
Blanks to be of
Good, i
Black Locus t
wood, not
than I 3*4
x I 3=4 inches x
S 6 1=2 inches.
Ga, Mfg. & Const, Co,
J. W. SHELTON, Sup’t.
Fort Mountain, P. O.,
Murray County,Georgia
team in the center and a colt on
each side. Two men on the
drag,‘one to drive, t he other to
control the colts.
How do you drain the road?
If the earth is pushed to the
middle of the road continually
the road will drain itself.
Why not mane the drag out ofi
plank? and do good work, j
You can, j
Mr. Chas. Ilill, of Mexico, Mo,, 1
(quoted elsewhere) uses one:
made of three hard wood two by ,
fours. But the split log is best.
The plank drag is not stiff and ’
so
quivers and flounces.
Why not make the drag of
heavy sawed timber, say 6x8
SX ivLse they have a
to Slip over the bumps. The log
is better than the plank because 1
it is more rigid and better than
heavy timbers because its thin, ■
tailoring edges scrapes more.;
surely. grade the road ;
Don’t you up j
first? i
No The grading is done with
the drag, gradually. By so do
ing, the road is solid all
time and is built on a^solid foun
dation.
At what angle do you haul the
A safe answer is
degrees, or in common parlance,
exactly quartering. But bear in
mind that the proper angle of a
drag like the proper tension of a
sewing machine depends some
vvliat on circumstances. The
angle of the drag will need to be
varied as the soil is moist or dry
and as the surface is more or less
convex. These slight changes
can be made by the driver walk
nig in one direction or the
on the drag.
What does it cost to drag a
mile of jroaa a year?
The cost is variously estimated
at from $1.00 to $8.00. I think
much depends on a season and
what degree of excellence satis
lies the man who drags,
How do you keep the drag from
dodging sidewise?
By not loading it too heavily,
If it dodges it is overloaded. If
it is overloaded it is because you
are trying to do too much
once. Tne secret of road drag
ging is a little at a time and
often.
Will it work?
All over the state of Missouri
the drag has been used with
isfaction. The State Boaid of
Agriculture recommends it and
publishes a free booklet on the
subject.
Mr. King has traveled exten- i
the word—it will do the business
The Northwestern
Company sent out a special good j
roads train February 12th to 34th.
Illinois, and previously
one through Iowa, to tell the;
people about the King drag. i
USE THE BEST
fa i
—
It is of vital importance that the planter and farmer
should know what ingredients co ustitute the Fertilizers
that, he buys, who has not oaly the anjouai os raoiKn he Invents
in Ills fertilizers, but his year’s lobar, his crops, and further
more, the support Of bis family; s'- dependent on the result of
Fertilizer used.
IT DOES HOT
To invest in a Fertilizer because it is low in price and
cheap. There are Fertilizers on the marget made of cheap
ingredients that have very little Plant Food qvialities,
and at any price—costly. It pays to buy honest Fertili¬
zers, made of honest ingredients, even though it may cost
a little more than the cheaper Fertilizers offered to you.
Buy reliable Fertilizers, made from slaughter house
products, cattle blood and bone—all animal matter ingre¬
dients, tliat- will stand a long siege of drouth and give
sustenance to the plant when ; r ^ s t^e<MHfe.,u S tmdn
M<’at Tankage have lasting qualities.and permanently
enrich the soil.
Swifts Fertilizers
Are made from ingredients received from large packing
houses of Messrs Swift & Co., and the results of their use
by thousands of farmers in the South prove that SWIFT’S
FERifLIZtRS are the best plant foots on the market. It will
.
pay you to give them a trial if you have »ofc already done so.
t r tica f Mix*., October IS, I90X,
Swift Fertilizer Works. Atlanta. Ga.:
I hftvg ihreu a errs of land b£re wUhir* the corporate. I'mits that X
have been experiment in# ’mitt for the past four yean» and trying 4 Ter*
ent fertilizers. I used \vv*r tV*tiiizers _ two years ago and mane three
bales of cotton OH the three acres; the other two years l used otner fertili¬
sers. and made two, to two and one-half--bates on the same land. This
ye f ? [ aru using join OOX,DEN HARVEST of and i.iakitig five this bales.on section the
same throe aerea. Quite a number reliable farmer® in are
vmtvVanj? my -palt pretty ciosc this year and truly, they are well pleased
' Yours
with it. CURRIE.
A. K.
You may not do as well as Mr. Currie, but after thor¬
ough investigation we believe that Swift’s Fertilizers will
do snore for you than others.
NOTICE.
We offer, as premium, for rest t 100 !nA pounds . seed , cotton ..
displayed at Whitfield County Fair this fall, Two Sacks
Swift’s Eagle Guano, For best bustiei corn, One Sack
Swift’s Special Corn Grower, and for best Irish Potatoes
Sack S "“‘’= S >« cial f clsl0 (ir ‘ lw f
and potatoes to be grown from use of Swift s Fertilizers,
McWilliams ins 1
AGENTS,
DALTON, CA ’Fhcns 116.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
THORNHILL WAGONS
Are Ik Best wagons in this Section.
If you need a good wagon and want it very
cheap, be sure and see me before buying,
THOMAS J. BRYANT,
DALTON, GEORGIA.
O H id
All 4 a I CjFflY JSCK- SITCCi by tilC
TOO
r
ScjL J ....... Ho|*r| 1 SU ” Iqrb. VVlI! *“'*' v *• tL * the i liC
'
pE'CSCTlt . ^ . SQSLSit ___ . XI t iill _____ Ijcil _______ tvV O JTls »»__ ICS
» »
fJOfth ^ ' O'f SOfin^ ^ 1 > ** PlSCC.
w* F'Uce in IS SL\ cl ' QUiiar^ pc! nor S6dS0n coaco«
all alike, and anything you hear
the COHtrarV IS H OlIStaRe.
^
SV 2 . L. GRICE