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FRIDA YMORNING FTft 4th, 1921.
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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
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Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
It is being talkoL now that there Is a possibility of the
property of tho Atlanta. Bertninghum and Atlantic Rail
road being junku-d' on account of the revenues being in-
sufficient to keep up.the cost of operation.
According to a statement Issued this week by ft. L. Bugg,
president of the A. B. & A., the-road is onw losing money
at the rate of one million dollars per year. This declara
tion was made at a conference held by tho officials and
employees of the railroad for the purpose of dlscusBlag the
possibilities of arranging a reduced scale of wages.
In a public statement Mr. Bugg, makes tho assertion
that the continuing operntloil of this railroad is of os much
Interest to tho people of Georgia as It Is to the officials or
employees, and that unless something is done to keep
down the rates the patronage of the A. B. &. A., would be
•topped in a great measure.
The people of Georgia are bocomming disgusted with the
way they are being robbed by having heaped upon them
redlculous charges for freight and pasenger transportation,
ff this hold-up is due to unreasonable salaries paid to rail
road employees It can be accepted as an undisputed fact
that this particular class of labor la being specially favored
at the expense of the people.
It can be said almost without question that the people
of Baldwin county are paying at least ten thousand dol
lars a year more for passenger transportation to and from
Macon than they paid for the same transportation two or
throe years ago. This has nothing to say of the extra ex
pense of making trips more distant than Macon,, nor the
enormous sum paid out for additional freight rates.
It has been pointed out that the cost of shipping farm
produce Is far greater than Just two or three years ago,
that the cost of shipping a few bushels of wheat to a flour
mill has increased to a point beyond reason and that by
the time flour, even a small quantity, Is shipped back to
the producer a considerable additional sum has been paid
out as compared with a short time ago.
W!« do not believe in favoritism, but we do believe that
every man should be paid for the service he renders. We
do not believe that a certain class should he paid ten dol
lars for a certain amount of work and that another class
be paid the sum of five dollars for performing the same
task. That this method is being practiced however, we
fcave but little doubt,
livery man in this county is interested In the welfare
uf Iha railroad, every man—rich poor, young and old pays
hht titles to the up-keep and operation of our great trans
portation system, and while all of us are perfectly willing
to contribute a legitimate amount for this purpose none of
■a are Inclined to carry out the idea of “robbing Paul to
pay Peter."
i 'APING COTTON CEED FOR COTTONSEED MEAL
. .cm The Prog.-osiive Fcratsr.
A ic.-.der say a al.o can oxchangj a ton cf cat.on sect!
I... I.jOO pounds oi cotton: aeu m ai, cut t odo J ...u-t 5 ,
the seed five miles and haul the meal bach to c.ia farm.
• wlah3s t> know whuth - sue sirmili uao ue s.iaj on
tin- land for fertilizer or make Ibis exchange.
, uc a8Banip 1,100 pounds cf coitonseoi meal is
v.-oith about the same In value of plant feeds a sju e ton oi
- Hen seed, then wc have £>>J pounds ot cottonss M me.il,
on t. o basis of this proposed trade, to pay fjr hauling u i.m
ol seed five miles and 1,500 pounds of meal ba-hVo the
arm. At $21 a ton for cottonseed meal, 500 pounds ol
meal is worth ?8; therefore, it locks as if it will pay to
haul these seed and trade them for cottonseed mo.il ou
tho basis proposed.
Below are given the plant foods i:i an everage tin ct
cotton seed and also the amounts of tho dirierent grades
or cottonseed meal required to furnish approximately the
same amounts of plant foods;
, On® Ton Cottop Seed
- 'Nitrogen ----I a-.:.-.... C4 lbs.'
Phosphoric acid 26 u, s ,
rotasl » - 24 lbs.
1,100 Pound* Cottonseed Meal (7 Per Cent)
.Nitrogen - V—1-— 63', lbs.i
Phosphoric acid ... 'u ‘-27 ibA
Fotash 1 : 22 lbs.
1,050 Pound* Cottonseed Meal (7 1-2 Per Cent)
Nitrogen 65 lba
Phosphoric acid 28 lbs.
Potash - .*.21 lbs.
1,000 Pound* Cotonteed Meal (8 Per Cent)
Nitrogen 66 lbs.
Phosphoric acid 25 lbs.
Potash 20 lbs.
From tbo above it Is plain that, since cottonseed meal
is more satisfactory for use as fertilizer when-ever one
can trade a ton of cottonseed for enough’more than 1,100
pounds of 7 per cent cottonseed meal, 1,050 pounds of 7 1-2
per cent cottonseed meal, or 1,000 pounds of 8 per cent
cottonseed meal to pay for the hauling or for making the
exchange, It will be adventurous to make the trade.
There Is another reason why- the trade should bo mad3
vhen It Is economical to the farmer to do so. The oil
in the cotton seed is of no value for fertilizer, but Is worth
something lor food and the oil mills. The mills will almoct
always give more than enough meal for seed (o pay the
farmer to make the trade.
The peach men prayed for cold weather. They got it,
together with some sleet, snow end rain.
Get your fishhook ready—the ground hog predicts aa
.early spring. He failed to see his shadow Wednesday.
The price of cotton Is advonced over a few weeks ago
1** this Is not unexpected as this staple always advances
just before planting time.
The state Is receiving thousands, and hundreds of thou
sands of dollars this week from the sale of automobile
fagp. As usual the majority wait until tb e last days,
to procure their tags and some will have to wait.
Agree With Us.
One of the great problems now before the fanners of
this section is the matter ot providing markets. The so
lution of this cannot he had without the co-opreation of
all planters and stock raisers. Any other contention can
only be credited to ignorance and any such contender
cannot be counted as a worthwhile citizen.—Milledgeville
News.
The above is true as gospel—and who is the man to get
in behind the marketing idea? Why, the county agent
of course. Farmers must change their method of farm
ing, and some of them are drifting In a sea of doubt,
without a rudder. Farmers must get out of the rut—and
they need assistance in climbing out.—Greensboro Herald-
Journal,
The Manufacturer’s Record says that the talk Of pro
hibition not being enforced to a large extent at least, Is
rot. giving as their reason that when a man buys the
average '’shine” he is almost certain to be headed to one
of two places, tho Jail or the grave.
NOT 80 BAD, AFTER ALL.
From the Tifton Gazette.
We believe that the majority of empoloyBrs after in
vestlgation will find, as the Gazette found, that the Work
men's •Compensation Law, which goes Into effect in Geor
gia March 1, and of which we published a synopsis a few
days ago ia not such a bad thing for the employer, after
all: In fact, from our standpoint, we rather like It.
Under this law all firms or individuals except those en
gaged In certain exempt lines, employing ten or moro per
sons, are liable to a certain extent In event of personal
injury to daid employees. They were liable before the
law was enacted but under its provisions the liability
Is sped fleetly set'forth, end not left to the more or less
uncertain estimate of a court or Jury. To insure Its twen
ty employees, including six carriers, against personal
Injury to tho extent the law provides, will cost the Gazette
a little more than >54) a year. It is worth this for pro
tection both to the employer and the employee. No con
scientious employer would see one of his men injured
without doing something towand helping him bear the cost,
and this Insurance takes care of such matters. All em
ploying firms should carry 6Uch Insurance any way;
under the law that they must carry it. One damage suit
In ten yearo would cost more than the insurance will
cost, not to mention the protection to the employee.
From our standpoint, Che law la a good thing, both for the
employer of labor as well as the worker. Undar the In
surance carried, every employee of the Gazette, In the of
flee or out. even the carriers on their routes, Is Insured
against injury by accident.
A scientist now says that the successful way to kill
tho boll woevtl It to use army gass. Experiments along
this line have proven avccessful he says. Another chemi
cal used in the army is also being put to practical use;
TNT Is being used by the government tor blasting In the
construction of federal highways-
An Anderson South Carolina member of the legislature
will introduce a bill at the session of the legislature now
in, session in that state forcing a Judge who sentences
a man for violation of the prohibition law to giv e him jail
sentence regardless of th e lino. Another members of the
house from Greenville will add an amendment placing 'he
pistol totor on the same basis. That would be real legie
Villon.
The editor of the Jones County News is still of the
opinion that the bill advocated by senator-elect Watson
making Liberty bonds and other government securities
negotiable the same as cash is good. One of his reasons
Is that the bonds will continue to draw interest even if a
person accepts them for cash. That brings up another
subject: will that dollar bill that has been laid on th<
shelf al] these long months Tor a real hard pinch, drav>
interest? It should, of course. And Williams on the
Greensboro Herald-Journal makes another good sugges
tion—that Coco-Cola crowns were left off as negotiable
currency, also cigar coupons
Just a few ghort weeks and we will enjoy that famous
sport, baseball.
Loyless down on the Columbus Enquirer-Sun ts getting
out one of the best papers In the state. There's only one
trouble—he is setting himself a pace that will be hard
to keep up. In addition to a first-class local paper, to
gether with his foreign news, his editorial page Is one of
tho most interesting with his usual interesting editorials,
paragraphs and that column that is becoming famous In
the state, "Home Brew.”
TAX PAYERS TAKE NOTICE
Tho Tax bonl-.s of Baldwin County,
will by tlie Receiver, be opened Tues
day Feb. 1st. 1921, for securing state
, nd county iax returns. Tax Payers
will please observe promptness In
making their returns, remember that
ail property owned by them on tho
first day of Jan ary is returnable.
Receiver will be at the Sanit .num
February the 10th Browns Crossing
February 14th. Merrlweather iSlh
from 8:30 to 11:20, o’clock, Stevens
Pottery 1 Rtli from 12 to 2:30 O'clock
Coopers 18th from 3:30 to 5 o’clock.
E. P. Lane.
Tax Colector Baldwin County.
CAPITAL $40,000.00
SURPLUS, $38,000.00
Do vou have any troule pa ing your insurance ore-
tniums? If so, start an insurance account with us_
ask about it. j
| Merchants 6 Farmers Bank 1
There are three holidays in February—February 12,
Lincoln’s birthday; February 14, St. Valentine Day; Feb
ruary 22, Washington^ birthday.
Ortfe Man Who Get* No Sympathy.
From the Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
The undertaker may tell you that business is bad with
him, but he doesn't expect you to sympathize with him.
Anybody Want To Call Thl* One?
From the Tifton Gazette.
The OciUa Star comes to bat with two turnips, one
weighing 12 1-2 and the other 13 pounds the latter measur
Ing 30 1-2 inches In circumference. Those are fine tur
nips for Irwin. But to see the real article of turnip, a
fellow has to come over to Tift county. Just incidentally,
a man brought one to tills office today that that weighed
15 pounds, and last week two were brought In, one meas
uring 32 1-2 inches and the other 34 1-2 Inches in circum
ference. Still, a 13 pound turnip Is a big turnip In some
plnces - . ^ J i l . f * i ?
ANNOUNCEMENT
Opening
New Shoe Repair Shop
Within the next few days I will open a
modernly equipped shoe repair shop in
the store next door to Ennis Pharmacy
and formerly occupied by the Roebuck
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Shoe Shop. * .
The latest macninery used in the repar
ing of shoes has been purchased by me
and is now on the road to Milledgeville.
I wl have in my employee highly com
petent help and will be in position to give
my customers first class work.
Also, I will conduct a pressing club and
will be prepared to handle this class of
work in a prompt and satisfactory man
ner, having secured the service of expert
workmen in this line.
Beginning Monday, Feb. 7th, I wil handle
laundry, having secured the agency for a
well known Macon establishment engag
ed in this work.I will send for and deliver
your laundry and afford you the the best
service to be had.
W. L. HARRISON
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
THE FORD COUPE
T IE Ford Copue Is surely the Salesman's car. Thousands of them are bought
svery year by firms employing traveling salesmen. Many firms buy fifty or
one undred at a time becausa they know, from experience, that the Fori
Coupe increases the efficiency of the sals smen at a minimum of expense
Contractors, builders, colleq/tors, solicitors, physicians all find ths Ford Coupe
the most convenient as well as the most economical among motor cars. Lowest in
purchase price, lowest In operating costs, and backed by the Ford Service organiza
tion—coupled with the durability of the car itself—these furnish the reasons for the
Ford popularity. li ^' )J[|>
Let us send you a copy or "Ford—A Business Utility.” It tells what other con
sents have learned about the Ford in Durness service. But better still, let us have
your order today. The demand keeps growing. Orders are filled 1 In the order as receiv
ed—and our allotment Is limited a specified number each month.
B. G. Glass
Motor Co.
iitiorM Fori Dealers
Milledgeville, Ga.