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Wednesday Morning, Ju. It, 1IM.
MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
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Mayor Evil’s Report
The annual report of Mayor Miller fc>. Boll for the yea
of 1921 evidences the fact that the affairs of the ci.y of
Milledgeviile are in splendid shape und further s' ows
that the municipality is keeping up marked progress from
year to year under the guidance of our chief executive end
able members of the city council.
During the last fourteen years Milledgeviile has made
wonderful progiess and the city itself has kept in the ieu-.
in the way of adding improvements to public thoro; gn
fares and public institutions and works. During this time
Mayor Bell teas served seven terms without intermission
and the first of this’year he commenced his eighth terra.
The report of Mayor Dell as lead before the members
of the city council the first of tills noma and pubiishod in
the local newspapers and given still wider distribution b>
being put out in puraphlet form embraces utmost every
detail pertaining io the city’s affairs. Tee message state*
clearly what has been accomplished for the city and in
cludes a complete statement of the city's financial condi
tion. From beginning to end the report is indeed favor
able to the citizens j>f Mille4gev111e and will doubtless be
received with the greatest degree of satisfaction by the
taxpayers of this city.
MllledgovUle is now the owner of her own waterworks
and within a short time work will be commenced on a
largo and modern graded sc 1 no! building. Diring the last
■ twelve months the sewerage system in this city has been
considerably extended, adding wonderfully to the further
ance of health to the poople bore. No city of tho same
uizo in Georgia can claim to have more attractive side
walks than Milledgeviile and our main streets are equal
to any to be found in any other city of equal importance
Our fire department is modern and adequate.
With all tho improvements that have come about in Mil
ledgeville during the administration of Mayor Bell, there
follows a statement at. this time that shows a careful
liandlie;; of > i:r affairs. Undoubtedly, economy anil busi
ness judgment have been material factors in placing the
municipality of Milledgeviile above reproach and gaining
tor s on tha outside a reputation that might be calculat
ed to bear worthwhile fruit for the citizens of this city
A VOTE FOR DOLLAR GOVERNML-1
ront the Uate.gh iN. C.) News and Observer.
The Republicans in the Senate in voting to whitewash S
Newberry did what every informed person knew they SS
would do. The Democrats are to be warmly chmmended [♦]
for voting solidly against the resolution to seat him. Like- J 5E
. ise the nine Republicans wOo voted against Newberry ES
•Jeservo the thhnks of all who stand for clean politics. ' SS
Tho language of the resolutions seating Newberry Is IS
such as to add to the infamy of the reactionary "bloc'' EH
whiph seated him. It is admitted in these resolutions that jjjj
the amount expended was “too large, much larger than f==j
ought to have been expended.” The resolutions add: .“The 1
expenditure of suoh excessive sums in behalf of a candl-' SS:
date either with or without htg knowledge and consent ££
ueing contrary to sound public policy, harmful to tile hon-
_>r and dignity of the Senate and dangerous to Uo perpe-
„ iity of free government, such excessive expenditures are
ioreby severely condemned.
Fair words these but the Senate’s actions show their
utter insincerity, liad the decision been to eject the hold-
jr of tho bouht seat then the resolutions would have been
nging words everlastingly to the credit of those respon-
uble for them. As it iB they are a fraud and a sham.
Tho senate or those now responsible for its action may
rate as much as they want to about free government
it evory one will understand that in whitewashing New-
erry they threw away an opportunity to strike a blow
lor free government, the significance of which would have
been folt from ocean to ocean. Tueir words are tor free
government. Their actions speak loudly and unmistakably
. r dollar government.
Tho action of the Senate in Ihe Newberry case will be
i stain which can never be wiped from it3 record.
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PUT IT IN MARKETABLE SHAPE
i the Coiumbns Enquirer-S. n.
The Madison Madisonian says much in little when it
declares that “there will never be a market for any farm
produce until the produce is put in marketable packages.
Our farmers have much to learn along this line.”
Of course, it takes time and is some trouble to put farm
produce in marketable shape, but it is worth al! the timi,
trouble, and expense of doing it. Producers of other goods
always put their products in marketable shape, and if It
\yere not a paying proposition they wouldn't do it. It will
pay the farmer to do it, just as it pays others.
It has always been demanded that cotton be put in mar
ketable shape. No farmer would, for a moment, thiuK of
undertaking to sell his cotton crop before • putting it in
marketable shape—before having it ginned and baled
properly, llo would know that It would be useless for him
to offer his cotton for sale in any other shape.
The same is true of other form products. Corn should
be sacked; peas, peanuts, oats and other things should
bo treated In like manner. Potatoes should be properly
barreled for market. And other products of the farm
should be given the necessary attention before beihg of
fered for sale.
When the farmers do this they will find that they can
.ell their produce much more readily than they can with
out doing it. In fact, they find it a very difficult matter
to sell anything that has not been put in marketable
shape.
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Let’s Keep Faith
For sm'.’. a length of time as the present generation can
remember, conditions have changed from linio to time
during different decades and this tact should lend en
eouragenient to such an exiem as to warrant us in keep
iag faith in the beliei that present depressing conditions
will not last always.
Indeed, we might Del safe in calculating that we havi
already traveled over the greater portion of the r ough
roads caused by tho abnormal conditions resulting from
the world war. For our own good, it is now up to us to
renew our faith in the belief that ihe greatest prosperity
ever to come to us in the very near future.
Radical optimism 1ms had its detrimental effect upon
the business and prosperity of this country and for awhile
we were blinded to the extent of believing that nothing
could happen to check the wave of good times that came
our way for a period of short duration. For our foolhardy
Meus of the past we cannot expect to escape without pay
ing the cost, but after all it is likely that the investment
will prove a profitable one and In the eud we will prob
ably come out much wiser with our former profit* gained
back.
As much as we regret being compelled to say so, there
1* unquestionably a noticeable lacking of confidence ex
isting among the merchants and business men of Millcdge.
Title at this time. Whll* this same feeling exists in
many cities and sections, nothing worthwhile can be ex
pected to follow such an attitude. It is. not unreasonable
to expect a return of normal conditions and it is nothing
abort of business judgment to conclude that ihe depres
sion we are experiencing just now will not last much
longer.
'' Necessity will solve the problems we are up against at
Jpia time. Heretofore we have been able to record decided
fluctuations in business conditions, even during so-called
Bormal times, and certainly we should hare no cause to
become alarmed over a situation such as ws are confront
with now, as the result* of the war.
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A CLEARENCE
SALE
That
Will Mean Dollars
Your Pocket
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ALL $45.00 SUITS $33.75
ALL $40.00 SUITS $30 00
ALL $35.00 SUITS $26.25
ALL $30.00 SUITS $22.50
ALL $25.00 SUITS $18.75
ALL $20.00 SUITS ^ $15.00
Regular Semi Annua! Sale of Manhattan Shirts. We still
have a pood stock to select from.
Boys Pants 25 Per cent Discount
Any Knox Hat $4.75
All Palston Shoes $5.95
Myrick-Holloway Company
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A BUSINESS LESSON
From the Atlanta Constitution.
There is something like universal regret that tho hirer-
.-■oil concern, manufacturers of “The Watch That Made
the Dollar Famous,” is in the hands of a receiver.
The “Dollar Ingersoll" was, perhaps; tho mbit widely
advertised timepiece in the world; it was advertised not
only by its “catchy” trademark, as quoted above, but bv
its sterling worth as a cheap, dependable timekeeper, and
by “its loving friends."
Not a boy in the country who could raise a dollar was
without one; workmen in all lines wore them, and busi
ness men found them so accurate that they let their gold
watches “rest up" a spell and carried "The Dollar Watch."
Various reasons are advanced for its failure to “hold
its own" as a great seller, among them the fact that be
cause of higher cost of manufacture under war condi
tions, the dollar price was raised to $2.50.
Then, too, work was so plentiful in war times, with
highest prices for any sort of lubor, the Ingersoll wearers
fell that they could well afford gold timepieces; for, were
not many of them riding around in auto-cars?
But the general verdict is that advertising had made
“The Dollar Watch" a household yvord, and its millions
of wearers couldn’t reconcile themselves to the advunced
price. It was a stranger to them at the higher figure;
an old friend had "gone back" on them! "Nobody," says
The Brooklyn Eagle, "could think of an advertisement
reading ‘The Watch That Made $2.60 Famous' without
smiling!"
And It is further pointed out that you "can't forget the
CHtchline In an advertisement to save your life, it Hticks
hi the mind!’’
Thus "Uneedu Biscuit." or any other product that had
com* to household-word fame through universal advertis
ing- to say nothing of its merits If suddenly 'rechristen-
ed," would have an uphill road of it, for a time, at least.
The lesson is that people not only read attractive ad-
, verttseinents, but they get them by heart in many notable
instances.
Advertising made many millions for the man who nut
the Ingersoll on the market: he had the goods to back
up that advertising, aud "fhe goods" rnude a world of
friends for him.
That le why there is genera! regret over the misfortune
of the Ingersoll watch concern.
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Chassis - -
- $285
Runabout - -
- - -$319
Touring Car -
- - -$348
Truck Chassis -
- - $430
Coupe - - -
- - $580
Sedan - - - -
- - $645
These are the lowest prices
of Ford cars m the his-
lory of the Ford Motor Company. , £
Orders are coming in fast, so place yours promptly to
insure early delivery. - "dLAk'fltt cm m Ida** ***
6. G, Class Motor Co,
Authorized Ford Dealer
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.