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STRAND THEATRE
FRIDAY, FEB. 23rd
No Raise in Admission, 15 and 25c.
One Show Only 7;30 Sharp.
AN UPPERCUT TO THE FUNNY BONE!
WALLACE REID
- IN -
“The World’s Champion”
A Paramount Picture,
Round One — He is branded N.
G. by Dad and driven iDto the
crool, crodl world.
Round two—He is Gunboat
Williams, fistio artistic supreme.
Round Three—He is wined and
dined by society’s creme de la
creme. \
Round Four —He is knocked all
groggy by two big stary eyes.
And Then -You’d better be in a
ring side seat when he wins,
The smashing tale of a ne’er do
well who put his snobbish family
* on the nlap.
With a few straight rights into
pufegy pride and love going strong
when the bell rings*
Cast includes Lois Wilson.
Based an the celebrated play.
“THE CHAMPION”
SPECIAL-—To the first one hundred tickets pur
chased an attractive photo of Wallace Reid will be
given free,' For ladies only.
HEAR THE LATEST MUSIC AT THE STRAND
~ SATURDAY, FEB 24th. ~
Matinee and Night
WILLIAM S. HART
- IN -
“Wolves of the Rail”
The leaping two gunman in the best western ever
hit Perry. See it at the regular admission.
CENTRAL TO SPEND BIG SUM ON
IMPROVEMENTS
The extent and variety Of tbo
jutral of Georgia Railway’s pur-
lasing program is indicatod in a
atement from W- A. Winburn,
lc president which gives an in-
gkt into the transportation prob-
m, a vital factor to every line of
dustry and commerce.
The Central of Georgia plans to
lend in 1923 for additions and
iprovementsthe sum of $5,741,-
12. Of this amount, the largest
am- $3,910,385,- is for new equip-
ent, including 25 locomotives,
i0 ventilator cars, 100 stock cars,
10 coal cars, 10 cabooses, 6 pass-
iger cars and a wrecking derrick.
To insure and prevent Congestion
id delay in crowded yards, to
•ovide proteation at crossings and
other items the management
is’ appropriated the sum of
.,9(38.000. New shop tools costing
15.000 WiH be purchased Steel
id concrete culverts, call for ap
:penditure of $325,000; and for
le extension of the electric block
gnal system from Fort Valley to
Ibany, $265,000 will be necessary
he. rail laying program .calls for
Le expenditure of 8776,200. Creo-
ited cross-ties to the , number of
)0,000 and 10,5000, tons of 90
iund rail will be laid.
President. Winburji points out
iat a large part of this huge sum
ustbe secured by going into the
arket and borrowing money and
iat capital will not purchase rail-
ay securities unless they are as
ttraotive in interest rate and in
jstment features as are other en-
srprises. He says the public loses
eavily wheaj'transportation is in-
<he Central of Georgia is
estly endeavoring to place ife-
in position to serve ij,s patrons
uately; in tnrn we expeet the
io to manifest such a seniment
*d railway regulatory policies
the railroads may earn a fair
of return upon a just valuation
ieir investment. The filth that
jublio will do this justifies the
agemeht in these extensive
aditures.”
TO GROW POTATOES. PEAS AND PEA
NUTS ON A LARGER SCALE..
Forsyth, Ga., Feb. 19—Sweet-
potatoes, peas and peanuts will be
planted on a big scale in Monroe
county this season, stimulus being
given to potato production by the
establishment of many curing
plants and announcement that, a
plant of over 25,000 capacity will
be built at Forsylh before next
fall. 1
Farmers who raised these cro^s
last year realized fancy return's
and the growers plan to shfp these
products in carload lots this year
after supplying local industries,
and th^ir own needs.
Farmers will be encouraged to
plan t big acreages in peas and pea
nuts by the offer, of the Southern
Colton Oil Company,, of Eorsyth,
and other industries to buy all
they raise. Last year the. oil
company purchased hundreds of
dollars worth of these products
from the growers.—Macon News.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the unde
signed v^ill make an application to the
Judge of the Superior Court of the Ma
con Circuit, at Macon, Georgia, on the
19th. day of'March, 1928, at 11:00 A. M.
during the regular term of Bibb Superior
Court, for leave to sell for the purpose
of re-investment the interest of Robert
R., Betty and Virginia Feagin, minors,
all the growing pine timber winch is
eight inches, or more, across the stump,
on the following tract of land:
All that tract of land in the lower 5th.
District of Houston County, Georgia,
known as lots Numbers’239, 246 and 257
containing 202 1-2 acres each, the said
entire tract containing 607 1-2
acres, more or less; the interest
of each of said minors being a
ono-fourth undivided interest in said
timber. The reason for said sale is that
said farm has produced no revenue for
said minors during the past three years
and the undersigned desires to make the
sale of thgjfcimber for the purpose of mak
ing an investment which will produce an
income for said minors.
Mrs Robert R. Feagin, Guardian for
Robert R., Betty and Virginia Feagin,
minors, of Bibb County, Georgia.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY WILL SPEND
MILLIONS IN 1923 FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF SERVICE
Tlio annual budget of a raihVay company’s expenditure may appear to bo ‘‘^ry.reading,” but when
understood it tells an inteusiy interesting story. To keep pace with the development of a growing coun
try such as Georgia and Alabama, the railways must display vision, foresigh t, courage ani faith in their
territory and in their patrons.
A study of the program for additions and improvements that llio Central ef Georgia Railway hhs
adopted for 1923 gives an insight into the varied phases of transportation, that vital factor in the welfare
of industry and commerce.
A railroad differs from many other enterprises in that it is never complete. Continued improve'
meuts is the price of progress. Management, if efficient, will never lose sight of the goal - improved service.
With this in mind the Central ofGeorgia Railway plans to spend in 1923 for additions and improve
ments the sum of $5,741,392. 1
Motive power and rolling stock are essential factor in proper handling of increased traffic. Our
lines of commnuicaiiou must provide for prompt and efficient movement of coal from tbo mines; lumber
from the forest; raw material and finished products from the factory; fertilizer for the field; cotton and
livestock from t(ie farm; melonsaud peaches from the orchard. The tourist to aiid from the South; the
traveler on business missions expects swift and comfortable transportation*
The items for new equipment ai\o as follows:
20 Mikado freight locomotives
5 Mouutaiu typo passenger locomotives,
500 Veutilatoi cars
100 Stock oars,
300 Hopper ooal cars,
; 200 Composition coal oars,
1 10 Cabooses,
2 Straight coaches /
2 Partition ooaohes
2 Baggage cars .
1 Wrecking derrick
The total cost of this new equipment amounts to $3,<910,385.00.
In addition to the above, 100 flat cars aud 10 eaboose cars, purchased in 1922, will early in the year
be added to the equipment.
Bub equipment alone does not solve the problem. Thero must be adequate terminal facilities* to pre
vent congestion and delay in crowded yards aud there must be protection at crossings. For the construc
tion of viaducts and underpasses, for the enlargement of facilities .at divisional terminals and for other
items the management has appropriated the sum of $1,068,000.
Modern shop machinery must be provided to keep.equipment ready for continuous service. Tlus ap
propriation for new shop tools call for $85,000. A like amount has been expended for tools which are just
beiug installed.
The elmdnation of the old-time wooden trestle by the construction of steel and concrete culverts and
bridges'is another step toward improved service ana greater safety, which is scheduled to require $325,000
There is nothing more important to the safe and efficient operation of trains than the Signal system
The electric block signal is the most moderd device of the kind. The Central of Georgia will extend its
elcotric block system from Fort Valley to Albany, completing provision^ for the protection of the fast
passenger trains and heavy freight traffic over the busiest portion of onr lines. This will cost 8265,000.
Track and roadway must measure up to the demands of heavy traffic. The Central of Georgia will
this year buy and place 10,500 tons of 90 pound rail and 600,000 creoseted crosstires. The laying of tbiS
heavy rail will permit retirement of 72 s m , .les of lighter rail, thus improving tho entire trackage. The rail
program calls for the expenditure of $676,200, of which $87,907 will be a charge against new-capital.
Expenses for maintenance of way and of equipment, for operation anil for transportation, aYo met by
the current revenues of tho Company. The.items for additions and improvements amounting to $5,74^.,-
392. must for the most part be secured by going into the open market and borrowing money, Railway
securities must be as attractive in interest rate and all investment features as other enterprise or capital
will go olesewhero.
The public loses heavily when transportationjis inadequate. The Contral of Georgia is earnestly en
deavoring to place itself in position to serve ifcp patrons adequately. In turn we expect the public to mani
fest s'ucha sentiment toward railway regulatory policies (hat that the railroads may earn*a fair rate of
return upon a just valuation of their investment, The faith that the public will flo this justifies the
management in these extensive expenditures. 1 , . '
Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited. ,. . . * y
W.A WINBURN,
| President, Central of Georgia Railway Company.
Savannah, Ga., February 15, 1923. ■ t
LIVING MAINLY ON FOREST CAPITAL
I. 4 .. V -
In the course of abut 75 years of
our enormous natural wealth in
virgin timber has been consumed
or converted into other forms'of
capital, says Cob Wiliikm B. Gree-
ly, Chief- of the Forest Service,
United States Department of Ag-
ricluture. With industrial progress
our per capita consumption of tim
ber increased Until, a few years
ago, advancing prices and deple
tion of supplies turned the tide.
“We hae still living mainly on
our forest capital,” says Col, Gree-
ly: “and to meet our current
needs we are not merely draining
the insufficient reservoir of re
maining mature timber, but also
drawing heavily on growing stock
that has not yet reached saw-tim
ber size. The accident of a sud
den crisis less than three years
ago sent lumber prices temporarily
skyward, so fast that public at
tention was. sharply drawn to the
situation and inquiry ordered.”
“The crisis passed, but the in
quiry made clear that the nation
had experienced a brief prelimi
nary symptom of the economic
stringency which must come as
the full consequences of onr past
and present course work out. The
availability of accurate informa
tion is essential to every effort in
the whole process of restoring the
balance between timber used and
timber growth.” » J
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FROSTPROOF VEGETABLE PUNTS
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For immediate shipment, extra
fine stocky plants, Early Jersey,
Charleston Wakefield, Succession,
Flat Dutch cabbage, Big Boston,
Iceberg - Lettuce, Bermuda Onion
plants, Early Beets, White Plume
Celery. All frostproof. Prepaid
mail, 200, 60 cents; 400, $1,00;
1000, $2.00. By express, 2000,
$2.50; 5000, $5.00; 11,000. $10.00.
Parker Farms, Atlanta, Ga.