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STATISTICAL DATA FROM
FIFTEEN NEW COUNTY
AREAS REFUTE ARGUMENT
(Cont’d from 1st Page.
advanced real estate valuer.
7. Thirty rural school houses and
five high school buildings erected,
best-kept roads in the state in every
direction from the county seat. Sim¬
ilar improvements in parent coun¬
ties, Irwin and Wilcox.
Jenkins County
1. Former tax rate in four pa¬
rent counties not given. Last year,
Emanuel’ 2K mills; Screven 31 mills.
2. New County rate last year 22.
Two neighbor counties. last your 28
and 31 mills.
3. Tax rate would have been
much lower if had not built court
house.
4. Tax values increased from $1,
765,000.00 in 1909 to
in 1919, and $4,872,000 in 1920.
5. Bonded for $52,000.00 for
court house and jail. Have already
retired $31,000.00 in ten years, leav¬
ing $21,000.00 to retire next ten
years.
6. All counties involved have built
good roads. Rivalry between various
county sites has improved all won¬
derfully, due to new county spirit.
Increase in school facilities in all
counties involved, from two to three
fold.
Atkinson County
1. Old County tax rate (2 year
ago) 25 mills.
2. New County tax rate 25 mills
this year; last year 20 mills.
3. Increase due to general ad
vance in cost of labor and all com
modi ties.
4. Tax values increased fifty per
cent.
5. Issued bonds, now building
court house. First used jail of old
county and school house for court
house.
6< Old County has benefited in
every way—-roads, schools, ets. Peo¬
ple in both old and new counties |
seem well satisfied with conditions.
Treutlen County
1. Old- county tax rate (2 year'
years ago) was 35 mills.
2. Present tax rate mills is 24 State mills and for|
county and 10
schools. I
3. Rate less than in old county I
prior to division. I
4. Tax values increased over
$300,000.00. 1
5. Using Montgomery County jail |
paying board for prisoners until new
jail is completed. Using school audi¬
torium and Masonic Hall for court
house free of charge. Bonds issued
for new court house and jail which I
are nearly completed.
6. Old County has materially ben
efited by better roads, lower tax
rate, higher tax values, more money
in treasury than formerly. Political
feeling which for years alienated the
good spirit of neighbors has been
entirely forgotten and there exists
nothing but the very kindest feeling
among the old and new county citi
zens. They all say that they are
proud that the bill passed and are
lighted with our progress. In the
new county roads are being worked
that prior to the creation were never
touched and even new roads are be
ing cut. All bridges are in good re¬
pair. With exception of bond
for jail and courthouse new county
does not owe a penny.
Cook County
1. Old county tax rate (2 years
ago) 14 mills.
2. Present new county tax rate 15
mills county, 5 mills school.
3. Unanswered.
4. Increase in tax values $340,
000.00. 1920 returns $3,967,908.00.
5. Using city hall and jail of
County site, Adel, tendered by the
city of Adel to the new county foi
20 years or longer free of charge ex
cept for ordinary repairs. County
rents buildings nearby for county of¬
fices, and it is not probable we wiii
have to build a court house for some
time.
6. Old county has benefited in
creased tax values and population,
and is fast coining to the front try¬
ing to keep up with her offspring.
7. Our people are happy and
prosperous and would not be back
in the old county at any price. We
are pushing ahead in all lines of
provement and increasing in popula¬
tion and wealth each year. We have
voted free schools over the county
and a bond issue for good roads
amounting to $250,000.00—actual
paving now being done. Formerly
there was altogether a feeling of
hatred and enmity between the peo
pie in the County, the feeling even |
getting into the minds of the little
children, between since the brothers creation and of Cook sis- j
ters. Now,
County, the people are friendly and,
in a spirit of friendly rivalry, are
vicing with each other to see which
can have the better county. Both
counties have better schools, better
roads and more conveniences.
Toombs County
1. Tax rate of old counties (15
years ago) was 14 Vi mills; this^year
20 mills in one county and more in
the other.
2. Present new county tax rate,
20 mills county and state, Highest
rate since creation of County was 25
mills levied to build court house and
jail. Rate was afterwards reduced to
12Mi mills for both State and Coun¬
ty, and ran from that figure to 15 Ms
mills till 1918 when it was 22 Ms.
3. Increase due to
court house destroyed by fire Nov.
1917.
4. increase in tax values over a
million dollars.
5. Graduated tax for five years
and subscriptions,
6. Both old and new counties have
grown,
I 7 - We have finest roads and
schools of any county in the state,
Stephens County
1. Old county tax rate not known.
2. Present new county tax rate
15 mills, county.
3. Increase not due to new county
but to road building by convicts.
4. None except when we began
working convicts.
5. Issued f bonds payable 2000
principal and interest each year un
til paid.
6. Both old and new counties
have benefited.
7. Both counties now have larger
valuations than the old county.
Trust you will get a new county.
You need it.
Jeff Davis County
1. Old county tax rate (8 years
ago) was 10 mills, now 10 mills.
2. New county tax rate now 10
mills.
3. No increase in tax rate.
4. Twice as much property and
land values since creation of new
county.
5. Bonded for 20 years.
6. Old county benefited by stim
ulatioii.
7. Creation of new county built a
new se ction, advanced lands, devel
oped new territory, etc.
Bacon County
1. Old county tax rate (6
a g 0 ) was 12 M; mills state and
-y-
2. Present tax rate (1919) 21 Vi
nl j]] s s tute and county.
3. Increase caused by increased
of labor and materials.
4. Increase in tax values, $603,
;i.32.00.
5. Rented court house for five
years. Have recently built court
liouse and jail.
6. Old county has benefited by
U x of new citizens and in other
Evans County
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FOR RENT—2 room* for sforage.
Call 90—J.
You can get board at Graham Hotel
at $9.00 per week—202 E. Main
St. 9-3-2p 3t pd.
FOUND—Suit cate in passenger sta¬
tion. Owner apply to J. W. Joyner,
Night Marshall, and pay for this adv.
FOR RENT—Six-room house with
all modern conveniences; close in.
Apply to C. R. Williams.
WANTED to buy a good second
hand automobile. Address P. O.
Box 205, Fort Valley, Ga. 8-20,24 pd.
WANTED—A reliable man to sell
monuments and tombstones. Big
money for right man. For informa¬
tion write The Marietta Marble &
Stone Works, Marietta, Ga.
8-24, 27, 31.
FOR RENT, LEASE OR SALE
Near depot, at Perry, my home,
furnished' or unfurnished, with or
without farm. Mrs. M. G. Dasher,
517 Napier Ave., Macon, Ga. 8-27tf
FOR SALE—25,000 Dormant Buds
will put in special orders. Guaran¬
teed true to name. Thomas F. Reade,
Fort Valley, Ga.,
7-23, 8-13, 9-3 pd.
SALESMAN—Experienced Oil and
Paint salesman to sell to consum¬
ers. No “one time” men need apply
as we make satisfied customers by
good goods and prompf service. Full
bommission paid promptly. The
Buckeye Oil and Paint Co., Cleve¬
land, O.
FARM WANTED—Wanted to hear
from owner of farm or good land
for sale. Must he priced right. Ad¬
dress L. Jones, Box 551, OIney, III.
9-3-lt pd.
FOR SALE—Several rolls 30 and 36
inch woven fence wire; also 8
pigs. G. W. Thames, Fort Valley,
Ga. 9-3-2t pd.
You can get board at Graham Hotel
at $9.00 per week—202 E. Main
St. 9-3-2p 3t pd.
LOST—Between Montezuma and'
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Hampton one suit case in a sack .
with lady’s clothing in it and I
some
men’s clothing in bottom of sack.
to " Benson’s 1
expresa same
Bakery, Marietta, Ga., and receive j
j. [)o not remember old county
I j ax ra { e hut am sure it is no more
I , low than before,
I o. New county tax rate 22 M> mills
I ■ounty, 5 mills state.
I Increase due to normal in*
p-rease in cost of labor and commod
ities.
4 . Tax digest for 1920 approxi
ma t e ]y $2,225,000.00, an increase of
I ,[,out $225,000.00 over last year,
| p> 0 no j know increase since creation
if new county.
5. Have no court house or jail
but have voted $50,000.00 bonds
j ; or purpose, but building is tempo
•arily suspended.
6. The creation of Evans county
;eems to have given general satis
faction in both old and new coun
i ies.
Bleckley County
1. Old county tax rate (6 years
ago) was 14 mills; now 18 mills.
2. New county tax rate is now 20
millSj sta te'and county.
3. Increase not due to creation of
U'W county but to general advance
in everything.
4 Increase m tax values at least
u) per cont None in tax rate since
creation of county.
5. Bonded the county for 20
years.
6. Cannot say that the -old has
been benefited nor has it been in¬
iured by the creation of the new
county.
7. The new c ounty has been
greatly benefited and the old county
has been benefited because of the
convenience afforded both counties
n having easy access to the eoun
ty sites.
‘ Candler County
1. Old county tax rate (6 years
was 20 mills,
2. Present tax rate 45 mills -25
extra for court house. Our -tax rate
tor 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, was 20
mills, j
3.Increase due to erecting and i
equipping court house. After that
completed our tax rate will be
THE LEADER TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., SEPTEMBER 3, 1920.
normal,
4. Increase in tax values 20 per
cent this year,
5. Using temporary quarters for
court house. Jail was built in 1910.
Will use new court house next year.
6. Cannot say. However, a large
county is handicapped with remote
sections of roads and bridges to be
kept up.
7. Our new county has proven a
great developer.
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Accompanying the above reports
were a number of very enthusiastic
and friendly letters from citizens of
these, new counties. One prominent
citizen of Barrow county wrote:
44 I will give any man the best suit of
clothes I can buy who will secure
from any reputable citizen of Wal¬
ton, Jackson or Gwinnett counties a
statement to the effect that either
of those counties were hurt in the
least by the creation of Barrow
county. These three counties are the
ones that Barrow was cut from. I
hope you people will 'succeed. You
need the county and it is unfortu
nate that the counties you are ask
ing help from cannot see the light
as it really is. They are simply in
their own li>fht in fighting the pro¬
posed county. Naturally, the erection
of a court house will increase the tax
rates to some extent unless you de¬
cide to build your court house with
bond,-. Otherwise, there should be
no increase in taxes whatever in the
territory embracing the new county.
On the other hand, it will not af¬
fect either of the old counties to
give you people some territory.”
Another new county citizen
writes: “I have been a strong ad¬
vocate for Peach county, voted for
it when it was before the General
Assembly, and am still ready and
willing to do everything in my pow¬
er to see that this county is created.”
Another one writes: “I am sure
that—will represent—county in the
next house and I now pledge you
his vote for Peach County.”
Another: “I trust you will get a
new county. You need it, and 1 will
speak to our representative and ask
him vote for county. * •
to you a new
Another: “I hope you people suc¬
ceed, and I have a number of friends
in the legislature that I propose to
help you with if you get the matter
before the next legislature.
Mr. T. E. McMinn, proprietor of
the Franklin Theatre, will open
modern motion picture house in
Perry on the 15th inst. The building
is being erected by Mr. R. L. March
man.
Mr. G. C, Tribble or Zenith
brought to The Leader-Tribune
fice several days ago a stalk of corn 1
containing eight ears, grown on his
place,on what he termed “poor
If this is a fair isample of his crop
Mr. Tribble won’t need any abnorm¬
al number of ears of his own to hear
the “jingle of the guineas” from his
harvest.
D. A. R. MEETING
The first fall meeting of the Gov¬
ernor Treutlen Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu¬
tion will be held on Wednesday, I
September the eighth, with Mrs.
Alice S. Crandall at her home
on church street. This meeting is to
commemorate the birthday of Mar¬
quis de LaFayette who rendered val¬
uable service ti the colonies during
the Revolution.
The following interesting program l
has been prepared and a full attend¬
ance is desired,—
Vocal Solo—America,—The Marseil¬
laise. Mrs. T. L. Floyd.
America’s Creed—Read in concert.
Talk—Dr. C. R. Jenkins. I
The Star-Spangled Banner.
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Friends of Mr. S. E. Bassett re
gret that he is suffering from a bad
ly inflamed eye resulting from a
very small splinter flying into his
eye and becoming imbedded in the
ball. |
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A Community whose men join
hands in a common cause, is not only
stronger for defense, but it is
stronger for the aggression without
which nothing is accomplished.— j
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Playing His Last Goodbye!
The night before he had been the great musician,
playing to rapturous thousands. Now he was just a
plain old mother’s “baby”, playing to her and the girl
he loved. Perhaps he should play no more—perhaps
not see them again.
So he played “Humoresque”—that laugh on life,
with a tear behind it--and was gone ! Where?.. Why?
A story that blends the slum and the avenue, the
din and the music, the sorrow and smiles of life in a
happy melody, silently played on the screen.
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Directed by Frank Borzage. Senariofby Frances Marion
Based on Fannie Hurst’s Great Story in the Cosmopolitan.
The greatest story of Mother-love ever filmed. In N<nv York Chicao-o un,i r
reception has been stupendous This is the first time shown in the Koiifb . Angeles a , s
A picture that will get into your soul and make you glad tbYit
Don t forget that next week is the famous Paramount you came
week— a drive for better d! pictures.
Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 6th and 7th.
The first picture of Paramount week.
Admission for this picture, 10c and 35c, war tax included.
NEW GROCERY REPLACES
F. G. HOBBS’ DRUG STOKE
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A new grocery firm, Sanders and
Taylor, have opened for business
the store formerly occupied by
G. Hobbs’ drug store on Main street,
Mr. Hobbs having sold out his stock
and retired from the business.
The new firm is composed of
Messrs. A. P. Sanders and Louis
Taylor, both wt;11 ki30Wn and Vopu
lar business men of the city who
bear a justly deserved reputation for
courtesy and fair dealing, They are
operating a delivery service, and are
offering first class goods at very
reasonable prices. Their goods and
prices will be brought to the atten
tion of the public from time to
through this paper.
W. A. LYON NEW POLICE CHIEF
Mr. W. A. Lyon has succeeded
Mr. w. e. Cornell as chief of the
Fort Valley police department, Mr.
Cornel! being made superintendent
of streets and sanitary department.
Mr. Lyon served for a number of
years on the police force in Macon.
AUTO GOES INTO DITCH
In the midst of the heavy rain¬
fall last Friday night Dave Williams,
colored, said to be from Marshall
ville, drove his Oldsmobile touring
car nose-on into the ditch across
Miller street at College, which had
been excavated for sewer repairs.,
The automobile stuck fast and had
to be abandoned until the next day ;
The heavy rainfall extinguished
t be rod lante rns ai’.d rendered it im
possible for the driver to see the
mound of earth, over which he drove
into the ditch. j j
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SEVERE THUNDER STORM
HERE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
One of the severest thunder
storms of the summer visited the
Fort Valley section Thursday after
noon. It was accompanied by semi
darkness, v * vl \ m ’ ^
crashes of thunder, and a neavy
rainfall. '
The inductive effect of one dis
charge of lightning blew two trans
former fuses and put the lighting
and power service in half of the
business portion of Fort Valley out
of business, shutting down the Lead
er- •-Tribune’s news press before this
issue was half completed. Mrs. W.
A. Melvin was slightly shocked by
the same discharge as she was in the
act of tifrning off a light at her res
idence on Troutman Ave.
No further damage that may have
resulted from the storm has been
received up to the time this portion
of the paper goes to press.
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Free For the Asking
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Selected List of Desira* t
j i Parme f 10 nr T ‘sale
Along the A. D. OL A.
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The Agricultural Development De
partment of the A. B. & A. Railway
has just prepared a “Selected list
of desirable farms” for sale, along its
line, for the benefit of those who may
be seeking a new home. This list con
t ains „: both small and large farms, im¬
proved, as well as cut-over tracts
suitable for development.
The following counties are repre¬
sented in the list: Thomas, Colquitt,
Tift, Irwin, Ben Hill, Coffee, Ware,
Bacon, Pierce, Wayne, and Glynn.
A post card request addressed to
the undersigned will bring one of
these lists to you by first mail, free
of any charge.
W. W. CROXTON,
P.T. M., A. B.& A. Railway
614 Transportation Building
Atlanta, (Ja.
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