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THE UNION-RECORDER. MILL EDGE VILLE, GA., MAY IS, It JO fer from any lack, it should be the ; million dollars more than at the time by 60 per cent its industrial produc- strong and healthy employes of the; when cotton flourished and reigned tion increased b*y 300 per cent. The government and not *he afflicted, [ undisturbed, wbtfn the boll weevil purchasing power of the 120 million SUBSCRIPTION RATES » Yaer $1.50 Si* Heaths. - Mem her gcp^loio National Editorial Association THURSDAY, MAY 15. 1930 demented and incapablr wards the state. Every instinct of Chris tian feeling and public duty cries out for the prompt reformation of any conditions at Milicdgeville that do not comport with the hu mane character and charity of the good and great people of Georgia. No action taken to provide for these unfortunate persons in the sanitarium whose care is devolved by God and the law upon the .-tate will be criticized or condemned by the rightminded people of Georgia. The reformation of the complained of conditions .-hould be immediate and thorough.—Atlanta Constitution. was undreamed of and the deflation of 1920 unforeseeable. Such has been the recovery of our basic indus. try. The story is told in the March number of the City Builder with a wealth of facts and figures by Dr. Andrew M. Souk-, president of the State College /of Agriculture. A >1 lendid revelation it * of the possi bilities of Georgia soil, of the cour age and resourcefulness of Georgia people, and of the new er* of pros ily upon which we are entering by way of diversified farming. The progress of any com pends upon the activity i xens. No city will pro pel citizen.; are indifferent po THIS COUNTRY OF OURS From the National Sphere With 7 per cent of the world’s population the United States con sume 48 per cent of the world’s coffee. 53 per cent of its tin, 56 per cent of its rubber. 21 per cert fi{ its .-ugar, 42 per cent of its pig iron. 47 per cent of its copper, 09 per cent °f its crude petroleum, and owns 23 of the 30 million running automo biles. It operates 60 per cent of ■ , the w'>rld\ telephone and telegraph l*«. its'little story which the Savannah Morn-\ facilities. 33 p. r cent «of the world’s niting j in* New. tell. as follow.: | railroads and produce, and consume, "Why dont you patron.se your more than 35 per cent of the world', I home merchants by buying at home? total electric power. »» the!I met a man on the .treet the othe. I This nation embraces 6 per cent of the world’s area, but it produces 70 per cent of all the oil, 60 per cent of the wheat and cotton, 50 A merchant cannot well blame folks for not buying his merchandise il' he neglects to tell them what mer chandise he has. Yet a great many merchants do just that. The point is aptly brought out citizens of this country is greater than that of the 500 million Euifo- peans, and is much greater than that of the more than a billion Asiatic*. The 400 billions of national wealth will be 1,000 billions before men now living die, and they will see the national income of 90 bil lions doubted. The national savings may run to 10 billion? a year. Th very magnificence of our na tional resources is a warranty of growth. And America has that in calculable asset, youth. Still, this is a continent of opportunities. There will be work enough in merely chang ing impermanent into permanent im provements to provide every citizen with labor, not in the generation only but for decade? to come Fundamental conditions in Amer ica are not merely sound; granting wise national policies they contain within themselves the promise of en during and unprecedented prosperity. A civic organization such * Kiwani* (hub has for its aim and | day—the farmer was on his way object the bringing of its business • home from the express office with a men together so that they will learn I package of goods he had just re* to know each other better, and can I ceived from an eastern mail order co-operate in building up their home , concern. city. “Why don’t you come to my store — land buy these goods instead of aend- A MERCHANT MUST SELL HIS ing out of town for them?" inquired MERCHANDISE the merchant. he farmer looked at the mer Two things are important in the conduct of the average business to day. One is that goods must be bought right nnd the other is that they must be sold. A merchant can buy the finest l»ne of merchandise to be found in this country and store his shelves from floor to ceiling. His selections may be the most varied and his lines all full, but unless he sells his mer chandise he can not continue in busi- Most merchants can buy goods, hut not all of them can sell. Buying, with a few minor excep-'y tions, is the same as it was yaars ago, but selling is decidedly differ- chant for a moment and then said: “Why don’t you patronize your home paper and advertise what you have to sell? I have taken our home paper for three years and it’a seldom I see your advertisement. I sent out of town for these goods simply because I didn't know you had them.” That is true, but it is not all that Present day merchandising de mands, along with other things, in telligent .advertising. Unless a merchant is willing to spend the time and thought and money in the preparation of good advertising with which to sell hi- goods he can make up his mind he is not going to move his stock. There is too much modem competition alive to the needs and spirit of the tin:** to permit him to sit still and adopt old time methods in a modern world. Whatever, he personally thinks about it, a merchant must adver tise, must use modern merchandising methods. The present day business methods prescribe it and the buying public is educated to it. CITY MANAGER PLAN GROWING The city manager plan of govern ment is growing in popularity throughout the country, and has been adopted by 433. The largest of these cities has a population of 796,841, while the smallest has 111. It can be expected that the num ber will be rapidly increased as the manager form of government has worked most satisfactorily whereve’ it has been tried, as their finances are managed in an economical and business-like manner. Whei big l>u operation n;n experienced (busbies? man is placed at its head to operate. A bank must have a man who knows the banking business if it is success fully conducted. The several cities of Georgia which have the manager fystem are in ex cellent financial condition, and their affuirs are most successfully conduct- One other thing for those who buy rom the merchants of their town to lear in mind is this—that the mer- hant, who advertises—consistently, in and year out, is making busi- And whatever benefits the town benefits the people who live in the The merchant who advertises in directly creates business even for the merchant who does not advertise. It is, therefore, anything more than due appreciation of his contribution to community prosperity to patronize the merchant who advertises? If the advertising merchant helps your community, why not patronize him? Think that question over a lit tle and you will arrive at the inevit able answer. I per « »f the copper and pig iron and 40 per cent of the lead and the coal out- put of the globe. Holding approximately one-half of the entire world’s monetary gold the United States has two-thirds of the total banking resources cf the earth. While its population was increasing Mr. N. J. Walker, eighty-four peers of age, and a Confederate Veteran, died the past week at the Old Soi- diers Home in Atlanta, where he had been several years. His remains were buried in the cemetery at Mari etta. Mr. Walker was a brother of Mr. W. A. Walker, of this city, and fre quently visited here. He was well known by a number of our people He was a son of Geo Walker, and his metemal grandfather was Allen Lawrence of Putnam county. Mr. RAIN BENEFITS GROWING CROPS The first of a number of showers, which ended a drought: of several weeks, fell Thursday night of last week. Since that time several rains have followed, and the growing crops have been greatly benefitled. Potato* Bug* killed one application with Calcium Araanate. 25c package. Phone 224 or 240—CULVER A KIDD DRUG CO. Our auto service can't be beat, you are not one of our customers come one today and know what real service is. RALPH SIMMERSON, Buick and Marqnette Dealer. TAIL LIGHTS ON WAGONS From tbe Cuthbert Loader The kiling of two mules and injur ing of several people on the paved highway between Dawson and Shell- man a recent night by an automobile brings forcibly to mind the necessity fora law that wiP'compel farm wug- ons on the high-.ays at night to car ry a red lartcrn. Anyone who drives much at night will realize the impor tance of wagons and other vehicles hnving a tail light at night. At times it is practically impos?ibie to see a tttsm until un nutoist is nearly upon it. A WONDERFUL RECOVERY A STATE DUTY INVOKED From tho Atlanta Despite two disasters, other’s heels, which might have proved ruinous to u less resource-, ful region. Georgia agriculture in the last few years ha? made a record of recovery and progress that is the! marvel of all who read it In 1914, j after a five-year period of the sucres?ful cotton crops the state had ever known, came the boll weevil. A system of farming which has been fololwed for generations whelmed and, in many cases, destroy ed beyond all hope of revival. Pro duction dropped from two million eight hundred thousand bales hundred thou>and, while the gross Railroads Make New Records for Dependable Freight Service Every branch of railway service has shown marked improve ment dunn* recent years. Particularly i, thia true of the handling of freight without loss, damage or delay. When freight is lost or damaged it causes inconvenience and annoyance to overy class of shipper, also such items of wastage must b* added to the notion's transportation bill. Therefore the general public has a direct inter est m the progress the railroads are making in the elimination of this dram. For the country as a whole, car loadings in 1921 were thirty- nine million, and the railroads paid loss and damage claims of mnoty-six million dollai*. In 1929, car loadings were fifty-two million, loss and damage claims thirty-seven million dollar?. An increase of 33 per cent in business was handled with a decrease of 61 per cent in claims. The showing of the Central of Georgia compares favorably with that of the railroads as a whole—an increase of 35 per cent in business handled with a decrease of 69 per cent in claims. The Central of Georgia takes pride in this progress of the railroads of the United State?, and in its own record of safe and prompt handling of passengers and freight. It is striving to give even better service in future, and it appreciates both the patronage and co-operation of those who ship and travel. Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited. A. E. CLIFT, President, Central of Georgia Railway Company. Savannah, Ga., May 13. 1930. DEATH OF N. J. WALKER—A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER V/alker wa» btorn and grew ~ hood in Putnam countv. He H m.m, d twice ,„d i, survived l, children, three of whom reS, ’ Jens, and two in Georgia. He , a member of the Baptist church .*! W»S a fine, genial Christian g.../,: man. All who knew him Jciv,.,j liked him. I G.1 the car raady for sammei. us >»• up the motor. Thro, ehauics to eorv. so. lb , r , kj hoM in tho steto. RALPH SIMMER. SON Batch and Marquette De.tci Reports made by reliable |i who have had need to visit th* aanitarium for the insane at Mil-j i„' c0 'm;"from’the"» U "d.cr..rod ...ore ledger,lie are of a dtstressmg _chor-| lhan „ fty p ,. r Cl „ u T hus deprived of their chief money crop, these . . | formers cast about for substitutes lack oi'funds, equipment and proper nnd sch „ okd themM , VM ncw care of the unfortunate inmates. methods of planting, cultivating. If there is any place m Georgia harvesting „„ d marketing. Slowly where condition, should be as near- but st e.dily they .limited up from ly perfect as the human,iy and moo- tht . , lo „ ch „ f d< . spoIld and „„ feel . «y of the people can make Arm. Umt in8 . tb( , ground firm beneath them place „ the great plant where the acai „ „ ht .„ a Mcond dimsU , r befcI|- mrane of our crttaenshtp are com-1 the pMl . war dl of A , polled to be housed, confined and de- j tboU g h ,he price, of thing, which fc*?rve to he treated with kindr«s« ,, K .,,. ■ , . • .'*• , ... m«y nn«! to bu> continued excessive ar.,1 scientific sk.lL those of their own commodities fell And It appeals strongly to the „„ d fell and with them land values Knsc Of just.ee and sympathy tant ,,,.lapsed. The farm income slumped if any of our people must, by roa-, distressingly btlow the pre-war level. in ban- Yet, 1*129, value of Georgia's tate, su -.farm products was upwards of thirty What Pleasure-:- To drive a Car when the mo tor is in Tip Top Shape. It is our business to tune motors, repair automobiles in fact do anything first class mechanics should. Let us tune up your car for the summer. Regardless make bring your auto ills to us. TWILLEY & GUILL At the SOUTHLAND GAR \GE son of gros* incomptency dling the finance- of the n the NEW PLYMOUTH CHRYSLER MOTORS PRODUCT FINER FASTER SMARTER $590 And up - F, O. B. Detroit NOW ONE OF THE LOWEST PRICED CARS IN THE WORLD. ALL THE COMFORT AND FEATURES OF THE HIGH PRICED CAR. W.E. Robinson, Jr. CHRYSLER—SALES AND SERVICE—FISK TIRES Spot Cash Store Try a Sack of our QA Queen Flour NEVA MISS FLOUR AT 7*c WHITE RING AND ELBERTA FLOUR AT 95c GOOD BOILING MEAT is c ft. SUGAR 25 LBS. AT $1.29 A REAL GOOD PURE COFFEE, 20c LB.; 6 LBS. FOR A SI.00 A DOLLAR SPENT AT THE SPOT CASH STORE HAS DONE ITS DUTY AND HAS BEEN HIGHLY APPRECIATED 8 LB. GOOD COMPOUND J1.00 PUkE HOME RAISED COUNTRY LARD AT ISt P*r lb. 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