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ISGGER FOODCROPS
URGED DURING WAR
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Ifa.iy Civic Bodies Promise Co-Operation
In Big Campaign To Stimulate
Greater Production
SOUTH SHOULD GET BUSY
(Dur Government Will Profit By The
Mistakes England Made At The
Beginning Of The War
Atlanta—
Through the active co-operation of
|llio various civic bodies in Georgia
H-nvliing in cohneeiion with tlm winks
#!1<1 waleluiirs men the fanilers iff the
J£- - ■ j jF' ‘''a*'- to lart*iy''fnc,eH!,e
fit it otll movement rr'ops this year.
the Southeastern
< aitlenu'u's Convention in Atlanta,
< ail Vr than, assistant secretary of
i..jriculti: e, in speaking of the rela-
Vonof the food supply to the war,
Ktid:
-The n. u who do tlieir duty on the
lurtna," he said, “will be serving tlieir
iountry ju t as noldy as those who
t ice deuJi at tlie front. There will lie
j mro demand for brains, industry and
heroism in the furrows than in the
treaches. The government is not going
To denude the farms of labor to send
sol army to Europe. An army will be
3aised, but it will not be raised to the
detriment of our agriculture.”
Mr. rVooman called special attention
,1o tlie grievous mistakes made by
England at the outset of the war and
declared that our government would
profit by these mistakes.
•'When the war started,” lie said,
“the call for volunteers was made, the
English college and universities were
stripped of their students, the farm
agents and agricultural experts were
allowed to volunteer and the trained
technical men were sent to the
1 louche: The acreage of food crops
in both England and Canada were mti
lerially decreased and the burden ol
the war made unnecessarily heavy.
“Unless the South gets busy,” lie
added, "and raises more foodstuff than
ever before, you may wake up this
fall and find yourselves as hard up
for food as Germany now is.”
In order to stimulate food produc
tion anl to guarantee the farmer
against possible loss by an early close
c f the war, Mr. VTooman suggested
that the government might underwrite
the food production and fix a minimum
cost. Speaking of cotton, lie said that
it was a mistake to think that be
cause cotton was selling at 20 centß
ihai tixjui JMiafiLJrJi JUISP
laid advanced more proportionately
than cotton, and corn ns much.
Flags Float Over Atlanta Schools
The American flag now files Ain all
Atlanta public school buildings. Some
of the schools already had flags; those
that did not have been supplied by
principals and teachers and patrons.
The lliig is raised every morning at
the opening of school and before the
r'.ay's work begins the children salute
the flagnnd sing "America.” in the
afternoon when tiie children are march
ing out (hey salute "Old Glory" again,
Ihen Ihe ilag is lowered for the day.
Mayor Candler and I lie members of
the board of education, who have wit
nessed the exercises, are very enthusi
astic over the idea and hope that it
will become an established custom.
Georgians Favored War Resolution
The members of congress from Geor
gia stood loyally by the president in
upholding American doctrines and
Democratic principles of government,
and voted to a man in favor of the war
resolution, made necessary by repeated
German aggressions.
Despite the defection of Representa
tive Kitchin of North Carolina, the
Democratic leader, Georgia’s represen
tatives in (lie national house, voted
"aye” when the crucial test came.
Dixie £attlemen Name Officers
Fred Jones of Livingston, Ala., was
elected president and Little Rock, Ark.,
was selected as the next place for a
convention of the Southern Cattle
men's association, which met in At
lanta.
The delegates heard an addrefis by
Dr. C. A. Cary, state veterinarian of
Alabama, and Carl Vrooman, assistant
secretary of agriculture. Tiie session
was also enlivened by a stirring ad
dress by Gov. Charles D. Brough of
Arkansas.
$27,794.33 Back Taxes Received
The comptroller general has received
from Augusta attorneys a check for
$26,794.33 as the state’s share of back
taxes aggregating' $41,191.19 upon
$640,000 worth of stocks ‘and bonds
owned by the Georgia Railroad and
Banking company of Augusta. The at
torneys represented the state in liti
gation to collect taxes from 1908
through 1917.
Calf Sold For $9,000
The highest price ever paid for a
bull calf of 18 months in this country,
$9,000, was received by R. M. Mc-
Neel of Marietta at a private sale to
the eFrnwood Lumber company of
Fernwood, Miss. The young Hereford, <
which brought a checker this small
fortune, was Woodford, VII., sired by
Woodford, a bull Mr which E. H. Tay
lor of Frankfort, Ky., paid $12,400 three
years ago. The calf was a blue rib
bon winner for the yearljng class at
Southeastern fair.
AS PRICES RISE
HIGH COST OF LIVING
HITS THE RAILROADS
Service Will Be Crippled Un
less Relief Comes Soon.
EXFENSES UP, RATES DOWN
Wasteful and Conflicting Regulation.
Hamper Railroad Crodit, While Ad
vance In Labor and Materials Out
strip. Revenue, Chairman Krutt
schnitt Telia Congress Committee.
Unified Federal Control Will Improve
Conditions.
Washington, April 2.-The condition
in whic h the railroads find themselves
ns a result of constant increases in
wages, prices of material, taxes and
other expenses, while tlieir revenues
are restricted by legislation, was strik
iugly described by Julius Kruttschnitt.
Chairman of the Executive Corn# Ittee
of tlie Southern’Pacific Company, in
his testimony during the past few days
before the Joint Congressional Com
mil tee on Interstate Commerce, which
is making a study of the question of
railroad regulation. Mr. Kruttschnitt
urged the committee to recommend a
plan of regulation which will center
responsibility for regulation and its
remits In the federal government, so
that conditions affecting both expenses
and revenues may lie made subject to
a uniform policy instead of the waste
ful and often conflicting policies in
voiced In the system of combined state
and federal regulation.
Why Roads Need More Money.
Mr. Kruttscliiiitt's testimony also had
a bearing on the reasons for the appli
cation of the roads to the Interstate
Commerce Commission for n general
advance In freight rates. He showed
that while the price of transportation
has declined in recent years, the cost
of producing transportation, like the
cost or almost everything else, has rap
Idly advanced. This lie illustrated by
showing that if freight nnck passenger
rates had increased durlngWhe past
twenty years in the same proportion as
average commodity prices the railroads
of the United States would have re
reived sl,tin-I.tHHI.OOO more for trans
portation in 1915 than they did receive.
Tlds saving to the public was effect
ed, in spite of an increase of Off per
cent in the cost of operation of trains,
by a reduction In the average passen
ger rate per mile from 2.0-1 cents in
01 .1 fior rr-vf h >ml Vv J~w rctiW'iiifU' iu cuf
average freight rate per ton mile from
8.39 mills in 1805 to 7,ff mills In 1015, or
iff per cent. During the same period
the cost of operation per train mile
rose from 02 cents to $1.78, almost
doubling. At the same time the aver
age price of 310 commodities eminier
ated in a bulletin of tile Department of
Agriculture increased 115 per cent
Transportation Is practically the only
commodity in general use that has not
Increased tremendously In price during
tiie past twenty years, freight and pas
sengor charges being lower than they
were twenty years ago.
Big Saving to Public.
If rates had risen proportionately to
the increase In the cost of other arti
cles of ordinary use, Mr. Kruttschnitt
told the committee, the average pus
setiger rate In 1015 would linve been
2.05 cents a mile, or 50 per cent higher
than it was, and the average freight
rate would have been 1.21 cents, or 60
per cent higher than it wns. The sav
ing to tiie public in passenger fares
through tltis difference was $314,000,
000 and in freight rntes $1,340,000,000.
Universal railroad bankruptcy under
this reduction in rates and increased
cost of operation, lie said, was avoided
only by heavy expenditures to obtain
Increased efficiency in train movement,
making it possible to haul more tons of
freight per locomotive. This had re
duced the average cost of hauling a
ton of freight, but the decline in the
average freight rate had reduced tiie
net revenue of tiie roads from each ton
hauled If the operating costs of the
railroads, Including the prices of coal,
labor and material, continue to ad
vauce at the present rate a lot of rail
roads will be In the hands of receivers
by 101S unless some relief is afforded,
Mr. Kruttschnitt told the committee.
"Owing to the rise of commodity
prices.” he said, "the purchasing power
of tiie dollar lias fallen 55 per cent and
the railroads are in the position of be
ing compelled by law to accept pay
inetit for tlieir service to the public In
currency worth 45 cents on the dollar.
Public’* Chief Interest.
"The public’s greatest Interest is In
adequate transportation facilities and
not s6 much in low rates. As to most
commodities freight rates form a very
-small proportion of their cost. Ex
eluding tow grade commodities, the
percentage of (lie freight rate to the
cost is so slight as to offer no justiflea
tlon for any substantial increase In
prices to the consumer, it may be
stated with little fear of contradiction
that ttic consumer seldom, if ever.
pisofHs from a lowering of freight rates
•‘Extortionate charges are a tiling o!
(lie past, and under tlie attempt to cut
rates to their lowest possible figure
tile interest of the whole public in tbo
character and standard of transporta
lion Is subordinated to the interest ol
that part or the public only that profits
bv lower rotes—that Is to say. the ship
per* and their agents and not the gen
eral public, tbo ultimate consumer.”
NORTH GEORGIAN, GUMMING, GEORGIA.
Sprains and Strains relic' ed.
Sloan h Liniment quickly *ak | the
pain out of strains, spri Ins. luui-- and
all muscle sorenesa, A clean, cl< -*r liq
uid easily applied, it quickly penetrates
withollt rubbing. Sloan’s I.ttiiiiu fft does
not stain iho skin or i log the pur like
musty plasters oi ointments, hoi j hroi.
ic rill lunatic pains, ncuralgi i, gout and
lumbago have this well known t*;med>
handy. For the p..ins of grippe and fol
lowing strenuous work, it give-quick
rolief. At all druegists, 25c. Adv
Road Notice. -r
W. W. Jones. VV. T. Nalley, •t.al., |
having applied to me for u change in tiie
public road leading from W. W. Jones’
store to \V. T. Naifiy’s In ing on the
('illuming and Alpharetta road, com
mencing at the foot of the hill tgest of
the Hell bridge, turning to the right u
round said hill, intersecting the old road
near W. T. Nalley 1 s strcrjC Ultu the
lands of W. T. Nalley, said change be
ing in the 1270th district, G M., f|t hor
sy th county, Ga. The Road Commis
sioners of 12701 b district said county of
Forsyth, having reported sai’T road
change of public utility, raid change
being recommended by Grand Jury at
August Term, 1916, notice is hereby
given find said application will be heard
by me on the stli day of May, 191 j. This
April 4th, 1917.
\V. J. TIDWELL. Ord'y. .
GEORGIA—FO RS YTII COIN TV.
To all whom it may concern ; R. E.
,Andoe, executor upon the estate of R.
E. Andoe, late of said county deceased,
having tiled his petition for discharge,
this is to cite all persons conee ''■ml' •kin
dred and creditors, to show cause, it
any they can, against the granting of
this discharge at the regular term of
the Court of Ordinary of >aid county to
be held on the first Monday in May,
1917.
Given tinder my hand and oliicial sig
nature this 4th day of April, 19.',.
W. J. TIDWELL, Ord’y.
GEO RGI A— FO RS V Tll CO UNA'V •
To all whom it may concern : *AV. T.
Major having made application to me
for permanent letters of administra
tion, de bonis non, upon the estate of
Daniel I*. Major, late of said < J mty,
deceased,' notice is hereby givt|n that
said application will be hoard at the
regular term of the Court of Ordinary
of said county to be held on Ike lirst
Monday in May, iOl7.
Given under my hand and oliicial sig
nature, this 2nd day of April, IV/17.
W. J. TIk*WELL, Ord y.
U * Oi M I'-imM tars?
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The owner of a Buick finds behind the name on his car qual
ities tli.it make it more than a name —fourteen years of lead
ership based on the superiority of the Valve-in-Head prin
ciple and actual Valve-in-Head performance on the road,
The name on every Buick radiator is a hallmark of thor
oughness, right designing and serviceability, combined in
the Buick to a degree which has never been found in any
other car.
On sale and display by
Hope & Shadburn, Agents,
Camming, Ga.
| Cumming Garage.)
Satisfied Customers
Means that thoS£ come back to i s again and
again to buy after they’ve made their first purchase
at our store always receive satisfactory service.
They know that whatever we sell them is thoroug
ly reliable.
They know we do not ask more than fair profit on
our sales.
They know they can rely on our advice —Truth is
our standby.
They know that* caretulness, honesty, courtesy,
cleanliness and promptness characterize us.
Let us please \ Ol •
Cumming Drug Store.
Don’t ‘Out up ltusty,’
t
Cut Down the Cost.
!t’s easy, and much more satisfactory. Just
step into our store and examine our great
spring line of
Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, and Hats.
Note the fact that these goods are"the sea=
son’s most popular offerings. Note, too,
that the prices on this magnificent line
are in many cases not as high as others
ask for old stock. In short, we give you
The Best at the Lowest Price
Our goods supply all your needs, and our
prices relieve your pocket book.
Yours for business,
GEO- W HEARD
Good Eating
*
Is Half Your Life.
f hat lacing the case, it should have your closest at
tention in order tFiat you may eat RIGHT. But
you CAN’T eat right without the RIGHT EATS.
And that is where we shine. We have a wide
reputation for
Groceries For Those Who Care.
We handle the best to be found in any line. If
you CARE, come to the store that caters to THOSE
WHO CARE. '
W. A. THALLY.
LOANS ON FARM LANDS
IN FORSYTH COUNTY.
I am in position to negotiate loans
on farm lands in Forsvth county
for amounts not less than $2,500
at seven per cent per annum. I
am not authorized to make a loan
for Rss than above mentioned
sum. You cannot obtain more
than 40 per cent of the actual
value of your farm.
Your friend,
Jarrett P. Fowler,
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Building,
ad) Gumming, Georgia.
The Use of Tears.
Out of the hands of pain and suffer
ing more gifts have come to men than
from any other source. The great
singers of the mystery and pathos of
human loss—Dante Alighieri in his
"Vision." and Milton in “Lycidas,'
Matthew Arnold in “Thyhsis," and
Tennyson in “In Mcraorlam” —all show
that for the highest vision there is no
medium like that of tears —J. M.
Blake
Important Notice.
All parties owing L. Foster
Runt on blacksmith accounts
MUST settle within the next
few days, with J. P. Fowler.
These accounts must have im
mediate attention. I have ex
plicit instructions to force im
mediate settlement.
Jarrett P. Fowler.
Tired!
Art too tired? ran down? nervous?
I* everythin* you do no effort? No I
it is not laziness. You are ill. Yoor
system needs a tonio. Your Stomach.
Kidneys and I.iver need stirring np.
Nothing will do this better than
Electric
Bitters
EOc. and SI.OO All Druggists
Smoking 'ind the Hearing.
A French savant has declared that
be is satisfied that smoking has a se
rious effect or '.he hearing.. ■