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HAZLEHURST NEWS
. X. NO. . 7
-To The Farwers Of Georgla. - l
%You are passing through a crises
‘mow that has swept away all of the
Eygfifits that should have been yours
%’tom the cropsof "1911 You bought
‘guano at fabulous prices; and in
‘many instances paid 100 per cent
Pfifit to the guano manufacturer,l
for his produet, and in this you
‘have no redress but to pay it, as
‘there is no longer competition in
the price of guano, by Teason 0
_therc being a guano trust formed
among guano manufacturers a
gainst you. The reason for this in
‘a large measure is, the farmers are
_not organized for their common
good. 1t is said that you can no:
- organize the farmer wherein he will
stick, There are many reasons of
fered wh,z{ this is true, if true at all
the main one of which is, the large
-and independent farmer thinks that
all that he is called on to do isto
take care of himself and his bnsi
ness. He doesnot stop to think
tha. the guano trust is a blow at
his business as well as the small
farmer. Again, he thinks it is too
‘small a thing for him to go around
attending meetings of the Farmers
Union, Another reasen he hasis
there is a class of politician who are
ready to charge him with having a
political axe to grind, These and
many other smaller reasons cuause
him to stand in h's own light.
“There is another class of fellows
that do not join because they do}
not see great hunks coming to them
right now, To the above class of]
gentlemen, when you feel and. see
" that you are being robbed by guano.
trusts in the Spring, and cotton
gamblers on Wall Street in New
York. in the Fall, it is time to lay
down all these little petty prejudi
¢ and join the Farmers Unicn
and stand together for mutual pro
tection. This organization must
live and prosper as a great bulwark
to our great agricultural interest in
the United States, and in - Georgia,
o build up her rural educational
systen snd her public highways,
and many other things that make
a great country and a great people.
But grant that it is true that we
_will never be able to organize all of
the farmers into one compact body
then the question may be acked,
what are we to do? or whre are
eto turn for relief? lor many
“years we stood the oppiession of a
railroad monopoly in this country,
and until the burden became so
heavy that we began to seek r lief
-thru legislation, both state and
national and as a result we have a
fine system of state and national
railroad commissions that are in
‘a great measure controlling these
great public utility cooperations, in
the interest of the people. I having
been ‘selected to represent Jeff Da
vis county in the State Farmer
Union, that convens at Macon, Ga.
on the 14th day of February ard
intrduce the following resolution in
#id convention; Recolved by the
Farmers Union of Georgia, assem
bled at Macons February 14, 1912,
that the next General Assembly of
Georgia pass a bill or a resolution,
as the conditions, reqnire, to create
a committee of citizens in part and
in part legislators to make a rigid
: investigation as to the cost in the
manufacture of all brands of guano
or fertilizers, and the cost of the
various plants engaged in the man
~ ufaeturer of said guanos and fertili
gzers and after this information has
been reliably obtained that the
{.:’f“pmmisioner of Agriculture be em
flWl o alfid it PfET
St B ST B R e
HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, {THURSDAY, Febuary, 15 1912.
ENCOURMGE
SFTTLERS.
L.
When home seakers stars tt rn'ng!
their attention in the direetion of a
communfy it is well for that com
manity to put in her Le:t tags. . I
Every week we have the pleasu:o
of seeing new faces on cur strce:s,,i
faces of those who have came a
mong us for the pur;ose of locating'
if they ean fiind that which suits|
them. Our people should be very
cageful in their conduet toward
these pros;ective settlers, it shon d
be our aim to piease aach one of
them we should vie with other in
our endeaver to have them settle
and that right, not because we do
not get a chance to pluek some of
their pin feathers should we try to
dissati>fy them wiih their selection
of a location in our county. All
Jeff Devis coutity is good. therefore
we trust that when our f{riends
come¢ from other sections to
look over our lands that no one
will have the best offer, it is all good
and is intrinsically worth the prie2
asked: There are two ways ta
retard the progress of a county or
a community, cne is by the endeav
or of the curb gtone broken always
trying to get in'his work by .dis
couraging the offerings of the ligita
mate dealer, the other by impress
ing the prospeet with the idea th a
everything in the county is for sale
Inflvenced by the conclusions de
sired from the assertions of the
¢wb stone artist, he apprehends
that he hag fallen in with a crowd
of sharks and sharpers: and hikes
away, and being governed Ly his
own common sense, he flees from a
section where everything is for sale,
feeling that there must be some
thing wrong in such a territory,
We sheuld pull together for the up
lifting of our section and unless we
do thig by fair means our day of
atonement will not be far distant.
* The Civic League was entertained
Wednesday afterpoon by Mis. J. M
'Hall, the work accomplished by the
League since last meeting was dis
cussed and plans for the future work
decided on. One of which was, for
each lady to decide on a plan how
to raise funds to replenish the Lea
gues treasury, Several very inter
'esting papers were read by differant
‘mem%.»ers of the League, A sweet
!iittle Scotch melody was rendered
'bv Miss Sarah Christian with Mrs.
'Girtman a’ the piano, which wus
’enjo;. el by all, :
Sse R
Let us do your Job Printing.
turer, after cobsidering the cost of
the mauunfacturing plant, the cost
of all produets and all labor used
in the manufacture of said guano
or fertiliz-r, and the cost of .any
other items of expense incurred in
said - manufacture. The gnano
manufacturer must be reckoned as
a public utility corporation, and
should be dealt with as such, as
their trade is with the most de
fenscless people in the world, and
if there<s any people-in any line of
industry who shonld be protected
by the strong arm of the State, it
should be the farmers and agricul
tyral enterprises. .
_+ Respectfully submitted
25 {Dr )%, W.Johnson,
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6ET - TOGETHER
To Glean Off Ceometery
The Civic I eacue and City ‘0 n
cil have set apart next Priday 2ith |
93 a day for cieaning off tl e Ceme =
tery. If there is no objections. the
old fenccs will be remored and ti e
cemetery put in a - good cond ton..
All persons who hLavs lots are]
earnestly requested to assist in any
way that they can, If you ean’t.
come to the cemetery, a. subscrip-!
tion will be greately appreciated,l
Call around a: tle Nevs office
and pay whatever you can on hav
ing this much neeled work done,(
and we will take your name :ntl
publish a list of all who paid, and
show the people that our friends in
the little silent city of the dead are
;not forgotton. : ‘
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' :
~ heoidently Shot
! Last Monday morning at their
home near here, Lawton, the fdur
Lyear old son of Mr, and” Mrs, M. T,
Cothren, was atcidently and proh
ably fatally shot through the hand
and in the abdomen. The' child
was rushed to Hali’s Sanitarium
where an operation was performed,
b ""—"\'_— S%sd @
Rev. William P. King, of Lith'Qe"a
and Rev. Geo. L. King, of Wood
stock, have arrived: to attend the
ilhess. of their mother, Mrs. GLI
Ki-g, who, with her hrsband, Rey.
G. L. King, are soending the winter- ]
at the home of Mr. J. A. Terrel’.
Mrs. King’s illness has begome erit
ical and there afe grave fears for her
recovery. Col. H. A. King, another
son, and who is'well known in Jeff
Davis having practiced law bere for
several years, but who is now loc:-
ted in Oclohoma City Okla., arrive@d
Tuesday. '
Notice ,
To the. qualifind votcrs of Jeff
Davis County; Owing to a mis
understanding of the new registra
tion law.”it was first thought not
neccessary to register. for the elec
tions of this year. = After a careful
study of the law, it has been found]
necessary to register. Ali persons
desiring to register must do so at‘
once, all mu t register six months
before any of the elections of this
year. The books will be found in]
the hands of the following persons;,
Ocmuleee Dist. W. N. Yarbrough
Whitehead ” Andrew J. Ellis,
Blackburn ” Lott W, Spell
Altamaha C. C. Dyal
Hazlehnrst ”’ H. Cook.
L. W.S_ell, Tax Collector
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finest on the market. lam also
handling some very fine books that
will interest any one who will read
them. -
Respectfully, -
J. E. Huff,
Thia is to certify that I have ex
amined the boo¥? “The War gn
the White Slave Trade,” which
bsing sold by Mr, J. E. Huff, and
T can recomend it, according to my
jndgement, as bcing a piece of
iterat ure caleulated to stir up the
people and cause the surpression of
the horrible burden tte; bore as
white slavery. All parents sheuld
Lnow the facts contained in this
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