About The McDuffie progress. (Thomson, Ga.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1909)
TBADI MAUK i F -i 1 n rmripK Jinsrr ; ta, (ia., me re than thirlv-nineyears aim He Replies to Hie Uncalled for At-1 !l!Kl i,. lV e irecn a resident of the state <>r lack of Dunbar in Dignified Card. ' Georgia and this district (luring; that Have Dunbar and Hardwick Com- '••mire time, with the exception of live bined? Eve not a Candidate of; -' -e ' irs . s l u ; ,,t in l,u * government sm-h Politicians, in Washington, a service which 1 feel, in a measure, qualifies me to again be- | come associated with the government, | though in another capacity. During | my stay in Washington I retained my citizenship in Georgia, I remained in r. j Washington live years for the purpose * | of studying law, which purpose I ne at least some Were 1 to replypin the spirit wlii ' luated him. I would do \ ink-nee to ■own e mprehension of tire dertiand • lire occasion and would de-m my~ ]n the lust issue of the Progress an interview from Mr. <‘, K. Dunbar with drawing from the Congressional race citizenship In Georgia, was published. In this interview Mr. Dunbar referred to Hon. Oswell K. , , Eve’s candidacy. Mr. Hve replied to j eomplished w hile working for Ihe gov Mr. Dunbar’s attack in the following j eminent. I am a Georgian by birth card, published hr Ihe August! Herald, and deep love; also a Georgian by choice Editor Herald, Sir: ; it would seem that Mr. Dunbar is a I have no concern in Mr. G. H. Dun-j Georgian by necessity, bar’s withdrawal from lirecoiy?r«-ssion- Is there not something very amusing ill race, but feel that his questionable in a Dunbar’s commenting upon the comments upon my candidacy demand j public being opposed to toi many of a ’ 1 ■ ■" “light notice Irom me. ; family holding public ntllceV If my young friend will go with me through out lire district he w ill learn of tire high 'rein in which my distinguished kins- ■ a . .ludge Win. F. Eve, is held by p ■ •. Does Mr. Dunbar withdraw fi i ; " v ;uigressionul race for the pur pose . j reducing Die Dunbar average? [ Mr. Dunbar is a self eniistilnled judge : of mv (|ualilieiilions a- an aspirant for tlie exalted oilice of inemhi i of congress i have from the beginning r< uiizcd that my candidacy did not appeal to M r. Dunbar. Had I thought Ilia! lie. deem ed me lit, jL would have deterred mt from entering the contest. Certainly he has withdrawn in a most puerile maimer, and by bis display'd of piqu - and pelulance iie acknowledges that he cannot even retreat gracefully. Mr. Dunbar is correct when He says I t hat he is “comparatively young yet." I go further than that—he is su perl a : lively “youii ;yet,” for had lie been an | older and more mature man he would I not have made such an exhibition of j himself in Ins interview 7 o* wit.in i ;.wal. 'I 1 ,, take further notice of Mr. Dun bar's eomim nls would only lie to live j them a dignity which they do not de- i serve. ! Mr - Dunbar is a pa-sing incident of 'the campaign’ 1 shall dismiss him from iurtiier consideration. OS WEED it. EVE. unworthy citizens ' congress. comment! to form it it Cull! >f Hie consideration oi the in I desire to represi it in s to the propriety of his . ball leave ii to I he public pinion unaided by me. true that 1 am a candidate for end have made an active can vass or the district. Mr IHlnbarenter ed Die contest 1 fore 1 did and addles.- o(| a e imu imi'ation on DcccmlK-r *-th, pans, to a number of tire voters of this count \ .-.Ring forth his peculiar Illness lifrthe position of candidal'.', in which lettei in stated: “No other man in this community , 1 fee! sine, will cot.sin. . armoi11iei 1 1 . w ho has aii.v oi tin • pi.i.- ideation.-:, and clianei • »t • wee* in the : ..lKiiiicement Of hi* with drawal from the contest, almost one ••ear I iter, he seems t > have lost conti- Editor Progress, Thomson, Ga i)ear Sir: In an ell’oft to eli initiate Pluck I'm I or wilt disease from tin intten fields <■: < Georgia, we want to'get in eJoi-c l< iicii w itD the eotto n gro wi rs and give 1 lu in the results which have 1 eon chtainul jb)’ the Slate Department of Entomol o gv jn experiments for its control. We h ive discovered how it can be success fully controlled, lull this discoveyv will be oi little practical value unless we can get. iii close touch with those who are interested and outline in detail meth ods which they will have to pursue. The last legislalure appropriated V 111,001) for Pluck Knot of cotton, rand we .viml the names of all the cotton growers in Georgia whose lands are adeelcd with this disease in order that we can supply them with some of the seed which we have de\eloped to the point where they j are resistant to Pluck Root. If they j will co-operate with us we can eventual-1 ly eliminate Pluck Root from Georgia. 'fhe Mexican Unllon Poll Weevil will he in Georgia witiipi four or live years, and it is very necessary for us to get this disease under control before that lime; for two such severe pests id one time will render cotton growing un profitable. In order to reach us many cotton growers as possible, w e have arranged a series of meetings throughout the dist- ! riels aiieeted with Pluck Root of notion, j and a copy of the itinerary is enclosed herewith, in addition to Pluck Root 1 otlier problems relating to cotton will ' * discussed, ueh a Poll rot or cotton '5 *r» C" fi if y III Thomson Public School Building. 11 r supreme !itn<s.s for the po- mdidate from Richmond s that my candidacy eaus- rm i,sc hi- views upon that deuce in sition and inti ed nim subject. 1 have never considered m..-ell a can didate from Richmond eomuy exclu sively. but have entered the race as a , candidate from the entire district. lf| elected, l shall represent all of the eleven ■■ counties comprising the district. L de- j she that it should be distinctly under stood that 1 had nothing whatever to . do with Mr. Dunbars suggesting him-.- self as a candidate and am not a party | I to Ids withdrawal. Had he remained | l in the race 1 would have considered him an opponent for the ol kx, as now do Mr. Hardwick, the only othei avowed candidate. It is true that I am taking my candi dacy seriously; sj g Mr. n "‘ J ‘ ir seriously, very seriously- l ' ran ces from the people of the district that they also are seriously considering my candidacy, so much so that 1 -ha 1 submit my cause to them with conh- f'T^comparativdy recent real resi- I en ce in the district" is one of t.ie grave I charges made against me by Mr. Dun- ^Ihrst saw the light ol day in Angus- I 11) J). I on (.hi The i 'ne II | r iiliners' I <' mrnisKio Worsliam, FIRES I akei.s at these meetings will I.. I ice, iStute I'nklen t of Union; I ion. '!'. (i. il mis n, riier ol Agrieullurc; E. D. de Enlomologisl; and ive issue the publication of is begun in its new homo building fronting on the 1 , Railroad and located just in the rear of the Thomson ’Hook and Novelty Com-j puny. Here we have one of Ihe best , equipments to be found in the ollicc ol e f inii111y newspaper, and we are m ! . position to render better service to the j : public than h -retolbrc It is our inten-1 lion to inereaso the size ol tile paper from lime to time as occasion requires, I j and in oiir job uork department ive j will i.e able to mecl Ihe prices of Atltin- i tu, Augi sia or any of tile larger cities, j j The Progress hopes to merit and as j heretofore " to enjoy the confidence of i the reading public in McDuffie and sur- i rounding counties’ - <1J II 11 <U> U in Ejr o From the best inlormaliori at liand it would appear that the sweet potato crop of McDudlc county will beunusu- i ally large and the quality very line. Home of the grow ers who grow for the market say Unit the yield will he larg- per acre than any year in a ion Tlie Omaha Convention of the W. C. T. U. is now in session. Total absti nence is again made the watchword of tlie organization and Congress is asked to enact a law ‘‘prohibiting interstate commerce in intoxicating liquors by time. .Seine of them have made state-1 placing under federal control tlie ship ments about, the yield per acre, but we think it v.ill be best to have t hose state ments verified before they are puulish- will inue with us from time to time lion. Martin Calvin, Director of ltie j Georgia Experiment Station; E. < .entry I l . S Department of Agriculture; Dr. i A. M. Soule, I* re.-id'nt Slate College of j Agriculture; A. G Lewis, A ss'l Slate Entomologist, anil others. We want: every farmer and . very one who is will- j ing to co-operate with us in this work | to he present at these meetings. Very truly yours, E. L. Worsham, State Entomologist. I I.nst Saturday morning the ginnery of the McDuffie Oil and Fertilizer Com pany caught on lire twice, Each time Ihe “ lire was extinguished by tlie em ployes and the (ire department was not called out' The origin of tlie lire is supposed to have keen fiioCion. Ihe damage was slight and lully coveted by insurance. Hon. A. E. Strother of Lincoln coun ty was in Thomson Monday en route to Macon to attend the Grand Lodge of Masons. FIRST DIVISION. Oct. f)0—Abbeville, 10 a. in. HO—Rochelle,-TOO p. in. Nov. a—Ilawkinsvillc, 10 a. m. Pulaski ;;—Cochran, 0:00 p. in. Pulaski SKI'ON 1) DIVISION. Nos. 4—Dublin .")—Mount Vernon fi—Lyons 8— Bwainsboro 9— Milieu 10— Sandersviile Iii—Thomson Laurens County Montgomery Toombs Emanuel Jenkins Washington i mm Nov. 17—Perry 18—Vienna 10—Cordele 20—Ashburn 22—Sylvester 2 J—Moil trie 24—Thontasvillc 29— Camilla 30— Albany Dec. 1—Edison 2—Blufllon |:!—Cullibert V ileox 11—Dawson Wilcox | (j—Leesburg 7— Americas 8— Preston 9— Lumpkin 10— Richland 11— Cusseta 13— Buena Vista 14— Ellaville 15— Oglethorpe 18—Butler DIVISION. Houston County Dooly C Editor The led a meat of liquors from one state to anoth er when the consignee is not a legal denier.’’ ‘‘President Taft is asked to use his prerogative arid abolish the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Panama canal zone. ] ( hild labor is denounced and the or ganization is pledged to secure a mini- imum working age by federal enact- ! merit. Ronevill Progress! last legislature of Nebraska enae-1 law for that state designed to | . f-.iisranlee hank deposits. This law First Killing Frost. •w as fashioned after the Oklahoma law j -VtcDuilie county had her first killing and was advoc .ted by Hon. W.. I Jrv- 1 frost Sunday night, followed by others an. The United Stales Circuit Court I'laler. On that n-ight the county was of Appeals for Nebraska recently de-j white all <>v r, and nearly all vegetu- e.laGd this law unconstitutional on the j lion was killed. Last week light frosts ’lisp j ground that you cannot take money j apueared at various points and left Turner! from one person to pay the debt of j their mark on vegetation, but they Worth ! another w ithout duu process of law. 1 could not be termed “killing.” Colquitt ! doubt not that this decision will besus. Thomas laincd by the Supreme Court of the Mitchell j country. Mr. Bryan will not only fail Dougherty | to gain political preferment by bavin Calhoun ('lav sii doing but, lo, he came out at that time in fa vor oi government ow nership of rail- Itandolph ; w'hiclr has exploded about his head, i Terrell i and which will cause him to lose pres-1 1 ,ce Sumter Webster Stewart Stewart Chattatiooehc Marion McDuffie ’ 17—Knoxville advocated this financial heresy, but in | roa,ls £l,ul Uierel, y »Lliougli lie dropped lie bus thrown a boomerang j L '' ' S(; heme clleetually cooked his goose for all time. While we sj nmrthize with Mr. Bryan, in his keen dis appointment, yet we arc glad that, for tlie sake of the country at large lie was defeated every foime he ran for the pres idency. It 's Letter for the great mass I of tlie people to lie prosperous, happy, and contented than to have the ambi tion of any one man gratified. Who wants to see four cent cotton again, the people in debt, suffering from privation and tilled with the spiriL of discontent? C. 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