About The McDuffie progress. (Thomson, Ga.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1909)
Mteaos 'JSfflPS'W, MCDUFFIE PROGRESS PUBLISHED EVKBY EkIDAY Subscription One Dollar Per Year. IRA E. FARMER, Editor. * ■fc&feMw*- Rntered at the Postoflflce in Thom- ion as second class matter. IVv Official Organ of MoDuffix County. A(Jv«ril*fttiiefitH from ri'Hpnnftlbln parttH* will bo published until ordered out when lliottmo Is r.ot specllled on the copy and payment eaaeted accordingly. Communications^ for Individual bei.efl, ' or of a personal character, charged for n* ndvnrWnomeats. OMtuarlea, 100 first hundred words free ot bljargo. Each extra word, one cent per word, cash with copy. THOMSON, GA., NOV.. 26 1901) PRIZE FOR REST ACRE OE CORN. According to the announcement made in last Tuesday's Georgian, Mr. Geo. D Warthen of this city ofTurs a prize of $1C0 in gold for the beat acre of up-land corn produced in Washington county during the year 1910, This offer is made in view of stimulating a greater interest in the production of home sup plies, a feature of farming which has almost becoma a lost art since the close of the war between the states, and the greater development of railroad build ing, which has it much easier to pro cure supplies from the west. Because cotton will always command money any day in the year it is offered for sale, it has become the most desired of all crops that can bo produced in the south. Consequently, food crops of all kinds have been neglected, without taking into consideration the fact that it costs a great deal more to produce cotton than almost any other crop. It is hoped that the offer of this prize will be followed by others for the best ncres in wheat, oats, pons or other crops which can be used as food for man or beast. The south con never make any profit on cotton as long as It requires Buch a large proportion of the value thereof to pay for the supplies that are annually shipped here from the west Every farmer in the county should compete for the prize offered. If he fail3 to win it he will get his own reward by a much better crap of corn than would be produced if no effort were made, aud in this manner thoy will find out what Washington county so ! l is capable of producing. It is not known what the average yield of corn per acre in the county is. Seme farmers make 25 to 20 bushels, while a few make from forty to fifty. On bottom land the yield has run as high as 75 bushels per acre, this pro duction being as great us the mo^c fer tile prairie section of the west. But the average is far below nny of these fig ures, as many acres are cultivated by colored tenants, and it has been often said by observant farmers that the colored men do not know how to make corn, because they fail to work it the proper time unless they are under the direct supervision of n white farmer. The amount of money sent from Washington county each year for the purchase of corn, Hour, oats, meat, lard and other products made at home is difficult to estimate: but it is n large sum, and every cent of it could be kept at home by the production of home supplies. This would also insure a better price for cotton, if the plan of home production should be adopted generally throughout the cotton-belt, for the production of such supplies would naturally decrease the acreage of cotton. This feature is being general ly discussed by the members of the Farmers’ Union, and many of them h we determined to stop looking to the west for their food supplies. During the wav between the states, f irty-tivo years ago, the southern farms were self-sustaining, because it was then a matter of necessity. What was accomplished then can be accomplished r..)W with less effort, as those wore try ing times and practically all of the able-bodied men were at the front in defense of southern rights, leaving farming operations principally in the bands of overseers and the slaves who worked under their direction. The Georgian desires to see a larger grain crop planted in Washington coun ty next year than that of any previous year in the country’s history. If this is done, we will experience a truly wonderful era of prosperity. Sanders- ville Georgian. totom w THE DISSOLUTION OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY. Under glaring head lines the daily papers announce that the United States courts have entered a decree dissolving the Standard Oil Company upon the grounds that this giant corporation it a trust or combine in restraint of trade and therefore illegal. The case was proeocuted by the United States Department of Justice, and in a sense is a great victory. But the practical results will be nothing. To begin with, the United States Supreme Court has ye 1 ; to pass upon the case, and it has been a refuge in time of storm formally illegal trusts and com bines before. But if by chance the Supreme Court should affirm the judgment of the lower courts, the result will bo the.same. The form of the corporation may be chauged, and it may be said that this monster trust has passed away forever, but the price of oil will not be reduced. Bear in mind what we say:. Whatever the result of this decision may be the general public will ba required t« pay as much for oil as hereto fore, for a way will bo found to get around the decision. The truth of the matter is that our laws are inadequate to deal with these great combinations in restraint of trude, and the Consti tution of the United States and those of the sevoral states forbid the enactment of adequate laws. Tins may be better understood when it is known that during the last four years, while a fierce warfare lias been waged against these combinations, they have not decreased in numbers, but have, on the other hand, continued to breed like mos quitoes in a stagnant pond. THEY SANG “ABIDE WITH ME.” “Abide with me, fast falls the even tide; The darkness deepens, Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee Help of the helpless, oh abide with me.” A news note says that the miners imprisoned m a ‘drift of the Cherry Mine, in the recent great disaster, when hope was gone, sang “Abide With Mo.” Imprisoned forBOvendays in the bowels of the earth, without food or water, with the shaft leading to the world above a firory fur nace, and with deadly gases abound them, in tho deepening darkness their thoughts turned to the helper of the helpless. Tragic ymi say I Yes, but at tbs same time evidence of the be lief of humans in the existence of a great God! When the skies are fair and the sun shines bright we fed that we can go alone; but when the clouds gather and the storm breaks upon us in its fury, in our helplessness wo turn to the Lord. When the rough miners of Cherry mine say, “Abide With Me,” when death was near and hope wns gone, they only followed the foot steps of millions of humans who had traveled the way before. “PRIZE FOR BEST ACRE OF CORN/’ Let the readers si tho Progress turn elsewhere m this issue end read an article under the same heading from the Sandorsville Geor gian. Mr. George I) Warthen of that city has offered a prize of $100 in gold for the bast acre of upland corn raised in Washington County in 1910. Have we a man who will do tho same for McDuffie? Have we not another man who will offer a smilar prize for the best, acre of wheat, and another for the best acre of oats? McDuffie is an agricultural county. Practically everything we have hero depends upon it. Wo all readily admit that it would bn to tho best interest of the county to grow our corn, wheat, oats and other good crops, but what have wo done to stimulate the cultivation of those crops. The article taken from the Sandorsville Georgian is a good one, Read it, aud lots seo if wo can do something of the kind for McDuffie. If we have no citizens who will give the $100 for *»ach of tho orops mentioned, how about raising a fund by public subscription for that purpose? Tho Progress will bo one of thirty to douoto the necessary $800, and we believe that twenty nine others can be found. Nothing would do McDuffie county as much good ns a spirited contest of this kind, and in the end it would bo the best money we ever sp dt. No. 9302 Report Of The Condition Of The First National BanK of Thomson in the State of Georgia, at the close of business, November lfith, 1909. RESOURCES Loans ami Discounts $229 007 24 OvvrdrnftH, aecurtxl unit unsecured (largely cotton nml cot ton seed buyers secured) '.’11 35U 10 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 90 COO 00 Premiums mu U. S. Bonds 1 < r >0<> 19 Bunking lumse, Furniture aud Fixtures 2 005 51 Due from National Banks (not reswrve agents) 1!) 022 15 Due fid'n ,State and Private Banks aud Bankers, Trust Com panies aud Havings Banks 5 012 10 Due from approved Reserve Agents 20 toil 55 Exchange for Clearing House 2 1*12 01 Fractional Paper Currency, Nickels and Cents 420 70 Lawful Money Reserve in Hunk, viz: Specie 1 005 Legal-tender notes 7 110 X 825 oO Redemption fund with U. 8. Treasurer (5',7 of circulation).. a I no 00 Total >110 91*2 59 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $90 0(0 00 Surplus fund fiO 000 (XI Undivided Profits, less Expenses aud Taxes paid 5 075 84 National Bank Notes outstanding !*' 000 00 Individual deposits subject to check 1-93 823 23 Time certificates ot deposit 22 833 41 Certified checks 250 00 Cashier’s checks outstanding 10 11 Bills payable, including certificates of deposit for borrowed un.ut-y 45 Ooo 00 Total $-1 Hi 992 59 STATE OF GEORGIA—County of McDuffie. I, Paul L. Bowden, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. PAUL A. BOWDEN, Cashier. Subscribed aud sworn to before mo ibis 23rd day of November, 1909. ItOV .1 .ItHINSON, Notary Public. Correct Attest: ma e. farmer .1 II. llOYD •T. E. WILSON Directors. No C«S ' oh: R cord. There i-. no case u.i record of a f'hl result ir.ir in penuinuuia or consumption after Foley's Honey and Tar has been taken, as U will stop your cough and break up your cold quickly. Refuse •my but the genulneKoley’s Honey and Tar Li :» yellow packaged’ortains no opi.B •• and is safe and sure. Sold A. J. Mathews. High-Art Commercial Printing THATS’ THE KIND WE DO DO IT PROMPTLY, TOO. The McDuffie Progress BIG OF LOTS At Gough, Georgia Wednesday and Thursday December 1 and 2, ’09 9:30 A. M. There will be a Big Auction Sale of Lots in COUGH. GEORGIA WED-. NESDAY and THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1st and 2nd, 1909, at 9:30 a. m., whe$ we will offer to the investor and home seeker an investment that will enhance in' value 100 pee cent, before the property is paid for. VI THE PROPERTY We have to offer is situated in the heart of GOUHG, GA., the fastest growing City in Burke County, and includes business lots as well as residence lots. We have also set aside fifty lots for the colored people. THE TERMS Are One Third Cash, One Third in Twelve Months and One Third in Twenty Four Months at 6 per cent interest on the deferred payments. Grand Free Barbecue We have provided a big barbecue for those in attendance and every man, woman and child is invited to attend whether they intend to buy or are just mere spectators. Full Brass Band Concert Will Be Given Each Day ONE LOT FREE One Lot will be given away ABSOLUTELY FREE. All you have to do is to he there. Gree Lot Tickets will be given to every one present and the .drawing will take place immediately after the sale. Special Low Rates From All Points on the Geor gia and Florida Railroad. | GOUGH is the most important City on the Georgia 5c Florida Railroad, and •3 is surrounded by the finest cotton and farming land in Georgia. Four years ago it ^ was a cotton field. Now it is a hustling up-to-date City, with manufacturing indus- I tries, a bank with a capital of $25,000, $15,000 paid in, has churches, schools, fine water and a climate that is unexcelled in Georgia. There is 28,000 acres of cotton and farming land in Burke County owned in fee-simple by the citizens of Gough, § worth over $750,000.00' REMEMBER the date and time, Wednesday and Thursday, •jjj December 1st and 2nd, 9:30 A. M. For further information, call on or address, The Gough Land & Improvement Co. I L. D. Hill, Pres. S. P. Wheeler, Sec’y, Wm. Nussbaum, Trea i. ™ GOUGH, GEORGIA. * i
