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Uuder the above heading
Tifton Gazette publishes a very in¬
teresting article which brings to
our attention the magnitude of the
Tobacco industry. Few if any of
us know that the corporation men¬
tioned had made an investment in
this territory of nearly §750,000,
and employs such a large force of
hands. They state that a night
shift was put on in the redrying
section of the Imperial Tobacco
Co.. Ltd., stemmery and re-drying
plant there Tuesday night of last
week and this department of the
big Tifton factory is now running
day and night.
The plant started up recently
with 300 hands and this number
ha now been increased to 740.
In the stemming room, 530
hands are now employed. In the
balance of the plant 150 hands are
employed during the day time. At
night there are sixty hands at work
in the redrying room.
The re-drying room will continue
to run night and day as long as to¬
bacco comes in fast enough to war¬
rant keeping a day and night shift
no the job. Iiipments from other
markets are r >w coining in on
nearly every freight and is expect¬
ed that the night and day shift will
be kept in tie re-drying room as
long us the tobacco markets remain
open.
Indications are that the stem
tnery force will be kept on the iob
until about the middle of October.
Examiiie Peat Bogs
Wisconsin An examination of the peat hogs of
lyf t s recently been made by
engineers y ft the bureau of mines with
the object/of discovering their relation
to coal frirmation.
Senator Harris Stands On His Record As
A Working Senator And Friend Of Fanner
To the People of Georgia:
Six years ago you did me the
of electing me to the United States
ate. In announcing as a candidate
re-election to this high office, it
appropriate that I should call
briefly to some of the things I have
able to do In spite of the fact that
Republicans have had substantia!
jorities in both the Senate solely and House
My candidacy is based on
record of accomplishments, which I
has merited your approval.
Realizing that our merchants farmers,
manufacturers and were
need of substantial assistance, I
spent my time laboring for them In
constructive way, rather than
partisan political speeches.
It Is well known that nearly all
lation is framed In committee^, and
am fortunate in being next to the
ing Democrat on the Committee on
propriations, the most important of
Committees. I am also the
member from the Southeast
the sub - committees of eight
each that handle all appropriations
agriculture, commerce, good roads,
offices, rural routes, rivers and
military posts, hospitals, Labor and
terior Departments, in which the
of Georgia are vitally interested.
At the time of my nomination and
tion in 1918, our brave boys were
ing In the greatest and moat
war of all history. I
you then that I would do
thing in my power to help win the
and get our boys back home. I went
France when the war closed, health at my
expense, to see about the
comfort of the Georgia soldiers, and
arranged for many of them to
home before the soldiers of other
I was the only Senator to do this.
has been my privilege to render
ance to thousands of veterans during
since demobilization. I also helped five
amend a bill so that one of the
hospitals could be located in
Georgia. suffrage
I have supported woman
prohibition, and have at all times
on the moral side of every public
tion.
No Senator has taken deeper
In the matter of Immigration.
my first year in the Senate. I
a bill prohibiting all immigration for
least five years, and have
urged the passage of such a
both in the Committee on
of which I am a member, and on
floor of the Senate. While I failed
my efforts to stop altogether the
of foreigners to our Bhores, I was
by being designated as one of the
conferees from the Senate to meet
the five House members and took an
ive part in framing the new
law, which is by far the best the
gress has ever passed. reconstruction
After the war came the
the terrible financial crisis to
ers, upon whom all our people must
pend for prosperity. I am comfident a member
the Ftan Bloc, and am Senator
Record will show that no
worked harder or accomplished more
the farmer than I have during the
five years. for the .
Among the measures originated
of the farmer that I or
ly supported, and have been largely
strumental in passing, may be
the following: discrimination
Stopping the
Georgia hog raisers by the meat
trust, which controls the price of
Amending the law so that farm
ucts could be stored in Federal
warehouses, of which there are over
hundred In Georgia, and thus
cheaper interest and insurance rates.
Changing government reports of
mates of cotton acreage, amount
etc,, to prevent Wall Street
speculating In cotton.
Persuading President Wilson not to
the price of cotton, which later sold
high as forty-five cents. Northern
Western Senators urged him to fix
price at fifteen cents a pound millions
would have meant a loss Of
Georgia farmer*.
Paid
COUNCIL ADOPTS
DAWES PLAN
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Revival of "world trade in
which the United States will have
a large share and opening the way
for the calling of a new internat¬
ional armament conference were
seen Saturday night by govern¬
ment officials here as the prin¬
cipal results of the London repa¬
rations settlement as far as this
country is concerned.
Reparations payments by Ger¬
many should also make it possible,
officials said, for France and other
European debtors of the United
States to begin the payment o*
their vast war debts
No less interest in the repa¬
rations settlement than the State
Department were Department of
Commerce officials who expect a
great increase in world trade to
follow the operation of the Dawes
plan.
This business revival will natr
ally stimulate American exports of
cotton, grain, meat productts, pe¬
troleum, copper, lumber and other
staple commodities. The steady
flow of these products into Euro¬
pean trade channels is a strong
guarantee of world peace. It means
also the restoration of a market
upon which millions of American
producers depend and should re¬
sult in increase of prices in this
country.
The Dawes plan, as presented to
the London conference, provides:
Reparations—Germany should
be allowed four years to work up
to full execution of the plan. Full
execution should yield an annual
reparation * payment of about
$650,000,000 from taxes and
mortgages on Germnay industry
Including calcium arsenate in the bill
which passed the Senate last year ;ip
propriating ten million dollars as a 're¬
volving funJ to buy nitrate of sou- to
sell to farmerb at cost.
Appropriating 8126,090 for market nawi
service so the farmers of our section
could find, without expense, markets for
their products.
Appropriating funds for and locating
In Georgia pecan and peach experimental the
stations, the only stations of kind in
the United States.
Reducing parcel post rates on farm
products, such as eggs, butter, vegetables,
etc. My bill has passed the Senate and
is now on the House calendar.
Arranging with the Secretary of Agri¬
culture to notify farmers daily by radio
of the price of cotton.
Appropriating $90,00# additional for
boll weevil work, $50,000 of which Is
for experiments in developing cheaper
processes for the manufacture of calcium
arsenate and other poisons; $15,000 for
investigations by the U. S. Geological Sur¬
vey to determine the various sources of
arsenic ores for making calcium arsenate
and $25,000 for experiments by the Chem¬
ical Warfare Service in poison gaseB to
kill the boll weevil. Last year I secured
$50,000 for this purpose.
Appropriating $5,000 additional for to¬
bacco investigations by the Georgia
Coastal Plain Experiment Station at
Tifton; $10,000 for study of storing pecans
and cane sirup ih bonded Federal Ware¬
houses under my amendment broadenine
the warehouse law. and $5,000 for study
of more effective and profitable production utiliza¬
tion of the rapidly Increasing
of peaches in Georgia through packing
and canning. branch
Appropriating $10,000 for a new Domestic
office of the U. S. Foreign and
Commerce Bureau In Atlanta to find for¬
eign markets for our merchandise and
agricultural products.
Preventing Oriental oils from flooding
our markets and competing with Geor¬
gia peanuts and cotton 6eed oils.
I have worked and voted to place the
burden of taxation on those most able
to bear it.
A majority of all Georgia banks are
small and under the original law could
not be members and secure cheap inter¬
est rates of Federal Reserve System
banks. I made the fight to change the
law for these country banks and now
they can get ail advantages of large
city banks.
When gasoline was selling cheaper ir
Northern states than in Georgia, I intro¬
duced a measure, which passed the Sen¬
ate, preventing discrimination in price
of gasoline.
V opposed the Esch-Cummins railroad
bill which advanced freight and passen¬
ger fares and have worked for reduc¬
tion of rates. I voted for a special re¬
duction on farm products.
A bill of mine recently passed the Sen¬
ate preventing wooden cars from being
placed between steel passenger carB. It
will save the lives of many passengers
An amendment of mine forced the Pres¬
ident to name three Democrats, one of
whom Is Judge Crisp, a Georgian, on the
U. 8. Debt Commission to collect amodnts
due us by European Governments.
The Federal Government spends more
money in Georgia than in any other
Southern state, which helps our people.
While I believe in economy in govern¬
ment expenditures and in keeping down
taxes, I have done all I could to secure
appropriations for worthy measures In
my state.
Respectfully yours,
WM. J. HARRIS.
Former Senator Hoke Smith «ay«:
"Everything considered, hts energy,
hi* committee as*!«nmant« In the Sen
ate, and the Influence he Is capable
of wielding, convinces me that Sen¬
ator Harris should be retained."
Charles S. Barrett, rational president "8enator ef
the Farmers' Union, says:
Harris hae voted right and has worked
very hard should win, and ' ' I
hope iy he will win. The farmer* their great- be
appreciate his work In
THE PELHAM JOURNAL
VIDALIA BOASTS
RECORD RATTLER
Vidalia, Ga.—A party of tobacco
men crossing the Altamaha River
at Towns Bluff recently, shot and
brought to Vidalia the champion
rattlesnake of all that have ever
been brought to this place. The
snake had 24 rattles and the usual
button and measured close to
eight feet, which is very unusual
in a rattler.
Rattlers are brought to Vidalia
every year by parties who kill them
and so far 16 rattles is the most
boastful number hung to any of
these specimen.
and railroads.
Banking—Reparations should
he accumulated in a new, private
German bank with a monopoly of
issue, control to be divided among
Germans, allies and neutrals.
Arbitration—Future reparation
payments to be varied according to
a defined “index of prosperity.”
Dispute over use of this index to
receive league of nations arbitra¬
tion.
Bonds—To help finance pay¬
ments and deliveries in kind dur¬
ing the next four years, and to pro¬
vide capital for the new bank, a
$200,000,000 loan to be floated in
the world market. Special issues of
11,000,000,000 gold marks of Ger¬
man railroad bonds and 5,000,
000,000 gold marks of industrial
debentures to be sold in the world
market as soon as conditions are
favorable.
Ruhr—Though evacuation of
the Ruhr was not a part of the
Dawes plan, almost the entire ne¬
gotiations hinged on the question,
and at last evacuation by France
in one year was agreed upon.
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your debts and feel eassy again.
Those who pay all they can are usually able to get
what they might want.
It was a pleasure to assist you when you needed it;
and we ask that you show your appreciation by reduc¬
ing your indebtedness as rapidly as possible.
We expect to maintain our reputation as the best
market in this territory for farm products.
Our merchandise buyers have been to market. Our
stock of merchandise was never more complete; and
our prices are as low as we can consistently make
them.
It is our desire to give you SERVICE WHICH IS UN¬
EXCELLED, and we ask that you command us at any
time we can be of service to you.
THE HAND TRADING CO
“The Big Department Store”
Where Everybody Goes - Pelham, Ga*
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ALBANY BEGINS
NEW HOTR
Albany. Ga.—Work has started
on Albany’s new $350,000 hotel.
Monday morning saw A. E. Itt
ner Company, the local contracting
company in charge of the construc¬
tion work, begin the ask of tear¬
ing down the old Holman stables
building on Pine Street which was
located on the lot that is to be the
site of the new hotel. Work was
progressing rapidly and by noon the
roof had been torn from the front
half of the big building and the
task of tearing away the brickwork
was underway.
In order to expedite the work of
the new hotel, W, C. Holman, of
the firm of J. C. and W. C. Holman,
who had a lease on the stable build¬
ing that does not expire until Octo¬
ber, showed an excellent spirit of
cooperation. His firm is building a
handsome new building of its own
in the 100 block of Broad street,
and Mr. Holman has moved into the
new structure before it is fully
completed, in order not to delay the
hotel contractors longer.
TIFTON TOBACCO
MARKET PASSES
MILLION MARK
Tifton, Ga., August 18.—Tifton
closed the second week of the to¬
bacco market with sales totaling
1,054,488 pounds, which brought
the growers $227,113.38, an aver¬
age of $21.54 per hundred for the
season.
The Tifton market was high and
steady Friday with buying eager
THOMAS COUNTY
POLICE OFFICER
ISWOUNDED
Thomasville, Ga., August 19—
J. O. Stewart, county policeman of
Thomas county, was painfully,
though not seriously wounded last
night by W. B. Belcher, whom he
was trying to arrest on a charge of
violating the prohibition law.
Stewart was accompanied by W.
S. Harrell, another officer, and they
stopped Belcher and told him that
they held a search warrant for his
car. According to the officers, Bel¬
cher, who had recently returned
from serving a sentence at the state
farm on account of liquor, drew his
pistol and started to fire on Stewart..
Harrell tried to interfere, but ddi
not succeed in time to keep Belcher
from shooting Stewart in the hand
and the fleshy part of the thigb,
the officers stated. Harrell and
Stewart then overpowered him and
gave him a beating, according to re¬
ports, before bringing him to
Thomasville.
Two jugs of liquor were found in
Belcher’s car, the officers declared.
Friday’s sales averaging $23.33 per
hundred. The fluctuation during
the past week, from which the Tif¬
ton market had recovered by Fri¬
day, is belived to have beeu due
to a tour through the Georgia mar¬
kets of the head managers of the
companies doing the heaviest buy¬
ing in Georgia. The Tifton market
is expected to maintain the high
level reached Friday, which was
maintaiiied in the face of a consid¬
erable quanity of poor tobacco of¬
fered.