The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-08-20
A Word ofAdvice.

are worthy OF the careful and un-
divided consideration Of the peo-
pie of our section:
The people of this section have
passed through several years OF
short crops and Improbable trade.
AS natural result many indi-
yiduals and firms have been weak
ened financially. They have look
ed forward to better crops and
trade for recovery from embar-
easements that have been serious
and widespread.
At this time there is every as
surance of an abundant harvest,
and hence of large and profta-
BILE business. AS fair as the pros
poets are there are contingencies
ahead that may seriously affect
the present outlook. An exercise
of proper caution now, and of I'M
renting attention as the season
advances to the details OF every
mans or firms accounts, will not
only avoid new complications and
embarrassments, if crop prospects
should decline as the season pro-
crosses, but will, we are confident,
result in the settlement of many
past due obligations.
Already the currents Of trade
have been quickened and evidences
are abundant that large calcula-
tons are being made upon the
opening seasons business. This
is very gratifying. We desire,
however, to caution our farmers
and merchants of all grades and
in every locality to act with con-
servltism. With the farmer the
season is near at hand when his
scores for advances and supplies
are to be settled and the suspend
ed wants of his household met.
Merchants, city and country, must
lay in stocks to meet the yearly
demand for goods. We would sug-
gest that there is not a possible
contingency in which supplies of
any kind will be inadequate to the
demand, Therefore, while assert
ments should be kept up, there is
no necessity for overtrading. Buy
often. Buy with care. Avoid the
danger of accommodating unneces-
sary articles upon the farms, and
unsaleable or excessive stocks of
goods in the stores. This will
make payments easy and life en-
joyable by reason Of its freedom
from anxiety.
Above all, while you practice
the precepts Of prudence as indi-
Gated, put behind you the thought
of failure. Pay for guano, your
advances and supplies of all kinds.
You promised to do this. When
your factor, merchant or banker
generously consented during past
seasons to carry you for amounts
you could not pay, and in addition
to assist to make your crops, OF
carry on your business this year,
you said you would thus be ena-
bled to pay all your debts on these
accounts. Don't fail to do this, de-
termine now that you will square
up and work intelligently to this
end and you will come out all
right. 1t will help you with your
SELF, and with everybody to do
this. "a good name is better
than riches" This is certainly
true OF all men who are subject to
the v;cissitudes that attend our
agricultural interests, and all 9TH
ers dependent upon it.
Let every man in Georgia.
whether he be one-mule farmer
or the largest merchant in the
State, resolve that Bradstreet
shall have no fixtures to report
from our borders for the season
that is just opening.
GEORGE WOODS has now begun
to vegetate. These two yarns are
from the Dispatch: Mr.. Orr, who
carries the mail from Hawkins
vile to Abbeville, brought to town
one day last week a squash that
weighed sixty-nine pounds. II
was grown by Rev. j. w. Mash
burn, Of Wilcox county, and is
known as the Chill variety. A
gentleman who is perfectly relia-