The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-04-04
1 REPLY FROM Mr., DAVIS
PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF TRADE
ANSWERS THE MAYOR.
wants TO Know Who Has Distort-
ed the Figures. Economy in the
Citv's Affairs Is Needed.

rD,roR DAWSON NEWS: After the
.onnciI refused to recognize petition
- such a large number of citizens
ond taxpayers regarding certain ex-
futures and sewerage bonds, some
t the members of that body, who
10 think it is "do it now or new
~ rushed into lengthy articles on
.bo subject. J, therefore, thought it
S,+ fl that the people should know
18th sides, and accordingly l gave it
- +bam faithfully, impartially and
y W | secured my figures from
co ,4+ibontic sources, thinking that would
"u S Il But Mr.. Mercer comes for
nd AGAIN and makes an illogical
wa" wa futile attempt to lead some people
"l4 believe that my figures were dis
. W After noting his article and
t tIo wav his figures are manipulated it
" irconceivable to my mind how any
one being such an artist IN this line
% he is. could have the heart to look
tbp word "distort" squarely in the
f flc Now, let's see who has distort-
% and who has not. | said 1--WE have
;,'st recently issued $65, 900 worth of
ibonds -" | don't think any sensible
nprson will question the correctness
pf his Everyone knows when these
bonds we're issued, and for what pur-
H0cn. also that a certain amount Of
hem are retired annually. Next [
said council was calling an election
fo,, ga OOO more bonds" Will any
one denv the correctness of this? He
saws the council has passed a resOlu-
lion not to use So, 600 of the bonds.
Now we've all heard of such things
AZ councils recOnsidering resolutions
when if became necessary. Why vote
tor them if we don't want to use them?
Next | said, council puts lI,OOO
into a city hall, and | obtained my
fgures from the clerk. Mr.. Mercer
knows that it was even more than this
amount, but when he wishes to distOrt
nv figures he puts no value on the lot,
Mind YOU, when he goes to distOrt the
figures his way he values the lot at
$1,000 plump. OF course the lot is a
part and parcel of this expenditure.
Talk to me about distortion. A man
who can make his figures cut going
and coming is all right, he is.
Next | said, lit was estimated by
some of our best business men that 1t
would cost fully $4,000 to put in a
satisfactory system of sewerage IN
Dawson" Now, he comes forth and
saws | distorted nearly $50, 600 from
the opinions of these business men,
because, he saws. 1.-The council has an
-, alnoly5C nf1ino that
erage would cost only $50, 200, and
$500 to straighten the creek and fight
mosquitoes, etc, a la Atlanta style
Too bad that | should have made
such discrepancies and such distor-
tons of his figures by giving these
gentlemen's estimates. But, really, l
am sorry the action of Atlanta )
council was spied by him, for Pm
afraid it will prove an expensive find.
And so, our friend, the mayor, ig-
ureS on this modern method of double
action going and-coming style on
both the new city prison and the negro
school propositions, and tnaIly
reaches very high rate OF speed,
winding up his article with a cOmparl-
son of values showing, as it were, how
he IS enriching the city daily. We are
all sorry, | assure, but the picture he
has drawn is entirely too good to be
true.
Our optimistic, versatile mayor not
only possesses the gifted faculty OF
making his figures teach the round or
1at system, according to the neceSsl-
ties Of the case, but he also holds the
Key to other storehouses of rich en-
oowments and deals in other lines as
WE'LL He would have you believe that
The only obstacle in the way of having
our town get new depots is the fact
snat we haven't sewerage. Having
Aad the matter up with the railroads
Tor more than a year, and conducting
me entire correspondence, | have all
.ne FACTS IL my possession. They are
mese the SeabOard Air Line is pre-
Daring plans and specifications for
.4elr depot, and the Central officials
calm their present depot is adequate,