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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
CONDITIONS ENCOURAGING
Management of Southern Railway Is
Making 1t Helpful Factor IN
Southern Development.

Washington--.A most encouraging
view of conditions in the Southeast
is presented in the annual report OF
the Southern Railway company, winch
states that one of the most import
ant factors in the strength OF the com
pany's position is the Industrial ana
agricultural development of the ter
ritory traversed by its lines. Inc
marked agricultural progress due TO
the general adoption of approved
methods by the farmers of the South-
east, particularly the increase1ot oil
yersified farmings and the diVersMca-
ton of industries are noted.
The management of the company,
with a broad conception of it's rela-
tions to the public, is making the rail-
way not merely a carrier OF the peo-
pie and products of the South, put
also helpful factor in Southern de-
velopment. The report sets out the
efforts being put forward to increase
the prosperity of the people already
in the Southeast, and to attract IN
vestors and desirable settlers to the
territory served by the lines OF the
Southern railway. A review is given
of the work being done by the cotton
culture department, which is teach
ing ia mers. in localities where 1t is
possible the boil weevil may spread
to successfully combat the insect
should it ever appear in their fields
and thus maintain their production
instead of having to learn how 10
deal with it after it appears. Ihe
work of this department will be eX-
tended to cover all territory along
the companys lines to which there
is even a remote danger that the
Weevil may spread. The Importance
TO the South of maintaining its mon
opoIv of cotton production is pointed
ont in connection with the vigorous
efforts being made to raise cotton
in other parts of the world. The re
port shows that the company is also
encouraging live stock raising ana
dairying in its territory. Recognition
is given the newspapers of the South
east for their valuable assistance ana
also to commercial organizations, to
banks and individuals who have aid
ed the company in all its efforts to
advance the agricultural prosperity OF
the Southeast
The more important additions ana
betterments completed and undertake
en- during the year are shown, among
them the double track lines through
Lynchburg, Va, and into CHATTANOOGA
Tenn, SO miles of double track be
tween Atlanta and, Gainesville, Ga
modern lap-sidings on the line be-
tween Atlanta and Macon, Ga, Knox
Vile and Chattanooga, Tenn, and
Morristown, Tenn, and Asheville, n.
c.. new freight station and office
building at Atlanta, additional freight
station and yard facilities at Macon
and additional wharf facilities at Mo,
bile, Ala.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
TO NARROW THE STEET
IN WORK OF PAVING
Lamar Street viii Be StraiQh-
tened q Bit.

Lamar street, from the Buchanan
corner to Hampton, is to be paved
although it was thought for a time
that the work of putting down the
creosoted blocks would not be ex-
tended that far. At this point Lamar
is unusually wide, the north curb
line extending at an angle, and To
the end of securing uniformity
considerable strip in front of the
Chambliss Warehouse, Rylander Gar
age and Loving Stables will have to
be parked instead of paved, fact
regretted by property owners at that
point. On cotton avenue rapid prog
ress Is being made, and with good
weather that long stretch five or six
blocks to the Central Railway pas
senger station will have been paved
by the end of the current month.
thus completing all the street paving
to be done in Americus at the pres
ent time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
A MUNICIPAL ice PLANT
FOR CITY OF ALBANY
High Prices Puts City to Max.
ing Own Ice

Albany. Ga, Dec. S.-Haying made
brilliant success of municipal own
ership of waterworks and electric
lighting institutions, and voted bonds
for the obstruction of a municipal
gas plant, which will be built during
the coming year, there is now prob
ability that Albany VIII also try the
experiment Of making municipal ice.
Members Of the city council charge
that the prices which the local manu-
facturers ask for ice are too high, and
that the service is not satisfactory.
The movement to build municipal
ice plant is a serious one, and a COM
mittee of council has been appointed
to look into such matters as the cost
of an up-tO-date plant and storage
facilities. A report to council will be
made as soon as the desired informa-
ton can be secured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
PETER PAN" ENJOYED
BY CHILDREN'S CLUB
Story Narrated By Mrs. CraW-
ford WhGatlGy.

Fascinating and pleasing to mark
ed degree was the story of Peter
Pan" as it was told at the story hour
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Craw-
ford Wheatley to the young members
of the Young Peoples Reading Cluo,
composed OF the children of the city.
The winsone and delightful story
of Peter Pan, one that has to an un-
usual degree the subtle imaginative
elements that appeal to the child
heart, was narrated by Mrs Wheatley
in a manner that attracted and pleas
ed them greatly. The enjoyment al
forded the young people by Mrs.
Wheatley last week by the Thanks
giving stories was mot only duplicat-
ed but increased in the pleasure
furnished them by Peter Pan.
The organization into club OF the
yong people who frequent the story
hour has met with general approval
from them, and they have entered
with enthusiasm into this plan orig
mated by Miss Gum, the Librarian.
Present indications give promise
that the organization will prove OF
much value and interest to the chill
dren Of the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09

induced to locate on our improved
and unutilized lands and that the
farmers already in the Southeast
must be made to more fully under"
stand the opportunities at their COM
mand and to adopt the lines and meth
DDS of farming which will give them
the best results.
Cooperation must be the keynote
of all the development or educational
work a railway company does 1T can
accomplish little without the sympa-
thetic and active cooperation OF the
people and the various agencies for
development in it's states and com
munities. All the Southern's work,
therefore, has been based upon the
cooperative idea, has been to assist
national and state authorities, educa-
tional institutions, commercial organi-
cations and individuals in efforts 10
advance individual and general pros
perity.
The work for developing and i'm
proving the conditions along its lines
is done by the Southern Railway Sys-
tenn to increase its traffic and its
earnings. However favorably, though
this character of work may affect
railroad company and it's stockhold-
ers, it Is worth much more, if carried
on wisely, to the people and the sew
eral communities in the roads terri
tory. The railway can profit from 1t
only subsequent 20, and as a result
of, the greater prosperity VI the peo-
pie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
FREE TREATMENT IS OFFERED
PATIENTS WITH PELLAGRA
State of kentucky Makes Study Of
Disease.

Lexington, Ky, Dec. 8.-The state
board of control of charitable institu-
tions has received a request from Dr.
Wright, head of the New York post
graduate medical college and hospital,
that several patients afflicted with
pellagra in the asylums of Kentucky
be sent to New York for investigation
and study of the disease, in the hope
that the true cause of the malady and
some remedy for stamping it out can
be discovered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
GREAT DIAMOND SALE
AT BELLS ON MONDAY
Lot of Diamonds to Be Clos
ed Out

How easy it is to own diamond
will be demonstrated Monday when
choice lot of diamond rings that have
been obtained at sacrifice price will
be placed on sale by Thomas L. Bell
the popular ieweler Every ring in
the lot will be sold at the uniform
price of SO each, though each has a
guaranteed value of from $15 to $40.
These rings were obtained from
several dealers who were going out
of business, otherwise the sacrifice
price at which they are offered could
not be made. At the price asked for
them they viii not last long, and ev-
cry one Of them will be sold on Mon
day.
Such a sale of diamonds has not
been held in Americus in many a day,
as the value of these stones may be
easily recognized by any judge Of
diamonds to be worth practically
what is offered for them. The rings
and mountiugs are solid gold, making
these rings especially attractive.
The sale will last throughout Mon
day, if that much time is needed to
the sale. At the prices
named, however, it is practically Ger
tain that the entire lot will be closed
out very early in the day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
TO ISSUE BONDS
IN SUM OF $60O,009

Savannah, Ga, Dec. S.-With 250
votes to spare Savannah yesterday
voted to issue bonds in amount of
$500, 900 for the improvement and ex-
tension of its house and storm drain
age system. There were number Of
active workers at the polls fighting
the proposed bond issue, which requir-
ed two-thirds of the registered vote to
win.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
|CONHITTEE HERE
HAS DECLARED
The RESULT
But LITTLE CHANGED
I0DSOlidatiOn of RGturnSFrOm
the Primary

The consolidation yesterday morn
H. bv the county executive committee
IN the election returns Of the day pre-
kioug changed but little the result as
sIrqady announced in the Times-Re-
Horde. The only change was the ad-
#it9p of a scoer of votes to the Pope
Brown cilumn from a county precinct
&ha?e returns had been delayed. This
#as the vote of the Seventeenth dis
Bic. not included in the figures pub
Esh+d yesterday.
4 The executive committee met at
\ bon at the office of Judge John A.
eobb. Of the court of ordinary, and
liter going over the precinct returns
Inn0unced the result Of the guberna-
brial primary in Sumter as follows:
Popa Brown 485 votes; Joseph NJ
|rown, 269 votes; Judge R. B. Russell,
votes.
In the contest for the office of COM
pissi0ner Of labor and commerce, H.
/. Stanley made almost sweep of the
punty, as expected, as his friends
ERE were active in his behalf The
pte stood Stanley 6S2, Mccarthy 151.
The result in the state was the sub
sct yesterday of very general interest
Amesicus. Friends of Georgia's
ext governor were elated over his
ic,ory and the "I-told-you-so's" were
puch in evidence. Even the defeated
|rowns took the verdict good natured-
/, aid congratulated theothers.
Just $50 votes were Iolled in Sumter
a total registration of nearly 900
otes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
WINS HONOR
OF LEADING GEORGIA

Athens, Ca, Dec. S-Daniel Pea
cock. star guard of the Red and Black
five for the past 8 years was Wednes-
day evening named captain of the 1912
football team, defeating Robert Nc
Whorter, the sensational halfback.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
TRAIN CREW SUSPENDED
GOT ON WRONG TRAIN
Central Railway Crew Laid
Off For Mistake

Macon, Ga, December 8--The en-
tire crew of the Georgia railroad pas
senger train, which ran 10 mile on
the Central track Savannah this
week before discovering the mistake
have been indefinitely suspended. The
train left the Georgia TRACKS three
mteb f,6om fdacon and proceeded
as far as Griswoldville before the
error was discovered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
YEAR OLD WHITE BOY
CONVICTED OF MURDER

Danville, Va, Dec. S-A jury in the
Orporation court today convicted
ana Pruett, a furteen-yaar-old white
ID, of the murder of Frank Mahan,
.llow operative, in a cotton mill and
ave him eight years imprisonment.
ruett is a slight, frail boy in knee
ousers. Mahan was the same age.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
BOY LEADS
GREAT NAVAL ELEVEN

Annapolis, Dec S-Midshipman
Peter Powell Rodes, of Kentucky, was
lats night elected captain of the Naval
Academy football team for next year.
Rodes is fullback on the team, posi-
ton which he has filled satisfactorily
for two seasons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
|O0T OF DIRT is WORTH
$50 IN NEW YORK

New York. Dec. 8-A new record
Eice for New York real estate IS
Iarked by the sale of plot repre-
snting exactly half of a city lot at
le corser of Broadway and 34th street
|r $1,OO0,OOO. The plot contains less
ian 1900 square feet and thus
ought nearly $3.50 a square foot.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
ETFAULA TO OWN PLANT;
WORK TO BEGIN SOON

Eufaula, Ala, &c. 8.-Constructi0n
work on the new $4,000 electric light
plant to be built by the city will be be-
gun with the next week Excavations
for the new buildings and machinery
will be made on the site just north of
the plant used by the defunct lighting
company, which sold out its propertie
to the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-09
HOTEL MAN IL SHOT
TO DEATH BY BANDITS

Bartlesville, Okla, Dec. S.-Bandits
early today shot to death j. G. Terry,
proprietor of road house near this
place, because Terry attempted to pre-
vent their robbing l.. 0. Blair, hotel
man.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-11-16
England on an indestrucdble and per
mancnt hash

England on an indestructible and per-
manent basis.
The example set by England Is being
eagerly followed among all civiii1eo
nations of the old world.
From the most recent data gathered
from authoritative sources, such as
Hans Muller, for instance, We learn
that the present results Of co-opera-
ton in continental Europe. though for
ty years younger. now exceed Eng
lands stupendous figures.
America Next.
The United States needs co-opera-
ton now, but 1t is a new nation. ana
its legislation. agriculture. industry.
commerce and finance differ in many
ways from those of European coun'
tries. Any Importation OF the coop
eratiye plan must he accompanied by
improvements and notifications which
will adapt it to the character, meth
DDS. habits and requirements OF the
American people, and this under PEN
atty of failure.
The failure to recognize and comply
with these cardinal conditions Is re-
sponsible for the lack OF success OF
the previous attempts to establish CO
operation in this country.
But there exists an American plan,
now ready to be put In operation. 1t
is the result Of twenty years OF close
study of the conditions required TO
meet the instant favor Of all without
attacking or interfering with any OF
the industrial, commercial, producing
and financial interests at present ex-
listing in this country.
The aims of the United Stores asso-
citation through the permanent organ
ization OF its improved system OF
"distributive cooperation" are:
To bring close together the three So
cial but divided acknowledgements,
distributor and producer - causing
them to reciprocate in mutual ana
constant effort to help each other.
There are two classes Of members
the associate purchasers and the asso-
ciate dealers.
The main objects Of the association
regarding the consumer. its associate
purchaser, are:
First-To enable him to procure all
necessaries of good quality. Of just
measure and weight and at fair prices.
Second.-To pay over to him from
time to time, subject only to the SIN
pie regulations of the associations a
cash refund or dividend" in prtpor-
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-11-16

where the farmers and hucksters
might sell directly to consumers. So
successful has been the plan that
second market was recently opened.
The history Of this Des Moines ef-
fort to reduce prices may prove Of
benefit to other communities. The cost
Of living became 80 high in the Iowa
city that commission was appointed
to investigate. This commission found
that prices were higher in Des MOines
than in Chicago and considerably high
er than in smaller cities Of the mid
die vest. For example. prices in Du-
buQue were 25 to IS per cent less
Now, Dubuque is only about 200 miles
from Des Moines, and natural condi-
tons are practically the same In the
tive cities. The one great difference
was discovered to be that Dubuque
had maintained from time immemo-
ria market where farmers and buck
sters might sell to consumers direct
The result Of this investigation was
the Des Monies market 1t was not
established without bitter opposition
from the commission men and whole
sale dealers in produce. But 1t did
bring down prices. The measure OF its
success may be judged from the estab-
listing Of the second market The
plan - simplicity itself. 1t simply pro-
rides public place-a public square.
open space. park or building with
booths. as the case may be-frcm
which the farmers and hucksters may
retail their goods. This is under the
direction Of a city market master.
The awakening to the need Of coop
erative selling and buying in America
is Indicated by the program Of this
years meeting Of the national conser-
vation congress at Kansas City.
Among the subjects assigned were
/ cooperation Among Farmers" by
", A. Beard. member Of Roosevelts
country life commission. and Cutting
out the Middleman." by Charles s.
Barrett. President Of the Farmers Ed
ucationai and Cooperative Union OF
America This organization has mil
lions OK members In the south. II It
enlisfs In the movement Of reducing
prices. ms the grange Is doing In the
north. there will be results.
When the American people are face
TO face with problem they usually
work y out They are now face to
fare with high prices Obviously the
, ssy 70 the solution Of this problem u
efoedou
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-11-16

cites paid FOR milk An increase Of
zoos per cent above the price received
By dRirynen. In other words. the
farmers price was fully doubled. The
lowest increase among the geographic
divisions was 75.5 per cent In the south
AtlaDtic states. and the highest was
ll19 per cent II the western states.
officials in the Department of acri.
culture point OUT that this wide dis.
erepaDcy between the prices received
by farmers and the prices paid by con.
surners Is not Of recent origin. Twelve
years ago the Industrial commission
went into this subject somewhat ex.
tensively. 1t developed some large per.
centages OF Increase Of prices to con-
suDerS-loo.5 per cent for cabbage
bought by the head. 100 per cent for
melons bought by the pound, for but
termilk sod by the quart and for or
snges solo by the crate: go per cent
FOR onions bought by the peck, 400. 4
per cent for oranges bought by the
dozen, I'LL per cent for strawberries
bought by the quart and 200 per cent
for Eatermeions sold singly.
The investigation Of a year ago BY
the department Of agriculture showed
that poultry almost doubles In price
between the farmer and the consumer.
For the seventy-eight cities the farmer
received 5a.l per cent Of the consum.
er's price OF the price per dozen paid
by the consumer the producer received
60 per cent IL the case Of eggs, Is per
cent IN the case OF dried beans when
bought by the bushel, 4s.1 per cent in
the case Of cabbage when bought by
the head, 10 per cent In the case of
caulihower when bought by the dozen
and IN the case Of celery 60 per cent
when bought by the bunch.
Farmers Not to Blame.
Secretary Wilson declares that the
Investigation the department made
proves conclusively that the consumer
has no well grounded complaint
against the farmer for the prices that
be pays, 1t Is plain. the secretary
says. that the farmer is not getting
exorbitaut prices for his products and
that the cost Of distribution from the
time Of delivery at destination by the
railroad to delivery to the consumer
is the feature of the problem Of high
prices which presents itself to the con-
sumer for treatment.
Some time ago the city Of Des
Moines established q city market
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-11-16

ton to the amount Of his and his fam
ily's trade with the stores or firms
duly licensed by the association.
This dividend may be conservatively
estimated at 6 per cent Of the total
cash purchases made by the member
at current retail prices
AS TO the associate dealers, any repu-
table retailer now in business is eligi-
BILE to membership. He gets his prod
uce direct from the farmers through
a central distributing agency.
The Field Is Open.
The United Stores association plan
is only given as a sample OF what may
be done. At present its field of oper.
atoms is in New York city. Eventual
ly it plans TO extend to other cities. In
the meantime there is nothing to pre-
vent other associations or even groups
Of private individuals from doing the
same thing On this point Hon. James
Wilson. secretary Of agriculture, says
in a report just out:
Farmers cooperative selling asso-
Citations are numerous in this coun-
try" said the secretary. "but coop
erative buying associations among the
people Of cities and towns are few.
Why do not consumers buy directly
from the farmers?
aside from buying associations
maintained by farmers. hardly any Co
operation exists in this country. II Is
apparent that the consumer has much
to do TO work out his own salvation
with regard to the prices he pays.
Potatoes We're selling In the spring
OF 1909 In some places where there
had been overproduction for 20 cents
q bushel and in some places for even
cents bushel at the farm, while al
the same time city consumers were
paying 80 TO IS cents q bushel. al
though there was nothing to prevent
them from combining to buy q car
load or more Of potatoes directly from
the grower and for delivery directly TO
themselves"
Enormous Profits.
The department Of agriculture last
year made rather thorough invest
cation into the increase In cost OF
farm products In their transfer from
Producer to consumer. This invest
cation established certain facts which
the secretary Of agriculture has sum
married. as follows:
Inc milk consumer Of seventy eight