Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-27
MANCET QUITS
FAIR PRICE JOB
Leaves ThankIess Office
With Regrets, He
Says

ATLANTA, July PA thankless
lob. vet one which he regrets to give
M. is the fashion in which John A
Manget characterizes the office OF
state fair price commissioner Oh
Georgia in a telegram received mere
last night. stating he has wired MS
resignation to the attorney general
in Washington, to take effect I'M
mediate4y. Mr.. Manget was IN Dan
Vile. Va. when he sent the message
having left here several days ago with
twenty nieces and nephews whom he
is taking on an automobile tour
though the South and Middle w est.
The reason given by the Iorlliei
fair price commissioner for MS resis-
nation is that the office has poeen re-
curing time which he should AaVe
been giving to his business AFFAIRS
and that he feels that he can no
longer afford to hold the position
He saws that through the while term
his tenure of Office has not coSt the
government one cent, but that ne mas
maid all bills from his own private
funds. uou5,
ous and unpleasant" lie says
have been forcei to do and say
things against certain lines of bust
ness that have caused me pain, ,yet'
as God is my Judge, they were done
and said with the hope of doing good'
and not with any desire to hurt any
one.
"The job has been thankless one.
The work in Georgia has not cost the
government or anybody else one cent.
( have paid all bills for everything
myself. had no hope of reward
when this work was taken up, wanted
nothing and would accept nothing.
MY sole aim and hope was to try TO
render service to all Georgians COM
ing under the head of consumers, and
at the same time try to be just to
those worthy citizens who sell neces-
stiles of life to our people.
"Mv paw has been criticism, abuse
and SANDER. vet | am giving up the
work with feelings of deep regret. |
have enjoyed it, and only wish l
could carry it on longer, but cannot.
| have asked my able assistant, j. W.
Austin, to act as commissioner until
Washington appoints nv successor,
"To Attorney General Palmer, AS
sistant Attorney General Flgg, TO
the newspapers of Georgia and to all
who have assisted and co-operated
in this great work, feel most CRATE
full"
Mr.. Manget's work as fair price
commissioner has been followed with
wide public interest throughout the
city, and he has been constant lead
err against various features of the
high cost of living which he judged to
be unfair and repeatedly sought,
through ~ublic meetings and adver-
Using. to reduce.
One of the most notable of Mr..
Manget's efforts against the alleged
cost of living was his assault on the
trent hogs" which lasted for several
weeks, and eliminated in a mass
meeting in the Atlanta Auditorium at
which all sections of the state were
represented, and which approved
bill leveled against high rents which
was introduced in the state legisla-
ture.
Mr.. Manget is also well known as a
philanthropist, having given large
amounts to various charities. He
recently purchased the Linden apart
ments, and says that when he takes
possession he will rent the units only
to families with children. Another
recent purchase of Mr.. Manget's was
of the former war prison barracks at
Fort Mcpherson, which he will sell
or lease to people in Atlanta who have
not been able to find homes or afford
the rent which has been asked for
them.