Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-14

to sell his cotton and butter" said
Gene Cato. ''If the farmer peddles his
hog he is able to get from So to 5
lper heed more than is he IS foree-
to sell to the butcher, and as long as
that is true don't blame him for
peddling it."
Stops Sale of Hams.
G. c. Hawkins asked if the ordi-
nance prohibited farmer from sell
ing. cured hams and shoulders in the
Icity He was informed that it did,
Has it stood. ''That will never do"
he said" He declared that the price
of meat charged by the butchers was
entirely too high and that if reduced
to Is or 20 cents pound would
triple consumption, put money into
circulation and benefit the farmer
and everyone. He said the price now
bis so high that poor people cannot
buy meat, while the farmer selling
to the dealer can get fair price.
George Walters said the farmer
needs help now rather than knocks.
"If you hold this restriction" said
he, you will hurt the farmer and the
people Of the community will pay a
ligher price for their meat"
w. l.. Swain. a Seaboard conduc-
tor, who said he represented
the railroad workers of Americus de-
clared that he and all the others
working for wages felt that the or
dinance was an injustice TO the peo-
pie inside the city as well as the
farmers; that it was important that
the wage earners be able to buy food
as cheaply as possible, and that moth
ing short of repeal you'd satisfy the
railroad men.
Butchers Not Ready.
Several butchers having just come
in, they were asked if they had any
thing to say. j. L. Glawson stated
that they were not ready to present
their side of the controversy, hav-
ing expected the meeting to be held
at o'clock as previously announced.
He stated that data was being gath
cred and put into shape.
"All we want" said he, is to be
properly protected and to do the right
thing. We do not object to the tax,
high as it is, and we don't object to
anyone selling meat in the city. All
we want is that those who do sell
meat be compelled to pay the same
license we pay. II we are not af-
forded this protection, we may not
be able to pay the license ourselves.
Protests ON special licenses at il
effects their interests were heard
from Manager Snow, of Piggly Wig.
gly; Manager Cox, of S. H. Kress &
Co., and Mrs. e. Pearlman, who owns
and operates three drygoods stores
in Americas. All were referred tc
the ordinance committee for report
at the next meeting.
Mrs. Pearlman said her three
stores combined did less business anc
carried less stock than some single
stores here and should not be com
Ipelled to pay separate license for each
store.
Calls 1t Discrimination.
Mr.. Snow protested the raising o.
the tax on his store from $125 Il
1850. He declared that this was ;
grocery store and that to classify i
Iothcrwise and fix license much
higher than other grocery stores wa
frank discrimination. He admitted HI
Icarried some drugs, but said he wa
willing to take out both grocery ant
drug store licenses, the total amount
ling to $65. He said the highest Ii
icense paid by Piggly Wiggly stores il
other stores of this section was $50
the range being from $40 to tha
| figure for the largest.
Mr.. Cox showed that the licens'
for the Kress store had been. raise,
! almost yearly, going from $40 il
1915 to $3.50 this year, for the sam
business, no larger stock and no ex
pansion whatsoever.
Mayor Sheppard explained to hin
/ and MIR. Snow that the special ia.
was levied not on basis of business
| stock or profits, but as source o
revenue, the rates being aroltraril
fixed without any justification othe
than necessity. He said the commit
tee had been governed in making it
alteration by a desire TO equaliz
levics which appear out of proper
ton.
EINDs NO TRACE OF RIC.