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

Gene Cato. If the farmer peddles his
hog he is able to get from SO to 5
! per heed more tnan i.s he IS force-
to sell to the butcher, and as long as
that is true ! don't blame him for
peddling it,"
Stops Sale Of Hams.
G.. G. Hawkins asked if the oRdi-
rance prohibited a farmer from sell
ing cured hams and shoulders in the
city. He was informed that it did,
as 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 5 or 20 cents a pound would
triple consumption, put money into
circulation and benefit the farmer
and everyone. He said the price now
is 50 high that poor people cannot
hay meat, while the farmer selling
to the dealer can get fair price.
George Walters said the farmer
needs help now rather than knocks.
I"If you hold this rostriction," said
he, you viii hurt the farmer and the
people of the community will pay a
digher price for their meat"
A Mir who sad he represented
the railroad workers Of Americus de-
clared that he and all the others
working for wages felt that the or
dtnance was an injustice to the peo-
pie inside tie city as we'll 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 7 o'clock as previously announced.
He stated that data was being gatn-
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
I'VE want is that those who do sell
meat be compelled to pay the same
license we pay. If we are not af-
forded this protection, we may not
be able to pay the license ourselves .
Protests on special licenses at it
effects their interests were heard
from Manager Snow, of Piggy Wig
gly; Manager Cox, of S. H. Kress &
Co., and Mrs. e. Pearlman, who owns
and operates three drygoods stores
in Americus. All were referred to
the ordinance committee for report
at the next meeting.
| Mrs. Pearlman said her three
stores combined did less business ano
carried less stock than some single
stores here and should not be com
peled to pay separate license for each
store.
Calls 1t Discrimination.
Mr.. Snow protested the raising Of
| the tax or his store from S125 tt
1880 He declared that this was I
Ilgrocery store and that to classify i
| otherwise and fix a license much
higher than other grocery stores wa'
rank discrimination, He admitted h,
carried some drugs, but said he wa!
willing To take out both grocery ant
drug store licenses, the total amount
ing to $65. He said the highest Ii
cense 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 license
for the Kress store had been raiseC
/. almost yearly. gong from $40 il
1915 to $3.50 this year, for the same
business, no larger stock and no ex
pansion whatsoever.
Mayor Sheppard explained to hin
! and Mr. Snow that the special ta'
was levied not on a basis Of business
stock or profits, but as a source o
rcgenue. the. rates pelng aroltraril.
fixed without any justification otEe
than necessity. He said the commit
tee had been governed in making it
alteration by a desire to equaliz
Ilcyies which appear out of propor
| tion.