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ATLANTA WILL TRY TO
SECURE NEXT M0SMIC
NATIONAL COONVENTION
Governor-Elect Hoke Smith And
National Committee-man Clark
Howell Are Behind Movement-
Governor Brown Endorses Idea
There is something peculiarly
timely, from a general political
standpoint, about this newest idea
of the Georgia Democrats to bring
the next national Democratic con-
yention to Atlanta. The eyes of
Democracy are on the South, and
for the grst time since the civil Avar
there'is serious talk about putting a
Deriioratic presidential candidate in
the field. The Domoratic conven
tion has never been South in the
present generation, and if it is ever
coming South again it is believed
that noAV is the time.
Tne movement to bring the con
vention here Avas suggested by tAVO
men who have been opposed in poli
tics, but both of whom have worked
for Democracy in the Avay they be
lieved best—Hoke Smith, governor-
elect of Georgia, and Clark HoAvell,
editor of the Constitution and Demo
cratic national committeeman from
Georgia. Both of these gentlemen
are enthusiastic over the idea, and
believe, Avith proper co-operation,
that it can be put through.
Gov. Brown is also in sympathy
with the movement. Savshe: “It
Avould be a .magnificent thing, and I
Avould be greatly pleased to see it.
The result is problematical, but I,
on my part, Avill promise to do every
thing in my poAver to help in the
Avork of endeavoring to secure it. ’ ’
It is believed that nothing Avould
unit the Democratic party more
solidl'v for the next election than
to hold .the convention on Southern
ground. f ^
NAY HAVE TOBACCO WAR.
Reports From Decatur County
Say That Much Feeling Exists
For many years the tobacco grow
ing belt of Kentucky has been a
scene of all kinds of laAvlessness,
due to the fact that the tobacco
growers and the buyers could never
agree upon prices. All of the night
riders’ raids and outrages have been
traced to this one cause. The tor
bacco groAvers Avere trying to do the
tobacco growers all the harm pos-
ible and were trying to do all the
damage they could to tobacco groAV-
ers Avho did not belong to their union
and Avho did not abide by their
terms.
It is said that over about Appa-
pulgus ki Decafur county, there has
been a good deal of feeling against
a large tobacco syndicate that h: s
acquired about thirty-five thousand
acres of land in that county. Re
cently the prices have fallen off a
good deal and it is claimed by the
tobacco groAvers that the syndicate
has been forcing doAyn the prices in
order to depress the value of land
sb'that it could buy up the land.
It is said that several nights ajro
tAVO large tobacco barns belonging
to the syndicate Avere burned, and
there is nobody Avho seems to know
hoAV the fire originated. It "is also
said that a number of growers
burned up ten thousand pounds of
tobacco rather than sell it at the
present prices. It is said that the
farmers Avho oAvn this tobacco stated
that they had plenty to live on and
that they did not have to sell it for
loss than it Avas worth. It is said
that a great many people in Deca
tur county are very much afraid
that a tobacco war Avill break out
there beforo long. .
The PnooaEss is the official or
gan and leading paper of Grady.
We Can Sell You Property in the Banner County ol the Stale and Lend You Half of the Purchase Price at a Low Rate of Interest.
G. fl. WIQHT, PRESIDENT' W. T. CRAWFORO, QbN’L MDR. AND SEO'T AND TRBA 3
THOS. WIQHT, VlOE-PREIDBNT, ‘ R. O. BELL, GENERAL COUNSEL.
SOUTH : GEORGIA
COMPANY
CAPITAL, $10,000.00.
City, Farm and Timbered Real Estate, 5 Years,
6 per cent. .Farms and Loans Negotiated.
Cairo, Grady County Georgia.
Keep it on your mind that the South Georgia Land and
Loan Company, Cairo, Ga., buy and 'sell farms and city
property at all times.
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Parties who d«oire to sell will profit by seeing us, those wanting to
buy can be suited with some of the many desirable properties that we have
S FIGURE WITH VO
W. T. CRAWFORD,
Business Manager*
CITY PRESSING CLUB... \
ROY W. PONDER, Proprietor.
’E clean and press your clothes for $L00
per month. Extra work done on short
We have in our warehouse a
complete stock of the
J. G. Smith and Franklin and Nor
man Buggies
And a large supply of other makes
notice.
We Clean, Block and Reband
Straw Hats for 50c to 75c.
LADIES’ SKIRTS
CLEANED and PRESSED, - 75 to 50,
GIVE US A TRIAL.
If you are pleased tell your friends; if not tell us.
nd a large supply or otner makes as
well as Harness and Wagons. Can
save you money by coming to see us
when in need of any of our goods. J§
JUST RECEIVED!
W. G. BAGGETT & SON,
One car Chattanooga Cane Mills, Su
gar Kettles and Evaporators. We also
have good stock Grate Bars and Pan
Wy.;,, ,
Bottoms. Will have car Golden’s Cane
Mills to arrive next week.
Inform the public what you have
for sale through the columns of The
Yours truly, Wigkt Hardware Co,
Cairo, Georgia.
