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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
6
A new post office has been established at Bower on the G F A with Hon Byron Bower serving as postmaster. Also listed are notices of local gatherings, a bakery and farm items, and various community updates from Bainbridge and surrounding areas.
The fragment reports Ed Fleming and wife in Jacksonville for a local wedding at Shotwell Street. It notes Friedman Tobacco Co expanding on Calhoun Street to 30,000 feet for packing and storage. Also mentions fishing by Capt Jim Butts, star students visiting Texas, and rural carrier exam notices in Bainbridge.
The Albany Business League advances two agement plans to move freight via the Mississippi Ohio Apalachicola and Flint rivers to Albany. A major transportation firm would haul goods from St Louis Louisville Cincinnati and other Mississippi River points to Albany. The move aims to cut freight rates and place Albany on a competitive footing with Columbus and Fort?uaula in the Albany territory. The push hinges on year round navigation of the Flint River with congressional support sought from the 12 year representative.
A farm focused appeal urges young men to remain on rural holdings. It argues diversified farming yields abundance with cotton corn cane potatoes hogs and hominy, contrasts stable country life with city wage competition and long hours, and cites providential promise that tilled ground provides bread.
The Camilla Enterprise denounces the law requiring direct voter election of judges and solicitors. The editor, aligned with The Democrat, argues judiciary should stay separate from state elections and warns that judges face opposition from those who lose cases. It cites Judge W. N. Spence and predicts similar battles for Judge Park.
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