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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1873
Page
2
The excerpt presents The Appeal with byline Jas P Sawtell and associates including J C Irvine as associate and general traveling agent. The text shows attributions for authorship and staff roles connected to the publication.
A collage of notes reports sale of Kentucky Mammoth Cave at 500000 dollars, loom of Savannah watermelon prices, Grange of Patrons of Husbandry planned in Brooks County, and a strike by Savannah News compositors. Married at Bainbridge L C Jackson and Estelle Bruton. Also: 3377 granges in U S with two million members.
The piece reviews Mayor Huff's Georgia State Fair address urging Georgia farmers to diversify away from cotton, reduce dependence on foreign imports, and develop home resources. It critiques credit, canal schemes, and speculation, urging practical farming, manufacturing, and prudent use of local goods to achieve independence and prosperity. It notes related items on state grange deputies and guano shipments.
In a commended editorial the Atlanta Herald lauds the B. F. Bruton era ending and W. B. Lowe's election as president of B., C. & C. Railroad. The piece urges former supporters to rally behind Lowe, citing his prudence, Governor's backing, and a forecast of locomotive sound within three months as funds and cooperation align.
A November 1872 Washington lobbyist warned in New Orleans of plans to trigger a war with Mexico to profit a government ring. He claimed Grant backed the scheme for fat contracts as the Rio Grande Commission prepared grievances. Atlanta says the rumor now echoes in Bourbon politics and money losses. Rev. Jesse Boring won a ten thousand dollar damages suit against the Montgomery and West Point Railroad in Opelika, Alabama, after being maimed there.
Dispatches from Boyle's Camp detail an atrocity blamed on Oregon Volunteers. James Fairchild and about twelve men carried 17 Modoc captives, including women and children, in a wagon when attacked at Lost River. Fairchild's party fled. a gunfight followed ending with Little John killed, and the prisoners pleading for mercy as the attackers claimed authority to kill.
A Georgia farmer reflects that harvesting peas alongside cotton reduced profit when both were ripe together, suggesting swapping land use to peas could have increased gains. The report also notes a successful 3,000 acre farm with 900 acres cotton and 400 corn, plus wages and labor practices. It mentions Governor Smith receiving letters about homestead relief and a Crystal Palace gas lighting experiment using air gas at seventy five cents per thousand.
A local appeal urges Cuthbert ladies to visit J Mek Gunn for fresh, stylish merchandise. The writer claims Gunn’s Stock avoids old pieces and sells desirable items quickly, noting a dressed-in-Gunn’s look as neat. The plea asks secrecy and asks the recipient to inform nearby women.
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