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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1895
Page
2
The income tax will take five or six hundred dollars from Jackson and raise millions in larger cities. If it taxed incorporations as it does individuals above four thousand dollars, it would be a better law. Some people with little wealth would pay, while the large revenue could speed public debt repayment.
A civic exhortation argues it is every man's duty to monitor government affairs and avoid debt. It condemns the gold standard and notes widespread poverty, urging voters to resist economic control and defend constitutional rights.
The author notes world per capita holdings of $2.51 in gold and $2.58 in silver, coin and uncoin, totaling $5.09 per person. They argue that coining all available metal would not create a wealth flood or excessive money supply.
The article lauds Governor Atkinson as building a strong record comparable to his legislative success. It anticipates a U.S. Senate career with optimism. It contrasts silver’s value with gold, claiming gold’s purchasing power has risen while commodities like silver, wheat, and cotton have fallen.
The Atlanta Journal admits a column named Ananias and asks the editor to designate the one devoted to administration. The notice is from Ringgold New South. McDonald & Kinard, Accident Insurance Agents advertise 25 dollars weekly benefits during incapacity to work.
Fifteen cotton varieties were planted on two acres to compare yields across four pickings. The test notes land quality and year-to-year changes alter variety rankings, cautioning against single-year conclusions. Tables detail fiber lint value, seed value, and overall per-acre value, with conclusions favoring small-seeded, high-lint varieties for thinner soils.
The note outlines cost figures for 1 800 pounds at $14.54 total. It equates to about 80 cents per hundred pounds or $16.00 per ton. It lists analyses: Potasa RO at 8.00 percent and Nitrogen at 2.80 percent, with 70 percent unspecified.
A 1894 horticultural bulletin summarizes two years of potato trials focusing on fertilizer blends. It endorses a mix of acid phosphate, cotton seed meal, and kainit per acre, notes nitrogen from cotton seed meal over nitrate, prefers kainit to muriate, and compares phosphate sources. Also covers ridge culture, pruning, vine loosening, spacing, and doubling slips, then lists the yield order for 33 varieties.
The Georgia Baptist Convention delegates traveling to Waycross April 9 to 15 may use a fare and a third on the certificate plan via the Southern Railway. A new schedule effective March 17 adds three daily trains from Atlanta via Jesup, improving service to Waycross. W H Taylor, District Passenger Agent, Atlanta.
The Mayor and Council of Jackson enact a law effective March 26, 1895 prohibiting keeping hogs without the Sanitary Committee's consent. Hogs must be kept in pens at least three feet square and in accordance with committee instructions. Violators face fines at the Mayor’s discretion. Approved February 26, 1895 by Mayor E. E. Pound.
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