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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1922
Page
4
A Jackson Georgia column laments the Georgia legislature's slow progress and calls for reform. It jokes about candidates for governor, taxes, and county funding while criticizing lawlessness and the boll weevil issue. The piece also notes weather shifts and political chatter across the state.
Editorial from Sylvester Local criticizes Georgia legislators for long wrangles over inconsequential issues. It argues lawmakers waste time and money, pursue personal grudges, and hinder serious work. Calls for shorter, briefer sessions with focused effort.
The piece argues that daily strikes waste up to ten million work hours and about five million dollars, totaling billions yearly. It cites coal and railroad actions as major costs, impacts on merchants, and urges the public to back domestic Georgia butter and dairy pride through buying Georgia creamery products. It endorses coordinated行动 by Georgia creamery men and urges civic groups to support local industry.
Georgia creameries claim superior butter based on public tests sponsored by dairy experts and state officials. Recommendations urge consumer confidence and provincial co operation, with tests supported by Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs and Georgia Association.
The author argues that a large amount of unseen property exists and that the state should deploy x-ray machines to locate it and add it to the tax digest. The suggestion highlights a potential increase in taxable assets and revenue.
Dr. E. P. Frazer of Macon withdraws from the congressional race citing lack of backing from his home paper. The remark echoes a call to rely on local papers for political backing.
Amid state politics anxious crowds debate county manager plans and local tax burdens. A bill to allow counties to adopt the county manager form prompts calls for businesslike governance. Poultry and egg values from 1921 show large farm production and economic impact nationwide.
Georgia citizens urged to buy Georgia creamery butter to support new local creameries. The piece argues that if quality equals or exceeds outside butter, using domestically produced butter is a patriotic duty to sustain local industry.
New shipment mid summer hats offered at under fifty percent of original price. Beautiful selections in the lot available now at The Busy Corner.
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