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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1922
Page
5
Public notices from Butts County and Jackson discuss advertising rates for cards of thanks and brief local affairs. The piece highlights Georgia fairs, rising prices, agricultural prospects, and ongoing political topics including Governor Hardwick’s proposed weekly paper Georgia Cracker and the election of U.S. Senator Walter F. George from South Georgia.
In Vidalia Advance commentary the author urges a complete overhaul of Georgia’s game and fish department. He criticizes lax enforcement, the dead letter status of laws, and widespread license neglect, calling for a strong new administrator and meaningful protections to preserve game and sheep industries.
The writer questions U S and allied powers reaction to Armenian suffering. He argues decades of inaction by major nations and criticizes ongoing Armenian appeals while noting Middle Georgia residents have faced hardships. He clarifies support for aid but urges more decisive action at international levels.
An unnamed Columbus citizen used a warrant to arrest a political candidate during a house to house canvass charging nuisance. The candidate was jailed until friends bailed him out, a tactic the piece says could spread across Georgia in the 1924 campaigns.
Turner county landowners face proposals to trade farm property for Atlanta city real estate. Some residents oppose unless terms are very favorable. A notable deal reported in Monday papers shows a large Lowndes county plantation changing hands for Atlanta assets valued at about $125,000 plus $30,000 cash and oil holdings.
The principal farm crops of the United States will bring $1,250,000,000 more this year than last. Corn, cotton and hay are estimated at $1,000,000,000 each, with a good wheat harvest aiding wide benefit. Production costs are lower than 1921, and the farmer used less hired help and machinery for the 1922 crop.
The South now has 850 million invested in cotton mills, up from 1880 figures. Mills grew from 180 to 970, consuming 3,733,000 bales last year while the rest of the country used 2,178,000 bales. The industry created employment, funded schools and Y M C A buildings, and improved housing and town life for native Anglo-Saxon workers.
The Southern Textile Exposition opens in Greenville, South Carolina next week to focus attention on expanding cotton mill industry in the South. The Manufacturers Record notes room for gradual growth and positions the South as a destined world center of cotton manufacturing, inspiring progress in the nation and abroad.
The national ad chief urges tenderness to small towns and farms noting over half of US families live on farms or towns under 2,500. He warns advertisers who skip rural papers lose money, calling it a crime in these times. The message ends with a McRae merchant’s lesson: reach people with money to spend via small town papers.
A printer urges skipping “cheap” bidders who cause trouble and slow payments. The firm notes more value in reliable customers, citing increased savings and respect from business partners. They caution that estimating every job could invite mistakes and loss, promoting better tasting clients.
The American Legion announced the start of the soldier bonus fight at a New Orleans meeting. The public will fund all bills, with ongoing scrutiny of the battle. Farmers in Butte County are urged to plant large grain crops to offset drought losses. Judge George, newly elected senator, described as young with many years ahead, is highlighted as a favorable candidate. Also note a local ad urging cow hides drop at A R Conner next to J C Jones.
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