The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-19
Bargains in mattings. r. L. Barnes
BooMs TERRELL COUNTY.
This Letter Speaks Volumes fol
Our Plenty and Prosperity.

Mr.. Tom BLANK, Blankville, Louis
iana.-Dear Bill: | received your let
ter last week and was more than sorry
to learn that you are not doing so we'll.
You ought to come to Terrell county.
This is undoubtedly the best county in
the state of Georgia. | have lived
here the past three years, and am glad
to say that [ am doing well. | make
more cotton here to the pillow than |
ever made before. ] buy goods in
Dawson as cheap as they can be bought
in any place. We have good market
to sell our stuff, and get good prices.
My health has been better in Terrell
than it ever was before. The farmers
here have better stock than | have
ever seen in any county in the state,
or in the United States for that
matter.
Saw, did you know that the people of
Terrell county don't have any county
taxes to pay? Well, it is fact! Don't
ask me how it happens that way, but
that is the way it is. Some like it ana
some don't like it; get, we don't have
any say so about it. it seems to be all
fixed up for US, and like it or not we
do make cotton. Nearly all of the
farmers have money in the banks there
in Dawson. l am pretty well fixed
myself. | am not rich, but [ am all
fixed up for the winter. | haven't got
so much money ahead, but then II l
should lay down and die Mary and the
children would be able TO get along
tolerably we'll.
That reminds me of the fact that I
believe in life insurance now. You
know | used to be opposed to such
things as life insurance companies, but
[ was over there in Dawson some time
ago, and got to talking with a young
fellow there named Hoyl, who said he
was agent for home company. Now,
[ knew that Terrell county had nearly
everything else, but l didn't know we
had q life insurance company right
here at home, so | asked BOyl lot OF
questions and found out all about it.
1t struck me as good thing, managed
by good honest people, 80 l gave him
my application right on the spot and
got my life insured. John NJ. Bell, the
president of the First State and City
National Banks there in Dawson, is
president of the company. K. S.
Worthy is secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. W. A. LcLain, Hon. s. r. Christie
and DR.. Lamar are the directors in
Dawson, DIR. ]. r. Crawford director
at Sasser, Mr.. ]. Fl. Ellerbee a: Bron-
wood, and MIR. J. w. Tilley at Parrott.
[ looked over the list of policy holders
and found some of the best men in the
county carrying insurance with them,
and when found out it only cost 1913
in over years time to pay up assess
ments l tell you felt l had found the
right thing at last. The cost of joining
ranges from $500 to $500. It ia so
cheap to join that most any one can
afford it, and any good healthy man
can become policy holder. The home
Office is in Athens, Ca, 80 you see iii
Georgia company. Terrell county looks
after it's own division and the other
divisions do the same thing. HOyl and
Hoyl are the division agents, and if
you will move to Terrell county you
may be able to get in yourself il you
are no. too old and have good health.
Your cousin, jim BLANK.
r. F. D. No. S, Dawson, Ga.