The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-12

Dawson, the county seat OF Terrell
Icountv. is one of the most prosperous
and ambitious as we'll as solid bust
ness towns in southwest Georgia. Two
oil mills, variety works, compress, ice
plant and three cotton gins about COW
er the industries. Three banks. about
a dozen attorneys, nine physicians,
four dentists and about forty business
houses tell story of prosperity for
town that is the seat of justice OF
county that produces more cotton &C
cording to the area than any county
in the state. Dawson lies in the sec
Ond congressional district, eleventh
senatorial district and the Pataula
circuit. Three large wholesale grocery
companies and the largest and finest
drug company in southwest Georgia
are located here. The Dawson Water
works is improving the plant, and IN
addition to the old one is installing
million-gallon pump. The splendid
artesian we'll, 44O feet deep, has a test
ing pump with Il capacity of LOO gal
Ions per hour, which will be adequate
to supply the town. There is already
invested in the plant $35, 900 with the
additional improvements, and bonds
for $50. 900 have been voted on for
sewer system to be put in shortly.
Mr.. w. A. Jeter, the uperintendent,
takes great pride in the waterworks,
and hopes to give Dawson the best
system in the state. He has had much
experience, having worked sixteen
years for the American Pipe Co. OF
Philadelphia. He was born in Elnore
county, Ala, in 1852, and has lived at
Greenville, Ala, Tallahassee, Fla,
and Dawson. He was 36 years at
Greenville in the waterworks and rail
road business, and nearly two years
! in Florida, and is very cOnscien-
tious man.
The scholastic population of Terrell
county is 5,949, with "A schOols-24
white and 80 colored, and IS white
teachers and 81 colored. The schools
are in a prosperous condition, and
more interest is being taken in educa-
ton than at any previous time in the
history of the county.
Mr.. O Z. Dean, the popular young
railroad agent, informed me that the
business of the Central at Dawson is
from 81, 800 to 81, 800 per month, and a
! little later will be from s., 300 to g.
400. Mr.. Dean is a member of the
order of railway telegrapherS.
The Union Commission Co.. man
aged by Messrs. E. r. Shepard and
J ]. L. Hatcher, has built uD since its
organization two months ago fine
business. The company began bust
ness June %, and is incorporated with
T. E. Gurr president, and G. NJ. Rob-
erts secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. |. G. Henslee, one of Villa
Rica's most prominent young men
and one of the most successful travel
ing men in Georgia, is here in the in
terest of the Armour Packing Co.
The First State Bank of Dawson
will move into its splendid new white
marble building in few days. This
is the most stylish bank building in
southwest Georgia. The bank was
organized in 1887; the capital is $685.
400. surplus $4,000, dividends s per
cent semi-annually. Deposits average
$3.50. 900. The stock is held locally,
and the stockholders and directors,
from the elegant president, Mr.. j. NJ.
Bell. down, are the wealthiest
men in the county. There is not a
man in Terrell more popular than the
president, who was born in Webster
county in 1875 He has been eighteen
wears in the banking business, and
four years as president. He came
here in 1883, and started in as collec-
ton clerk, and is now president of
four banks-the City National Bank
and First State Bank of Dawson, the
Bank of Sasser and the Terrell Coun-
tv Bank of BronwoOd. The First
State Bank and City National Bank
carry burglar insurance, saftey boxes
and all the latest bank appliances,
and is up-to-date in every respect. L..
! c. Hill is cashier and j f. Norris
assistant cashier.
Mr.. A. J. Hill, proprietor of the
Planters Warehouse, has been with