Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-30
Americus Has Record 1t Can
Well Be Proud Of
ONWARD MARCH IN EVERY DIRECTION MADE BY
THE CITY.
Outlook Is That 1909 VIII Present Equally As
Brilliant Showing.


midnight another memorable
This year has seen many steps taken by Americas It has
marizng
during close Other
quite marked, or quite varied as that of 1908
exceed the record
hopefuness of determination
character they enterprises that be naugurated
marked the history Of 1908 but they will all represent
ambitious will all be factors in the
Ameriaus Just as Anauguaed during 1908 will
continue Gr
Men who lived Americus for maH and who have been
t ne ZOOS man dnrine the FIVE nrng Years Anericus shook
clnging
decade If spirit dis
played during
great
tell detail of all the forward steps taken
only the improvements dwellings, the erecions of
public improvements dealt with would
story of business residence sections inn
during the year that were OF material onent 10
dollars expended if+ this
- - b 80 and to enttnse oose who are borng zealously for
greater doubled exertions during 1909:
% Light Company capitalized at S2'O"OO
installed the machinery took oes
the old gas and electric plants completion OF its
lighting and plant and the construction OF street III %
ed ssoooO
o. The .mericus Young Mems Christian BuldinA
which $4,000 expended completed 1T awaits furnishing and open
A
appropriation obtained from Mr. Carnegie OF $4,000 and
opened in the spring or early summer OF 1909
Of ss OOO esabh plant and actively
the manufacture fertilizers making this
mixing and distributing points for fertilizers
State.
90 capitalized $4,000
the stands etc. erected and the first
held This Amerieus opportunity have good clean
sport advertise the city a large section
Board of Trade the Messrs
Roberts, Maryland to mcu and established canning factor
M 1,i % %i | h ni0sT al ovo the Sout advertising the city
This assisted the local in dspOsng
their employment many and turned loose large sums
"a companys
completed operation The plant represents outlay OF $780,
and S the finest in this section
(s The Commercial City with capital of $780,
OO and took its place among the aune financial institutions Of Amereus
and OF Southwest Geora This gave Americas five banks in addition
savings bank with special savings departments in three of the other
banks
90 Oil with
capital of 100000 and doing highly successful business
Creamery capital the promise
into important industry and of materially promoting the
welfare o
cultivation the Ware Orchard Co.'s
being successfully devoted to the culva
hon of the plant also built there for the packing OF the
surplus output of the orchard
Agricultural Department awakened
Sumter County through the efforts Congressman Lewis
accompanying report OF Sumter county published the
ua-A o equipment
Ia o
up Crystal plant put
prime condition.
q development the automobile business resulting from the
a OF
continued their building
brick garage by Mr. John W. Sheffield Amecu of the few
smaller cities having adequate facilities for the handling
autos.
the city was taken in june showing popu
auon OF IS72 against 1900 19OO practically
per As OF
the population Americus
other Ofhca
is taken the population will be between $4,000
Q And last
ised for bids poOce building
mb & the lot has been ordered cleared
the Federal building in erection
Is
emboden the
dtonal
in view
this how much will