Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-23
INVESTMENTS THAT PAY WELL.

The Times-Recorder tells this morn
ing of native Georgian, returned
from residence abroad, who has salt
ed down" several thousand dollars in
a farm in Sumter county as an invest
ment.
No better investment could be made
than this.
The savings banks pay 4 per cent
and bonds pay anywhere from to Z
or per cent.
Good city real estate may net one
8 to 10 per cent, but more likely the
former figure
But the good farm will net one,
year after year, in all likelihood,
above 10 per cent, and be, at the same
time, increasing in value, so that at
the close of term of ten years it may
be found, probably will be found, that
in addition to the annual income from
it there has been an increment of so
per cent or more in addition resulting
from the growth of values.
There is nothing that pays better
than a we'll selected farm, in a county
that is developing, where good roads
are being promoted, and that enjoys
reputation for progress, for it's law
abiding, high class citizenry. Such n
county as Sumter for instance.
DR.. Russell Conwell, in his lecture
on Acres of Diamonds" tells of the
boys who are constantly leaving home,
pursuing rainbows afar off, while
right at their very doors are Acres
of Diamonds" in the shape of oppor-
tunities that only need to be worked
to assure them of a handsome com
potency, if not of wealth.
There are Acres of Diamonds" in
good farm lands. 1t is not necessary
to send money off to Wall street to
speculate in cotton or stocks. 1t is
not necessary to invest it in some
other state or some other section of
Georgia. Right here at home, within
a radius of fifty miles of Americas,
in the fertile lands that are being
rapidly taken up for farming pur-
poses, that will enhance in value
more and more rapidly from now on,
there are openings for investments
that are safer and far more remuner-
ative than can be found elsewhere.
Discussing this very thing the Ma
tional Stockman and Farmer recently
had this to say:
"A good farming land has proved
a profitable investment in Il past ten
years, and there is every reason to
expect that it will be so in the fu-
ture. Many business men in cities
have realized this, and when they
have found what looked like a bar
gain they have picked it up. Such
investments have often been profit
able in spite of the fact that the city
man didn't know how to farm. Money
has been squandered by some city
farmers, but others, real business
men, have simply invested their
money in fertility, buildings and
stock, and have the goods to show
for whatthey invested If man
without knowledge of or experience
in farming can make land a good in
vestment certainly a good farmer
ought to be able to do so. The mar
ket for productive land is improving
and must improve as our population
grows. For an investment of surplus
cash it has only one objection-it can
not be realized on so quickly as some
other things in case of need But it
can usually be made the means of
raising money in pinch.
"Skillful farmers with surplus can't
tai will find what are known as rum
down farms particularly good in
vestment. Land that has been pro-
ductive, that was so naturally. can be
made productive again by those who
know how, and this can be done with
out an excessive outlay of cash. Near
ly every community has such farms.
and when the possibilities of profit in
their Improvement are realized thew
Will be bought up by expert farmers
near by and built up for some buyer
who is sure to come along"