Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-18
TO DISCUSS MATTERS
OF GREAT INTEREST.
Big Meeting of Board of
Trade Looked For
Advertising Sumter and
Americus and Work
ing For Tourists
the Themes.

A special meeting of the Americus
Board of Trade will be called by
President Lanier for next Tuesday
night when a number of matters of
Importance will be up for discussion.
Special efforts will be made to get
out large attendance of the members
and infuse life and interest into the
meeting.
The advertising of Amerfcus will be
one OF the topics up for consideration.
The matter of issuing twelve-page
pamphlet dealing with the agricul-
tural possibilities and achievements
Of Sumter county, and giving succincr-
ly important facts relative to the
present business and outlook of Ameri-
Gus, will be brought before the meet
ing at that time. 1t has been sug-
gested that as the board has issued
no advertising matter since the first
of the year it now put out an illus
trated twelve-page pamphlet, probably
five to ten thousand copies, to be dis
tributed through the medium of the
railroads, the real estate agents and
business men who will agree to place
them to advantage among those who
are likely to be interested in Ameri-
Gus and Sumter county.
1t is suggested that the pamphlet
be entitled "a Five Million Dollar
Crop County, in recognition of the
fact that Sumters crops this year ag-
gregate that value, that the illustra-
tions embrace a cotton field, field
of corn, field of oats, field of to-
baccO, good roads scene and a pic
ture of the two mules drawing twelve
bales of cotton The reading matter.
with reference to Sumter county,
would deal with its achievements this
year in producing five million dollars
worth of agricultural commodities.
This and the illustrations would take
up nine or ten pages and the remain
der of the space would be given up 70
a succipct account of Americus.
Tteae who have discussed the mat
o. S&nts ~
te are Of one mind, that the Board Of
Trade could make no better use of .
portion Of its surplus money than to
issue a pamphlet of this character at
this time, when the eyes of the coun-
try are directed to the South, and CEN
tered on Georgia in particular, be-
cause of the wide prosperity here re
sulting from the high prices of cotton
and the large crops made in other
lines as we'll
Outside of the advertising of the city
and county the question of tourists
will be up for consideration. No
doubts now exist as to Americus Sc
curing tourists rates as soon as it IS
prepared to accommodate that class
of travel which may be in the latter
part Of the present tourist season.
and in any event the coming season.
In this connection it is pointed out
that the suggested government road
to the Andersonville cemetery would
be an admirable attraction to adver-
tise. Hundreds of Western people are
interested in the national park and
cemetery at Andersonville. With the
tourists rates to Americus from West
ern points, with the Windsor hotel
prepared for their reception, with the
Will tor fn nd
vile making trip to the cemetery
and old prison park by automobile
a delight to visitors, with the country
club prepared to offer them its hos
pitalities, it can be readily seen that
| tourist travel is one of the things
that Americus can bank on as fac
| tor in its future growth. The Board
of Trade must get behind the Ander-
/ sonville road movement with more
vigor. Congress meets next month and
| it is felt that there is no time TO
waste
Other matters of interest and impor-
| tance are likely to be presented for
| consideration. But these two alone
would make the meeting on next
Tuesday night Of unusual Importance.
President Frank Lanier is anxious to
| have a large turnout and an exhibit
! ton of enthusiasm that will demon
strate that the members are intensely
interested in the plans laying for a
greater Americus.