Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-10-28
ANOTHER CHANGE FOR
COTTON MILL HERE
All We Are Asked is to
Raise $5O,OOO.
President Lanier to Meet
Capitalists i'm Boston
i'm January.

There is still an opportunity fol
Americus to get cotton factory. Il
need not be the great establishment
that has been longed for, but still II
can be one of good proportions, EN-.
ploying a considerable force of hands
and giving further stimulus to the
industrial development of the city.
President Lanier, who has neye,
abandoned hope of getting such a mil
here, although feeling that it would be
futile to attempt to secure subscrip-
tions of $15e,000 to 100000 for this
purpose, is in receipt of letter from
the Boston parties interested in the
original proposition, requesting that be
call on them in Boston in January for
a further discussion of the matter OF
erecting cotton mill in this city.
1t is also intimated that if Mr.. Lanier
comes North backed up by subscrip-
tions to the extent of $4,000, probably
arrangements can be made to furnish
the remainder of the capital necessary
for the erection of good mill here.
The question now is, is Americus go-
ing to let the matter drop or is 1t go
ing to go ahead, subscribe the $50 900,
and take up the offer Of the Northern
capitalists.
Albany is putting up large cotton
mill, Cordele has one planned. Is
Americus going to sit quietly by and
see its neighboring cities and trade
rivals, grow industrially, and in popu-
lation and in general business, be-
coming more serious and more active
competitors with it in every way, and
not lift its fingers to keep itself
abreast with conditions surrounding
it?
A 100000 cotton mill, while not as
large as the one originally contemplate
ed, would still be a substantial and
valuable addition to the industries of
the city. What is more, and what is
most important, it would probably be
the entering wedge for other mills, for
more cotton mills and allied indus
tries.
How about it? Will Americus send
Mr.. Lanier North in January support
ed by the assured $4,000 subscription,
ready to talk business with the people
there, or is it going to lie down on the
proposition entirely and ignore the
opportunity now presented it?
This is most prosperous season.
one of the most prosperous in many
years. Last spring the claim was
that money was scarce, and that the
effects of the panic were being most
keenly felt here at that time. That ex-
cuse is dead and buried now There
is no apparent excuse that can be pre-
sented as to why the subscriptions
should not be raised and President
Lanier sent North in January to ar
range the terms for the erection of
the mill here. Not only the city busi-
ness men, but a number of the large
and well-to-do farmers should enter
into the spirit Of the matter and sub
scribe. In some interior communities
almost all of the stock in such enter
prises has been taken by cotton plant
ers. A reasonable share should be
placed with them in Sumter county.
1t rests entirely with the business
men as to what they will do. A special
meeting of the Board of Trade should
be called, solely for the purpose oil
discussing this matter and getting
actively to work. There is no appar-
ent reason why the $4,000 should moi
be subscribed in twosor three days and
the cotton mill be an assured fact