Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-30
WILL STOP THIS CASH
FROM lfAVING ttfRF
Small Plants Needed TO
Keep Money at tome.
One Way Industrial De
velopment Company
Will Build Up City.

Bread from Columbus, ice cream
and sherberts from Macon and Albany,
candy from Atlanta and Savannah,
butter from Iowa and New York
these are but the straws that tell witty
Americus is not a greater city than it
is, why it is not growing more rapidly
in population and in wealth, why it
needs the Americus Industrial Deyel-
opment Company.
Had you ever thought of it? Take
the item of bread alone Do you real
ize that there is brought to this town
every month bread from Columbus to
the value of about $500?
Do you realize that every month
hundreds of dollars are sent to Albany
and Macon for ice cream?
Do you realize that hundreds of dol
lars are sent to other points for
candy?
Do you realize that thousands of
dollars are sent away for butter?
These are articles of general con-
sumption. Every one of them could be
made right here in Americus.
This Money Never Comes Back.
And the money that is sent away to
help build up other towns is made in
Americus, is sent away and never
comes back to help build up Americus
1t is lost so far as the future develop
ment of Americus is concerned.
Is there any reason for it that is val
id, any cause that cannot be removed?
The other day a baker, highly rec
commended, was in Griffin looking
about for location for small steam
plant
Why should he not have been induc-
ed to come to Americus? A plant here
turning out bread and ice cream and
sherberts would have had $500 to 500
worth of local business in sight every
month, not to mention the trade it
might build up in the smaller towns
herabouts, also getting supplies from
a distance
If the Americus Industrial Develop
ment Company had been organized
that man would have been brought
here from Griffin, successful efforts
would probably have been made to get
him to locate here, stock would have
been taken in his enterprise if neces-
sary 1t would have meant three or
four white artisans, making good wag-
es, located here with their families.
What Company Would Do.
Take the creamery, still closed
down. If the Americus Industrial
Development Company is organized
one of it's first efforts will be toward
the resucitation of that plant, toward
the establishment here of experienced
men in charge of it, with an ample
herd of cattle They can be had
How many brooms do you suppose
are used in Americus in a year? How
many whfsk brooms? How many
hearth brushes, etc? Thousands of
them, you say? Yes. And is there
any reason why a half dozen white
men with families should not be en-
ployed here manufacturing them? no
reason whatever.
Plenty of Such Openings.
How much do you suppose the farm
ers of Sumter, Lee, Webster and other
nearby counties pay out for hard
wood articles that they use in a year?
Thousands and thousands of dollars
The hardwood is to be had from the
swamps. 1t costs but little to equip
a factory for turning out the stuff.
There are experienced men with some
means somewhere who would be glad
to know of such an opening. Help
organize the Industrial Development
Company and they will know of i.
before long, and Americus will have
such a factory, with a half dozen or
more well paid men living here with
their families.
One could go on and enumerate a
half dozen more openings that exist.
All that is needed is an enthusiastic
spirit, the developing spirit, and
Americus will have them.
Do not forget the meeting at the
city hall on Thursday night.