Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-07-16
FAME OF AMERICUS Is
SUNG BY THE EDITORS
Frances Clark is Enthus-
iaStiC Over 1t.
Tells of Beauty of City
and the Fine Roads
That Lead to 1t.

That Lead to 1t.
The fame of Americus is being
sung in praise by the Georgia editors
who travelled hither this week an dare
now back in their sanctums. Among
the enthusiastic and apprecfative of
the visitors here was Col. Frances w.
Clark, stateznaws editor of the Atlanta
Constitution, who's thus tells of his i'm
pressions here in yesterdays edition
of Georgia's great daily.
Under a special" date line Editor
Clark writes as follows:
Already fame< over tie state t)r
the warmth of its hospitality, this
beautiful city, situated in tie garden
spot of the south, fairly outdid her
self in the cordiality wish which the
delegates to the annual convention of
the State Weekly Press Association
were greeted, and it is certain that for
many weeks to come the praise OF
Americus will be found in tile editor
ial columns of the weekly papers Il
the state.
Although the convention closed
yesterday, many of the delegates could
not force themselves to leave until to,
day, and even then their reluctance in
so doing was easily observable
"And they were not to be blamed,
for their stay in this aristocratic old
town, whose citizenh proudly point 10
the prominent part it has played in
the history of the state, was enjoyable
from the time they alighted from the
incoming trains until the moment they
regretfully packed up their belongings
and left for their homes.
Peach Farms of Sumter.
Peach feasts, banquets, automobile
rides, ball games-all these and more
forms of entertainment were pulled
off in quick succession, that left the
delegates tired and happy at the con
clusion of each day.
Beautiful Homes and Roads.
Sumter county is justly famed for
its beautiful roads-broad and beau
tiful, they stretch out in every direc-
ton from Americus toward the sur
rounding county lines-but Americus
itself can just as proudly claim dis
tinction as a city of beautiful homes
The magnificent estates of the
Councils, the Wheatleys, the Har-
rolds, the Laniers, THE Crisps and
others-all names long prominent in
the development of the state-set in
the midst of beautifully kept grounds
are gems of ante-bellum and modern
architecture, and presented a beauti-
full sight to the visiting delegates
as they were bowled along the splen-
didly shaded streets in the autos which
their owners placed at the disposal Jf
their guests.
All H.anterS in Sumter.
county! To the average North Geor-
gian the sight of BIndreds upon
hundreds Of rolling acres of fruit,
grain, cotton and corn We're a revela-
ton. There are Practically no farm
ers in Sumter county.-they are all
planters, and in the old time accept
ance of the word at that.
The men WHO are making the rich
lands of the county yield golden har-
vests are those which are to be found
in the palatial homes of Americus, and
while they have overseers, even the
smallest details receive the attention
of these men who go back and forth
each day in their handsome automo-
biles from their beautiful homes N
the city to their broad acres in the
country.
Sumter'S Marvellous Peaches.
"a sight like that is unbelievable
until seen," said a one-time city edi
tor of an Atlanta daily, but now an
officer of one of the SoHths greatest
corporations, as he was whizzed
through mile after mile of peach trees
so burdened with luscious fruit that
their ovenladen limbs were touchiag
the ground.
1t is a sight almost indescribable to
look over the hundreds of thousands
of trees and see through THE dark
foliage the yellow and crimson cheeks
of the famous Elberta. A slight idea
of the magnitude of the industry is
obtained in the statement from the
manager of one orchard that he ex-
pected to put up during the season,
which lasts only few days, over
100000 cans of fruit.
These are some of the many things
that caused Georgia's weekly editors
to have the time of their lives during
the few days they spent here: but
chief among all the attractive fea-
lures of the city IS the grod, old
fashioned Southern hospitality that is
ever extended to the visitor within
lis gates by this hospitable city in
Georgia's particular little corner of
the land OF peace and plenty