Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-29
AMERICUS DURING THE COMING
YEAR.

The coming year can easily be made
the brightest that Americas has ever
known, it can easily be made the most
progressive in its history, it can easily
be made the most satisfactory in its
general results.
All that is needed to bring this
about is for the people to forget past
differences, lay aside all chickering's,
put their united strength to the Civ
ing of the required impetus to the
city's development, and the thing Will
have been accomplished.
Never has Americas had such an
opportunity as now confronts it. The
city as a whole has vastly improved
in recent years, it has more wealth.
more people, more enterprise among
It's business men, and is in every way
more attractive than it has ever been
before. There is every reason then for
its people to work together when Sc
much has already been accomplished
and the outlook offers so much that is
alluring if We will put forth our very
best endeavors to accomplish positive
and definite items of progress.
The present city administration has
gone on record as favoring a policy Of
internal improvements, the paving OF
the business section-already too Ions
deferred-the maintaining of the high.
ways i'll better state, and the incul.
cation of sentiment of local pride
This is all entirely commendable anC
1t furnishes a program for 1911 thai
all can favor and assist in futhering
The country round about the city
the backbone of the city, was never Il
such an advanced state as it will be a
the opening of the coming year. Never
nave its farms been in such a higl
state of cultivation, never have a,
many acres been under cultivation
never have higher standards been be
lore It's planters. This all tells fo1
the development of Americas. Insid,
the city, wherever one turns, there !,
the visible evidence of a prosperou,
ana progressive community Such .
city, backed by such county, would
be recreant to itself if it failed to con
solidate its efforts for its own better
ment, failed to put forth its full en-
ergy to make the new year one of un
surpassed progress i'll all lines.
The new year will open brightly. +
that brightness is dimmed it will d,
our own fault, not the fault of the ben
eheient providence that has given 4,
SO much to be thankful for, so mucl
to work with, and has held out such :
nope OF abundant reward. Just at thi.
time Americas should take to hear
the apostolic injunction and "lookina
not backward press forward to til,
prize. NO better slogan could b,
adopted for 1911 than those two force
full, stirring words of st. Paul. "Pres,
Forward. " If every business man
every professional man, every citizen
would place that motto where it wouI,
daily meet his eyes as a mute remind
er OF his duty to the city of his home
and material interests, and obey the
impulse it would create, the advance
of the next twelve months would l.,
fairly marvellous.
Determine now, while the last DAYS
of the old year are rapidly slippins
into history and the new year dawns
with its bright countenance of good
cheer, reckoning us on to greater
things, that you will be factor in
their accomplishment and that, as far
as you are concerned, you will Press
Forward" and give the encouragement
of your voice and your deeds in the
development of Americas.