Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-11

turers' Record, of Baltimore, and one
will also be carried in The Trades
man, of Chattanooga, these being
three leading papers of an industrial
character. Advertisements were also
sent to two of the leading dairy pa
pers relative to the creamery here, with
the hope that through this medium the
interest of some practical creamery
man might be awakened in the Ameri-
Gus proposition. These last two have
not yet had time to bear any fruit. a
number of applications for pampn.
let's have been received through the
Georgia and Alabama Index advertise
ment.
While this class of advertising is
costly it reaches the class of people
We desire to reach Wirhia the next
fortnight it is intended to place ad-
yertisements in several of the leading
farming papers of the West, with a
circulation of half million copies
Through them it is expected to get
into communication with farmers who
are looking toward the South for new
homes, and to interest them in Sumter
county. Similar advertisements will
also be placed in one or two agricul-
tural journals that have a large cir
culation in the South Atlantic states.
1t is estimated that by an expenditure
for this purpose of $50 month this
city and county can be brought to the
attention of large number of men,
some of whom may be sufficiently
interested to produce the desired re-
suits.
Pamphlet Ready For Use.
The forty-page pamphlet ordered by
the Board of Trade is now about print
ed. The last forms have gone to
press and the delivery of it will be-
gin during the next few days. In ad-
dition to the 5000 ordered by this :
ganization, private citizen ordered a
thousand copies, making the edition
5000. The bulk of those ordered by
this organization will be used in an
swering requests for information
In furtherance of the advertising
plans of the Board fifteen thousand
slips were printed during the month
and 10000 of them were placed among
the business men with the request that
they use them with their letters mail
ed to parties outside of this immediate
section. AS soon as these supplies are
exhausted more can be had upon no.
tifying your secretary.
In view of the depleted finances OF
the Board and the advisability of en-
pending it's resources natnly for ad-
vertising purposes, the president and
directors decided that it would be ad-
yisable to allow the annual dinner to
pass this year. This would have
entailed an expense of SIS to $1O0 on
the Board, in all likelihood, and it is
believed the money could be utilized
to better advantage.
AS matters of interest to the mem,
bers of the Board, and which it has
been largely instrumental in bringing
about, it can be stated that the work
on the soil map and on the county map
is about completed.
Soil Map of Great Value.
In connection with the soil map
your secretary begs to suggest that a
resolution be passed and forwarded
to the proper officials requesting that
one thousand copies of the map and
the pamphlet which the US. govern
men will issue in connection there
with be furnished the Americus Board
| of T1ade. They will be of great value
in our efforts to induce desirable
| White farmers to locate in Sumter
county. Such a request would proba-
bly, meet with favorable response
Two other matters suggest them.
selves at this time. The Georgia
Press Association spends two days here
in July, and steps should be taken fol
the entertainment of the hundred OF
more newspaper workers coming a
that time. Mr.. Waddell, of this Board
will endeavor to bring number o
home-seekers here from South Caro-
lima and it might be well to appoint
special committee to assist in arrang
ing for them to see tie city and tn,
county.