Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-30
ASHBURN BUSINESS
MEN ARE COMING
To Talk Over Road to
That Point
Will Meet Americus
Board of Trade on
February 8.

Sect. John B. Hutchinson, of thu
Ashburn Board of Trade, has inform
ed Sect. McGrego6 of the Americas
Board of Trade, that delegation o
the business men of that town AM
section will visit Americus on Tues
day, February s, for the purpose o
comforting with the business interest,
here relative to the construction of {
railroad from Americus to Ashburn a.
part of proposed road from Ameci
Gus to Brunswick, giving this city
two outlets to the sea. From Ash
burn a series of small roads exist thai
could be connected up to complete the
road there to the port it is desired tc
reach.
1t is suggested by some of the in.
terested citizens of Ashburn that the
trip be made from Ashburn to Ameri.
Gus along the line of the proposed road
by automobiles Ieaveing Ashburn OF
the morning of the Sth and arriving in
Americus that afternoon. Others car
leave Ashburn on the afternoon train
and make connections at Cordele fol
Americus, attend the meeting that
night and get back early next morning
1t is hoped there will be a good dele
cation present at Americus from Octl-
la, Irwinyille, Ashburn, Doles, War.
wick, Oakfed and the intersecting
country.
Discussing the proposed road the
Weekly Farmer, of Ashburn, says
'"The construction of this road was
agitated before, but was let drop on
account of the financial pressure, but
it will not stay dropped-like Banquo-s
ghost, "it will not down" for this road
is among the inevitables, and with
revived financial conditions it comes
up again for consideration and, we be-
lieve, for a final verdict in its favor
1t could not come up in a more pro
pitious time, business men are encour-
aged, their faith in the future of this
great country is strengthened, they
are looking for an investment for their
surplus, and believe that home invest
ments, such as this railroad affords
will pay them best, not aone in actual
dividends, but also in increasing value
of their other properties and making
Dav bucinocc for +ba1,
Southern banks are full of money
however if they do not want to let il
out on railroad securities, northern
financiers are only too wiling to do 50
There will be no trouble in floating
bonds to build road as badly needed
as this, and that will traverse such a
fine section of the country as this one
will. We would ask our readers t.
look at map of Georgia, and would
draw their attention to that large por-
tion of Sumter and Lee counties
southeast of Americus untouched by {
railroad, then into Worth at either
Oakfield or Warwick and on to Ash.
burn via Doles; a better farming coun.
try is not to be found in the South ant
one that is needing a road badly, fol
Notwithstanding the absence of one
the country is thickly settled anC
highly developed, producing abund
ance of cotton, which has to be hauled
on wagons a long distance to eithe
rail or river. Then to the east o
Ashburn along the line of the propose,
road, lies a mine of undevelopet
wealth in soil and timber, just discov
cred as it we're by our upcountr,
friend, and very much appreciated b,
them, judging from the manner il
which they are pouring in there.