Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-17
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
ABOUT IT2


gagged in business for himself but de-
pendent on his exertions for his live
lihood what it is that Americas needs
most to promote its growth and sus
tain its present position, and the prob
ability is that in ninety-nine cases
out of hundred the answer will be
More factories, more mills, more in
dustries with weekly or semi-month
~ pay rolls"
This community is unit in its opiu-
ion as to what we must have if Amer
icus is to continue to grow. All agree
on the solution of the problem. Then
such being the case, why is it not
possible to get all to pull together to
that end?
The trouble may be that in the past
efforts have been toward getting one
great industry. representing a vast out
lay of capital People have been
frightened away by the necessity of
raising so much money Men have
said, Il cannot give much, there is no
use in my doing anything toward get
ting a half million dollar mill My
/ little money would not be worth CON
sidering" and SO they have done
nothing.
If the same men had been approach
ed with proposition that looked good
and that required but $4,000 or $10,-
600 all told they would have felt diff
ferently. They would have been en-
couraged to give their money toward
the promotion of the project, realizing
that toward such small capital their
$50 or 800 counted something.
There is hardly any one who viii
dispute the correctness of these state
ments.
The time has come, then, when it
would be well for US to drop, for the
time being, at least, the great mill
project, with its heavy capitalization
and turn our attention to the secur-
ing of number of small industries
that lie within our reach.
To do this there is no better agency
than has been suggested in the or
ganization of a corporation having the
establishment of small industries as
its sole purpose.
If men in whom the public has con.
fidence take hold of this project II
can be made a go with enthusiasm
Let Messrs. Lee Council, Frank Shelf.
field, Frank Lanier. John w Shivar
Arthur Rylander S E. Warlick. C. l.
Ansley, G. NJ. Eldridge, G. w. Glover
or half dozen others whose names
suggest themselves at first thought
take hold of the proposition and push
it and it will be a go. Let any half
dozen men of such business prom
inence and sagacfty take the lead, per-
feet the organization, and it will be
no difficult matter to get citizens gem
orally to follow, to enlist themselves
under the banner of a greater Ameri-
Gus to put their united shoulders 10
the wheel and push for more indus
tries
There will be no trouble experienced
in finding hundred or two hundred
men in Americas who will take stock
in such corporation Stock at the
par value of 800 a share payable SIS or
SO month would be easily within
their reach. The fund resulting there
from would soon be adequate to as
sist in securing small industries that
gave promise of success.
The cigar factory now in successfn
operation shows what can be done
with small industry here. 1t has
% or more men at work. A broom
factory would do equally well. Other
industries would suggest themselves.
Plenty of opportunities would offer
from reliable men, with some little
capital of their own and experience in
their lines, who are DESTROYS of estab-
fishing themselves in a city like Amer
Gus. A competent board of directors
OF the local corporation could readily
ascertain the reliability of such par
ties and maintain a sufficient super
vision of the industries to protect the
local investment.
Can we not do something on this
line? 1t is folly for Americas to sit
stlll and let other towns get indus
tri5s while it gets none. The time
has passed When we could remain idle
and expect things to come our wav
without working for them.
President SILVER, of the Board Of
Trade, has had a long and successful
| experience as a manufacturer. He
should take hold of some such PROPOSE
tion as this, appoint a committee, get
the movement organized, and have the
city thoroughly canvassed for sub
scrip,ions to the stock on some such
basis as suggested.
There is absolutely no reason why
Americas should not add two, three or
four small industries to its support
every year. 1t can be done if it is
gone about in the right way. And
that is far better than merely dream
ing about a half million dollar cotton
mill
President SILVER has a chance to
distinguish his administration by ac-
complishing something on this line
Let him call together a number of en-
terprising citizens, thresh this matter
out, and get to work. 1t can be done
1t should be done.
A Night Alarm
Worse than an alarm of fire at night