Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-04-02
EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD HELP

1t depends entirely on the people of
Americas themselves as to whether
they will have a greater city, from an
industrial standpoint, than they have
now. 1t has been demonstrated, by
many years of waiting, that if they
rely on outside capital coming in to
start some large plant they will con
tinue in an expectant attitude for
many years to come, perhaps forever.
But by capitalizing some of their hopes
into subscriptions to the proposed De- |
velopment Company they can speedily
have the satisfaction of seeing a num-
Der of small plants established that
may grow into industries of much i'm
portance.
It is useless to say this cannot be
done 1t has been done elsewhere and
it can be done right here in Americas
All that is needed is a display of the
proper spirit of cooperation, a drop
ping of the feeling of indifference, and
( the exhibition in its place of the senti-
ment of confidence. Americas has
every opportunity and every advantage
that other small cities possess, has
many more, in fact, than the great ma
| jority of towns have. If it does not
grow in Importance as a manufactur-
! ing point it will be because it's people
were unwilling to help it to become
such a city and not because of any in
herent defects in it's position or the
opportunities open to it along this line.
The foundations for a progressive
movement in this direction have been
laid. The plans of the Americas IN
dustrial Development Company have
been we'll considered They are the
most feasible the most practicable, that
have been placed before the citizens of
| Americas They do not call for any
vast capital, they do not impose any
| financial burdens upon a few of its
citizens, but they do require a hearty
and united effort. If all of the men of
Americas who are able to do so take
but one to five shares of stock, at $40
each, there viii be ample capital in
sight to insure the starting of several
industries that can supply local needs.
This is the beauty of the plans adopt
ed. The purpose is III SAC small be-
ginnings, not to vSr-lreNl great eff
forts requiring enofhious capital to-
plant well the seed and depend on its
own vitality to flourish in the favor
able soil that is here afforded.
The committee on subscriptions
should visit every man in Americus
There is no apparent reason why every
white man in the city should not hold
some stock. What is needed is to in
fuse a new spirit into the community
and nothing Will do that better than to
arouse a personal interest through
personal investments, no matter how
small they may be. The terms are so
easily met that no one can possibly
feel it to be hardship to carry stock
until paid for. A matter of 81 share
a month will certainly not frighten
any one from becoming a stakeholder.
The affairs of the development com
pany will undoubtedly be wisely adj
ministered. The investments made by
/ it should prove profitable. And, what
/ is more to the point, they will be the
means of developing Americas, and
that is the prime object of the move
ment.
/ Help the movement along with a
subscription to its stock with a hearty
endorsement of its efforts, and with
generous and out spoken sympathy
for every plan that is laid by it having
the industrial progress of the city as
its object.