Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-25
WORK BOARD OF
TRADE IS Doing.
Report Submitted at tbG
Meeting Last Night.
To the Board of Trade, Gentlemen:

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To the Board of Trade, Gentlemen:
| During the past month the Board 0!
Trade has received a number OF re-
quests from parties in several states
for information concerning, Americus
and Sumter county and has sent to
them copies of it's illustrated pamph-
let Your committee appointed to ap-
pear before the county commissioners
and the city council with a request
I for a donation to assist in the work OF
advertising the city and the county,
! performed this duty and in each in
stance with success, the county and
j the city each appropriating $50 to the
Board to assist it in its work along
this line With this money available
advertising will now be resumed in tn,
general farm papers that have hereto
fore been patronized, and every effort
made TO keep the attention of desirable
home seekers centered on this i'm
mediate section.
Your secretary has been in cores
pCndence with Congressman Hughes
recently relative to the soil map and
accompanying report and has assur-
ances from him that the Board CT
Trade will receive a large number of
, the pamphlets for its advertising work.
! This will be an exceedingly valuable
addition to the literature at the COM
mand of the Board and will undoubted-
ly prove very effective in bringing
settlers to Sumter.
/ TIL ecensus report announced after
the last meeting has proved so inaccu-
rate that your officers took immediate
steps to secure a correction if possi-
Bile. Unfortunately, the census bureau
had assumed Il position that prevented
Americus from securing justice, But
in this instance, as in others, it has
been demonstrated once more that the
Board of Trade is live and working
agency, ever on the alert to protect
and promote the interests of the city.
Only a few days before that, the
change in the schedule on the Central
brought home again to the communit.'
the part that this organization plays
in it's business affairs, its request, rep
resenting the united business senti-
ment of the city, having due weight
| with the Georgia Railroad Commits
sion in bringing about the change in
schedule that mas already proved so
satisfactory to the business interests
of Amcricus.
During the past fortnight Chairma
Cunningham, of the special committee
on County Fair, has prepared list OF
prospective prizes, has consulted with
| farmers, and has also arranged with
| the ladies to take charge of certain
| features of the fair. If the fair is TO
be pushed through to success it is
necessary from now on for a more gem
| eral cooperation in it's behalf, Mr.
Cunningham and one or two others
cannot bear the full burden of work
and responsibility.
"A suggestion has been made that the
Board of Trade place two large ad.
vertising signs, one at each railway
station, to impress upon the minds Of
passing travellers Il few salient facts
concerning Americus and Sumter coun
ty. The suggestion has met with {
favorable reception. II Is stated tina
they can be erected at a cost of $5t
each, and that the painting woult
probably cost $50 For an outlay o
| $3.50 there would be provided dali.
advertisement that would be seen b.
hundreds of people In Il week and tha
might nat urally be expected to bca
fruit. let your light so shine" ap
plies to cities as we'll as to indiyid
uals, and this method seems to hav
value that renders it especially wor
thy of consideration.
In connection with the proposed fai
Mr. o. c. Johnson, a ner of tn
Americus Posting Co., kindly OF
fered TO post bills for = fair on a
the boards controlled by him In thi
territory, without cost to the Board {
Trade. This liberal offer shows
spirit that is we'll worthy of emul;
ton generally. If there is anythin
like a spirit of general cooperation |
the business men thJl : is no Questi
of the entire success Of the fair al
its establishment as an annual II
stltution here. Very respectfully,
THOMAS GAMBLE, JR,
Secretary.