The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-04
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Thirty-Three Thousand, Nine Hundred and Seventy
Three and 891O0 Dollars the close of business Sept
rs, 1911. The officers all extra clever, ready at all
times to aid those who call them for loan, and at
the time they strictly business which makes
our banks as good as can be found
Terrell county is also blessed with some smaller
towns-Parrott, 10 miles north, with several brick
stores churches, school and bank that is credit to
any of it's size with S. j. Carter to look after its
affairs which insures success. This bank has total
asset of One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Six Hun
dred and Ninety-Six and $1,000 Dollars. Brentwood,
about the size as Parrot, miles east of Dawson
has several churches school, several stores bank
looked after by M ~ Childs who is ready assist
his customers and at the time he is one of the
best bank guardians Sasser the last of the small bank
ing towns but not least, has bank with One Hun
dred and SixtyFve Thousand, Two Hundred and Thir-
tyFtve Dollars total assets with B. H. Hill at the helm
has several brick stores, churches fine school and
only miles south of Dawson The total assets of
Terrell countys banks Two Million, Two Hundred
and Twenty-Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty
Eight and 78-100 Dollars.
Terrell has other villages that have no banks, but
which enjoy good commercial trade. Herod miles
south Of Dawson, has several stores churches and
school; Dover, miles southwest of Dawson is also
like Herod; Graves Station miles of Dawson in
the same class and good many other country stores
in all parts Of the county make it very convenient
for all to do shopping and spend their money.
There are good schools and churches all over the
county, giving one an excuse not to get an edu-
cation or attend church.
Terrell county is becoming famous for her good
roads, and several occasions this season from ten to
fourteen bales of cotton have been brought to Dawson
with two mules at one time from distance of several
miles This is inspiring sight and makes the visit
ing farmer long for a home in Terrell county
Take the county whole, everything is very
with network of telephone wires and
mai nSoh ri,vo
same conveniences as the of the towns
Dawson has received by wagon this season more
than eighteen thousand bales of cotton and there have
been twentysix thousand received the county This
crop will be the largest cotton yield that Terrell has
ever had Some of our farmers trying surpass the
record OF AZ bales on % acres. w. D. Davidson has
gathered 26 bales aready from one plow H T. Bridges
has gathered "a bales from pillow, and will get so
bales Mr. Davidson will make about 525 bales on his
entire farm. w. J. Mathis, who made 5000 bushels
OF oats this year. will gather 500 bales cotton He
has some acres that will make two bales per acre
b. Ranes has 600 that he will get $50 bales from
He too, has cotton that will make more than two
per acre ]. d. Weaver has the best average crop of
cotton in Terrell county He will get more than bale
per acre his entire crop 425 acres He has some
that will make close to three bales per acre j. R. Mer-
GER one OF Terrells largest farmers, is also making
fine crop One of his negro troopers reports that he has
already gathered 40 bales from two plows and is not
near through picking j. T. Turner threshed bushels
of oats per from four acres and will gather bale
of cotton from the same land All these are
making plenty of corn and hay to do Them and also
have fine lot of hogs to make meat for another
year.
These are only few of the farmers who are real
farmers. We have many of them
Why not feel proud of the good old county of Ter.
rel? We have right to say that she is the banner
county Of the State. We have another resource that
we all should feel prouder of than any that has
Deeh mentloned-the citizenship of Terrell We fee
mat we can Justly say that county in the United
states has finer class of people than Terrell They
are very plain in all their ways courteous and extra
soc1able. They try hard to make stranger feel a.
nome and when once here the stranger becomes one o.
u.s. we sometimes have a citizen to move however
very seldom and Invariably he is never satisfied unit
ne ses PACK lanotner case of the prodiga SOM Some
stay OF too long and cannot get back
we give all a hearty welcome to come and make
good old Terrell county visit. you find that The
statements above are not true out your expense
DILL Win your time added, and we will gladly nav
your Dill. we want you to see good county and NEE
the pest people in the world So come to old TERRELL
COONIH we Will be more than glad to have vo1
with US, and will strive hard to make You one of nc