Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-23
A BRIGHT BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

The recent rains, that were general
over Georgia, are regarded as having
saved the day for the corn crop. The.
oat crop generally was of the finest
quality and the largest ever gathered
in the state. Particularly was this true
of this immediate section, southwest
Georgia, every year having a greater
acreage devoted to oats and corn and
the crop Of the former this year being
unprecedentedly large, putting the
farmers of this territory beyond the
need Of purchasing and probably III
position 70 sell largely of this crop 10
other. parts Of the state. This will al
50 doubtless be true Of corn, now re-
garded as in magnificent shape 10
make crop that will be banner
t one With these TWO great feed crops
assured. attention will be centered on
cotton reports from the fields will be
watched with even more than the
ordinary degree of interest.
! Given propitious weather conditions,
( Georgia will doubtless make its great
. est cotton crop this year. At least this
statement is true of the Americas ter
ritory and a considerable part of the
other section generally dubbed South
/ Georgia. There has been a great in
crease in the acreage devoted to farm
ing purposes south of Macon this year
again, the purchases of fertilizers
lands have been prepared with more
than the ordinary care, and with at
mospheric conditions assisting them
the planters will produce a crop that
win bring a great wave of wealth roll
ling back into this part of Georgia.
While the local conditions, and the
state conditions as whole, are so
good, it is also a pleasure to note that
the same statements apply to the
country throughout. The outlook for
the fall and winter business in the
United States is regarded as very
bright Those in a position to take a
broad view of conditions are delighted
with the prospects An Enthusiastically
more cheerful feeling is apparent IN
all lines of trade, and while the gen
eral business for the spring and
early summer has been disappointing
the hopefulness for the later months
of the year offsets this in large
measure. Signs accumulate every
where that business is reyiying. While
no great boom is anticipated, it is the
sentiment in business circles North
West and South, that the consumptive
demand this fall and winter, and next
spring, will show a considerable ex-
pansion, that stocks in dealers hands
are small, and that the wheels of in
dustry will soon begin to revolve at a.
lively rate
All this is peculiarly gratifying 10
| the South, which has enjoyed a more
than ordinary degree of prosperity
the past two years and has no desire
to see any checking of the onward
march of it's people in material well
fare The South suffered less from the
panic four years ago than any other
section. it's business interests have
known less of depression since, and it
| is quite likely that in no other sec
| lions are the merchants and other
business men are in better shape
than they are in the South to-day.
While prices of cotton may not rule as
| high as the past year, the fact thai
the crop is a larger one, that it is
backed up by other fine crops, and
that the farmers have been so greatly
benefited financially by the high mar
ket of the past two years, lays foun-
dation that justifies the hopes of re-
markedly good fall and winter bust
ness ahead
Americas business interests feel
good over the prospects. This year
business has been better than antici-
pated While August and early Sep
TENDER bring their usual dullness there
| is every reason to expect an early
awakening of trade and a continued
volume of business from September
18th on that will bring smiles to all
faces and maintain the reputation the
town holds as one of the soundest,
best established and most progressive
trading points between Macon and the
Florida line