The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-23
Prosperity OiDaWSOn
Mrs. Mary T. Whitson.

Dawson, the capital of Terrell
county, lies in the richest agricult-
ural district Of the Empire State of
the South, and is one of the hand
soonest towns in Southwest Georgia.
Dawson is the center of culture
and refinement and prosperity. Daw-
son lies in the Third congressional
district, Pataula circuit and Eleventh
state senatorial district. Population
1880; tax rate II mills. The town
has six laWyers-an excellent bar,
seven doctors and five cotton ware
houses, two oil mills, two variety
works, cotton compress, Coca-Cola
bottling works, lumber companies,
and a splendid hotel, the Dawson Inn:
Dawson has four splendid banks.
Banking capital of the town near
100000.
Hon. John Mercer Bell, president
of the First State Bank of Dawson,
has made one Of the best mayors the
town ever had, having been elected
in 1914. Will be succeeded by Mr..
J. D. Weaver January l, 1917. So
cially he comes from the best blood
in Georgia. He was born in Webster
county. He grew up in the bank
started in when II years old. He is
one man that would find it impossible
to commit an ungentlemanly act. The
First State Bank is one of the lead
ing financial institutions of South
west Georgia; has a capital of $780,
600, surplus 100000, deposits go up
to $125,000. There is money to meet
all demands. The assessed value of
60 0Qe IT1 IIN nf
$4,000 over 1915.
City Clerk R. E. Bell has been in
office 16 years.
Hon. M. j. Yeomans, now candl-
date for the Court of Appeals, made
splendid record in the lower house
of the general assembly.
The big cotton compress, man
aged by one of Dawson's most popu-
lar business men, Mr.. F. M. McNulty,
represents an investment of S4O,-
900. Mr.. McNulty, the fine looking
and genial Irishman, has managed it
| II years Came here from Americas.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co., with
headquarters in New York, is one
of the most important industries in
Dawson. Organized in 1888. Crushes
about 10000 tons of seed annually.
Four presses. Represents an invest
ment of 100000. At it's full capac-
ity IS ton mill.
Mr.. C. E. Raglan, general manager,
has given entire satisfactory service.
He has had charge for the past eight
years. He does not let any grass
grow under his feet. Full of life and
energy and veritable Chesterfield in
no1ish and courtesy,
At the Coca-Cola Bottling Works |
met the handsome Young manager,
Mr. Clyde Daniel, who certainly is
thoroughbred, a native of Atlanta. |
told him we would elect Asa Gambler
mayor. | think it's ridiculous for
anybody to oppose him.
The Dawson Coca Cola Works puts
out two hundred and fifty cases per
day, all within a radius of fifteen
miles. Somebody asked Mrs. VIM.
Lawson Peel if she was Gin politics.
She said mo" she was in Atlanta
Atlanta yesterday, today and tomor-
row."
The Carnegie Library has $500
volumes. Miss Fannie Cheatham
J. w. F. Lowrey, county school
superintendent, says he has the best
looking wife in the world. He beat
his last opponent 3 to l. In the
county schools for 1916 the whites
are 1900, the negroes in Dawson
700, altogether 4 300, 38 white teach
ers. Highest salary $3.50 per month.
Nice brick school houses in the coun-
ty.
Judge L. C. Hoyl, ordinary, i'm
pressed me as having uneXcelled le-
gal talents Graduated from the state
university in class of 1908. He has
had exceptionally fine advantages.
Took a law course at the Columbia
University Was Judge Griggs' pri-
vate secretary for several years. To
have lived in Washington and to have
mingled with the most brilliant men
in the union is an education of itself.
| | lived there four years and wrote up
senators and congressman, naval and
army officers.
Mr. Dan Finn, the popular Central
railroad agent, informs me that his
road does a business of $40, 900 per
month.
Lastly. but by no means leastly,
! had the pleasure of meeting that very
! charming gentleman, Mr.. c. G. Mar
! tin. caehier of the Dawson Cotton Oil
Co.'S mill. The plant was put up in
1904. rnpresenting an investment of
500 900. Formerly called the Daw-
son Oil and Fertilizer Co. Reorgan-
| lied in 1912. Products are shipped
to FOREIGN countries and consumed
in the Fast and all over the union,
besides local consumption. All the
imrOrtant industries are near togeth-
or. close to the Central station. Mr.
Martin. cashier. is an enthusiastic
Daweonite. and saws Terrell is the
banner county of Georgia.