Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-05
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/ can't see it. have been talking to
]. ]. Brown, our state commissioner
of agriculture. He assures me That
cotton is going to bring good price.
If it does there is no reason why we
should not have a good business year."
L. G. Council, president of the Plan
tiers Bank, stated that the outlook was
bright for a good year. The basic
conditions are good" he said, and
with cotton bringing a better price we
will see a continuation of good bust
ness. The labor situation will adjust
itself and trade settle down to solid
peace condition basis"
Crawford Wheatley, president of the
Commercial City Bank, stated that his
bank had had a prosperous year, and
looked forward with great confidence
to a greater and better one.
Chas L. Ansley views the new year
with the eye of an optimist. He said:
You ask for an expression from me
as to the business outlook for 1913.
First, | will say this l thank the
good Lord that when he made me ne
left out every particle of 'pessimism
in my hide" l am not one of the
kind to feel, if little furry of some
kind appears in the business horizon"
that the whole world is going to the
demnition "bow-wows." l have spent
the greater part of my life right here
on this Conveniently two score years.
During all these years | have seen
some good years and some bad ones. l
have never yet seen the time when
everybody did not have plenty to eat
and wear and | just know in reason
] never will In this God blessed"
country.
For 1919 | think we will probably
have the best business ever, in fact.
if cotton goes to where it by right be-
longs, the business will surely be
here There has never yet in the his
tory OF This generation been a time
when the farmer was in as strong IL
fer to this section primarily J Fifty
per cent of the cotton grown in this
county is here today. Most of the
growers are able to carry it until they
can realize the price they want. Fla
there ever been time like this be
fore? When this cotton is turned loose
it will mean approximately two mil
lion dollars for Americas and SRmter
county. Even granting they owe the
banks half of it, it will still mean half
that amount, and there has never yet
beeH a time when such conditions pre-
vailed before All crops here have
been bountiful, general conditions I
regard as better than ever known and
as for me l see nothing but prosperity
ahead, probably for years to come"
.Thos, l., Bell, the jeweler, is OPTIC
tnistic regarding the outlook for this
year:
Cotton will bring a good price
yet" he said and the next crop will
be money-maker. Labor will be re-
duced some, but still will get a good
wage. The business men and the far
particularly the farmersare in
better financial shape than in years
The farmers have money. cotton, hogs
and cattle now in their hands. There
is large amount of cotton in Ameri-
Gus warehouses that when turned loose
will release to trade channels here
many thousands of dollars.
We have had one of the very best
years of our existence the year that
has past It's true we will not have
the soldier trade in 1919 that 1918
brought us, but ordinary business will
be as good, and / think, better in 1919
than the past year ! am most opti-
mistie. We here in Sumter county al
entering an era of great prosperity"
eve have sold more automobiles in
the last ten days than in the previous
thirty, and our trade in mules has
been very good" w. G. Turpin, of Tur-
pin & Co, said Saturday. Il can see
no reason why 1919 should not be a
good year for all. The recent advance
in cotton has certainly helped some,
and when once the farmers begin to
let loose their cotton, trade in all
lines will be good. The farmer is in
good financial condition. The reports
we get from our manufacturers seem
to indicate good times the country
over"
e. A. Bailey. of W. d. Bailey Com
pany, declared that business as a
x,,hoIa will Ia pood fbis yaar "Esnar-