The courier-index., 1920-08-27
RIS|NESS MEN
 SHOULD WAKE UP
o.r COOPERATION NEEDED WITH FARMERs-FERRf Al CODY NEEDS ATTENTION I'M MEDIATELY.

n forrv situation at Cody is ..;ll ' live issue and if those in ss ssrasted in the permanent improve ''. st of the ferry facilities can man m .o keep the question before the ags gs,;s 'o long enough the chances are puOaa' ppa for getting something done. :, goTTIh gTho commercial Club sponsored
 ,nss lns meeting at the Elks Home on z al:aau in@, nieht of last week and the fl.ua' situation was taken up. At le.sy sormer meeting committee was lo;nted lo;d to ascertain the probable spp spst of constructing permanent ap- srss sroscbes and purchasing self p,ld pp.Oneled boat and converting 1t in- piOpf free ferry. At the meeting Trdav night, which was largely at .andad sl it was stated the approaches wonld mnT cost approximately $4,O0O. '. W'a ;s now planned to have the coun- " and the road improvement dis trict build the approaches and the citizens. through the organization of q stock company, to purchase a farrv and provide for it's operation. Necessarily there are many details "a be worked out later in plan of tb;s kind, but it was decided at the meeting m Friday night that this gen. oral plan was the only practical so- lution to the problem. Judge Plum mer and members of the road inn movement district board indicated they would be willing to construct the approaches. Stock subscriptions were called for at the meeting and about $500 was subscribed on the amount necessary to purchase and properly equip the ferry boat. A committee was appointed to solicit stock subscriptions and to open ne- gotiations for the purchase of a boat. This committee is now at work and will be ready to make a report within a short time.
 The business institutions of Ma rianna have much at stake in this enterprise. With adequate ferry facilities at Cody the volume of business that would come to Mari anna from the bottoms east of the river would be enormous. There isn't business institution of any consequence in Marianna but what could afford to subscribe stock to the amount of $100 or $200 in order that all-year ferry facilities might be had across the St. Fran cis river at Cody. It would go far toward creating spirit of friendli- ness and good will if the citizens of Marianna would join the planters on the east side of the river in cooperative and mutually beneficial movement to bring the city and bottoms into closer business rela- tions. In making these observations no dlsparagement is meant toward the north, west and south sections of the county. Their situation, however. so far as it relates to ac- feasibility to Marianna, is purely a question of better roads, while in lne bottoms it means both roads ana ferry transportation over the 1ver, No section of the county should be neglected. Marianna is ae natural and logical point for 'ne transaction of the county's bu- Shess. Her business houses are Sell able to take care of the vast v0lume of trade and her cotton buy srS have always paid liberal prices TOT the staple. Most farmers pre- .er to come to Marianna because aey can get better prices here for ne products and can buy what they want at fair prices. It is clearly " 'o the business men to join with 'ae un farmers in providing means that M rl enable the farmers to get to ~aflanna with their products.