Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-03

introduce Hollis Fort, city recorder,
who delivered a graceful address of
welcome on behalf of the city of
Americas and Sumter county. He
was followed by Miss Melva Clark,
who, accompanied by Mrs. J. Z. John
son, sang Georgia Moon" Miss
Clark was in exceptionally good voice
and her songs pleased immensely.
For an encore she made a tremendous
hit with Down in Arkansas"
Rise for Governor.
AS Governor Dorsey was introduce
ed for the welcome in behalf of the
state the visitors rose to their feet
and warmly applauded the governor.
Governor Dorsey spoke only about
10 minutes and delivered a most en-
pertaining and pleasing welcome,
the text of which will be found in
another column.
Judge j. A. Hixon, who has for
years been one of the county's very
best farmers, had been expected to
| deliver the principal talk of the eve
ming, a talk of an informative ma
ture, telling the visitors how Sumter
county has accomplished what she
has done. Judge Hixon, however,
at the last minute was unable to at
tend, and County Agent Marshall
was impressed in his place by the
program committee. Mr. Marshall
proved himself a speaker of ability.
He entertained and he enlightened
the guests, and his fifteen minute
talk was filled with information such
as had been sought. He went into
detail showing how better cultivation,
better fertilization and better farm
ing, combined, had produced the re-
suits seen.
Miss Clark again sang, rendering
BY the Waters of Minnetonka," with
| Muffin" for an encore. Prof. J. N.
Harper, of the Soil Improvement Blu
reau, who is conducting the tour, told
the travellers they would hear from
him frequently on the subject of fer
tilization throughout the trip.
In the absence of Governor Brough
who was to have spoken for the WISH
tors, H. Nj. Cottrell, of Little Rock,
member of the Board Of Commerce
and a planter, responded with feel
ing brief response on behalf of the
visitors, paying hearty thanks for the
entertainment and courtesies afford
ed and paying generous compliments
in many directions.
Talk Worth $500
He declared that after themorning
trip one of the biggest merchants
and planters on the trip had told him
he had already been we'll repaid for
the trip if he did not go any farther,
and that banker and planter declar-
ed the talk of County Agent Marshall
at Leslie was worth $500 cash to him
alone He paid tribute to the Chamber
of Commerce, Rotary Club and XII
wants club, number of members of
which organizations were in the party
and ended with the statement that
1--WE cannot help but wonder, after
seeing the marvellous results you have
obtained here by good farming, what
you fellows could do if you would on
ly come to Arkansas"
Congressman Crisp closed the
SPEAKING with brief statement in ex-
PLANTATION of our good roads, telling
| the visitors that the changing of the
old convict lease system, making road
builders of the convicts was response
BILE. Rev Silas johnson, who had de-
livered the invocation at the begin
ming pronounced the benediction as
| the last notes of "Till We Meet
Again" died away.
/ Sam K. Heys, general chairman of
the committee which entertained the
Arkansans, said today that he never
saw more hearty cooperation among
the people of the county in entertain
ing visitors.
| AT Plains and Leslie | was espe-
clally pleased with the arrangements
made for the reception of the party .
he said, "and I want to express my
thanks for the way in which the peo-
| pie Of these communities helped in
the entertainment of the visitors, as
we'll as the people of Americas. The
morning trip was a dusty one, but ir
the afternoon the riding was more
I pleasant, and on the whole every man
attending enjoyed every minute If
the time spent on the tour"
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pensive apartment house in the worlC
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