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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-08
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK
BY JOSEPH PERKINS.
Secretary Americas Chamber of Commerce.
BY JOSEPH PERKINS.

deterioration OF Iabors efficiency
during and since the war, but |
think it important that we give very
earnest consideration to the present
and prospective labor trend. Slack
ening OF business, due to necessary
readJustment, has resulted IN the lay
ing off of thousands of workers IN
various lines all over the country.
This has brought wage-earners face
to face with the fact that they must
herafter give a respectable day s
work at wages in keeping with re-
adjusted conditions or they are Ii
able to be weeded out. 1t IS safe,
therefore, to expect an appreciate
increase in production, which IN turn
will have a favorable bearing upon
commercial activity.
There has been some Tightening
up" in the monetary situation due
in a large measure to action OF the
Federal Reserve Board in advancing
interest rates and restricting cred
its on non-essential lines. This ac-
ton, while of necessity effecting
legitimate lines unfavorably, has had
the very desirable effect of putting
an end to the illegitimate and spec
ulative borrowing so rampant some
time ago, ana of stopping wholesale
speculation in commodities and mer-
chandise The money and credit sit
uation was moving swiftly toward
disaster; the Federal Reserve Board
did the only thing which they could
do to stop it-they simply put on
the brakes before reaching the brink.
Financial authorities throughout the
country express the opinion that the
situation is now practically under
control and that the monetary out
look is by no means disturbing. If
the congress just convening acts
with breadth and vision of real
statesmen there is no earthly reason
to look for anything but a substan-
tial business revival.
Any man of reasonable intelli-
gence who will take the time to give
the matter serious reflection will adj
NIT that the whole country was in
an orgy of extravaganza, which, had
it continued undated, would newt
ably have ended in a monetary col
lapse and general business disaster.
But the public suddenly walked up
to the fact that something had hap
pened; their opportunity (and their
desired to spend had been seriously
curtailed People began to think,
and when America thinks it acts.
People refused to pay ridiculously
high prices for all kinds of wearing
apparel and Injuries; merchants be
come alarmed and commenced to
'take their medicine" by unloading
at pre-war prices. The saner and
less extravagant attitude now mani
fest among the people generally
a safe return to normal
cy" aud RESUMPTION of business on
a more lasting foundation.
Taken altogether. 7 believe it isl
safe to say that we have now passed
through the night Of business aepres-
sion and the dawn is or Akirg, We
of the South may STRUGGLE on as in
darkness even tho the returning sun
lpht spreads its rays about Us unless
we choose to be cup and doing" Sc
LONG as we recognize Kline Cotton as
supreme our progress and prosperity
viii be GIN the hands of the Phillis-
tine" and simple matted of "heads
7 win and tails vou lose"
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THE BOOK OF DEBORAH.
There Is Delight In the Triumph Of
viii Power Over a Lost Love,

There Is Delight In the Triumph OF
Will Power Over Lost Love.
My only comfort that day was
letter from Deb; a farewell written
on shipboard. The body Of it ran:
Il am absurdly happy with Ted! |
have no right to be so happy
In spite OF my anxiety about Bob.
| smiled. 1t was good to know that
the darling girl was a lot more in
love than she ever had expected to
be.
Pm telling you this in Justice to
my nice, new husband" Deb con-
formed. Il owe it to him, for as
you know, Jane, | have spent the
better art of the year nursing a
broken heart Well it's mended. nv
dear.
Il was perfectly honest with nv
self when | thought that I'd never
be happy again on account Of NV
schoolgirl flair for jim Lorimer And
| under the spell of that obsession. /
was tempted, as / told you at the
tine, to let Ann disgrace herself.
and set IN motion the machinery of
| divorce, so that ! C2uia take her
nan. Ism It awful to remember
raw Dut tGvI.-I c,gsidered it an
idegr l,,,ss'on vhcu Il vas only NOR
bldness, and criticlsm, | suppose.
Confession Is good 60. the son,
! want to get this off my mind Then
| can forget it forever
"All my thoughts about Jim made
me absolutely wretched. And be-
cause they made me so unhappy. |
decided that ! would be coldly mod
ern and scientific about my heart af-
fair Melancholy destroys the best
in any human being. Happiness is
mostly contrast between two states
of mind-but is that reason for
endurin~ misery?
"Why should |. let unrequited love
destroy me? What would / gain by
sacrificing myself to my love for a
married man?
''Not one single blessing Not the
tatters of any happiness!
''Not even by the weight of hair
could add an ounce to loves values,
For either man l loved or for my
self. Not by living up to my ideal
Or obsession-nor by dying for it.
ould l turn a single soul from the
ordinary hypocrisy concerning the
'ghts of irregular love. nor save a
ingle adoring woman from ultimate
disillusionment concerning it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-08

1T takes all sorts of people, with
- all kinds of views, to keep the
wheels of business and society NOV
ing And yet when boiled down to
the last analysis, every person i;
either an optimist or a pessimist
when it comes TO specializing cr
what the business future holds in
store. Extreme views are common
Some can discern nothing but dark.
ness, disaster and business depres-
sion; others look longer and higher
and the horizon see the breaking of
the light with the gradual resump-
ton of business aSivIty on a more
equitable and substantial founda-
ton with the coming of the new year.
believe that a careful ANALYSIS
Of the outlook will reveal that there
is much to lend encouragement and
that there are at least some encourag-
ing trends of fundamental impor-
lance.
Since agriculture forms the basis
of very large majority of all finan-
cial, commercial and industrial ac-
tivity, it is essential that any survey
of conditions, past, present, or flu
ture, should begin with products of
the soil. Unfortunately, we of the
South think almost wholly in terms
of cotton; we are prone to charge
all business depression and ''hard
times" to the low price prevailing
for the fleecy staple. But is our
position in this respect tenable? !
think not. Despite the fact that prac-
tically all of the 1919 crop could
have been sold at around forty cents
per pound, it is nevertheless true
that thousands of bales were carried
over and added to the 1920 yield.
But even in the face of our past
bad judgment, authorities agree that
if we of the South will join hands
in active plans to definitely reduce
production next year, legitimate
prices can and will be obtained for
the crop now on hand. | don't
think there is any doubt about that,
If, therefore, our Southern bank
ers and business men really want to
see better times they should use ev-
cry reasonable means to secure. ac
ton along this line,
= 4
Another important factor of con-
siderable magnitude to be recognized
in arriving at an intelligent con-
clusion at to what the immediate
future holds in store in the way of
business activity is the matter of
transportation. For many years
past the transportation facilities of
the country have been burdened with
a class of business which had no-h-
ing to do with general commercial
and industrial development Rail
roads have been more or less handi-
capped by shortsighted regulartorv
restrictions Constructive improve
ments have been both neglected and
to some extent, prohibited Now,
however. that the railroads have been
returned to their owners and assured
Of reasonable government aud IN re
facilitating their properties, it is
reasonable to suppose that they win
be able to greatly improve theiE
facilities for moving the commerce
Of the country. ShiDpers arr already
seeing evidence of this Improvement.
=
Labor also plays an important part
in the ehb and flow Of business ac-
tivity. It is essential to al produc-
ton and to prosperity. 1t is IN
necessary to dwell upon the marked
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Copyright, 1920


IF EGGS are plentiful why not bake
rich fruit cake for Christmas
dinner? The cake could be served
with a light frozen dessert of some
sort instead of plum pudding. Plum
pudding is really to substantial to
eat after a big Christmas dinner of
goose or turkey. She fruit cake is
part of Christmas ''fxin's," maybe,
and shold be baked weeks ahead of
the day and is just the thing to fin
ish off with.
BLACK FRUIT CAKES.
2 cups sugar.
cups butter.
10 eggs.
cups flour.
teaspoon cloves.
l teaspoon allspice.
! teaspoon nutmeg.
tablespoon cinnamon.
cup molasses.
IL cup sweet milk.
2 teaspoons soda.
2 pounds currants.
2 pounds raisins.
l pound citron.
LIZ pound figs.
IL pound almonds weighed after
Smelling.
l tablespoon lemon juice.
l tablespoon vanilla.
| 1-2 teaspoon salt.
Cream butter and sugar. Beat
whites and yolks of eggs separately
Add yolks, beaten till thick and lem
on-colored, to butter and sugar. Ado
whites, beaten till stiff and dry. Ado
milk, fruit and nuts. Add molasses
Add flour mixed and sifted with
spices, soda and salt. Add lemon
juice and vanilla. Put into deep but
tered pans. cover with buttered pa
per and stea mthree house. Their
bake in a slow oven for an hour anc
80 minutes. The raisins for the
cake should be seeded and finely
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chopped. The figs should be cut in
small pieces, the almonds blanched
and shredded and the citron cut in
thin mario wstrips. The cake can b.
baked for four hours in a very slow
oven. In this case the plans should
be lined with several thicknesses of
paraffin paper to prevent burning
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-08
APPROPRIATE GIFTS
FOR CHRISTMAS.

r or the Housewife.
Among the many acceptable gifts
for the housewife, a pair of poly
chrome candlesticks is to be found.
These can be used in either living or
dining room and are reasonably
priced.
Sweet meat Dish
In the Japanese sho~~ one can pur-
chase very attractive sweetmeat dish
es in black Lacquer. These have porce-
lain compartments and are decorated
with Japanese flower designs. These
dishes have covers also prettily paint
ed.
For the Riddles.
A bowling set consisting of Hump
ty Dumpty on wall will be great
sport for youngsters. The figures
are gaily painted and are of wood
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-08

We have in
stock one porta-
Bile floor lamp
that burns kero-
sene instead of
electricity. Ma
hogany pedestal,
height rs inches,
with large silk
golden shade. The
very thing for
any one that
hasn't the con-
venience of cleo
tricity. Prize e
$1,000; value
$500.
Come in and let
us show you this
lamp.
The herald., 1920-06-24
CHARTERS.

amendment TO the charter of the corpora
ton.
And said appearcr further declared that
he Is authorized, empowered and directed
to sign and execute all necessary acts
and proceedings to carry out and to effect
the said amendments; and that he does
now appear before me. Notary. in order
TO make proper nOtarial record of said
amendments, and to have same recorded
as required by law; all of which will
more fully appear by reference to a certi-
fed copy to the minutes of said stock
holders meeting, attached hereto for refer
ence.
Thus done and passed, in NV Office, at
the City of New Orleans, on the day.
month and year herein first above written,
in the presence of Herman 7. p--uett and
Morris Il. Redmann, competent witnesses,
who hereunto sign their names with the
said appearers and me, Notary, after due
reading of the whole.
Original signed)
Witnesses: =.
Herman l.. Barnett,
Morris Il. Redmann.
WILLIAM J. GUSTE,
Notary Public.
l hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the original on
file in the records of my Office at New
Orleans, Louisiana.
WILLIAM J. GUSTE.
Notary Public.
June 10-July 10.
The herald., 1920-06-24
CHARTER.

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SIHt VI sam rl>HI""' 81 u,,pIa' vi - ~
pHoHHr il"Ih'pd'H' l""f i"IpNhhoEc 81,
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Eisr,nn os rr.sidcrt. tlnbnpsc TT'inn'
bgrL as vic.IurrsiJcnt. JrrnuIa S,IiguIau
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An ~ NJ s'"' NHoiI'F Snal'
contract. faults or drbrs of mis- cnrnora-
tiOu nor shall amy Nero iufnrm,Iify in
its orr,piz,ti,p LSvc tho .ff.,t of ron
dnring his rG"rt"r mil and Void mr. of
cXpo>ipr a stockhoIder Ia any liability
beyond th,. unpaid balance due ON the
sbgrrs If stork snhscriL,d for Lv lin,
ARTICLE VIII This oct of incorror-
afion may be rb,prnd modified mr. a.
tered. or this remuneration may no dis
s,I,ad H. or.orda5i.o |rith
of ..,.t;an ". - - ~ - a.
of tho General Assar,,LI,, F e. -,
I ouisioro f,r tba - Ion H. -
of the dissolution of tbjs cornoratiou b,.
the eyDiration of it's charter or otberv-iSc
its hu,iness and aff,irt sboIi DO LII
dated and Terminated nv brI. Iin,,ij.tlors
TO he selected by and from among tho
stock holders at tho Tnnetinr, vrbjrb sbau
decide In HUuidate Surb IiTuidators sbaU
have the mower and authority to sattI. oil
business and affairs of tbs cornoratio,,
In cas-, Of Jaath or disobiiity &c i,. a.
the said Iiquidators the suryivor ar sur.
vivors .L,Ii ,r,,,nin, " ,,I,', VI oni
cossors 10 him. or them from a,non,, H.
storEbnIdcrs - -''' "'i'0H9 'hV
The herald., 1920-06-24
CHARTER.

certified copy of the minutes of which
meeting is hereto attached for reference;
that they, the said appearcrs, are the
holders and owners of all the stock of the
said Corporation and that all of them were
present at said meeting, waving all legal
notices thereof, and participated therein {;
that the purpose of the said stockholders
meeting was TO consider the advisability
of so amending the charter of said cor
pOratiOn as to change the name thereof :;
that the said meeting was duly convened
and held at the dOmicile of the corpora
ton: and that at said meeting Il was the
unanimous desire and vote of all of said
stockholders that the name of said cor
pOration should be changed so as TO read :
IS. l.. Belknap Lumber & Export Com
pany, Inc.," all as will more fully appear
by the certified copy of the minutes of
said meeting hereto attached as afore-
said
Said appearers further declared that it
is therefore the unanimous desire of the
stockholders of said corporation, as evil
denced by said resolution, that Article L
of the charter of said corporation, as
passed originally before Joseph X. Bailey,
notary public, and recorded in the Mort
gage Office of the Parish of Orleans in
Book No. 1881. folio AS, be amended so
as to read as follows
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this cor
poration shall be the S. l.. Belknap Lum-
Der & Export Company. Inc, and its cor
ninety nine years. with all the corporate
powers granted by Act 267 of the Gen
eral Assembly of this State, Session or
1914"
Said appearers further declared that
they desired me. said Notary. to receive
the said amendment and place the same In
authentic form.
Wherefore, /, said Notary, hereby re-
ceive the said amendment to the charter Of
said corporation, by this public act, to
serve such future uses and purposes as
it may.
Thus done and passed in my Office at
the City of New Orleans. on the day, and
date herein first above written, in pres
ence of Messrs Leon Wolf, Jr.. and Walter
Il. GuOn, competent witnesses, who here
unto sign their names with the said ar
pearers and me, Notary, after due reading
of the whole.
(OrignaI signed)
s. l.. Belknap. Edwin Belknap, W. j.
Kearney, Alfred Leblanc.
Witnesses:
Leon Wolf. Jr.,
ALIENS BRIAN.
Notary Public
hereby certify that the foregoing
amendment of the charter of the Bclknap-
Parker Lumber e Export Company. Inc.
was this day duly recorded in the Mort
gage Office of the Parish of Orleans, In
NJ. o. Il. 12i2, folio -.
New Orleans. June 9Th. 1920.
EMILE J. LEONARD. by. II.
Deputy Recorder of Mortgages for the
Parish of Orleans.
! hereby certify the foregoing to be
true copy of the original.
New Orleans, June 9Th. 1920.
ALIENS BRIAN.
Notary Public.
Tune IO-I.-2i-July 1-S-15-
The herald., 1920-06-24
CHARTER.

| names and addresses hereto, and the mum
Der of shares for which they subscribe
so that this act of incorporation shall
serve as the original subscription list ia
the stock of this corporation.
ARTICLE X.-Any property transferred
to this corporation in consideration for
the issuance by it of its stock is described
and appraised according 10 law on the
inventory attached to this charter and Ia
| be read herewith.
ARTICLE XI.-Service of process shall
be made upon the president of this cor
pOration and in his absence. upon any
other officer, and otherwise according IL
law.
ARTICLE NII.-This corporation shall
exist and have succession for a period OF
ninety nine years.
ARTICLE XIII.-This corporation shall
be iquidated and dissolved pursuant to
the provisions of existing law relative
thereto.
Thus done and passed at New Orleans
La, on the day, month and year first
above written in the presence of the I'M
dersigned witnesses. residents of this city
who hereunto sign their names with said
appearerS and me, notary after due read
ing of the whole.
Original Signed: s. c. Jacobs, Pres.
,S21 bordeaux St. 81 10000 seventy five
shares; Jacob l.. Tavan, 1918 Amelia ST.
SIJOOOO, Sevcnty-five shares: Chas "
Epstein. 92j Louisiana Ave, $4,000, sew
cnty-fiye shares.
Witnesses:
J. bernard Cooke.
W. Il. Pierce.
SOL. WEISS.
Notary Public
I, the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the parish of Orleans,
state of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing act of incorpOr-
alton of The Triangle Manufacturing Co
Inc, was this day duly recorded in my
office. in book 1916, folio s.
New Orleans. May 18th. 1920
tSigncd): EMILE J. LEONARD, d. r.
y true copy of the original.
SOL. WEISS.
Notary Public
June l0-July IL.
The herald., 1920-06-24

United States of America. state of Louis
lana. Parish of Orleans. City of New Or
leans. BE it known, that on this 10Th
day of the month Of May, in the year OF
our Lord, one thousand. nine hundred and
twenty and of the Independence of the
United States Of America the one hundred
and forty fourth, before me, william j.:
Guste. n notary public. duly commissioned
and qualified. in and for this city and the
Parish of Orleans. therein residing, ana
in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared, l.. 4. Levy. secretary
of Goodman & Beer Company, Inc, a cor
pOratiOn duly organized and created I'M
der the laws OF the State Of Louisiana by
act passed before Philip Gensler, Jr., a
Notary Public. on the 10Th day of Feb
ruary, 1918. and duly recorded In Mort
gage Office in and for the Parish OF Or
leans. State Of Louisiana. in Book 1913.
Folio -. who declared that at n special
meeting of the stockholders of Goodman
& Beer Company, Inc, held at the Office
of the corporation. in this city, on the
18th day of May. 1920. at which meetirI
all of the capital stock OF said corpora
ton was represented by the holders and
owners thereof in person or by proxy, the
said stockholders waived and dispensed
with all previous notice or other fOrmali-
ties for the calling of such meeting, as
provided in the charter of the corpora
ton.
And that at said meeting OF the stock
holders. il was unanimously resolved that
Article III of the charter of the corpora
ton be amended so as to read as follows
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
S2l5 10000. and shall be divided into and
represented by 2,150 shares Of common
stock Of the par value Of $4,000 each
Said stock shall be paid for in cash, or
by property, or services actually rendered
to the corporation, or by other equivalent
Of cash, as provided by law, and in such
manner and at such times and in such
installments as the Board of Directors in
their unrestricted and unlimited dis
erection may determine.
This corporation shall become going
concern and shall be authorized to com
mence business IS soon as $500 10000 Of Its
capital stock shall have been subscribed
And that L. f. Levy, secretary Of the
corporation be and he Is hereby au-
thorized. empowered and directed to ap-
pear before any Notary Public in the City
Of New Orleans. to sign and execute any
act or deeds of amendment, and in fact
TO do anything requisite and necessary tC
carry out and to effect the foregoing
The herald., 1920-06-24
ACT OF AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
OF LOYAL REALTY COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
Nav 18th 1904

| United States of America, State of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans. BE it known that on this 18th
| day of the month of May in the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
| twenty, before me- Charles Schneidau, a
| notary public. duly commissioned and
qualified in and for the parish of Or
leans, state of Louisiana, therein resid-
ing, and in the presence of the witnesses
| hereinafter named and undersigned, per-
sOnally came and appeared Walter ID.
Bradley, the president and james L. Turn
bull, the secretary of the Loyal Realty
Company, Inc, n corporation organized
| under the laws OF Louisiana, domiciled in
this city, who declared that all necessary
legal requirements as provided by law
and the terms of the charter of this cor
poratiOn having been fully compiled with
! a meeting of stockholders of this cOrpOr-
alton was held on BIRD April, 1920 at
which all the stock was present or repre-
scented and proper resolution was adopted
| unanimously altering Article Three OF
the charter, duly certified copy of which
said resolution is annexed hereto as part
hereof, and that ut said meeting said ap-
bearers herein were authorized to take all
proper steps requisite to effect such
amendment
Said appearcrs in their respective off
ciaI capacities now declare that they do
hereby certify that at said meeting all the
stock being present represented the
said Article Three of the original act of
Incorporation was mOulfled, changed and
amended by proper resolution unanimous
ly adopted so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE III.-'The capital stock OF
the corporation shall be twenty five thou
sand dollars divided into and represented
by two hundred and fifty (25O) shares of
the par value of one hundred QOO) dol
lars per share, which shall be paid for
in cash"
And said appearerS further declare that
being empowered by proper resolution to
make this certificate and declaration for
and in behalf of said corporation as ap-
pears from the annexed certified COPY of
resolution, that the charter Of the Loyal
Realty Co, Inc, Article III shall here
after read as above set forth.
Thus done and passed at my office in
| the city OF New Orleans Louisiana on
the day, month and year herein first
above written, in the presence of Anna
| Naumann and Rita Mack competent wit
| their names with said appearers and me,
| notary, after due reading OF the whole
Original signed w. ID. Bradley. presi-
dent; Jas. +. Trumbull, secretary.
| Witnesses:
Anna Naumann.
| Rita Mack.
| CHARLES SCHNEIDAU.
| Notary Public.
| I, the undersigned Recorder Of Mort
| cages in and for the parish of Orleans
state Of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
! the above and foregoing act of amendment
| to the charter of the Loyal Realty Com
my office, in book 1912. folio 39S
New Orleans, June T. 1920.
lSisnedD EMILE ]. LEONARD, u. r.
| June l0-July -.