Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27
PACKERS HANDS FOREVER TIED BY COURT
ROUSINC RALLY
FUR COMMUNITY
HELD AT LESLIE
Importance OF Other
Towns To County
Is Shown

One of the largest meetings in con-
nection with the Chamber of Com
merce campaign was held yesterday
! afternoon at Leslie. A dozen or ff-
teen Americas men, including John
| Sheffield, W. W. Dykes, the Rev. Carl
Minor, j. Lewis Ellis, W. M. Jones,
G. L. Williams, Joseph Perkins, secre-
| tary-manager of the Chamber of Com
merce, and General Foster, director
of the campaign, went over in cars
Immediately following the MONDAY
luncheon Of the team workers. They
made the dust fly, arriving at Leslie
at O'Clock, central time. A fire was
blazing in the stove in the center of
the WOodmen's Hall and soon after
the arrival of the party, the chairs
were all filled with citizens of Les
lie and neighborhood. The presiding
officer was G. c. Thomas, of Cobb
The first speaker was w. W. Dykes.
He emphasized the importance of or
ganizing Sumter county to work for
ths future.
A few years ago." he said, when
the Hun was knocking at our door we
just got together. We had to. And
we did the job. We can do anything
if we get together. When people are
organized and working together for
something good, they are bound to
win. Sumter county stands at the
head of all counties in Georgia in agri-
cultural products. 1t is second in all
the South. 1t is third in all the
country. We want it to go forward.
Must Get Together.
! I'VE have got to get together for
two things, to serve and to understand
each other better The counties
around us are looking to Sumter
county for leadership. Two men from
other counties walked into the Cham.
ber of Commerce headquarters this
morning and signed up.
"One of the livest projects in Sum,
ter county is the packing house. II
promises to be great boon to the
region. We can grow from 200 tC
400 bushels of sweet potatoes to the
acre, but there is no market for them
If we had community market We
could go in for more diversity in farm
ing. Cotton prices are made in the
north. If we had cotton factory
here, and we could have one for the
extra cent a pound that cotton woulc
bring if we had mill, we would moi
be at the mercy of others for the
making of the price for cotton. W.
must get together and work together
and stick together. Then we can ge
anything we want. The time viii
soon come when our posterity will
take note of what we have done fo
the benefit of the county. We ar,
trustees for our children.
: owe must get together with def
mite plan and go after it and get it
This is your Chamber of Commerce.
Then John Sheffield was intro
duced.
For Our Children.
This meeting" said he, lis par
of a movement in the interest of ev
cry citizen in Sumter county. w
want this to be a better place t.
bring up our children in. We want t.
make an investment and to put som
man power behind it. Then tn
Chamber of Commerce will he'll
everybody"
The third speaker was DR.. Minor
who said he was a citizen of Sumte
county by choice. 81 have travelle
in many lands and over many seas,
he said, "and would rather live il
Sumter county than anywhere else
You have come to a border land o
great promise. Now are you goin
to go over, or going back and peris
in the wilderness for four years. lie
: Americus be the hub Of your effor
, and you be the spokes and the felloe.
/ The spokes and the felloes are a
necessary for progress as the hub
progress is to be made. have neve
seen so many citizens of Americas an
! Sumter county leave their business t
/ work for anything as they are doin
for the Chamber of Commerce"
General Foster closed the prograr
of speakers by outlining the plans fo
reorganization, and discussing som
of the needs of the county and ar
swering questions.
The interest in the project wa
clearly keen. Following the meetin
John Sheffield and T. M. Furlow re
NAMED to solicit memberships.
The team workers did not meet thi
afternoon, but will gather for suppe
ut the Tea Room this evening at
O'clock for report.
( SCOUTS MEET AT 6 Pm.