Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-14
MARKE TING

MARKETING
Especial attention given proposition providing
adequate marketing facilities for surplus farm products Through the
ned efforts of the Chamber Of Commerce and the County AGENT
Of dollars worth Of products live
Sumter County farmers at satisfactory prices.
INDUSTRIAL. POWER
For several months least two communities have been giving active
attention the matter Of securing cheap hyr0eecc power for Americas
benefits of cheap and unlimited power for industrial purposes
ADVERTISING
More than 1000 pieces of advertising have been prepared and
section of the United States we'll points Cuba Mexico Canada
AND o so1 4 R full v! page ] o b b9s carried
Anecus and of them have stopped here during the
TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
During the year just ended the Chamber of Commerce has handled
eleven cases OF rates and secured reductions in every
would place the with South Georgia
the application being acted favoaby filed with railroads request
to discontinue stopping trains Jackson Street and Cotton
Avenue which granted protested to Central of Georgia Railway
trains from the North Florida points which secured the desired
results and Americas advertised regular stops handled
Fly proposed change up Freight Traffic
recently been established charge of P through freight
of Americas, and claims filed and collected
SUMTER COUNTY FAIR
The Sumter County Fair Association organized and
by the Chamber of Commerce during the of 1920 Sufficient
funds the successful promotion of annual fair
through the sale of stock and County second fair held
week of November 9Th l3 pronounced successful
ed in the South in 1920 lost thousands Of dollars the Sumter County
hion sustained actual loss of less than per those who made
i possible by subscribing to its stock
ARKANSAS VISITORS ENTERTAINED
Through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce. special
carrying 100 of the leading farmers bankers and business of Arkansas
Americas August End for the purpose of learning how Sume
County farmers have made of agricultural pursuits and e
study methods of dverscation fertilization cooperation The
party taken the county automobiles and royalty entertained BY
citizens of Americas Leslie and Plains As direct result of the here
Of these leading citizens of the of Arkansas AHercus and Sumter
County have received larger volume of favorable and effective publicity
would have been possible through the expenditure of hundreds
dollars through other mediums.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
The Chamber of Commerce has been fully alive thu
lest interests of the community the of public utilities
Vigorous and effective action taken to beten OF
electric service; protests filed with the Railroad Commission
Georgia against increased applied for and representatives, this
organization visited Atlanta for the Of appearing before the Com
person Efforts of the Chamber of Commerce. with the
authorities cooperating served foresta the full increase applied o
by the Lighting Company, only small temporary advance be
allowed AS direct result of the work of your Chamber Commerce
this single proposition the people of Americas saved thousands
dollars annually.
ADVERTISING AND SOLICITING SCHEMES
Valuable has rendered
ygaion of advertising and soliciting schemes by the Chamber
Commerce Twenty-Five propositions handled and reports
thereon In least instances hundreds of dollars saved