Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-02
HONEST INVESTORS AND
CROOKED SHARPERS

F1ONES NNtS OkS AND
CROOKED SHARPERS.
Sumter county's splendid cot
ton crop this year will turn the
eyes of both honest investors and
crooked sharpers to this section.
Each will recognize possibilities
here for the man with brains.
We will meet the honest in
weston with open arms. If there is
here what he desires and he is
willing to pay a fair price, Sum
ter county will be glad to welcome
MIN.
But beware of the other crew,
she fellow with "INVESTMENT
PROPERTIES" in "THE LARGE
CITY," who wants to swap these
for your splendid farm lands.
Along this line, a very timely note
Of warning is sounded by the AL
bany Herald:
Trading South Georgia farm
lands for sO-called income prop
critics. in Chicago, St. Louis,
Kansas City and other cities of
the middle west is becoming
more or less popular-more pop
ular than it will be when the
matter is better understood and
less popular than it should be
now.
"a gentleman who has had
some experience in this partic-
ular field of barter and who
thinks it is well to warn South
Georgia land owners, writes The
Herald letter in which he
makes this statement:
" 4 think the people of this
section should be made wise on
this game, and saved before they
absolutely give away their lands.
l was in Chicago from January,
1921, to May, 1922, trying to do
this very stunt, and unless you
are willing to absolutely give
your farm away, and assume
loan on city property for all it's
value, it's waste of time to fool
with it. y
The Dawson News, our delight
full neighbor, commenting on this
editorial from the Albany Herald,
says:
This reminds us of the time
not so very many years ago when
numerous persons throughout
this section who had prospered
more or less wanted to extend
their operations, and conceived
the very erroneous idea that they
could put it over" the Atlanta
real estate sharks. The result
was that they soon found they
had lost valuable South Georgia
property, and had in its stead
equities" in Atlanta real estate
that was encountered for more
than it was worth. They picked
en- clean. The man or woman
who has south Georgia land had
sest swing to it with tight grip
nd give the fellows who wish to
trade income properties in cit
les a wide berth"
When such opportunities are
presented, ga and consult your
banker He is in position to give
such good advice and it may the
means of preventing you from
making a bad investment.
On the other hand, if the prop
osition is a good one for you, your
banker will be the first to recog-
nize it and advise you accordingly
But beware of the fellow who
has something good" to offer-a
chance to make a fortune quick.
The value of Sumter county
lands comes from their fertility,
the climate and the ability of the
man behind the plow." However,
we must not overlook the splen-
did help accorded the farmers by
the county agent-the farm dem
enstfator.
Sumter county is a pioneer in
community hog sales in the South,
and the success of these sales is
largely due to the efforts put forth
by Sumter's county agent =
George 0. Marshall.
The county agent is one of the
greatest assets of the county.
Much of the credit in combating
successfully the boil weevil is also
due him, and his help is vital from
now on, for the fight is not yet
won. He should receive the CO
operation and kindly assistant Of
every business man in the county
While his work is directly on thu
+. farm, still the success of his eff