Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-04-06
Enthusiastic Meet of Business Men
and Farmers At Crystal Lake
All To Co-Operate In Remedyins
Business Depression

Cooperation of the active business
men and farmers and bankers was
outlined as the remedy for the present
depression in business and the safe
guard agoinst future recurrence of the
same at the we'll attended gathering
OF selected men from Turner. Tiff
Worth, Irwin, Crisp and Ben Hill
counties, held at Crystal Lake. at the
invitation of the Turner COUNTY Roard
OF OF Trade, Friday Evening. Hon. Geo,
l. Belts. OF Ashburn presided and in
splendid array of the conditions ex-
iisting, and possible remedies for same.
introduced the speakers for the day,
among the foremost was Mr.. Roland
turner, Agricultural expert for South
ern Railway, whose enthusiasm for
dairy cattle, poultry and diversified
ton is unlimited.
Mr.. Turner made the startling as
sertlon that over six million dollars
are annually sent out of Georgia for
dairy products alone, which money
should by all means be kept at home
and spent with Our Georgia farmers.
II they will produce the necessary
quantities of cream, butter and cheese.
Tor which this enormous sum is spent.
Other millions leave the state for
poultry and eggs, which of all farm
crops are. the easiest raised and, the
most neglected in Georgia, according
to Mr.. Turner, Cooperative efforts
between town and country are essen
tial features in the proper development
OF this neglected wealth and steps
should be taken by the towns to get
the farmers to raise more of these pro-
ducts.
Mr., H. G. Hastings, president of
the Georgia Association, who followed
Mr.. Turner, spoke of the the proposed
work to be done by his association in
the securing of settlers for the many
millions of acres that are idle in Geor-
gia and urged the counties represent
ed to join the association in bringing
about an influx of Northern farmers
to this country.
Clement S. Aucker of the Seaboard
Air Line gave the most striking illus
tration of the force of advertising
States resources in showing the com
paratlve advertising space used bv
the people of California in advertising
their commodities and its resources
and that of the best advertised state
IN the South, Florida. In one months
issues of the National Magazines, Mr..
fucker found scores of pages used by
calitornians and barely a one column
In the same issues for the state of
r lorda. No wonder that the lands of
California sell from four to six humid
red dollars per acre, and lands more
fertile in the South in Georgia. sell
from ten to forty dollars an acre and
not much more in Florida, said the
speaker
Judge Hudson of Michigan, a visitor
near Sylvester, spoke very encourage
ing for the future of the agricultural
possibilities of this section and made
most Favorable comparisons with
those OF his own section, where the
snow lies on the ground for six months
OF the year and housing for animals
becomes serious and expensive prop
osition.
A splendid barbecue was served the
visitors after the speaking. Attending
the affair were:
From Ashburn-Rev. L. P. Chat
field, J. Lawrence, L. w. Hardy. Jno.
Raines, J. H. Adams, H. B. Rails. Sr
J. T. Johnson, C. H. Bishop. E. W.
Coney, Geo: T. Belts, r, L. Belts, DIR.
and Mrs. w. L. Story, J. L. Evans,
n, V; Larsen, E. A. Rogers, C. E.
:Ihrasher, J. R. Brown, Jr, w. K. lem
klns, J: F. jenkins, G. C. Mckenzie,
). M. Mckenzie of Atlanta. now So
lourning in Ashburn, !. H. Johnson.
Banker of Woodstock, Co., Turner
County land owner.
Grom Tifton-W. H. Willis, farm
er, S. A. Yeomans, Merchant, B. Y.
Wallace, president board of trade, w.
r. Algee, secretary board of trade. 7.
H. Young, farmer, R. C. Ellis, attor-
ney, state senator, S. w. Star, direc-
tor Coastal Plains station, T. E. Phil
lips, chairman county commissioners,
John L. Herring, Editor Gazette, H.
Kent, Merchant, R. w. Goodman,
Treasurer Cotton Mills, +. IT. Cory,
president of Wade-Cofry Co., ]. J.
Rooney, Hotel proprietor and farmer,
HID. Webb, farmer, w. T. Hargrett,
city manager, E. P Bowen, banker.
From Sycamore-Drs. w. A. Harr-
ison and H. M. Belflower, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. w. Green, Homer Adams, G..
w: Warren, Mrs T. N. Bussey.
From Ocilla-Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
Paulk, Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Hudson,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. ]. Henderson, Mr..
and Mrs. J. P. Cox, Mrs. H. w. Dis
mukes, c. A. Walker, G. G. Meeks,
Mrs. Cora Mcmillan of Osierfield.
From Cordele-J. M. Hunt, DR.. T.
J. Macarthur, Lewis Miller, Geo. T.
Morris, Miss Lou Hamilton, Home
Economic Agent.
From Fitzgerald. ]. Dorminey,
w. A. Adams, S. G. Pryor, ]. H. Dor
miny, Isadore Gelders, C. A. New
conner, ]. c. Glover, T. H. Owens, E.
L. Dorminy, DR.. c. T. Owens, Roscoe
Kimball
From Sylvester-G. w. Hillhouse,
T. c. Jeffords, A. K. McGill, J. H.
Hillhouse, A. H. Hinson, J. D. Hall,
Prof. J. o. Kinneman, Prof. G. 1.
Martin, J. F. Oliver of the State Col
lege Of Agriculture, J. A. Johnson of
Macon, District agent and J. M. ORA
per of the Southern R. R. Develop
ment Department.