The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-30
GEORGIA WEEKLY
NDUST'AL REVIEW


Secretary Hoover says there is
no unemployment in the
country. National Industrial Con-
ference Board finds that wages now
have higher purchasing power than
at their peak in 1920.
Administrator to be spent
constructing state and national high
way to Wyatt.
Macon--1S, 000-horse power cleo
trio plant to be constructed at cost
Of between $1,50O,OOO and $4,000
900 by Macon Railway and Light
Company.
Lagrange-75l6 bales Of cotton
ginned in Troup county this season
prior to October 10.
Carrollton-M Machinery for Car
rollton Knitting Company's new mill
on Depot street to be installed at
once.
Establishment Of numerous cream
cries in Southern Georgia resulting
in farmers importation Of much
Macon-Bankers Life & Health
pure bread cattle.
Company to erect new office building
on Cotton avenue and First street.
Savannah-Plant to be located in
this city for manufacture of fabri-
Gated steel.
Atlanta-Contract awarded for
construction of new girls high
school building at cost of $128,500.
1923 crops in this state said to
be worth $24O,O00,0O0.
Fivepoints-New street car tracks
being laid.
Observation-Disclosures of roadway
connecting functions of Hill Crost
avenue and new Columbus road plan
ned.
Claxton-Gulf Refining Oil Com
pany to erect new plant at cost of
$4,000.
Plans for new stadium for Geor-
gia Tech. University under consid-
Grafton.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES under
way on section of Dixie highway in
Doughtery and Mitchell counties.
Moultrie-Carload of Hereford
steers unloaded at local stock yards
valued at $1,785.
Sparta-Extensive repairs being
made at Savings Bank building.
Macon-Georgia Peach Growers
Exchange capitalized at $4,000
given charter to operate in this city.
Boston & Maine Railroad puts into
effect plan of group life insurance
with sick and accident benefits af-
fecting $500 mechanical workers.
Total amount involved, 1000, 900.
Investment Bankers Association,
convention at Washington, pledged
support to Postmaster General New
in suppressing sale Of fraudulent
securities. Government officials esti-
mated American public was ted ST.
OOO,000,000 in such securities during
the last year.
Authorities say that proposed COM
prehensive Interstate "super-power"
system would work annual saving to
users of electricity in New England
and Middle Atlantic states of $780,
100000 and 5O,O00,OOO tons of coal,
on ivestment of $3.50, 1000.
In the annual report of the South
ern Railway Company it is shown
that diversified farming and animal
husbandry are bringing. marked i'm
provement in Dixie's agriculture.
In one state the peach crop
amounted to lightweight hundred
carloads.
Production of tobacco is increas-
ing rapidly and yielding substantial
traffic.
Building activity has been wide
and well sustained, one of its partic
ularly gratifying aspects being the
large number of school houses both
in urban and in rural communities.
Southern iron and steel have had
thriving year, important additions
are being made to plant capacity.
The stride of the cotton textile
industry continues in seven league
boots. During the twelve month end
ed July 81, 1923, the net increase
in southern spindles was $4,000 as
compared with $4,000 for all the rest
of the United States.
Notable, too, is the years growth
IN dyeing, bleaching and finishing
plants have gone up and three others
are under construction.