The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-05
GEORGIA WEEKLY
NDUST'AL REVIEW

Farm crops are moving and ag-
gregate return to farmers will be
well in excess of last year. Indus
trial development and steady en-
ployment continue. Hold down
taxation and eliminate labor radical
ism to assure permanent prosperity.
Elberta-Guft Coast Citrus Ex-
change building new packing house
here.
Newman-New club house to be
erected on camp ground at Lake
I Raymond.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS construc-
ton program of Bell System making
rapid progress.
Valdosta-New warehouse to be
erected.
Dawson-Strawberry growers of
this section pledge 800 acres for ex-
tensive development.
Sparta-Cotton and corn crops in
Hancock county this season show
heaviest yield in years.
Perry-Survey near town shows
large deposits of limestone, Fuller's
earth and Ignite.
Bule Springs-Contracts let for
construction of $1,OOO,OOO textile
dyeing and finishing plant.
Acknowledgement of Georgia Pow
er Company to enlarge hydro-elec-
trio plant to $1,000 hip. at cost of
I$4,32O,OOO.
Observation-Disclosures of new
Critchfeld building completed.
Valdosta-Plans made for the ex-
tension of Georgia and Florida Rail-
way Line to South Carolina.
Canton-Canton Telephone Com
pany to increase stock from $780,
900 to $4,000; $4,000 to finance ex-
tensions and improvements.
Macon-Erection of new $780,
600 auditorium planned.
Misunderstanding of Ellaville
road between this county and Schley
county completed.
la-Reconstructio of apart
ments and a number of stores and
Offices planned at cost of $6,000,000.
Canton-New cotton mills under
construction to employ $50 to 700
additional workers.
Macon-Contract to be awarded
for construction of new boys high
school building.
Atlanta-$6O,00O available for
enlargement of Riverside academy in
this city.
Tifton-Sales at local tobacco
market run over $4,000 lbs. day.
Savannah-$72,OOO monthly pay
roll Of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
in this city.
Augusta-$34O,O00 to be spent
for completion of paving projects
under way in state.
Administration Railway Sys-
tenn operated 173 special peach
trains from this city during the sea-
son.
Juliette-Price & Lester flour
mills near Locust Grove being en-
larged.
Perry-Clenchfie Portland Ce-
ment Company to erect $3,O0O,OOO
plant with capacity of 1000 bbls.
cement daily.
Many South Georgia counties are
this year making killing" with to-
bacco as substitute cash-crop for
cotton.
Moultrie-Contract let for re-
construction of dam across Notch
away creek to cost 100000.
Young Harris-New Lawson Peel
dormitory on campus of Young Har-
ris college nearing completion.
Macon-New 1O,OOO,OOO-gal. raw
water pump to be purchased by city.
Savannah-631 employees in re-
pair works of Central of Georgia
Railway shops with monthly pay
roll of $4,000, $4,000 a month
spent for materials.
Americus-$108,0O0 First Metho-
dist church under construction.
Bainbridge-Two new bridges to
be constructed in this vicinity at
cost of $4,000.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at South
eastern fair grounds nearing COM
pleation.
Quitman-Contract let for seven
carloads of ebert to be used for
streets paving.
Americas public utilities. exclu-
sive of steam railroads, represent a
total investment of 10000 900,
That is more than four times the
investment in the steel industry. It
is several times the amount invested
in oil or automobile industries.
Huckleberries are bing added to a
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