Americus times-recorder., 1923-08-25
TO ISSUE
NEW WINTER FOLDER
Americus Will Be Advertised il,
This as Winter Resort With
Tourist Accommodations

winter folder to be issue by that
railroad at an early date, and in
which Americus will occupy
prominent place.
F. j. Robinson, general passenger
agent, who is preparing the publi-
cation, will play up Americus as
one of the points of interest on the
line, with the attention of tourists
especially directed to the advantages
of this section as a winter resort.
i and has asked Secretary Henry P.
q Everett of the Chamber of Com
merce to cooperate with him in
the work. Secretary Everett today
4 completed an article descriptive of
Americus which is to be used in
the Forthcoming booklet and which
tells of the attractions of this COM
munity briefly. The article which
will be given circulation of more
than million copies, is as follows:
"Americus, having a population
of 9010 as shown by the 1920 CEN
sus, Is located on the line of the
Central of Georgia and Seaboard
AR Line railways, being the county
seat of Sumter County, Georgia.
Here is located the modern Wind
sor Hotel, with a guest capacity
of 100 room, every room having
outside exposure, and special rates
L
made for tourist parties. The rates
per day at this hostelry are $3.50.
S4,OO per day, and the hotel IS
provided with every modern i'm
y provement, having its own electric
and refrigerating plants as well as
as constant water supply furnish
ed by it's own artesian water.
The Ameircus municipal play
ground and swimming pool embrac-
es SIX acres within its bounds, and
this is available for recreation for
every tourist, while the links of the
Americus Golf club are located a
mile south of the city. The use Of
the links is by invitation only, bat
members of the Golf club, number
ing every business person of promi-
nence in the city are gen1ous in
securing the use CT these by visit
ing golfers.
The climate here is equal
throughout the year, with mean
maximum during the past nine
years of 87.1 and a mean minimum
Tor the same period of 64.6, or a
mean average temperature over that
period of 1853, these figures being
those of the U. S. official observer
stationed at Americus. There was
monthly rainfall during the same
period of 4;45, the same record
shows.
AT Americus is located the Rv-
lander theater, erected a few wears
ago at cost of $150,OOO which
furnishes the best TO moving pic
lures and road shows during sea
son, and near Americas there ara
= many points of especial interest to
tourists.
Principal among these is TIN
Natlonal cemetery at Anderson
VILE, where $4,000 Union soldiers
are buried, and which is located on
the Dixie highway, which radiateg
IN two directions from Ameircus
Agriculture constitutes the nrin-
cipal industry, with number of
cotton oil mills and industries
manufacturing agricultural ma
terlals, principally fertilizers locat-
ed at Americus.
The cotton warehouses of tho
clty handle annually approximate
~ $4,000 bales of cotton and a.
Vhe former Souther Field is a site
unparalleled in its adaptabilitv for
erecting a large cotton mill with
necessary cottages, etc.
Every religious sect has its o,y,,
mouse of worship in Americas ov-
cePt Jews, there being only a few
hebrews resident in the community
and the city's public schools are
OF the highest standard, being nm
the accredited list of the Universit,,
OF Georgia and other institutions
Of learning. - '0'iS
7 In Sumter county the consoIi
""'ed school is the rule rather than
an exception, with students trans
ported from their homes to these
schools in trucks supplied fre bv
county authorities, while at Ameri-
Gus is located the Third Distrio+
Agricultural and Mechanical school
with annual registration of annroxi'
mately two hundred, and a camnus
ol more than a hundred and fiftv
acres This school has its own herd
ana flocks and annually produces
upon the school farm more than
sufficient to feed the entire student
oody, with provision made for in
structing students in the cannino
and preservation of fruits and vepe-
tables.
Lovelace. Eve is president of the
Chamber Of Commerce at Ameri-
D Gus and Henry P Everett. secro-
J tary-manager, with a representative