The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
GEORGIA WEEKLY
INDUSTAL REVIEW

city, town an community can de its
part by cooperating with new indus
tries, keeping taxes within reason
liable bounds and preventing disturb
ancc of sound working conditions.
Savannah-Crane Company pur.
chases property on northeast cornol
of West Broad and Bryan streets,
will remodel for own use.
Satatesboro-New Primitive Bap-
fist church under construction.
Contract let for road construction
in Rabun, Richmond and Banks coun.
ties at total cost of $4,000.
Atlanta-State Bureau Of Cost
Markets reports this seasons lima
bean crop heaviest in years,
Georgia's wealth was increased
100000 last twelve months by
development of the poultry industry.
Observation-Disclosures Collier C I'm
pany to treble plant production with
in next II months.
Undergraduates of Southern
Pecan Growers Exchange complet-
Cd.
Atlanta-State tobacco crop to be
in excess Of 100000 lbs, accord
ng to Georgia Cooperative Crop
Reporting Service.
Three new cotton mills under con-
struction in northern Georgia in
volve expenditure Of $40,000,000
and when additional units are COM
pleter 100000. American Thread
is building thread mill at Dalton,
first unit to cost 100000, with
eventual expenditure of $5,000,0O0.
Stark Mills, subsidiary of Interna-
tional Cotton, building 100000
plant at Hogansville. Walton Cot
ton Mill is building $1,OOO,0OO adj
dition at Monroe. All are under di-
rection of Lockwood, Greene &
Company.
Fort Valley-Street improvement
program under way.
Camilla Oil & Fertilizer
Company reopened and operating
full time.
Observation-Disclosures of new
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge
over Withlacoochee river to begin
soc2.
Douglas-375 acres of cucumbers
planted for fall crop in this section
Macon-Contract let for construc-
ton Of new boys high school cost
ing 344,4O4.77. Work to begin i'm
mediately.
Albany-New Dixie highway
opened to traffic at this point.
Savannah-County commissioners
to purchase modern dredge.
Moultrie bales of cotton gin.
ned in this county prior to Septem.
Der 1.
Canilla-Plans being made fol
paving streets.
Suwanee-Ncw Baptist church
completed.
Quitman-Brooks count y plans
improvement of many bridges.
Gordon-New road building equip
ment delivered to county commits
sioners.
Carrollton-Knitting mill costing
100000 planned, 200 workers to be
employed.
West Point-Contrac awarded fol-
construction Of new boys high
school costing $291,000.
6,000,626 new members added to co.
operative marketing associations
throughout state.
Macon-Chamber of commerce
planning establishment of civic builc
ing.
Gainesville-More than 100000
spent for additions and improve
ments at Riverside Military Acad
envy, 25 acres added to campus.
! Sylvester-Contract let to Soutl
Georgia Public Servec Company fol-
hydroelectric power.
Atlanta-New 100000 Edwin P
Johnson school under construction.
Breezy Hills-Plans being made
for erection of now Appleton church
home.
Reports from southern states in
dictate that large numbers of negroe!
who migrated North and West il
spring and summer have returned tt
South, due to approach of cottor
picking season and cold weather il
North and West.
Aplan for the electrifcation of tn
farm and the introduction of variou
labor-saving deveces operated b,
ton, will command the attention G
electricity among the roural popula
the National Electric Light Associa
ton during the coming months.