Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-06
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munity will not be prosperous UNI
less the farmers are prosperous.
The recommendations Of the commit
tee as to "a constructive program
for the years work here arc as fol
lows:
TO the President and Members
of the Chamber of Commerce Of
Americas and sutmer county.
@Gentlemen; Your Committee ap-
pointed to prepare and submit q
program for the 1924 activities Of
this body begs to report as fol-
lows:
q. As agriculture is the bass
Of wealth in this county, the cora
munity will not prosperous I'M
less the farmers are prosperous.
q. Cotton being the main crop
it follows that every effort should
be made to make cotton farming
profitable and to do this it is nee-
lessary to encourage the farmer to
Iso supplement his cotton crop with
both food and feed crops that ha
may be Abe to live at home" and
check the drain on his resources in
buying the products Of other see
TONS This supplemental diversiii-
ication can be practiced under the
INSTRUCTION and with the advice of
his banker, the County Farm Agent
and such special agencies as may
be organized to assist him in ware
housing, preparing for market and
marketing of such surplus as he
may have to dispose Of after taking
care of farm needs.
"3. In addition to the facilities
for taking care of the cotton crop,
There are at present two agencies
at work or in process of organization
to handle part of this surplus, j. e.,
the swce potato curing house and
the proposed creamery. The i'm
fluence of our membership should
be exerted to make both enterprises
successful.
"A. A movement has started to
make cash crop of tomatoes. Prop
erly fostered this may be of consi-
derable incidental value to the
county and may lead to the grow
ing of other truck crops and to the
establishment Of both packing
houses and a cannery to prepare and
market the surplus not consumed at
rome or disposed of locally.
IS. As a surplus crop or lead
ling to the development Of one fer
the future, it would be Of import
ance to urge upon every farmer the
planting of fruit and pecan trees.
By adopting a conservative sche-
dule of definite number of trees
to be planted each year based on
Ibis total acreage and placed WHERE
There would be minimum of in
Interference with his staple ready
money crops, there would occur a
steady enhancement in value of his
4 lands and in time bring handsome
Ireward Tor his efforts.
| IS. A beginning may be made
in placing Americas on the indus
trial map by wise development of
the Government property at Souther
Field which will soon be sold at pub
lic outcry. A proponderance Of the
answers to the Committees cues
tionnarie shows leaning toward
some form of cotton factory as .he
best solution of the problem of
what to do with it. Not only would
a cotton factory offer local mar
ket for some of Sumter's cotton,
but there is already the nucleus of
mill village which should in time
grow to be a town which connected
| with Americas by railroad and per.
] haps by bus and trolley lines, woula
enhance the value of Americas as q
trading center.
u ut would probably be desirable to
organize local capital for the pur-
1 pose of assuring and controlling
the development of this great asset
and invite outside capital and talenr