Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-02-21
CAIRO HOST TO
GEORGIA EDITORS
Wonderful Progress, Due to Coop
Grafton Between Town and Coun-
try in Evidence Everywhere

caro-, the progressive little capito
OF Grady County was host to about
l40 editors of the Georgia Press AS
soc1at1on last week, all of whom re.
turned 10 their respective homes thor
oughly impressed with the lessons oil
cooperation learned from the citi-
zens of that hustling town. The en-
tertalnment was elaborate, made pos
sible only by the splendid harmony
existing among the people of Cairo, all
OF whom seemed bent upon doing lust
little more than was expected of each
by the community to make the visit OF
the editors a success.
The city's prosperity, and it is in
evidence everywhere, is largely built
around the syrup industry of the
county, which is said to be the largest
syrup market in the world, this years
crop amounting to about 10000 barrels
OF cane syrup. Two years ago, when
the price of syrup had slumped, the
producers of the county organized a
COOPERATIVE Syrup Marketing asso-
CATION and with the financial assist
ance of the government, managed to
save their crop and turn failure into
success
COOPERATIVE Marketing has since
become the watchword of the entire
community and prosperity seems to be
firmly established for the farmer as
well as the businessmen of the county.
The town and county are working in
unity for the upbuilding of all and in
consequence they prospered.
Besides syrup, the county markets
large quantities of pecans and are
planting additional orchards. Veee-
tables, melons and cantaloupes ARE
extensively grown in the county. which
are marketed thru a marketing asso-
citation. The county's splendid roads
made it possible for a trip over the
entire county, which left lasting inn
preston of the we'll developed farm
ing sections, with its many pretty
country homes.
The editors are indebted to Editor
Wind of the Cairo Messenger for this
opportunity to visit one of the garden
Aspots of Georgia, to- the people of
cairo and Grady county for the splen-
did hospitality during their two days
stay in the little city.
State Port Project Sold to Editors
Savannah entertained the Press as
ISOLATION Saturday night and Sunday
arriving in the Getty by the Sea"
over the Atlantic Coast Line, which
road had provided a solid Pullman
train to convey the editors to Savan-
nah where the party arrived at CTS
Saturday evening, the entire party
being entertained by the city at the
Hotel De Soto, where several hun
dred of the leading citizens of Savan-
nah joined the party at banquet, at
which Georgia was the theme. A
few of the editors from the interior
would lay claim to knowing the pos
sibilities of port for the develop
ment of the States resources. the in
formation gained at this gathering
wirsuaave far-reaching effect, should
the QUESTION of State Port become an
issue during the coming months.
In brief. a State Port. as outlined
by its promoters, does on a large
scale for the farmer what the local
cooperative marketing associations
are attempting to do for him at his
home town, act as a distributing ag-
ency for the surplus crops. at whatev-
er nature, of the farms. and distribute
them as needed to the markets of the
world. The plan is to secure 1egis-
lative action to present the question
OF establishing a state owned Port in
one Of the Atlantic seaports in Geor-
gia and build warehouses and refrig-
Grafton plants fer the proper care of
the products OF farm. factory or mine,
which would enable cargo shipments
to foreign countries of such products
as are principally grown or manufac-
turcd in Georgia.
The benefits of such extensive mar
keting facilities are obvious and if the
citizens of Georgia will give their con-
sent to- enter upon this extensive scale
every nook and corner of Georgia will
reap its proportionate benefit from its
establishment.