Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-08
GEORGIA WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

MACON Work soon to be under
way on 100000 auditorium.
ATLANTA-Outlook for states peach
and apple crops best on record.
MARIETTA-Solid carload of auto
mobile parts, largest single shipment
of parts ever received in distict, un-
loaded at Butler Motor Car Plant for
distribution.
Freight rates on Georgia farm pro-
ducts 10 per cent less than in 1921,
except on grain and grain products,
reduction of wheat 16 per cent and on
coarse grain FL per cent.
QUITMAN-South Georgia Grocery
Company to erect $4,000 brick build
ing on South Washington street.
CEDARTOWN - Operation started
in new plant of United States Finish
ing Company, remodeled Josephine
mills
HAZELHURST - Copiah Lumber
Company of Crystal Springs opens
lumber yard here.
Plans formulating for re-organiza-
ton OF Georgia & Florida railroad and
construction of 90 miles of track from
Augusta to Greenwood in this state.
MANCHESTER Daily bus service
to be established between this city
and Columbus.
There are al commercial hatcheries
in Georgia having total combined ca
pacity of approximately 100000 eggs;
average of six matches from each plant
made during season; value of seasons
output around 100000.
ATLANTA-Southern railway extend
ing Inman yards west of city, in
creasing capacity to 1000 cars.
SAVANNAH-Chapin- Sacks Corpor-
alton to establish modern cold storage
plant in this city.
GRAY-Fund of $4,000 made avail
able for upkeep of Jones county roads.
WAYCROSS Memorial bridge on
Waycross-B -Blackshear road nearing
completion; hard surfacing of Dixie
Highway south of city practically
completed.
CORDELE-Movement launched for
development of large power project
on Flint river for benefit of Corde1e
and Americus.
JACKSON-Shipment of Butts coun-
ty yams forwarded to Hamilton, Ber-
muda.
COLUMBUS-Columbus Electric &
Power Company awaiting permission
to construct 120 feet dam at Bart1ett's
ferry; ultimate development of $4,000
horsepower projected.
Georgia spent $19,275866 on public
schools in 1923.
Congressional river and harbors COM
mittee to provide for survey of Alta
maha river system. including Oconee
and Ocmulgee rivers, with view to
promoting drainage and navigation.
DUBLIN-Georgia Yam Curing Co.,
contracts for 200 acres of sweet pota-
toes in Laurens County.
WAYCROSS-Business men making
effort to secure establishment of to-
bacco warehouse here.
THOMASTON- Thomaston Cotton
Mills and Peerless Mills running on
full-time schedule; 200 houses being
built to accommodate additional EN-
ployes
SYLVESTER - Joining other rail
roads in encouraging poultry industry,
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic rail-
way begins operation of poultry train
Federal department of labor reports
that 'little unemployment is noted in
industrial and building lines in Geor-
gia and the farms are finding ample
help"
MACON-Contract awarded at $26,806
for completing basement of county
court house
| DOUGLAS-Coffee county farmers
planting 1896 acres OF cucumbers, en-
couraged by last years profits on same
crop
ATLANTA-State public service com
mission gives railroads permission to
grant industries in Decatur, East
Point, College Park, Lakewood and
other suburban points the same rates
provided for Atlanta industries; will
save suburban industries 10 to II cents
per hundred pounds on frst-class
freight