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NEW ORLEANS COTToN

NEW ORLEANS, July 23.-The cot ton market was strong and active today, and prices were on the upgrade from start to finish. except for a brief re- action of about 30 points following the issue of the weekly weather and crop summary, which was more favorable than expected. The close was virtually at the top, showing net gains fer the day of 156 to 162 points on new-crop positions. The July position locally was not active and did not trade above 29.OSc, and closed at that figure, or 3S points net higher for the day, while the 34.S0c, or 1S5 points up oppthe day and 572 points above the closing price in New Orleans.
 Liverpool was very much higher than due at the time of the opening here, and that fact was largely responsible for the opening advance. Private SadviceS soon began coming in intimating that the drouth in Texas, north Louisiana and in the western belt generally was becoming serious and the crop as a consequence was deteriorating.
 temporary reaction was caused dur. ing the morning by a more favorable weekly weather and crop summary than l expected. Texas reported 20 stations with maximum temperatures of 100 to l 104 degrees. The advance was stimu- lated during the afternoon by London advices to the effect that the repara- tiOns conference there had agreed to the guarantees demanded by the interna- tiOnal bankers for floating a big Ger man loan.
 NEW ORLEANS COTTON
 NEW ORLEANS. July 23-Following are today q opening. high. low and closing prices on the New
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CnrTnN sEEn nIL

NEW YORK, July 23.-Cotton seed oil advanced to a new high level to- day on heavy buying for western ac- count and urgent demand from shorts, prompted ty the bullish demonstration in lard and other commodity markets. Closing bid were near top and 32 to 5s points net higher. Sales, 36.5o0 bar rels. Tenders, 100 barrels. Prime crude, 1O.75c nominal; prime summer yellow spot, 12.7Oc bid; July closed 12.67c; September, 4-.67c; october. 11.s1c; De- 10.75c al, bid.
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HUBR ARD BROS. & co,

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special eonBignments of spot cotton fer delivery.
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DRY GOOns

NEW YORK, July 23.-A broader h. auiry developed for cotton cloths in
 he unfinished state today. Business Vas restricted by the unwilIinkness of hills to contract ahead at current low prices. Quotations rose sharply in. the yarn market but little new business Developed at the higher prices asked. Wool goods markets appeared steady and stronger hopes were entertained Ebf a good fall trade. Burlaps held 5teady here with buying of moderate proportions. Silks showed a steady gain in demand, notably for some of
 he popular priced crepes. Knit goods were quiet although some buyers took hdvantage of the new low prices re- fently named for underwears.
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FOREIGN BONDS
SPOT COTTON

LIVERPOOL, July 23.-Cotton spot increased demand, prices steady; good middling 1s.7Td; full middling 17.97d; i; middllng 17.42d; low middling 16.57d i; good ordinary 15.57d; ordinary 15.O7d i; Sales 1000 bales including 2,50O Ameri- can. Receipts 5000 bales, including 1,200 American. Futures closed firm; July 179Sd; September 16.62d; October 16.O9d :, December 15.6sd; January 15.59d, March 15.50d; May 15.35d.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES

T NEW IOHhl JuIy 15.-FOrelBn eX,
 hanges easy. Quotations in cents:
 Great Britain demand $4.89A; cables b4,40; 60 day bills on banks S4.36% France demand SIS; cables 514. Italy s31A; 4.S1%. Belgium 4.5s; .4.60 Germany 23T; Holland 2s.24; Norway tS.41; Sweden 26.6O; Denmark 1915; Bwitzerland 1s.36; Spain 1886; Greeet
 .75; Poland 1874; ,CzechoslOvalSis e.s7K; Jugo SlaVia 1.19; Austria 0O14; 7umania .44A; Argentina 32.s7; Brazil p.75; TolIio 41h; Montreal 99 5-16.
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SILK MARKET

NEW YORK, July 23.-Raw silk strong; prices per pound: Kansai louble contracts, $5.s505..95; Kansai best No. 1, $5.50@5.60; ShInshu No. i b5. .40@S5.5O; Canton extras a 14-16, S5.45 q5.60; Shanghai China steam fil, gold double deer, $6.0O@6.10.
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NEW ORLEANS, July 23.-spot cot
 ton steady, 40 points up. Sales on the spot, 90 bales; to arrive 57. Low mid ding 27.15c; middling 30.40c; good mid ding 31.62c; receipts 3,513. Stock S,3s3.
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CnFFEE naAnrrr


 NEW YORK, July 2sLThe market Tor coffee futures, opensd 1a to sS points higher on support from WaIl Street, the trade and EGrope. After teaching 15.71c for September, and 4.76c for December, however, the mar tet met selling due to realizing and flightly lower cost and freight offers with the result that most of the early advance was lost, the close showing wo points net decline to 17 points advance. Sales were estimated at 5S.- poo. Closing quotations: July, 15.s5c: September, 15.40c; October, 15l1c; No. yember, 14sSc; December, 14.65c: March, 1S.9sc; May. 18.6Sc.
 Spot coffee strong with g good de- nand. Rio Is at 17Nc@1s; santos 4s. Sahc@22%. There were no Santos cost and freight offered. Rio IS were of. tered, cost and freight, at 154Oc0 1925 and sold at 15.4Oc and 15.5Oc. Victoria Is and ss offered 14Ac0l5l A late rpecial cable quoted Rio Futures AIS to 1000 reis net lower: ex- fharge on London 1-16 pence net low pr; dollar buying rate unchanged. Rio receipts, 1S,OOO, S
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RICE MARKET

NEW ORLEANS, July 2s.-Clean and rough rice unchanged; sales, 100 pockets Japan at 51s; 100 blue rose at 6A
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SUGAR MARKET

NEW. YORK, July 23.-Raw sugar iuty paid with a better inquiry re- oo1ted. Sales were estimated 100 GOO bags of Cuban for July shipment at b.02c and 31,0O0 bags of Philippines due |neXt week. to local refiner at 5.0sc.
 Reflecting the increased demand ln both raw and refined, and the strength Df other commodity markets, raw sugar futures advanced to 8 points on buying for Wall Street and Commission house account. The upturnA met in- Ereased trade selling, however, ana Flosing prices were only 2 to points bet higher. July closed 3.29c; Septern- per, S.sS; December, 336c; March, b17c.
 In refined, a better in inquiry was reported at previous prices which Fange from 6.40c to 6.5Oc for fine granulated.
 Refined futures were nominal.
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CASH GRAINS


 CHICAGO, July 23.-wheat No. 1 hard $1.2S91.33; No. 2 hard $127%@ 1.29k. Corn No. mixed S1.0901.o9H; No. yellow $1.09H G1.1oH. Oats No. white 55656c; No. white 53953hc. Rye No. 2 5S1ac; barley T79s6c; timothy seed S6.75QS.75: Clover seed S12000 20:50. Lard $1:.s7; ribs $11.o0; bellies SIPS.
 NEW YORK, July 23.-Flour easy; spring patents S7.1597.65; soft winter straights s5.6596.1o; hard winter straights $6.35d6.75; rye flour easy; fair to good $5.2695.50; choice to fancy $13.1o01S.@o; other articles were un- changed.
 TOLEDO, O., July z5.-Cloverseed cash $12.00; October $1300 asked, De- cember $12.4O asked. Alsike cash $1o.so; August S1200; October 11.75. Timothy cash $3.S0 asked; September S4o0 asked; october $4.Oc asked; March $4.15 asked. ST. LOUIS, July 23.-Cash wheat No, red S1.43; No. 2 $1.40.
 Corn No. white St.11@1.12; No. 2 yellow Sill; oats No. white 559 55E; No. ?, 541a.
 Futures: Wheat July S1.2e bid; Sep- tember S1.2s9s92 bid.
 Corn July $1.10h: September S1.o5X: oats' July 56; September blank.
 KANSAS CITY. July 28-w6esf: No. 1.36. ~''V Corn: No. ? yellow s1.o7q1o71b; No. 2 mixed $1.02h @1.03.
 Oats: No. ? white 561kc; No. white 5513c.
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1,uIcAGn VEnETARI.Ea

CHICAGO, July g. - Cantaloupes, Atkansas standards $2.25@$2.5O. Tomatoes, repacks crates $4.50@ $500.
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BAR SILVER

LONDON, July 23.-Bar silver, 34 5-1s pence per ounce: Money, 3A per cent. Discount rates short bills, 39s to 35s per cent; three mouths bills, 3%@ 5 1916 per cent.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

FLAX SEED DULUTH, Minn., July 23.-Flax: July, $2.5O; September, S2.3S; October, $2.331s.
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NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK. July 2s.-FoIlowing is the off eial list of tIansaetions on the New York Cur Exchange. giving all stocks and bonds traded in: lNnnRTRhAtR
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NEW YORK, July 2S.-Cotton spot steady middling 35.30c.
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK. July ,23.-Following are today's nigh. low and closing prices of bonds the New fork Stock Exchange and the total sales of each
 UNITED STATES BONDS
 united States bonds are quoted in dollars and
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NEW YORK, July 23.-Bar silver e7h; Mexican dollars, 51A.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS. July 23.-Following are today opening. high, low and closing prices on the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
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HORSES AND MULES EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, July 2S.- Horses and mules, steady. Quotations unchanged.
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PORT MOVEMENT

Very steady: spots. SO.4O.
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~ NEW YORK COTTON
 NEW YORK. July 23.-Following 'afc todays opening. high. low and closing prices on the New York Cotton Exchange. v " ~
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW; YORK;, July Establishing arc the off elal usnsaetions on the New York Stock EEchsngs: Ssies. High Low. Close.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-29
Improvements OF Dixie
Highway Are Praised

Savannah, May 27.-Reports on the
condition of roads traversing the Dix
lie Highway were made today at the
meeting of the directors of the Dixie
Highway association, Clark declared
the Sought Georgia Dixie Highway i'm
provement had been marked. He said
that yesterday, Horace Battey of Sa-
vannah, came to Savannah from Bruins
wick in two hours, trip that formerly
took day.
W. T. Anderson, of Macon, a Dixie
highway commissioner for Georgia,
made report for the entire state. He
said much of the improvement of
roads in the state was along the route
of the Dixie Highway. The work had
gone forward because of neighbor-
hood cooperation, he declared.
There seems to have developed two
schools of thought among the direct
ors so far as roads in Georgia are
concerned. One backs the idea of Mr..
Anderson that the state should have a
$70,000,000 bond issue for building of
roads, and the other is sustaining the
position of Mr.. Howell that there
should not be one big bond issue, but
that bonds might be issued in smaller
amounts as needed
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-29
THIRD DISTRICT PRESS
MEET DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR

Ashburn sumptuously entertained
the members of the Third District
Press Association Friday, MAY "a,
when the quarterly meeting of the
assoc 'ation was pr eside1 over by the
president, Miss Emily Westward, of
the Vienna News. The memoirs were
greeted with hearty words o. well
come by Rev. c. G. Earnest of the
M. E. church, preceded by words of
prayer by the Rev. Wear of the Bap-
tist church.
The welcome was responded to in
behalf of the visiting editors by Edi-
tor Gelders of the Leader. "Shop" was
talked for about two hours by the
various representatives of newspapers
of this district. A sumptuous dinner
was served by members of the Turn
er county Woman's Club, at which
Mrs. Nora Lawrence Smith acted as
toastmaster, introducing visiting and
local speakers, who contributed to the
success of this most delightful affair.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-29
Yam Curing Company
Buys Large Farm
Atlanta Company Has Faith in South
Georgia Lands: Make Porto Rico
Potatoes Their Main Crop

lhe Georgia Yam Curing Company,
OF Atlanta, bought the large, well i'm
proved farm, formerly owned by Mr..
Cannon of Cordele, which is about
ten miles west of Fitzgerald, and are
operating it, principally to raise Geor-
gia vans FOR the northern markets.
The potatoes are to be cured thru their
own patented process. probably in
Fitzgerald, and marketed tru their
own marketing organization.
The company already has curing
houses established in Dublin, Meter
Jonesboro, Barnesville, Pelham, Syl-
vester and Eastman and expects to
market several hundred thousand
bushels of this delectable Georgia pro-
duct. The company is Incorporated
and has among its directors some OF
the best known business men of Geor-
gla. Among them are r. ]. Quinn
Chas, ]. Haden, w. T. Anderson
Claude Eubank, ]. B. Hokaday. D. F.
Beck. John A. Manget, of Atlanta, is
the president of the company, and
J: T; McNeely, its secreary, Mr.. Nc
Nicely is in personal charge of the
operations on the Cannon farm, where
ile eNpeCtS 10 make hundred thou.
sand bushels of Porto Rico potatoe.
with specially selected seed stock. Be.
sides this crop, they have other fielt
crops which are showing up fine, un
der the supervision of their farm ex
pert
In talking to a Leader representa-
tive Mr.. McNeely stated that they
will be in the market for No. swee
potatoes this fall and will contrac
with growers thruout this section for
potatoes delivered to their curing
house, furnishing crates for packing
The company has capital of $500,
600 and that with the high standing
of the personnel of its officers anc
directors should encourage cooperation
of the farmers thru this section will
the company's plans to make swee
potatoes one of the several none,
crops of this section.
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Let Government Pay Campaign
Expenses of All Candidates
Washington Investigations Prepared
People for Long Needed Reform,
Says VIM. Jennings Bryan. Endors-
es Ex-President Roosevelt's Pro-
posal.
Written Specially for The Leader
By ROBERT FULLER
(Thru Autocaster Service)

Washington, May 2o.-We are a
step nearer to the working out of a
system of electing public officials free
from the influences of big interests
seeking government favors, says Will
liam Jennings Bryan. 1t has come,
he points out, as the result of the
many Washington investigations. Mr.
Bryan, in special interview today
said:
The disclosures made by recent in
vestlgaticns have prepared the peo-
pie fer long-needed reform-a need
now apparent to all progressives
whether Democrats or Republicans.
president Roosevelt proposed in
one of his later messages that the
Government appropriate = money fol
legitimate campaign expenses; it was
the best and most far-reaching reform
that he originated, but little atten-
ton was paid to it at the time and
no action was taken
The public understands the sit
alton, now, an action is demanded,
Big contributions from those who
are seeking Government favors are
menace to honest government. Some
means must be divised for the carrv-
ing on of campaigns that will correct
the abuses that have been made pub
lie.
'The remedy is simple. First let the
Government issue bulletin, as some
OF the states do now-Florida for in
stance-containing announcements of
candidates with their platforms and
views on public questions This should
be issued in editions suited to states
and Congressional districts and mail
ed to every voter. This would relieve
the candidates of the necessity of
spending large sums of money to- bring
their claims before the public and
would put all candidates on an equality.
"Then sum should be appropriat-
ed from the Federal Treasury to COW
er other legitimate expenses, say for
example, ten cents for each voter of
the party as shown by the last gen.
era1 election, Presidential or Congress
sional, as the case may be, or in case
of new party, by the number of
voters who, under proper regulations
certify 10 tlclI luclllDClS Slllp III tilC hCW
party.
with such provisions made for
publicity and other legitimate expen-
ses, personal contributions could be
limited to small sums or entirely pro-
hibited. This would put the parties on
an equality and prevent the obligating
of parties or candidates to the preda-
tory interests.
"The plan could be applied to can
didates for the nomination to the ex-
tent of making known the claims of
the candidates in bulletin issued be-
fore the voters express themselves on
candidates in the several parties.
"We should have such a reform op
Grating this year, and thus put an end
to the sale of favors in return for big
campaign contributions"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-29
Business Houses Close
Thursday Afternoons

Practically all of the business hous-
es have agreed to close Thursday aft
ernoons during June and July, begin
ming next Thursday, June S, as voted
by the Merchants association in their
meeting recently.
The agreement is as follows:
Desiring to provide deserved plea
sure and recreation for our faithful
employees during the coming summer
months and joining our esteemed
patronage in their desires for the well
fare of our faithful employees, the un-
dersigned merchants and business
places agree to close at one O'Clock
p. m. beginning Thursday June 5th
and each Thursday thereafter at one
o'lock thru Thursday, July 31st.
Empire Mercantile Company, Viii
son & Smith, Sam Abram, R. I. Maj
fett, johnson Hdwe Co., Guy C.
Johnston, Abe Kruger, McCarty's,
Fitzgerald Hdwe Co., J. H. Church
well, Mi11er-Raine Fur. Co., Davis
Bros. Co. J. A. Jones, F. R. Justice &
Co., Bradshaw Music Co., Fitzgerald
Furn. Co., Griffin's Market, Leila
Griffin, Walkers Market, First Natl
Bank, Coca-Cola Bat. Co., Kratzer's
Bakery, Watt & Holmes Hdwe. Co.,
Harnish Shoe Shop, Star Market, P.
H. Hammond, Majors Co., Bee Hive
Grocery and Seed Store, &c. Bruce,
Pickens & Ivey, Wilkins Cash Gro.
Co., E. B. Grigsby, E. Kruger, M.
Gottlieb, City Barber Shop, Hussey
& Bowles, Russell Bros, Phoenix
Warehouse Co., Fit Right Tailoring
Co., F. E. Wyman, Fitzgerald Realty
& Insurance Co., Vendome Grocery
Co., Singer Machine Shop, Exchange
Natl Bank, Surpri,. Store, P w.
Adams, Mrs. c. E. Newton
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DIVERSIFICATI0N
LESSON TAUGHT
GEORGIA FARMERS
Atlanta Trust Company Adds New
Life to Farming in Section

crop diversification is the concre+.
lesson being taught South Georoia far-
mers through the several demon Str
ton farms in this section being onero+-
ed by the Farm Sales Department Of
the Atlanta Trust COMPANY One of
these farms is being operated at Am
prose, where the corporation had to
take over large tract of land. the
original owner Of which being unable
to cope with the boil weevil infestation.
Not being able to find buyers for
e4e IN farms they secured thirty-five
North Carolina tobacco farmers and
leased the lands to them for the year,
farming under the direct supervision
OF their own farm director, S. A. Skies.
Inc company erected the necessary
farm buildings, furnished the needed
supplies to make the crops and will
share with their tenants on fifty
tltty basis. On the farms are planted
52I acres of tobacco, 100 acres OF
Watermelons, l40 acres peanuts, ESQ
acres of corn, 10 acres cucumbers. 80
acres oats, SO acres sweet potatoes,
only IS acres in cotton, acres in SUI
gar cane and will plant 125 acres in
peavine hay after the tobacco is har-
vested!
Colonization Plan of Company
The company's plan of settling their
farm projects are based on fifty to
one hundred acre units, according to
, purchasers desire, on which they
will erect modern bungalow of five
or more rooms, two to four tobacco
barns, according to size of farm, mule
barn, and completely fence the entire
farm. The terms on which these farms
are Offered include cash payment of
from ten to fifteen per cent of the
total cost of the farm, the balance
divided into ten to fifteen equal annual
payments.
President Eugene Black of the At
lanta Trust Company had as his guests
on the farm yesterday about two hun
dred OF the representative farmers and
business men of the several tobacco
growing counties in South Georgia to
stimulate the program of farm diver
sitication, which the entire farm so
well illustrates. Mr.. Black spoke
briefly of the interest his company has
in the agricultural development OF
Georgia.
Others who spoke were Co. B. L.
Bugg of the A. B. & A. Railway; Col.
John Slater of Douglas, Mr.. Rufus
| Moore, Col. Jep Mcdonald and U. S.
Westberry president of the Georgia
Association. A rising vote of conf
dence and pledging the cooperation of
the people to this plan of diversified
ton, as demonstrated by the Trust
Company was given on request of
Prof. Thrasher, principal of the A.
& M. College of the 11th district.
Fitzgerald Well Represented
Among those of Fitzgerald in at
tendance were Messrs. w. R. Bowen,
J B Seanor, VIM. Halle, Walter Walk
er, J E Turner, Gelders, H H James
c E Harrison, S G Pryor, Jr., C T
Owens, D. f. Dunn, H. K. Sigh, A w
KirklandS Earl Brown, S E Burns, F
H Hill and Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Dickey.
and Mrs. H. M. Warren.
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LaFollette In Race;
His Purpose Is Given
Virtually Candidate "Unless Parties
Purged of Evip'

Washington, May Ex-senator La
Toilette today virtually ANNOUNCED
that he will run for President on an
independent ticket unless "the ap-
preaching Democratic and Republican
conventions demonstrate to the peo.
pie which of those parties can and
will purge itself of the evil influence
which have long dominated them"
Will Forsake Parties
eff this is not DONE" Senator La
Toilette wrote to Attorney General
Ekorn of Wisconsin, "a long suffer-
ing and righteously indignant Il co.
pie will find in the coming campaign
effective means, independent of both
these old parties, to take back control
of their government and make it tru-
lY representative
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SAVANNAH GET
ACQUAINTED TOUR
OF THE STATE
Fitzgerald Will Be Visited by 100
Savannah Business Men on Tour
of State Week of June 1921

Fitzgerald will be visited the week
of June 16 by one hundred Savannah
business men who are scheduled to
make tour of Georgia during that
week with two definite and practical
purposes in mind; To get acquainted
with their fellow Georgians and so to
sell the State Port idea to these Geor-
gians that the Legislature, converting
the following week, will see the abso-
lutte necessity of a state port and un-
hesitatingly put the proposition thru
at the coming session.
In brief, that is the program of the
"Get Acquainted Tour of Georgia
committee of the Savannah Board oi
Trade that right now is working night
and day to complete the personnel oi
the touring party of one hundred.
Those who make this most unusual
and beneficial tour, the committee de.
clares, are going to be better Geor.
gians, better citizens of Savannah ant
will acquire friendships established
thruout Georgia and amongst them
selves on the tour that will be lasting
Another outstanding purpose of thu
tour is to encourage the spirit of CO
operation and mutual good will among
the various communities of Georgi;
and, moreover, that Savannahian
may learn, first hand, of the presen
developments and future possibilitie
of the state.
The proposed trip has been namec
"Get Acquainted Tour" principal.
because it will afford an opportunit,
to Savannahians to meet and mingl
with the men of other Georgia com
munities for the common good ant
welfare of their state. Such trip
while not at all uncommon in othe
sections of the country, is an innova
ton for Savannah people, and, in tn
opinion of the promoters, will b
among the biggest things done b
Savannah in more than decade.
The party will arrive here Thursday
June 19 at 7:45 p. m. and spend tn
night in the city, leaving at a. II
Friday for Moultrie.