Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-29
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mankind like Georgia.
"We have the semi-tropieal
scenery, the semi-tropical eli
mate, the wonderful waterfront
age-all that Florida has, and
Just a little better. Georgia's
wonderful east coast affords
those things just as Florida does,
and it is not as not; just a little
cooler in the winter time, never
too cold. Nowhere in Florida is
there more beautiful handiwork
of nature than the islands off the
coast Of Georgia. Nowhere can
" Jekyl and Cum berland and the
other islands off this coast be
bested. And with this State, all
that wonderful country; the semi
tropical section where the great
gray moss hangs like nature cur
tains from the trees; where the
climatic conditions are like no
where else in the whole country;
where are the beach attractions,
the fishing and boating POSSIBLE
ties; the broad scope for develop
ment of magnificent homes-all
this great country Of Georgia's is
backed by truly wonderful ag
ricultural stretch Of land-land
where was grown years ago the
finest rice in the world; the
greatest sea-island cotton pro-
ducing part of the universe,
where the fruits grow in abund-
ance as they can grow nowhere
else. An agricultural country
which has no superior anywhere
in America.
Nothing in Florida or Cali
fornia is more exclusive than
Jekyl; few spots are to be found
more beautiful than the country
in the vicinity of Cumberland.
Between St. Mary's and Savan-
nah is probably the prettiest
stretch of natures beauty in all
this whole country, and this
thought brings to my mind the
fact that have just been in
formed Henry Ford has changed
his mind about building a great
Southern home. He has bought
a place near Savannah, and is
going there instead Of going to
Florida. For a reason? Certain
ly for a reason. He has found
that he can get in South Geor-
gia all the pleasure, ali the COM
fort, all the beauty he can find
in Florida and more he will get
those things in temperate meas
ure, without extremes either way,
and with them other desires that
are not to be found in Florida.
Here's a thought of Georgia
worthy of comparison with eth
err Florida or California: In this
State is to be found the semi
tropical scenery, the climate, the
nature beauty of a semi-tropical
country, and in the same State
the mountains with their wilder
ness of mountain beauty and
mountain climate. The lowlands
and water front on one side; the
mountain peaks-not just bills
and forests on the other. Ala
bama has a little of it as Georgia
has; there is just touch of it
in lower South Carolina as Geor-
gia has, but no other State offers
to the worlds peoples everything
that Georgia does. Mississippi
has not what Georgia has, but
she has what Louisiana affords.
So on the comparisons might be
carried out. Not one of the
great Western States offers any
thing like Georgia does, nor can
California offer a people every
thing life could desire as Georgia
can.
Get the backwash from Flor
ida? Yes, I would say Georgia
will get it; already is beginning
to get it; but what Georgia really
IS going to get. and would get
much more of did this great nov
ing human stream which is flow
ing Southwark know of what
Georgia has for them, is the set
Element in Georgia of thousands
Of people because Georgia is al
most the Utopia they are looking
for"
There are few better inform
ed men in America than M
Barrett. AS president of II
Farmers Union, he travels fro.
one end of the country to tt
other. His headquarters
Washington bring him in CO.
tact with men Of every calling
from the lowliest farmer to Il
mightiest banker, and for tn
reason his conclusions are wo
thy of serious thought.
The logical conclusion to
drawn from Mr.. Barrett's stat
ment is that the influx into tn
part Of the Southeast is a pc