The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-24
Great Era Of Prosperity Is
Ahead for Terrell County;
Dawson Industries Grow

storage warehouse, two variety works
| FIVE wholesale grocery concerns, al
ice plant, two bottling plants, bak-
cry. two wholesale gasoline stations, q
cigar factory, two candy factories, {
planning mill, two fertilizer factories
three cotton warehouses, -four mill
stock yard. etc.
The cotton compress and storage
warehouse has caused Dawson to be
recognized by the railroads as a CON
centration point Tor cotton shipments
from southwest Georgia and southeast
Alabama to Atlantic ports. More than
! Is GOO bales OF cotton a year are sent
through the Dawson compress
/ Among the fine public buildings in
Dawson are the 100000 court house,
the $4,000 postof1ice, the $4,000 Ii
brary and the $4,000 city hall.
Transportation Facilities.
The city has two hotels and is 10
Gated on the main line OF the Central
OF Georgia railroad from Macon to
Montgomery, and on the Albany-Co-
lumbus branch OF the Seaboard Air
Inc. Each OF these roads operate
four passenger trains a day, or two
each way.
A bus line from Lagrange to AL
bany runs through the city and oper-
ates a daily bus each way.
Excellent telephone service is FUR
nished by the Dawson Telephone Co,
an independent concern which also
operates exchanges at Bronwood and
Sasser. small towns in Terrell county.
w. B. Cheatham is president OF the
Dawson Telephone Company and J.
d. Weaver is general manager. The
lines OF this company connect with
those OF the Southern Bell system
The Dawson Carnegie library is not
only housed in an attractive building
but it is an up-to-date library with
SIS members and 8,97l volumes. Mrs.
James NJ. Griggs, widow OF the late
Congressman Griggs, is president OF
the library board, and Miss Fannie
Cheatham is the librarian.
In The Dawson News this city en-
joys one OF the very best weekly
newspapers published in Georgia or
the south 1t is not only well edited,
but it is most attractively made up.
L. L. Rainey, of the state prison COM
mission, is the editor, and his son, {,
E Rainey, is the business manager.
There are three banks in Dawson
with combined resources of $751;,
|03276, and combined deposits OF $Sl7,
734. In Terrell county outside OF Daw
son are four other banks with COM
bined resources OF $528,S75.93, and
combined deposits of 1882, 699.56.
Health.
Dawson is known as one OF the most
healthfu cities in southwest Georgia.
1t is about 500 feet above sea level,
the mean temperature for the year is
about 65 degrees, and the average an
nual rainfall is 52.l7 inches The city
has an abundance OF pure water and
an up-to-date sewerage spstem.
A health survey was made OF the
county about four years ago and prac-
tically no malaria was found. 1t is
claimed here that not single case OF
typhoid fever has originated in Daw-
son within the past 20 years.
All diaries in the county are inspect
ed by the state veterinarians depart
ment, and the city is planning to en-
ploy a meat and milk Inspector.
Dawson is a religious community
The people here are in the main spir-
itually inclined, and the result is that
this city is noted as a lawabiding
community. The people are most char
itably inclined, and are famous for
their hospitality.
A fraternal spirit exists between the
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tons and new pastor is welcomed
by the people of the entire city with
out regard to UNCONVENTIONAL lines.
There are three white churches here
with membership OF 1900 and
church property valued at more thon
100000. These churches have fine
buildings. The negroes have four
churches
1t is said that the combined Sunday
school attendance in Dawson is much
larger than that OF any city OF SINH
lar size.
Schools.
Both city and county schools are
rated as excellent In Dawson the
grammar grades and high school
grades are both housed in a very large
and well-arranged brick building. The
high school department is an Al ac-
credited school and is on the accredit-
ed list OF the southern association OF
colleges. The property OF the city
schools is valued at around 100000.
The Dawson schools are said to
have been among the first schools IN
the state to install a nominal rental
system for text books and all school
supplies. In fact, some contend that
these schools were the very first to
provide books and supplies at such
low cost to the pupil that even the
poorest could pay the charge.
There are POS pupils in the gram
mar grades and 100 in the high school
grades The high school is equipped
uith Ill needed laboratories. and