Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-30
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dent. has rented and moved into
its permanent offices in the Tur-
PIN building, where it has been
Joined by the Chamber of Com
merce, and probably will see
housed there the offices of the
Americus Trust company.
The FIST permanent and pro-
gressive step forward has been
taken. The next will be the re-
organization of the Chamber OF
Commerce, with trained, expert
need secretary as it's head.
Americas and Sumter county
are preparing for 1926. laying a
foundation for the most progress
nve program the community has
ever undertaken. The founda-
ton is being so carefully laid that
failure, even in the remotest de-
cree. seems impossible.
For six months Americas bust
ness men have seen the opportu-
nifty approaching for capitali1ng
the splendid assets of this COM
munity.
On January ! we will be ready
10 go. - :,
No haphazard ill-conceived
program will be presented the
community. Day in and day out,
week after week, a comparative
" small body of men have been
studying local conditions and
watching the tide of prosperity
rs II has swept southwark and
hen northward. They believed
the first essential was highly
specialized expert. A number OF
men were considered. Some
were brought here from dist,
ance. Each was investigated until
he most efficient was found. he
has been employed and his salary
more than Americas has eyer
paid such a man betore-has
Deer subscribed by a few OF the
Younger business men of the city.
He will be ON the job very
The next step in this carefully
.hought-out community program
as the organization of a realty
oerd, adequately financed and
,ntroIled by Americus men-not
atticularly for what they can
arm from their stock subscriP-
lions. but for the purpose OF sell
ing Sumter county lands to pros
pective farmers. The Sumter
County Realty Board was the re-
suit and it now is actively in the
field, with 100 local men as
stockholders.
A budget of not less than $l5,-
900 is necessary for the year s
operations of the Chamer OF Com
merce. Of this sum, $4,000 al
ready has been subscribed. The
$4,000 balance is to be used
for advertising purposes, such as
road signs stretched from the
northern-most limits of the State
down into Florida; for publishing
and distributing pamphlets and
other literature regarding the
wonderful farm lands of Sumter
county; for the completion and
operation of a modern tourist
camp; for meeting all other neces-
saTy expenses of live, wide
awake chamber of commerce. ex-
cepting the salary of the secretary
which already has been subscrib-
ed.
A few citizens have been rest.
i've. They have said that Amer
icus was not awake to her oppor
smities. That time was being
lost. Far better a slow start with
a fast ending, than otherwise
Americas business men have beer
making haste slowly-but surely
The great tidal wave of pros
Derity that is sweeping SOUTHWARK
is not a bubble which will ex
plOde overnight. 1t is here t.
stay. A nation is discovering
new Promise Land in South Geor
gia. From one end of the coun
try to the other the name of Flor
ida is being linked with SOUIt
GEORGIA. This section of tn
State is coming into its own 81
rapidly that we who live herr
cannot realize its rapidity.
Writing of Progressive SoutE
Georpia" the Rome News make
this observation:
Recent visitors to that section
Of the State say that movement
Of public improvements not unlike
that in Florida is under way in
virtually every town or city, 1t
seems that the spirit Of progress
shat is making Florida the most
famous section of the Unite
States has spread to the southern
portion of Georgia. Real estate in
South Georgia towns and cities
IS being bought and sold at rapid