Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-01
Sumter Lands AS
An Investment

A number of farmers from out
of the State were in Sumter
county a few days ago looking
over the county with the view Of
settling here. These visitors
were entertained BY a commit
tee Of citizens who told them
some Of the advantages possess
cd by the county.
An invited guest al the din
ncr given the farmers was Ken
yon Zahncr, Of Zahner & Son,
financial correspondents 70 r
Georgia and Alabama Of The
Union Central Life Insurance Co.
10 the farmer guests from out
OF the State Mr.. Zahner said:
"Tbe large life insurance. COM
Pany represent in Georgia and
Alabama will loan more money
per acres on Sumter county farm
lard than any other farm lands
in the two states. One reason for
this is that This company has
never been compelled TO take
over Sumter county farm, nor
has it ever had 10 Fay the taxes
on Sumter county farm on
which we had placed Ioar We
consider our Sumter county loans
as among The safest We make"
We suggest that you read
that paragraph again, If you hap
pen to be one OF those (if there
be any such) who have lost
faith in this great agricultural
county, The statement was
made by a cold-blooded APP
praiser Of farm land, man who
travels constantly over two
States and knows his territory.
In the Sunday papers there
was IAN appeal from promi-
ncnt Georgian that the State
Highway Department enter
great road building program at
once and secure its labor off the
farms Of certain sections OF
North Georgia where crop fail
ures are universal this year be-
cause Of the extreme drought.
Did you ever hear of com
pletc CROP FAILURE in sum
ter county? There have been
curtailed crops and there have
been seasons when no crop
was what it might have been,
but SO far as we can learn there
never was a year in Sumter
county when all crops failed or
when any enc crop was a COM
plete failure.
In some sections Of this State
and other States as well-ev-
cry crop is a failure. 1t is said
that on hundreds Of farms there
is no feedstuffs for either animals
or human beings. Sumter has
suffered almost as badly in
spots for rain as some of these
North Georgia farms, but we
have d crop in spite of this con
d;tion, due to the intelligence of
our farmers, the excellence of
our lands, and the longer grow
ing season.
What a wonderfully fine story
Sumter county has to tell the
world.
What a splendid empire is
this county, with lis splendid
roads; its rural consolidated
school system, second to none
in the State; its churches of ev-
cry faith and denomination; its
agricultural school and other adj
vantagcs which rank the county
among the richest in possibilities
in the South.
There was never a better OPP
portunity for purchasing Sumter
farm lands. They may be secur-
ed for vastly less today than will
again be possible, according to
the best informed authorities,
Unusual conditions have con-
spired to make this fact. The
terrific drought in other parts
OF the State and Sumter s splen-
did crops have drawn favor
able linc of comparison tor this
county The same condition is
true of other counties in South
Georgia. The Moulrtie Observ-
er, speaking Of the reasons Tor
this favorable opportunity OF Sc
c,,vipe, South C,eOro;a farm, ont