The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-08
ENTHUSIASM IS SHOWN
AT MEETING OF CITIZENS
WILL RAISE $500 FOR PRINT
ING AND CIRCULATING AN
ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET.
FARM SCENES WILL BE SHOWN
Also Went on Record as Favoring the
Paving of Florida Short Route. An
other Meeting Will Be Held Thurs
day Night. Big Attendance Urged.

At well attended meeting held in
the court house Thursday night un-
der the auspices of the mayor and
council and the Kiwanis club of Daw-
son plans were outlined for an, extern
sive campaign to tell the world about
the great opportunities offered to set
tiers by Terrell county.
A special committee composed of
e. J. Pace, A. E. Gibson, w. L. Bat
tie, R. D. Smith, Rev. NJ L. Lawson
and DR.. ]. G. Dean recommended
that an eight-page folder be gotten
out telling a story in pictures OF the
agricultural possibilities of the county.
The committee stated that already fif-
ty pictures of farm and county scenes,
as we'll as cotton gins and school hous-
es, had been taken. The photographs
show cotton fields, asparagus, peach
orchards, soy beans, cane, potatoes,
corn, peanuts, tobacco, pecan orchards
and many other crops.
1t is planned to have at least 10000
of these folders printed and distribut-
ed to tourists as they pass through
the county, and also to secure lists OF
farmers in other states and mail copies
direct to them The committee also
recommended that suitable signs be
erected on the Florida Short Route
and other principal highways of the
county inviting tourists to stop and
see Terrell county before going fur
Their.
Mr.. R. L. Saville, who presided at
the meeting, suggested that immediate
steps be taken to raise $500 Tor the
purpose OF putting the advertising
program into effect, and a finance
committee composed of r. R Jones,
w. A. Mitchell. E. w Hollingsworth,
R. l. Saville, w. L. Battle and J. A.
Shields was appointed to raise this
amount. A number OF citizens present
subscribed voluntarily, and nearly $500
OF the amount was pledged before the
meeting adjourned.
Would Pave Short Route.
The meeting also discussed at
length the paving Of the Florida Short
Route, and a motion by DR.. Dean that
the meeting go on record as tavorlng
the movement was unanimously adopt
ed. I. A. Shields, r. L. Saville and
h. c. Howl were appointed to cooper
ate with the county commissioners IN
having the road paved through the
county.
The meeting was attended by citi-
zens from nearly all parts OF the coun-
ty. and short talks were made by
many of those who were present
Another meeting was called TOR
Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock, at
which time reports will be received
from the committees.
There is no way OF estimating. the
benefit that will be derived from
So. 500 spent judiciously and wisely in
advertising Terrell county. Terrell
should let the stranger and the out
side world know about her resources,
and this can never be accomplished
without the expenditure OF some time,
effort and money on the part OF her
citizenry.
1t is hoped that every section OF the
county will join hands and come to-
gether with the view of making this
great undertaking a success, and that
the court house will be filled to its
capacity at the meeting that has been
called for Thursday night