Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
PRESIDENT AND
OTHER OFFICERS
ELECTED SOON
c. B. Grice, of Federal Land
Bank of Columbia, s. c.,
Speaks


The Americas Realty Board stock
holders met in the court house Fri
day night, accepted the boards char
ter adopted its constitution and cleo
ted board of seven directors to
have charge of the business of The
corporation.
More than majority of the stock
holders were present and voting
when the constitution was read and
adopted section by section.
In the election of board, nineteen
of the stockholders we're nominated
then elected by secret ballots. each
nominee being compelled to poll A
majority of those present before an
election was declared.
The seven members of the board
elected were Luther Hawkins.
Hollis Fort, NJ. NJ. Fletcb.
er, Lovelace, Eve, ]. T. Warren, T
b. Hooks, Sr., and r. P. Stackhouse.
The directors will meet in the next
day or two and form their number
elect a president, vice president and
secretary-treasurer It's next stem
will be the employment of a man
ager to take charge of the office and
complete other details
The meeting last night was The
most enthusiastic and the best at
TENDED of any of the previous gath
erings Of those who have now per
1ected the organization of central
lied agency for the handling Of
Americas and Sumter county real
estate.
A number of short talks were
heard on the possibilities of the
board, its policies and other details.
James w. Lott declared that the
organization of the realty board was
the most important step taken by
Americas citizens this year. eve
are off to better hings," he said,
the future is bright if each of us
viii! pull together, boost and stop the
knockers wherever they are. tell
you if you don't like Americas, move
on. If there's a man in this town
who can't boost, let's buy him
ticket and escort him to the first
train out. We don't want him here"
Chairman Fort declared that the
average citizen in the county had no
idea of the interest already being
l. enifested in Sumter farm lands.
'Iou haven't the slightest notion of
the number of people who already
have been here prospecting. With
out exception they like this section,
its lands and its people There was
man of wealth from the East here
today in my office. He's coming
back. | can't say more to you now. -
II. S. Walker spoke of an Atlanta
man who is negotiating for eight
acres Of the most valuable land in
the city. Nathan Murray spoke of a
Cleveland man who told Mr.. Murray
he could sell every acre of Sumter
land in Cleveland; that that section
of the country was intensely inter
ested in Southwest Georgia lands.
You can't equal Sumter lands"
interposed Chairman Fort. II know
a Sumter farmer who sold 10 bales
of cotton this year from IT acres of
land. He has money in the bank he
doesn't owe cent and he is one of
those fellows who make crop whe-
Their it be wet or dry. He's a work
ing farmer. What he has done 9TH
ers can do on these lands if they
will.
c. B. Grice, a representative of
the Federal Land Bank, of Columbia
S. c., was introduced by C. B. Mar
shall. Mr.. Grice spoke of the abso-
lutte need of winter cover crops.
'If you want to catch Yankee
farmer, grow something green on
your lands during the winter" he
advised. zone of the largest land
sales in your state was brought about
because an Indiana farmer, riding
through, on his way to Florida, saw
vetch growing on the roadside in De-
eember. He stopped, made some in
quiry and bought large farm.
1.-THE most necessary thing for you
men who seek to locate settlers is
TO plant vetch or oats or some other
Igreen crops along your road sides.
When the Northern farmer passes
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