About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1891)
$1 =-> ' f-V - ‘ - £*■ tf , %s -l\ ■' ^ V/ L VOLUME 1 AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1891. TOWN VERSUS COUNTRY FALSE ISSUE VERY # POINTED OUT." GOODS No Claa* Kule In the Land of Washington, I Jefferson and Jackson—We are all Anier- ranft, and all Maud Equal flights for All. a Dead Level— Out The Bottom Drops. GEO D. WHEATLEY \ To Tub Times-Recobder: | I have heard or read the speeches of ; Mr. Livingston, before and since his ; election, and for two years past I have I been a constant reader of the Southern j Alliance Farmer I It has been my desire during all this time, to get from the president or the ! organ of the state alliance some word of ! kindness or even of faint recognition in behalf of those of our citizens who by chance or inclination or necessity, were battling for existence in the towns in stead of the country. My search has not been in vain, for in Last week’s issue of the Farmer, I was glad to find this utterance: “We, the agricultural, laboring and industrial Determined to disppse of the immense and i classes, backed by the sensible and | liberal sentiment in the trades and pro- varied stock now upon his shelves, has knocked | tensions, must carry on this work of re- prices and profits into a cocked hat, for the present week. For a tew days we are going to wake up the natives with low prices- No surface shaviDg, but To The Core, is the way I am CUTTING PRICES to reduce stock. Read and Consider the Following: yd. yd. All Prints at - 5c per Cotton Challies 5c per All Ginghams at 8c per yd. Toile Du Nord Chambray, 10c. BIG CORSET SALE $1.25 $1.00 $1.25 $1.00 C. B. CORSET, C. B. CORSET, KABO CORSET, KABO CORSET, $1.00. .85. 1.00. .85. Black Silk Gloves only 40c. DRESS GOODS In Silk, Woolens, Linens, Lawns, etc. will be 1 sold at reduced figures. This is no wild cat chance game, but strictly business. We wish to impress you with the fact that no summer goods will go into winter quarters. They are for sale and go they must. WE KEEP OPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS. OUR DEEPEST CUTS ARE IN FINE GOODS. I am in Do not fail to heed the above as earnest. Be assured that you will be the loser if you do not come. GEO. D. form.” The words quoted are few and short, but they contain at least a morsel of comfort for that unfortunate number whom President Livingston denominates “those fellows on the outtido.” All of us can’t, won’t, or don’t get on the “in side,” for we belong to the “trades and professions,” of which the alliance editor speaks; yet the future for tho worthy towns-people becomes more hopeful when the expounders of the new political dispensation are willing to admit that tho reform inaugurated by the farmers needs to be “backed” at all by anybody’s influence who docs not raise corn and cotton for a livelihood. Tho acknowledgment of Editor Ilarry or Larry, though tardy, is assuring, for it seems to recognize, in some degree, tho fact that other classes as well as farmers are interested in the laws of a country.Equality must be the shibboleth. Without faithful and patriotic obedience from all to this governing axiom, there can only come agitation and disorder. Will not those who are called the modern “leaders” adopt and promul gate this wholesome truth, remembering that the “trades and professions” are part and parcel of this great republic. Bound by nature, by association, by instinct, by self-interest, and by a common suffering, our entire people, whether from town or country, should be one in thought and purpose, as they are in destiny and blood. The man or paper that would preach a different doctrine, may ride into present success upon the wave of prejudice of its own creating, but when, in the dawn ing, the light is turned on, and the mists have cleared away, these pestering in struments will be despised as the verita ble enemies of a confiding publio. Anxious hearts without number are found in every place, and the spectre of want and poverty stalks abroad over country and city alike. Many a mer chant of whom so much has been re cently heard is racked by the thought of impending failure on his account of indulgence in great part to his country customers. Notwithstanding this, his fullest sympathies go out toward tho planter, realizing too truly that the same republican legislation of the past thirty years which has well nigh wrought his own financial ruin has also rendered his customers helpless. There is a remedy for those Inequali ties under which our whole people suf fer, whether tradesman, producer or la borer; but it does not lie in crimination and recrimination of our own friends and kindred, who .preferring the sharp competitions of business, havefscon fit to dwell in the towns. Still less Is the remedy to bo fouud in pronouncing the democratic party false or making tho charge of treachery against those into whose hands in by-gone days we commit- tedour political interests. No kind of legislation is going to give the poor man money, however tempting the promises of the latter-day states men. The duty of the hour is to har monize, not distract. No relief can be had without a democratic senate as well as a democratic house. It will bo hard to dislodge the money power from its strong intrenchment, and the first lesson toward this end is to work anti wait. Surely, mischievous appeals, charges of democratic treachery, “educating” the farmers and arousing their prejudices by this damnable twaddle of town a lnst country, will not accomplish the j desired result. It is not the province of this article to discuss the merits or demerits of the farmer’s movement. Southern demo crats, with few exceptions, have ever realized the justness of their demands. Tho sub-treasury and land loan provis ions alone have provoked division of sentiment; the simple’question here be ing one of method—how best to secure the object for which all are seeking. This variance in opinion is not confined tothe business classes. None feel the alllanceraen themselves, who, day by day in this and other states, see an or ganization which they love, which their conservatism has built up, and which has within itself the elements of untold good for the whole country, torn by in tcrual dissension, and its best energies frittered away in the interest of a fresh set of place hunters whose cry is “turn the rascals out and put us in.” ; I am a farmer, the son and grandson of farmers, and every motion of my spirit goes out toward the plantiug in fcerest. What can be done for its ad vancement is a question that every pa triot asks, and whatever remedy can be had in righteous legislation, a Demo cratic congress will hasten to offer when once in power. The good farmers of my county and section have had so much good advice given them of late by the genuine apos tles of tlfbnew school of orthodoxy,that I am sure they will pardou mo if I vouch safe a little of my own. It will be years, my friends, .before the political complexion of the senate can possibly ho changed, and when that change transpires there is no earthly hope of tho passage of the sub-treasury bill. All disinterested men will tell you this. Hut its provisions are alluring, and make tho best rallying cry for votes of any measure before tho public. Orators in abundance will paint its beauties until you can almost seo the evils disap pear and the blessings come under the action of this blessed panacea. Hotter that we all, town and country, stand to gether and work out our own salvation. “The gods help them that help them selves.” Huild your warehouses, your own banks and exchanges, co-operative stores and ginnories and factories. All of this and more you can do without tho aid of the demagogues, and the sure turn of old democracy to power will help you in tho grand undertaking. Merkei. Callaway. ARE YOU DOING On the Grand Excursion to Savnnnah and Tybco Friday Morning. The attractions of a trip to the ocean can only bo appreciated by those who have seen the raging billows roll their white crests against the shore, only to recede and attack again the glittering sands. The last excursion for the summer season over the S. A. & M. railroad will leave Americus to-morrow morning at 8:20, and the ronnd trip will only cost the small amount of $3. All who can should take advantage of this last opportunity for a cheap rate to Savannah and the sea. Already quite a large party have signified their intention of making the trip, and many others, no doubt, will be there when the train moves out For the benefit of those who prefer to travel at night arrangements have been made for an extra sleeper, which will leavo Americus to-night at 7 o’clock, but the excursion train will leave on Friday morning. For further particulars and full Infor- matipn in regard to the trip, see Mr. John T. Argo, the genial city soliciting agent, who will gladly accommodate all. The llase Hell Game. Our boys wore hardly in tlie gnmo played yesterday with the Montezumns. llut the Americus club fought stubborn ly to the finish without a murmur, and accepted defeat good naturedly. From the start it was evident that the visitors had the oldest and heaviest young men in tbeirclub. - Notwithstand ing this apparent advantage the Ameri cus team held the Montezumas down for tho tirst two innings, the score then standing 0 to 5 In favor of the home club. After the second inning tho vis itors had everything their own way, and pounded our boys all over the field. At the finish the score stood: Montezuma, 20; Americus 0. Tho attendance at tho game was good, many ladies being present. While only four of the home team scored, it was a noticeablo feature of the game that not ono of tho visitors failed to make a run. Mr. W. II. E. Griffith umpired tho game in a very satisfactory manner. Mr. John An.loy acted as scorer for tho Americus club, and Mr. McKenzie look ed after tiie visitors. A ffmil Tfme Generally. Tlie many friends in Americus of Miss Clara McKenzie and Miss Lewis, both of Montezuma, gavo a very pleasant socia ble in their honor last night at tho Hawkins house. Tho numerous invited guests enjoyed the evening hugely, but none more so than tho victorious young men from Montezuma, who carried oil tiro honors at the ball game in tiro after noon. They were in especially high feather. Tlie Misses McKenzie and Lew is were tlie bright particular stars of tho occasion, and made all tho youths happy by a generous and impartial distribution of their swcotest smiles and bydying all the little feminine ammunition which U always used by young .ladle* on inch occasions. The result was—everybody happy, particularly the young men who AS OTHERS SEE US. A DOWN-EASTER VISITS AMERICUS, AND GIVES HIS Impression, to the Cambridge, Mom., Tribune—The New South Focused In the Prosperity of Americus, and Her Great Growth Commented on. Undor the heading of the “New South," Mr. Edward .!. Stack writes glowing account of ills impressions of tills city to his home paper, the Cam bridge Tribune, from which the follow ing extracts are taken, concerning some of our leading institutions and houses: The people of Americus liav, spent about $4,000,000 in industrial enter prises and improvements during tho last twelve months, and, as a result, Ameri cus is growing at a rapid rate, and hugo brick buildings are observable all through the city. In 1885 the popula tion of this place was about 4,000. A year later the Americus, Freston & Lumpkin railroad was built, and tilings in 1887 were improved by the extension of this road to Savannah, when its namo was changed to Savannah, Americus & Montgomery railroad. In 1888 a line of boats were put on the Ocmulgee from Abbeville. Tills brought about compe tition and brought down freight rates. Changed from n way-station to a com peting point, tho merchants immediately felt tlie boncflt, as the prices of all man ner of goods shared in tho reduction, and Americus camo forward as a leading distributing point for this part of the country. Americus gets today Eastern freight rates equal to Macon, Columbus or Eufaula, and tier western rates arc be ing reduced through tho agency of tho S. A. M. railroad. Tho Savannah, Americus A Montgom ery railroad lias proved a groat devel oper of tlie town. Their headquarters are located hero and they pay $000,000 a year in salaries alono. The mlloago of this road is 200 miles, 100 of which is In operation from the Chattahoochee river to Lyons. Tlie 50 miles additional to complete it to Montgomery is now under construction. The development that lias taken place in tlie southern portion of the state, as a direct result of the building of the Savannah, Amoricus A Montgomery railroad, has attracted the attention of the entire state, and tlie timber and agricultural lands along the line have increased considerably in value. About GO large saw mills have already been located on the line, with an average daily cut of 1,000,000 feet. The commercial fertilizer business amounts to 40,000 tons, or 400 cars per annum, and over 200,000 bales of cotton aro handled yearly. All this will be In creased when tho line reaches Mont gomery. The future of Americus is bright with a thousand promises that are sure of Tulfillment. The $4,000,000 spent in the year that has passed will be more than duplicated in the year that la to come. Never was there In any place more unity and moro enthusiasm on the part of citizens than in Americus to-day. A cotton factory with $100,000 capital is ono of the coming season's now enter prises. Tho Hotel Alhambra, designed by Mr. G. L. Norman of Atlanta, and erect ed by tho Amcrious Improvement com pany, will bo ready for occupancy by September 1, ami will he the prettiest building this side of St. Augustine. It is situated Dear the eentre of the city and fronting three streets, being two, three and four stories high on two of the streets, and three, four and five stories high on the other. Lovely arcades and massive towers form attractive featuies of tlie building, Which cost about $150,- 000. For a radius of seventy miles Ameri cus is surrounded by a farming section that has no superior. Her cotton crop alone represents $3,500,000. Tlie farm ers produce corn and ail the necessaries of iife in prodigal abundance. Truck farming is rapidly becoming a profitable industry. In the matter of stock raising the farmers around Amoricus rank among tho first. Apples, pears, peaches, plums, grapes, strawberries and watermelons find in Sumter and ad joining countries a most congenial soil. Tho revenue that comes from tbeso special lines of farming alone is suffi cient to suppoit a city of twice as many inhabitants as Americus. Many thousand bales of cotton are raised on tho farms in this vicinity, and 75,010 bales were sent to Amuricus last Americus is also headquarters for tlie funner.!’ alliance for many miles ud and draws a very largo trade i that flourishing organization. When Sumter county wanted a new court house about a year ago, tho money to build it was already in her treasury, and a 840,000 structure was put up which is an ornament to the town, and ono of tho prettiest in Southern Georgia. Tho Americus Inrestment Company has a capital of 81,000,000, a surplus of $250,000, and has done more than any other agency to develop Southwest Geor gia. Its existence began In 1887 with a capital of $160,000, and its value as an Investment to its stockholders has in- Sevllle, Helena and Lyon* are thriving young cities started into life by this great company. AH along the line of tlie Savannah, Americus A Montgomery railroad, important properties are owned by the Investment Company. The com pany make a specialty of southern In vestments, stock bonds and collaterals, and Invests for outside parties, and In vites correspondence from New England. The Bank of Americus is a flourish ing Institution, doing the leading busi ness of the city. The capital is $160,000 with a surplus of $100,000. The depos its are $203,500.07. S. H. Hawkins, president; H. C. Bagiey, vice-president, and W. E. Murphy, cashier. The stock holders of this institution are individu ally liable. Johnson & Harrold established busi ness in 1800, and Is the oldest firm in the city. For over thirty years this firm lias been closely identified with the business of tho city, and have given lib erally of their energy and means to ad vance Americus. Toward the building of the late railroad enterprises, which have done so much for Americus, they have been the largest subscribers. Thia firm does tlie loading cotton business of tlie city, handling about 15,000 bales a year, aud furnishing supplies to five ad joining counties. They also carry on a banking buslnoss under the name of the Harrold Banking Company. They are large owners of real estate, and the building in which they carry on their business Is, without doubt, the finest in tho city. Amerious is one of the growing cities of Georgia, with a population to-day of 10,000. Money invested In the real es tate of tlie city admits of a very certain incroase, with not vory long to wait. Tlie Tnjc of War. To The Times-Recohder: The fol lowing clipping from your Issue of July 25 would liavo beeu noticed sooner, but a press of business, in handling our immense traffic at this point, prevented: "now TllIS is TIME." On .lane 25 Mr. C. H. Byrd had a car of com. C. C. C A St. L. 391ft, shipped from Na- koeils, Ill., whleli was received In Americus July 21, over the Southwestern and connec tion*. ' Now this Is Unit, 1 ’ sars Mr. John T. Argo, C. F. A P. A., of the Savannah, Ameri cus A Montgomery system to u Times-Kz- conniR reporter. "Twenty-nine days be tween Nakomls and Americus It good (f) lime, even If they did try to put It off on tbe 8., A. A M. while It was routed and came the other way,” concluded Mr. Argo., This car was twenty days from Ns- komis, HI., to 'Amoricus, and reached here via. B. V. A E. R. It., but the delay was clearly no fault of ours, as the ship ment was routed care “Cincinnati Southern,” (a branch of tbo East Ten nessee) and was Intended to go from Cin cinnati to Helena, Ga., entirely over that system, and thence via S. A. A M. to Americus; but it seems that the “Dinky" was difiicnlt to locate. Even their strongest ally (the East Tennsssee) falling to remember just where tb|s “Grand Trunk Line" was located, and after dragging tbe car around over tho country in this vain search, finally got it over the G. M. A G. to Columbus, and hearing thore, that tbe "Argo Dummy Line” was In this direction, the ear was promptly fired into Amerious by passen ger train. , Friend Argo, wo respectfully suggest that in soliciting the next shipment, you promiso to route it via “Gatewood,’l or “Jlttle John,” or “Argo-nought,” and so notify connections that they may know exactly where to find you, and avoid these very unkind newspaper outs at the “Old Reliable,” and her thousands of miles of first-class track and splendid service. Want of Identity is plainly what killed you this time, Respectfully, Centum. IUit.noad. Preparing for tho Fall Trad*. Notwithstanding the cry of many peo ple that times are dull and cash scarce, yet The Times-Rkcordeb notices that most of our merchants are preparing to make their annual trips north for a fresh ■apply of goods, etc. In thirty day* the fall season will open, and our merchant* evidently Intend to bo ready for bnslnea*. with tho latest and most desirable goods on time. This is tho best evidenco that money is not so scarce in Americus as it seems to be In other cities. At least our mer chants havo no fears of a financial earth quake in this vicinity. Prince Hose Company No. 3. Last Tuesday night Foreman Henry Stanfield had his company out for a lire and practice drill. Tills company ha* recently added several now members to Its roll and gives every evidence of be ing in limt-class shape. Mr. Emnjatt | Pope was appointed secretary Inplaoe of Mi. diaries Loamon, who has loft the city. Married* Mr. Cleon Seig and Miss Jessie Dillard were joined in the Holy bond* of wed lock at Bottsford on Sunday last, Squire Cato officiating. The young people have , many friends who wish for them a pros perous and happy journey through life. Life, like overy other blessing, derives its value from Us use alono. \J| M wiw awvKuuiuuia imb iu* t . Richland, DeSotoy Coydele, . Jguqm'ce nevor settles a question.
