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AMERICUS TIMES=RECORDER
Twenty-ninth year
Open!
Ready for Business
in the
Handsomest Clothing Store
in
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
I with the
Most Magnificent Stock
of
MEIN’S WEARING APPAREL
ever placed before the people of Amer
icus and surrounding territory.
Everything to wear in all the
latest styles.
YOU ARE INVITED.
W, D. BAILEY.
Outfitter for Men and Boys
Forsyth St. and Cotton Ave, Americus, Ga.
WHEN READY TO BUILD
Whether a Mansion, a Store or Cottage, see
JOHN W. SHIVER.
H E N READY T O P A I N T
Shiver Has the Goods, the Best goods and
Largest Stock.
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Everthiug inJLumber, Mantles, Grates and, in -fact, all that goe
in a house. Buying Paints in Carload Lots, His prices are the Lowes
■where quality courts. Mills and street, iPhone 117.
The Woman
The Man
and The Pill.
She was a good woman. He
loved her. She was his wife, the
pie was good; his wife made it;
he ate it. But the pie disagreed
with him, and he disagreed with
his wife. Now he takes a pill
after pie and is happy. So is his
wife. The pill he takes is Rem
bert’s Red Liver Pill.
Moral —Avoid dyspepsia by
using Rembert’s Red Liver Pills.
REMBERT’S
DRUG STORE
113 FORSYTH ST,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 8, 1907
SEVEN HUNDRED IN MEETING
REPRESENTATIVES OF EVERY EUROPEAN COUNTRY
In Atlanta Today In Attendance Upon Cotton Convention—The Meeting of
Three Days Will Be Important One.
ATLANTA, Oct. 7. (Special)—The |
great International cotton confer
ence began here today its session of
three days, and the city is in holi
day attire in honor,of the occasion.
Between 125 and 150 of these dele
gates come from foreign countries,
England, Germany, Austria, Belgi
um, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal,
Russia and Japan being among those
which are well represented.
There are also present 200 or more
cotton spinners from the New Eng
land States and the South, in addi
tion to which there will participate
300 or more cotton growers an
others from all parts of the cotton
belt.
The national officers and the ex
ecutive committee of the Farmers
Educational and Co-operative Union
are here, and that organization has
sent delegates from almost every
State in which it is organized.
Practically all of these delegates
are now here and several meetings
have already been held preparatory
to going into the session of the con
ference. The Southern Cotton As
sociation will also be represented by
delegates from the States in which it
is organized.
Arrival of the Foreigners.
The foreign delegates and the New
England contingent reached Atlanta at
1 o’clock Sunday morning over the
Southern Railway, coming here from
Greenville, S. C., the last stopping
point. Tile foreigners spent some
time in New York, Washington, Char
lotte, N. C., and Greenville, attending
meetings and visiting cotton mills.
Upon arrival in Atlanta they went
direct to their hotels, where arrange
ments had been made for them in
advance, and where the reception and
entertainment committees took
charge of them this morning.
The foreign visitors, it is stated,
came over strictly on business, and
there is not going to be any extended
speech making.
Following the adjournment of the
conference here the visiting dele
gates will make a tour of the cotton
belt, visiting some twelve or four
teen States, for which' arrangements
have already been made.
Is Called to Order.
The first session of the convention
was called to order at 10 o'clock this
morning in the hall of the House of
Representatives at the State capital
RAISE TOBACCO IN SUMTER
Earmers here Propose to Engage Systematically in
Cultivation of this Crop.
Within another season tobacco
grown upon Sumter county farms will
be marketed in Americus, and it is
but a question of short time until
this important industry will as
sume large proportions here. It hav
ing been demonstrated that the soil
near Americus is as well adapted to
the cultivation of tobacco as that
about Bainbridge, in Decatur county,
farmers here are going to plant it..
Recently Mr. J. C. Carter, one of Sum
ter’s successful and progressive plan
ters, purchased a plantation in De
BEWARD.
I will pay five dollars each
for foxes killed on place of Mr.
C. C. Hawkins or myself, or fifty dol
lars for the five that were turned
loose on Mr. Hawkins’ place if deliv
ered next week. You are free to
shoot them on either place
10-5 lw A. W. SMITH.
t
Don't fail to read carefully Sheffl
eld-Huntington Co's advertisement in
this paper.
__ r% Is your comb telling a story, the story
£ V f m J of falling hair? Not a pleasant story, is
.nmn I TUT • it? Itendsbadly. The story we tell is
pleasant —the story of Ayer’s Hair
„ , .l r j a l Vigor. Promptly stops fallinghair, des-
K: %£ fiS <4* jK'Pf «b« ’TSXIS;
do as he says. He knows what is best. Does not color
Iby President James R. Me Call of
Providence, R. I.
The address of welcome on the part
of the State was then delivered by
Gov. Hoke Smith and the response
made by Hon. C. W. McCara of Man
chester, England, president of the
international Cotton Spinner’s Asso
ciation of Europe.
President J. Willie Pope of the At
lanta Chamber of Commerce delivered
the address of welcome in behalf of
Atlanta, and the response was made
by Mr. William Hatshore of Law
rence, Mass.
A Visit to the Tech.
In the afternoon the sectional com
mittees appointed at the morning ses
sion, met in the committee rooms
in the capitol. A three this afternoon
all delegates who desire to accept the
invitation visited the Georgia School
of Technology, special cars being
provided for the occasion. At 9 o’clock
tonight a reception in honor of the
delegates was given at the Capital
City Club.
At 10 o’clock on Tuesday morning
the conference will receive the re
ports of the sectional committees and
discussions on the topics submitted
will follow.
| Between 1 and 3 o’clock p. m. the
delegates will attend a barbecue at
the grounds of the Cold Springs ‘Cue
Club, and a trollej ride around the
city will follow. The sectional com
mittees will resume their work at the
capitol at 3:30 p. m., and from 8:30 to
11 p. in., several receptions will he
given at various private residences.
A Day of Discussions.
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
reports will be received from the sec
tional committees and discussion of
topics submitted will follow at both
morning and afternoon sessions.
At 3 p. id., the delegates will be
takes for ari automobile ride over the
city and will visit the local cotton
mills. The conference will finally ad
journ Wednesday.
Among the topics to be discussed
and dealt with are “Growing and
Handling Cotton,” “Transportation,”
“Buying and Selling,” including fu
tures and speculation, “Reports and
Statistics,” particularly those of gov
ernment origin.
Many prominent Georgians, plan
ters, factors and mill men, are here
from every part of the state in at
tendance upon the convention.
catur county, and will plant it in
tobacco next year. With practical
knowledge derived from the operation
of this farm, Mr. Carter and other
farmers here propse later to plant
crops near Americus and engage ex
tensively in the business of tobacco
raising. Experts who have carefully
examined the soils here declare that
as fine grade of tobacco can
be grown in Sumter county as produ
ced in other sections of the State
where it is cultivated now at enor
mous profit.
NEW STORE IS READY
WITH NEW GOODS
No city in Georgia boasts a haber
dashery more complete and thorough
ly up-to-date than that of Sills &
Schneider, one of Americus’s newest
stores. This handsome store for men
and boys carries full lines of cloth
ing and furnishings, handling goods
made only by well known and reliable
houses. A visit to this beautiful new
store will interest you, and the prices
quoted will be equally interesting if
you need anything in their line.
New York’s Most Advanced
Stylse In Men’s Fall Suits
and Overgarments
are all here, and in the identical fabric
’ ’ If ] patterns shown by the smart csstom tail
or 1 pPp || j ors of Fifth Avenue. You shouldn’t
I j Fail to see these splendid specimens of
1 high class tailoring—to try on the new
■NU|H m m °d e * s °* your s * ze —* or
1 ■ i' “EFF - EFF”
W f FasEHonabl^^Clothes
represent the best there is in materials
and workmanship, while our pricer are
WfWm not higher than you would pay for an
Ilf if miwi ordinary ready-to-wear.
Wj iMr Come see our superb collection of
■ M “EFF-EFF”
A Ji m Fall Suits at slsto S 4O
Rain coats and overcoats $lO to $35.
F ° R^pym?Hi!?J EEN Odd Trousers, Paragon make $5.00 to
The FECHHEIMER FISHEL CO. *, . , A
NEW YORK $12.50.
H Crawford’s Men’s Shoes, $3.50 and $4.
Hawes’ Famous and Popular Hats, $3.00.
“Eclipse” Shirts, World’s Best, SI.OO and $1.50
Faucy Vests, Fancy Sox, Beautiful Line.
Underwear, Neckwear, Gloves Suspenders.
We are headquarters and will save you dollars on every
: thing you may need in above lines and will greatly appreciate
an opportunity to show you through whether you buy or not
iCHAS. 1 ANSLEY.
AUTUMN APPROACHES
and we announce our complete readiness to show all the latest
designs and authentic styles in mens clothes as decreed by the
world of fashion and made by
House of Kuppenheimer.
The Houie ol Kuppeoheitß,,
You’ll be interested in looking over the new styles and we
believe that a few minutes spent with us will help you more to
make up you mind, and better acquaint you with what will be
the “Proper Thing” this Fall and Winter than hours spent else
where, SUITS FROM $lO to S4O.
SAMPECK BOY’S CLOTHES $3.00 to $7.50.
SEE OUR LINE GENTS FURNISHINGS.
SHOES ALL KINDS, FROM $2 to $5.
SILLS & SCHNEIDER,
A SHOP FOR MEN AND BOYS.
312 and 314 Lamar Street.
NUMBER 238