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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 1913
BANKS OF AMERICUS
ALL IN GOOD SHAPE
instilutions Are Doing Flour
r isiiing Business
The fleurishing condition of the
hanks of Americus is a source of grat
ification to the people of the town and
to Sumter sounty. They extend every
courtesy to their customers that is
consistent with safe anking.
With an aggregate capital of $650,000
and an accumulated surplus and undi
vided profits of $250,000, making the
actual capital of the banks $900,000.
and with combined assets of over two
and a half millions of dollars, the six
banks of the city of Americus present
a showing that reflects credit upon the
city in which they are engaged in busi
ness, and upon the sagacious manage
ment that has marked them throughout
their history. ,
Three of the banks occupy perman
ent homes, biddings owned by them
selves. These are the Planters Band,
whose handsome four story building is
the only office building in the city of
any size; the Bank of Commerce,
which purchased the former postoffice
building and reconstructed its lower
floor last year into one of the most at
tractive interiors to be found in this
section, and the Commercial City
whose beautiful edifice is an ornament
to Americus, and a tribute to the pro
gressive spirit of its management. The
other two banks, having comfortable
and well equipped quarters, are look
ing forward to the erection of build
ings, and the time is probably not far
distant when they, too, will be in
homes the titles of w-hich are vested in
themselves, and that will also be d?-
cided additions to the beautiful busU
ness structures for which Americus
promises to become noted among the
cities of the state.
Americus National Bank: President,
L A. Lowery, Vice President, W. T.
Lane, Cashier, M. M. Lowrey; Assist
ant Cashiers, G. D. Wheatley, Jr., E.
C. Hawkins.
> Bank of Southwestern Georgia;
President, A. W. Smith; Vice President.
N. M. Dudley.
Bank of Commerce: President, 1.
W. Sheffield; Vice President, Frank
Sheffield; Cashier, E. D. Sheffield.
Commercial City Bank: President,
J. W. Wheatley; Vice President, Craw
ford Wheatley; Cashier, R. E. Mc-
Nulty; Assistant Cashier, W. A. Haw-k
--ins.
Planters Bank: President, Lee G.
Council; Vice President, Charles M.
Council, Cashier, H. S. Council.
Americus Savings Bank: Presidert
L A. Lowrey; Vice president, T. M.
I'.rritt; Cashier, M. M. Lowrey.
FAHM LANDS FOR SALE
230 acres 9 miles out on old Stage
road; 7-horse farm open; balance in
woods; best grade of red and gray,
pebble land, w-ith deep red clay subsoil.
Aou can make on this place 100 bales
cotton and plenty of feed. If you
w-ould like to buy some good farm lano
look at this place with me.
ou Acres 6 miles out, just off the ;
old Stage road; 40 acres open and j
lovel; io acres in second growth pine
most of this place is a gray pebble
l & nd; jfins Root. McNeil. This is cheap
for this place. Price s2l per acre.
100. acres 4 1-2 miles west of Amer
icus! 65 acres open; balence in woods
and swamp; running water; 4-room
dwelling, barn and tenant house; gray
pebble land with clay subsoil. Price
S3O per acre.
T. B. WESTBROOK, Agent.
GOOD FARM SALE.
have for sale one of the best
plantations in the county, containing
3.,0 acres, located on Seaboard Air
Line Ry., and one of the best graded
r °ads in the county. Is conveniens
t 0 Ptod school and churches; only 12
friles from Americus, arid near thi
thriving little town of Leslie, Ga.
1 his farm has two deep wells, six
toom dwelling, barns and plenty cf
tenant houses. If you want one of
(tl e test and well located farms in
t‘ ; e county, this is your chance:
Address or see us at Leslie, Ga.
H. L. SPEER & R. J. SIMS,
Administrators.
&31-30c-d&w-advt.
There’s a world of satisfac
tion in buying Uneeda Biscuit
because you know you will
get what you want —soda
crackers that are oven-fresh,
crisp, clean, appetizing and
nourishing.
Uneeda Biscuit are always uniform
in quality —they are always alike
in crispness, in flavor —they are
soda crackers you can depend
upon. And all because Uneeda
Biscuit are uncommon soda crack
ers packed in an uncommon way.
Five cents everywhere in the
moisture-proof package.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
DEATH CLAIMED
MRS. W. CARTER
MONDAYMORNING
AFTER TWO MONTHS ILLNESS
Passed Away at Home In
Richland
Relatives in Americus were apprised
yesterday morning of the death at
Richland, Ga., of Mrs. Wiley Carter, m
aged and very estimable woman and
for many years a resident of Stewart
county, where her family had long been
prominent. Mrs. Carter was seventy
years of age, and had been ill for two
months, the result of a severe rail sus
tained. She is survived by five daugh
ters, Mrs. J. E. French, Mrs. J. C.
Layfield, Mrs. W. C. Richardson, of
Richland; Mrs. C. L. Ross, of Ameri
cus, and by two sons, Messrs. Roy and
A. T. Carter. The funeral services
will be held in Richland today.
♦ WHAT A LAWYER ♦
♦ THINKS OF AMERICUS. t-
Located in the lower part of middle
Georgia, just above the flat lands of
the state, the City of Americus, from
a climatic standpoint, has the advant
age of perhaps any other city in the
state, knowing neither the rigors of
the northern winter nor the sultry
days of the extreme southern part of
the state. She is the queen of perhaps
the richest farming section in the Em
pire State of the South, her lands be
ing adaptable to all kinds of agricul
tural products, and from the standpoint
of area ranking first among all the
counties of the state in agricultural
products. With her matchless climate,
her fertile lands, her excellent water
and above all the high class of her
citizens, well may Americus and Sum
ter county claim the title of the Queen
j City of the grandest state in the Ame~-
ican union.
AMERICUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Six years of useful work for the
City of Americus and the County of
Sumter make up the history, to date
ot the Americus Chamber of Commerce
an organization embracing in its mem
bership all of the leading business in
terests of the city whose name it
bears.
Growing out of an appreciation of
the fact that no progressive city can
afford to be without a competent or
ganization of its business interesis,
ready either to fight in its defense or
to stand as a unit in the promotion of
its welfare, the leading merchants
and bankers of the city organized the
Chamber of Commerce in 1906. Its
value to the city and county has eve”
since been apparent. Through its me
dium both have been extensively ad
vertised. Through it the city has beeu
I enabled to secure concessions from
MACON PREPARING
FOR STATE MEEING
Macon is making great preparations
for the coming of representatives cf
different towns from all over the state
to attend the meeting of the State
Chamber of Commerce. As told else
where in this issue, Americus will be
there in strong array.
The Macon Telegraph, discussing
the meeting, says:
"Representatives from the various
business and commercial organizations
of Georgia who gather in Macon on
September 16 to organize a state cham
ber of commerce will receive a warm
welcome and be royally entertained
by the business men of Macon. Up
wards of 500 are expected to be in at
tendance.
The board of directors of the Ma
con chamber of commerce yesterday
unanimously agreed to serve as. a com
mittee to prepare special entertain
ment features and see to it that at
least 100 Macon business men lay
aside their business to attend the meet
ing and take part in the business of
the day.
“Details are being worked out by
a committee named by President E. W.
Stetson, of which Dr. W. G. Lee is
chairmam His cjommittee’s reports
yesterday were adapted and he was
given power to act in any matter that
may arise with reference to the Ma
con chamber.
“Manager William H. Rourke, of
the Hotel Dempsey, has kindly tender
ed the auditorium of Macon’s new hos
telry for the meeting of the state
chamber and it has been accepted.
Luncheon will be served in the audi
torium by the Macon chamber.”
Tommy went home one day with a
nice new golf ball.
“Look at the lost ball I found on the
links father!” he said.
“But are you sure, Tommy,” said
Mr. Traddles, “that it was a lost bail,
really?”
“Oh, yes,” said the boy. “I saw the
man and his caddy looking for it.” -
London Opinion.
transportation lines that might other
wise have been lacking. Through it
the business men have been in a posi
tion to enter into projects that gave
promise of advancing the general in
terests of Americus. Through it, too.
they have been enabled to suitably
’entertain visitors entitled to public rec-,
ognition.
All in all, the Chamber of Commerce
of Americus has well justified the
claims of its original promoters that It
, vould be of sterling service to both
city and county. Through its adver
tising the names of Americus and
' Sumter county have been carried over
■ the entire country. The mon«.y *>«.
i pended in support of the organization
' has been money well expended.
As usual with such bodies, one cf
■ the prime duties of the Chamber cf
i C emmerce'is the furnishing of informn-
i 1 tion about the city and county to those
THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECCRDER.
FLUCTUATIONS IN
COTTON MARKET
WILL BE GREAT
THE MARKET IS STRONGER
And Higher Range of Values
Expected
New Orleans, La., Sept. 15. —Wide
fluctuations were brought about in the
cotton market during the week, ad
vances being caused by the more fav
orable news from Washington regard
ing legislation against future trading
and the downward movements by the
heavy rains in the western half of
the belt which effectually put an end
to the drouth and caused talk of a ton
crop. The net results were an ad
vance of 33 to 38 points. The higa
prices were made on Tuesday and the
low on Friday. At the highest the ;
trading months were 62 to 65 points
over last week’s close; at the lowest
they were Ito 7 points over. The
range of 57 to 61 points.
The course es prices his week in the
cotton market will depend principally
on two things—weather conditions
and the spot demand. There is a pos- ,
sibiiity of course that developments in
Washington in relation to proposed
I
legislation concerning future trading
may arise but that is not genebally ex- 1
pected by traders.
The spot demand ttius far this '
season has not been brisk and this 1
fact has been used by the bear side to
some advantage. The situation in the 1
spot department will be watched very
closely and indication of a further
holding off on the part of the buyers
would cause renewed confidence on
the part of those bearishly inclined
while any improvement would stimu
late buying of futures for the long ac-
I
count.
Truth is stronger than fiction, but
not stranger than woman.
“I like your cheek,” he said, kissing
her. “Don’t be facetious,” she respond
ed, coldly.—Life.
|?hat’sAlir!
8 A good profit can be 41
made, out of a small flock m
a of chickens, by giving care- Z
f fui attention to their feed, J
B and by giving them, every J
V day, tonic doses of V
Bee Dee
STOCK * POULTRY MEDICINE
fl This will increase egg 0
a production, help make win- A
ter layers; put broilers and Z
roasters in prime condi- 1
• tion, during season of J
# highest prices, and prevent, V|
4| or cure, disease. Try it r 0
* Price 25c, 50c tad SI.OO per can. £
• “Has given ns better results than anr Jfc
other poultry food or powder. —Clover W
£ Bloom Poultry Yards, £
seeking it. Any one desiring addition
al information about Americus or
Sumter county can secure same by
addressing the Secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce, Americus, Ga. It
tc me purpose and desire of the organ
ization to assist every prospective set
, tier to as complete information as pos
sible and to likewise aid manufactur
ers, merchants and investors general'y
| who may have their attention attract
ed to this city and county and who may
desire specific information that is no’’
presented in these pages.
A Sumter County Advertising club
is projected and will doubtless soon
be organized, independent of the Chari
♦
ber of Commerce, yet working in har-
mony with that organization, its spe
1 eifle purpose being as its name indi
cates,' to raise funds and expend them
in advertising Americus aid Sumter
i county.
I
J Direct From the Diamonds |
American League.
Washington 0, Chicago ».
Boston 6, St. Louis 2.
New York 5, Detroit 7.
Philadelphia 8, Cleveland 6.
National League.
Chicago 3, New York 4. Fourteen
innings.
First game: Pittsburg 5, Boston 6.
Second game: Pittsburg 6, Bos
ton 1.
Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 2. Ten
innings; called on account of dark
ness.
Mules Wanted.
Mr. J. M. Billington, of the National
Stock Yards, of Atlanta, Ga., will be
at our stables Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 19th and 20th, to buy your mules.
Now is your chance to sell your mules
at liberal cash price. Will buy fat or
lean mules from 4 to 8 years old, <f
sound. For further information ad- i
dress or call to see us.
TURPIN BROS.,
Cotton Ave., Americus, Ga. !
advt-14-d3t-wlt
NEAR MUTINY IN
FEDERAL IENITENTIARY
Atlanta, Sept, 15.—The near-mutiny
alleged to have taken place at the U«
S. Federal Prison here over the acci
dental feeding of sour bread to some
convicts in the stone-cutting depart
ment, has been quelled without viol
ence or trouble, and the ringleaders!
among the convicts themselves admit |
I
that they acted without reasonable |
cause.
(
. ..Heading Off The 801 l Weevil ...
The plans that have been suggest
ed for the control of the boll weevil,
since it has made its appearance in
this country, been numerous and
varied. Ons that has been suggested
from time to time has recently been
given new life by Senator Smith, of
South Carolina. It is the simple one
(on paper) of prohibiting the growth
of cotton in a belt of varying width, but
sufficiently wide, in the opinion of
those making the suggestions, to pre
vent the weevils crossing It. Senator
Smith proposes to stop the growing
of cotton in a belt 80 miles wide im
mediately east of the area now infest
ed with weevils This might or might
not prevent the weevil's advance east
ward. They hav© traveled eastward
i
for more than 100 miles in one year
in south Mississippi, and it is proba-
I tile the belt would have to be twice 80
|
miles wide to stop their advance.
In fact, the plan is a pleasant
dream, but entirely impracticable. This
belt on which no cotton is grown
would have to be permanent
somewhere. If made stationary, the
| balance of the cotton belt now infested
would remain infested, or if the belt
was made twice the distance necessary
to stop the weevils and annually mov
ed half the difference westward i 1
time the Mexican border would be
reached and then the belt in which the
growing of cotton is prohibited would
have to remain permanently in that
location in order to prevent invasion
from Mexico. If it be granted that
such a plan would prove effective i f
rigidly enforced and that it would be
piofltable, it is still impossible of e\-
jeeution. It w-ould require many mil
lions of dollars and not much less than
j a million soldiers to enforce such a
restriction. Such a plan could only
be successful when the growing o'
cotton was absolutely- prohibited over
an area wide enough to prevent the
weevils crossing it. How wide such
a belt would have to be no one know
hut we do know that they have over
come every obstacle placed in their
way and we also have the established
fact that such a belt 20 miles wide on
.he western Louisiana border offered
no serious obstruction to their marcn
eastward.
The plan is simply impracticable, be
cause >t would be impossible to carry
it out. —Tait Butler, in The Progress
ive Farmer. * '
Liabilities sometimes may be li
abilities.
MOST American railroads demand If It JH IB r
that watches of the grade ad- II I aS* ""Tjf (
mitted to their service must not vary I
over 20 seconds per week.
|jfnratlton iJTatch
“The T.aihnad Timekeeper of America” 'ffiP/vfl II
su-passes tkis requirement so consist- POT (h
| er”y that i; is immensely popular. mUt, 'A |!i
; * There arc more Hamilton Watches* i> \ l u i' ■
fa use ca such roads than all other 1 |\ L®
makes put together. Jjg , j JS
The business or professional man who | \\ f f^H|!
starts out to buy a watch of unusuai accu- atm A lih.i rfr iSi
racy will be interested in the beautiful ll
Hamilton 12-size thin model. Come in Hji’P/ i 11l
and look at some of the Hamilton Watches J
Jas. Fricker and Bro.
Coed act or sems of the Golden State
T FT T? T T? Vi Q Limited” of tbe Chicago and Rock Island
J Lid VV Lid UUI\ J R. r, carries a 992 Hamilton timekeeper.
And Watch Inspectors
Plains Warehouse Company
BONDED COTTON WAREHOUSEMEN
We wish to announce to our friends and the >;
j public generally, that we have bought, and will : j
operate the cotton warehouse formeily operated
: by Timmeiman & Wise.
World Wide Experience, Both as an Exporter ol Cotton
And as a Cotton Warehouseman
With six years of experience at such points
where competition forced a cotton warehouseman
to employ the most practical and modern system
of handling the farmers cotton, causes us to feel
that we are capable in every way to handle your
cotton in the best and most efficient manner to ob
tain the desired results.
We solicit your patronage, promising to give
our personal attention to all business intrusted to j|
us, guaranteeing to give the best possible results.
For any information relative to the cotton business, j
telephone No. 39 ’ ' ij
B. W. BACON PLAINS, GA. 0. A. WILLIAMS j:
Farm Land For Sale!
■ • • ’• i . »
300 Acres, 3 miles of Americus, on fine graded road, improvements
all in good shape. 250 acres Open, admirably located. ,$45 acre.
125 Acres, 7 miles of Americus, 40 acres open, 3-room house, large
abount of hardwood timber. $lO acre, 1-4 cash. Chance to double your
money.
465 Acres, 3 1-2 miles of Americus, on main auto highway, beautiful
location, 5-room house, 7 tenant houses and other buildings. 350
acres open, one of the best located farms in the county. No safer place
any where to plant your money and let it grow in value. SSO acre. Easy
terms and 6 per cent interest. Don’t miss this.
265 acres, 6 miles of Americus. New 5-room house. Soil red pebbly
200 acres in cultivation. S3O acre, 1-4 cash.
Oome to see me, if you wish to buy or sell land.
P. B. WILLIFORD
Office Main Entrance Windsor Hotel.
IVloney Loaned
I am prepared to make loans on improved farms
at 6 pei cent, interest, and allow yearly payments
on same. If you have an old loan to renew or wish
a new one, see me before concluding your ar
rangements.
J. J. H ANESLEY, Americus, Ga.
Mother’s Friend
in Every Rome
Comfvrt and Safety Assured Before
the Arrival of the Stork.
In thousands of American homes there
is a bottle of Mother’s Friend that has aid-
ed many a woman
through the trying
ordeal, saved her from
suffering and pain,
kept her in health in
advance o f baby’s
coming, and had a
wonderful influence
in developing a love
ly disposition in the
child.
There is no other remedy so truly a help
to nature. It relieves the pain and discom
fort caused by the strain on the ligaments,
makes pliant those fibres and muscles which
nature is expanding and soothes the in
flammation of breast glands.
Mother's Friend is an external remedy,
and not only banishes all distress in ad
vance, but assures a speedy recovery for
the mother. Thus she becomes a healthy
woman with all her strength preserved to
thoroughly enjoy the rearing of her child.
Mother’s Friend can be had at any drug
store at SI.OO a bottle. Write to Bradfield
Regulator Co., 228 Lamar Bldg., Atlanta,
Ga., for their free book. Write to-day. It
is most instructive.
RIGHT PRICES
Quality considered, our prices
are low.
We realize that right prices
must necessarily be joined tJ
right goods and right service in
order to justify our bid for your
drug business. Therefor© we
are careful in regard to prices'
they are reasonable, uniform
and alike to everybody.
We want your trade and we
ask for it on the basis of Right
Goods, Right Service and Right
Prices. Come here first.
ELDRIDGE DRUG CO.
Phone 33
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