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PAGE SIX
MRS. LOTTIE LIVINGSTON
Public Stenographer.
Dodson Bldg. Phone 104.
Residence Phone 6 (, 7.
EMMETT S. HORSLEY
Civil Engineer.
DAW SOY, GA.
LAND SURVEYING A SPECIALTY.
WRITE FOR REFERENCE.
MISS BESSIE WINDSOR,
Insurance.
Bonds.
Office Forsyth St. Phone 284
C. P. DAVIS
Dental Surgeon.
Orthodontia, Pyorrhea.
Residence Phone 316. Office Phone 818.
Allison Bldg.
■ F. G. OLVER
LOCKSMITH.
Sewing machines and Supplies; Key
and Lock Fitting, Umbrellas Repaired
and Covered. Phone 420.
Lee STREET. NEAR WELL
AMERICUS CAMP, 202, WOODMEN
OF THE WORLD.
Meets every Wednesday night tn
Fraternal Hall, Lamar street. All vis
iting Sovereigns invited to meet with
us. STEPHEN PACE. C. C.
NAT LeMASTER, Clerk.
E. and A. M.
• AMERICUS LODGE
F. & A. M., meets ev-
□a & ery second and
fourth Friday night
at 7 o'clock.
FRANK J. PAYNE, W. M.
J RESCOE PARKER, Sec’y.
* I
fi M - B - COUNCIL
LODGE F. and A. M.
** meeta eTer Y First and
Third Friday nights.
• Visiting brothers are
United to attend.
DR. J. R. STATHAM, W. M.
NAT LeMASTER. Secretary.
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. 14,
P. 0. S. OF A.
Meets every first and third Monday
nights in P. 0. S. of A. Hall, No. 218'
Lamar St. All members In good stand- ■
ing invited to attend. Beneficiary certi
ficates from $250.00 to $2,000.00 issued
to members of this camp.
S. A. JENNINGS, Pres’t.
O. D. REESE, Recd’g. Sec’y.
C.° f Ga.Ry
’’The Right Way”
Trains Arrive.
From Chicago, via
Columbus * 12:15 a m
From Columbus *10:00 a m
From Columbus ! 7:15 p m ,
From Atlanta and Macon..* 5:29 a m
From Macon * 2:11 p m
From Macon * 7:85 p m
From Albany * 6:40 a m
From Montgomery and
Albany *.2.11 p m
From Montgomery and
Albany *10:39 p m
From Jacksonville, via i
Albany * 8:40 a m
Trains Depart.
For Chicago, via Columbus * 3:40 a m
For Columbus ! 8:00 a m
For Columbus * 3:00 p m
For Macon and Atlanta .’. .* 6:40.a m
For Macon and Atlanta *2:11 pm
For Macon and Atlanta ...*10:89 p m
For Montgomery and
Albany * 5:29 a m
For Montgomery and
Albany * 2:11 p m
For Albany * 7:35 p in
For Jacksonville, via
Albany *12:15 a in
"Daily ! Except Sunday.
adv geo. ANDERSON, Agent.
Seaboard Air line
f’»« Progressive Hallway ol me Soaft
Leave Americus for Cordele. Ro
chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col
lins. Savannah, Columbia. Richmond,.
Portsmouth and points East and South
12:31 p m.
2:30 ant
Leave Americus for Cordele, Abbe
ville, Helena and intermediate points
5:11 p. m.
1 eave Americus for Richland, At-:
lauta, Birmingham, Hurtsboro, Mont
gomery and points West and Northwest
3:08 p. m.
Leave Americus for Richland. Col
umbus, Dawson, Albany and interme
diate points
10:00 a m
Seaboard Buffet Parlor Sleeping Car
on Trains 13 and 14 arriving Americus
from Savannah 11:25 p. m., and leav
ing Americus for Savannah 2:30 a. m.
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah at
2:30 a. m., will be open for passengers
a’ 11:40 p. m.
For further information apply to H.
p Everett, Local Agent. Americus.
Ga • C. W. Small. Div. Pass. Agent,
Savannah. GA; C F 6. P. A..
tortoik, Va.
Chamber of Commerce Nowin
Best Condition In Its History
Following is the report of the Sec
retary-Manager of the Americus and
Sumter County Chamber of Commerce,
covering the period from August 25,
1216 to April 30, 1917.
“The present Secretary is not pre
pared to make a report covering the
entire fiscal year as he was not elect
ed to office until the 25th of August,
1916. This report, therefore, will deal
with the period dating from his election
to the 30th of April of the present
year.
While it can be truthfully said that
the Chamber of Commerce has in the
last seven months made some progress
i’. the constructive development of
Americus and Sumter county, its activ- j
ities have been neither as varied nor
as effective as they might had the org
anization enjoyed a healthy financia.
condition and the thorough co-opera
tion of its membership during all the
months covered by this report.
“In his last annual report to the
membership body at the annual meet
ing held June 16,1916. Mr. E. H. Hy
man, your previous secretary, showed
a deficit of $740.54.
“The present secretary, upon taking
charge of the office on August 25th
1916. found a balance of 40c in bank
with ijn indebtedness amounting to
about SBOO.OO and the average income
insufficient to meet current expenses.l
"A survey of the situation showed I
the need of a live civic organization in
Americus and Suinter county and upon 1
forming acquaintance with various bus i
iness and professional men it became j
apparent from their expressions that 3 ■
properly organized, conservatively con-'
ducted Chamber of Commerce would [
meet with the supporj it should have
to enable it to do the'work for which
it was brought into existence. A plan
of reorganization was adopted by the
board of commissioners at a meeting I
held Jan. 16th, and it was decided to |
put on an intensive campaign for an
increased membership on January 29,
30 and 31st. This campaign, splend
idly led by Mr. Stephen Pace and par
ticipated in by about forty men divided ;
into committees of three and four each j
was undoubtedly the most successful j
effort ever put forth in the interest of j
the civic development of the city and '
resulted in obtaining 267 members who’
were signed for a period of three years i
beginning Feb. 1, 1917.
As a direct result of this campaign ;
the Chamber of Commerce immediately
came into an increased income that
enabled it to meet its obligations with
a greater degree of promptness than
ever before in its history and the inter |
eet aroused through the success of the i,
campaign awakened the citizens as a [ •
whole to a realization of what can be|,
accomplished by concerted and enthus- i
iastic action.
“The time consumed in getting our
house in order has not left much op
portunity to do really big things but
the present administration has some .
notable accomplishments to its credit
that are of far-reaching benefit, with
out taking into consideration the rou- I
tine matters that have received daily ‘ i
and conscientious attention.
“Luring September and the early |
part of October, 1916. your Secretary in ;
company with Mr. J. G. Oliver. District
lu. monstration Agent, held twenty
eight meetings in all sections of Sum i
ter county in an effort to impress upon ■ i
preparation for diversification of crops;,
in order to successfully combat the boll I,
weevil invasion that gave indications in ,
1916 of becoming serious in this section
by the fall of 1917. | <
Dixie Highway.
"In November, 1916, this organization j
promoted and called a meeting of conn ■
ties located on the line of the western i:
division of the Dixie Highway for the ‘ i
purpose of securing an appropriation i ■
of government funds to assist in the[
, further development and permanent 11
improvement of this division. This:
I meeting was held in the city hall at I 1
; Americus and resulted in a permanent'
[organization being formed with Dr. J.
'T. Culpepper of Thomasville. President [
• and P. A. Fenimore, Secretary. As a re- ‘
| suit of this meeting it is expected that
material financial aid will be given the 1
several counties located along the
. western division out of the appropria- '
'lien that becomes available July 1,
i 1917.
I An immediate benefit resulting from '
[this meeting of counties was the in-
• stallation cf a huge reenforced con-!
I crete marker at the point in Bibb
I county where the Western division;
branches off from the. Eastern divis 1
; ion. This marker, which is so prom
' inently located that it cannot be over-!
i looked by any touring party, reads as
follows: “Dixie Highway to Fort Val
ley, Andersonville National Cemetery
' Americus, Albany. Thomasville. Talla-[
hassee and Jacksonville.” We consider
■ this marker a distinct advantage to
.every town along the Western division
as it now appears that this division is ’
the main highway, whereas before the
marker was placed it looked to the
I traveling stranger like a side road.
, The expense of this marker was borne
, by a number of the counties, the com
missioners of Sumter appropriating our
proportion without the slightest hesita
tion.
CHAMB7ER COM.—2nd Galley 1
John Robinson’s Circus.
“Early in November we secured John
Robinson’s Circus and Howes’ Great
London Shows as winter visitors. It
was a distinct achievement for a
the size of Americus to be given the
preference over larger towns that of
fered attractive financial inducements (
to the management of these shows and
| without this Chamber of Commerce
Americus would never have secure 1 (
them. The circumstances that led to
their coming here are not known to the
entire membersrhip and for this reas-'
on they will be included in this report
merely for the purpose of illustrating'
the value of organization and co-opera
tion. |
In October, 1916, the Georgia State,
Fair officials requested your board of,
commissioners to permit the Secretary [
to go to Macon to manage the amuse-;
men; and concession’s department at 1
the Georgia State Fair. They consent
ed And this one act on the part of the j
commissioners is mainly responsible
[ for the tliows coming to Americus as it
happened your secretary is known to
many show people and on the day he;
jarrived at Macon Mr. Geo. Moyer, Gen
i eral ; ytnt of the shows, with whom j-eJ
[was well acquainted, appeared 3tt the j
j Slate Fair grounds looking for wi.ftr
j quartet s. That same night Mr.
: was on Lis way to Americus and bv'o r c ,
he left 'his city the d«al had been com- [
ple’ed. "he greatest share of prJse;
far this accomplishment is due JR.
I'iat.k l.arier who took the lead in the
movement to secure these people a.d,
was ably see: tided in his efforts bv I
the officers a> d commissioners o.’ the'
Chamber of Can merce, the direct a. s of
‘he Thin 1 Airicultural District la'tJ
the Mayor and City Council of Ameri-'
cus, the authorities of the Third Dis-'
trict A. & M. School and the officials of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway; all of
whom co-operated enthusiastically.
"The shows were here 21 weeks I
From an intimate acquaintance with I
cost of material and maintenance of [
winter-quarters ,to say that an aver-1
age expenditure locally of $200.00 daily [
was made here would be a conserva-[
tive figure. This would bring the total
xpenditure of the show management to
practically $30,000,000 in the city or I
Americus —over seven times what it 1
costs to maintain the Chamber of Com-!
nerce as at present organized for an I
entire year.
"Both Mr. Mugivan and Mr. Bowers
as well as the members of their busi
ngs staff, deft Americus with the most
pleasant impressions of the city and its
people; and while it is too early to
state positively where the show will
winter at the close of the present
season, I feel warranted in stating that
should they decide to winter again in
this state, Americus will be given tha
preference over other communities
unless greatly superior accommoda
tions and advantages are offered by
seme other point in this vicinity.
Sorghum Experiment Station.
"In Feburary, 1917, the Chamber o.'
Commerce secured, with the aid ot
Congressman C. R. Crisp, a sorghum
experiment station which is to be es
t itlished in this ciy by the government
m the near future and will bring to this
community at least from $3.0u0.00 to
! 000.00 annually.
R< warding Conventions.
“It is the duty of a Chamber of Com-
Fierce to invite such conventions as
are deemed desirable by the citizens
of the city to heet in the community
which it represents, but in no case
should a contention be asked to meet
in any community that is not equipped
to handle the delegates in such a man
no as to reflect credit upon thaht
ct mmunity. Two large conventions
w< re booked tor Americus this spring,
viz: the Woodmen of the World in
March and the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows in May. The Woodmen's
convention was successfully held, the
epera house being used as a meeting
place. The O. O. O. F. Convention,
however was transferred to Atlanta.
"I have stated that it was the duty
of a Chamber of Commerce tp invite a
tonvention, but it is not the duty of a
Chamber of Commerces either at Amer
' icus or in any other city to at-’ as th >
entertaining body or be responsible for
the finances necessary to provide the
[ entertainment features, which unfor
tunately are ordinarily considered by
( many the most important part of a
convention.
. "The situation confronting us in
connection with these large conven
t.ons serves to once more illustrate the
' absolute necessity for a modern aud ; -
[tcrium if Americus hopes to keep her
pace in the rank of progressive cities
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RhCORDER.
;or her size. We can Love jOHventic-nt
here that will be profitable to the city
in every way; but first, we must have
the (proper kind of a meeting place
which should be an auditorium capable
jCf seating the largest conventions held
in the State of Georgia comfortably
and which could be used at other times
for all public gatherings as well as
[ for dramatic and musical attractions
during the theatrical season. Such an
auditorium can be built if this organ
r
ization will get behind it
I Train Service to Atlanta.
j This organization was the agency
through which a better day train ser.
( vice from Americus to Atlanta was
( secured. The matter was first taken
up by Harrold Brothers and your Sec
retary wrote Mr. John W. Blount, As
; sistant G. P. A., of the Central, who
came to this city together with
’ Mr. W. W. Blount. Div. Passenger
agent, at Macon to investigate our
claims for a more convenient train
j than the one leaving Macon at 1:30
( i which necessitates a long stop over for
the 6:40 train from this point. The
(Central of Georsja officials did not
feel warranted in making the change,
’ I claiming that their schedules would
be badly dis-arranged, but we were able
Ito induce the Southern railway to put
Jen a train leaving Macon at 11:10 and
reaching Atlanta at 1:40 p. in. As soon
las the Central was advised that the
I Southern was ready to give this con--
! venient service the Central folks saw
a great light and immediately an
inounced a train on their road making
'an equally good connection; so that
by reason of this activity on the part
'of the Chamber of Commerce, travel-
I lers to Atlanta can have the choice of
j going from Macon on either the Cen-
I t'-al or Southern roads without having
1 :i long wait at Macon.
Food Campaign.
I In April we were called upon to or
ganize Sumter county for co-operation
i with the State and National Councils
lof defense in the present food cam
paign and as a result of our efforts a
number of committees were appointed
and the notable meeting promoted
i which was held here on May 2 at the
[courthouse, which was addressed by
the Hon. Gifford Pinchot and Dr. A.
IM. Soule, president of the Georgia
[State College of Agriculture. This
.meeting did incalculable good, as it
resulted in renewed activity in garden
work, increased interest in the can-
I ning clubs and home industry clubs
land the extent of this interest will be
j appreciated when it is known that this
office took orders for nearly 38,000
[cans for private use. Too much credit
I can not be given the Sheffield Co. for
[ their earnest and patriotic co-operatior
[in this movement. They are handling
i the orders for these cans at no profit,
[charging exact cost, plus freight,
i which brings the cans to approximate
I ly the same figure as was paid by the
, consumer who purchased at retail in
1916.
Americus & Atlantic Railroad.
For a year or more this organization
and the people of Americus have had
' before them a proposition in various
forms for the completion of the new
' railroad from Methvin’s store to
I Americus, to connect up this city with,
the A.. B. & A. at Games' station,
i When the present secretary came into
[ office the minutes of previous meetings
showed that the best proposition made
’ up to that time by Mr. J. S. Morton, o?
[the Georgia Lumber Co., was that if
! citizens of Americus would subscribe
[to $60,000 of the common stock of the
proposed railroad and furnish right of
way through the city and sufficient
lands upon which to erect terminals,
shops, etc., the road would be buil’
here. After considerable correspond
ence. numerous meetings and frequeiU
discussions, we succeeded in obtaining
a proposition from Mr. Morton that if
[citizens of Americus would supscribe
i for $27,500 of the common stock that
he would agree to complete the road to
Americus, pay for the terminals anJ
shop sites, and for all property con
demned for necessary right of way
himself, complete the road to Ameri
cus and have trains running at no
further cost to the people of this city
You will note that this proposition
from Mr. Morton is nearly 75'< below
the original terms offered by him a
little over a year ago and serves to il
lustrate once more the value of such
an organization as a Chamber of
Commerce.
A short time ago a committee com
1 osed of members of this organiza-'
tion took charge of the new railroad
n.atter and have handled it quietly
but none the less efficiently, and. while
there are still a few difficulties to be
adjusted and overcome, we feel safe in
predicting that in a short time a deti
r‘te announcement will be forthcom
ing that the transection has been
completed and that construction of the
road from Methvin’s store to this city
will be begun at an early date, and
pushed through to completion as fast
as men and material can be obtained.
Traffic Bureau.
' The value of and necessity for a (
traffice department connected with th"
Chamber of Commerce, to operate in
the interest of and for the protection of
its membership, has long been reco"-
L'Eiznd: and wheii the membersnip cam
paign was launched the prospectus is
: sued by the commissioners included a
piomise to the members to establish
i such a department at the earliest pos
i sible moment.
' From the most careful estimates it
: appeared to hte commisisoners there
’jwluld be appximately $1,500 per year
> I that could be appropriated to the main
-1 |tenance of the traffic bureau; $1 200 for
salary of the manager, and an allow
ance of S3OO to cover incidental ex
penses, extra postage, traveling, etc.
All of the officers and the entire
■ board of commissioners of the present
’ administration have been most anxious
1 to give the membership the benefit ot
■ this very important service before the
end of the fiscal year covered by this
1 report but were prevented from doing
1 so, first, from a reluctance on their
part to undertake the additional ex
pense until bills long past due had
1 been paid; second, that it has been
* impossible to locate a man who in the
judgement of the officers and commis
! sioners. had the necessary experience
: and qualifications to render satisfac-
> tory service as traffic manager.
1 Finances.
’ We now have a bona fide member
■ ship of 267, giving us a yearly income
I of $5,832.
1 The expenses for the coming fiscal
I year are estimated by the secretary
■ at $4,000. which would leave a balance
of $1,832, provided every dollar is col
lected.
; On August 25, 1916, the Chamber of
: Commerce had a balance of 40 cents in
the bank. Today it has $317.92 to its
■ credit, with not a cent of indebtedness
-; outstanding.
■j And now, for the first time since its
: organization, the Americus and Sum
ter County Chamber of Commerce is
equipped with the membership and for
[ titled with an income that should ena
[ ble it to inaugurate and carry through
; [ to success a program of real, substan-
I tiajy lasting benefit to the city and
county.
‘THE PRICE SHE PAID"
AT iLCAZAR WEDNESDAY
| "The Price She Paid,” the next Clara
I Kimball Young production for Selz
nick Pictures to be seen at the Alcazar
I Theatre on Wednesday, is a clarion
call to the women to achieve independ
! ence. Miss Young plays the part of
Mildred Gower, a young woman whose
early life of luxury has seemingly
I I made it impossible for her to exist.
I without leaning upon some man. Sh r:
j marries for money and is so humilated
[that she leaves her husband. She bor-
J rows money from another man, in an
[attempt to fit herself for an operatic
career, "but again meets with disillus
ionment. What she did not understand
is at length forced upon her attention
by a third man, who shows her tha‘
her need is not money but strength of
character. She hesitates to adopt the
Spartan rules which he lays down for
her guidance, but at length is con
-1 vinced that life will mean nothing to
her until she stops coddling herself.
An interesting fact, forcibly brought
out in the story, is that no singer can
" become great without a perfect con
stitution. Most of the famous operatic
stars are naturally robust. Those who
have not perfect health as a birthright
are compelled to acquire it by a
[ course of training as rigid as.that un
dergone by athletes. The person who
[ is so fragile as to be easily susceptible
Ito colds with every change in the
[ weather can never reach success on
the operatic or concert stage. The
same is true, to a less degree, of actors
and actresses.
These facts are, necessarily, only
touched upon in the story of Mildred
Gower, in which Miss Young finds one
o- her most engaging and delightfully
human roles. This character is no
tinsel heroine, but a girl who is actu
ated by impulses and desires common
to her sisters in every stratum of so
ciety and in every part of the world
' There are few women who would not
•do what she did, but what makes the
!<haracter impressive is that she has
jthe force of hcaracter to raise herseß
; from the dead level of life. While her
[career is in the making. however,
fthere is a fascinating love story, three
> men of contrasted character being en
! amored of the beautiful girl. Under
[the direction of Charles Gibljn it is
■ptedicted that "The Price She Paid"
[ will set a new mark for Miss Young’s [
achievements on the screen.
i
WISE GIRL TGLD HIM
i I
TO BUY A LIBERTY BOND;
NOT A DIAMOND RING '
ATLANTA, Ga., June 2.—A patriots
Atlanta girl whose fiance offered her
a diamond engagement ring told him
jhat she believed it would be better;
for him to take the money and buy a 1
Liberty Bond. He complied with her ■
I suggestion and put on her finger a i
plain band of gold. He is going t>[
the war, and if he comes back thtv i
will be married and have the Liberty ;
Bond as a nest egg for a savings ac- ’
This is Your War
As Well As His
I
No “slacker” he—he enlists and gives his life
,to defend you who cannot go. He fights for
you and your family as well as his.
He has faith in you. He believes you will at ►
lea& stand behind him in his great sacrifice. ,
i
He believes you as well as your rich neighbor
will at lea& offer your dollars as he is of
fering his life. ’
>
Your government needs your money, no mat
ter how little. You’ye got to “do your bit” by ,
lending your money at 3 1-2 per cent, on the
safest security in the world —the United States.
Buy a Liberty Loan Bond.
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SEE YOUR BANK OR ;
LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE
FRANK LANIER, Chairman
Frank Sheffield W.T. Anderson, Leslie, Ga.
L. G. Council R. S. Oliver, Plains, Ga. ,
Committee for Sumter County
■ i»a
Americus Taxicab Companv
DODGE and BUICK CARS
Will Answer All Calls Promptly
. ’ PHONE 825
Compton & Vaughn
Summer is sweet on a new mattress made by us, or we
can make a new one out of your old one. We strive
to be rapid, reliable and reasonable in our business.
Pope Mattress Company
PHONE 120 - - - Cotton Ave.
"KEEP YOUR LIVER LIVING”
[WUNK’S M/ piIVS T '
Quick Re,ief for borders of the Liver. Stomach & Constipation
Os the Bowels. At your druggist 25c in wooden bottles or by mail from
THE F. M. PLANK MEDICINE COMPANY JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
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i. T. WARREN, Manager. x ’
Americns. Ga.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1917