About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1924)
PAGE TWO MIT'S REPORT INTERESTS DIMS <Continued From Page ’) of Commerce other than the regu lar monthly meetings of She Board of Directors and it has be- n a pic:.-- ure to assist in these meeting* •>. ■ to encourage the use of the Cl. 1 her of Commerce other -th: • J,l ‘ regular monthly meetmgs » O Board of Directors ami ■ ;» pleasure to assist in ‘‘ 11,1 ings and to cnyourare ’.He U'*’ the Chamber of Coin - ’ meeting place. Office accomncl. ■ lice space befoi' wc in * present locvati ■ wa -'equate, ' and we desire to cxpu our ap- preciation to the Count;- Co.mms sioner.s who have px'Vnl'd the soar.i now in use, for we now have more adequate and con ’ , table quartet -. In addition th- has been a saving of $540.00 ! ' year rent. We shar • office will. "U1 County Agent, Georg. <>. M. i shall, and it has been ■ pleasure to work with him. .A.fxertis ng—A large number ot pieces of advertising have been sent ; out, including many letters. We 1 have -ent special letters to many ] prospective farmers- in other states whom we have learned weie interested in moving South. > An Industrial Survey of Ameri cus has .been prepared by Mr. Cobb Milner, and published in pamphlet form and sent to large intern t - ' who may be interested in Soul!-,' er Field as a location for a cotton mill, or other large industry, i. ■!-] ters received indicate much inter est in this location and wo hope for , good results. Many inquiries have been an) swered and questionnaires have. , been filled in. | We have sent out more than ten I thousand pieces of mail. Traffic Department There are number of instances where there are discriminations against Amen cus in both class ano commodity , rates as published, but we have been handicapped this year in get ting the proper adjustment, due to the fact that the Interstate Col i-j merce Commission is conducting a' general investigation of all rates ap-. plicable to, 'from, and between the I Southern States and until investi gation is completed it will be al 4TT®I [• u B hftpMi CORNS Lift Off-No Pain! 4rs\O Doesn't hurt one bit ' Drop a little *'l'reezone” on an aching corn, in stantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly yon lift it right oil' with lingers. Your druggist .-ells a tiny bottle of "Freezonc" for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the foot calluses, without soreness or irrita tion/ FELT TIRED, SO TIRED Indiana Lady Says She Was Run- Down, Suffered With Her Back, Took Cardui, and Got Well. Richmond. Ind.—"l thought 1 would write a line or 50,.t0 say that I owe my good health and strength to Cardui,” says a letter from Mrs. Cora Courtney, 31 Railroad Street, this city. “J was alt run-down until my family thougtatthey would lose me.” writes Mis. Courtney. “My husband coaxed mp to ’ take Cardui, so, to please him. I did and will say I do not regret it, for 1 am able to do all my work and do my shopping, i “I have five children, four in school, I my husband and a boarder to Jo tor. and | I do all my own work for all of us, and ; find time to play. We all praise Cardui. ■ Every sick and run-down woman should > take this wonderful medicine. “1 suffered with my back; a very weak I feeling in my limbs. “1 felt hardly able to drag; just i tired—so tired all the time. “It was an effort for me to do any- ■ thing, but Cardui helped me so I felt like < a different woman.’’ If you are in a run down physical I condition, suffering as this Indiana lady says she did, give Cardui a fair trial, ft ■ should help you. ■- Jake Cardui, NC-U? I most impossible to secure individual I adjustments. We are ably repre- i sented# in this general investiga- | ■j : lion by the Southern Traffic ( League, wc I’M"" a member of the ; J League, our membership costing only s.'iO.OU I’ 1 ' year. We believe, that aft.r this investigation is coni-; |.lc<cd and t "" tariffs issued, most l- ..f the ili“' rumination against Aniei - ,1 . n il! be removed, and the rates j Anierieu-M-ill be placed i . in pro . r relation with >1 her ’ -.it iei- ' c pe.; dly Macon and Columbus. W>. have secured some adju.-t --im-i : , however, among th an being i res on cotton seed from station -a the ( entral ol Georgia Railway; Alabama to Americus, resulting 1 n a saving of approximately Sit) ' ;00 per car .'Cotton elf fi-m J | points in the North laid South taro-1 liua have published oii our re-1 quest which will enable bur Oj|, Mills to enlarge their territory and ■ source of supply. | 1 he work of securing these rates. , a great deal of time and a i conference in Atlanta with officers ■of interested carriers and the’South ' • ern rate Committee of the Inter state Commerce Commission. We hav- arranged to have pub-' . lishe.i rates on Fruits and Vegeta '■ les (including tomatoes) from 1 Americus to Florida cities which ‘will make it possible for our farm-1 lers to ship their products into Flor lida. ' We secued reduction in rates on Wire Fencing from Fairfield, Alabi-1 ma to Americus, saving consignees approximately $75.00 per car. We [ have secured a reduction on Slag ; from Ensley, Alabama, resulting in a saving of $3.00 per car and we are! : till handling this matter for further j 1 reduction. I We assisted in securing a reduc- • 'tion in the rate on Calcium Arsenate the rate being cut in half, resulting iin a large saving to the farmer. I W e are now handing for a reduc- j I tion in rate on the following com- | j modies: i I Coal, from points in Kentucky, .and Tennessee to Americus. I Salt, from points in Louisana, Ohio, and Mississippi River Cross ings, to Americus. Grain, and Grain products from Ohio and Mississippi River Cross ings. Gocoanuts, from Gulf Borts to I Americus. | (rushed stone, from Ladds, Ga.,| lio New Point and Plains, (stone to j be used by the county in road pav ling.) We have secured large reductions i in rates (rail and water) on roof-* ing material from Eastern and in terim Eastern points to Americus, and now handling for reduction, via all rail routes. , We are handing for adjustment. , rqte on cotton seed meal from ' Americus t> points in Florida: handling for adjustment, rate on sand and gravel from Mityluie, Ala bama. Have collected for loss and dam age claims amounting to Si 1 ;;.75 which had been declined by the Railroads, and secured prompt pay ment ot a claim for loss amouu'l ing to SC>4.OO settlement of which was being delayed. W e are handling claims for ro pi.ration amounting to more than $2,000.00, which we have hopes of collection. | When adjustments are made, of I rates referred to above, it will [mean a saving of thousands of dol ' lars annually for our city. W e have audited thousands of freight bills during the year, filing and collecting many overcharge claims, but we find that since we have been operating a traffic de partment, there are not as many overcharges as formerly. Have quoted' many rates to our members and otherp during the year, j The County Commissioners have paid $40.00 monthly for Traffic. Service which would not have been paid but for this service. The sav ing to the County for the year is estimated to be $2,408.50, The fact that we have this de partment and keep in close touch with the rMte situation, and are members of the Southern traffic . League, keeps Americus before the Railroads and rate making bodies, 1 1 mw, ■ nt oh i Stop That Grabbing Our Special FordfOil | ill Absolutely Stop Grubbing and i Chattering of Ford Mono Buck Guuruntcc— ou Arc Ihe Loving Oil Company Service Station’ We Practice Our Motto-Service Always I’ll \l >|S gs” WUtwO- * A Gang comedy. These children : will make your children laugr at l Dudley’s Opera House today and to- ; morrow. • I, ;will insure equitable rates for us. 1 Meat and Alilk Inspection- This matter had been' in the hands of i , the City Council, hut up until ’ April 3, 1923, no action had be n | taken. The. Chamber of Commerce handled the matter,' aranging for j ■ committees to confer witii iii- ‘CI-.y ; Council, and as a result, a plan was! 11 I worked out and we now have an ei’-l I ficient Inspector. Ail ot. the meat J land milk usjed in the city is given i (inspection, and we are sure that! i this inspection work is fuily appre-! < iated by* our people. 1 Sumter County Fair The Cham- i her of Comqjeree promoted the Fair again this year, and it va< bigger and better than in 1922, ai d it was Ih-.i-gcly attended. The farmers took qhite an interest, and the Agricul itural display was better hap ever as was the display of the products j of the canning clubs. 801 l Weevil Campaign—A meet ing was called at the request of >ur County Agent, Mr. Georg.- f). Mar shall, to consider ways .and. means of making cotton under boll weevil conditions. I lans were outlined and circulars printed telling how cotton | could be made in the year ’924 | These circulars were paid for by 'number of banks and citizens of the I county, and were distributed by the ' Chamber of Commerce, and We be-' , lieve much good will result. » State Highway irepartmenf— As I .a lesult of a meeting calli-d Lv the ; < number of Commerce and. tiie of lorts ol a number of pur citiz-.-ns, , the Highway Department ■.vjll re’-’ main in Americus. Malaria Control— All through the : year much has . been said -.nd done I toward the elimination of malaria from our county; As a result of I the work of the civic clubs, the' < ity Council, county commissioners and she Chamber of Commerce, and following a survey of rhe coufity I made by Dr. J. A. LePrince, there) has been an improvement >n condi ; tions and we now have a County! Health Department alive to the sit uation and much more will he ac-l complished during the ensuing year. ■ Band—The Legion Band was sos- 1 tered by the Chamber of Commerce and although it became necessary I Dudley's Opera Mouse !LWms®ISSMB; ' JBBBSa* Sa • ■ MffIBMSH J TODAY AND THURSDAY A Varied Program That Will Appeal to Men. Women and ' j < . Children “A GANG COMEDY’ A PATHE REVIEW CIS, , Paul Parrott in “THE UNCOVERED WAGON” MUTT AND JEFF AESOP’S FABLES, Shows—Afternoon, 3 to 6; Nights, 7 to 10 Prices—s and 10c; Prices 10 and 20c THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER i 7 FORTUNE SPENT ON GREAT SETS AND COSTUMES IN JACKIE COOGAN PICTURE Jackie Coogan’s first Metro pro- Iduction, "Long Live the King,” by .Mary Roberts Rinehart, has among its high qualities every advancement thi.t has been achieved in the filtn ! ing of the truly great photoplays. I Novel engineering feats, unusual set iconstruction, unique costumery, and! all the other numerous elements that I ! . ■’lipport the-star and his cast ate . present in their highest exemplifi | cation. i ! The interior sets for ‘‘Lofig Live | the King” were grouped in twenty distinct units, representing an ex penditure of over $400,000 for ma terial and labor, exclusive of the salaries of the Star, the cast and pi eduction organization. It would lie unfair to t.udiehces to list them here, or to describe them in detail; but it may safely be staled that their beauty and appropriateness will be ; notable. Jackie Coogan in "Long Live the King” will be the feature attraction! .4 the Rylai%ler Theater on Thurs day and Friday with the latest issue ol Aesop’s Fables.- to suspend, much good results and the talent that was trained in,the band is now in the concei t orchestra and under the ,leadership of .Mr. I A. ( . Gane, and Miss Helen Argo land first class orchestra will be the result. Merchants pay up and trade cam : 1 aign—Two successful Pay up and Trade Compaigns have been con ducted under the auspices of the : Chamber of Commerce. The mer i chants are well pleased with the re sults. Much advertising was given our city durinjr these campaigns and j approximately $500,000,000 was paid to the merchants who partici- Ipated. Cotton Mill -An industrial survey, of Americus has been made by Mr. Cobb Milner, which has been placed ’in the hands, of the Cotton Mill in .terestx in the East, and Mr. Milner i was sent to visit these interests with .a view of securing a-cotton mill for | Americus. Much has been done to get the matter before the mill inter- I ests and it is expected -that results i will be entirely satisfactory. Conclusion—lt would be almost impossible to give in detail the var- ious activities of the Chamber of I Commerce, but with the thousand.- ' |of letters written, inquiries ans- ; Wered, questionnaires filled in, thou , sands of telephone calls, and many) | visitors each day, load information j land maps furnished, quoting rates, ’ , interviewing tourists and other pass- I ing through our city, the Chamber iof Co merce gives to the public a civb c that is of real value. A our secretary desires to express gain his appreciation for the lead- i , t rs.hip and co-operation of the pres- ’ ident, who has been untiring in his I efforts to serve the eomunity, the! i Board of Directors, and to the ]' many members w-ho. have shown a ’ spirit of co-operation, offering sug- j ; gestions, bringing to our attention . I matters of interest, and in many| 'ways assisting your secretary to the. lend that the Chamber of Commerce' I might be conducted for the good of the community. A Suggestion—Americus has had a Chamber of Commerce for many ! years and certainly cannot afford A> do other than to continue the Chamber of Commerce. This being true, why not. have a permanent organization; the per s-ohel of the organization is practic ally the same from year to year, so i why should we not, take out perma | nent memberships and avoid the I necessity of a so-called ‘re-organi | nation” each year. I Ibis, of course, would not elimin-! ■ate the annual membership meetings and annual election of officers, but . it would insure a permanent organi zation andMarfy with it many ad vantages. What is a good citizen—?He should be broader-than his own nar row sphere. He must see. above and beyond his daily tasks and fix in his mind a definite responsibility to his community. His own* nar row, or less selfish life should convince him that he cannot live by himself alone. A love of conimun-! ity and a furtherance of the best 1 common welfare always actuates a! good citizen. Do you think that any man has a moral right to live in a commun- - ■ - --- - -- - .- — ——- ■ ■‘l I I * /Bw* id / .'.-.'if CT Ar ’W*' snMi "'W*® ••>! SO® It i Bi ® O'Wl 1 ILIkJL |> Z jßßßfewwM \ / \ 'O i i Wp®* " I I \ < a<2 / \ i /■§£/ / «arw» Lon# Live o ■ . ... the Kind I by / .. Wf - X Mary Roberts “ Rinehart j Pathos, comedy and tense drama ejev- erly woven into a wonderful enter- / . tainir.g motion picture presenting the I boy that is loved by millions in his l| /'O 'A id most amazing characterization. ■' '*|nJ \» \ I ' I i I W ImXA 1 J 3| x No star, old or young has ever been ; ‘ seen in a finer picture. Jackie outdoes ' ,||||N\, » himself in this, one of the most charm- ' I | ing stories ever to reach the screen. ’ J hT ' A And Aesop’s Fables THURSDAY - FRIDAY RYLANDER Orchestra, 35c; Balcony, 25c jj Children, 10c / f J - - . ITI JZZ ™ ■■■—■ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 16, 1924 I ity and not take a positive and help ! ful interest in the welfate of that! , > I : community? The man who measures (all things solely by its specific value! )to himself can never make a good : ’citizen. The man who lends his co-' i operation to nothing unless he en-j joys a direct personal benefit there- I from will never grow up in the big i ness of a good citizen. A good cit’.-j !zen to be such must always fwel that | he, is one of the evolu j tionary atoms of the community, i He must feel that it is an inescap • able duty to make himself a po.-i-■ ,tive force in the general forward ’ Ijnovcment. He will, as a result,] [geek some organization through ' iwhich he cargywork.” 1 I‘Baltimore Merchant’s and Man ufacturing Association.” Every [ I good citizen and every property , [Owner should be a member of his] .Chamber of Commerce. . . Building booms boosted the lum ber trade last year, even presiden-. tial timber being plentiful. TOILET SETS In D’jer Kiss, Mary Garden and Many Other Lines NATHAN MURRAY • • Druggist 120 W. Forsyth St. ~ Phone 79 > - -- - - ■ -■ I ■ "MM SAY IT WITH FLOWERS Who’s Birthday or Wedding Anniversary Comes today?— Remember her on New Years with blowers ) TIIOMAS FLORAL CO. Phone 490 Phone 876 ’ w I i n/ ' i/ci -njv Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION a® la— Hot water Sure Relief DELL-AN S 25<t and 75Packages Everywhere I>AI ICY SI 'PPI. I "ES JI Write Dep- Jjg I pr '” ee * booklet or. jl F >ro^uc tior> We Also Sell Butter Boxes ■ EGG f D .? z S ‘.C 75c each CRATES' j ■’ - “ (Pl-la Parcel Port) DAIRY AND FARM SUPPLY CO. I ATLANTA. GA. t
